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Post by mysterydriver on Nov 28, 2007 20:29:01 GMT -5
Last night's edition of ECW on Sci Fi did a 1.4 rating.
Gerweck.net
Same as last week. I wonder why they never get the quarter hour breakdowns for the show?
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Post by Error on Nov 28, 2007 20:33:21 GMT -5
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Post by mysterydriver on Nov 28, 2007 20:35:40 GMT -5
Well...even better. I must have been thinking about the Survivor Series week for some reason. Anyway..."The Benjamin Effect" is now in...well...effect.
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Post by Error on Nov 28, 2007 20:37:01 GMT -5
Did they ever mention on the show last night that ECW is going to be on Thursday next week? I don't remember hearing it and that seems like it would be kinda important to get out there.
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Post by JMA on Nov 28, 2007 22:17:34 GMT -5
I didn't really care for the show last night. None of the matches were good. Still, it's good to see Shelton somewhere where he looks more like a star. Still, I kind of dislike the fact that any wrestler from the other brands instantly dominates ECW when they're transferred there.
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Post by nm on Nov 28, 2007 22:20:04 GMT -5
Did they ever mention on the show last night that ECW is going to be on Thursday next week? I don't remember hearing it and that seems like it would be kinda important to get out there. They scrolled a "breaking news" message at the bottom of the screen twice
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Post by Error on Nov 28, 2007 22:38:46 GMT -5
Did they ever mention on the show last night that ECW is going to be on Thursday next week? I don't remember hearing it and that seems like it would be kinda important to get out there. They scrolled a "breaking news" message at the bottom of the screen twice Damn, I didn't pay any attention to them thinking they were mentioning the X Stream or whatever they are calling the ECW webcast. Not having the announcers mention it may bite them in the ass big time next week.
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Post by BD Punk AKA SUSPENDED! on Nov 28, 2007 22:44:29 GMT -5
I didn't really care for the show last night. None of the matches were good. Still, it's good to see Shelton somewhere where he looks more like a star. Still, I kind of dislike the fact that any wrestler from the other brands instantly dominates ECW when they're transferred there. I wouldn't say Shelton has dominated ECW. I mean, he's beaten glorified jobbers in Nunzio and Shannon Moore. It's not like he's come in and beaten Punk and Morrison in back to back weeks.
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Post by JMA on Nov 28, 2007 22:58:08 GMT -5
I didn't really care for the show last night. None of the matches were good. Still, it's good to see Shelton somewhere where he looks more like a star. Still, I kind of dislike the fact that any wrestler from the other brands instantly dominates ECW when they're transferred there. I wouldn't say Shelton has dominated ECW. I mean, he's beaten glorified jobbers in Nunzio and Shannon Moore. It's not like he's come in and beaten Punk and Morrison in back to back weeks. He hasn't yet. But look at how EVERY other star who's switched to ECW has been treated, they've immediately been pushed as big stars (with little to no build-up on the actual ECW show). At least in this case it's an exceptional wrestler getting moved, rather than a big guy or a WWE lifer from the nineties.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2007 23:24:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't say Shelton has dominated ECW. I mean, he's beaten glorified jobbers in Nunzio and Shannon Moore. It's not like he's come in and beaten Punk and Morrison in back to back weeks. He hasn't yet. But look at how EVERY other star who's switched to ECW has been treated, they've immediately been pushed as big stars (with little to no build-up on the actual ECW show). At least in this case it's an exceptional wrestler getting moved, rather than a big guy or a WWE lifer from the nineties. ... hmm name someone else who wasnt already a qualified mid-carder or main eventer? Morrison was a mid carder and thats a mid-card belt so him winning it shouldnt raise any eyebrows really... Lashley? Upper Midcard Benoit? Upper Midcard/Main Event if you can name someone who was i'd like to hear who... not dissing you or anything i just cant think of anyone
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Post by Error on Nov 28, 2007 23:27:14 GMT -5
He hasn't yet. But look at how EVERY other star who's switched to ECW has been treated, they've immediately been pushed as big stars (with little to no build-up on the actual ECW show). At least in this case it's an exceptional wrestler getting moved, rather than a big guy or a WWE lifer from the nineties. ... hmm name someone else who wasnt already a qualified mid-carder or main eventer? Morrison was a mid carder and thats a mid-card belt so him winning it shouldnt raise any eyebrows really... Lashley? Upper Midcard Benoit? Upper Midcard/Main Event if you can name someone who was i'd like to hear who... not dissing you or anything i just cant think of anyone I I may, Morrison wasn't being used as anything when he was moved and Big Daddy V has dominated everyone on ECW.
