Remember Ecw? I do. Extreme Championship Wrestling was the underground wrestling phenomenon that had a cult following in the 90s and still does today. It was on the fringe. During an era of pro-wrestling that consisted of WWF booking Doink the Clown, Bastion Booger and a more cartoony product and WCW was beginning to sign former WWF talent and starting to resemble the WWF a few years earlier Ecw was the grunge-rock scene, it was punk, it was hardcore, it was edgy. Before WWF Attitude, before WCW turned Hogan heel and flew to the moon on the back of the New World Order of wrestling, brother, there was Ecw doing something that influenced pro-wrestling forever.
Now, I am a lifelong WWF fan and I loved the cartoon era because I was a kid back then, and I loved the Attitude Era, because I was a teenager, and so on, and so forth.
Now, I am a lifelong WWF fan and I loved the cartoon era because I was a kid back then, and I loved the Attitude Era, because I was a teenager, and so on, and so forth.
- 9/12/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
2K
The matches for WWE 2K16’s Showcase Mode are now confirmed. The list was published on the 2K forums, and it reveals that Stone Cold Steve Austin mode is going to be a comprehensive story of his entire career. The matches you’ll be playing are as follows-
vs. Pillman – Clash Of The Champions Xxv
vs. Steamboat – Bash At The Beach ’94
vs. Whipwreck – November To Remember ’95
vs. Vega – WrestleMania Xii or In Your House: Beware Of Dog
vs. Roberts – King Of The Ring ’96
vs. Hart – Survivor Series ’96 (Bret’s attire)
vs. Vader vs. Hart vs. Undertaker – In Your House: Final Four
vs. Hart – WrestleMania 13
vs. Rock – D-Generation X: In Your House
vs. Michaels – WrestleMania Xiv
vs. Undertaker – Rock Bottom ’98
vs. McMahon – St. Valentine’s Day Massacre ’99
vs. Rock – Backlash ’99
vs. Undertaker – Fully Loaded ’99
Royal Rumble 2001
vs. Triple H – No Way Out 2001
vs. Rock – WrestleMania 17
Some of those matches...
The matches for WWE 2K16’s Showcase Mode are now confirmed. The list was published on the 2K forums, and it reveals that Stone Cold Steve Austin mode is going to be a comprehensive story of his entire career. The matches you’ll be playing are as follows-
vs. Pillman – Clash Of The Champions Xxv
vs. Steamboat – Bash At The Beach ’94
vs. Whipwreck – November To Remember ’95
vs. Vega – WrestleMania Xii or In Your House: Beware Of Dog
vs. Roberts – King Of The Ring ’96
vs. Hart – Survivor Series ’96 (Bret’s attire)
vs. Vader vs. Hart vs. Undertaker – In Your House: Final Four
vs. Hart – WrestleMania 13
vs. Rock – D-Generation X: In Your House
vs. Michaels – WrestleMania Xiv
vs. Undertaker – Rock Bottom ’98
vs. McMahon – St. Valentine’s Day Massacre ’99
vs. Rock – Backlash ’99
vs. Undertaker – Fully Loaded ’99
Royal Rumble 2001
vs. Triple H – No Way Out 2001
vs. Rock – WrestleMania 17
Some of those matches...
- 9/29/2015
- by Grahame Herbert
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
Former Ecw commentator Joey Styles took to his Twitter account to announce that he will be calling the Steve Austin vs. Mikey Whipwreck match for the Ecw World Heavyweight Championship in WWE 2K16’s Stone Cold mode.
The news was then followed by a video posted on 2K Dev’s Youtube channel.
Styles couldn’t hide his delight at being included in the featured mode;
“I’M Game! I’m calling @SteveAustinBSR vs #MikeyWhipwreck‘s Ecw Championship Match at the Arena in @WWEGames @2K16!”
I'm Game! I'm calling @SteveAustinBSR vs #MikeyWhipwreck's Ecw Championship Match at the Arena in @WWEGames @2K 16! pic.twitter.com/lIZXQm7jVm
— Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) September 24, 2015
Judging by the names on the now fully confirmed roster it looks like gamers will be treated to all the main points of Stone Cold’s career. His brief stay in Ecw was certainly one of those.
