WWE inks deal with Canadian broadcaster for ECW property

MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a deal with Canadian broadcaster Global Television Network.

The deal is for its property Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). ECW will premiere on the Global Television Network on 11 August. In India viewers can catch WWE on Ten Sports.

WWE Canada president Carl DeMarco said, “This is great news for WWE and ECW fans in Canada. We’re very happy that we’re able to deliver ECW to 12.2 million homes in Canada.”

In addition, Global Television Network has also committed to adding both Raw and SmackDown! to their programming lineup in Quebec.

In the 1990’s ECW was a hardcore wrestling promotion whose fearlessness and innovation caused a tremor that is still being felt today. It has a take-no-prisoners mindset