Post by thepeopleschamp on Aug 14, 2007 21:15:35 GMT -5
Tonight on the show, it's the Punk vs. Morrison contract signing.
They opened the show with a recap of the McMahon family soap opera from Raw the last two weeks. Live in the arena standing behind a contract table, The Coach broke down the McMahon storyline. He said he would quiz each ECW superstar on his relationship to McMahon to possibly determine the unknown son or daughter. Coach then announced Armando Estrada as the new GM of ECW, per Vince McMahon's orders. Armando came out and said he hopes Mr. McMahon made frequent trips to Cuba in the '70s, implying that he hopes McMahon is his dad. Armando introduced himself, then said he is proud to conduct his first-ever ECW Title contract signing. Crowd wasn't into the promo. Armando then introduced ECW champion John Morrison, who came out with his fluffy hair. C.M. Punk was announced next to a strong reaction.
Armando had them sit down at the table to read over the contract and sign it to make the Summerslam match official. Morrison took the clipboard and the mic before cutting a promo on Punk. He said where Punk is sitting across the table is the closest he will come to earthly paradise. Morrison slapped on his signature, then handed it over to Punk, who flipped pages before readying the pin. Morrison then cut off Punk, per the formula, and told him to think about it before he signs. Punk then said he didn't last the full 15 minutes, but that's only because he beat Morrison before the time limit expired. Morrison listed more phrases before telling Punk that he can't handle being ECW champion. Punk had enough and spoke for everyone that Morrison talks way too much. Punk went for the every-man promo about how he doesn't wear fancy clothes or feather his hair or wear fur coats. What he will be wearing, though, is the ECW Title at Summerslam. Punk affixed his signature to the document, then they jawed at each other. Armando stepped in and booked singles matches for each man. He booked Morrison vs. Boogeyman, then Punk vs. Big Daddy V. Oh, you could see that one coming. Armando said that match is up next.
[Commercial Break]
Punk was in the ring as Styles stretched out his introductions to the match between Punk and Viscera.
1 -- C.M. PUNK vs. BIG DADDY V (w/Matt Striker)
Punk and Viscera had a stare down as they slowly circled the ring. Punk made the first move to lock up, but Viscera shoved him aside. Punk tried to follow with a waistlock, but Viscera rammed him into the corner with his backside. Viscera then stomped on Punk, but missed with a clothesline and accepted successive knee strikes to the face. Punk tried for a bulldog, but Viscera lifted him in the air for a throw down slam. He then knocked Punk to the floor with a rolling spin kick. Punk slowly reached the apron, then Viscera charged the ropes and knocked him off the apron into the announce table. The referee then applied a ten count and Punk could not reach his feet, earning a count out loss. Anti-climatic ending. Afterward, Punk held his ribs in pain. Viscera continued to stare into the crowd after winning the match.
WINNER: Punk in 4:00 via count out. Great, now I'm really excited to see Punk at Summerslam! Punk is nowhere near the level of John Cena or Jeff Hardy in terms of being Teflon to where he can take a huge beating and quickly recover in the eyes of fans. This didn't make sense 12 days before Summerslam unless Viscera is being plugged into a main event match I'm not aware of. (1/2*)
They aired a video package on Evander Hollyfield appearing on SNME this Saturday.
Armando was talking to a stagehand when Tommy Dreamer interrupted and shouted at the top of his lungs about wanting the first ECW Title shot after Summerslam. Armando called him lazy, then he told Dreamer he had 60 seconds to get to the ring for a match or he would forfeit. Little Guido and Stevie Richards cut him off on the way to the ring, but he shoved them away. He then ran through Extreme Expose and Miz (with ridiculous hat). He stumbled into a rolling cart, then Coach tried to talk to him, but Dreamer blew him off. Dreamer limped to the ring with about 15 seconds left, then turned around to find Viscera still standing in the ring.
2 -- BIG DADDY V (w/Matt Striker) vs. TOMMY DREAMER
Viscera landed a Samoan Drop on Dreamer in the opening minute. He then crunched Dreamer in the corner before landing a huge elbow smash for the win.
WINNER: Viscera in 1:00. Again, no reason to spend the first 30 minutes of the show building up Viscera unless he's in a PPV match. (n/a)
They came back and replayed footage from last week of Kelly Kelly showing concern for Balls Mahoney in his match with Miz. They cut backstage where Kelly was checking herself out in the mirror. Balls Mahoney then interrupted and talked to Kelly about some nice restaurants in the casino. Miz interrupted with Leyla and Brooke to inform Balls that Kelly is a 10 and he's a 0, so they don't mix. Leyla and Brooke suddenly had somewhere to go. Kelly slowly followed behind, but turned to look back at Balls, who didn't see her look back at him. Ah, it's Beauty and the Balls.
Kevin Thorn came to the ring for a match. They showed footage of Thorn taking out Stevie Richards backstage last week. Richards then came out for a match.
3 -- KEVIN THORN vs. STEVEN RICHARDS
Richards went for an early attack, but Thorn nailed him with a clothesline to go on the attack. With the crowd settling into a library-like quiet, Thorn went for the next logical move: a reverse chinlock. Richards tried to fight out, but Thorn ran him over with a clothesline. And another clothesline. He then made a cover for a nearfall. Richards made his comeback with rapid-fire punches before hitting a double-knee jaw breaker for a nearfall. Thorn came back with a spinebuster at 5:00 for the win. After the match, Thorn wasn't done, so he went for the Outsider's Edge despite the referee screaming at him not to hit the move. The referee then reversed his decision, giving Richards the win.
