The Redux - Extreme Championship Wrestling

Stojy · Nov 5, 2025

The Redux – Extreme Championship Wrestling

ECW or Eastern Championship Wrestling was founded in 1992 by Paul Heyman. In August 1994, ECW held a tournament to crown a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. Shane Douglas won the tournament. After being presented with the NWA Championship, Douglas famously threw it down, declaring that he didn’t want to be champion of a “dead organisation”. ‘The Franchise’ then announced that ECW was breaking away from the NWA, thus giving birth to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Known for its hardcore style, edgy storylines and passionate fans, ECW gained a cult following. It’s fair to say it helped shape the ‘Attitude Era’ boom of pro wrestling in the late 90’s.

After some incredible highs in the mid to late 90’s, by the year 2000, ECW was in a dire financial position. The promotion lost it’s TV deal with TNN, couldn’t pay wrestlers consistently and had mounting debts. The financial liabilities of the company totalled $8,881,435.17. Some of the higher amounts of money owed to talent were Rob Van Dam ($150,000), Tommy Dreamer ($125,000), Joey Styles ($50,000), Shane Douglas ($48,000) and Francine ($47,875).

Whilst the on screen product was night at the highs of 1997, it was still relatively solid. Unfortunately, the financial issues, and the ongoing ratings war between the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling meant many top ECW stars left for greener pastures. These included the likes of Taz, Mike Awesome and The Dudley Boyz.

The final episode of ECW Hardcore TV aired on December 30th, 2000, whilst ECW’s last official event was Guilty As Charged on January 7th, 2001. After this show, several planned shows were cancelled, and operations effectively ceased. ECW had sadly folded with the company officially filing for bankruptcy in April 2001. The WWE then later purchased ECW’s assets including its video library and trademarks in 2003.

In short, ECW’s closure came down to financial collapse, loss of television exposure, and competition from the much larger WWF and WCW. Despite its end, ECW’s influence on modern wrestling remains significant.

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What if?

What if ECW did not go out of business? What if Rollerball was filmed early and released in early 2001? What if Paul Heyman’s performance was so could he received a large cheque and numerous sponsorship deals? What if Paul Heyman won the lottery? Use your imagination but the story we are going with here is Heyman acquired the money to pay off all of the debt claims ECW owed.

ECW came out of bankruptcy, leading to the companies that owed ECW money, living up to their debts and paying off Heyman. This allowed Heyman to backpay all the wrestlers he owed money to, many of which were still under contract. Heyman swallowed his pride, not wanting to end up in the same position so he made a phone call he never thought he would make. Heyman turned to Vince McMahon and negotiated a bridge loan, as long as the WWF and ECW maintained a flexible (dominated by WWF) talent exchange rule.

Using his incredible wit, or getting his followers to drink the Kool-Aid, Heyman managed to establish a roster that looked not all that different from prior to Guilty As Charged. Not only that, Heyman was able to secure a deal with the USA Network for a two hour TV show on Friday nights, 10pm – midnight, with the first episode set to air on February 16th, 2001.

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ECW Guilty As Charged 2001
Cyrus and Jerry Lynn defeated Christian York and Joey Matthews.
Danny Doring and Roadkill defeated Hot Commodity (EZ Money and Julio Dinero).
Nova defeated Chris Hamrick.
Tommy Dreamer defeated CW Anderson in an I Quit Match.
The Unholy Alliance defeated Kid Kash and Super Crazy and The Full Blooded Italians.
Balls Mahoney and Chilly Willy vs. Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond went to a No Contest.
The Sandman defeated Justin Credible and Steve Corino in a Three Way Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Canes match to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Rhino defeated The Sandman to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn.

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Pay Per View Schedule
Living Dangerously – March 4th, 2001 – Danbury, Connecticut – O’Neill Centre
Barely Legal – April 15th, 2001 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – ECW Arena
Hardcore Heaven – May 20th, 2001 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – War Memorial Auditorium
Born To Be Wired – June 17th, 2001 – Los Angeles, California – Grand Olympic Auditorium
Heatwave – July 15th, 2001 – New York City, New York – Hammerstein Ballroom
Anarchy Rulz – August 19th, 2001 – Villa Park, Illinois – Odeum Expo Centre
Ultimate Jeopardy – September 23rd, 2001 – Marietta, Georgia – Cobb County Convention Centre
Hostile City Showdown – October 14th, 2001 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – ECW Arena
November To Remember – November 20th, 2001 – To Be Confirmed

Okay, so I’m doing ECW again. My previous ECW BTB started from the year 2000 and worked through this period, whereas this one is starting from the closure. This will have similarities early on, but is different in the sense, I will be having fun here. My last ECW BTB, I stuck to a form of realism, which will be the out the window here. Not by an absurd amount, but there are a few things I’ll be playing with.

I’m not posting a roster to keep a few surprises in store. Oh, and for those wondering, this doesn’t mean the death of PWB, I just missed having a more “wild, unpredictable” project than modern day and felt like an additional outlet. I don’t know what this means in terms of how often this BTB gets updated vs. how often PWB does, but let’s see how we go.

K-Fabe · Nov 5, 2025

Got to love some ECW unpredictability! Interesting to see what you do with the WWF talent exchange. Good luck!

EZ3 · Nov 6, 2025

I love me some 2001 ECW or WCW, and having some creativity over realism toward the roster should be fun. Give me a recovered Bret Hart as the ECW Heavyweight Champion.

Happy to catch another project from the start, so I'll be following along as always.

Pay out the Time Warner deal and get 'Big Sexy' in this thing. Nash = buys!

Stojy · Nov 9, 2025

Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Hardcore TV
ECW Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 16th, 2001

*GUILTY AS CHARGED RECAP VIDEO*

The ECW Arena is jam packed, as the first show of the new era of extreme hits the airwaves. Loud, enthusiastic, passionate, the fans are already delivering an atmosphere that can only be seen on an episode of ECW. As the hard camera focuses in on the ring, we notice JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER standing in the middle of the ring. Both men can’t suppress the smiles on their faces, ecstatic to be back doing the job for the organisation they love. The loyal ECW fans are giving the announcers a massive ovation as well, before the oh so famous “ECDUB” chant commences. The cheers and chants go on for what feels like an eternity, over and over again, until finally, a beaming Joey Styles puts the microphone to his mouth.

Joey Styles: Welcome to ECW Hardcore TV!

Another BOOMING pop, followed by more “ECDCUB” chants, causing Joey to have to wait before speaking all over again.

Joey Styles: Now we don’t want to bore you with all the details of what’s been happening since the last ECW program aired. For those of you who don’t remember that show was our January 7th pay per view, Guilty As Charged. Since that show, ECW almost went out of business, until Paul Heyman managed to save the day.

“PAUL E” chants, because Heyman’s the man in ECW.

Joey Styles: We’ve now got pay per views scheduled every month until the rest of the year. Nobody cares about TNN anymore because we are now airing on the USA Network, and nothing is going to stop us from continuing to present the hardcore revolution to all you people.

Another loud pop, as Joey delivers his messaging as passionate as ever.

Joey Styles: For those of you viewing for the first time on USA, I am ‘The Voice of ECW’, Joey Styles. To my right, is my broadcast colleague, who I will allow to introduce himself.

The fans murmur in anticipation, knowing we might be getting some version of a Gertner intro.

Joel Gertner: Well… Well…Well…

BIG pop as the hairy chested announcer struts his stuff, wearing an open blazer with nothing underneath as per usual.

Joel Gertner: I am Joel ‘Hotter than a fifteen year old in a Field Hockey Skirt’ Gertner…

Yikes. The fans enjoy it inside the arena, but USA Network probably won’t. Realising he needs to get things back on track, Styles takes over.

Joey Styles: As much as tonight is a celebration of extreme, it’s not all good news tonight. As a matter of fact, we may have some bad news to start off this brand new era. Looking to address this early, I’d like to invite the ECW World and Television Champion Rhino to the ring…

“Debonaire” immediately begins playing throughout the ECW arena, and it doesn’t take long for the ECW WORLD AND TELEVISION CHAMPION RHINO to storm through the curtain. Both titles strapped around his waist, the double champ wastes no time trekking down the ramp and into the ring, his usual intense, furious scowl on his face. As Rhino paces the ring, Styles and Gertner both look intimidated, so rather than speaking, they step back and offer a mic to Rhino.

Rhino: ECW is back, and I’m sure that makes a lot of people happy. My job since joining ECW and joining Cyrus in “The Network” was to be the enforcer of the group. Cyrus pointed his finger and I destroyed.

Major heat for the mentions of The Network and Cyrus. Rhino seems calmer than usual now – different.

Rhino: I’m out here to announce that I’m not back here tonight to continue doing the same job. Timing has always been a son of a bitch in my lifetime and this return of ECW, it’s no different.

He pauses, mulling over his next words carefully.

Rhino: But I’m not upset at the announcement I’m out here to make tonight. I don’t want any sympathy or cheers for what I’m about to say. This isn’t a sad moment for me, because quite frankly, I’m happy. Getting out of the bingo hall has been something I’ve dreamed of.

A shudder of understanding reverberates around the arena, clear where this is going now.

Rhino: I’m not just out here tonight to address the rumours about me, I’m here to confirm them. I’ve signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and will be heading up to Connecticut this weekend.

Surprisingly, the announcement incites a huge pop from the fans. This reaction infuriates Rhino, as he begins pacing around the ring.

Rhino: That’s the reaction I get for keeping this company going all on my own… You are all pieces of shit, just like ECW.

The double champ now unstraps the titles from his waist, holding them both in his hands.

Rhino: I’m wiping my hands clean of this shithole. Unlike The Dudleyz or Mike Awesome or Tazz… I don’t want my name stained with the reputation of ECW. I don’t wanna’ leave ECW with any ECW gold.

He looks down at the titles, almost in disgust.

Rhino: I fought for these once but now I know better. It was cool to have these while I was here because it was a reason to not kill myself. But that’s done now, and as far as I’m concerned, the WWF, where I’m going, I’m not taking these. It would be an embarrassment to carry around pieces of shit like these.

Rhino looks prepared to drop the titles when “Extreme” hits over the PA system to a tremendous ovation as PAUL HEYMAN steps onto the stage. Much like Rhino earlier, the owner of ECW walks with a purpose, adjusting his leather jacket and entering the ring. A stern look on his face, Heyman doesn’t talk, instead he offers out a handshake to Rhino. Rhino takes a moment to think about it, before he begrudgingly accepted the handshake.

Heyman then held both hands out, willing to accept the titles, but Rhino doesn’t give them up straight away.

Rhino: You will get these in just a moment but before you do, I just wanted to say something. It’s been a pleasure working for a piece of shit like you.

Rhino smirks, and so does Heyman.

Rhino: There’s a lot of them in the wrestling business, but out of all the pieces of shit, I want you to know, you reeked the most.

It’s hard to tell whether Rhino is reminiscing or insulting, so Heyman remains cautious. Rhino finally hands both championship belts over to Heyman, and prepares to exit the ring, when an oh so familiar voice can be heard.

???: Excuse me! Whoa, whoa, cut it out right now…

UNGODLY would be the word to describe the heat, as the headset wearing CYRUS charges down the ramp. Of course, he speaks as he heads towards the ring.

Cyrus: That’s enough. We need to stop the broadcast due to the network’s problems with the current situation.

Boos ring out as it seems like Cyrus is looking to continue with his usual messaging. Everybody is a little confused by it though, however as Cyrus steps through the ropes, Joey Styles takes the opportunity to speak up.

Joey Styles: Uh, Paul, we haven’t heard from you. You haven’t said a word yet.

Joey offers the mic over to Heyman, who accepts. The fans begin cheering wildly, and when Cyrus begins to speak, Heyman gets right in his face, stopping him, eliciting another big reaction.

Paul Heyman: Cyrus, have you forgotten where the hell you are?

Now Cyrus looks confused, shaking his head. He knows exactly where he is apparently.

Paul Heyman: Let me remind you, this is not TNN anymore. Your run as tyrant is over, this is a brand new network. A brand new ECW, a brand new start.

Another pop as Heyman remains right in Cyrus’ face.

Paul Heyman: Just in case you’re lost, more importantly than all of that, do you know where you’re standing right now? This isn’t the Hammerstein Ballroom, this is where it all began, this is the ECW ARENA!!!

Epic response from the fans, followed by another “ECDUB” chant. All the men standing in the ring can do is listen in awe, until Cyrus finally speaks up, a smug look on his face.

Cyrus: Paul, you must not have received the memo so let me now take the time to explain something to you. The reason I’m here is quite simple. Jamie Kellner, you know Jamie, the head of the USA Network, well, safe to say she does her research. She was so impressed with the work I did at TNN. Impressed enough that she went ahead and hired me as a consultant for Hardcore TV here on the USA Network! So-…

Amongst the boos, a frustrated, confused, concerned Heyman cuts Cyrus off.

Paul Heyman: Since you’re so close to Jamie Kellner, let me ask you, what’s the point of all this?

The owner of ECW shakes his head in disbelief.

Paul Heyman: After just striking a deal, does Jamie Kellner not trust me.

A shit eating grin appears across the face of Cyrus.

Cyrus: Simply, no.

Heyman remains silent, discontent to say the least.

Cyrus: Here’s how this is going to work. You’ll do nothing with the World and TV Titles until we have all discussed it behind closed doors.

Still annoyed, Heyman looks ready to leave the ring, only to turn back to Cyrus.

Paul Heyman: I want you to know that I don’t care what your position is. Consultant or not, this is still ECW, this is still my company.

With that, Heyman drops the mic and exits the ring with both belts. As he leaves the ring, Styles and Gertner take it as their queue to head to the announce position in the Eagle’s Nest.

A rather anticlimactic ending it seems, as now Rhino prepares to quietly exit, but Cyrus surprisingly puts a hand on his shoulder.

Cyrus: We’ve had good times, but business is business, and now that you’re leaving, there’s debts to be paid. Let me remind you that you’re still owned by the network, and you still owe quite a bit of service.

Boos for the word from Cyrus, as Rhino looks genuinely shocked that Cyrus is speaking to him this way.

Rhino: You need to be really careful right now. I owe nobody nothing and the only person that “owns” me, and even then it’s a stretch, would be the man I’m going to work for. As far as I’m concerned, the only person who can tell me what to do is Vince McMahon, and soon enough, even he’ll find out that’s reaching.

Pop for Rhino’s words, but Cyrus shows irritation, getting in his face now.

Cyrus: I don’t need to be careful. I’ll talk to you how I see fit because I’ve had to bite my tongue for too long. You are worthless to me. You’ve always been nothing but a pawn.

Cyrus pauses, before continuing his tirade.

Cyrus: You were just the big, dumb guy at the right place at the right time. There were never any long term plans from either network to keep you as our top guy. You were nominated as a transitional champion; you were nothing more than a go between for Steve Corino.

Rhino’s temper is clearly bubbling now, as he gets red faced. Oh and the fans boo the mention of ‘The King Of Old School’ too.

Cyrus: So good luck, goodbye and good riddance. Enjoy jobbing to Al Snow and Bob Holly on Sunday Night Heat!

Letting out an arrogant laugh, Cyrus turns to leave…

Rhino: Wait, Cyrus…

Cyrus turns around… RHINO RUNS THROUGH CYRUS WITH THE GORE!!!

It’s a feel good farewell for Rhino, getting cheers and chants of “RHINO”, as he stands over his former friend. Rhino surveys the ECW arena one last time, enjoying his moment, but also ready to head to the WWF, as we fade into the opening credits…

*OPENING CREDITS*

Match One
The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamluke) w/Sal. E Graziano vs. The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Tajiri did most of the work in this one from the side of The Unholy Alliance. He worked incredibly hard, using his blended style, consisting of Japanese stiffness, martial art skills and some American style technical wrestling. Not only does he look good, but the match goes down well, with Tajiri happy to go against either member of The FBI, and keep the exchange entertaining.

As things progressed, a heat period developed where The FBI managed to isolate Tajiri from his teams corner. On top of this, The FBI have never been afraid to bend the rules, and as the ref stopped Mikey from making the save, Big Sal joined in, the beating on Tajiri now becoming a three on one.

Showing his resilience, ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ managed to stay in the contest and eventually fight back, before making the hot tag to Mikey.

Mikey immediately sprinted into the ring… LANDING A RUNNING DROPKICK INTO BIG SAL’S GUT!!!

As Sal staggers backwards, flailing his arms for balance, he ends up falling and tumbling through the ropes, hilariously taking Mamaluke out with him. This leaves Mikey and Guido in the ring, and Mikey has his way for a little while, BEFORE CONNECTING WITH THE WHIPPERSNAPPER!!!

With Guido down, Mikey tags Tajiri back in who stands over Guido for a moment… STANDING SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!!

TAJIRI STAYS ON TOP FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Unholy Alliance via pinfall

The bell rings and whilst The Unholy Alliance celebrate their victory amongst the adulation from the crowd, it’s a different store for The FBI. Big Sal helps hoists Mamaluke and Guido to their feet, the Italian trio licking their wounds and heading to the back.

Meanwhile, The Sinister Minister cuts his teams celebration short, fetching a mic.

The Sinister Minister: My unholy alliance has started the new era of ECW just as we finished the old one. Between tonight’s win and the win at Guilty As Charged, we want to call our shot. We should be the number one contenders for the ECW Tag Team Championships. We want Doring and Roadkill at Living Dangerously.

TSM keeps it short and simple tonight, and whilst The Unholy Alliance continues to celebrate, there’s a steely determination in their eyes. They really do want those titles…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, a video package plays. It focuses on action taking place in Japan, mainly SCOTT NORTON destroying multiple people with devastating Lariats during his current tour in Japan…

Joey Styles: That’s right. One of the hardest hitting big men in the history of professional wrestling, Scott Norton is coming to ECW…

Joel Gertner: We need to batten down the hatches, that guy looks scary…

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Match Two
CW Anderson vs. Spike Dudley

Even though it happened over a month ago now, for the sake of continuity, CW Anderson is furious after his loss to Tommy Dreamer at Guilty As Charged. So furious in fact, that he comes out like a raging bull, steaming from the nostrils and makes absolutely light work of the man who in the past has been known as a giant killer.

There’s no giant killing from Spike tonight as CW unleashes an onslaught of power moves, rendering Spike defenceless from quite early on. Spike does his best to survive, but never really looks close to doing anything to worry CW, until ANDERSON DECIDES TO DRILL HIM WITH THE SPINEBUSTER!!!

CW HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!

Winner: CW Anderson via pinfall

The fans aren’t to pleased with the result, as CW gets back to his feet. Having barely broken a sweat, Anderson celebrated amongst the heat, until he notices the rather large BIG DICK DUDLEY heading down the ramp. BD Dudley steps into the ring, and attempts to help the referee peel his brother off the canvas, when Anderson approaches.

Not in the mood, Big Dick stands up tall, and he and CW go face to face… UNTIL CW SLAPS BIG DICK!!!

DUDLEY RESPONDS WITH A SLAP OF HIS OWN!!!

The blow staggered CW somewhat, so Big Dick wraps his hand around Anderson’s throat… CHOKESLAM!!!

NO!!! ANDERSON GETS A KICK TO THE GROIN!!!

The low blow causes Big Dick to let go of CW, and stagger, UNTIL ANDERSON DRILLS BIG DICK DUDLEY WITH A SPINEBUSTER AS WELL!!!

Getting back to his feet, having sent a message, CW looks like he’s snapped after losing at Guilty As Charged. He looks downright scary…

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In a random room backstage, CYRUS stands with JERRY LYNN, the two in the middle of what looks like a serious conversation. Cyrus isn’t showing any emotion, whilst Lynn runs his hands through his hair, animated and maybe a little distressed as we start picking up audio.

Jerry Lynn: Ugh, I still can’t believe it. I don’t even have the words, I’m outraged. I blew my chance to finally rid ECW of Van Dam.

Lynn beats himself up, looking down at the ground. Cyrus doesn’t comfort him, instead nodding in agreement.

Cyrus: I can’t disagree with you, Jerry. Guilty As Charged was disappointing. You have indeed failed big time, and the network isn’t happy.

That doesn’t improve Lynn’s mood at all.

Cyrus: But thankfully, this new consultant position with USA gives me the chance to still have input in decision making. I’ve talked it over with Paul E and we’ve come to a decision.

Cyrus face doesn’t give anything away, as Jerry looks on, suddenly hopeful.

Cyrus: March seventh, at Living Dangerously, you’ll get another chance. Jerry Lynn and RVD will do battle for the last time. And to add to the stakes, this time, the match will be for the vacant ECW Television Championship. Now Jerry, there’s a lot of reward up for grabs but it’s also a lot of responsibility. The TV Title was on its way to becoming the most prestigious championship in wrestling before RVD’s injury. This is your moment, Jerry, and now is time for you to take the title past expectations.

Lynn nodded, taking a deep breath, understanding the responsibility but grateful for the opportunity…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Match Three
Lance Storm vs. Rob Van Dam

That’s right, it’s Lance Storm’s return to ECW and we aren’t pussy footing around, we’re putting him in with one of the biggest ECW stars of all time, RVD. As probably expected, the two have a fantastic match. Ever the tactician, identifying the threat of RVD’s athleticism, Storm manages to ground Van Dam, focusing his attack largely on Van Dam’s legs. As he’s doing damage, the Canadian even lets the fans know, “he’s not going high risk tonight”!

After doing significant damage to RVD, Storm looks to impress in his return, locking in the CALGARY CRAB!!! Storm really pushes for the win, leaning back, applying as much pressure as possible, to the point where RVD’s heels almost touch his own shoulders due to his insane flexibility. Despite the torque on the hold, and having it locked in for a while, Storm doesn’t pick up the submission win. RVD shows tremendous heart, AND RVD MAKES IT TO THE ROPES!!!

At the request of the referee, Storm breaks the hold. With a sense of frustration, Storm motions of RVD to get up, waiting for him to do so. Van Dam uses the ropes to get to his feet… STORM RUNS AT RVD… BUT VAN DAM DUCKS HIS HEAD… CATCHING STORM WITH A BACK BODY DROP OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

Storm lands with a thud on the concrete floor, causing the fans to groan at the impact. Storm leans on the crowd barricade, using it to get back to his feet, whilst RVD heads to the outside and picks up a STEEL CHAIR. RVD holds the chair and ascends to the top rope, as Storm pushes off the crowd barricade. Thinking fast, RVD tosses the chair to Storm, who catches it instinctively, so RVD LEAPS OFF THE TOP… MODIFIED VAN DAMINATOR!!!

The extreme fans serenade Van Dam with chants of “RVD”. Storm is flat on his back on the concrete floor now, not showing any signs of life. Sensing his chance, RVD works his way back into the ring and leaps up to the top rope again. RVD IS READY FOR THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

NO!!! VAN DAM GETS WALLOPED FROM BEHIND WITH A SINGAPORE CANE!!!

BY JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

Van Dam falls off his perch, landing on the floor, but it’s an awkward landing, as he basically lands on his head. With RVD down and Credible smirking, the heat goes up to VOLCANIC levels as JASON appears at ringside. ‘The Sexiest Man Alive’ is back in ECW, and on commentary, Joey Styles immediately begins freaking out, “HIVES… I’VE GOT HIVES”! Jason picks up Van Dam’s prone body and slides him back inside of the ring.

