The working relationship usually featured lower card WWE names making appearances ... hero to be fully invested when he had his big ECW Championship win to cement his status in the promotion.

Admittedly, WWE’s own version of the ECW Title was on shaky ground when Big Show beat Rob Van Dam to win it in July 2006. Still, fans were willing to stick in there because hopes were high that ...

The wrestlers who became stars in ECW during the 1990s became synonymous with the cult-like promotion, even if they went on ...