I take it John Cena is not too popular? or is he SO popular people are sick of him?
I think that may be the problem with Cena...he's too popular with a certain demographic.
I like Cena...not a whole lot, but for the most part I think he's alright. Great on the mic...tempid skills.
Will someone please put in a call to Fonzie, so we don't have to hear RVD struggle on the mic anymore?
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
its a possibility since RVD is gonna be scheduled to be part of the ECW roster
here is an updated roster for ECW
Axl Rotten
Balls Mahoney
C.W. Anderson
Danny Doring
Francine
Jazz
Kurt Angle
Paul Heyman
Rob Van Dam
Sabu
Sandman
Tazz
Terry Funk
Tommy Dreamer
Tony Mamaluke
Angle!!!! WTF!!!!! Keep him away from the ECW.......where's RoadKill????
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
Angle!!!! WTF!!!!! Keep him away from the ECW.......where's RoadKill????
WWE are having trouble signing some of the rest I assume..
Angle hah..very weird choice considering the fact that he is never 100% fit.
I would have rather seen Benoit join the ECW brand or maybe even Finlay.
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Angle!!!! WTF!!!!! Keep him away from the ECW.......where's RoadKill????
I disagree. I think Angle will help elevate this new ECW brand. He's a great working and fantastic on the mic.
The irony of Angle being part of ECW is funny though.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
The irony of Angle being part of ECW is funny though.
PBM
lol true...I remember he appeared on ECW before he signed for the WWF.
just read a spoiler...Sabu vs Rey Mysterio for ECW ONS 2
I hope Sabu recovers 100% for this one..I thought his match with Samoa Joe recently was pretty bad cos he was too injured to do anything.
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I'm trying to figure out if Vince will let the ECW guys go balls-out or if he'll contain their moves.
If he does that, this new brand will fail.
ECW isn't suppose to be polished or organized. It's Raw. No pun.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
I'm trying to figure out if Vince will let the ECW guys go balls-out or if he'll contain their moves.
If he does that, this new brand will fail.
ECW isn't suppose to be polished or organized. It's Raw. No pun.
PBM
I hope not..I remember Vince saying he isnt gonna get involved in ECW cept for the financial part of it.
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I hope not..I remember Vince saying he isnt gonna get involved in ECW cept for the financial part of it.
The man loves hearing himself talk. The backstage stuff he does will all the girls is stupid.
I've never seen a man so full of himself.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
The man loves hearing himself talk. The backstage stuff he does will all the girls is stupid.
I've never seen a man so full of himself.
PBM
argh yes..those segments with that horribly overrated Candice Michelle..
It's a good thing that Raw somewhat has a temporary GM or something now..maybe Vince's airtime will decrease
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I'm trying to figure out if Vince will let the ECW guys go balls-out or if he'll contain their moves.
If he does that, this new brand will fail.
ECW isn't suppose to be polished or organized. It's Raw. No pun.
PBM
Amen, Brother PBM, amen.............
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
just read that Rhino might be jumping back to the WWE ship to be part of the ECW thing...
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Is Tazz going to wrestle or just work the mic?? Anybody heard anything? Any word on Joey Styles??
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
Is Tazz going to wrestle or just work the mic?? Anybody heard anything? Any word on Joey Styles??
I think Tazz will be a commentator..not sure aboot Joey..he should be there too.
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oh ok..I rather see Tazz wrestle than commentate too though I thought Tazz couldnt wrestle anymore.
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It was reported on ECW.com that all contracted Raw and Smackdown wrestlers have been informed that they are free to jump to ECW if they desire. Matt Hardy, Nunzio and Super Crazy are the most likely WWE wrestlers to shift brands
good choice for the 3 of them.
Matt Hardy in ECW..that should suit him pretty well.
I hope Nunzio does go to ECW...WWE is wasting him with that stupid cross dressing angle with Vito.
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I would love to see some shows of ECW, sadly i can only tune WWE *arghh*
Does anybody now where Chris Jehrico is? Is he still playing with his band?
Yep Chris Jericho is playing with his band.Should be back next year.
Sadly,Kurt Angle is going to ECW because of the deterioration of his neck.He'll only be doing one show a week with ECW.I hate to say it,but it looks like Kurt's coming towards the end of his career.
It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Three matches for the WWE vs. ECW Head to Head special have been confirmed. The matches, which can be seen live this Wednesday on USA Network at 9/8 CT, are as follows:
WWE Champion John Cena vs. Sabu
In a battle of brawling specialists, RAW’s John Cena will get a taste of the extreme atmosphere when he takes on ECW legend Sabu in one-on-one action.
World Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Rob Van Dam
SmackDown’s Rey Mysterio will engage in high-risk combat with Mr. Money in the Bank Rob Van Dam as both men attempt to build momentum heading into One Night Stand.
