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Last night, on ECW...

(1) John Morrison and The Miz def. Tommy Dreamer and Colin Delaney to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles in an Extreme Rules Match.
Colin and Tommy arrive at ringside with an entire shopping cart full of weapons. Dreamer is wearing a Chicago Cubs shirt. There was a near double pinfall, until a table got involved. The finish ended up with Tommy Dreamer getting thrown through a table and getting pinned. It was said to a good match. We are told that tables, kendo sticks, football helmets, and garbage cans were all used during the bout.

(2) The Great Khali def. Stevie Richards
This was a short squash match. Mike Knox ran in and beat up on Richards after the match.

(3) Kofi Kingston def. Deuce
The usual Kofi match that we have seen since his debut. Won fairly handily.

(4) Festus def. Elijah Burke
Jesse came out with Festus.

Shelton Benjamin comes out and joins Joey Styles and Tazz at the announcer's table.

(5) CM Punk def. Big Daddy V via count out in a Money in the Bank ladder match qualifying match.
After the match Matt Striker (Big Daddy V's manager) attacked Punk. Punk ended up hitting Go to Sleep on Striker.

Here's the official preview for tonight's ECW show, courtesy of WWE.com:

WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz successfully defended their titles against Tommy Dreamer & Colin Delaney on the last ECW. Still, the duo of the ECW Original and the young Superstar proved to know the formula to defeating the WWE Tag Team Champions a week earlier.

When they face the titleholders again next week, will they be able to come out on top? With the match being Extreme Rules, Dreamer & Delaney certainly have the advantage, thanks to Dreamer’s experience in the Land of the Extreme.

ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero, retained the gold on the last ECW, but he is hardly safe. CM Punk vowed to keep coming back for more until the title is his. If Guerrero plans on being champion for the long run, he has his work cut out for him. What lies ahead for the “Mexican Warrior” and his championship reign?

ECW Original Stevie Richards was slowed down by the self-proclaimed “Gold Standard” of ECW, Shelton Benjamin. Will Richards get back on track and continue proving that he hasn’t lost a step since leaving the ring for throat surgery?

Following an altercation after ECW on Sci Fi, Richards might be looking for vengeance the next time he steps into an arena to compete. It's hard to imagine payback isn’t on Stevie’s mind after being attacked by an angry ECW Superstar.

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that this week's edition of ECW on Sci Fi drew a final 1.2 cable rating. This figure is down from last week's 1.3 rating and the 1.4 the show drew two weeks ago.

Here's a quick rundown of last night's ECW on Sci-Fi event...

- WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison def. Tommy Dreamer & Colin Delaney to retain the belts.

- Shelton Benjamin def. Stevie Richards

- Kane def. James Curtis via pinfall.- ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero def. CM Punk to retain:
The match opens with both trying to gain control. CM Punk gets the early advantage, but Chavo begins to counter. Chavo gets a sleeper hold on Punk and ends up knocking him off the apron. Chavo works on Punk's knee, which he sells well. Punk battles back after the "injury," but Chavo ends up getting the pin on CM Punk to retain the ECW Championship.

Kelly Kelly and Kofi Kingston vs. Layla and Santino Marella
After some back and forth action, Morella turns his attention back to Kofi Kingston and locks in an armlock. Kingston struggles but manages to find a way out by turning the situation to his favor. He gets a roll up pin on Morella for the 1…2…NO! Morella kicked out in the knick of time. Morella comes back quickly to stop the momentum from rising by throwing fist after fist on Kingston . However Kingston doesn’t go down without a fight and they seem to brawl it out.

