|
WWE TV Reports
7/15 Powell's ECW Live Coverage: Matt and Jeff Hardy vs. John Morrison and The Miz, Mark Henry and Tony Atlas
By Jason Powell Jul 15, 2008 - 10:00 PM |
|
ECW on The SciFi Network
Taped in Charlotte, N.C.
[Q1] Highlights aired from last week of Tony Atlas helping Mark Henry last week... The opening montage aired... Mike Adamle introduced the show from ringside... In the ring, Tazz introduced "The World's Strongest Champion." Mark Henry and Tony Atlas walked to the ring together.
Tazz asked Atlas why he would join Henry. Atlas recalled Henry telling him that he would have to carry his bags to get a payday. He said he wouldn't carry just anyone's bags, but he'd graciously do it for Henry. Atlas had a crew member bring a frying pan into the ring and then asked the crowd if they knew what it was. He said it came straight from the store and hadn't been tampered with.
For some reason, Atlas didn't think the crowd believed him, so he had Henry tap it against the ring post a couple times. Atlas asked for volunteers to step up and attempt to bend the frying pan. Henry pointed out a fan in the front row who joined them in the ring. He had the man feel the pan and tell people it was real.
"You're pretty strong, aren't you, son?" Atlas asked. The man replied, "No, sir," then corrected himself. He tried to bend the pan and couldn't. The man left the ring. Atlas handed the frying pan to Henry, who bent the pan. "Mark Henry doesn't like to show off, but when he gets the opportunity or is called up on to do it, he will," Adamle said. What?
Tommy Dreamer came out and tried to bend a different frying pan. Fortunately, Atlas didn't have one of the fans enter the ring to prove that it wasn't a reenforced pan. Dreamer tried and failed to bend the pan, but then he smacked Henry over the head with it. Dreamer left the ring with his frying pan... [C]
Powell's POV: I'll guarantee you there are about thousands of people across the country trying to bend frying pans right now. I just asked my girlfriend if I could try to bend one of our pans. She won't let me because she's afraid I'll hurt myself. Thanks for the vote of confidence, honey.
[Q2] Backstage, Teddy Long scolded Dreamer for hitting Henry with the frying pan. He said this is Raw and he won't have civil unrest. Dreamer was upset when he left. Adamle said Dreamer can't help it because it's in his DNA. Groan...
1. Mike Knox beat Shannon Moore in 2:30. Adamle pointed out before the match that Moore was a local favorite. Knox used his nameless finisher and then scored the pin...
Highlights aired from Raw of Stephanie and Shane McMahon's plea to the Raw crew to work together, which had clips of some of the wilder moments from the show spliced in. The video concluded with JBL attempting to turn Cena into roadkill... [C]
Powell's POV: Somehow they managed to get a camera shot from inside the car that JBL struck. The owner must have accidentally left the camera recording and pointed in just the right direction. How lucky is that?
[Q3] 2. Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero (w/Bam Neely) in 3:03. Before the match, a pretaped Evan promo aired. He said he'll defy the odds in this match because he defies gravity. Ugh. Evan tried to go up top early, but Chavo caught him and knocked him off the top rope. Bourne took a nice bump by slamming his head into the ring apron on the way down.
After Bourne hit a series of cool, acrobatic spots, Adamle tried to tell a story about talking to former Olympic gymnast Bart Conner over the weekend. Tazz cut him off to ask if Conner is 80 years-old now. The frustrated Adamle pointed out that he's 40. Moments later, Bourne hit the Shooting Star Press for the win...
Powell's POV: Nice win for Bourne. That's his most meaningful victory to date. I don't mind when Tazz mocks Adamle for his mistakes, but let the man at least tell his story.
Backstage, Colin Delaney walked talking Teddy's assistant when Henry and Atlas interrupted. Atlas told Colin he didn't have to worry because they knew he had nothing to do with what happened earlier. Henry walked away, but it was too good to be true for Colin. Henry stormed back into the picture and choked Colin. He press slammed him onto a case... A graphic (no announcers) teased the Hardys vs. Miz and Morrison match... [C]
Highlights aired from Raw of the C.M. Punk vs. Kane match, along with the post-match altercation between Punk and Batista... The announcers ran through the Great American Bash pay-per-view lineup... Ring introductions took place for the Hardys vs. Miz and Morrison match.
Powell's POV: Some poor guy was caught on camera dancing like Jeff Hardy. Let's just say it didn't look nearly as cool as it does when Jeff does it. If that guy was one of my friends, I'd record the show on DVR and then have multiple DVDs made of that clip playing in a loop. Then I'd throw a party and play the DVDs on every television in my house. Oh, and I'd post the footage on Youtube. Does that make me a bad person?
