*OFFICIAL* ECW Aftermath, Review, and Ratings Thread.

[Downward Spiral]

ECW just seems a little bit away from nailing a great show. It's just the crappy fillers that they have that ruin any potential it has of being a consistently great show. The New Breed and Originals match tonight sounded awesome and it begs the question, why wasn't something that good (extreme rules) put on the Wrestlemania card in place for a boring tag match? That match sounded awesome and it is the best feud so far in ECW (although there hasn't been that many.) All we want is a bit of the Tables, ladders and chairs, and tonight, we got it. I am loving the New Breed right now because they are up and comers that will hopefully be the future of the WWE once the likes of Taker and HBK leave, and the WWE is doing a great thing by benefiting from the Originals experience against these guys, but Burke is clearly the standout in the group. He has a great, cocky charisma that is a perfect heel character and for the C-show in the company, he certainly has a lot of heat. His wrestling skills are wonderful and are only going to get better, particularly in matches like this one, and also in his outstanding matches with RVD that he has had. I hope that he becomes the face of ECW because he seems like a young guy that can carry the company, and I like the sounds of Burke/Punk in the future. Matt Striker is a very sound wrestler and his teacher gimmick is one of the better ones in the WWE, and while he doesn't have the skill of Burke, he is still a great wrestler in the ring. Cor Von moves well for a big man and I'm sure that the WWE will try and build him around Lashley because they seem to have the same style and physique. He is not the best on the mic, but he makes a decent match and will benefit well from the New Breed. Thorne is a young guy that is going to go places in this WWE. He's not the best wrestler in the company, but he is only a new guy and should develop well in ECW. I think he needs a little bit more charisma to be considered a good heel, but being in the New Breed is doing wonders for him getting over a little with the crowd. But enough about the New Breed.

The match was a breath of fresh air on ECW because it's that kind of wrestling that ECW should have. If we could have matches that are just insane and just all over the place, ECW would be a lot better. This was a match that while it was a little watered down, it was exciting and around about the length you'd expect from an ECW match. If they cut out Expose and Snitsky, the ECW main events could actually be considered main events because this feud should be the top one on ECW and it deserves to go the length it needs to.

Punk and Richards sounded like they put on a very good match and this is the type of thing we want to see on ECW as well. Just good, fast wrestling from wrestlers that have styles we want to see. Richards deserves more than being a jobber on ECW because he is better than that. If he and Punk could have put on a match that wasn't hindered by the fact that they think Richards doesn't deserve over 5 minutes of airtime, it could have been a lot better. This is the kind of match that Punk is going to benefit from though, and I look forward to seeing the two go at it some more because they can make a short match interesting.

Snitsky and Holly are the reasons everyone hates ECW. We don't need this match. Snitsky is not getting over and doesn't deserve to be. Why bother with a 3 minute match that wastes time so that the proper matches can't go for appropriate lengths? It's just asinine that they continue to fail to see that this is the stuff that is ruining the programming. These squash matches are so unneeded in the WWE and we deserve to do without them. Holly looks like he may be either faking an injury to take time off which I think he is, or he was really hurt but either way, that was the only thing of note to take out of that stinker which shows that ECW is still being ruined by guys like them.

Extreme Expose is getting beyond pathetic and it is making it too obvious that ECW has nothing other than this to fill time in their minds. But while they may not see any other way to make it to an hour, why not lengthen the time limits for their matches like Punk/Richards and New Breed/Originals? It's just so much better than seeing these people dance uncoordinatedly week in and week out and trying not to throw up. TNA doesn't have time for this crap, and neither should ECW. They only have an hour to work with, so why not increase the important stuff instead of just putting this crap in that is going to stink up the whole show? We don't need it, so I hope we stop seeing it.