The match progresses and Morella gets the tag to Layla. Morella hits a bubonic elbow on Kingston and down he goes. Layla then looks as if she wants a piece of Kingston but suddenly from behind Kelly hits a clothesline. They then start to fight it out and Layla whips Kelly into the corner. Kelly rises to the top rope and hits a diving crossbody on Layla. She goes for the pin and gets 1…2…Nope! Morella interferes with the referee’s count. Kingston jumps right into the mix and handles Morella. Kelly sees her opportunity and hits a standing inverted leg drop for the win.
Winners: Kelly Kelly and Kofi Kingston

Mike Knox vs. Stevie Richards
Knox overpowers Stevie into the corner. Stevie manages to get out and pulls Knox into the corner. Knox battles out with so clubby fists and Stevie goes to the defensive side. Stevie comes back with some much needed kicks to the legs that keep the big man on his toes. The match continues further and Knox uses the ropes to choke out Stevie and weaken the injured neck. Knox then locks in a sleeper hold and Stevie struggles. Stevie starts to fight out with some elbows but Knox quickly hits a clothesline. He goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count.

He gets up and hits a major leg drop and covers to get another 2 count. Knox locks in a headlock to keep the pressure going. Stevie gets him off and hits some much needed chops that buy him some time. Just when it seemed as if Knox would go for back to the offensive Stevie hits a boot right into the chest. Knox gets up however and hits a running shoulder block on Stevie. Stevie comes back with a few clotheslines and hits the Stevie T for the 1..2..3.
Winner: Stevie Richards

The Miz and John Morrison vs. Tommy Dreamer and Colin DelaneyDelaney springboards himself onto Morrison and it gives Delaney some new hope. Delaney rushing with spirit attempts to hit a clothesline on Morrison but fails and Morrison beats some sense into him. Morrison gets the tag to the Miz and Miz pulls Delaney’s hair and throws him right into the mat. The Miz then locks in a headlock and Delaney is starting to struggle. Miz grabs onto Delaney’s hair and throws his face right into the mat once more. He tags in Morrison which set up a double team move. Morrison moves in for the pin and gets only a two because of Dreamers interference. Morrison begins to pound on the head of Delaney and tags in the Miz. Miz comes in and locks in a headlock to keep Delaney struggling.

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ECW on Sci-Fi opens up tonight with Ric Flair coming to the ring to talk to Tazz.

Tazz congratulates Flair on being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Flair thanks Tazz and the WWE fans, saying it's an honor to be inducted. Out comes Elijah Burke.

Elijah says welcome to the house of Extreme, his house. Shelton Benjamin's music hits and out he comes to the ring. Shelton says no disrespect to Elijah, but great minds think alike and he wanted to be the second on congratulating Flair. Shelton gives Flair his props for his career. Shelton introduces himself as the new Gold Standard of professional wrestling and says Flair's time is over. Flair tells them both that nothing they've accomplished combined equals the 16 time World Championships he has held. Flair begins to Whooo and Shelton clocks him. Elijah and Shelton attack Flair until CM Punk runs out. Punks clears house and stands in the ring with Ric Flair as we go to commercial.

Kofi Kingston vs. Jason Riggs
Kofi Kingston gets the win after controlling the match with his unique offense as he always does. Kofi hits his finisher and gets the pinfall for the win.
Winner: Kofi Kingston

The Miz vs. Colin Delaney
Miz mocks Delaney to start and slams him down. He taunts Colin some more and pops him with a forearm. Miz pushes Colin’s head into the turnbuckle and throws a right hand. A running clothesline into the corner and Delany falls to the mat. He hangs Colin up on the ropes and jumps over the top pulling his throat across it. Dreamer slams his fists on the apron trying to rally the crowd. Colin fights back with some fists that have Miz rocking, but Morrison trips him up on the outside. The ref ejects Morrison from ringside. Delaney school boy’s the distracted Miz for a 2 count. Then Miz hits the running knee and reality check for 3.
Winner: Miz

Stevie Richards vs. James Curtis
They lock up to start and Curtis hits a shoulder block then a clothesline. He works on Richards’ throat in the corner and then brings him into the middle of the ring for some kicks to the back. He puts in a headlock and Richards battles out with elbows to the stomach. Stevie misses with a clothesline, but Curtis sells it. Stevie then hits a neckbreaker and a big running avalanche in the corner. He hits the Stevie T and gets win the win.
Winner: Stevie Richards

