ECW 1-2
    Submitted by Eddie Martin on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at 11:43 PM EST



    ECW opens with a video package hyping the main event title match between Rob Van Dam and Bobby Lashley. After the bodies hit the floor, Test is in the ring with the mic. Test reviews the three way match he won two weeks ago. Test says he is a winner and is always the winner, but the fans did not vote that way. Test says Rob Van Dam cannot beat him. Test says that title matches are not given away by voting, but by wins. Test says he will make another impact tonight.

    Test vs Sabu

    Sabu takes an early advantage with a flurry of rights. A dropkick to the knees and then the head of Test leads to a 2 count for Sabu. Test takes control of the match with a clothesline. Test sidewalk slam Sabu for 2. Test locks Sabu in a bear hug. Sabu battles out and connects on consecutive a springboard leg lariats. Test scoop slams Sabu and goes to the top rope. Test takes a boot to the face on his way down. Sabu hits Test with a spinning springboard DDT. Test regains the advantage and hits his spinning neck breaker to pick up the win.

    Winner: Test

    After a commercial break and Sandman video promo, Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay are in the ring for the next match

    Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay vs The Full Blooded Italians

    Burke starts the match with quick hands on Guido. Guido builds a little offense including a crucifix pin for 2. Burke tags in Terkay. Terkay belly to belly suplexes Guido and tags Burke back in. Guido tries to fight back but is met with consecutive suplexes. Guido makes the tag to Mamaluke. Mamaluke hits a series of punches followed by a cross body. Mamaluke goes for a bulldog, but Burke counters into a leg sweep. Burke tags Terkay in. Terkay hits Mamaluke with a head butt followed by a face plant. Terkay locks Mamaluke in a head submission for a tap out (Terkay’s butt was in the way of the camera angles.

    Winners: Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay

    Matt Striker gives a math lesson about next weeks match involving Hardcore Holly and CM Punk. Three minutes plus Punk’s Anaconda Vice is less than Hardcore Holly. Holly appears on screen and tells Punk that Punk cannot beat him and cannot make him tap out.

    Tommy Dreamer does a via satellite interview with Joey Styles after a video recap. Styles asks Dreamer if he has a death wish with the way he keeps coming after The Great Khali. Dreamer says that he does not have a death wish; it is just who he is and what he does. He will continue to put his body on the line and coming after Khali until he chops down the giant redwood.

    RVD is backstage and is asked by Rebecca if the New Year will see a new ECW champion. RVD says that it is the plan. RVD thanks Lashley for getting rid of Paul Heyman and thanks the ECW fans for voting him into the title match. Tonight’s winner will be R V D.

    Brad Armstrong joins Tazz and Styles on commentary for the next match

    Kevin Thorn w/ Ariel vs Balls Mahoney

    Thorn works over Balls back with clubbing blows. Thorn continues to land big blows to Balls head and chest. Thorn runs at Balls in the corner and misses. Balls hits his punch combo. Thorn hits Balls in the mouth with a hard shot to pick up the win.

    Winner: Kevin Thorn

    Backstage, Rebecca asks Lashley how he plans to defend his ECW title against RVD. Lashley talks about wrestling all his life. Lashley says he respects RVD’s ability but Lashley will walk in and leave ECW champion.

    Another commercial break and Tribute to the Troops promo takes us to Tazz talking with Vladimir Kozlov. He says he likes ECW very much and picks RVD to win the ECW title. Kozlov closes with “I love double double E, I love double double E, I love double double E.”

    ECW Title match
    Rob Van Dam vs Bobby Lashley

    The match starts with Lashley overpowering RVD’s offense. Lashley throws RVD off as if he weighed nothing. Back and forth chain wrestling. Lashley slams RVD to the mat and follows with a bear hug. RVD battles out to take a spine buster from Lashley. Lashley picks up RVD for a military press and throws him out of the ring. Back inside the ring, Lashley locks in the bear hug again. RVD fights out again and kicks Lashley in the face. RVD connects a springboard horse kick followed by a spinning leg lariat for 2. RVD land a split legged moonsault for 2. RVD goes for the monkey flip but Lashley counters into a belly to belly suplex. RVD tries for the windmill kick, but Lashley picks him up for the torture rack back breaker for 2. Lashley hits RVD with an 8 second delay suplex. Lashley sets up for the spear, but RVD converts into drop toe hold. RVD goes up top and hits Lashley with a thrust kick. RVD goes for rolling thunder but Lashley rolls out of the ring. Lashley pulls RVD to the outside and takes him down with a hard clothesline. Lashley gets into position to suplex RVD through the announce table. RVD counters and lays Lashley across the table. RVD goes to the ring apron to hit his spinning leg lariat. Before RVD can spell his name, Lashley stands up on the announce table. RVD goes to the second rope and takes Lashley down with a flying clothesline. Both men are down and the ref calls for the bell since neither man can continue (as in Sabu/Mysterio match at One Night Stand). The crowd chants BS as the show comes to a close.

    No Winner




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