He then helps Storm to his feet, and Storm slides back into the ring. Justin Credible pulls RVD to his feet, holding him in position… SUPERKICK!!!

STORM MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Lance Storm via pinfall

It’s clear for all to see that The Impact Players are reunited. Storm, Credible and Jason all share a hug, feeling exuberant with Storm picking up a gigantic victory over RVD. As the celebration continues, Storm eventually leans through the ropes, grabbing himself a mic from the ringside crew.

Lance Storm: If I can be serious for a minute… You’re all privileged to witness the reunion of The Impact Players. And our first point of call is to right the wrongs of the one match already confirmed for Living Dangerously. I just proved that I deserve the TV Title match more than Van Dam.

The fans disagree vehemently, as Credible cocks his Cane and takes the mic.

Justin Credible: We’ve got nothing but time to wait for the right decision to be made. We’ll continue to make an example out of Van Dam right here. We’ll take up the rest of the show if that’s what it takes for us to get our way.

Before they can inflict anymore substantial damage outside of a few stomps, “Enter Sandman” gets the fans cheering like crazy. The cameras pick up THE SANDMAN working his way through the crowd, more hurriedly than normal, drinking his beer and walking at the same time. The Sandman gets through the adoring, extreme fans, and heads right into the ring, looking to get some of The Impact Players.

Storm and Jason immediately leave the ring, but confident in his own weapon, Credible remains. When Sandman gets inside properly… CREDIBLE TAKES A SWING… NO!!! SANDMAN DUCKS CREDIBLE’S CANE SHOT!!!

SANDMAN THEN CRACKS HIS CANE RIGHT INTO THE RIBS OF CREDIBLE!!!

The fans begin another “ECDUB” chant, as Credible runs around the ring, clutching at his back in agony. SANDMAN SWINGS AGAIN… BUT THIS TIME CREDIBLE DROPS TO THE CANVAS AND ESCAPES UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!

The Impact Players hightail it to the back, as Sandman stands tall, enjoying the moment. Meanwhile, the referee checks on RVD, who is still clearly struggling…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, two unknown men are standing in the ring. They both look young, one with longish blonde hair and tattoos, the other with short black hair. The two are greeted by silence from the ECW faithful, and even some heckles, because again, this is ECW. Nobody has a clue who these two are, even our commentary team, and then one of them grabs a microphone, talking over the smattering of confused murmuring from the fans.

???: My name is CM PUNK, and this guy right here is my good friend and tag team partner, COLT CABANA. We are The Second City Saints. Of course, that means we’re from Chicago. We also don’t do drugs, don’t do alcohol and don’t smoke tobacco, we are straight edge. That doesn’t mean we’re better than anybody else, but we are the greatest wrestlers on the independent scene.

The fans boo, there’s a hint of arrogance to this Punk guy, and ECW fans think straight edge is lame in 2001. Punk hands the mic over to Cabana.

Colt Cabana: We’ve seen what some wrestlers in the past have done in ECW, and like every other smart person in the business, we’ll do the same thing. We plan on using ECW as a stepping stone to greener pastures. Please, understand, that’s our career plan and ambition, we say that with no disrespect whatsoever.

Regardless of the mention of no disrespect, the fans aren’t happy, starting a “SHUT THE FUCK UP” chant. The Second City Saints are surprised at the reaction, but before they can say anything else, “Electric Molecular” plays, bringing out CHRISTIAN YORK AND JOEY MATTHEWS. The young duo gets a pleasant response from the fans, mainly because the fans are happy Punk and Cabana have been interrupted. Inside the ring, York gets a mic of his own, looking the debutants up and down like he's some kind of veteran.

Christian York: We couldn’t help but overhear and came out here to ask a pretty simple question. Why are you guys really here? Because quite frankly, something about you two seemed familiar and then we figured out what it was. You two seem like a couple of York and Matthews rip offs, because you’re repeating history. We said the exact same thing our first night here.

York and Matthews wait for the duo to respond, with the slightly more confrontational CM Punk taking the mic back from Cabana.

CM Punk: Oh really? You said the same thing on your first night here, yet you’re still here. How long ago was that?

Punk’s tone is laced in sarcasm, and York and Matthews don’t like it. Joey Matthews steps up and nails Punk with a right hand, AND A BRAWL BREAKS OUT BETWEEN ALL FOUR MEN!!!

The ECW Arena is more exciting now, with all four duking it out, as a referee runs out. It wouldn’t be ECW without an impromptu match, baby…

Match Four
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. The Second City Saints

Whilst the referee calls for the bell, that’s really the only part of this match which resembles a standard tag team match. The brawl started prior to the bell and doesn’t stop, so there isn’t really any waiting for tags, and isolation, it’s instead just chaos. Cabana and York pair off against each other and are quick to take their fight to the outside. It’s on the outside of the ring, where both men are happy to accept weapons from the fans to then use on each other to great success.

Meanwhile, back inside the ring, things between Matthews and Punk do settle down somewhat. It’s still heated but they transition from a brawl into a wrestling contest, both wanting to outwrestle the other. Punk shows that he’s more than adequate, however Matthews has the slight experience advantage and is able to use that to stay a step or two ahead throughout.

Towards the end of the match, Cabana and York end up back on the outside, however York gets the upper hand. After beating up Cabana at ringside, he tosses him over the crowd barricade and into the crowd. With Cabana disposed of, York turned his attention back to the action in the ring… Where Matthews has placed Punk in a seated position on the top rope. After landing a few right hands, Matthews climbs up after Punk… HURRICANRANA FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!

NO!!! PUNK LOCKS HIS LEGS ON THE MIDDLE ROPE… HOLDING ONTO MATTHEWS AND LEAVING HIM DANGLING UPSIDE DOWN IN MID AIR!!!

Both men are in an awkward struggle now, with Punk trying to reverse it, but unable to heave Matthews back up. This is because Matthews is squirming like crazy, staying away from Punk’s grip, but also ensuring he doesn’t fall and land on his head. Matthews face starts going red, all the blood rushing to his head, when York senses the time to strike is now. York slides into the ring and looks to run towards the corner, when coming from nowhere, CABANA INTERCEPTS WITH THE FLYING ASSHOLE!!!

Cabana leaps into the air and uses his, erm, rump to nail York right in the face. York goes down like he has been shot, which gets a chuckle from some of the fans. As this is happening, Punk finally manages to get Matthews where he wants him, unhooking his legs, letting him down and then trapping Matthews head between Punk’s legs… PEPSI PLUNGE CONNECTS!!!

A massive “OH MY GAAAAWD” from Joey Styles is heard from up in the Eagles Nest, as Punk just drilled Matthews. Even an “ECDUB” chant starts up for the impressive move from the newcomer, as with a tinge of arrogance in his smirk, Punk gets back to his feet. Punk stands guard, ensuring York won’t interrupt, allowing CABANA TO HOOK MATTHEWS LEG…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Second City Saints via pinfall

It’s safe to say there are no hecklers for The Second City Saints after that result and performance. The silence and snickering from the fans are replaced by applause, as that was a very impressive debut. The Saints share a hug, ready to celebrate the night away, soberly of course, when Punk diverts his eyes to the entrance ramp, where FRANCINE is now standing. ‘The Queen Of Extreme’ is wearing a tiny dress, TITS OUT~!, and looks enticed by the two youngsters, her teeth seductively biting down on her pointer finger. Both the Saints are a little befuddled by it all, as Francine simply waves seductively at them and then leaves, vanishing just as quickly as she arrived…

…

Backstage, inside of a locker room, we see STEVE CORINO preparing as he will be competing in tonight’s main event. That really shouldn’t be all that surprising considering my love of Corino in my other ECW BTB. Anyway, Corino is getting ready when he’s approached by his old friend, CW ANDERSON. After an aggressive, dominant performance earlier tonight, CW looks to be a fair bit calmer now.

CW Anderson: Hey man, good luck in the main event tonight, I know you’ve got this… Uh, look, I hate to distract you, but I need a favour. Can you help me out? I need you to go to Cyrus and get me a rematch with Dreamer at Living Dangerously. I’m not asking for much, I don’t care what the stipulation is. Hell, I’d put it all on the line, even if the loser had to leave town.

Corino stops preparing for his match, hearing his friend out. Ever the thinking man, Corino takes a moment or two, considering before replying.

Steve Corino: You know there’s no such thing as a free favour in this business. If The Network does a favour for you, you can get your bottom dollar, you have to do a favour for The Network.

CW nods, understanding, when out of nowhere, CYRUS appears from the shadows, having apparently been in the room the entire time. Since he wasn’t in plain sight, CW is shocked to see him, but it’s clear by his facial expression, Corino knew he was there the entire time. Cyrus grimaces as he approaches, favouring his ribs after receiving The Gore earlier tonight.

Cyrus: You know I have the power to make the rematch, but let me be less veiled than Steve was. Your rematch is granted if your loyalty and undivided attention is given to the Network and all it entails.

Cyrus puts out his hand, and Anderson needs no time to think. He accepts the handshake, and then shares one with Corino as well.

CW Anderson: I’m in. I’ll even disown the Hardcore wrestling style I’ve adopted since coming to ECW if I have to…

A devious smirk appears over the face of Cyrus, having seemingly roped in another follower…

…

Before heading to a break, we head up to The Eagles Nest, where JOEY STYLES AND JOEL GERTNER are watching on.

Joey Styles: What a night it has been so far. We’ve had the now former ECW World and Television Champion forfeit the titles and announce that he’s leaving ECW for the World Wrestling Federation. Rhino capped off his farewell in style, delivering a bone crushing Gore to Cyrus. At this stage, we still don’t know anything about what will happen to the titles Rhino forfeited other than that they are currently vacant. Speaking of Cyrus, I speak for ECW when I say we were all hoping he wouldn’t be here in the new ECW, but apparently Jamie Kellner from USA Network has hired him as a consultant. I wish somebody would have consulted me on that hire.

Joel Gertner: We don’t always see eye to eye, Joey, but even I can admit, the acquisition of Cyrus to the USA Network is terrible for us. I can’t stand that guy. Being it’s ECW’s first night back though, I’m going to try and keep it positive, we’ve still got New Jack versus Steve Corino in the main event.

Joey Styles: One of the men most equipped with ECW’s style of hardcore wrestling against one of the men who likes to avoid that more than anybody. It’s going to be fascinating, but before we get to that, we’ve got to head to a break and there’s plenty more to come.

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Match Five
Kid Kash vs. Monty Brown

Maybe a little unexpected since I’ve booked Kash strong in the past, but this is a squash win for Monty Brown. There isn’t a lot to this one, Monty is dominant but he’s also green so not a lot happens here. His impressive look and charisma shines through, as he pinballs Kash around the ring, before decking him with a Lariat! He then peels Kash off the canvas… AND DRILLS KASH WITH A POWERBOMB!!!

The velocity and impact mean he could probably win the match now, but instead of going for the cover, Brown drags Kash to his feet again. The defenceless Kash is Irish Whipped into the ropes, as Brown charges from the other side… POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNCE!!!

Brown sends Kash flying across the ring, BEFORE MAKING A RELAXED COVER…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Monty Brown via pinfall

The dominant win gets Brown a nice pop, but he isn’t overly concerned with celebrating. Instead, much like others tonight, he needs to establish himself as a character to these ECW fans, so he gets a mic.

Monty Brown: That was just a taste of what I can do. For all y’all that don’t know, I’m like both the Road Warriors rolled into one big Nope, and I’m gunning for the ECW Title. I’m not wasting any time either.

Having sent a message, the newcomer Monty Brown signals for gold around his waist, before exiting the ring and heading up the ramp…

…

Well, we’ve just had an African American drop an n bomb, so it feels appropriate to now cut to a pre-taped vignette from RON HARRIS AND DON HARRIS, THE HARRIS TWINS. Both sit, staring into the camera.

Ron Harris: Our motivation for coming back to ECW is easy to understand. We joined up in WCW because it was a good ol’ boys promotion where white was right. Laced with tradition and old school values, but next thing we knew, things changed. There were jews, latins, blacks and all sorts of gooks runnin’ around hoggin’ up TV time.

Well, they aren’t holding back.

Don Harris: That didn’t work for us, so we’re back at The ECDUBYA. Here, we know we can get on TV, be tested, and get some good competition. More importantly than that, we can continue our path towards white power. White privilege, dominance and prominence within the wrestling industry.

Don now looks over to brother Ron, who finishes up.

Ron Harris: You will all be seeing us real soon. ECW, I guess sometimes you gotta’ start at the bottom to make your way to the top.

That’s the end of the promo. Just calling out, I know the Monty promo and this one potentially will rub some people the wrong way, because it’s controversial. But this is ECW, and I feel these are realistic topics to be explored in this environment in 2001…

…

Standing inside of the ring is ring announcer, BOB ARTESE.

Bob Artese: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the ECW Arena, the QVC and Nashville Radio Host extraordinaire, DON WEST!

DON WEST makes his way out from the back, a big smile on his face. Whilst it’s clear the fans don’t really know who he is, the mention of the word Nashville means he’s getting SHITTED on by the fans. As West gets in the ring, he fetches a mic, before standing next to a table which has been set up. The table has different pieces of ECW merchandise on it.

West rummages through the table before holding up a Rob Van Dam t-shirt.

Don West: Okay, just a quick intermission prior to the main event and we’ve got some merchandise that will blow your socks off. Look at this, AN AUTHENTIC RVD TSHIRT…GEM…MINT… TEN!!!

The reaction is awful; the fans are booing the hell out of West now. He puts the t-shirt down, and places an ECW branded baseball cap on his own head.

Don West: This ECW cap is the perfect gift… IT’S SO AWESOME IT’S STUPID!!!

The reaction is getting worse if possible, as the fans now break out into a “GET THE FUCK OUT” chant. West’s demeanour begins to falter, the smile wavers from his face, before quickly coming back. He places the baseball cap back on the table, now picking up a Spike Dudley action figure.

Don West: He didn’t do that well tonight, but you can play with the SPIKE DUDLEY ACTION FIGURE~!

Suddenly, West stops selling the products, as he has to begin hopping around the ring, TO DODGE THE TRASH THAT FANS HAVE STARTED THROWING AT HIM!!!

This is ECW, the fans may just start rioting as they keep throwing garbage. Suddenly, West snaps, throwing the Spike action figure to the canvas, and knocking the other merch he presented off the table. He then begins jumping up and down, stomping all over the merch in fury.

Of course, this gets the fans to cheer, which sends West further over the edge.

Don West: I’ve had enough; I’m leaving but you will all be sorry…

Dropping the mic, West leaves the ring and runs up the ramp, looking extremely uncoordinated as he does so. The fans cheer loudly, giving one of the loudest reactions of the night, just happy that Don West and his merch selling ways are no longer bothering them…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Match Six
New Jack vs. Steve Corino

Once he’s in the ring, it’s clear for all to see that Steve Corino is absolutely petrified. He circles repeatedly inside the ring, waiting for New Jack to show up, but Corino looks like he feels threatened. On commentary, Joey Styles explains how this is a slightly different scenario to what the ‘King Of Old School’ is familiar with. Usually, being that this is ECW, he’s forced into Hardcore matches, but he finds a way to use his technical wrestling ability to win those matches anyway. The difference is the main event tonight isn’t against just any other ECW wrestler; it’s a fight against New Jack.

It doesn’t take long for Corino’s worst nightmare to come true, as New Jack’s music hits and he comes out with a guitar in his possession. Getting a huge reaction from the fans, Jack jives and strums the guitar, whilst also somehow pushing his usual shopping cart full of weapons to ringside. If he wasn’t in a panic before, Corino’s eyes go wide at the sight of all the weapons, and he’s definitely panicking now.

Once New Jack gets inside the ring, throwing a bunch of weapons in first, the match begins. Corino blatantly refuses to engage with Jack, frustrating both his opponent and the fans. Not wanting to get cornered in the ring or anywhere else for that matter, Corino ends up running away from New Jack. The chase goes inside and outside of the ring, with Jack basically chasing Corino around the ECW Arena.

The odd moment when Jack is able to catch or trap Corino, he begins laying a beating on The Network favourite. This includes the odd introduction of a weapon or two, but nothing crazy by New Jack standards. Eventually Corino manages to escape again, and this time they head backstage, with cameras following in. Corino ends up staggering into one of the bathrooms, Jack hot on his trail, but when New Jack goes in after Corino, he almost immediately comes stumbling back out.

Holding his head, Jack backs off, as CW ANDERSON AND JERRY LYNN start beating the hell out of a New Jack. It’s clear that Corino led Jack into a trap. The trio all beat on Jack, slowly forcing him to head back towards the ring, whilst CYRUS also appears, barking instructions and calling the shots.

Cyrus can’t help but laugh as they all work their way through the ECW fans, who’re the livid with the way Jack is being treated right now. Once they get back inside the ring, the beatdown continues, whilst the referee is given his marching orders by Cyrus. With the referee out of the picture, there’s no option but to call this one a…

No Contest

The match is over but the beatdown is not, as they all continue to work over New Jack. Funnily enough, they stay true to their mantra, using pro wrestling moves and general brawling, but they refuse to engage in New Jack’s weapon play.

On commentary, Joel Gertner mentions that he’s surprised these scumbags have that type of honour. Anyway, the beatdown continues, until “Enter Sandman” plays, and for the second time tonight, THE SANDMAN is the saviour. This time he jogs down the ramp, not doing his through the crowd entrance again tonight, which causes the ovation he receives to immediately quiet down some.

As soon as The Sandman rolls into the ring, he runs at Cyrus, who hightails it through the ropes before he can get caught. The rest of ‘The Network’ then maul The Sandman and have success, the numbers game able to wear him down as well.

The fans boo the outcome until on his hands and knees, Sandman manages to pick up a Singapore Cane he dropped… AND HE BEGINS SWINGING FOR THE FENCES!!!

Sandman doesn’t connect with anybody, but Corino, Anderson and Lynn all join Cyrus on the outside. They regroup, looking cowardly, as Cyrus whispers to them, whilst Sandman remains armed with his Cane, begging them to come back…

BUT THEN THE SANDMAN GETS SMACKED IN THE BACK WITH TWO SINGAPORE CANES!!!

BY THE IMPACT PLAYERS!!!

JUSTIN CRDEDIBLE AND LANCE STORM are back for revenge from earlier tonight, and they constantly wear out Sandman with Cane shots. The Cane’s end up bent out of shape and unusable, but they aren’t done, as Storm and Credible send The Sandman to the outside.

With the help of their manager, JASON, they grab Sandman, who is helpless and drag him up the ramp and out of shot.

Meanwhile, at ringside, Corino, Lynn and Anderson get back into the ring to continue to destroy New Jack, as Cyrus grabs a mic to be heard.

Cyrus: Eliminate him. Get rid of New Jack and the garbage from ECW completely…

But New Jack has had time to recover, and he fights for his life against all three men. He manages to get to his cart, using stop signs, cookie sheets, his guitar, and a trash can to survive. Freaking out, Lynn and CW escape to the outside yet again, but this time Jack stops Corino before he can escape.

Corino begs for mercy, as New Jack puts him in a Side Headlock, but then picks up the stapler. He puts it to Corino’s head, as the rest of The Network are outraged but scared. Jack looks at Cyrus and tells him, “I’M ‘BOUT TO POP THIS MOTHER FUCKER”!!!

Just before Jack can perform the stapling… THE ARENA LIGHTS GO OUT!!!

When they come back on, a man stands in the centre of the ring. Dressed in a white short sleeved shirt, with a tie, the man gets plenty of gasps from audience…

IT’S STEVEN RICHARDS!!!

Richards moves forward quickly… STEVIE KICK TO NEW JACK!!!

Jack crumbles, damn near unconscious as the shot, whilst Anderson, Lynn and especially Corino look relieved. As the others join them in the ring, Cyrus is laughing hysterically, it seems he had this plan in his back pocket all along.

Lynn and Anderson help Corino back to his feet, as Stevie stands in the centre of the ring. Getting major heat, he looks around the ECW Arena, the fans completely pissed off and going absolutely bonkers.

Richards raises his arm in the air and pumps it up and down, and ode to his previous ECW gimmick, before he straightens up his tie, and shares an overly friendly handshake with Cyrus.

If the reaction before was bad, it just increased tenfold, Richards standing alongside the most hated men in ECW, as we fade away…

…

And into a set of PULP FICTION~! Interviews which will end the show…

The first one is in direct response to the ending to the show, with THE IMPACT PLAYERS AND JASON dragging THE SANDMAN through a parking lot. As they get close to a car we can only assume is theirs, Jason pops the trunk, and the trio look set to throw Sandman in the trunk… But Sandman begins fighting back, shocking everybody. They are unable to get Sandman in the trunk, and he continues to hold his own as we fade away…

…

The next scene is a lot more subdued as ROB VAN DAM sits in a locker room engulfed with smoke. Holding an ice pack to his head, RVD seems pretty mellow about his situation.

Rob Van Dam: At this point, Jerry Lynn might be my greatest rival, he’s definitely one of them. And now I get to face him one last time at Living Dangerously.

RVD shrugs, full of confidence.

Rob Van Dam: You wanna’ do this again, Jerry? That’s fine by me, dude. It’ll be an honour, but it’ll be the same result as it usually is. But I promise this time, if you get the chance, Jerry, and you can fracture my skull… You better take that chance, bro. You better smoke me if you got me, because if not, you and your buddy Cyrus will be takin’ a trip to the hospital.

Slightly more intense than usual from Van Dam, as we fade away…

…

The sultry FRANCINE is standing in front of the makeshift interview set, which is a homemade banner hanging on a wall which reads ‘ECW’. She looks hot.

Francine: Tonight was interesting. I went out there and I saw the Second City Saints, and, well, to be honest, I liked what I saw.

That’s all from Francine tonight, looking as seductive as ever as she licks her lips…

…

A camera follows DON WEST, storming through the backstage area. He’s in an absolutely terrible, sulky mood as he heads to the exit.

Don West: Mark my words, I promise that next week, I will do my job. I am going to sell my merchandise, or, or, or else…

Without another look, West leaves the arena in a fury…

…

After not appearing during the show, we see the ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS DANNY DORING AND ROADKILL in their locker room. Doring looks as arrogant as ever, whilst Roadkill looks clueless.

Danny Doring: We heard what The Sinister Minister had to say earlier tonight but we disagree. A stupid win over those pizza delivery guys doesn’t entitle Yoshi and the guy from Life Cereal to a title shot.

Doring chuckles at his own insults, whilst Roady pays them no attention.

Roadkill: CHICKENS~!

The tag champs are on the same page, erm, we think…

…

Standing in front of the group behind him, consisting of CW ANDERSON, CYRUS, JERRY LYNN AND STEVE CORINO IS STEVEN RICHARDS. He stands with perfect posture, looking prim and proper, with a simple message.

Steven Richards: WE’RE TAKING OVER!!!

They all wear smug grins, feeling fantastic with how the main event went tonight…

…

Finally, TOMMY DREAMER sits in a dark room. The lights are off, and there’s just a flickering torch light which illuminates his face inconsistently.

Tommy Dreamer: CW, I must say, I’m impressed. It was smart aligning yourself with the Network.

A wry smile appears over the darkened face of Dreamer.

Tommy Dreamer: Well done, because next week, your new alliance will come in handy. You’re going to need all the backup you can get.

Dreamer looks deadly serious.

