411's ECW on SyFy Report 11.03.09

Posted by Michael Bauer on 11.03.2009

Regal finally gets a title shot and another debut of someone who looks familiar.

Welcome to the ECW on SyFy! As always, I am Michael Bauer, your 411 ECW Re-capper. And I'm back after bashing my hand into the edge of a counter at physical therapy. No, I'm not joking.

We open with clips from last week's ECW Title match between Christian and Yoshi Tatsu and the beat down afterwards by Regal and company.

And as Todd and Byron welcome us to ECW, Christian makes his way down to the ring and is focused. No gestures to the crowd or anything. He gets the microphone and proceeds to demand a match with William Regal and he wants it right now. Christian is about to go backstage after him, but Tiffany comes out to try and talk reasoning. She blames herself for Regal's attack last week and Christian says all Regal has ever done is disrespect her, the fans, and him. Christian begs for this match and doesn't care about him earning his shot. This brings out Regal and his henchmen and Regal now tries to play the advantage card. Christian is willing to put the title on the line, as he first won the title in this very building. Tiffany says they are both already booked, but Tiffany asks Regal if he accepts. And he doesn't??? Regal says he is control and that he will accept a match on his terms, which means it will be next week in England. Christian accepts, but Tiffany bans Kozlov and Jackson from ringside in that match. Now Regal is in action and he comes down to the ring, but Christian catches him with a baseball slide dropkick as he tries to enter and we go to commercial.

William Regal vs. Goldust

Back from the break and Regal is still holding his head. The bell rings and they lockup, but Regal backs Goldust into the rings and they trade blows before Regal get sent to the mat. Regal rolls outside and Goldust follows, drilling him. Back inside, Goldust hits a series of right hands and this continues on the floor. Regal bounces off the ring apron and rolled back in. Goldust hits the atomic drop and then starts punching away in the corner until he is shoved off. Regal now with forearms in the corner and a huge smash for a two count. Regal with a few crossfaces and locks in a headlock, grinding away at the face. Goldust to his feet and he escapes with punches into the gut and then gets the low uppercut. Goldust hits a series of clotheslines, but walks into a boot in the corner. Goldust then hits a powerslam for two, but he misses a charge in the corner. Regal backs up and hits the knee trembler for the three count at 4:00.

Winner: William Regal

Match Rating: *1/2 Not really that good of a match, but it got Regal his win.

Backstage, Rosa Mendes walks up to Zack Ryder admiring himself in the mirror. Zack goes into a fantasy world about Rosa's hotness and proceeds to explode his lotion bottle when she asks how Zack likes her dress. Okay, and Zack wasn't already a goof.

Back fro the break and Rosa starts blabbing about practicing for tonight and one of the crew members has to tell her to just get on with it.

Zack Ryder vs. Shelton Benjamin

Ryder still looks in awe of Rosa. The bell rings and they lockup, with Shelton getting a go behind into a headlock. Ryder bounces Shelton off the ropes and gets taken down with a shoulder block. Ryder ducks to the outside and starts talking to Rosa, but he gets inside fast enough to catch Shelton with a dropkick. Ryder drives Shelton into the corner and follows up with a face wash for a two count. Headlock applied by Ryder, but Shelton fights back up, before being tripped back down. Shelton again gets back to his feet and gets clubbed for his trouble. Ryder talks some trash and Shelton responds with a series of haymakers and a back body drop. Ryder whipped across and Shelton hits a huge splash. Shelton walks into a kick, but Ryder walks into the overhead belly to belly suplex. Ryder rolls to the floor and gets thrown back in quickly enough to catch Shelton with a shoulder to the gut and slingshot him into the ring. Ryder then again gets distracted by Rosa and turns right into PayDirt. Shelton makes the cover and the pinfall.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin

Match Rating: *3/4 The whole Rosa deal was not needed here and took away from the match.

WWE.com is trying to find Parts Unknown… why??

In the ring is Paul and Katie Lea Burchill in the ring and Paul starts talking about asking for the Hurricane and he gets cut off by the music of the Hurricane. And out comes the masked hero with his Singapore cane. Hurricane is told that Halloween is over, but for some people is lasts all year long, like Katie Lea. They both have had enough of each other and Paul calls Hurricane a fraud. Paul is jealous of the mindless freaks backing the Hurricane instead of a well spoken man. Hurricane says chicks dig the superheroes. Burchill then challenges him to one more match. If Burchill wins, the Hurricane unmasks. If Hurricane wins, than Burchill leaves ECW. Hurricane says he never backs down from a fight and he agrees to the match.

Backstage, Washington is pissed that Regal made him lose his Rent-a-Center deposit from Regal's actions. He wants Tiffany to buy a whole new set, with all the trimmings, including a sound board machine for Tony. Out from Tiffany's office walks some new guy, who happens to be Vance Archer. Tiffany calls him intense as we go to commercial.

What the hell did I do to deserve a Raw Rebound with the "Raw got Talent" segment?

Vance Archer vs. Logan Jones

Vance does look intense and the music proves it. Holy crap! That's Lance Hoyt?!? I have never seen him with short hair. Uh oh, we have the hometown kid. The bell rings and Vance just shoves him to the floor. Vance catches him coming into the ring with a kick to the gut. Vance hits a chop in the corner and drills him with a belly to belly suplex. Vance hits a reverse DDT and gets the pinfall to end the match in 50 seconds or less.

Winner: Vance Archer

Match Rating: ½* Now that is a squash match.

Backstage, Christian and Yoshi walk to the ring for their tag match.

Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson vs. ECW Champion Christian and Yoshi Tatsu

Kozlov and Jackson start in the ring, way to give away the result. The bell rings and Tatsu starts with Jackson. Jackson chucks Tatsu to the mat, but Tatsu goes to the kicks and brings Jackson down with a series of dropkicks for a one count with a huge press. Kozlov tagged in and Yoshi again goes to the kicks. He avoids a huge boot, but can't avoid the headbutt to the gut and gets backed into the corner. Jackson tagged in and he drills Yoshi with a knee to the chest. Yoshi locked in an underhook and clubbed by Jackson. Kozlov tagged in and he drills Yoshi with shoulder blocks in the corner. Kozlov with headbutts and a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Jackson tagged in and he locks with arms of Yoshi for a submission hold. Yoshi gets clubbed and sent to the corner, but he avoids the charge of Jackson and tags in Christian. Kozlov also tagged in and he runs into a boot from Christian. Christian hits the diving back elbow, but gets caught when he goes for the missile dropkick. Kozlov slams him down and lifts him back up, but Christian slips out and hits an inverted DDT. Jackson breaks up the pin and gets dumped to the floor by Christian and Tatsu. Tatsu flies to the outside and Christian gets caught with a fallaway slam. Christian avoids a charge in the corner and hits a Tornado DDT. Christian hits the KillSwitch on the first try and gets the three count at 6:00. Regal attacks after the bell and it takes Jackson's help to ground Christian, before Regal applies the Regal Stretch on the floor, with Christian pretty much out cold to end the broadcast.

Winners: Yoshi Tatsu and Christian

Match Rating: ** Decent match, about what I would expect with Kozlov and Jackson on one side and Tatsu in most of the time.