Mikey Whipwreck on Colin Delaney and more

[greeby]

pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_25034.shtml
www.newsday.com/prowrestling

The following are highlights of the Newsday interview with Mikey Whipwreck on their wrestling blog where Whipwreck talks about WWE-related matters.

-On his students, Edge-Heads Curt Hawkins and Zack Rider, being part of a main event angle on WWE: "It's like I'm a proud dad. Those two guys, they started off as goofy kids - like everyone does, I guess, and they just matured, they took the business seriously. And seeing where they are right now, with Edge, it's really just incredible. I went to a TV taping up in Connecticut with a bunch of guys an just watched them. It was one of the proudest moments of my life just watching those two guys out there with the top guy in the company."

-On the new ECW: "I watched it the first couple of weeks when they restarted it. And it was like, 'Okay, I don't get it.' They tried to capitalize on the past, and then when people watched it, it's not what they thought it would be. You knew it wouldn't be, but it wasn't even a watered down version. It was just dreadful. It was like watching Heat. When they first started, they asked me if I wanted to come in and do a couple of matches with Kurt Angle. And I was like, 'I think I'll pass. Thanks.' I don't really watch it. I heard it's really not that good."

-On the ECW Title: "They put the belt on C.M. Punk, which is good. Then they put the belt on that Johnny Nitro kid. Then they put the belt on Chavo. And it's nothing against Chavo - he's a hell of a worker and a really, nice guy. But he's not known as a top guy. He's a mid-card worker, and they didn't even build him up for it. They just put it on him. And it was just like, 'That makes no sense.' It is what it is, I guess. Not my cup of tea."

-On Colin Delaney's familiar underdog character: "I know (Tommy) Dreamer was kind of involved in it a little bit. I haven't seen too much of him, but I've heard. People have told me. I don't know if I should be, like, flattered or, like, insulted. I hope for him that it goes well and he does good for himself. I really haven't seen it so I can't say if I like it or not. I'm definitely not insulted by it. It worked for me. I pulled it off, and hopefully it gives him a job and a chance to work, and it will work for him too."

[JMA]

The funny thing about "ECW" is how good those terrible first few weeks look in comparison to the current product. The show may have had a lot of crap, but at least the main events were still good (and had actual main eventers in them).

[Janitor From Mars]

I enjoyed the Zombie and I'm a hardcore fan of the original ECW.

[mysterydriver]

-On Colin Delaney's familiar underdog character: "I know (Tommy) Dreamer was kind of involved in it a little bit. I haven't seen too much of him, but I've heard. People have told me. I don't know if I should be, like, flattered or, like, insulted. I hope for him that it goes well and he does good for himself. I really haven't seen it so I can't say if I like it or not. I'm definitely not insulted by it. It worked for me. I pulled it off, and hopefully it gives him a job and a chance to work, and it will work for him too."

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Anyone else catch that?

[Aceorton]

Mar 27, 2008 22:50:19 GMT -5 mysterydriver said:

-On Colin Delaney's familiar underdog character: "I know (Tommy) Dreamer was kind of involved in it a little bit. I haven't seen too much of him, but I've heard. People have told me. I don't know if I should be, like, flattered or, like, insulted. I hope for him that it goes well and he does good for himself. I really haven't seen it so I can't say if I like it or not. I'm definitely not insulted by it. It worked for me. I pulled it off, and hopefully it gives him a job and a chance to work, and it will work for him too."

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Anyone else catch that?

He's not insulted by it, but he wonders if he should be. That's how I read it.

[Johnny Danger (Godz)]

Mar 27, 2008 21:44:47 GMT -5 JMA said:

The funny thing about "ECW" is how good those terrible first few weeks look in comparison to the current product. The show may have had a lot of crap, but at least the main events were still good (and had actual main eventers in them).

Agreed 100%. Sandman, Sabu, Dreamer, Balls, RVD, Stevie, Snow, Credible, Roadkill, Doring, Guido and Tony.....that's a helluva lot of ECW guys compared to what we have now (Dreamer occasionally, Stevie might get to job if he's lucky, Balls is MIA and Guido is Nunzio and doing nothing). Lots of people cried about the zombie but it entertained the hell out of me, and I'm about the biggest original ECW fan you'll find.

[Hiroshi Hase]

I liked the main events from the early WWECW shows too. Granted the show overall was a mess, but I always found entertainment in their main events like Angle/RVD, Angle/RVD vs. Orton/Edge, Show/RVD, Sabu/Show.

[greeby]

Mar 28, 2008 7:41:49 GMT -5 Johnny Danger (Godz) said:

Mar 27, 2008 21:44:47 GMT -5 JMA said:

The funny thing about "ECW" is how good those terrible first few weeks look in comparison to the current product. The show may have had a lot of crap, but at least the main events were still good (and had actual main eventers in them).

Agreed 100%. Sandman, Sabu, Dreamer, Balls, RVD, Stevie, Snow, Credible, Roadkill, Doring, Guido and Tony.....that's a helluva lot of ECW guys compared to what we have now (Dreamer occasionally, Stevie might get to job if he's lucky, Balls is MIA and Guido is Nunzio and doing nothing). Lots of people cried about the zombie but it entertained the hell out of me, and I'm about the biggest original ECW fan you'll find.

They also had Francine, Jazz and they tried to make it work with Axl Rotten but he no-showed a few times and got released. Beulah is still under contract, but she just makes promo appearances in the New York area

[Splinter]

Is it just me or does the title to this thread sound like a bad porno?

[BHB]

The only difference is that Whipwreck had a whole lot more potential than Delaney.

[Metalheadbanger Man]

Is it just me or could Whipwreck/Angle have been good?

[hollywood]

Mar 28, 2008 11:50:02 GMT -5 Metalheadbanger Man said:

Is it just me or could Whipwreck/Angle have been good?

I would've watched.

[Se7en: Horse That Wrote Poems]

ECW now is firmly entrenched as a WWE brand. It's good for the bastard brand (which btw i think they should play up that fact).
Back in the first few weeks and months, it was a quasi-offshoot with new and fresh ideas which while scattered and peculiar were good at times. I loved their main event scene and most of the nostalgia.