Posted June 12, 200519 yr My buddy is, and four of us (and his girlfriend) will be watching it at his place, right after an intense game of wiffleball. I haven't been this amped for a PPV in a long time, and it's the first one I've seen since the Rumble. Paul Heyman is quite the advertiser (for anyone who saw "Byte This" on Wednesday). I just think the fact that you don't know what will happen, who will show up, and what some of the matches are makes it exciting.
June 12, 200519 yr I am getting it, I made sure to order it on Thursday and tell work that I wouldnt be able to come in on Sunday. I am also very excited about the show, the one thing that I am hoping for is that in atleast one match the place goes pitch black and then turns back on with somebody in the ring I wont really care who it is but the surprise and tension that goes along with the arena going pitch black is just amazing.
June 12, 200519 yr I want to get it, probably first ppv I've actually been interested in a year or two, but I'm afraid that WWE is going to water it down and it will be a huge disappointment.
June 13, 200519 yr AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING NIGHT! In my eyes right now I've just witnessed the best WWE produced PPV bar none. Ever since I became a smark, I never could truly enjoy the product the way I did was a kid. ECW in it's day was amazing, Japan Style, Lucha Libre, Hardcore Action. It had everything a fan could want. Tonight, I realized why I was a fan again. I had mark out moments, I never thought were possible again. For one night, I wasn't critical and just watched the brilliance before my eyes. I was a fan once again, it was fun for tonight. Tomorrow, I go back to bashing WWE/HHH and complain about Chris Benoit and Jericho being held down. ECW One night stand was amazing, no doubt.,
June 13, 200519 yr I have to say that Rune you just summed up exactly how I felt about the show. All the matchs were great and the shoot promos were amazing. ECW showed everybody what they were all about tonight, yeah there was some blood shed and just some all out brawls but there was also some great techinacal wrestling, some lucha lubre, and all sorts of other things. I think that I am going to go and watch the replay right now since it was so great, I mean not one match had any sort of buildup what so ever but they were all amazing.
June 13, 200519 yr Author Very good PPV. Like some have said, I don't know if ECW could hold up over the long-term, but for a one shot deal, it worked. Storm/Jericho was a good way to start the night. As expected, the crowd was amped. First thing I noticed- no hat guy in the front row. Justin and Jason were the first surprises of the night. Overall, a good match, but a little short. Styles was great through the PPV. If only they'd trash Michael Cole and have Styles and Tazz do Smackdown. Nice "ECW Remembers" segment. Was this just for guys that died after ECW or not? I couldn't tell. The three way dance was fun, if only because of the FBI and Sinister Minister being there. Again, a criminally short match (just over 6 minutes according to the Torch). Super Crazy's jump was the first real big spot of the night. I like the ECW highlight packages spliced in throughout the night. Psicosis/Rey was disappointing (and short- I'm sensing a pattern), and the crowd let them know. I like how they booed the 619, since its his "WWE move." THE line of the night was unintentionally captured by the camera- JBL saying something like, "I paid for this ticket you little mexican!" As with most, I could've done w/o JBL and Angle's long promos. RVD's promo was from the heart (and could get him in trouble), but there's something about his interview style that just doesn't click. Sabu/Rhyno was the trademark "impromptu match of the night." Man, I don't know how Sabu can still do some of the s*** he does. I don't get all the bleeping- aren't they on PPV? Benoit/Eddie was good, but its too bad the crowd was too interested in making hilarious chants to the WWE wrestlers. Gertner begging for a job seemed out of place. Awesome/Tanaka stole the show. So many times during the match, I thought it was over, only to be tricked by near falls. Heyman's interview was interesting. Only one dig at Triple H though? The main event match was what it had to be- a violent bloodbath. And good job getting others involved too (BWO, Axl and Ballz, Francine and Beulah). The thing I wondered most throughout the night was if WWE was gonna use "Enter Sandman." I'm happy they did. The post-match shennigans were interesting, if only because the WWE guys got whooped. Overall, a strong one-time PPV. The quality of wrestling was good enough, but the nostalgia just added to it. And I wasn't even a big ECW fan to begin with.
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