Paul Heyman Says The WWEized Version Of ECW Was ‘One Absolutely Abhorrent, Miserable Experience For Everybody Involved’

Paul Heyman discusses ECW’s place in WWE 2K26, noting that the WWEized version of ECW was a ‘miserable experience’.

Along with CM Punk’s showcase, ECW has a place in the latest iteration of WWE game, as Hardcore Heaven 94 is a playable arena as part of WWE 2K26.

While speaking to VGC in a new interview, Paul Heyman spoke about ECW’s presence in WWE 2K26 and also took issue with the idea that fans chanting ECW could mean WWE’s version of the brand that launched in the mid 2000s.

“I don’t think anybody that chants ECW in 2026 ever is thinking about the WWEized version of 2006, which was one absolutely abhorrent, miserable experience for everybody involved. When people chant ECW, they chant from the period of September 1993 to January 2001, and to have Hardcore Heaven 94 as part of the WWE 2K26 video game is an honor for A, anyone that was involved in that, and I certainly was, anybody that was there, and there are many who were, and anyone who wants the genuine, authentic portrayal of ECW when it was revolutionizing, indeed evolutionizing, the entire industry.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Heyman would rant about people that put he and Bobby Heenan in the same category as managers. You can read more about that here.

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