Before the match, King Booker is backstage with Queen Sharmell. Edge stops by and they make a wager as to who will hold their championship by the end of tonight. Booker T is the World Heavyweight Champion on Smackdown, and Edge is the WWE Champion on Raw.
Joey Styles and Tazz are excited for ECW and the ECW Championship to be represented at Summerslam. It’s still early in the WWECW experiment. Sabu beat Rob Van Dam in a Ladder match the previous Tuesday (15th August ECW on Sci-Fi) and we see the finish to that match.
Sabu makes his way out first, carrying a chair with him. Joey says Sabu is happy to destroy himself to injure his opponent before Big Show makes his way out.
Joey Styles and Tazz are on commentary for this match, Justin Roberts is our ring announcer.
BIG SHOW © VS. SABU (WWECW Championship - Extreme Rules)
WWE Summerslam 2006 (August 2006)
Sabu throws the chair at Big Show to start the match, followed by a chair shot to the midsection and the back of Big Show. Sabu hits a standing Arabian Facebuster across the back of Big Show’s neck and covers, but Big Show throws Sabu in the air.
The Big Show trips Sabu before he can hit the triple jump Moonsault and puts his boot through the steel chair before dumping it from the ring. Big Show headbutts Sabu and leans him against the ropes for an overhand chop. The Big Show sends Sabu across the ring with another headbutt and slams him before talking to some fans in the front row. Big Show puts Sabu in a bearhug just to screech the match to a halt. Sabu bites Big Show’s nose and connects with right hands. Big Show catches the springboard attempt, which Joey Styles compares to springboarding into the side of a bus. A bus ride is about as exciting as this match. Big Show throws Sabu across the ring with a Fallaway Slam, Sabu decides the floor might be a safe place for him for a while.
The Big Show tries to bring Sabu back into the ring, but Sabu pokes him in the eyes and snaps Big Show’s neck off the top rope. Sabu gets a chair from under the ring, throwing it at Big Show through the ropes before Sabu gets back into the ring. Sabu throws the chair at Big Show again before dropping it on his way to the top rope. The Big Show still waits for the chair-assisted side kick. Sabu covers but only keeps Big Show down for 1. Sabu brings a table into the ring and leans it in the corner. Sabu walks into a Goozle but pokes Big Show in the eyes, which is enough for an “Extreme Rules!” reminder from Styles. The Big Show charges at Sabu in the corner, but hits the turnbuckles as Sabu goes to the apron. Sabu drops onto Big Show from the top turnbuckle, sending his face into the mat.
The Big Show is dazed, Sabu sets up the chair and sends Big Show through the table with a bulldog! We see some replays and return as Sabu is climbing back to the top rope, Big Show catches him in an electric chair, dropping Sabu down to the mat. Big Show is busted open on his forehead slightly, he drags Sabu over to the corner for a 507lbs Vader Bomb, Sabu rolls out to the floor again. The Big Show brings the ring steps into the ring as Sabu slides in the opposite side of the ring. The Big Show brings another table into the ring. The Big Show bridges the table across the steps, Sabu tries to fluidly get a springboard DDT, but the table drops from one of the steps. Sabu has to settle for a jumping DDT as Styles and Tazz act like it’s a Flaming Table spot. Sabu brings a third table and stands it in the ring but gets sent through it with a Chokeslam. The Big Show covers for the win.
WINNER: THE BIG SHOW (STILL WWECW Champion)
This match went less than 9 minutes, but it had 3 table spots and 2 botches. Cut the time and cut two of the table spots out and they could have had a fun sprint, As it was the WWECW experiment was already showing to be better on fantasy booking forums than in reality with the Television Deal. I will say that the finish to the match was good, and the passion from Joey Styles and Tazz on commentary helped the match not feel like 12-15 minutes. [*1/4] Rating 2/10
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