Lashley sounded like he had a decent promo and the WWE have made a legitimate main eventer over with the fans in a short space of time, so I guess many are now buying him as champion. While I don't think he should really be the face of the WWE, the fans are right behind him and hopefully, he may improve as his tenure in ECW continues. Being involved in that high profile feud did wonders for him, so lets hope he can benefit from that in the form of his terrible mic skills at present. For someone so big, he sounds mighty babyish on the mic.

Overall, it seemed like a very good ECW but it just had things we don't need to see in it. Once they get that crap out and fill them with stuff they need to and don't hinder matches by shortening them, we will really start to see a better ECW. Extreme Rules is something we need to see more of and the main event was proof as that. Just utter chaos, and that's all we want and all we expect. I give it a B because of Punk and Richards little cameo and that awesome main event. Well done to them but like I have said, there is still a lot they need to work on.

 

[Kain27]

This ECW really took it up a notch especially with the main event. Here is my review of the show.....

Match 1
CM Punk def. Stevie Richards
- I'm going to start off by saying its nice to see Stevie Richards wrestle again, even if its for just one show. Stevie is a solid wrestler and it showed again tonight when he took on CM Punk. Great showing by both of them, would have liked to see it last abit longer.

Match 2
Snitsky def. Hardcore Holly
- Now this match wasn't very good but, what is going on with Hardcore Holly has he yet again gone back to a face? I swear recently they have been making Hardcore Holly bounce back from a heel to face week in and week out. It was a nice job by Hardcore Holly to sell the arm injury so it will keep Snitsky fresh and continue to look like a monster. The outcome was no surprise here, on the bright side he wasn't against a jobber and the match didn't last 1 minute.

Match 3 (Extreme Rules)
New Breed def. ECW Originals
- This match was a candidate for sure to be the best WWECW match so far. Now were seeing the type of stuff we need to be seeing week in and week out on ECW. This was excellent stuff, the match was nice and lengthy had some good wrestling and of course above all weapons! I wasn't disappointed by the results really just because it was one hell of a match. Damn do i ever like Cor Vons "Pounce" Sandman flew out of the ring.

This has been the best ECW in awhile thats for sure, i mean no one from the other brands showed up and there was still a good vibe to the show. I'll give this show a 7.5/10 mainly because of the main event itself. P.S. did anyone else find it weird that the Originals won in a regular match and the New Breed won in the extreme rules match?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Your main event for this evening is Rob Van Dam vs. Monty Brown or whatever WWE have changed his name to.

Monty suck's and RVD appears to only be able to have good match's occasionally. Hopefully Ariel will be at ringside and her clevage can save the match.

 

[christian cage 2007]

i think ecw tonight is gonna be nothing like last weeks we not gonna see a extreme rules match for a while

 

[Kain27]

I'd like to start off by saying Vince really needs to stay off of ECW. His boring 10min promo on a 45min show is just a waste. After coming off a pretty good show last week it went downhill this week. Well another week is gone in ECW and yet another review.....

Match 1
Kevin Thorn def. Tommy Dreamer
- The match started off pretty well and slowed down from then on. The ending was quite predictable and wasn't very long. The match wasn't anything special really but it wasn't terrible either.

Match 2
CM Punk def. Stevie Richards
- A rematch from last week, however this rematch was not near as good as last weeks match. It had distractions to it and really didn't last long enough. For a moment i honestly thought Stevie was going to get the win after Sandman smacked Punk with the Singapore cane, wouldn't that have been something.

Match 3
Marcus Cor Von def. Rob Van Dam
- This match was pretty good at best, it has some high points to it (near the end) but overall it wasn't a very good match. The only really good point of the match was at the end, man that pounce is sick. The ending of the match was nice even though the New Breed won.

My final thoughts on the show was that the only really interesting thing on the entire show was at the very end when Punk made his choice and decided to join the New Breed. Besides that nothing really exciting happened like the Snitsky angle...yuck. Anyways i'll give this show a 5/10 at best only giving it a 5 because of the ending otherwise it would be alittle lower.

 

[CenaFan93]

Rob Van Dam enters the arena to the fans delight as we go to our final commercial break of the evening.

