January 12, 2010 – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Zack Ryder def. The Hurricane
Hurricane took issue with Ryder stealing Tommy Dreamer’s heart and soul of ECW moniker. This had a solid energy, but pretty much fell apart by the end. Ryder hit the Zack Attack for the win at 5:51. **
Trent Barreta def. Goldust
Remember Tyler Reks? This show was basically what NXT was post-reboot, when it was really just putting guys on the show, seeing if it stuck, and if it didn’t, getting them out of there. This was fast-paced and fun, which is good because this feud would continue through the end of ECW. Barreta won in 4:50 with a running knee. **¾
Ezekiel Jackson def. CM Punk, Evan Bourne, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, Kane, Vance Archer, and Yoshi Tatsu {Number One Contender Battle Royal}
It would have been cool if Big Show and Morrison had been a part of this tournament, just to get everyone under contract who’d been champion in the thing. Oh well, ECW Was never cool so why start here? Archer and Benjamin got into it before the match… but I don’t understand why. They must have had a Superstars match. Oddly enough, they’d go on to be a team in Japan a few years later. Kane eliminated Bourne early. Then nothing happened for quite a while. Benjamin eliminated Archer and himself. Jackson dumped Hardy and moments later Punk. Kane tossed Tatsu. After a sluggish power battle, Jackson clotheslined Kane to the floor at 10:39 (shown). This was all punches and kicks and eliminations. **