The influx of talent on this week’s ECW was not limited to wrestlers acquired in the fifteen-person trade. Several wrestlers from developmental territory FCW made their main roster debuts this week.
New talent included Yoshi Tatsu, who wrestled Shelton Benjamin, Abraham Washington, who held a talk show segment with the Bellas, Sheamus, who defeated Oliver John and Tyler Reks, who confirmed he is wrestling Zack Ryder on Superstars.
Between the transfer of top ECW names to the bigger shows and the influx of new talent on tonight’s show, it is clear that WWE sees ECW as a gateway to success on RAW or SmackDown!