Paul Heyman & Jerry Lawler debate (10/03/97)

[greeby]

Also, this show marked the change from Raw to Raw Is War

[BrianZane]

LOL at the La Femme Nikita plug at the very end of the clip by Vince.

And why was Vince cackling when JR said "obligatory coin toss?"

[Ralnathane]

One of the better moments on RAW during those days... and it is kind of a shame that in the long run, Lawler was kind of right... Even though ECW was so innovative, it kinda ended up hurting the business with the extreme antics of the "Hardcore" wrestlers... if they would have had a model more along the lines of say ring of honor... than they might still be around to day in a form that doesn't make me want to scream.

[Bub (BLM)]

Apr 4, 2009 5:37:27 GMT -5 Ralnathane said:

One of the better moments on RAW during those days... and it is kind of a shame that in the long run, Lawler was kind of right... Even though ECW was so innovative, it kinda ended up hurting the business with the extreme antics of the "Hardcore" wrestlers... if they would have had a model more along the lines of say ring of honor... than they might still be around to day in a form that doesn't make me want to scream.

Not with Heyman. That was the saddest thing about being an ECW fan back in the late 90's, the fact that you watched the product knowing that it was on it's last legs. A lot of original ECW fans just pour the praise on the guy, but I've never been fully able to. Yes, he gave me a product that I really loved, but he also couldn't run said product worth a damn and killed it within a few years. Had ECW had someone with a proper head on their shoulders signing the checks and making the deals, then I think their chances of still being around today would have been much higher.