Welcome to the EC-Dub!
ECW is coming from L.A. tonight as they made the move along with Raw to California. Looks like Colorado will never see WWE live again. Thanks, Nuggets. And thanks NBA. Enough of that, let’s get on with the show!
The pyro starts and Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcome us live to Los Angeles!
Christian’s music hits and he comes out with the ECW Championship. He gets to the ring and says it’s fitting that ECW is live in Hollywood because they’ll understand what he’ll have to say. He talks about how reality stars don’t realize that when their show is over, it’s over. He likens Swagger to these stars. He is mad that Swagger interfered in his title match with Dreamer on Superstars last week. He calls Swagger out and says his fifteen minutes of fame are about up. Swagger come out with a mic and makes his way to the ring while talking. He says he is a two time two time all-american and his time is just beginning. Christian’s time as ECW champ is almost over. He tells Christian since he cheated to win against him the last two times, Tiffany has granted him a title match at Extreme Rules. As they trade barbs about what the stipulation will be, Interim GM Tiffany heads to the ring. Tiffany says Swagger needs to get his facts straight. He does have a title match, but his actions have not gone unnoticed. She announces the Extreme Rules match will be a Triple Threat and to no one’s surprise, the third participant is Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer heads out but Swagger says Dreamer can’t compete because his contract ends the day before the pay-per-view. Tiffany informs him that Dreamer signed a one day contract extension so at Extreme Rules he will win the belt or retire. Dreamer is posing this entire time. Swagger takes exception and goes after Dreamer only to be body dropped to the outside. Christian shakes Dreamer’s hand and then Dreamer promptly throws Christian to the outside as well.
Vladimir Kozlov is coming up next.
Commercials.
We’re back and Kozlov is headed to the ring and we are going to watch a two-on-one handicap match.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Russ Taylor and ?? Munos
I don’t know who is who but Kozlov beats on jobber #1 until he tags in jobber #2. He takes #2, puts him on the top rope and kicks him to the floor. He brings him back in and hits the head butts to the chest. Back suplex. Tag. Jobber #1 goes for a flying body press but Kozlov spears him down. He picks him up and hits the Iron Curtain.
Winner: Vladimir Kozlov
Christian is yelling at Dreamer as to why he threw him out of the ring. Dreamer says Christian disrespected him and he would have beaten him for the belt if Swagger didn’t interfere. They start wrestling in the back. Finlay comes in and breaks it up. Looks like that team has trouble for tonight.
Commercial break.
Matthews and Striker remind us not to wrestle at home or we’ll get hurt. Oh, here comes Mark Henry with Tony Atlas.
And now… Evan Bourne.
Evan Bourne vs. Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas)
Bourne starts by evading Henry. Henry gets him and throws him to the ground. Bourne shoots for the leg, but Henry forearms him down. Big headbutt from Henry. Throws Bourne to the corner. Bourne tries to escape but Henry throws him onto the top turnbuckle. He kicks Henry in the face and then jumps over him to evade him. He promptly runs into a clothesline, though. Henry steps on him. Atlas gets a shot in while Henry talks to the ref. Bourne rolls onto his stomach and gets stepped on again. Henry with a blatant choke but breaks before the 5 count. Bourne tries to kick his way out of trouble but Henry kicks him in the face! Cover and Bourne grabs the ropes. Henry pushes Bourne to the outside where he gets a forearms from Atlas. Bourne back in and gets s kick to the midsection. Backbreaker from Henry and he keeps Bourne over the knee and applies pressure. Bourne with some knees to the head but Henry just throws him to the mat. Another backbreaker and another submission hold. Knees to the head again and Bourne gets up and kicks Henry. Goes off the ropes and hits the dropkick. Cover for two. Henry muscles Bourne to the corner and hits a headbutt. He lines up for a splash in the corner and Bourne moves. Dropkick to the knees and then a dropkick to the head. He goes to the top but Henry rolls out of the ring. He jumps down anyway but Henry catches him. He tries to smash Bourne to the ringpost but Bourne pushes him into it instead. Bourne back to the top turnbuckle and jumps off and hits Henry with the knees and Henry falls hard! Bourne rushes back into the ring as the ref counts out Henry. Bourne wins!
Winner via countout: Evan Bourne
Slow match with an exciting ending, even if it was a countout.
Commercials.
Christian and Dreamer are in the back with Tiffany. Apparently Finlay got injured during the scrum earlier. So, the match is still going to go on but it’ll be a two-on-three handicap match.
