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Posted by Brian Cantor on 06/02/2005 at 01:01 PM

Source: PWInsider.com

Adding to a report broken on this website earlier in the week, PWInsider cites WWE sources who are expressing much frustration over the ECW PPV. What was originally viewed as a heavily-anticipated show has lost quite a bit of luster amongst those backstage, with some even 'dreading' the PPV.

The original idea was for the PPV to be a legitimate "ECW-style" show full of input from Tommy Dreamer and Paul Heyman. However, when the show failed to sellout in the first week of ticket availability (many blame the $400 price tag), WWE made the call to include some WWE workers and step back from the pure-ECW format. When that didn't increase buzz, WWE was forced to drop some of the ticket prices and include wrestlers from both WWE rosters in "invasion" storylines.

Much of the show will now be in the hands of the WWE creative team, which has not recently impressed those in the industry. As the PPV approaches, the show that was supposed to be a throwback to the ECW days is becoming more and more like a traditional WWE PPV.

I hope this in not true! I don’t mind if WWE Creative (creative! Yeah right!!) has input in the "invasion" angle they are doing but please god let Tommy and Paul have control of everything else!

It was all looking so good, I was hyped for the last 6 months when this was first reveal that they had an idea to do this and now with just a week left they are trying to fuck it up

 

[LakeEarth]

And after they kill it, the WWE will blame it on ECW being not popular enough.

 

[BoboBrazil]

This thing became bullshit the second they just had to do Raw and Smackdown invasions. Give me a fucking break. And they wonder why people don't watch any more.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

I wouldn't mind it if the invasions were in the first 15 minutes and were just there to have ECW guys go hardcore on WWE guys and destroy them to hype everyone up for the rest of the show, but I really doubt that's going to happen. This whole show is going to be fucked up.

 

[theo]

no joey styles = NO SALE

 

[ToxicAdam]

The fact that alot of the ORIGINAL ECW guys were not there or invited, really should a clued people in.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

The fact that alot of the ORIGINAL ECW guys were not there or invited, really should a clued people in.

Like who? Everyone I'd care to see is there except Funk or Sabu, and both of them are so broken down and useless now that it's not even the smallest problem to me. I really don't care about Styles as long as Tazz or Heyman takes over.

 

[FortNinety]

However, when the show failed to sellout in the first week of ticket availability (many blame the $400 price tag)

No fucking kidding. I myself, as well as many other friends were dying to go, till we discovered the insane asking price. And I was ready to pay too, but when the worst seats were going for $160.... I'm used to paying ECW PPV priced seats, but not WWE PPV prices.

 

[Brian Fellows]

Like who? Everyone I'd care to see is there except Funk or Sabu, and both of them are so broken down and useless now that it's not even the smallest problem to me. I really don't care about Styles as long as Tazz or Heyman takes over.

Sabu is on the list too.