WWE Releases 4 Superstars, 2 Divas

Shocking news today that WWE has released four male wrestlers and two of its WWE Divas. According to a note on WWE.com, they've released Shad Gaspard, Luke Gallows, Vance Archer and Caylen Croft as well as divas Jillian Hall and Tiffany.

This may come as quite a shock seeing as several of these individuals had been featured in recent matches and feuds. Shad was the least recently seen of those released, but Vance Archer and Luke Gallows had both been involved in recent contests. Gallows was seen on Friday's edition of Smackdown, albeit in a brief backstage appearance as Kane rushed past.

Vance Archer had been a tag team partner along with Curt Hawkins, while Caylen Croft was one half of the Dudebusters. It'll be interesting to see if they continue to announce Trent Barretta as one half of the Dudebusters, or if they will officially disband that concept.

As for the divas, the Tiffany release is less shocking than that of Jillian Hall. Hall had pretty much been a main stay to help push divas over. She had been involved in a recent feud with the Bella Twins and even released new Christmas music. According to website Diva-Dirt, it appears Jillian will be doing more work as a part of the developmental training staff. Still, her gimmick of awful singing prior to matches will be missed on Raw and other events!

Tiffany had been involved in some off-screen drama with hubby Drew McIntyre, and was suspended from WWE. This happened after a successful bit of feuding with Team LayCool and partnering up with Kelly Kelly. Tiffany has been tweeting about her release and mentioned her off-screen real life husband, WWE star Drew McIntyre:

"I am sad that I won't be able to work with Drew. He is the best thing in my life and I know he is going to do amazing things with WWE. WWE is still a major part of my family and will always be. I am so proud of my husband and will be his biggest cheerleader. If it wasn't for WWE, we would have never met. I love you Drew. Thanks for being my rock :)"

Wishing best luck to Shad, Luke, Vance, Caylen, Tiffany and Jillian in all future endeavors. Any guesses as to which of these former WWE stars will show up in TNA?

WWE Superstars Results 11/04/10

WWE Superstars Results 11/4/10:

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker of Smackdown's commentary team started the show off. Jack Swagger arrived out with the Soaring Eagle mascot.

Jack Swagger vs. Kaval

This was a rematch from their previous match where Swagger made Kaval tap out to the Ankle lock. Early in the match, Kaval managed to use the ropes to swing through and dropkick Swagger into the commentary table. He followed up by flying off the corner to land on Swagger on the outside.

Kaval gained momentum following a commercial break. He went for a springboard move but Swagger avoided it then hit a belly-to-back suplex followed by a near fall. Kaval rolled to the apron and was able to connect with a kick followed by a sunset flip for a pinfall. Kaval had another springboard move moments later for a near fall.

Towards the end of the match, Kaval was on the apron. As the ref was looking the other way, the eagle mascot swiped Kaval's leg causing Kaval to land on the apron hard. Swagger pulled him into the ring for the Ankle Lock and Kaval tapped out soon after.

Winner: Jack Swagger wins due to submission over Kaval.

They showed highlights of this past Tuesday's NXT on SyFy featuring the wedding of Goldust and Aksana. Ted Dibiase tried to pay off the minister in order to get back his Million Dollar Belt. However, Dusty Rhodes found another minister, Ted Dibiase to do the wedding. They finished the vows and put the rings on, but when Goldust went for the kiss, Aksana slapped him and left the ring. In the elimination at the end of the show, Naomi had immunity. Maxine was the latest diva sent home.

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Vance Archer vs. Luke Gallows

Late in the match, Gallows hit a big boot to kick Archer down. He pulled his straps down and started yelling to get the audience involved. Gallows hit a huge splash on Archer for a near fall. Back on their feet, he whipped Archer to the corner but got a boot to the face. Gallows came back to connect with a huge punch to the face, and then hoisted Archer up for the Gallows Pole to win it.

Winner: Luke Gallows wins via pinfall over Vance Archer.

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Gail Kim vs. Alicia Fox

Scott Stanford and Jerry Lawler were now on hand for the commentary on this Raw divas match. During the match, Alicia yanked Gail by the hair down and used a backbreaker on her. She continued the onslaught and went into an impressive bridge pin attempt. Moments later, Alicia tossed Gail over her back to the mat. Alicia choked Gail through the ropes using her hair to pull on.

Later on, Gail was able to pull off an impressive sit splash on the apron. Alicia fell to the apron and Gail tried to climb the corner. Alicia got off the apron and walked towards the commentators table. Gail went outside and grabbed her by the hair then tossed Alicia into the ring. As Gail was getting in, Alicia kicked her in the gut. With both divas on their feet, Alicia tried to pick up Gail on her shoulder for a slam. Gail countered and got down then hit her finisher the Eat Defeat for the win.

Winner: Gail Kim wins via pinfall over Alicia Fox.

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Stanford and Lawler were back to remind fans that tomorrow on Smackdown Edge will face Alberto Del Rio in a main event match. They switched topics to Survivor Series 2010 which will feature John Cena as special guest referee for the Wade Barrett vs Randy Orton WWE Title match.

Mark vs. The Uso Brothers
2-on-1 Handicap Match

Last week Mark Henry defeated Jey Uso for the victory using the World's Strongest Slam. The Usos were accompanied to the ring by Tamina. Jey Uso started things off with a fast attack but was soon shoved to the mat by Mark Henry. Henry tried to drag Jey over to tag in Jimmy because Henry wanted the Uso who kicked h im last week. Jimmy finally got a blind tag and came in to clip Henry from behind on a slam move.

Jimmy continued to keep Henry grounded and hit a leg drop for a near fall. Lawler added in a fun fact that Henry's first ever match was against him. During the action, Henry rolled under the bottom rope with his head hanging over the apron. The ref was busy with the Usos allowing Tamina to come by and deliver a solid kick to Henry's head. He rolled back in the ring hurting, as one of the Usos kicked Henry in the head, then jumped off the corner for the Samoan Splash.

Winners: The Usos win via pinfall over Mark Henry.

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WWE Superstars Results 10/07/10

WWE Superstars Results 10/7/10:

Smackdown's Todd Grisham opened the show announcing a main event from Raw for later of The Usos versus the Hart Dynasty. Chris Masters arrived out for the opening contest. Matt Striker and Grisham spoke about the week past including John Cena joining Nexus and Wade Barrett becoming #1 Contender for the WWE Title.

Chris Masters vs. Vance Archer

Archer was accompanied to the ring with Curt Hawkins. Masters nearly had the Masterlock on Archer during the first part of the match, but Archer was able to fling him out of the ring over the ropes as the show took a break.

In the closing moments, Archer and Masters fought on the outside. Archer went for a huge running clothesline, but Masters ducked it and Archer leveled Curt Hawkins instead. As Archer was back on the apron and Masters was in the ring, Hawkins yelled at him for what happened. Meanwhile, Masters grabbed Archer from behind in the Masterlock and pulled him into the ring, keeping the lock tight. Eventually the ref called for the bell as Archer was out of it.

Post-match, Hawkings got in the ring with Archer still down. He kicked Archer in the head, then went to the corner turnbuckle and hit his flying elbow drop on Archer before leaving the ring.

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Curt Hawkins.

Grisham introduced this past Tuesday's episode of NXT which was exclusively on WWE.com. They showed the rookie diva talent show with Aksana's special pushups, AJ's flexibility, Jamie planting a kiss on matt striker, and Kaitlyn drawing a portrait of Vickie Guerrero and Maxine getting smashed in the face with a pie she made for Hornswoggle. Kaitlyn won the competition due to crowd response. Later on, the first elimination was Jamie Keyes who is partnered with The Bella Twins.

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Darren Young vs. William Regal

Regal was announced as the 2008 King of the Ring. Jerry Lawler was joined by a new commentataor, Scott Stanford, who predicted a technical matchup tonight. King said you can expect that from Regal at least. Stanford talked about Regal's pet lizards and how Regal's been in the business for a good 15 years.

Young caught major momentum late in the match, with several takedowns including a huge dropkick for a near fall. Regal rolled to the outside to recover, so Young made the mistake of getting to the apron. Regal swiped his leg causing Young to fell on his back on the apron. Regal got back into the ring and as Young was getting in, Regal rushed to hit the Knee Trembler on him for the pin.

Winner: William Regal wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

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Jerry Lawler and Scott Stanford talked about the upcoming Alberto Del Rio vs Rey Mysterio match for Friday's Smackdown. Stanford introduced the Raw Rebound with John Cena and his "new Nexus buddies." The highlights were seen of Cena being required to join Nexus on Monday night, and participate in a match as Michael Tarver's tag partner. Later on, Cena was ordered by the Raw GM to do as Barrett told him or get fired from WWE. Barrett ordered Cena to help him win a battle royal later on. Cena did so, eventually eliminating himself from the contest so Barrett could win and become #1 Contender for Randy Orton's WWE Title.

The Hart Dynasty arrived out without Natalya. King noted that DH and Tyson have had some tension between them lately.

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The Hart Dynasty vs. The Usos

Stanford was able to identify Jimmy Uso in the ring based on hairstyle. He talked about Natalya not being present and how she didn't win the Divas title this past Sunday due to Layla's interference in the match.

