The ECW Champ After December to Dismember
 

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source: Figure Four Weekly Newsletter

As we all know by now, Big Show will be defending his ECW World Title against five other competitors at the upcoming December To Dismember pay-per-view in an Extreme Elimination Chamber Match. Thus far, Big Show, Rob Van Dam, Sabu and CM Punk (he defeats Knox next week) are scheduled to compete in the match. That leaves two spots open, which will likely go to Test and Hardcore Holly.

As reported earlier, The Big Show has been hurting to say the least. He's had to be taken off several weekend house shows in the past few weeks because he's in so much pain these days. When he does compete, its primarily in tag matches so that he doesn't have to do much. Due to the Big Show's lingering injuries, plans are being made for him to lose the title at December To Dismember.

One person you can count out on winning the title is Rob Van Dam. Vince McMahon is adamant about not giving the title to RVD after his recent drug arrest because he feels he can't count on him anymore. Van Dam is said to be in a major funk because he knows he pretty much ended any chances he had of being the top guy with his drug arrest. So with RVD out of the picture, just who will be awarded the title?

Well, the current plan is for Andrew "Test" Martin to win the ECW Championship at the December To Dismember PPV. WWE is well aware that he isn't their ideal option, but McMahon refuses to give it to RVD. With the exception of perhaps Sabu or Hardcore Holly, there's nobody else that could be a viable option at this point. CM Punk isn't ready for the time being, nor do they want to rush him into the role just yet. So, the title will likely go to Test.




How valid is this and how scary might this be if it is?

Use spoiler warnings...they give you a lot of shit about that.

That would be somethin.

My apologies, I went back and tried to at least add some space before people read too far ahead.

But anyway....Test? Test as a WORLD champion?

As far as Test winning the ECW Title goes........:nono: I don't think that would work despite me liking Test in ECW but then again I doubted Big Show and I think he's done a good job so fuck it. This still sounds like a stupid move IMO.

MARKS THE FUCK OUT

Im fine with Test doing what hes doing at the moment but I dont think hes fit for a world title run.

If it goes to anyone other than Sabu or RVD I'm gonna be pissed.

i would rather piper come in win the belt an hold it for a month long enough for a main eventer to go to ecw, an piper can finaly have a top belt.

Better than Van Dam at this point...

the problem with rvd is he burned to many bridges, after he did not go ot tour with the uso in dec a few years ago that hurt him. he should have gone to tna after that.

I told you WWE is reading C-Fedding!!!! Test defeats big monster for the title... sounds like Globalmania here... :shifty:

LOU P DAIGHT!!!!

Im curious on this one, with the Triple Threat champions of champions match taking place on Sunday... *IF* [unlikely event] the Big Show's title is up for grabs, and he loses it...

What then? Will the current holder be then forced to go over to defend said-title at the ECW event? I dont know if the WWE thought this through because its basically saying they are ruling out the ECW being on the line :p

Maybe it will work, I say try it.

There is some major hypocracy here, though. Vince so stubborn on RVD never getting another title shot because of the drug arrest, yet Sabu, someone that was also involved in that drug "sting" (I'll call it a sting to make it simple) was not only allowed to continue competing and be on TV, but also considered as someone to drop the title to.

Yeah, typical WWE logic.

Loopydate will be very happy to hear this.

Yeah, it makes no sense to keep the belt away from Rob Van Dam, yet have Sabu lined up as a potential successor to Big Show.

Test wouldn't be a bad World Champion. The guy is pretty good, and has looked fantastic since joining ECW. It may be what he needs to really break through as that major player people have said he could be for years. I do think there are better choices, though.

First off, The Sandman. Granted, he's not in his prime anymore, and he was never that great, but he is an icon of ECW, and if they want a babyface that they can push as the top guy in RVD's adsence, he's probably one of the better choices available to the WWE.

Tommy Dreamer also comes to mind. Much like The Sandman, he's past his prime, but he still embodies ECW. He made his debut with RVD, I don't see why he can't still be considered a top guy in the WWE.

And finally, I don't think it is too soon for CM Punk to win the belt. There's no mid-card prize in ECW, so if he's going to remain there, they may as well push him. He's confirmed to be in the match, so he's going to lose his undefeated streak if he doesn't win the title. I think they should just take the chance and put the title on Punk.

What the fuck

Punk is over big, but not enough to carry the title on a new struggling brand. They are hurting for big names. Sadly, they do kind of need a big name as champ so that they add some credibility to a weak roster.

Putting the title on punk would please some, but the casual fans would not respond just yet. If they push him right, Punk could be the top guy in ECW as soon as Wrestlemania. But just not yet.

