Dueling Chair Shots
by Kurt La Mont
Column date 11/16/2000
 

The Clique Grows?

Scott Hall made his debut in ECW this past weekend. His presence gives ECW a nice shot in the arm at an ideal time. While I wouldn't expect him to have a long tenure in ECW, you never know what will happen. This is really a no lose situation for ECW. ECW has a very minimal investment in Hall so even if he were to bolt tomorrow they lose nothing of significance. And the potential gain certainly outweighs anything else. His appearance already caused quite a buzz over the past weekend. I'd imagine that buzz would return if Hall were to make an appearance in Manhattan on December 3rd.

Hall reportedly made his way to ECW by contacting Heyman through his friend and Clique member Justin Credible. If this is the case then it shows willingness on his part that he wants to work. He could very easily sit at home and do nothing after collecting a big paycheck for doing just that over the last year or so. I would also expect Hall to be on his best behavior. He is currently working on gaining more custody rights with his children so he is less likely to do anything wrong since that would hurt his case. It looks like there is a definite willingness from Hall to make this deal work with ECW.

So now the number of Clique members in ECW is 2. The question I have is: Why stop there? Why not make it 3 with Shawn Michaels?

While on the surface this sounds like a ridiculous statement. However, if you think about it the possibility is definitely plausible.

Do I think this will happen? Probably not. But do I think that there's a possibility of this happening? Definitely, and let me tell you why.

Almost a year ago there was interest on both sides of having Shawn Michaels come into ECW. The main reason that this didn't happen was that Michael's first child was being born right around that time. That wouldn't be as much of an issue now and it's not like he would have to work a full time schedule. He could pick and choose his spots as it fit both parties. Sure there would need to be something worked out with the WWF since Michaels is still employed by them, but Vince has been willing to lend a hand to ECW in the past, there's no reason to believe that he wouldn't be willing to do it again.

Why would HBK want to do this? Well, for one it would allow him to perform once again which I'm sure he misses. It would also reunite him with Scott Hall and Justin Credible who I'm sure he would be willing to help out; Credible to help ECW out and Hall to resuscitate his career.

There has been a working relationship with Michaels and ECW. Justin Credible and the Sandman have both made appearances for HBK's promotion in Texas, TWA. Also, several of Michaels' students have wrestled on ECW shows before and have received good reviews. If ECW were to land a national deal and needed to produce 2 hours of TV each week ECW would most likely be in need of some more wrestlers. So if HBK helps ECW out, ECW could help HBK out.

After the PPV in NY on December 3rd ECW is scheduled to travel to Texas the following weekend for a couple of shows. HBK lives in Texas. Pretty convenient, eh?

More good stuff next week. If you have any questions or comments send them to me at [email protected]. If you want to start a rumor send your e-mail to Dave Meltzer. He'll be sure to post it right away.

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