ECW News (Page 2)

Tazz welcomed us to the show. Then, Tony Chimel announced the new voice of ECW, Mike Adamle. Tazz said Adamle left the set last week, and he left in support. Adamle briskly walked to the ring, took the mic and said he lost his cool and he needs to apologize.

First, he apologized to Tazz. Adamle also apologized to the "great ECW fans.. He said he's been a broadcaster probably longer than a lot of people have been alive.

Adamle said he's made mistakes, and he's the first to admit it. Adamle said there are wrestlers who aren't shy about letting him know when he sucks. He said he loves WWE, ECW, and he wants to bring the best possible product to the ECW fans. He thanked the fans for listening, and the fans booed. Is this really a story line now? The fans hating on an announcer?

Tommy Dreamer vs. Mike Knox: Extreme Rules
Knox pulled out weapons, but Dreamer surprised him with a trash can blow with a dropkick. Adamle said Dreamer is trying to send Knox to the penalty box. Groan. Dreamer tossed the shopping cart into the ring, then he landed a basement dropkick sending the cart into Knox's head. Dreamer went under the ring and grabbed a "picnic table", as Adamle called it. He tried to bulldog Knox through the table, but Knox countered with a suplex through the table for a two count. Dreamer tried a comeback, but Knox nailed the turnout facebuster for the win.
WINNER: Knox

Kelly Kelly Expose: Kelly Kelly was in the ring for an old school Expose dance number. She was in an all-black Catwoman number and danced for a while, until Layla interrupted and tried to one-up her in the dancing category. Kelly had enough and slapped Layla hard across the face. A cat fight ensued with Kelly landing some clean blows..

Kofi Kingston vs. Matt Striker
Kofi landed the boom-boom leg drop in the opening minute for a nearfall. Suddenly, Striker tried to launch Kofi into the ropes, but Kofi did a torpedo-like rebound into the Buzzsaw kick on Striker. He covered Striker for the win. Afterward, Shelton stormed the ring and attacked Kofi. He laid him out, then left the ring very pleased with himself.
WINNER: Kofi

Colin Delaney vs. Armando Estrada
Armando slapped on a reverse chinlock, which Colin fought out of until Armando yanked him down by the hair. Colin came back with a dropkick, then Armando yanked him to the apron. Armando followed with a hard forearm across the chest, but he got too cocky. Colin then slipped under the ropes and sunset flip pinned Armando for a surprise three count to earn his ECW contract.
WINNER: Colin

CW champion Kane and CM Punk vs. Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely
Bam and Chavo kept working on CM Punk until Chavo smacked Kane to upset him. Kane feigned attacking Chavo, but he returned to his corner to wait for a tag. Punk finally made a comeback with a springboard forearm blow, which prompted Adamle's "Have mercy" line that Miz and Morrison quickly pounded on. Kane then took the hot tag at 12:00 to a big pop, and he cleaned house. Kane smacked Bam off the apron, then he launched Chavo up and over the top rope to the floor.

Chavo then caught Kane in the knee out of nowhere, and Kane quickly tagged out to Punk. Four men on commentary and they all went silent. Punk had the pin on Chavo, but Bam broke it up. Kane then brushed off Chavo setting up Punk with a perfect Go 2 Sleep on Chavo.
WINNERS: Punk & Kane

WWE has released the following press release, celebrating tonight's ECW program:

World Wrestling Entertainment® and the SCI FI Channel announced today that the 100th episode of “ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling®” will air this Tuesday, May 6, at 10 p.m./9C, live on SCI FI.

Since its debut on June 16, 2006, ECW has been one of the network’s highest rated programs, averaging nearly 2 million viewers per week. Led by ECW Champion Kane®, as well as Superstars such as CM Punk™, Chavo Guerrero™, WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison™ and The Miz™, and WWE Diva Kelly Kelly™, ECW is consistently one of the top performing cable programs on Tuesday nights among men.

“Airing 100 episodes of ECW is a huge milestone for WWE and SCI FI,” said Geof Rochester, Executive Vice President, Marketing. “We guarantee that ECW fans can expect the next 100 episodes to be even more compelling, more exciting, and more action-packed.”

