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Which ring/setup was up during Scorpio's match, if anyone knows. Seems like ECW would need him more than Smackdown, with a few new faces already added to Smackdown lately. Still not a full roster but a lot better than about a month ago.

I rarely have time now to watch tapes, but I did get to see an OVW show with Benjamin once, and I thought he did a fine "cocky" interview. That had to have been at least five years ago, so there's no way that couldn't have been developed. Get Haas, Benjamin, find another wrestler with a legit amateur background besides Angle or Terkay, combine them as a stable. Find a diva who can talk to be the mouthpiece if Benjamin can't cut it or if they want to be put across as equals, without a leader, or better yet get another male manager who can take a good bump every now and then. It's not rocket science. I know I've had arguments on here about the product, "if you don't like it turn it off," but it's got to the point where I'm doing just that or not even turning it on to begin with.

Looking at the list reminds me there was a lot of good stuff with Benjamin and Haas 2 or 3 years ago. They should bring them back, both just don't seem to have enough star quality to make it as singles. A lot of it was with Angle.

Jesus. Hope they have medical insurance.

Orton taking out Brooke after she cheats to help Hogan might help him be a better heel to the fans. Then again they might cheer that.

I can see this going into an angle about the steroids, and his giving them up. If not it will be chanted nonstop.

How about facing reality. The divas are here to stay. Even the ones that shouldn't.

Put Booker in a 3-way at some point. I like him with the belt, but I can't see him with at next year's WM.

Dark/pre-PPV: Sandman and Dreamer (faces) vs Bashams (heels) (ECW tag title) 1-Money in the Bank: Kennedy (heel), Carlito (face). Nick Dinsmore (heel), Randy Orton (heel), Harry Smith (face), Shawn Michaels (face). Micheals is in it to give it a big match atmosphere 2-Umaga (heel) vs Finley (face), feuding after Umaga kills the leprechaun 3-London and Kendrick (face) vs Kash and Noble (heels) (Smackdown tag title) 4-Ken Doane (heel) vs Rey Mysterio (face) 5-Sabu vs the Big Show (ECW TV title) 6-Lashley (face) vs Kane (heel) IC title (Kane switches to Smackdown to give it another name) 7-Haas and Benjamin (heels) vs Hardys (faces) Raw tag title 8-Undertaker (face) vs John Cena (heel) (if they really wanted to establish Cena as a heel again, have him cheat to win to break the streak) 9-Chris Benoit (face) vs Sylvester Terkay (heel) US title 10-Rob Van Dam vs CM Punk (ECW title) 11-Batista (face) vs Kurt Angle (tweener) Smackdown title 12-HHH (face) vs Edge (heel) Raw Title Could also go with a HHH vs Flair retirement match near the main event, switch around Batista, Angle, Edge a little for the main belts. Having Rock, Hogan, Foley or Austin, could move some out of the lineup naturally. Others: Elijah Burke, Highlanders, Regal, Stevens and James, ECW vampire, Chavo, Test, rest of Spirit Squad if/when they’re repackaged, Nitro, Booker T, Mercury, Duggan, etc

Optimist in me, maybe the dreamer in me, says a Hardys reunion could spark the tag team division in at least one brand.

I've missed the Highlanders the last week or two, if they've been on I didn't see it. What kind of reactions are they getting. One positive I see is that they're too similar to break up and feud like happens too much with teams now. I can see them as heels eventually, might as well go all out and make them the modern version of the pre-WWF Sheepherders-not the Bushwhackers. How about a heel stable with Umaga and the Highlanders, managed by this board's favorite right now. It wouldn't have to be anti-American, just wildmen beating people senseless.

I think some of you aren't getting my point. The fans that pay to go to the matches, the fans that pay to order pay per views, yes, they probably want more wrestling. The fans watching at home, might want to see Divas as much as a 20 minute match between Benjamin and Angle everyone here would enjoy. The people that put the shows together aren't stupid, even though it might seem that way sometimes. They know what draws ratings, even if those ratings aren't as high as they used to be. As far as not telling a story in the ring, I'm talking more about match length, not being able to work on an arm or such, or fans will start chanting boring unless it's one of the top few talents or if it's a huge feud.

I've missed the Highlanders the last week or two, if they've been on I didn't see it. What kind of reactions are they getting. One positive I see is that they're too similar to break up and feud like happens too much with teams now. I can see them as heels eventually, might as well go all out and make them the modern version of the pre-WWF Sheepherders-not the Bushwhackers. How about a heel stable with Umaga and the Highlanders, managed by this board's favorite right now. It wouldn't have to be anti-American, just wildmen beating people senseless. *I put this in the wrong topic, if a mod can erase it I'll put it in the one I meant*

I've always wanted to meet you, Mr. Russo. What was it like working in WCW? I didn't say it was good, and I was talking more about on weekly television.

Telling a story in the ring isn't as important as it used to be. Different fanbase. They want results, quick, then comedy and divas.

I thought Sid kicked out because Papa Shango didn't get into the ring quick enough.

I think Miz will be a good heel down the line.

Are the Spirit Squad, all 5, still the tag champs on Raw?

You think wrong.

I don't have a problem with anyone letting a promoter know something isn't liked. Going and acting like that shows no respect at all for the wrestlers. Carrying on like that in the middle of Kendrick and London match, something "extreme" fans should enjoy, just shows ignorance. They're never going to be more over than the wrestlers, besides the fact many of the ECW stars from a decade aren't coming back, that's something else the fans need to realize.

Calm down, douchebag. Why is it a bunch of garbage? The crowd interaction is what ECW has always been about. If they don't like what they see they let you know. Refreshing, says I. Not like the sheeple who go to Raw or Smackdown. Fantastic stuff, these chants. "Change the Channel"=ratings....wait... It's a bunch of garbage for the reasons I said. Did you read the report where London and Kendrick never got a chance? What's the point of that? Don't they like wrestling? If so, you can barely get better than those two. And yeah, insult the average fans who keep the shows on the air, I'm sure they wish they were superior like so many here.

The chants and boos are a bunch of garbage, and you people are retarded if you think it's cool or whatever adjective is trendy right now. If those fans want to be a part of the way it was, they should remember the pops wrestlers like Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Sid Vicious, Bam Bam Bigelow and more got in ECW, AFTER they'd had success in WCW or WWF or both. Do I think Big Show is the best choice as champ? No I don't but blame Van Dam and Sabu for that. You don't have to be a homegrown ECW product to be a part of this promotion...Public Enemy, the Gangstas, Shane Douglas, Rhino, Eddie Guerrero, the Pit Bulls and all your favorites from a decade ago are not coming back...you on here, most of you at least, need to quit acting like 12 year old junior high drama queens and just get over that fact.

If it was Pritchard, and it was found out he didn't report it and knew it, then it might be his own job on the line. They seem like they're finally getting their act together at least when it comes to this.

Gangrel didn't kill the company, neither did the Undertaker's lightning, Kane setting Jim Ross on fire, on and on, vampire won't kill ECW.

Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike. Lance doesn't count.