Enigma 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 From PWInsider: We've got a new chapter in the "on-again/off-again" saga of whether WWE will present ECW on SciFi from the old ECW Arena in South Philadelphia. Ticketmaster.com is now listing "ECW Live" on July 4th from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. WWE is running at Wachovia Center the night before (July 3rd) with a "Supershow" Raw broadcast/Smackdown taping. The decision not to run television from the ECW Arena was made last week due to production concerns, mainly not being able to use pyrotechnics in the building. It will be interesting to see what size crowd ECW will be able to draw there on July 4th, the night after a Supershow in the same building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Wow, that is the dumbest thing ever. Vince really doesn't want ECW to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 :firing: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UZI Suicide 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 SO FUCKING LAME. Especially considering that the only people with pyro are Angle and Big Show. It wouldn't be THAT big of a deal to ditch the pyro for one week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skullman80 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Lame. Just fucking lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Good luck getting a decent crowd on the 4th of july for a 1 hour show full of ECW guys, even in Philly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted June 20, 2006 Vince just doesn't Get It. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tino Standard 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I'm not much of an ECW historian, but didn't they come like THISCLOSE to overloading the electrical circuits in the building the first PPV they did there? The building just isn't designed to handle a WWE-scale production. It's a shame, but life goes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 July 4th is also $1 hot dog night for the Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hasbeen Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Who cares..some of your complain that it's back, then compain that it's not in the "right" arena. Just don't watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Good luck getting a decent crowd on the 4th of july for a 1 hour show full of ECW guys, even in Philly. I think you underestimate Philly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justcoz 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I think we'll have to wait and see with this one. Meltzer is saying that it's very unlikely they will tape ECW at the Wachovia Center one day after the Supershow taping at the same arena. He thinks this is a mistake on Ticketmaster's end. I also don't believe ECW Arena could handle WWE's production, especially a live broadcast. So I'm not sure what they will do 7/4. I was just looking forward to seeing ECW outside of the Smackdown tapings, in an intimate setting, hoping they would tape at least two weeks worth of programming. The perfect home is the Hammerstein Ballroom in NY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Good luck getting a decent crowd on the 4th of july for a 1 hour show full of ECW guys, even in Philly. I think you underestimate Philly. So not only do you have a baseball game going on at the same time, but you also have 4th of July festivities and the like..and you're telling me they'll get a decent crowd selling tickets for 2 weeks? Keep in mind all of the people who probably had tickets to the ECW Arena show being pissed off about that as well.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I'm not much of an ECW historian, but didn't they come like THISCLOSE to overloading the electrical circuits in the building the first PPV they did there? The building just isn't designed to handle a WWE-scale production. It's a shame, but life goes on. The story Heyman tells is that 13 seconds after the PPV went off the air, all the power in the arena went out. Of course, I'm willing to bet it's just Heyman hyperbole to make the PPV seem even more legendary. Anyways, that was a PPV. ECW taped TV there all the time. WWE just won't run there because they can't do their cute little pyro show for ECW rebel The Big Show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daileyxplanet 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I think it's stupid for anyone to use pryo on anyone in ECW unless it's an FMW-esque-fireball across someone's back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter's Torn Quad 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 The story Heyman tells is that 13 seconds after the PPV went off the air, all the power in the arena went out. Of course, I'm willing to bet it's just Heyman hyperbole to make the PPV seem even more legendary. It's actually a true story. The generator gave out literally seconds after the PPV ended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Vince should spend the money to fix up the ECW arena so they can have shows there more often and not have to worry about generators going out. And screw using pyro. DUH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 The story Heyman tells is that 13 seconds after the PPV went off the air, all the power in the arena went out. Of course, I'm willing to bet it's just Heyman hyperbole to make the PPV seem even more legendary. It's actually a true story. The generator gave out literally seconds after the PPV ended. I love Raven's addition to that story where Raven recalls a frantic Heyman going nuts because of how tight time was and Raven was telling Paul "Shut up, Paul. It's going to be fine", and Raven tells how he timed the entire finish in his head to the precise moment while Heyman was screaming for him to rush it, Raven just laughed at Heyman. I love any Raven stories on Heyman. He gives one of the best impressions of Heyman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maztinho 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I think it's stupid for anyone to use pryo on anyone in ECW unless it's an FMW-esque-fireball across someone's back. And put that summabitch on the Highlight Reel, STAT!!! Soemone is flipping through the channels, and FIREBALL! That'd draw in the casual fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooting Star 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Well isn't 4th of July mostly about fireworks? they really need the pyros for a show on that day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Blank 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Vince should spend the money to fix up the ECW arena so they can have shows there more often and not have to worry about generators going out.It alredy has been fixed up quite a bit since the ECW days if I'm not mistaken - if Pyros are their concern no amount of "fixing up" would do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Why is Pyro important for a wrestler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Why is Pyro important for a wrestler? Because without pyro, they're just wrestlers, not Superstars or Rebels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Um...isn't the ECW Arena a pretty small building? How were they going to do pyros in there to begin with without burning the place down? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 The Phillies game starts at 3pm. There's no scheduling conflict. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buffybeast 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Who wants to spend fourth of July watching wrestling anyway? I think the question should be asked: Why would they schedule a show on a major summer holiday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C Dubya 04 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Who wants to spend fourth of July watching wrestling anyway? I think the question should be asked: Why would they schedule a show on a major summer holiday? See, now that's the right question to be asking. If the return to Philly for ECW is such a big deal, why not schedule it on a day that some people might watch. I would have even gone down to check it out, but not on the 4th. There's too much good stuff going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Who wants to spend fourth of July watching wrestling anyway? I think the question should be asked: Why would they schedule a show on a major summer holiday? Wrestling fans are losers. Hell, I'm such a loser that I'm considering going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Man of Mystery 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 Hardcore Homecoming had run out of the ECW Arena, and they approximated a reasonably modern show. Actually, I th ink WEW(I can't believe I bought that DVD...) even pulled off lighting effects there, but I could be wrong. About the only thing they can't do is pyro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted June 21, 2006 I think we'll have to wait and see with this one. Meltzer is saying that it's very unlikely they will tape ECW at the Wachovia Center one day after the Supershow taping at the same arena. He thinks this is a mistake on Ticketmaster's end. I also don't believe ECW Arena could handle WWE's production, especially a live broadcast. So I'm not sure what they will do 7/4. I was just looking forward to seeing ECW outside of the Smackdown tapings, in an intimate setting, hoping they would tape at least two weeks worth of programming. The perfect home is the Hammerstein Ballroom in NY. WWE listed it last night on the ECW schedule. Looks like it's not very unlikely, it's happening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
