Why is the WWE putting in a storyline for ECW?
598954
well if you remember back to 12 mths ago there was this little PPV called ECW One Night Stand.  Well it is coming up again in June  and they need to build it up somehow so they are starting a feud between WWE & ECW again.  Pretty predictable really - well ok i admit i didn't see Mick Foley turning on Dreamer happening lol.  The WWE do surprise me once in a while but i do think the writers need to get off their lazy asses and ask some opinions of the fans for some original storylines.  I'm getting sick and tired of the same storylines being used every 2-3yrs like they think we won't remember.
1008917
You have to have rules in every aspect of life (whether it is in wrestling) or everyday life.\n\nThis adds to the fun of watching all the rule-breaking that takes place during a WWE show.  \n\nIt only serves to get the crowd riled up.\n\nHave a lovely rest of the evening.
938723
ecw spoilers:\n- The ring is set up for an ECW taping, and right now they’re making last minute changes with the lights. The set has changed a little from previous UK tapings, with the TitanTron shaped to look like a Union Jack.\n\n- A video package from WrestleMania 22 played, with John Cena being booed out of the building when he was shown. They announced that ECW was being taped tonight as well, and that also got booed.\n\n- In a dark match prior to ECW being taped, Carlito beat Doug Williams via pinfall. A short match that went about five minutes, with Carlito winning after hitting Williams with the backcracker.\n\n- ECW started with Elijah Burke on commentary alongside Joey Styles. No sign of Tazz.\n\n- Paul Heyman and Big Show cut a promo to open the show. Heyman reveals that there will be no Rob Van Dam tonight, and also that Hardcore Holly will be in the Extreme Elimination Chamber match at December to Dismember. Backstage, Bobby Lashley attacks Holly then gives Big Show a spear, before heading to the ring and signing a contract that will see him as the sixth man in the Elimination Chamber match next month. Excellent opening segment that the crowd were hot for.\n- Backstage, Holly, Big Show and Heyman argue over who to blame for what just happened, with Big Show putting the blame on Heyman. Heyman announces Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly for later tonight.\n\n- CM Punk beat Mike Knox with the Anaconda Vice in a match that went a little longer than Punk’s previous outings.\n\n- Matt Striker cut a promo talking history and hyping up the Elimination Chamber match, which led to a video package to further hype up the match. Our history teacher also incorrectly pronounced Gorbachev.\n\n- Backstage, CM Punk cut a great promo putting over the importance of the Elimination Chamber match.\n\n- Tommy Dreamer beat Daivari via DQ in a short match after The Great Khali interfered and gave Dreamer the low blow into the ringpost. After the match, Khali continued to attack Dreamer.\n\n- In the main event of the ECW taping, Bobby Lashley vs Hardcore Holly ended in a no contest after Big Show, Test, Paul Heyman and Heyman’s security interfered, only to be chased off by Sabu, Rob Van Dam and CM Punk.\nraw spoilers: \nRAW started with DX coming out to an incredible reaction. They cut a promo and footage aired from last week’s show. The Coach interrupted and said he had issued a bounty on DX for £10,000, to which Triple H called him a cheap bastard.\n\nA four on two handicap match was made, with DX taking on Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Charlie Haas and Viscera. DX won in a fairly long match rather than the squash you might expect, with Triple H giving Charlie Haas the pedigree and picking up the win.\n\n- Backstage, The Spirit Squad did a promo with DX that saw all members of the Squad in the background doing the Shawn Stasiak thing by running into a wall while DX were oblivious to what was going on.\n\n- Johnny and Kenny from the Spirit Squad beat The Highlanders after Kenny rolled up Robbie for the win.\n\n- Chris Masters beat Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler in a Masterlock challenge.\n\n- Backstage, Eugene tried to get the bounty on DX, but he ended up running into a wall also.\n\n- A highlight video of WWE’s most recent trip to Iraq played for the live crowd, before Todd Grisham interviewed Lita backstage.\n\n- Still backstage, Chris Masters tried, and failed, to claim the bounty on DX, ending up hugging a toilet instead.\n\n- John Cena beat Umaga via DQ after Big Show interfered. Fun match which the crowd were totally into, with 50/50 split on who was behind Cena and who was booing him. After the match, Umaga and Big Show both laid Cena out.\n\n- DX left the building after claiming the bounty by taking themselves out. Shawn Michaels stole the 10k from Coach.\n\n- Jeff Hardy beat Johnny Nitro to become the new Inter-Continental champion after rolling through a moonsault by Nitro and getting the pinfall. After the match, Nitro attacke
