ECW: Where it goes from here

The new ECW didn't turn out like any of us wanted it to, did it? I always see it referred to as "ECWWE," which I don't have a problem with. But now we have Bobby Lashley as champ; WWE wants him as one of the main players in the company, so there is no chance that they would let him lose his title (clean) in ECW. Where do they go from here?

Here’s a prediction: Right now, the storyline with Bobby Lashley is that McMahon will try to make his life a living hell. At some point over the next several weeks, McMahon will somehow cause Lashley to lose his ECW title, after which Lashley to move to RAW to continue his feud with McMahon. This will put what WWE sees as their top rising star onto their top show.

Lashley will leave ECW, there is no question about it. WWE has already made it clear that nobody will challenge Lashley there. So, once Lashley leaves, what direction does ECW take? That depends on one man…ROB VAN DAM.

I would look for RVD to be the ECW champ, especially if his contract negotiations continue to drag out before it finally expires at the end of the summer. I would look for this: McMahon drops Lashley’s belt to Elijah Burke, who then feuds with RVD and drops it to him. One Night Stand is coming up, that would be the perfect place for one of the title changes.

Now, there is always the possibility of RVD leaving WWE, and what happens then? CM Punk. A Punk-Burke feud would be awesome to see. CM Punk is my favorite wrestler in ECW, I hope they push him like he deserves.

The only thing that can get in the way of these plans is…Snitsky. And that would be awful to see him as ECW’s champ.

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Drew Arnold writing for The Irish Whip