The Hart Dynasty started off strong with Tamina watching and encouraging the Usos. At one point Kidd did some impressive work jumping onto the apron and then swinging through the ropes to dropkick Jey Uso down. From there, Kidd rushed across the ring, came off the ropes and then did a diving flip out onto both Usos as Superstars went to break.

After break, Kidd struggled but finally got away to make a hot tag to DH Smith. Smith came in with a huge boot to Jey Uso followed by a leg drop. He knocked Jimmy off the apron, then went outside to toss Jey back in. As DH tried to get into the ring, Tamina grabbed his leg to stop him. DH turned to glare at her and got bashed down from behind by one of the Usos.

The Usos gained control from there and worked a doubleteam on DH Smith, eventually bodyslamming him down. Scott Stanford continued to bring up that Natalya wasn't around for the match. Lawler said he wasn't sure why, but maybe they need to do a little more homework before arriving out to keep asking these things.

Kidd broke up a late match near fall by The Usos. As the ref got Kidd out of the ring, the Usos did a doubleteam attack for another near fall. Moments later, Smith was able to muster the strength for a suplex on Jimmy. Tyson tagged in with some quick, high-flying moves for a near fall. Kidd went to the corner and had an impressive variety of moves including a headscissors to bring his opponent down. The action broke down though with Kidd eventually tossing an Uso out of the ring onto his partner DH. As Kidd turned around he ate a big kick to the face, then the legal Uso hit a Samoan Splash from the corner.

DH and Kidd argued over the finish with Kidd inside the ring and Smith on the outside. Stanford asked King if this would cause more tension for the Harts, then said we'd "find out next time."

Winners: The Usos win via pinfall over The Hart Dynasty.

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WWE Superstars Results 08/26/10

WWE Superstars results 08/26/10:

Cole and Lawler kicked off the show as Raw superstar Goldust arrived to the ring. The commentators discussed how the anonymous GM was quite busy on Raw this past week.

Goldust vs. William Regal

Regal seemed to dominate through the first half of the match using arm submission holds. Goldust started to try a comeback, however as he ran from the ropes and jumped at Regal, Regal ducked. Goldust went flying across the ring and rolled to the outside, hitting the floor as Superstars hit commercial break.

After break, Superstars returned with Goldust using a suplex to bring Regal into the ring from the apron. Goldust now had control of things as he took it to Regal in the corner with punches. Regal was down on his knees and pleaded for mercy, but Goldust stomped on his hand. Regal played up a finger injury and it fired up his momentum to beat on Goldust.

In the closing moments, Regal rolled under the ropes to the apron. Goldust came over to retrieve him, but Regal grabbed him by the head and yanked him throat first against the top rope. Goldust snapped back and was hunched over in the ring. Regal got back in and hit the knee trembler for the win.

Winner: William Regal wins via pinfall over Goldust.

They showed highlights of the latest NXT episode. It involved the final 3 contestants Alex Riley, Michael McGillicutty and Kaval in a trivia challenge. Kaval and McGill answered most of the questions. Riley got only the final question, about which superstar has the record for most WWE Title reigns, Triple H. In the end, Kaval won it with a score of 700 to McGill's 500.

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WWE Superstars returned with a look at news clippings about the WWE's recent tour in Asia. Grisham said it shows Miz signing autographs and he never realized The Miz did that. Grisham and Striker were now on hand for the Smackdown portion of the show.

The Dudebusters vs. Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer

Two of the few tag teams left around for the division squared off here with Grisham and Striker talking of their chances to contend for the titles.

Late in the contest, Caylen Croft avoided an attack from Hawkins, then dumped him over the top rope to the floor. Archer rushed over to kick Croft down from the apron. From there, Archer tried to finish off Barretta picking him up for a slam move. Barretta shifted his weight and turned it into a tornado DDT using the ropes to come off and DDT Archer to the mat. The Dudebusters pick up a surprise victory in the tag division.

Winners: The Dudebusters win via pinfall over Hawkins & Archer.

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Superstars returned with an Undertaker highlight video showing him disposing of his victims in the ring. Grisham and Striker reminded fans that Undertaker will be back on Smackdown tomorrow night.

They kicked it over to the Raw Rebound. Highlights were shown from Monday when Sheamus was given the right to watch a series of matches and determine his choice for #1 Contender for the WWE title. Sheamus watched Edge, Chris Jericho and Randy Orton pick up wins. At the end of the night, Sheamus chose to face Zack Ryder saying he's a guy who's never been given a shot. Sheamus beat him as soon as the bell sounded, then declared that he doesn't have to defend the title again for 30 days now.
That brought out Wade Barrett saying he gets a WWE PPV title shot and wants it against Sheamus at Night of Champions. The GM sent an email saying Sheamus will defend the title in a Six Pack Challenge against Barrett, Orton, Jericho, Edge and John Cena. Raw ended after everyone beat up Barrett, then used their finishing moves on each other. It closed after Orton hit the RKO on Cena.

Smackdown superstar Drew McIntyre made his way to the ring for the main event.

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Chris Masters vs. Drew McIntyre

McIntyre targeted the left leg of Masters, wrenching it back on the mat. Masters punched his way out and got to the corner to stand up. He tried to kick Drew as he came at him but Drew grabbed Masters by the leg and kicked his other. Drew flipped Masters across the ring to throw him down by his leg, right before Superstars went to commercial.

After break, Drew continued his dominance with a dropkick to take out Masters left leg. He kept punishing the Masterpiece with a variety of strike attacks and moves to target the hurt leg. McIntyre went for the FutureShock DDT, but Masters countered and turned it into a near pinfall.
Moments later, Masters tried to get the Masterlock on Drew in the ring. Drew avoided Masters locking it in as he threw himself through the ropes and out of the ring. Masters locked in the hold outside the ring for a bit, but Drew rammed him backwards into the crowd barrier.

Drew got back in the ring and Masters followed him. However, Drew was now able to gain control of Masters in the ring and hit the Future Shock.

Winner: Drew McIntyre wins via pinfall over Chris Masters.

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WWE Superstars Results 08/19/10

WWE Superstars Results 08/19/10:

Raw commentator Michael Cole opened the show talking about an explosive Summerslam PPV. Yoshi Tatsu arrived out to the ring to start off the show. Cole and Lawler talked over the excitement of Summerslam and how The Nexus lost to Team WWE.

Primo vs. Yoshi Tatsu

Lawler said Primo would be using this match to get back in the mix for more championships, after being part of the Unified tag champs before. Yoshi had several armbar takedowns on Primo early on, bringing Primo down for an arm submission. Moments later, Yoshi knocked Primo to the outside then swung through the ropes to dropkick him down.

After break, Yoshi managed to comeback after Primo had gained control. At one point Yoshi charged at Primo in the corner, only to get tossed onto the apron. Yoshi landed on his feet, fought off Primo and hit a roundhouse kick to knock him down. From there Yoshi jumped off the corner to takedown Primo with a spinning double kick move for the win.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Primo.

They rolled highlights from Tuesday night's WWE NXT show on SyFy. It featured a double elimination in which Percy Watson and Husky Harris were the latest to go leaving Michael McGillicutty, Alex Riley and Kaval. The show ended with Harris' elimination an ensuing brawl started by Cody Rhodes and Harris when they attacked Kaval at ringside.

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MVP vs. Vance Archer

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker were now handling commentary as the show shifted to Smackdown's stars. Archer was accompanied to the ring by his buddy Curt Hawkins.

Into the match, MVP had Archer in the corner and went for the running boot kick. Archer moved away and MVP got caught in the corner. Archer tossed him out of the ring as the ref began to warn him. Curt Hawkins rushed over to knock down MVP, then smiled about it at the bottom of the ramp. Just then, JTG rushed down the ramp to take Hawkins down. Archer came out of the ring to beat on JTG. MVP helped out and finally he and JTG got into the ring. Smackdown GM Teddy Long arrived out with a mic and said since everyone wants to fight they'll have a tag match, after the break.

In the late stages of this one, JTG hit the Mugshot on Archer from the corner to plant him face first to the mat. JTG had the pinfall, but Hawkins rushed in to break it up. MVP came in to take Archer to the outside. JTG went to the corner for a move, but Archer came over and got him up on his shoulder. While the ref was dealing with MVP, Hawkins came into the ring and helped pull off a doubleteam finisher that Striker called the "crash course". Hawkins rolled out of the ring and Archer took the winning pinfall.

Winners: Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer win via pinfall over JTG & MVP.

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WWE Superstars returned with highlights from the Summerslam Axxess and other media events including Matt Hardy and Layla talking to school kids about reading.

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker talked of the follow-up from Summerslam on Raw involving Team WWE and The Nexus. On Monday's show there were individual matches involving each member of Nexus versus a member from Team WWE. Barrett called it an opportunity for redemption, and said any member of Nexus not victorious tonight would be exiled from the group.

