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[Mike S.]

Test beat Sabu. Before the match, Test complained about the fans voting for Rob Van Dam when he has more wins and is the real number one contender. Test dominated the match with clotheslines, back breakers, a side slam, and a body slam. Sabu came back with springboard leg lariats and a springboard DDT, but Test hit the yakuza kick and TKO for the pin.

Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay defeated the FBI. The Full Blooded Italians were accompanied to the ring by Trinity. Terkay and Burke worked over Little Guido, with Terkay hitting a big boot and belly to belly. Guido made the hot tag to Tony Mamaluke, but Terkay took over with head butts and slammed Mamaluke into the mat face first. He cranked the arm for the tapout.

They announced CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly for next week. Matt Striker said Holly would beat Punk, and Holly said Punk cant make him tap. Tommy Dreamer appeared via satellite and said he gets his ass whipped all the time because thats who he is. He vowed to chop down Great Khali. Rob Van Dam thanked Lashley for getting rid of Paul Heyman and Big Show and thanked the fans for supporting him. He said he would bring home the title.

Kevin Thorn beat Balls Mahoney. The match was a disaster. Thorn hit clotheslines, Balls used punches. Then Thorn appeared to accidentally bust open Balls mouth with an elbow and they immediately went to the pin. The highlight of the match was Brad Armstrongs return, as Tazz and Armstrong went at it again taking constant shots at each other. Backstage, Lashley said he respects Rob Van Dam but will retain his title. Vladimir Kozlov was at ringside and said he could beat Lashley or RVD.

Bobby Lashley and Rob Van Dam fought to a no contest. The crowd was dead, although there were light chants for both. Lashley hit a power slam, bear hug, spine buster and gorilla press to the floor. RVD used kicks and a split legged moonsault. Lashley took back over with a torture rack back breaker and delayed vertical suplex but his spear attempt was thwarted by an RVD drop toe hold. RVD hit a kick off the top but missed rolling thunder. RVD dropped Lashley on the announcers table and hit a clothesline off the top to the floor, and the match was stopped.

[Mike S.]

Hardcore Holly upset CM Punk after ramming Punks shoulder into the ring post followed by an Alabama Slam. Punk went for the Anaconda Vice early in the match. He also missed a dive through the ropes on Holly. Holly connected with a leg drop off the second rope.

Backstage, Test complained about not being the one to receive a title shot tonight. He said he and not RVD deserves the shot.

Elijah Burke is in the ring saying that Sylvester Terkay can stay backstage because hes feeling confident tonight. He issued a challenge to anyone willing to fight him. If you dont know whos coming out, you havent been watching ECW much lately. The Sandman enters and goes nose to nose with Burke. Styles compared Burkes amateur boxing record to Sandmans drunken bar fight record, which was funny. Sandman caned Burke in the back, leading to Burke making a quick exit. Not an official match.

The Great Khali pinned Tommy Dreamer in an Extreme Rules match. Khali won with a choke slam after blocking Dreamers swing of a Right Turn sign.

RVD did a backstage promo talking about his past as ECW champion. He said that he will bring the belt home tonight.

Kevin Thorn squashed The Reject Shannon Moore with the Dark Kiss.

Kelly Kelly is returning to ECW next week.

Main Event ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Rob Van Dam ends in a No Contest when Test interferes, first attacking Lashley with a chair and then RVD. He lost his balance in attempting a tackle on RVD. RVD set up Lashley on the announcing table and missed a spin kick, which looked painful.

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 1/16/07 - Little Rock, Arkansas

This week's show opened with the official announcement of tonight's main event: ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Test in a Triple Threat Match for the belt. It was emphasized throughout the show that the champion didn't have to lose in order for the title to change hands.

