10 Things WWE Regrets About Extreme Rules

10. Extreme Rules Began Life As One Night Stand

These days, it’s known that Vince McMahon and WWE were slipping the odd few dollars to Paul Heyman’s Extreme Championship Wrestling back in the day. But still, there’s always been this odd dynamic between Vince and Heyman, where McMahon appreciates the genius of Paul E. yet also gets angered by said genius.

Essentially, Extreme Rules is Paul Heyman’s creation. The event itself began life back in 2005 as the very first One Night Stand PPV – and what a show that was! A celebration of ECW featuring some of the biggest names that made the ECW brand so popular, One Night Stand was a phenomenon. So much so, it got a follow-up in 2006. And then, well, then there were the One Night Stand shows in 2007 and 2008 that were clearly the WWE stepping away from the classic ECW feel.

Since 2009, One Night Stand has been rebranded as Extreme Rules, and you just know it pains Vince McMahon and Co. that this annual event of theirs began life as a show dedicated to ECW.

Authored by Andrew Pollard

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First Posted On: 8th Jul 2019

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