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00:00Yes, sir. We promised you a great night out here tonight.
00:03Andre the Giant!
00:05Hulkamania!
00:06Hulkamania is running wild!
00:08My God! What the heck is the matter with you?!
00:11What the hell now?!
00:13It's not a world that's watching!
00:31Your talk is changing.
00:51It is a championship atmosphere in the land of extreme.
00:54Tonight we emanate from Sheffield, England.
00:56This is ECW, and for these two men, it's all about the ECW title.
01:01Tonight, with an entire country in his corner,
01:04William Regal will challenge Christian for the ECW championship.
01:14Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome WWE Hall of Famer, Tony Atlas!
01:22It's the Abraham Washington Show, starring Abraham Washington.
01:28Tonight, Abraham welcomes his guest, Yoshi Tatsu.
01:32And now, here's Abe!
01:42Oh, yeah!
01:45Oh, man, what's going on, Tony?
01:48Oh, man, what's going on, Tony?
01:50Oh, yeah, get it, man! Get it, get it, get it!
01:52Ah, you're looking good!
01:54Oh, boy!
01:56Yeah, that is right!
01:59Huh?
02:00Oh, yeah, this is it! This is nice!
02:03Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!
02:06Oh, yeah!
02:08Hey, thank you, thank you!
02:10Thank you guys so much!
02:12Thank you!
02:13Thank you!
02:15Oh, I said thank you now! Thank you!
02:18Now, at this time, I would like to go ahead and welcome everyone out
02:23to the critically acclaimed Abraham Washington Show.
02:27And, of course, I am your host,
02:29the most entertaining man in all of sports entertainment,
02:34Abraham Washington!
02:38Huh?
02:40You see that?
02:42Yeah!
02:44Now, tonight is going to be a very historic, monumentous-making evening
02:51because the Abraham Washington Show has gone international, baby!
02:56Yeah, that's right!
02:58Yeah, they done flew a pimp overseas!
03:01I'm doing it big now!
03:03Yeah, and, Tony, are you enjoying yourself here in England?
03:06Are you having fun?
03:07Yes, sir, but the people here talk funny!
03:10Yeah, that is true!
03:13They do talk funny, but do you know why they talk funny, Tony?
03:17Because you know the people in England have jacked up teeth.
03:21You know that, don't you?
03:23Hey, hey, hey, I got a question.
03:26How is it that you all are a nation full of free health care,
03:29but nobody goes to the dentist, huh?
03:32You all are definitely losing the battle against gingivitis,
03:36if you know what I'm saying.
03:38Please don't be mad at me because the teeth look like stone hens, huh?
03:43Huh?
03:44What, what?
03:45I know, I know.
03:47I took the easy way out by making cheap British teeth jokes,
03:51but guess what?
03:52I thought it was funny.
03:53Tony thought it was funny, and that's all that matters.
03:57Now...
04:02Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you very much.
04:05Now tonight is also special,
04:07because we'll be having an ECW championship match this evening.
04:17Oh yeah, what was that?
04:20I'm sorry, I can't understand you because your teeth jacked up.
04:23Now what I was saying was,
04:25tonight will also be special because we have an ECW championship match
04:29between William Regal and Christian.
04:35Yep.
04:36And that is why I invited my special guest this evening,
04:41one of ECW's hottest, newest superstars,
04:46next to myself, of course.
04:49Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Mr. Yoshi Tatsu!
05:06What's going on, Yoshi? What's happening with you?
05:09What are you doing?
05:14All right, have a seat, Yoshi, have a seat, have a seat.
05:17Have a seat, man.
05:19I just want to say, how are you doing tonight, Yoshi?
05:22You're looking good, man. What's up with you?
05:25My English is not so good.
05:28Very, very nervous.
05:31Very nervous?
05:32What are you nervous about, man?
05:34What are you nervous about, man? Relax, don't worry.
05:36We're going to have some fun.
05:37Sit back and I just want to say thank you again for coming on the show.
05:43No, thank you.
05:47I said thank you already, Yoshi.
05:53I think we had enough of the thank yous.
06:00I said I think we had enough of the thank yous.
06:04You're welcome.
06:08Hey, Tony, can you do me a favor?
06:11Can you do me a favor?
06:12Yeah.
06:13Shut up.
06:17Hey, it's my show. I run things on this thing, all right?
