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Originally Posted by Gertner
Which would be impossible. ECW was based on "F*ck the big two", and being everything that WCW and WWF weren't. By having the WWE tied to the ECW label, that would be like a punk band that keeps saying "screw the establishment," but meanwhile they are signed to a major record label. The legitimacy of ECW would be tarnished, and nobody would by into it. I know I wouldn't, and I was as big an ECW mark as there ever was.
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100% agree
I think what people have to understand about the ECW fanbase is that they majority of them are people like us here on this board who follow every last detail of the wrestling business. Therefore, those fans would know that ECW is a WWE entity, and as a result, I dont think they would be as likely to support the product. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
If they were to do an ECW brand, I dont see how they would be able to run PPVs, assuming they use the Saturday 11PM time slot on Spike. They are unlikely to draw a huge number at that time, no matter who's on the show, therefore I dont see how you can expect to do decent numbers on PPV.
Obviously the best way to do it would be to add another prime time slot on Spike (ie Wednesdays), and then maybe you can hope to get in the 2s or something. But if they were to stay on Saturdays I would not run PPVs and just keep ECW as a TV only property.
It might work in the sense of it being a minor league promotion that has TV with some recognizable stars, and it would be a step above OVW because people would get a chance to be on National TV, but in terms of reviving the passion that ECW had, I just dont see it working out.