WWE - December to Dismember |  | Actors: Bobby Lashley, Rob Van Dam, CM Punk, Big Show
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 36
 ECW December to Dismember 2006 August 30, 2010
C. Williams
This event does not sit well with a lot of wrestling fans, specifically with classic ECW fans. If anyone has actually seen this event, I think it is safe to say that this is WWE's portrayal of an ECW PPV. To me, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but perhaps something that should not have been attempted. Unfortunately, a lot of the event is below par, and really only has 2 (or maybe 3) matches worth watching. Maybe I am being too generous, but you can form your own opinion of the "new" ECW's one and only PPV event.
MNM vs. The Hardy's:
This and the Elimination Chamber at the end of the night were the only two matches that had been advertised for the show. Ironically enough, this and the Elimination Chamber were the only two GOOD matches. This tag team match is truly a classic from start to finish. The match is given plenty of time to hype the crowd for the rest of the event. These two teams were probably the most charismatic tag teams that the WWE has ever had. Hopefully this classic won't be overshadowed by the poor event that was ECW December to Dismember.
Matt Striker vs. Balls Mahoney:
Before the match began, Matt Striker came out and cut a ridiculous promo about how the match was to be contested under "Striker's rules." Confused? Well-- this meant that the match was to be wrestled "clean" with no top rope maneuvers, etc. This was just Striker's attempt to gain the upper hand on Balls. Unfortunately, what seemed to be the theme of the evening began with this poor match, missed potential. Both competitors have obvious talent, but for whatever reason decided not to show it. The crowd showed a little bit of noise during Striker's promo and at the end when Balls somehow pulled out a quick victory. Anyway, bottom line, there was a lot that could have went on here that didn't. At least some of the psychology added a little to this one.
The FBI vs. Sylvester Terkay & Elijah Burke:
This tag team contest was the second best of the evening. Although don't let this fool you, it was quite boring. Terkay and Burke are a weird pairing to start with, so combining them with the FBI should spark something interesting, right? No. I like the FBI, but they were un-interesting in this match, and seemed to have lost some of their charisma that they used to have. As for the match, it was watchable, but easily forgetable.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari:
The poor matches continue here when ECW's veteran Tommy Dreamer and the hated Daivari with the Great Khali enter the ring. I guess it's worth repeating to show that the event did have potential, but yet again we get a sloppy and boring performance from two athletes that are capable of more. This was nothing more than a textbook example of how the evening was going. The match just dragged on and on, and finally ended. Woohoo. What's next?
Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly vs. Kevin Thorn & Ariel:
This was the worst of the three tag matches of the evening. The two teams had a lot of depth, which added to the psychology of the match. The quality of competition is what was lacking. Thorn and Ariel, specifically Ariel, are just way too over the top with their gimmick, and Knox and Kelly were showing some promising tension between one another. The wrestling between the men was nothing more than average, and the wrestling between the women was non-existent. At least Kelly improves her in-ring skills after this. So overall what we have here is a most likely pointless tag team match in which the crowd was as silent as it could have been.
Extreme Elimination Chamber Match for the ECW World Title
Big Show vs. Test vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Bobby Lashley vs. CM Punk vs. Rob Van Dam:
Earlier in the evening, there was an announcement that Sabu would no longer be competing in the chamber, and his replacement would be Hardcore Holly. Without saying, the crowd did not like this too much. With that said, on to the match. Because it was an elimination chamber match, yes, it was exciting and fun to watch. It may not be up to par in comparison with other chamber matches from WWE, but in relation to the rest of the evening, it was an incredible match. Each pod in the chamber had a weapon that the competitor inside the pod would introduce to the match when he came in. Each competitor in the match had their own little problem with the rest of the competitors, which added a little to this. Once the action began, there were some good spots with the weapons and use of the cage. A lot of the match seemed to have been trying to put over Lashley's character, with him domination most of the rest of the superstars. All in all, this was the best possible way to end this evening.
A general consensus about this event is negative. Luckily, you should be able to find this DVD for pretty cheap, so I will honor it by saying that the first and last match may be worth the $2 you can find it for on Amazon.
 ECW December to Dismember August 16, 2010
GeneticxRepoxMan
It pains me to include the ECW initials in the title, but that's what it was billed as. We all know better though. If you aren't familiar with the story of December to Dismember, then all you need to know is that it received the lowest buyrates of any WWE in history and Paul Heyman unrightfully lost his job for it. Ya know, because only announcing 2 matches before the show and holding 3 PPV events almost 3 weeks in a row didn't have anything to do with it, right? Anyway, and this may surprise you, it wasn't the worst show I've ever seen. Sure, if I ordered it on PPV and it ended 40 minutes early, I'd be furious. But for a 2 dollar DVD, it's not the worst.
1. The Hardys vs. MNM= This and the main event were the only two matches announced, and this and the main event were the only two matches that really delivered anything. This was a great tag match, they gave these guys a whole lot of time to do their thing and they delivered. Of course, they had to give them plenty of time to just fill out PPV time. 4 out of 5.