Tommy Dreamer: You’ll need it all because I’ll have backup to. I’m not coming alone…

As the scene focuses in on Dreamer’s hands, he raises one… AND HOLDS UP FOUR FINGERS, as he continues to stare intently into the camera… The show fading to black…

*END OF SHOW*

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ECW Living Dangerously 2001
March 4th, 2001
Danbury, Connecticut
O’Neill Centre

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam

Stipulation To Be Announced:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Brett · Nov 9, 2025

Love the first show Stojy !

I know you've been jonesing to run an ECW show. While cleaning up the scraps of ECW at this time can be a tall task, blending it with the eventual TNA / ROH guys is a very smart thing to lean into. Interested to see how long before Punk and Cabana are running ECW. The rapid fire promos at the end is what makes ECW so unique and truly so fun to write, you can accomplish so much with little.

And then the cliffhanger at the end....

If I were to guess who Dreamer has in mind I would go
Sabu
Bill Alfonso / Beulah (to match with Cyrus)
Terry Funk
Shane Douglas
Sandman

ECW original squad

Stojy · Nov 10, 2025

Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Hardcore TV
ECW Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23rd, 2001

The show opens with a wide shot of the ECW Arena, and the atmosphere is electric, with the ECW faithful chanting “ECDUB” continuously. After the camera scans the arena, we focus in on inside the ring, where JOEY STYLES stands, surprisingly without Joel Gertner tonight. Styles is suited and booted, microphone in hand, but he isn’t alone, accompanied by the entire NETWORK. That’s right, CW ANDERSON, CYRUS, JERRY LYNN, STEVE CORINO AND STEVEN RICHARDS all surround Joey. They all look smug as hell after their triumphant last week, and Styles doesn’t seem overly comfortable about it all.

Joey can’t even speak, the ovation is insane, with the fans going apeshit like they only can at an ECW event. Slowly, Styles raises the mic to his mouth to formally begin proceedings, HOWEVER CYRUS SNATCHES THE MIC FROM HIS HAND!!!

Cyrus: We don’t need you out here with us tonight, Joey, we can cut our own promo. Get out of our ring!

Major heat from the crowd, as despite being irritated, Styles realises he is outnumbered and quickly leaves. The Network watch on, laughing arrogantly, as Joey hurriedly exits and makes his way up towards the Eagle’s Nest, where JOEL GERTNER is waiting for him.

Cyrus: Now that’s taken care of, I want to take you all back seven days ago and talk about last week. What a glorious plan, what a triumphant return of ECW, The Network shocked the world and welcomed Steven Richards into the fold.

All the other members of The Network give him a golf clap as Richards adjusts his tie, looking self-important. The fans are obviously livid.

Cyrus: This man has shown tremendous growth and personal development, and I couldn’t be prouder. I look back at the man who four years ago lived that hardcore lifestyle and he no longer exists. Steven realised his faults a few months ago, admirably crusading in the World Wrestling Federation, creating the Right To Censor. Whilst things didn’t necessarily go to plan for Steven in the WWF, and the Right To Censor disbanded, it wasn’t due to lack of effort. The Right To Censor did not have the backing required to be successful, but Steven realises his dream can continue within ECW alongside The Network. The mission is the same as it always has been, and Steven will help us CENSOR and PREVENT all things EXTREME within ECW.

The heat is brutal from the fans, unhappy with the mission statement. All of the crew in the ring shake their heads in disbelief at the reaction from the fans, looking down on them. Suddenly, Cyrus motions for Steve Corino to step forward.

Cyrus: To wrap that up, welcome Steven, we are so glad to have you… But now I want to talk about the future of the ECW World Championship…

It’s clear why Cyrus has asked Corino to step forward. ‘The King Of Old School’ has the ECW Championship draped over his shoulder.

Cyrus: A company needs a champion and it’s about time this ECW World Championship is no longer vacant. Therefore, it’s my pleasure to officially recognise Steve Corino as the…

The beat of “Extreme” stops Cyrus from finishing his announcement, and the fed up owner of ECW, PAUL HEYMAN makes his way out to a massive pop. Heyman is all business, stomping down the ramp, and pulling a mic out of his long black trench coat. ECW cap on, Heyman doesn’t fear being alone in the ring with The Network, as he focuses his stare on Cyrus.

Paul Heyman: I’d say I’m sorry that I cut you off, but I’m not. It was needed because whilst Jamie Kellner may have made you her little minion, I think you’ve forgotten how the arrangement works. Consultant or not, Cyrus, you are not the owner of this company. I make the final call on things.

BIG cheers from the fans and Cyrus screws up his face in anger. Maybe Cyrus doesn’t have as much power as he’s once had.

Paul Heyman: I’m a fair man though, Cyrus and I’ll admit, I have to give you some credit. You have a genuinely good idea concerning the World Championship.

Cyrus looks taken aback and Corino smirks, raising the ECW Championship above his head. The fans boo the visual, whilst Heyman shakes his head, indicating that’s not what he meant.

Paul Heyman: Don’t get ahead of yourself there, Corino. You can hold onto that belt as a prop all you want, it’s not official. You are not the champion. In fact, nobody is the champion.

Heyman pauses, mulling over his next words carefully. Everybody, even The Network, is listening intently.

Paul Heyman: But I don’t like the fact that ECW doesn’t have a World Champion so here’s what’s going to happen. I’m combining the idea Cyrus is FORCING me with, being Corino involved in the title picture. I’m combining that with an idea that I came up with, and my idea has direct implications on a match already announced for tonight’s show. Tonight, a title opportunity will be on the line, because the winner of Justin Credible versus The Sandman will face Steve Corino at Living Dangerously for the VACANT World Championship!

The fans appreciate the announcement, cheering loudly. The Network doesn’t look overly impressed, and Corino hurries over to Cyrus, frantically whispering in his ear. After listening for a few moments, Cyrus pats him on the back reassuringly, before speaking.

Cyrus: Much like you told me earlier to understand the arrangement, you need to do the same thing, Heyman. I still represent The Network’s best interests. The Network will not support such an extreme match for a World Title on a marquee pay per view.

Major heat as Cyrus continues.

Cyrus: The Network wants to move away from the stigma of being a blood and guts company. The only way the ECW Title will be up for grabs between Corino and the winner of Sandman and Credible, is if it’s a LEGITIMATE WRESTLING MATCH!!!

More boos from the crowd, with Corino smirking, knowing that suits his style. Heyman just rolls his eyes in response.

Paul Heyman: Okay, deal. It’s no sweat off my back. I think maybe you’ve forgotten that whilst Credible and Sandman have deferred to a hardcore style to entertain the tribe of extreme, there’s more to them than that. Both Credible and Sandman won their first championships in WRESTLING MATCHES. They proved they were the best in the world in wrestling matches, not hardcore brawls.

The confidence of Heyman throws Corino off a little. He’s not as confident as he was, with Cyrus trying to calm him down. Surprisingly, “Man In The Box” then plays over the pa system, with TOMMY DREAMER getting an amazing reaction. CW Anderson begins pacing furiously in the ring, but Tommy shows no fear, stepping into the lions den, not looking worried at all. Even Heyman looks a little confused at the appearance from Dreamer, who acknowledges the look from the boss with a smirk.

Tommy Dreamer: Sorry to interrupt, Paul, but having the entire Network in the ring, I just had to use the opportunity to come out here and say a few things. Firstly, I want to remind everyone of my promise at the end of last week’s show. I want to ensure everyone I’m a man of my word, and I promise tonight to fulfill said promise.

Tommy ironically smiles at how many times he’s said promise in the last ten seconds.

Tommy Dreamer: I said I’d come here this week with back up, and I have done so. But I need something for the back up to be warranted, so here’s the deal. I’m challenging CW Anderson and any member of The Network to face me in a tag team match in tonight’s main event!

The fans are down for the idea, and Heyman looks impressed. CW seems like he wants the mic, but Cyrus jumps on the opportunity instead.

Cyrus: We accept. On behalf of The Network, this is a match that works for USA’s values. It will be CW Anderson and Steve Corino versus Tommy Dreamer and your supposed mystery partner in the main event.

Everybody is in agreement and Tommy is all smiles. He turns to leave the ring, having gotten what he wanted, but stops himself before stepping through the ropes. Dreamer turns back to face The Network.

Tommy Dreamer: One more thing if I may. I just want to remind The Network that tonight…

He pauses, surveying the famous ECW Arena.

Tommy Dreamer: There’s going to be something new here in ECW. Things in the land of extreme just may have to be done…

Tommy holds up the four fingers, much like how last week’s show ended.

Tommy Dreamer: HORSEMEN style, baby!

It’s a mic drop moment from Tommy after that, as everybody in the ring looks shocked, even Heyman. The fans catch on immediately, letting out “WOOO’s”, and there’s even “HORSEMEN” chants breaking out. Amongst the excitement, we cut to our opening…

*OPENING CREDITS*

With the credits done, we focus in at the Eagle’s Nest, where JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER are located.

Joey Styles: You all just heard it at the same time we did. Tonight’s main event will be CW Anderson and Steve Corino against Tommy Dreamer and a mystery partner.

Joel Gertner: And for the second week in a row, Tommy has referenced the Horsemen. There have been multiple variations of the Horsemen throughout the years, so that could mean quite a few people.

Joey Styles: You’re right, and that’s one question we’ll get answered tonight, but there’s plenty more on a STACKED edition of ECW Hardcore TV. Jerry Lynn will go one on one with New Jack, as Jack looks for revenge on The Network for last weeks attack. And as Paul Heyman mentioned earlier, Justin Credible and The Sandman will do battle, with the winner going on to face Steve Corino for the vacant ECW World Championship at Living Dangerously.

Joel Gertner: At the top end of the card, we’ve got some veterans battling it out, but let’s not forget that this is a new era of ECW. Our first match up tonight will see four men make their extreme debut. The team of AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels will take on the team of Hernandez and Homicide, better known as the Latin American Xchange. All four men have a vast amount of independent circuit experience.

Joey Styles: That they do, Joel. This is four wrestlers who are new to ECW, but make no mistake about it, they are four of the best young talent in the world today. Personally, I give the edge to Daniels and Styles in this one, I think their brief time in World Championship Wrestling has them a little more familiar with performing on such a big stage.

Match One
AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels vs. Latin American Xchange

Yeah, so this is awesome. The four men are out to impress tonight, and they put on a fantastic tag team match. Despite some silence early on, the fans are impressed rather quickly, really getting into the match, with the four men proving that ECW will be their stomping grounds for a long time to come. Unlike most ECW matches though, this one doesn’t descend into chaos right away. Instead, we get pure tag team wrestling, relying on tags and double teams, and the ECW fans enjoy it, nonetheless.

Towards the end of the match, we’ve got AJ and Homicide in the ring. AJ is in control… SETTING HOMICIDE UP FOR THE STYLES CLASH!!!

NO!!! HOMICIDE REVERSES…

AND THEN POUNCES WITH THE GRINGO KILLA!!!

HOMICIDE WITH THE PIN…1…2…NO!!!

A 450 SPLASH FROM CHRISTOPHER DANIELS BREAKS UP THE COUNT!!!

The fun exchange earns an “ECDUB” chant from the crowd, however one man none to happy is Hernandez. The big man storms into the ring, grabbing a hold of Daniels and just manhandling him for breaking up the pin. After softening Daniels up… HERNANDEZ HOISTS DANIELS UP IN THE AIR FOR THE BORDER TOSS…

HERNANDEZ RUSHES FORWARD…

WHEN STYLES POPS UP WITH A PELE KICK OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

The blow staggers Hernandez, and as he stumbles backwards, Daniels is able to break free. Daniels drops down behind Hernandez, sitting on the middle rope… ANGELS WINGS OFF THE CORNER!!!

Forgetting about legal men for a moment, Daniels crawls over, ready to pin Hernandez,

WHEN DANIELS GETS DRAGGED OUT OF THE RING…

BY THE SECOND CITY SAINTS!!!

Confusion reigns supreme as CM PUNK AND COLT CABANA begin beating the hell out of Daniels. Immediately noticing what’s happening on the outside, AJ Styles exits to help his partner. The furious AJ joins the fight but with Daniels already down on his hands and knees, AJ falls to the numbers game as well. Much to the dismay of the fans, enforcing Network rules, the referee calls for a disqualification.

Winners: AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels via DQ

Despite the bell ringing, the brawl continues with Styles and Daniels now beginning to fight back. With things evening up on the outside, inside the ring, LAX are pissed off with having the result taken out of their hands.

Looking at the four men brawling on the outside, LAX shake their heads. Hernandez grabs a hold of Homicide,.. Lifting him up for the Border Toss… HERNANDEZ BORDER TOSSES HOMICIDE OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE…

TAKING OUT THE FOUR MEN BRAWLING AT RINGSIDE IN THE PROCESS!!!

The epic spot gets a tremendous reaction from the fans, followed by an “ECDUB” chant. Hernandez steps outside to join the action, and now the brawl continues with LAX involved as well.

All three teams continue to fight, until sneakily, Punk and Cabana manage to extricate themselves from the situation. They back up the ramp, sneaking away ever so quietly, as LAX, Styles and Daniels don’t even notice, continuing to fight each other.

Reaching the top of the ramp, Punk and Cabana watch on, as a bunch of security have run down to separate LAX and Styles and Daniels. The Second City Saints both wear smug smiles, happy with the issues they’ve caused amongst the debuting teams tonight.

As they remain standing on the ramp, FRANCINE steps out behind them, wearing an even smaller outfit than last week if possible. ‘The Queen Of Extreme’ gets a HUGE reaction from the fans as she slowly, seductively steps in front of Punk and Cabana.

They both look surprised to see her as she gives them a look of desire. She then puts a palm of each hand on their chests, and slowly moves her hand down, only stopping at their mid riff.

With that, Francine stops, licks her lips and saunters to the back. Both Punk and Cabana look confused, but also very excited by the attention given to them from Francine…

…

Now we head backstage within the ECW Arena, where we see a man walking through the backstage area. He’s inside this arena for the first time ever, and the name on his t-shirt says that he’s SAMOA JOE. A general blend of confidence and irritation on his face, Joe navigates the hallways of the arena, before pausing outside a door which reads ‘COMMUNAL LOCKER ROOM’.

With a deep breath, perhaps masking some nervousness, Joe enters the room. The locker room is filled with talent and at the sight of the newcomer, it’s almost as if everybody freezes. The attention is on the rookie, everybody staring, but Joe tries not to make any eye contact. Instead, he finds an empty corner of the locker room, happy to be left alone and antisocial. Joe begins getting changed, thinking out loud.

Samoa Joe: It’s true what they say. This locker room feels like a prison yard…

As Joe keeps changing, he’s suddenly approached by a man who hasn’t been seen in ECW in quite a while, BRIAN LEE. Lee offers a hand to Joe.

Brian Lee: Hey kid, the names Brian Lee.

Joe literally completely ignores Lee, who withdraws his hand and tries again.

Brian Lee: Look, I know what it’s like to feel new here. This is your first night here, and this is my first night back at ECW in almost four years.

Joe ignores Lee some more, and now Lee’s face begins to show some anger.

Brian Lee: Hey, punk. Let me remind you that you’re the rookie here and I’m the vet. How about you abide by locker room etiquette and show me some respect?

Still looking down at the ground and not directly acknowledging Lee, Joe speaks up.

Samoa Joe: The thing is, if ECW is like prison, I know exactly what I’ve got to do. To gain respect and make sure nobody fucks with you, you need to take a stand. You need to take out the biggest man first.

With that, Joe exploded and cold cocks the unexpecting Lee with a brutal right hand. Lee falls to the floor, having been caught off guard, and Joe is immediately on top of him, pummelling the hell out of him.

All Lee can do is cover up as Joe hammers away, until Lee rolls onto his stomach, trying to protect his face… SO JOE SYNCHES IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH!!!

Joe is choking out Lee on the locker room floor, as a bunch of different ECW wrestlers hurry over to attempt to break it up…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, the overweight one, THE BLUE MEANIE is standing in the middle of the ring. He does his creepy, little dance to a huge reaction, as the fans serenade him with chants of “YOU FAT FUCK”. Meanie loves it of course, a wide smile on his face, before he becomes more sombre when it’s time so speak.

The Blue Meanie: I’m out here for a couple of reasons tonight. Firstly, I’m happy to announce that I no longer work for Diamond and Swinger. That stage of my career is done but before I can continue on with my career, there’s something I need to. I need to address my old friend Stevie’s return last week.

Before Meanie can say anything else, “Censorship” shrieks through the arena and STEVEN RICHARDS appears for the second time tonight. Getting an incredible amount of heat, Richards enters the ring, showing no emotion as he looks at his friend/former friend. Meanwhile, Meanie looks disgusted with the actions of his former BWO brethren.

The Blue Meanie: I can’t believe you’d do what you did. What is wrong with you, Stevie? Think about the greatness, the family, the home that ECW gave us. Think about our history here, we were misfits who found a place where we belong. This is our home, think about the BWO, th-.

Richards holds his hand up, challenging his inner Rock to get TBM to stop talking.

Steven Richards: I’m going to stop you right there. All the things you’re mentioning to appeal to my emotions are all the things I recently worked out are wrong with the world. I plan to uphold the most important thing to morality in this ECW Arena, and that’s the censorship of professional wrestling and more importantly ECW.

Major heat is directed at Richards, whilst Meanie looks in disbelief.

The Blue Meanie: As much as it pains me to say it, it sounds like you’re a lost cause. I won’t even try to explain or defend myself and ECW to you because you’ve been completely brainwashed by the company we both swore off five years ago when the Blue World Order began.

There’s no emotion from Richards, as he blankly stares at Meanie. Meanwhile, TBM is passionate as hell right now.

The Blue Meanie: You’ve taken some steps back as a person here, Stevie. You haven’t been this whipped since you were Raven’s bitch!

Now we see some emotion from Richards, as his jaw begins to tremble. The fury builds, AND STEVIE SNAPS, ATTACKING MEANIE, PUMMELLING HIM AND TAKING HIM DOWN!!!

Richards viciously continues to rain down strikes on Meanie, who powers out and fights back. Richards takes a step back though… AND THEN CATCHES MEANIE ON THE JAW WITH THE STEVEN KICK!!!

Meanie is down and out after that, looking up at the arena ceiling, as a heavily breathing Richards pick up his mic.

Steven Richards: This conversation is over, but the argument is not. Meet me at Living Dangerously and we will settle this as professional men, and not hardcore freaks.

With that, Richards drops the mic and begins heading towards the back, having gotten one up on his former friend tonight…

…

A video package is shown, showcasing highlights of CHRIS CANDIDO during his previous run in ECW. The package plays and confirms that Candido will be returning to ECW soon, and confirming he will be appearing at Living Dangerously.

Joey Styles: Having Chris Candido back in ECW can only be a good thing. Truly one of the most underrated professional wrestlers I have seen in my time. Whilst Candido will be returning to compete in ECW, he will not be competing at Living Dangerously. Instead, Candido will be conducting a LIVE shoot interview at Living Dangerously. Nothing is off the table, he’ll be answering any and all questions from the fans.

…

Match Two
Monty Brown vs. Ruckus

Even as the two men stare each other down, there’s just an aura about Monty Brown that says he’s going to do some damage again tonight. On commentary, Styles and Gertner remind everybody of the quick work he made of Kid Kash last week. This week is really no different as the ‘Alpha Male’ has his way with Ruckus right from the get-go.

Determined to impress in his debut, Ruckus shows heart and fights back… BROWN LOADS UP THE POUUUNCE!!!

NO!!! RUCKUS CONNECTS WITH A DROPKICK INSTEAD!!!

Brown stays down, dazed and confused by the shot, as Ruckus hurries to his feet. Sensing a chance for something special, Ruckus ascends to the top rope… RUCKUS COMES OFF WITH THE LEAP OF FAITH!!!

NO!!!

BROWN LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND HITS A DIVING POUNCE OUT OF MID AIR!!!

The blow is crazy and Ruckus lands awkwardly, without his boots which have fallen off during the collision. Ruckus might be dead, but Monty doesn’t even go for the cover. Brown drags him up… ALPHA BOMB!!!

NOW BROWN MAKES THE RELAXED COVER…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Monty Brown

Brown gets his hand raised, looking ultra impressive for the second week in a row. He then leaves, no fuss no muss, allowing the referee to check on the battered Ruckus…

…

Standing in front of the makeshift ECW interview set after already having an interesting night so far are THE SECOND CITY SAINTS. CM PUNK AND COLT CABANA share a look, with them both agreeing for Punk to take the lead here.

CM Punk: I’m sure after our impressive debut last week the question on everybody’s minds is pretty simple. Why did we attack, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and LAX earlier tonight?

The Saints nod casually, understanding the question.

CM Punk: Well, let me explain because the answer is equally as simple as the question. The Land of Extreme isn’t big enough for three up and coming tag teams.

Both shrug as if it’s an obvious answer, not a big deal.

CM Punk: It goes back to what we said last week. We said that we came here out of respect to ECW, and we were using ECW to reach our ultimate goals.

Cabana nods in agreement with his partner’s words.

CM Punk: So let me now pose a question back to everybody who wants to know why. How can we do everything we want to achieve with both spot monkeys and porch monkeys running around?

Punk holds his hands out, as if he doesn’t know the answer, whilst now Cabana chimes in.

Colt Cabana: I know all of this is important, but man, I can’t stop thinking about how hot Francine looked.

Punk doesn’t look happy with this, putting a hand on Colt’s shoulder.

CM Punk: Come on, man. You’ve got to keep your head straight.

Colt nods as if he understands but his eyes say otherwise.

CM Punk: I did some extensive research before we got here. I know too much about Francine’s past. I’d sooner turn to drugs and alcohol then get wrapped around her finger.

Cabana finally shrugs, facial expressing saying, “you’re probably right”.

Colt Cabana: Good point. Plus, we’d probably be healthier with drugs and alcohol. I mean, you can’t get aids from beer and pot.

Even Punk can’t help but smirk at that statement, and with that we cut back to ringside…

Match Three
Big Dick Dudley and Spike Dudley vs. The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano

The Dudleyz team up this week after Spike was unsuccessful in singles action last week. Using his power and strength, Big Dick takes most the action in the early stages, and he’s able to make relatively light work of Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke. He throws both men that are half his size around almost for fun, until he gets bored and makes the tag to Spike, who was desperate to get some of the action himself.

Before Big Dick can leave the ring, Sal E Graziano gets into the ring. BIG SAL RUNS AT BIG DICK FOR A BODY CHECK!!!

NO!!! BIG DICK SIDESTEPS HIM!!!

Big Sal stops himself from crashing into the corner, turning around, but Spike has climbed up to the top rope… CROSS BODY BLOCK!!!

NO!!! BIG SAL CATCHES SPIKE…

AND THEN GUIDO AND MAMALUKE DROPKICK BIG SAL IN THE BACK…

CAUSING HIM TO FALL FLAT FORWARD, SQUASHING SPIKE WITH A MODIFIED POWER SLAM!!!

Seeing his brother get squashed, Big Dick is irate, as he grabs both Guido and Mamaluke… BUT THEY NAIL BIG DICK WITH A DOUBLE LOW BLOW!!!

Big Sal rolls out, having done his bit, whilst Spike holds his ribs but battles to his feet. He joins the fight, ready to defend his brother against the dastardly Italians. Spike desperately kicks, claws and punches at both members of The FBI. With Guido and Mamaluke in shock, Spike grabs them both by the neck and runs up the ropes… DOUBLE ACID DROP!!!

