Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
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After a lengthy recap of Big Show losing the title, they hype up the main event for tonight which is Bobby Lashley vs. Paul Heyman's goons.
Rob Van Dam vs. Test
After knocking Test out of the ring, RVD hits a somersault dive over the top and to the floor. He throws him back in the ring and hits a slingshot leg drop. Test hits a thumb to the eye to slow down RVD. He throws him into the ring post and goes to work. After a commercial break, Test eats a boot to the face when he dives off the top rope. RVD hits a springboard reverse kick and then a spin kick for a 2 count. After being crotched on the top rope, RVD hits Rolling Thunder and again Test kicks out. He goes for the 5 Star Frog Splash, but misses. RVD goes for a sunset flip, but Test counters and grabs the ropes to steal the victory. The finish was a little sloppy, but the match wasn't bad.
Match Rating: **1/4
Matt Striker is in the ring for another class segment. He makes fun of Boston sports and then brings out Balls Mahoney. He starts making fun of him, so he hits Striker with a clothesline. Striker kicks Balls below the belt and insults him to conclude the segment.
Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay have to tell us who they are again. A constant on ECW.
CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly
These two go right at it and we get some pretty stiff offense. Punk hits the high knee into the bulldog, but Holly kicks out at 2. Holly then gets Punk in the corner and starts hammering away with closed fists. We can all see where this is going and the referee disqualifies him after trying to get him to stop. Nothing says extreme like a disqualification. Punk then fights back and puts him in the Anaconda Vice. The crowd was into it until the finish and now it's mostly silence.
Match Rating: 3/4*
Tommy Dreamer is out and he challenges Great Khali to a match. Out comes Daivari and Khali, but Daivari says that last week was a fluke and he's going to take him up on his challenge.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari
Daivari attacks him with the microphone and we're underway. Dreamer catches his reverse crossbody attempt and he hits an inverted DDT. Khali hits Dreamer in the back, but Dreamer still hits a DDT and that's all. Khali immediately grabs him and pulls Dreamer out of the ring to slam him to the mat. This had no point of existing.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show highlights of Mike Knox and Kelly Kelly last week. I assure you, no one cares.
Handicap Match
Bobby Lashley vs. Paul Heyman's Personal Enforcers
Speaking of no one cares, here's Paul Heyman's goons. Do you think they were less over as this or as the Bashams? The answer is both. Lashley hits a double clothesline and a delayed vertical suplex. He then starts throwing them around the ring. The enforcers are able to cheat behind the referee's back and then awkwardly take him down. Lashley makes a comeback and hits the Dominator for the victory. This felt like the fourth match on a house show. The enforcers try to attack after and he hits another Dominator.
Match Rating: 1/4*
The show started off decently enough and then fell off a cliff. They just continue to not be able to give you a reason to really care about anything. They're trying, but nothing is sticking.
Overall Rating: 42%
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