Diabolique
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Post by Diabolique on Mar 8, 2004 17:20:59 GMT -5
Talk continues that Vince McMahon may give the greenlight to revive the ECW brand name following WrestleMania XX. The idea right now is to have Paul Heyman get fired from Smackdown and start ECW as a rebel brand. The thinking is that most of the ex-ECW wrestlers will work on the new ECW brand. WWE would promote ECW as a "rebel" brand and not one of their official brands. Shane McMahon may also get involved in this story if it happens, using his power to help Heyman start the rebel ECW group. WWE would keep the budget low for the ECW brand and would eventually expect to run one PPV per quarter for it. The brand would likely get a one hour weekly TV show, probably on Saturday night.
Credit: Torch Newsletter
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Post by RyAn on Mar 8, 2004 18:45:08 GMT -5
 ....Hey I remember hearing that same rumour going around other indy boards about ECW, I mean I didn't believe it at first but now I guess it'll be a fact of life come after WM20.....
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Diabolique
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Post by Diabolique on Mar 8, 2004 19:45:14 GMT -5
i think it's just another money making scheme by vince.
more shows = more ratings
another WWE brand = more merchandise
WWE has been going down in ratings and money, and they're trying to add more weight onto a dieing horse rather than fix the original problem
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Post by RyAn on Mar 8, 2004 21:33:45 GMT -5
Yes I totally agree with your theory is on the WWE and well what can I say you can't stay competitative if you've basically gotten too big, too fast in this market your bound to hit slumps, and well the next nearest competitor is NWA-TNA, but the WWE is miles ahead of them....So really that's why I agree with the fact yes they trying to capture another Cash Cow in Bringing back ECW.....
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Post by hugo helix on Mar 9, 2004 23:57:41 GMT -5
as much that it would please everyone to see one the best wrestling federation rising out of the grave i would not hold my breath on it,after all anybody knows that vince mcmahon is not going to have any direct competition again since he bought wcw and ecw(more or less on that one).
and as for the nwa/tna i have my doubt on it to be serious competition even with the awesome talent that they have(a.j styles and chistofer daniels)
but it never hurt to dream..
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Post by RyAn on Mar 10, 2004 12:18:43 GMT -5
Just to uncomplicate things for ya bit about the rumour there Hugo...Your actually wrong in some parts of this translation, because from what I heard and what was on here is that Vince was going to fire Heyman from the GM position at Smackdown and then we shall see the rise of the ECW well with the help of Shane-o-Mac, and also it's going to be written into the storyline also that Vince will deem that ECW a rebel branch of the WWE....So I hope that kinda clairifies what I said
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Diabolique
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Post by Diabolique on Mar 10, 2004 13:55:08 GMT -5
don't hold your breath for the return though, apparently there were plans to bring WCW back a while ago, but it never happened.
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Post by RyAn on Mar 10, 2004 18:55:32 GMT -5
I don't intend to throw my money on the wager it is going to happen either, but there is always an outside chance that Yes it will...About the only way I can see if it is happening or not is just watching TV.....Besides I do remember that and well it turned into the Alliance....
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....Hey I remember hearing that same rumour going around other indy boards about ECW, I mean I didn't believe it at first but now I guess it'll be a fact of life come after WM20.....