Kelly Kelly made her return to ECW. She made the shocking announcement that she was an exhibitionist and then proclaimed that she was single again and could do whatever she wanted. She said that her Expose would return next week and that she wouldn't be dancing alone. As her music played, Matt Striker interrupted and the insults began immediately. He said she was corrupting the minds of his audience and even brought up how it's a fact that women's feet are smaller than men's so they can stand closer to the kitchen sink. He finished by declaring that he would educate CM Punk.

Matt Striker vs. CM Punk. Kelly stayed at ringside for the match. Punk gave a few hip tosses to Striker, followed by a dropkick and a slam on Striker's arm, a move which Joey Styles credited to the Anderson family. Punk continued with a nice bridge before backdropping a charging Striker over the top rope. After a commercial break, Punk and Striker traded stiff kicks with each other. Punk hit several kicks and hard knees before Striker began to take control. Kelly then got on the apron and with her back to the camera, flashed Striker allowing Punk to score the victory with a back slide.

It was announced that the Sandman would be facing Elijah Burke later in the show.

The Alpha Male Marquis Cor Von [Monty Brown] finally made his long-awaited debut vs. Cassidy Reilly in a matchup between two former TNA competitors. This was hilarious as Tazz said he'd heard a lot about Cor Von. When Cor Von hit the Pounce on Reilly, Styles and Tazz acted like they'd never seen such an incredible move. Reilly tapped out to the Fujiwara armbar. An obvious squash. He had some fun with the crowd by mimicking the "What!" chants as he spoke. His catchphrase was pretty weak as he said, "The hardest, regardless is Marquis Cor Von."

Lashley did a boring backstage promo in which we learned that he respects Van Dam, doesn't respect Test, he's entering the match as champion, and he's leaving as champion as well.

WrestleMania Recall - WrestleMania 5 - Piper's Pit with Roddy Piper and his guest Morton Downey Jr.

The Sandman vs. Elijah Burke. As Sandman made his way through the crowd, Rebecca interviewed Burke, with Sylvester Terkay, backstage. The match started with Sandman caning Terkay off the apron to the floor. This was a quickie as Burke got crotched on the top turnbuckle and then Burke pushed Sandman to the canvas. Sandman fell in an awkward way and it looked like he might have hurt himself as he immediately grabbed the back of his head. Burke almost lost his balance and fell as well but recovered enough to roll up Sandman for the pin.

Styles tried his best to act excited as he mentioned that for the first time in history, ECW would have competitors in the Royal Rumble match this year.

Kevin Thorn and Ariel did a weird backstage promo about a black rose they were holding. Ariel said that there would be 29 black roses in the Royal Rumble and one red rose, Thorn, and he would win the Rumble. They then made out.

Main Event - ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Test in a Triple Threat Match for the title. Van Dam front suplexed Test on the rail and then hit a spin kick from the apron. This took Test out of action for a bit, leaving Van Dam vs. Lashley. When Test eventually attempted to get back in the ring, Lashley knocked him down once again, leading to more of Van Dam vs. Lashley. Test was back in when the show returned from a commercial break. There were a lot of timing issues in the match. Lashley was late on a clothesline on Van Dam to stop a pin on Test. Test tossed Van Dam off the top rope to the floor and we now had Lashley vs. Test for a while. Van Dam eventually returned and hit Test with a 5 Star Frog Splash off the top rope, leaping over Lashley in the process. But Lashley speared Van Dam and then followed with a powerslam and the pinfall victory. Outside the ring, an enraged Test hit Lashley with the belt, knocking him out while screaming, "This is mine!"

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 1/23/07 - Mobile, Alabama

The opening contest was a Special 5-Man Over-The-Top Challenge between Sandman, Sabu, Kevin Thorn, Tommy Dreamer, and Rob Van Dam. It was noted that all five Extremists would be in the Rumble match on Sunday and Joey Styles and Tazz really tried to sell the possibility of an ECW competitor winning the Rumble and headlining WrestleMania. Sabu eliminated Dreamer and himself in the process with a head scissors taking out Dreamer but the momentum carried him out as well. Thorn then threw out Sandman, leaving Thorn and RVD. They went back and forth for a few minutes with a couple of close calls before RVD knocked Thorn out with a kick off the top rope. This was designed to push the idea of Van Dam having a legitimate shot at winning on Sunday.

