WWE's Minor League - The ECW
Lately, WWE's ECW show has taken on the feel of more of a developmental or training league. Similar to Major League Baseball's A divisions, where teams test and train prospective talent, or the NBA's Developmental League, ECW showcases up and coming high-flyers and new stars. Recent examples include Evan Bourne, Colin Delaney and Ricky Atlas. They're part of what Teddy Long calls a new initiative to find talent for WWE.
Some great examples of how ECW stars have translated over to bigger success on other WWE shows are CM Punk and Kofi Kingston. Both guys were recently drafted to Raw and both captured titles on the show. Of course they each received a helping hand from major stars. CM Punk benefitted from Batista's attack on Edge, while Kofi Kingston took advantage of Shawn Michaels' ringside distraction. Punk is now the World Heavyweight title holder while Kingston holds the Intercontinental title. Ryder and Hawkins are another good example as they were originally known as the Major Brothers over on ECW, then headed to Smackdown and eventually formed part of Edge & Vickie's La Familia clique.
With all these newcomers and up and coming talent, you'd have to wonder why ECW scheduled a Mike Knox match against Shannon Moore. Knox seemed like a good move off of ECW with the recent draft. He'd easily portray a Snitsky like character on Smackdown that would help give new stars a push. Then again, he can fulfill the same role on ECW, losing to the likes of Evan Bourne and Colin Delaney. And on a final note, how about a return of the Cruiserweight or Lightweight title, giving the rising stars of ECW another title to fight for?
Some great examples of how ECW stars have translated over to bigger success on other WWE shows are CM Punk and Kofi Kingston. Both guys were recently drafted to Raw and both captured titles on the show. Of course they each received a helping hand from major stars. CM Punk benefitted from Batista's attack on Edge, while Kofi Kingston took advantage of Shawn Michaels' ringside distraction. Punk is now the World Heavyweight title holder while Kingston holds the Intercontinental title. Ryder and Hawkins are another good example as they were originally known as the Major Brothers over on ECW, then headed to Smackdown and eventually formed part of Edge & Vickie's La Familia clique.
With all these newcomers and up and coming talent, you'd have to wonder why ECW scheduled a Mike Knox match against Shannon Moore. Knox seemed like a good move off of ECW with the recent draft. He'd easily portray a Snitsky like character on Smackdown that would help give new stars a push. Then again, he can fulfill the same role on ECW, losing to the likes of Evan Bourne and Colin Delaney. And on a final note, how about a return of the Cruiserweight or Lightweight title, giving the rising stars of ECW another title to fight for?
Labels: CM Punk, Colin Delaney, Commentary, Evan Bourne, Mike Knox
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