The story for the match began on the television premiere of ECW on Sci-Fi , when Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship by Paul Heyman , making Van Dam a double champion by holding both the ECW and WWE Championship .
The buildup to the match began on the television premiere of ECW on Sci Fi , in which Van Dam was awarded the ECW World Heavyweight Championship by Paul Heyman , thus making Van Dam a double champion , by holding both the ECW and WWE Championship .