The Hart Dynasty comes in and Natalya gives us a history lesson. She tells us that Tyson Kidd is the only protégé of Bret Hart. David Hart Smith is the only son of Davey Boy Smith. Natalya herself is the only daughter of Jim Neidhart. They are a part of something no one else will be a part of… The Hart Dynasty.
Commercials.
We’re back and Jack Swagger is in the ring as well. Here comes Tommy Dreamer. Christian follows.
The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd w/ Natalya) and Jack Swagger vs. Christian and Tommy Dreamer.
The bell rings and Smith and Christian start out. Smith gets Christian in an armbar. Christian reverses and brings him to the mat. Both up and Smith powers Christian to the ropes. He gives a little shove on the break. Smith back to the arm. He armdrags him down. Christian up and reverses into an wristlock of his own. He tags in Dreamer. Some shots and a quick tag back to Christian. Christian off the ropes and runs into a clothesline. Smith covers for two. Christian up to the top and gets a sunset flip for a two count. Smith tags in Swagger. Swagger powers Christian to the mat. Back up and Swagger shoots and suplexes Christian back down. Cover for two. Swagger misses Christian in the corner and gets rolled up for two. Christian slaps Swagger as they get up and tags in Dreamer. Drop toe hold from Christian as Dreamer hits the elbow drop. Dreamer hits a clothesline from the second turnbuckle. Tags in Christian and they double suplex Swagger. Cover for two. Quick tag back to Dreamer. Dreamer gets Swagger in the corner and hits some shots. He slams Dreamer into Christian’s foot. Tag to Christian and they argue about something. Swagger tries to take advantage but they pull the top rope down and Swagger hits the floor. Hart Dynasty comes in but they also get cleaned out. Christian to the apron and hits the body press on Swagger. Swagger back in the ring and suplexes Christian. He sends him to the corner and Christian elbows Swagger back. He goes to the top rope but gets distracted by Kidd on the way up. Swagger climbs up with him but Christian fights him off again. He goes for the tornado DDT from the top rope but Swagger throws him up high and he comes down on the mat hard!
Commercial.
We’re back and Swagger is jawing at Christian and he sets him up on the top rope. Swagger slaps him. Christian gets some offense in and then hits the reverse tornado DDT from the top. Both men are down and Christian makes the hot tag. Dreamer cleans the ring out and then gets a neckbreaker on Swagger. Flapjack on Swagger and a cover for two. He sets Swagger up on the top rope then sets him upside down. ECW! Hits it! Dreamer ducks a clothesline from Kidd running the apron. Dreamer goes for the DDT but Swagger reverses and hits a back body suplex. Swagger tags in Smith who punches Dreamer down. Kidd with some offense behind the ref’s back. Smith locks in a chinlock. Dreamer fights out and hits a jawbreaker. He goes for the tag but is caught by Smith. Elbow. Neckbreaker. Cover for one. Another chinlock. Smith tags in Kidd who goes crazy with kicks in the corner. Ref backs him up and the other two hammer on Dreamer. Cover for one. Chinlock from Kidd. Dreamer up and punches. He gets Kidd up into a reverse atomic drop. Kidd stops him from making the tag and tags in Smith. He holds Dreamer up in a suplex position for a good 10 seconds and drops him down. Cover for two. Knees to the back. He taunts Dreamer then gets him in a reverse chinlock. Dreamer gets out and decks Smith but Smith tags in Swagger. He gets Dreamer in a body lock. Dreamer fights his way to his feet but can’t make the tag. Swagger sucker punches Christian. He drags Dreamer to his corner and tags in Kidd. Kidd with yet another chinlock. Back suplex from Dreamer. Dreamer finally makes the tag. Christian punches Kidd down. Then sends him to the ropes and hits a back body drop. He goes for a Killswitch but is countered and gets sent to the corner. Kidd runs in and gets hit with the pendulum kick. Christian clears the ring of the other opponents, climbs to the top and hits the missile dropkick. Cover for two. Dreamer in and clears Smith out of the ring. Kidd hits a reverse back kick on Christian. He tags in Swagger. Swagger throws Christian shoulderfirst into the ringpost then hits the gutwrench powerbomb.
Winners: Jack Swagger and the Hart Dynasty
Postmatch Dreamer attacks Swagger from behind but the Hart Dynasty break that up. Smith picks him up and they hit the Hart Attack on Dreamer. End of show.
See you next week, kids.