“We are very happy to mark this programming milestone with ECW on SCI FI, ” said SCI FI President, Dave Howe. “We look forward to continued success with our partners at WWE and being the home of the powerful ECW franchise.”

Last night on ECW, awful announcer Mike Adamle walked out of the broadcast. Seriously. Here's what else went down...

Kofi Kingston defeated Shelton Benjamin. Adamle said Kofi “has yet to lose in the ECW.” Make him stop, someone. Benjamin had complete control early. At 2:25, Shelton attempted a superplex, but Kofi pushed him off. He hit a high cross body for a nearfall on Benjamin. Shelton charged at Kofi in the corner, but Kofi hit the roundhouse kick for the clean pinfall victory. Adamle called it a big upset.

Mike Knox defeated Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer was on offense early, but Knox quickly took over, working on the back and neck of Dreamer. Delaney got too close to the action, and Knox threw him into the outside steps. Dreamer hit a dropkick to Knox on the outside, but Knox regained the offensive advantage. Knox hit his finishing move for an uneventful pinfall victory.

Matt Striker (with classroom set) stood in the middle of the ring and sounded like a thesaurus. Striker mentioned Adamle, as well. He is not safe from anyone. Striker gave Mick Foley a nice introduction. Striker said we were all “privy” to Foley’s in-ring accomplishments. Foley plugged his books and his relationship with Katie Couric. Striker said Foley had a face suited for radio and not television. He made fun of his smile, ear, hair, and physical appearance.

Foley brought out Mr. Socko. He then gave Striker the Mandible Claw. His music played and he threw Socko to Adamle. Adamle said, “A lot of people would like me to keep this in my mouth.” Tazz said, “You’re right.”

C.M. Punk defeated Chuck Palumbo by DQ. Palumbo hit a big body slam, but CM Punk recovered, utilizing his kickboxing skills. Palumbo regained the advantage, hitting a few powerful moves, including a back suplex for a nearfall. Palumbo wore down Punk with a rear chinlock followed by multiple knees to the lower back. Tazz said Punk had to “find his way out of the box.” Palumbo continued to hammer Punk in the corner and the referee called for the bell.

Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely defeated Kane. For some reason, Mike Adamle left the broadcast booth. After Kane’s entrance, Tazz was instructed to leave the booth as well. Weird.

Neely pulled Kane off the apron, which allowed both men to work on Kane’s leg. Nice use of exploiting a previous injury. Too bad there is no announcer to tell us that. Chavo continued to work on Kane’s leg as Kane tried to use his power to fight him off.

In the corner, Kane tried a two-handed chokeslam, but his leg gave out. Kane recovered though to hit a backdrop and side suplex for a nearfall. Neely tagged in and Kane obliterated him with shots to the body, followed by another side suplex.

Kane went to the top rope and hit the closeline on Bam. He brought Chavo in the ring and attempted a chokeslam on him, but Bam took out his leg. Chavo hit a frogsplash for the win.

Here's what fans were treated to on ECW last night...

Tommy Dreamer and Kelly Kelly defeated Mike Knox and Layla. Kelly hit the Fameasser on Layla for the win. Afterward, Knox hit his finisher on Dreamer and left him lying.

Jimmy Wang Yang (w/Shannon Moore) beat John Morrison. The Miz sat in on commentary and immediately stated that it was a pleasure to be around someone with Adamle's legendary status. Miz also threw out the "Jamaican Me Crazy" line that Adamle used last week. Good stuff. He also referred to Yang as "Jimmy Wang Wang" and said it was okay because Adamle is allowed to mess up lines. As for the match, Yang hit a moonsault on a standing Morrison and scored the pin.

Kofi Kingston pinned Shelton Benjamin. Early in the match, Shelton jumped off the top rope into a dropkick. Shelton worked an arm hold and Tazz did a nice job of explaining the purpose of the hold. Later, Shelton went for a kick, but Kofi ducked it and hit Trouble in Paradise for the win. Solid television bout.

