ECW Recap 08.25.09

ECW Recap from Phoenix, AZ:

ECW opened with highlights from Summerslam 2009, with Christian defending the title against William Regal. Regal came to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Regal got in the ring and taunted Christian then turned to take his robe off. Just as the bell sounded, Christian grabbed him and hit Killswitch for a quick pinfall win. After the match, Jackson, Kozlov and Regal gave him a beat down.

After Josh Matthews welcomed fans to the show, William Regal came down to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. Matt Striker referred to it as the "International Triumphant of Doom". Regal said the fans were looking at the reason ECW will never be the same again. Regal then insulted the fans and said only he had the power it took to unite these two physical specimens. Regal turned his attention to Christian, saying the time for a new champion is now. Regal continued speaking, but just then Christian's music hit and the champ came out from backstage.

With a mic in hand, Christian addressed Regal and said he already beat him in an ECW Championship match, a record setting 8 second match. Christian continued to say it was 8 seconds, angering Regal. Regal then demanded a rematch, or he said they'd make him regret ever winning the ECW Championship. Christian began calling Regal "Bill", and Regal told him he's not a commoner. Christian said he'd like to move on to other challengers now. Just then ECW GM Tiffany came out, and told Regal if he wanted another shot at the title he'll need to earn it, by beating Christian in a match tonight.

A promo video of the Goldust Sheamus rivalry was shown, with Striker saying the rivalry would continue next.

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Goldust vs. Sheamus

Early on Sheamus threw Goldust to the corner and slapped him several times. Goldust responded by jumping on Sheamus, punching away, then whipping him chest first to the corner to clothesline him down. Sheamus came back quick though with a backwards slam to bring Goldust down. Sheamus started to dominate from here, wearing Goldust down on the mat. Once Goldust was finally up, Sheamus sent him to the ropes with Goldust coming back to drop down and punch Sheamus. From there Goldust with a powerslam as Sheamus was sent to the ropes. Goldust hit a Flatliner to slam Sheamus to the mat, but only got a 2 count. Sheamus rolled to the outside.

Goldust went over to grab Sheamus, but Sheamus yanked him by the feet out of the ring . The two started to brawl outside the ring as the ref was counting. The two continued to fight with Goldust jumping on Sheamus, and whipping him into the steel steps.

Winner: Double countout of Sheamus and Goldust.

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As ECW returned, Matthews and Striker discussed Summerslam and thanked Aerosmith for the theme song.

Backstage, The Bella Twins convinced Shelton Benjamin to sing in his Louis Armstrong voice. Zack Ryder came up to interrupt his singing and put his arms around Bella Twins. Shelton told them to excuse he and Ryder, then said he was about smack Ryder. The two began arguing over who was better in the ring, until GM Tiffany came up to intervene. She told Ryder to go get ready for his tag match against Tyler Reks & Yoshi Tatsu, with his partner Shelton Benjamin.

Striker and Matthews discussed the Paul Burchill and Hurricane Helms saga. They cut to highlights of their match last week, when Hurricane hit the Eye of the Hurricane for the win. Matthews said Hurricane and Burchill will go one on one this Thursday on Superstars.

Courtney Taylor interviewed Paul Burchill and Katie Lea backstage. Courtney asked Burchill about his match against Hurricane this week. Burchill said don't insult him by calling him anything but Gregory Helms. Burchill said after Thursday Helms won't be saving anyone anymore. The duo left with Katie Lea brushing her arm against Courtney on the way out.

William Regal was shown chatting with Kozlov and Jackson backstage about strategy for his match tonight.

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Yoshi Tatsu & Tyler Reks vs. Zack Ryder & Shelton Benjamin

A backstage promo video was shown in the corner of the screen with Yoshi and Reks. Reks said even though they're from opposite ends of the Pacific they have a common bond. Yoshi spoke in Japanese and then gave the cowabunga surfer sign, so Reks did too.

At one point in the match, Shelton had control and dragged Reks over so he could tag in Ryder. Ryder started adjusting his knee pad and turned away from the tag. Reks took advantage with a rollup on Shelton for a 2 count. After a series of dropkicks from Reks, Shelton escaped to recover near the ropes and Ryder slapped him for a blind tag. Ryder came in to start pounding Reks' head onto the mat, then put on a chinlock. Reks and Ryder hit a double cross body at one point, allowing Shelton and Yoshi to each tag in.

Yoshi had serious momentum with a series of moves on Shelton including double knees to his chest. Yoshi climbed to the corner for a move, but Shelton was up and ran over to slam him off. Ryder started demanding a tag in, so Shelton grabbed him and threw him over the ropes into the ring. With Ryder down, Shelton walked towards him, but Ryder shoved Yoshi into Shelton. Shelton went flying out of the ring, and Ryder prepared to finish off Yoshi. Yoshi turned and hit a roundhouse kick on Ryder to take the win.

Shelton went back into the ring to confront Zack Ryder over the loss. Ryder started to explain his position, but Shelton wasn't having it and hit Paydirt on him.

Winners: Yoshi Tatsu and Tyler Reks win via pinfall over Shelton Benjamin and Zack Ryder.

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ECW returned with the Summerslam video package which included various celebrities in LA who were out to see the event. Also shown was Summerslam Axxess which included superstar and diva appearances.

Christian vs. William Regal

Regal was accompanied to the ring by Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov. As Christian got in the ring, Jackson and Kozlov began to stare him down until Regal backed them off and made them leave the ring.

Christian gained control in the match using a series of moves including a baseball slide dropkick to send Regal down outside the ring. Christian prepared to jump off the apron at Regal, but he hid behind Jackson and Kozlov forcing Christian to reconsider. ECW went to commercial.

ECW returned from a break with Regal in control. After throwing Christian down, Regal went for a running knee with Christian avoiding it. Christian hit a Sunset Flip from the corner, and Regal kicked out of the pin. Regal went to the outside and Christian went for him from the apron. Regal grabbed Christian's arm and flipped him down onto the outside floor. Christian barely made it back into the ring at 9.

Regal started to use a series of forearm uppercuts to knock Christian down. As Regal whipped him to the corner and charged, Christian fought back. Christian was visibly worn out as Regal continued to attack. Christian managed a backslide pin but Regal kicked out and leveled Christian. On the mat, Regal wore him down in a submission hold. Christian mounted a serious offensive attack though to comeback, hitting a series of punches on Regal followed by a missile dropkick from the corner, and then double knees from the corner. Christian with a Tornado DDT from the corner, but Regal kicked out of another pin.

Things got crazy as Regal was tossed to the outside. Christian went out to get him and Kozlov was standing nearby. As Christian tossed Regal into the ring, he turned and punched Kozlov hard in the face. Christian got back in the ring as the ref was distracted by Jackson on the apron. Regal sent Christian to the ropes where Kozlov was waiting to battering ram him in the gut. Christian was stunned by it and Regal came running off the ropes with his running knee to win it.

Jackson and Kozlov got into the ring after the bell to raise up Regal's arms in victory as they looked down at Christian on the mat.

Winner: William Regal wins via pinfall over Christian to earn a rematch for the ECW Title.

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