The Alpha Male Marquis Cor Von vs. Wes Adams, who was announced as being from Mobile. Cor Von got mike time again this week but didn't really say much other than your typical cliches like when he comes for you, get out of his way or you'll get run over. Cor Von hit the Pounce, which was once again gushed over by Styles and Tazz but not given a name. Cor Von won via submission with a Fujiwara armbar. This was the second squash in a row for Cor Von so hopefully he'll be put in a program with someone soon.

As Test was getting ready for his match, Holly confronted him. Holly was pissed and said that he wasn't going to let anyone stop him from going after the ECW title. He didn't let Test speak.

Kelly's Expose returned as she entered the ring with Layla and another diva named Brooke. They did a badly choreographed dance routine that was way too long. It was strange as it ended abruptly when a Test video began to play. Test said he was "God's gift to ECW" on the video.

Matt Striker came out for commentary for the next match between CM Punk and Elijah Burke. No mention of the just-released Sylvester Terkay. Styles played up Punk as having serious potential at winning the Rumble, even bringing up past winners Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, and Rey Mysterio. Striker, usually very entertaining in a speaking role, seemed a bit off and wasn't as sharp as usual. Tazz even joked with him at one point, asking him if the cat got his tongue since he was so quiet. Punk rolled up Burke for the win. Nothing special here but at least Punk didn't have to do the job.

Main Event - Bobby Lashley vs. Test in a non-title match. Lashley didn't waste any time as he surprised Test with a clothesline outside the ring. Test undid one of the turnbuckles, causing referee Scott Armstrong to go over and fix it, allowing Test to undo another one, which Lashley got rammed into. Test got a chair but Lashley managed to spear Test as he held the chair. Lashley won with a powerslam that came out of nowhere

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 1/30/07 - Toyota Center - Houston, Texas

Vince was making his way through the backstage area to start things off tonight. He ran into Marquis Cor Von first and seemed pleased. Unfortunately, this was Cor Von's only appearance on the entire show. Vince then encountered a disheveled Sandman who was reading a newspaper and drinking a beer. He asked Sandman how he got his name and went on to sing Mr. Sandman. When Vince walked away in disgust, Sandman did his usual beer-bash to his head.

CM Punk vs. Matt Striker. Joey Styles noted that Punk lasted 28 minutes in the Royal Rumble, longer than any of the other Extremists in the match. Punk attempted a suplex on Striker out of the ring but Striker managed to block it. Punk hit Striker with a bulldog followed by a backbreaker for a two-count. The finish came when Punk did a sunset flip into the ring over Striker but Striker was able to drop down and grab Punk's tights for the win. Winner: Matt Striker. We've seen this finish way too much for anyone to care.

Vince continued his ECW tour as he ran into Tommy Dreamer. He ridiculed Dreamer's name and sarcastically referred to his Innovator of Violence moniker.

Rob Van Dam vs. Hardcore Holly. Holly attempted an Alabama Slam but was kicked in the face by Van Dam. Van Dam did a dive outside the ring crashing into Holly. After a commercial, Van Dam hit a legdrop off the second rope on Holly. Van Dam executed a nice spinning heel kick followed by a rolling thunder but only managed a two-count. Van Dam missed a 5 Star Frog Splash, allowing Holly to go for another Alabama Slam. He couldn't quite get Van Dam up at first but was able to nail it after another attempt and get the pinfall. Winner: Hardcore Holly.

Vince confronted Sabu and said he thought he was in Texas, not Afghanistan. He called Sabu a member of the Taliban before acknowledging that it was Sabu and warning him to stay away from him.

Balls Mahoney was listening to music on his headphones as Vince started his verbal assault. He noted that even though Mahoney was Irish and that he liked his last name, he was probably from Northern Ireland and they are definitely not alike.

