The magazine features an article looking back on the revolutionary company with former ECW stars Rob Van Dam, The Dudley Boyz, Stevie Richards, Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley, Rosey (who worked briefly as a member of the Samoan Gangsta Party), Mike Bucci, Dean Malenko, Tazz, Nunzio, Lance Storm, Eddie Guerrero, Dawn Marie, Tajiri, Rhyno, Lita (who worked as Miss Congeniality), Rey Mysterio, Al Snow, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Mick Foley discussing their favorite ECW memories and thoughts on ECW's legacy. There is also an article on Paul Heyman's memories of ECW featuring comments from Heyman, who very rarely, if ever discusses the company publicly.

There is also a review of the forthcoming Rise and Fall of ECW DVD which will be released on 11/21. The review hints that the Sandman's crucifixion (which never made air due to the extremely negative response it received from the live crowd at the ECW Arena in October 1996) will be shown on the DVD. The review also notes several interviews that did not make the release's main feature will be featured as extras, as well as four Easter Eggs.

That the never before seen angle where The Sandman was crucified by Raven and his nest will appear on the Rise and Fall of ECW DVD. The angle is seen in several clips with Kurt Angle (who was at the show and freaked out, upset about the angle) and Steven Richards discussing it.

Vince McMahon confirms that Heyman was under WWE payroll during ECW's run, partially in return for talent that left ECW for the then-WWF. The main feature of the DVD is said to run close to three hours total in a documentary-style presentation.

One of the biggest topic of conversation backstage at Raw and Smackdown was the quality of the Rise and Fall of ECW DVD, with a lot of former ECW stars praising the level of the DVD and the fact that it gives the company it's due as opposed to rewriting history. From everything that I have heard, the DVD is among one of the best things WWE has produced. The actual main feature documentary runs for close to three hours. The former ECW boys are happy that their old "company that could" is getting some well deserved praise. I've also heard that Eric Bischoff denies ever stealing concepts from ECW on the DVD, although that is followed up by clips of a hardcore match from a WCW event, showing that Bischoff's comments weren't exactly truthful.

The chapter list for the DVD is as follows:

*Early ECW
*The Public Enemy
*Taz
*Sabu
*Terry Funk
*The Night The Line Was Crossed
*Paul Heyman vs. WCW
*Tommy Dreamer
*The Sandman
*Sandman-Dreamer Feud
*ECW Evolution
*Cactus Jack
*Mikey Whipwreck
*The Extreme Begins
*Philadelphia
*Technical Wrestlers
*Production Value
*The Fans
*Raven/Dreamer
*Sabu Gets fired
*Taz breaks his neck
*The Monday Night War
*Lucha Libre
*Steve Austin Comes to ECW
*Promos
*Cactus Jack Leaves ECW
*Taz returns
*Sandman/Raven
*The bWo
*Beulah & Dreamer
*ECW & WWE
*The Crucifixion
*The importance of PPV
*ECW loses the PPV
*The PPV is back on
*WWE Co-promotion
*Barely Legal: Lance Storm vs. RVD
*Barely Legal: Taz vs. Sabu
*Barely Legal: The Main Event
*Raven goes to WCW and Jerry Lawler invades ECW
*A Locker Room mole?
*The Superstars' Roles (a discussion of everyone's out of the ring responsibilities)
*Paul Heyman's creativity
*WCW & WWE's ECW Imitation
*Taz & the FTW Title
*The Dudleys: the most hated tag team
*Financial Woes
*The TNN Deal & Taz Leaves
*The Dudleys Leave ECW
*Disappointment with TNN / RVD - the whole F'n show
*Mike Awesome controversy & Tommy Dreamer wins the title
*The Demise of ECW
*Paul Heyman debuts on Raw

Among the Easter Eggs on the DVD are The Public Enemy training Mikey Whipwreck for his ECW World title match against the Sandman, Michael Cole being shown an injury by Rob Van Dam from his feud with Jerry Lynn, and the build to Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow. Tazz also tells a story about a phone call he made to Paul Heyman while on his way to Madison Square Garden for his WWE debut. Next Page >>

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