ECW on SyFy - February 16th, 2010 (Final Episode)

On ECW's final night, Christian will defend his ECW Championship against Ezekiel Jackson in an Extreme Rules Match. Will Captain Charisma close out ECW as its champion, or will Big Zeke finally claim the coveted title?

Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & The Miz will have their first title defense on the last episode of ECW. Can the team of Yoshi Tatsu & Goldust do the Land of Extreme proud and sieze the titles from their opponents?

That Picture...

Miz/Show = Jerishow.

Which reminds me, what will be the nickname for Miz/Show, we had Jeri-Show, HenryP and Basterio. Mizashow? (sorry just some random name...)

That Picture...

Miz/Show = Jerishow.

Which reminds me, what will be the nickname for Miz/Show, we had Jeri-Show, HenryP and Basterio. Mizashow? (sorry just some random name...)

VanDerSar01

That is easy my boy.

Big Show and Loser McChinless.

Which reminds me, what will be the nickname for Miz/Show, we had Jeri-Show, HenryP and Basterio. Mizashow? (sorry just some random name...)

VanDerSar01

I guess you missed RAW. Big Show and Miz were clashing over if they should called it MizShow but Big Show said, "we're going with ShowMiz," as in Show Biz.

I'll be tuning in to the final episode of ECW.

Zeke main eventing the last ECW show

Now that is going out with a whimper.

Honestly, what's wrong with Zeke? He's got some powerhouse moves. His mic skills aren't that bad either.SonicRenegade84

[QUOTE="SonicRenegade84"]Honestly, what's wrong with Zeke? He's got some powerhouse moves. His mic skills aren't that bad either.VanDerSar01

Point taken.

But still, he's better than other monster main eventers. *cough* Mike Knox back in his debut *cough* 

Jim Ross has a new blog up; here are the highlights…

On ECW's End: Tonight is the last night that ECW will air on TV which signals the end of a unique and memorable era within the business. The underfunded, attitudinal, and overachieving original ECW was fun to watch on TV although I have to reluctantly admit that I never attended a live, ECW event in South Philly. I think that re-branding the Tuesday night time slot on Sy Fy is timely as the letters "ECW" always conjured up a different image than I saw on my TV screen. Mid South  wrestling was "extreme" before ECW took the term to a different level and I know how I would feel if someone would attempt to replicate Mid South or even UWF for that matter. The original versions of both ECW and Mid South Wrestling were relevant in a different era, with a distinctively different talent roster, and a different mindset as it relates to the genre. The days of blood and guts in wrestling are largely over due to health issues and political correctness which is simply what it is and not a hill that I choose to die upon.

On Paul Heyman's Contributions: I have always saluted Paul Heyman's creation and his ability to motivate his team to an "us versus the world" mentality that worked and kept the ship afloat even when financial woes plagued ECW. Many viable stars were created in ECW and Heyman had the gift that many decision makers before him possessed in the territory days and that was throughly understanding his wrestlers and hiding their weaknesses to the TV viewer while exploiting those individual's strengths.

On ECW's Contributions: ECW made unique and significant contributions to the pro wrestling world and their alumni should feel a source of pride for their accumulative accomplishments. I will enjoy watching old episodes of the "Original" for years to come when the opportunity presents itself. No one can tell the ECW story in today's marketplace better than their one and only voice, Joey S_tyles.

- You can read the full blog here.

so far, here are the pairings...

y2j/ wade barrett

matt hardy/ justin gabriel (justin angel in FCW)

mvp/ skip shefield

carlito/ michael tarver

the miz/ daniel bryan (bryan danielson)!!!!!!!!!

cm punk/ darren young

christian/ heath slater

r-truth/ david otunga...who?

no kaval yet!!! wtf mate? guess hes gonna be the next FCW champion

Well, Zeke has gone from Brian Kendricks muscle to the final champion of a defunct insult of an old company.

NEXT? THE WORLD!!!!!!

There was absolutely no point in giving Zeke the title. Christian saved ECW, and he deserved that.Razor-Lazor

To me, that was the equivalent of making a dying man suffer, by pouring salt in the fatal wound.

