ECW Recap 10.13.09

ECW Recap from University of KY:

The show opened with Ezekiel Jackson and Vladimir Kozlov arriving out for the opening match. Matthews and Striker were on commentary to cover tonight's show.

Goldust vs. Ezekiel Jackson

Early on Goldust was flattened to the mat by Jackson, but he recovered as he struck Jackson through the ropes from the outside. They battled in the ring with Goldust coming off the ropes and getting leveled by a clothesline. Jackson tossed him to the corner to pound away on the bizarre one, then did a running hip splash for further destruction. Goldust escaped the near fall. Jackson locked in a tight Bear Hug on Goldust, with Goldust punching out of it. Jackson shoved him to the ropes to chop him back down. Jackson had another near fall then used a submission hold on the mat. Goldust got to his feet but was slammed backwards for another close pinfall.

As the match continued, Goldust built some momentum with a takedown as he was whipped to the ropes. Jackson escaped the pinfall, and Goldust hit a Flatliner to plant Jackson face first into the mat. Goldust started to climb the corner, with Kozlov distracting. Jackson ran over to boot Goldust off the corner down to the mat. He finished with the one-armed slam move to win it.

Jackson and Kozlov stood in the ring above the fallen Goldust for a bit, before Kozlov picked him up for another finisher.

Winner: Ezekiel Jackson wins via pinfall over Goldust.

Striker and Matthews covered the replay of how Yoshi Tatsu defeated William Regal last week in singles competition. Regal had his foot clearly under the bottom rope, but the ref missed it on the pinfall. During the main event match of Christian vs Zack Ryder, Regal was at ringside with Jackson and Kozlov. Regal interfered when he attacked Christian to cost Ryder the match. Ryder complained so Kozlov & Jackson beat him up. Tonight, Ryder teams up with Regal to face Christian & Yoshi Tatsu in a tag team match.

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William Regal was backstage pacing, when Zack Ryder came up to him. Ryder said Regal and his boys cost him the match because Regal is threatened by him. Ryder told Regal he's not so tough without his boys around. Just then Kozlov and Jackson were standing behind him, so Ryder stopped talking. Regal gave Ryder a talk, and told him to pay close attention. Regal said Ryder better work with him to win tonight or else things will be even worse than what happened last week.

Sheamus got in the ring to discuss his match against Shelton last week on WWE Superstars. He said technically the record books claim that Shelton won, but Sheamus said the footage shows what really happened. He had them replay it as he punished Shelton's hurt shoulder repeatedly until the ref called for a DQ. Sheamus talked about Shelton arriving to WWE about 10 years ago with a lot of talent but that he hasn't done much with it. Sheamus said he can see Shelton has a lot of talent but has never been at the top of the WWE. Sheamus said he'll use Shelton as a stepping stone to get to the top. Sheamus said WWE has a lot of extra baggage now, and he suggested they leave, follow or get out of his way. Sheamus said the Celtic Warrior will be the only man standing at the top after it all.

Paul Burchill was shown walking with his sister Katie Lea backstage on the way out to the upcoming match against The Hurricane.

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Josh Matthews and Matt Striker discussed CM Punk's victory over Batista on Smackdown last week. They said fans can log onto WWE.com for more info including photos, videos and news.

The Hurricane vs. Paul Burchill

Hurricane wound up on the apron during the match and tried to go at Burchill. Burchill rammed into him to knock him to the outside, then went out to toss him into the apron. Back in the ring, Burchill used a barrage of moves including an armbar submission to wear him down. Hurricane fought to his feet, but Burchill grabbed his arm and dropped down to hurt him more.

Hurricane gained momentum as he kicked Burchill from the corner. Helms started to punch away on Burchill as he came off the ropes, then went to whip him to the corner. Burchill reverse whipped with Hurricane giving him the elbow as he charged him. After a hurricanrana, Hurricane had a near fall, and as they stood up Burchill grabbed his arm to plant Hurricane into the mat. The two men fought up on the corner, with Hurricane dropping Burchill off. As Burchill stood up, Hurricane hit a flying bodypress for another near fall.

