The New Breed

The 2006 edition
The New Breed was started really after Paul Heyman turned on ECW orginal and then ECW Title holder Rob Van Dam by alligning with new ECW title holder The Big Show. The newer superstars of ECW mainly Test and Mike Knox began feuding with the orignals Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. at the time [Paul Heyman, The Big Show, Test, Mike Knox, Heyman's security (The Bashman Brothers) and evewntually Hardcore Holly would be called the New breed and would fued with the so called ECW orginals RVD, Sabu, Dreamer, Sandman. The groups would feud until Heyman was sent home and Big Show would lose the title atot he nd then leave ECW due to various injuries.

the 2007 edition
Vince McMahon would appear on the ECW brand and call Marcus Con Von a "breath of fresh air" and would call out Elijah Burke and call him the future of ECW. After this the orginals would come out and attack Burke. Next week on ECW more members of the new breed would be revealed. Striker and Thorn came out to join the forces of Con Von and Burke. The New Breed would lose an 8 man tag match to the orginals at WrestleMania 23 but the next week would defeat the orginals in a hardcore match. during this time both groups were trying to recruit CM Punk. Punk would make his choice to join the New Breed but then after Burke would become controlling and bossy. and Punk would turn on Burke costing the New Breed a match with the orginals. Thorn would lose a match to CM Punk and then quit the New Breed. at the upcoming One Night Stand 2007 PPV the New Breed would lose a tables match against Dreamer, Sandman, and Punk. after this match the New Breed would just phase out.

Where are they now

 * Elijah Burke is now competing in dark matches in TNA
 * Marcus Con Von is now competing in PCW
 * Matt Striker is now commentating on ECW. every once in a while giving teaching lessons in the ring. While on commentating Striker will educate the audience.
 * Kevin Thorn was released from WWE on January 9th, 2009
 * CM Punk is now the World Heavyweight Championship (WWE) and competing on Smackdown