20-Man Battle Royal – WWE vs. ECW
Mick Foley, Edge, Big Show, Mark Henry, Carlito and Shelton Benjamin are just some of the Superstars that will represent WWE in the 20-man Battle Royal. Team ECW will be represented by Kurt Angle, Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, Al Snow and more as WWE and ECW battle for the first time in this type of environment.
Momentum and bragging rights will be on the line as WWE and ECW go head to head just four days before One Night Stand. Don't miss WWE vs. ECW Head to Head Wednesday on USA Network at 9/8 CT.
Sabu vs Cena?! lol..I hope Sabu shows Cena what's hardcore..
RVD vs Rey might actually be a pretty entertaining match too.
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Mike Johnson posted a very interesting read about the rebirth of ECW at http://www.pwinsider.com earlier today.
Basically, he said that WWE has already dropped the ball with this brand.
I agree with many of his points.
This PPV seems flat...no hype going into it.
I'm not quite sure that this is the revival we were looking for.
Let's hope for the best.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
ECW ONS 2 feels more like a WWE PPV...not too many ECW guys participating in it..pretty crappy card
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Wrestling these days feels like the alternate 1985 from Back to the Future 2.
Biff Tannan owns everything and it chaos everywhere.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
Wrestling these days feels like the alternate 1985 from Back to the Future 2.
Biff Tannan owns everything and it chaos everywhere.
PBM
3 letters TNA is the best wrestling out there today unless this new ECW is going to be better then its going to be a sad next 10 years for wrestling fans
Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
3 letters TNA is the best wrestling out there today unless this new ECW is going to be better then its going to be a sad next 10 years for wrestling fans
Couple things I don't like about TNA:
1. No live show. Taped shows just aren't exciting as live ones
2. Storylines are sometimes flat. TNA reminds me of late 80's NWA
However, I agree the wrestling is fantastic.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
1. No live show. Taped shows just aren't exciting as live ones
2. Storylines are sometimes flat. TNA reminds me of late 80's NWA
However, I agree the wrestling is fantastic.
PBM
yes they have to start having live shows and make then 2 hours. also have the ppv in different parts of the country make the brand get notice more use. storylines are flat for the most part except the sting one was pretty good. great artcle about the new ECW on pwi the writer is right, they should look for new talent instead of bringing out the old ECW wrestlers.
Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
Raw has been bad for some time. Last nights was the worst I have evr seen.
I watched the first 20 minutes and the last 10. Even the ECW stuff was weak.
Vince and Triple H have caused the downfall of wrestling as we know it.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
It's late September 1998. WCW is still king of the ratings, but my friends and i had gone back to watching more WWF than WCW since (lol) "The Baddest Man in the World" Mike Tyson teamed with D-X. We hit two RAWs in a row. The live one on Monday night was the one where Austin drove the zamboni out to the ring and beat the shit out of Vince. To this day i've not been to a wrestling event, concert, or sporting event that matches that crowd's enthusiasm that night.
The next night is the taping for the next Monday's RAW. This was the first "Mr. Socko" as per WWE flashbacks, yet that material must have been taped later in the week, cause it was new to us when RAW hit the air 6 days later. Edge made his through-the-crowd entrance in our section and we all got to pat him on the shoulder, arm, or back on his way to the ring. Needless to say, the five of us were beyond psyched from this two night stint.
We're driving around after the show, not sure where to go, but too psyched to go home. Someone wants to eat, we're all hungry...naturally, Denny's is the only place open. There's about a 10 minute wait for a table so we're chilling in the little waiting area by the door on the booth benches.
I remember I'm lookin' down, elbows on knees, and my friend's eyes go wide. He points towards the register. "That's Edge and Val Venis!"
There is no way I'm falling for this. "Yeah, right."
"No, it really is! Look!"
I skeptcally turn and, damn, there they both are paying at the register. Now we're all like, "Holy shit, holy shit" We knew we had to say something to em. They were paying and heading out, so we thought we'd say our "Hi's" in the parking lot.
My friend always had a camcorder in his trunk...this is too perfect an opprotunity; we have to get us on tape with em.
They come out and we kind of swarm em saying "hi's" and introducing ourselves and complimenting them on the past couple shows. They have a friend with them it looks like; a guy considerably smaller than them and shorter than some of us. Edge says, "That's Rey Mysterio, " but we know he's not, and figure he's probably some techie or roadie for the WWF.
My friend get's his camcorder and we ask them if they minded taking a quick video of us with them. They agree and we're psyched. Could you blame us? This was each of their 'rookie years' in the WWF, and say what you want about Venis now, but back then he was blowing up.
