ECW Report 7/08/08 - Dreams Crushed!!!
Submitted by Christopher Huynh on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 11:41 PM EST





Hello everyone and welcome to the land of extreme, ECW! I’m the current ECW reporter Christopher Huynh here to call the ECW reports. Tonight you will witness a confrontation between the current ECW champion Mark Henry against the heart and soul of ECW Tommy Dreamer. Will Dreamer overcome the giant or will the dream end? We will find out later on tonight…

ECW is presented to you in HD from Baton Rouge, Louisiana!

The show starts off ECW’s theme song “Don’t question my heart”

John Morrison and The Miz head towards the ring for the first segment of the night.

The segment starts off with Morrison and Miz quieting the crowd. Miz starts to talk about how they aren’t used to see Hollywood stars coming to the town and insults the crowd. Morrison and Miz tell the ladies to calm down for a moment while they introduce themselves. Morrison introduces himself and states that he isn’t giving any hurricane relief to the crowd. They continue to rant on and they talk about how they want some challengers for their titles. They go on stating how the dirt sheet is the number one rated web show on WWE.com. Finlay comes out saying that nobody wants to hear what they want to say. Morrison states that no one wants to hang out with Finlay but his little midget son. Finlay heads to the ring and Hornswoggle comes right from underneath the ring and heads inside. Finlay states that Hornswoggle isn’t the only one that’s underneath the ring. Miz and Morrison turn around and Hornswoggle sprays them with a water gun. Hornswoggle rolls out of the ring. Miz and Morrison recover and chase after him. Morrison runs right into Finlay who gives him a clothesline while Miz runs his way up the ramp. Finlay and Hornswoggle celebrate in the ring with the WWE tag team belts.

Segment Rating: The segment was an interesting one and might set up a match for The Great American Bash. The segment gets 7.5/ 10

**Commercials air here**

We return to the show and apparently Long has officiated a match.

Match #1: Finlay vs. The Miz

We see that Finlay is manhandling the Miz in the ring with a few clotheslines. Finlay then goes to work on the head with some knees to the face. Finlay steps on Miz’s hands and sets him up with a headlock. Miz shifts the balance and gets Finlay set up with a pin for a two count. Finlay throws Miz out of the ring and bashes him through the side of the ring. Finlay gets in the ring and Miz shortly follows. Finlay continues to gain the advantage and locks in headlock continuing the pressure in the head. Miz elbows his way out and whips Finlay off the ropes. Finlay however avoids the damage and continues the pursuit. Finlay tries to give the Miz a face full of turnbuckle but the Miz turns it around and gives Finlay some turnbuckle in his mouth instead. The match continues with Finlay gaining the upper hand outside the ring and throws Miz inside the ring. While the referee was distracted Morrison attacks Finlay on the outside. The Miz continues the pressure on Finlay and eventually gets an armlock on Finlay. Finlay tries to counter out of it but Miz gets back into the game. The match continues further and Miz starts to target Finlay’s arm with an armlock. Finlay however throws him off. Miz goes back in and locks back in the arm lock. Miz gets Finlay in the corner gives Miz a few clotheslines. Finlay goes for the pin and gets a two count. Finlay whips Miz into the corner and goes for a clothesline. Miz moves out of the way and rolls Finlay up for a pin attempt for a two count. Miz whips Finlay into a corner and hits a shining wizard. The referee pulled Miz back away from Finlay and the Miz starts to complain. Finlay grabs the Shillelagh and Morrison sees Finlay and takes the Shillelagh away from Finlay. Hornswoggle comes to Finlay’s aide and dropkicks Morrison on the face and helps Finlay out. Miz grabs a hold of Hornswoggle but Finlay sets Miz up for the Celtic cross. Finlay goes for the pin and gets the three count!

The winner of the match is Finlay!

Match Rating: The match was an exciting one. It was a great way to get the night started. The match gets 3 out of 5 stars.

We cut backstage and Teddy with Tiffany starts to talk. Armando comes in the room demanding his job back. Braden Walker walks into the room and Teddy states that he will get another chance to get it back and all he has to do is beat Walker.

**Edge vs. Triple H for the Bash promo airs**

**Commercials air here**

**Raw Rebound airs and it shows the fatal four way match. It then shows how Kane went on a rampage after losing the match to Batista. It ends with Kane stating these words; “Is he alive or dead” in a demonic voice**

Armando Estrada heads to the ring for his match.

Braden Walker goes to the ring for the match.

Match #2: Braden Walker vs. Armando Estrada

The match starts with both men locking up. Walker gets the advantage and flips Estrada off. They lock up again and Estrada gets thrown across the ring. It appears that they will lock up again but Estrada gets a cheap shot in and continues the attack with Walker in the corner. With a few counters and momentum switches Estrada still has the advantage. Estrada goes in and starts to pound on Walker. Estrada then locks in a body lock. Braden tries to break the lock but Estrada pulls Braden’s hair to bring him down. Estrada continues the body lock and Braden gets to a vertical base. Estrada however clubs Braden in the back and tries to suplex Braden to the mat but Braden turns it into a front slam. Braden gets into a corner and tries to rest. Estrada tries to stop Walker from resting but Walker continues the attack with a few clotheslines. The match continues with Braden gaining momentum. Braden gets to the top rope and connects with a diving cross body. Braden goes for the pin and gets the three count.

