Post by thughes35 on Sept 26, 2011 13:40:09 GMT -5
Hello all NoDQ.com Forum members. I was thinking about this the other day, what were the biggest moments in the history of WWE's version of ECW? What were those moments that completely defined the show during it's three and a half year stint on the SyFy Network? I thought long and hard about it, and Ladies and Gentlemen, this is my Top 5.
05: WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Tommy Dreamer wins the ECW Title
www.vidler.com/explore/ECWfan1/videos/5/
If you have been a life long ECW fan, you had been waiting and dreaming (no punt intended) of the day when Tommy Dreamer would win the ECW title in WWE. After 2006, you didn't think that it would happen. It brought this feeling back of the old days of ECW. With the type of match and the way that Dreamer won it, it was a reminiscent of the days of the Original ECW. It made WWE's ECW look legit again.
04: WWEECW July 11, 2006
Extreme Rules ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
The Big Show vs. Ric Flair
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xpfj_ric-flair-vs-big-show-for-the-ecw-w_sport
Going into this match, I thought that this kind of looked all out of place. You didn't know what to expect. Arguably, Big Show winning the ECW title was the beginning of the downfall of the new ECW. What a match this was. It was as Extreme as you can imagine. It was no doubt one of the best matches of the past decade. It just showed the world one of the reasons why Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all-time.
03: WWEECW June 19, 2007
Chris Benoit and CM Punk handshake
(Skip to 7:43)
www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bruo_ecw-19-jun-2007-part3_sport
This night was the ECW go-home show before WWE Vengence Night Of Champions 2007. That night, there was a tournament to see who would go on to become the new number 1 contenders for the ECW title at the PPV. Chris Benoit won his matches to become one of them, and CM Punk won the main event of the evening. After Punk's victory, Chris Benoit came out and the two of them starred each other down before Benoit extended his hand and Punk shook it as an act of good sportsmanship. Little did we know that this would be the last time any of us would see Chris Benoit on television.
02: Wrestlemania 23
ECW Originals vs. ECW New Breed
www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ls00_wrestlemania-23-new-breed-vs-ecw-or_sport
Ladies and Gentlemen, an organization outside WWE made it to Professional Wrestling's version of the Super Bowl. ECW came to Wrestlemania and they teared the house down with that match. It showed the world what ECW was all about. It was a real cool moment for any ECW fan. Joey Styles even said that it was one of the best matches he had ever called in his entire career.
01: ECW One Night Stand 2006
Extreme Rules Match For The WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam
www.dailymotion.com/video/xzndn_john-cena-vs-rob-van-dam_sport
How can this not be number 1? Seriously? That was without a doubt one of the most hostile crowds that I have ever seen. The whole "If Cena Wins We Riot" was intense. What a match. Definatley one of the best of the past decade. You thought the CM Punk-John Cena match was intense, get a load of this. John Cena gained all of the respect in the world for this match! Without a doubt the moment that defined the new ECW.
That ends this entry. Follow me on twitter @t_Hughes35
05: WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Tommy Dreamer wins the ECW Title
www.vidler.com/explore/ECWfan1/videos/5/
If you have been a life long ECW fan, you had been waiting and dreaming (no punt intended) of the day when Tommy Dreamer would win the ECW title in WWE. After 2006, you didn't think that it would happen. It brought this feeling back of the old days of ECW. With the type of match and the way that Dreamer won it, it was a reminiscent of the days of the Original ECW. It made WWE's ECW look legit again.
04: WWEECW July 11, 2006
Extreme Rules ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
The Big Show vs. Ric Flair
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5xpfj_ric-flair-vs-big-show-for-the-ecw-w_sport
Going into this match, I thought that this kind of looked all out of place. You didn't know what to expect. Arguably, Big Show winning the ECW title was the beginning of the downfall of the new ECW. What a match this was. It was as Extreme as you can imagine. It was no doubt one of the best matches of the past decade. It just showed the world one of the reasons why Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all-time.
03: WWEECW June 19, 2007
Chris Benoit and CM Punk handshake
(Skip to 7:43)
www.dailymotion.com/video/x2bruo_ecw-19-jun-2007-part3_sport
This night was the ECW go-home show before WWE Vengence Night Of Champions 2007. That night, there was a tournament to see who would go on to become the new number 1 contenders for the ECW title at the PPV. Chris Benoit won his matches to become one of them, and CM Punk won the main event of the evening. After Punk's victory, Chris Benoit came out and the two of them starred each other down before Benoit extended his hand and Punk shook it as an act of good sportsmanship. Little did we know that this would be the last time any of us would see Chris Benoit on television.
02: Wrestlemania 23
ECW Originals vs. ECW New Breed
www.dailymotion.com/video/x9ls00_wrestlemania-23-new-breed-vs-ecw-or_sport
Ladies and Gentlemen, an organization outside WWE made it to Professional Wrestling's version of the Super Bowl. ECW came to Wrestlemania and they teared the house down with that match. It showed the world what ECW was all about. It was a real cool moment for any ECW fan. Joey Styles even said that it was one of the best matches he had ever called in his entire career.
01: ECW One Night Stand 2006
Extreme Rules Match For The WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam
www.dailymotion.com/video/xzndn_john-cena-vs-rob-van-dam_sport
How can this not be number 1? Seriously? That was without a doubt one of the most hostile crowds that I have ever seen. The whole "If Cena Wins We Riot" was intense. What a match. Definatley one of the best of the past decade. You thought the CM Punk-John Cena match was intense, get a load of this. John Cena gained all of the respect in the world for this match! Without a doubt the moment that defined the new ECW.
That ends this entry. Follow me on twitter @t_Hughes35