When listening to most members of the original ECW fraternity talk about their experiences with the promotion, the over-riding feeling seems to be that they felt a part of something special. Stevie Richards has remarked that he felt the original ECW was somewhat of a family, everyone looked out for everyone else, and there weren't many bad times backstage at ECW events. Sure, there would have been arguments, maybe even fights, but for the most part ECW was a fun environment to be around, at least according to Richards. Joining Paul Heyman's circus when he was only in his 20's, Stevie Richards says he stood wide-eyed on many occasions, simply a boy in a man's world. It's actually pretty cool that Richards feels this way about ECW, theorising that it was crucial in his development from tentative youngster to confident young man. Pro wrestling is often regarded as a fairly immature and juvenile pursuit by those outside of the industry, but there is a family-like atmosphere in many promotions, because these men and women spend so much of their time together on the road.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
