2006 was the year that I, like many others, thought that the re-formation of the ECW was going to be something great—instead we got the WWECW.
Vince McMahon and the WWE has destroyed what was once a great wrestling company and turned it into your typical WWE program. They let go many of the ECW stars, except for Stevie Richards and Tommy Dreamer—and the two of them have been WWE stars for quite some time now, so there's no big surprise that they were kept in the company (to be used as jobbers).
This new ECW follows the same rules as the rest of the WWE: each match has pin fals, submissions, and DQ's, unlike the original ECW where there were no DQ's in any match.
Now they decided to change the ECW title. ECW was a much smaller company than WWE and WCW, but they still managed to create a title that was visually good. However, the WWE, being a multi-billion dollar company, created a title that is visually awful—the strap alone looks like it could fall apart at any time.
One more thing I'm sick to death of is the announcers referring to the ECW as the "land of extreme" when in reality there's nothing extreme about it.
The WWE hasn't destroyed 10 years of ECW memories, but it has tainted what was once a great wrestling and entertainment show.
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David Huber 11 months ago
I agree with everything except Tommy Dreamer being used as a jobber. Stevie is used as one but not Dreamer.
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brian kelly 11 months ago
thanks for commenting and lets agree to disagree for now
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aditi anshu 11 months ago
i don't like to watch ECW
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Ryan 11 months ago
I actually think ECW is second behind Raw in terms of watchability for me. Then again, I mark a bit when I see indy guys like Matt Sydal (Evan Bourne) come in and get pushes.
But WWECW isn't a waste of time. It's a breeding ground for guys with potential (CM Punk, Bourne, Kofi, Matt Hardy, Morrison, Miz) to test themselves and see if they have what it takes. In some cases (Punk & Kofi), it's a springboard.
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brian kelly 11 months ago
It's fine if they want to have a show for up and comming talent that's fine just don't call it ECW give it a differant name or something the old ECW meant something to wrestling fans. As for guys with potential Matt Hardy has been in the company a very long time so he has already proven he has what it takes to be in the WWE.
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Ryan 11 months ago
When I say "guys with potential", I don't mean to be in the WWE. I mean they have the potential to be superstars and make Vince alot of money.
As for the "don't call it ECW" argument, I gave this up long ago. When the show was revived, I expected and wanted ECW to be as I remembered it. But after awhile, I accepted the truth: ECW was dead and even a revival from Vince, no matter how true to the original vision it may be, would not be the same.
Thankfully, Vince evolved it from a stupid freakshow (with the Expose, the Mummy and the Zombie) to a show with up-and-coming young talent, sprinkling in vets to keep the show with at least some star appeal. I honestly think ECW is the most well-run and would love to see it get a second hour, though that seems unlikely.
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Ryan Burns 11 months ago
ecw (the original) was the best, vince ruined it forever...one of the reasons i stopped watching wrestling on the whole
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