Tights and Fights

Ep. 372.5: WWECW

Hal Lublin is joined by producer Julian Burrell to talk about one of the most memorable failures that WWE ever attempted: The resurrection of the ECW brand and promotion. In 2006, a year after a successful ECW “One Night Stand” PPV, WWE decided to bring back Extreme Championship Wrestling as their third brand. First they wanted it to be a web exclusive show that Shane McMahon would be in charge of. But they eventually got Sci-Fi Network to buy in and settled on ECW, the weekly TV show.The Three Count:Julian put over the <a href="https://youtu.be/6eH2BItdo0M?t=128">eternal joy of Money Plane</a>Hal put over <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d4SLA4HYp0">the Miz’s most memorable promo</a>.Hosted by <a href="http://twitter.com/hallublin">Hal Lublin</a> and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/julianburrell.bsky.social">Julian Burrell</a>Produced by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/julianburrell.bsky.social">Julian Burrell</a> for <a href="http://maximumfun.org">Maximum Fun</a>.The music for our new promo is provided by Incompetech.comIf you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TightsFights/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/tightsfights.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tightsfights/">Instagram</a>. PLUS! Check out our <a href="https://discord.gg/HQU3neK">Tights and Fights Discord</a>!If you liked the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tights-and-fights/id1141533608?mt=2">share it with your friends</a> and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.Plus our <a href="https://topatoco.com/collections/maximum-fun/products/maxf-tf-logo">Original T-Shirt</a> and <a href="http://maxfunstore.com">Ice Cream Christmas shirt</a> are available now!

Tights and Fights is the podcast that covers pro-wrestling with the sincerity and hilarity that it deserves. Every week, hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk make sense of the chaos that is the world of sports-entertainment. Whether it's the latest headlines, a cultural analysis of an old angle or a debate about which wrestler has the best merch, Tights and Fights will examine every corner of the squared-circle for your enjoyment.