Mark Henry squashed Nunzio. During the match, the announcers hyped that the ECW replay on WWE.com was downloaded a record 155,000 times. Way to go, Mike Adamle! The match was a total squash.

Edge introduced Kane for the Cutting Edge segment. Edge said most people believe the most dominant family in wrestling are the Brothers of Destruction. "Your parents must be proud," Edge said.

Kane got upset: "My parents are dead and you will be too if you mention them again. He said he's taken out Edge before and can do so again. Edge pointed out that Kane's life sucks. He ran through Kane's history, including Undertaker burning his house down, the mask years, and the failed relationships with two women. Edge said he wouldn't mention one (Katie Vick), but pointed out the other was with Lita.

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ECW goes straight to the announcers table and Tazz states the news we reported last night: Joey Styles must resign his duties as the play-by-play commentator. However, he will move on to bigger and better things as he will provide the fans with what they want over at WWE.com.

Styles thanks everyone for the wonderful time he has spent on ECW and introduces Tazz’s new broadcast partner: Mike Adamle.

- CM Punk and Kofi Kingston and Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Elijah Burke and Shelton Benjamin and Deuce and Domino. Benjamin tossed Punk to ringside and the two teams stared each other down and bickered on the floor at ringside as the show went to break. The heels took control of Yang until he made a hot tag to Kofi, who cleaned house on the heels. Kofi his usual offense, including the Welcome to Paradise kick, on Deuce and scored the pin.

Tazz introduced Layla, Maryse, Eve, Lena, and Kelly Kelly for a dance contest. Tazz gave a quick demonstration and joked that people had to pay to see more from him. Layla danced. Maryse did that dance that strippers who have no rhythm do. The crowd booed.

Eve went next. Tazz joked that she stole some of his moves. Lena was just a notch better than Maryse. Kelly didn't really dance, but she did a couple backflips. The crowd cheered for Kelly. Yawn

- Mike Knox defeated Colin Delaney. Total squash. All Knox.

Undertaker and Kane beat John Morrison and The Miz. Taker dominated Miz right away and then threw him over the top rope. Taker placed Miz's head over the edge of the ring and went for a legdrop while standing on the ring apron, but Morrison cut him off with a clothesline as the show went to break.

The heels got in some offense while working against Kane. But Taker tagged back into the match and they simultaneously chokeslammed Morrison and Miz for the win.

Write in now and let us know: Do you like Mike Adamle as an announcer?

At today's SmackDown/ECW taping in London, WWE announced a change to its ECW announcing team:

Mike Adamle is the new play-by-play announcer. He will be calling tonight's entire ECW broadcast with Tazz.

With Adamle as the new play-by-play annnouncer for ECW, Joey Styles is obviously no longer in that position. However, Styles' services will be retained by the company. WWE plans on moving him to an undetermined area within the organization.

What do you think of this change? 

Source: PWInsider.com

On ECW last night, a new associated of Chave Guerrero debuted as his enforcer, attacking Kane from behind during a contract signing.

The wrestler's identity has been revealed is Justin Laroche, who wrestled as "Magnus Maximus" on the Midwest indy scene for many years. He spent a lot of time in Ohio Valley and was recently sent to Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa.

Read more about Laroche at his MySpace page and look for him next week on ECW.

Here's what went down on ECW last night...

The Miz (with John Morrison) vs. CM Punk
After some back and forth and a commercial break, The Miz is pounding away on CM Punk and gets a two count. Punk is put on the second rope and Miz pounces with crossfaces before bouncing off of CM Punk's back and over the top rope to snap his neck back for a two count. Punk gets locked in a surfboard, but gets to his feet and rolls into a two count. Miz drills Punk with an inverted DDT and gets another two count. Miz jumps on the back of Punk and goes back to the chinlock.

Punk back to his feet and he escapes with elbows. Both men go criss-cross running until Punk ducks and both men hit each other with a clothesline. Both men to their feet at eight and Punk lays Morrison out with a backfist. Punk follows it up with a spinning heel kick. Miz in the corner, but he gets the boot up as Punk charges. Miz charges out and Punk hits a huge powerslam for two.

