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**Phenomenal 1** · 11-08-2009, 03:24 PM

Two words for you...PG Rating....with that said and with this being Vince McMahon's ECW, not Paul Heyman's incarnation of a beast called ECW, the answer is no.

The ECW originals have no place in the WWE's version of ECW because the WWE could not let them be themselves and work their gimmicks the way they were intended which is raw, uncut, and a direct reflection of the person behind the character/gimmick in the ring. The only thing that having the Orginals around when ECW was revived was give Vince a stockpile of names commonly associated with the brand and get people to tune in....once they had served their purpose....they got the pink slips.....minus Tommy Dreamer who is a pale and watered down version of the Tommy Dreamer I remember, but hey the man has mouths to feed and bills to pay so I respect Tommy for doing what Tommy has to do.

The Originals staying out of ECW now is better if you ask me, because it doesn't erase or tarnish the legacy of what ECW originally was and what they did to launch the company into the world of mainstream wrestling. ECW in its original incarnation was a stepping stone and revolution for new alternatives in pro wrestling. I would like to think if I was associated with revolutionizing something and paving the way for an industry to change, I wouldn't want to do anything that would mar or tarnish that legacy.

11-08-2009, 03:24 PM	#4
Phenomenal 1 Ballsy Badass Posts: 862	Two words for you...PG Rating....with that said and with this being Vince McMahon's ECW, not Paul Heyman's incarnation of a beast called ECW, the answer is no. The ECW originals have no place in the WWE's version of ECW because the WWE could not let them be themselves and work their gimmicks the way they were intended which is raw, uncut, and a direct reflection of the person behind the character/gimmick in the ring. The only thing that having the Orginals around when ECW was revived was give Vince a stockpile of names commonly associated with the brand and get people to tune in....once they had served their purpose....they got the pink slips.....minus Tommy Dreamer who is a pale and watered down version of the Tommy Dreamer I remember, but hey the man has mouths to feed and bills to pay so I respect Tommy for doing what Tommy has to do. The Originals staying out of ECW now is better if you ask me, because it doesn't erase or tarnish the legacy of what ECW originally was and what they did to launch the company into the world of mainstream wrestling. ECW in its original incarnation was a stepping stone and revolution for new alternatives in pro wrestling. I would like to think if I was associated with revolutionizing something and paving the way for an industry to change, I wouldn't want to do anything that would mar or tarnish that legacy. Last edited by Juan; 11-08-2009 at 04:02 PM.