ECW Celebrates 100th Episode
Whilst it’s been universally condemned for being a watered down version of its hardcore predecessor the current ECW brand show by WWE has now notched up 100 episodes on the Sci-fi Channel where it airs in the US.
Debuting June 16th 2006, ECW has grown into one of the networks most popular programmes, receiving on average 2 million viewers each week.
The roster has changed greatly since that debut, the memory of the original One Night Stand PPV that spawned the show and stars like RVD, Sabu and the Sandman are now minimal, as a more WWE heavy roster mans the helm of the third brand.
ECW has evolved greatly and now differs very little from Raw or Smackdown, the stars of which now regularly appear on the programme, former WWE champion Kane is the current champion and such luminaries as Kurt Angle and Big Show have headed up the brand at some point.
Whilst it’s great to see the name linger and the spirit live on, this is ECW without the guts and enthusiasm of the Paul Heyman era.
Amazingly the success of ECW on Sci Fi means that it may outlive the original assuming it can maintain the viewers.
Phil Allely
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