I was kind of in and out of last night’s ECW show. It seemed very boring and I was busy in a Skype meeting during the show too so that took some attention away from it. Anyway, here is last nights recap of wins and losses.
Jack Swagger wins over Lenny Lane via Tilt-A-Whirl Powerbomb.
Mike Knox beats Tommy Dreamer after Tommy charges Knox but misses and hits the ring post (You’d think they’d pad them by now, right?) and Knox finished the mathc with his reverse spinner STO.
The Miz, John Henry and John Morrison defeat Matt Hardy, Riocky Ortiz and Evan …read more

IN the recent issue of WWE Magazine 25 Years Of Magazine Interviews Issue there were a lot of great interview quotes. I figured I’d post a few of them. Some of them are like "Say What??"
"Macho Man" Randy Savage: "I think women should be free to cook, clean the house, have babies-whatever. See, I’m not against women having rights." ~Randy Savage, on women’s equality, "Sounding Off…" WWE Magazine, December/January 2006/2007
Paul Heyman: "I would be much more at peace if it had been a mistake I had made that tanked the company. To watch someone lese kill what you lived for was …read more

This was the WORST ECW SHOW OF ALL TIME. I said I was through before but I came back. No longer.
The only good match of the night was the first fight shown on TV: a tag team match where Evan Bourne and Ricky Ortiz defeated Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely. After that the only matches were the stink-o-rama of Armando Estrada versus Tommy Dreamer and a horrific match between Braden Walker and James Curtis. Who are they you ask? We wondered the same thing.
In between we got a Dirt Sheet and a bunch of promos. I stayed up until …read more

ECW Results and Commentary
Matt Hardy watches while Mark Henry bends wrought iron
Randy Ortiz def. Chavo Guerrero by DQ
The Miz and Morrison def. Finlay and Hornswaggle
After the match Mike Knox beats up on Finlay
Matt Henry def. Colin Delaney

What’s different about seeing matches in person and watching them on TV? Let see if we can find twenty ways.
1. The announcers have their own elaborate entrances! Well, except for Todd Grisham because he is new. We wonder what Mike Adamle’s theme music was. It’s not like Northwestern University has a marching band, a theme song, or a good sports program like JR’s …read more

That’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Jabandgrapple attended the mega-spectacular show last night and it was just as amazing and fun and we could have imagined. The action began at 7:30 p.m. and didn’t stop until a little after 11:00 p.m. It was exhausting…and we weren’t even wrestling!
We’re not going to tell you who wrestled and who won on SmackDown. No spoilers here. Will tell a short story instead. When we entered the parking lot the cashier asked us “You here for the wrestling?” “Um, yeah,” we answered. “So are you Triple H or Undertaker fans?” Mr. JandG roared back …read more

ECW Results followed by Pleasant Narrative
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New (XXXL) ECW Title belt given to Mark Henry and his sidekick Tony Atlas while Colin Delaney explains his Great American Bash actions
Tommy Dreamer def Colin Delaney
Evan Bourne def. James Curtis
Newcomer Ricky Ortiz brings up marketing ideas
Matt Hardy pins to one of the following three to def. Finlay, The Miz, and Morrison in a Fatal Four-Way
Pleasant Narrative:
The standard WWE intro montage of past professional triumphs comes on and I’ve returned for another night of grappling. In the upper left corner reads a TV-PG rating for violence. TV-PG for the Land of the Extreme!?!?!? …read more

ECW Results and Highlights
Finlay def. The Miz
Braden Walker def. Armando Estrada
Evan Bourne def. Nunzio
Tommy Dreamer def. Mark Henry by DQ (?)

Last week I asked ECW to give me a reason to love it. It didn’t. So really, I shouldn’t be watching. But I am because the good people at the Innovative Beverage Group sent jabandgrapple.com some of their new “anti-energy” drink: Drank. The beverage promises to “calm and relax you” with ingredients that include Melatonin, Rose Hips, and Valerian Root. My ECW hate has been so virulent as of late that I need some relaxation. I need, as the …read more

ECW Results and Highlights
Matt Hardy, Finlay, and Hornswaggle def. The Miz, Morrison, and Chavo Guerrero
Atlas Ortiz def. Armando Estrada
Mark Henry vs. Colin Delaney
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As we all know, ECW got the serious short end of the WWE Draft stick. Here’s a summary:
Wrestlers (of note) Lost: CM Punk (now WWE Heavyweight Champ); Kane; Kofi Kingston (now Intercontinental Champ); Shelton Benjamin.
Wrestlers Gained: Matt Hardy; Mark Henry; Finlay; Hornswaggle; Super Crazy.
What that means is that I’ve lost four of the seven reasons I watched ECW. The other three being The Miz, …read more

I live blogged this thing. So read in reverse, natch.
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I think that’s finally it. Fingers crossed. It is. Phew.
RAW get Kofi Kingston
Rey Mysterio gets a high flyer to fight. I’m ecstatic about this swap. Turns out someone has been watching Kofi’s impressive ECW performances these last few weeks.
RAW get Layla
This supplemental draft is longer than the NFL draft. Had I known I would have split this into two posts.
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SmackDown get Carlito
Please let this mean that Santino Marella is shifting brands as well. It doesn’t.
ECW get Finlay
The writing should have been …read more

WWE Draft 2008
These last two picks and the final match are going to have to be pretty darn great to get me into a good mood. Lucky for me, they are.

Match/Draft Pick #9 and #10
The last match is a 15-man Royal Rumble with 5 representatives from each brand. RAW looks pretty stacked but since pre-match RAW had 4 wrestler picks, SmackDown 2, and ECW 1 it’s clear that a SmackDown fighter is going to prevail.
The competitors have matching T-shirts which Mrs. Jabandgrapple thinks are darling. It’s a pretty good Royal Rumble highlighted by a vicious clash of heads between …read more