ECW News (Page 9)

Andrew “Test” Martin was released from WWE today. His release comes after a series of events, such as him getting suspended for violating the WWE Wellness Policy and then being involved in an automobile accident this past weekend.

Martin commented on his release via his MySpace website:

"Just want to thank you fans for the last year...I love to hear you boo me. I always said I would get out of wrestling when it wasn't fun anymore....and that's what I did. Don't get me wrong I still love wrestling, I always will but right now the WWE is not for me but no sour grapes I had some fun up until a month ago when the politics kicked in like they always do and at first ECW was so much fun, I can only imagine it when it was the real ecw but when Paul Heyman left ECW left with him..what was left of it. Sorry if I let any of you fans down but I needed to leave there for me...so to all the fans thanks again."

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Elijah Burke leads the New Breed to the ring. Burke says that it was brutality, skill, and brilliance that lead the New Breed to defeating the ECW originals last week. Striker gets on the mic and says that they will teach the originals that any one of them can defeat any one of the originals. Tonight, the New Breed selects Kevin Thorn. Old school ECW music hits and the originals make their way to the ring. Rob Van Dam is their selection.

Kevin Thorn vs Rob Van Dam
Thorn takes and early advantage with clubbing blows. RVD quickly makes and comeback and loses it to Thorn. Thorn works over RVD in the corner. RVD kicks Thorn in the head and dumps him over the top rope. RVD flies out of the ring onto Thorn. The New Breed jump RVD as he was trying to make his way back into the ring. A brawl breaks out between The New Breed and The Originals as we fade to commercials. After the break, the ref has cleared the ringside area and Thorn is beating on RVD. RVD hits Thorn with a quick kick and both men are down. RVD takes Thorn down with a series of clotheslines followed by a spinning heel kick. RVD hits Thorn with rolling thunder for 2. RVD kicks Thorn coming off the top rope and follows with a cross body from the top. Thorn hits RVD with a Samoan drop. Thorn attempts a razor’s edge type move, but RVD rolls him up for 2. RVD hits a windmill kick and follows with the frog splash to pick up the win.

Winner: Rob Van Dam

CM Punk vs Johnny Nitro: Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Back and forth action with Punk coming out with the momentum. Nitro whips Punk into the turnbuckle and follows with a dropkick to the head for 2. Nitro hits Punk with a backbreaker and Russian leg sweep combo for 2. Nitro connects with his spinning leg drop. Punk battles out of a headlock and takes Nitro down with a series of clothesline. Punk hits Nitro with a stiff kick and martial arts combo. CM Punk connects the running knee strike bulldog combo for 2. Punk hits a double under hook backbreaker for 2. Punk goes to the ring apron for a springboard move but is distracted by Melina. Punk gets tied up in the rope and gets hit with a spinning leg drop for 2. Nitro attempts a moonsault, but no one was home. Punk hits Nitro with knee to the head to pick up the win.

Winner: CM Punk

Backstage, Rebecca is with Mr. Kennedy. Kennedy says he beat Lashley at the PPV and has defeated seven world champions, but still has to face Lashley and Hardcore Holly in a triple threat for the title. That isn’t fair. Holly interrupts and tells Kennedy that life isn’t fair. ECW is Hardcore Holly’s world, and he will be damned if Kennedy leaves with the title.

La Resistance (Dupree and Grenier) vs Los Luchas (some local guys)
Quick squash match with La Resistance hitting a reverse 3D to pick up the win. After La Resistance leaves the ring, Snitsky runs to the ring. Snitsky hits both of the jobbers with a big boot.

Winners: La Resistance

After a commercial break, Extreme Expose is in the ring doing their thing. This time, Kelly Kelly and friends make it all the way through the routine without an interruption. Tazz and Styles talk about the WWE Hall of Fame inducting Mr. Perfect.

