WWE NXT Cast & Final ECW Champion

Tuesday night's 2/16/10 episode of ECW is the final ECW show ever. With the close of the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) era, there will be an interesting piece of trivia. Ezekiel Jackson became the final ECW Champion in the history of the brand, defeating Christian in an Extreme Rules match on the final show. Christian made a valiant effort, fighting off a feisty Zack Ryder, taking a slap to the face from Rosa Mendes, and chasing off William Regal with a Kendo stick. In the final moments though, Regal returned to attack Christian and ended up the victim of a Killswitch. That allowed Jackson the window of opportunity he needed to make his move. He grabbed Christian for his one-arm slam finisher, driving Christian straight through a wooden table for the final pinfall. Jackson becomes the final champion in ECW history, and he'll most likely use that as a bragging point wherever he heads next. Possibly Raw where he can challenge guys like Cena and HHH to give some fresh new heels to the mix.

During that championship match, we finally saw Tiffany show some of her aggressive wrestling prowess when she rushed to the ring and tackled down Rosa Mendes then tossed her out of the ring. Hopefully we'll see more of these two divas engaged in a feud on a WWE program like Raw or Smackdown.

Also on the final ECW on SyFy, they introduced the WWE Universe to the cast of WWE NXT which will premiere on next Tuesday night. The format of the show is a reality-based program with eight WWE Superstar "Pro's" mentoring eight new WWE Rookies. Here's who will be involved:

* Wade Barrett mentored by Chris Jericho
* Justin Gabriel mentored by Matt Hardy
* Skip Sheffield mentored by MVP
* Michael Tarver mentored by Carlito
* Daniel Bryan mentored by The Miz
* Heath Slater mentored by Christian
* Darren Young mentored by CM Punk
* David Otunga mentored by R-Truth

Each of the rookies involved in WWE NXT will graduate to one of the WWE brands at the end of their season, whether it be Raw or Smackdown. The rosters are definitely starting to pick up some momentum it seems.

WWE NXT will premiere next Tuesday night in ECW's timeslot on SyFy, 10PM EST.