[Official] What I would do to save ECW Thread.

[BlackHoleCradleShock]

One thing I'd like to see with ECW,
is have the originals be HEEL and the New Breed FACE.

For the most, the New Breed is getting over with a lot of fans, including me,
and a lot of people are booing the older ECW wrestlers.

Put two and two together,
I think it just might work out.

 

[EXTREME01]

Ok this is wot i wud do with the new "ECW". first of all ECW isn't a brand its a company so it cud be a branch of WWE (sadly).

Get rid of striker, burke, cor von, boogeyman and the Miz (WTF). ECW has Nitro who in my eyes has so much potential he wud be a great superstar to come. I wud like to see the originals not get jobbed its horrible. I agree have a two hour show but then ECW wud need a bigger roster.

Its good to see that Kevin Thorn has got better since leaving that crappy new breed rubbish. take sandman off raw and back on ECW, Sabu shouldn't have left. Basically make the ECW originals EXTREME AGAIN. sure not every match back then was hardcore but when it was it was fuckin extreme. now all u see is sumone goin through a table or hit with a chair...plz we've seen that before make it extreme it isn't EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FOR NO REASON.

P.S bring back the ECW televison title and the ECW tag title. and also Little Guido "WHERE IS MY PIZZA!?!"

 

[dontgetitwisted47]

ecw could use some more belt and more wrestlers to get a tag team division going oh yeah and definitley get some more extreme rules matches if they get those back i might actually want to watch ecw

 

[BlackHoleCradleShock]

Ok this is wot i wud do with the new "ECW". first of all ECW isn't a brand its a company so it cud be a branch of WWE (sadly).

Get rid of striker, burke, cor von, boogeyman and the Miz (WTF). ECW has Nitro who in my eyes has so much potential he wud be a great superstar to come. I wud like to see the originals not get jobbed its horrible. I agree have a two hour show but then ECW wud need a bigger roster.

Its good to see that Kevin Thorn has got better since leaving that crappy new breed rubbish. take sandman off raw and back on ECW, Sabu shouldn't have left. Basically make the ECW originals EXTREME AGAIN. sure not every match back then was hardcore but when it was it was fuckin extreme. now all u see is sumone goin through a table or hit with a chair...plz we've seen that before make it extreme it isn't EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FOR NO REASON.

P.S bring back the ECW televison title and the ECW tag title. and also Little Guido "WHERE IS MY PIZZA!?!"

Even though it's called ECW in reality it should be called WW-ECW.
That's how it's always going to be from here out sadly.

I can understand you saying get rid of Miz and Boogeyman,
but why Cor Von and Striker?!

Sure the whole new breed thing is lame,
but they have a ton of potential.

If you've ever seen any of Cor Vons matches and promo's from TNA,
you should know what I mean.
The man has plenty of athletic skill and in ring ability,
plus he can do magic with a mic.
With the right gimmick/character he could really go far.

I feel Matt Striker is the same way,
I love watching him wrestle when they allow him to perform.
Plus he's so good at being a bad heel and making fans hate him.
Kindof reminds me of Edge or Randy Orton.

The bigger roster and extended show time would help a ton,
no arguments there.

I also agree that Sandman and Sabu should've stayed,
but I appreciate them bringing in younger talent.
Mixing it up like that can be a really good thing.

And my god does it need to be Extreme.
Not stupid crap like Wrestling Society-X
But just good hearty extreme matches,
not just a bunch of guys hitting each other with chairs,
but actual presentations of skill,character, dedication, and pain.

Johnny Nitro as the Champ is one of the best moves they've made in recent history,
I hope they can do a lot with him as the champ.

 

[stormcradledriver]

