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We begin tonight’s show with a limo arriving and Paul Heyman and his security detail make sure the red carpet is out for King Booker and Queen Sharmell’s arrival.  Paul says that it is his honor to introduce Booker to all of the ECW wrestlers. 

We are live on tape from Worcester , Massachusetts and your announcers are Joey ‘Wonderland’ Styles and Tazz.

Match Number One:  Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, and Sandman versus Mike Knox (with Kelly), Test, and Matt Striker

Sandman is already bleeding from crushing beer cans against his forehead as the match begins.  Dreamer and Knox start things off.  Knox with a knee and punch to Dreamer.  Dreamer with a hip toss to Knox followed by a wrist lock but Knox punches Dreamer and he tags Striker in.  Dreamer wants to tag in Sandman, but Striker tags in Knox.  Dreamer with a neck breaker to Knox.  Dreamer punches Knox and then he clotheslines Knox over the top rope and both men go to the floor.  Test attacks Dreamer on the floor while Striker distracts the referee, and then Test runs Dreamer’s back into the ring post.  Striker knocks Sandman off the apron into the ringside barrier.  The medical staff checks on Sandman and take him to the back while Striker brags about what he did.  We go to commercial.

We are back and we see a replay of Sandman being sent to the apron by Matt Striker and Matt gloating about what he did.  Test is tagged in and Knox holds Dreamer for Test.  Test slams Dreamer’s head into the turnbuckles followed by back elbows and kicks in the corner.  Test with an Irish whip and a running clothesline into the corner and Dreamer goes down.  Test works on Dreamer’s back and then Striker is tagged in.  Striker punches Dreamer and follows that with an elbow to the back of the neck.  Striker with a side head lock followed by forearms.  Striker talks to the referee and Knox stretches Dreamer across the ring post.  Striker with a neck breaker for a two count.  Test tags in and he gives a hard Irish whip to Dreamer and then he returns to Dreamer’s back.  Knox tags back in and he puts Dreamer in a bear hug.  Dreamer with a kick and then he comes off the ropes but Knox with a  power slam for a two count.  Knox with another slam to Dreamer and then he goes up to the second turnbuckle but he misses a leg drop.  Dreamer retreats to the corner and he gets a boot up when Knox charges.  Dreamer with an inverted DDT and then he crawls to his corner, but Knox grabs Dreamer’s leg.  Dreamer kicks Knox off and he tags in Sabu.  Sabu with drop kicks to the knees of Knox and Test.  Sabu punches Striker.  Sabu kicks Knox and then he hits a slingshot leg drop.  Sabu with Air Sabu off Dreamer’s back on Knox and Dreamer with a DDT on Knox.  Sabu with a leg drop off Dreamer’s back.  Striker breaks up the cover and Sabu with a drop kick to Striker’s knee and then he puts Striker in the camel clutch.  Test with a clothesline to Sabu to break up the hold.  Test with an Irish whip but he charges into a boot from Sabu.  Test pushes the referee into the ropes and Sabu is crotched.  The referee calls for the bell.

Winners:  Sabu, Tommy Dreamer, and Sandman

After the match, Test hits a big boot on Sabu and then he give Dreamer a TKO.  Knox with a slam to Sabu and then he goes up top.  Knox hits a leg drop on Sabu’s throat.  Striker punches Sabu.  From out of nowhere, Sandman comes out and he hits Knox and Test with the cane.  Striker gets out of the ring while Sandman nails Knox a few more times with the cane.

Paul Heyman is in the back with the King and Queen as Paul tells Booker about the class that he has added to the company.  Paul introduces the King and Queen to Christopher W. Anderson and Stevie Richards.  Booker wants to know what he is looking at and Paul says that it is Balls Mahoney.  Balls says that people call him ‘Balls’ is because everything he does is balls to the wall.  We go to commercial.

We are back with the Unforgiven video package that aired on Raw last night.

Match Number Two:  Kevin Thorn (with Ariel) versus Balls Mahoney (with Francine)

Thorn attacks Mahoney before the bells ring and he hits a back elbow.  Thorn throws Mahoney out of the ring and they fight outside the ring.  They return to the ring and Balls goes up for punches in the corner but Thorn moves out of the way and he drives Mahoney to the mat.  Mahoney with punches and kicks followed by a cradle belly-to-back suplex for a two count.  Thorn throws Mahoney into the corner but Mahoney moves when Thorn charges.  Mahoney with a series of punches followed by sit out power bomb for a two count.  Ariel trips Mahoney as he comes off the ropes and then Francine hits a Louise Thesz Press from the steps onto Ariel and we have a CATFIGHT!!!  Thorn punches Mahoney on the turnbuckle and then Thorn hits his version of the Razor’s Edge for the three count.

Winner:  Kevin Thorn

After the match, Thorn has to hold Ariel back from going after Francine.

Paul Heyman continues to escort King Booker and Queen Sharmell around the back.  We stop at the Full Blooded Italians and we see Little Guido, Tony Mamaluke, and Trinity.  Sharmell wants to know who the jezebel is.  Paul shows the King and Queen CM Punk.  Booker asks him if he is a punk and Punk says that he is CM Punk and that he is straight edge so he does not drink, smoke, or do drugs.  He says that he likes to compete and someday soon he will get to compete against Booker.  They continue their tour as we go to commercial.

