ECW Recap 03.18.08

ECW Recap on Sci-Fi:

Kane came down to the ring to kick off ECW on Sci Fi. Joey Styles noted that Kane will be a part of the 24 man battle royal at Wrestlemania 24, with the winner going on to immediately challenge Chavo Guerrero for the ECW title.

Elijah Burke vs. Kane

Burke ducked out of the ring early then tried to grab Kane's legs. Kane gave him a serious kick sending Burke into the crowd barricade. Kane began to dominate back in the ring, using a sideslam to drop Burke, then several choke style submission holds. Kane took Burke to the corner for more punches then dropped him in the center of the ring for more punishment.

Tazz commented that Kane may be sending a message to Chavo as he kept Burke down in a chokehold. Burke tried to fight back and Kane punched him down. Burke finally gained some momentum off the ropes with a kick to Kane, a dropkick and then an attack in the corner. Burke tried to run at Kane for the Elijah Express in the corner, but Kane grabbed Burke by the throat, then slammed him down with a Chokeslam.

Winner: Kane wins via pinfall over Elijah Burke.

Backstage, ECW GM Armando Estrada shook hands with Mark Henry and wished him well. Chavo entered as Mark Henry was exiting. Chavo asked what was going on and Estrada said Mark Henry is now entered in the WM24 Battle Royal along with WWE Superstars like Great Khali, Big Daddy V and Kane. As Chavo protested the entrants, Colin Delaney came in. Chavo got on his case for interrupting, and Colin said Mr. Estrada told him to come in to discuss a contract. Chavo laughed and insulted Delaney. Estrada told Chavo he can blow off some steam tonight and fight Colin in a match, and if Colin wins, he's got his wrestling contract.

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Commercial for Wrestlemania XXIV shown to announce that the big event is just 12 days away. Following the commercial was a highlight piece on Floyd "Money" Mayweather discussing his origins and motivation for boxing as well as his career accomplishments.

James Curtis vs. Kofi Kingston

Curtis took control early on, until Kofi grounded him on the mat in a headlock. Curtis got up and tried to fight out, but was met by a Kofi Kingston dropkick and then more of a headlock down on the mat. Kingston came off the ropes once and delivered a shoulder to Curtis, but the next time Curtis caught him in the midsection with his knee. Curtis started to punch Kofi around the ring, and put an arm hold on him to keep him down.

Kofi finally used both feet to kick Curtis away, then started to fight back on his feet. Kofi used chops to Curtis' chest to drop him, then a side leg sweep. Kofi followed with a double leg drop on Curtis, and then the Jamaican Buzzsaw.

Winner: Kofi Kingston wins via pinfall over James Curtis.

CM Punk shown back in the locker room with Jesse and Festus. Punk tried to wave his hand in front of Festus, but Festus wouldn't respond. Jesse said once the bell rings, "that is the face of a man who can take it to the extreme".

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CM Punk, Jesse & Festus vs. Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison & The Miz

Joey Styles said on Friday's Smackdown Jesse & Festus will challenge The Miz and Morrison for the tag titles.

As the bell rang, Festus turned into a monster and everyone cleared out. Festus went out and retrieved Morrison, then brought him into the ring for a beatdown. After several moves on him, in came Jesse to splash onto Morrison. Several pins failed, and Morrison ended up taking control of Jesse. Miz came in and the tag champs threw Jesse to the ropes. Jesse caught the rope and tagged Punk. As Miz and Morrison charged at Jesse, he pulled the rope down and the champs fell out. Punk flew off the apron and landed on both men.

Meanwhile, Shelton came into the ring to attack Jesse, then went near Festus. Festus grabbed Shelton's arm and flung him out of the ring onto Miz and Morrison. Punk got back into the ring as ECW went to break.

ECW returned with Punk tossing Miz into the corner of the ring then kicking him in the back. Jesse taggged in and continued to beat up Miz with a rolling neck snap and pinfall attempt. Punk came in again and continued kicking away at Miz' legs. At one point, Morrison taunted Punk, but CM ran over and flung Morrison into the ring. Punk ran at Miz and delivered a knee to his face. As the ref was turned away, Shelton ran over, grabbed Punk and threw him down to the mat. Shelton took control from here over Punk. Shelton, Morrison and Miz isolated Punk for a while to keep him away from the tag. Punk eventually escaped using a kick to the back of Morrison's head.

Punk made the tag to Festus, as Morrison tagged in Miz. Festus want crazy, attacking all opponents and throwing Miz corner to corner. Festus hit the boot on Miz but Shelton and Morrison saved. Festus grabbed both men, then Jesse jumped off the ropes at Shelton. Festus tossed Morrison out, then was left alone with Miz to hit him with a Flapjack slam move.

Winner: CM Punk, Jesse & Festus win via pinfall over Shelton Benjamin, The Miz & John Morrison.

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Raw Rebound covered this past Monday Night's John Cena & Randy Orton vs. the Entire Raw Roster. After trying to overcome impossible odds, both Cena and Orton were left down on the mat by Umaga, before he chased JBL out of the ring and up the ramp. Triple H came to the ring last for the Raw roster, then delivered Pedigrees to both Cena & Orton to end Raw.

Joey Styles & Tazz ran down the card for Wrestlemania 24 including the Bunnymani match between WWE Divas, the WWE Triple Threat match, the World Heavyweight title match and Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show.

Styles and Tazz announced the next inductee into the Class of 2008 for WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. Eddie Graham is the next inductee and helped train many wrestlers. Eddie wrestled with his son Mike at one time and was also part of a tag team in Vince McMahon Sr's early wrestling program. Graham was also honored as a wrestler, promoter and is called "just one of the guys". Graham will be inducted by Dusty Rhodes at the ceremony, the night before WM24.

Colin Delaney shown walking backstage on his way out to the ring.

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Footage shown of Big Show at home discussing his match with Floyd Mayweather. Show said he'll box or wrestle Mayweather, no matter what he needs to do. Big Show said he feels bad for Mayweather and how he needs money to get his posse to hang around. Show said he never changes and is who he is. Footage shown of Show's home and his dogs plus his training regimen the last 2 years. Show said now Mayweather is in his wold and he wouldn't want to be him.

Tazz interviewed Colin Delaney in the ring asking if he's ready to compete despite last night's match against JBL. Colin said he's "a lot beat up" but is ready to compete if it will mean a WWE contract.

Colin Delaney vs. Chavo Guerrero
WWE Contract if Delaney Wins

Chavo took control early giving a knee to Colin's ribs then punching him around. Colin escaped Chavo at one point and delivered a dropkick, sending Chavo out of the ring. An angry Chavo returned to the ring to fight. Delaney held his ribs as Chavo charged and knocked him down. Guerrero began to pummel the rookie around the ring. The crowd got behind Delaney with a "COLIN" chant.

Chavo continued to dominate after some brief offense by Delaney. Colin looked lifeless as Chavo tossed him to the mat, then climbed the corner ropes. Chavo jumped for the Frogsplash just as Colin moved. Delaney failed at a quick pin attempt. Chavo became enraged and grabbed Delaney's arms then did a face first slam move to capture the pin.

Winner: Chavo Guerrero wins via pinfall over Colin Delaney.

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Tonight's ECW show will be available on streaming video tomorrow at 4PM on WWE.com.