The war between ECW and WWE rages on, as WWE Champion John Cena and Rob Van Dam to sign the contract for their upcoming battle for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand. After being drafted to ECW by Paul Heyman, Kurt Angle gets into a heated confrontation with WWE's Mick Foley. Triple H goes one-on-one with Big Show and more.

With the WWE Championship in the hands of Rob Van Dam, Paul Heyman promises to bring the gold to the premiere of ECW and welcomes Edge to join them as the new No. 1 Contender. However, The Rated-R Superstar will have to first go through former champion John Cena. Mr. McMahon forces Triple H to battle The Spirit Squad in a Gauntlet Match.