Commercial Break

We come back to ECW as Rob Van Dam's music is still playing until "New Breed" hits and Elijah Burke enters the ring alone.

Main Event: Elijah Burke .vs. Rob Van Dam

RVD taunts the crowd to begin the match. An RVD chant starts up as the crowd boos Burke. Burke and RVD get face to face and Burke taunts RVD and they slap each other. Burke rakes the eyes of RVD and sends RVD shoulder first into the ring post. Burke works on the shoulders of RVD before taunting the crowd some more. RVD tries a comeback, and lands a spinning heel kick right to the mush of Burke. Burke whips RVD into the turnbuckle and RVD comes back with a crossbody for two. Burke sends RVD into the corner and hits a rollup with feet on the ropes for two. Burke then applies the top wrist lock on RVD as the fans try and get behind RVD. RVD yelps in pain as the crowd gets more behind RVD. Burke then lands a flying armbar for a slow two count. Burke then wraps RVD's arm around his mouth. Burke then lands a bodyslam on RVD then then works on the arm of RVD by trying to tear his rotator cuff. Burke taunts and then sends RVD shoulder first into the steel post again. Burke then lands a belly to back suplex for two. Burke applies a top wrist lock on RVD as the crowd rallies behind RVD. An RVD chant breaks out and Burke applies multiple elbows to the back of RVD for two. He then gets face to face with the referee and then tries to injure RVD with a shoulder lock. RVD goes against the ropes and clotheslines Burke multiple times and then mounts the ropes and punches Burke multiple times. RVD then lands the monkey flip on Burke and then sends Burke right into the referee! RVD lands the windmill and climbs the top rope, but then decides not too as the ref is still down. RVD goes for the Rolling Thunder, but Burke gets his knees up just in time. CM Punk then comes out and sends a chair into the ring. RVD gets the chair and blasts it over Burke's head! RVD then lands the 5 Star Frog Splash as the referee counts a slow three count!
Winner: Rob Van Dam

RVD leaves the ring as Punk tries to explain what he was trying to do. Punk looks worried as the show goes off the air.

I am going to start recapping RAW, ECW, TNA, and SmackDown and posting them in their respective sections. I only got to do the main event for ECW this week. Enjoy and please reply to say how you feel about me doing this.

 

[X]

Well it's fine I suppose straightedge, but usually Jake or someone else does that.

I thought tonight's ECW was decent. Nothing special. When Nunzio/Little Guido came out I was very excited as we haven't seen him on TV in monthes, but as soon as I hear that damn voice "Snnniiitttssskkkyyyy" I already knew he was going to lose. Has Snitsky lost a match yet? Damn WWE, did you not hear how loudly the crowd was cheering for Nunzio? You'd think in Italy they might shelve their agenda of having Snitsky win a squash match every week to let the Italian guy who's whole gimmick is about being Italian win. But, no. Of course no. The tag match was decent, though it was odd to see Dreamer bow down to the Italian flag...is he even Italian?

Main event was okay, better then it usually is. I'm starting to like Burke, he's shown some good moves as of late. RVD I'm glad to see is finally starting to give a damn about his in ring work after the last couple of rocky monthes, which I think is a sign that he's going to stay with WWE. Which on one hand is great, and on the other sucks because he could have such better matches over in TNA.

Could it be any more obvious that CM Punk is trying to split up the New Breed? He says he's the leader, goes around telling people to think for themselves and whatnot and acts like the leader, then tosses a chair to RVD in the main event. Sure, he was supposed to be throwing it to Burke, but I mean I've seen little girls with better accuracy then that, he slid it directly underneath Burke afterall.

Overall, good show, I enjoyed it. Not the best though. I was glad to hear an ECW chant going, though honestly there was no need for it.

 

[Prax]

Thomas Laughlin (born February 14, 1971), better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer, is an American professional wrestler who is of Italian and Irish descent who is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling for the ECW brand.

