Originally published as ECW Report on Hellions Magazine October 1, 2008.
On this week’s episode of ECW from Green Bay, Wisconsin:
Matt Hardy, Mark Henry, the Miz, and John Morrison all talk. Teddy Long sets up tonight’s main event.
Jack Swagger pins Lenny Lane after a Doctor Bomb.
Mike Knox hits a Knox-out on Tommy Dreamer for the pin.
The team of Mark Henry, the Miz, and John Morrison beat the team of Ricky Ortiz, Evan Bourne, and Matt Hardy after Mark Henry hit the World’s Strongest Slam on Evan Bourne.
Thoughts:
Is Tiffany the only woman on ECW?
Tommy Dreamer continues in his role as mentor to younger talent. Either on camera, coming to the aid of Lenny Lane. Or off camera, selling his ass off for Jack Swagger and Mike Knox, thus giving them the opportunity to have more successful careers than Dreamer. Now, I don’t think Lane will be given a WWE Contract, much like Colin Delaney’s storyline; but there must be some future star that can be given a rub here. What about the Smackdown jobbers? Scotty Goldman or Ryan Braddock would kill to be involved in this feud. It might even mean that one of them could win a match on TV.
Miz and Morrison continue to be the best tag team in wrestling today. They’re so good in the ring, and have so much heat that they are now being used to get other people over. Ricky Ortiz could be a solid goofy midcard level guy for years to come. Evan Bourne is the new Rey Mysterio, with the possibility of breaking into that main event level.
But what is there to do with Mark Henry after this feud? Most fans feel that this is as far as he will ever go, and don’t perceive him as a legitimate threat any longer. Matt Hardy will always be cheered and pushed (at least by the fans). I think Mark Henry needs to win at No Mercy or else face a career stalling that he may never recover from.