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Yea  I think they are losing the creative edge.  The whole Wcw Vs. WWE confrontation should have lasted years!  YOu had so much talent and so many diferent characters and combonations coming together, it was a fans dream!  But so many people were let go nothing happened.  But of course there were a lot of people who refused to go back to work with Mr McMahon.\n\nthe Ecw/ Wcw Vs WWE was a great addition  and it continues today..  at least as far as ECW goes..  I am glad that ECW and WWE are somewhat intertwining their matches.\n\nNow WWE is talking with people from "Pride"  That is Japan's version of UFC or Ultimate fighting championships. I dont know..  When they had Ken Shamrock in thier roster.. I didnt like it.  Shamrock was one: being held back in terms of his skills, and two: his character was kinda lost in limbo.. They really didnt know what to do with him and he really didnt have much chemistry with the other wrestlers to perform a really good match.\n\nI liked the return of DX.  If they can somehow get the new age outlaws back  that would be awesome!  \n\nI love Eddie Guerrero, but let the man Rest in peace.  It's kinda sad that they keep bringing up his name in this way. I will never forget Eddie, and WWE has promised to always remember him.. but not to go into a "He didnt love you cause you're not a Geurrero" story line.  I think that is bad taste.\n\nIs WWE losing it?  Yea...  one more example...  Survior series..  COME ON...  your bringing out , Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt Slaughter and ( it was Piper) now Ron Simmons?  Dont get me wrong, I love to see these guys get in there and whupp Spirit squad a new one, but I mean...  talk about re living your glory days. \n\nOn the last Raw, Dusty Rhodes got back in the ring to take on one of the Spirit squad and he performed like 5 or six moves .  Dusty was Sweating and out of breath!  I thought he was going to have a heart attack right on TV!\n\nYes, WWE is losing it.
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I think all of them are better cause tna have the wwe wrestlers that were fired or left wwelike christian and the dudley boys,ecw has some of wwe wrestlers like big show and kurt angle,and then smackdown has the cruiserweights and then raw has alot of the drama.
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Ecw was a wrestling promotion (originally Eastern Championship Wrestling) based out of philly.  they ran in to some hard times and hired Paul Heyman to turn things around.  He re-christend ECW as Extreme Championship Wrestling.  They were more of a cult wrestling promotion with the most hardcore fans in the business.  In 2001 paul heyman took his ECW to vince mcmahon and begged vince to help.  Vince helped by buying ECW and killing it in a matter of months with a failed ECW/WCW invasion of the WWF (as it was then).  Vince having acquired WCW around the same time.\n\nMost of the WCW and ECW wrestlers were hired by vince to work his WWE shows.  This lead to an oversized roster of talent hence the brand split (Smackdown wrestlers and Raw wrestlers).  Vince had also hired Paul Heyman as a writer for smackdown.  Stephanie Mcmahon vetoed the ide3a as she didnt like Heyman so Heyman was given medial tasks within WWE.\n\nIn early 2005 Heyman approached Vince with an Ideaof a one ECW pay per view (one night stand).  This took place and fans were picking up on the popularity of ECW once again.  The show was a roaring success and lead Vince to start plaining a Second ECW show for June 2006.  Again tickets sold out in minutes and fans were clamouring for more ECW.  Vince met with Paul Heyman to discuss the possibility of re launching ECW full time.\n\nThis has of course already happenecd with the new ECW debuting on the SCI-FI network on June 13th.\n\nThe thinking within WWE management is that his WWE audience are not "up" on ECW product.  Thus they had Kurt Angle and Big Show work for ECW (it should be pointed out that although these wrestlers, like all the other ECW wrestlers work under the ECW banner, they are contracted to WWE inc.) the thinking behind this was that the WWE fans would staryt to have an interest in ECW.  This is also the reason for ECW showing up on RAW and vice versa.
1032922
NO he is not a member of ECW now. Tonight on RAW he is facing John Cena in a match.
824360
No competition = no motivation to change things.\n\n\nTNA isn't quite there yet to compete with the WWE. When they are, maybe then the WWE will become better.\n\nHow pathetic is it that the WWE pretends that the competition is between Raw, Smackdown & ECW when they are all under the WWE umbrella.