Burchill continued going after Hurricane's hurt arm. He got on the corner, but Hurricane got up to go for a Hurricanrana. Burchill stayed on the corner, causing Hurricane to fall down to the mat. After a dangerous buster, Burchill was able to capture the pinfall victory.

Winner: Paul Burchill wins via pinfall over The Hurricane.

Striker and Matthews reminded fans that the main event will pit Yoshi Tatsu & Christian against Ryder & Regal.

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As ECW returned, Matthews & Striker noted that "Step Up (I'm On It)" by Maylene & The Songs of Disaster is the official theme song for Bragging Rights PPV.

They covered the whole Randy Orton & John Cena rivalry as it's gone down since Hell in a Cell. Cena and Orton agreed to fight at Bragging Rights in the final chapter of their rivalry, a 60 minute Iron Man match with Anything Goes. Orton added in that if Cena loses he will leave Raw as well. In their Bragging Rights match, whoever scores the most pinfalls or submissions in the 1 hour time limit will be the winner, and WWE Champion. Also at Bragging Rights is the World Heavyweight Title Fatal Fourway, and an epic 7 on 7 tag match between Raw & Smackdown.

Yoshi Tatsu was doing some calisthenics backstage to warm up for the tag match. Christian came in to ask if he was ready to go. Yoshi admitted he was focused but nervous. Christian asked why, and Yoshi spit out a lot of Japanese. Christian joked about it. He then said every week Yoshi gets in the last "thank you", but he's not falling for it now. Christian pretended he saw baseball player Ichiro and Yoshi looked. Christian said "thank you" and tried to leave. Yoshi turned back and bowed to say "Thank you". Christian came back, and told him it was time to go, then chuckled as they headed out.

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Yoshi Tatsu & Christian vs. William Regal & Zack Ryder

Early on it was Ryder and Tatsu, with Yoshi using a series of armbar takedowns to bring Ryder to the mat. Ryder got to his feet, but Yoshi pulled him over to tag in Christian. Christian continued yanking on the arm and tried a headlock, as Ryder sent him against the ropes. Christian came back to drop Ryder again. Ryder finally got him with a knee to the gut, then flattened him in the corner, before stomping on him. Ryder continued the onslaught, until he missed on a charge at Christian in the corner. Christian sent him to the outside, so Regal went to get Ryder up. Christian ran and hit a baseball dropkick to send Regal into Ryder, then ran and jumped off the corner onto both men outside the ring.

ECW returned with Regal battling Christian in the ring. Christian started ramming Regal in the corner, then brought him to a seated position for a kick to the back. Regal reverse-whipped Christian to the corner then leveled him, before tagging Ryder back in. Regal had Christian seated on the corner, but the champ flew off to take Regal down. Christian made a hot tag to Yoshi, as Ryder tagged in. Yoshi with a flurry of quick offensive moves, including a spin kick from the ropes.

Yoshi was in control and kicked Ryder as he was seated on the mat. Ryder shoved Yoshi back towards Regal, then went over to get in Christian's face. The ref walked over to calm Christian down, and Regal snuck in to hit Yoshi. Ryder with a neckbreaker, but couldn't get a 3 count. Regal tagged back in to start unloading on Yoshi. Ryder was back in, as the heels worked to wear Yoshi down and prevent a tag. Yoshi finally hit a rolling elbow from the corner to make a hot tag to Christian. Christian came in to take Ryder down, eventually hitting a spinning kick. Christian hit the Flash Point punc, for a near fall, then knocked Ryder off the apron. The springboard Sunset Flip didn't get the pinfall, so Christian went for Killswitch. Ryder countered and hit what Striker called a Rough Ryder legdrop on Christian, for a near fall.

Everyone got involved in the final moments of the contest, as Regal and Yoshi fought outside. Regal threw Yoshi into the ring steps outside. Christian got on the top rope, but Regal interfered. Regal made a tag back in to Ryder who didn't like how it was done. Ryder argued with Regal that he had the match won. The brief distraction caused Regal to end up in the Killswitch and then pinned by Christian.

Ryder left the ring smirking about what happened with Regal. Christian and Yoshi stood over Regal as ECW ended.

Winners: Christian & Yoshi Tatsu win via pinfall over Zack Ryder & William Regal.

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