TNA-ECW Stable news

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Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

» Right now, TNA officials know that they're doing an angle with the ECW originals but do not know exactly what that angle will consist of. Different ideas are being discussed, including the idea of eventually producing a second ECW-like brand in the company with it's own TV show. The feeling is that the more TV programming they have, the more money they can charge Spike TV for TV. That's what helps the company stay alive.

» The reason TNA is bringing in several former ECW stars is because the focus group that did research a few months back showed that many fans responded that ECW was their favorite period in wrestling when asked. The results from this focus group is what really started the idea of bringing in Paul Heyman to lead a group of former ECW stars.

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Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

It's said that Paul Heyman does not want to come into TNA with the way things are currently set up as far as creative and everything else goes.

Dixie Carter has been calling Paul Heyman about coming in for the storyline with ECW originals and to take over TNA creative. If Heyman comes in, Vince Russo would walk away from the creative side of things but still remain with the company. Eric Bischoff would be there to work on new programming.

It's said that Spike TV is involved in the talks with Heyman, like they were with guys like Mick Foley and Ric Flair.

Heyman is currently helping market Brock Lesnar while working on two book projects and running his creative agency.

i thought the ''Theu'' Abyss kept talking aboutwould be the ECW stable

A stable of ECW Originals would be great to see, but TNA don't need to go all out ECW and have no rules and brutality everytime.

It does point to Dreamer, Raven, Rhino and Richards etc being "they" and Abyss is genuinely 'Extreme'. So he's the only one realistically the ECW guys could be there for. Although Samoa Joe is another guy who could eventually join. I remember this 'ECW Stable' being spoken of back when Joe was kidknapped. And his style can be also be considered 'Extreme'.

If the faction does go ahead, it could also have something to do with 'the deception' Sting is talking about. Abyss is the deceptive one, as he lured in Hulk to get all his support, just to take away Hogan's 'control' of TNA.

I've marked out a little everytime the ECW guys have sat in the crowd, so am looking forward to seeing where they go with this now.

You gotta love it! I guess they've finally ran out of WCW and WWE ideas to rehash and instead are rehashing one of their own old ideas

personally speaking, I don't want to see more has beens in TNA.
The idea of Raven, Dreamer, Richards etc taking up screen time that could be given to Wolfe, Lethal, Pope, Morgan, Anderson etc is not one that I approve of