Wade Barrett defeated his former mentor Chris Jericho. Heath Slater defeated Edge. Skip Sheffield and David Otunga defeated R-Truth and John Morrison. Michael Tarver defeated Daniel Bryan, thanks to interference by The Miz and Alex Riley. In the main event, Darren Young tried to redeem himself against John Cena, but was beat by the STF. Raw ended after Nexus gave Young a beatdown in the ring to exile him from the Nexus.

Jack Swagger arrived out for the Superstars main event before a commercial break.

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Chris Masters vs. Jack Swagger

During the match, Swagger targeted Masters' left shoulder and continued to work it over. Masters came off the corner to take down Swagger. As Swagger stood up, Masters went for the Masterlock, but couldn't lock his grasp. Swagger eventually backed him into the corner. From there, Swagger got Masters into the ankle lock. Masters struggled trying to find a way to the ropes but couldn't. He eventually was forced to tap out to Swagger.

Swagger kept the hold on a little bit after the bell but released it. He eventually left the ring to head to the ramp. Superstars closed with Masters still trying to get up outside the ring as Swagger smirked from the ramp. Grisham said on Smackdown tomorrow we'll find out the situation involving Kane and The Undertaker and the World Championship.

Winner: Jack Swagger wins via submission over Chris Masters.

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WWE Superstars Results 08/05/10

WWE Superstars Results 08/05/10:

Tiffany vs Layla

A non-title Smackdown divas contest started things off on Superstars. Early on, Tiffany took Layla down with a forearm after Layla messed with her skirt. Tiffany went for a sunset flip and had a near fall for 2. Moments later, Michelle McCool got involved in things on the outside, attacking Tiffany's knee.

In the closing moments, Tiffany clotheslined Layla in the corner, then follwed with a bulldog. Layla kicked out of the pinfall attempt at 2. Tiffany was able to hit a suplex and had another near fall. Layla missed on a move in the corner, allowing Tiffany to climb the corner and go for a flying crossbody. However, Layla moved out of the way, then hit her Lay Out neckbreaker to win it.

Winner: Layla wins by pinfall over Tiffany.

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Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer vs. The Dude Busters

A matchup from Smackdown was the second offering as two heel teams faced off. Hawkins was hit by a springboard dropkick by Trent Barretta for a pinfall, but Archer came in to break it up. Croft came in to take Archer to the outside, then went for a dive over the ropes with Archer moving away. Meanwhile, Barretta gained the advantage over Hawkins in the ring. He had him in a pinfall, but Archer got back to the apron, rushed into the ring and booted Croft in the face. From there, Archer hit his reverse DDT finisher and then Hawkins hit the flying elbow drop from the corner.

Following their win, Archer and Hawkins talked about being the best tag team around. They said they want to challenge Hart Dynasty for the tag titles and will find them.

Winners: Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer win via pinfall over The Dude Busters.

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Evan Bourne vs. Zack Ryder

Ryder locked a headlock in on Bourne down in the mat, then moved into a chin/facelock. Bourne struggled to get to his feet then elbowed Ryder in the gut and got out. Ryder grabbed his pants, and Bourne kicked him to get away. Bourne went for a surprise small package with Ryder kicking out. Bourne kept using kicks then tried to whip Ryder to the ropes. Ryder whipped Bourne and he came back to kick him down.

Bourne kicked Ryder into the corner in a seated position, then ran and flipped into Ryder with a move. Bourne had a nearfall by the corner, then started to go towards the corner thinking about Air Bourne. Ryder grabbed his leg to stop him. Ryder was able to catch Bourne on a move and slam him to the mat for a near fall. With Bourne still down, Ryder went up the corner. Bourne sprang to his feet then climbed the corner to fight Ryder, eventually tossing him over his back to the mat. From there, Bourne turned around on the corner and hit Air Bourne then captured a pinfall.

Winner: Evan Bourne wins via pinfall over Zack Ryder.

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WWE Superstars Results 07/15/10

WWE Superstars results 07/15/10:

Todd Grisham opened the show reminding fans that we're just 3 days away from Money in the Bank 2010 PPV. Smackdown's JTG arrived out for the opening contest, followed by Chavo Guerrero. Striker and Grisham talked about the buzz over Money in the Bank.

JTG vs. Chavo Guerrero

They reviewed what happened in Smackdown's Triple Threat match involving Chavo, MVP and Dolph Ziggler. Vickie Guerrero was at ringside and the plan was for Chavo to help Ziggler win, but Chavo got greedy at one point and went for the pin. Vickie was furious. Dolph eventually won.

In the late stages of this first match, Chavo had the upperhand as he smashed JTG into the corner turnbuckle. Chavo kept punching away until the ref pulled him away. When Chavo went back at JTG he got a clothesline. JTG set up for his corner move, but when he went to jump, Chavo dropped him face first on the turnbuckle. With JTG down on the mat, Chavo went out to the apron then onto the top rope for the Frogsplash.

Winner: Chavo Guerrero wins via pinfall over JTG.

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Striker talked about WWE.com's exclusive look at the 39 total WWE Champions over the history of the WWE title. Sheamus is now enjoying the 100th title reign.

Jamin Canceco & Matt Cross vs. Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer

At one point, Canceo escaped from Archer and tagged Matt Cross. Cross began to run down the apron but got punched off by Vance Archer. At one point, Cross also had a sneaky rollup pinfall on Archer. Archer was upset over it and leveled the guy with a clothesline. From there, it was time for his inverted DDT finisher followed by Hawkins' elbow drop off the corner.

Winner: Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer win via pinfall over Jamin Canceco & Matt Cross.

They rolled highlights from Tuesday's NXT on SyFy. Percy Showtime Watson got his own in-ring talk show and had MVP as the guest. He had all the rookies join him in the ring, so MVP had the Pros come down. Striker came out saying it appeared the rookies are testing the Pros. Striker suggested a battle royal. Nexus was there and decided to join in. The six Nexus guys got the upperhand in the Battle Royal, beating down John Morrison, Kofi Kingston and Cody Rhodes to win it.

The Bella Twins were shown backstage heading out for the next match.

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The Bella Twins vs. Jillian & Maryse

Jillian broke out in a song before the match dedicated to Bella Twins "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better".

At one point in this match, Maryse was knocked face down on the mat. The ref became distracted trying to keep the Bellas at bay. Jillian rushed into the ring and rolled Maryse out, then layed down in her spot, trying to pull a Bella Twins fake out. The ref spotted the move though and told Jillian to get back on the apron.

Later, Maryse gained the upperhand on the Bella, then tagged Jillian. The two heels kicked away on the legal Bella in the corner. Maryse finally went back to the apron. Jillian picked up her Bella twin and did a Samoan drop, then pounded away on her. The ref backed her off and was distracted. While he dealt with Jillian, the Bellas pulled another switcharoo move. As Jillian went back at the Bella on the mat, she was surprised with a pinfall.

Jillian sold disbelief in the ring as Maryse had seen it all from the apron but was unable to warn her partner.

Winners: The Bella Twins win via pinfall over Jillian & Maryse.

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Superstars came back with highlights from 2005's Money in the Bank match which Edge won. He didn't cash in the briefcase until 10 months later at New Year's Revolution when he defeated John Cena for the WWE Title. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler talked about the upcoming MITB PPV, then shifted focus to what Nexus did on Raw. They showed how they defeated John Cena in the 6-on-1 handicap match for the main event. After the match, they went for more punishment on Cena. Cena responded by going and getting a steel chair. He was soon joined by Sheamus who also had a steel chair. Cole and Lawler ran down the MITB matches for Sunday.

Chris Jericho was introduced for the Superstars main event.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Chris Jericho

Yoshi gained control early on after knocking Jericho to the outside of the ring. He hit the baseball slide dropkick then went out to bring Jericho back into the ring. As Yoshi went to the corner ropes for a move, Jericho was back to his feet and shoved Yoshi off. Tatsu landed hard outside and Superstars went to break.

After break, Jericho continued to strike away. He kneed Yoshi with his kneepad catching Yoshi in the forehead to cause bleeding. As Jericho tossed Yoshi out of the ring, the ref and a WWE trainer went to check on him. Jericho layed on the corner, then got a chair to take a seat in the ring as the match was paused.

The ref allowed the match to continue as the cut was covered up to stop bleeding. Jericho continued his attack. He missed on a running knee move and landed groin first on the ropes. Yoshi had momentum and delivered kicks and chops. After the two traded offense for several more moments, Jericho threw Tatsu to the outside. Yoshi held the bottom rope and pulled himself back in. He started kicking away on Jericho, then hit a roundhouse kick to KO Jericho. Instead of taking the pin, Yoshi went to the corner for a finisher.

Jericho avoided getting hit by Yoshi flying off the corner. From there, Jericho slapped Walls of Jericho on. Tatsu tried to withstand it and crawl towards the bottom rope. Jericho pulled him back in and locked the move tighter to make him tap.

Winner: Chris Jericho wins via submission over Yoshi Tatsu.

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WWE Superstars Recap 05.13.10

WWE Superstars recap 05.13.10

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler of Raw were on hand to open Superstars. The first match of the night, a WWE Divas tag team matchup.

