I want to thank everyone that participated in last weeks contest to name John Morrison’s finisher, but because of the changes that were made to the comment board last week I’m going to extend it another week so that anyone who was unable to comment and wanted to be heard will have that opportunity. I will say though that the leader in the clubhouse so far is the “Swan Song” which is followed by a few e-mailers suggestion of “The End”, so if y’all think one of those should win feel free to vote for them. We also had a late Kofi Kontest entry of the “Jamaican Jolt”(from Adam) which I did like, but for now I’m going to stick with “Trouble in Paradise” but that log is thrown on the fire if anyone thinks that it in fact should be the winner. This past weekend I was able to watch both “McMahon” which I’d give about a C, I really wanted to see more of off-camera Vince and “The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior” which I would give a definite A as I thought the story and the commentators (Edge, Christian, Jericho, JR, and the King) were all great, interesting, and funny. It was only about 90 minutes so if you have an hour and a half I’d recommend it. Also be on the lookout for a No Way Out preview sometime on Friday, and with that out of the way it’s onto tonight’s show.

The show began with my ECW champion Chavo Guerrero coming to the ring to talk about how disgusting his swim in the Gulf of Mexico was last week, going so far as to insist that he now had a large rash. He then showed exclusive footage of his rescue as he apparently can’t swim, the clip culminated with him Drozing all over the dock/pier. After the clip Chavo insisted that he was a fighting champion who didn’t want to wait until Sunday, rather he wanted Punk tonight. This challenge brought out GM Estrada who, though he agreed that Punk did besmirch Chavo the past two weeks, refused to let the champ compete tonight. However he couldn’t in good conscience deny the crowd their weekly straightedge fix, so he booked Punk-Mark Henry for later on tonight. After doing the job to Cena the past two weeks, not to mention to Undertaker for the past month, exactly how much credibility does Sexual Chocolate have left? I guess he is still is physically imposing and the casual viewer may be impressed by him, but other than that I don’t know why Henry needed to be injected into the main-event feud on two different shows. Unless Punk is allergic to massive amounts of sweat I can’t see them having him lose cleanly.

After the break there was a recap of the Stevie Richards interview from last week that chronicled his throat injury and the many surgeries that were necessary to repair it. This all led to Stevie’s in ring return in a match with Rory Foxx, which was just a softball squash just used to get Stevie in the ring again. However, don’t take that the wrong way as I was just happy to see Stevie again, he could have been wrestling Moppy and I would have been happy. All I can hope for is that Stevie can have at least one run with the ECW title, or at the very least a credible main-event feud for the belt, before he is forced to retire. The match ended with Stevie hitting the Stevie T and I was happy to see both Stevie victorious and a shot at a Blue World Order sign in the crowd, which made me happier I’m still not sure.

In this week’s dose of ECW diva action Kelly² took on Layla, accompanied by Lena Yada Yada Yada, but sans Victoria, there was no mention about her absence (just the damage she inflicted on Kelly² last week) so I’m not sure what to really make of it. I don’t think she was ever officially traded to ECW but she seemed to be a pretty important part of the story line so if she’s not here or mentioned next week I’ll just assume she’s back on Smackdown!. As for the match I was much more impressed by Layla then Kelly² in the ring, as I think Joey Styles was, as we both seemed pleasantly surprised that she attempted a bit of ring psychology by focusing he attack on Kelly²’s arm. As is usually the case with any woman’s match not involving two of the big 4 (Beth, Mickie, Victoria, and Jillian) this match had its fair share of awkward moments and transitions but all in all was much better than I thought it would be when I saw who was competing. Kelly²’s no selling of her arm at the end of the match gets a mulligan from me as she is still very green in the ring and also may have been surprised that Layla focused on one body part. Kelly² ended up going over with a version of the fameasser/rocker dropper, and if it’s not named soon I smell another contest in the coming weeks.

To answer my prayers from last week Kofi actually got to wrestle someone who has had some history in ECW this week as he took on Mike Knox, and my love affair with Kofi is alive and well. From the twisting leapfrog that turned into a monkeyflip, to the Sisqo top turnbuckle leap, to the fact that he actually had to absorb an increased amount of offense I thought this was the best match the Kofi has had yet. He ended up going over Knox with the Cool Runnings/Trouble in Paradise combo running his record to four and zero. The only thing that I would like to see in the next few weeks is the separation of the moves, the Trouble in Paradise is a move that can come out of nowhere, much like the sweet chin music, and I’d like to see them play that up in a few spots.

Next up was a rematch from last week with John Morrison, with the Miz, taking on Tommy Dreamer, with Colin Delaney. Morrison came down before the commercial break and I was fretting that I never got to hear his amazing mike skills anymore, but luckily I got that treat on the other side of the break and he did not disappoint. I know a lot of you will think I’m joking, and I would in no way try to convince you he’s good on the stick in fact he’s quite awkward, but its because of that awkwardness that I could listen to his promos all night. The first time I heard him incorporate Shaman of Sexy, Tuesday Night Delight, and 15 Minutes of Fame into one run-on sentence made me so happy. Also there is no way you convince me there is a classier was to say you are going to kick someone’s ass then saying you will take them to the “Palace of Wisdom”. He told me to be jealous, and I was. The match ended when Dreamer reversed Morrison’s as-yet-to-be-named finisher into a DDT. Post-match Miz and Morrison beat down Delaney after eliminating Dreamer. Against my wishes I’m actually starting to get interested in this angle and for my money it is already better then the other mentor-student storyline with Holly and Rhodes on Raw.

Sweatxual Chocolate made me laugh when he told the guy backstage that he wasn’t going to a match, but a funeral. I guess after being present at a birth a few years ago it’s only fitting. I wonder if he gets that hand birthday presents…

The main-event was what one could expect out of a featured Mark Henry match, which is not much. Chavo came down ringside to cheer on Henry, but ended up eating a GTS to end the show after Henry lost via DQ when he would not break a chokehold on Punk in the ropes. I think that this would have been a great time to reintroduce the Anaconda Vice, man I love that move and its name, and I after having Henry job out to Cena last night I don’t see why they felt the need to protect him by the DQ ending.

Except for a lackluster main-event I thought that this was a very good show, probably the best of the year so far and as I suspected even though I didn’t enjoy the match the WWE promo team made that Gulf of Mexico match look like gold, whatever they are making it just isn’t enough. With nothing but its main-event feud with even a chance to make it to PPV this show did a good job promoting that match, while also advancing its other storylines with the return of Stevie Richards being my personal high point of the night. Let’s hear what y’all think and remember to vote or suggest something new for the Morrison finisher contest and keep your eyes out for that No Way Out preview…

Tags: Chavo, Dreamer, Kofi, Morrison, Punk