- Ezekiel Jackson is not only the final ECW champion, but is technically the shortest reigning ECW champion ever. At Guilty as Charged 2001, The Sandman won the Title, and held it for 6 minutes, 32 seconds, before losing it to Rhino. From the three count to the credits rolling and fading to black, Jackson's reign was 2 minutes, 59 seconds.

- The reason Ezekiel Jackson won the title is because Vince McMahon wanted Jackson to have momentum as he will be heading to the Smackdown brand. There was a thought of Christian retaining, to give the crowd a happy ending, but that was shot down.

- Some wanted to honor the old ECW on the show, including some old names coming back for cameo appearances, but the thought was that it was more important to get WWE NXT over, while closing out ECW as quickly as possible.

Credit: Pwinsider.com

Zeke needs the momentum, Christian doesnt. Also this isnt about praising the old ECW, that died a long time ago.MoonMarvel

Problem is, he is not. Not even close.

[QUOTE="MoonMarvel"]Zeke needs the momentum, Christian doesnt. Also this isnt about praising the old ECW, that died a long time ago.Link256

Problem is, he is not. Not even close.

No, I did not. Zeke is lost cause. You do not push lost causes. That is parody booking, and parody booking does not work. He is just another big untalented hos, that will be forgotten a few years down the road, same as all the other big untalented hoses that have came and gone before him.

Otherwise, if they wanted to give someone a rub, why not give love to someone who might actually be worth a damn one day, such as Zack Ryder?

No, I did not. Zeke is lost cause. You do not push lost causes. That is parody booking, and parody booking does not work. He is just another big untalented hos, that will be forgotten a few years down the road, same as all the other big untalented hoses that have came and gone before him.

Otherwise, if they wanted to give someone a rub, why not give love to someone who might actually be worth a damn one day, such as Zack Ryder?

Link256

I cannot believe you just compared Zeke to Cena...

I cannot believe you just compared Zeke to Cena...

Link256

So, what was your point? Link256

Not necessarily. Just wanted to make sure nothing else was "taken out of context."

With that being said, what are you talking about? There were people praising John Cena since his WWE debut match with Kurt Angle. Zeke, on the other hand, has been with the company for 2 years, and I cannot ever remember anyone ever saying anything positive about the man, beyond the man's physique, which is a dime a dozen, in this business.

Slow Down Link256!

 Zeke has an awesome theme song.

Slow Down Link256!

 Zeke has an awesome theme song.

MysticKotenks

Link is right. Zeke gets no momentum from this since no one cares. This is near Koslov level of fail.

Also with John Cena, he was very popular when he first arrived. He may have been a heel, but the fans loved him. So whatever you think you remember is wrong.

Link is right. Zeke gets no momentum from this since no one cares. This is near Koslov level of fail.

Also with John Cena, he was very popular when he first arrived. He may have been a heel, but the fans loved him. So whatever you think you remember is wrong.

sephy37

I'm also starting to notice that more people are starting to like him now. I don't know what he's doing differently, but I hear more cheers for him every week.

I agree with Link here, Zeke is a taller Mark Henry, the only difference is that WWE has actually tried with Henry for nearly 15 years now and nothing has come from it.

Look at everyone from Giant Gonzales to Gene Snitsky, out of all the big men that WWE has pushed, maybe 5 have done anything with it. And Zeke Jackson is no Undertaker or Kane or Big Show, not by a long shot.

I agree with Link here, Zeke is a taller Mark Henry, the only difference is that WWE has actually tried with Henry for nearly 15 years now and nothing has come from it.

LEGOslayer

I would not go that far with it. Mark Henry was a ratings draw as ECW champion.

Granted, this was after 10 million dollars, and years of failed pushes.

Speaking of which, Zeke does not have the benefit of the WWE trying to justify a ridiculously over price contract, they are stuck into for 10 years.

I would not go that far with it. Mark Henry was a ratings draw as ECW champion.

Link256

Zeke has an awesome theme song.MysticKotenks

Anyone who can turn the Brawl For All theme music into that gets a huge thumbs-up. (b'-')b