Bobby Lashley vs Mr. Kennedy vs Hardcore Holly: ECW Title Match
Kennedy and Holly work on Lashley in the corner until Lashley takes down both men with clotheslines. Lashley starts to work on Kennedy in the corner. Kennedy puts his thumb in Lashley’s eye allowing Holly to throw Lashley into the ring post. Kennedy hits a German suplex on Holly for 2. Kennedy redirects his attention to Lashley in the corner. Kennedy stomps away at Lashley. Holly hits Kennedy with a full nelson slam for 2. Lashley gets back to his feet and works over Holly in the corner. Lashley hits Holly with a belly to belly suplex. Lashley bounces off the ropes, but is tripped up by Kennedy. Kennedy pulls Lashley out of the ring and puts his fingers in Lashley’s eyes. Kennedy attempts to whip Lashley into the ring step, but Lashley sends Kennedy crashing instead. Holly hits Lashley with a baseball slide as Lashley tries to get back into the ring.

Back inside, Holly has Lashley in a headlock. Lashley hits Kennedy with Holly on his back. Lashley hits Kennedy and Holly with splashes in the corner. Lashley hits both men with delay suplexes. Lashley takes Kennedy over the top rope. Holly picks Lashley up and drops him on the ropes. Holly goes outside and gets a chair. Holly puts the chair at the hands of Lashley and kicks it in Lashley’s face when he picks it up. Holly hits Lashley with the Alabama slam. Kennedy pulls the ref out of the ring before he can count three. Holly brings Kennedy into the ring over the top rope. Kennedy hits Holly with a low blow. Lashley dodges a chair shot from Kennedy that hits Holly. Lashley hits Kennedy with the running power slam to pick up the win.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

• The Big Show's current contract with WWE expires late this month. He was offered a renewal that was believed to be around the same amount he had on his previous contract (around a $1 million a year downside). However, he turned that down because he was burned out and hurting physically.  While TNA Wrestling isn't considered a likely option at this time, it may be downt he line if both sides have interest.

• Hardcore Holly will be requiring elbow surgery very soon, which explains Snitksy's sudden involvement with Holly's current feud with Bobby Lashley in ECW.

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ECW opens with a recap of Hardcore Holly taking on Bobby Lashley last week and the attack from Snitsky after the match was over.

Bobby Lashley vs Hardcore Holly: Extreme Rules
Lashley and Holly exchange punches before Holly rolls out of the ring. Lashley follows and is met with a series of forearm shots. Lashley regains the advantage, slamming Holly into the side of the ring and hitting a belly to belly suplex. Lashley pulls a table out from under the ring. Lashley sets up the table, but Holly takes him down with a clothesline. Holly takes the table down and puts it back under the ring. Holly continues to pick apart Lashley on the outside. Lashley reverses a whip into the security railing and follows with a clothesline that takes both men into the seats. Lashley throws Holly back into the ring. Lashley whips Holly into the corner. Holly jumps up but is caught in mid air. Lashley is looking for the running power slam, but Holly grabs the ropes and falls to the ring apron.

Holly grabs Lashley by the neck and jumps off of the apron, causing Lashley’s neck to be snapped on the top rope. Holly on the outside pulls Lashley crotch first into the ring post to go to commercials. Back from the break, Holly is setting up a chair in the ring. Holly drops Lashley throat first onto the chair two times before stand on his throat. Holly lays the chair flat. A groggy Lashley tries to pick up the chair, but Holly kicks it back into his face. Holly wedges the chair in the corner. Lashley catches Holly and throws him face first into the chair. Lashley regains control of the match, hitting Holly with a splash and spear in the corner. Lashley follows with a six second delay suplex. Lashley hits Holly with his torture rack backbreaker for 2. Lashley goes outside the ring and sets up the table again. Holly connects with a baseball slide that knocks down Lashley. Holly rolls Lashley back into the ring and grabs a chair. Holly sets up Lashley for the Alabama slam on the chair. Lashley reverses it into a running power slam onto the chair to pick up the win.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

Commercials and a Snitsky promo later, Extreme Expose is in the ring. Kelly Kelly and friends do their thing until Kevin Thorn’s music sets up the next match