NO!!! GUIDO AND MAMALUKE THROW SPIKE INTO THE CROWD!!!

BUT THE CROWD DISPERSE IN TIME… AND SPIKE LANDS HARD ON HIS TAILBONE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR!!!

Spike is in huge pain, down and out, as the fans chant “ECDUB” for the enormous bump. Meanwhile, inside of the ring, now Big Dick has recovered and he’s furious. Big Dick grabs a hold of Mamaluke… CHOKESLAM!!!

Having taken care of Mamaluke, Big Dick turns around, looking for Guido… BUT GUIDO SPRINGBOARDS… ARRIVEDERCI SPRINGBOARD SINGLE ARM DDT!!!

Big time move from Guido and Bick Dick is down. GUIDO GETS THE PIN…

AND MAMALUKE JUMPS ON TOP TO MAKE SURE…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Full Blooded Italians

After the match, Guido and Mamaluke share a hug amongst the heat of the fans. Big Sal is quick to join them to, and realising Spike is out of commission, they decide to continue to attack Big Dick Dudley.

Big Dicks absorbs some blows and works back to his feet, and he’s ready to fight back. Big Dick does well against ALL three members of The FBI, keeping them at bay…

UNTIL BIG DICK GETS CHOP BLOCKED FROM BEHIND…

BY JOHNNY ‘THE BULL’ STAMBOLI!!!

The heat is LOUD as Stamboli shows off his incredible strength, dragging Dudley up…FUHGETABOUTIT POWERSLAM!!!

Stamboli now shares hugs with the remainder of The FBI, showing he’s potentially their newest member. They all celebrate together and pose like tough guys, getting booed by the fans, as we head to a break.

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, we are at the Eagle’s Nest, with JOEY STYLES AND JOEL GERTNER.

Joey Styles: Welcome back to Extreme Championship Wrestling. What a night we’ve had so far, Johnny Stamboli joined The Full Blooded Italians, Steven Richards confirmed he joined The Network and then confronted his former best friend, The Blue Meanie. To top it all off, The Second City Saints showed how cutthroat they can be, ruining an instant classic between AJ Styles and Christoper Daniels versus the team of LAX. And we’ve still got a huge triple main event still to come. Justin Credible versus The Sandman, with the winner facing Steve Corino for the ECW Championship at Living Dangerously. Jerry Lynn versus New Jack, and the main event of CW Anderson and Steve Corino versus Tommy Dreamer and a mystery partner.

Joel Gertner: I think we’ve got a good idea on who the mystery partner is, Joey. Check this out…

A video plays, showing the end of TOMMY DREAMER’s pulp fiction promo last week, which ended with him holding up four fingers, the symbol of The Four Horsemen.

Joey Styles: Still so much to get through and coming up next is Credible vs. The Sandman. Cyrus has put Corino in the match at Living Dangerously no matter what. It’s not fair in my eyes but it’s what The Network wants apparently.

Before Joey can go off on a tangent and get himself in trouble, we cut back to ringside…

Match Four
Winner faces Steve Corino for the ECW World Championship at Living Dangerously
Justin Credible vs. The Sandman

A typical anarchy filled ECW match at two of its finest right here. Surprisingly, Credible came down on his own, although armed with Singapore Cane of course, and our commentary team wonder if Credible actually wants to prove that he can do it on his own. Perhaps it’s a set up to get Sandman to lower his guard though, as the fair one on one contest doesn’t last very long. After both men go through some basic moves inside of the ring, breaking even in most the exchanges, JASON AND LANCE STORM start making their way down the ramp.

Credible and Sandman continue to be pretty even in the ring, whilst on the outside, Storm stands on one side and Jason the other. It’s clear they’re trying to make Sandman feel surrounded, but this way, they are both ready to interfere at the drop of a hat. The match continues back and forth, until it finally feels like Sandman starts to outlast Credible. Sandman gets ahead, before heading up to the top rope, and he leaps off… ROLLING ROCK SENTON BOMB!!!

NO!!! STORM LEAPS ONTO THE APRON AND PUSHES SANDMAN OFF THE ROPES!!!

Sandman lands awkwardly inside the ring, SO CREDIBLE SPRINGS TO LIFE AND HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!!

THE SANDMAN KICKS OUT!!!

Being in control now, Credible feels like he’s got a second win, and as he drags Sandman back to his feet… BEFORE DRILLING HIM WITH THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!

CREDIVLE GETS ANOTHER PIN…1…2…NO!!! THIS TIME SANDMAN ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!!!

Credible’s eyes go wide in shock at the persistence of Sandman, before he looks over at Jason on the outside. Credible demands a steel chair and Jason does as he’s told, sliding it into the ring. Credible grabs the steel chair and places it on the mat, underneath the head of Sandman. Credible then does something somewhat unpredictable of him and heads up to the top rope, before jumping off… DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO SANDMAN’S HEAD!!!

NO!!! SANDMAN ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!!!

Thankfully for Credible, he lands on his feet, but he still awkwardly jams his ankles, causing him to limp around the ring. As Credible focuses on recovering his legs, Sandman quickly snatches a Singapore Cane from the canvas. He then approaches Credible from behind… WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!!!

THE SANDMAN FLOATS INTO THE PIN…1…2…NO!!!

SANDMAN IS YANKED OFF THE PIN BY LANCE STORM!!!

Storm wants no part of Sandman right now, immediately rolling outside the other side of the ring. Once he realises what’s happened, The Sandman is incensed and he charges towards Storm, leaning over the top rope to grab at him. The Canadian just manages to create enough distance to be out of arm’s length. With the distraction in mind, Jason gets a hold of another Singapore Cane… JASON THROWS THE CANE TO CREDIBLE…

BUT SANDMAN MANAGES TO INTERCEPT IT!!!

SANDMAN SWINGS THE CANE LIKE A BASEBALL BAT AT CREDIBLE’S HEAD!!!

NO!!! CREDIBLE DUCKS!!!

Credible runs to the opposite side of the ring, where STORM LEANS THROUGH THE ROPES AND GIVES CREDIBLE ANOTHER CANE!!!

Credible turns towards Sandman… SWINGING THE CANE…

AS SANDMAN SWINGS HIS SHOT AS WELL!!!

CRACK!!! BOTH MEN SMASH EACH OTHER IN THE SKULL WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!!!

Both men fall to the mat, close to loosing conscious. Seemingly with no choice, the referee begins counting, and both men stay down for the count of ten.

Double Count Out

The heat reverberates around the arena for the cruddy finish, as our commentary team immediately discuss whether Cyrus got to the referee, because this is the finish he wanted for Corino.

Either way, Credible and The Sandman still remain down. Jason and Storm slide into the ring, and they help a somewhat bloody Credible up the aisleway and to the back.

Meanwhile, The Sandman shrugs off the referee, staggering, but he’s more than happy to recuperate and find his own way to the back…

…

And now we’re back to the Eagle’s Nest with JOEY STYLES AND JOEL GERTNER.

Joey Styles: We’ve talked plenty about Living Dangerously in just two weeks’ time, and we’ve got another special announcement to make here tonight. On our agenda this time are two recent signings to ECW, Curt Hennig and Eddie Guerrero. Anybody who knows about professional wrestling knows how good both these men are, having seen them wrestle in both the WCW and the WWF.

Joel Gertner: The hits keep coming because we can officially announce that Curt Hennig will make his ECW debut, and Eddie Guerrero will make his ECW return. Both of these will take place at Living Dangerously in a match against each other, which should be an ultimate wrestling clinic.

Match Five
Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

As the match begins, both teams are rather cagey, as our commentary team talk about the high stakes of this match up. After their challenge to the champions last week, if Tajiri and Mikey win tonight, you would have to assume they would become automatic number one contenders for the tag titles. Whilst the match started as a basic tag match, as both teams got heated, the match descended into chaos.

All four men end up wrestling in the ring at the same time, Tornado Tag style. On one side of the ring, Tajiri pairs off with Roadkill. Despite the size difference, Tajiri gives it his best, until Roadkill grabs him… DOUBLE HANDED CHOKESLAM!!!

NO!!! TAJIRI CRAWLS AROUND AND TANGLES HIMSELF IN THE ROPES…

LOCKING IN THE TARANTULA ON ROADKILL!!!

Tajiri uses the slack of the ropes to bounce back and forward, applying extra pressure to the big Amish man. Roadkill screams in pain, all tangled in Tajiri’s web like a spiders prey, but he refuses to submit. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring, Doring is teeing off with right hands to Whipwreck. He then sends Mikey bouncing off the ropes… DORING LEAPS UP FOR THE WHAM BAM, THANK YOU MA’AM!!!

NO!!! MIKEY CATCHES DORING BY THE LOWER BODY…

AND HITS A MODIFIED REVERSE WHIPPERSNAPPER!!!

It’s a pretty awesome counter by Mikey, and it gets the deserved “ECDUB” chant from the hardcore fans. Mikey crawls over, AND MIKEY PINS DORING…1…2…NO!!!

ROADKILL HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE TARANTULA AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT!!!

Sensing the desperation, Roady doesn’t stop there, dragging Mikey up… AMISH BOMB!!!

Roadkill quickly turns to face the downed Tajiri, who he managed to clobber to break free from the Tarantula. He grabs Tajiri now, ready to have him fall to the same fate as Mikey… AMISH BOMB!!!

NO!!! UP IN THE AIR… TAJIRI SPITS THE GREEN MIST RIGHT IN THE EYES OF ROADKILL!!!

The fans mark out for the mist spot, as Tajiri is dropped to his feet, with Roadkill desperately trying to wipe at his eyes. Able to stalk Roady and take his time, Tajiri hits a devastating kick to the back of the legs, which causes Roady’s legs to give out. Roadkill falls to his knees, in perfect position… BUZZSAW KICK FROM TAJIRI!!!

TAJIRI COVERS THE BIG MAN…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Unholy Alliance

Well, The Unholy Alliance continue their impressive start to the return of ECW, picking up their second win in two weeks. The fans cheer loudly, as The Sinister Minister joins Tajiri and Mikey in the ring, the dark, twisted yet loved trio celebrating their hard fought victory over the current tag team champions.

At the behest of The Sinister Minister, Mikey and Tajiri lock eyes with Doring and Roadkill on the outside, motioning for the tag titles around their waists. The champs stand on the outside, regrouping, watching on, not looking afraid, but mainly just shocked that they lost tonight…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Upon returning from the break, he doesn’t get the big introduction this week, but DON WEST is standing in the ring. Once again, he gets MAJOR heat as he has a table covered with some more ECW merchandise to sell. He starts off by holding up a Taz t-shirt.

Don West: Let’s start off this week with something a little different. I’ve got a VINTAGE TAX SURVIVE IF I LET YOU T-SHIRT!!!

The fans absolutely LOVE Taz, but boo West anyway. He puts the shirt down and picks up a can holder.

Don West: Next up, an absolutely GEM MINT TEN Sandman beer holder…

You guessed it. More heat, as Wests confident demeanour begins to falter ever so slightly. Still, he tries to go on, pitting the beer holder down, and now picking up an action figure.

Don West: For our wrestling figure collectors, a STUPIDLY AWESOME SO MUCH THAT IT’S AWESOME STUPID SABU ACTION FIGURE!!!

This still doesn’t get the reaction he wants, with the fans ripping West to shreds. For the second week in a row, he receives a “GET THE FUCK OUT” chant. After a few moments of trying to play it down, West snaps and pushes all the merch off his table.

Don West: I don’t understand what you all have a problem with me for. I’m trying my best to help out my new company by selling its merchandise to you supposed great fans. I’m trying to do work for a good cause here, and I’m getting shit on. Somebody please tell me, for what?

The fans just continue to heckle, as opposed to giving West an explanation obviously.

Don West: Two hours is a long time. I’m providing a much needed break in a long show. You people, in all honesty, should be able to take five minutes off from blood. You should be able to take five minutes off from guts and flaming tables to support ECW by purchasing merchandise.

West is really standing up for himself tonight, but it isn’t doing him any favours with the fans. He stands defiantly until “Big Balls” hits, and the familiar tune gets a very nice pop. Making his first appearance since the return, BALLS MAHONEY joins West in the ring. West looks quite intimidated, but Mahoney looks like he just wants to speak to him for now.

Balls Mahoney: No sugar coating, no beating around the bush, I’ll tell you how it is. All this stuff you’re doing with the merch, nobody gives a fuck.

Epic pop as West looks offended.

Balls Mahoney: That’s not the only thing these people are letting you know though. If you listen carefully, let me hammer a more personal message home for you. It’s clear, nobody likes you.

More loud cheers, as West’s eyes are wide in shock.

Balls Mahoney: It’s not a knock on your character; you’re just not our type of person. Every man needs to know where his place is in the world, that’s a fact. And your place ain’t South Philly at the ECW Arena!

The cheers continue to come for Mahoney, who takes a step towards West… WHEN SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS IN THE ARENA GO OUT!!!

THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON… AND THERE’S A HAND WRAPPED AROUND MAHONEY’S THROAT!!!

It’s SID!!!

SID LETS OUT A ROAR AND THEN CHOKESLAMS BALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!!!

The fans are in absolute shock, a “SID” chant breaking out initially, despite the fact he’s beating up one of their favourites. It looks like West knew Sid had his back tonight, as he shows no intimidation of the big man and is all smiles.

Don West: Hey, Balls, maybe next time you’ll learn to mind your own business. But hey, I’ve got a special offer just for you, this next Chokeslam, you’ll get FOR HALF OFF!!!

Almost on queue, Sid drags Balls up from the canvas… AND NAILS ANOTHER CHOKESLAM!!!

Now the initial surprise of Sid’s appearance has worn off, he’s getting plenty of heat. West loves it.

Don West: I’m not done. The next move is so perfect. The next move is GEM… MINT… TEN… IT’S… POWERBOMB!!!

Yet again, Sid does what West says, hoisting Balls up in the air… AND ALMOST PUTTING BALLS THROUGH THE RING WITH A DEVASTATING POWERBOMB!!!

With Balls barely moving now, West pats Sid on the back, happy with his work.

Don West: Last week, I told the world my merchandise would get sold one way or another. Nobody listened but with Sid by my side, I won’t just help ECW, I’m down to make a profit.

A greedy little grin appears on the face of West, as he now hands the mic over to the big man.

Sid: A lot of you might be surprised to see me standing here right now. For those of you who saw my last appearance in WCW, it looked like I broke my leg a month ago…

Don leans over into the mic.

Don West: Sid, how are you standing after that injury?

Sid shakes his head with intensity, water and perspiration flicking from his blonde curls.

Sid: BECAUSE I’M THE MAN!!!

Sid yells for no reason like only he can.

Sid: WHO’S THE MAN?

Sid flexes and drops the mic, continuing to get a fairly negative reaction from the fans. This new duo makes their way up the aisleway, with West looking much happier with how things went this week. Meanwhile, despite debuting as a heel, Sid offers fist bumps to everybody, most of which are still happy to oblige, because he’s fucking Sid…

…

Much like last week, we get a pre-taped segment with DON AND RON HARRIS, THE HARRIS TWINS. Same setting, same outfits as last week, this is just a continuation of last week’s promo.

Don Harris: We had to leave WCW; it was going more and more against our core values.

Ron nods his head in agreement.

Ron Harris: It’s pretty simple. Basically, we could not support one of those people. We could not support Booker T as World Champion. We refused to do it; it’s against any and all of our morals.

Not sure these guys have to many morals, tbh.

Don Harris: ECW hasn’t gone that far down the drain. The closest thing ECW’s had to a black World Champ was Taz. Not the best representation of a company but not the worst and besides, that peanut butter midget is long gone.

Holy fuck, I hope nobody hates me for writing this.

Ron Harris: We’re here to uphold the great tradition in professional wrestling. We vow not to get in the way of any white brother trying to make a living and support the aryian race’s movement towards a white brotherhood. We’re pure bloods and we’ll be damned to see any black, spick, jew or gook hold gold in THE ECDUBYA while we’re around.

Yikes.

Don Harris: You’ll be seeing us real soon. We’re The Harris Twins…

The two continue to stare into the screen, unleashing controversial words much like last week…

Match Six
Jerry Lynn vs. New Jack

Realising the weapon wielding psychopath he’s in the ring with, Lynn takes things down to the mat early, and keeps things as similar to an amateur wrestling match as he can. The fans hate The Network inspired tactic, but it works for Lynn. Being able to control Jack in the wrestling positions, Lynn tries to finish things early multiple times, LOOKING FOR THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER… BUT JACK KEEPS FINDING WAYS TO REVERSE OR PREVENT IT!!!

After another failed attempt from Lynn results in him receiving a Back Body Drop, it gives Jack the space he needs. He’s able to dig into his weapon cart full of goodies, and Jack grabs a hold of TWO TRASH CAN LIDS! Once back in the ring, before using them, Jack sees Lynn fighting up, so he grabs Lynn by the hair and throws him back down onto the canvas.

Lynn lands with a splat on his back, but then shoots up into a seated position, almost on instinct. Jack grabs the trash can lids, one in each hand and comes up behind Lynn… AND HE SMASHES BOTH TRASH CAN LIDS INTO BOTH SIDES OF THE HEAD OF LYNN!!!

A successful weapon spot breaks out another “ECDUB” chant, as the brutal New Jack disposes of the now incredibly out of shape trash can lids. He isn’t done with weapons though, as he now grabs himself a STEEL CHAIR. Jack keeps a hold of the chair and climbs his way up to the top rope… JACK LEAPS OFF THE TOP WITH THE CHAIR… 187!!!

NO!!! LYNN ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY AND JACK CRASHES AND BURN!!!

Groans come from the audience for the mishap, as Jack bounces to his feet rather quickly. He’s in pain though, trying to walk it off… WHEN LYNN COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A ROLL UP…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Jerry Lynn

The fans can’t stand the tame ending to the match, booing loudly. Enjoying the reaction more than anything, Lynn scoots out of the ring quickly, a mixture of happiness and cockiness written over his face. Lynn walks backwards up the ramp, taking in the moment, and raising his hand in the air, all whilst laughing at New Jack, who is upset inside the ring.

Lynn continues to back up, until he backs up into the chest of somebody…

IT’S ROB VAN DAM!!!

Lynn turns around and sees Van Dam, immediately freaking out. Now Lynn turns and begins backing back down the ramp, away from RVD. Van Dam presses forward… SPINNING HEEL KICK!!!

NO!!!

Lynn backs far enough away to avoid contact, although Van Dam lands on his feet anyway. The issue is Lynn backed right into the ring apron, WHERE NEW JACK GRABS HIM BY THE HAIR AND DRAGS HIM BACK INSIDE THE RING!!!

RVD climbs to the top rope, as Jack pinballs Lynn around the ring. Jack then pulls out his trusty GUITAR.

New Jack Irish Whips Lynn off the ropes, and when Lynn returns… GUITAR SHOT!!!

NO!!! LYNN DUCKS…

BUT RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A DIVING THRUST KICK FROM RVD!!!

Lynn goes down like a ton of bricks, receiving the same move that fractured his skull in November. Picking up the steel chair from earlier, JACK SLAMS THE CHAIR ROUGHLY ACROSS THE CHEST OF LYNN!!!

Jack signals for RVD to head up to the top and finish things off. RVD doesn’t need much convincing, heading up tope… FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH LANDING ON THE STEEL CHAIR DRAPED ACROSS THE CHEST OF LYNN!!!

“RVD” chants break out as Van Dam takes a few moments to get up, feeling the effects of the high risk move. Once he’s up, RVD and New Jack share a fist bump, and bond over taking out Lynn together.

After allowing the fans to enjoy their celebration, Jack and RVD leave the ring together, most likely ready to have a drug filled party…

…

A similar video to last week airs, showing highlights of SCOTT NORTON decimating people in Japan with deadly Lariats. The video package ends with words announcing that Scott Norton will be debuting in ECW in the very near future…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Match Seven
CW Anderson and Steve Corino w/Cyrus vs. Tommy Dreamer and ???

The Network are out first, including Cyrus and once in the ring, they await the arrival of their opponents. Of course, Tommy Dreamer is out first, however he smartly stops midway down the ramp. Corino and Anderson beg him to come to the ring, but Tommy stops, smiles and then holds up those famous four fingers yet again.

“Four Horsemen” hits over the PA system to an epic pop, as most of the arena is apparently familiar with WCW. Anyway, wearing jeans and a polo, unlikely to be Dreamer’s partner tonight is ARN ANDERSON… ‘Double A’ is closely followed by a man in a suit, JJ DILLON, and finally the Horsemen in gear and ready to compete tonight…

It’s TULLY BLANCHARD!!!

As The Horsemen greet Dreamer with handshakes on the ramp, CW and Corino look afraid, and honestly in awe of the legendary figures in front of them. With the big reveal out of the way, the match begins, and quickly breaks out into a typical ECW brawl. The hated rivals, Dreamer and CW did wrestle initially, but as things got more heated, they end up brawling to the outside and even through the crowd.

The fans are happy to pass along weapons for Dreamer to use, AND DREAMER AND CW GO BACK AND FORTH, TRADING STEEL CHAIR SHOTS!!!

With the hardcore mayhem outside the ring, on the inside, Corino and Tully put on a damn masterclass of technical wrestling. Both men have their moments, but it escalates when Blanchard sends Corino to the ropes. Corino bounces back… and Tully locks him in a Sleeper!!!

But Corino manages to step to the side… AND HIT THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION!!!

CORINO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!!

JJ DILLON BREAKS UP THE COUNT!!!

Corino recognises what has happened straight away and flips out. He leans over the ropes and grabs a hold of Dillon by his tie, dragging him into the ring. Continue to hold the struggling Dillon by his tie as he gets to his feet inside the ring, Corino cocks back his right hand, until the fans lose their minds with a HISTORIC pop, because Arn Anderson has stepped into the ring.

‘Double A’ rips off his polo and throws his glasses out of the ring. With a look of disdain on his face, Arn rolls his left shoulder as well, preparing for battle. Corino relinquishes his grip on Dillon and takes a few steps back, putting his hands up in innocence. The fans boo the cowardly attack, and Arn doesn’t fall for it, shaking his head. Arn takes on step forward, when Corino panics, and charges at Arn… RUNNING RIGHT INTO A DOUBLE A SPINEBUSTER!!!

Epic pop from the fans, followed by an “ECDUB” chant. Arn enjoyed the moment, but suddenly, he’s clobbered from behind by CW Anderson. CW lands a few more left hands, before sending Arn off the ropes, and when Arn comes back… SPINEBUSTER FROM CW!!!

NO!!! BEFORE HE CAN FINISH THE MOVE… JJ DILLON KICKS CW IN THE NUTS!!!

JJ Dillon saves the day, with Arn potentially close to being paralysed if that move landed. Getting back to his feet, now Blanchard brings CW up, and kicks him in the stomach. Tully looks ready to finish things off, when Dreamer steps in, telling Tully it would be his honour to hit the move. Blanchard is happy, SO DREAMER HITS THE SLINGSHOT SUPLEX ON CW ANDERSON!!!

It’s a moment full of respect and the fans absolutely love it. Suddenly though, Corino has managed to get back to his feet, so Tully hits him with a kick to the gut… SLINGSHOT SUPLEX TO CORINO!!!

