ECW On SCI-FI Results - March 4th, 2008 Published by Ryan Clark on 03/03/2008 at 07:48 PM
ECW on Sci-Fi: TV Report
3/04/08
Cleveland, OH
Quicken Loans Arena
Report by Bryan Randles
-They start with a flashback to a few weeks ago when Guerrero pinned Punk for the title with help from Edge. From there they go to Punks mariachi sneak attack and the “Gulf of Mexico” match. They end the video package with Punk winning the #1 contenders triple threat match last week.
-After the promo package they roll the usual opening credits.
-They hit play on Morrison’s music and he makes his way to the ring for the WWE tag title match.
-Miz gets his own entrance as usual. Joey and Tazz hype Chavo vs. Punk for the title later.
-Dreamer and Delaney make their way out together. Maybe in a few minutes Colin will be able get his own entrance music?
MIZ & MORRISON VS. TOMMY DREAMER & COLIN DELANEY- WWE TAG TITLE MATCH
-Morrison and Dreamer start it off. Morrison gets Dreamer backed into their corner and tags in Miz. Dreamer goes off on both and slams Miz. He tags in Delaney who Tommy slams on The Miz. Delaney goes for a backslide, but Miz slides out and hits a clothesline. He drives some elbows into Colin’s shoulder then puts on an armbar variation. He gets to his feet, but Miz drives him into the turnbuckle and hits a jawbreaker. Morrison gets a tag and comes off with a springboard spin kick.
-Morrison hits a running boot to Delaney who was down on his knees and he rolls to the apron. Miz gets in a couple cheap shots and Morrison moves in on him. He slips away from John and makes the tag to Tommy. Dreamer hits a back body drop and a catapult sending Morrison into the turnbuckle. He gets him in the tree of woe and Dreamer ends up hitting a neckbreaker from the top. Morrison goes for a kick, but Dreamer catches the leg and works him into a texas cloverleaf. Morrison gets out of it and tags in Miz.
-Morrison quickly tags back in and they hit a double team gutbuster. Miz hits Delaney off the apron. Delaney on the outside grabs a chair and runs in swinging on Morrison and Miz! The ref calls for the bell and their DQ’d in 5:00.
***Morrison & Miz win by DQ in 5:00. (*).
-After the match Dreamer raises Delaney’s hand up, but then has a talk with him. Dreamer doesn’t seem to mind that Colin just cost them the chance to win the tag titles. Joey says Colin just snapped and decided he had enough of being pushed around.
-The Gold Standard makes his way to the ring. Joey talks about the MITB match at ‘Mania.
-His opponent is Stevie Richards.
SHELTON BENJAMIN VS. STEVIE RICHARDS
-Stevie hits some chops in the corner and an irish whip that gets reversed. Richards leapfrogs Shelton in the corner and gets caught on his shoulder and Benjamin slams him down. Shelton goes to work on the arm driving his knee into it. He throws some fists for good measure before putting in a hammerlock, figure four style. Shelton gets on his feet and puts his weight over the top of him for leverage. Richards works it enough that Shelton decides to break it, but he goes right back to work. Richards with some fists to the gut that loosens the hold then he drives Benjamin into the turnbuckle. Shelton jumps to the top turnbuckle in a single bound, backwards! He dives off the top and Richards moves.
-Richards hits an enziguiri for 2. Richards goes for a tornado DDT from the top and Benjamin throws him off. Stevie comes running back at Shelton, but he catches him with the inverted bulldog and gets the 3.
***Benjamin ends Stevie’s undefeated return streak in 5:00. (*1/4).
-After the match Shelton says that at Wrestlemania their ain’t no stoppin’ him now.
-26 Days to ‘Mania.
-Joey and Tazz talk about “Bunny Mania” and that Snoop will be the guest MC for the match.
-They head back to Raw to show us Maria’s playboy cover.
-Kofi is backstage hitting on Kelly Kelly. He says she could be a Playboy cover model too. She thinks he’s sweet. Layla approaches as Kofi leaves. She doesn’t appreciate how Kelly tried to disfigure her face last week. The girls end up throwing forearms! It’s a pull apart brawl!