The Bella Twins vs. Jillian & Maryse

Late in the match, the legal Bella twin bumped into Maryse and she fell outside the ring through the ropes. The Bella crawled over and made the tag just as Maryse had got into the ring again. The new Bella gained momentum as she took Maryse down multiple times including a bulldog for a near fall. Jillian rushed in to pull her off the pin. All four divas were in the ring at once, but Jillian and one of the Bellas became knocked down. Maryse grabbed the legal Bella twin and hit her with the French Kiss DDT.

After the win, Jillian grabbed the other Bella Twin and held her for Maryse to scream at. Suddenly, Eve Torres came rushing down the ramp to get in the ring. Maryse pushed Jillian at Eve then exited the ring. Eve hit a neckbreaker on Jillian then began yelling at Maryse who was smirking on the ramp.

Winners: Maryse & Jillian win via pinfall over The Bella Twins.

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Ryan Mitchell vs. Vladimir Kozlov

Mitchell was announced as an amateur wrestler from Pittsburgh, PA. He'd get to face the Moscow Mauler, Vlad Kozlov. Mitchell tried for some early kicks on Kozlov, but was booted down by Vlad, then choked in the corner by a boot. He grabbed Mithcell by both arms and headbutted his chest. Finally, he'd had enough and did the one arm slam move to finish off Mitchell in quick fashion.

Winner: Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over Ryan Mitchell.

They reviewed this past Tuesday's rookie eliminations on WWE NXT. Michael Tarver and Daniel Bryan were dismissed for commenting last week that they should be the first elimination. At the end of the show, a new Pros Poll revealed Skip Sheffield in last place, so he too was eliminated. Sheffield said he'll be back.

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WWE Superstars returned with a promo video of Ted Dibiase, showcasing his singles career and his trust fund. Recently, Dibiase was seen giving a "payout" to the Colons after they attacked R-Truth in the ring.

Matt Striker and Todd Grisham of Smackdown were now on commentary. They reviewed the events of this past Friday involving Matt Hardy and Drew McIntyre. McIntyre was suspended, stripped of the IC title and then fired by Teddy Long for repeatedly attacking Hardy outside the ring, after he had been warned to back off. Christian and Kofi Kingston will compete on Friday's Smackdown for the vacant title.

Next up, Striker and Grisham discussed the upcoming Over the Limit PPV matches including Cena vs Batista in the I Quit Match and Jack Swagger defending the World Title against Big Show.

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Superstars returned with behind-the-scenes still images and interview pieces from various superstars about a recent tour of Mexico. John Cena, Beth Phoenix and MVP were among those who gave their thoughts about the trip.

Matthew Busch & James White vs. Curt Hawkins & Vance Archer

Another bunch of amateur wrestlers on tonight's show. This time the pair was on hand to face two guys the WWE Universe hasn't seen on TV in a while.

At one point, Archer tossed one of the men across the ring then threw the tag partner in. He picked the wrestler up, then walked over for Hawkins to tag in. Archer went back to center ring and did his inverted DDT finisher, then Hawkins did a flying elbow drop from off the corner to take the pinfall.

After the match, Archer and Hawkins got a mic to talk to the crowd. Archer only yelled "pay attention" then handed the mic over. Hawkins said people couldn't forget him, he's a former tag champion and a future main eventer. Hawkins said they've been given 30-day contracts with one objective - to make an impact.

Winners: Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer defeat Matthew Busch and James White by pinfall.

Highlights were shown from Raw several weeks back when The Miz and Big Show lost the unified tag titles to Hart Dynasty. Afterwords, Big Show delivered a big punch to level Miz. He was soon drafted to Smackdown where he punched out Edge and Jericho backstage. Later on, he was introduced as the new #1 Contender for the World Title. He went out to the ring to introduce himself to Swagger, by punching him in the chin to leave him flat on the mat.

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Chris Masters vs. Dolph Ziggler

Masters had taken control to knock Ziggler out of the ring. Masters started onto the apron for a move, but Ziggler jumped up onto the apron and did a huge jumping kick to knock Masters off to the floor. Ziggler fell as well but got back into the ring. Masters just barely beat the 10 count.

Ziggler regained control in the ring and was able to ground Masters with an armlock for a short time. Masters stood up though and picked up Ziggler. Ziggler escaped and then landed a dropkick for the near fall. Ziggler went for the Zig Zag but Masters grabbed his legs then catapulted Ziggler into the corner turnbuckle chin first. Masters was in control and hit a huge backbreaker for a near fall, with Ziggler getting a foot on the bottom rope.

In the closing moments, Masters backed up and signaled for Masterlock. Ziggler got up near the ropes, then turned to see Masters and dropped to the mat. Masters went after Ziggler who was on the apron. Ziggler dropped down to yank Masters throat first against the top rope. Ziggler came back in and tried for the sleeper hold, but Masters powered out. Masters went for the Masterlock, but Ziggler pulled him forward and ran towards the corner, causing Masters to hit the corner. From there, Ziggler ran over and hit the Zig Zag for the win.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler wins via pingall over Chris Masters.

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ECW Recap 02.02.10

ECW Recap from Memphis, TN:

There were no fireworks to start off tonight's ECW episode. ECW Commentators Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton welcomed fans to the show just 48 hours after the exciting Royal Rumble, as we now are on the road to Wrestlemania 26. Ring announcer Savannah introduced Hall of Famer, Tony Atlas, for the Abraham Washington Show.

Washington joked he was MIA the past few weeks because NBC wanted to hire him to replace Conan O'Brien. Atlas joked they didn't want him because he isn't good enough. Abe said he turned down the job because he knew the WWE Universe would miss him way too much. Abe said thank you and you're welcome, then said they owed him $40 million in cash, checks or food stamps. Abe Washington said Mr. McMahon will be out later tonight to address the future of ECW.

Tonight's guest on The Abraham Washington Show was ECW Champion Chr came out holding the ECW title belt up proudly, coming off a win Sunday at Royal Rumble against Zeke Jackson. Abe let Christian know that he's held his title longer than any other male or female in the WWE right now. Christian said he didn't know that, but he's proud to be champ and looking forward to further challenges. Just then, Zack Ryder's music hit and he came out with a mic and Rosa Mendes. Ryder started going off about Gregory Helms getting arrested, and having his mugshot on TMZ. He said he is the true heart and soul superhero of the WWE. Christian remarked that Ryder's mad that Helms got on TMZ and is recognized, but Ryder isn't. Christian started saying everyone makes mistakes, like Tiffany for giving Abe his own talk show. Christian said Ryder's biggest mistake was when he hooked up with Tila Tequila, referring to Rosa Mendes. Zack got in Christian's face and shoved him. Christian paused then shoved Ryder onto a couch. Abe Washington said the show was over and rolled the outro music.

Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton talked about tonight's big show, which will feature the biggest news in the history of ECW. Vince McMahon will address the future of ECW.

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When ECW returned they discussed the Royal Rumble, with news coverage on WWE.com, as well as thanked Skillet for their Royal Rumble theme song "Awake". Matthews talked about how many moments have made in the Memphis TN arena, and another will be made tonight by Mr. McMahon.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Vance Archer

They showed footage from last week where Vance Archer attacked Shelton backstage during an interview, knocking the Gold Standard down to cut his own promo about dreams and reality.

Early on in the match, Benjamin did a suicide dive out onto Archer on the outside, before tossing him back in. Archer kicked Shelton in the gut as he got in, to regain control. Archer tried a headlock sleeper hold, but Benjamin tossed him to the mat, then knocked him back out of the ring again. Unfortunately, Benjamin missed on a move outside the ring causing him to hit head first into the crowd barrier. ECW headed to break.

Archer was in control out of the commercial break. He followed a snap suplex with an arm submission hold. Benjamin got to his feet and fought his way out though. Archer had several near falls, then went back to the arm hold on the mat. Benjamin managed to avoid Archer charging at him in the corner, then clipped his leg. Benjamin used several running take downs, then went to work on the left leg. Benjamin tried a move on Archer in the corner, only to get elbowed in the jaw. Shelton landed out of an attempted suplex by Archer on his feet and turned it into a neckbreaker. The two had a near fall situation in the corner with Archer using the ropes. The ref noticed it and stopped counting the pin. Moments later, Archer used a pinfall on Benjamin near the corner, using his legs on the ropes without the ref seeing.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Shelton Benjamin.

Josh Matthews introduced highlights from the Raw Rebound, where Bret Hart returned to Raw to call out Mr. McMahon. Bret addressed Vince's actions in Montreal, on the Raw a month ago that Bret hosted, and his comments about Bret being a piece of chewing gum with no more flavor. Vince said he doesn't understand what any of the fans see in Bret, because Vince thinks he's pathetic. Vince said he had decided against nominating Stu Hart for the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame, because he doesn't deserve it. This enraged Bret more. Things ended sourly again as Bret began to attack Vince. The Animal Batista rushed to the ring and attacked then restrained Bret, allowing Vince to berate The Hitman, and then spit in his face.

Josh Matthews said there will be exclusive footage of what happened between John Cena and Batista after Raw went off the air. A still image was shown of Batista about to Powerbomb Cena on some steel steps in the ring.

