Sandman Takes on The Big Show: ECW Results, 9-26-06

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ECW opens up with an introduction Oklahoma’s own Jim Ross. But Matt Striker quickly interrupts and says its obvious that J.R. isn’t educated. Striker runs down J.R. for being blue collar and enjoying alcoholic beverages.

Sandman comes down to the ring. Striker pleads J.R. to help him against the Sandman. J.R. tells him he is on his own. Sandman with a cane shot to Striker. Sandman hands J.R. the Singapore cane. Sandman holds Striker so J.R. can hit him in the back. After a cane shot, Striker rolls out of the ring and heads to the back. Sandman gives J.R. a beer. Before opening the beer, J.R. wants to toast the next ECW champion: the Sandman.

Rob Van Dam vs Hardcore Holly
- Holly takes the early advantage. They go outside and fight some more. RVD lays Holly across the security rail and hits a spinning leg drop on Holly. RVD pulls a table out from under the ring. Holly smashes RVD’s face into the ring steps. Holly whips RVD into the ring post. Back in the ring, Holly gets a 2 count. Holly continues beating on RVD. Every time RVD starts to build momentum, Holly stops him. Holly on the ring apron tries to suplex RVD through the table on the outside. RVD counter, but Holly counters that and both men crash through the table. Holly has a nasty gash in his back from the table. With RVD back in the ring, Holly grabs and sets up a chair in the ring. He tries to suplex RVD onto the chair, but RVD counters and suplexes Holly onto the chair. The gash in Holly’s back is bleeding badly. RVD skateboards the chair into Holly’s face.

RVD puts the chair on Holly and hit Rolling Thunder for 2. RVD tries for a monkey flip onto the chair, but Holly slams RVD on the chair for 2. RVD lays a chair and Holly and goes up for the frog splash. As RVD was soaring in the air, Holly throws the chair straight up into RVD’s face. Holly goes for the Alabama Slam, RVD slides out. Holly grabs the chair, but as he turns to use it, RVD kick the chair into his head. RVD goes up for the 5 Star Frog Splash and this match is over.
Winner: Rob Van Dam

CM Punk starts his straight edge talk backstage. Kelly Kelly comes up to him and talks about the extreme strip poker match in a couple weeks. She wants Punk to help her play strip poker. Mike Knox separates them. Knox asks Punk if he has his own woman. Punk tells Knox that he does, and that Knox needs to spend more time worrying about Kelly. Knox tells Punk that he is lucky that he has to straighten Kelly out, but when he is done he is coming for Punk. Punk says he will be waiting.

Extreme Cat Fight: Ariel vs Francine
- Francine dominates Ariel. Kevin Thorn pulls Francine off of Ariel. Ariel gets in some cheap shots before Balls Mahoney hits the ring. Mahoney with a chair shot to Thorn. Thorn pulls Ariel to the back as Mahoney yells that this isn’t over.

ECW World Title: Sandman vs Big Show
- The match is underway as we come back from commercials. Sandman is beating the hell out of Big Show with the Singapore cane. Sandman goes for a cover, but Big Show throws him off. Big Show has head butts and rights for the Sandman. Big Show slowly and methodically beats on Sandman. Big Show goes for the choke slam, but Sandman counters into a DDT. Sandman gets the cane and cracks Big Show in the head from the top rope. Sandman tries for a cover but gets 2.

Matt Striker comes to ringside and confiscates Sandman’s cane. The distraction allows Big Show to get the advantage again. Big Show hits his submission backbreaker and follows with the Showstopper Leg Drop for the win. Big Show keeps repeating nobody can beat me all the way to the back.
Winner: Big Show