Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
Verizon Center
Washington DC
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Tonight we are getting a triple threat ladder match to determine the #1 contender for Big Show's title at SummerSlam. Then Paul Heyman tells us that Angle tore his groin and that he's medially suspending Angle. So tonight it will be Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu.
Mick Foley is here and lets us know that he thinks Ric Flair has declined his invitation to be here tonight. He then goes over Hell In A Cell and how he got up because he would have thought less of himself if he didn't. He then brings out Kelly Kelly and Melina. Foley then announces that they're going to do a three way dance and there's a reason this one never gets brought up when it comes to career highlights for Foley. Flair runs out and hits a couple of low blows. Flair starts choking Foley with his belt on the ring post. Flair grabs the mic and yells at someone in the crowd and then tells Foley that he's going to quit.
Shannon Moore. Still coming.
CM Punk vs. Justin Credible
For some reason Credible gets a pre-taped promo here. Credible slaps Punk and that works out about as well as you would expect. Punk goes for a reverse crossbody off the second rope and we get an awkward counter by Credible, if it was even supposed to be one. Punk hits the big running knee and a kick to the head. He puts on the Anaconda Vice and that is all. This one was a little more convincing than his actual debut and it felt like they were just righting that wrong.
Match Rating: 1/2*
After a RVD hype video, he is backstage sitting on top of a ladder. He wants his title back.
Rene Dupree is backstage having a photo shoot done and says he's ready to prove he's the most hardcore wrestler ever. I bet he doesn't.
FBI vs. Mike Knox & Test
The fake music overdub for the FBI is so loud that you can't even hear the ring announcer. Knox catches Guido and hits a swinging backbreaker. There was always something about Knox's ring attire that never worked for him. Test steamrolls Guido with a boot and hits his finisher on Mamaluke for the quick victory. Out come Tommy Dreamer and Sandman and they clear the ring.
Match Rating: 1/4*
It's Sabu's turn and says that he will do anything to be ECW Champion.
Paul Heyman is shown talking to Big Show and his personal security and in comes Kurt Angle to start brawling. He gets the handcuff treatment.
#1 Contender Ladder Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu
We get a weird screw up early on where Sabu leaps up to the top rope and then accidentally crotches himself, so RVD decides to just jump from the top rope to try and reach the contract. He comes nowhere close. Sabu knocks RVD out of the ring with a leaping clothesline off the chair. Sabu hits a tornado DDT and goes for a ladder. When we come back from the commercial break, RVD hits a spinning guillotine leg drop off the apron. Sabu hits an Arabian Facebuster on the ladder. Sabu sets the ladder up sideways and tries to leap off of it and falls. Not a banner night for Sabu here. RVD tries to monkey flip the ladder and it sort of works. RVD misses Sabu with the Rolling Thunder on the ladder. Sabu hits the triple jump moonsault, but then misses the Arabian Facebuster off the second rope. RVD finally tries to climb the ladder, but Sabu pulls him off by his ankle. RVD hits the 5 Star Frog Splash and starts to set up the ladder again. Out comes Big Show and he dumps RVD out of the ring and through a table. He asks them to lower the contract, but out comes Sabu and he jumps on Show and grabs the contract. What a convincing way to make him the #1 contender. Big Show then chokeslams him on the clipboard. He chokeslams RVD as well. This all fell really flat. The match itself was pretty sloppy with lots of painful looking moves. It was entertaining enough, but not memorable.
Match Rating: ***
It just seems like every storyline they are trying on here just doesn't work out for one reason or another. They should have just let Sabu beat Kurt Angle last week and not thrown RVD into the mix until after SummerSlam. The team of Knox and Test still sends people to the concession stands. The Foley/Flair segment was solid and the main event was entertaining, plus CM Punk.
Overall Rating: 60%
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