Bruce Prichard Reflects On ECW’s Invasion Of WWE

On the latest edition of his “Something To Wrestle With” podcast, Bruce Prichard reflected on the ECW Invasion of WWE in 1997, explaining how the invasion angle helped ECW more than WWE. Prichard said,

“Well, I think it could’ve been a lot better than it was.”

The main goal of the invasion angle was to start a feud between WWE and ECW, but it never really took off. Prichard and ECW’s Paul Heyman birthed the idea. Prichard continued,

“Having Van Dam come in the first time and Paul [Heyman] there, there was a lot of jockeying and people not wanting to do business.”

 “So while I think it could’ve been good, I think it was good for Van Dam and I think it was good for ECW. It wasn’t good for us, because it was a pain in the ass to deal with.”

Due to the hurdles, Vince McMahon reportedly put an end to the angle before it really got off the ground. WWE later purchased ECW in early 2001.

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