Whilst injured,...
Former Ecw commentator Joey Styles took to his Twitter account to announce that he will be calling the Steve Austin vs. Mikey Whipwreck match for the Ecw World Heavyweight Championship in WWE 2K16’s Stone Cold mode.
The news was then followed by a video posted on 2K Dev’s Youtube channel.
Styles couldn’t hide his delight at being included in the featured mode;
“I’M Game! I’m calling @SteveAustinBSR vs #MikeyWhipwreck‘s Ecw Championship Match at the Arena in @WWEGames @2K16!”
I'm Game! I'm calling @SteveAustinBSR vs #MikeyWhipwreck's Ecw Championship Match at the Arena in @WWEGames @2K 16! pic.twitter.com/lIZXQm7jVm
— Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) September 24, 2015
Judging by the names on the now fully confirmed roster it looks like gamers will be treated to all the main points of Stone Cold’s career. His brief stay in Ecw was certainly one of those.
Whilst injured,...
- 9/25/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
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With 2K Sports recently finishing their roster reveal for next month’s new WWE 2K16 video game, many fans noticed the absence of the “4 Horsewomen.”
Video game fans have been wondering if Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley, and Becky Lynch could possibly be added after the game’s release as downloadable content.
Today, 2K Sports answered the question via a release on their official website:
“With our final roster reveal this past Monday, it was awesome seeing the excitement for The New Day, Enzo and Cass, Mikey Whipwreck, and more. But it was clear that some in the community are frustrated by the lack of the newer Divas added to the main WWE roster recently.
We pushed as hard as we could to include Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Bayley in WWE 2k16, but it simply did not work out for various reasons. While we are not divulging full...
With 2K Sports recently finishing their roster reveal for next month’s new WWE 2K16 video game, many fans noticed the absence of the “4 Horsewomen.”
Video game fans have been wondering if Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley, and Becky Lynch could possibly be added after the game’s release as downloadable content.
Today, 2K Sports answered the question via a release on their official website:
“With our final roster reveal this past Monday, it was awesome seeing the excitement for The New Day, Enzo and Cass, Mikey Whipwreck, and more. But it was clear that some in the community are frustrated by the lack of the newer Divas added to the main WWE roster recently.
We pushed as hard as we could to include Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, and Bayley in WWE 2k16, but it simply did not work out for various reasons. While we are not divulging full...
- 9/19/2015
- by Ryan Droste
- Obsessed with Film
WWE.com
The roster for WWE 2K16 is complete. Well, WWE and 2K have us all believe that it is at least.
While there have been a whole host of new surprises, there are still a few glaring absentees from the now seemingly complete roster that simply must be in the new game. We can’t be having another episode like last year when someone as prestigious as Paige was made part of the season pass at an additional cost.
Do these absentees mean that these weekly reveals aren’t over? Only time will tell. You can see the confirmed roster in full here.
Nevertheless, here are the newest names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor,...
The roster for WWE 2K16 is complete. Well, WWE and 2K have us all believe that it is at least.
While there have been a whole host of new surprises, there are still a few glaring absentees from the now seemingly complete roster that simply must be in the new game. We can’t be having another episode like last year when someone as prestigious as Paige was made part of the season pass at an additional cost.
Do these absentees mean that these weekly reveals aren’t over? Only time will tell. You can see the confirmed roster in full here.
Nevertheless, here are the newest names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor,...
- 9/15/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
Ing, 2K
What has been billed as the final batch of Superstars for WWE 2K16 has been confirmed this afternoon.
Here are the names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor, Mark Henry, Ministry Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Savio Vega, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Sting ’99, Sting Blonde and finally the two Terminator renders.
The new names show how in-depth the Stone Cold mode will be. It looks like we’re going to be travelling right through his days as a Hollywood Blonde with Brian Pillman and that feud with Ricky Steamboat, stopping off for a cup of coffee in Ecw to feud with Mikey Whipwreck (and maybe Sandman?), and then going through his main run in WWE, including the 2001 Royal Rumble.
