10 Worst WWE Moments Of 2006

10. The ECW Zombie

As the intro states, both One Night Stand events in 2005 and 2006 proved successful for WWE. The pay-per-views showed that there was still a market for Paul Heyman's claret-soaked product, and DVD units were flying off the shelves faster than distributors could stock them. By mid-2006, Vince McMahon had decided to rubber stamp an ECW comeback. It'd be the third brand next to Raw and SmackDown.

WWE's version of ECW played before a ton of hype, so much so that hardcore hungry eyeballs tuned in on 13 June to see the first slice. It wouldn't be long until those eyeballs were rolling harder than RVD in the back. The episode opened with a hot segment involving Van Dam, Heyman, Edge, Lita and John Cena, but then came time for the first match. What did WWE pick for that spot? Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn, perhaps? Maybe a dazzling lucha-style showcase or a hardcore brawl?

Nah, they debuted "The Zombie".

Seriously. The first bout of this "new ECW era" was some dude shuffling around like he was from Resident Evil 2's sprint to the police station, then The Sandman caned the crap out of him. In total, the match lasted 19 seconds. Nobody's suggesting it should've gone on for 19 minutes, or anything, but this was an insult. It was a clear slap in the face to ECW'ers who thought this weekly would honour the past.

Suddenly, hopes were dashed that Vince understood what ECW should be. Those One Night Stand cards were thunderous and excellently produced, but the TV show? Man, it got rough in a hurry, and things would only get worse for the brand from there.