X there's your answer, straight from the Wiki site. You can so tell he's Italian... but maybe I have a vetter gauge of these things because I'm European/Mediterranean.

Anyway.... ECW doesn't come on until friday here so I have nothing to say about the show, yet.

 

[Kain27]

Another week in ECW gone by and i'd first like to say that i was surprised they were in Italy doing the show. I was shocked to hear the crowd reaction for some of the ECW wrestlers. I mean i didn't think ECW grew on that many people in Italy. Hell i even seen a RVD 420 sign now, thats what you call old school! Anyways onto my review.....

Match 1
Snitsky def. Little Guido/Nunzio
- Woah Little Guido is back!? he hasn't been used since he got beat up by Heyman's "security" and dragged out to the ring only to be squashed by Kevin Thorn months ago. Anyways i'm glad to see him back even if it was for a cheap pop. Once i found it was Snitksy he was facing it was all over lol. Guido did put up a good fight comparing to others but it was another win for Snitsky surprise, surprise.

Match 2
Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman def. Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von
- This was a pretty good tag team match between the originals and new breed. I'm liking the team of Thorn and Cor Von they looked good and of course Sandman and Dreamer from past chemistry. The ending was a little weak i think with the delayed sunset flip but it was nice too see Dreamer use similar tactics that the New Breed have been doing to the originals as of late.

Match 3
Rob Van Dam def. Elijah Burke
- This had a smooth pace to it throughout the match. Especially in the later minutes of it once the referee got knocked out. Another good match put on by RVD and Burke. Interesting twist at the end when Punk grabbed the chair and slid it too far for Burke to reach and ending up in RVDs hands and thus costing Burke the match. Loved Punks reaction to the chair shot Burke got haha.

This was indeed an improvement from last week, i like how they are using CM Punk in this storyline where it looks like he is trying to force out Burke from the New Breed so he can become the leader. Also offering advice and kissing up to the other members for future reference thats gold. Oh and NO Extreme Expose this week hooray! Anyways i give this show a 6/10.

 

[Kain27]

I'd like to start off by saying that ECW is defiantly being carried by the Originals vs New Breed story. Nothing really else is going on atm and i'm proud to say that there has been no Extreme Expose for two weeks straight now! Here is my review for this week....

Match 1
Bobby Lashley def. Umaga
- It was an ok match, nothing exciting by no means really, until after the match. It was pretty obvious how it would end in disqualification on the part of Umaga. Am i the only one who is getting sick of other brands being on other shows?

Match 2
Snitsky def. Balls Mahoney
- A rematch from a couple weeks ago...well sort of. It was a typical Snitsky squash match too bad there not using Balls in the Originals story.

Match 3 (8 Elimination Match)
ECW Originals def. The New Breed
- As i said before this is what is carrying ECW right now. Its either a sub par feud pitting Lashley vs Umaga or squash matches with Snitsky. This was a very solid match as usual preformed by most of not all the participants. The ended is really pushing Burke out of the leader roll in the New Breed i'd say.

Well that was my review of this week, overall i wasn't impressed to much but the main event as usual put a smile on my face. I'll give this weeks show a 6.5/10.

 

[watchingandwaiting]

So I guess this is the beginning of the end for the ECW originals huh? Sandman gets squashed by Snitsky and RVD is in a "title match" during which the commentators continually put over the upcoming Lashley/McMahon trio title match at Judgement Day.. Does it get any worse than having the next title match get put over during your own title shot? I can't think of a more explicit way of burying RVD short of having his match be a total squash. I wasn't even a fan of the old ECW and it makes me feel a little sick to my stomach to see this happening.. And to make it worse...while RVD was being outnumbered...the crowd was chanting for Lashley!!! Not for Sabu and Tommy Dreamer to come out and help their fellow Original..but for Lashley..

 

[TheKingpin]

And to make it worse...while RVD was being outnumbered...the crowd was chanting for Lashley!!! Not for Sabu and Tommy Dreamer to come out and help their fellow Original..but for Lashley..