Later tonight in the main event, Christian will battle Zack Ryder after what happened earlier on.

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ECW returned with Yoshi Tatsu being introduced for the next match. Goldust accompanied him to the ring for the match.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Trent Barreta

Caylen Croft accompanied his tag partner to the ring. Josh Matthews said Barreta prepares for matches by playing Guitar Hero and watching Steven Seagal movies.

Late in the match, Yoshi went for his roll through move with his arm around Barreta's neck. Barreta blocked and went for a move of his own but Yoshi rolled through, got to his feet and kicked a seated Barreta in the chest. He had a near fall out of that, then decided to go for the high risk move on the corner. Barreta went over and slapped him then climbed up to fight. Trent went for the superplex but was shoved off by Yoshi. Barreta exploded for a Hurricanrana though off the ropes as he ran back up. He had the near fall, and started to argue with the ref about the count. As he turned around he ate a roundhouse kick from Tatsu that knocked him out for the pin.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Trent Barreta.

Up next, Vince McMahon will make an announcement regarding the future of the ECW.

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Ring announcer Savannah introduced the Chairman of WWE, Mr. McMahon. He arrived out to the top of the ramp with a mic in hand to address the fans. Vince said he was there to proudly announce that in 3 weeks time, ECW will be going off the air. He thanked everyone who made ECW the success that it was. Vince said a new innovative program will be brought to SyFy in its place. Vince called it the next "evolution of WWE and television history". The Chairman thanked everyone and smiled as his theme music started back up to end the speech. Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton were befuddled by the news, trying to figure out what it meant exactly.

Gregory Helms was in the ring in a suit and said his guest is Ezekiel Jackson with William Regal. The duo walked to the ring intently for the interview. Helms started to ask Jackson how he plans to get past his loss to Christian at the Royal Rumble. Regal took over the interview and asked Helms if it's been a trying week for him. Helms paused then said it has but he's going to try to get past it. Regal told him his week was about to get worse. They began attacking Helms who responded by going after Regal. Jackson soon snatched him off and began the beatdown. It culminated with Jackson's one arm slam to the mat for Helms. Christian finally came rushing to the ring with a Kendo stick. He got one shot in to strike Jackson in the gut, but missed Regal as he escaped the ring. The heels got up on the ramp to smile about what they had just done.

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Christian vs. Zack Ryder

Zack Ryder arrived to the ring with Rosa Mendes, both looking angry. Early on Ryder knocked Christian down to the corner and gave him a "What's up bro?" taunt. When Christian retaliated, Ryder ducked out under the ropes. He came back to kick Christian in the gut and hammered him down. Ryder continued the onslaught by choking Christian against the ropes. Ryder went for a suplex move from the apron, but Christian blocked him and eventually dropkicked Ryder off. Rosa looked on in agony. Ryder managed to catch Christian from a move off the ropes, then turned it into a slingshot into the bottom rope.

Christian rallied the peeps as he got to his feet from a Ryder hold on the mat. He punched back, but Ryder hit a Rough Ryder leg lariat on Christian as he came off the ropes. After a near fall, Christian fought off Ryder from the corner and went up top. Ryder got up to fight with him and went for the Superplex, but Christian punched him down, then hit a cross body lateral press. Christian managed to hit several more moves including his patented stand on the back of Ryder using the ropes, and then hopping over the ropes to the outside to slap Ryder in the face.

In the closing moments, Ryder had a near fall as he stopped Christian's Sunset Flip attempt. Christian countered a charge from Ryder in the corner with his leg kick from the outside apron, then did a forearm off the corner. He hit the Killswitch from there, and was ready for the pin, but Ezekiel Jackson was soon in the ring to crash the party. Jackson began to hammer away on Christian outside the ring, and Regal ran at him with the Knee Trembler. Jackson threw Christian into the steel steps, and then he and Regal stood over him outside the ring as ECW ended.

Winner: Christian wins due to disqualification over Zack Ryder.

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WWE Superstars Recap 01.21.10

WWE Superstars Recap 01.21.10

Superstars opened with Raw commentators Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole welcoming fans to the show. To start things off, WWE Diva Jillian Hall arrived to the ring and began to sing, causing the fans to severely boo her. Finally, Kelly Kelly's theme music hit to break up the singing.

Kelly Kelly vs. Jillian Hall

Early on, Jillian was in control as she put Kelly into the surfboard submission to stretch her back. Kelly eventually tried to fight back, but Jillian smashed Kelly face first into the mat to stop the comeback. Jillian did the back submission hold again to further wear down Kelly. Kelly started her comeback after the hold was released and she eventually hit the spinning head scissors throw down on Jillian. Kelly went with a handspring into an elbow smash into Jillian in the corner. She did a step-up leg drop finisher to get the pinfall and victory.

Winner: Kelly Kelly wins via pinfall over Jillian Hall.

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Shelton Benjamin vs. Vance Archer

Archer held himself against the ropes as Shelton went for a dropkick, causing Benjamin to fall to the mat. He whipped Shelton hard to the corner, then went over and hung him in the Tree of Woe to kick away at. Archer backed away and rushed at Shelton, but Benjamin managed to get his legs free and kick Archer away. From there, Shelton managed to roll Archer into a pinfall for the win. Archer rolled to the outside holding the back of his head and sneering at Shelton who was in the ring.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Vance Archer.

Ask the divas was next to ask "Do you have a travel accessory?" and "How do you turn down a friend who keeps asking you out?" Eve Torres, Katie Lea, Alicia Fox and Gail Kim were featured in the segment.

Still to come tonight will be a Smackdown match for the main event with Kane taking on Chris Jericho.

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After a "WWE Did You Know" factoid, they showed a highlight promo video of United States Champion, The Miz, from WWE Raw.

Smackdown's Matt Striker and Todd Grisham were now on hand for commentary. They discussed the 2010 Royal Rumble matches, including Randy Orton versus Sheamus for the WWE Title, Rey Mysterio versus Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Title, and the 30-man Royal Rumble match with the winner getting a title shot at Wrestlemania 26.

Chris Jericho made his entrance to the ring, right before WWE Superstars headed to a commercial break.

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Kane vs. Chris Jericho

Striker noted that Kane has the most experience of all superstars in the Royal Rumble match. Early on, after Jericho retreated from the ring and re-entered, Kane took it to him. He knocked Jericho to the mat then did a running dropkick on a seated Jericho on the mat. Kane began to beat on Jericho in the corner then put him down on the mat in an armbar submission. Jericho made a bit of a comeback after getting a kick in on Kane near the ropes. Kane started to gain control again, but as he charged at Jericho near the ropes, Jericho pulled the top rope down causing Kane to spill out. Right before a commercial break, Jericho did a springboard kick off the ropes to knock Kane off the apron into the crowd barrier.

After a break, Jericho was in control, but Kane soon was back in command. He caught Jericho in a bear hug when Jericho jumped off the ropes, but Jericho managed to turn things around by avoiding Kane rushing in the corner. Kane went shoulder-first into the ringpost and Jericho went to work on the Big Red Monster by putting both knees on his back against the ropes. Jericho put Kane into a sleeper choke hold on the mat, but the Big Red Monster stood up to fall back. Jericho held the sleeper hold on Kane as they stayed on the mat. Kane stood again and this time backed Jericho into the corner to break it. He went at Jericho only to get an elbow in the face, but as Jericho ran Kane side-slammed him to the mat.

Kane now had momentum as he knocked Jericho down, then sent him to the corner for a hard clothesline, followed by the Sidewalk Slam. Kane went to the top rope for a move but as he jumped, Jericho with a dropkick to take him down. Next up was a bulldog from Jericho. He went for the Lionsault but flipped onto his feet, appearing to maybe tweak his knee. Kane picked him up for a move on his shoulder, but Jericho slid off and clipped Kane's leg. Kane flipped Jericho off the potential Walls of Jericho. Jericho went for a Codebreaker but Kane pushed him off. Kane set up for a Chokeslam and had Jericho by the throat. Jericho escaped it and quickly slid out of the ring to start jogging up the ramp. The ref began his countout and got to 6 as Jericho as at the top of the ramp. Jericho started back then waved his hand as if he wanted no more. Kane won by the countout decision.

Winner: Kane wins due to countout of Chris Jericho.

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ECW Recap 01.12.10

ECW Recap from Green Bay, WI:

A video was shown of highlights of the ECW Homecoming tournament matches from the past month or so. Tonight it will culminate with a 8-man battle royal in the Homecoming Finale, featuring all of the tournament winners.

Rosa Mendes came out to start off the show. After dancing a bit to her theme music, she introduced the "man who ended Tommy Dreamer's career". Zack Ryder made his way to the ring to brag about his accomplishment, and then noted that all the former ECW stars are in the back just to see him, not for the battle royal. Ryder said he is the heart and sould of ECW.

The Hurricane came out to interrupt Ryder. He questioned what Ryder said and called him "Citizen Woo Woo". Hurricane said he was sent there to shut Ryder up. Hurricane also called Ryder the rear-end of ECW, since he's talking out of his. Ryder laughed it off, and Rosa began to yell at Hurricane in Spanish. Hurricane made a joke about "press one para engles", so Rosa slapped him. Hurricane responded by punching Ryder down then knocking him out over the top rope. Hurricane smiled in the ring as Rosa tried to help Ryder up.

