

WWE: The Rise + Fall of ECW
Genres
Overview
The Rise + Fall of ECW is a 2004 direct-to-video documentary produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It chronicles the history of Philadelphia-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
171 min
Release Date
2004-11-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
25
Vote Average
7.4
Jerry Lawler
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Peter Senerchia
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Michael Manna
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Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio
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Gary Wolfe
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Anthony Durante
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Scott Levy
Raven (archive footage)
Dionicio Castellanos
Psychosis (archive footage)
John Watson
Mikey Whipwreck (archive footage)
Jim Fullington
The Sandman (archive footage)
Charles Scaggs
2 Cold Sorpio (archive footage)
Terry Brunk
Sabu (archive footage)
Scott Bigelow
Bam Bam Bigelow (archive footage)
Rob Szatkowski
Rob Van Dam (archive footage)
Jeremy Lynn
Jerry Lynn (archive footage)
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit (archive footage)
Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero (archive footage)
Steve Austin
Steve Austin (archive footage)
Paul Heyman
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