Kelly's Expose was up next with Kelly Kelly, Layla, and Brooke wasting our time again this week. The only positive here was that it was kept shorter than last week as Vince interrupted, putting that portion of the segment out of its misery. Vince said that he wouldn't be embarrassed like he was on RAW last night. He said the ECW originals sucked, the original ECW fans sucked, and everything about the original ECW sucked. He promised he would transform ECW into something more meaningful, with talent that has charisma and physical prowess, not drunken suicidal misfits. He introduced Elijah Burke as the epitome and future of the new ECW. Burke kissed up to Vince and said that the ECW originals would feel his wrath. This led to Sandman, Dreamer, Mahoney, and Sabu running in and taking out Burke with a Sandman caning, a Sabu dive through a table with a chair, etc. Vince watched from the aisle in disgust.

Main Event - ECW Title - Bobby Lashley vs. Test. Test immediately pulled the ring mats up to expose the concrete floor and attempted a piledriver but Lashley blocked it and gave Test a backdrop. They did their best impression of a TNA main event next as they went to a commercial only a minute or two into the bout. During the commercial, Lashley missed a spear and rammed his shoulder into the ringpost. Test worked on his shoulder for a few minutes. Then, out of nowhere, Lashley powerslammed Test and scored the win. Winner: Bobby Lashley. The lights went out and the Undertaker stood in the ring when they came back on. Test went to hit Lashley with a chair but Undertaker stopped him with a chokeslam. The Undertaker stared down Lashley and motioned for the belt as Styles sold it as if it meant Undertaker would challenge for the ECW title at WrestleMania.

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 2/6/07 - Omaha, Nebraska

the show started with Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Balls Mahoney, Rob Van Dam, and the Sandman standing in the ring. McMahon then came out and quickly began his verbal assault on the originals. He called them derelicts, misfits, and has-beens but quickly corrected himself and said they were actually never has-beens. He went on to claim that they all had criminal records and the only reason they were ever in ECW was because they couldn't fit in with nay other wrestling organizations. He even compared them to dinosaurs in Jurassic Park who would become extinct. Throughout McMahon's entire diatribe, Sandman looked like he wanted to cane the hell out of him. McMahon announced that some of the originals would see action tonight. but if any of them touched the officials or interfered in each other's matches, they would hear the words that Donald Trump stole from him, You're Fired!

Joey Styles announced Bobby Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly for later tonight.

A Snitsky promo aired advertising his upcoming debut in ECW.

Kevin Thorn vs. Tommy Dreamer. Matt Striker was the guest referee. Thorn mostly worked on Dreamer's jaw until Dreamer attempted a comeback. Striker faked a knee injury and pretended to be unable to count as Dreamer covered Thorn. This allowed Thorn to clothesline Dreamer over Striker's body and Striker then made the quick three count. Winner: Kevin Thorn.

Rebecca conducted a quick interview with Holly. He basically said that Lashley had been fighting everyone except him and tonight he would be the ECW Champion.

Lashley vs. Holly: Lashley hoisted Holly up for an over-the-shoulder press slam and got the win. A baldheaded Snitsky then hits the ring with a clothesline, followed by a boot to the head on Lashley. Holly gave Lashley an Alabama Slam. Winner: Bobby Lashley.

Balls Mahoney vs. Marcus Cor Von. Striker was the timekeeper. Cor Von again hit the unnamed Pounce and followed it with a Cobra Clutch/Japanese Sleeper type submission. Winner: Marcus Cor Von.

Matt Striker came out to announce that he would be the ring announcer, Cor Von would be guest commentator, and Thorn would handle timekeeping duties for the next match.

Rob Van Dam vs. Elijah Burke. Striker announced Burke as the epitome of the new breed. As Van Dam went up for his Frog Splash, Thorn and Ariel rang the bell. The referee restarted the match but Burke gave Van Dam a low blow and rolled him up for the win. The new breed all attacked Van Dam until the originals made the save. Winner: Elijah Burke.