NO!!! CORINO GETS OUT IN MID AIR…

AND THEN IMMEDIATELY HITS THE OLD SCHOOL BOMB ON TULLY!!!

After hitting the big move, Corino realises he’s still in trouble, sliding out of the ring to regroup with Cyrus. He doesn’t get long though as Dreamer goes out after him. Corino begins blatantly running away, getting major heat from the crowd, as Tommy chases around the ring after him… UNTIL CW CUTS OFF TOMMY WITH A HARD LARIAT OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

The Lariat lands partially across Dreamer’s face, and blood immediately starts trickling from Dreamer’s nose. CW stands over Tommy and begins stomping all over him, content to continue punishing him. Corino smiles and laughs, pointing at the downed Tommy before rolling back inside of the ring. Corino doesn’t realise though that Blanchard is back to his feet and he’s angry.

Tully gets a Double Legged Takedown and mounts Corino, just hammering away with fists of fury. After rolling off of Corino, he drags him up, and Tully Irish Whips Corino to the ropes. When Corino comes back… TULLY HITS A MODIFIED SLINGSHOT SUPLEX!!!

BLANCHARD GETS THE COVER ON CORINO…1…2…NO!!!

THE REFEREE STOPS COUNTING…

“WAIT A MINUTE”!!!

The referee is distracted by the shrill voice of Cyrus, who has got his hands on a mic amongst all the chaos.

“UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MATCH HAS BEEN MORE COMPETITIVE THAN EXPECTED… THE NETWORK HAS INFORMED ME THAT TELEVISION TIME HAS RUN OUT AND MATCH THE MATCH HAS TO END…SO, THEREFORE… AFTER CONSULTING AND TALKING WITH THE MATCHES JUDGES… IT WAS UNANIMOUS, THE WINNERS OF THE MATCH BY A RESULT OF JUDGE’S DECISION… CW ANDERSON AND STEVE CORINO!!!

Winners: CW Anderson and Steve Corino

The decision is nonsense, and the fans react accordingly. Knowing they’re getting away with one here, Corino and CW hightail it up the ramp. Meanwhile, JJ Dillon checks on a visibly hurt Dreamer, whilst Blanchard and Arn Anderson look furious at the tomfoolery inside the ring. Cyrus shows no fear though, whilst Corino and CW have scurried to the top of the ramp, Cyrus actually gets inside of the ring.

Cyrus: Arn, Tully, not only is television time up, but quite frankly, times on your careers is up. This isn’t new, it has been for quite some time.

Arn doesn’t really react, but Tully raises his eyebrows as if to say, “oh really”.

Cyrus: I’ll start with you, Arn. There’s a rocking chair at a beautiful nursing home down the street with your name on it.

Daggers of heat get thrown at Cyrus, as Tully puts a hand on Arn’s chest, preventing him from going at Cyrus.

Cyrus: Settle down, Double A. Rest that neck just in case you feel the need to cry heavily later on after Kevin Nash makes fun of you again.

Cyrus is reaching a bit there, but Anderson is fuming.

Cyrus: As for you, Tully, let me ask you a question. What happened the last time you were in Philadelphia? You know, back in 1989.

Whoa, Cyrus bringing up some personal things now, and Tully grabs Cyrus by the shirt. Despite the menacing look in Blanchard’s eyes, Cyrus doesn’t back down.

Cyrus: No need to get violent, Tully. Since tonight was only a one time appearance, I’ve got your back. I promise not to have you drug tested.

There it is, brutal from Cyrus. The fans implore Tully to lay Cyrus out, and he looks ready to do so…

BUT CW AND CORINO REENTER THE RING!!!

Before they can attack, Arn and Tully meet CW and Corino with punches, quickly disposing of them. Corino and CW jog back up to the top of the ramp, whilst Arn and Tully get midway up the ramp, scaring them away. JJ Dillon makes sure to stand right by his buddies.

After having not been hit, but falling down amongst the chaos, a visibly shaken Cyrus gets back up. He dusts himself off, taking a deep breath, regaining his composure, when suddenly Cyrus is spun around by Tommy Dreamer…

SPICOLLI DRIVER!!!

“ECDUB” chants reign supreme as CW and Corino look shattered with what has just happened to Cyrus. They are unable to intervene thanks to the wall set up by The Four Horsemen, and Cyrus isn’t going to be happy when he recovers.

For now though, Tully, Arn and JJ rejoin Dreamer in the ring, and Tommy’s an honorary Horsemen. The four men celebrate together as we fade away…

…

Into the obligatory PULP FICTION~! Promos which will end the show. The first one shows MONTY BROWN standing in front of the black sheet with the ECW logo printed on it.

Monty Brown: A little over a week away, at Living Dangerously, I’m going to be on that card no matter what. I’m issuing an open challenge to anybody in the world of wrestling to come face the POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNCE, period.

Having said his bit, Brown walks off the set, still looking like a potential star in the making…

…

Standing at one of the merchandise stands in the concession area of the ECW Arena is DON WEST. He’s accompanied by none other than SID. West throws some merch around, looking pretty excited.

Don West: I told you all I’d sell my merchandise. The DEALS OF THE CENTURY are coming. They’re coming thick and fast and they are courtesy of…

Sid: THE MASTER… And the ruler… OF THE WORLD!!!

Sid looks as menacing as ever, with a sadistic grin on the face of West in the background…

…

Next cut is to the trainer’s room, where a member of ‘Damage Control’ is sticking up THE BLUE MEANIE. Most likely, this is due to the hard Superkick delivered by Steven Richards earlier tonight. Once he notices the camera, Meanie ushers the doc out of the way, looking hard into the camera.

The Blue Meanie: Steven… at Living Dangerously…

A slight pause from the Meanie.

The Blue Meanie: SAY HELLLOOOO… TO THE FAT GUY!!!

Meanie is in good spirits, busting out his best Scott Hall impression, most likely just to piss his former friend, Steven Richards off…

…

In front of the ECW logo at the interview set, still bleeding from what might potentially be a broken nose is TOMMY DREAMER. Dreamer wipes his hand across his bloody face, smirking at the bright red elixir on his hand afterwards.

Tommy Dreamer: This blood, the blood that’s covered my face, it’s given me a revelation. The wrestling royalty blood that’s flowing through my veins right now, it has brought me an epiphany. Let’s just say it has given me a great idea for the pay per view… First Blood!

Mysterious from Tommy, not wanting to give away his idea yet, as he walks off, needing to go clean himself up…

…

Heading towards the exit of the arena is ROB VAN DAM, and for the first time in this BTB, he has his whistle blowing manager, BILL ALFONSO with him. Alfonso annoyingly blows the whistle as RVD talks to the camera.

Rob Van Dam: Tonight was just another night in the life of RVD. Tonight was no different than the other times, and it won’t be any different at Living Dangerously.

RVD shrugs, believing he’s stating facts.

Rob Van Dam: As always, tonight, I was everything I say I am. I was Mr. Friday Night. And Fonzie, at Living Dangerously dude, I’ll be Mr. P…P…V.

The whistle gets blown a few more times.

Rob Van Dam: But whether it be PPV or Hardcore TV, overall, I’ll always be Rob… Van…Dam… And I’m still the WHOLE FUCKING SHOW!

With that, RVD and Alfonso push through the doors of the arena, making their exit…

…

In a locker room, JASON AND LANCE STORM stand, monitoring JUSTIN CREDIBLE, who sits, slumped in a chair, still barely conscious. Seeing his friend like this clearly infuriates Storm.

Lance Storm: Sandman, I hope you’re proud of yourself. Heed my words carefully, I’m coming for revenge after the duelling Canes tonight.

Despite having no energy to stand, an exhausted Credible at least holds his head up so he can audibly speak.

Justin Credible: It’s all good, Lance. I didn’t lose so as far as I’m concerned, I did what I needed to. I’m going to Living Dangerously to face Corino, and I’m going to become ECW World Champion once again. Living Dangerously won’t just be a good match, and my crowning moment won’t just be a great night, everything will be JUST INCREDIBLE!!!

Credible then slumps back down, having seemingly used his last remainder of energy. Storm and Jason go back to checking on him as we cut away…

…

To THE SANDMAN who is wiping himself down with a towel, sweat dripping from his forehead. Sandman has a lit cigarette hanging from his lip, as he sighs.

The Sandman: You know what they say, life’s a bitch. The bitch can be funny and sometimes, things happen. Sometimes you go and get yourself caught up in a three way feud with two of ‘em.

Sandman takes a long, satisfying drag of his cigarette before we cut away…

…

The final scene of the night sees STEVE CORINO grasping the ECW Championship tightly. He clutches it to his chest, desperation in his eyes, as he looks at it, talking to the strap.

Steve Corino: I don’t care what anyone says.

He doesn’t even blink, just staring at the belt.

Steve Corino: Not Heyman, not Cyrus, not Sandman, not Credible, not even Dreamer, Blanchard or Anderson.

Corino’s eyes refuse to remove from the title.

Steve Corino: You are mine, my pretty.

‘The King Of Old School’ looks on the verge of a breakdown.

Steve Corino: Mine, mine, mine.

Finally, he seems to snap out of his trance, raising his eyes to look into the camera.

Steve Corino: I’ve done some thinking and I have come to a decision. Since Sandman and Credible went to a Double Count Out, neither of them earned the right to face me. There is NO other challenger at Living Dangerously, so this is what’s going to happen. At the pay per view, in front of the entire world, I will be crowned the World Heavyweight Champion of ECW.

And for the first time tonight, there’s a thought that makes Corino smile. That’s the last visual we get, with the show fading to black…

*END OF SHOW*

…

ECW Living Dangerously 2001
March 4th, 2001
Danbury, Connecticut
O’Neill Centre

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Steve Corino vs. ???

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. ???

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

Chris Candido Live Shoot Interview

Stojy · Nov 13, 2025

Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Hardcore TV
ECW Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 2nd, 2001

ECW Arena? Check. Rabid Fans? Check. “ECDUB” chants ringing through the ears creating the amazing atmosphere that can only be experienced in ECW? Check. As the cameras focus in on inside the ring, we see JOEY STYLES standing inside with a microphone in hand. Joey excitedly views the rabid fanbase, the cult following of sorts, before preparing to speak.

Joey Styles: Welcome to Extreme Championship Wrestling! The first thing you’ll notice is that I’m out here on my own tonight. Uh, conspicuous by his absence is my broadcast colleague, Joel Gertner.

Gertner is a fan favourite these days, so the lack of Gertner on the show received some heat. Joey just shrugs sheepishly.

Joey Styles: I feel the same way but it’s out of my control. With that being said, I want to introduce everyone to my guest tonight. He’s a man that I admire very much, he’s the owner of ECW… PAUL HEYMAN!!!

On demand, “Extreme” plays from the arena’s speakers and PAUL HEYMAN struts down the ramp with his trench coat and ECW baseball cap. The ovation is tremendous for the man that runs the ship, as Heyman steps inside the ring, and shares a friendly handshake with Styles. As opposed to Joey interviewing him, Heyman requests the mic and Styles is happy to oblige, taking a step back to simply listen.

Paul Heyman: Thanks for that, Joey. Now I came out here tonight because I wanted to address the masses about what’s been going on lately in ECW. I feel like I owe each and every one of you loyal fans an apology. From the bottom of my heart, since ECW returned, I’m sorry for being more focused on doing verbal sparring with Cyrus instead of taking care of what should be my main task. That task is to find a new ECW Champion.

The fans applaud Heyman’s modesty, accepting the apology, even if they didn’t necessarily ask for it. The mad scientist nods gratefully for the response.

Paul Heyman: So the ECW Championship is what I’m out here to focus on because it’s better late than never. Now as much as it pains me to admit it, I do have to admit that there are certain things Cyrus can have input on that I’m not necessarily able to change.

Boos from the fans, and the owners face shows he agrees.

Paul Heyman: For example, Cyrus made a certain stipulation for the next ECW Championship match and that stipulation stands. This Sunday, at Living Dangerously, it’s confirmed The Network’s Steve Corino will be in a legitimate wrestling match for the ECW Championship. As we all know that match was supposed to be against the winner of The Sandman and Justin Credible last week.

Murmurs from the fans, who wonder what will happen since the non-conclusive result of last week’s match.

Paul Heyman: Neither Justin Credible nor The Sandman, however, were able to win that match. The match never came to a close, so at this time, as far as Living Dangerously is concerned, there’s nobody else to go in the match officially.

Heat from the fans, who don’t want Corino to get his wish and just be gifted the title.

Paul Heyman: Well, let’s just say the more things change, the more they stay the same. I’ve changed things around the best I can. What that means is that at Living Dangerously, we will see a rematch from Guilty As Charged. It will be Justin Credible versus The Sandman versus Steve Corino in a Three Way Dance for the vacant ECW World Championship!

The fans pop for the announcement, until “Revolution” hits, and Heyman can’t help but rolls his eyes as CYRUS appears. Headset on, Cyrus ignores the vicious level of heat from the fans, stepping into the ring for a discussion with Heyman.

Cyrus: Whoa, whoa. I hate to interrupt, Paul, but once again, I regret to inform you the Network is not happy.

Cyrus says he’s not happy, but the smug look on his face says otherwise.

Cyrus: ECW only just came back, you need to be careful not to ruin that, Heyman. You better start to shape up before USA has you and this company shipped out.

Ungodly levels of heat are directed at Cyrus, as Heyman looks frustrated.

Cyrus: I hate to start on a negative, but I have my orders to. On the other hand, in what’s a definite positive, you’ve made a very smart decision in agreeing with me on the match stipulation at Living Dangerously. I don’t disagree with putting The Sandman and Justin Credible into a legitimate wrestling match against the ‘King Of Old School’, the next champion, Steve Corino.

Obviously referring to Corino as the next champ doesn’t go down well with the crowd.

Cyrus: What I’m trying to say is that no matter what, I think we’ve done the right thing. I know I’ll be proud to work for a company with a professional wrestler as our World Heavyweight Champion.

Heyman looks at his watch, indicating for Cyrus to hurry it up.

Cyrus: Hold your horses, I’m almost done. I’ll be out of your hair in a second, there’s just a few other items I need to announce. I have a few adjustments to make…

Cyrus holds up his index finger.

Cyrus: Adjustment number one, I announce that Danny Doring and Roadkill will defend the Tag Team Championships against The Unholy Alliance at Living Dangerously.

The announcement gets a big pop, everybody in shock that Cyrus booked a match the fans actually want to see.

Cyrus: I’m putting the business over my personal issues with that one. Even though I hate that snivelling little zipper head Tajiri for betraying the Network, I’ll book it. I’m willing to start giving the fans what they really want.

Cyrus smiles but nobody is really buying it, especially not Heyman and Styles.

Cyrus: My second announcement, this Sunday we will see a Tag Team Three Way Dance. After what happened last week, the thorn in a lot of teams sides lately, CM Punk and Colt Cabana, The Second City Saints… They will do battle against both the Latin American Xchange and the Phenomenal Angels at Living Dangerously.

The reaction is lesser for this announcement, but it still gets a good pop from the fans.

Cyrus: Last but certain not least, the only other announcement I have at this time is punishing someone due to their actions two weeks ago. After his abysmal behaviour, New Jack is barred from the building this evening and at Living Dangerously, he will face the consequences for his actions. New Jack will attend a public meeting with the Network to discuss his future with ECW.

The fans are ready to riot, and Heyman looks appalled by the decision to.

Paul Heyman: A question if I may, what did Jack do wrong? From what I saw, all he did was beat Steve Corino’s ass all across the arena until the rest of the Network got involved.

Big pop and Cyrus is irritated, pointing his finger menacingly at the owner of ECW.

Cyrus: Don’t push your luck. Mind your own business before I have to place a phone call to Jamie Kellner.

Heyman takes a step forward, anger showing as he gets in Cyrus’ face.

Paul Heyman: No, you don’t push it, pal. I don’t take well to threats and the last person that fucked with my company this bad was my co-founder. Yeah, I’m referring to Tod Gordon, and we all know what happened to him. I sent him back to his Jewish Jewellery Retail store faster than he could say Auschwitz.

Whoa, big words from Heyman there, as the fans love his passion, marking out. Cyrus is shaking his head, unimpressed.

Cyrus: Now look what you’ve gone and done. I’m going to have to fine you for anti-Semitic remarks. You should be ashamed of yourself for speaking such vulgar language in a city that has a large population of people devout to the Jewish faith. For crying out loud, that even includes yourself.

Boos for Cyrus, as Heyman isn’t looking very calm right now.

Paul Heyman: At this point, you might as well call me ADOLF!!!

Before Cyrus can react, HEYMAN DECKS HIM WITH A RIGHT HAND RIGHT TO THE JAW!!!

The crowd goes bonkers as Cyrus falls to the canvas, and then rolls out of the ring, holding his jaw. Cyrus isn’t looking very well kept now hair a mess and there’s a crack down the middle of his headset. Cyrus screams incoherently at Heyman, who straightens up his trench coat, revelling in the “ECDUB” chants from the faithful…

*OPENING CREDITS*

Match One
‘Bulldozer’ Brian Lee vs. Samoa Joe

For those of you who didn’t read last week’s show, this ones a grudge match of sorts. These two had an incident in the locker room last week, which resulted in newcomer Joe choking out Lee. Despite the incident that occurred last week, facing Joe in his first ever match in ECW, seems to have Lee feeling pretty confident. Being that he’s a veteran in ECW and the business, Lee expects stage fright from Joe, but on commentary, Joey Styles is weary that might be a mistake from Lee.

The beginning of the match resembles their confrontation in the locker room. Joe dominates Lee, sending him to the corner, where he begins going to town with stiff kicks to the lower body. As Lee starts to feel it in his lower body, Joe goes up high, reeling off some extremely stiff chops which immediately show bruising on Lee’s chest.

Lee shows he won’t just be steamrolled tonight though, turning the tables and getting some stiff shots of his own. As the match progresses, Joe gets a little daring, landing a Scoop Slam and then heading up to the top rope. Once Joe gets to the top, Lee gets to his feet, albeit dazed… SO JOE LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE, LOOKING FOR A CROSSBODY!!!

NO… LEE INCREDIBLE CATCHES JOE… ADJUSTS HIS POSITION…

AND LEE DRILLS JOE WITH A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!!!

LEE HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!!

JOE KICKS OUT!!!

Despite the kick out, Joe is feeling it after the big move, so he stays down. This allows time for Lee to exit the ring, slide a TABLE into the ring and then return. With Joe remaining down, Lee even has time to set up the table leaning against a corner of the ring. Looking to soften up the rookie further, Lee goes to work with some basic clobbering, before bringing Joe to his feet and wrapping a hand around his throat… PRIMETIME SLAM!!!

NO!!! BEFORE LEE CAN LIFT JOE UP TO SLAM HIM THROUGH THE TABLE, JOE EXPLODES WITH NUMEROUS KICK TO THE GUT!!!

The blows are enough for Lee to break his grip, allowing Joe to regain control. Samoa Joe lays into Lee with some right hands, before throwing him around with a variation of Suplexes, STARTING WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!

Joe holds on and then slides into the next one… DRAGONPLEX!!!

Firmly in control, Joe brings Lee back up and drags him towards the table. Joe gets in position TO DELIVER AN X PLEX THROUGH THE TABLE!!!

NO!!! LEE RAISES ONE OF HIS LEGS… NAILING THE LOW BLOW!!!

Joe crumbles to his knees, mouth wide open in a mixture of pain and shock. Yet again, Lee decides to hunt for some weaponry on the outside of the ring, this time finding a STEEL CHAIR. Lee raises the chair over his head, ready to hit Joe… WHEN JOE EXPLODES FORWARD WITH THE FACEWASH!!!

NO!!! LEE SIDESTEPS IT… AND AS JOE TURNS TO FACE LEE…

LEE CRACKS THE STEEL CHAIR OVER JOE’S SKULL!!!

The fans can’t help but chant “ECDUB’ after the brutal shot, as Lee discards the dented chair out of the ring. The veteran now stands over Joe, putting the boots to him, really wanting to make Joe pay for last week. Lee’s attention now turns back to the table, so he points at it and yells “BULLDOZER”. Lee slowly brings Joe back to his feet, and struggles… BUT GETS JOE IN POSITION FOR THE CANCELLATION!!!

INSTEAD OF DROPPING BACKWARDS THROUGH THE TABLE, JOE MANEUVERS HIMSELF TO DROP FORWARDS!!!

Lee’s in shock with Samoa Joe landing on his feet right in front of him. Joe hoists Lee high in the air before he can react, GETTING HIM UP FOR THE MUSCLE BUSTER!!!

Joe spins around, showing his incredible strength, before dropping backwards… MUSCLE BUSTER THROUGH THE CORNER TABLE CONNECTS!!!

“ECDUB” chants reign supreme again as Joe drags Lee out from the rubble, AND JOE MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Samoa Joe

The fans greet Samoa Joe’s first victory in ECW with a rather positive response. They don’t seem to mind the no nonsense newcomer. Joe barely allows the referee to raise his hand, not interested in celebrations, instead he stands over his victim. After a moment, Joe then rolls Lee over, and in shades of last week… JOE LOCKS IN THE COQUINA CLUTCH!!!

Lee can barely fight Joe’s grip at all after the match, whilst referee Jim Molineaux tries to intervene to no success. With chaos in the ring, we cut away…

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To the Eagle’s Nest where JOEY STYLES sits all on his lonesome this week.

Joey Styles: It’s me, alone again, and I figured well half the organisation tries to pry Samoa Joe off Brian Lee, I’d elaborate on my colleagues absence tonight. I received a message from Gertner earlier this afternoon informing me that he would not be at tonight’s show because he had some important business to take care of in Stanford, Connecticut.

Joey shakes his head, a worrisome look on his face.

Joey Styles: That’s the headquarters of the WWF, I hope this doesn’t mean what I think it means.

After a deep breath, Styles shuffles some paperwork and tries to energise the mood.

Joey Styles: We’ll deal with that in due course so let’s talk about Living Dangerously. It’s going to be a dream match at the pay per view when Curt Hennig and Eddie Guerrero make their ECW debut and return respectively in what should be an awesome match. Whilst both men won’t be at ECW in person until this Sunday, we did manage to capture some words from Eddie Guerrero during the week.

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The typical ECW interview set comes to life, with the homemade black banner in the background. Standing in front of it for a pretaped backstage promo is the ever devious looking EDDIE GUERRERO.

Eddie Guerrero: Extreme Championship Wrestling, I’m looking forward to this fresh start. You see, I was treated so badly in WCW. I only became friends with Bischoff after I threatened a class action discrimination lawsuit against him.

Eddie is fiery when discussing his issues in WCW. Instead of continuing on a rampage though, he takes a deep breath, regaining his composure.

Eddie Guerrero: ECW obviously has its own issues, having almost gone out of business, and all, but there’s one thing I have to credit ECW for. When I was here and after I was gone, it was never about race. ECW was never about size or looks or any of that shit, the only thing that mattered, it was about your skill. And when I was here, Eddie Guerrero was the best in the world.

A video package plays, showing highlights of Eddie’s final match in ECW in 1995 against Dean Malenko. After several clips, we focus back in on Eddie, still standing in front of the interview set.

Eddie Guerrero: Now onto my opponent for Living Dangerously, Curt Hennig. Let me make it clear, I don’t respect you, Curt because you have no clue what it’s like to pay dues.

Eddie’s tone is vicious, speaking with real conviction and truth.

