ECW – 1st April 2008
Segment 1
The show kicks off with the ECW highlights from Wrestlemania XXIV, including CM Punk winning the Money In The Bank match, as well as, Paul Heyman and RVD’s unexpected return, resulting in RVD becoming the new ECW Champion.
Segment 2
Tazz and Joey Styles welcome everyone to this edition of ECW! They announce that CM Punk will be here with a huge follow-up announcement to his announcement on RAW last night.
Segment 3
ECW General Manager Armando Alejandro Estrada comes out to the ring.
Estrada: “I, Armando, Alejandro, Estrrradaaaa, have two pieces of ah business to take care off tonight! First-a-lee, I would like to ask CM Punk to come out to here and explain what in theee world ‘e was doing on last-ah ‘s RAW!”
[Estrada waits for CM Punk]
Punk’s music hits out over the speakers and he makes his way out to the ring, still with briefcase in hand. Once in the ring, Punk grabs a microphone.
Punk: “I think it’s pretty clear to everyone who saw what I had to say last night, just what I was doing there! And that was to announce my intent to go after John Cena and the WWE Championship! Unfortunately, that also means the end of my run here on ECW.”
[Crowd begin a “One more match!” chant]
Estrada: “You can not just ah-leave ECW like that!”
Punk: “This letter from the WWE Board says differently!”
[Crowd continue “One more match!” chant]
Estrada: “Everybody wants one-ah more CM Punk match herrrre on ECW? Well that ah-brings me conveniently onto-ah my second piece of business. Please welcome, ECW’s newest star…Umaga!”
Umaga’s music hits and he makes his way out to the stage. He does all that savage, “grr” stuff, which goes down pretty well with the crowd.
Estrada: “So tonight, it’s going to be Umaga vs CM Punk!”
[A crew member speaks to Estrada]
Estrada: “Well, as this is actually ECW, we’re only allowed an hour of crap so pretty much I’m going to throw this match, in with RVD vs John Morrison. It’s going to be RVD and Punk vs Umaga and Morrison in a Tables match!”
Tazz: “Wow, what a main event this promises to be!”
Styles: “Oh my God! Except we both actually know it doesn’t promise to be anything but crap-tacular Tazz.”
Tazz: “Haha! Crap-tacular! Nice Styles!”
Segment 4
The Miz vs Balls Mahoney
The Miz wins a pretty boring match after rolling Mahoney up and using the ropes for leverage. The Miz showed some nice moves but the crowd did not seem to be interested at all in the match.
After the match is over, unknown music plays out over the sound system, but noone appears!
Segment 5
We are backstage and are following RVD down a corridor. RVD walks into a locker-room. Upon entering there is a large cloud of over-hanging smoke. Sitting in the corner is Sabu with what looks like…
"We apologise for this loss of transmission. We are currently doing our best to rectify this problem."
Segment 6
Tommy Dreamer vs Shelton Benjamin
A lot of near falls in this match. Both men got some really strong offence in. Crowd were a lot hotter for this match.
Tommy gets the first near fall after hitting Dreamer Driver, but Shelton kicks out late at two. Shelton comes back into the match, eventually hitting his superkick for a near-fall of his own.
Shelton continues to dominate, thanks to an unnoticed poke to the eye. Shelton follows this up with the T-Bone Suplex for the win!
Segment 7
Estrada is seen backstage talking to Umaga.
Estrada: “So do you know if I’m meant to act like I know you or not?”
Umaga: “Naw. I was wondering that myself.”
Crew member: “You’re already on you know.”
Estrada: “We’re on? What? Oh shit! Shit, shit, shit! Vince is going to kill us!”
Segment 8
Tazz: “Alright, up next is yet another Extreme Expose, featuring Kelly Kelly, just what we need!”
Styles: “…Yeah.”
Kelly Kelly makes her way out to the ring. Kelly Kelly taunts to the crowd. Kelly Kelly begins to dance. There are a few teens in the crowd who think this is the greatest thing ever, namely the ones who are pitching tents. Kelly Kelly continues to dance, and dance, and dance. Some fifteen minutes later, the music cuts off and Big Daddy V comes out and flattens Kelly Kelly. A further signal to the Women’s Division that this “Wo-monster” means business.
Styles: “Thank God that’s over!”
Tazz: “Actually we're still on air.”
Styles: “Oh shi…Actually…I don’t even care anymore.”
Segment 9
Tazz announces that Estrada has been removed from his position as General Manager of ECW and that there is expected to be an announcement before the end of the show regarding the new General Manager.
Segment 10
Rob Van Dam and CM Punk vs John Morrison and Umaga – Tables Match
One of these thrown together tag teams worked a lot better than the other, that being RVD and Punk worked well together.
Umaga immediately went after Punk, leaving RVD and Morrison to also fight. RVD hits Morrison to the outside, before diving onto him on the outside!
RVD immediately brings the table into play! He hits Morrison on the back with it before sliding it into the ring.
Umaga has taken control of CM Punk by this stage and has him set up in the corner, in preparation for the Samoan Wrecking Ball! However, upon the table being slid into the ring, Umaga goes and looks at it, before picking it up. He then sets it up behind CM Punk, before charging! But this extended time has allowed Punk to recover and CM he manages to roll out of the way. Umaga goes through the table and becomes the first man eliminated!
Morrison, who has taken control of RVD by this stage, thanks to a little help from the steel steps, cannot believe what Umaga has done! He begins to shout at the Samoan Bulldozer who does not take kindly to this. Umaga clambers out of the ring and gets in Morrison’s face who is still shouting! Umaga suddenly grabs Morrison and hits him with the Samoan Spike! Morrison falls to the ground holding his throat! Umaga then begins to leave.
Punk climbs to the outside to join Van Dam and Morrison who are both still out, however RVD is beginning to recover. Punk rolls Morrison back into the ring, along with another table. He then proceeds to hit the GTS! Punk then has the time to set up the table. By this time RVD has made it to his feet, he notices, Punk forcing Morrison onto the table. RVD suddenly springs to life and climbs to the top…Five Star Frog Splash! Morrison goes through the table! Punk and RVD with the victory!
Punk celebrates in the ring with RVD when suddenly from out of the crowd comes Shelton. He climbs into the ring unnoticed by RVD and Punk, when he pounces and connects with the T-Bone Suplex!
Punk looks at Shelton, before he can react, Shelton has already left the ring!
Styles: “Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!”
Tazz: “Styles!”
Styles: “Sorry, got stuck on repeat there Tazz! But Oh my God, Benjamin!”
Tazz: “Yeah, sending a message to RVD!”
Styles: “And that’s it folks for tonight, we’ve ran out of time.”
Tazz: “What about the GM announcement?”
Styles: “Shit! I think everyone knows who it’s going to be anyways Tazz.”
Tazz: “Shut up Joey! Tune in next week to find out the new General Manager of ECW!”