Ric Flair & CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin & Elijah Burke
-Punk and Burke start it off. Styles mentions that since this is a tag match, Flair’s career is not on the line. Burke hits a shoulder block out of a headlock. Punk comes back with some offense and tags in Flair. He hits some chops and hip toss then goes for a cover. He gets 2 and Burke gets up and pokes the eye. He goes up top, but Flair throws him off. Flair goes up top and Benjamin tries to throw him off, but Flair pushes him aside. Flair leaps off the top rope and hits a double clothesline! They head to break 3:00 in.

- Back from the break Benjamin and Flair are in the ring. Tazz says during the break they’ve worked on Ric’s knee. Benjamin has that knee in a leg lock style hold. Flair reverses it and gets out of the hold. Flair gets in the corner and Benjamin runs at him and Flair moves. Shelton eats the buckle and Flair makes the hot tag to Punk.

- He hits the running knee on Shelton and goes for the bulldog, but Shelton throws him off with big time height. Burke gets the tag and hits the handstand elbow in the corner, then a snap suplex that gets a 2 count. A tag to Shelton is made and he goes for a power bomb into the turnbuckle and something happened that wasn’t supposed to and Punk spills to the outside. Flair helps him back in and they go for it again. Punk slips out and hits a big enziguiri. A tag to Flair and a tag to Burke are made.

- Flair with chops and a clothesline, then a big back body drop. He struts around the ring then goes for a vertical suplex that Benjamin interferes on and Burke lands on top. Punk runs in and him and Shelton end up outside.

- Burke goes for the Elijah Express and Flair moves. Burke crashes into the turnbuckles and comes out holding his knees. Flair slaps on the figure-four and Burke taps like crazy.
Winner: Flair & Punk

- ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero comes to the ring in his street clothes. Chavo says he is lucky to be alive after Punk threw him in the Gulf, knowing he can't swim.

He adds that as a result of being thrown in, he has a horrible sinus infection. Chavo says he has had migraines, an irritating rash and he got stung by a jelly fish while he was in the water. Chavo says he is a fighting champion and a Mexican warrior. He is a Guerrero. Chavo says he isn't going to wait until No Way Out to defend his title, he is going to defend it against CM Punk tonight.

This brings out ECW General Manager Armando Estrada. He says he is proud to call Chavo the ECW Champion. Estrada says he knows Punk disrespected him, but he can't allow him to defend his ECW Title tonight. Estrada says tonight CM Punk will be in a match against Mark Henry in a No Way Out warm-up match. Chavo sneezes and Estrada offers him a wipe as they leave the ring and we goto commercial.

Steven Richards vs. Local jobber
Stevie gets the win with a double underhook suplex and the pinfall. Stevie controlled most of the match. They're billing it as an emotional return to the ring for Stevie.
Winner: Steven Richards

Kelly Kelly vs. Layla
Back from commercial and the sexy Kelly Kelly comes out first for her match with Layla, who has Lena Yada with her. Layla controlled most of the match but Kelly Kelly fought back at the end and got Layla with her new faceplant finisher for the win.
Winner: Kelly Kelly

Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox
Match starts off with Knox over powering Kofi and backing him into the corner. After a good match back and forth, Kofi gets the win with his series of signature moves and the pinfall on Knox.
Winner: Kofi Kingston

Tommy Dreamer vs. John Morrison
Tommy Dreamer gets the win in an average match after he hit his signature DDT on Morrison. Afterwards, The Miz and John Morrison beat up on Dreamer then bring Colin Delaney in the ring and destroy him before posing over him with their WWE Tag Team Titles.
Winner: Tommy Dreamer

Mark Henry vs. CM Punk (ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero is at ringside)
CM Punk controls most of the match but Mark Henry ties him in the ropes and keeps choking him. The referee DQ's Henry. Henry gets pissed and goes after Punk but gets met with a series of kicks. Punks brings Chavo in the ring and hits him with the GTS.
Winner: CM Punk by DQ

CM Punk starts the show in the ring. He says he doesn’t know if you saw what happened last week with Chavo’s championship celebration. He says don’t be confused about him being straight edge, because he does enjoy a good party. He then cues the footage of last week when Punk dressed as a mariachi guy, smashed a guitar over Chavo’s head.