ECW ended in 2001. This so called WWE reincarnation called Extreme Championship Wrestling is exactly that. It's just another Raw/Smackdown that's dumbed down for a wider audience, not the true, specific Hardcore fans. The ORIGINAL ECW was made for small arenas like the Bingo Hall in South Philly and the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. They put over new talent now, but barely put over the old talent which they could easily do just as well. I guess the WWE doesn't see people like Dreamer and Mahoney and Sandman as wrestlers the fans could get behind. The original ECW did that just fine, with new talent like Simon Diamond and when Mike Awesome showed up on the scene to face Tanaka and Taz. There was more passion put into the wrestling. Even the wrestling was better, even if there were no weapons in the matches, which happened a lot. ECW has been gone since 2001 and that's the way it's going to stay. It doesn't need to be saved theoretically because the WWE is pulling in ratings for Sci Fi and revenue from sales that it doesn't matter if the product is bad or not.
Johnny Nitro is a major talent that just needs to do more in the ring. His match with Cena on Tuesday was so slow I almost fell asleep. He's way more athletic than that as we saw when he was on Tough Enough III and one of the Tough Enough II semi-finalists. But I think he can do it.
They need to bring back the Tag Division to ECW. Remember that the ECW tag division brought out major talent like Public Enemy, The Eliminators, RVD and Sabu, Nova and Chris Chetti, Danny Doring and Roadkill, and most famously the Dudley Boyz, and of course other great teams I cannot remember. Great tag team wrestling is great wrestling.
And get rid of Extreme Expose. Replace it with Dreamer piledriving Francine with her boob popping out. Or at least something of that sorts. ECW should be a rated MA show.
But it will never be like that. And it doesn't have to be like the old ECW, but it shouldn't insult the loyal fans either.

 

[MichaelK]

Ok Um first off, Id bring back Sandman, Sabu and RVD.Take Raven from TNA.
Bring Val Venis and some other sucky wrestlers in and change it to 2 hours so we can enjoy it more.Its better off as a promo show Lol.

Oh and also, They should put me in charge of those stupid storylines, I'd change em and make em so good, the fans wont be dissapointed.

 

[joshob]

they shud bring in newer talent that arent being watered down....i watch cm punk on old ROH dvds and see that today is just a watered down versoin...he was also great wif mic skills which i hav yet to hear....they hav new wrestlers signed like colt cabana among names...bring him in but dont water him down make it a trainin ground for raw (it kills me to say that but its true) let the stars showcase why they deserve to be here....

bring back small venues i miss the feel ov when u wud see the first few rows standing not quietly seated.....

bring in the tv title....not tag titles unless they get 2 hour time slot...or if they hav to put an hour on wwe.com

make every match extreme rules....

show technical wrestling and also hardcore...the old ecw gave the fans a mix making u appreciate it more

bring back heyman and giv him creative control....he made it what it is in the first place

get rid ov tazz on commentary........ joey styles was amazing by himself "OH MY GOD!!!"

move sandman back from raw

bring in star power old names....no old wwe or wcw but ecw....jericho, the dudleys, masato tanaka to name a few

 

[Batista-Y2JW?]

okay now that the spammers had their word ill reply to what this topic realy is about how to save ecw ok here it goes

at the great american bash its nitro vs punk when punk makes the pinn a mystery guy comes out with a blue! together with paul bearer mask with the entrance song frozen- within temptation he comes out beat the crap out of punk with a chair then goes after nitro beats nitro to grabs the title and throws it at nitro he leaves bearer grabs the mic and says this is thne new lord of the frozen dark blablabla and warns his former proteges taker and kane

next ecw show first shit match corvon vs big daddy v frost comes out (i just named him frost) and demolishes them both grabs the mic and says nobody is save for the winter and leaves the crowd loudly cheers (duhhh!!! a new king has been born)

tazz says who is this guy blablabla and then arranges security for the wrestlesrs backstage they talk who this guy is and punk and nitro is up next
( for contention for nitro,s title)
punk comes out with his o so speed metal music and then nitro in a suite he says he doesnt want to wrestle with a maniac in the building then frost comes out with a chair (finnaly some extreme stuff!!) and hits nitro grabs the title puts it around it waist and goes to punk the crowd cheer punk punk but punk gets beaten frost says this title belongs to me the crowd boos and goes away styles says is this possible and tazz commen ts since there is no gm he can do anything he wants the camera follows frost as he walks to the ecw locker room most of the wrestlers run away but striker cor von and burke stay frost gets caught off guard by big daddy who hits frost with a trashcan
but he soon takes control of the situation and destroys them all and smiles
backstage shane talks to stone cold on the phone apoints stone cold as the new gm of ecw the crowd cheers very loud and backstage punk and nitro agree to an aliance to get the title back and then they both wrestle eachother for it end of ecw dudes finnish this storyline plz and it good ?

