Welcome to the EC-Dub!!!
First of all, thanks to Jake Ziegler for covering for me last week. You did a great job and I owe you one, brother.
This is the last ECW broadcast before Wrestlemania 25 and we still don’t have a title match for the ECW belt. I’m torn because I don’t want a match just thrown together for the event, but I also don’t want Wrestlemania to not have a ECW title match. Let’s at least keep the perception that the strap matters.
Your hosts for tonight are Todd Grisham and Matt Striker in Dallas, TX.
Christian’s music hits and he heads down to the ring. Captain Charisma is going to do awesome in the Money in the Bank Ladder match. His partner, Finlay, follows down the ramp with Hornswoggle. The two shake hands. Mark Henry and Tony Atlas come next, and finally the Big Red Machine himself, Kane.
Christian and Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) vs. Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas) and Kane
Kane and Christian start. Christian avoids contact and unloads with some rights. Kane whips him to the ropes and follows with a scoop slam. Misses the elbow. Christian tries to get some offense but Kane throws him to the corner. Misses and elbow and Christian hits a missile dropkick of the second rope. Tag to Finlay who starts working on Kane’s arm. Kane fights out but gets kicked going for a back body drop. Christian tagged back in and hits the arm from the top. Irish whips Kane to the ropes who puts Christian down with a shoulder block.
Commercial.
We’re back and Kane just unloaded on Finlay with an uppercut. Striker tells us that Kane has been in control since break. Mark Henry is tagged in and the World’s Strongest Man is working Finlay over on the mat. Cover for two. Kane tags in and kicks Finlay in the corner. Dropkick off the ropes. Cover for two. Chinlock. Hornswoggle is trying to rally the crowd. Finlay is fighting his way out but Kane powers him back to the corner. Henry tags in and scoop slams Finlay. Stomp to the head. Big right hand. Finlay trying to fight but a headbutt puts him down. Kane back in. Whip to the corner and Kane runs into the boots! Finlay with a DDT! He makes the hot tag to Christian who unloads on Kane but gets stopped by an uppercut. Kane tags in Henry. He goes for the World’s Strongest Slam but he slips out and takes out the knee. Both men dropkick Henry. Then they hit Kane on the outside. Henry double clotheslines both men. Christian whipped to the corner but he hits Henry with a boot. He goes to the top rope, and gets caught!! World’s Strongest Slam!! 1,2,3.
Winners: Mark Henry and Kane. Pretty good opener.
Postmatch, Henry takes out Kane and stands tall alone in the center of the ring.
Yet another preview for John Cena’s movie, 12 Rounds and commercials.
We’re back and we get a video package of the upcoming Shawn Michaels/Undertaker match this weekend at Wrestlemania. I’m really looking forward to this one. No way Michaels breaks the streak but they’ll put on a great show. “Sometimes it’s Hell trying to get to Heaven.” Great line.
Commercial.
We’re back and now it’s a video package for the Cena vs. Edge vs. Big Show World Title match at Wrestlemania. I really hope Edge retains as another John Cena title reign holds zero interest for me. But the Vickie Guerrero/Edge/Big Show love triangle is getting really old. Big Show with the strap is somewhat interesting but I think it’s very limited in its future.
Another commercial break.
Now we get a look back at Wrestlemania 23 followed by yet another video package. You guessed it… the Randy Orton/Triple H feud. Orton has done such an awesome job propping himself up as the top heel in the industry right now. The Triple H/McMahon run in last night on Raw was pretty sweet, too.
Commercial break.
We’re back and Nikki Bella heads to the ring with Miz and John Morrison. Her twin Brie heads to the ring soon after with Carlito and Primo Colon.
The Battle of the Bella’s
Nikki Bella (w/ The Miz and John Morrison) vs. Brie Bella (w/ the Colons)
The start arguing in the ring. Brie looks confused. She rolls up Nikki for a one count. Pushing back and forth. Spear by Nikki. Brie turns her over and but can’t bring herself to hit her sister. Nikki with a knee to the gut. Elbow to the head. Whip to the ropes but Brie counters with an armdrag. Nikki punches Brie. Brie sends Nikki to the corner but Nikki fights her off. Suplex and a cover for two. To the corner again and Nikki gets some knees in and then a snap head toss to the mat. Brie fights back and gets a dropkick. Bulldog from Brie. Miz and Morrison on the ring mat and the Colons chase them off. Meanwhile, Nikki rolls up a distracted Brie and gets the three count.
Winner: Nikki Bella. That was ten minutes I’ll never get back.
End of show. Really the worst ECW I’ve seen since I can remember. It was really just a commercial for Wrestlemania 25 as the majority of the show was revisiting the storylines that lead up to the big pay-per-view. Having the Bella twins fight it out as the main event is just insulting.
Well kids, it looks like we won’t have an ECW title match at Wrestlemania. Should still be a great show, though.
Until next week.
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Take heart Kevin, remember last year when we didn’t have an ECW Title match scheduled? They just threw together a battle royal before the event and had a 4 seconds Championship match. So I hold out hope Swagger will defend his title. And lose it. To the Great Khali. In 2 seconds, which isn’t possible, but damnit ECW can’t overshadow the big matches!
Seriously though, expect the Battle Royal to return this year to set up a quick match on the card for Swagger to win. Maybe Evan Bourne will get it?
I don’t see them doing a battle royal just because the Diva battle royal is going on. They may throw together a Bourne/Swagger match but they deserve to have a long feud. Although, Bourne might go to Raw in the draft so it could be his last big shot on ECW. Again, I’m not sure I want a title shot with no build up. It’s sad the ECW belt isn’t treated with more respect.
Kevin…it’s no secret that Vince treats the ECW title the way he does. It’ll be shocking if the title does go on the line. It might be a Dreamer/Swagger match since Dreamer is in that one angle where he has until the end of his contract to win the title or he’d retire.
Paul, that story is set up to go to One Night Stand/Extreme Rules/Night of Extreme/whatever else they decide to name the June PPV. He basically said that in his big promo that his contract expires the day after that PPV. So they’ll probably start his big push to the end on the show after Wrestlemania.
Maybe Christian wins MITB and challenges Swagger to an ECW Title match that night?
I don’t think Christian would challenge for a match after the grueling MITB. I agree with Michael about the Dreamer push. He deserves a big send off but I’m not sure how it should be handled. He’s been a nonentity for so long, how can he get on that kind of win streak? Should be interesting.
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Wasn’t there supposed to be an “All-Divas Night” on ECW?
On air they said they were going to do it to promote the battle royal.
I thought it was going to be a pretty gutsy move, but I guess they wussed out.
I really am disappointed as well with the lack of Swagger lately. I love the guy, and thought for sure with Evan Bourne returning last week they’d set up that for WM. Sure there’s no “heat” for the feud, but on ECW does it really matter?
I really think it’s a shame to leave both of these young talented guys off the card. It’s a good opportunity to showcase them to the casual viewers that will buy WM.
I don’t think they’re going with a battle royal this year since they seem to be using the guys off the card in the dumbass lumberjack tag match. I think that match could have stolen the show as those teams have had great chemistry in the build up, but now with the lumbering hacks out there there’s not a chance for it to be more than a clusterfrick.