Official ECW Thread 1/5/10 Punk and Henry Come Home
 

Yes, I know it's already aired. But some may not have had a chance to catch up on it yet, and as such, I feel that putting spoiler tags on is the only fair solution.

they really might do Punk/Christian..which would be awesome.

Official ECW Thread 1/5/10 Punk and Henry Come Home (No Spoilers Please)
 

Here we go

I have a strange feeling Henry is going to beat Punk

Starting off with a Bang

Is Punk the only one who carries his Slammy?

Save_us CMP!

Miz and Morisson did it last year.

Punk kinda got screwed for a Wrestlemania match since Hardy is in TNA

I meant this year

Punk and Christian goodness to start...very nice.

Edit: Maria's been carrying her Diva of the Year Slammy, IIRC.

That beard is so bushy

I would love for Punk and Christian to have a feud going into Mania.

Christian with 2 Mick Foley cheap pops in one segment.

"Here in Louisville, KY!"

Shelton better win

I kinda feel like the people who make fun of the straight edge lifestyle are encouraging the use of drinking, smoking, and drugs.

I kinda want to see Daybreakers

Because they are.

STRAIGHT EDGE 4 LYFE!

SHELTON!!!

I have watched ECW in a while, but who is this Savannah chick?
Where did they find her?

I think she was in one of the Diva searches, or some swimsuit magazine or something.

If Chavo had won, he MIGHT have been in the battle royal longer than his last title match - 9 seconds vs. Kane.

YEAH SHELTON!!

Who do you think will actually win the Homecoming?

Kozzy v Jackson I can't wait...

Hmmm....

Trying to remember who's in.

Yoshi Tatsu - no chance.
Kane - decent shot.
Matt Hardy - might get shoved here as "payback" for Jeff going back to TNA.
Vance "Don't call me Lance Hoyt" Archer - could be a surprise winner.
Shelton Benjamin - outside chance.
Evan Bourne - not likely.
Ezekiel Jackson - depends on if they're ready to push him or not.
C.M. Punk - only if they're switching him and Christian to lead up to Edge's Smackdown return.
Mark Henry - odds on favorite in my book. The belt WAS made for him, after all.

If they're so eager to "reformat" ECW, I'm surprised they didn't put Sheamus in it. Let him win and combine the ECW belt with his belt... Then we could get rid of the stupid bling belt.

Glad they haven't yet turned Vladimir back into his "I love double double e" character.

I don't anticipate obvious change coming until around WM time.

I hate these two. 3 if you count Regal.

Zeke's got 23" biceps? Wow, I remember when Hulk's 24" pythons were considered immense. Zeke just looks proportionate.

Depending on how much longer ECW stays, I don't see Christian leaving at all.

Still waiting to see if there's gonna be a double turn with Zeke and Vlad by Regal shifting alliances. I can see Zeke becoming a Lashley-esque babyface a lot easier.

I didn't care about that match at all

I love that laugh

I'd give good money to have Farooq's "Damn!" back replacing Tony Atlas's "Heh heh heh". Kinda surprised that Ron wasn't on last night's Impact.

Waiting for someone to have a sign that says "Punk fears Barbasol"

Thanks to whoever undeleted this. I fucked up :$

Mark Henry debuted on Raw. Surely now he is visiting.

CM Punk seems like the one with the most tension towards Christian right now. It would be logical to have him win the ECW Homecoming, and then go on to face Christian at the Royal Rumble. Punk could win the title, and then destroy it, claiming that ECW represents a culture of addiction, and he wants to destroy it once and for all. It'd be a massive heel rub for him to be the man who destroys the "ECW Title" as we know it.

Looking at the guys in the Battle Royal, I don't think a guy from ECW's current roster will win it. Shelton Benjamin and Yoshi Tatsu have had their shots. Vance Archer is still pretty new to the WWE, and while the WWE shows little regard for the ECW Title, I can't see them putting him over Christian just yet. He'd have the best chance out of the ECW guys, though, in my opinion.

So that leaves Kane, Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne or CM Punk. Of those guys, I think Kane has got the least chance of winning. He's been in the Royal Rumble for like the past decade or something; I don't see that changing. He's also got a program with Dolph Ziggler going on. Plus, he's technically a face, and while Hardy & Bourne are also faces; they are more comparable to Christian. It's harder to have a "buddy-buddy feud" with the monster, Kane. I see Kane either eliminating Vance Archer, or being eliminated by him.

Evan Bourne could win, as he and Christian would have a fun match. It'd be a great way to showcase Bourne, which is something I've felt like the WWE have really wanted to do. They moved him to RAW, and they let him hit the Shooting Star Press on Sheamus just to show the move off. But, I dunno, he seems like the weakest choice out of the three guys left. Matt Hardy could win. He's got so little left to do on SmackDown!, and a feud with Christian would be...interesting. And CM Punk has already been discussed.

Smart money is on CM Punk, but I'd personally like to see Matt Hardy win it. Punk could be awesome as a slimy heel in the Rumble.