2. Striker's Rules match- Matt Striker vs. Balls Mahoney= Striker's Rules is just a bunch of mundane things that would make it easier for Striker to win. This wasn't very good. I appreciate the ring psychology and the selling by Balls, but this could've been so much better. Not the worst match on the card, but a disappointment. 1 out of 5.
3. Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay vs. The FBI= This was...just ok. Nothing terrible here, nothing really good. It certainly isn't as bad as any of the other undercard matches that were added, but don't expect anything great. Little Guido with the hat on is great though. 2 out of 5.
4. Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari= Terrible ending, who booked this one? Anyway, this was like a match you'd see on free TV, or maybe even a dark match before the show. Not much fun, not awful, but not worth it. 1 out of 5.
5. Mixed Tag Team Match- Mike Knox and Kelly Kelly vs. Kevin Thorn and Ariel= Oh jeez. I was a huge fan of Kevin Thorn's gimmick, but this was awful. Especially with the women in there. Nice to The Sandman at the end, wish he was in a legitimate match up though. 1 out of 5.
6. Extreme Elimination Chamber Match- Big Show vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Test vs. CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Rob Van Dam= Heyman cut a spectacular promo before the match, because as I see it, it was clearly a subtle message from Heyman to the fans that ECW was dead and buried and that this was now the WWE's version of ECW. He just said it in character. Sabu was originally supposed to be in this match, but for whatever reason was replaces by Hardcore Holly. Each pod had a weapon, and the weapons were a steel chair, a table, a crowbar and a barbed wire baseball bat. Of course, they never actually used the barbed wire baseball bat as a weapon. The thing about this match is that it's basically two matches. When the first 4 guys were in there, it was a great match that's very fun to watch. When Lashley and Big Show were in, this was a painful bore. Still, this is far and away better than almost every match on the card. 4 out of 5.
Not a good show, and if I paid $40 for it, I'd hate it. But for $2, you won't be breaking the bank to see 2 good matches.
"F" June 18, 2010
J. Perez (La,Ca,USA)
This event was just a bad as The 1997 film:Lost In Space.The ONLY GOOD match on the whole card was The Hardly Boys vs. MNM.The "Extreme" Elimination Chamber was no better then TNA's Reverse Battle Royal of that same year(2006).The rest looked like they were putted in at the last minute.I rather watch WCW Greed it is that awful.I give this event a 4 out of 10.
Well, at least it had 2 good matches, right? February 7, 2010
J-Man
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At this time, ecw tv was even worse than it is right now, which is proboly the reason wwe is currently changing it to nxt, but that is another story. Quite frankly, this ppv has two watchable matches, and by the buy-rates of this, you can see why this is one of the worst ever. If you want more proof, paul heyman got fired right after this event. Thanks for reading.
First of all, coming into this ppv, you only had two named matches on the card, which were the best two, go figure, so everything else was practically thrown together, which is a perfect sign of a bad event, and you take sabu out of the chamber and put holly in? Terrible booking huh. Now, lets get started:
Interpromotinal Tag Team Match
The Hardy Boyz vs. MNM
This was the opener of the night and it was the best match of the card, which proboly tells you right of the bat, this would be a "Long Night" for the event itself and the crowd, and it was. This match has a phenominal display of highflying and athletisism, so it is a crowd-pleaser, which wasn't a common thing from the night. A great tag team matchup, and between this and their royal rumble '07 match, i recommend this one more, though this was on the wrong card.
4.5/5
Matt Striker vs. Balls Mahoney
This was under somekind of idiotic "striker's rules" stipulation, so they pretty much gave it away that this was one of the thrown together matches, mostly because it is written all over it. The match is slow and boring and it didn't show one bit of talent that striker had here. This stipulation didn't help the match one bit, because what pefectly defines this one, is sloppy and we only get more.
1/5
The FBI vs. Elijah Burke and Sylvester Terkay
This was average, but nowhere near good. Burke is a very good wrestler now, but at this point in time, he didn't fully show it, because he was kind of the "lackey" for terkay. Anyway, the match has some good moments, but this really should have been saved for just an ecw show, just like most of the card.
2.5/5
Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari
I'm not gonna spend long on this one. The way to describe it is thrown away potential, sloppienes, and boring. The bout was very mediocere and is another example of a "thrown together" match.
1.25/5
Mixed Tag Team Match
Mike Knox and Kelly Kelly vs. Kevin Thorn and Ariel
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, this happens. Now i could see somewhat of a reason they put this match together, with thorn and ariel being a cohesive unit, and knox and kelly being the total opposite, with knox being the very jealous type at this point. But still, this match was also sloppy and boring, and i will say it again, it was the story of the night.
2/5
"Extreme" Elimination Chamber
ECW Championship
Big Show vs. Test vs. Hardcore Holly vs. RVD vs. CM Punk vs. Bobby Lashley
Honestly, this is a good main event, but it is a main-event match full of pros and cons. Now i didn't really mind the gimick rule to an elimination chamber, but it just wasn't used effectively. They tried to bring back a since of the old ecw style, but the thing is, they failed. The match had some good spots, mostly peformed by rvd and punk, which brings back some good "chamber moments" including rvd's spider man move, but it brings me to another problem. Punk, a uprising fan favorite star at the time, was getting the best reaction, yet he is eliminated 1st, which starts a crowd chant that i would rather not explain. The match was decent, but their was alot missing, which brings me to my rating.
