Want more wrestling news, rumors, and results? Be sure to visit PWInsider.com and PWInsiderXtra.com.
We are live from Fresno, California and your announcers are Todd ‘Triple Crown’ Grisham and Matt ‘Thesaurus’ Striker.
We start off with a look back at the problems between Jack Swagger and Finlay and his family. We go back two weeks when Hornswoggle took Jack’s title belt. Fast forward to last week when Finlay defeated Swagger in a non-title match.
Jack Swagger comes to the ring and he has his title belt with him. He is going to address the crowd. Jack says that we saw how he was victimized and embarrassed over the last two weeks. He says that the General Manager forces him to defend his title against Finlay. He says that it is unfair because he is the victim. Jack says that he will take care of Finlay at No Way Out. He will take care of the real problem and he will take care of it tonight. Swagger calls out Hornswoggle.
Christian comes out to the ring. Jack wants to know what Christian is doing. Christian says that he is interrupting Jack’s promo. Christian says that he is out here to save Jack’s life. Christian tells Jack that he might electrocute himself with the mic during his speech. Christian comments on Jack’s speech pattern. Christian says that it has been a long time since his peeps have seen him. Christian says that he came to ECW is the ECW title. Christian says that he is issuing a challenge to the winner of the match at No Way Out for the ECW Title.
Jack asks if Christian is finished and Jack says that Christian will be facing him. Jack says that Christian couldn’t hack it so he is coming back. Jack points out that he is a two time All-American and became the ECW champion in four months. He also says that he is a wrestling prodigy. He tells Christian to think twice before making a name for himself at Jack’s expense. Jack says that Christian is no threat to him.
Christian punches Jack with the mic and then he leaves the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Moments Ago Moment of Christian’s return to the WWE fold.
Teddy Long is in the back and he tells Jack Swagger that he brought Christian to ECW. Jack says that he will take the night off, but Teddy tells Jack that he cannot have the night off because he is wrestling Christian.
We take a look back at John Morrison and The Miz making fun of Tommy Dreamer last week.
Match Number One: Tommy Dreamer versus The Miz with John Morrison
Dreamer punches Miz and takes Miz to the mat before Miz goes to the floor. Dreamer chases Miz and then he pulls Miz down. Miz kicks Dreamer into the ringside barrier. Miz misses a dive from the apron and Miz hits the ringside barrier. Dreamer with an elbow drop for a near fall. Miz runs Dreamer into the turnbuckles. Miz punches Dreamer. Miz with a forearm to the head followed by a reverse chin lock. Dreamer hits a belly-to-back suplex. Dreamer with punches but Miz with a knee. Dreamer responds with a clothesline and bulldog off an Irish whip. Dreamer with a sit out spinebuster for a two count. Miz with an Irish whip but Miz misses the clothesline into the corner. Dreamer with a neck breaker while Miz is in the ropes and then Dreamer gets a two count because Miz gets his foot on the ropes. Morrison gets on the apron and Miz almost hits Morrison when Dreamer moves. Dreamer punches Morrison but Miz with a jawbreaker for the three count.
Winner: The Miz
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Jamie Noble losing to the Boogeyman.
Teddy is with Tiffany in the locker room talking about the match at the pay per view. Jamie Noble enters and he tells Boogeyman tried to put worms down his throat. Teddy asks Jamie if he wants a rematch. Jamie Noble says that he is the big dog and he says that is not how you deal with million dollar talent. There is a knock at the door and Teddy says that he has an appointment. Natalya and Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson) enter. Natalya says that Tyson was trained in the Dungeon. Tyson tells Teddy that it is time to send the dog back to the pound. Noble is speechless.
Time to run through the pay per view.
Hornswoggle runs laps around Christian as Finlay enters. Finlay stares at Christian and eventually welcomes him. He says that he will be watching their match. Finlay says that he heard about Christian’s challenge. He tells Christian that he will not have to go through Swagger for the title, it will be him.
We go to commercial.
We are back with an Evan Bourne video package.
Match Number Two: Tyson Kidd with Natalya versus Bao Nguyen
They lock up and Kidd with a waist lock but Nguyen with a hammer lock. Kidd with an elbow and snap mare followed by a kick to the back and chest. Kidd with a reverse atomic drop followed by a spin kick. Kidd stomps on Nguyen’s head and gets a near fall while the referee checks on Nguyen. Kidd with a reverse chin lock but Kidd with a forearm. Kidd with a back kick and a drop kick to the head. Kidd goes to the apron and then he hits a springboard elbow drop for the three count.
Winner: Tyson Kidd
After the match, Jamie Noble comes out and he says that he is watching Kidd. Kidd wants Noble to come to the ring.
We go to commercial.
We are back with the WWE Hype Machine about the Voices CD.
We go to the Raw Rebound with Shane McMahon saving Undertaker’s bacon.
