The event was created in and its name refers to its original format, that being a one-night reunion show for Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni.
The first two shows were promoted under the ECW acronym; this, however, was changed for the and events. The final event under the One Night Stand name was in before being renamed Extreme Rules in The Extreme Rules was noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology; however, the event was later promoted as only the second event under a new Extreme Rules chronology, one that is no longer a direct continuation of the One Night Stand event.
Extreme Rules, however, continued the theme of featuring various hardcore-based matches. Although the build-up for the pay-per-view began in the middle of May, plans were in the works behind the scenes for several months in advance. Tommy Dreamer was in charge of organizing the hardcore-based event and getting ECW alumni to participate, which were referred to as ECW Originals in the build to the show.
WWE adopted One Night Stand as an annual June pay-per-view event and continued the theme of featuring hardcore-based matches on the show. Extreme Rules, however, continued the hardcore-based theme. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects.
Wikidata item. World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event series. Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series. History [ edit ]. Events [ edit ]. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. ECW Press. ISBN Archived from the original on October 13, Retrieved September 18, Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 15, Retrieved September 22, Pro Wrestling History.