Match Number Three:  Shannon Moore versus CM Punk

Moore and Punk lock up and Kelly watches from the entrance.  Punk with forearms to Moore followed by a jumping leg lariat.  Punk with a surfboard submission on Moore and then he modifies it to a rear chin lock.  Moore pokes Punk’s eyes and then he punches Punk in the head.  Moore with a belly-to-back suplex for a two count. 

Mike Knox takes Kelly to the back so she cannot watch the match any more.

Back to the action in the ring, Moore tries for a cross body but Punk catches Moore with a gutbuster.  Punk follows that with a series of kicks and forearms.  Punk with an Irish whip and a running knee into the corner.  Punk tries for the bulldog but Moore escapes the hold and he hits a jumping spin kick.  Moore tries for a corkscrew senton but Punk moves out of the way.  Punk with a back hand strike followed by a kick to Moore ’s head and an uranage into the Anaconda Vice and Moore taps.

Winner:  CM Punk

The tour of the backstage area continues for Booker and Sharmell.  Booker stops by and says hello to Rob Van Dam.  Van Dam says hello and Booker corrects Van Dam that it is King Booker.  Van Dam suggests that Booker might be here to find some competition.  Paul interrupts and tells Van Dam that Booker is an invited guest, and Booker would wipe the floor with Van Dam.  Van Dam says that Booker needs to know what ECW is all about first hand.  Sharmell says that Booker is more man than Van Dam will ever be; and then she suggests that King Booker show the rogue what he is made of.  Booker asks Van Dam if he wants to joust with King Booker and Van Dam says that he does.  Van Dam suggests that they make it an Extreme Rules match.  Heyman tells Booker that it fits him and it will be his advantage.  We go to commercial.

We are back and Rene Dupree is in the locker room and he says that last week the world watched as he defeated Balls Mahoney.  He showed that he was the most extreme athlete in the history of ECW.

We go to a video package for The Marine.  Joey mentions that WWE Magazine has stories from the set.

Match Number Four:  King Booker (with Queen Sharmell) versus Rob Van Dam in an Extreme Rules Match

Van Dam and Booker try to feel each other out before locking up.  Booker punches Van Dam on a break and then he knees Van Dam in the head followed by chops.  Van Dam responds with kicks and forearms.  Van Dam goes up top and Booker sends Van Dam off the turnbuckle and into the ringside barrier.  Booker sends Van Dam into the announce table and then he connects with crossfaces and then he sends Van Dam into the ring steps.  Van Dam tries to suplex Booker, but Booker blocks it and he hits a suplex of his own on the floor.  Booker drops Van Dam across the ringside barrier.  Booker gets a chair and he brings it into the ring.  Booker with a kick but he misses a back kick.  Van Dam does not miss on a spin kick and both men are down.  Van Dam punches Booker but Booker hits a Bookend on Van Dam.  Stop . . . Spinaroonie Time.  Booker comes off the ropes for the scissors kick but Van Dam tosses the chair in Booker’s face.  Van Dam with the skateboard drop kick into the corner.  Van Dam puts the chair on Booker and Van Dam hits Rolling Thunder and both men are down.  Van Dam wedges a chair in the turnbuckles.  Booker tries to send Van Dam into the chair, but Van Dam blocks it and he kicks Booker followed by a split legged moonsault for a two count.  Booker and Van Dam exchange punches.  Booker catapults Van Dam into the chair wedged into the turnbuckles.  Booker kicks Van Dam and then he sets for a piledriver on the chair, but Van Dam counters.  Van Dam comes off the ropes and Booker hits a spinebuster on the chair.   Booker went to the top for a legdrop, but RVD evaded the move.  Van Dam hit the Fiva Star Frogsplash, but Hardcore Holly hit the ring and nailed him with a chair.  Holly nailed Van Dam with the Alabama Slam.  Booker waited for the proper moment, then drilled RVD with an Axe Kick onto a chair for the pin.  ECW went off the air with Booker clutching his WWE World championship.

Winner: King Booker  

ECW Thoughts:

I thought the Booker T segments were great because Booker is so over the top.  At least they made sure not to film any Smackdown stars since that is where they taped the show last week.

I wonder if the parents of the kids in the front row where Sandman was opening his beer were happy to see their children soaked in beer.

I liked how Matt Striker did not want to get into the ring with Sandman and then he celebrated ‘injuring’ Sandman during the match.  When he was taken to the back, was there any doubt that Sandman would be coming out at some point?

I guess they are building to a mixed tag match with Kevin Thorn and Ariel versus Balls Mahoney and Francine. 

I think Francine can teach Trinity the proper way to dress as a female valet.

I think a CM Punk/Booker T feud could be interesting to watch.

I hate to bring in something that I had mentioned in my Impact and Xplosion Reports during the early part of this year, but ‘No More Moore’.

I did like how they brought up the fact that Booker T and Rob Van Dam were former tag team partners.  I guess someone forgot the usual WWE rule ‘if it happened more than four weeks ago, it does not matter’.

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