ECW December to Dismember Results

Extreme Elimination Chamber for ECW Championship
Big Show (c) v. C.M. Punk v. Sabu v. RVD v. Lashley v. Test
Earlier in the night Sabu was 'attacked' backstage and was pulled from the match. He was replaced by Hardcore Holly and therefore Holly's rumored match with Sandman didn't take place. I wouldn't be surprised if we've seen the last of Sabu on WWE TV for the reasons I mentioned in my prediction. Back to the match - C.M. Punk didn't last as long as I thought, but he still made an excellent showing. He was eliminated first. Next to be eliminated were Holly by a boot by Test and RVD from a flying elbow from Test from the top of one of the pods. Holly's elimination looked like it was botched. He looked to have kicked out of the pin, but the ref said he was eliminated. Test was later eliminated by Lashley and Lashley picked up the ECW Championship and the win by eliminating Big Show.
Me: 1/1
David: 1/0

Hardy Boyz v. MNM
A good match. Matt gave Nitro and Mercury a double Twist of Fate/Diamond Cutter from the top rope and Jeff finished them off with a double Swanton.
Me: 2/2
David: 1/2

Sandman v. Hardcore Holly
As stated before, this match never took place. Sandman did make an appearance though. Read below.

Tommy Dreamer v. Daivari
Daivari won after a roll-up while holding Dreamer's trunks. Afterwards Dreamer chase Daivari to the back where he was taken out by Khali
Me: 2/3
David: 1/3

In an Intergender Tag Match Kevin Thorn and Ariel defeated Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly. Mike Knox left ringside in the middle of the match and left Kelly by herself. Before the match Kelly got on the mic and wished C.M. Punk good luck in his match. After the match Thorn and Ariel attacked Kelly some more until Sandman made the save.

Balls Mahoney defeated Matt Striker

Elijah Burke & Sylvester Terkay defeated the FBI.

Total: I got 2/3 matches correct and David got 1/3 right.

Final thoughts: I thought this PPV was one of the worst in a while. It may have had something to do with the fact that only 2 matches were officially announced. It also ended at 10:15 where as most WWE PPVs end around 10:45. A very, very poor effort by the WWE this time out. Unfortunately, this is going to provide ammunition to those within the WWE that see ECW as garbage and would prefer to see the promotion/brand dead and buried for good. You really can't blame the talent for the bad PPV. The build-up was poor especially having to be only a week after Survivor Series. Bad timing has a little to do with it. With Christmas Eve and New Years Eve both falling on a Sunday it left WWE with limited options as to when to schedule a PPV.

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