ECW December to Dismember is bad. Like, really bad. Legendarily bad. Worst of all-time bad. Why was it so bad, you ask? There are a plethora of reasons. First, WWE only announced two matches beforehand (MNM versus The Hardy Boys and the Extreme Elimination Chamber match). The rest of the card featured matches that would barely count as passable on house shows, never mind PPV. Add to that terrible booking decisions, and you have a recipe for one truly awful show. The upshot was that the event drew 90,000 PPV buys worldwide, the lowest buyrate of the pre-Network era. Anyone who paid their hard-earned money for the event must have felt incredibly ripped-off afterwards. Fans weren't the only ones who felt cheated, as Paul Heyman had a huge blow-up with Vince McMahon over the re-writing of the show. McMahon sent Heyman home and pulled him from the creative team. It was the last time Heyman would be seen in WWE for almost six years, until his 2012 return. ECW originals Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards were so offended with the show that they asked to be released from their contracts (a request that was denied). Yes, the show was bad. But it didn't have to be. The WWECW roster was chock full of talented guys and gals who wanted the brand to succeed and were determined to put on a good show. Using members of the ECW roster from the time as well as a couple of special guest who were used on the show, this is an attempt to rectify what is arguably the worst WWE-produced PPV ever.
