Tag Archive: Hammerstein Ballroom

  1. Things you must watch on the WWE Network – WWE’s ECW

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    The WWE Network launches in less than three weeks, and there is a wealth of programming available immediately after you pay your first $9.95.  Over the next few weeks, I will be giving you my personal picks of things to watch on demand on the Network.  Today, I’ll be focusing solely on WWE’s ECW.  Many people hated the product, considering it a bastardization of the Extreme Championship Wrestling we all knew and loved.  At the time, I had long since given up hope that the magic of the original would be captured full time, so my disappointment wasn’t as deep as it was for some.  In fact, the brand produced some great television, if sometimes for the wrong reasons.

    (We know that every single PPV on this list will be available.  Let’s assume for argument’s sake that the non-PPV stuff listed is on there as well.)

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  2. Why I hate: WWE One Night Stand

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    This article is part 4 of a series on WWE Pay Per View events.  See also:  Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.  At the time of this writing, the event in question is still titled WWE One Night Stand, though rumor has it that the name will change this year to WWE Extreme Rules.

    Welcome back to my series on WWE Pay Per Views and why there are way too damned many of them.  This is especially true in the month of June, where there are two of them – WWE One Night Stand and WWE Night of Champions.  This week, I take a look at One Night Stand.

    I present my arguments against WWE One Night Stand, after the jump! (more…)