User blog:Michael McKay/ECW Homecoming over-the-top-rope Battle Royal

On the July 4 ECW on Sci Fi, Big Show challenged Rob Van Dam for the ECW Championship. With the referee down, RVD seemingly had the match won but Paul Heyman ended up screwing him. After Big Show nailed RVD with a chair and then chokeslammed him on the chair, Heyman counted the pinfall to make Show the new ECW Champion.

After promising for weeks to make Bobby Lashley's life a living hell, Mr. McMahon captured the ECW World Championship in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match. With assistance from Shane McMahon and Umaga, the Chairman was able to get his first taste of ECW gold.

Picked by ECW just two weeks earlier in the Supplemental Draft, John Morrison defeated CM Punk at Vengeance: Night of Champions to win the vacated ECW World Title. The former WWE Tag Team and Intercontinental Champion caught a prone Punk with a DDT as Punk laid across the ropes and pinned the Straightedge Superstar to capture the gold. CM Punk September 1, 2007 - January 22 2008 After becoming No. 1 contender, CM Punk capitalized on his opportunity by defeating John Morrison for the ECW Championship. The Straightedge Superstar's reign would include victories over The Miz, Big Daddy V and Elijah Burke, among others. Chavo GuerreroJanuary 22, 2008 - March 30, 2008 With some heavy assistance from his newfound "family" in Edge, Chavo Guerrero defeated CM Punk to snare the ECW Title on the Jan. 22 edition of ECW on Sci Fi. In a match that was suddenly announced to be a "No Disqualification" encounter, the Ultimate Opportunist interrupted Punk's near victory, landing a spear on the Straightedge Superstar that gave Chavo the win and the gold. KaneMarch 30, 2008 - June 29, 2008 Kane won a 24-Man Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXIV to earn an immediate opportunity at the ECW Championship. The Big Red Monster surprised Chavo Guerrero in the Citrus Bowl ring and delivered a devastating chokeslam to the self-proclaimed "Mexican Warrior" to win ECW gold. Mark HenryJune 29, 2008 - Sept. 7, 2008 Mark Henry forced his way into a Triple Threat Match for the ECW Championship just days before Night of Champions. At the pay-per-view, the World's Strongest Man capitalized and pinned Kane to earn the gold. Matt HardySept. 7, 2008 - Jan. 13, 2009 After being announced as the first competitor in the match, Matt Hardy was able to fend off Mark Henry, Finlay, The Miz and Chavo Guerrero to win the ECW Championship in the first-ever ECW Championship Scramble at Unforgiven after scoring the last pinfall over The Miz. Jack SwaggerJan. 13, 2009 - April 26, 2009 After breaking into the Land of the Extreme with an impressive undefeated record, "The All-American American" Jack Swagger defeated Matt Hardy to win his title.