Kevin Thorn & Marcus Cor Von vs Tommy Dreamer and Sandman
Sandman and Dreamer rush the ring and are immediately dominated by Cor Von and Thorn. Alpha Male and Sandman go outside the ring. Alpha Male drops Sandman onto the security rail before throwing him into the ring steps. The Alpha Male returns to the ring and hits Dreamer with the pounce. Dreamer hits his head on the bottom rope on the way down. Dreamer rolls out of the ring, but Thorn follows and stomps away. Cor Von puts the boots to Sandman to keep him out of the equation. Alpha gets the tag and hits Dreamer with a series of forearm shots across the face.

Dreamer hits Cor Von with a neckbreaker. Cor Von tags in Thorn before Dreamer can tag Sandman. Dreamer dodges a charge by Thorn in the corner and drops him face first on the middle turnbuckle. Dreamer makes the tag to Sandman. Sandman lays out Cor Von and Thorn with punches. Sandman hits the Heinekenrana on Thorn. Alpha Male grabs Sandman’s Singapore cane. Sandman takes it and hits Cor Von with the White Russian leg sweep. Sandman turns his attention to Thorn. Thorn hits Sandman in the throat with his cane to pick up the victory.

Winners: Kevin Thorn & Marcus Cor Von

After another set of commercials and a Marine DVD promo, Bobby Lashley is greeted by Teddy Long backstage. Long says he is proud of Lashley and his accomplishments as ECW champion. Long asks Lashley to be a guest on Smackdown this Friday like Long is a guest tonight. Lashley accepts.

CM Punk vs Mike Knox
Knox dominates in the early part of the match. Knox locks CM Punk in a series of submission holds, but Punk manages to break all of them. Punk runs into a dropkick by Knox. Punk hits Knox with an enziguri kick. Punk connects a round of martial arts strikes that knocks Knox down. Punk follows with the running knee strike bulldog combo. Punk hits Knox with the rock bottom. Punk makes Knox tap with the anaconda vice. After the match, Snitsky hits the ring. Snitsky follows a clothesline with a big boot that lays out Punk

Winner: CM Punk

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Various outlets confirmed WWE's latest wellness policy violation Monday, reporting that Andrew "Test" Martin has been punished under the system.

As a consequence of the month-long suspension, Test will not appear on house shows. The latest amendment to the plan allows WWE to utilize Test on ECW television, but based on the way he was recently jobbed out to Bobby Lashley (which sources say was a punishment for his violation), it is certainly not a lock that WWE will let him compete on the air.

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ECW opens with a recap of Mr. McMahon’s visit last week. After the video, the ECW originals are in the ring at the summons of Mr. McMahon. Mr. McMahon struts down and joins them. He runs down the originals as derelicts and has been, or as he corrects himself, never has been. Most of the men have criminal records. Since they couldn’t fit in anywhere else, they became ECW originals. McMahon reminds us that he think the old ECW sucks and so do the men that were apart of it. McMahon says he is standing in the middle of Jurassic Park with all the dinosaurs in the ring. McMahon says tonight a new breed will be unleashed. Tonight, some of the originals will be in action. If any of the originals interfere in any of the matches or lays a hand on any of the appointed officials, then they will be fired.

Kevin Thorn w/ Ariel vs Tommy Dreamer (Matt Striker as Guest Referee)

Thorn works over Dreamer in the corner. Thorn chokes Dreamer on the ropes. Dreamer throws a few blows before Thorn hits Dreamer with a jawbreaker. Dreamer starts to mount a comeback with a series of punches and a neckbreaker. Dreamer hits a power bomb into a pin. Striker fakes a knee injury to keep from counting the pin. With Dreamer distracted by Striker, Thorn hits a powerful clothesline to pick up the victory.

Winner: Kevin Thorn

Backstage, Hardcore Holly talks about taking on Bobby Lashley tonight. Holly says he will prove why he should be ECW Champion.

