Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW) (formerly known as NWA: Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling and Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling) was a
Canada
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professional wrestling promotion
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and a former member of the
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc.
Founded in 1948, the NWA be ...
. By 2014 it was Canada's largest wrestling promotion. It was the focus of the 2010 documentary ''This Wrestling Life'', and was used as the scene for the independent movie ''Kayfabe''. In 2020 the company was defunct.
Championships and accomplishments
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ECCW Championship
The ECCW Championship (formerly known as the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship) is the top singles championship in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. It was first established in 1996 in the then-independent ECCW, and its name was changed wh ...
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ECCW Canadian Championship
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ECCW Women's Championship
The ECCW Women's Championship (formerly the NWA SuperGirls Championship or SuperGirls Championship) is currently the women's professional wrestling championship of Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, a wrestling promotion in British Columbia, ...
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ECCW Tag Team Championship
The NWA/ECCW Tag Team Championship is the tag team title for the Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling wrestling promotion based out of British Columbia. It was activated in 1996. The first champions were the Glamour Order Of Discipline. T ...
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ECCW Hardcore Championship
The ECCW Hardcore Championship is a hardcore wrestling championship in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in Vancouver, British Columbia. The title was first awarded 29 November 1999. The title is current ...
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ECCW Vancouver Island Championship
The ECCW Vancouver Island Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling. As its name suggests, the title is defended almost exclusively at ECCW events on Vancouver Island, in cities such as Nanaimo and Vict ...
;Other accomplishments
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ECCW Pacific Cup ECCW Pacific Cup is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the Canadian promotion Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW). The first edition of the tournament took place on November 24, 2000 in New Westminster, with Asian Cougar d ...
Notable wrestlers
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Scotty Mac
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Christina Von Eerie
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Aaron Idol
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Career
Training
Idol trained at the ECCW traini ...
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Bobby Sharp
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Bryan Danielson
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Christopher Daniels
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Davey Richards
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Doink the Clown
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El Phantasmo
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Eric Young
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Gama Singh
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The Honky Tonk Man
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Jack Evans
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Jim Neidhart
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Juggernaut
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This English usage originates in the mid-nineteenth century. ''Juggernaut'' is the early rendering in English ...
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Kurrgan
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Kyle O'Reilly
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Matt Borne
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Mattias Wild
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Nova
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Puma
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Rikishi
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Sabu
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Steve Corino
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Steve Rizzono
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Professional wre ...
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Tito Santana
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Solis has stayed a Face (profession ...
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TJ Wilson
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Tommy Dreamer
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Tony Kozina
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Kia Stevens
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Cheerleader Melissa
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Davina Rose
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Lisa Moretti
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K. C. Spinelli
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LuFisto
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Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997–present)
LuFisto began training when she was 17 years old in ...
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Nattie Neidhart
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Olympia Hartauer
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Rebecca Knox
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Taya Valkyrie
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Scott Henson
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Lindsay Hart
See also
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List of National Wrestling Alliance territories
Formed in 1948, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body was the largest organization in professional wrestling until the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Era. Under the control of the NWA Board of Directors (consisting of various prominent, ...
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List of independent wrestling promotions in Canada
This is a list of independent wrestling promotions in Canada, sorted by regional area, and lists both active and defunct " indy promotions."
West Coast
British Columbia
Canadian Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Central Canada
On ...
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The Weirdo Hero'', film shot with the help of ECCW
References
External links
ECCW.com- Official website of Elite Canadian Championship WrestlingECCW PodcastECCW title histories at Wrestling-Titles.com*
Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling (ECCW)at Cagematch.net
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1996 establishments in British Columbia
National Wrestling Alliance members