2 Cold Scorpio
A number, a temperature and a zodiac sign form his ring name. Four ECW TV Championship reigns.
ECW Trivia
Play free ECW trivia and quiz games — 35 questions and 30 wrestlers profiles. Jump into the game, or read on.
ECW Wrestlers
Axl Rotten
First name from the Guns N' Roses frontman, surname from a Sex Pistol. Taipei Deathmatch with Ian Rotten at Hardcore Heaven 1995.
Balls Mahoney
The crowd gleefully chanted his anatomical first name. Three ECW Tag title reigns.
Bam Bam Bigelow
The Beast from the East, gone too soon in 2007. Beat Shane Douglas for the ECW World title in 1997.
Bubba Ray Dudley
The loudmouthed half-brother: superbombs, flaming tables and the 3D. 23-time world tag team champion with the Dudley Boyz.
Chris Candido
No Gimmicks Needed; died in 2005 shortly after a TNA Lockdown injury. Won the vacant NWA World title in 1994 at age 22.
D-Von Dudley
Get the tables! The screamed order always started with his hyphenated name. 23 world tag titles with the Dudley Boyz.
Jazz
Her one-word ring name is the music genre born in her hometown. Two WWE Women's Championship reigns.
Jerry Lynn
Capped his career as ROH World Champion in 2009 at age 45. Beat Justin Credible for the ECW World title at Anarchy Rulz 2000.
Justin Credible
Not just anything... finish the catchphrase and you have said his name. Won the ECW World title at Wrestlepalooza 2000.
Lance Storm
First name a knight's weapon, surname a weather front. Held WCW US, Cruiserweight and Hardcore titles simultaneously.
Little Guido
Call him Nunzio, or call him by his diminutive ECW ring name. Led the FBI with Tracy Smothers and Sal E. Graziano.
Masato Tanaka
Seven-time Zero1 world champion, still wrestling in Japan in his 50s. Beat Mike Awesome for the ECW World title in 1999.
Mike Awesome
That 70s Guy whose surname is the most overused compliment in English; died in 2007. Jumped to WCW while still reigning ECW World Champion.
Mikey Whipwreck
His surname sounds like a maritime disaster, and his luck usually matched. Beat the Sandman for the ECW World title at age 22.
New Jack
The Original Gangsta; his ring name pairs the opposite of old with a common man's name. Balcony dives onto Vic Grimes.
Raven
What about him? His one-word bird name completes the Poe line: nevermore. Crucified the Sandman in ECW's most controversial angle.
Rhino
The Man Beast, named for a horned safari animal, still Goring today. Last ever ECW World Heavyweight Champion in 2001.
Rob Van Dam
The Whole F'n Show, master of the Five-Star Frog Splash. Beat John Cena for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand 2006.
Rocco Rock
Half of the Public Enemy; first name an Italian boxer's, surname found in a quarry. Four ECW Tag titles as the Public Enemy.
Sabu
Won the extreme world title twice plus the NWA World title in 2000; died in 2025. Beat Terry Funk in the no-rope barbed wire match at Born to Be Wired 1997.
Shane Douglas
The Franchise. Threw down the NWA World title in 1994 to launch extreme ECW.
Spike Dudley
The runt of the table-breaking family in tie-dye. Upset Bam Bam Bigelow in 1997.
Steve Corino
The King of Old School, later the villainous voice of ROH commentary. Won the ECW World title at November to Remember 2000.
Super Crazy
The Insane Luchador; his ring name admits he is out of his mind. ECW trilogy with Tajiri.
Taz
The Human Suplex Machine, now a color commentator for AEW. Beat Shane Douglas for the ECW World title at Guilty as Charged 1999.
Terry Funk
Middle-aged and crazy, the hardcore legend from Amarillo died in 2023. Won the ECW World title at Barely Legal 1997 aged 52.
The Sandman
Record five-time world champion of the extreme promotion. Record five ECW World Heavyweight title reigns.
Tommy Dreamer
The Innovator of Violence, who also won WWE's ECW title in 2009. Took ten Singapore cane shots and asked for another.
Yoshihiro Tajiri
The Japanese Buzzsaw. The Tarantula stretched in the ropes.
