Cyber Sunday: ECW Championship Match
Date Added: October 26, 2008
Story By:
Ryan Gray ECW Championship Match
- Matt Hardy (c) vs. Fans choice of Mark Henry, Evan Bourne, or FinlayTodd Grisham, Teddy Long, and Tiffany are at the Cyber Sunday control center which is at the top of the ramp. Teddy Long says he can't wait to see what Tiffany looks like in her Halloween costume. Long introduces ECW Champion Matt Hardy to ringside.
Todd Grisham joins Matt Striker at the ECW announce table (wow, that was quick). Matt Hardy gets in the ring and holds the ECW Championship belt high. Here are the voting results:
Fans choose opponent for Matt Hardy:
Finlay - 6%
Mark Henry - 25%
Evan Bourne - 69%Evan Bourne comes out and gets in the ring. The bell rings and the match is underway. Hardy and Bourne lockup as Bourne tries to gain the opening control. Hardy applies a side headlock on the challenger. Hardy sends Bourne down with two shoulder blocks. Bourne counters with his quick style. The fans seem heavily for Hardy. Bourne gets a headlock on Matt but he battles out. Hardy sends Bourne down to the Matt and gets a quick cover for one. Hardy uses a submission hold to score various counts from the referee. Bourne trips Hardy and gets another unorthodox cover. Bourne goes off the ropes and hits head scissors. Hardy hits Bourne with a forearm when he tries to springboard over the top rope. Bourne is sent to the outside. Hardy gets him back in the ring and goes to work. Hardy puts a bicep across Bourne's jaw for a two count. Evan Bourne counters and starts to work the left shoulder of Matt Hardy. Bourne brings Hardy to the mat for a submission maneuver. Hardy gets to his feet and backs Bourne down. Bourne hits a standing moonsault on Hardy for a two count. Evan Bourne lands a vicious kick to the temple of Matt Hardy. Bourne goes to the top rope. Hardy rolls out of the ring to a course of boos. Bourne goes to the apron and is tripped when he goes for a springboard. Hardy hits a scoop slam on Bourne on the outside.
Hardy puts Bourne back in the ring and gets a two count. Hardy hits a scoop slam in the ring. He follows with another. Hardy goes to the middle rope where he connects an elbow to the back of Bourne's head. Hardy gets a two count. Matt Hardy applies an abdominal stretch on Bourne. The referee checks for submission as now it's a surfboard bow and arrow submission hold. Bourne counters out but walks right into a clothesline. Hardy kicks Bourne in the face and goes for splash mountain, Bourne counters with head scissors. Bourne delivers heavy shots but walks into a Side Effect. Hardy gets a two count. Hardy gives Bourne a second Side Effect for another two count. The crowd doesn't know who to root for. Hardy goes off the middle rope but walks into a heel kick from Evan Bourne. Bourne works on Hardy with kicks, he flips off the top road, using them as a springboard for a two count. Bourne hits another kick for another two count. Bourne goes to the top rope and land on Matt Hardy, he gets a near fall two count. Bourne misses a heel kick but he's caught up in a roll-up. Hardy gets a two count. Bourne connects on an inverted DDT type maneuver . Bourne goes to the top rope but Hardy follows. Bourne sends Hardy down, goes for the Shooting Star Press, but nobody home on the landing. Matt Hardy kicks him, goes for Twist of Fate, and is caught in a backslide for a two count. Hardy hits Twist of Fate for the three count.
Winner & still ECW Champion - Matt Hardy