THE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA 23

4/3/07 RESULTS - WRESTLEMANIA AFTERSHOCK
Lashley had a few words for Mr. McMahon: “He can send a whole army against me,” said Lashley of Mr. McMahon, “I don’t care. No matter who or what you send against me, nothing will stop me.”
CM Punk def. Stevie Richards
Snitsky def. Hardcore Holly
New Breed def. ECW Originals (Extreme Rules Eight-Man Tag Match)

3/27/07 RESULTS - THE LAST ECW BEFORE WRESTLEMANIA
Rob Van Dam def. Elijah Burke
Snitsky def. Balls Mahoney
Mr. Kennedy, King Booker, Finlay & Randy Orton def. CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy & Edge
Also: A determined ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley let Mr. McMahon know that he, not the Chairman, will be the one smiling after the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23.

3/20/07 RESULTS
Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn def. Rob Van Dam & Sabu
Snitsky def. Mike Towlar
CM Punk def. Hardcore Holly
Elijah Burke def. Tommy Dreamer
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Chris Masters

3/13/07 RESULTS
Tommy Dreamer won a New Breed-ECW Originals Battle Royal
Snitsky def. Michael Deek & Danny Jaxx
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Randy Orton

3/6/07 RESULTS
Hardcore Holly def. Balls Mahoney
Rob Van Dam def. Elijah Burke
Also: Glass broke, beer cans got cracked and all hell was raised in the Land of the Extreme as “Stone Cold” Steve Austin made his first-ever appearance on ECW on Sci Fi. Trumping Mr. McMahon’s surprise appearance on ECW on Tuesday night, the Battle of the Billionaires special guest referee promised to be present at the contract signing between Donald Trump and the WWE Chairman this coming Monday on Raw. Just before throwing back several six-packs with the ECW Die Hards, Austin explained that he will have no bias at WrestleMania 23 because he doesn’t like Mr. McMahon, Trump or any billionaire. He also said he has no problem dropping a Stunner on Lashley or Umaga if he needs to. Ultimately, the Texas Rattlesnake "guaran-damn-teed" that be it the Chairman or “The Donald,” he will make sure that a billionaire will leave Ford Field bald on April 1.

2/27/07 RESULTS
Mr. Kennedy def. Sabu (Extreme Rules Money in the Bank Qualifying Match)
Balls Mahoney def. Matt Striker (DQ)
Kevin Thorn & Marcus Cor Von w/ Elijah Burke def. Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer w/ Sandman
CM Punk def. Stevie Richards
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Hardcore Holly (Steel Cage Match)

2/20/07 RESULTS
Rob Van Dam def. Kevin Thorn
CM Punk def. Johnny Nitro in a Money in the Bank qualifying match
La Resistance def. Los Luchas
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Hardcore Holly & Mr. Kennedy (Triple Threat Match)

2/13/07 RESULTS
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Hardcore Holly (Extreme Rules Match)
Marcus Cor Von & Kevin Thorn def. Tommy Dreamer & Sandman
CM Punk def. Mike Knox
Elijah Burke & Matt Striker def. Rob Van Dam & Sabu

2/6/07 RESULTS
One night after Mr. McMahon had Umaga make an example of Balls Mahoney on Raw, the Chairman assembled the quintet of Mahoney, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in the ring. He reiterated that they “suck” and told them that some of them would be in action, but if any Original touched an official or got involved in another’s match, they would be fired.
Kevin Thorn def. Tommy Dreamer
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Hardcore Holly (non-title)
Marcus Cor Von def. Balls Mahoney
Elijah Burke def. Rob Van Dam

1/30/07 RESULTS
Matt Striker def. CM Punk
Hardcore Holly def. Rob Van Dam
ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley def. Test
-Moments after Lashley exploded through Test, Undertaker arrived and buried the Impact Player’s bruised body into the ECW mat with a chokeslam. The 2007 Royal Rumble winner then stood eye-to-eye with ECW’s fighting champion, who stood unwavering in the haunting face of the Deadman.
Also: Mr. McMahon’s heralded first-ever appearance on ECW on Sci Fi. The WWE Chairman made his way to the Land of the Extreme to continue his brand of fan appreciation, but he certainly didn’t seem to appreciate the backbone of ECW: its Originals. In fact, he said they – and anything having to do with the original ECW – “suck.” As he prepared to make a few changes in ECW, Mr. McMahon’s disparaging interaction with Sandman, Sabu and others didn’t seem to leave a delightful taste in the mouth of the Extremists. Later, when the Chairman exposed ECW fans to the man he called “the future of ECW” – Elijah Burke – a slighted throng of Originals took extreme exception. After Burke and McMahon posed for a photo opportunity, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Balls Mahoney and Sandman all swarmed the ring and leveled the McMahon-endorsed, brash Burke. Though it was arguably the biggest night in Burke’s young career thus far, ultimately, Burke learned a very valuable (and painful) lesson in the roots of ECW.

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