6.1
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WWE ECW (2006)
WWE ECW (2006)
Overview
ECW was a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to the ECW brand, in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands, Raw and SmackDown. It debuted on June 13, 2006 on Sci Fi in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16, 2010 on the rebranded Syfy. It was replaced the following week with WWE NXT.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.1
Overview
ECW was a professional wrestling television program for WWE, based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to the ECW brand, in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands, Raw and SmackDown. It debuted on June 13, 2006 on Sci Fi in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16, 2010 on the rebranded Syfy. It was replaced the following week with WWE NXT.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
PeacockDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
WWE ECW is a professional wrestling program primarily focused on sports entertainment, fictional rivalries, and physical competition. Its 'anti-establishment' aesthetic is performative and serves as a brand identity rather than promoting a specific political ideology, resulting in a neutral rating.
The program naturally features a diverse cast of performers, reflecting the global nature of professional wrestling. However, its narrative structure, focused on athletic competition and character rivalries, does not explicitly engage with or critique traditional identities, nor does it center explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The professional wrestling program "WWE ECW" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The storylines primarily focus on athletic competition, rivalries, and dramatic confrontations, without incorporating queer identities or experiences.
The professional wrestling program "WWE ECW" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its storylines or cast. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of transsexual identity is not applicable.
The show features female characters who participate in wrestling matches and ringside segments. However, there are no clear instances where a female character achieves a decisive victory over one or more male opponents in direct, close-quarters physical combat.
WWE ECW is a professional wrestling show featuring distinct male and female performers. Characters are not adaptations or reboots of pre-existing figures established with a different gender in source material or history. Therefore, no instances of gender swapping are present.
WWE ECW is a professional wrestling show featuring real-life athletes portraying characters, often extensions of themselves. There are no instances where a character, canonically established as one race in prior ECW or wrestling history, is portrayed by an actor of a different race.
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