12 Misconceptions About ECW You Probably Believe
5. It Was All Just Blood And Violence
If your mental picture of ECW is a flaming table, New Jack flying off balconies, and Sandman bleeding buckets before the first bell — you’re not wrong. But that’s only part of the story.
Sure, ECW was hardcore as hell. But it was also a breeding ground for some of the most technically skilled wrestlers of the ‘90s. Before they hit WCW or WWE, guys like Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio Jr., and Tajiri were tearing it up in front of those rabid Philly crowds.
Paul Heyman’s real genius? Mixing brutal brawls with high-level wrestling and storytelling, often all in the same show. ECW wasn’t just chaos — it was a buffet of styles that hardcore fans learned to savour.
If you think ECW was only about blood and barbed wire, you probably weren’t paying attention.