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ECW on Sci-Fi - Tuesday 12th June

The music hits and the pyro blasts for the beginning of ECW the night after the draft. ECW recieved 3 new men: Ric Flair, King Booker and Umaga who will all be in action tonight. We start off with a some singles action between Mike Knox and Stevie Richards.

Mike Knox vs Stevie Richards
Richards receives some unexciting punishment. Lame kick from Knox. Mike Knox hits a right hand on Stevie Richards. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Weak bodyslam on Richards by Knox. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Stevie Richards ducks a clothesline attempt. Knox receives some punishment. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Big clothesline from Richards. Mike Knox powers out of a Stevie Richards headlock. Mike Knox with a standing spinebuster. Mike Knox moves in for the kill. Swinging Reverse STO!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Stevie Richards leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Mike Knox comes running as well, and Richards gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle.

Knox brutally beating down Richards and leaving him motionless fades into a video package highlighting the draft picks of last night. On the return to the action, new extremists Umaga and Estrada make their way to the ring.

Estrada: Tonight the beast Umaga will destroy Balls Mahoney as his first on the path to victory on ECW. He is ready to crush anyone in his path to reach his goal. We want to start that right now, Balls come to the ring for what you deserve!

Balls Mahoney's music hits, but nobody is coming down the ramp. Balls is walking through the crowd! The ECW Original is coming through the crowd down to the ring and Umaga and Estrada have spotted him. He runs into the ring and starts punching away at the Samoan Bulldozer. Umaga doesn't take it for long as he hits a combination of his own right back, followed by a clothesline. Estrada heads out of the ring and collects a table from underneath it! Balls reaches his feel and is hit by the Samoan Spike! The table is set up and Umaga is laid helplessly on it. Umaga climbs the turnbuckle and nails a Wild Samoan Splash! Mahoney goes through the table! Umaga proves his extreme credentials with an attack on an original. The crowd dont like it but Umaga laps up the booing. He should be a top player in ECW.
Chez's Notes: Umaga lost 4 points of overness from this segment for picking on the Original

::Fade to Commercial::

Back to the action we head to a tag match up between the new guys and the veterans.

The Majors Brothers vs Dreamer and Sandman
Flying elbow from Brett Major. Second rope splash by Brett. Tag between Brett Major and Brian Major. The Sandman takes a knee lift from Brian. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Slingshot clothesline by Brian. Tag to Brett Major. The Majors Brothers whip Sandman into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Brett looks shocked. Sandman counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Sandman tags out to Tommy Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer with a spinning neckbreaker on Brett. Brett walks into a spike slam. Dreamer tags out to The Sandman. Dreamer and Sandman whip Brett into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Back elbow connects, Brett staggers backward. Massive backbreaker, Brett got planted. Tag between The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer slams Brett Major down. Tommy Dreamer misses a clothesline. Tag between Brett Major and Brian Major. Back heel kick from Brian. Dreamer holds Brian Major in place. The Sandman charges...but Brian ducks, and the clothesline floors Dreamer! Brian Major moves in for the kill. Heat Stroke! 1....2....3. Sandman and Dreamer remain in the ring, arguing. Tommy Dreamer looks really angry. The Sandman pushes Dreamer away and walks off, looking furious.
Tommy Dreamer lost 1 point of overness from this match for being upset. Brett and Brian Major gained 1 point of overness from this match each for overcoming the odds again.

The Majors make it 2 wins in a row against top teams, they look to be a strong pairing. But Sandman and Dreamer's togetherness seems to be dissolving quickly, they need to hold it together.

King Booker is backstage alongside Queen Sharmell where they appear to be surveying their new "home", ECW.

Booker: My Queen Sharmell, this new palace of ours is totally rubbish! I have not seen such an unfit home for a King than ECW in all my time.

Sharmell: Thats true, we need to improve things round here.

Booker: Well to start with we need some waist decoration for me. That peasant Bobby Lashley has kissed the royal feet before and he will do so again. He will relive his experiences here, only more painful, more extreme. Even royalty can be extreme! Tonight that low class Lashley will pay for his success when he is handed a royal ass whupping!

With that message from the "palace" we head to our next match. Can the Hardcore Straight-Edge Superstar continue his success?

CM Punk vs Hardcore Holly
Flying elbow off the top rope by CM Punk. Back heel kick off the second rope, Hardcore goes down. Belly to belly off the top rope, Hardcore may be dead! Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Punk uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Hardcore Holly powers out of a CM Punk headlock. Flying shoulder tackle by Hardcore sends Punk to the mat. Powerslam from Hardcore Holly. CM Punk avoids an avalanche, Hardcore Holly hits the turnbuckles hard. CM Punk with a running dropkick into the corner. CM Punk has Hardcore Holly down on the canvas. Hardcore Holly gets locked in the Anaconda Vice! Submission victory! CM Punk remains in the ring, celebrating the victory.

Punk is really having success at the moment, he is quickly rising through the ranks of ECW.

::Fade to Commercial::

Ric Flair is backstage with a mic! Flair + Mic = Awesome!

