411's ECW on SyFy Report 11.17.09

Posted by Michael Bauer on 11.17.2009

CM Punk makes his return to ECW as The Hurricane and Paul Burchill finally settle the score once and for all!



Welcome to the ECW on SyFy! As always, I am Michael Bauer, your 411 ECW Re-capper.

And we open with… CM PUNK!!! HELL YEAH! Punk says how he started in ECW and was ECW Champion before becoming three time straight edge World Champion. Punk says that him going to the ring tonight will be the loudest ovation in ECW history. For tonight Christian will team with R-Truth to face William Regal and CM Punk in a Survivor Series Preview.

Zack Ryder and Rosa Mendes come down to the ring and Ryder just can't stop smiling. Not that I fully blame him. Ryder says he is not here to talk about him and re-introduces us to Rosa Mendes. Ryder says his whole life has changed and just melts over Rosa. He says he so lucky to have her in his corner. She starts blabbing about comparing shopping to Ryder's match with Benjamin last week. Ryder says he wants Rosa in his corner again when he challenges Shelton again. And out comes Shelton to stop Rosa from gabbing, much to the crowd's pleasure. Shelton accepts the challenge, but he wants Ryder in the corner so that he can wrestle Rosa. Shelton calls Ryder a tool, but that he should change his name to Black & Decker, because he has become a power tool. Ryder will take the match, but not now and says Shelton should never disrespect his girl. Rosa gets in Shelton's face long enough for Ryder to get a cheap shot and bail. Shelton looks barely faced by the shot.

We get a video package for The Hurricane and Paul Burchill, encompassing the whole feud over the past few months. They meet for the last time, next.

Career vs. Mask - Paul Burchill (with Katie Lea) vs. The Hurricane

Just by the look on Paul's face, I can feel like it is his last match on ECW. It's almost like a very bad poker face. The bell rings and they lockup, with Burchill getting a go behind. Hurricane whips Burchill around and both get a near fall. Hurricane with a headlock takedown and backs up Burchill to the corner. Burchill goes to the floor after the break and comes back in, quickly backing Hurricane into the corner. Hurricane whipped across and he leaps up and sends Burchill to the floor with a head scissors. Hurricane runs off the ropes and connects with a flying tope. Burchill rolled in and nearly gets pinned. Hurricane drops the leg and goes to the headlock. Burchill whips Hurricane and Katie Lea grabs the leg of Hurricane. The superhero turns around and Burchill drills him with a back suplex. Both men are down as we go to commercial at 3:15.

Back at 6:30 and Burchill has Hurricane in a chin lock, but Hurricane fights back to his feet. Hurricane punches his way out, but has a whip reversed into a short-arm clothesline. Burchill drops the knee down on the chest and go to a version of a sleeper. Hurricane tries to punch out and slips out of a back suplex, but gets killed with a clothesline for another two count. Burchill stomps away on Hurricane and starts punching away in the corner. Hurricane whipped across, but he avoids the charge in the corner. Hurricane and Burchill trade right hands. Burchill backs off the ropes and Hurricane connects with the Lou Thesz Press. Burchill reverses a whip, but runs into a boot. Burchill now send into the corner and Hurricane hits a flying clothesline for two. Burchill slips out of the Eye of the Hurricane and hits a leaping back heel kick for two. Burchill again slips out of the Eye and hits a Northern Lights Suplex for two. Hurricane sent to the corner, but he gets a boot up and hits the Hurricarana for two. Hurricane lines up for the Shining Wizard, but Katie Lea again distracts the Hurricane and Burchill throws him chest first into the corner. Burchill connects with the Jackhammer and Hurricane kicks out at two! Hurricane slips out of a second one and hits the Eye of the Hurricane, but Burchill kicks out at two! Hurricane goes up top, but gets caught. Burchill also climbs up and Hurricane gets the advantage. Hurricane leaps off the top rope and connects with what looked like a swinging neckbreaker off the turnbuckle. Dang! Hurricane crawls over and gets the three count at 12:55 to send Paul Burchill packing from ECW! After the bell, Burchill realizes what happened and Katie Lea joins him in the ring, half in tears.

