Follow the bouncing ball....
- WWE.com is running a story, which can be read here, where they explain that ECW GM Armando Estrada and acting Smackdown GM Vicky Guerrero are having negotiations which would lead to talent from Smackdown appearing on ECW and talent from ECW appearing on Smackdown. Smackdown and ECW already run joint house shows.
- The reason for this is that Sci-Fi is not committed to continuing to air the ECW show. In the best-case scenario they hope to make ECW more appealing to Sci-Fi so that they do pick the show up at the end of 2007. But if not, WWE is preparing themselves in case they lose the one hour on Sci-Fi and have to run the ECW brand as part of Smackdown. [Credit: F4wonline.com]
-As reported earlier, WWE has decided to start having ECW and Smackdown talent appear on both ECW and Smackdown starting soon. With ECW ratings dropping, WWE is hoping that having Smackdown talent appear on the show, as well as having ECW guys get more exposure on Smackdown, will improve ratings. The thinking is that talent is being wasted since both brands are at the TV taping anyway. There is some concern about the future of ECW. Credit: WrestlingObserver.com
-WWE has announced that all future episodes of ECW on Sci-Fi will now stream for free on WWE.com. This is obviously a sign that WWE is preparing for the possibility of losing the ECW timeslot on Sci-Fi Network. This, coupled with the decision to have Smackdown and ECW talent now appear on both shows, has many concerned about the future of the ECW brand.
Interestingly enough, Shane McMahon (who pushed heavily to bring ECW back in the first place) originally wanted the show to stream online. The network deal with Sci-Fi didn't enter the picture until Vince McMahon got behind the idea of bringing ECW back. Credit: PWInsider.com
Well, it's a slow and painful death (again) for ECW. Stay tuned....
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