NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling:ECW was founded in 1992, under the name Eastern Championship Wrestling as a member of the National Wrestling Alliance. After owner Tod Gordon had a falling out with head booker "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, Gordon chose Gilbert's friend and WCW alumnus Paul Heyman to replace him. Paul Heyman's first show with the promotion was Ultra Clash '93 on September 18, 1993 at Viking Hall in Philadelphia (which became christened the ECW Arena). Some people have accused Paul Heyman of stabbing Eddie Gilbert in the back and taking his job. The popular belief is that Eddie's drug use and unstable behavior was the real reason for his departure from ECW (this however us merely hearsay and speculation).Paul Heyman felt that mainstream professional wrestling had become like rock
Orignal From: A History Of Extreme - the story of ECW Wrestling
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