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'''Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] of [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], based on the independent promotion [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] that lasted from 1992 to 2001. It debuted on June 13, [[2006 in television|2006]] with a weekly television series. The ECW brand is one of WWE's three brands, the other two being [[WWE Raw|RAW]] and [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]].

'''Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)''' is a former [[professional wrestling]] [[WWE Brand Extension|brand]] of [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], based on the independent promotion [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] that lasted from 1992 to 2001.

 

This version can be seen on [[Sci Fi Channel (United States)|Sci Fi Channel]] in the United States, [[X-Treme Sports]] and [[Global Television Network|Global]] in [[Canada]], [[Lativi]] in [[Indonesia]], [[Sky Sports|Sky Sports 3]] in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Premiere (pay television network)|Premiere]] in [[Germany]], [[FX Latin America|FX]] in [[Latin America]], [[Ten Sports]] in [[India]], [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro Supersport]] in [[Malaysia]], [[Solar Sports]] in the [[Philippines]], [[FOX8]] in [[Australia]],  [[SKY Network Television|SKY 1]] in New Zealand, [[e.tv]] in South Africa, [[SIC Radical]] in [[Portugal]] and [[American Forces Network|AFN Xtra]] .

== History ==

== History ==

To boost success of the new brand, ECW was cross-promoted on WWE programming in the weeks leading up to the 2006 [[WWE One Night Stand#2006|One Night Stand]]. A [[prime time]] special called ''WWE vs. ECW Head to Head'' was aired on [[USA Network]] as part of the promotion.

To boost success of the new brand, ECW was cross-promoted on WWE programming in the weeks leading up to the 2006 [[WWE One Night Stand#2006|One Night Stand]]. A [[prime time]] special called ''WWE vs. ECW Head to Head'' was aired on [[USA Network]] as part of the promotion.

The ECW brand initially attempted to differentiate itself from WWE's other brands. The hard cameras were placed in a different location and the ring mat had an "ECW" logo on it. The male performers were also referred to as "Extremists" as opposed to Superstars, and female performers were called "Vixens" instead of [[WWE Diva|Divas]]. Eventually, all of these features were dropped.

The ECW brand initially attempted to differentiate itself from WWE's other brands. The hard cameras were placed in a different location and the ring mat had an "ECW" logo on it. The male performers were also referred to as "Extremists" as opposed to Superstars, and female performers were called "Vixens" instead of [[WWE Diva|Divas]]. Eventually, all of these features were dropped.