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Since everyone else who is a frequent poster has come up with their own series of Topic Titles, be it in the Wrestling or Non-Wrestling section, I figured it was time that I got my own. And what better section than a series that takes another look at "disaster points" of wrestling history and gives them a different lighting.
In other words, I'm taking A Look Back and seeing what was done right. And to kick things off, I figured that I would go with the much hated ECW Brand that was active from 2006 to 2010 before it was dropped for NXT.
Now as we all know the WWE's version of ECW was not the same version as Paul Heyman's. If anything, it favored more so the Tod Gordan style of booking with less Ultra Violent matches and more emphasis on actual in-ring abilities. It produced stars of today such as the current WWE Champion, CM Punk all the way to the likes of Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Evan Bourne, and the current World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
But even though these stars came from the "land of extreme", the brand amongst the IWC's eyes was anything but the lesser version of a company that once shared its name. And I get it, to the so called "original" ECW fans, the lack of chairs and steel chains was very annoying, and the subtraction of old ECW veterans didn't help much either. But to me, that's what made ECW so great.
Paul Heyman did an interview not long ago where he said that hypathetically if he took of TNA, then he wouldn't even get a hold of all the ECW guys from the past. If anything, he'd simply have a handful such as the dominant three (RVD, Bully Ray, and Devon) that are there now. He went on to further say that he would rather take guys like Aries, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles and make THEM the livelihood of the product because at the end of the day, that's what he did with the original ECW.
RVD, though a big name now, wasn't shit until Heyman took him up and made him a household name to the ECW party. And with the ECW brand, that essentially, is what was done as well. Sure, WWE put a few under carders who weren't worth much on the brand, as well as underrated guys like Regal who could help future guys. But at the end of the day, ECW was about creating stars of the future.
Even though Christian was essentially the face of the brand, at the end of the day, the main focus was on the guys like CM Punk, The Miz, and even Ezekiel Jackson who were that brand's ultimate focal points. So in that ways, ECW was still true to the promotion it once new. I get that the lack of Extreme Rules matches and lack of veterans kind of watered it down, but even still, I think that when you look at it for what it was... and take another look at it without the Rose colored goggles on, you can see that at the end of the day, WWE's ECW was a great step in the right direction.
In other words, I'm taking A Look Back and seeing what was done right. And to kick things off, I figured that I would go with the much hated ECW Brand that was active from 2006 to 2010 before it was dropped for NXT.
Now as we all know the WWE's version of ECW was not the same version as Paul Heyman's. If anything, it favored more so the Tod Gordan style of booking with less Ultra Violent matches and more emphasis on actual in-ring abilities. It produced stars of today such as the current WWE Champion, CM Punk all the way to the likes of Kofi Kingston, The Miz, Evan Bourne, and the current World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
But even though these stars came from the "land of extreme", the brand amongst the IWC's eyes was anything but the lesser version of a company that once shared its name. And I get it, to the so called "original" ECW fans, the lack of chairs and steel chains was very annoying, and the subtraction of old ECW veterans didn't help much either. But to me, that's what made ECW so great.
Paul Heyman did an interview not long ago where he said that hypathetically if he took of TNA, then he wouldn't even get a hold of all the ECW guys from the past. If anything, he'd simply have a handful such as the dominant three (RVD, Bully Ray, and Devon) that are there now. He went on to further say that he would rather take guys like Aries, Samoa Joe, and AJ Styles and make THEM the livelihood of the product because at the end of the day, that's what he did with the original ECW.
RVD, though a big name now, wasn't shit until Heyman took him up and made him a household name to the ECW party. And with the ECW brand, that essentially, is what was done as well. Sure, WWE put a few under carders who weren't worth much on the brand, as well as underrated guys like Regal who could help future guys. But at the end of the day, ECW was about creating stars of the future.
Even though Christian was essentially the face of the brand, at the end of the day, the main focus was on the guys like CM Punk, The Miz, and even Ezekiel Jackson who were that brand's ultimate focal points. So in that ways, ECW was still true to the promotion it once new. I get that the lack of Extreme Rules matches and lack of veterans kind of watered it down, but even still, I think that when you look at it for what it was... and take another look at it without the Rose colored goggles on, you can see that at the end of the day, WWE's ECW was a great step in the right direction.
