December to Dismember was a professional wrestling event. It was first held by the former Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion in 1995 as a non-televised supercard. After World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) acquired the assets of the former promotion in 2003, December to Dismember was revived as a pay-per-view (PPV) event in 2006 and was promoted by WWE for its new ECW brand division. An event was planned for 2007, but was canceled as WWE discontinued brand-exclusive PPVs following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, resulting in the reduction of yearly PPVs produced.
| December to Dismember | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995) World Wrestling Entertainment (2006) |
| Brands | ECW (2006) |
| First event | 1995 |
| Last event | 2006 |
History
editIn 1995, Extreme Championship Wrestling held an event titled December to Dismember on December 9 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This inaugural event was a non-televised supercard.[1] This would be the only December to Dismember event held by the Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion as in 2001, the promotion was closed down due to financial issues.[2]
In 2003, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) acquired the assets of Extreme Championship Wrestling.[3] In May 2006, WWE launched a third brand dubbed ECW in which alumni of the defunct promotion, as well as newer talent, would compete—brands were a subdivision of WWE's roster where wrestlers exclusively performed; WWE's other two brands at this time were Raw and SmackDown!.[4] WWE then revived December to Dismember as a pay-per-view (PPV) for their ECW brand, and it was scheduled to be held on December 3, 2006, at the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia.[5] This was the only ECW branded pay-per-view WWE produced before the decision was made to discontinue brand-exclusive PPVs following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007, which resulted in WWE reducing the amount of yearly PPVs produced.[6] Before the change, an event for 2007 had been planned.[7]
Dates and venues
edit| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||||||
| 1 | December to Dismember (1995) | December 9, 1995 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ECW Arena | The Public Enemy, The Pitbulls, and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Heavenly Bodies, The Eliminators, Raven, and Stevie Richards in an Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage match | [1] |
| World Wrestling Entertainment: ECW | ||||||
| 2 | December to Dismember (2006) | December 3, 2006 | Augusta, Georgia | James Brown Arena | Big Show (c) vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Rob Van Dam vs. CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Test in an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship | [5] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "December to Dismember". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ Fritz, Brian; Murray, Christopher (2006). Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-726-0.
- ^ "WWE acquires ECW Assets (HHG Corporation)". WWE and HHG Corporation. PDF Slide. January 28, 2003. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel". WWE. Retrieved 2006-06-02.
- ^ a b MacKinder, Matt (2006-12-04). "Lashley has a December to Remember". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "WWE Pay-Per-Views To Follow WrestleMania Formula". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. March 14, 2007. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ^ WWE 2007 Annual Shareholders Meeting. Stamford, Connecticut: WWE Corporate. 2007-05-11. Archived from the original (WVX) on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-06-30.