 

[joshob]

to save ecw they need to bring back the smaller venues...this made it feel more to watch as true fans were there not ones that stayed after smackdown taped.....hey need tag titles and a tv title to keep the rest of the locker room in it and not just 2 ppl goin for a title while the rest sit around.....they shud stop sending former raw and smackdown ppl there and make talent out ov the rookies.....make matches longer and let them go like they can not watered down matches...bring back the hardcore style not extreme rules matches ...but sadly wif vince in charge ov what happenes we r gonna b stuck wif this "ECW"

 

[Ticked Off Texan]

It's simple if you want to save ECW you've gotta make it like it was back in the old days. Barbed Wire, Chairs, Tables, Baseball bats ... any weapon you can imagine, and it's all gotta be "legal" in every match. Just look back at ONS 2005, lose the WWE invasion shit and that's how ECW should be.

 

[bsmooth9]

I like the idea of having someone come down at the great american bash andbeat up punk and nitro. But i think it should be Rhyno he was great in ECW and if i remember correctly he was the champ when it went out of buisness so you would be bringing back one of the originals but also an awsome wrestler who can go hardcore when he needs to.But i really would like to see more hardcore matches and whre is the Big Show? when he was there it was better than it is now.

 

[kieran_devlin]

Have Extreme Rules for every match is a good idea but just reverse the current singles to Extreme rules ratio I mean like instead of having Extreme rules sometimes have it most of the time and keep singles for feuds and certain/some title matches.

Make ECW a different product, keep developmental in mind as that was what the old ECW was about in my opinion.

You could have it before Smackdown so its not just left over Smackdown Fans attending.

ECW should have a GM and a mid card title it would be less important than the US title and the Intercontinental title but a good starting point for guys like Burke.

ECW should be IMO about pure wrestling and Character. A really realistic product.

1 and a half hour show coz then you could dedicate the extra time to Promo and character build up and intro a ECW tag title.

Then 2 hours and intro a Mid Card belt either Television Title or Mid Card Hardcore Title when it starts to get popular.

Bring back Sabu apologise and give him what ever it was he wanted, less hours or a title run (i dont know why he left except new ECW sux) because things would improve i guess that make him happy. Have Sabu Team up with someone like Sandman, I guess Sabus wrestling ability combined with Sandmans character would work.

Have Dudley Brothers come to ECW when there contract for TNA runs out. Have them in a rivalry with the new breed (Burke and Cor Von) then have them fight Sabu/Sandman alliance for the ECW tag Belts.

Have Dreamer annihilate this Morrison joke of a Wrestler in an extreme cage match. Then bring back Rhino as he hasn't been getting title runs in TNA latley and have him in a rivalry with Dreamer over the ECW Title which Rhino wins.

Then Dreamer decides to help mentor a team to win the ECW tag Belts and he help them to victory during matched using weapons and teaching them moves, we could see some cool footage of Dreamer teaching this tag team in a gym and then have him saying why he decided to help them. I dont know who the team could be tho, could be a way to intro a new tag team.

To showcase the Younger talent hold a tournament like the super x cup and the winner gets a shot at a title of his choice on ECW, each week would feature a tournament match and then the final would be held at ECW one night stand or a PPV.

Bring in Booker T for a title reign after Rhino is done with Dreamer, he could show the younger guys how to wrestle and he could bring back his old Booker T character.

Then after a hard fought battle with Rhino the originals earn Booker Ts respect and he teams up with one of them prolly Balls that would be funny to see in backstage promos and interviews. He fights the tag champs wins the belts from them and fights the new breed and the Dudlys in a cool rivalry culminating in a hell in a cell tag team triple threat for the belts.

Have the originals decide to help out Boogeyman and take out Big Vis in a Handicap match, then coz Big Vis is taken out send Boogeyman after Striker, Striker gets beat by submission by Boogeyman and leaves the brand to go to Smackdown or Heat to escape the humiliation of being beaten by Boogeyman.

Chavo challanges Raw to send one guy and ECW to send one guy to beat him in a challenge to defend his title. Raw sends Super Crazy and ECW sends Miz, that gets them to the only show which would be useful for them.

Could even do a thing where Rey Mysterio wins a battle royal as Smackdowns pick and gets a shot at the ECW title.

I could list so many good rivalry's and suggestions for ECW tell me if you think my ideas are good or not plz.

 

[raveng13]

I was thinking that a good idea to help ECW and the Cruiserweight division in general is to move that division to ECW. Also, give them the freedom to have matches longer than five minutes and do what they want in the ring.