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Post by JMA on Nov 29, 2007 1:18:58 GMT -5
He hasn't yet. But look at how EVERY other star who's switched to ECW has been treated, they've immediately been pushed as big stars (with little to no build-up on the actual ECW show). At least in this case it's an exceptional wrestler getting moved, rather than a big guy or a WWE lifer from the nineties. ... hmm name someone else who wasnt already a qualified mid-carder or main eventer? Morrison was a mid carder and thats a mid-card belt so him winning it shouldnt raise any eyebrows really... Lashley? Upper Midcard Benoit? Upper Midcard/Main Event if you can name someone who was i'd like to hear who... not dissing you or anything i just cant think of anyone I'd say that a midcard wrestler on another brand being immediately treated as a main eventer in ECW counts. Some good examples are Holly (midcarder for life--not that there's anything wrong with that), Lashley (he went from an upper midcarder to a midcarder on SmackDown then went to ECW and was suddenly a main eventer--and the champion), Morrison (became champion within weeks), Big Daddy V (comedy lower midcarder on Raw, now a monster heel), Miz (a midcarder on SmackDown, now a top ECW Championship contender). and I'm probably forgeting some others.
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Post by EJS on Nov 29, 2007 1:24:13 GMT -5
He hasn't yet. But look at how EVERY other star who's switched to ECW has been treated, they've immediately been pushed as big stars (with little to no build-up on the actual ECW show). At least in this case it's an exceptional wrestler getting moved, rather than a big guy or a WWE lifer from the nineties. ... hmm name someone else who wasnt already a qualified mid-carder or main eventer? Morrison was a mid carder and thats a mid-card belt so him winning it shouldnt raise any eyebrows really... Lashley? Upper Midcard Benoit? Upper Midcard/Main Event if you can name someone who was i'd like to hear who... not dissing you or anything i just cant think of anyone Snitsky and Viscera spring to mind. Both were big time jobbers before moving to ECW. Though a little higher status than the Nunzio or Shannon Moore jobbers, since they're physically big, so every now and then they got to fight a main eventer on Raw.
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Post by JMA on Nov 29, 2007 1:27:06 GMT -5
Then there's the fact that the SmackDown "guests" are treated as more important than the champion. That has to stop. I don't want ECW to be used to get SmackDown's lower card talent over. I want ECW to either have a strong roster (one that allows them to function without help from the other brands) or not exist. And while it's become a cliché, ECW really needs to get away from SmackDown crowds. They need to survive or fail on their own. The other brands shouldn't be a safety net. If WWE doesn't take any risks with ECW, then I don't see the brand having a bright future.
Eventually it either has to completely separate from SmackDown or be absorbed by them.
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Post by JMA on Nov 29, 2007 2:14:21 GMT -5
Basically, here's what ECW's roster should be:
Punk Noble Dykstra Morrison Miz Nunzio Dreamer Balls Jerry Lynn (he's a free agent now and is still a great wrestler, why not hire him and put him in the role Benoit would've been in?) Burke Benjamin Colt Cabana Super Crazy Roadkill (he's still with the company) Stevie Thorn Shannon Moore Paul Burchill Ace Steel Katie Lea (with Burchill) Victoria (back with Stevie) TJ Wilson (the new ECW's version of Lance Storm)
You'll notice I put a lot of cruiserweights in. Well, that's because for all intents and purposes the Cruiserweight title is dead. I figure that the "extreme" in the new ECW should stand for the type of jaw-dropping, fast-paced and high-flying that fans would only see on ECW. Anyone I didn't mention would be sent to one of the other brands or developmental.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 29, 2007 3:19:21 GMT -5
I didn't really care for the show last night. None of the matches were good. Still, it's good to see Shelton somewhere where he looks more like a star. Still, I kind of dislike the fact that any wrestler from the other brands instantly dominates ECW when they're transferred there. If a wrestler switched to a show, with the kayfabe wanting to impress, then was just buried.... Yeah, that's just awful booking.
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