If ECW Would Have Survived...

[Kunty McPhuck]

Playing along had ECW survived, Heyman learned to delegate better and modified the gore SLIGHLY it would've beaten WWE to starting an online WWE network type of presence by many years.

Listen to Heyman talk shop on podcasts.

He understood how society moved/is going to move a long time ago. Dude warned Vince not to let the UFC blow up on his watch by allowing the ultimate fighter on with RAW.

You got to wonder how much input/talking Heyman did to Shane for the idea of buying UFC come about years later.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

ROH was founded by Pedo Fagstein; it was his money that funded ROH. He might have just stayed doing ECW shyt.

Gabe might have found someone, tho; just don't know how long it would've took.

Gabe was working for Pedo at RF video, after ECW closed. ROH doesn't last past year 2 without Gabe, it would of went the same way as MLW. Pedo only founded ROH alongside Gabe because Zanzig wouldn't let Pedo join CZW.

 

[MenacingMonk]

Trent Acid would've left CZW and Paul E. would've made him a STAR.

Maybe, but would his life choices have been the same? Would they increase due to being in the spotlight?

 

[MushroomX]

ECW would still fold in time.

 

[dh86]

The sad thing is that ECW was $7 million in debt. Compared to TNA which is past the $90 million mark and WCW which lost over $80 million in 2000. Yet Heyman is considered a bad businessman

 

[OHSNAP!]

Heyman, Dreamer and Sapolsky booking

Like Heyman stated, more hybrid MMA stuff, way more flippy highflying (Low-Ki, Styles, Daniels etc)

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

The sad thing is that ECW was $7 million in debt. Compared to TNA which is past the $90 million mark and WCW which lost over $80 million in 2000. Yet Heyman is considered a bad businessman

To be fair, WCW/TNA actually paid their employees, while Heyman jerked wrestlers on a regular basis during that time. In that case, he actually was a bad businessman because the employees come first, while everything else is an added bonus. ECW should have just stuck to being a regional affair, rather than expanding so rapidly, thus losing a shyt load of money in the process. Not even the shytty ass games and toys could get the company out of the red.

 

[Dillah810]

Playing along had ECW survived, Heyman learned to delegate better and modified the gore SLIGHLY it would've beaten WWE to starting an online WWE network type of presence by many years.

Listen to Heyman talk shop on podcasts.

He understood how society moved/is going to move a long time ago. Dude warned Vince not to let the UFC blow up on his watch by allowing the ultimate fighter on with RAW.

Heyman was always more proactive than reactive. I definite;y could see him embracing streaming long before other feds which would have put ECW at a big advantage.

 

[Starboy52]

Then we would've had Punk, Daniels, Styles, Joe, and Nigel in ECW instead of ROH

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Then we would've had Punk, Daniels, Styles, Joe, and Nigel in ECW instead of ROH

A unfiltered Punk with Heyman being on creative

 

[Starboy52]

A unfiltered Punk with Heyman being on creative

Him giving Punk/Joe the Taz/Sabu treatment in terms of booking.

Dat slow burn and storytelling.

 

[Sghost597]

Paul didn't probably organically grow his product and having little mainstream appeal other than adult men. It was going to fizzle out. No sponsor support or having any chance of being a prime time show. How much longer could the current product of ECW could survived while fighting the WCW/WWE merged roster being so stacked? Doubtful. And lets say that Paul's creative jucies don't get burnt out much like Vince. Then,m he has to start relying on other creative minds. Lastly, lets pretend if ECW was ever probably manage financially and could prosper. How would they fair for a concussion lawsuit and the product transition to something safer for workers wouldn't be a giant turn off to their audience. Could they survive those things, doubtful...

ECW would of died regardless.

 

[R=G]

heyman is smart but just isn' a good business man.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

What if ECW didn't close? Insiders tell all

So basically ROH

 

[TransJenner]

I think the OG idea for WWECW would've been neat

It was suppose to be very sci-fi influenced
Instead we got the zombie