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ECW Real Time Report: Match By Match Coverage
By "Realtime" Mike Rickard II
Jul 22, 2008 - 9:46 PM
Tonight, it's Fatal Fourway time to determine a new number contender for the ECW title. Also, will Colin Delaney explain why he betrayed his mentor Tommy Dreamer at last Sunday's
Great American Bash PPV.
ECW is coming to you live from Philadelphia, PA!
ECW General Manager Teddy Long is in the ring with a new ECW championship title belt. Long tells the fans the belt was commissioned in honor of Henry's first title defense. Mark Henry and manager Tony Atlas come to the ring. Henry accepts the belt and kisses it. Tony Atlas says that we're so happy to receive this beautiful new title in the home of ECW. Atlas praises the belt, calling it a title with prestige and credibility. Atlas says that anyone lost in the past is going to get squashed and swept under the rug like Tommy Dreamer did. Those looking to the future will be rewarded, just like Colin Delaney was. Naturally, Colin Delaney's music plays and the youngster enters the ring, shaking hands with Tony Atlas and Mark Henry.
Delaney gets on the stick. Everyone's been asking him, Colin, why'd you do it? How could you turn your back on a friend and a mentor like Tommy Dreamer? Delaney says Dreamer was a friend and mentor but what good did it do him-it got him beat up every week. He became a laughingstock. Delaney says that at the Bash, he saw a legend in the corner of Mark Henry (Tony Atlas) and in his corner, he saw a washed up loser. Dreamer couldn't do anything for himself, let alone himself so he got with the program. Delaney tells the fans they would have done the same thing he did. Delaney tells Atlas and Henry he'll do anything they need.
Teddy Long tells Delaney that Tommy Dreamer isn't the past, he's the future as Delaney faces Dreamer tonight in a match. Atlas pleads with Long but Long isn't hearing any of it. Get a referee because the match starts now. Delaney looks to Atlas and Henry for some help but they walk out of the ring, leaving him on his own against the man he betrayed.
1. Colin Delaney vs. Tommy Dreamer: Dreamer goes to work, exacting revenge on Delaney for his betrayal. Dreamer tosses Delaney around the ring until Delaney is able to catch a break and bail out of the ring. Dreamer throws Colin back into the ring but Delaney catches him on the way in and drops the boot. Delaney punches at Dreamer before dropping a legdrop. Dreamer bounces back though and knocks Delaney with a series of punches. Delaney puts Delaney in the Tree of Woe. An angry Dreamer charges and hits a hesitation dropkick on his former student.. Dreamer picks up Delaney and suplexes him, adding to young Colin's woes. Dreamer grabs Delaney and DDT's him, covering him for the pinfall victory.
WINNER: Tommy Dreamer (by pinfall).
Former WWE Tag Team Champions the Miz and John Morrison are backstage. They talk about Sunday will be forever known as Black Sunday. Morrison and Miz engage in a mutual admiration society, wishing each other luck in tonight's Fatal Fourway Match.
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Chavo Guerrero and Bam Nely join Taz and Mike Adamle at the announce table.
VIDEO: Highlights of Evan Bourne defeating Chavo Guerrero last week.
2. Evan Bourne vs. James Curtis: Curtis catches Evan in a waist lock but Bourne arm drags Curtis, applying an armbar. Bourne continues applying pressure to Curtis (not a bad strategy against a bigger power based opponent). Curtis is far from done and he rams Bourne's head into the turnbuckle. Series of punches by Curtis but Bourne uses his speed to bounce Curtis around the ring. Bourne hits a kick on Curtis before going back to the arm bar. Curtis shoves Bourne into the corner and knocks him down. Bourne finds himself being kicked by the bigger Curtis as the tide turns. Suplex by Curtis followed by a chinlock on Bourne. Bourne gets to his feet and tries to punch his way out but Curtis drops an elbow on him, stopping his comeback. Curtis goes to work on Bourne's neck and shoulder, twisting Bourne's head in ways it shouldn't go. However Bourne unleashes several lightning fast round kicks out of nowhere and knocks Curtis down. Cover on Curtis for a two count. Spin kick followed by a monkey flip. Bourne goes to the top rope and hits his shooting star press. Cover and that's it!
WINNER:
Evan Bourne (by pinfall).
After the match, Bam Nely and Chavo Guerrero try a run-in but Evan isn't standing around for a beat-down.
