ECW Welcomes McMahon, The Undertaker: ECW Results, 1-30-07

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Vince McMahon was in the back with Motavious Cor Von and told him he was a breath of fresh air in ECW. He moved along and saw the Sandman drinking beer and reading the newspaper. He asked him why he was drinking on the job. Sandman just stared at him. He asked him where he got his name and then began singing “Mr. Sandman”. He said the Sandman would be interested in his announcement later tonight. Sandman drank a beer, cracked it off his head and spat it in the air as McMahon walked off.

CM Punk v. Matt Striker
After back and forth action, CM Punk sent Striker into the ropes and connected with a back elbow and a clothesline. Punker hit a body slam before playing to the crowd a bit more. Punk hit some Muy Thai knees to the face before hitting his running knee/bulldog combo.

Punk waited for Striker to get to his feet before hitting “Welcome to Chicago”. Punker went for the cover but Striker kicked out. Punk went for splash in the corner, but ducked out of the way. Punk flipped onto the apron then back into the ring looking for a sunset flip. Striker, however, sat out and grabbed the ropes for leverage to steal the pin fall victory.

Winner: Matt Striker via pin fall

Vince McMahon stumbled across Tommy Dreamer in the back. He asked him what the hell kind of name was Dreamer. He asked what people could be ‘dreaming’ about. He said he didn’t deal in dreams, he deals in reality. He walked off as Dreamer showed contempt.

Rob Van Dam v. Hardcore Holly
After a commercial, we came back to Holly in control, putting the boots to the back of RVD. Holly bullied RVD into the corner and began choking RVD out on the road. The two exchanged some stiff slaps and kicks before RVD won the battle. RVD hopped on the bottom rope and hit a leg drop before going for the cover. RVD got whipped to the corner but planted an elbow into the face of Holly before leaping up to the top rope. Holly quickly recovered and shoved RVD who went crashing hard-way into the guardrail on the outside.

Holly chased Van Dam to the outside and tossed him head first into the ringside steps. Holly tossed RVD back into the ring and laid some more boots before sticking him in a modified camel clutch in an effort to wear Van Dam down.

RVD rallied with the help of the crowd and hit a nasty jawbreaker on Holly, breaking the hold. Holly hit a boot to RVD’s face though and kept the advantage. Holly hit his suspended on the ropes kick to the hoo has thing before RVD came roaring back after a rest hold with a spinning heel kick.

RVD went to the top rope to retrieve Holly but got pushed off. Holly came flying off only to eat a boot to the face. RVD went for the five star again, but Holly got out of the way. Holly went for the Alabama slam but RVD blocked it so Holly threw him into the ring post. Holly loaded up the Alabama slam again and connected, getting the cover for the win.

Winner: Hardcore Holly via pin fall

Mr. McMahon was walking through the back and ran across Sabu. He said he wasn’t in Texas, he was in Afghanistan. He called Sabu a member of the Taliban. He said he heard all about Sabu. He was homicidal, genocidal maniac. He stared Sabu down and walked off.

Mr. McMahon was still in the back when he stumbled across Balls Mahoney. He put over Balls’ name being Irish. Mahoney said it was just like McMahon. Vince said he wasn’t Irish, not like McMahon Irish. He said the last name was okay, but the first name, well, we’d find out if he had any. Mahoney laughed as McMahon walked away.McMahon dismissed Kelly Kelly and Layla El and told them to get out of his ring. He said he was sorry to disappoint all these people, but he didn’t need security. He said he will not be embarrassed tonight like he was last night on Monday Night RAW. He said history was being made tonight, as this was his first time in an ECW ring. He said quite frankly, he thought the ECW originals ‘sucked’. In fact, anything about the original ECW ‘sucks’ as well he said.

He said all the people who liked the original ECW also sucked. He said he was going to ‘change’ ECW. He was going to turn it into something meaningful. He said it needed athletes with charisma and athletic prowess, not a bunch of suicidal misfits. He said he was going to give us an example of what the brand needed.

He said there was a man who was the epitome of the new ECW, and introduced Elijah Burke. McMahon introduced Burke as ‘the future’. He told us to check out the smile, etc. He said he knew people couldn’t wait to hear from him, so he asked us to listen to Elijah Burke.

Burke said it was an honor to be standing in the ring with someone so intelligent and powerful, but still somehow had all the respect of all these people. Burke posed with him for an photo opportunity. He assured McMahon that while he was speaking, his fans were saying ‘amen’. He said all those run down, old, beat down, disgusting ECW originals, they would certainly feel his wrath. The crowd began to chant ‘boring’.

He said the were going to feel his wrath and his ‘power’. He said if he says it, it shall be done. The ECW theme music hit and the Sandman came to the ring.

Burke and Sandman began to brawl before Dreamer and Mahoney showed up. The three began to beat down Burke until Sabu showed up. Sandman grabbed his cane and cracked Burke right over the forehead. Dreamer hit the DDT and Sabu went shopping under the apron.

He brought a table into the ring and Burke was plopped onto it. Sabu grabbed a chair and mounted the top rope. Sabu came flying off with the chair/leg drop combo, putting Burke clean through the table. The Originals stared McMahon down from the aisle.

ECW World Championship: Lashley v. Test
After a commercial, we came back to Test in rest hold land, controlling the action. Lashley fought back with some elbows to the gut before Test popped the arm with a flying arm bar. Test went to work on Lashley’s wounded wing, dragging him to the post and slamming it off it. Test went for it again, but Lashley yanked him into the post.

Lashley tossed Test into the ring and connected with some right hands and a big follow up clothesline. Another whip and Lashley connected with a big spear. The Champion kept at it, hitting a nice standing vertical suplex before going for a power slam. Test countered out and slammed Lashley into the corner. Test went for a big boot, but Lashley connected with the big T-bone. Lashley loaded up the power slam and connected. Lashley made the cover for the victory.

Winner and STILL ECW World Champion: Lashley via pin fall

The lights went out and the gong hit. When they came back on, Undertaker was in the ring. He and Lashley stared each other down. Test came back into the ring with a steel chair, but Taker cut him off and choke-slammed him to the mat like the little beotch he is. Lashley looked like he didn’t know what to think. Styles said it was obvious that Taker wasn’t challenging John Cena, but that he was challenging Lashley for the ECW World Championship at Wrestlemania 23.