Yeah, but you can clearly hear that it was little kids chanting for Lashley

I actually had a little bit of hope that RVD would win this one so McMahon could get him to stay, but when i found out it was all 3 vs. RVD, i was like R.I.P. ECW

 

[X]

Last nights ECW was just plain up meh. There was only one good part to it IMO and that was the opening CM Punk-Marcus Cor Von match, which is a personal dream match of mine that I've been wanting to see for quite a while. Decent match for the time they gave it.

Everything else was shit. Though this team of the Major brothers is lookin' pretty solid in the ring, definately tag team champ material from the looks of it.

Main event was just utter shit, you could tell the only point of it was in order to make RVD look as bad as possible so that when he finally does leave the WWE he doesn't look as good. Guess what WWE, not going to work, if you think matches like those are going to get the guys in TNA and ROH to forget about RVD's ECW heyday with classics like his matches with Lynn, your far mistaken.

Here's to hoping RVD leaves WWE. They simply don't appreciate the guy.

 

[Kasey]

ECW Review for Tuesday May 15th, 2007

Well, stuff was done a little bit better for this edition...but that still doesn't say $hit. All the matches were executed well (and RVDs ability really saved his having to work with a schlep like Snitsky). Seeing Guido was a nice change of pace, even if he is misused as dogmeat for heavyweights. The fact that his match went as long as it did is a good sign. The gem of the night was Stevie Richards performance. He showed exactly why I think he's been wasting his life up in Stamford taking table scraps instead of going someplace else where he'd be better off (ROH, TNA, or Japan). His match with CM was too short and is proof of how they should execute the booking on this show. The main event wasn't too horrible, but it was a completely stupid move by the booking team. What in the blue hell is the purpose of taking three of your top heels in the company and making them look weak in a 3-on-1 against a joke like Lashley? The performances were actually pretty okay by my standards (even Lashley's mind you...and that is saying something if you're hearing it from me). The problem is that dumbass booking like that invalidates the clout your heels are supposed to have. They could've also developed a feud between Lashley and Monty but then again, what would the point of that be, because I know I'm SO intrigued by the whole McMahon/Umaga/Lashley deal. It's revolutionary TV...if you are mentally handicapped. Oh, and every segment on the show that didn't involve in-ring action sucked dog ass. On second thought, this edition sucked as much as the great majority of the other telecasts. Thanks for nothing, Vince. Ass.

 

[X]

Mediocre at best ECW last night.

Gotta agree with Kasey though, he wasn't given much time but for the time he did have Stevie showed us once again why he's the most abused ECW alum out there. The guy can put on a great match, if you give him the chance. His match with CM Punk last night was the best I've seen on the show in weeks, and is anyone else intrigued by a Stevie-CM feud(even though if won't happen)? Poor Stevie....when's the last time the guy won a match? The Right to Censor days?

I'm glad they didn't just have Snitsky squash RVD, which is what I was expecting they'd do to further make him look like shit before he leaves.

Extreme Expose...ugh. What is with all these huge timekilling segments that's only point is to kill time? Extreme Expose or the five hundred sneak peak looks at the Condemned over the last two monthes, it's just annoying. I've seen so many behind the scenes stuff from the Condemned that even if I wanted to see the movie there'd be no point to.

Main event. What did you expect? Utter shit, like usual from Lashley, though I will say he did pull off a few moves I've never seen from him.

Decent ECW at best. Anyone else love that odd little jumping double foot stomp Stevie did?

 

[Shaft]

What was "utter shit" from Lashley? He did very well in his role in that match. And no one except Striker looked that weak after that match. They all got offense in...Lashley obviously the most because he's the main eventer. And Striker looked the weakest following the match because thats a part of his storyline of being the weakest link in the New Breed.