-They keep the heat hot as flames arise and Kane’s ring bound.
-His opponent is James Curtis who is already in the ring.
-Palumbo comes to ringside. Tazz wonders why he’s here. Joey says their scheduled to go one-on-one on Smackdown this Friday.
KANE VS. JAMES CURTIS
-As the match starts Palumbo keeps revving his engine. It doesn’t matter to Kane who pounds the crap out of Curtis and hits him with a chokeslam about 30 seconds in that gets the win.
***Kane wins a squash in :30.
-The Raw Rebound greets us after the commercial break. It’s the “MMA” battle between Hill and Big Show. Even in highlight package form they couldn’t fix this terrible, awkward segment. I’ll give them some credit and say they made it look a little more interesting.
-Tazz thinks Floyd’s boxing career may be in jeopardy. Joey says Estrada made a tag title match for next week between Delaney/Dreamer and Miz/Morrison. With extreme rules!
-They send it backstage to an interview with CM Punk. What, a backstage interview on ECW? Punk thinks Chavo is scared and hiding behind Vickie. He says he woke Chavo up by throwing him in the Gulf. He says you have to earn being champion and Chavo didn’t earn it. Tonight he’ll earn it for a 2nd time.
-Chavo is on his way out after the break.
-Punk comes out next and it’s time for the main event.
CHAVO GUERRERO JR. VS. CM PUNK- ECW TITLE MATCH
-Punk gets in a side headlock and Chavo pushes him off. Punk hits a shoulder block and goes for the pin, but gets a 2 count. They now lock up and Punk gets him in the corner. They break it up and Chavo pushes Punk. He comes back with a kick and body slam then drops an elbow for 2. Chavo comes back and rings the arm, but Punk comes back and puts on an arm bar. Chavo gets out of it and bounces off the ropes running at Punk. Punk catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
-Punk puts in a hammerlock and drives his knee into Chavo’s back. Chavo slips out and sweeps Punk down and puts in a side headlock. He takes him to the mat and wrenches on it as Punk fights to his feet. He lifts him up for what looked like would be a back suplex, but instead he hits a backbreaker out of it. Chavo comes back with european uppercuts. He gets Punk in the corner and throws some fists, but Punk brings them right back at him. Punk goes for the springboard clothesline and Chavo throws him off the top. Punk falls to the floor landing awkwardly on the apron. They head to commercial 6:00 in with Joey wondering if Punk can continue.
-Back from the break their back in the ring and Chavo is working on that leg. Punk kicks out of the leg hold and then hits a spin wheel kick while selling the leg injury. Chavo hangs the knee over the ropes and pulls on it from the outside. He hops back in and Punk catches him with some chops and a big forearm. Chavo pulls him down and drags him to the corner and goes outside again. He slams his leg into the ring post and gets back inside.
-Chavo kicks at Punks knee and he collapses on the mat. He works on the knee some more and “CM Punk” chants spread around the arena. Punk hits a headscissors out of the hold and kicks Chavo to the outside. Punk gets off the mat and hits a suicide dive on Chavo! Tazz says that’s what the ECW title is all about. Chavo gets back inside and Punk goes up top hitting a clothesline on Chavo, but he can’t get to the cover. Both guys back to their feet and Punk now hits a powerslam.
-Punk puts in an armbar and Chavo rolls though and into the ropes. Chavo trying to turn Punk over for a boston crab and Punk rolls him up for a 2 count. Chavo comes back with a series of kicks to Punk’s leg . Punk comes back and whips Chavo into the ropes and hits the running knee and bulldog combo for a near fall. Chavo comes back with a single legged boston crab and Punk’s trying to reach the rope. He got it.
-Chavo stalking Punk waiting for him to get up. Punk catches him in position for the GTS, but Punk’s knee gives out and Chavo goes for 3 amigos. On the 3rd attempt Punk turns it into a small package and gets a close fall! Chavo heads up top and Punk catches him. He hits a couple chops then goes for a superplex. Chavo crotches Punk and pushes him off. Chavo flies off the top and hits the frog splash and gets the win.
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