This would make the show more exciting than seeing the same 8 wrestlers on the ECW roster over and over again, week after week!
BTW: ECW needs more on the roster

Also, make feuds last, not just month to month. And when they last, don't have CM Punk vs Johnny Nitro for the title be the ECW main event at every PPV which the WWE does sometimes with other stars. Make the feud interesting!

To help out other stars, here we go...
Kevin Thorn: bloodbaths, domination and the like. He's a good wrestler and needs to be a dark monster.
Marcus Cor Von: Sucks in the ring, but you can't deny the power of the pounce.
Elijah Burke: Can easily be one of the best heels (maybe even faces) in ECW. Keep him on tv.
Big Daddy V: Put a shirt on him and you may have something.
Boogeyman: FIRE HIM!
The Miz: Send him back to wrestling school.
Cruiserweights: Don't let Hornswoggle in, whatever you do, for the love of God!
Extreme Expose: Keep them doing what they do.
Stevie Richards: Jobber

Also, hire about 10 more wrestlers. The ECW roster is kinda' dry. Maybe bringing in the Hart Foundation would help (Teddy Hart, Naddie Neidhart, Harry Smith and whomever they have in the Florida territory). Good wrestlers there.
Heck, throw in Ted Dibiase, Jr., and you'd have such a heel stable right there.

Lastly, don't let Vince have the final say on all his shows. He can be the main man, but he needs teams running each show, not him running everything. Micromanaging is a bad idea!

CM Punk: Push the crap outta' him!

Bring in faces from the indie's like ECW used to, none of this repackaging old wrestlers crap. ECW is fresh and now, so keep it that way!

Lastly, maybe throw in some Extreme Rules matches with actual Wrestlers, not just crappy brawlers. Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guererro and others had awesome extreme rules matches involving tables and chairs and dives into the crowd!

 

[Sparky]

to save E.C.W they need to bring back all of the originals that have left R.V.D Sabu Raven ETC. they also need another belt the hardcore championship would be an excelent idea but that means they need to have hardcore matches so that wont happen. they need to have some actual hardcore matches to make it more enjoyable. if they dont do something like that they either need to change the name and make it more like heat or scrap it completley

 

[White_Machismo]

First i would hire about 5 more good wrestlers maybe some jobbers on the other shows and give them pushes i mean it cant really hurt the show much i would have a another singles title like the IC or U.s Title maybe bring back the hardcore or ECW T.V title or somthing I would have the 4 Main Eventers Be Morrison,Punk,Burke,and maybe somebody like Benjiman from raw because is matches and talent are underrated becuase he look is so bland i would fire Thorn and first of all before i even got started i would had have Miz Go back to OVW for a long time would maybe have a all extreme Rules Matches some Episodes or Throw in some ladder or cage matches sometimes i would bring in a GM so it would have some more charcter to it I would make him a heel. Like Shane Mcmahon and maybe put him in some crazy bloody matches with Big daddy v seeing how he loves to fight HUGE guys like Big show, and kane and maybe put on some actully good mat wrestling matches and stead of brwalers who riskies move is a horrible lookin suplex. Defintlay get rid of Boogeyman and Balls Mahoney (il probaly get cut down on that but he dont get any respect anyways so it would be like a mercy firing. And thats would i would do to save Ecw.

 

[bigstu554]

First off, the old ECW is dead. It's never coming back. Deal with it. "They should bring back orginals like RVD Sabu etc cuz they were awesome and the new ECW suxs!!1!1" is not a solution. The originals aren't coming back. Ever.


I actually think ECW is on an okay course right now. Morrison, Dreamer, Punk, and Burke are a good core. When Cor Von comes back, he can join them. Thorn's okay. Stevie Richards puts on a good match. I really believe the Miz could develop into an okay heel. Big Daddy V would be fine if he had a shirt. It's only an hour-long show, so they don't need a lot of guys.

So I don't think the ECW needs "saving." They should bring a few more young guys up when they're ready and eventually retire guys like Balls Mahoney. I would also like to see a few more extreme rules matches. But all in all? ECW is doing fine right now.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

I wouldn't. I'd merge ECW with Smackdown and Raw, and since their roster is so small, I'll say what I'll do for each guy, too:

Big Daddy V: Smackdown has enough big men (Kane, Undertaker, Henry, Khali, Batista) so I'd put him on Raw, midcard, not in the spotlight since there are better performers. Just for a switch up, I'd make him a face for a little while.