Bobby Lashley vs Hardcore Holly

Holly and Lashley lock up and jockey for position. Lashley wins that battle and hits Holly with punches in the corner. After a clothesline takedown, Lashley hits Holly with a 10 second delay suplex. Holly drops Lashley throat first on the ropes and follows with throwing Lashley shoulder first into the ring post. Holly throws Lashley to the outside and slams his back into the ring post and then the ring steps. Back inside, Holly works over Lashley’s back with a series of submission maneuvers and strikes. Lashley misses a splash in the corner allowing Holly to continue to pick apart Lashley.

After about 3 minutes of gut wrenches and bear hugs, Lashley hits Holly with a belly to belly suplex. Lashley hits Holly with a set of clothesline takedowns. Lashley connects with a splash in the corner. Lashley hits Holly with a military press slam to pick up the pin fall. After the match, Snitsky hits Lashley with a big boot and stomps away at him. Snitsky picks up Lashley and allows Holly to hit the Alabama Slam.

Winner: Bobby Lashley

Balls Mahoney vs Marcus Cor Von (Matt Striker as Special Timekeeper)

Balls sells the beat down from Umaga Monday night. Alpha Male comes out swinging. Cor Von rips off the neck brace that Balls was wearing. Balls hits his punching combo. Cor Von comes back with a neckbreaker. Cor Von hits Balls with the pounce. Alpha Male locks in a variation of the cobra clutch. Ref calls for the bell when Balls is knocked out.

Winner: The Alpha Male Marcus Cor Von

Back from the break, Extreme Expose - with Layla El looking especially good - starts to do their thing when they are interrupted by Matt Striker. Striker introduces himself as the guest ring announcer. Striker then announces Marcus Cor Von as guest commentator and Kevin Thorn as special timekeeper for the following match ..

Rob Van Dam vs Elijah Burke

Match starts with a commercial break. RVD has the advantage, hitting a leg drop from the top rope. RVD charges at Burke but is flipped to ring apron. RVD tries to suplex Burke over the top, but Burke drops RVD on the ropes. RVD flies off and hits his throat across the security rail. Back in the ring, Burke puts his knees in RVD’s back. Burke hits RVD with a running double knee strike. RVD hits a stiff kick to Burke’s head and follows with a monkey flip. RVD goes to the top rope for the frog splash. Kevin Thorn rings the bell as RVD is in midair. Striker starts to announce Burke as the winner before he starts arguing with the ref. With the ref distracted, Burke hits RVD with a low blow. The match is quickly restarted to give Burke the official pin fall victory.

Winner: Elijah Burke

After the match, Thorn, Cor Von, and Striker join Burke in a beat down on RVD. The ECW originals hit the ring. Striker and Burke take a cane shot from Sandman while Cor Von eats a chair from Sabu. The originals stand tall in the middle of the ring as the show fades to black.

• Dusty Rhodes has been brought in to help out with the creative end of ECW.

• The feeling within the company is that Sabu and Sandman will not be around too much longer as creative simply doesn’t have anything for them.

• WWE is doing all they can to get RVD to re-sign with the company fast, in fear that he will go to TNA Wrestling. Lately RVD’s behavior backstage has been described as a kid giving his teachers are hard time on the last days of school. He has been openly mocking Johnny Ace in front of Vince backstage, which makes a lot of people feel that he has already made up his mind and really will be leaving the company.

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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.

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Over the top rope challenge: Sandman vs Sabu vs Kevin Thorn vs Tommy Dreamer vs Rob Van Dam
- RVD and Sabu lock up, while Sandman and Dreamer going after Kevin Thorn. Sabu and RVD exchange springboard takedowns before Dreamer hits RVD with a neckbreaker. Sabu and Dreamer take turn trying to lift each other out of the ring. Sabu goes to the top rope. Sabu wraps his legs around Dreamer’s head flips him over the top rope, eliminating himself in the process. Ariel distracts Sandman allowing Thorn to throw him over the top rope. RVD goes for the monkey flip, but is caught by Thorn. Thorn sets RVD on the top corner and tries to push him over. RVD tries to counter into a tornado DDT, but Thorn counters out of that. RVD hits Thorn with a windmill kick. RVD connects with rolling thunder.

