ECW III: Six Days and Counting

Backlash is really turning out to be a major Pay-Per-View Event.

In his final ECW Match, the loudmouth Dolph Ziggler took on The Phenom, The Undertaker.  While many expected this Main Event Match to be a warm-up Match for The Deadman, it proved to be just the opposite as it was actually Ziggler that picked up the win.  After about fifteen minutes of back and forth fighting, The Deadman looked to put Ziggler away with a Chokeslam.  After The Deadman hit the Chokeslam, Jack Swagger came out to the ringside area and taunted him.  Taker exited the ring and nailed Swagger with a Left Hand.  As The Phenom went to finish the match, Swagger blasted him with a Right Hand before throwing him in the ring.  This allowed Ziggler to hit a Schoolboy Pin and pick up the biggest victory of his career before heading over to Smackdown.

"The Fighting Irishman" Finlay informed Josh Matthews that he planned on winning the Battle Royal and winning the ECW Championship for the first time in his career.  Will Finlay's plans work out?

John Morrison's final match on ECW was Zack Blaze's first match on ECW.  Blaze, trained by Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, went toe-to-toe with Morrison, and ended up defeating "The Shaman of Sexy" after a mid-air Roundhouse Kick followed by a Corkscrew Flip from the top rope.  Zack Blaze definitely has a positive future ahead of him.

"The Ultimate Opportunist" Edge paid a visit to ECW to make a speech about the Tri-Branded Battle Royal.  He was interrupted by his former "associate" Zack Ryder, who informed Edge and the WWE Universe that he wants to make a name for himself in ECW.  Edge said he was going to win the Battle Royal, but Ryder informed him that that was impossible because he was going to win it.  Edge slapped Ryder and a brawl ensued between the two.  After the commercial, "The Rated-R Superstar" demanded that ECW General Manager Theodore Long make a match between Edge and Ryder, and Long did just that.  Ryder came very close to victory, but a reversed STO caused Ryder to crash into the Referee and temporarily take the Official out.  Edge took advantage of the opportunity and hit Ryder with the Intercontinental Championship Belt before pinning him to win the match.

Amber Wattkins Update, Post-Backlash Plans for The Miz

New Smackdown Diva Amber Wattkins suffered a minor shoulder injury during her Debut Match with Rachel Delta.  She's said to be fine, and she will be competing on the next edition of Friday Night Smackdown.

The current plan for The Miz is to have him engage in a feud with R Truth on Raw.  That was the plan about a week ago, and unless R Truth wins the Tri-Branded Battle Royal at Backlash [which is highly unlikely], those plans won't change.

Sunday Night Heat (4/25)

This edition of Sunday Night Heat started at 7 PM Eastern Time, just one hour before Backlash.  Superstars from all three brands were allowed to compete on this edition.

-Carlito & Primo defeated Mike Knox & Snitsky after Carlito hit Snitsky with a Backstabber.

-Paul Burchill (w/Katie Lea Burchill) defeated Kofi Kingston after a Powerbomb.

-D.H. Smith defeated Finlay after a Powerslam.

-William Regal defeated Kenny Wilds after a Running Knee to the side of the head to retain the Heat World Championship.

Backlash Updates, New Match Announced, Judgment Day Preview

Here is the list of all twenty participants in the Tri-Branded Battle Royal Match for Backlash:

John Morrison [Raw]

The Miz [Raw]

Edge [Raw]

Matt Hardy [Raw]

Goldberg [Raw]

R Truth [Raw]

Mond Black [Raw]

Ezekiel Jackson [ECW]

Striker "Yank" Boyd [ECW]

Evan Bourne [ECW]

Ren [ECW]

Finlay [ECW]

Big Show [ECW]

John Cena [Smackdown]

The Brian Kendrick [Smackdown]

Shad [Smackdown]

JTG [Smackdown]

The Hurricane [Smackdown]

Vladimir Kozlov [Smackdown]

Randy Orton [Smackdown]/Zack Ryder [ECW]

??? [???]

There is one surprise entrant for the Battle Royal Match.  Some have speculated that it will be Ted DiBiase, but it is unknown when exactly he will be making his return to the ring.

It was announced this past Friday on Smackdown that Randy Orton will take on Zack Ryder at Backlash.  The loser of the match will not be allowed to participate in the 21-Man Tri-Branded Battle Royal.

Judgment Day will take place in Chicago, Illinois.  The Official Theme Song of Judgment Day will most likely be revealed on Monday Night Raw following Backlash.