The Boogeyman: Back to Smackdown. Lower part of the midcard gunning for US title, but I wouldn't think of giving it to him yet.

Elijah Burke: Raw so he can go for the Intercontinental title and feud with the likes of Jeff Hardy and whatnot.

Tommy Dreamer: Smackdown, probably, as a filler wrestler for something fun every so often, like how Sandman is used on Raw.

Balls Mahoney: Jobber on either one, don't care.

The Miz: Back to Smackdown just so he can only bother himself with the Cruiserweight division. Truthfully, though, I'd fire him lol.

John Morrison: Either show, top of the midcard.

Nunzio: If they're so bent on keeping Santino, make him team up with him and become an Italian tag team. They're lacking in tag teams severely, and they wouldn't need to be in the spotlight, just gives a team like Deuce & Domino to go against every so often.

CM Punk: I wish he was on Smackdown already so he could've been given the belt over Khali and then Taker could get it back when he returns. Undertaker definitely deserves that long title reign over anybody, but CM Punk is an impressive and entertaining wrestler.

Stevie Richards: Put him with the likes of Super Crazy and whatnot.

Kevin Thorn: Midcard on either show.

Marcus Cor Von: Midcard on either show.



Basically, I'd have a totally reformatted draft, where everyone goes back to being without a designated brand, and you can start fresh to balance out both shows with the right number of top draws, midcarders, jobbers, and gimmicks.

 

[mikeRC]

I'd do whatever it took to get RVD back ie give him a title, a rest from wrestling when he wants and more money.

i'd give the Alpha male more promos because i enjoyed his TNA promos.

i'd get more talent onto the show maybe jeff hardy because i think he could go main event in ECW and then move onto another brand. Jerry Lynn just left TNA and he is an origional so i think he'd do well in ECW. Jack Evans or Matt Sydel would be great in ECW. D'Lo Brown could also be good. The morale in the TNA locker room is low and so i think trying to get people over might be a good idea .Samoa Joe has talked about leaving TNA and this probably sounds like the most unlikely thing in the world but he'd be gold in ECW.

Get rid of the Miz,Matt Striker,nunzio, Viscera and extreme expose

bring back the TV title but that might mean giving ECW another half hour of air time and give that to kevin thorn so that he could get a push.

make an extreme rules match thats soo violent it'll keep the crowd satisfied for a while maybe a barbed wire rope match or put someone through a flaming table.

get better promos, get promos that are taking shots at TNA kinda like austin did in ECW.

give the ECW title to tommy dreamer. ECW should have an origional with the title again.

this would only make up for what has happened to ECW. it would still take much more to fix it

 

[CoreyDavis]

I say stop traveling ECW and put it back home and use it as a upper level feeder corp. Travel it around like they did back in 1999-2000, but keep it home for the weekly show and build characters that move on toward Smackdown and Raw in the future as well as maintaining roles of past established ECW legends.

 

[ocelot4]

fixing WWECW is not easy but it isn't hard
> get rid of all the talentless big men. moreso than the presentation, the fact that the show is dominated by musclemen makes ECW seem like third rate Raw. Big Daddy V, Boogeyman,, those guys gone
> stop taping with SMackdown. having the same arena s Smackdown just makes ECW seem like Velocity, like it isn't important enough to get it's own arena. thats the message it sends to us.
> tape TV in ECW stronghold. tape a month at Hammerstein or New Alhambra(ECW arena). the guranteed rabid crowd will make viewers want to be part of it and got to the shows, which leads to
> start promoting house shows. in the old days, ECW house shows were the best part. i'm not saying do it just like the old days, but a house show should be easy. no angles or storylines to get over, just bust your ass and give the fans a great time
> stop going on WWE PPV's. the fact that ECW matches are on WWE PPV's when Taz and Styles acknowledge there WWE PPV's make it seem like ECW is sanctioned by WWE, which it is, but there is no need to tell people that. each brand in WWE, let alone ECW, should answer to no one.
> push the young guys. make it look like ECW is the place where all the up and comers in wrestling compete, and if you don't tune in, you're missing the rise of the new generation,
> change the presentation. change where the announce booth is. change where the wrestlers enter. just make ECW look different than Raw.
> diversify the program. dont just have all hardcore, or all technical, or all lucha matches. have all 3. do promos from different aras of the arena. make it look to people like they aren't seeing the same program every night. also, it gives every type of fan something to sink into.
> make feuds important. the best feud i have ever experienced is Joe vs. Punk. it is what those 2 men are judged on now every time they compete. ECW needs a feud like this. one that defines the whole promotion and what it is about. Punk vs. Colt Cabana (in OVW) would seem like a good idea
> tag titles. without them, ECW feels incomplete. think about it, whenever there has been a boom, tag team wrestling was good. no coincedence.
this is what i can think of, but i think it would work