Personally I would put the title on RVD and have done wth it. ECW is failing because of it. An ECW with RVD and no hope of a title shot just turns it into another hour of WWE poo.

And dropping the title from a heel to a heel seems a bit pointless IMO.

Hmmm, I can't see Test becoming champ as that would mean the belt would switch from one heel to another heel. It's got to be RVD or Sabu. As much as Vince hates it, RVD would draw as champ. Infact, he's the only one in ECW that would draw as champ at this current time. So why does Vince make things harder for everyone instead of just making the right choice? IF RVD was to fuck up again THEN take the title off of him and THEN you will have a proper reason not to give him another chance. But the way I see it is RVD is the true face of ECW, so it makes sense.

Edit: Or maybe Vince is just saying this stuff so it comes off as a 'shock' to us that RVD wins it? God I hope so.....

Sabu he's a f*ing ECW Original

I'm positive the belt will go to RVD.

You do realize Sabu was born in Detroit, right?

I really wouldn't mind the title going to Test. I think it should go to RVD, but if McMahon's dead set against giving it to him, then really who else is there? Besides no one is drawing right now in ECW, so give him a shot.

Agreed. Giving Punk the title is like making another Cena...just got here(random matches building fanfare) then BAM Title holder, it would just kill the run he's on.

I could really see the fans voting for the ECW title to be on the line in the hopes it would be turned into an extreme rules match. Then since SD and ECW are traveling together now, I could really see Booker T winning the ECW title, until the Elimination Chamber where he would drop it to either Sabu or Test.

Theriously what the hell how is Test going to draw more than RVD

For one, Sabu was extremely apologetic about the incident and even begged McMahon not to take him off the road. Rob Van Dam, on the other hand, did apologize to McMahon and company, but was not nearly as sincere at Sabu. This probably has to do with the fact that RVD probably doesn't think he did anything wrong ("Come on, it's just a little weed, Vince." --- :mad: )

Also, Sabu wasn't in the position that RVD was when he got busted. He wasn't JUST the top pushed face in ECW. He was the top pushed face in the WWE at the time, holding both the WWE and ECW Championships, after defeating John Cena, whom the company had been building up for over a year.

He pretty much climbed to the very tip top of the wrestling ladder, then smoked a joint and fell back down to the bottom.

I get what you're saying, and if it were up to me, CM Punk wouldn't even be in the match, he'd be working a mid-card classic (hopefully), and continuing his undefeated streak. But, unfortunately, he has been put in the position where he either wins the ECW World Title, or he loses his streak. What does the WWE have to lose by putting the Title on Punk? The fans would at least be into it (seriously, next to RVD, he's the most over guy they have on the roster). I'm not saying Test is bad, but I wouldn't put him on that plateau of being a heel people will pay money to see get his ass kicked. He's good, but not quite at the stage where he can be considered a draw.

out of the guys that are in this match.

Test is the last person I'd give it to, Sabu is the most deserving out of the bunch, he's had a great attitude, decent matches and tried to save RVD's ass during the drug thing.

I don't think this Vince/anti-RVD deal is true. Sounds bullshit to me. Even so I still wouldn't give it to him.

I have a Friend who is a huge RVD mark and has been dying for him to have his moment in the sun. When it finally can to fruition, RVD was the case of his own down fall. After all of my friends wishing for RVD to get that top spot that's how he repays him. Really let him down. Because of that I believe RVD should be held down for some time, but giving it to a heel at their first PPV post weekly TV show is a bad move IMO.

They need to end the show on a good note, they have had a heel champ for some time now, and the fans need some payoff.

Sabu is the next choice and I wouldn't mind seeing him get a run, even if it's a short one.

But I would imagine RVD will get the win. Just look at the booking of it all, RVD all most has to win.

I am hoping for a hardcore ELIMINATION CHAMBER.

All the previous ELIMINATION CHAMBER matches were competed without the help of any foreign items except for the Summer Slam
Chamber Match where HHH used the sledgehammer to nail All Might Bill Goldberg.

I am seeking for something innovative. I mean a Hardcore Elimination Chamber with nails, barbwire bats, sledgehammers, chairs and all kinda' foreign stuff. Now that would be EC Freakin' E Elimination Chamber.

Bryan Alvarez didn't write that.

And I'm seriously getting sick of seeing fake news on this site. Can't anyone spend 5 seconds checking an original source before they post?

That is why I wrote:

Clearly stating from the beginning, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT!

But it's ECW. If Vince was a smart man he'd give the title to RVD after all of this nonsense so the ECW fans would think Vince is God.

Not gonna happen.