They plugged the upcoming 8-Man Battle Royal for ECW Homecoming. Yoshi Tatsu, Kane, CM Punk, Vance Archer, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Ezekiel Jackson and Matt Hardy will all compete in the Battle Royal with the winner heading to the Royal Rumble to face ECW Champ Christian.

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The Hurricane vs. Zack Ryder

Commentator Josh Matthews said that ECW GM Tiffany ordered a match between Ryder and Hurricane during the break. Early into the match, Ryder hit his Rough Ryder leg lariat, but Hurricane escaped a pinfall. Ryder taunted the crowd a bit before going back to work on Hurricane.

Hurricane began trying to make his comeback, then hit a neckbreaker. He hit the Hurri-Cut from the corner, then went on the top corner. Ryder cut Hurricane off on his move, and followed with the Zack Attack to win it. Ryder and Rosa celebrated their win after as Hurricane looked frustrated.

Winner: Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over The Hurricane.

Backstage, CM Punk and Luke Gallows were hanging out. Punk gave his thoughts on the Battle Royal and how winning it will allow him to convert the poisoned masses to the "straightedged lifestyle". Punk said when he wins the ECW title again he can mold all the young ECW stars from the ground up in his image. Punk said the movement begins tonight after he wins the battle royal.

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During commercial break, they promoted the upcoming Raw hosted by Don Johnson and Jon Heder. Also, Undertaker will answer Shawn Michaels' challenge about a WM 26 rematch.

Goldust vs. Trent Barreta

Barreta came to the ring with his tag partner Caylen Croft. Goldust was on the offensive early with his attack, and took Baretta over the top rope to the floor. Baretta recovered when he was able to get Goldust with a neckbreaker against the top rope. He used a running clothesline to take Goldust out outside the ring.

Goldust staged his comeback back in the ring after Barreta seemed in control. Goldust was now in control and ready for the Curtain Call, but Barreta escaped. He hit an elbow on Goldust from out of the corner, then a running knee to the face to collect the pinfall win in about 6 minutes time.

Winner: Trent Barreta wins via pinfall over Goldust.

Backstage, Regal was with his man Ezekiel Jackson discussing the Homecoming. Regal mentioned how Ezekiel's a biblical name and he can do damage of biblical proportions. Ezekiel then quoted from the "book of Ezekiel" and glared at the camera.

Kane was shown down the hallway walking on his way for the upcoming battle royal.

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When ECW returned, they presented Raw Rebound. Highlights were shown to feature the main event tag match: DX vs Jericho & Mike Tyson. Tyson seemed like he was going to go after DX again, but in the end he turned against Jericho and punched him down to give DX the win.

Ring announcer Savannah introduced ECW GM Tiffany. Tiffany discussed the ECW Homecoming which has been going on via the tournament the past month. She introduced Christian, the current ECW champ, who came out as guest commentator to work with Byron Saxton and Matthews. Christian put his belt on the table then pulled out a sheet of "smarter questions" for the commentators to ask him this time.

CM Punk and Yoshi Tatsu were the first two guys introduced for the Battle Royal. ECW headed to a commercial break.

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ECW Homecoming Battle Royal

Competing in this 8-man over the top rope battle royal were Yoshi Tatsu, Kane, CM Punk, Vance Archer, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Ezekiel Jackson and Matt Hardy.

The first casualty in tonight's Battle Royal was Evan Bourne, eliminated in under 20 seconds. From there, it was just seven guys, with Kane looked at as the favorite. Yoshi Tatsu and CM Punk fought it out in the corner, with both men almost eliminating the other at separate points. A commercial break came with seven guys still remaining.

Back from break, Shelton Benjamin took out Vance Archer off the apron with a cross body splash. The two continued their fight on the outside, with just five men left in the ring competing. Christian mentioned he feels Yoshi Tatsu is the biggest threat to him in the battle royal.

Jackson and Hardy went at it, with Ezekiel smashing Matt off the ropes to the outside. It was down to Zeke, Yoshi, Punk and Kane. All four men did a face off in the ring, but then Punk took Kane down with a high knee. Punk was soon met by a serious clothesline from Jackson. Ezekiel tossed Punk over the top rope to eliminate him. From there, Kane tossed Yoshi out, to leave the match at Kane versus Jackson.

The two men locked up in a battle of the big men. Jackson tried to slam Kane out over the ropes, with Kane managing to hold on. He blocked Jackson's attempt to eliminate him and came back with the uppercut. Kane tried to slam Jackson out over the ropes to no avail. He set up for the Chokeslam, but Jackson elbowed out of it. Kane hit him with the big boot to take Jackson down. He went to the top rope for a clothesline, but missed. Jackson followed up with a clothesline of his own which eliminated Kane over the top rope. Jackson is your ECW Homecoming winner.

To close things out, William Regal joined Jackson in the ring to celebrate. They stared out of the ring at Christian who held up the ECW championship belt.

Winner: wins the ECW Homecoming Battle Royal and will go on to 2010 Royal Rumble to face Christian for the ECW Championship.

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ECW Recap 12.22.09

ECW Recap from Orlando, FL:

The show opened with a video package which highlighted the "ECW Homecoming" tournament set up by Tiffany. Tonight, former ECW star Jack Swagger stops by to take on new star, Yoshi Tatsu.

Josh Matthews welcomed fans to the show right before the ring announcer, Savannah, introduced former ECW Champion Jack Swagger. Swagger came out all smiles despite the crowd heavily booing him. Swagger tonight ECW's show is finally worth watching again. He said even though ECW looks new, some things haven't changed, like Christian, who's still a chump, and Tommy Dreamer's still fat. Swagger had them roll a montage his own highlights from ECW and Raw. He proclaimed himself the former and future ECW champion. Just then, Zack Ryder's music hit and he came strutting out from backstage with his arm around Rosa Mendes. Swagger gave them a look before heading backstage.

Tommy Dreamer vs. Zack Ryder

They showed a clip from 2 weeks ago where Ryder told Dreamer he used to idolize him, but now wants to end him.

Rosa was ringside trying to encourage Ryder, as Dreamer was able to superplex him from the corner. Back on their feet, Dreamer gained an advantage as he hit a backdrop and then several takedowns on Ryder. He had a near fall with Ryder escaping to get up. Dreamer whipped him to a corner, but Ryder hit Dreamer as he charged at him. Ryder tried a move off the corner, but Dreamer caught him and ended up hanging Ryder upside down in the corner. He did his running dropkick, then tore off his shirt preparing for his finishing DDT. Ryder escaped out under the bottom rope to the apron, then yanked Dreamer down against the top rope. From there, he ended Dreamer with the Zack Attack.

Winner: Zack Ryder wins via pinfall over Tommy Dreamer.

Matthews and Saxton announced that later on tonight we'll see two ECW Homecoming qualifying matches: Goldust takes on Vance Archer, while in the main event its Jack Swagger returning to take on Yoshi Tatsu.

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ECW returned with a WWE "Did you know?" fact from Nielson Research. Savannah introduced WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, so he could introduce Abraham Washington for his show. Abe said he isn't going to come out and rip Tiger Woods a new one, instead he supports him, because pimps have to look after one another. Abe said Tiger is one of the biggest fans of the Abraham Washington show he knows, because he used to call him all the time about it before his wife took a phone and hit him upside his head. Washington kept making Tiger Woods jokes before introducing his guests for the night, the new tag team Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft. They jumped over onto the couch, so Abe chastised them over it.

Croft and Barreta talked about Miz/Morrison and Hart Dynasty, saying they're going to take things to the next level as part of the ECW initiative. Croft & Barreta said they'll be WWE tag team champions by next year. Tony Atlas chimed in that he and Rocky Johnson were tag champs, but Croft/Barreta said "you're old and nobody cares". Abe started to defend Tony telling the tag team they don't talk to a hall of famer and his sidekick that way. Atlas said he never knew Abe cared, and Abe said he didn't, then told Atlas to take them out of there.

Backstage, ECW GM Tiffany was texting when Jack Swagger entered the office. Swagger said Tiffany brought him back to win the ECW Homecoming and come back to ECW as the champion. Tiffany laughed his suggestion off. Just then, Hurricane came flying into the office. Swagger asked him what his superpowers are supposed to be, and Hurricane said his powers are as limitless as the imagination. Hurricane said he can do almost anything, except fix Swagger's speech impediment. Hurricane flew off, and Swagger said "whatever" as Tiffany laughed at it all.

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Goldust vs. Vance Archer
ECW Homecoming Qualifying match

In the latter stages of this match, Goldust gained momentum as he was able to get a bulldog coming from off the ropes. He tried to suplex Archer but couldn't lift him, so Archer rammed him into the corner, then brought him back for his finisher, the reverse DDT style move, to pin Goldust.

ECW Champion Christian was shown backstage watching the match on a monitor.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Goldust.

