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Old 06-27-2007, 02:30 AM   #8
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I think the press conference was actually hurt more by Melina than Johnny Nitro. I thought Nitro handled what he was meant to really well. Melina kind of just went over the same points again and again. Being that the WWE scripts most of their promos these days, I think more fault should be placed on the writing team.

Johnny Nitro has improved leaps and bounds since his early days, where he was just the style to Joey Mercury's substance (and for a while, Mercury arguably had more style, too). Nitro has actually become a damn competent wrestler. His match with John Cena on RAW was apparently one of the better matches in ECW since the brand has started up. Considering Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair have all appeared there, that's saying something.

It's kind of surreal to think of the guy as a World Champion. It was a nice surprise for him to win the belt, but I don't know if he should get a long reign. I feel that the reason they went with him over Punk, is because he was the closest thing they had on ECW to an "establishing champion." By winning the ECW World Title, Chris Benoit would have breathed a sense of credibility into it. Johnny Nitro may not have the years of experience that Benoit had, but he is a former three-time WWE Tag Team Champion and two-time Intercontinental Champion. That beats out Punk's resume of...well, nothing.

I'm digging Johnny Nitro at the moment, and I can't wait for him to make even bigger waves in the WWE (which he will). I also can't wait for Joey Mercury to get his life back on track, because he is arguably even better than Nitro in all departments (there, I said it), and if he returned, he could provide another main eventer just by mere association with Johnny Nitro, who has been elevated to that level. I also can't wait to see the feud between CM Punk and Johnny Nitro, which will knock some socks off. I also wouldn't object to William Regal heading off to ECW to take Chris Benoit's place, and provide them with a veteran who can help the newbies learn. An ECW main event scene of William Regal, CM Punk, Johnny Nitro, Joey Mercury, Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von would be simply awesome.
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