The Tribe of Extreme! - WWE ECW Universe Mode

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I got the itch again... I thought I was completely free from it, but here I am dragged back in. This time I'm doing something I've always wanted to do but never got around to - rebooking the 2006 WWE ECW reboot. I'll be sticking to the time period as much as possible, but some elements of fantasy will be introduced in order to spice things up. For example, in this universe Kurt Angle never leaves to go to TNA, RVD never gets suspended, and some different signings are made by WWE in order to prepare for reboot of ECW (see the roster below). The idea is that this is ECW if WWE truly tried to get behind it as a third brand, plus if some unfortunate events that derailed the reboot never took place. Likewise, I'll still "wwe-ify" things and won't go completely insane. I like to keep things as realistic as possible.

Also 2 things are guaranteed with this universe

1. I'll be really into it for some period of time
2. I'll drop it cold turkey at some point

This has happened too many times for me to act like this time will be any different. My hope is that since this is a timeless "flashback" universe mode of sorts, I'll be more likely to come back to it in the event I do drop it.

ECW Roster
Al Snow
CM Punk
Balls Mahoney
The Big Show
Blue Meanie
Brian Kendrick
Bubba Ray Dudley
D-Von Dudley
Danny Doring
Hardcore Holly
Justin Credible
Killer Kash
Kurt Angle
Little Guido
Paul London
Psicosis
Raven
Rhyno
Roadkill
Rob Van Dam
Sabu
The Sandman
Shannon Moore
Spike Dudley
Stevie Richards
Super Crazy
Tommy Dreamer
Tony Mamaluke



ECW Tag Team Roster
BWO (Stevie Richards, Blue Meanie)
The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray, D-Von, Spike)
London & Kendrick (Paul London, Brian Kendrick)
The Mexicools (Super Crazy, Psicosis)

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Championship History

ECW World Championship

1) Rob Van Dam (x1) June 13th 2006 - TBD

ECW Tag Team Championships

1) The Dudley Boyz (10x) June 28th 2006 - TBD

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[Bard]

Following along! Welcome back!

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WWE.com
Preview for ECW's Relaunch


The Tribe of Extreme has risen! Headed by the mastermind of Paul Heyman as well as the WWE Champion Rob Van Dam, what surprises can we expect as ECW premiers live on Sci Fi in a two hour special?

THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP

At ECW One Night Stand Rob Van Dam bested John Cena (with the help of Edge). What is the future of the WWE Championship now that it's home is the land of extreme? What will Rob Van Dam have to say now that he holds the WWE's ultimate prize, and can we expect a appearance from the former champion John Cena?

TURNCOATS

Kurt Angle and The Big Show have both jumped ship and joined the ECW brand. Both men will be in action on the premier episode of ECW on Sci Fi.

SURPRISES?

It would be foolish to think that Paul Heyman doesn't have a few more tricks up his sleeve. Whether it's some old names from ECW's past popping back up, or some other massive announcements regarding the future of the brand, it's safe to assume he has a few tricks up his sleeve for this show.

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On Sci Fi
JUNE 13th, 2006

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A recap of One Night Stand plays highlighting the events of the main event, where Edge helped Rob Van Dam defeat John Cena and become the WWE Champion. The intro to the show plays. The theme song is "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor by Drowning Pool. The camera pans around the arena and we're introduced by Joey Styles and Taz to a new era of extreme. The music of the ECW GM Paul Heyman plays. Heyman comes down to the ring to a great ovation, and the fans chanting ECW. Heyman is holding a black bag that appears to contain a belt. Heyman cuts a short promo hyping up the ECW brand, and then introduces the NEW WWE Champion, Rob Van Dam! After some self indulgence by Heyman and RVD, Heyman reveals Rob Van Dams gift - the revived ECW World Championship. Rob Van Dam accepts and says from the bottom of his heart that he will cherish it. Heyman asks RVD what he's gonna do with the WWE Championship, when the music of Edge hits. Edge comes down to the ring. He cuts a promo essentially stating that he can't wait to get his shot at the WWE Championship and tear the house down. RVD cuts him off. He says that won't be necessary. He already proved that he's the superior athlete when he defeated John Cena and conquer the WWE, and now that he has the ECW World Championship, he doesn't need "this spinning toy belt" anymore, and ECW doesn’t need to be part of a crappy WWE PPV like Vengeance. RVD tosses the WWE Championship to Edge and hits a Van Daminator! Edge rolls out of the ring and RVD tosses the WWE Championship out to him. Heyman laughs as RVD poses with the new ECW World Championship.

Justin Credible vs. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle displays a new theme song that prevents the audience from doing the "you suck" chants, and with it a new intensity. He works a mat wrestling style and chokes out Justin Credible in no time.

Winner: Kurt Angle in 1:46

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Backstage, Rob Van Dam is giving a speech to a number of ECW originals (Tommy Dreamer, The FBI, Danny Doring, Balls Mahoney) in the locker room. He says how proud he is to be the official leader of the tribe of extreme. The ECW originals are all extremely hyped, but in the background we see Kid Kash looking on stoically as he tapes his wrists, then walks off. Paul Heyman enters the shot. He says that in tonights main event, it’s gonna be an extreme battle royal. 10 men, with the winner receiving a shot at the ECW World Championship in two weeks.

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A replay of One Night Stand shows ECW commentator Taz choking out Raw commentator Jerry the King Lawler to win their match.

Super Crazy vs. Kid Kash

Good high paced action sees both men get about equal offense in, but in the end Kash puts Super Crazy away with the Money Maker.

