ECW Results: 12/29/09 - Tommy Dreamer Leaves ECW

The Final Original Leaves ECW

The final ECW of 2009 turned out to be Tommy Dreamer's last. Tommy Dreamer has truly been the heart and soul of ECW, from the very first feud in the original ECW, to the final repackaged ECW of 2009. When Tommy Dreamer won the ECW title from Tazz, he said that it was the happiest moment in his life, and that even though he may never headline a WrestleMania, or want to be at Starrcade, at least a guy like him made it in ECW. Amazingly enough, Tommy Dreamer did indeed wrestle at WrestleMania, as part of the ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Sandman, and Rob Van Dam) to defeat The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker, and Kevin Thorn). At the IZOD Center, where Dreamer had his final match, he remebers attending his second WWE show with his best friend and his father, and he got to see Rowdy Roddy Piper do a live Piper's Pit, and called a woman from the audience who happened to be from Yonkers, his hometown. It has been his dream since he was nine years old to become a wrestler, and if you have enough passion then you can make it anywhere. After losing his final match to Zack Ryder, Tommy Dreamer greeted his wife Trisha Hayes - for those who don't remember, her ring name was Beulah McGillicutty in the original ECW as Dreamer's valet. She was accompanied by their twin daughters Kimberly and Briana. When asked at school "what does your father do for a living?" Kimberly answered, "My daddy falls down a lot," while Briana added, "But my daddy always gets up." That has been the wrestling career of Tommy Dreamer, he loses a lot of matches, but he manages to always get himself back up. He says it's the fans that give him his strength, and that we are his family. Tommy Dreamer has been at the bottom of the WWE for several years after the Alliance movement of WCW/ECW, jobbing to superstars. But despite all that, he has worn the Hardcore Title 14-times and recently became the ECW Champion at Extreme Rules. With his departure, we can't help but pound our fist over our hearts and shout E! C! W! Tommy Dreamer not only made it in ECW but he also made it in the WWE, and that's a rare gift. Thank you, Tommy Dreamer for all you have done.

Hardy Returns to Extreme Roots

The opening match was the ECW Homecoming Qualifying Match featuring SmackDown superstars Matt Hardy and Finlay. During their time in ECW, Matt Hardy became the ECW Champion after defeating Mark Henry in an ECW Championship Scramble Match at Unforgiven 2008... eventually losing the title to Jack Swagger and departing from ECW; Finlay lost the Fatal Fourway Contenders Match for the strap, which saw Matt Hardy as the winner... eventually had a title match against Matt Hardy and lost... and after Matt Hardy left for RAW, Finlay had a fighting chance to become the top face of the brand but was traded to SmackDown as part of Donald Trump's fifteen-superstar trade. Finlay has never held a world title while in the WWE, and this qualifying match was possibly his final shot at the ECW Title. Finlay focused on twerking the knee of Matt Hardy, and managed to roll out of the Moonsault; but never count out the "Never Say Die" attitude of Matt Hardy, who managed to get in a Twist of Fate to score the pinfall.

Air-Bourne Soars High

The following match was also an ECW Homecoming Qualifying Match featuring RAW's Evan Bourne against SmackDown's Mike Knox. Mike Knox, currently in a one-sided feud with Kane, started out as one of the original members of the newly envisioned ECW revival. He was not well known, except during his feud with CM Punk because his then-girlfriend Kelly Kelly was enamored with "The Straight Edge" superstar. Evan Bourne was part of Teddy Long's ECW Superstar initiative, along with Kofi Kingston - both, now, fan favorites over on RAW - his closest shot at the ECW Title was during Cyber Sunday 2008, when the WWE Universe voted for him to take on ECW Champion Matt Hardy. This particular match up is interesting, not because Mike Knox is 6'6, 298lbs, while Bourne is a mere 5'9, 183lbs, but because these two are jobbers in their current brands; yet, these two were never at the top of their game as they were, here, on ECW. Evan Bourne had to rely on his quickness and agility, and most of the time that works against super heavyweights, but Mike Knox is adept to matching speed with the smallest of opponents. Mike Knox managed to connect with a flying crossbody, one of his deadliest maneuvers, but Bourne managed to kick out. To Bourne, it's not size that brought him to the game, it's heart and his will to become a champion. Bourne evaded a spear takedown and used the opportunity to strike with the Shooting Star Press for the win. Evan Bourne will have another shot at the ECW Title in two weeks, as all the winners of these matches go on to an ECW Homecoming Showdown to determine the #1 Contender for Christian's ECW Title at the Royal Rumble.