ECW Trivia Questions
Before 1994, what did the E in ECW stand for?
Answer: Eastern
The promotion was founded as Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992 and was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling in August 1994.
Which man took over as ECW's booker in September 1993 and became the creative force behind its extreme revolution?
Answer: Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman replaced Eddie Gilbert as ECW's booker in September 1993 and later became the company's owner.
Which beer-drinking ECW star made his entrance through the crowd to Metallica's Enter Sandman?
Answer: The Sandman
The Sandman's crowd entrance with beer, cigarettes, and a Singapore cane to Metallica's Enter Sandman often lasted longer than his matches.
What was announcer Joey Styles' famous catchphrase when something extreme happened in ECW?
Answer: Oh My God!
Joey Styles yelled Oh My God! at ECW's wildest moments and called the promotion's action for its entire run.
What was the name of ECW's first pay-per-view, held in April 1997?
Answer: Barely Legal
Barely Legal aired on April 13, 1997 from the ECW Arena and was the promotion's first pay-per-view event.
The ECW Arena, a converted bingo hall, was located in which city?
Answer: Philadelphia
The ECW Arena, known as Viking Hall, was a South Philadelphia bingo hall at Swanson and Ritner streets that hosted ECW from 1993 to 2001.
Which high-flying ECW star was billed as The Whole F'n Show and Mr. Monday Night?
Answer: Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam's nicknames included Mr. Monday Night and The Whole F'n Show during his ECW run.
Who was awarded the ECW World Championship as the first titleholder of WWE's 2006 ECW revival?
Answer: Rob Van Dam
Paul Heyman awarded Rob Van Dam the revived ECW World Championship in June 2006 after RVD beat John Cena for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand.
In what year did the original ECW run its final show and file for bankruptcy?
Answer: 2001
ECW ran its last event on January 13, 2001, and its parent company filed for bankruptcy on April 4, 2001.
What was the name of the 2005 WWE pay-per-view that reunited the ECW originals at the Hammerstein Ballroom?
Answer: ECW One Night Stand
ECW One Night Stand took place June 12, 2005 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom and led to WWE relaunching ECW as a brand in 2006.
On August 27, 1994, Shane Douglas famously threw down which championship belt to declare himself ECW World Champion?
Answer: NWA World Heavyweight Championship
After winning the NWA World Title tournament, Shane Douglas threw down the NWA belt, calling the NWA a dead promotion, and ECW withdrew from the NWA days later.
Who did Shane Douglas pin in the final of the August 1994 tournament before throwing down the NWA title?
Answer: 2 Cold Scorpio
Douglas pinned 2 Cold Scorpio with a belly-to-belly suplex in the tournament final on August 27, 1994.
Which wrestling legend beat Raven to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship at Barely Legal 1997?
Answer: Terry Funk
Terry Funk won a three-way dance over Sandman and Stevie Richards, then immediately pinned Raven to win the ECW World title at Barely Legal.
At Wrestlepalooza 1997, Tommy Dreamer finally scored his first win over which longtime rival, forcing him out of ECW?
Answer: Raven
On June 6, 1997, Dreamer pinned Raven for the first time in their years-long feud in a loser leaves town match, and Raven departed for WCW.
Frustrated at being denied a shot at the world title, Taz created which unsanctioned championship in 1998?
Answer: FTW Championship
Taz introduced the unsanctioned FTW Championship on May 14, 1998, and later unified it with the ECW World title by beating Sabu at Living Dangerously 1999.
How did Rob Van Dam's record 700-day ECW Television Championship reign come to an end in 2000?
Answer: He vacated the title after breaking his leg
RVD was never beaten for the TV title; he relinquished it in March 2000 after suffering a broken leg, ending a roughly 23-month reign.
How many times did the Dudley Boyz win the ECW World Tag Team Championship, a promotion record?
Answer: 8
Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley won the ECW World Tag Team Championship a record eight times, the last coming on August 26, 1999.
The Sandman holds the record for most ECW World Heavyweight Championship reigns with how many?
Answer: 5
The Sandman was a record five-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion, winning his final reign at Guilty as Charged in January 2001.