Chavo’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He says Punk disgraced his heritage and he doesn’t deserve a rematch. Chavo said it won’t happen tonight, but he can get it at No Way Out. Chavo says he didn’t like being embarrassed, so tonight he’s going to embarrass Punk. Chavo says his good friend Armando Estrada will make the announcement.

Turns out these two will main event in a “Gulf of Mexico” match. There will be no rules; you win by throwing your opponent into the cesspool known as the Gulf of Mexico.

Layla El and Victoria vs. Kelly Kelly and Michelle McCool
Kelly and Layla start it off with some chain wrestling and a handspring elbow from Kelly. She tags in McCool who goes to work on Layla in the corner. She hits a snap mare and Layla retreats to tag in Victoria. McCool gets her trapped in the corner then a victory roll for a 2 count.

Victoria comes back and hangs Michelle over her shoulder by the hair, but McCool hits a round kick to Victoria. She tags in Kelly who hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, but Layla trips her up from the outside. She hits the widow’s peak and it’s over.
Winner: Victoria and Layla

John Morrison vs. Tommy Dreamer
Eventually, Tommy gets Morrison in the tree of woe and runs at him. Miz helps Morrison out of the way and Dreamer holds up. Delaney goes after the Miz and Dreamer turns his attention towards the action between them outside. Morrison hits the corkscrew neckbreaker on the inside for the pin.
Winner: John Morrison

- Kofi Kingston makes his way to the ring for his third match in ECW. His opponent, James Curtis, is already in the ring.

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As ECW struggles to gain momentum heading into Wrestlemania 24, let's take a look at the results from last night's show:

Kane defeats Shelton Benjamin via count out
Shelton walks to the top of the ramp, falls down, and is counted out. Kane gets the easy victory. Someone give this man a push!

Victoria defeats Kelly Kelly
Layla El and Lena come to ringside and sit during the match. Victoria wins after hitting Widow's peak. The three get in the ring and celebrate afterwards.

Tazz is in the ring with Colin Delaney, who is almost completely wrapped in bandages and medical tape. We are shown footage of his beat down from The Great Khali last week. Tonight Colin must face WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison.

John Morrsion & The Miz defeat Colin Delaney
After the squash match, Morrison and The Miz proceed to beat up on Colin. Tommy Dreamer comes out and makes the save.

CM Punk defeats Elijah Burke via pinfall
CM Punk gets the biggest pop of the night. He wins the match with Go To Sleep.

A preview is shown for ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero's Fiesta Celebration later tonight.

Kofi Kingston defeats Echo via pinfall
Kofi Kingston hits a spinning heel kick to the head for the victory. He looked very good in the ring.

ECW General Manager Armando Estrada comes out with a Mexican band. They show a recorded message from World Heavyweight Champion Edge. He is unable to be at the show tonight because he is at the bed side of Vickie Guerrero after the injuries that she sustained from absorbing the 619 from Rey Myumble pay-per-view.

CM Punk is disguised as the band's leader. He takes his violin and hits Chavo Guerrero over the head and celebrates with the title as the show goes off the air.

A top TNA Wrestling official has responded to the news that iMPACT overtoom ECW in the ratings last week.

"This week's Impact on Spike TV set a TNA viewership record with 1.623 million viewers, translating to a rating of 1.22. ECW on Sci Fi drew a 1.1 rating, so Impact outdrew ECW by 10 percent. Impact had never beaten ECW before."

The official added: "TNA wrestling would like to thank all of our loyal fans for helping to make this happen. It's just one of many milestones we hope to accomplish in 2008!"