2006 WWE brand extension draft
2006 WWE draft | |
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2007 → |
The 2006
Background
After
Selections
Pick No. | Brand (to) | Employee (Real name) |
Role | Brand (from) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ECW | Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski) |
Male wrestler | Raw |
2 | ECW | Kurt Angle | Male wrestler | SmackDown! |
Aftermath
Fifteen days after the draft
On February 2, 2010, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that ECW would air its final episode on February 16, 2010.[8] The ECW brand was disbanded after the final show, with every ECW wrestler becoming a free agent, eligible to join either the Raw or SmackDown brands.[9] The original brand extension would end in August 2011.[10]
References
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- ^ a b Cohen, Eric. "Top Ten Moments of WWE in 2005". About: Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
- ^ "WWE Launches ECW As Third Brand". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel". WWE. Retrieved 2006-06-02.
- ^ "The Chairman speaks on Kurt Angle". WWE. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ Caldwell, James (February 5, 2010). "WWE Officially Announces NXT's Debut Date Replacing ECW, Only Two Episodes Remaining". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Raw: August 29, 2011 - WWE.com". WWE. Retrieved December 30, 2016.