10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2010

10. It Had The Final ECW PPV Match Ever

ECW was dire by 2010. Truthfully, the third brand had been on its last legs for a good few years, but it limped into the new decade anyway. Vince McMahon eventually decided to put a bullet in his less-than-extreme take on Paul Heyman's brash original in February, and the original NXT concept was readied as a hasty replacement.

Before that, "ECW" had one last pay-per-view stop.

Christian was tasked with pulling something worthwhile out of pet project monster Ezekiel Jackson at Royal Rumble. The match was decent, and Zeke would end up being the final ECW Champ, but not even the addition of William Regal as Jackson's manager could convince fans he was the next big thing.

The history books would lay it all out: Rumble 2010 marked the final ECW World Title scrap on PPV ever. February's change of pace was a mercy killing though. The title had become a lower-midcard belt in all but name, and that had been the case for a long time.