411's ECW on Sci-Fi Report 1.13.09

Posted by Michael Bauer on 01.13.2009

Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy for the ECW Title. That's really all you need to know about this show.

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

411 Wrestling is hiring an Alternate ECW Recapper! Unlike my recaps, this is not meant to be a strict play by play. Past examples of what we are looking for can be seen if you look at The Palace of Wisdom that Wilcox did for a few weeks. You can always check The Dope on Smackdown or any other recap that isn't done live for other examples of what has been done in the past. Please send all samples to [e-mail]. It may seem like a small piece of 411mania, but all staff members get to participate in Roundtables all over the 411mania site, vote in the Wrestler of the Week, and get invited to join in on some of the most read articles on 411mania. Plus it is a ton of fun!

Now to the ECW Recap…

We open with a video package to hype up Jack Swagger vs. Matt Hardy for our main event tonight.

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker at ringside and guess who is dancing inside the ring…

DJ Gabriel and Alicia Fox vs. Paul and Katie Lea Burchill

The bell rings and it will be the women starting this mixed tag match. Katie Lea whips Alicia into the turnbuckle, but Alicia flips over and gets drilled with a back kick. Alicia gets a rollup after being thrown off the ropes. The ladies hit heads and the men get tagged in. Paul Burchill backs up Gabriel in the corner and uses the knee braces to his advantage. Gabriel gets choked on the second rope and Burchill hits a high knee to the face for a two count. Burchill with a neck vice as Alicia bounces up and down. Gabriel gets up, reverses a whip and slides under Burchill, and then hits a back suplex for two. Katie Lea breaks up the pinfall and both ladies tumble to the outside. DJ Gabriel goes up to the second rope and hits the Diving European Uppercut after the distraction for the three count at 3:00.

Winners: DJ Gabriel and Alicia Fox

Match Rating: ½* Ugh. That was nothing even close to special.

We get the video package from last night that announced Stone Cold Steve Austin as a member of the 2009 Hall of Fame. Very well done.

Back from the break and Tommy Dreamer comes out in a suit, which looks odd enough as it is. He has the microphone and says that he something to say despite the buzz about tonight's title match. Tommy says that it hard for him to express his emotions about entertaining the fans for the past 19 years in the ring. He refers himself to the heart and soul of ECW, because those three letters mean everything to him. He says he wouldn't change a thing as the "ECW" chants start. Tommy says he has reflected from inside and he says he is not the same man he used to be and the competition is ahead of him now. He says he doesn't have what it takes anymore, but he contract expires in five months. He wants to prove to himself and to everyone that he can still compete here and he can only do that by becoming ECW Champion one more time before he contract runs out. He starts crying as he says that if he can't, he will leave ECW. It is the only way he says he can look at himself in the mirror with pride and respect. He puts the microphone down and walks out.

We go to a video package for Jack Swagger and his rise up the ranks over the past few months. We then head to commercial.

Backstage, Ricky Ortiz is with Tiffany and they are about to kiss as Hornswoggle runs in to break up the moment with a symbol.

The Boogeyman vs. Sammy Savard

And cue Matt Striker's barf bag. While we are at it, how about a barf bag or a body bog for Sammy. The bell rings and Sammy starts punching away, but it has little effect. Boogeyman with a punch of his own and a hip toss. Boogeyman hits a headbutt and whips Sammy into the turnbuckle and hits the huge splash. Boogeyman lifts up Savard and hits the pumphandle slam and gets the three count at 1:00. Striker says, "And now for something completely different. Now comes the good part." HA!

Winner: The Boogeyman

Match Rating: DUD. A typical Boogeyman squash match.

It's the Smackdown Rebound with Jeff Hardy and his girlfriend being involved in a "Hit and Run accident" that had some of the worst acting ever.

We then go to Matt Hardy and Matt says that the accident to Jeff will not effect him tonight. Matt says that Jack Swagger has definitely earned his title shot, but he still hasn't beaten him and he not the ECW Champion. That match is up next after the commercial.

We are back and we have a Mr. McMahon video package to hype up his return to Raw on Monday Night next week.

ECW Title – Matt Hardy vs. Jack Swagger

We get the super special ring announcing for this matchup. Matt Hardy gets the normal huge ovation from the crowd. After the announcement of each man, the bell rings. They lockup and Matt Hardy gets a headlock, but it is reversed and some chin wrestling is broken up by the ropes. Lockup again and Swagger gets a hammerlock. Hardy turns into a suplex as we go to commercial after 1:00.

Back at 4:50 and Swagger has Hardy in a headlock, but Hardy escapes and whips Swagger off the ropes, hitting a hip toss. Hardy hits a bulldog and gets a two count. Headlock by Hardy, but Swagger whips Hardy into the ropes. Matt grabs on to the ropes. Matt hits a boot and goes to the ring apron. Matt hits a shoulder block and tries to leap back in, but gets drilled. Swagger goes outside and whips Hardy into the ring post. Swagger brings Hardy into the ring and focuses on the left shoulder. Hardy gets rammed into the turnbuckle, but fights out with a kick. Swagger catches him on the second try and drills Hardy's head right into the mat for a two count. Hardy gets dropped on his head again after he starts to escape a submission hold. Hardy starts fighting back , but Swagger blocks and hits a boot to the face for two. We go to another commercial at 8:30.

We return at 13:00 and Swagger has Matt Hardy locked in a reverse headlock, but Matt Hardy fights out and catches Jack ducking too early after a whip for a boot to the face. Matt heads up top, but Swagger catches him and hits a superplex. Jack crawls over and gets a two count. Swagger goes back to an arm wrench hammerlock, but Matt gets to the corner and Swagger kicks away. Matt put on the turnbuckle and Matt fights out of the superplex. Matt ducks down and hits a powerbomb, but Swagger kicks out at two! Matt tries for the Twist of Fate, but Swagger slips out and hits a belly to belly suplex for two. Striker notices the turnbuckle pad got ripped off during the powerbomb. Swagger tries for the gutwrench powerbomb, but Matt slips out and hits a side Russian Legsweep for two. Swagger shoves off the bulldog, but Matt Hardy hits the Side Effect for two. Swagger goes back to the left arm and sets Matt up by the turnbuckle. Swagger hits a splash after bouncing off the second turnbuckle for two. Matt fights off Swagger and goes to the top rope, but Swagger catches Matt again. Matt is up in the electric chair and Swagger throws him face first into that exposed turnbuckle. Matt looks out and Swagger hits the gutwrench powerbomb and gets the cover for the three count at 18:35!

Winner and NEW ECW CHAMPION: Jack Swagger

Match Rating: *** This was a really good match and Swagger proved that he belonged in that match against someone like Hardy.