 

[mochalman]

very good points, why even tape tho? imo everything should be live. other than that. make each show different from the rest, stop making everything look similar. they arent all called raw so dont make the look like raw!

 

[Rokitka]

I wouldn't. I'd merge ECW with Smackdown and Raw, and since their roster is so small, I'll say what I'll do for each guy, too:

Big Daddy V: Smackdown has enough big men (Kane, Undertaker, Henry, Khali, Batista) so I'd put him on Raw, midcard, not in the spotlight since there are better performers. Just for a switch up, I'd make him a face for a little while.

The Boogeyman: Back to Smackdown. Lower part of the midcard gunning for US title, but I wouldn't think of giving it to him yet.

Elijah Burke: Raw so he can go for the Intercontinental title and feud with the likes of Jeff Hardy and whatnot.

Tommy Dreamer: Smackdown, probably, as a filler wrestler for something fun every so often, like how Sandman is used on Raw.

Balls Mahoney: Jobber on either one, don't care.

The Miz: Back to Smackdown just so he can only bother himself with the Cruiserweight division. Truthfully, though, I'd fire him lol.

John Morrison: Either show, top of the midcard.

Nunzio: If they're so bent on keeping Santino, make him team up with him and become an Italian tag team. They're lacking in tag teams severely, and they wouldn't need to be in the spotlight, just gives a team like Deuce & Domino to go against every so often.

CM Punk: I wish he was on Smackdown already so he could've been given the belt over Khali and then Taker could get it back when he returns. Undertaker definitely deserves that long title reign over anybody, but CM Punk is an impressive and entertaining wrestler.

Stevie Richards: Put him with the likes of Super Crazy and whatnot.

Kevin Thorn: Midcard on either show.

Marcus Cor Von: Midcard on either show.



Basically, I'd have a totally reformatted draft, where everyone goes back to being without a designated brand, and you can start fresh to balance out both shows with the right number of top draws, midcarders, jobbers, and gimmicks.

So basically bury everyone? Good idea.


I think ECW is doing fine where they are. I think they could improve creatively speaking, give us an actual storyline other than just the ECW title and the way overused Battle of the Monsters. But I like CM Punk and Morrison as the top guys, Morrison has alot of the traits of a young Shawn Michaels. So I don't really feel that its the roster that makes ECW the C show, but they need to improve creatively

 

[jman314]

I personally like ECW the way it is, but if i had to change it, i would extend it to 2 hours instead of one. Hold another draft specificaly for ECW to get younger up and comer stars like Cody Rhodes (who i believe could be a great wrestler, but not to the extent of his dad), and some in-ring veterens, and crowd pleasers like Matt and Jeff Hardy (maybe tag team, but more singles). Next you have to bring back the TV Title and the Tag Titles, and for the hell of it the Hardcore Title (to counter-act the Cruiserwieght and Womens). Make more special matches; hell in a cell, first blood, iron man, last man standing. The WWE itself in all brands and PPV's need more matches like this instead of "ooh did he kick out or not?!?!", and get back to the ladder matches where they had to reach out with there whole body for a title and having tens of thousands gasping because it was the greatest thing they've seen in years. We need to start demand better Shows all around. Thats just my two cents.

 

[JGallops77]

Here's what I think they should do to save ECW.

First off, move the Cruiserweight Championship to ECW, and rename it the Television Championship. It's such a small title on Smackdown, that nobody would miss it. Bring most of the cruiserweights to ECW, the ones who could actually be used like Noble, Helms, and Chavo. Use the rest as enhancement superstars, a.k.a. jobbers.

Second, have ECW tour on its own in smaller venues. Give it the real ECW feel. No pyros, no special effects other than lighting, and maybe smoke at the most.