Winner: Kid Kash in 12:13

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A pre taped Hardcore Holly promo plays. He says that he never quite felt at home in the WWE. He’s always felt a bit different than everyone else, a bit out of place… until now. ECW is exactly where a sick son of a b**** like him belongs, and he’s about to show exactly what he means by that when he outwrestles, outsmarts, and out-extremes The Sandman. Holly walks off screen as the “up next” graphic pops up on screen and we go to commercial.

Hardcore Holly vs. Sandman

Both men wield kendo sticks as the bell rings and just start wailing each other. They continue to beat the hell out of each other with all kinds of weapons until a seemingly drunk Sandman hits the White Russian Leg Sweep and pins Holly.

Winner: Sandman in 5:32

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Paul London and Brian Kendrick are shown backstage getting ready for their tag team match against Stevie Richards and Blue Meanie. That match is next.

London & Kendrick vs. Stevie Richards & Blue Meanie

London & Kendrick are high energy and fast paced and wrestle circles around Richards and Meanie, and Kendrick hits sliced bread on Meanie to win it.

Winners: London & Kendrick in 3:47

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After the match, London & Kendrick are celebrating, when all of the sudden we hear the very familiar pyro and music of The Dudley Boyz! The crowd and the commentators go crazy! Bubba and D-Von storm the ring and jump London 7 Kendrick, leaving them laying. They grab mics. Bubba Ray tells the crowd to quiet the hell down. He says that him and his other D-Von aren’t back because they love ECW, in fact they couldn’t give less of a **** about ECW. They’re here because Vince McMahon called and offered them a fat paycheck to come down, whoop some ***, pop some ratings, and put some bastards through tables. The crowd starts chanting - “we want tables!” Bubba responds saying they were gonna put these two jabronies London & Kendrick through tables, but now that the crowd has asked it’s not gonna happen. He says they’ve already been paid for the night, and they sure as hell don’t work for the crowd. “Good night, and go f*** yourselves.” Bubba hands the mic to D-Von. OH TESTIFY

Extreme Battle Royal #1 Contenders Match - Al Snow vs. Balls Mahoney vs. Big Guido vs. Big Show vs. Danny Doring vs. Little Guido vs. Roadkill vs. Sabu vs. Tony Mamaluke vs. Tommy Dreamer

Weapons of all kinds are present in this matchup. Order of elims as follows.

Al Snow by Show at 7:21
Danny Doring by Show at 7:28
Stevie Richards by Show at 7:53
Roadkill by Show at 8:03
Balls Mahoney by Show at 8:22
Tommy Dreamer by Show at 8:58
Tony Mamaluke by Show at 9:38
Little Guido by Show at 9:44
Big Guido by Show at 9:03
The Big Show by Sabu at 9:19

Winner: Sabu in 9:19

Sabu celebrates with his signature point to the sky pose as Big Show looks on seething, and the first episode of ECW on Sci Fi goes off the air.

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Smoove! Great debut show!

Few things from me.

RVD literally throwing away the WWE Championship was perfect. Played well, and RVD is saying more than cool and dude!

Dudley Boyz being big heels was awesome booking. They don't care about the fans. They just want to be paid. Can't wait to see them keep developing.

Hardcore Holly is pathetic. Cuts a decent promo and gets squashed in under 6 minutes. Jobber.

I would be pissed if I was Big Show! He eliminates 8 guys, and it ONLY takes Sabu to eliminate him? Now I know Big Show has never been grouped eliminated from the Royal Rumble, but now you are bringing in a solo elimination in a battle royale!? Lol.

Awesome work! Also excited to see how Angle develops in the land of the extreme.

One question! So I think it's obvious you aren't covering Raw and SmackDown. Will there be a draft for superstars, visits like the Edge one? Curious if they are even a thing in your Universe.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Bard

Smoove! Great debut show! Few things from me. RVD literally throwing away the WWE Championship was perfect. Played well, and RVD is saying more than cool and dude! Dudley Boyz being big heels was awesome booking. They don't care about the fans. They just want to be paid. Can't wait to see them keep developing. Hardcore Holly is pathetic. Cuts a decent promo and gets squashed in under 6 minutes. Jobber. I would be pissed if I was Big Show! He eliminates 8 guys, and it ONLY takes Sabu to eliminate him? Now I know Big Show has never been grouped eliminated from the Royal Rumble, but now you are bringing in a solo elimination in a battle royale!? Lol. Awesome work! Also excited to see how Angle develops in the land of the extreme. One question! So I think it's obvious you aren't covering Raw and SmackDown. Will there be a draft for superstars, visits like the Edge one? Curious if they are even a thing in your Universe. Sent from my SM-N970U using Tapatalk

Glad you liked it! On the RVD thing, I needed a quick way out of the whole RVD as WWE Champion and WWE vs. ECW rivalry, so I decided to rewrite the opening segment and just have RVD ditch the belt. I figured it puts over ECW even more and seemed like something too cool for school RVD would do. Maybe not the most realistic thing from the perspective of "would WWE allow it" but oh well.

As for the Big Show elimination, that whole Battle Royal was exactly as it took place in real life down to the elimination times! I think it was Big Guido holding on to Big Shows arm over the rope that allowed Sabu to dropkick Show and send him over the top. I left that specific detail out of course. I'll be doing a few segment copy and pastes like that early on as my Universe timeline starts to diverge more and more from real life.

Totally excited for Angle as well. That whole ECW Angle character lasted like a month but left such an impression on me. It was one of my favorite characters that never really got to be.

Good question about RAW and Smackdown. They 100% exist in this Universe, but I wanna make ECW its own self sufficient brand so I'll be avoiding referencing them a lot or doing too many crossovers. That doesn't mean I won't ever do a crossover, but I'm not planning on it anytime soon. I also only have an hour per show right now, and I'm trying to keep match and segment times realistic (I will eventually bump it up to two hours though).