ECW Results: 12/22/09

Swaggin' Return. "Finally, this show's worth watching again," words spoken by the former ECW Champion Jack Swagger, who returns to compete in the ECW Homecoming Qualifying Match against Yoshi Tatsu. ECW is where Jack Swagger got his start in the WWE and is currently fighting on the RAW brand, where just last Monday had a great match against John Cena. To give a sense of who Jack Swagger is, he rolled a video package of his domineering style in the ring; what he should have done was show his ECW Title win over Matt Hardy, and his various US Title hunts over on RAW.

Zack Ryder Killing the Dream. Two weeks ago, Zack Ryder instituted a challenge to Tommy Dreamer, a boy from the LI taking out the hasbeen from Yonkers. Now, the opening match between Zack Ryder and Tommy Dreamer was not a Career Threatening Match, but after losing his Qualifying Match to Kane, Ryder looked to make good on another promise, and that was to end Tommy's wrestling career. Tommy Dreamer showed some life in this match, super-plexing Ryder from the top turnbuckle and taking off his shirt for an attempted DDT, but was caught off guard to the Zack Attack. As of right now, Tommy Dreamer is still a part of the WWE roster, but will Dreamer make it past the New Year?

Abe Getting Better. Trent Barretta and Caylen Croft were guests on the Abraham Washington Show. When asked about the lack of coffee,"I can't afford drinks, this is ECW not Monday Night RAW" - Abraham Washington usually thrives on unfunny jokes, but that was humorous. Barretta and Croft claim that they will revolutionize the tag team divison - that Miz and Morrison were alright while Hart Dynasty is whatever. They should seriously take a look at true tag team wrestling from the days of the Federation and the Attitude Era before making such a bold proclamation.

Agonizing Qualifier. Vance Archer gets a new nickname, "Masterpiece of Agony;" yet, the only agony Archer can inflict is watching one of his matches. Best way to kill pay-per-view sales would be for Vance Archer to take on Tyler Reks, another failed candidate from the Superstar Initiative. The Texan is nothing like John Bradshaw, because how can you be a great heel if you never speak? Archer doesn't wrestle long enough to allow his wrestling speak for itself. The match between Vance Archer and Goldust was short lived, as Archer, after one minute, went for his Inverted Snap DDT. Three of the eight qualifiers have been revealed: Vance Archer, Ezekiel Jackson, and Kane.

"Thanks, Jack." Just like the match with Cena, Swagger took control of this match against Yoshi Tatsu. And with confidence exuding, Jack Swagger closely scouted Yoshi's kicks. His height advantage almost ensured victory, but underestimating a smaller opponent led to an enziguri to the face and a win for Yoshi Tatsu. A loss on ECW is a relief because attempting to qualify for an ECW Title shot would be a major step backwards for the future of the WWE, Jack Swagger.

WWE Superstars Results: 12/17/09

SmackDown Match: Cryme Tyme vs. Dolph Ziggler and Mike Knox. Who says WWE is not educational? Mike Knox is a kinesiologist, meaning he studies how the body works; and Cryme Tyme has innovative words like "redunkulous." Yeah, go education! Cryme Tyme has been off the radar for a long time, since losing their Bragging Rights spots to Matt Hardy's team who went on to represent SmackDown, and winning. Sure they have appeared here and there, but in losing efforts to The Hart Dynasty. This marked the first WWE Superstars, since losing to R-Truth, that Dolph Ziggler was on the losing side. However, Ziggler was not pinned, but it was Mike Knox who fell to JTG's Shout Out (Spinning Sleeper Slam). Question: Has Knox won a match since coming to SmackDown? Except for that one time back in May?

ECW Match: Vance Archer vs. Tommy Dreamer. Judging from the last time these two fought, I thought Dreamer would start feuding with Ryder, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Vance Archer, who has been destroying countless jobbers, has set his sights on the heart and soul of ECW. The fact that Dreamer has been jobbing since losing the ECW Title speaks multitudes on his status in the WWE. Even when Dreamer was champion, he didn't even act like a champion. He was afraid of facing off against Kozlov, and he tried being emotional in all his speeches. It's like, man up and be the "Extreme" guy that you supposedly are. Still, as a New Yorker, you are obligated to cheer on "Fatty" Dreamer, (JoMo-Miz joke). And you would think that a veteran like Dreamer would know not to cover a guy next to the bottom ropes? Well... Archer broke the three-count with the assist from the bottom rope and eventually went on to win the match with the Scoop Lift (Snap Inverted-DDT). Not sure if I like the name, but whatever gets you the big bucks, fine by me.

RAW Match: Jack Swagger vs. MVP. A rematch from last week, the racial feud continues. The other half of "The World's Strongest Tag Team," which they have never been referenced as such since, was on the winning side of the 6-man tag match on RAW. As for MVP, he requested this rematch against Swagger to prove a point. What's the point? It doesn't matter what your background is, you can still win if you try? Unfortunately for Porter, Swagger dominated most of the match. As a two-time All American, Swagger has a tendency to dictate the pace of the match, so a straight grapple technician approach may not be the best to take him down. Surprises are what help disrupt the flow of the match, which is exactly what Porter did, moving to the outside and getting some offensive strikes. By knocking Swagger out with a big boot to the face, MVP was given the opportunity, long enough, to execute the Play-Maker in order to win the match. With each future champion of tomorrow getting a win over the other, how will they fare when they will most likely become participants at the Royal Rumble?

Final Assessment: It was a solid show, with a slow opening match, a decent middle, and a great finish. Suggestion would be to move the Swagger-MVP feud back over to RAW with a full-blown story line, because it deserves it. These two are the next generation of big named superstars and we can hopefully weed out John Cena from the top of the hierarchy.

Slow Build for ECW Ladder Match; Next Week's ECW Looks Promising

First Match: Vance Archer vs. Tommy Dreamer. For weeks, the WWE Universe has witnessed ECW's newest acquisition, Vance Archer, decimate his opponents, but this week he would go up against the heart and soul of ECW. And when they say ECW, they mean the real ECW, not this watered down training ground show. Ever since the short-lived tag team with Goldust, Dreamer has fallen off the map. Apparently he's been hosting classic ECW matches on WWE 24/7, but is he back for certain? The commentators praise Dreamer as the poster boy for overcoming adversity, but I see him as the poster boy for jobbing. Despite being a former ECW Champion, Dreamer became Archer's next victim in a long line of jobbers. I'm still not impressed with the guy, he seems like a very generic wrestler.

Second Match: Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft vs. Mark Franks and Danny Vaughn. Last week it was Guitar Hero, and this week it's Mario Kart. I don't know the reasoning behind playing Mario Kart before a match, but their entrance music is still terrible. Barreta and Croft seem to know a lot about gaming; well, here's an analysis for them: their opponents tonight were fighting on a level 1, just like the tutorial in most fighting games. Mark Franks, I believe, remained in the entire match while sadly attempting to tag in his partner. Barreta and Caylen picked up another win this week against an unknown tag team. You would think since TLC is sponsored by SmackDown vs. RAW 2010 the video game, Barreta and Croft would be playing that instead.

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Christian, Shelton Benjamin, and Yoshi Tatsu vs. The Ruthless Roundtable. At the start of the show, after interrupting a promo for the ECW Ladder Match, Kozlov demanded Jackson to face him. Accepting, Jackson ran down the ring and they started shoving one another before Regal could interfere. Shelton Benjamin, who was really fumbling on the mic, started a chant, "Let them fight!" ECW GM Tiffany made the six-man team official after getting the majority vote, from the Roundtable, over a Jackson-Kozlov showdown. Shelton's other two team mates were Yoshi Tatsu, and his opponent this Sunday, ECW Champion, Christian. However, the match went in favor of team babyface, because Kozlov got revenge for Jackson walking out last week by abandoning his teammates. Sadly for Kozlov, Jackson ran after him and continued what they started at the top of the program. As Regal attended to his fallen Roundtable, team face won via count out. Then Christian went for the ladder, as Shelton executed a sunset flip over the top rope and unto the Ruthless Roundtable. The ECW Title still hung, suspended in the air, and Christian symbolically, just like Jericho, climbed the ladder to grab the belt. Shelton, seeing this, springboards from the top rope and lands on the ladder. The show ends with these two fighting over the title. What scared me was when Shelton landed on the ladder, and one side bent inward. The ladder was definitely unstable and should be tested before the pay-per-view.

A Look at Next Week's ECW:
The Ripper vs. The Hurricane (Burchill's Shot for an ECW Contract)

And Possibly:
Tommy Dreamer vs. Zack Ryder w/Rosa Mendes
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Ezekiel Jackson.

WWE Superstars Results: WWE Hypes Up The Wrong Superstars; Kelly Kelly Gets a Pop

This weekend is WWE's newest pay-per-view, Bragging Rights, where the best from SmackDown and RAW determine the superior show. Last night's WWE Superstars consisted of 3 matches, 2 of which have something to do with Sunday, while the ECW match is solely there to remind everyone that ECW is still around.

RAW Match: Kelly Kelly vs. Gail Kim. These two divas will be a part of the 3-on-3 tag team match at Bragging Rights. Joined by Divas' Champion, Melina, they will be fighting for the RAW division; while, Women's Champion, Michelle McCool, Natalya, and Beth Phoenix will be defending the honor of the SmackDown Brand. Surprisingly, Kelly got a big pop from the audience over Gail Kim. The WWE Universe is really rallying behind the Gymnastic Beauty. Gail Kim has really gone down in her wrestling reputation since joining the WWE, but that's the risk you take when you get paid the big bucks. Gail Kim lost miserably to a very cheery Kelly.

ECW Match: Tommy Dreamer and Goldust vs. Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson. For weeks it has been the same spiel, and it has always ended the same. I started thinking, wouldn't it be cool if Jackson had... I dunno, an actual gimmick? It would be awesome if Jackson was like an Apolo Creed. I'm not talking about wearing the trunks like TNA's Consequences Creed, but to have the respect, charisma, and swiftness of Apolo. Now, the Ruthless Round Table has won numerous times, but last night was different. Finally, Dreamer and Dust cheated their way to victory. Even Shawn Michaels has admitted to not always doing the right thing, but you do whatever you can to win in this business, especially if you are at a disadvantage. But of course after you cheat it is smart to run away instead of celebrating. Kozlov destroyed both of them with the Iron Curtain as punishment for pinning him.

SmackDown Match: Matt Hardy and R-Truth vs. Eric Escobar and Drew McIntyre. Both Escobar and McIntyre initially won qualifying matches against Hardy and Truth in separate matches to get on the SmackDown team. Now, after RAW, when both teams for this Sunday stood against each other in the ring, McMahon noticed the shift in power over on RAW. Seriously, it wasn't until both teams were in the ring to notice that newbies such as Escobar and McIntyre could possibly stand a chance against 2 giants?? News has gone around that the SmackDown Team, minus the captains, have been all changed. WWE decided to hype up McIntyre and Escobar to give them credibility, but, as we'll find out on SmackDown, they won't be on the SmackDown Team this Sunday. It will actually be Matt Hardy and Truth that will take their places. I guess the decision was made after this match. The match was pretty decent, but the opposing team doesn't seem too impressive. And... how often will Vickie be there to distract the referee? Seems like a pretty lame gimmick that Eric Esssssssssssssscobar is pulling.

Don't forget to watch SmackDown for the revamped SmackDown team along with Undertaker defending his title in a Breaking Point rematch.

WWE Superstars Results: The Miz Punks Morrison; WSM Joins RAW Team

Last night's WWE Superstars featured a match from each show, and with Bragging Rights less than 2 weeks away, every match is crucial.

RAW Match:" WSM" Mark Henry vs. "The Masterpiece" Chris Masters. This was the final qualifying match for the final slot on the RAW Team, captained by D-Generation X. Mark Henry is the world's strongest man, that is not a moniker, he is indeed, but how would he fare with a bum knee? The medical bands around the knee of Mark Henry was the result of his tag team match, with MVP, against Masters and Guerrero just 2 weeks ago on RAW. How fitting that Henry would have to face, possibly the most impressive specimen of human body sculpting, Chris Masters. The match seemed decent at first, but it was obvious who would win the match. With MVP losing his qualifying spot to Jack Swagger, it would only make sense that the other half of the tag team would make it. Masters, near the end of the match, attempted the Master Lock, but, as King said, his arms aren't long enough to wrap around Mark Henry. With a quick release of The World's Strongest Slam, WSM fills the final slot on the RAW team.

The RAW Team is finalized: DX, Cody Rhodes, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, and The Big Show.

ECW Match: Vladimir Kozlov vs. Tommy Dreamer. Last week, Dreamer and Goldust lost miserably to the team of Kozlov and Jackson, and this week would be the same in singles competition. Goldust already lost to Jackson on this week's ECW, it was only a matter of time for Dreamer to fall as well. Dreamer either did well for lasting so long in a match, or Kozlov allowed him to remain as long as he did. The Moscow Mauler focused on the right arm of Tommy Dreamer, vital to Dreamer's finishing DDT. But with an Iron Curtain, Kozlov proves dominate yet again.

Note: WWE Bragging Rights is a SmackDown vs. RAW pay-per-view, so ECW will not appear on the card.

SmackDown Match: Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison vs. CM Punk (Non-Title). Despite their run in for the ECW Championship back in 2007, Morrison (now a face) and Punk (now a heel) have jump started their rivalry. And so far the records stands 2-1 in favor of John Morrison. Filling in for J.R. on commentary, was guest commentator, United States Champion, The Miz. Both The Miz and John Morrison, former tag team partners, will face off at Bragging Rights. The Miz already knows everything there has to about Morrison's offense - so why was he there? - to screw up the match. It was obvious before the match started, it's classic wrestling feud 101. The Miz claims Morrison's downfall is his high flying, much like Jeff Hardy, and that in 2 weeks, the better of the team will emerge. Morrison had CM Punk set up for Starship Pain but The Miz interfered and attacked Punk, thus awarding the win via DQ to CM Punk. However, John Morrison got the last say-so by connecting with a Flying Chuck to the forehead of CM Punk. The record now stands at: 2-2.

Tonight marks the return of The Dirt Sheet. What will these two have in store for each other on the Friday Edition of SmackDown?

Ruthless Roundtable Dominates ECW; New Ring Announcer; ECW Not So Extreme

ECW opened up with William Regal and his Roundtable, Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov, making their way to the ring to announce the #1 Contender for Christian's ECW Title.

In light of what happened to GM Tiffany, Regal felt it critical to name himself as the new #1 Contender. This decision was not popular amongst many of the ECW fans, but none more spoken than Zack Ryder.

Zack Ryder was screwed over last week from his one-on-one match against Christian and now William Regal is #1 Contender?

With both parties arguing over contendership status, Christian came out with 3 people, he felt, more deserving for a title shot.

1) A Janitor 2) Tony Atlas 3) Yoshi Tatsu

Yoshi Tatsu has been winning matches as of late, and pinned both Regal and Ryder in the past couple of weeks. Should he be considered #1 Contender?

Honestly, Yoshi Tatsu just arrived in the WWE and should not get a title shot already. How about people who have actually strived for years for a title? This recent yo-yo effect with the World Titles amongst the WWE Superstars is annoying. The WWE and World Heavyweight Titles have become interchangeable - Orton said, "I am now a 6-time WWE Champion." Wrong, he is a 5x WWE Champion and 1x World Heavyweight Champion. The correct term is a 6x World Champion.

Thing about ECW, it's mostly a developmental show with 1 title. If one wins the ECW Title, it doesn't make you the best in WWE, just the best on ECW. Despite ECW being considered a 3rd brand, it is not equal to SmackDown or RAW. The Real ECW had Mid-level titles and was not a brand it was its whole company. And has anyone notice that their is nothing Extreme about The Land of Extreme? What happened to Tornado Tag Teams? What happened to blood, thumb tacks, and flaming tables?

Back to ECW, Tiffany has returned to resume her role as GM and announced 3 matches that would take place during the course of the night. WWE Storyline is that Tiffany was involved in a car accident, explaining the arm cast. In reality, she injured herself at an FCW event.

First match: Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Tommy Dreamer and Goldust. No, the WWE is not forming a new tag team, but for the past three or so weeks, Dreamer and Dust have been involved in Tag Team action. It's surprising how WWE is building Goldust, seeing as this is a multiple go-around in the WWE again. Dreamer was aggressive in the ring, which is good seeing as they are going up against two muscular giants. Kozlov and Jackson build some credibility as a tag team as they face an actual team of superstars. The destruction of jobbers was getting a little stale.

Second Match: William Regal vs. Yoshi Tatsu. The match to determine whether Tatsu's win last week was a fluke. And after this match, it might have been. However, the referee gave the win to Yoshi Tatsu, despite the fact that Regal's foot was under the rope. Josh Matthews said that a Ref's call is absolutely final - well, on the contrary, if the GM decides to, they can change the decision or have the match restarted. Appears Tiffany avoided the situation.

Main Event: ECW Champion Christian vs. Zack Ryder. The announcers stated that these two competitors have had two classic matches together and that Christian is getting closer to figuring Ryder Out. As I recall, Christian pinned Ryder twice, so if anyone should be figuring who out, it's Ryder. It's one thing for Ryder to come out in half trunk/tights, but that see through black shirt is NOT cool bro! The match would have made a nice tri-fecta in their rivalry, if it wasn't for the Ruthless Roundtable attacking Christian outside of the ring. Not only did they destroy Christian, but they attacked Zack Ryder for speaking out.

And just incase you haven't noticed, ECW has a new ring announcer by the name of Lauren Mayhew. She is a singer and actress, most likely hired to take over Lilian Garcia's singing of the National Anthem at WWE events. A lot of people were unimpressed by the new announcer's ability to introduce superstars - but everyone has to start somewhere. Not everyone is a Justin Roberts or a Tony Chimel on their first night. Through time, she will get better - I think, lol.

Final Assessment: ECW needs to become 2 hours long like the rest of WWE, and introduce a mid-level title. Possibly bring back the Hardcore Title? And hire more superstars - new people are the future of the company. Mayhew is rather new to the whole experience and will need a lot of practice before she can fill Lilian's shoes. Regal was cheated from victory last night, its time that ECW realized that Regal is a force to be reckoned with.

Zack Ryder Humiliates Jobber; William Regal Primed for ECW Gold

Zack Ryder faced a local jobber by the name of Rory Fargo - expected to be a quick match, takes a turn for the worst.

Ryder slaps Fargo around, until Fargo goes for the quick roll-up - attempting a major upset and serious notice for a possible WWE contract.

Ryder not too happy about the move started to attack Fargo and shouting "Are you trying to embarrass me?"

It was reported by online sources that WWE had to edit this match for viewership because of a wardrobe malfunction, I believe I know why.

Ryder pulled Rory's trunks by the front in order to pull him towards the ropes. However, Ryder pulled them down - giving a peep show.

Ryder just plain humiliated Rory Fargo. Not only did he destroy him in the ring, but also exposed Fargo's genitals to the ECW audience.

In the ECW GM office, Regal speaks with Tiffany on the actions of Tommy Dreamer and Christian last week - acting his men with kendo sticks. Tiffany rules it as fair, while Regal calls it an act of desperation, because they know their time on ECW is nearing to an end, while he has formed a new coalition that will change the face of ECW forever.

William Regal is by far a better promoter than Christian ever will be. Christian's success has been lost ever since his days as tag team champions with Edge. Christian lacks Edge's charisma and right now Regal seems primed to rule ECW.

The main event is Kozlov and Jackson vs. Christian and Tommy Dreamer.

Jackson getting more ring time - and is able to show the WWE Universe what he's capable of by flexing his muscles...?

No, Jackson actually applies several variations to a double under hook submission that forces the opponent's shoulder blades together - bone to bone! It may appear tedious to keep applying this hold, but this weakens Christian's arms - meaning it'll be harder to apply the Killswitch.

When Dreamer was tagged in, he dominated the ring with a cross body and a running bulldog that kept Ezekiel Jackson down. This is the most aggressive that I have seen Tommy Dreamer as of late.

However, despite a good show of force, Dreamer is pinned by Jackson with the Ura-Nage, and then he is placed in The Regal Stretch!

Hopefully this Sunday at Breaking Point, we get to see a full-length ECW Match rather than an 8-second Suck Fest!

William Regal appears to be ready to take the next step in becoming the ECW Champion.

Sheamus Wins Big; Ryder gets PayDirt; Dreamer Returns!

This past week on ECW the Gold Standard exacted revenge, while the Celtic Warrior main evented for the first time on ECW. Shelton is possibly on the verg of becoming a face since he has been feuding with Zack Ryder.

The match, in my opinion, stagnated in some parts - as if remembering the spots that they were suppose to do. Overall it was a decent opener with Shelton going 2-0 against the Long Islander.

The 2nd portion of ECW was Regal's united front teaming up for the first time against local jobbers. As Matthews mentioned, this is just a formality since Kozlov and Jackson are pretty much unbeatable.

And of course the front mauled down the compeitition, but what stood out was Christian's arrival with the Veteran of Extreme, Tommy Dreamer, and they were packing Singapore Canes!

And as made official by GM Tiffany, next week on ECW - It will be Christian and Tommy Dreamer against William Regal and his United Front. What's sad about this, they should actually make this the ECW match for the Breaking Point ppv, let ECW get Extreme at ppv instead of an 8 second squash.

Later, on the ever failing Abraham Washington show - Washingston has hired WWE Hall of Famer, Tony Atlas to be the Andy Ricter to Abe's Conan.

The guest is backstage commentator - Gregory Helms, which quickly became a 3 for 1 deal when Paul and Katie Lee decided they would like to air out a few choice words and continue to accuse Helms and The Hurricane as being one and the same.

Next week, The Hurricane takes on Paul Burchill once again - Same HurriTime, Same HurriNetwork.

The main event was a good technical match up against Goldust and Sheamus. This feud has been going on for months, both helping the other in their wrestling career.

Goldust having his career flatline when he returned to RAW has picked up in the land of extreme. But most importantly, the veteran is teaching the student a thing or two about the biz.

Sheamus won the no DQ-no countout match with his finisher - The Irish Curse. Congrats to Sheamus for being victorious in his first main event.

The Rise of The Hurricane and The Distinguished Gentleman

For weeks on ECW, mysterious accidents have occurred backstage. But a force quick and powerful as a hurricane has always saved the day.

The Hurricane, the green and black clad superhero, has reemerged – this time in the Land of Extreme!

Some are zeroing down on the identity – but no one more than “The Ripper” Paul Burchill.

Gregory Helms, since drafted to ECW, has acted as an interviewer to the superstars – however, Burchill suspects that Helms and Hurricane are one in the same.

Prior to his match with Yoshi Tatsu, Burchill clocked Helms right in the face in the middle of the interview segment.

Burchill may have dominated the interview and his match, but it was the Hurricane who made his emphatic statement through a top turnbuckle cross body and his heroic stance that strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies.

Hurricane stands as a beacon of hope; he is the symbol that ECW needed.

But what people love more than to watch their hero succeed, is to watch their hero fall, fail, die trying.

Now that Hurricane is fighting in the ring – what will happen the next time when another backstage incident occurs? And how quick will the people turn on the green vigilante?

One week from defending the ECW Championship in an extreme rules match, Christian learns of his next opponent - William Regal.

William Regal is not one to take lightly, since he does hold a considerable amount of titles. Regal is a 4-time World Tag Team Champion, 5-time Hardcore Champion, 4-time European Champion, 2-time Intercontinental Champion, and the 2008 King of the Ring winner.

However, Regal's most notable accomplishment was as the General Manager of RAW. Regal said on ECW that the English are known to be barbaric - well... Regal's reign of terror on Monday Nights was barbaric.

He went on this crusade of getting the RAW audience to respect him - but of course all you would here was boos. He would even ask to have the arena lights shut off for short periods of time to demand respect. But tactics like that did not work for the RAW audience. It was actually during a WWE Championship match on RAW where Regal turned off the lights for a brief moment - thus ending the match prematurely - but not without a hellacious RKO on the Champion, Triple H. Then the time when Orton invoked his rematch clause against Triple H on RAW - William Regal, still trying to get respect from the fans, felt that the WWE Universe did not deserve to see a Championship Match and had the bout taken off the air.

William Regal is barbaric and - if he is willing to force the WWE Video Room to pull RAW off the air prematurely, especially during a WWE Championship Match - should be feared.

Yet, Regal promised to show Christian why he is so barbaric by destroying Tommy Dreamer in the main event on ECW. What he showed Christian is his sloppiness in the ring. Regal appears to be out of practice - especially since his last title reign was lost in a lame trilogy feud with CM Punk.

If Regal intends on capturing the ECW Championship, he's going to have to do better than that. Possibly improve on the Regal Stretch - a submission move that resembles the STF - but the opponents arm is placed behind his back.

Whatever the case may be - Christian finally has a new opponent and would be great if the feud lasts longer than one title match. Stay tuned on ECW, as things in the Land of Extreme heats up between the ECW Champion and The Distinguished Gentleman.

Christian Outmatches Dreamer in Extreme

Dreamer challenged Christian to an Extreme Rules match for his ECW Title Rematch. The question was not whether Dreamer would regain the title, but how extreme would the match be?

Tommy Dreamer, as most know, was a part of the original ECW – a.k.a. the real ECW, as Joey Styles would often say, “This is Extreme Championship Wrestling, there is no substitute!” – so the issue of whether the match would be extreme would not be if Dreamer could handle it, but whether Christian could?

Christian may not seem like much because he’s not built like the other wrestlers, but he was a part of the first three TLC matches and contributed to the creation of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match – all very intense matches.

Prior to Night of Champions, Christian mocked Dreamer – Are you going to take me to the extreme? And Dreamer responded – If I did, you wouldn’t be here next week.

Dreamer’s ECW was a lot more violent than WWE’s version of Extreme. Household items provided by the audience members were used as weapons. And some matches didn’t even take place in the ring, because it was about doing things that were never done before, and if a few gallons of blood was spilt along the way, more power to them.

It was a revolution of what pro-wrestling should be – people were piledrived and body slammed into concrete. When WWE announcers state that the superstars are being slammed into concrete, it’s padded - But in ECW there was no such thing as padded floors.

So when Dreamer replied – If I did [take you to the extreme], you wouldn’t be here next week – he wasn’t kidding. But in the realm of the WWE, where the violence has been controlled in the confinements of the padded barricades, a guy like Christian can be made to be Extreme.

The match had promise as Christian entered the arena with a car door and Dreamer had a hotdog cart. The two broke out fighting, using kendo sticks, trash cans, and crutches. A crutch is strong enough to support a limp person and to have that break over a person – now that’s hardcore.

Some of the action took place on the entrance tamp where Tommy drop toe hold Christian into the hotdog cart – It was a thing of beauty.

Tommy even side slammed Christian into trash cans, threw him into one, and placed him in the tree of woe – crushing the aluminum can, covering his face, with a kendo stick.

The car door really served no purpose seeing as Dreamer struck Christian with a trash can top – But Christian prevailed by executing the Killswitch over the car door, then using the weight to keep Dreamer down for the 3-count.

The match delivered where it counted in innovation – and was a great title defense for Christian, seeing as you can’t be the ECW Champion without knowing how to be extreme!

The rivalry between Christian and Dreamer has been a personal one – with Christian prevailing over Dreamer in the birthplace of ECW and now in Extreme Rules – which to Dreamer is a regular pro-wrestling match.

With Dreamer spending his rematch clause, who will step up to challenge the ECW Champion?

Christian Leaves Birthplace of ECW as Champion!

Night of Champions is not only the night we saw eight WWE Titles defended – but where the ECW Title would change hands for the 13th time in the place where ECW was formed.

Dreamer entered Philadelphia as the Reigning ECW Champion but it would be Christian who would leave with the title. Dreamer’s victory at Extreme Rules was questionable since he never did pin Christian for the title, but instead got the pinfall off of Swagger. The two have not been able to coexist in the ring, from tag team matches to a poorly represented talk show – their differences would have to be settled in a WWE Ring.

It all came into play after Christian won the #1 contendership match against Vladimir Kozlov. Dreamer had wished to face Christian – but those of us wondered, was he afraid of facing the Ruthless Russian? He put the WWE Universe at ease, only for a moment, when he accepted to go one-on-one with Kozlov in a non-title match, of course. But when Kozlov got the better of Dreamer, the WWE Universe wondered whether or not Dreamer should be champion? The two gave it their all, but after a reversal of the Killswitch into the DDT – switch yet again to another Killswitch – the pinfall belonged to Christian.

The title was respectably fought – without any bare turnbuckles or third-party competitor in the match. Congrats to Christian on his 2nd ECW Title Run and for Tommy Dreamer for putting respect into the ECW Title by defending it valiantly in the Birthplace of ECW.

WWETheReturn Prediction for this match: Wrong! Hoped that Dreamer would retain.

Vladimir Kozlov Storyline Recycled; Who was initially meant for the Ruthless Russian Gimmick?

From Moscow, Russia - Vladimir Kozlov was once considered undefeated. He was an immovable object that would annihilate the competition through a single head-butt. Until, Shawn Michaels pinned The Sambo Master for the right to face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Afterwards, Kozlov was pinned by the Undertaker on Smackdown - losing the luster he once had.

Two weeks ago, during a #1 Contenders Match for the ECW Title, Kozlov was pinned yet again by "Captain Charisma." Is Kozlov getting weaker?

This past Tuesday, Kozlov pinned the ECW Champion proving that he can take on the Champion and the Contender at any time. He even laid waste to both Christian and Dreamer by nights end.

This same level of devastation is the same angle used back in the fall when he was competing against WWE Champion Triple H and Contender Jeff Hardy. Do they not have anything better to do with the guy? When he was drafted to ECW and starting cutting promos - I was hoping that he would construct a faction to take over the WWE; but instead they have him, once again, being the third wheel of a Championship squabble. Kozlov, proficient in kick-boxing, grappling, and sambo, has a lot to offer to the WWE; however, some things, we can do without.

For instance: What's with that supposed battering ram head-butt? A move executed to an oncoming or diving opponent - it LOOKS like a SHOVE!! I say, why not call it the Moscow Shove? Sounds pretty simple to me. However, the Iron Curtain - Kneeling Leg Trap Chokeslam Pin - Can Stay.

And the crazy thing is, the gimmick of the Russian Shoot Fighter was not originally meant for Kozlov - but for, none other than Mr. Unibrow himself, SANTINO MARELLA!! That's right, back in OVW, Paul Heyman changed Santino's former ring name, Johnny Geo Basco, to Boris Alexiev - a Russian Shoot Fighter.

This following video is a promo of Santino Marella as the Russian, Boris Alexiev - Enjoy!!

Tommy Dreamer is ECW!

Dreamer has successfully defended his ECW title, twice.

Tommy finally became ECW Champion at Extreme Rules by defeating Christian and Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat Hardcore Match and has since proved himself worthy of bearing the gold.

Interim ECW GM Tiffany has been fair in delegating matches but has also pushed Tommy to the limits - to give the people what they want.

And what the people wanted was a massive ECW main event worthy of PPV.

The ECW Championship Scramble match does to all the competitors as the stipulation implies - Scrambling to get the final pin-fall to become Champion. Dreamer had his hands full against three former ECW Champions and an Irish man set on turning his career around. However, after several pin-falls amongst the other competitors it would be Tommy Dreamer that would walk out of Sacrament still your ECW Champion.