[Q4] [C] 3. Matt and Jeff Hardy beat John Morrison and The Miz in a non-title match in 17:00. The match was joined in progress. I hate when they do that. Plenty of Hardy chants from the women and kids in the crowd. After some back and forth action, the show cut to commercial. [C] The tag champs worked over Jeff for a while until he made the hot tag to Matt.
[Overrun] The match really picked up down the stretch. Matt hit a crucifix powerbomb on Morrison for a nearfall. Miz ran in and was greeted with the Side Effect. Morrison recovered and performed Moonlight Drive on Matt. Jeff came off the top with a Swanton Bomb on Morrison and Matt scored the pin for his team...
Powell's POV: Fun match. I'm disappointed they didn't give at least one of these teams a chance to build up the match on the mic. It's like the ECW creative team forgets that Miz and Morrison can talk. There's no shame in losing to the Hardys and I'm fine with it if they come back to this feud, but I don't like the way they make the tag belts seem beneath the Hardys by not having them show any interest in the straps.
BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS
•
HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY
CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING
OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY
WWE TV Reports
Latest Twelve Articles |
| 11/18 Twilling's ECW Live Coverage: Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and Finlay vs. William Regal, Mark Henry, and Cody Rhodes; Jack Swagger vs. Tommy Dreamer in an Amateur Wrestling Challenge |
| 11/17 Twilling's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Stephanie McMahon holds a Wrestler's Forum; Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz and John Morrison; Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk |
| 11/17 Powell's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Stephanie McMahon answers wrestler questions, Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk, Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison and The Miz |
| 11/14 Twilling's West Coast WWE Smackdown Coverage: Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules Match; Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin |
| 11/14 Hermanstyne's WWE Smackdown Coverage: Champion vs. Champion, Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov Contract Signing, Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker in an Extreme Rules Match |
| 11/14 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live Coverage: Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov contract signing, champion vs. champion match |
|
|
DOT NET MEMBERS LOG-IN
VOTE IN OUR LATEST POLL
LATEST NEWS UPDATES
LATEST PPV & TV REPORTS
- 11/20 Powell's TNA Impact Live Coverage: Mick Foley announces the main event of the Final Resolution PPV, Kevin Nash and Kurt Angle vs. Abyss and Matt Morgan
- 11/18 Twilling's ECW Live Coverage: Matt Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and Finlay vs. William Regal, Mark Henry, and Cody Rhodes; Jack Swagger vs. Tommy Dreamer in an Amateur Wrestling Challenge
- 11/17 Twilling's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Stephanie McMahon holds a Wrestler's Forum; Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz and John Morrison; Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk
- 11/17 Powell's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Stephanie McMahon answers wrestler questions, Randy Orton vs. C.M. Punk, Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison and The Miz
- 11/14 Powell's ROH Driven PPV review: Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs defend the ROH Tag Titles against El Generico and Kevin Steen in a great tag match, Nigel McGuinness vs. Roderick Strong or the ROH Title
- 11/14 Twilling's West Coast WWE Smackdown Coverage: Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules Match; Matt Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin
- 11/14 Hermanstyne's WWE Smackdown Coverage: Champion vs. Champion, Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov Contract Signing, Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker in an Extreme Rules Match
- 11/14 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live Coverage: Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov contract signing, champion vs. champion match
LATEST VIEWPOINTS
- TNA Impact Hitlist: TNA announces the most ridiculous title match in company history, bringing back the briefcase fiasco match and the Turkey Bowl, four on-air authority figures
- WWE's latest talent cut, no room for managers in pro wrestling, Brock Lesnar vs. Fedor, the newest wrestler on the ECW roster, traditional Survivor Series matches
- ECW Hitlist: John Morrison and The Miz, DJ Gabriel, Jack Swagger, main event six man tag, Ricky Ortiz, Boogeyman
- WWE Raw Hitlist: John Morrison and The Miz pull off a big upset over Shawn Michaels and Rey Mysterio, Stephanie McMahon takes wrestler questions, C.M. Punk, Randy Orton, Manu, Cryme Tyme
- Buy or Sell: UFC 91, Survivor Series hype, Jeff Hardy's new attitude, Vladimir Kozlov, Chris Jericho vs. John Cena, Cena videos, Christian Cage's decision
- Brock Lesnar is the new UFC Heavyweight Champion, but he faces an uphill battle in a quest to earn the respect of MMA followers
- Twilling takes a look at and predicts tonight's Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar fight
- Thoughts on UFC 91 at the box office, the Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar main event, and the weak undercard
LATEST PRODUCT REVIEWS
|
|
|