So far Vance Archer, Kane and Ezekiel Jackson are in the ECW Homecoming Finale which happens in 3 weeks to determine Christian's opponent. There's five more spots to be determined. Still to come tonight, Jack Swagger makes his return to ECW to face Yoshi Tatsu in a qualifying match.

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Tonight, ECW showed the Smackdown Rebound which higlighted last Friday's #1 Contender match for a shot at Undertaker's World Heavyweight title. Rey Mysterio faced Batista in the main event, and Batista had several nearfalls. Mysterio eventually managed to pull off the surprise victory to earn a shot at Taker on Christmas.

Josh Matthews and Byron Saxton discussed the breakdown of the Ruthless Roundtable. Last week, William Regal assisted Ezekiel Jackson in defeating Vladimir Kozlov. After the match, Jackson and Regal beat up Kozlov. Jackson and Kozlov will meet again this Thursday on WWE Superstars.

Backstage, Christian was prepping Yoshi Tatsu, giving him pointers on Swagger. Swagger walked into the locker room and joked that Yoshi was the karate kid, so Christian must be Mr. Miagi. Christian told Swagger he hasn't changed much since going to Raw, and he's still the same old dork. Yoshi said something in Japanese. Swagger told Christian to tell Yoshi he's steamrolling him tonight. Swagger said at the Royal Rumble, Christian's his.

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ECW was back to roll the movie trailer for Ted Dibiase in "The Marine 2" coming out December 29th on DVD & Blu-ray.

Jack Swagger was introduced first for the main event. Next week, Matt Hardy and Evan Bourne will compete in Homecoming qualifying matches on ECW.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Jack Swagger

Both superstars exchanged near falls throughout the latter stages of the match. Yoshi did a running knee on Swagger then took him down for an attempted kick. Swagger ducked it, so Yoshi sat on him for a pin. Things progressed to the corner of the ring, where Yoshi went for a high risk move. Swagger went up to try to fight him but got hit down to the mat. Yoshi did a spinning kick from the corner to take Swagger down but it wasn't enough to win the match.

Swagger hit a powerslam in the late part of the match, then did his running splash move from the corner. Yoshi again got out of the pin as he grabbed the bottom rope. Swagger lazily picked up Yoshi by his hair from the mat. Yoshi took advantage of the mistake by delivering his roundhouse kick on Swagger for a pinfall win.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Jack Swagger to qualify for the ECW Homecoming Finale in 3 weeks.

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WWE Superstars Recap 12.17.09

WWE Superstars recap 12.17.09

Superstars opened with Smackdown's commentary team of Matt Striker and Todd Grisham for the opening match.

Cryme Tyme vs. Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox

For a while, the heels dominated Shad. Knox grounded the big man, then made tags to Ziggler to continue to wear him down. Eventually, Ziggler and Shad were both down. Each man dove and made the tag to their partners, Knox and JTG.

In the closing moments, JTG had the pinfall on Knox. Ziggler rushed in to kick JTG and break up the pin. Shad rushed over and slammed Ziggler to the mat, then kicked him out under the ropes. Knox went over and clotheslined Shad out of the ring. He turned to charge at JTG in the corner. JTG ducked it, then came running back to jump and do his finisher, the Shout-Out necktie drop, on Knox for the pin.

Winners: Cryme Tyme wins via pinfall over Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox.

There was no "Ask the Divas" segment this week, but instead a look at the trailer for The Marine 2, available on DVD & Blu-ray on December 29th.

Vance Archer from ECW was walking backstage, looking intense and ready for the next match of the night.

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Tommy Dreamer vs. Vance Archer

Archer pretty much dominated this ECW rematch. Byron Saxton of ECW Commentary noted most guys would walk away after losing to Archer once, but Dreamer doesn't do that. Dreamer went for a Frogsplash late in this one, with Archer avoiding it and then coming out of the corner to clothesline Dreamer down. In the final moments of the match, despite a rallying chant for Dreamer, Archer flattened him with a boot, then picked him up to do his reverse DDT maneuver for the win.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Tommy Dreamer.

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Superstars came back with Raw's commentary team of Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole. They discussed their new WWE Champion Sheamus who won 2009 Slammy for Breakout Superstar of the Year, then introduced the Raw Rebound. Raw Rebound covered 2009 Slammy Awards. Maria won Diva of the year, JeriShow won tag team of the year, Michael Cole won "Oh My" moment of the year (for puking on Jericho's shoes), and CM Punk won a Slammy for retiring Jeff Hardy. Also during the night, Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker at WM25 won for match of the year, and HBK issued a challenge for a rematch at WM26. DX defended their tag titles against JeriShow, then had Jericho removed from Raw for good. In the main event, John Cena defeated Randy Orton to win 2009 Superstar of the Year. The show ended with Sheamus coming out to the ramp to show off the WWE championship while Cena dared him to come to the ring and get some.

Jack Swagger made his entrance out for the main event of Superstars.

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MVP vs. Jack Swagger

Early on MVP was able to clothesline Swagger down and start worked on him in the corner. Jack came back to boot down MVP and started his work on him on the mat. He tried to toss MVP out over the top rope, but MVP held on to skin the cat. Swagger saw it and knocked MVP out of the ring anyway before a commercial break.

As Superstars returned, Swagger had a hold on MVP on the mat. He continued working on MVP's hurt back and midsection. He used several knees to the gut and a few body shots as well. MVP started punching back, but Swagger did an armdrag and put another hold on the Franchise Playa. Swagger tried for the Gutwrench Powerbomb late in the contest, but MVP escaped it and then hit a boot on Swagger in the corner. He finished up with the Playmaker for the big win on Superstars.

Winner: MVP wins via pinfall over Jack Swagger.

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ECW Recap 11.24.09

ECW Recap from Bridgeport, CT:

Byron Saxton and Josh Matthews welcomed fans to the show, with tonight's huge main event featuring Yoshi Tatsu versus William Regal. Also, Abraham Washington welcomes special guest Matt Hardy from Smackdown to speak his mind.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Zack Ryder

Ryder was escorted to the ring by Rosa Mendes. They showed highlights from the WWE Superstars match between these two, where Rosa's cell phone distraction in the ring ended up costing Shelton the match. If Shelton wins tonight, Tiffany will make him the #1 Contender for the ECW title.

Late in the match, Shelton had a pinfall but Ryder got his legs on the rope to break it. Shelton went for a suplex of Ryder near the ropes, with Ryder able to yank Shelton against the top rope. Ryder got to the top of the corner, but Shelton ran up and kicked him down. Rosa quickly rushed over to check on her man as ECW went to break.

During the break, Rosa got in Shelton's way of Ryder outside the ring. Shelton capitalized with a lairat to take Shelton down. In the ring now, Ryder had Shelton down in a hold. Ryder continued the onslaught as he kicked away at Shelton near the ropes, then slammed him back. Ryder hit the cross body off the corner but couldn't get the pinfall. With Shelton down, he went up to the top of the corner and hit a huge splash for a pinfall. Shelton just barely kicked out of it to Rosa & Ryder's dismay. Shelton got fired up in the corner as he kept asking Ryder to punch him again and again, until the Gold Standard fired back and took him down.

Shelton connected with a series of moves into a bridge pin for a near fall. He hit a Powerbomb on Ryder near the corner, then as soon as Ryder stood up, Shelton hit Paydirt for the win. Shelton Benjamin will now be named #1 Contender for Christian's ECW title.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Zack Ryder to become #1 Contender for the ECW title.

As Shelton was celebrating his win, all of a sudden Christian's music hit and the champ came out from backstage. Shelton was surprised by it, as Christian headed down to the ring. ECW went to a commercial break, then came back while Christian was into his speech on the mic in the ring. Christian said he was there to talk about three weeks from now, the new TLC Pay-Per-View. It will have one table match, one ladder match, one chair match and one TLC match. Christian said the past few PPV's the ECW title was overlooked. Christian said it's time for them to step up, then said it will be him versus Shelton in a ladder match. Christian said they need to steal the show at TLC. Shelton agreed to it and shook Christian's hand, then promised there will be a new ECW champ after the TLC PPV.

William Regal was backstage with Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson in the locker room, watching what just went down with Christian and Shelton. Regal said his quest to be ECW champion is still not over, and when he defeats Yoshi Tatsu tonight he'll be a step closer. He told Jackson & Kozlov to bring their A-game tonight. Regal was still speaking as ECW went to commercial.

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ECW was back with the WWE rewind to show highlights of ECW's newest talent, Vance Archer, as he dismantled various amateur wrestlers in the ring.

Alex Reynolds vs. Vance Archer

Reynolds was announced as a local talent from Bridgeport, CT. He got a side headlock early on Archer, before getting tossed down and then kicked. Archer continued to punish him with a boot choking him in the corner. Archer used a solid short arm clothesline to level the guy then kicked him hard in the gut. He picked up Reynolds and did a twirl type slam to slam him face first to the mat. Finally, he picked up Reynolds and put him into the inverted DDT style finisher.

Josh Matthews questioned what the stare Archer had on his face meant. Saxton said it's confidence and victory.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Alex Reynolds.