What has been billed as the final batch of Superstars for WWE 2K16 has been confirmed this afternoon.
Here are the names in full: Bray Wyatt, Mikey Whipwreck, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods & Big E), Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady, Stunning Steve Austin, Superstar Steve Austin, Rusev, American Bad Ass Undertaker, Baron Corbin, Brian Pillman, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Konnor, Viktor, Mark Henry, Ministry Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Savio Vega, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Sting ’99, Sting Blonde and finally the two Terminator renders.
The new names show how in-depth the Stone Cold mode will be. It looks like we’re going to be travelling right through his days as a Hollywood Blonde with Brian Pillman and that feud with Ricky Steamboat, stopping off for a cup of coffee in Ecw to feud with Mikey Whipwreck (and maybe Sandman?), and then going through his main run in WWE, including the 2001 Royal Rumble.
- 9/14/2015
- by Ross Tweddell
- Obsessed with Film
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Well, if considering the lampooning nature of the 1990s in the pro wrestling industry, the idea that Ecw’s place in all of this as an outside instigator is incredibly important. As the “third” major American company, the idea that Ecw promoted hardcore and pure wrestling over classic portrayals of the business and cartoonish buffoonery (and excelled in doing so) pushed forth WCW’s attempts at indoctrinating cruiserweight wrestling into the industry, as well as then then WWF’s “Attitude Era.”
Insofar as Ecw poking fun at the competition, as well as the competition poking fun at them, the silliness is obvious and rather commonplace. However, the more intriguing issues to consider center around moments when Ecw’s wrestlers, wrestling or characters were directly lifted from the bingo hall on the corner of Swanson and Ritner in South Philadelphia and put on Raw, Nitro, Smackdown, Thunder or global Pay-Per-View.
Well, if considering the lampooning nature of the 1990s in the pro wrestling industry, the idea that Ecw’s place in all of this as an outside instigator is incredibly important. As the “third” major American company, the idea that Ecw promoted hardcore and pure wrestling over classic portrayals of the business and cartoonish buffoonery (and excelled in doing so) pushed forth WCW’s attempts at indoctrinating cruiserweight wrestling into the industry, as well as then then WWF’s “Attitude Era.”
Insofar as Ecw poking fun at the competition, as well as the competition poking fun at them, the silliness is obvious and rather commonplace. However, the more intriguing issues to consider center around moments when Ecw’s wrestlers, wrestling or characters were directly lifted from the bingo hall on the corner of Swanson and Ritner in South Philadelphia and put on Raw, Nitro, Smackdown, Thunder or global Pay-Per-View.
- 9/8/2014
- by Marcus K. Dowling
- Obsessed with Film
Mick Foley has been announced as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. After months of rumours suggesting that Foley would be inducted this year, The New York Post made the announcement today.
The Hardcore Legend made his WWE (then WWF) debut in 1996 after spells in WCW and Ecw. During his WWE tenure, Foley gained worldwide popularity under his three personas of Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love. Foley became WWF Champion for the first time on January 4th 1999, defeating The Rock. His second reign began less than a month later, defeating The Rock once again. His third reign lasted one day, defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H in a triple threat match at Survivor Series ’99. He lost the championship to Triple H the following night on Raw is War. Following Foley’s short reigns as champion, he feuded with Triple H before retiring from active competition.
The Hardcore Legend made his WWE (then WWF) debut in 1996 after spells in WCW and Ecw. During his WWE tenure, Foley gained worldwide popularity under his three personas of Mankind, Cactus Jack and Dude Love. Foley became WWF Champion for the first time on January 4th 1999, defeating The Rock. His second reign began less than a month later, defeating The Rock once again. His third reign lasted one day, defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H in a triple threat match at Survivor Series ’99. He lost the championship to Triple H the following night on Raw is War. Following Foley’s short reigns as champion, he feuded with Triple H before retiring from active competition.
- 1/11/2013
- by Dave Carsley
- Obsessed with Film
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