Flair: Wooooooooo! The Nature Boy is going extreme on ECW! Woooooooooo! Tonight it is time for a new side of Ric Flair because tonight is the first extreme Flair night! Tonight it is time to teach Matt Striker and all of the New Breed that they are all lucky to be on the same roster as the legendary Natur Boy because I could beat their asses any time I want! You see they come in and say they are the new revolution, well they havent worked for it, they haven't built a legacy on it, they have no right to say they are the new era of ECW. Guys like me and guys like the Originals built this industry and they think they can walk in and take the glory and honour. They have another thing coming because from tonight the Nature Boy throws himself into the Originals to help them fight the lazy, undeserving New Breed! Wooooooo!

Huge news! Flair is now with the Originals to fight the New Breed! What a huge announcement! The New Breed mustn't be happy.

We go to the ring where Umaga and Balls resume their fight from earlier tonight...

Balls Mahoney vs Umaga
Umaga DDTs Balls. Flapjack from Umaga. Massive lariat. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Umaga slams Balls Mahoney down. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Umaga walks into a trip. Balls Mahoney with a spinning neckbreaker on Umaga. Massive backbreaker, Umaga got planted. Umaga blocks a kick from Balls Mahoney. Powerslam from Umaga. Umaga moves in for the kill. Samoan Spike! 1....2....3. Umaga gives a murderous look toward Balls Mahoney...and attacks! Balls gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Umaga leaves the ring having left Balls down and out.

Umaga brutally destroying Balls and showing that he is the new force on ECW! What a way to debut!

A video package is shown highlighting the feud between the New Breed and the Originals. It is followed by the New Breed's challenge to one last match. Resuming the action, the New Breed head out to the ring, Burke, Cor Von and Striker.

Burke: Last week we made a challenge and all of you heard it so we arn't going to mess around this week. We want the Originals and their answer right now!

Tommy Dreamer's music plays as Dreamer and Sandman walk out, now seemingly recovered from their loss earlier. They stand to the sides to make an enteranceway for Ric Flair! The latest man to join the Originals! Flair has the mic in his hand.

Flair: You boys think you can demand anything? You haven't earnt anything so why should we give you? Now, I may not be an ECW Original, but we share a common goal, to protect the legacy we have built from guys like you who think the world revolves around them. Now, even though you haven't earnt it, we accept your offer of a Losers Disband match for Vengeance! Consider it done! Now prepare Striker, tonight you get your first taste of Naitch'. Wooooooooooooo!
Chez's Notes: Elijah Burke gained 2 points of overness from this segment for being a demanding bad guy. Tommy Dreamer gained 3 points of overness from this segment for leading a stable with Flair!

Both stables clear the ring and referees force them backstage so the match can go on with no problems.

Ric Flair vs Matt Striker
Striker hits an arm drag on Flair. Striker only gets knees on a splash. Short range spear from Ric Flair. Flair hits a swinging DDT on Matt Striker. Marcus Cor Von comes running down the aisle with a chair! Striker goes to irish whip Ric Flair into the ropes. Marcus prepares to swing the chair...but Ric Flair reverses! Marcus accidentally smacks Striker with a chair to the back! Matt Striker can barely stand. Here it comes - Roll Up. 1....2...3, it's finished. Matt Striker and Marcus Cor Von try to beat down Ric Flair, but end up getting run out of the ring by a furious Ric Flair. They leave quickly before they end up taking any more punishment.

Flair beats off the New Breed singlehandedly! What an impression he has made on them!

::Fade to Commercial::

As we rejoin ECW the recently appointed GM, Mick Foley, is making his way down to the ring. We have been told that he has an announcement over the ECW World Championship's No1 Contender.

Foley: Good evening everyone here at ECW! It has come to my attention that there is nobody to fight Bobby Lashley for the title at Vengeance. So I have decided that next week's Main Event will be a Fatal 4-Way match for a shot at Vengeance between the biggest and best guys here on ECW! It will be King Booker vs. CM Punk vs. Umaga vs. one more mystery opponent!

Thats a huge match announcement! Lashley will have his hands full whoever wins in that match!

A video package plays of the history of the ECW World Championship since ECW was restarted, with RVD, Big Show and Lashley all having held it. That leads us into the Main Event...

King Booker vs Bobby Lashley
King Booker hits some punches. Big backdrop on Lashley, executed well. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. King Booker misses a clothesline. Lashley slams King Booker down. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Powerslam from Bobby Lashley. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Lashley drops an elbow...but misses. Lashley walks into a spike slam. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Booker looks shocked. Bobby Lashley fights out of a grapple. Bobby Lashley charges, Booker moves, the referee gets knocked out! Massive lariat. Cover, but there's no one to count for Bobby Lashley. Lashley hits a stump piledriver on King Booker. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Lashley drops an elbow...but misses. Bobby Lashley hooks up a suplex, but it is blocked. Booker scores with a low blow, then turns it into a small package! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Bobby Lashley got screwed out of the victory! King Booker remains in the ring, celebrating the victory.

Booker sneaks a win over the World Champion! Lashley is fuming but it's Booker celebrating and signalling to the belt as we go off air.



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