KANE vs CM Punk: Non-Title Match

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA

source: WWE.com - There’s a new General Manager in the Land of the Extreme, and his name is Theodore Long. On the former SmackDown Manager’s first night, there was plenty of action on ECW on Sci Fi.

In-ring: The opening match of the night was a fatal-four way with the winner Main Eventing against ECW Champion Kane in a non-title match. The participants were The Miz, Morrison, Chavo and Mr. Money in the Bank - C.M. Punk who hit Guerrero with a GTS to earn his chance to face Kane.

MAIN EVENT: Kane dominated the match from the start, knocking Punk to the floor with a big boot before they cut to commercial break. Kane was still dominating out of the break, but Punk came back with a sunset flip for a nearfall. Kane cut him down with an uppercut before smashing Punk out of the corner with a clothesline then settling into a keylock.

Punk broke free and smashed Kane with a leg kick, but Kane cut off Punk's comeback with a blow to the head. Punk tried a bulldog, but Kane blocked with a sidewalk slam for a nearfall. Kane then landed a top rope clothesline and teased the chokeslam. Punk blocked the chokeslam twice before trying the G2S but he couldn't keep Kane on his shoulders and Kane slipped out to nail the chokeslam for the pin and win.

Post-match: WWE tag champions Miz and Morrison jumped into the ring and attacked Kane. Kane nearly had them with a double chokeslam, but they kicked out of Kane's clutches before Miz introduced him to a swinging neckbreaker that left Kane down as they left the ring.