In 2005, WWE had the ingenious idea of reviving an old rival (and partner) promotion in “ECW.” In spite of everything, WWE’s infamous Attitude Era took a variety of its inspiration from the edgy television that ECW was producing on the time. Nevertheless, very similar to in the flicks, the sequel didn’t live as much as its predecessor.
There weren’t many fond memories of WWE’s reincarnation of “ECW.” Adding so far is one of the crucial revered performers in “ECW”‘s history, Sabu. Speaking with “Monopoly Events,” the “ECW” legend notes the disdain he had for the homogenized version of the promotion he helped construct.
“I didn’t haven’t any favorite memories, it was the worst ever. But, I went into it pondering positive, but after seeing it, there was no positive. Vince [McMahon] and everybody within the office was negative on “ECW.” They didn’t want it to do good, they simply desired to bury it, and that is frustrating, since it was something that I put my life into, after which they desired to stomp it out. Then, they couldn’t stomp it out, they usually were being profitable on it with the WWE Network. But in any case, it sucked.”
While he did not have many positives to say concerning the revamped brand, Sabu did mention that working with WWE’s top guy on the time, John Cena was enjoyable.
“It was alright, so I take it back, there was some great things in there,” Sabu said. “Wrestling John Cena was great, he was very generous, he let me lead the match … John Cena was very gracious, very skilled.”
Sabu included many gems on this interview, including naming which opponent he dreaded working with in “ECW” circa 2005-2007.
For those who use any quotes from this text, please credit “Monopoly Events” and supply a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for transcription.