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I belong to an elite news site that is legitmate and a message board. Here's my rant.\n\nIt's going to be three titles in ECW just like the past. ECW World Heavyweight Championship, ECW Television Championship, and ECW World Tag Team Championship.\n\nRob Van Dam will be the face of the company.\n\nThey will be new talent with the mixture of old. The biggest name of the new talent is none other than CM Punk of ROH and TNA fame. Punk is currently the OVW champion. Punk's looks and wrestling style PERECTLY fits the ECW mold.\n\nAlso...\n\nJoey Styles only quit in a storyline manner also known as kayfabe. Which also means, 'in character'. Thus it's basically telling us that WWE is setting this up for the ECW storyline. This still means he's still under contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment and under Vince McMahon.\n\nThe two reasons why Joey Styles quit is for the fact that that Vince McMahon was not happy with the RAW commentary situation, and he felt that it was a mistake of letting go with Jim Ross in the first place. It was NOT Joey Styles' fault. That is why they are bring Ross back on RAW in Anaheim on Monday.\n\nThe second reason is that since Joey Styles is still under contract, WWE wants to use him the best way possible, that means the best way to use him to become the play-by-play man of ECW. It's about wrestlers not superstars as Styles calls it.\n\nHope this helps.\n\nI provided a link if you want to talk more about this.
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as creative is headed up my one Mrs Stephanie Mcmahon-Levesque they are here to stay. WWE wont hot up until TNA/ROH becomes a viable competitor (in terms of buy rates they arent in the same league despite both being quality products.) Vince is a genius when under pressure, just look at the early territory days and the infamous monday night wars. \n\nWWE is moving into a new era, he match style has changed a lot since the drug testing came in (wrestlers are taking less big bumps and matches are less gimmick filled) also physiques are noticably different (compare the HHH on the playstation cover with the one who pretends DX is still cutting edge)\n\nAs for special moments, only one i see happening in the not too distant future is a Bret Hart reconciliation around the time his autobiography is due out (next year some time for the 900 pages- longer than lord of the rings.)\n\nAs far as special moments for Brit fans goes, with all the sell out events they have and the raw/smackdown tapings, it cant be too long before we have a PPV over here (the last proper one was summerslam at wembley which set the WWE attendance record for an outside event,) We have the perfect venue in the Millenium Stadium which has a roof and there is certainly demand for it.
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its ok... cena's ratings is going down thats why the insiders decided to cut his reign to rvd an ecw wrestler to atleast put some drama so the chaingang of cena would be still thrilled... adding edge as the cause will drive cena away from the title to be a number 1 contender just like edge... edge's fanbase and ratings are increasing though.. maybe he's going to get the gold of rvd at vengeance.. i hate rey vs sabu though.. i want to see a winner.. but if the drama stop with rey as a winner it would sound crap since sabu is much better wrestler than him.. but rey losing is a crap to... wwe loses two titles to ecw... what the hell is that! so endin in a draw is somehow fair.. but who likes a match without a winner? the angle-orton match... ok.. wwe wants this feud to last longer... im a fan of randy... im disappointed... the foley- edge team.. its cute.. and it work out... about the other match... its ok!
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Until recently it was WWE because of the Superior graphics and roster, now all of the older wrestlers are leaving either cos there injured or because they haven't been given any real title chances. Vince has concentrated on the wrestlers he already had rather than bringing in new talent. John Cena was a panic buy, lets face it the only reason he was brought in so fast was because the story lines where getting stale. TNA is now the best place to watch true wrestling talent and anyone who doesn't think so needs to watch The Bound For Glory pay per view line up. There wrestlers are allowed to create new moves and be daring which is far more entertaining than watching an overly muscular wrestler from the WWE fight another overly muscular wrestler. TNA build up story lines and keep them going.\n\nI have to say after been a fan of WWE for over 10 years i am disappointed with their latest offerings.
752455
I hope so, they would get more viewers outta that than whatever is keeping them from adding another hour. i think ECW is better than Smackdown, so they should add another hour.
1152390
It depends on what will be best for the sport as a whole...If for marketing purposes they put TNA over then so be it...In truth since the Giant is in ECW, ECW should win. If it was a real Battle Royal it would take forever because no one would be so dumb to run and jump and fly over the ropes like some of the easy outs do.
912538
I agree, they should keep the shows seperate then once a year have an ECW V.S. WWE pay per view. this idea would work way better. I mean what is up with the hardys being on all three shows in one week. I really like them but they where on ECW, RAW, AND probably will be on smackdown since Matt is apart of that show
861139
well not exactly but if it wasnt controlled by mcmahon i bet ecw would have more ratings than wwe and tna. vince mcmahon just needs to let ecw go and let it grow from there and see what happens from there.
1131985
They are doing it to generate heat for the return of ECW. RVD was a staple performer of the old ECW, and now that he's back from injuries, he's the logical choice to go for a belt as he has a huge ECW fan following (and a pretty good sized WWE following as well). He actually was supposed to get some title shots before his injury. Hope this info helps.