3.5/5
Well, the event was very dissapointing, and that why it was the last "brand only" ppv. The ecm was one of my least favorites, but it wasn't all bad, but you have proboly heard enough from this rant. A good opener and a decent main event just dosen't mix well with a sloppy card. Thats all for me.
Yes, I Actually Gave This Two Stars September 30, 2008
R.A. McKenzie (New York)
ECW's last brand-only PPV is such an easy target. I mean, it's like the guy who walks into a public place, and doesn't realize his buttcrack is showing. Yet, I've decided to not give this a one-star rating. But............how can that be? Well, read the rest of my review, and the suspense is short-lived:
1) MNM v. The Hardys
---This fantastic opener is the only reason I'm giving DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER more than a 1-star rating. This 20-minute showcase between two outstanding teams is a Match-of-the-Year candidate. This was the only advertised match along with the main event, and hopefully ECW kept a few more fans with this tag team clinic. I was lukewarm to their ROYAL RUMBLE 2007 rematch, but this truly is the real deal. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, huh?
"9.0 / 10"
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2) Striker's Rules
Matt Striker v. Balls Mahoney
---Okay, the praise stops right here. Ever since I saw Striker's debut in the Kurt Angle Invitational, I was really hoping this guy would have a better heel push. I mean, he's so good as ticking off the crowd, and he's got some in-ring talent. It's too bad we didn't get to see more, not to mention on this PPV. Mahoney was an ECW Original for a reason, but his ECW career (if he still has one) has been boring at best. The Striker's Rules stipulations is basically Striker coming up with ridiculous rules to help him win the match. Well, it amounted to 5 minutes of boredom. Enough talk, just skip this one.
"3.0 / 10"
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3) The FBI v. Sylvester Terkay & Elijah Burke
---This tag team contest actually shows signs of being better than it turned out to be. I thought the Terkay/Burke combo had a lot of potential. Thankfully, Burke (until recently) has proven to be a go-to guy for ECW's Tuesday broadcasts. Everybody else, not so much. As for the match itself, it's not terrible, but goes on for way too long and rarely excites the crowd. I think my wishful thinking might've inflated my score, but here it is.
"5.5 / 10"
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4) Tommy Dreamer v. Daivari
---This was part of an abandoned angle between Dreamer and The Great Khali. Frankly, these two guys mesh much better, if you can call "mediocre" much better. This one - like most matches on this PPV - just doesn't get off the ground. It's not that Dreamer & Daivari can't do good work; the fact of the matter is they just didn't get it together before the finish. At least they're par for the course.
"4.5 / 10"
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5) Kevin Thorn & Ariel v. Mike Knox & Kelly Kelly
---Maybe I'm being too nice on this PPV, but again I see missed potential. Thorn was a bit rough around the edges, but he and Ariel were an appealing couple, and were onto something with their gothic vampirism gimmick. Knox & Kelly Kelly were stuck with a jealous-boyfriend-angle, which unfortunately had run its course at this point. The match itself is unremarkable, especially when Ariel & Kelly mix it up. Sorry ladies, but in December 2006, your in-ring skills weren't cutting it. As for Knox & Thorn, neither their wrestling nor their characters engaged me. I can stomach pointless exhibition matches, but if you don't have character or physicality, you've only wasted my time. My goodness, have I given a whole paragraph to each match on this PPV so far? Better move on.
"4.5 / 10"
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6) Extreme Elimination Chamber Match - ECW World Title
Big Show (champion) v. Test v. CM Punk v.
Bobby Lashley v. Rob Van Dam v. Hardcore Holly
---In case you didn't know, each chamber pod had a weapon inside, and Sabu was inexplicably replaced with Bob Holly for the main event. When the Georgian crowd learned this, there were "BULLS__T!" chants loud and clear. What's even more confusing is how CM Punk, who entered to the hugest pop of every wrestler, got eliminated first. Well, enough statistics, how's the match? Contrary to popular opinion, I personally don't think this is the worst Elimination Chamber Match. Nope, to me it's the SECOND worst. Well, that's something, right? The action progresses with fits and starts. The Chamber Match isn't very brutal, and doesn't tell a compelling story at any point. The blood is obligatory, and there are few weapons spots that don't feel stale. Even when it's down to Lashley & Big Show, the main event feels very by-the-numbers. To Big Show's credit, I've read he wasn't very healthy on this night, but he still competed for over 10 minutes to make Lashley look good. But all in all, this Chamber is very memorable. It's not terrible by any means, but won't inspire positive conversation among most fans.
"6.0 / 10"
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Well, there you have it. ECW's DECEMBER TO DISMEMBER is nothing short of a disappointment. This isn't the worst PPV of 2006; I think the insulting SURVIVOR SERIES deserves that moniker. It's too bad, because the MNM/Hardys opener really is an incredible display from four talented superstars. Unless somebody offers this to you for around 5 dollars, just go to YouTube. I don't think WWE needs to be afraid of people illegally downloading a DVD this bad, anyway.
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