After Mike Awesome jumped to WCW while still ECW World Champion in 2000, which WWF-contracted wrestler was loaned back to beat him for the belt?
Answer: Taz
On April 13, 2000 in Indianapolis, WWF-signed Taz submitted WCW-signed Mike Awesome with the Tazmission to bring the ECW title home.
What was the name of ECW's longest-running annual marquee event, first held in 1993?
Answer: November to Remember
November to Remember began in 1993 and served as ECW's biggest annual event throughout the promotion's history.
Mike Awesome had a legendary series of brutal ECW matches against which Japanese wrestler?
Answer: Masato Tanaka
Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka traded the ECW World title in a famously stiff rivalry, including Awesome's title win at Anarchy Rulz 1999.
At CyberSlam 2000, Justin Credible threw down his tag title belt and immediately won the ECW World Championship from which man, who had held it for only minutes?
Answer: Tommy Dreamer
On April 22, 2000, Tommy Dreamer beat Taz for his first ECW World title, then lost it to Justin Credible in an impromptu match the same night.
Who was holding both the ECW World Heavyweight and Television Championships when the company folded in 2001?
Answer: Rhino
Rhino won the ECW World title at Guilty as Charged on January 7, 2001 and was the final holder of both the World and TV championships.
What was the name of ECW's weekly flagship television show?
Answer: ECW Hardcore TV
ECW Hardcore TV debuted on SportsChannel Philadelphia in April 1993 and ran as the promotion's flagship show until 2001.
In 1999, ECW finally landed a national cable television deal with which network?
Answer: TNN
ECW on TNN debuted in 1999, but the rocky relationship with the network ended with cancellation in October 2000.
ECW daredevil Sabu is the nephew of which original hardcore legend?
Answer: The Sheik
Sabu was trained by his uncle Ed Farhat, the original Sheik, whose wild Detroit brawling style Sabu carried into ECW.
Rey Mysterio made his ECW debut in September 1995 against which fellow luchador?
Answer: Psicosis
Rey Mysterio beat Psicosis at Gangstas Paradise on September 16, 1995, with both men making their ECW debuts in that match.
How did the famous Eddie Guerrero vs Dean Malenko two-out-of-three-falls farewell match in August 1995 end?
Answer: It ended in a draw
The August 26, 1995 farewell match ended in a draw as fans chanted Please Don't Go before both men left for WCW.
In what type of match did underdog Mikey Whipwreck upset The Sandman for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in October 1995?
Answer: Ladder match
On October 28, 1995, 22-year-old Mikey Whipwreck beat The Sandman in a ladder match to become the youngest world champion in wrestling at the time.
Cyrus, the on-screen representative of The Network who meddled in ECW's TNN era, was played by which future wrestling executive?
Answer: Don Callis
Don Callis played Cyrus, a network stooge character created to channel ECW's real-life frustrations with TNN.
Which Philadelphia businessman founded Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992?
Answer: Tod Gordon
Pawn shop owner Tod Gordon founded Eastern Championship Wrestling in 1992 before Paul Heyman took creative control in late 1993.
At Anarchy Rulz 1999, Mike Awesome won the ECW World title in a three-way dance with Masato Tanaka and which champion, who was leaving for the WWF?
Answer: Taz
At Anarchy Rulz on September 19, 1999, the WWF-bound Taz was eliminated first, and Awesome pinned Tanaka to win the ECW World title.
At Barely Legal 1997, Joey Styles became the first announcer in history to do what?
Answer: Call a live pay-per-view broadcast entirely solo
Joey Styles called Barely Legal alone, becoming the first announcer to call a live wrestling pay-per-view solo, and did the same for seven more ECW PPVs.
New Jack's ECW entrance theme Natural Born Killaz, which played through his entire matches, was performed by which artists?
Answer: Dr. Dre and Ice Cube
Natural Born Killaz by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube played continuously throughout New Jack's matches, a trademark of his ECW appearances.
The original ECW's final event on January 13, 2001 took place in which unlikely location?
Answer: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
ECW's last show drew about 1,300 fans to the Pine Bluff Convention Center in Arkansas on January 13, 2001.
