
January 1st 1999
The final year of the millennium kicks off with a bang as Paul Heyman & ECW release the following statement:
"ECW is very happy to announce that with some financial investors stepping up, we are now no longer restricted and limited due to money. We are not at the mercy of WWF or WCW who can simply buy up our talent. Which means...
The war is officially on!
Do not be mistaken with this new found money, we are not going to change who we are, we are still going to be just as violent, just as extreme as ever... we just now have the business backing to truly compete.
Now WCW is focusing on old-timers and blasts from the past trying to regain their glory days.
WWF is ripping off ECW and calling it the attitude era.
But ECW... we will continue to do what we always have done, innovate, and elevate... whether its signing the most talented in ring workers around the globe... signing guys willing to go to the ring and just beat the crap out of eachother... or signing the stars of tomorrow, we WILL win this war.
As for what to expect right away, with this new Era of ECW we have vacated the ECW World, TV, and Tag Titles and will crown new champions for this era. Also some talent you expect to see on tv may not appear right away as we have finally been able to set up a proper school and developmental system.
But get ready, because the wrestling business is about to get a whole lot crazier!"
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