Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named XPW Arena, New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, New Alhambra Arena, The Arena and Asylum Arena. It was known unofficially as ECW Arena when it was home to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 2001.

On Saturday, June 24, Extreme Championship Wrestling returned home to the world's most famous bingo hall. Just like baseball fans prefer Yankee Stadium, or football fans prefer Lambeau Field, Philadelphia wrestling fans would prefer to watch …

Dec 23, 2023 · Today in Pro Wrestling History: On DECEMBER 23, 2000, ECW held their final event ever at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, known as “Holiday Hell.” Located at 2300 South Swanson Street, the arena was a historic venue for ECW.

The former "Bingo Hall" was ECW's primary venue for the majority of its existence. ECW's primary venue was the ECW Arena, a former warehouse secluded under a section of Interstate 95. Seating comprised simple folding chairs and four sets of portable bleachers, with the unconventional scene reflective of the gritty style of the promotion itself.

Mar 7, 2023 · The building that is most synonymous with Extreme Championship Wrestling is the former bingo hall at the corner of Swanson and Ritner in South Philly which is now known as the 2300 Arena and...

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Through the mid 1990s, the Viking Club would also stage midnight bingo games at the venue to raise funds for their organization. The building gained worldwide recognition when it served as ECW Arena, home of wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 until the promotion's demise in 2001.

ECW announcer Joey Styles chronicles every brutal chair shot in this hardcore history of sports-entertainment's most daring promotion, Extreme Championship Wrestling. This is the story of a group of renegades in a bingo hall in Philadelphia who …

ECW created unparalleled magic in one of the most improbable locations ever to hold wrestling on a regular basis... the building that became the world's most famous Bingo Hall... the building that truly became the ECW Arena. On May 14, 1993, we couldn't ever have known what was to come.

The Bingo Hall Blog, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 98 likes. A fansite dedicated to the Original Extreme Championship Wrestling! We set out to document...