But wait...there's a small problem. We all want to be in the video and no one wants to hold the camera. We're all talking over each other, each giving everyone their reason why they CAN'T hold the camera... none of us listening to each other. I think we all start hinting to the roadie that 'maybe he could do it if he didn't mind'. Finally he takes the camera and we all gather round. I'm tellin' you...the second that red recording light came on, the wrestlers were in character.
Val Venis: "Well, well, well. It's the whole gang along with the big Valbowski and Edge outside in the Denny's parking lot"
My friend jumps in here: "We came, we saw...and what'd we do, Val??"
Val (doing that 'hand' motion he'd do): "We came again!"
So now we're beyond psyched. Someone swears and Val actually berates them for it on camera. "Watch your language. You kiss your mother with that mouth?" Funny shit. We go inside and get our table, camcorder in hand and ready to relive it.
The guys next to us were cool. They talked about where they sat and the waitress was tellin us about all they ordered(they ordered a lot!).
There is some puzzled reaction coming from the guy watching the tape at this point. "Our heads are cut off? What the --". The rest of us laughed, "Oh good one! haha! Weren't those guys cool!"
The guys at the next table are listening to our stories and they say...>< "Did you see Scott Taylor, too?"
"Who's that?"
"He and Brian Christopher are in a tag team (Can't remember their pre-Too Much name) with the tights that look like the old Rockers' ones."
More mumbles about the camera angle as it's being passed around the table...
"Oh yeah, we saw them wrestling in one of the dark matches. He was here, too?"
"Yeah, he was guy with Edge and Val." Uh-oh. It all started to become clear.
We went back to my friend's apartment and put the tape in, not believing that we had been done in like that. Surely there must be some part of the tape with all our heads. Nope. All our heads, friends and wrestlers alike were cut off at the neck. Edge and Val were on every week getting huge pushes. Scott Taylor was wrestling dark matches. How were we to know him?!
We get kind of a small laugh out of it now, years later, but someone always bring up how much a dick Scotty 2 Hottie was. I'm sure there wasn't a one of us who ever rooted for that guy or any of his in-ring aquaintances throughout his pathetic career. Fuck, i'm still bitter at that ass, lol.
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I think that may be the problem with Cena...he's too popular with a certain demographic.
I like Cena...not a whole lot, but for the most part I think he's alright. Great on the mic...tempid skills.
Will someone please put in a call to Fonzie, so we don't have to hear RVD struggle on the mic anymore?
PBM
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Angle!!!! WTF!!!!! Keep him away from the ECW.......where's RoadKill????
Angle hah..very weird choice considering the fact that he is never 100% fit.
I would have rather seen Benoit join the ECW brand or maybe even Finlay.
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
I disagree. I think Angle will help elevate this new ECW brand. He's a great working and fantastic on the mic.
The irony of Angle being part of ECW is funny though.
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just read a spoiler...Sabu vs Rey Mysterio for ECW ONS 2
I hope Sabu recovers 100% for this one..I thought his match with Samoa Joe recently was pretty bad cos he was too injured to do anything.
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
If he does that, this new brand will fail.
ECW isn't suppose to be polished or organized. It's Raw. No pun.
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Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
The man loves hearing himself talk. The backstage stuff he does will all the girls is stupid.
I've never seen a man so full of himself.
PBM
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It's a good thing that Raw somewhat has a temporary GM or something now..maybe Vince's airtime will decrease
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
I think Joey is gonna be commentating on his own.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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good choice for the 3 of them.
Matt Hardy in ECW..that should suit him pretty well.
I hope Nunzio does go to ECW...WWE is wasting him with that stupid cross dressing angle with Vito.
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
I would love to see some shows of ECW, sadly i can only tune WWE *arghh*
Does anybody now where Chris Jehrico is? Is he still playing with his band?
-Tom Waits-
Everybody should believe in something...I believe i'll have another drink - anonymous -
Ah that's just drunk talk, sweet beautiful drunk talk.
-Barney Gumble-
Yep Chris Jericho is playing with his band.Should be back next year.
Sadly,Kurt Angle is going to ECW because of the deterioration of his neck.He'll only be doing one show a week with ECW.I hate to say it,but it looks like Kurt's coming towards the end of his career.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
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Chria has finished touring with Fozzy and is now doing stage plays in Canada
Reading 2006 - WOOOOW!!!!!
Paris 2006 - Fucking amazing
Wembley 2007
Sabu vs Cena?! lol..I hope Sabu shows Cena what's hardcore..
RVD vs Rey might actually be a pretty entertaining match too.
Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
Basically, he said that WWE has already dropped the ball with this brand.
I agree with many of his points.
This PPV seems flat...no hype going into it.
I'm not quite sure that this is the revival we were looking for.
Let's hope for the best.
PBM
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Walk on with hope in your heart
YNWA
Biff Tannan owns everything and it chaos everywhere.
