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02-28-2007, 02:51 PM
ECW Results - 27th Feb 2007
Announcers - Joey Styles and Tazz
We went live to the arena, where Joey Styles and Tazz welcomed us to the show and put over that Lashley would be defending the ECW Title against Hardcore Holly in a steel cage match later tonight.
Money In The Bank Qualifying Match - Extreme Rules
Ken Kennedy vs. Sabu
Sabu dove at Kennedy's leg to start the bout, but Kennedy raked his eyes and pounded him with forearms. Kennedy slammed Sabu, but missed an elbowdrop. Sabu hit some right hands, ducked a clothesline and went for a springboard leg lariat, but Kennedy caught it and hit a back suplex for a two count. Kennedy whipped Sabu into a corner, but ran into a boot to the face. Sabu hit a springboard elbow (sort of) and Kennedy rolled to the floor. Sabu hit a baseball slide kick, then a slingshot senton to the floor. Sabu threw a chair into the ring, then set up a table on the floor. Sabu rammed Kennedy into the ringsteps, then put him on the table. Sabu got in the ring and launched off the chair to the top rope, but Kennedy rolled off the table. Sabu dove over the table onto Kennedy on the floor.
Sabu rolled Kennedy back into the ring for a two count, then went for a Triple Jump Moonsault, but Kennedy tripped Sabu into the chair for a two count. Kennedy kicked Sabu in the face for another two count. Kennedy went to the floor and tossed the table into the ring. Sabu caught Kennedy as he was coming through the ropes, and hit a second rope legdrop to the back of the head. Sabu set up the table on one leg, then hit Kennedy with a springboard clothesline. Sabu placed Kennedy on the table and went for a legdrop off the ropes, but Kennedy moved and Sabu crashed through the table. Kennedy DDT'd Sabu onto the table remains for the pin at the six minute mark.
Winner: Ken Kennedy.
They plugged that we will see Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer vs. Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn later tonight.
Balls Mahoney vs. Matt Striker
Balls hit Striker with punches at the start, then decked him with a clothesline. Balls went to the top rope and hit the Nutley Jam. Snitsky ran into the ring and hit Balls from behind, then dropped him with a boot to the face. Snitsky then left, and Balls was announced the winner via DQ. The whole thing lasted less than a minute.
Winner via DQ: Balls Mahoney.
Aftermath:
Striker was getting up, and Snitsky returned to the ring and dropped him with the big boot as well, then left.
Backstage
Vince McMahon welcomed us to the show. Vince said Donald Trump surprised him by picking Bobby Lashley, and tonight he had a surprise for Lashley. He said if Lashley didn't beat Hardcore Holly in tonight's cage match in five minutes or less, he would lose the ECW Title.
Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer, with The Sandman, vs. Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn, with Ariel & Elijah Burke.
Thorn and RVD started out, with Van Dam hitting a back elbow and a reverse bodypress out of the corner before tagging in Dreamer for a drop toe hold/elbowdrop combination. Thorn missed a punch and Dreamer hiptossed him. Dreamer punched Thorn in a corner, but Cor Von tripped him. Thorn tagged in Cor Von, who kicked Dreamer in a corner, then whipped him hard across the ring. Cor Von snapmared Dreamer and put him in a chinlock. Cor Von went for a slam, but Dreamer floated over and hit a reverse DDT. Cor Von tagged in Thorn and Dreamer tagged in Van Dam. Van Dam hit Thorn with clotheslines, and knocked Cor Von off the apron. Van Dam hit Thorn with a side kick, then slammed him and hit a split leg moonsault for a two count.
Van Dam hit Thorn with a kick to the head, then landed the Rolling Thunder backsplash. Cor Von broke up the cover, and Dreamer came in and kicked him low. Cor Von went to the floor, and Dreamer jumped on him from the apron. Van Dam hit a spin kick on Thorn and went to the top rope. Ariel went to slide Thorn his cane, but as she stretched over the apron, Sandman caned her across the backside. This distracted the referee, and Burke crotched Van Dam on the top rope. Thorn hit the Dark Kiss (stunner after stretched Van Dam across the ropes) for the pin at the five minute mark.
Winners: Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn
Rebecca interviewed Hardcore Holly, who was smiling. Holly said no one can beat him in five minutes, and that tonight he would become the ECW World Champion.
They plugged WWE stars appearing on Deal Or No Deal this Sunday.
They reviewed CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro last week to earn a spot in the Money In The Bank match at Wrestlemania.
CM Punk vs. Stevie Richards.
Richards tossed Punk out of the ring at the start, then tossed him right back in. Punk armdragged Richards twice, but Richards hit Punk with some forearms. They traded leg kicks, then Richards snapmared Punk and kicked him in the back. Richards applied a chinlock, then hit a pair of elbows and reapplied the hold. Richards switched to a head vice, but Punk kicked out of it and rolled Richards into a cradle for a two count. Richards kicked Punk in the face, then went back to the chinlock. Punk battled out of it, but Richards stayed on the offensive, putting Punk on the top rope for a superplex. Punk shoved Richards off, then hit a second rope clothesline. Punk hit a clothesline, then a leg lariat. Punk hit some open hand shots, then a running knee in a corner. Punk went for a bulldog, but Richards shoved it off. Punk ducked a right hand, and lifted Richards into a fireman's carry, then dropped Richards face first into his knee and got the pin at the four minute mark.
