Sheamus' Final Night on ECW; Christian Retains Gold

Is ECW falling under? ECW has failed to make an appearance in the last two pay-per-views and they lost Sheamus to RAW. It looks as though SmackDown and RAW are the ones with all the Bragging Rights.

ECW started off with the Abraham Washington Show, which has really grown on me ever since they decided to add Tony Atlas to the segment. Washington’s guest was the ECW GM, Tiffany, who has upgraded to her own entrance music rather than borrowing Torrie Wilson’s. The identity of the song has not yet been revealed. Abraham asked the tough questions, why was ECW not represented at Bragging Rigths; and what does she have to say about Sheamus’ move to RAW? Her responses were as follows: ECW was represented because stars like John Morrison and Kofi Kingston got their start in ECW, which is hilarious that she mentions these two specifically, since they were each pinned at Bragging Rights. As for Sheamus leaving, if a superstar is dissatisfied with working in ECW, then they are not welcome. The question that impressed upon me was the fact that the feud between Sheamus and Shelton was dropped; but Tiffany cleared the air by stating that Sheamus’ final match on ECW would be against Shelton Benjamin.

Surprise Guests: William Regal w/ Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Regal begged Tiffany to reconsider giving him another title match; but, her position was still against. Tiffany even told Regal that he may never get another ECW Title shot. Then, after Tiffany made her exit, Regal started tearing down the set of the Abraham Washington Show and screaming uncouthly.

First Match: Shelton Benjamin vs. Sheamus. In last week’s post, I talk about how Sheamus called out Shelton for having a mediocre career, and for wasting his natural ability. Shelton, in an interview with Savannah, touched base on this allegation and admits that after eight years he doesn’t have much to show for it, but he’ll be damned if he gave up now. He also sees Sheamus as running away from the fight that he started, using RAW as an excuse. This match, and the following, was a pay-per-view caliber match that saw the best quality wrestling that ECW had to offer. And after seeing Shelton as the Intercontinental and United States Champion, he never looked more like a champion than he did last night. The aerial assaults and his aggressiveness show a new found spark in his career. I can definitely see him one day becoming the World Heavyweight Champion; but last night, the match belonged to the Celtic Warrior.

Segment: Gregory Helms and Rosa Mendes. Rosa is the newest acquisition to ECW, who goes on about being famous and thrilled to be on ECW. Helms wasn’t interviewing her, he had just said hello. The Burchills interrupt this meet and greet to provide a message to The Hurricane, to come to the ring next week. Challenge accepted.

Main Event: ECW Champion, Christian defends his title against Yoshi Tatsu. For weeks, Christian has been taking Yoshi under his wing because he has a bright future with the WWE, but that this match, as Christian considered, would be a lesson in losing gracefully. Christian won the ECW Title back at Night of Champions, making him the longest reigning current champion in the WWE; but, his cockiness could prove to be his downfall. The match saw a lot of close calls, and it almost seemed as if Yoshi would become the new ECW Champion; but, after a third attempt, Christian locked in the Killswitch to retain the title.

This match can go down in history as a rookie World Title shot, other examples are: 2001, Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker for the Undisputed Title; and 2008, Evan Bourne vs. Matt Hardy for the ECW Title.

But before Christian could congratulate Yoshi for an amazing match, the Ruthless Round Table decimated him. At this point, William Regal is just beating a dead horse, because how many times are we going to see the same ending to ECW? What ECW needs is for Shelton Benjamin to start striving for the title; heck, I wouldn’t even mind seeing The Hurricane face off against Captain Charisma.

Note: As a result of the Bells Palsy Attack that J.R. endured, ECW welcomes its newest member to the broadcast team, Byron Saxton from FCW. And taking over J.R.’s position will be none other than Matt Striker. Therefore, Friday Nights will be hosted by the 2008 Slammy Award Winning Announce Team of Striker and Todd Grisham.