Third, make it all extreme rules. Just limit the big spots. Have bigger spots in the matches where you can, and in the main event matches, make the big spots a once in a while thing, just make it all extreme, like it should be. That's what made ECW great was the ability of the wrestlers to do whatever they wanted in a match without a disqualification looming.

Fourth, have one or two bigger stars in ECW at the most. Use it mainly as a step above OVW, to see if these guys are ready for the big time because the ECW crowd is far more harsh than the typical WWE crowd. The roster I'd likely have on ECW would be:

CM Punk
Elijah Burke
John Morrison
Sandman
Tommy Dreamer
Kevin Thorn
Jamie Noble
Gregory Helms
Chavo Guerrero
Jeff Hardy
Big Daddy V
Marcus Cor Von
Matt Striker
Cody Rhodes
The Major Brothers
Shelton Benjamin
Super Crazy

Plus, when their contracts are up with TNA, The Dudley Boyz.

Fifth, after this roster is set, with the Dudleys added, add on a tag team title. Tag matches in ECW form can be very entertaining. Especially with the Dudleys in the match.

Sixth, give ECW its own PPVs every couple of months, so it can showcase its stuff the way it should instead of having the one ECW match on regular WWE ppvs. For the PPVs, have them in the smaller arenas, but bigger than the normal venues. Mainly the arenas used for ECW, Smackdown, and RAW on a weekly basis, and not the big places like MSG.

Seventh, give Paul Heyman 100% control of ECW, with Vince McMahon simply being the finnancial backer of ECW. If guys are really over in ECW, then give them the chance to move up, but don't mess with the roster on a monthly basis. Heyman would push the right stars as well. He'd look for more technical matches with guys who can do them, and hardcore matches with ECW originals. Guys like Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison, CM Punk, and Elijah Burke could lead this style, being able to get over with their moves, not the weapons. Guys like Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and Jeff Hardy, while not as good techically, would be fantastic in matches with the big spots. Obviously, the guys like Benjamin, Morrison, Punk, and Burke could go either way, and would be very entertaining to say the least, all fueding over the ECW Title.

Eighth, give ECW an extra hour to promote the show more. I'm sure Sci-Fi can spare another hour. Have it run 9-11 like raw does, only on Tuesdays. Obviously, wait and see how the brand is run under these new guidelines before adding a second hour.

Ninth, tape the shows, but only until you see how they are going. If they look like they can be done live, let them be live. But taped shows aren't a big deal. Tape it in the smaller venues and it'll be fine.

Finally, tenth. Get real music for the wrestlers, like ECW had. Especially for Sandman, Dreamer, etc. The stock music WWE uses for these guys is horrible. Give them a real song. Getting the rights to it wouldn't be too expensive, considering Heyman was able to do it with his budget.

 

[kieran_devlin]

If only the ideas on the forums became true ah well!

Id like to see some variety on the show and some more stipulation match ups, at least 3 tag teams and some more originals or even just some more main eventer for varied feuds.

Id like to see Sandman win the title in a extreme rules match up and he could use his cane and win with his finisher, hed have to lose it in a match hes crap in like a submission as hes not a very technical guy so maybe Burke or CM Punk could win in this type of match.

You get my point only make them win in matches they excel in for example put Dreamer in a tables match and have him piledriver Balls through a table. Have Balls defeat Cor Von in a Falls count anywhere match that could go backstage.

See what i mean Cor Von excels in single match due to his ability but would get beat by Sandman in exteme rules. Just have variety on the show and don't push someone like Big Daddy V over Balls who clearly excels in Extreme Rules.

Lots of the originals still wrestle so id bring them back to ECW to finish their careers on a high. I love originals they are what ECW needs its only
Punk
Dreamer
Morrison
Cor Von
Burke

who make up that whole show so its gonna need more main eventers and a mid card title get rid of those MAD MONSTERS like Snitsky and Big Daddy V its not a TRAINING GROUND FOR FATTIES AND HUGE MONSTERS.

ECW SHOULD BE ABOUT WRESTLING PURE TECHNICAL ABILITY AND HARDCORE ACTION
ECW is a show for new talent but its also about main eventers and a different style to RAW and Smackdown. It should have hardcore and ability as a mix maybe Dlo Brown could fit in and make Top guys fight for the ECW title and mid card new guys for ECW tv Title or Hardcore or both

For crying out loud ECW is not OVW mark 2.