The birthplace of ECW birthed a new title reign for Christian as he beat Tommy Dreamer with the killswitch finisher to become the new ECW champion at the WWE Night of Champions PPV. The match featured nine minutes of back and forth action between the babyfaces to only a moderate crowd response.
Despite the Philadelphia setting, WWE fans supported the non-ECW original Christian over ECW original Dreamer in the contest. With the original ECW fanbase long since drifted away and Tommy Dreamer's comeback storyline played out, it made little sense to keep the belt on Dreamer.
While Dreamer should maintain a role of some kind on the ECW brand, expect Christian to continue as its flagship wrestler for the foreseeable future. With Jack Swagger and his compatriots gone, there just isn't anyone else left who is worthy yet of the title belt.
Christian beats Tommy Dreamer to become ECW champion
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All major WWE titles on line in Raw 3-For-All
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All three World Wrestling Entertainment brand titles will be on the line this week in an extended edition of WWE Raw. The 3-For-All will feature title matches for the WWE (Raw), World (Smackdown) and ECW titles.
The WWE title match may be the most noteworthy as current WWE champion Batista's title reign will be vacated due to his real-life biceps tendon injury. Randy Orton, Triple H, John Cena and Big Show will fight in a four-way match for the belt. Not to belabor the obvious but some new blood really should have been introduced into this title scenario.
Smackdown's World title will be at stake when babyface trending heel CM Punk defends against both Jeff Hardy and Edge in a triple threat match. In Charlotte, North Carolina, Hardy will have near universal support while CM Punk might as well be in the same category as Edge.
The ECW title will also be defended as new champion Tommy Dreamer takes on former champion Christian. With Dreamer having signed a new real-life contract, the way is cleared for his first title defense. My own belief is that Dreamer's title reign will be a short one since there's just no money in it but give the man credit for connecting with a whole new fan base.
For its extended edition, WWE Raw will begin one hour earlier at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on USA Network.
Tommy Dreamer new ECW champion, earns WWE reprieve
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Tommy Dreamer fulfilled his longtime dream for the second time, defeating Christian and Jack Swagger at WWE Extreme Rules to again become the new ECW champion. Dreamer hit Swagger with a crutch followed by a DDT to score the pinfall in the hardcore triple threat match.
Under the self-imposed rules provision, Dreamer's ECW title win will allow him to stay in WWE. The storyline had been that Dreamer would not renew his contract had he not won the ECW title by June 6. Dreamer's contract was subsequently extended a day to allow for the Extreme Rules title opportunity.
The every man Dreamer's ECW title win is a testament to his real-life devotion for the long lost original company. Dreamer is the last of the ECW originals in WWE's ECW brand. His original ECW title reign was earned and lost the same night so by the time you read this blog post, his current reign will already have extended beyond the first one.
Of course, there then is the question of what comes next. I suppose Dreamer could defend the title but there is a part of me that believes that Tommy Dreamer will end up vacating or retiring it altogether. The thrill for most viewers is in watching Dreamer chase for the title, not in defending it.