06:21Now, like I said, Yoshi, the reason I brought you on the show tonight
06:26as my special guest is for your expert opinion,
06:30your analysis on who you think is going to win the championship match tonight.
06:36William Regal is very tough, but Christian is a great champion.
06:43Christian will win tonight.
06:53What in the world did you just say?
06:57You don't understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
07:01Man, don't nobody understand the words that are coming out of your mouth.
07:04I didn't understand it.
07:05Tony didn't understand it.
07:06Your own mama don't even understand the words that are coming out of your mouth, huh?
07:10You want to be Jackie Chan?
07:16If I am Jackie Chan, then you are stupid Chris Tucker.
07:23What?
07:24Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
07:27Hey, look here, look here, look here, man.
07:30Chris Tucker.
07:31Chris Tucker?
07:32I'm funnier than Chris Tucker.
07:34Chris Tucker don't have his own late night TV talk show.
07:42Hey, hey, hey, hey.
07:44Are you okay? Are you crazy?
07:45Now, you might be able to make fun of me,
07:47but you're not going to be making fun of my sidekick over here, Tony Atlas.
07:51You know why?
07:52Because that's my job.
07:54What you laughing at, Tony?
07:55Shut up. Take us out of here, man.
07:57Good night, everybody.
08:01You know what?
08:02Thank you all.
08:03Everybody have a great night.
08:07Take a bow to the people now.
08:11Wave to the people, Yoshi.
08:13I said wave, Yoshi.
08:25Come on, let's get out of here, Tony.
08:39Well, everyone has their opinion
08:40when it comes to the ECW Championship Match
08:43still to come tonight.
08:44We're just getting started.
08:45Hello, everyone.
08:46I'm Josh Matthews alongside Byron Saxton.
08:49Byron, it's all about the ECW Championship tonight.
08:52Well, here's the bottom line.
08:53We didn't think we were going to see this match,
08:54but William Regal sent a violent message to the champion.
08:57Now, this is the stage where the entire WWE Universe
09:01awaits to see what's going to happen.
09:07The ECW Championship has been an obsession for William Regal.
09:13Kill Switch engaged!
09:16Christian retains the ECW Championship!
09:19Give me the rightful rematch that you know I deserve.
09:23Or we can make you regret the day
09:25that you ever won that ECW Championship.
09:28William Regal decimating the ECW Champion.
09:32Regal's a madman.
09:34Now, the manipulative William Regal has one last chance.
09:40At this point, there's only one thing left to say.
09:43I want William Regal in this ring,
09:46and I'm ready to defend my title right now.
09:53Christian battles England's own William Regal
09:56for the ECW Championship.
09:58The countdown clock on your championship reign
10:02is about at zero.
10:04And the time for a new champion
10:08is now.
10:16The stage is set for a crucial collision.
10:19William Regal has the momentum.
10:21Can Regal capitalize?
10:23And become the new ECW Champion?
10:26We'll find out tonight in our main event.
10:53Who's the champ?
10:54Or will the championship come between DX?
10:58WWE Survivor Series.
11:09Welcome back to ECW.
11:10We're coming to you from Sheffield, England.
11:13That's City Hall.
11:14It has several venues.
11:15An oval concert hall and ballroom.
11:18Across the street from Barker's Pool
11:20and the Sheffield War Memorial.
11:21So there's your Sheffield lesson, Byron.
11:29The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
11:32Now approaching the ring,
11:34accompanied by his sister Katie Lee
11:36from Chelsea, England.
11:38Weighing 248 pounds.
11:41The Ripper Paul Burchill!
11:46Along with his seductive sister Katie Lee,
11:48Paul Burchill is one of the most sinister superstars
11:51in the WWE.
11:53And next week,
11:55Paul Burchill may be competing on ECW for the last time.
11:58Burchill goes one-on-one with his arch rival, The Hurricane.
12:01If Burchill loses, he will leave ECW.
12:04But if The Hurricane loses,
12:06then he will be forced to unmask
12:08and reveal his true identity.
12:19And now, making his way to the ring,
12:22from Hollywood, California,
12:25weighing 238 pounds,
12:28Goldust!
12:31Well, if there is anyone that can serve
12:33as the proverbial bump in the road
12:35for Paul Burchill heading into next week's match,
12:38one would have to think
12:40that the ever-so-bizarre Goldust
12:42could fill the vacancy.
