411’s ECW on SyFy Report 10.20.09

Welcome to the ECW on SyFy! As always, I am Michael Bauer, your 411 ECW Re-capper.

We open up backstage with Abraham Washington and Tony Atlas. Washington is saying that he is hosting this week and he gets cut off by… Chris Jericho!! Jericho wants to know where the GM’s office is. Washington points him in the right direction and says he would love to have Chris as a guest. Jericho agrees with him and walks off. Abraham wants to know if that’s a yes and Tony tells him it’s a no.

Opening video time and we go out to Josh Matthews and Matt Striker.

#1 contenders Match for the ECW Title – Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder

About time we get this #1 contender situation figured out. And I’m glad Regal is not involved. Ryder through up an LI with his hands. I never caught onto that until Josh said it. Some Long Islander I am. The bell rings quickly and Ryder gets a school boy for two. Yoshi hits a drop toe hold and rolls through for a near fall. Ryder hits a knee to the gut and punches away. Yoshi springs over Ryder and hits an arm drag takedown. Yoshi gets a double underhook and Ryder blocks before lifting up Yoshi and dropping him on the top rope. Yoshi kicks kicked to the floor and rolled in for a two count. Ryder kicks away and drop a knee onto Tatsu. Tatsu backed into the corner and Ryder drives the boot into the gut. Scoop slam by Ryder and he drives more knees to the gut. Ryder kicks Tatsu in the gut to stop his momentum and locks in a body scissors. Tatsu elbows out and jackknifes into a pin attempt. Ryder again backs Tatsu into the corner, but misses a charge and walks into a Roaring Elbow. Yoshi lights up Ryder with a series of kicks and hits the double knee to the chest. Yoshi hits an enziguri for two and heads up top, but gets caught. Ryder climbs up with him and both men end up spilling to the floor as Yoshi blocked We go to commercial at 4:50.

Back at 8:10 and Yoshi is locked in some weird submission, but Yoshi fights out and rolls into an kick to the face from the ground. Yoshi with a Burning Hammer and a slingshot. Yoshi leaps into a Victory Roll type pinfall for two. Yoshi with a school boy and gets another two count. Ryder hits a hard forearm and goes off the ropes, but gets drilled with a roundhouse to the gut. Yoshi charges and gets back dropped to the apron. Tatsu nails Ryder upside the head with the Roundhouse kick from the apron and leaps up and over with a splash for the three count at 10:20. Yoshi is the #1 contender!

Winner and #1 contender: Yoshi Tatsu

Match Rating: *** This was the best ECW match all year that wasn’t the main event. I can’t remember Ryder having as good of a match, outside of facing Christian. Great stuff here and the right guy won.

Backstage, Tiffany is with Rosa Mendes and Rosa is excited for how much she can contribute. Jericho walks in and says he is here in ECW to scout talent and see who would make his team for Bragging Rights. Why do I have a feeling this will lead to some revolt? Tiffany says that she will not allow Jericho to just cherry pick the ECW roster for Team Smackdown. So he can either just watch the show or just leave.

After the break, Regal is complaining to Jackson and Kozlov about Tatsu getting a title shot. Jericho walks in and exchanges good words with Regal. Jericho talks about how he would love to have Jackson and Kozlov over Cryme Time. Tiffany walks in and says that Regal finds himself out of he title hunt because of his attitude towards her and that Jericho is no longer welcome on ECW. Jericho says that as half the tag champions, he can appear on any show he wants. Tiffany agrees and then books Jericho vs. Christian!!!

Sheamus vs. J.T. Quinn

The bell rings and Quinn gets drilled into the corner and hit with some stiff knees to the gut and the face. Sheamus goes for a cover and pulls Quinn up to make a statement perhaps. Sheamus then absolutely kills the kid with the Rock Bottom into the Backbreaker and he pulls the kid up again. Shelton comes out of nowhere and plows Sheamus to end the match at 1:15. Shelton pounds Sheamus to the floor and rolls him back in. Shelton ducks a clothesline and hits a huge German Suplex! Sheamus bails and Shelton is steaming for a fight.

Winner: No Contest

Match Rating: NR I can’t rate this, because it was all about the angle.

We get the video package from last night for the Randy Orton vs. John Cena feud.

Backstage, Christian warms up for the main event as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and out comes Paul and Katie Lea Burchill. We get highlights of Burchill defeating Hurricane last week on ECW. Paul smiles at the video footage. He says that for years Gregory Helms has been a fraud, being something that he is not. Paul says it must be an American thing that people like the Hurricane would be a hero. Paul’s victory last week for one for history and sanity as the Hurricane has been eliminated. Paul then demands that Gregory Helms comes out and admits who the better man is. Out comes the Hurricane instead, with his head down, but he looks a little off. Paul says he should be hanging his head and asks for his mask. The Hurricane pulls off the mask and it’s not Gregory Helms?? The music starts again and the Hurricane comes from behind and beats down Burchill with a Singapore Cane until Burchill is able to bail out.

Unified Tag Champion Chris Jericho vs. ECW Champion Christian

WrestleMania 20 rematch and one I never thought I would see again until right before WrestleMania 25. The bell rings and they lockup with Christian being backed into the corner and Jericho bailing out. They lockup again and Jericho gets a headlock, Christian reverses into an arm wrench. Christian off the ropes and hits a shoulder block for a two count. Jericho punches away and hits a knee lift to the head. Christian whipped off the ropes and hit with a back elbow. Christian sent into the corner and choked by Jericho. Christian whipped across and he walks into a clothesline. Jericho goes for a Lionsault, but Christian had it scouted and dumps Christian to the floor. Christian hits the basement dropkick to Jericho on the floor as we go to a commercial at 3:00.

Back at 7:30 and Christian gets a near fall. Christian with a grounded headlock, but Jericho gets up and gets to the corner. Jericho with a series of shoulder blocks, but he walks into an elbow and Christian heads up quickly to hit a missile dropkick for a two count. Jericho goes to the ropes and is able to backdrop Christian to the floor from the ring apron! Holy crap! Christian sent into the steel steps and then dropped on the guardrail. Jericho throws Christian in and plays to the crowd booing as he takes too much time. Christian connects with a huge elbow, but Jericho drops Christian to the second rope and stand on Christian’s back, much like his opponent would. Back suplex gets a two count for Christian and he goes to a version of a sleeper. Christian escapes and is off the ropes into a school boy for two. Christian gets taken right off his feet with a huge clothesline for two. Jericho again plays to the crowd and again tries a Lionsault, but Christian rolled out of the way. Christian hits a forearm off the ropes and follows with a diving spinning back elbow. Christian drop toe holds Jericho and now stands on Jericho’s back. Christian gets caught coming off the top rope and Jericho looks for the Wall, but a small package by Christian for two. Jericho hits an enziguri for two and sends Christian to the corner. Christian blocks a bulldog and hits the inverted DDT for two. Christian tries a Killswitch, but Jericho reverses into a schoolboy and the Walls. Jericho can’t lock it in, so he monkey flips him into the corner, but Christian gets the springboard sunset flip… into the Walls of Jericho!! Christian is able to get the ropes and Jericho looks amazed. Jericho tries to gets the legdrop with Christian on the second rope, but Christian avoids the contact and connects with the KillSwitch! Christian goes over for the pin and gets the three count at 15:00!

Winner: Christian

Match Rating: ***1/2 Outstanding match between two great veterans. That’s all that cane be said.

Next week, Christian defends the ECW Title against Yoshi Tatsu!