ECW in UK?

[snakeboss]

I'm from the UK. I have NTL, and on this, I have the Sci Fi channel.

But is the Sci-Fi channel in the UK the same as the one in the US. ex. If I set my video, could I tape ECW at 2.00am as its being shown in america.

Will ECW be on the UK Sci-Fi?

Or will it replace Velocity on Sky Sports 3?

Which will be stupid cuz Velocity is shown on a Sunday morning at 9.00am, so ECW's voilance would be completely censored.

Anyone know about whether its Sci-Fi or Sky Sports?

[Team Sheep]

Why would it replace Velocity?

It will most likely be on Sky, seeing as it's Sky who hold the rights to all WWE programming. And I'm almost certain our Sci-fi isn't the same as the one in the USA.

[Rob]

It's replacing Velocity. It airs late Sunday night at about 11pm.

[Xero]

Why would it replace Velocity?

It will most likely be on Sky, seeing as it's Sky who hold the rights to all WWE programming. And I'm almost certain our Sci-fi isn't the same as the one in the USA.
As Rob said, it's replacing Velocity, at least in the taping aspect. They're taping ECW in Velocity's spot.

[Team Sheep]

Oh I didn't realise that. So it's being taped before Smackdown? That's gonna suck.

[Xero]

Either before or after.

I would imagine that IF ECW takes off they'll start touring (they have some house shows in ECW Arena-sized places at the moment), but for now they're in the SmackDown! arenas in the SmackDown! ring.

I'm wondering how they'll handle Supershows. I'm going to one in July and I hope they'll be taping instead of airing old stuff (although that wouldn't be horrible).

[Team Sheep]

Well I guess I'm not complaining, because I have tickets for Smackdown in a few months, and this will give me a chance to see ECW. But I think it'll look really stupid in a Smackdown ring with a Smackdown set and with Smackdown fans. But then again, what else are they gonna do? If they did do shows independantly I can't see them selling out arenas just for a one hour show.

[Xero]

I would imagine that if they started to tour they would either up the time slot to two hours and/or tape two or three shows per event.

They won't be selling out HUGE arenas, but the arenas they do run holding no more than a few thousand should sell out.

[Stickman]

I think it's a terrible idea to have ECW in Smackdown arenas. I mean firstly, ECW ring was different than WWE ring so right off the bat something isn't right. Secondly, well, it'll just suck.