WINNER: Thorn in 5:00; Richards via reverse decision. Same match we've seen the previous two times in the feud, this time with Thorn winning, only to lose the match by reverse decision. And Thorn's frustration continues. (3/4*)
They opened the show with a recap of the McMahon family soap opera from Raw the last two weeks. Live in the arena standing behind a contract table, The Coach broke down the McMahon storyline. He said he would quiz each ECW superstar on his relationship to McMahon to possibly determine the unknown son or daughter. Coach then announced Armando Estrada as the new GM of ECW, per Vince McMahon's orders. Armando came out and said he hopes Mr. McMahon made frequent trips to Cuba in the '70s, implying that he hopes McMahon is his dad. Armando introduced himself, then said he is proud to conduct his first-ever ECW Title contract signing. Crowd wasn't into the promo. Armando then introduced ECW champion John Morrison, who came out with his fluffy hair. C.M. Punk was announced next to a strong reaction.
Armando had them sit down at the table to read over the contract and sign it to make the Summerslam match official. Morrison took the clipboard and the mic before cutting a promo on Punk. He said where Punk is sitting across the table is the closest he will come to earthly paradise. Morrison slapped on his signature, then handed it over to Punk, who flipped pages before readying the pin. Morrison then cut off Punk, per the formula, and told him to think about it before he signs. Punk then said he didn't last the full 15 minutes, but that's only because he beat Morrison before the time limit expired. Morrison listed more phrases before telling Punk that he can't handle being ECW champion. Punk had enough and spoke for everyone that Morrison talks way too much. Punk went for the every-man promo about how he doesn't wear fancy clothes or feather his hair or wear fur coats. What he will be wearing, though, is the ECW Title at Summerslam. Punk affixed his signature to the document, then they jawed at each other. Armando stepped in and booked singles matches for each man. He booked Morrison vs. Boogeyman, then Punk vs. Big Daddy V. Oh, you could see that one coming. Armando said that match is up next.
[Commercial Break]
Punk was in the ring as Styles stretched out his introductions to the match between Punk and Viscera.
1 -- C.M. PUNK vs. BIG DADDY V (w/Matt Striker)
Punk and Viscera had a stare down as they slowly circled the ring. Punk made the first move to lock up, but Viscera shoved him aside. Punk tried to follow with a waistlock, but Viscera rammed him into the corner with his backside. Viscera then stomped on Punk, but missed with a clothesline and accepted successive knee strikes to the face. Punk tried for a bulldog, but Viscera lifted him in the air for a throw down slam. He then knocked Punk to the floor with a rolling spin kick. Punk slowly reached the apron, then Viscera charged the ropes and knocked him off the apron into the announce table. The referee then applied a ten count and Punk could not reach his feet, earning a count out loss. Anti-climatic ending. Afterward, Punk held his ribs in pain. Viscera continued to stare into the crowd after winning the match.
WINNER: Punk in 4:00 via count out. Great, now I'm really excited to see Punk at Summerslam! Punk is nowhere near the level of John Cena or Jeff Hardy in terms of being Teflon to where he can take a huge beating and quickly recover in the eyes of fans. This didn't make sense 12 days before Summerslam unless Viscera is being plugged into a main event match I'm not aware of. (1/2*)
They aired a video package on Evander Hollyfield appearing on SNME this Saturday.
Armando was talking to a stagehand when Tommy Dreamer interrupted and shouted at the top of his lungs about wanting the first ECW Title shot after Summerslam. Armando called him lazy, then he told Dreamer he had 60 seconds to get to the ring for a match or he would forfeit. Little Guido and Stevie Richards cut him off on the way to the ring, but he shoved them away. He then ran through Extreme Expose and Miz (with ridiculous hat). He stumbled into a rolling cart, then Coach tried to talk to him, but Dreamer blew him off. Dreamer limped to the ring with about 15 seconds left, then turned around to find Viscera still standing in the ring.
2 -- BIG DADDY V (w/Matt Striker) vs. TOMMY DREAMER
Viscera landed a Samoan Drop on Dreamer in the opening minute. He then crunched Dreamer in the corner before landing a huge elbow smash for the win.
WINNER: Viscera in 1:00. Again, no reason to spend the first 30 minutes of the show building up Viscera unless he's in a PPV match. (n/a)
They came back and replayed footage from last week of Kelly Kelly showing concern for Balls Mahoney in his match with Miz. They cut backstage where Kelly was checking herself out in the mirror. Balls Mahoney then interrupted and talked to Kelly about some nice restaurants in the casino. Miz interrupted with Leyla and Brooke to inform Balls that Kelly is a 10 and he's a 0, so they don't mix. Leyla and Brooke suddenly had somewhere to go. Kelly slowly followed behind, but turned to look back at Balls, who didn't see her look back at him. Ah, it's Beauty and the Balls.
Kevin Thorn came to the ring for a match. They showed footage of Thorn taking out Stevie Richards backstage last week. Richards then came out for a match.
3 -- KEVIN THORN vs. STEVEN RICHARDS
Richards went for an early attack, but Thorn nailed him with a clothesline to go on the attack. With the crowd settling into a library-like quiet, Thorn went for the next logical move: a reverse chinlock. Richards tried to fight out, but Thorn ran him over with a clothesline. And another clothesline. He then made a cover for a nearfall. Richards made his comeback with rapid-fire punches before hitting a double-knee jaw breaker for a nearfall. Thorn came back with a spinebuster at 5:00 for the win. After the match, Thorn wasn't done, so he went for the Outsider's Edge despite the referee screaming at him not to hit the move. The referee then reversed his decision, giving Richards the win.
WINNER: Thorn in 5:00; Richards via reverse decision. Same match we've seen the previous two times in the feud, this time with Thorn winning, only to lose the match by reverse decision. And Thorn's frustration continues. (3/4*)
