https://x.com/AEW/status/1961096444397727990
Last night AEW held its first show at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. This building was known as Viking Hall and later became known as the ECW Arena, the home base for Eastern Championship Wrestling and then Extreme Championship Wrestling.
For starters, former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz is going to be honored in the 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame. It was announced last night after the show, and the AEW members came out to the ring wearing the old orange & black "Team Taz" t-shirt designs from his time in ECW.
https://x.com/KXNGAO/status/1960892760040595933
https://x.com/PWInsidercom/status/1960891198689677718
https://x.com/DrainBamager/status/1960894303661908188
Here are Twitter/X posts about the show with thoughts from various ECW alumni:
https://x.com/bullyray5150/status/1961051121700552803
https://x.com/harry_slash/status/1960897666419724309
https://x.com/BlueMeanieBWO/status/1960888282855661878
https://x.com/THETOMMYDREAMER/status/1960885049882239420
Here is AEW's video package hyping up the debut at the historic venue:
https://x.com/AEW/status/1960798222747566499
This Tweet/post showed a great comparison from 2000 and 2025 when Don Callis (known in ECW as Cyrus) made his "Excuse Me" entrance in the ECW Arena, separated by a quarter of a century: