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ECW vs. WWE

by: gnarkill2020

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Release Date:
6/07/06
Company:

WWE

 

Honestly, I was a little skeptical before watching this thing, beause as we all know WWE is notorious for screwing up even the most awesome story line, but much to my surprise I was...let??s say, ??put in my place? and treated to a great, great show.

The Whole F??n Show ??RVD? vs. Rey Mysterio
What a great match to start the show off. Full of exciting moves, and stuff RVD hasn??t done since his ECW days. It was a nice treat to see that, and it was also nice to see Rey actually get some offensive maneuvers on his opponent. In the end, RVD hit Mysterio with an awesome 5 star frog splash and took the match.
Your Winner: RVD

Kurt Angle Promo
Kurt Angle’s music began to play and he came out of the ECW entrance. No traditional Angle pyrotechnics until he got to the ring. Joey Styles was selling Angle as a no nonsense wrestler. Tazz said Angle fits ECW like a glove. Angle said that a lot of people thought he would be upset when Randy Orton attacked him with the RKO in Angle’s hometown.
Randy Orton’s music played and he came out to the entranceway. He questioned whether that was supposed to scare him. The fans chanted “ECW.” Orton said that he feels sorry for Angle because he’s going from main eventing Wrestlemania to ECW. He said that’s like going from a summer blockbuster to a hardcore porn movie. Orton said that he wants to reach the top of the ladder. He announced his contract had expired on Smackdown and Angle would be facing Monday Night Raw’s Randy Orton, so he’s switched brands.

WWE Women’s champion Mickie James vs. Jazz
A decent match, with the surprise of Jazz coming back. Now, I may be alone here, but I am particularly a fan of Mickie James. She??s hot, great body, and just not used to what we usually see on WWE. They locked up with James working over Jazz’ arm. Jazz came back with a kick to the gut and come chops, followed by a dropkick. Jazz hit a Lou Thesz Press from the apron to the floor. They battled on the floor before Jazz tossed James back in the ring. James missed a kick and was hit with Jazz’s finisher, the Jazz Stinger (faceplant). Jazz got a two count, but James put her foot on the ropes. James hit a twisting DDT for the pin.
Your Winner: Mickie James

Next was a promo with John Cena. Basically, he says that he has a tough fight ahead of him and if RVD wins the title, that it??ll be christened the ECW title. And that there was no way in hell that was happening.

WWE vs. ECW BATTLE ROYAL
The WWE competitors are Finlay, Lashley, Tatanka, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Randy Orton, The Big Show, Carlito, and Mark Henry. The ECW competitors, coming out to the ECW theme, are Al Snow, Nunzio, Justin Credible, Tony Mamaluke, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk, Balls Mahoney, Steven Richards, and Kurt Angle. Joey Styles said, "There you go, the pro wrestlers!"

So I??ll save going over the whole match, and tell you the ending. Angle was screaming at Edge when Orton came from behind and dumped him. Orton and Big Show were the final survivors. Lillian Garcia started to announce the winning team, when Show tore off his Raw shirt to reveal an ECW shirt. He choke slammed Orton and tossed him over. They announced ECW won. To me, that was a HUGE surprise, and something that hasn??t happened in wrestling for a long time...it was nice to sit there and be excited.
Your Winners: ECW

Edge vs. Tommy Dreamer: Extreme Rules
Edge grabbed the chair from ringside, and dreamer had a baseball bat covered in barbed wire. Good match, with some decent bumps. Basically going back and fourth with Edge getting the upper hand then Dreamer. Finally, as Lita interfered and Dreamer picked her up for a powerbomb, Edge came in with a pretty weak spear, to get the 1,2,3, but the real excitement was outside with Foley and Funk brawling. Now, I can usually tell real punches from fake punches, but the punches being thrown by Funk were some of the stiffest shots I have seen in wrestling. Who would think these guys love each other?
Your Winner: Edge

When they returned from commercial, Foley, his face swollen, was sitting in a chair in the middle of the ring with a spotlight on him and the Arena darkened. Foley asked where anyone gets the nerve to call him a whore and a sell out? He said that loved ECW, but ECW didn’t love him back. He said it was like the girl who can’t let go of, but makes you sick upon seeing her. He said it wanted too much of his life, his blood, and his heart, so he left. He said he found fame and fortune in WWE and Paul Heyman was right, there’s only one real difference between him and Tommy Dreamer - Foley is a whore and Dreamer is not.

Tazz and Lawler began arguing. Lawler got up and challenged him. Tazz stared him down for a long time, then took off his jacket and punched Lawler. He dared Lawler to get up and hit him. They started brawling really snug as security tried to break them up. Styles screamed at them to let them go. In the melee, Styles flipped off Ross’ hat. That was funny!

WWE champion John Cena vs. Sabu
I was honestly looking forward to this match. Just seeing the clash of different styles was intriguing, and honestly, they didn??t disappoint. Sabu came out to his old ECW theme music, wielding a chair.  Tazz put over Sabu as the toughest man he ever faced.  Sabu and Cena exchanged blows in the center of the ring.  Cena whipped Sabu into the ropes, took him down and hit an elbow drop.  Cena began measuring Sabu with punches and hit a suplex for a two count.  Cena whipped Sabu into the ropes but Sabu kicked him in the face.  Cena hit a suplex for a two count.  The crowd was turning on Cena as he choked Sabu in the corner.  Cena whipped Sabu in the corner but Sabu low blowed him as Cena charged.

Sabu tossed Cena out of the ring and then hit a slingshot senton to the floor. Sabu threw a chair in Cena’s face. He tossed Cena back into the ring, and then threw another chair at Cena, who caught it with hands and crumbled.  Sabu hit a triple jump moonsault for a two count. Cena was selling his ribs as he got up.  Sabu dove off the chair and hit Air Sabu in the corner. Cena kicked up. Sabu hit an Arabian Facebuster.  Styles was on fire calling the moves. Cena rolled out to the floor, where Sabu continued the assault.  Cena was whipped into the steel steps. Sabu tossed Cena into the Raw team’s table, then legdropped him on the table.

Sabu tossed Cena back in the ring but only got a two count. Sabu went for Air Sabu into a clothesline but was caught and hit by the F-U. Cena locked on the STFU but Big Show hit the ring for a DQ. That set off a huge melee with WWE and ECW stars brawling. Cena and RVD brawled. Everyone brawled. Joey Styles said, "WWE opened the gate to their own hell when they re-launched ECW!" as we fade to black.


Comments

Nice review. Last night’s show was pretty good, and a definite step up from a lot of shows the WWE has been putting on as of late. If this is a sign of things to come then I am pupmed for ECW to come back in full swing awagin.

I hope the WWE will start to develope new characters in ECW and not just depend on the older wrestlers like Funk, or even Dreamer to carry the brand.

I still say that within a year WWE will have totally shut down TNA. I can see the Dudley’s jumping to ECW, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Outlaws...err the “James Gang” jump back to WWE to reform DX.

ECW could be the boost the wrestling industry has been in desperate need of for some time.

Posted by averagejoe  on  06/08  at  07:51 PM
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