ECW Recap: A Night of Debuts

Submitted By Nick Noel on 06/30/09

We are live from Bakersfield, California and your announcers are Matt ‘Watch out for Ben Richards’ Striker and Josh ‘Happy Jerrelle Clark Day’ Mathews. ECW General Manager Tiffany is in the ring and she has something to say. She welcomes everyone to a new era of ECW. She mentions the announcement of the 15 superstar trade initiated by Donald Trump, the look and feel of ECW has changed. She says that she is excited about the New Superstar Initiative. ECW will continue to be the place to see the top young stars in WWE today. Match Number One: Shelton Benjamin versus Yoshi Tatsu Before the match, Shelton gets a mic and he comments on his opponent’s name. He talks so Yoshi can understand him. He speaks as if he was starring in Rush Hour 4. Shelton bows to the referee and to the crowd. Shelton does the crane and then gets a good laugh out of things. Then he does the sumo set up. Shelton says that he has one more before the match starts. He does a deep bow but Yoshi with a kick and a three count. Winner: Yoshi Tatsu After the match, Yoshi bows to Shelton before leaving the ring. Abraham Washington walks in the back as we go to commercial. We are back and did you know that Triple H and John Cena will be wrestling next week. I wonder what will happen. It is time for Abraham Washington to come to the ring and he has a talk show. He welcomes everyone to the newest sensation on ECW, the Abraham Washington Show. Before he gets to his first guest, he wants to talk about a few things in the WWE Universe. Washington talks about The Bash and the main event. He says that he has not seen that much pain and brutality since Paris Hilton in a spelling bee. Washington suggests that Vince McMahon’s repurchase of Raw from Donald Trump was a financial disaster, just like 12 Rounds, which is available on DVD. Washington says that the Miz might have enjoyed that joke, but he lost to John Cena twice this week. Washington brings out his guests, the Bella Twins. Washington tells the ladies to relax. He has them introduce themselves. Brie is wearing a red flower in her hair while Nikki is wearing black. Washington asks if they have always looked alike and then he says that he was joking. He asks them how much they spend on their weave in a year. They say that they are 100% natural. Washington does not believe them and he says that he knows synthetic materials. He also brings up a story that called the Bellas one of the sexiest twins in sports and that they are the first twin divas. He asks them what makes them different. Brie says that she is younger and Nikki mentions that it is by sixteen minutes. Nikki says that she is the smarter of the twins. Washington asks which one got their first kiss. Then he asks as the talk gets out of the PG realm and Nikki says that she was the first of the twin. Washington asks which one is the best athlete and wants to see who can do the better split. They argue about things and now it is time for them to fight. We go to commercial. Match Number Two: Sheamus versus Oliver John Before the match, Sheamus gets on the mic and he talks in Gaelic and he says that some say that Irish traditions are dead, but he will show that they are still alive. He says that he will claim ECW as his own. John with a waist lock but Sheamus with a take down. They lock up and Sheamus with a forearm to the back and a kick. Sheamus with a forearm and Irish whip followed by a forearm to the back. Sheamus with a clothesline and he puts John in a cross face and arm bar. Shemus sends John to the mat and then he Irish whips John and hits a shoulder to the back. John fights back and he punches Sheamus but Sheamus with the bicycle kick and it is time for an uranage backbreaker for the three count. Winner: Sheamus Vladimir Kozlov gets ready in the back and William Regal wants to talk strategy with Kozlov. Regal says that he wants to make an impact and not be embarrassed tonight. Kozlov says that he’s got it. We go to commercial. We are back and did you know that for 39 weeks, nothing has been more watched than ECW. Zack Ryder is in the back and Tyler Reks stops by say hello to Zack. He says that he is from Southern California and he is looking forward to his debut on Superstars on Thursday. Zack tells Tyler that the best beaches in the world are in Long Island and he tells Tyler to go home and get ready for their match on Thursday. Zack woos and leaves. Time for the Raw Rebound. Christian is walking in the back and Tommy Dreamer asks if they are ready. Christian points out that he returned to the WWE in this building. Christian says that he still wants to be the ECW Champion. Dreamer points out that it is nice that he brings this up now when they are going to face Kozlov and Regal. We go to commercial. Match Number Four: Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal versus Tommy Dreamer and Christian Christian and Regal start off and Regal works on the arm but Christian reverses and puts Regal in a hammer lock. Christian with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Regal stays on his feet. Christian with a take down and Regal gets a near fall. Christian with a shoulder tackle and a near fall. Christian with a side head lock but Regal with a shoulder in the corner. Regal with an Irish whip and he charges into boots from Christian followed by a back elbow from the turnbuckles. Kozlov tags in and he misses a clothesline. Christian with punches and then he avoids a kick and connects with more punches. Kozlov with a shoulder tackle and then he gets Christian on his shoulders for a back breaker. Christian is able to escape and he tags in Dreamer who punches Kozlov but Kozlov with shoulder s in the corner. Dreamer with an uppercut and a cross body. Kozlov goes to the floor and Christian is tagged in. Christian with a baseball slide and then he goes up top but Regal gets in the middle of things and we go to a standoff and commercial. We are back and Regal with a reverse chin lock on Dreamer. Dreamer with punches but Regal with a knee. Regal with forearms and Kozlov with kicks when Regal and Christian distract the referee. Kozlov tags in and it is time for elbow drops and a near fall. Regal tags back in and he connects with forearms but Dreamer with a rebound chop. Regal with a punch and knee drop. Dreamer with an arm wringer and he tags in Christian who is punching away and then he hits a drop kick and back elbow. Christian with a missile drop kick for a near fall. Christian with a sunset flip for a near fall. Regal rolls to the floor and then he drops Christian’s arm on the top rope. Kozlov tags back in and he sends Christian shoulder first into the turnbuckles. Kozlov works on the arm and then he tags Regal back in. Regal with a knee to the arm. Christian with a punch but Regal with an arm wringer and another knee to the arm. Kozlov tags in and he punches Christian in the arm. Kozlov with a key lock and an arm wringer into a key lock on the mat. Dreamer tries to encourage Christian to fight out of trouble and make the tag. Kozlov with knees to the head. Kozlov with head butts to the chest followed by a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall. Regal tags in and he kicks Christian and works on the arm. Regal with another arm wringer and another knee to the arm. Christian and Regal collide as Christian comes out of the corner and they are both down. Dreamer tags in and he clotheslines Kozlov but Kozlov stays on his feet. Dreamer with a clothesline from the turnbuckles for a near fall. All four men are in the ring until Christian and Regal go to the floor. Dreamer with a punch to Kozlov followed by a neck breaker but he can only get a two count. Regal sends Christian into the ring steps. Kozlov is sent into the turnbuckles and Regal makes the tag. Dreamer sends Kozlov to the floor and then he brings Regal in. Dreamer with an inside cradle. Dreamer misses a charge into the corner and hits the ring post with his shoulder. Regal with an Exploder and Kozlov makes the blind tag. Kozlov with the uranage slam for the three count. Winners: William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov After the match, Regal holds Kozlov’s hand in the air in victory. We go to credits and Regal has made a new buddy. :: DISCUSS THIS POST ON THE FORUMS! :: SEE MICKIE JAMES & THE DIVAS NUDE! :: BUY WRESTLING DVD'S THROUGH OUR STORE! :: GO BACK TO THE HOME PAGE WRESTLING EPICENTER STORE IS OPEN! THE HOTTEST WRESTLING DVD'S ARE NOW AVAILABLE! We've got hundreds of pro wrestling DVD's at your fingertips! 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