Brian Hoops, PWTorch.com Contributor (6.5)

Effective way to build intrigue to the show by airing highlights of Christian's return last week. I also like the fact they are hyping next week's title match and making the Christian-Swagger feud over the title the highlight of the promotion; although it seems rushed and the title match would be better saved for WrestleMania. Hearing Matt Striker on commentary each week, should be reason enough to tune in. The vignette of Evan Bourne's return was well done and Tyson Kidd looked good in a squash. Main event was serviceable, slow beginning and middle, but a solid ending. ECW remains the second best one hour show each week.

Dominick Mayer, PWTorch.com Contributor (6.0)

The show was neither bad nor good. It was just kind of...there. Boogeyman and Paul Burchill were paired up, and like I said, when I thought of Burchill getting a win, that wasn't quite what I had in mind. Tommy Dreamer's losing streak continued, and we're rapidly approaching the point where his upswing has to begin, but I don't know how I'm going to feel if Ricky Ortiz's lame speech is what gets Dreamer going. Finlay gets a higher-billed entrance in the main event than the ECW champ or the show's big new star. The match went as expected, with Christian pinning Swagger to build up their title match for next week. My question is, why are they using the Swagger-Christian title match already? Sure, they can do another at Wrestlemania, but they're exhausting it six weeks in advance. Unless they're planning some type of gimmick match, that just makes no sense to me at all.

Greg Parks, PWTorch.com Contributor (6.0)

Rare to get four matches on this show, though to be fair, two did go less than two minutes. Good to see Burchill get another win, especially over Boogeyman, even though it was with a roll-up. I wish they would've followed up on Jamie Noble's quest to be a new ECW star rather than waste him on Raw this week. Tyson Kidd looked good again, not as good as last week, but he brings something different to the table.

Tommy Dreamer suffered another loss and with the way they're rushing the Christian-Jack Swagger feud, I'd guess Dreamer got a title shot at 'Mania, but I don't think the math adds up if I recall (his contract ends before Wrestlemania I think). The main-event tag was fine, but with Christian getting another pinfall over Swagger, it pretty much guarantees Swagger retains next week. But that doesn't mean it's going to be clean.

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