Winner: CM Punk.
They reviewed the latest chapter in the "Battle Of The Billionaires" saga from Raw, during which it was revealed that ECW Champion Bobby Lashley will represent Donald Trump against Umaga, who will represent Vince McMahon, for those of you that missed it 40 minutes ago.
Extreme Expose was up. They did a routine with riding crops. As always, Kelly was out of synch, even when dancing by herself. They simulated a three-way kiss at the end and pyro went off. No one interrupted them this week.
They showed the Jerry Lawler Hall Of Fame package.
The steel cage was lowered for the main event.
ECW Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly.
If Lashley does not win in five minutes or less, Holly wins the match and the title.
They put a clock on the screen for the match. Holly kicked Lashley in the gut at the bell, but Lashley hit a shoulderblock for a two count, then punched Holly for another two. Lashley rammed Holly into the cage twice, and kept looking at the clock. Lashley stomped Holly, then covered him for a one. Lashley punched Holly in the head, and Holly was bleeding.
Four minutes left.
Lashley hit a clothesline in the corner, but then ran into a boot by Holly. Holly climbed to the top rope, but Lashley climbed up as well and started punching Holly. Vince McMahon came out, bringing Umaga and Armando with him.
Three minutes left.
Holly and Lashley fell from the top rope into the ring. Vince stayed at the entrance, while Umaga disrupted the ringside area and tossed a chair into the cage. Holly picked up the chair and blasted Lashley with it.
Two minutes left.
Holly covered Lashley, but Lashley kicked out. Holly set up the chair in the ring, but Lashley grabbed Holly with a belly to belly suplex. Lashley picked up the chair and blasted Holly in the head with it. Lashley hit Holly repeatedly with the chair, then was distracted by Umaga yelling at him.
One minute left.
Lashley hit Holly with one more chairshot, then gave him a running powerslam for the pin with 34 seconds left on the clock.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
Aftermath:
Umaga and Lashley had a staredown, with Umaga on the floor and Lashley in the ring. Lashley bounced off the ropes and dove into the cage. The cage wall came down, crushing Umaga underneath it on the floor. Umaga was trapped under the cage wall, and Lashley looked to be out cold on the floor from his dive as the show ended.
Announcers - Joey Styles and Tazz
We went live to the arena, where Joey Styles and Tazz welcomed us to the show and put over that Lashley would be defending the ECW Title against Hardcore Holly in a steel cage match later tonight.
Money In The Bank Qualifying Match - Extreme Rules
Ken Kennedy vs. Sabu
Sabu dove at Kennedy's leg to start the bout, but Kennedy raked his eyes and pounded him with forearms. Kennedy slammed Sabu, but missed an elbowdrop. Sabu hit some right hands, ducked a clothesline and went for a springboard leg lariat, but Kennedy caught it and hit a back suplex for a two count. Kennedy whipped Sabu into a corner, but ran into a boot to the face. Sabu hit a springboard elbow (sort of) and Kennedy rolled to the floor. Sabu hit a baseball slide kick, then a slingshot senton to the floor. Sabu threw a chair into the ring, then set up a table on the floor. Sabu rammed Kennedy into the ringsteps, then put him on the table. Sabu got in the ring and launched off the chair to the top rope, but Kennedy rolled off the table. Sabu dove over the table onto Kennedy on the floor.
Sabu rolled Kennedy back into the ring for a two count, then went for a Triple Jump Moonsault, but Kennedy tripped Sabu into the chair for a two count. Kennedy kicked Sabu in the face for another two count. Kennedy went to the floor and tossed the table into the ring. Sabu caught Kennedy as he was coming through the ropes, and hit a second rope legdrop to the back of the head. Sabu set up the table on one leg, then hit Kennedy with a springboard clothesline. Sabu placed Kennedy on the table and went for a legdrop off the ropes, but Kennedy moved and Sabu crashed through the table. Kennedy DDT'd Sabu onto the table remains for the pin at the six minute mark.
Winner: Ken Kennedy.
They plugged that we will see Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer vs. Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn later tonight.
Balls Mahoney vs. Matt Striker
Balls hit Striker with punches at the start, then decked him with a clothesline. Balls went to the top rope and hit the Nutley Jam. Snitsky ran into the ring and hit Balls from behind, then dropped him with a boot to the face. Snitsky then left, and Balls was announced the winner via DQ. The whole thing lasted less than a minute.
Winner via DQ: Balls Mahoney.
Aftermath:
Striker was getting up, and Snitsky returned to the ring and dropped him with the big boot as well, then left.
Backstage
Vince McMahon welcomed us to the show. Vince said Donald Trump surprised him by picking Bobby Lashley, and tonight he had a surprise for Lashley. He said if Lashley didn't beat Hardcore Holly in tonight's cage match in five minutes or less, he would lose the ECW Title.
Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer, with The Sandman, vs. Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn, with Ariel & Elijah Burke.
Thorn and RVD started out, with Van Dam hitting a back elbow and a reverse bodypress out of the corner before tagging in Dreamer for a drop toe hold/elbowdrop combination. Thorn missed a punch and Dreamer hiptossed him. Dreamer punched Thorn in a corner, but Cor Von tripped him. Thorn tagged in Cor Von, who kicked Dreamer in a corner, then whipped him hard across the ring. Cor Von snapmared Dreamer and put him in a chinlock. Cor Von went for a slam, but Dreamer floated over and hit a reverse DDT. Cor Von tagged in Thorn and Dreamer tagged in Van Dam. Van Dam hit Thorn with clotheslines, and knocked Cor Von off the apron. Van Dam hit Thorn with a side kick, then slammed him and hit a split leg moonsault for a two count.
Van Dam hit Thorn with a kick to the head, then landed the Rolling Thunder backsplash. Cor Von broke up the cover, and Dreamer came in and kicked him low. Cor Von went to the floor, and Dreamer jumped on him from the apron. Van Dam hit a spin kick on Thorn and went to the top rope. Ariel went to slide Thorn his cane, but as she stretched over the apron, Sandman caned her across the backside. This distracted the referee, and Burke crotched Van Dam on the top rope. Thorn hit the Dark Kiss (stunner after stretched Van Dam across the ropes) for the pin at the five minute mark.
Winners: Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn
Rebecca interviewed Hardcore Holly, who was smiling. Holly said no one can beat him in five minutes, and that tonight he would become the ECW World Champion.
They plugged WWE stars appearing on Deal Or No Deal this Sunday.
They reviewed CM Punk defeating Johnny Nitro last week to earn a spot in the Money In The Bank match at Wrestlemania.
CM Punk vs. Stevie Richards.
Richards tossed Punk out of the ring at the start, then tossed him right back in. Punk armdragged Richards twice, but Richards hit Punk with some forearms. They traded leg kicks, then Richards snapmared Punk and kicked him in the back. Richards applied a chinlock, then hit a pair of elbows and reapplied the hold. Richards switched to a head vice, but Punk kicked out of it and rolled Richards into a cradle for a two count. Richards kicked Punk in the face, then went back to the chinlock. Punk battled out of it, but Richards stayed on the offensive, putting Punk on the top rope for a superplex. Punk shoved Richards off, then hit a second rope clothesline. Punk hit a clothesline, then a leg lariat. Punk hit some open hand shots, then a running knee in a corner. Punk went for a bulldog, but Richards shoved it off. Punk ducked a right hand, and lifted Richards into a fireman's carry, then dropped Richards face first into his knee and got the pin at the four minute mark.
Winner: CM Punk.
They reviewed the latest chapter in the "Battle Of The Billionaires" saga from Raw, during which it was revealed that ECW Champion Bobby Lashley will represent Donald Trump against Umaga, who will represent Vince McMahon, for those of you that missed it 40 minutes ago.
Extreme Expose was up. They did a routine with riding crops. As always, Kelly was out of synch, even when dancing by herself. They simulated a three-way kiss at the end and pyro went off. No one interrupted them this week.
They showed the Jerry Lawler Hall Of Fame package.
The steel cage was lowered for the main event.
ECW Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly.
If Lashley does not win in five minutes or less, Holly wins the match and the title.
They put a clock on the screen for the match. Holly kicked Lashley in the gut at the bell, but Lashley hit a shoulderblock for a two count, then punched Holly for another two. Lashley rammed Holly into the cage twice, and kept looking at the clock. Lashley stomped Holly, then covered him for a one. Lashley punched Holly in the head, and Holly was bleeding.
Four minutes left.
Lashley hit a clothesline in the corner, but then ran into a boot by Holly. Holly climbed to the top rope, but Lashley climbed up as well and started punching Holly. Vince McMahon came out, bringing Umaga and Armando with him.
Three minutes left.
Holly and Lashley fell from the top rope into the ring. Vince stayed at the entrance, while Umaga disrupted the ringside area and tossed a chair into the cage. Holly picked up the chair and blasted Lashley with it.
Two minutes left.
Holly covered Lashley, but Lashley kicked out. Holly set up the chair in the ring, but Lashley grabbed Holly with a belly to belly suplex. Lashley picked up the chair and blasted Holly in the head with it. Lashley hit Holly repeatedly with the chair, then was distracted by Umaga yelling at him.
One minute left.
Lashley hit Holly with one more chairshot, then gave him a running powerslam for the pin with 34 seconds left on the clock.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
Aftermath:
Umaga and Lashley had a staredown, with Umaga on the floor and Lashley in the ring. Lashley bounced off the ropes and dove into the cage. The cage wall came down, crushing Umaga underneath it on the floor. Umaga was trapped under the cage wall, and Lashley looked to be out cold on the floor from his dive as the show ended.