Was ECW all it was cracked up to be?

[Liam O'Rourke]

I've wondered before what would have happened to the product if it had lasted a little longer at least (3-4 years).

 

Would it have stayed relatively similar or would it have moved more towards the ROH style in some aspects, just without the pure wrestling style they had in 02-early 03?

 

Would they have fallen into more of a CZW Style.

 

What would have been of the Indy surge around that time? and TNA

 

would ECW have taken the Indy Darlings at the time or other randoms that have long been forgotten?

I've heard Heyman say it would morph into something ROHish, but they almost forced themselves into that corner of Extreme by going so far that direction. A change in direction would have been essential for the long-term, and the talent was around to do it, but I wonder if there would have been some resistance from the die-hards to that.

[Reznor]

 

I've wondered before what would have happened to the product if it had lasted a little longer at least (3-4 years).

 

Would it have stayed relatively similar or would it have moved more towards the ROH style in some aspects, just without the pure wrestling style they had in 02-early 03?

 

Would they have fallen into more of a CZW Style.

 

What would have been of the Indy surge around that time? and TNA

 

would ECW have taken the Indy Darlings at the time or other randoms that have long been forgotten?

I've heard Heyman say it would morph into something ROHish, but they almost forced themselves into that corner of Extreme by going so far that direction. A change in direction would have been essential for the long-term, and the talent was around to do it, but I wonder if there would have been some resistance from the die-hards to that.

 

 

Their star-power had dwindled considerably, to the point that guys like Jerry Lynn and Steve Corino were main eventing, and even the truly horrendous Justin Credible was still in the mix. When you look at how much they had changed and the extent to which their whole vibe and energy had diluted from say 1996, then if the die-hards stuck with them through that, they'd have stuck with them through anything. 

 

If the originals were still there at the end, they'd definitely still have been there if they'd morphed into a typical 00s indie, being wowed by the likes of Mikey Whipwrecks backyarder trainees, the SoCal contingent, and all the rest of those indie types, most of whom CZW ended up showcasing. The ECW fans would have lapped that stuff up.

[quote the raven]

ECW would have snapped up alot of the indy talent

 

One can only guess that the awesomeness that would have come from having all those guys being booked by Paul. CZW IWA ROH 3PW XPW would have been very different.

[King Pitcos]

I've wondered before what would have happened to the product if it had lasted a little longer at least (3-4 years).

It would have depended on how it survived. Someone other than Heyman would have probably been calling the shots, so it would have been basically what either 3PW or ROH were. Or if it survived by getting a TV deal, the terms/money involved might have made it something really different. Imagine if Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter had bought it.

[sick love song]

if my 'hardcore homecoming' DVD i picked up in CEX for a couple of quid is anything to go by, it is probably for the best it did not continue. 

[quote the raven]

if my 'hardcore homecoming' DVD i picked up in CEX for a couple of quid is anything to go by, it is probably for the best it did not continue. 

*shudder*

[TheShowOff]

I feel like revising 3PW. 2002/2003 was a great time in my life. It's funny that thinking back to photos of events I saw in Power Slam just remind me of that time period. I don't think I've ever seen a full show of theirs, I remember hearing they were a mixed bag. I have however seen random matches, Syxx vs Sabu comes to mind which was cracking. 

[Egg Shen]

yeh i followed 3PW when it started, i was full-on looking for something to fill the ECW void back in the day.