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The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling

by Thom Loverro · 2006

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A look at ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - a small independent wrestling promotion that revolutionized the wrestling business in the early 90's, created some of the best known talent in the industry, and then ultimately imploded.

Subject
history
Themes
sports
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 264 pages

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