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 2/13/07 - Key Arena - Seattle, Washington

The show got off to a fast start with an Extreme Rules match between ECW Champion Bobby Lashley and Hardcore Holly. Joey Styles noted that this was Lashley's first time competing in a match of this type while Holly was a six-time Hardcore Champion. Lashley executed a belly-to-belly suplex on Holly on the outside. He then pulled a table out from under the ring but was stopped by a vicious Holly clothesline. In an unusual spot, Holly got a ton of heat as he proceeded to slide the table back under the ring. The announcers gave the possible explanation of Holly being wary of tables after his serious injuries in his match with Rob Van Dam from many months ago. Lashley recovered to clothesline Holly over the guardrail into the crowd. Holly set up a chair in the corner but Lashley reversed it, tossing Holly into it instead. Lashley followed with some bad-looking clotheslines, a one-arm delayed suplex, and an over-the-shoulder backbreaker. Holly still managed to kick out. Eventually, Holly went for an Alabama Slam on a chair in the ring but Lashley blocked it and used a powerslam on the chair for the win. This was a solid brawl and a good way to kick off the broadcast. After watching this, one wonders if all of Lashley's matches should be fought under Extreme Rules. Extreme Rules matches in Extreme Championship Wrestling, what a concept. Winner: Bobby Lashley.

A Snitsky vignette aired.

The Extreme Expose was next as Kelly Kelly, Brooke, and Layla did their thing to the sounds of 50 Cent. It's segments like this that actually make you wish for the days of when Kelly was paired with Mike Knox. This week, it was Kevin Thorn and Ariel's turn to interrupt.

Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von vs. Tommy Dreamer and Sandman. This was notable for Taz's commentary. He strongly put over the new breed of ECW talent saying they will only bring out the best in the originals. He even said that the Sandman's best days were behind him and that his body was beat up. Could this be an initial tease of Taz turning heel on the originals? Ariel threw Sandman's cane in the ring, allowing Thorn to hit Sandman in the neck and cover him for the pin. Winners: Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von.

Theodore Long met up with Lashley in the dressing room. Long told him how proud he was of him and Lashley replied that he owed Long a lot. Long said that since he was a guest on ECW tonight, he'd like Lashley to be his guest on this week's SmackDown, the show that gave him his start in WWE. Lashley accepted the invitation.

CM Punk vs. Mike Knox. I guess one should be careful what they wish for. It was strange since Knox hasn't been around for so long and no explanation was given as to why. It was a glorified squash as Punk made Knox tap to the Anaconda Vise. After the match, Snitsky attacked Punk with a tackle into the corner, a clothesline, and a stiff kick to the head. Snitsky looked impressive in his new role as monster heel. Winner: CM Punk.

Members of the Seattle Sonics were shown in the front row.

Next was Part Two in the Four Part series on Lashley's life, focusing on his Olympic training, his jumping on the ring apron, and his goal to be a household name.

Rob Van Dam and Sabu vs. Matt Striker and Elijah Burke. Taz mentioned that the bad blood between the new stars and the originals was legitimate, which was a strange thing to say. Burke pinned Sabu after Sabu went for a springboard off the second rope but was kicked by Burke who held Sabu's tights for the pinfall. Cor Von and Thorn came out to join Striker and Burke in the aisle as the New Breed had a staredown with Van Dam and Sabu in the ring. Winners: Matt Striker and Elijah Burke.

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 2/20/07 - San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, California

Rob Van Dam b Kevin Thorn with a frog splash

C.M. Punk b Johnny Nitro with a Go 2 Sleep to get into the Money in the Bank match

Rebecca interviewed Mr. Kennedy. Hardcore Bob Holly came out telling him he'll teach him about ECW.