12:44One would have to think
12:46that the ever-so-bizarre Goldust
12:48could fill that void.
12:58You can say that Goldust is unconventional
13:00to be the ultimate understatement.
13:03He's a master of deception.
13:05It all starts from the moment he walks out of that curtain.
13:10Mind games begin.
13:15In the bell!
13:18Spoke to Paul Burchill earlier today.
13:20Burchill, of course, from Chelsea, England.
13:22It's about a four-hour drive from here,
13:24in Sheffield.
13:26Burchill wasn't sure the reception
13:28that he would get from the WWE Universe
13:30here in Sheffield,
13:32considering as Goldust goes for the cover,
13:34considering that Sheffield and Chelsea,
13:36well, they don't really get along.
13:38It's like that East Coast robbery,
13:40or Yankees-Red Sox.
13:42You've got the South Side, which is Chelsea,
13:44and you've got the North Side,
13:46but I would think that Paul Burchill
13:48is not too concerned about that.
13:51Burchill needs to stay concerned
13:53and stay focused on Goldust here.
13:56Paul Burchill literally puts his career
13:58on the line next week against The Hurricane.
14:01I stay tuned for it.
14:03Just to show you how badly Paul Burchill
14:06wants to expose The Hurricane
14:08for whom he believes he really is.
14:15Many people say that since coming to ECW,
14:17Goldust has really rejuvenated himself.
14:20You see that from Goldust each and every week
14:22here in the Land of Extreme,
14:25as Burchill has targeted the ribs
14:27of the maverick Goldust.
14:30It's sort of ironic.
14:32Here's Burchill preparing to take on
14:34ECW's superhero next week,
14:36and this week, he's got ECW's
14:38perhaps most bizarre superstar.
14:39Goldust goes ribs first.
14:42The turnbuckle there in Burchill
14:44really exploiting the ribs
14:49of the eccentric Goldust.
14:52Burchill almost smelling blood here.
15:00This whole thing, this whole situation
15:02regarding The Hurricane
15:04has just become a little bit more
15:06of an issue.
15:07Not just for Burchill,
15:09but his sister Katie Lee as well.
15:11One second, Burchill with the cover.
15:1324-7 on his mind,
15:15morning, day, and night.
15:17It's Hurricane.
15:19That's why it's gotten so bad
15:21that he's willing to put his ECW career
15:23on the line just for the sake
15:25of exposing The Hurricane.
15:34Burchill here with the body
15:35scissors once again going after
15:37the ribs of Goldust.
15:39Burchill certainly came into this
15:41contest with a plan.
15:43He's executing it well thus far.
15:45Keep in mind, Goldust,
15:47former intercontinental champion,
15:49former tag team champion.
15:51Tremendous recuperative power.
15:53So many shots he can take, though.
16:01Burchill here with the cover
16:03on Goldust.
16:06You may even look at Burchill
16:08as a man of desperation.
16:10This is really the seven-day
16:12countdown if you are.
16:14I mean, a week from now,
16:16this could be it for Paul Burchill.
16:18He could be out the door.
16:28Burchill perhaps looking to build
16:30momentum, pick up a victory here.
16:32Almost a must-win here tonight
16:33against The Hurricane,
16:35but Goldust is starting to build
16:37some momentum of his own.
16:39Goldust developing other plans,
16:41and Burchill's finding out quickly.
16:48Great counter there by The Ripper.
16:52Oh, man.
16:54Right back to the ribs.
16:56We've got a week more to go,
16:58but The Hurricane
17:01circling the ring.
17:03And final cut
17:05from Goldust.
17:09Wow.
17:25And the winner is
17:27Goldust.
17:29We spoke of momentum
17:31for next week.
17:33The Hurricane just took it
17:35from Paul Burchill.
17:37Next week.
17:39I guarantee you, Paul Burchill
17:41won't forget this one.
17:43Burchill's live it.
17:45This rivalry will continue.
17:47It will end next week,
17:49but one rivalry that's just
17:51beginning here on ECW.
17:53It started last week,
17:55and that thing's well ahead
17:57up until Rosa Mendes.
17:59Rosa Mendes was the
18:01guest ring announcer for the match.
18:03Caught the attention, so to speak,
18:05of Zack Ryder.
18:07Shelton Benjamin capitalized.