Orange Cassidy recently expressed his views on the frequent comparisons between AEW and ECW.
Both promotions are recognized for their passionate fanbases, and Cassidy was asked about their similarities during a recent appearance on the “WrestleBinge” podcast.
Cassidy said, “That’s interesting. I see that. I think what ECW has better than anybody was a passionate fan base. I think they had a dedicated, passionate fan base. I think they love their professional wrestling, and I think they wanted to see great professional wrestling. They wanted all types of it. We talk about the hardcore stuff, but really, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho, all of these guys came through, some of the best wrestlers to ever do it. I used to love ECW opening up with a Triple Threat, it’d be like Super Crazy and Tajiri, they would do incredible things. Nowadays, everybody wrestles like …