Winner: The Hurricane

Match Rating: **3/4 That was a great feud ender as I could ask for not much more.

Backstage, Punk meets up with Tiffany and understands that she is not straight edge, as she likes to drink. Tiffany says that she is not some prude anti-social person and that Punk needs to loosen up, have fun, and be a human being. Punk sold that so good and Tiffany didn't even need to act there.

And did you know? Last week, more men watched ECW than Larry King Live. No shit, really?

Vance Archer vs. Johnny Andrews

Ok, time to die Johnny. The bell rings and Johnny goes down in one punch before getting thrown chest first into the corner. Vance stomps away and then squashes his chest on the post. Vance mounts and punches away before lifting the kid up and spinning him into a flapjack. Vance ends it at 1:00 after connecting with the scoop slam into the reverse DDT.

Winner: Vance Archer

Match Rating: ¼* Squash match, what else can be said?

After a Survivor Series rundown, we got backstage, where CM Punk runs into Christian. Punk reminds us all that he used to be champion and Christian is interested in straight edge life. Christian asks him if he can hold hands with a girl and if he gets grounded for missing curfew. Christian gets the cheap pop and calls Punk a nerd. Punk asks for a little respect as a former ECW, Tag Team, and World Champion and Christian says that's the point. Punk was a champion, Christian still is.

Back from the break and we get the New York video package from last night. Now, this made sense while in Madison Square Garden, but not when in Philadelphia. But this video is actually edited to include the main event from last night.

CM Punk and William Regal vs. ECW Champion Christian and R-Truth

Josh Matthews bring up the Second City Saint reference for CM Punk, which now definitely makes me not miss Matt Striker. Punk and Regal shake hands after seeming to get on the same page quickly. R-Truth actually seemed to get the best reaction somehow. No idea how. I'm actually surprised he didn't have Christian say "What's Up!" Nah, too many bad memories from the Dudley Boys. The bell rings and Christian starts with Punk. Punk shoves him and gets shoved down. Christian goes after Regal and tags in R-Truth. They hit stereo dropkicks on Regal and Punk as we go to commercial after a quick 50 seconds.

We come back to the action at 4:50 and Regal gets brought down with a head scissors by R-Truth. Punk gets tagged in and R-truth throws him to the floor. Regal comes over to check on Punk and they both get drilled with the baseball slide by Christian and a dive to the floor by R-Truth. R-Truth gets cheap shotted by Regal and Punk is ready, attacking the knee that Regal went after. Regal tagged in and he drops the knee on R-Truth's knee. Punk tagged back in and he twists the leg around his knee, screaming at Christian about who's the nerd now. Punk tags in Regal, who keeps R-Truth from the tag. Regal jerks the knee and gets a near fall, before tagging in Punk. Punk with a scoop slam, but he misses a leg drop. Punk dropkicks the knee of R-Truth and tags in Regal, who kicks the leg before bringing him up, but R-Truth hits an enziguri. Christian gets the tag, as does Punk. Christian hits a series of haymakers and brings Punk to the corner for the Tornado DDT, which gets two. Christian knocks off Regal and hits the second rope diving elbow. Punk blocks the KillSwitch, Christian block the Go2Sleep, Punk blocks again and hits the high knee in the corner, but Christian blocks the bulldog and hits the inverted DDT. Regal breaks up the pin and R-truth attacks, but hurt his leg doing a dropkick. Christian goes for the KillSwitch again, but Regal hits the Knee Trembler. Punk lifts up Christian and GO2SLEEP! Punk covers the ECW Champion and gets the three count at 11:00.

Winners: CM Punk and William Regal

Match Rating: **3/4 Pretty good tag match here, but can't say I agree with Christian eating a pin.