Also..to say that they're having RVD lose matches to make him look bad for future employers is so stupid ive gotta chose one of the MANY reasons why its wrong.

how about this one...that would be SEVERLY discrediting the management of EVERY other wrestling business in the world..if you think..that the WWE having him lose matches..would make other wrestling leagues think he cant perform.

 

[X]

Do you know anything about the WWE? Whenever they've got a guy whos been pissing them off backstage(like RVD has for the last year), they bury them in storylines and have them squashed.

What was shit about Lashley's match? Let's see, the fact that Lashley is one of the worst wrestlers I've ever seen in my life? The guy is absolutely mind-fuckingly boring in everything he does, whether it be his godawful promos or his even worse in ring work, the guy is utter shit.

It doesn't matter if you do good in your role if you've been playing that role for five monthes now and everyone was sick of it after the first match. And that match was completely pointless and stupid, and did nothing for anyone in the match except to further the oncoming split of Matt Striker from the New Breed, something no one cares about in the first place.

And the WWE loves NOTHING MORE then to discredit other wrestling businesses! Are you serious?! Sure it doesn't change RVD's skills if they have him be a jobber, but obviously if you have a guy losing week in and week out to people less talented then him, it's going to make the guy's contract worth alot less because he's not as recognizable by your casual fan as main event material anymore.

 

[Shaft]

Did i question the fact that they are putting him in squash matches..or having him job to other guys? no. Having RVD lose in matches (where he gets in a helluvalot of offense, by the way), is not going to make any other wrestling promotion say..
Guy A.: hmm...ya know..maybe we should get that RVD fellow, i hear he's good!
Guy B.: no no no, i saw him on ECW a couple weeks ago and he lost..he's terrible!

um...thats not gonna happen, everyone knows who RVD is and anyone in the wrestling business knows about the contract issues...RVD losing is not going to affect anything. and YES he'll still be recognizable, unless someone started watching wrestling like last week..everyone will know who RVD is! and even if he's losing on tv...he's still on tv.

Not even going to acknowledge the stuff about Lashley, not worth the typing energy.

 

[Kasey]

^A jobbing is a jobbing. Regardless of how good a guy might look. Just like after the first rumblings of RVD's discontent a few months back with the company started coming out (and he was reported smarting off to Johnny Ace), he was promptly jobbed CLEANLY to Holly the following Tuesday. Booking also went the other way when they were trying to sweet-talk RVD into staying (hence him having some clean wins over the New Breed as a good faith gesture). One of your last statements says it best: "even if he's losing on TV...he's still on TV." Well, it's also a possibility that they may just shelve him right now to keep him off the market and off the brain of the casual fan, as some reports have already surfaced of this being a possibility. For them to shine him up nice so he can go be worth a lot ELSEWHERE is probably the dumbest suggestion I've ever heard in my life. Vince is a snake. He runs his business in a "scratch-my-back-or-I'll-stab-your" method. Why in the hell would RVD's situation be any different from his usual modus operandi?

As for Lashley? Please defend him. I'd love to hear why you think he's so great seeing that one of his matches on Raw generated over 500,000 people (conservative estimate) that changed the channel. Is it his limited repertoire of manuevers? How about his piss-poor layouts to matches? Or the one-dimensional nature of his character? Maybe his shite mic skills? Maybe just boring the hell out of the audience? Please...I'm all ears because from where I sit, he's this year's model of John Cena or Batista. Take your pick.

 

[Mexican Geek]

i cant believe it, i dont know if this was the last match of RVD, but the man was laughing! did anyone noticed when he tried to pin Monty.. errr... Cor Von after the botched Split-legged moonsault? he was laughing! haha! i really hope to see RVD on TNA or some other promotion, doing what the man CAN do.
BTW, the show was crap, i dont know who i hate most, snitsky or Cena (maybe Cena...) the guy dony have the idea how to sell a match, dreamer did some moves and the guy simply didnt know how to respond, all we have, clothesline, big boot, 1,2,3 thats it. and the teeth, OMG, kids, do NOT try that at home, WASH your teeth!! XD
I dont know if this show means something to ONS, maybe some shit with Punk and Elijah again, who knows...

