Originally Posted By: thedoctor
 Originally Posted By: Nöwheremän
Only problem with the original ECW is that the hardcore stuff pretty much became what defined it, meaning that as far as WWE/F was concerned, and a lot of people in the business for that matter, the wrestlers in ECW were not necessarily that good.
There is some truth to that as well, as guys like Sandman, who were huge in ECW, really showed their limitations in WWE and WCW.


I've never personally been a fan of hardcore matches. I can recognize when one is done very well, though. But, for the most part, it's people hitting each other instead of wrestling and making the bleeding aspect of wrestling all too common an even a necessity with some fans.



actually, people forget this, but a good bit of hardcore wrestling in ECW went beyond just the weapons and the blood. yes, they had that, but they had other components as well, such as more realistic characters and storylines and emotional angles that other promotions ignored in their desire to replicate the style.