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Tonight's program begins with ECW World champion Bobby Lashley.
Using pictures from Wrestlemania and footage from last night's
Raw as a visual aid, Lashley talks up his victory at Wrestlemania.
He knows full well that Chairman Wackjob will send as many
men as possible, even an army, to try to stop him. Lashley
doesn't care. You have to respect a man that doesn't fear
his enemy.
CM Punk vs. Stevie Richards. Richards rarely
gets to appear on TV anymore, a testimony to the uncreative
team's lack of foresight. It takes him a while, but he finally
does get around to attacking the "injured" ribs
of Punk, the result of the Money in the Bank match at Mania.
Unfortunately for Richards, he couldn't close the deal,
and Punk hit the Go To Sleep out of nowhere for the finish.
And, yes, Tazz actually called the move!
Winner: CM Punk.
Rapper-producer Timbaland is in the house, chatting with
Rob Van Dam. After Rob leaves, Extreme Expose shows up,
and Layla shows Timba some love. Layla's got a new look,
having taken the curls out of her hair. After a break, Punk
is met by New Breed members Matt Striker & Marcus Cor
Van. Apparently, the Breed didn't get the message. Punk
would prefer to go solo, and Cor Van trots out the old line
about Punk being with them or against them. Meh. Extreme
Expose performs a full number set to the music of---who
else?---Timbaland, whose new CD dropped today.
Snitsky vs. Hardcore Holly. First-ever
TV meeting between these two, as they've been matched up
at house shows of late. Pretty even bout, as Holly hung
tough against Snitsky. Finish saw Holly attempt the Alabama
Slam, but as he spun, Snitsky escaped and hit the boot to
the face. Post-match, they did an injury angle to finally
put Holly back on the DL as Snitsky put Holly's arm in between
the steel steps and wore out a chair with repeated shots
to the stairs.Winner: Snitsky.
ECW Originals (Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Sandman, &
Tommy Dreamer) vs. New Breed (Kevin Thorn, Marcus Cor Van,
Matt Striker, & Elijah Burke w/Ariel)(extreme rules).
Return match from Sunday, ramped up with hardcore rules.
Unfortunately, they're not being given enough time to make
this mean anything. Again, it was pretty even, and the finish
came out of nowhere. Bodies were flying everywhere. RVD
& Sabu put Thorn through one table, and after Striker
was tossed, Burke hit the Elijah Express on Sabu through
a second table. The clinching move may have come at a terrible
price for Burke, however, as he may have suffered a knee
injury. Looked like he might have hyperextended his left
knee after he used the right one to plow Sabu through the
table. Joey acted like he couldn't believe it was possible.
The New Breed winning, that is, under hardcore rules. Winners:
The New Breed.
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