Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
American Bank Center
Corpus Christie, Texas
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We start with Kelly Kelly dancing. She takes off her skirt and shirt and out comes Mike Knox. He brings her to the ring and she smiles and waives. Knox grabs a mic and shows Kelly what happened last week when he got attacked by Sandman because of her. He tells her that she will never take her clothes off in public again and then tells her to go in his corner for his match with Sandman.
Mike Knox vs. Sandman
Knox takes it to Sandman early on, throwing him into the barricade on the outside. Sandman grabs the cane and Knox grabs Kelly and throws her in front of him and she gets whacked in the head. Wow, I very vaguely remember this. Knox takes advantage of it and kicks Sandman below the belt twice. That's enough to get him the pinfall victory. Knox then walks to the back without checking on Kelly. This was all storyline and an attempt to get Knox over as a mega heel.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Shannon Moore is a reject.
Paul Heyman is out to talk about suspending Rob Van Dam for 30 days. He doesn't get to ramble on for too long before Tommy Dreamer makes his way down. Dreamer says he has been with him since the beginning and he wants an explanation. Heyman grabs him and kisses him on the lips. As Dreamer is distracted, in comes Test and knees him in the head. Heyman walks to the back, but Test isn't done. He hits a TKO for good measure.
Balls Mahoney is a knucklehead.
Sabu vs. Stevie Richards
It's the big money rematch from Saturday Night's Main Event. Stevie actually gets in some offense here tonight, so I'm happy. It doesn't last long of course and Sabu hits a somersault leg drop. Sabu hits a DDT and then slaps on the Camel Clutch for the easy victory. It is kind of interesting how much they continue to push Sabu despite suspending RVD.
Match Rating: 1/2*
CM Punk is disciplined.
Kevin Thorn is with Ariel and he exposes blood all over her neck.
ECW Championship Match
Big Show vs. Undertaker
We get lots of punches to start if you're into that. Taker tries to take Show down with a couple of clotheslines, but Show gives him a boot and Taker is down. Show dominates and slams Taker into the steps. The arena is really dark, making me think there are a lot of empty seats. Taker makes his comeback with lots of punches and then hits a DDT. Show is able to get Taker up on the turnbuckle and hits a second rope superplex. Show goes for the pin, but Taker sits up at 2. They both go for a chokeslam, but then Show whiffs on a headbutt. Taker does Old School and hits a boot to the head. Out comes Great Khali and he starts brawling with Taker. Taker grabs a chair and starts swinging, but we have the ref calling for the bell. We have a double countout, but Show and Khali hit a double chokeslam through the announce table. We're just 5 days away from their match that was never meant to be. The match was average, but nothing memorable.
Match Rating: **1/4
This felt like a filler episode. This show is desperately needing some fresh blood, so stop with the vignettes and give us CM Punk.
Overall Rating: 49%
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