PBM
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Sammi: Wanna just break up?
Couple things I don't like about TNA:
1. No live show. Taped shows just aren't exciting as live ones
2. Storylines are sometimes flat. TNA reminds me of late 80's NWA
However, I agree the wrestling is fantastic.
PBM
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Sammi: Wanna just break up?
I watched the first 20 minutes and the last 10. Even the ECW stuff was weak.
Vince and Triple H have caused the downfall of wrestling as we know it.
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It's late September 1998. WCW is still king of the ratings, but my friends and i had gone back to watching more WWF than WCW since (lol) "The Baddest Man in the World" Mike Tyson teamed with D-X. We hit two RAWs in a row. The live one on Monday night was the one where Austin drove the zamboni out to the ring and beat the shit out of Vince. To this day i've not been to a wrestling event, concert, or sporting event that matches that crowd's enthusiasm that night.
The next night is the taping for the next Monday's RAW. This was the first "Mr. Socko" as per WWE flashbacks, yet that material must have been taped later in the week, cause it was new to us when RAW hit the air 6 days later. Edge made his through-the-crowd entrance in our section and we all got to pat him on the shoulder, arm, or back on his way to the ring. Needless to say, the five of us were beyond psyched from this two night stint.
We're driving around after the show, not sure where to go, but too psyched to go home. Someone wants to eat, we're all hungry...naturally, Denny's is the only place open. There's about a 10 minute wait for a table so we're chilling in the little waiting area by the door on the booth benches.
I remember I'm lookin' down, elbows on knees, and my friend's eyes go wide. He points towards the register. "That's Edge and Val Venis!"
There is no way I'm falling for this. "Yeah, right."
"No, it really is! Look!"
I skeptcally turn and, damn, there they both are paying at the register. Now we're all like, "Holy shit, holy shit" We knew we had to say something to em. They were paying and heading out, so we thought we'd say our "Hi's" in the parking lot.
My friend always had a camcorder in his trunk...this is too perfect an opprotunity; we have to get us on tape with em.
They come out and we kind of swarm em saying "hi's" and introducing ourselves and complimenting them on the past couple shows. They have a friend with them it looks like; a guy considerably smaller than them and shorter than some of us. Edge says, "That's Rey Mysterio, " but we know he's not, and figure he's probably some techie or roadie for the WWF.
My friend get's his camcorder and we ask them if they minded taking a quick video of us with them. They agree and we're psyched. Could you blame us? This was each of their 'rookie years' in the WWF, and say what you want about Venis now, but back then he was blowing up.
But wait...there's a small problem. We all want to be in the video and no one wants to hold the camera. We're all talking over each other, each giving everyone their reason why they CAN'T hold the camera... none of us listening to each other. I think we all start hinting to the roadie that 'maybe he could do it if he didn't mind'. Finally he takes the camera and we all gather round. I'm tellin' you...the second that red recording light came on, the wrestlers were in character.
Val Venis: "Well, well, well. It's the whole gang along with the big Valbowski and Edge outside in the Denny's parking lot"
My friend jumps in here: "We came, we saw...and what'd we do, Val??"
Val (doing that 'hand' motion he'd do): "We came again!"
So now we're beyond psyched. Someone swears and Val actually berates them for it on camera. "Watch your language. You kiss your mother with that mouth?" Funny shit. We go inside and get our table, camcorder in hand and ready to relive it.
The guys next to us were cool. They talked about where they sat and the waitress was tellin us about all they ordered(they ordered a lot!).
There is some puzzled reaction coming from the guy watching the tape at this point. "Our heads are cut off? What the --". The rest of us laughed, "Oh good one! haha! Weren't those guys cool!"
The guys at the next table are listening to our stories and they say...>< "Did you see Scott Taylor, too?"
"Who's that?"
"He and Brian Christopher are in a tag team (Can't remember their pre-Too Much name) with the tights that look like the old Rockers' ones."
More mumbles about the camera angle as it's being passed around the table...
"Oh yeah, we saw them wrestling in one of the dark matches. He was here, too?"
"Yeah, he was guy with Edge and Val." Uh-oh. It all started to become clear.
We went back to my friend's apartment and put the tape in, not believing that we had been done in like that. Surely there must be some part of the tape with all our heads. Nope. All our heads, friends and wrestlers alike were cut off at the neck. Edge and Val were on every week getting huge pushes. Scott Taylor was wrestling dark matches. How were we to know him?!
We get kind of a small laugh out of it now, years later, but someone always bring up how much a dick Scotty 2 Hottie was. I'm sure there wasn't a one of us who ever rooted for that guy or any of his in-ring aquaintances throughout his pathetic career. Fuck, i'm still bitter at that ass, lol.