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Thirteen and a half months
- ECW on TNN's run lasted thirteen and a half months.
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ECW on TNN's run lasted thirteen and a half months. As part of an agreement between the WWF and TNN owner Viacom, Raw moved to TNN on September 25, 2000, coinciding with a major relaunch of the channel as The National Network.
2000 to 2001: Cancellation of ECW on TNN and collapse. By October 2000, ECW on TNN was cancelled (with the final episode airing on October 6, 2000) in favor of WWF Raw is War moving to the network. Paul Heyman stated he believed that the inability to land another national television deal was the cause of ECW's demise.
- RAW & ECW ARE BOTH ON THE SAME NETWORK. The story goes that after the TNN deal had completely fallen apart for ECW, the network was negotiating with Vince McMahon and the WWE while ECW was on the air, that part is true.
- THE INFAMOUS PAUL HEYMAN SHOOT PROMO. When you watch ECW on TNN, it’s very clear that ECW hates TNN. They openly mock the network every week, with Joey Styles stating to the live crowds that the TNN head offices have chicken wire around it to keep people out.
- ALL OF THE RANDOM RETURNS TOWARDS THE END. By the end of ECW’s run, wrestlers were just coming and going as they pleased as it was a place they could find work despite not really being guaranteed a paycheck.
- ALL OF THE CASUAL RACISM. It’s safe to say that half of the things said on ECW TV probably couldn’t be said today. Whether it be all of the swearing that Rhino does, all of the dirty limericks that Joel Gertner does, or the casual racism permitted on television.
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- Lack Of A TV Deal. After being canceled just 13 months into a three-year deal with TNN, Paul Heyman and ECW scrambled to find a new television distributor.
- Bankruptcy. Financially speaking, the final nail in ECW's coffin came on April 4, 2001, when the company officially filed for bankruptcy. At the time of their closing, ECW owed more than $500,000 to at least 40 performers.
- Paul Heyman Jumping Ship. On March 5, 2001, Paul Heyman shocked the wrestling world by appearing next to Jim Ross as the color commentator on Raw Is War.
- The Attitude Era. All great art is derivative. In the case of WWE's Attitude Era, truer words have never been spoken. Most mainstream fans consider Vince McMahon the visionary who introduced "attitude" into professional wrestling.
Cancellation and aftermath. ECW on TNN's run would only last thirteen-and-a-half months. As part of its effort to rebrand itself The National Network, TNN acquired WWF programming as part of an extensive WWF-Viacom agreement. The WWF's RAW debuted on TNN on September 25, 2000.
ECW on TNN's run would only last thirteen-and-a-half months. As part of its effort to rebrand itself The National Network, TNN acquired WWF programming as part of an extensive WWF-Viacom agreement. The WWF's RAW Is WAR debuted on TNN on September 25, 2000.
May 17, 2012 · ECW on TNN Date: October 15, 1999 Location: Civic Center, Houma, Louisiana Attendance: 2,000 Commentators: Joey Styles, Joel Gertner