La Resistance - Rene Dupree & Sylvan Grenier debuted as the greatest tag team of modern times beating Los Luchas in 31 seconds. After the match, Snitsky destroyed both Luchas

More Bobby Lashley video. Story was that his family never saw him wrestle. They showed clips of him winning his third NAIA title and mentioned he had no family members in the stands. The family was all over and never explanied this.

Lashley won a three-way over Kennedy and Holly. Holly had Lashley pinned after an Alabama slam, but Kennedy pulled ref Scott Armsrong out of the ring. Later Kennedy went for a chair shot on Lashley, who moved, and hit Holly. Lashley then pinned Kennedy with the Oklahoma Stampede to keep the title

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 2/27/07 - HP Pavilion Arena - San Jose, California

ECW kicked off with the announcement of tonights main event of Bobby Lashley against Hardcore Holly in a steel cage for the ECW title. Joey Styles and Tazz noted that it would be the first cage match in the history of ECW on SciFi, a statement which undoubtedly caused mass hysteria everywhere.

The opening contest was an Extreme Rules Money In The Bank qualifying match between Mr. Kennedy, representing SmackDown, and Sabu of ECW. Tazz mentioned that Sabu never thought he would get to appear at a WrestleMania but he has a chance tonight. Sabu did a flip dive over the top rope onto Kennedy on the outside and then went for a table. He set Kennedy up on the table and put a chair in the ring to use as a springboard but he overshot and wound up leaping over Kennedy out of the ring. Kennedy tossed the table into the ring but was met with a guillotine legdrop from Sabu. Sabu attempted to put Kennedy through the table but Kennedy moved, Sabu crashed through, and Kennedy managed to execute a DDT on the table for the win. While I believe Kennedy will be a quality addition to the Mania bout, it would have been fun to see Sabu in a match of that type. Kennedy has joined Edge, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, and King Booker as the latest Money In The Bank Qualifier. Winner: Mr. Kennedy.

Mr. McMahon was shown exiting his limousine, about to enter the building.

Balls Mahoney vs. Matt Striker. Mahoney nailed a nicely executed legdrop off the top rope just before Snitsky did his weekly run-in, kicking Mahoney in the face to end the bout. It appeared like Snitsky was going to continue to beat down Mahoney but he instead attacked Striker as well. Snitsky looked great again this week. Winner: Balls Mahoney via disqualification.

McMahon was backstage talking about the main event. He said that Donald Trump succeeded in surprising him last night with his Lashley pick but that tonight he had a surprise of his own. He announced that if Lashley couldnt defeat Holly in five minutes or less, Holly would be crowned the ECW Champion.

Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von, with Ariel and Elijah Burke vs. Tommy Dreamer and Rob Van Dam,with Sandman. Styles said that Dreamer had his jaw dislocated over the weekend in New Zealand by the New Breed but he insisted on wrestling tonight. Cor Von again wore his Pounce trunks. Van Dam did a split-legged moonsault on Thorn, followed by a windmill kick. Sandman prevented Ariel from interfering with a cane to the ass as Van Dam stood on the top rope. But Burke crotched Van Dam, allowing Thorn to hit the Dark Kiss for the win. Winners: Kevin Thorn and Marcus Cor Von.

Rebecca interviewed Holly who said No one can beat him in five minutes, tonight hell be the champion.

A promo for this weekends Deal Or No Deal with John Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, and, Lashley aired.

CM Punk vs. Stevie Richards. Styles noted Richards was an ECW original. Richards started off strong on offense as they tried to get across the story that he was pissed and taking out his frustrations since he was jealous of Punk, a relative newcomer, going to WrestleMania. Punk dropped Richards stomach first onto his knee for the victory. Winner: CM Punk.

The Extreme Expose with Kelly Kelly, Layla, and Brooke was thankfully kept short. No interruption this week.

