Christian Still ECW Champion; Abraham Washington Show Not Canceled; Christian's Next Challenge?

The ECW Championship match was a pay-per-view caliber match.

After earning the #1 Contender’s spot in the Battle Royal, Zack Ryder made sure not to squander the opportunity. Ryder has even studied his opponent, The ECW Champion Christian, to see if he could find any weaknesses.

And last night, Ryder took his championship match very seriously. He usually fights with his headband on, but knowing that he was one match away from becoming the ECW Heavyweight Champion, took off his headband as a sign of respect towards Christian and the ECW Title.

Christian delivered some painful smacks across the face of Ryder, who did everything he could to counter his quickness and agility. Ryder knows that he is younger and hungrier to become champion, but, even though Christian is older, quickness has been a factor in Christian’s success.
Christian delivered an array of Missal drop kicks, but Ryder kept getting up, and Ryder went on to trap Christian in a body scissors submission maneuver.

The two even countered the other’s finishing moves. Ryder evaded two Killswitches and Christian kicked out of Ryder’s Zack Attack.

In the end, it was Christian, applying it for the third time, struck with the Killswitch. Zack Ryder was on top of the world last week when he was just one step away from becoming champion, but in one fell swoop, the dream was put on hold.

Yet, Christian couldn’t celebrate for long because The Distinguished Gentleman William Regal proclaimed that it would only be a matter of time before he becomes the next ECW Champion.

Will ECW GM Tiffany allow Regal another shot at the ECW Title, or will she continue to give other Superstars a fighting chance?

ECW opened with The Abraham Washington Show. We all thought we were done with him, but the man has not been canceled - not yet anyways.

Abraham's guest was the Celtic Warrior Sheamus, who they made fun of for his heritage and pale complexion, comparing him to the Lucky Charms leprechaun.

You make Casper look like a brother! - Abraham Washington, regarding Sheamus’ pale skin.
And as always, Abraham had a surprise guest, and he was none other than The Gold Standard Shelton Benjamin.

When asked why this feud started, Sheamus replied that some cheat their way to victory, while others work hard and fight with honor - that is the way of the Celtic Warrior.

But a fight broke out when Shelton, claiming that he did research on the Celtic warriors, piled together a mock family tree of Sheamus, relating him to such characters as Carrot Top, The Wendy’s Girl, and Ronald McDonald.

Personally, that was completely out of line for Shelton to make fun of the Irish, because if Sheamus would have made fun of Shelton’s African Heritage, no one would be laughing.

But as far as Sheamus is being developed, he is moving up the ranks, from jobbers to Goldust, and now stepping in the ring with Shelton Benjamin.

And other ECW matches: Yoshi Tatsu defeated Paul Burchill; and The Ruthless Roundtable defeated two jobbers.