Paul Heyman Comments on ECW Extension

With ECW drawing strong ratings, the Sci-Fi channel has agreed on a deal that will keep the extreme brand on national TV through at least December, 2007.

Needless to say, Paul Heyman is a bit happy about that.

“This extension means that we now have the ability to think long term. What do we envision for Big Show at WrestleMania? The twists for RVD, Sandman and Sabu. When will C.M. Punk be put to the test? Who are the next breakout stars that have yet to debut on ECW?," Heyman said.

"In the original ECW, Sabu vs. Tazz was the number-one storyline for 18 months, and they never touched each other until our first pay-per-view. We had the luxury of long-term planning. Now, we finally have that luxury again, to take the time to tell these kinds of epic stories.”

Right now, ECW on Sci-Fi is just a one-hour show. Heyman fully supports that frame for now ... but woudn't be adverse to adding another hour, of course.

“I love the one-hour format because it’s different,” said Sabu's recent opponent. “It’s so fast paced. You’re just slurping down your first beverage when the main event is headed to the ring. I would also love to see a 75 or 90 minute offering of ECW as well, but if they told me tomorrow, ‘we are going to two hours’, we’d be ready.

"It would give us more time for longer matches, more characters like C.M. Punk to introduce, more time to explain the background of legends like Sabu, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. But right now, one-hour is a god-send. It sure beats marketing only the memories. Now, we’re creating new moments, new characters and new memories. This is a fantasy come true.”