Difference in extreme

Dear readers


I had originally set out to write this article on the superiority of the new ECW over the old ECW, while I’m a fan of hardcore matches occasionally, I much prefer the technical ones as opposed to the brutality hat involves hardcore wrestling.

However while browsing the internet as I usually do, I came across an article in the SUN newspaper. The sun has a huge wrestling column, and often they would catch up with wrestlers and have exclusive interviews, this one however was one with Rob Vam Dam

Rob Vam Dam describes how his heart was torn out by Vince when he changed the original ECW to the old ECW, showing disrespect to a cult which was still going. And as I continued reading I began to realise something.

As Jericho would say, both ECW’s where the best at what they do.

Sure there two completely different versions of each other, but the core elements of what they strive to achieve remains the same.

The old ECW was about being different, they weren’t mainstream, they didn’t care about what you think or who they offended, they just did what they wanted, and got a cult like following. They brought Lucha Libra to the states, they were the catalyst for the attitude era, they invaded Monday night RAW, and most of all were a footstep for future superstars, such as stone cold, Mick Foley, Eddie, Rey, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho.

The original ECW was something that could possibly be never seen again, a once in a life time promotion which just happened to come to fruition at the right place at the right time.

And then we have the new ECW, the stress relief if someone gets pissed on the internet.

Look people the new ECW may not be like the old one, but it still is a dam good product. We get every week a mixture of veterans and new superstars in matches which are usually high in quality. Why are they usually high? Because WWE can give away these matches without having to worry about putting it on PPV. After all it gets a third of the rating RAW gets. So why not?

The new ECW is always a great watch (minus the Abraham show) and really it only targets a certain audience anyway, much like the old ECW, expect this time it’s for those who have the great love of a good technical match.

So while the new ECW may be a family friendly place, it is currently the best at what it does, it may not be the old ECW, but it’s moved on from that. Hardcore wrestling isn’t for everyone, WWE is about pleasing the masses, and unfortunately that’s where ECW had to move on to. Where in the family friendly era of WWE and the old ECW style would be out of place.

However that saying the ECW still embodies the spirit of the old, veterans getting a second wind, news talent looking for a break, matches that are borderless

And that my friends, is extreme.