Miz backs Punk into the corner and hits some shoulders. He whips Punk into the corner and hits his leaping splash, following with a slingshot elbow for a two count. Punk hits a leaping kick to the head out of nowhere and catches Miz with a kitchen sink knee to the head. Bulldog by Punk and then the GO2SLEEP ends the match in 14:38.
Winner: CM Punk

Backstage, Estrada welcomes in Colin Delaney and Tommy Dreamer. Colin wants to talk about getting a contract. Dreamer cuts Estrada off and says Colin wants to earn a contract, not get one handed to him. Estrada then makes a match for tonight with Tommy Dreamer taking on Colin Delaney. However, Estrada says that if Dreamer loses, he is fired. If Colin wins, he gets a contract. Estrada walks out and Dreamer just stares at Colin.

Contract singing time. Armando Estrada is in the ring for the contract signing. Chavo Guerrero is first to some out, surrounded by the Edge-Heads. Kane places the ECW belt on the table and sits down. Kane is asked to sign first and does so as Chavo questions whether he should do it or not, as he will sign away the ECW Championship. Chavo says Kane cheated and attacked from behind, but that it can not happen again as he says someone will be watching his back. Kane goes to him and Chavo attacks from behind with the Edge-Heads. It becomes four on one as Kane gets nailed in the head with the ECW Title. Kane is placed on the table and Chavo Frog Splashes him through it. Chavo takes the contract and signs it after the destruction.

Elijah Burke vs. Nunzio
Burke whips Nunzio off the ropes and hits a huge back body drop. Nunzio gets hung off the ring apron and then gets his head kicked in. Burke takes some punches to the gut and hits a kick to the gut. Burke puts Nunzio on the second rope and runs off the ropes. Burke connects with his slide through the ropes and Nunzio's head. Burke drills Nunzio with a huge German Suplex. Burke wanted the Elijah Express, but Nunzio is out, so Burke just uses the legsweep/STO combo to end the match at 2:47.
Winner: Elijah Burke

Domino vs. Kofi Kingston
Kofi hits a few right hands and a shoulder block. Domino reverses a whip and catches Kofi going for the leap over, connecting with a face plant. Domino stomps away and lifts Kofi up for a backbreaker of sorts, but Kofi slips out and hits a huge right hand. Kofi send Domino off the ropes and hits a huge jumping back elbow. Air Jamaica connects and Kofi brings Domino back to his feet. Domino reverses another whip and ducks under the cross body attempt. Domino heads off the ropes and walks right into the Trouble in Paradise Kick for the three count at 4:02.
Winner: Kofi Kingston

Backstage, Kelly is talking to the latest WWE Diva Search winner, Eve Torres. Layla says there is room for only one Diva Search Winner and if she sees her again, there will be problems. She walks off and we go to a break.

Contract vs. Contract: Tommy Dreamer vs. Colin Delaney
Dreamer hits a pumphandle slam for a two count. Dreamer sends Colin up top and follows, but Colin knocks him off. Colin tries a dropkick, but Dreamer dodges it. Dreamer whips Colin into the turnbuckle and Colin gets the boots up. Colin tries to grab Dreamer, but Dreamer shoves him face first into the turnbuckle. Dreamer locks Colin in the Tree of Woe and hits the low dropkick. Dreamer finishes Colin off with the DDT to gets the three count after a little more than five minutes.
Winner: Tommy Dreamer

As the new ECW champion, Kane starts the show off by making his way to the ring. He says that ECW has seen some spectacular moments in sports entertainment, but nothing compares to what Kane has in store for all his combatants.

Music of CM Punk hits the arena and he walks down the ramp with the MITB Briefcase in hand. Kane sees it and comments “So you had a good day Sunday too. BUT, if you’re going to do what I think you’re about to do, I think you’re not going to have such a great night tonight.” CM Punk says that he doesn’t mind cashing in the title at anytime, which includes tonight.

Chavo Guerrero’s music hits and he tells both men in the ring to stop all the talking because no one is going to get a title match before Chavo does. Chavo tries backing himself up by saying that he had to do what no other man had to do for Sunday and that was that he had to prepare for 24 different opponents and that next time, he will be ready. In the meantime, Chavo says he got a match from GM Estrada and will feature Punk teaming up with Kane and taking on Chavo and his partner, Shelton Benjamin.