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ECW returned to show highlights from Raw where Jesse "The Governor" Ventura hosted. He introduced a series of matches to qualify for a Breakthrough Battle Royal. Ventura said only guys who had never been champions before (WWE/Heavyweight) would be part of this. Randy Orton was livid he wouldn't get a shot, but got into it anyway by attacking Primo on his way to the ring to take his spot and defeat Evan Bourne. Later on, it was Sheamus who won the battle royal after eliminating Kofi Kingston. Sheamus and John Cena had their contract signing, which ended with the Celtic Warrior delivering a big boot to John Cena, smashing him through the table, then holding the WWE title up. Jesse Ventura announced that the Title match at TLC will be a Tables match.

Saxton and Matthews discussed TLC PPV which arrives in three weeks. There's three matches so far: Cena vs Sheamus (WWE Title table match), Shelton vs Christian for the ECW title (Ladder match), and DX vs. JeriShow (TLC match).

Next up, it was the Abraham Washington Show featuring Matt Hardy as special guest. Tony Atlas was there as the sidekick as usual to introduce Abe to the crowd. Washington insulted the crowd calling them dog faces, saying he thought he had Twilight Fever (seeing Werewolves everywhere). Abe introduced Matt Hardy and he came out to the crowd's cheers. Washington said when he found out he was going to have a Hardy on the show he was disappointed it was Matt instead of Jeff. Matt said that's ok because he was wishing Abe was really Conan O'Brien. Washington discussed how Hardy will be on SyFy next week.

Hardy said he'll be on the show Scare Tactics next week before ECW. They rolled a clip of Matt coming out as a mental patient to scare a kid working. Washington said that wasn't scary, and he wasn't scared. Tony Atlas snuck up behind him and scared Abe, which caused Matt and Atlas to break out laughing. Washington asked Hardy what he was scared of. Matt said he's been having nightmares about being on the Abe Washington show. He said just kidding, then said when you're a Hardy "Fear" is just a four letter word. Washington said he's afraid they're all out of time. Washington walked off backstage pissed off at Hardy and Atlas. They both did a Matt Hardy v1 sign to the crowd.

Yoshi Tatsu was walking backstage en route to the main event match against Regal.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. William Regal

Regal came down to the ring accompanied by his henchmen again, Jackson & Kozlov. Early on there was some minor "Let's go Regal" and "Regal sucks" chants exchanged right before a barrage of forearms from Tatsu. Regal came back to knock him down near the corner then used forearm uppercuts of his own. Regal kept attacking with knees to Tatsu and forearm uppercuts, followed by a chinlock hold to keep Tatsu down on one knee.

Regal began to hammer away at the back of Yoshi's head with him face down on the middle rope. Jackson and Kozlov were standing right there outside the ring to watch. As the ref pulled Regal away, his back was turned. Kozlov shoved Tatsu by his face. Yoshi stumbled around and came to, saw Regal there and quickly connected with his roundhouse kick to KO Regal for the pinfall.

Jackson and Kozlov rushed into the ring, so Yoshi quickly rolled to the outside. Jackson and Kozlov stood over the fallen Regal looking upset at the loss. Regal staggered to get up. Kozlov and Jackson eyed him. Regal asked Jackson what happened, then turned to Kozlov to ask him. Regal started finger pointing at Kozlov, then at Jackson. Regal told them that was his shot at the ECW championship. Kozlov pointed a finger at Jackson saying "he did it". Jackson took exception and lowered Kozlov's finger down, then did his one armed slam move to put Kozlov down. Regal told Jackson to calm down, that there was no need to get excited. Jackson thought for a moment then walked up to face Regal. He did the one arm slam to put Regal down, leaving Regal & Kozlov layed out. Jackson headed backstage as they recovered in the ring, shocked at what happened.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over William Regal.

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ECW Recap 11.10.09

ECW Recap from Sheffield, UK:

ECW opened with a Veteran's Day video to remember veteran soldiers who have helped preserve the nation. Commentators Josh Matthews and Byron Saxon were on hand, talking up tonight's main event William Regal versus Christian for the ECW title. Tony Atlas was introduced so he could introduce the Abraham Washington show.

Abraham's guest tonight was Yoshi Tatsu. Abe started insulting the England audience saying they have free health care but nobody seems to go to the dentist ever. Abe generated a ton of heat as the crowd booed him continuously. Yoshi kept saying "thank you" over and over with Washington finally saying they've had enough thank you's. Abe asked for Yoshi's pick on who'd win the ECW title match tonight. Yoshi said Regal's tough but Christian's a great champion so he'll win. Abe and Yoshi did a "you don't understand the words coming out of my mouth" routine like Rush Hour. Washington berated Yoshi saying he's no Jackie Chan. Yoshi called Abe a stupid Chris Tucker. Finally, Washington said he's better than Tucker and told Atlas to end the show.

Matthews and Saxon previewed tonight's ECW title match, showing a video of how Regal has been hell bent on getting another shot at the title. Tonight is Regal's last chance to win the championship.

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Goldust vs. Paul Burchill

Burchill was introduced as "The Ripper, Paul Burchill." Next week will be the showdown between Burchill and Hurricane. If Burchill loses he and Katie Lea must leave ECW, if Hurricane loses he must unmask.

Goldust started building momentum late as he clotheslined Burchill down. He went for a bulldog, with Burchill shoving him off, then kicking him. All of a sudden, Hurricane's theme music hit. The Hurricane came rushing onto the ramp from backstage, then started to circle around the ring. The distraction caused Burchill to lose his concentration. Goldust hit his finisher in the process to pick up the pinfall victory.

Winner: Goldust wins via pinfall over Paul Burchill.

Highlights were shown of last week's Shelton Benjamin-Zack Ryder match with Rosa Mendes at ringside. Ryder became distracted as he was ogling Rosa from the ropes area, allowing Shelton to capitalize and win the match. Those two will have a rematch on Thursday's WWE Superstars.

Ryder was backstage as Rosa Mendes walked up to him backstage. Zack told Rosa he thought she did a great job as guest announcer last week. She started talking at him a mile a minute, and then Zack confessed he likes her. He said anytime she wants to come down to the ring and be in his corner she can. Rosa said maybe and left. Ryder started daydreaming of he and Rosa rubbing nose to nose, holding hands and skipping down the hall together.

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William Regal spoke to ECW GM Tiffany backstage. Regal said he knows that Tiffany is probably upset with him getting another ECW title shot despite her not wanting to grant it. He said she should consider how great it'll be to have a virtual god like himself holding the title after tonight. Tiffany said she is looking forward to starting their working relationship fresh, whether Regal wins the title or not. Regal scowled as he walked off.

Jason Blackwell vs. Vance Archer

A local amateur from Sheffield was newcomer Vance Archer's victim tonight. Archer cut a promo earlier in the day saying "Who is Vance Archer? My opponent is about to find out." Archer connected on a huge clothesline to level Blackwell early. Blackwell got tossed down by his hair to the mat, then picked up and thrown around before Vance started to stomp away on him. He choked him in the corner with a boot to the throat, then used a belly to belly slam. Archer closed with his inverted DDT style move.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Jason Blackwell.

Matthews reminded fans to go check out WWE.com for extensive Survivor Series coverage for the history of the event.

Christian was shown walking backstage looking all business. His match against Regal with the ECW title on the line is next.

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William Regal vs. Christian
ECW Title Match

Regal made his way to the ring first to a mixture of cheers and jeers. Next out was Christian to a louder ovation. ECW ring announcer Lauren Mayhew introduced both competitors. Prior to the contest they mentioned Regal grew up in Blackpool, England about 100 miles away from tonight's arena location. Also of note, Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson were banned from ringside.

Christian and Regal traded offense which saw two commercial breaks during the action. Regal had a near fall after the second break, then began to apply a hold down on the mat. Christian got to his feet and punched away at Regal to keep him at bay. Christian rushed Regal and was met by a forearm shiver. Regal started to step on Christian's face near the ropes. He stayed in control and had several more attempted pins.

Regal went towards Christian in a corner and got hit instead. Christian tried his Sunset Flip pin move off the corner, but Regal stayed up and then sat down. He had a pinfall and used the ropes as leverage with the ref stopping at 2. Christian countered with a pinfall on Regal, but he escaped. Regal had a vicious slam move and a near fall again.

Christian gained momentum from the apron and then hit several missile dropkicks off the corner, but couldn't capture the pinfall. Christian was ready for a Killswitch but got punched down by Regal. Regal went for a knee trembler with Christian avoiding it, but as Regal came back around he caught him with the knee. Regal made a cover with Christian getting his arm up. Christian went for Killswitch, but Regal countered into a Regal Stretch right near the bottom rope. Christian struggled to reach the rope but couldn't, so instead he grabbed Regal's arm to break free. Christian hit a big dropkick as Regal came at him, then a European uppercut off the ropes.

Another Killswitch attempt was countered into a powerslam move by Regal. Regal set up for the knee trembler again as Christian got up. Christian avoided it and then quickly connected on the Killswitch. The crowd celebrated as Christian hoisted the title up high to close the show.

Winner: Christian wins via pinfall over William Regal to retain the ECW Championship.

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