A hearty FU to you all, and welcome to the first episode of Franchise University with Shane Douglas. In the first episode of this brand new podcast, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and co-host James Romero (of WSI | Wrestling Shoot Interviews and Story time with Dutch Mantell) take the opportunity to sit down and take a deep dive into ECW's long and winding road to pay per view. In episode one of Franchise University, Shane Douglas discusses what stopped Paul Heyman from getting onto PPV in 1996, excess blood in pro wrestling, Tod Gordon's issues with Paul Heyman in 1997, how the Mass Transit Incident almost ruined ECW's chances of growing into a national company, the paralysing of Chuck Austin in the WWF, issues with the dirt sheets, how badly he was paid in the WWF in 1995, Paul Heyman's weird relationship with Vince McMahon in the 1990s, Beyond the Mat filming Beyond the Mat at the ECW Arena and so much more! Franchise University with Shane Douglas is part of the WSI Networkhttps://twitter.com/WSI_YouTube