Stevie Richards vs. Mike Knox
Knox grabs his feet and lifts Richards up and hits a powerful backbreaker. Knox picks up the dead weight of Richards and hits the Corkscrew Faceplant to get the win.
Winner: Mike Knox

It's announced again that on April 5, 2009, Houston, Texas will be the home of the grandest spectacle of them all as they host WrestleMania 25: The Silver Anniversary.

Tazz is in the ring with Colin Delaney. Delaney says that he wishes to have a match at next year’s WrestleMania because of his hard work. GM Estrada comes down and says that he has some good news for the rookie. He says he is glad to see Delaney’s work and offers him his first ever WWE Contract. Delaney is over-excited and jumps around the ring. Estrada then informs him that he has just been fooled on April Fools Day! Delaney is strongly disappointed. Estrada states that if Delaney really wants the contract, he has to defeat his opponent tonight: The Big Show.

Colin Delaney vs. The Big Show
Bell rings and Delaney is afraid to look up. He tries walking away, but Big Show stands in his way. Delaney turns around and tries to leave, but Show grabs onto his shoulders and hits the Showstopper (Inverted facelock slam) for the quick win.
Winner: The Big Show

Main Event: Chavo Guerrero & Shelton Benjamin vs. CM Punk & Kane
Following a commercial break, we see Kane deliver an elbow drop to Benjamin for a 2 count. Punk is tagged in and he dropkicks Benjamin right on the noggin. Benjamin plays possum momentarily and kicks the chest of Punk and follows it by a clothesline. Chavo tagged in and he uppercuts Punk. Chavo runs to the ropes, but is countered into a tilt-a-whirl slam. 2 count only. As Punk lifts Chavo up, Chavo connects with a jaw breaker and the two fight it out in the corner. After some time, Punk has Chavo in position of the GTS, but Chavo holds onto the ropes, and Benjamin intervenes by side kicking Punk in the jaw. Chavo then hits a slingshot knee drop and applies a reverse STF. “Chavo Sucks!” chants emerge from the crowd. Chavo continues to apply pressure by switching to a surfboard life maneuver. Chavo releases and tags in Benjamin, but Punk somehow locks in a quick small package for the two count.

Chavo is back in and applies an arm lock. After a more minutes, Punk finds a way to counter the 3 amigos and tags in Kane. The Big Red Machine sends both Chavo and Benjamin the corner and hits multiple uppercuts and clotheslines. Kane then signals for the chokeslam and grabs Benjamin. Chavo tries to help, but is big booted in the face. Benjamin capitalizes off the distraction with a big boot of his to Kane, but Kane immediately retaliates with a thunderous big boot of his own, knocking Benjamin down. Kane goes up top for his signature clothesline, but Chavo splits Kane’s leg on the top rope. Punk blind tags Kane and hits a flying clothesline to Benjamin. Afterwards, Punk hits the GTS on Benjamin and this one is over.
Winners: Kane and CM Punk

Here's a look at what went down on ECW last night...

1. Kane def. Elijah Burke with a chokeslam after Burke went for the Elijah Express and Kane countered.

Armando Estrada comes out and says that Mark Henry, The Great Khali, Big Daddy V, and Kane will be part of the 24-man Battle Royal at WrestleMania. It will determine the number-one contender for the ECW Championship.

Colin Delaney comes out and tells Estrada that he wants a contract. Estrada berates him. Estrada tells him that if he defeats ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero in a non-title match tonight, he gets a contract.

2. Kofi Kingston def. James Curtis after Curtis ducked one of Kofi's kicks only to get another one in the mouth when he turned around.

3. CM Punk, Jesse, & Festus def. Shelton Benjamin & the WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison after Festus pinned The Miz. Festus was booked as very dominate as he hit a flapjack to get the pinfall.

4. ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero def. Colin Delaney after hitting the Gory Bomb to get the pinfall. Chavo dominated the match.