WWE ECW DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER 2006
Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
Brand(s): ECW
Date: December 3rd, 2006
City: Augusta, Georgia
Venue: James Brown Arena
Attendance: 4,800
Buy Rate: 90,000
Tagline(s): "You better watch out..."
ECW December to Dismember 2006 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held primarily for wrestlers on the promotion's ECW brand and was WWE's only non-One Night Stand PPV to be ECW branded. The event took place on December 3rd, 2006, at the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. Despite it being an ECW branded pay-per-view event, some wrestlers from the RAW and SmackDown brands also worked the show. It was the second and final event in the December to Dismember chronology, after the original 1995 event that was held by the former Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion. WWE acquired the assets of ECW in 2003 and launched their own ECW brand in May of 2006.
The main attraction of the card was an Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. It featured wrestlers fighting in a ring surrounded by a steel structure of chain and girders. The 6 participants were defending champion Big Show, Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, CM Punk and Test. Lashley won the match and the ECW World Championship after pinning Big Show following a spear. With his win, Lashley became the first African-American to hold the ECW World Championship. The featured bout on the undercard was a tag team bout between The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro), in which The Hardys were victorious.
The event had an attendance of 4,800 fans and received about 90,000 pay-per-view buys, with 55,000 of them domestic buys - which was the lowest buy rate in WWE history until the introduction of the WWE Network in 2014. Critical reception was also very poor, with many regarding it as one of the worst PPVs ever produced by the company. Although it was scheduled to be held again in 2007, the show was cancelled after WWE discontinued the brand-exclusive PPV events following WrestleMania 23 in April 2007.
As a consequence, Paul Heyman left WWE until mid 2012. There have been conflicting narratives over the years as to whether Heyman was fired or quit.
Results:
| No. | Results: | Stipulations: | Times: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Stevie Richards defeated René Duprée | Singles match | — | ||||
| 2 | The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (with Melina) | Tag Team match | 22:33 | ||||
| 3 | Balls Mahoney defeated Matt Striker | Striker's Rules match | 7:12 | ||||
| 4 | Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) (with Trinity) | Tag Team match | 6:41 | ||||
| 5 | Daivari (with The Great Khali) defeated Tommy Dreamer | Singles match | 7:22 | ||||
| 6 | Kevin Thorn and Ariel defeated Mike Knox and Kelly Kelly | Mixed Tag Team match | 7:43 | ||||
| 7 | Bobby Lashley defeated Big Show (c) (with Paul Heyman), Test, Rob Van Dam, Hardcore Holly, and CM Punk | Extreme Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 24:42 | ||||
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Elimination Chamber Entrances and Eliminations:
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Entered | Eliminated by | Weapon | Method | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM Punk | 3 | Rob Van Dam | Steel Chair | Pinfall | 12:35 |
| 2 | Hardcore Holly | 2 | Test | None | Pinfall | 12:45 |
| 3 | Rob Van Dam | 1 | Test | None | Pinfall | 14:15 |
| 4 | Test | 4 | Bobby Lashley | Crowbar | Pinfall | 19:42 |
| 5 | Big Show | 6 | Bobby Lashley | Barbed Wire Baseball Bat | Pinfall | 24:42 |
| Winner | Bobby Lashley | 5 | N/A | Table | ||
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