Match Number Three: Jack Swagger versus Christian
They lock up and Swagger with a double leg sweep and waist lock. Christian gets to his feet but Swagger takes him down again. Christian gets to the ropes. They lock up and Swagger pushes Christian in the corner but Christian with a slap and a rollup for a near fall. Christian punches Swagger but Swagger with a kick and he tries for a slam but Christian escapes. Christian punches Swagger. Swagger runs into an elbow and then Christian with a sunset flip for a near fall. Swagger back into the corner and Finlay and Hornswoggle come to the ringside area. We go to commercial.
We are back and Swagger with a waist lock on Christian. Swagger with a kick and then he returns to the waist lock. Finlay and Hornswoggle join Striker and Grisham. Finlay does commentary while Hornswoggle growls like he should be on USA right now. We see footage during the break when Swagger presses Christian and drops him to the floor.
Back to live action and Christian with an elbow. Swagger punches Christian followed by kicks. Swagger with a snap mare and he returns to the waist lock. Christian returns to his feet and he escapes and punches Swagger. Swagger runs Christian into the corner and connects with shoulders. Christian is placed on the top turnbuckle but Christian punches and kicks Swagger. Christian with a tornado DDT but he can only get a two count. Christian with a punch and kick followed by a running forearm. Christian with an Irish whip and then he punches Swagger. Swagger kicks Christian and sends him into the turnbuckles. Christian with a punch followed by an inverted DDT. Christian goes to the apron and he sets for the diving head butt but Swagger moves. Swagger gets a two count with an Oklahoma roll. Christian and Swagger with reversals and then Swagger with a belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Swagger misses an elbow and then they fight to the apron. Swagger tries to hit a German suplex onto the floor but Christian holds on. Christian kicks Swagger off the apron and then Swagger goes into the announce table. Swagger sends Christian into Finlay and Hornswoggle. Swagger with a boot to Christian and then Swagger goes for one of the turnbuckle pads. The referee stops Swagger and then he goes for another one. Christian with a rollup. Hornswoggle distracts the referee and Finlay hits Swagger with the shillelagh and Christian gets the three count after the Unprettier.
Winner: Christian
We go to credits.
ECW Thoughts:
I was surprised to see Christian debut on tonight’s show since I had not seen anything mentioned on the site. With the talent roster slightly depleted because of the other two brands, bringing him in to feud with Jack Swagger could do a lot to help Swagger.
It was funny to hear Grisham and Striker talk about Christian like he never wrestled in the company. Does Todd think that the ‘WWE Universe’ has only been watching the product since mid 2005? And maybe they haven’t seen him in a while because I don’t remember the Christian that Striker was describing during the match.
The Dreamer/Miz match was okay and continues the ‘will Dreamer ever win another match before he retires’ storyline. Maybe they can have a reverse Flair to culminate at whatever One Night Stand is called where if he wins, he has to retire.
I liked that they debuted Tyson Kidd and brought back Natalya onto television, but there was too much going on during that segment. Before we saw Natalya and Tyson, I was worried about who Teddy’s meeting was with.
With what I have seen from TJ Wilson both in FCW and on the independent scene, I am really looking forward to his work in the ring. I think they can have a lot of good things with Kidd against Jamie Noble or the returning Evan Bourne.
Did anyone else want to see Christian trip Hornswoggle when he was running laps around him in the locker room?
At least we have the tease of Christian against either Swagger or Finlay.
If Christian says that he wants the winner of the match, why would Teddy Long put Swagger and Christian in the ring already?
Since Tyson Kidd was not wrestling a WWE contracted talent, it was a good debut and you knew that Kidd was going to win. I liked TJ’s work in the match and outside of his finisher, Tyson did not look nervous in the ring.
I hope that with Natalya paired with Tyson that it does not mean that she will not get a chance to wrestle.
It is funny to see Tyson Kidd and Natalya on television together before DH Smith when you consider what was reported on the site about DH trying to get into the Legacy storyline without his tag team partner (and DH did cut a promo on this week’s FCW about the Legacy). I guess Earl Hickey would call that karma.
While I was happy to see Christian’s debut on this week’s show, after the match, they need to do a lot to build Christian. The match with Swagger was okay and he did not look too strong needing Hornswoggle and Finlay to cheat for him.
Can someone please tell WWE creative that Hornswoggle’s grunting is not entertaining. Let the guy speak. Is he some sort of wolf kid? Is he going to be Best in Show?
As soon as Hornswoggle and Finlay came out, even Anne Frank (Clerks II reference again) or that SiskelEbert guy (NewsRadio) could have seen that they would interfere in the match.
Christian’s debut was not a home run, and might have been considered a single with the outfielder bobbling the ball to allow the runner to get to second.
If you enjoy PWInsider.com you can check out the AD-FREE PWInsider Elite section, which features exclusive audio updates, news, our critically acclaimed podcasts, interviews and more by clicking here!
Bang On Casino
