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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jan 27, 2013 17:48:59 GMT -5
Yeah, it's great for Sid, but other then being a mildly interesting footnote in its history, what did ECW get out of it? He didn't boost any numbers, any ratings, any buyrates, any attendance figures. He didn't work any major matches or angles, didn't put anybody over. He just showed up, threw a few power bombs, got paid probably more then the entire mid-card combined, and left. And the company got nothing out of it. And the company knew they were gonna get nothing out of it before it even started. I know everybody likes to talk about Heyman's bad business skills but this is starting to sound like the plot to a "The Producers" sequel. What the company got was a pretty big gold star in the "most unpredictable and satisfying wrestling show on television" box. It increased the loyalty to those three letters by being wildly entertaining and really driving home the "anything could happen in ECW" atmosphere. I mean, if you're going to knock Sid's involvement, you might as well knock Pillman's, Rude's, and any other cool little cameo that wasn't a particular turning point but, as stated in this thread, has us talking some 14 years later. A then fairly recent former two-time WWF champion booked to accentuate his absolute strengths is someone you have to use, and we're all the better for it. Rude was with the company several months, became heavily involved in a few angles, did a lot to get several people over (most notable Bigelow and Douglas), and nobody in ECW expected him to leave when he did. Pillman was also expected to do more then he did in ECW had other things not come up. If nothing else his appearances got more people talking about the company and Shane Douglas. Sid was apples and oranges compared to those guys. He showed up, powerbombed a few people, left. No more, no less. He didn't get anybody new talking about the company, didn't help get anyone over and didn't help the company in the slightest. And everybody involved knew this was what was gonna happen before they even talked to him. Unpredictable I will grant you, but I don't see how you could even remotely call that satisfying. |
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Post by Squirrel Master on Jan 28, 2013 21:56:38 GMT -5
Sid appearing in ECW for a cup of coffee was quite entertaining to me. ECW was a place where even The Ruler Of The World could pass through, for no apparent reason other than to squash a few scrubs, then dip back under the radar.
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Post by chazraps on Jan 28, 2013 21:58:06 GMT -5
He showed up, powerbombed a few people, left. No more, no less. He didn't get anybody new talking about the company, didn't help get anyone over and didn't help the company in the slightest. And everybody involved knew this was what was gonna happen before they even talked to him. Unpredictable I will grant you, but I don't see how you could even remotely call that satisfying. Oh, Sid got people talking. How didn't he? Plus, having a 2 time WWF champion regularly appear on your show for a few months is a pretty big credibility boost, especially among potential new fans. As for satisfaction, were you not entertained? |
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Post by amaron on Jan 28, 2013 23:37:16 GMT -5
Sid showed how two-faced the ECW fans were.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 30, 2013 11:29:01 GMT -5
I always felt this was huge mistake on Heyman's part. Yeah Sid's not the greatest worker in the world, and yeah he's probably not the first person you'd think of when you think ECW. But at this point Sid was a huge international name, a multi-time World Champion, had main evented two WrestleMania's and was getting huge pops from the ECW crowd. You should be building him up to challenge your World Champion, put over your main eventers, not booking him like you did an indy nobody with a one-note gimmick. A Taz vs. Sid match could've been huge for ECW at the time, but it never even looked like Heyman was remotely interested in going in that direction. That actually would've been a fun match. could have been, but Taz and Bubba Dudley were two guys who legit believed they were the toughest guys there were because of Heyman's hype job and it made both insanely difficult to work with. |
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Post by aaronslip on Feb 5, 2013 7:24:12 GMT -5
Then why bring him in in the first place? Because Sid To make an impact that people still talk about the move fondly fifteen years later. |
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