I don't think people expected something so incredibly awful and without merit.
I expected ECW on TNN or Hardcore TV but got Heat with 10% recaps from Raw. The beginning of the show could of been a Rob Zombie video with clips of Raw in it now that was old ECW style. What was on tv was no different than the normal recaps that is shown on monday night to kill time. The Zombie match was a shocking experience and I expected Paul E. to come out to shit on "the network" again like he did on TNN but nothing came out of it....should I expect Sandman to beatup another member of the Superfriends Legion of Doom maybe Brainiac next week? The segment with Kelly could of worked if the crowd chanted "Show Your Tits" but the audience was silient and there was no girl-on-girl brawl so Joey Styles couldn't do his trademark "CATFIGHT!" spot, so what was the point in having Kelly on the show?
If this show was the pilot for ECW then it needs a complete overhaul in every aspect of the show from sets, arenas, cast, production crew, etc. I thought this was suppose to be a seperate brand from WWE. If that is true then why did ECW on Sci-Fi feel like an episode of Heat/Velocity? The way they had commercial breaks felt like it was an episode of Raw the only missing was "Man Law" beer commericals featuring HHH. Was there really a need to go to a medicine commercial then show 3 minutes of the battle royale then go back to a candy commercial? Why have the overrun if your going to break up the match into 5 short segments? The old ECW would have 10-15 minute matches with decent to good wrestling that incorporated the weapons of choice (plunder under the ring: chair, table, etc) this new ECW looked like WCW copying WWF copying ECW which did not look any good. If there is going to be a match where it is nothing but an exhibition of hardcore weapons being used then let it be a New Jack or Balls Mahoney match.
I didn't see any HOLY SHIT moments just alot of shitty moments.