Main Event: Bobby Lashley vs. Hardcore Holly in a steel cage for the ECW Championship. The 5:00 clock appeared on the screen as Lashley went for several pin attempts early. Umaga and Armando Estrada came to ringside and Umaga threw a chair into the ring. Holly picked it up and hit Lashley but Lashley kicked out. Lashley then hit Holly repeatedly with chairshots and followed them up with a powerslam and a pinfall at about four and a half minutes. The broadcast ended with Lashley leaping through the side of the cage, knocking it down with Umaga buried underneath.

[Mike S.]

Air Date: 2/27/07 - Tucson, Arizona

Mr. McMahon got ECW started this week as he strutted down to ringside with a confident smirk on his face. He boasted that if Donald Trump gets out of line at the WrestleMania contract signing this Monday night, he would be the recipient of a billionaire bitch slap, something that Bobby Lashley can tell Trump all about. Vince showed the footage from this past weeks SmackDown of him slapping Lashley in the face over and over again. He said that he could smell the fear on Lashley when he arrived at the building tonight and that Lashley apologized and shook Vinces hand but Vince insisted he would only accept if it was a public apology. At this point, the ECW Champion made his way to the ring. Lashley admitted that he did indeed wish to apologize to Vince to which Mr. McMahon responded, Did you just call me Vince? They shook hands but Lashley tightened his grip and clarified that he wanted to apologize for not beating the hell out of him after being slapped. He issued a warning to Vince that if he ever put his hands on him again, hed break him in half.

Balls Mahoney vs. Hardcore Holly. This was mainly punches and kicks being traded back and forth. Mahoney missed a legdrop off the top rope which led to Holly giving him the Alabama Slam for the win. Snitsky did his weekly run-in at this point, kicking Holly in the head, so it looks like the idea is that Snitsky will go after anyone, face or heel. Winner: Hardcore Holly.

Rebecca interviewed C.M. Punk, who put over his opportunity in the Money in the Bank WrestleMania match. He noted that hed be wrestling Mr. Kennedy, one of his Mania opponents, on this weeks SmackDown. Elijah Burke interrupted and offered Punk the chance to join the New Breed. This brought out Rob Van Dam, who brushed off the idea and mentioned that Burke couldnt even spell E-C-W.

Rob Van Dam with Sandman, Sabu, and Tommy Dreamer vs. Elijah Burke with Marcus Cor Von, Matt Striker, Kevin Thorn, and Ariel. Tazz again gushed over the New Breed while Joey Styles sided with the Originals, mentioning how they paid their dues wrestling in buildings with no air conditioning or heat. Tazz responded by saying that the New Breed didnt have to respect that if they chose not to. Van Dam attempted a rolling thunder but got caught by Burkes knees. Burke executed a near-perfect dropkick to the head of Van Dam. He then set Van Dam up in the corner facing the turnbuckles and drove his knees into his back. Van Dam made a comeback with a split-legged moonsault and put Burke away with a Five-Star Frog Splash for the victory. Then Dreamer challenged the New Breed to a four on four match at WrestleMania.Winner: Rob Van Dam.

The Nick Bockwinkel Hall of Fame video aired.

Extreme Expose with Kelly Kelly, Layla, and Brooke. They danced to Sean Paul and it actually wasnt completely terrible this week.

Styles mentioned that Mick Foley would appear on ECW next week.

Stone Cold Steve Austin made his way to the ring. He said it was good to be home, noting that technically, he lives in Texas, but that wherever theres a WWE ring, its home to him. He said the dry heat in Arizona made him thirsty and asked for and received some beer to quench his thirst. He then claimed he would call the Mania match down the middle even though Vince made his life hell since he got to WWE. He went around the ring asking various fans whether they wanted to see Vince or Trump bald. At this point, it was pretty clear there really was no purpose to this segment and the writers had nothing for Austin to do here other than hopefully spark a nice rating. Austin said that he would stun anyone who got in his way and that he would be at the contract signing on this weeks RAW. Before capping the night off with a few more cold ones, he joked that when Vince and Trump are in the ring together, youd have about two billion dollars of assholes.