Eddie Guerrero: Our paths to get here couldn’t have been anymore different. We’re both second generation superstars, but that’s where the similarities end. I haven’t gotten to where I’m at today because of my father.

Guerrero shakes his head, emphasising his words.

Eddie Guerrero: If I relied on my family name, what my brothers and fathers did in this business, I’d be a lot higher in this industry.

The look on Eddie’s face shows bitterness.

Eddie Guerrero: You on the other hand, Curt, are the opposite. You are where you’re at today because of three people. Larry ‘The Ax, Bret Hart, and Vince McMahon.

Whoa, some serious name dropping from Guerrero here.

Eddie Guerrero: Newsflash, it’s going to be different here in ECW. Your daddy isn’t here to help elevate your stature in ECW. Unlike the past, Bret isn’t here to carry your over the hill ass in a match that was overrated to begin with. On top of all that, there’s no Vince McMahon here to book you as the superstar that you’re not.

Eddie’s eyes tell the story; he means every single word.

Eddie Guerrero: I’ve been in this business a long time and you calling yourself Mr. Perfect was one of the biggest backstage jokes throughout the country.

The slightest hint of a smirk flickers, for just a moment.

Eddie Guerrero: You’re good, Curt, but perfect…

Eddie chuckles for a moment.

Eddie Guerrero: Mi hermano, usted no es perfecto. Usted no está en ninguna parte cerca perfecto. Usted no tiene ningunas capacidades dentro de usted que puede ser hasta considerado remotamente perfecto. En la Living Dangerously, usted verá la primera mano perfecta cuando la herencia Guerrero mastica algo que usted ha hecho y lo escupe perfectamente!

We get one last close up of a focused Eddie’s face. He’s seemingly ready for Hennig in two days’ time…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Match Two
Danny Doring and Roadkill and Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels and The Unholy Alliance

There’s an interesting dynamic in this one, with the only heels in the match being LAX. Still, the tag champs manage to team with them relatively okay for the most part, hell bent on getting their win back after losing to The Unholy Alliance last week. Considering the eight men involved, this one is quite the spot fest, even when they are abiding by standard tag wrestling rules. Tajiri cerebrally focuses in on Doring quite a bit, inflicting as much punishment as possible, INCLUDING LOCKING IN THE TARANTULA ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS!!!

On commentary, Styles talks about how Tajiri is loved but isn’t for the feint hearted. Doring is clearly struggling a little after their match last week, and Tajiri has made it his goal to do more damage before their title match in two days’ time. All eight men do eventually get into the ring at once, as we get the standard big multi match all hell breaks loose segment.

We end up in a position where Doring, Roadkill, the Phenomenal Angels and Mikey Whipwreck are fighting on the outside of the ring. With Tajiri down on the inside, Hernandez hoists his own partner Homicide into the air… BORDER TOSS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE TAKES OUT EVERYBODY!!!

BUT IT’S A SLIGHT OVERTHROWN FROM HERNANDEZ SO HOMICIDE HITS THE CROWD BARRICADE ON THE WAY DOWN!!!

It’s a gruesome landing for sure, as the fans break out into an immediate “YOU FUCKED UP” chant. The big man doesn’t have time to react though, as he’s not alone in the ring. Tajiri spins him around and unleashes a blitz of kicks to the legs and body, dropping Hernandez to his knees. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ lines Hernandez up… BUZZSAW KICK CONNECTS!!!

In something we haven’t really seen before, instead of being down after the big kick from Tajiri, Hernandez works back to his feet. He’s dazed and confused but he’s up, stumbling towards Tajiri… RIGHT INTO THE GREEN MIST!!!

Hernandez is blind now, doing a 180… TURNING INTO A PELE KICK FROM AJ STYLES!!!

Again, Hernandez remains on his feet, staggering towards A WHIPPERSNAPPER FROM MIKEY!!!

Finally, after so much punishment, Hernandez is down and out, so Christopher Daniels seizes the moment… BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!!

It’s the first time the move has been hit in ECW, and it garners another “ECDUB” chant from the excited fans. The Unholy Alliance and AJ now head to the outside to keep Doring, Roadkill and Homicide at bay… ALLOWING DANIELS TO REMAIN ON TOP OF HERNANDEZ FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!

Winners: Phenomenal Angels and The Unholy Alliance

There are no hard feelings attached to this one, it’s all just competition, meaning once the bell rings the action on the outside halts. Instead, AJ, and The Unholy Alliance get back into the ring, sharing handshakes and celebrating their victory, much to the delight of the crowd…

…

Backstage, in front of the ECW logo stuck to that homemade black curtain, THE NETWORK stands. CYRUS looks livid as he presses an icy hot against his jaw. The remainder of the team, CW ANDERSON, JERRY LYNN, STEVE CORINO and STEVEN RICHARDS all looks concerned, sensing the foul mood of their leader.

Cyrus: Every week I’m getting put through the ringer and where are any of you? I’m putting each and every one of you on notice. You must turn this around, tonight has already started off as a travesty.

The rest of the crew listen intently as Cyrus continues to be steaming mad.

Cyrus: You, CW, Dreamer’s career better be done at the pay per view. If not, I’ll make sure you’re sent to the WWF and jobbing on Shotgun Saturday Night against Essa Rios.

CW gives a subtle nod, showing he’s receiving the message.

Cyrus: You looked like a world beater when you wanted to join us, and since th-…

Cyrus is shocked as Richards puts a hand on his shoulder, stopping him. The leader of The Network looks at Richards, who gives him a reassuring smile.

Steven Richards: Cyrus, we all understand your concern, but this isn’t what we need right now. Negativity is an obvious negative aspect of running a company, especially one like ECW, but it’s an aspect that will usually run said company into the ground.

Again, the calming hand of Richards is on the shoulder of Cyrus.

Steven Richards: We’ve got this, you go relax. Rest up, take care of your jaw, get ready for Living Dangerously and I’ll motivate the boys.

There’s an aspect of uncertainty across Cyrus’ face, but with Richards looking so convincing, Cyrus eventually listens. He shoots them all daggers one last time before storming off. Once Cyrus is gone, Richards signals for The Network to huddle closer together, which they do.

Steven Richards: CW, Jerry, you both know what’s needed tonight right?

They both nod in agreement.

Steven Richards: Go do it then.

Anderson and Lynn both leave, and Corino looks to do the same, but Richards grabs his arm, stopping him.

Steven Richards: Whoa, Steve, before you go. There’s a certain Italian American Organisation within the ECW locker room that might be helpful to your current situation. I would recommend looking into that because as long as what needs to be done gets done and doesn’t happen on the USA Network, it’ll all be above board. There’ll be no need for censorship or fines.

Corino shoots Richards a grin, who gives him one right back. The two look as sneaky as ever as we cut away…

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To the ECW locker room, where THE SECOND CITY SAINTS sit on a bench. Both CM PUNK and COLT CABANA sip on a can of Pepsi each, looking in pretty good spirits.

CM Punk: Did you see that match? If that’s the best Phenomenal Angels and LAX can do, Living Dangerously is going to be a cakewalk… Well we’re sitting here to, surely my tattoo and us drinking this right now means we’ll be getting some product placement checks in the mail soon enough. God knows, the ECW salary barely keeps the lights on.

The two snicker at Punk’s snide remarks, feeling pretty good about themselves. They both perk up somewhat though, looking more innocent and eyebrows raised in excitement, when the sultry FRANCINE approaches them. Mouths wide open, they stare, waiting for her to say something.

Francine: Hey boys. I’ve been watching you the past few weeks and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen.

They both smile sheepishly, as she bends over ever so slightly, showing even more of her cleavage if that’s possible.

Francine: I wanted to talk to you both because I was wondering if you’ll do a favour for little old me.

She pouts her lips, doing her best to convince them.

Colt Cabana: Uh, what’s the favour?

‘The Queen of Extreme’ thinks, for just a second, before responding.

Francine: Okay, look. It’s not really a favour for me per se, but you’d be helping me out by doing a favour for a friend of mine.

The Saints look confused, so Francine keeps talking.

Francine: I can’t say who or why right now, but I can tell you my friend will be extremely grateful. On top of that, I’ll be even more grateful.

Ever the seductress, Francine bends down, basically pushing her tits in each of their faces, as she gives them both a kiss on the cheek. That seems convincing enough for the youngsters.

CM Punk: Okay, you’ve got a deal.

The last image we get is a huge smile from Francine, before cutting away…

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Back to the Eagle’s Nest, where JOEY STYLES sits, still on his lonesome and a befuddled look on his face.

Joey Styles: I’m not sure exactly what Francine is up to with this offer for The Second City Saints to help her with a favour, but knowing Francine, it can’t be good.

Joey lets those words marinate for a moment before changing the topic.

Joey Styles: Now we’re only two nights away from Living Dangerously and what a show that’s turning out to be, but before we get there, we’ve still got to get through tonight’s show. We have a big time main event scheduled for tonight as well, with The Impact Players teaming up to face The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer.

From there, highlights are shown of last week’s ECW Hardcore TV with Tommy Dreamer bringing in The Four Horsemen to have his back. It then broadly highlights more of the feud between Dreamer and CW Anderson.

Joey Styles: To say there’s bad blood between Dreamer and Anderson would be an understatement, so it’s fitting that the winner at Living Dangerously will be the first man to spill the other man’s blood. It’s going to be extreme; call your local pay per view provider and purchase this must see event if you haven’t already… We’ll be back after a quick break, folks.

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, we see STEVE CORINO traversing through the hallways of the arena, looking a little uncertain. Suddenly, Corino finds the room he was looking for, entering the ‘office’ of THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS. JOHNNY STAMBOLI, SAL E. GRAZIANO and TONY MAMALUKE all stand around and watch Corino, as he approaches a wooden oak desk, which LITTLE GUIDO sits behind.

Steve Corino: Uh, Guido, hey. I’ve come to request a favour…

Guido surveys Corino from behind the desk, looking every bit like a don.

Little Guido: Steve Corino, my boy. What’s the request?

Corino shuffles his feet for a moment, thinking about how to phrase his request.

Steve Corino: Big night this Sunday, Living Dangerously and all. I was hoping that before or at the pay per view, you could help me out. I was hoping The FBI could do what you do best and make sure come main event time, there’s no one left but me.

Guido takes his time, mulling over the request. He shares a look with Big Sal and Mamaluke, before focusing back in on Corino.

Little Guido: Okay, expect it to be done. But nothing comes for free, let it be known that a favour will be asked back to you and the Network someday.

Corino nods gratefully, before Guido diverts his gaze to the door. Corino takes that as his queue and leaves, as Guido looks over to Johnny ‘The Bull’, stepping out of the shadows.

Little Guido: Johnny, if you get this done, you won’t be a prospect no more. You’ll be a made guy in no time.

Stamboli looks excited by the opportunity, smirking and rubbing his hands together as Guido watches on…

…

We’re back at the Eagles Nest now, where JOEY STYLES looks absolutely outraged.

Joey Styles: I can’t believe the cowardice of Steve Corino. It’s disgusting that he would go that far to secure himself an ECW Championship victory when the match style was made specifically for him.

He shakes his head, still in disbelief.

Joey Styles: At Living Dangerously, it’s scheduled to be Steve Corino versus Justin Credible versus The Sandman in a Three Way Dance for the vacant ECW Championship. Let’s hope Corino doesn’t have his way and we still get this match… We’ll have more on this later, but it’s time to head back to ringside…

Match Three
Balls Mahoney vs. Monty Brown

Knowing the battle he’s in for tonight, Balls doesn’t come to the ring empty handed, instead bringing his specialised STEEL CHAIR with him. Not necessarily overly familiar with the hardcore style of wrestling, Monty refused to engage and managed to coerce Balls into putting the chair down. Brown is too strong once they lock up, overpowering Mahoney. However, Balls shocks the world, showing some of his rarely talked about collegiate wrestling experience, shocking Monty and the fans for that matter.

Getting frustrated, Brown starts throwing some cheap shots and showing more aggression to get back on top. Having dropped Mahoney, Brown also heads to the corner and undoes the turnbuckle pad. After taking care of the turnbuckle, Monty turns back, expecting Balls to still be down, but he’s on his feet and armed with the steel chair. Feeling vulnerable, Monty exits the ring immediately to regroup, refusing to charge into the chair swinging freak.

Eventually, Brown gets back into the ring, and whilst he’s able to void the chair shots, he’s so worried about it, but that Mahoney managers to sucker him in… FOR THE NUTCRACKER SUITE!!!

Instead of going for the pin, now Balls picks up the steel chair, waiting for Monty to work to his feet… CRACK!!! STEEL CHAIR ACROSS THE SKULL!!!

Brown drops to the canvas, as Mahoney raises the chair above his head, getting an “ECDUB” chant from the fans. Mahoney takes it in before turning to do further damage to Brown, but somehow he’s back on his feet… AND BROWN RUNS THROUGH MAHONEY WITH A POOOOOUUUUUUUUUNCE INTO THE CHAIR… CAUSING THE CHAIR TO SMASH BACK INTO BALLS!!!

Balls goes flying on impact, losing the chair and landing with a splat. Furious at his most difficult challenge in ECW as of yet, BROWN ROUGHLY HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Monty Brown

Similarly to previous weeks, there’s a lack of celebration from the ‘Alpha Male’. He barely gets his hand raised, before leaving the ring to a mixed reaction, leaning towards the negative side, having made another strong impression on the ECW fans…

…

Of course, we head to the Eagles Nest yet again for JOEY STYLES.

Joey Styles: Another impressive powerhouse performance from Monty Brown, and on that note, we’ve got another powerhouse making his way to the ECW Arena soon.

The segue leads to another video package promoting SCOTT NORTON. Somehow, this shows some of his most devastating highlights from his time in WCW.

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The next scene shows THE BLUE MEANIE sitting in a locker room, a lonely figure. Meanie looks slightly downtrodden, the screen is hued in black and white, and faintly in the background, the BWO music can be heard.

The Blue Meanie: I never in my wildest dreams thought it would come to this. I have quite the past with Richards, we go way back, dating back to the early 90’s when we broke in together.

Almost a glimpse of a wry smile as TBM relives some fond memories.

The Blue Meanie: I have to admit initially I was jealous of Stevie’s luck to go to WCW and the WWF. Despite his success, I thought Stevie would be the last one to let it get to his head.

TBM shakes his head, clearly he was wrong.

The Blue Meanie: Clearly I was wrong, and now Stevie must pay the price for his behaviour. I promise that for one night only at Living Dangerously, you’ll see a different side of me. The stupid gimmicks, all of the impersonations, all the fun and gamed and the Blue World Order are going to be put to rest as I take out ten years of anger on my censored friend.

Meanie continues to look down at the ground, much more serious than we’ve ever seen him before…

Match Four
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. The Harris Twins

Despite the clear size, strength and experience gaps between the two teams, York and Matthews show no fear going against the newest, meanest team in ECW. Even with the youngsters best endeavours, The Harris Twins are extremely impressive in their return to ECW. They dominate with their power advantage from the get-go, making mincemeat out of the teen heart throbs. It’s a complete squash to put over just what these two can do. In the end, Ron and Don grab a hold of Matthews… AND DRILL HIM WITH A DOUBLE CHOKESLAM!!!

With Matthews taken care of, the brothers now focus on York… HITTING HIM WITH THE H BOMB!!!

RON COVERS YORK…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Harris Twins

The Harris Twins get heat after the match, but it doesn’t last long. They go to celebrate their handiwork, but instead of their music playing, “Natural Born Killaz’ plays. The fans go insane as The Harris Twins look confused inside of the ring. It doesn’t take long for ECW’s favourite gangster, NEW JACK to step out onto the stage.

New Jack: I’ve been watching you two run your mouths the last few weeks and I couldn’t help but come out here. You are nothing but a bunch of in bred racist redneck cracker pieces of shit. Hell, the last time you were in ECW, I remember, you were managed by some punk ass called Uncle Zebediah.

The fans remember to, but The Harris Twins don’t really react.

New Jack: Well let me tell you something. I ain’t no Uncle Zeb and I ain’t no Uncle Tom. I want to politely ask you two to shut what we call the fuck up and get what we call the fuck out.

Big pop from the fans but The Harris Twins shake their heads in defiance, refusing to leave the ring. New Jack seems to enjoy the answer, disappearing behind the curtain, before beginning to wheel his trolley cart full of weapons to ringside.

It looks like shit is about to pop off between Jack and The Harris Twins…

???: WAIT A MINUTE!!!

Major heat as CYRUS appears at the top of the ramp, stopping the violence from starting to this point.

Cyrus: This has to stop; The Network is not happy. They aren’t happy, especially with you Jack, as you already know. You were banned from the arena after your previous actions.

Boos are directed at Cyrus, whilst New Jack can’t believe the audacity of him.

New Jack: Yo, Cyrus, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m not like these other guys in ECW. I’m a smurf, hell I’m a scary one at that and I don’t take shit. I go where the fuck I want to go.

The response from Jack wins over the fans, but Cyrus doesn’t appreciate it.

Cyrus: Enough, please. Watch your potty mouth. We cannot afford that many bleeps on the new network.

BOOOOOOO, as Jack rolls his eyes.

Cyrus: I’m sure you’re a businessman, let’s make a deal.

No response from Jack so Cyrus presses forward.

Cyrus: As I mentioned earlier tonight, originally, this Sunday wasn’t going to be good for you. You were to be scolded at Living Dangerously by USA Networks and NBC Universal. However, after further consideration, that doesn’t have to happen. As long as tonight remains under control, I promise to feed up an old foe of yours in a peace offering.

Cyrus smiles, whilst Jack looks to be considering it. The fans don’t seem to be excited.

New Jack: Consider this your lucky day because I’m curious. As long as it ain’t Mustafa, I’m in. We got a deal.

Cyrus meets Jack at ringside and the two shake hands. As Cyrus looks to break away and enter the ring, Jack doesn’t relinquish his hand.

New Jack: I’ll keep it on lock for TV, but watch your back when you go outside tonight and keep a look out for my beaty yellow eyes.

With that one last threat, Jack lets go of Cyrus’ hand and takes his cart full of weapons to the back. Meanwhile, in an interesting development, Cyrus still enters the ring and talks feverishly with The Harris Twins off mic, before the show cuts to a break…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

Returning from the break, we’re back at the Eagle’s Nest, where JOEY STYLES is finally joined by his colleague, JOEL GERTNER. Gertner gets in position, putting on his headset, trying to act causal, but Styles immediately gives him the stank eye.

Joey Styles: Oh it’s nice of you to finally show up to work, Joel. Why were you in Stamford, Connecticut?

Gertner smirks earnestly.

Joel Gertner: I can’t say much now, but I’m working on something big. I promise all will be answered in a few weeks’ time. But enough about that, lets talk about something we haven’t spoken about, but we should be. How come a bigger deal hasn’t been made of Sid coming back to ECW? This guy is doing crazy things, especially after such a nasty injury two months ago in WCW.

Styles allows the change of topic, nodding along with Gertner’s words.

Joey Styles: I’ve been looking into this, and Sid underwent some sort of one of a kind surgery. The details are murky there but what I can confirm is he isn’t quite ready to wrestle yet. If I know Sid, when he does wrestle, it’s going to be dangerous for any other man in that locker room. He’ll put all of the ECW wrestlers on notice.

After taking a beat, Gertner looks at Styles.

Joel Gertner: I have another question about Sid. Did Sid run into Arn Anderson last week when he was here?

Joey shakes his head.

Joey Styles: Ah, no. Why?

Joel Gertner: I was just checking because I found these.

Gertner marks out for his own joke as he holds up a pair of scissors. Styles isn’t even sure how to react as Gertner guffaws away, and then we cut to a new scene…

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A makeshift table is set up somewhere backstage with both CYRUS and PAUL HEYMAN standing in the middle of the table. On one end of the table sits JERRY LYNN, and on the other sits ROB VAN DAM, of course with BILL ALFONSO right behind him. There is also a stack of papers sitting in the middle of the table.

Cyrus: Thank you gentlemen for joining us for the official contract signing for your match against each other at Living Dangerously.

Cyrus does his best to act professional, nodding at both men. Neither reacts.

Paul Heyman: Normally a contract signing would just get done behind the scenes and off camera, but not for this match. The reason it’s necessary for such a public contract signing is because this isn’t just for a vacant title. It’s because this contract will ensure that as long as both of you are in ECW, regardless of circumstance, you will never wrestle each other again. Therefore this will be one of the last times you are seen on ECW Television together, because Living Dangerously will stop any more damage and violence inflicted into one by the other.

Not wasting anytime, Lynn drags the contract over to his side, and has no words, simply signing it. Brimming with intensity, Lynn shoves the contract over to RVD’s side of the table. Van Dam is most likely high as a kite, so he gets Alfonso to take a quick look over the fine print. Fonzie shoots the thumbs up, so RVD signs the contract as well.

Rob Van Dam: It’s going to be the same ol-…

RVD and Fonzie both get attacked from behind by CW ANDERSON, STEVE CORINO and STEVEN RICHARDS!!!

They hammer away at them as Heyman scurries out of the way. Meanwhile, Cyrus watches on, laughing and applauding the entire time. After they soften RVD up to the point where he’s not trying to get back to his feet, the onslaught ends, and Lynn stands over RVD.

Jerry Lynn: Rest up, Rob, because at Living Dangerously, you’re done. I will officially become the (Lynn does the shoulder point like RVD would) Whole… FUCKING… Show.

With a job well done, The Network celebrate their handiwork, before we go back to ringside…

Match Five
Chris Candido vs. Chris Hero

Just two days out from his live shoot interview at Living Dangerously, we witness the in ring return of Candido. On commentary, Styles and Gertner promote the segment scheduled for the pay per view, mentioning that Candido has promised to reveal more dirt than imaginable about not only his runs in WWF and WCW, but more then that. He’ll also dish the dirt on his previous run here in ECW. Meanwhile, this is Hero’s first appearance in ECW as well, and it’s safe to say, he’s super impressive.

Together, the two put on an awesome, show stealing match. There’s plenty of enjoyable back and forth chain wrestling, which escalates as the match goes on. Eventually Candido feels like he’s done enough to pick up the victory, so he ascends to the top rope… DIVING HEADBUTT!!!

NO!!! HERO MANAGES TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY!!!

On instinct, Candido bounces right back to his feet, although he’s holding his face. This allows Hero to kick him in the gut… AND NAIL THE HERO DDT!!!

HERO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!!

CANDIDO GETS A SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST SECOND!!!

Knowing he’s closing in on a huge victory, Hero stays on task, dragging Candido right back to his feet, applying a Reverse Front Facelock… HERO’S WELCOME!!!

NO!!!

CANDIDO SPINS HIMSELF FREE AND THEN RUNS THROUGH HERO WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!

Candido stomps all over Hero, showing some aggression in attempting to soften him up. Candido then slowly starts dragging Hero to the corner, where he sits him on the middle turnbuckle, facing outside the ring. The man formerly known as Skip then steps out onto the apron and climbs up to the top rope… With the crowd buzzing, Candido stands over Hero… PREPARING TO HOIST HIM IN THE AIR FOR SUPERBOMB!!!

NO!!! CANDIDO GETS SHOVED OFF THE TOP ROPE…

BY THE SECOND CITY SAINTS!!!