RVD charges at Thorn but is flipped over to the ring apron. RVD makes his way back into and hits Thorn with a spinning heel kick. RVD hits Thorn with a thrust kick sending him to the ring apron. RVD climbs the turnbuckle and kicks Thorn to the floor.
Winner: Rob Van Dam

After commercials, we go straight to the next match.

Alpha Male Marcus Cor Von (they changed the spelling since last week) vs Les Adams
- Before the match starts, Alpha Male tells Adams that he will learn like everyone else in ECW that when you see the Alpha Male, get out of the way or get run over. Alpha Male knocks Adams down with the mic to start the match. With the exception of a couple rights, Alpha Male dominates the opening minute of the match. Alpha Male hits a series of double under hook knee strikers before suplexing Adams. Alpha Male hits the pounce. Alpha Male hits a Russian leg sweep and rolls into an arm bar for the submission.
Winner: Alpha Male

Backstage, Hardcore Holly confronts Test. Holly asks Tests who gave him the stroke to change tonight’s match. Test starts to answer, but Holly pulls a Rock, and tells him it doesn’t matter. Whether it is Test or Bobby Lashley, Holly is going for the ECW championship.

After the break, Kelly Kelly makes her way to the ring with Layla El and Brooke. They introduce themselves as Extreme Expose. They do a three minute suggestive Nitro Girls style dance routine. A Test promo video interrupts the show. Matt Striker makes his way to the announce table for commentary for the next match.

CM Punk vs Elijah Burke
- Punk takes the advantage with a flurry of kicks, but Burke battles back with kicks of his own. Punk works over the arm of Burke. Punk starts another string of kick, but Burke comes back with a series of punches. Punk tries for a monkey flip move, but is caught by Burke. Burke sets Punk on the turnbuckle and then grabs his leg and slams him to the mat. Burke locks a choke on Punk. Burke hits Punk with a swinging neckbreaker before locking in the choke again. Punk tries to comeback, but Burke slams Punk by his hair.

Burke locks in a chin lock. Burke tries for a neckbreaker, but Punk sets him up for a backslide before connecting on a neckbreaker. Punk hits a series of martial arts strike to take down Burke. Punk connects his running knee strike bulldog combo for 2. Burke tries to rollup Punk for the win, but Punk reversed it into a rollup of his own for the win.
Winner: CM Punk

A commercial and Royal Rumble promo later, it's time for the main event.

Test vs Bobby Lashley
- Test goes outside the ring after Lashley gets into the ring. Lashley follows out and takes Test down with a clothesline. Lashley rolls Test back into the ring, but Test stomps away at Lashley when Lashley slides back in. Lashley backs Test up with a series of punches, and the last one sends him outside. Back from the final break, Test has Lashley in a chin lock. Lashley fights out but Test maintains the advantage. Test sets up for an elbow drop, but Lashley gets his legs up to catch Test under the chin. Lashley clotheslines Test but misses the elbow drop follow up. Test goes to the corner and starts to take the turnbuckle pad off. The ref catches him and puts it back on.

While the ref is occupied Test takes off the opposite corner’s turnbuckle pad. Test whips Lashley chest first into the turnbuckle. Test slams Lashley for 2. Test goes to the outside to grab a chair. Lashley spears Test before he can use the chair. A series of takedowns later and Lashley hits Test with a three second delay suplex. Test rolls to the outside. Lashley follows and throws him shoulder first into the ring steps. Lashley rolls Test back into the ring and hits a running slam for the pin.
Winner: Bobby Lashley

The 1/16 edition of ECW on Sci Fi drew a final 1.5 cable rating. This is up from last week's 1.4 rating, which was the lowest number ECW had drawn for a live show.