PHILADELPHIA

FATAL FOUR-WAY
Wrestlers: Matt Hardy vs Finlay vs The Miz vs John Morrison

This was quite a good match, even though i had a fair idea who would end up winning the match. I’m glad to see that Finlay is wrestling on his own at the moment, i’ve stated previously that i preferred it better when it was just him wrestling and Hornswoggle entertaining the crowd. I was rather intrigued to see how The Miz and John Morrison would go competing against one another after being in a tag team for all that time. My bf believed that they would be working together, and of course he was right. Despite they were meant to be opponents, they worked together for the majority of the match but this tag team effort would lead to their downfall in securing the win. John Morrison did manage to distract The Miz for a short time while attempting a pin. They still work very well together, and it will be interesting to see how they go when they eventually go their separate ways. However, there was little doubt in my mind who was going to be victorious. Matt Hardy is by far the crowd favourite, and my bf believed he would be getting a push toward the ECW Championship after he lost the United States Championship to Shelton Benjamin. I agreed with him; and now that he has won it, i hope to see him victorious over the current and unconvincing ECW Champion Mark Henry.

REVENGE FOR BETRAYAL
Wrestlers: Tommy Dreamer vs Colin Delaney

ECW also presented the new Championship title. A definite improvement on the old title that was hiddeously ugly with the red vinyl writing. This new title at least has a little more class to it and looks like something you wouldn’t be ashamed of walking out into the ring with. During this time there was a block of talking about Colin Delaney’s betrayal by deliberately interferring halfway through a move Tommy Dreamer was about to execute on Mark Henry. I think this is a very cool twist of events, the seemingly innocent, big-hearted Colin Delaney turning on his mentor who happened to be the only person who believed in him. As it turns out a revenge match had been scheduled and took place before Colin could finish pledging his aliance to Mark Henry.

This match didn’t last that long, and the quality of wrestling wasn’t very good. Colin is not physically wrestling material, he can pull off some moves but he lacks physical strength and cannot absorb the impact he receives from being roughed up. Tommy Dreamer is a better wrestler, but while wrestling against such a weak opponent, he looks as if the only damage he can cause is to people who are physically poor. This does nothing to improve his position as a wrestler. Even though i have enjoyed this unexpected turn, i would enjoy it a lot better if it was between two wrestlers who can put on a better performance.

HIGH FLYING IMPACT
Wrestlers: Evan Bourne vs James Curtis

In recent weeks i have rather enjoyed watching Evan Bourne plough his way through the competition. Last week he defeated Chavo Guerrero, and this week he faced James Curtis. I don’t know much about James Curtis, but his wrestling style hasn’t really left much of an imprint in my mind. He doesn’t really stand out, while Evan Bourne certainly does. He is quick, flexible and has a number of cool moves including his finisher. He’s a rising star, and is currently undefeated. Both wrestlers did well during the match, and i enjoyed seeing Evan Bourne come out victorious despite Chavo and Bam Neely’s attempts to sabotage the match. Hopefully in the future Evan Bourne will become a more central part of ECW wrestling and be giving a part (storyline) to play so we can see more of what he is capable of.