It’s an awful landing for Candido, who lands basically head and neck first onto the crowd barricade. There’s no “ECDUB” chant for the spot thought, instead the ECW fans are simply furious. CM PUNK and COLT CABANA aren’t finished either, as they get off the apron and continue to decimate Candido on the floor. Punk picks up a STEEL CHAIR, and Cabana is forced to pull Candido up… PUNK CRACKS THE STEEL CHAIR ACROSS CANDIDO’S CRANIUM!!!

Cabana doesn’t let Candido fall, holding him in place… CABANA THROWS HIM INTO THE RING STEPS!!!

Watching on from inside the ring, Hero looks baffled by what’s happening, but he just kind of shrugs it off. He has no interesting in getting involved in this. As our cameras zoom in on Candido’s face, it shows that he’s now busted wide open. Even the blood flowing doesn’t stop The Saints, as now it’s Punk’s turn to drag and hold Candido on his feet. Candido is defenceless… AS CABANA EXPLODES WITH MULTIPLE BIONIC ELBOWS!!!

Cabana only relents when Punk releases Candido, who of course then falls straight to the floor. The fans boo loudly as Punk and Cabana are finally done, making their way to the back, with commentary wondering whether this has anything to do with the favour Francine requested. That’s a question for another day though as ‘Damage Control’ run down to check on Candido. To add insult to injury, Hero claims that Candido can’t continue, and he forces the referee to raise his hand, officially ending the contest.

Winner: Chris Hero

If you were wondering whether Hero is a face or heel, that question has now been answered. He gets booed out of the building for taking the win in this manner, but he doesn’t care, all smiles as he celebrates his first extreme victory…

…

Back to the Eagle’s Nest where JOEY STYLES looks appalled with what he’s just seen, whilst JOEL GERTNER, honestly, just looks distracted.

Joey Styles: That was disgusting behaviour by The Second City Saints. I was starting to grow respect for them and their lifestyle but now they’ve become male rats for the jezzabelle head cheerleader Francine.

The fuming Joey takes a moment, needing to catch his breath. He’s that worked up.

Joey Styles: The only explanation for this is that Candido must have had dirt on Francine for Francine to want that done.

Styles looks over at Gertner, expecting him to add something, but Gertner isn’t even listening. His headset has been removed and he’s talking to somebody on his cell phone. Styles looks at Gertner incredulously, but Gertner is oblivious. Despite looking offended, Joey doesn’t say anything, listening in to the call.

Joel Gertner: Alright Vince… Thanks a lot… I’ll see you soon… Bye my friend…

Gertner quickly ends the call and puts his headset on, Joey giving him an accusatory stare the entire time.

Joey Styles: Joel, who was that?

Gertner responds very quickly, almost too quickly.

Joel Gertner: An old friend of mine, Vincent from WCW.

Styles scoffs.

Joey Styles: That’s bullshit!

There’s an awkward silence between the two, with Joey unnerved, but Gertner refusing to delve further into the topic…

…

In a random area in the back, FRANCINE approaches THE SECOND CITY SAINTS, and she looks very impressed with what they just did.

Francine: Wow. Thank you both on a job well done. I couldn’t have pictured it any better than that, but I thank you both for shutting up Candido and hopefully preventing him from appearing at the pay per view.

Both Punk and Cabana stand up straight, feeling good about themselves.

CM Punk: Don’t worry about a thing. If he shows up at Living Dangerously, we’ll finish what we started.

Francine loves that, getting an intriguing look in her eye, as she looks both the youngsters up and down.

Francine: Now that business is out of the way, do you boys want to go out to a bar and party?

The Saints are straight edge; they don’t look interested in the slightest at going out to party.

Francine: I won’t tell anyone. Around me, you can drop the gimmick any time.

Both Punk and Cabana look unimpressed now, with Francine being slightly taken aback.

CM Punk: It’s not a gimmick. I was serious when I stated that our only addiction is competition and wrestling.

Punk then rubs his chin as if he’s contemplating, locking eyes with Colt for just a moment, and they share a smirk.

CM Punk: Come to think of it, well, there is one more thing.

Francine looks curious.

Francine: Oh yeah, what’s that?

Without another word, now Punk and Cabana look Francine up and down. They then take her by a hand each, which she willingly accepts, and the trio open a door, stepping into to the nearest dark room. That’s where the scene ends, with the door slammed shut, the ECW cameras remaining on the outside…

*COMMERCIAL BREAK*

The final break of the night is over, and we’re up at the Eagle’s Nest one last time with JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER.

Joey Styles: Earlier tonight we got some thoughts from Eddie Guerrero on his match with Curt Hennig at Living Dangerously. Curt Hennig was offered his own time to say a few words to Eddie Guerrero in a taped segment. It was only fair, much like Eddie said stuff about Hennig, however, Hennig turned down the offer. Rather than travel early, Hennig requested to stay at home in Minnesota a few days longer in preparation.

Both commentators look pretty understanding.

Joel Gertner: If anything, that decision just gets me excited, Joey. It shows that he’s taking his debut in ECW very seriously, and considering his list of accomplishments in both the WWF and WCW, it can only mean good things.

Styles nods in agreement.

Joey Styles: Yet another big time match on a stacked card for Living Dangerously this Sunday night, but before we get there, let’s head to ringside for tonight’s main event. It’s The Impact Players versus The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer.

To ringside we go…

Match Six
The Impact Players vs. The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer

The Impact Players aren’t quite The Network; they don’t mind getting extremely when it suits them. In this situation, against two ECW originals, they try and keep the match as tame as possible. Unfortunately it doesn’t work out for them, and Sandman and Dreamer are able to turn the match into a brutal slugfest. Sandman and Credible pair off, not lasting very long inside the ring, and instead Sandman takes Credible on a tour of virtually the entire arena. Sandman absolutely dominates Credible, with Credible offering little to no resistance.

Meanwhile, even though they remained at ringside, Dreamer and Storm were getting hardcore as well. Tommy gets the advantage and then places a TRASH CAN over the head and body of Storm, who is on his knees. Storm has his upper body stuck in the can, as Tommy grabs a Singapore Cane… AND DREAMER REPEATEDLY SMASHES THE SINGAPORE CANE INTO THE TRASH CAN!!!

The cracks of Cane hitting bin echo throughout the arena, causing an “ECDUB” chant to start up. As Tommy looks around the arena, playing to the fans, Storm somehow works his way to his feet. The trash can is still over Storm’s head as he begins running around ringside and away from Dreamer. Tommy chases after him, but as they are running, Storm manages to get rid of the trash can, allowing him to sidestep Tommy… AND THEN STORM DRILLS TOMMY WITH A SUPERKICK!!!

The attention now shifts back to the brawl in the crowd, WHERE SANDMAN HAS A CABLE WRAPPED AROUND THE THROAT OF CREDIBLE… CHOKING HIM!!!

Tongue almost rolling out of his mouth, Credible is desperate as he reached and just manages to get his hands on a STEEL CHAIR… CREDIBLE SWINGS THE CHAIR BACKWARDS OVER HIS HEAD… SMASHING INTO THE CRANIUM OF THE SANDMAN!!!

CREDIBLE REPEATEDLY HITS THE CHAIR SHOTS… STAGGERING SANDMAN…

WHO USES THE ADRENALINE TO CONTINUE CHOKING CREDIBLE…

UNTIL THE SANDMAN GETS ATTACKED FROM BEHIND…

BY THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS!!!

Much to the dismay of the fans, The FBI hammer all over Sandman, keeping him occupied in the crowd. This allows Credible some space, and he simply begins crawling through the crowd, away from Sandman and back towards ringside. The Sandman refuses not to fight back though, swinging wild left hands to break free, before getting his hands on the steel chair… SANDMAN CRACKS THE CHAIR OVER LITTLE GUIDO’S SKULL!!!

AND TONY MAMALUKE GETS THE SAME TREATMENT!!!

Suddenly, JOHNNY STAMBOLI CHARGES AT SANDMAN… RIGHT INTO A CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL!!!

BUT STAMBOLI IS DESPERATE TO IMPRESS THE FBI… SO HE FUCKING NO SELLS THE CHAIR!!!

Hitting a quick flex, Stamboli then nails the shocked Sandman with a right hand, and manages to force him to discard the chair. With the advantage, Stamboli continues to pummel Sandman, as they both trek their way back towards ringside. Once Stamboli hurls Sandman over the barricade and back to ringside, ‘The Bull’ doesn’t realise that Sandman has managed to pick up a Singapore Cane. As Stamboli climbs over the barricade… THE SANDMAN EXPLODES WITH REPEATED CANE SHOTS TO THE BODY OF STAMBOLI!!!

Johnny can do nothing but run away in pain, and as Guido and Mamaluke try to get involved, Sandman swings at them to. The FBI all decide to fight another day and hightail it up the ramp, their attempts to take out The Sandman unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Credible has crawled to the other side of ringside, attempting to get to the ring when he comes face to face with the one member of The FBI who didn’t go after Sandman, SAL E. GRAZIANO!!!

Fear comes over the face of Credible, as he pleads for Big Sal not to hurt him. Big Sal just sort of shrugs, telling Credible, “IT AIN’T PERSONAL BUT I GOTTA’ TAKE YOU OUT”, but as Sal talks… CREDIBLE KICKS BIG SAL RIGHT IN THE GROIN!!!

As Sal bends over, struggling to breathe, Credible gets a steel chair… AND TEES OFF WITH CHAIR SHOTS ACROSS THE BACK… UNTIL BIG SAL CRUMBLES TO THE FLOOR!!!

Back inside the ring, Dreamer has regained the advantage… DRILLING STORM WITH A SPICOLLI DRIVER ON THE DAMAGED TRASH CAN FROM EARLIER!!!

Enjoying the “ECDUB” chants from the fans, a pumped up Dreamer gets back to his feet… ONLY TO BE MET WITH A SUPERKICK FROM CREDIBLE!!!

CREDIBLE LEAPS ON TOMMY FOR THE COVER…1…2

SANDMAN ROLLS INSIDE THE RING…

BUT HE’S NOT QUICK ENOUGH…

3!!!

Winners: The Impact Players

The bell rings and there’s a slight groan from the fans for the result, but the action doesn’t really stop. Now in the ring and pissed off, SANDMAN BEGINS GOING NUTS ON CREDIBLE WITH A SINGAPORE CANE!!!

With Storm and Dreamer both down, Credible flees from the ring, but Sandman chases him, and the two men end up brawling around ringside again.

As this is happening, the ever resilient Dreamer works to his feet inside the ring… ONLY TO BE NEARLY DECAPITATED WITH A STIFF ARM LARIAT!!!

FROM CW ANDERSON!!!

With Dreamer down, Anderson mounts him and just explodes with vicious left hands. It isn’t long before bits of bruising start showing up on Tommy’s face, and a nasty cut has been opened up, blood leaking from Dreamer’s forehead.

In a rage, CW drags Dreamer to his feet, keeping a grip on Tommy’s t-shirt for him to be able to stand. Anderson gets right in Dreamer’s face, before smudging Tommy’s blood with his hand, and CW wipes Dreamer’s blood all over his own chest.

Joey Styles: Going into a First Blood match at Living Dangerously, it’s safe to say by creating that gash, Anderson has tilted the playing field with an awesome upper hand.

Joel Gertner: THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!

Joey Styles: You’re right, Joel, indeed it is.

Joel Gertner: No, no. Look on the floor near the ramp…

Credible has managed to gain the upper hand in his fight with The Sandman… AND HE HITS THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR!!!

Referees run down to stop Credible from being able to do any more damage, whilst Dreamer gets checked on inside the ring as well.

The final image we get though is at the top of the ramp, where CW Anderson stands. He just stands there, staring at his hands, which are covered in Dreamer’s blood, much like CW’s face, and then we cut away from this eerie visual…

…

To this week’s edition of PULP FICTION~! Promos to finish the show. The first one shows NEW JACK standing outside somewhere, in front of a chain link fence, and some graffiti covered walls.

New Jack: Before Living Dangerously, Cyrus, one last time, I just want to remind you that I ain’t the Nope to be fucked with.

Plenty of censor sounds at that statement, as no matter happens, New Jack is ready for the PPV…

…

STEVEN RICHARDS sits alone inside a locker room, usual black tie and short sleeved white shirt on. He looks as unemotional and stoic as ever.

Steven Richards: I heard what you had to say earlier Meanie but it’s all a lie. I know that you would’ve done the same thing if you had the opportunities that I did.

The ever serious Richards facial expression then softens ever so slightly.

Steven Richards: I’ll help you learn the error of your ways, and then when all this is over, as your friend, I will come through for you. The Network has a position open for you should you choose to accept the offer.

Richards then raises his palm in the air, the ultimate sign of censorship as we cut away…

…

Out of breath after their failed run in during the main event, THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS all huddle together, grimacing in pain.

Little Guido: Tonight didn’t go to plan but we’ve got a job to do, and if there’s one thing about The FBI, we get the job done.

Guido then turns his attention towards JOHNNY STAMBOLI, slapping him in the face, motivating him.

Little Guido: You want to be a made man? Prove you deserve it, kid.

Stamboli looks super motivated, ready to run through a brick wall as we fade away…

…

In a random area in the back, the LATIN AMERICAN XCHANGE, HOMICIDE and HERNANDEZ stand, mean mugging the camera.

Homicide: AJ Styles, Christoper Daniels, we want you to know that we’ve got a move called the Gringo Killa for a reason. Remember that. And as for The Second City Saints, it doesn’t matter what slut you got on your side or who the slut is working with. Mark my words, it’ll still be a cold day in LAX before we’re embarrassed again.

Hernandez continues to look tough in the back, with the message being delivered loud and clear…

…

The next scene starts with an extreme closeup of SID. ‘The Master and Ruler of the world’ stares hard into the camera, not blinking, until the camera slowly pans out. As the shot gets wider and wider, we see DON WEST holding up and hawking t-shirts somewhere inside the arena.

Don West: Get your limited edition Living Dangerously t-shirts…They are GEM… MINT… TEN!!!

West continues to sell like only he can, Sid watches on intensely…

…

Inside a locker room, CW ANDERSON stands, looking in a trance of sorts, still covered in Tommy Dreamer’s blood. A smirking CYRUS is by his side.

Cyrus: All the kings horses, and all the kings HORSEMEN couldn’t put Tommy Dreamer together again.

CW remains deadly serious as Cyrus laughs to himself until we cut away…

…

The ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS DANNY DORING AND ROADKILL are backstage. Roady looks depressed with their loss tonight, but Doring is furious.

Danny Doring: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED OUT THERE?

No response from Roady, as Doring continues to let out his frustration.

Danny Doring: Losing to The Unholy Alliance again, this does not bode well for us going into Living Dangerously. You need to snap out of whatever funk you’re in.

Roadkill looks offended, and after taking a few deep breaths, Doring calms down and puts a hand on his partner’s shoulder.

Danny Doring: Look, I’m sorry, I’m just a little heated right now. Nothing a little WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA’AM on Life Cereal Mikey and Yoshi from Super Maria Brothers won’t fix.

Even with the change in demeanour from Doring, Roadkill looks enraged, before motioning to snap a neck with his hands.

Roadkill: CHICKENS!!!

Doring smirks, happy with Roadkill suddenly looking fired up…

…

Now we hear from the challengers, THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE, MIKEY WHIPWRECK and YOSHIRIO TAJIRI. Or at least they stand there, whilst we hear from the devious one, THE SINISTER MINISTER.

The Sinister Minister: I would be worried if I were the tag champs as well. Danny Doring, as far as tag team gold goes, well he likes it. That man right there, Mikey REALLY REALLY likes it.

TSM smirks, taking a moment.

The Sinister Minister: Tajiri, you need to be careful at Living Dangerously because you’re small. You’re a target because you’re foreign, there’s a reason sheep get quiet when Roadkill walks into a barn.

Minister loudly crackles at his own joke, getting some giggles from Mikey to, before cutting away…

…

The door of the dark room from earlier tonight swings open, with THE SECOND CITY SAINTS making their exit. They’re both adjusting themselves, especially around the crotch area, and FRANCINE follows out, not to far behind. Francine’s hair is a mess, and she’s wiping her mouth and fixing her dress, before giving CM PUNK and COLT CABANA a sensual look.

Francine: Well done, boys, tonight was great. This Sunday though, the pay per view will be better because since you took care of me…

A glint appears in her eyes.

Francine: TWICE…

Punk and Cabana share a fist bump.

Francine: Let’s just say I’ve got a special surprise for you both at Living Dangerously.

After one last smile, Francine walks off, whilst Punk and Cabana conveniently get their hands on some cans of Pepsi, sharing a celebratory ice cold drink…

…

In more fallout from tonight’s main event, THE IMPACT PLAYERS are shown. JUSTIN CREDIBLE is struggling, but relatively okay compared to LANCE STORM, who Credible has to carry into the locker room and onto a seat. Once Storm’s taken care of, Credible turns his attention towards the camera.

Justin Credible: Steve Corino, I’ll be honest. Putting politics aside, even if we were fighting for the ECW Championship, I had respect for you up until last week.

A disgusted look crosses Credible’s face.

Justin Credible: That’s all over, you’re not even a good bad guy anymore.

Credible smirks, enjoying trashing his opponent.

Justin Credible: Let me tell you exactly what you are. You’re just a pussy for sending the Pizza Delivery Boys and the Fat ass who ate all the pizza.

Credible clearly isn’t happy with The FBI either.

Justin Credible: It didn’t work and now we are two days away, I can almost taste it. I promise when I win my ECW Title back it won’t be just good, and it won’t be just awesome, no, it will be JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

Having said his bit, Credible now goes back to check on his tag team partner…

…

Sitting alone in a locker room, THE SANDMAN removes tape from his wrist and hands. Oh, and of course, he has an open can of beer next to him, and a lit cigarette hanging from his mouth.

The Sandman: This might surprise a lot of people, but I want to thank Corino for sending the group of F’n zips after me tonight because it got me motivated and focused.

So focused that he pauses to down his beer.

The Sandman: I almost forgot but I realised again that life isn’t all about booze. It isn’t all about bitches. It isn’t all about bogies, and it isn’t all about killing Justin Credible.

Now he pauses to take a power drag of his cigarette.

The Sandman: Above all else, I remembered I’ve got a fucking title to win.

With that, Sandman puts his head down, nothing left to say…

…

Similar to last week, the last promo tonight sits with STEVE CORINO. He’s in what looks to be a private room for members of The Network, surprising on his knees, apparently praying to the ECW World Champion laid out on the floor in front of him. Corino has a worried look on his face, which at least somewhat calms after a few deep breaths.

Steve Corino: I’m gonna’ snap out of this. And at Living Dangerously… I won’t need the Network or any hardcore play toys.

Potentially growing in confidence, Corino shakes his head along with his words.

Steve Corino: I’m ‘The King Of Old School’ for a reason.

Now he’s smirking ever so slightly, his mood is all over the place, perhaps nervous.

Steve Corino: I hoped Credible and Sandman can say the same for themselves, but they can’t.

Another pause.

Steve Corino: I’m going to make a promise right now. If I win on Sunday, better yet, when I win on Sunday, big changes are happening to ECW. The glory days of EASTERN Championship Wrestling will be brought back to the forefront.

A devilish grin covers his face now, actually making him look twisted.

Steve Corino: It’s going to be the demise of the extreme. Long live Tod Gordon!

Whoa, one must wonder exactly what that means. Unfortunately, we won’t find out tonight, as the show comes to an end, Corino’s mood changing by the millisecond, from ready to go to extremely nervous…

*END OF SHOW*

ECW Living Dangerously 2001
March 4th, 2001
Danbury, Connecticut
O’Neill Centre

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

ECW World Tag Team Championship Match:
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. ???

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

Stojy · Nov 14, 2025

ECW Living Dangerously Predictions Contest

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

ECW World Tag Team Championship Match:
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. ???

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

Bonus Questions
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship?
Who will score the fall in the ECW World Tag Team Championship Match?
Who will answer Monty Brown’s open challenge?
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance Tag Team Match?
There is one match on the card which will not take place. Which is it?
Will Chris Candido appear at Living Dangerously for his Live Shoot Interview after being taken out by The Second City Saints two nights ago on Hardcore TV?
Will there be any debuts/returns excluding Monty Brown's open challenge? If so how many, and who? (point available for the correct answer of yes and no. If there turns out to be a debut or return, point will also be available for picking how many and points will be available for each correct selection in answering who)
Cyrus has promised New Jack he will offer him an old foe tonight as a peace offering. Who will it be?
How many matches will involve interference?

DGenerationMC · Nov 14, 2025

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

ECW World Tag Team Championship Match:
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

Bonus Questions
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship? Sandman then Credible
Who will score the fall in the ECW World Tag Team Championship Match? Tajiri
Who will answer Monty Brown’s open challenge? Rey Mysterio Jr.
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance Tag Team Match? LAX then Phenomenal Angles
There is one match on the card which will not take place. Which is it? Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie
Will Chris Candido appear at Living Dangerously for his Live Shoot Interview after being taken out by The Second City Saints two nights ago on Hardcore TV? No.
Will there be any debuts/returns excluding Monty Brown's open challenge? If so how many, and who? (point available for the correct answer of yes and no. If there turns out to be a debut or return, point will also be available for picking how many and points will be available for each correct selection in answering who) Yes, Mike Awesome.
Cyrus has promised New Jack he will offer him an old foe tonight as a peace offering. Who will it be? Vic Grimes
How many matches will involve interference? Three

BattleTank · Nov 15, 2025

ECW Living Dangerously Predictions Contest

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman
Knowing how well you booked Corino in the OG version of this, I see him winning. The Network is just too strong to overcome, plus you'll need to give somebody the chance to chase Corino moving forward.

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso
I've acquired the rights to pushing Jerry Lynn from you lol, so you gotta give RVD another fun run with the TV title. Plus, no way you give Jerry the last win in this forever feud.

ECW World Tag Team Championship Match:
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister
New era, new champs all over the board. Mikey and Tajiri are fun as hell in this thread.

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. ???
I don't think Ron and Don answer this, and the thought of Sid answering this would be tremendous but counterproductive. So, I'm going with Chris Hero answering the challenge.

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer
Tommy never wins, nor does he need to.

Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints
This is a dream match. My love for Cide keeps me from going with the other two teams, but I'm lowkey looking forward to this one a lot more than I should be...

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie
Richards is getting the push right now. Meanie is just in his way.

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero
I've wrestled with this one back and forth. Either way, this alternate universe fucking rocks!

Bonus Questions
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship? Credible, Sandman
Who will score the fall in the ECW World Tag Team Championship Match? Tajiri with the Tarantula
Who will answer Monty Brown’s open challenge? Chris Hero
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance Tag Team Match? Saints, Angels
There is one match on the card which will not take place. Which is it? Ohhh man...I say some shenanigans go on before CW/Tommy's match, leaving Tommy unable to compete
Will Chris Candido appear at Living Dangerously for his Live Shoot Interview after being taken out by The Second City Saints two nights ago on Hardcore TV? I hope so! Yes!
Will there be any debuts/returns excluding Monty Brown's open challenge? If so how many, and who? (point available for the correct answer of yes and no. If there turns out to be a debut or return, point will also be available for picking how many and points will be available for each correct selection in answering who) Would love to see The Eliminators
Cyrus has promised New Jack he will offer him an old foe tonight as a peace offering. Who will it be? Vic Grimes so we can witness another attempted murder on PPV
How many matches will involve interference? 4

Roy Mustang · Nov 15, 2025

ECW Living Dangerously Predictions Contest

ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
TRADITIONAL WRESTLING RULES APPLY:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman

ECW World Television Championship Match:
LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

ECW World Tag Team Championship Match:
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Open Challenge:
Monty Brown vs. ???

