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VINCE MCMAHON TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE OF ECW TONIGHT

By Mike Johnson on 2010-02-02 17:11:59
World Wrestling Entertainment announced that on tonight's episode of ECW, Vince McMahon will appear to "address the future of ECW."

As we broke in the PWInsider.com Elite section back on 11/30/09, WWE and SyFy have been discussions for some time about changing the format and identity of the ECW series. SyFy has been unhappy with the ratings slide of the 2.8 when the series debuted in 2006 to it's current rating in the area of 1.0. There are also some with the network who were upset they were sold on a self-sustaining spin-off product and instead ended up with a lower level WWE series.

There is an expectation the ECW name, which WWE brought back from the dead in June 2005, will be put to rest and the new incarnation of the Tuesday night series will focus on newer names.

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