He asserts that the fans were an integral part of the show's identity and experience.

“Because they were part of the show. The people were part of were part of the show. It was like like a Rocky Horror Picture Show, you know what I mean? Like people getting up on stage like that, you know what I mean? It's like people people were part of the show.”

Rob Van Dam claims that the promotion was defined by its ability to push the envelope in a way that audiences found cool and unique.

“i would what i think is similar is that they're pushing the envelope like we did and they're doing it in a way where the fans think it's cool so that's what i really liked about ecw”

Sabu believes that the WWE version of ECW failed because the company did not allow the original ECW creative team to manage the show properly.

“keep the wwe guys out of it and let us do our own thing but get make paul the boss and let's do our own thing”