BACKSTAGE: Finlay discusses his pending Fatal Fourway match tonight as son Hornswaggle listens attentively. Finlay puts Matt Hardy over before telling Hornswaggle who needs luck when you have a shillelagh?
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BACKSTAGE: New ECW star Ricky Ortiz is schmoozing with Teddy Long's assistant Tiffany. Long shows up and Ortiz tells him he has a new catchphrase-Ricky Ortiz-the Latin Assassin. Long reminds Ortiz that he's only been in ECW for three weeks. Ortiz tells Long he's undefeated though. Long tells Ortiz he'll get his chance to prove himself next week as he's got a match.
Tazz asks Mike Adamle if he played with a faceguard when he played football. Adamle asks Tazz if he looks like he has a face of someone who wore a faceguard.
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INTERVIEW: Matt Hardy says he's been a little down the last couple days (after losing the U.S. championship) but he's optimistic. When one door closes, another opens. Tonight, he's winning the match and going to
Summer Slam!
3. Number One Contender Match: Fatal Fourway Match- The Miz vs. Finlay (w. Hornswaggle) vs. John Morrison vs. Matt Hardy: Miz and Morrison look like they're going to team up in the match but Miz rolls Morrison up for a surprise win. Hardy and Finlay break the pin up. Matt throws Miz out of the ring as Finlay dispatches Morrison. Matt and Finlay lock up with Finlay pushing Matt into the corner. Matt shoves Finlay out of the corner as the two men exchange worss. Clothesline by Finlay. Hardy is on the mat apron when Morrison pulls him off of the ring. Morrison throws Hardy into the ring and proceeds to beat him down. Meanwhile, Miz is stomping Finlay down. Miz rams Finlay's head into the turnbuckle. Matt clotheslines Morrison. Finlay fights back, bodyslamming Miz down. Hardy climbs the second rope and drops an elbow onto the head of Morrison. Cover on Morrison for a two count. Finlay rolls Miz up for a two count while Hardy backslides Morrison for a two count.
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After the break, Miz and Morrison have regained control with Morrison battling Finlay and Miz scrapping with Matt Hardy. Finlay manages to fight back and he goes after the Miz. Reverse atomic drop on Miz. Morrison goes after Finlay but he's quickly attacked by Hardy. Hardy lays out Morrison with a clothesline covering him until Miz breaks things up. Series of pins as everyone is trying to be the first man to pin an opponent's shoulders to the mat for a three count. Changing things up, Finlay applies a Fujiwara armbar on Morrison, trying to force a submission. Morrison reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Finlay throws Morrison into the corner and Morrison's shoulder crashes into the ringpost. Finlay tries to steal a pin; first on Hardy then on Miz. Sadly for him, neither one works and Morrison attacks him, knocking him out of the ring. Dropkick by Morrison sends Finlay down. Morrison goes out of the ring and tries to attack Hornswaggle but Finlay rushes to his defense. Finlay goes beserk and attacks Morrison, knocking him over the security barrier with a clothesline. Miz runs out and blindsides Finlay, knocking him down. Miz shoves Finlay backfirst into the security barrier.Miz catapults Finlay into the barrier. Morrison drops an elbow off the barrier onto Finlay. Looks like Miz and Morrison are back on the same page. They run in the ring to attack Hardy, double-teaming him. Miz and Morrison deliver a double gutbuster on Hardy, weakening him further. Things get worse for Hardy when Miz suplexs him. Morrison directs Miz to look outside the ring only to try and steal a pin on Hardy while Miz' back is turned. The two former partners begin arguing. Hardy pushes Morrison into Miz then rolls him up for a near fall. Miz and Morrison regroup and go after Hardy, whipping him into the corner. Morrison misses Hardy as does Miz. Morrison tries a side kick on Hardy but misses and lays out Miz. Side effect and cover by Hardy but Morrison kicks out. Finlay runs in and hits the Celtic Cross on Hardy. Cover on Hardy but it's broken up. Missile dropkick by Finlay on Morrison. Cover but again, it's broken up. Matt whips Miz into the corner and clotheslines him. Matt bulldogs Miz and clotheslines Morrison on his way out. Finlay attacks Hardy and tries to pin him but it's a no-go. All four men seem desperate to try and steal a pin. It's sudden death! Morrison tries a springboard move but Matt catches him with a kick to the gut and finishes him with the Twist of Fate. Cover and we have a new number one contender.
WINNER: Matt Hardy (pins John Morrison).
After the match, ECW champion Mark Henry and his manager Tony Atlas come out to see the winner of the match.
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