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Worst in the World: The Extreme Elimination Chamber-December to Dismember 2006

  (Note: Happy Holidays, everyone! For the month of December, I'm going from a new post every two weeks to once a week. With that out of the way, on to the post!" In 2004, WWE released the Rise and Fall of ECW, a DVD documenting the dizzying highs, the terrifying lows, and those oh-so-creamy middles of Extreme Championship Wrestling. It was a smash hit, reportedly becoming the best-selling wrestling DVD in history. It was such a success that Vince McMahon & WWE greenlit a whole reunion show for the extreme promotion live from the company's frequent venue, the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, in 2005, giving us ECW One Night Stand. It was also a huge success, prompting not just a follow-up show the next year, but a complete revival of ECW, now as a third brand for WWE. Unfortunately, the rule of thirds does not apply to success, as the new ECW was a complete dud. So, in my best Matt McMuscles voice , I ask the question...Wha Happun? Well, for starters, the new ECW...