The winner of the match is Braden Walker!

Match rating: The match was great and pretty good to watch. I think that Braden is going to be a great addition to the ECW roster and will continue to improve. The match gets 2.5 out of 5 stars.

We cut backstage and Tony Atlas and Long talk backstage. Long offers Atlas to be the special ring announcer to the main event tonight for some extra cash and Atlas accepts. Long walks off and Mark Henry shows up. Henry says that he is a fan of Atlas’s wrestling back in the day. Henry continues on by stating that he couldn’t match up to how powerful he is. Atlas puts his hand out for a handshake from Henry but Henry walks away.

**WWE Magazine promo**

We return back stage and Lena interviews Rickie Ortiz who states that he is undefeated.

**They run a video package of Matt Hardy. It ends with Matt stating how now the world will see how he will do on his own**

We go backstage and Atlas shows up to meet Dreamer and Delaney. Dreamer talks about how Atlas helped train him in the past. Atlas wishes Delaney the best in the future and walks off.

**Commercials air here**

We return back to the show and see that Nunzio is in the ring waiting for his opponent to show up.

Evan Bourne makes his way to the ring for the third match of the night

Match#3: Evan Bourne vs. Nunzio

The match starts with both men locking up. Bourne gets behind Nunzio and Nunzio does vice versa. They break and Bourne does a couple of arm drags. Nunzio however throws a few boots to the abdomen of Bourne. Bourne however comes back with a very athletic kick to the head to Nunzio. Bourne goes for the pin and gets a tow count. The match continues with Bourne gaining more momentum. Bourne gets in a quick pin for two. Nunzio however turns the match around and works on Bourne in the corner. Nunzio goes for a pin and gets a two count. Nunzio locks Bourne in a back submission move and Bourne kicks his way out. Bourne starts to gain some momentum with a few kicks. Bourne then throws a hurricanrana on Nunzio then does another athletic kick. Bourne goes for the pin and gets a two count. The match continues with Bourne continuing the pressure on Nunzio. Bourne gets to the top rope and hits a shooting star press and gets the three count.

Match Rating: The match was exciting and thrilling. Bourne shows the world his athleticism and I think he is getting better and better. The match gets 2.5 out of 5 stars.

We go backstage and Henry meets up with Atlas saying that he knows that he is the special guest ring announcer and states that if he wanted to get some extra cash he should carry his bags after tonight.

**Ric Flair DVD promo**

**Commercials air here**

**C.M Punk vs. Batista at The Great American Bash promo airs**

We come back to the show and Atlas is announced to be the special announcer.

Atlas introduces Mark Henry.

Henry comes to the ring and gets some heat from the crowd.

Atlas introduces Dreamer.

Dreamer heads to the ring accompanied by Delaney.

Match #4: Mark Henry vs. Tommy Dreamer

The match starts off with Henry pushing Dreamer. Dreamer comes back with a few fists. Henry however comes back with a few of his own and a head butt to match. Henry whips Dreamer off the ropes and Dreamer runs right into Henry and comes crashing down. Henry grabs a hold of Dreamer’s hand and starts to twist it around. Dreamer gets to a vertical base but Henry gets him back to the ground. Henry then drops the elbow on Dreamer. Henry backs up onto the ropes and Delaney pulls the legs of Henry. Henry then goes outside and tries to attack Delaney. Atlas shows up and tries to protect Delaney. Atlas then throws Delaney into the announce table. Dreamer shows up and starts to question Atlas. Henry then picks Dreamer up for the world’s strongest slam. The referee calls for the bell and Atlas goes into the ring. Atlas announces that the winner of the match is Mark Henry!

Match Rating: The match was basically a beat down on Dreamer. ECW needs to do better for a main event or find someone to match up to Henry for the title. The match gets 2 out of 5 stars.

Quick Match Results:
Match 1: Finlay vs. Miz
Winner: Finlay after a Celtic Cross

Match 2: Braden Walker vs. Armando Estrada
Winner: Braden Walker after a diving crossbody

Match 3: Evan Bourne vs. Nunzio
Winner: Evan Bourne after a shooting star press

Match 4: Mark Henry vs. Tommy Dreamer
Mark Henry after a worlds strongest slam on the arena floor.

Highlight of the night: Finlay vs. Miz

Tonight’s show wasn’t all that great due to the main event. The main event didn’t put up much of a great showing. I think that if ECW is to progress further they will have to get an equal opponent for Mark Henry. Tonight’s show gets a rating of 6 out of 10 stars.

Now that Atlas has turned his back on Dreamer and Delaney will we see more of Atlas? How long will the path of destruction continue with Mark Henry? Did Finlay and Hornswoggle’s performance tonight set a message to the GM for a title shot?

There’s one way to find out and that is to tune in and watch ECW!

Do you have any questions, concerns, advice, or anything else to say to me? Well you can email me, Christopher Huynh, here at XChristopherHuynhX@yahoo.com

Good night everyone and see you next week!








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