I thought this would be a nice way to start: one of my all-time favourite wrestlers (Regal) and a wrestler who I once met in Coventry (Burchill) taking part in some squash action. This was Burchill's in-ring debut, having attacked Scotty the previous week on Smackdown. Burchill is noticably leaner here than he was in his ECW days. The match starts with the faces clearing the ring, an ominous start for Burchill's in-ring career. After all, your debuting heel probably shouldn't be clotheslined out of the ring by Funaki. After Regal takes control against Funaki, Burchill tags in and signs get even worse as he immediately bumps huge for a pair of Funaki armdrags and a monkey flip. When the Brits finally get a sustained run of offence, they make it count, Regal with a nice exploder suplex and Burchill throws a nice stiff double sledge to the chest. The short length of the match is pretty restrictive here, as the hot-tag to Scotty would have been more effective with another couple of minutes offence from Regal/Burchill. The end comes with Burchill hitting a shoulderbreaker on Scotty and follows it with a Fujiwara armbar (The Royal Mutilation) that actually looks like he's wrenching Scotty's arm out. Too short to effectively debut Burchill, but his periods of offence looked good.
Link: Regal & Burchill vs Scotty & Funaki
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