Ugh.  The title says it all.  Just in case you were holding onto an utterly misguided hope that ECW might some day return to their old school, hardcore, extreme Philly roots, I’m here to permanently crush your dreams.

WWE has announced that ECW on Sci-Fi will move to a 9pm EST time slot on September 30, 2008 as part of their effort to provide more “family friendly” programming.  What does this new PG spin on ECW mean for fans?  Let’s see: no blood, no barbed wire, and no razors, to start with.  I’m also betting we won’t be seeing any “accidental” nip slips any time soon.  Eventually, we probably won’t even have PG photos like the one of Kelly Kelly at the top of this page.

Will the 9:00 pm time slot be the final nail in the ECW coffin, or will the “Land of Extreme” find a new, younger audience at the earlier hour?