 

[X]

Crappy ECW last night, mediocre at best.

If that was RVD's last match I feel very sad about it. It was a decent enough match but considering half of it was cut for commercials and all four of the guys are all able to put on a great match, but it could've been so much more.

I'm really disappointed with ECW. Did we really need to watch the Timbaland video again? Christ could that video be any more of an advertisement for the WWE? They have to label all of the divas, put the WWE logo everywhere they can, and then have them attempt, and I mean HORRIBLY attempt to wrestle. That was the most insulting attempt at female wrestling I've ever seen. Echelon is going to be up in arms.

Is that all that women are supposed to be able to do? Hmm? Those punches and kicks were some of the WORST I've ever seen, and then oh no! the dreaded stinkface! And then to top it off the devastating pillow fight. Wonderful.

God will we EVER see a good female wrestling match again in the WWE?

 

[Code Red]

What is with all of these damn DQs in ECW lately? Is McMahon trying to piss us off or what? With Sabu out and the rest of the Originals likely to follow, is there any reason to watch this brand anymore? Oh yeah - to watch untalented big guys like Bobby Lashley and Kevin Thorn do their thing and watch Extreme Expose do their PG-rated dance moves. What a waste of time this show is - I always tape it and spend more time fast forwarding than actually watching. ECW isn't even worth the effort it takes to record anymore. It's time to kill this brand, because not only is it nothing like the original ECW, but it's no different from the other brands. It's like watching a slightly edgier version of SmackDown with all the big guys and gimmick wrestlers, only with less character development and inferior wrestling.

 

[X]

I agree completely Code Red, the DQ finishes are just adding insult to injury at this point.

And it's not even a good DQ, like a weapon was used or something, now they're resorting to fuckin 1980's DQs because a guy's partner came in without a tag. That's ludicrous, what's next, your DQ'ed if you use the top rope like in the old days? Ridiculious.

 

[Mexican Geek]

well, that was an OK ECW show, i mean, you cant ask more from a one hour show and with half the roster of the RAW freak circus...
Obviously, the new draft picks won their matches: Boogeyman squashed some guy i dont remember and johnny Nitro over Nunzio in a good match for Nitro IMO, he showed up some good moves, like a springboard reversal kick (or something like that..) and the finisher was good! (some kind of "rolling" RKO).
Elijah vs Benoit was fair good, Benoit made elijah tap out with the Sharpshooter (BTW, this time i agree with slyfox about the way Benoit applied the sharpshooter) it simply was wrong, it looked painless and frankly, very fake.
Cm punk vs Monty cor Von was ok also, NO POUNCEEE!!! some power moves by monty, punk responded with some jiu jitsu kicks; and Monty almost killed Punk when he jumped over Monty, and monty made a counter power slam, with Punk landing head first...must see!
in the end....yes, thats right, Punk applied the GTS (really??) and he earned a spot at Vengeance; the night of (NOT ALL) the champions, against Benoit for the ECW belt.
oh yeah! the miz is going to be "crashing" ECW next week, and seems that the storyline is Kelly Kelly and Brooke are going to be after miz heart, leading a "Presumable" end of Extreme SEXposse.. LAME.

the good: Nitro debut, Benoit teaching elijah how to wrestle, NO pounce!!LOL!
the bad: Boogeyman squash match, Benoit sharpshooter, Punk's GTS
The ugly: The boogeyman! LOL!

 

[pounanni]

fuckin finally!!!! this is the best outcome that could have happened tonight... I love it, no matter what, there is going to be an ecw champion that I can be proud of, i didnt expect cm punk and benoit to win ( frankly though it was going to be burke). Im so stoked for sunday now, i may order the ppv just to watch that match bc if vince is looking down on them he should allow these two they should be able to put on a match of the year if allowed. my prediction for sunday... punk as heel.