In this interview on ECW.com, Joey Styles talks about Terry Funk, who of the three men in the Backlash WWE Title match would be more accepted by ECW fans should RVD have a chance to cash in the Money in the Bank, the difference between calling an ECW and WWE event, and more.
Some highlights:
ECW.com: Right now, the WWE Champion is John Cena. His crowd reactions from WWE fans as of late have been well-publicized. How do you think the ECW fans would take to seeing Cena face RVD if that ever did come to pass?
Joey Styles: John Cena would get booed out of an ECW show. We would have to have ECW’s security team (Atlas Security), WWE’s in-house security team and New York’s finest to keep the crowd from hopping over the rail and lynching John Cena.
ECW.com: Triple H and Edge are challenging Cena at Backlash for the WWE Championship. What would happen if one of them were to face RVD at One Night Stand?
Joey Styles: ECW fans would be more receptive to Triple H or Edge because of their traditional wrestling styles. However, anyone who is standing in between Rob Van Dam and a World Championship will be vilified at an ECW show. And as the play-by-play announcer that evening, I will not be objective either.
ECW.com: Are there any specific matches you’d like to see this year?
Joey Styles: The biggest story coming out of last year’s One Night Stand was what JBL did to The Blue Meanie. The last time we saw them in the same ring was on SmackDown. Blue Meanie won that match because Stevie Richards cracked open JBL’s head with a steel chair – put some staples in his head. I would like to see Stevie Richards vs. JBL at ECW One Night Stand. I think Stevie Richards has the ability to beat anybody on any given night if he lands his Stevie Kick. I think a victory over JBL at ECW One Night Stand would finally launch Stevie Richards’ career here in WWE.
The full interview can be found here.