First Blood Match:
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints

Grudge Match:
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

Bonus Questions
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship? Credible and then Sandman
Who will score the fall in the ECW World Tag Team Championship Match? Tajiri
Who will answer Monty Brown’s open challenge? Scott Norton
What will be the order of elimination in the Three Way Dance Tag Team Match? Phenomenal Angels and then Latin American Xchange
There is one match on the card which will not take place. Which is it? Going with Stevie Richard vs Blue Meanie
Will Chris Candido appear at Living Dangerously for his Live Shoot Interview after being taken out by The Second City Saints two nights ago on Hardcore TV? Yes
Will there be any debuts/returns excluding Monty Brown's open challenge? If so how many, and who? (point available for the correct answer of yes and no. If there turns out to be a debut or return, point will also be available for picking how many and points will be available for each correct selection in answering who) Yes, Mike Awesome in main event. Also will go with Road-Dogg and Ron Killings as well
Cyrus has promised New Jack he will offer him an old foe tonight as a peace offering. Who will it be? Vic Grimes
How many matches will involve interference?5

Gambit · Thursday at 10:21 AM

I'm loving Cyrus being the consultant for USA Network. Great way to continue the story from the original ECW. Second City Saints as goons for Francine? I can roll with it. The Harris Twins I can't say I'm thrilled about. I didn't even like them on my actual tv during WCW. If Jeff Jarrett shows up next, I'm going to punch a baby dolphin. Steven Richards being apart of The Network is also genius and great extension of his Right To Censor gimmick. RVD Vs Lynn for the last time ever is very interesting to me. I don't see Lynn coming out on top of this one. Samoa Joe vs Monty Brown in ECW would feed families for years. I'm loving the start of this new ECW BTB you're running.

Stojy · Thursday at 4:07 PM

Extreme Championship Wrestling
Living Dangerously
O’Neill Centre, Danbury, Connecticut
March 4th, 2001

*LIVING DANGEROUSLY PROMOTIONAL VIDEO*

For the first time in this BTB, we are outside the ECW Arena, and whilst it’s a different setting, it’s the same extreme environment. The atmosphere is electric, as the rabid ECW fans let out a booming “ECDUB” chant, most likely loud enough to be heard at WWF headquarters. There’s an extra something in the air tonight, anticipation is brewing, it’s the first pay per view since ECW’s return, let’s get into it…

Match One
ECW World Tag Team Championship Match
Danny Doring and Roadkill (c) defend against The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

With supreme confidence, Danny Doring opted to start for the champs, and whilst it wasn’t immediately, he was quickly able to get the upper hand on Mike Whipwreck. Everybody in the arena is shocked at the aggression of Doring, as he lets out heaps of frustration early on, which coincides with the odd lashing out at his tag partner that we’ve seen lately. On commentary, Joey Styles and Joel Gertner call out the behaviour, mentioning that it’s clear Doring isn’t happy with the losses the champs have picked up over the last few weeks.

He is relentless as he continues to really lay into Mikey. Using clever tag strategy, he isolates Mikey, completely cutting the ring in half. Whipwreck attempts the odd burst of offense and attempts to get to the opposite side of the ring to tag in ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ but to no avail. Mikey ends up eventually landing wrong on his arm after a move, allowing that to become the focal point for Doring and Roadkill. After a further annihilation of Mikey, Doring looks to apply a Hammer Lock… No! Mikey spins out, applying his own Hammer Lock… Only for Doring to spin behind Mikey and apply the same Hammer Lock! Doring quickly transitions into a Full Nelson… DORING NAILS THE G SPOT SWEEP!!!

Surprisingly, Doring doesn’t go for the pin and instead makes the tag to Roadkill, instructing him to do further damage to Mikey. After nodding at his demanding partner, Roady walks towards Mikey and bends down to pick him up… MIKEY SNATCHES A SMALL PACKAGE OUT OF NOWHERE…1…2…NO!!!

ROADKILL BREAKS FREE!!!

Both men spring to their feet quickly, but Roadkill seems a little dazed and confused after the quick turns of events. The big man swipes the air, looking to Clothesline Mikey, but Mikey rolls under, using his last ounce of energy to crawl to his teams corner, GETTING THE HOT TAG TO TAJIRI!!!

Tajiri gets a big time pop from the fans, as Doring freaks out on the apron, not believing how quick the tide has turned. Using his quickness advantage, Tajiri gets in, avoids a few blows from Roady, and then unloads with vicious kicks to the legs of Roadkill. They aren’t killer blows, but Tajiri is relentless, to the point where both of Roady’s legs give out, and he falls to his knees.

The fans start cheering loudly, as Tajiri shows incredible stamina, refusing to stop kicking. It’s just now Roadkill is on his knees, Tajiri is landing stiff kicks to the chest. The sound of each kick connecting is heard throughout the arena, until Tajiri finally does stop. He walks around the battered Roadkill, measuring him… BUZZSAW KICK CONNECTS!!!

TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!

NO!!! DORING INTERRUPTS THE COUNT WITH A DANACONDA DROP OFF THE TOP ROPE!!!

“ECDUB” chants ring out for the creative pinfall interruption, with Doring’s right leg landing across the back of Tajiri’s neck. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ is in trouble after the high impact move, rolling to the side of the ring, clutching at his neck the entire time. Concerned on the outside, The Sinister Minister hurries around ringside, eager to check on Tajiri. Before heading back to the apron, Doring grabs a hold of the arm of Roadkill, and slowly but surely, drags him towards their teams corner. Doring then heads back onto the apron and tags himself back into the match.

Doring then bends down, slapping Roady in the face a few times, reviving him from his current slumber. The Big Amish man is back up, and with Tajiri out of it, the champions signal for Mikey to bring it. Taking a deep breath, knowing he’s up against it but refusing to back down, Mikey enters the ring. Mikey throws caution to the wind… MIKEY RUNS AT ROADKILL AND LEAPS INTO THE AIR…

BUT ROADKILL CATCHES HIM IN A BEAR HUG POSITION!!!

ROADKILL HOLDS MIKEY IN THE BEAR HUG AS DORING BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES TO BUILD MOMENTUM…

LANCASTER LARIAT OF LUST CONNECTS!!!

Mikey isn’t the legal man so Doring realises he can’t pin Mikey. Instead, he pats Roadkill on the back, and raises his hands in the air, celebrating their handiwork. Surprisingly, the fans aren’t that big on the champs right now, giving them an unusual heel based reaction because they love The Unholy Alliance. As the champs continue to parade around the ring, the fans begin to buzz with anticipation…

BOOM!!! ROADKILL DROPS TO HIS KNEES… AFTER BEGIN HIT IN THE GROIN BY THE SINISTER MINISTER AND HIS CANE!!!

Roady is on his knees, eyes wide in shock, before he collapses forward, burying himself in the canvas whilst holding his balls. Doring has his head on a swivel and notices what’s happened, roughly grabbing The Sinister Minister, looking to do some damage. At the last moment, Doring notices that Tajiri has recovered, so he simply throws Minister from the ring. Unfortunately for Doring, he’s unable to stop Tajiri, who has already made it to the top rope… TAJIRI COMES OFF THE TOP WITH A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP LANDING ONTO THE GUT OF ROADKILL!!!

AND THEN SPRINGBOARDS OFF OF ROADKILL’S GUT… JUMPING TOWARDS THE APPROACHING DORING…

TAJIRI SPRAYS DORING WITH GREEN MIST IN MID AIR!!!

It’s a pretty epic sequence of events from Tajiri, leading to Roadkill being out of it, and Doring being blinded. Doring sways around, trying to clear the mist from his eyes but he’s unable to see a thing. With his vision impacted, Doring ends up walking straight into a kick to the gut from Tajiri… FOLLOWED BY A BRAINBUSTER!!!

TAJIRI FLOATS OVER INTO THE PIN…1…2…3!!!

Winners: The Unholy Alliance

The reaction is LOUD as hell from the ECW faithful, as the first match on the first PPV since the return of ECW results in a title change. Whilst Doring and Roadkill are forced to lick their wounds, it’s a feel good story here tonight. Tajiri and Mikey celebrate with their newly won tag titles, The Sinister Minister right by their side, considering he had a significant say in the result of the match. The celebration continues, a shockingly exciting start to the show completed, as we cut away…

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Standing backstage in front of the ECW logo, which has been touched up to look somewhat nicer than usual tonight is STEVEN RICHARDS. Even though he’s wrestling tonight, Richards is still in the same short sleeved white shirt with black tie we’ve come to know recently.

Steven Richards: There’s no need for anymore words, so I simply stand here tonight to make a promise. I promise that tonight, for my own sanity, for my own sake, I will do what needs to be done. It will be short and to the point.

Richards talks with the same lack of emotion in his tone or on his face. He’s almost robotic, just a man with tunnel vision for his mission.

Steven Richards: He was my friend, I don’t want to hurt Meanie, but he’s trying to prevent the fight for the greater good, so I need to shut him up.

Much like he promised the match would be tonight, Richards’ is short and to the point, as he stares into the camera before we transition to the next scene…

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We’re back at ringside when “Alpha Male” plays through the arena. The arrival of MONTY BROWN garners a pop initially, but it quickly disintegrates into heat as the surprise dies down. Walking down the ramp, ready to dominate, Brown is chock full of confidence, almost prowling around the ring once he’s inside. Realising he still has no idea who his opponent is, Brown grabs a mic, waiting for his music to die down.

Monty Brown: When I first step foot in ECW, I didn’t just show you that I was the ‘Alpha Male’, I told y’all I was like both the Road Warriors rolled into one big n*****.

The fans pop for the repeat of the awesome line.

Monty Brown: Then after running through anybody who stepped in my way, I made this open challenge. I destroyed Kid Kash, I embarrassed Ruckus, and I took out Balls Mahoney, Who has the g-…

“D-A-N-G-U-N” interrupts Monty Brown, and for the fans in the no, it’s an extremely LARGE pop as MASATO TANAKA makes his return to ECW. Brown doesn’t look all that annoyed at being interrupted, and instead, looks pleasantly surprised by the challenge he’s about to face. In typical Tanaka fashion, his shoulder is all taped up, as ‘Dangan’ makes his way to the ring. An “ECDUB” chant breaks out as Tanaka means business tonight, picking up a STEEL CHAIR before he’s even entered the ring and the match has started.

Match Two
Monty Brown’s Open Challenge
Masato Tanaka vs. Monty Brown

With the steel chair remaining in his possession, Tanaka slides into the ring, so the referee immediately calls for the bell. There’s no stare down between the two, and no hype, instead Tanaka begins marching forward. Brown is clearly concerned about the steel chair and takes a few steps back, until his back hits the turnbuckles. Tanaka has Brown cornered, steel chair in hands… WHEN MONTY EXPLODES… LOOKING TO POUNCE THE CHAIR BACK INTO TANAKA LIKE HE DID TO BALLS MAHONEY JUST TWO NIGHTS EARLIER!!!

NO!!! TANAKA SHOWS DECEPTIVE QUICKNESS, SIDESTEPPING BROWN!!!

Brown puts on the brakes before he can hit the ropes, but Tanaka had followed him… CRACK!!! TANAKA SWINGS THE STEEL CHAIR RIGHT ACROSS THE BACK OF BROWN!!!

Brown drops to his knees, flinging his head back and groaning in agony. Shaking off the stinging feeling from the chair, the ‘Alpha Male’ is back to his feet relatively quickly, but Tanaka stalks him, BEFORE STABBING THE TOP OF THE CHAIR INTO THE BACK OF THE KNEES OF BROWN!!!

The screaming in pain is worse from Brown now, as he falls straight to the canvas, grabbing at his legs. NOW TANAKA EXPLODES, SWINGING WILDLY, CHAIR SHOT AFTER CHAIR SHOT TO THE LEGS OF BROWN!!!

The sadistic nature of Tanaka evokes an “ECDUB” chant from the fans. Meanwhile, Tanaka stops for a moment, simply watching the behaviour of his downed opponent. On commentary, Joey Styles and Joel Gertner are very impressed with the last minute scouting Tanaka has clearly done. They say that by focusing on the legs, Tanaka is removing the explosiveness from Brown’s game, meaning he won’t be able to hit The Pounce.

With Brown still out of commission, Tanaka now positions the bent out of shape chair in the middle of the ring, set up to be sat on. Now ‘Dangan’ turns his attention back towards Brown, helping him to his feet and teeing off with a few right hands. Tanaka then sends Brown bouncing off the ropes, and when Brown comes back… TANAKA HEAVES HIM HIGH INTO THE AIR… DANGAN BOMB THROUGH THE SEATED STEEL CHAIR!!!

“ECDUB” chants break out again as Brown can’t even writhe around in pain this time, simply not moving. Amongst the almost ruined steel chair, TANAKA DROPS DOWN AND MAKES THE PIN…1…2…3!!!

NO!!! BROWN ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!

Despite the show of resilience from Brown, he’s still clearly in a lot of trouble. To keep him softened up, Tanaka just stomps on Brown a few times once back to his feet. The Japanese wrestler then leaves the ring, searching underneath the apron, before pulling out a TRASH CAN. Once he’s back inside the ring, Tanaka heads to one of the corners, wedging the trash can between the top and middle ropes.

After double checking the trash can and ensuring it’s stable, TANAKA TURNS RIGHT INTO A FOOTBALL TACKLE FROM BROWN!!!

Tanaka took a little to long and Monty was able to recover and strike. This was the moment the tide of the match changes, as now Brown takes over, using no weapons, but just pure strength to show what a powerhouse he is, manhandling Tanaka. It’s not even straight wrestling from Brown; it’s just a powerhouse brawl during the period of the match where Brown dominates.

Having inflicted quite the amount of damage, Brown sets up Tanaka for what’s next… GETTING HIM IN POSITION FOR A POWERBOMB!!!

NO!!! BEFORE BROWN CAN LIFT TANAKA UP…

TANAKA LIFTS BROWN UP… HOLDING HIM BY THE ANKLES…

HIGH ANGLE DOUBLE LEG SLAM!!!

NO!!! AS TANAKA WAS SPINNING AROUND TO LAND… BROWN SOMEHOW MIRACULOUSLY SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT AND LANDED BACK ON HIS FEET IN THE POWERBOMB POSITION…

FALLING FORWARD… MONTY LANDS AN ALPHA BOMB!!!

SENDING TANAKA CRASHING INTO THE TRASH CAN SET UP EARLIER!!!

Tanaka lands hard against the trash can, almost in a sitting position, leaning against it. Those famous “ECDUB” chants reign supreme again, as Brown remains on his knees, taking a few deep breaths. It’s clear both men are feeling the effects of the match, as they slowly begin making their way to their feet. In an incredible feat, showing off his heart and resilience, Tanaka is back up first. He slowly staggers towards Brown, who then meets him in the centre.

Both men trade right hands, with Tanaka getting the advantage, before Irish Whipping Brown to the ropes… BUT BROWN SLIDES DOWN ON THE MAT… ALMOST PERFORMING A MODIFIED BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK BUT THERE’S NOBODY THERE TO KICK!!!

INSTEAD HE PICKS UP THE STEEL CHAIR ON THE MAT… TANAKA APPROACHES…

BUT BROWN WALLOPS TANAKA ACROSS THE SKULL WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!

It’s a brutal chair shot and Tanaka can do nothing but crumble to the canvas, WITH BROWN IMMEDIATELY HOOKING BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Monty Brown

In his biggest challenge so far, Brown once again ends up victorious, showing that the sky may well and truly be the limit for this man. He celebrates his victory, enjoying the moment to a smattering of heat, whilst referee Jim Molineaux begins helping Tanaka back to his feet. On the opposite side of the ring, Brown steps through the ropes, but before he can jump off the apron, Tanaka puts a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.

Brown looks confused, as Tanaka takes a few steps back, into the middle of the ring, before OFFERING a handshake. The fans applaud the sign of respect from Tanaka, as Brown surveys the audience, deciding to take their advice and step back into the ring. As Brown steps up to Tanaka, Tanaka states “WELCOME TO ECW BROTHERHOOD”!

On that note, BROWN ACCEPTS THE HANDSHAKE!!!

The cheers are loud from the fans, as Tanaka raises Brown’s hand in the air, despite hurting his own ribs in the process. It’s another feel good moment here at Living Dangerously…

UNTIL BROWN PULLS TANAKA BY THE ARM…

HITTING A SHORT ARMED POOOOOOOOOOOOOOUNCE~!

The heat is enormous for Brown, the loudest of his career so far, as he just butchered a perfectly good moment. ‘The Alpha Male’ poses with his tongue out like only he can, whilst Tanaka needs to be checked on by the referee again, and that’s how the scene ends…

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Already in his wrestling gear, STEVE CORINO is standing at the entrance to the building, biting his nails nervously. Taking a deep breath, Corino truly looks a nervous wreck.

Steve Corino: I need to figure out what happened… I have to win tonight… I CAN’T lose.

Borderline deranged, Corino mutters to himself, until the arena entrance door opens and THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS stepped inside. LITTLE GUIDO was in a foul mood, screwed up face, all his attention on the sheepish SAL E. GRAZIANO.

Little Guido: WHAT THE HELL? YOU’RE A HORRIBLE DRIVER, SAL… YOU BAFFOON, YOU MADE US LATE!!!

Guido isn’t happy with Big Sal, when his expression softens as he’s confronted by a panicked Corino.

Steve Corino: Uh, look. We’re not that far off my match tonight and things haven’t exactly gone to plan. What happened Friday Night on Hardcore TV?

Corino isn’t being demanding but his eyes are almost pleading for an answer. The leader of The FBI shoots Corino a smirk, placing a knowing hand on his shoulder.

Little Guido: Steve, don’t worry. I know how Friday night looked, but it was just a stutter step. Before the end of the night, you have our word, Sandman and Credible will be sleeping with the fishes.

Corino still doesn’t look completely confident, but he does look better than prior to this convo.

Little Guido: Before we go though, just a reminder that after this is done, you owe us. The FBI will be expecting a favour in return.

Both men shake on it, before heading in opposite directions…

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Match Three
Steven Richards vs. The Blue Meanie

Getting plenty of heat from the fans, Richards is out first, with The Blue Meanie not to far behind. In an attempt to play mind games with his former friend, Blue Meanie really enjoys the positive reaction from the fans. Richards can only look on with disdain as Meanie gets inside the ring, flaunting the old BWO gear which he’s wearing. Once the music stops, Meanie and Richards having a long stare down. It looks like an intense moment is upon us, the crowd really getting into it, hoping for a violent brawl. Even the referee is caught up in the festivities, yet to truly start the match by signalling for the ringing of the bell.

Both men begin pacing around the ring, circling each other. The trash talk is inaudible but flowing furiously, the tension of this one really building… UNTIL BLUE MEANIE GETS ATTACKED AND CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND…

CW ANDERSON AND JERRY LYNN!!!

Boos come from everywhere, as Anderson and Lynn have seemingly come from nowhere. They blindside Meanie with a sneak attack, and their initial blows are enough to take Meanie down to the canvas. They stay on him as Richards watches on, a huge grin appearing over his face. It’s nothing complicated but it’s super effective as The Network’s wrestlers punch and kick the drained Meanie.

Lynn slowly drags Meanie to his feet, and shoves him hard in the back, sending him crashing chest and shoulder first into the corner. As this was happening, in the opposite corner, Anderson has removed the top turnbuckle pad. Meanie staggered out of the corner, holding at his collarbone, only for CW to meet him with a kick in the gut and a hard left hand.

CW’s trademark left is enough to send Meanie down to the canvas, but CW isn’t done, grabbing both of Meanie’s legs and dropping down to the canvas… CATAPULTING MEANIE… CAUSING HIM TO LAND FACE FIRST ONTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE!!!

Somehow, Meanie remains on his feet, but he’s out of it. As spaghetti legged as you’ll ever see, Meanie stumbles backwards, bleeding from his forehead. Having watched the entire attack, Richards now steps forward… DROPPING MEANIE WITH A STEVEN KICK!!!

Meanie is almost unconscious now, down on the mat, much to the dismay of the vocal crowd. Lynn and Anderson step forward to do more damage, but Richards stops them, instead pointing towards the back. Taking their orders, they both exit the ring, as Steven does the same, after taking one last look at his brutalised former friend.

No Contest

For those that participated in the predictions contest, there you have it. This is the match that didn’t actually take place…

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For the first time tonight, the cameras now take the viewers up to the Eagle’s Nest, where JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER sit, looking quite serious.

Joey Styles: Two nights ago on Hardcore TV we saw a disgusting attack. The Second City Saints, that’s CM Punk and Colt Cabana, acting on the request of Francine, some would say cowardly beat up, outnumbered and took out Chris Candido.

Joel Gertner: In sad news, we regret to inform you ECW fans that due to the injuries Candido suffered on Friday, he is not in attendance tonight and will not be delivering his live shoot interview.

With that announcement out of the way, Styles now turns his attention towards Gertner, staring him down.

Joey Styles: There is something else I wanted to clear up for all our viewers. Why were you in Stamford, Connecticut and talking to, well, presumably, the owner of the World Wrestling Federation Vince McMahon on the phone on Friday?

A smirk forming on his face, Gertner is a lot less coy than he was two nights ago.

Joel Gertner: I can’t say a lot Joey, but here’s what I can say. At ECW’s next pay per view, the very exciting return of Barely Legal, you will find out all. I have a surprise that’s going to rock the very foundation of Extreme Championship Wrestling forever.

Styles looks very interested, which Gertner enjoys. Before we can go into this any further, we cut away from the at times dysfunctional commentary duo…

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Back down in the arena, a table is set up inside the ring with stacks of merchandise on it. At this point, it can mean only one thing, and lo and behold, “Snapped” shrieks through the PA system. A fair round of jeers is directed at DON WEST who steps out, walking taller with SID not too far behind him. Once the duo gets inside of the ring, West gets a mic and begins sorting through his merchandise, beginning with holding up a ‘Barely Legal’ t-shirt to major heat.

Don West: Folks, get your t-shirt celebrating the return of Barely Legal… It’s GEM…MINT…TEN…

“GET THE FUCK OUT” chants come from the fans, and Sid yells at the crowd in response. West just continues on with his selling, next picking up a magazine.

Don West: Next up, the new edition of ECW Magazine, including a Francine centrefold… NOW THAT’S STUPIDLY AWESOME…

To be fair, a couple of males in the crowd holler at the thought of a Francine photo shoot, otherwise it’s still all heat for West. With a devilish smirk on his face, West picks up a shirt that nobody has seen before, and it says, “BUY MY MERCH” on the front, and on the back it says “DON WEST, SALES EXTRAORDINAIRE”. The heat is like lava once the fans realise what the shirt says.

Don West: New shirt, alert, new shirt, alert. All you Don West fans out there, YOU CAN GET A SPECIAL DISCOUNT IF YOU BUY THIS ONE TONIGHT!!!

The heat continues as West again begins sorting through his merchandise, infuriating the ECW fans… When suddenly, THE LIGHTS IN THE ARENA GO OUT!!!

The mood in the arena immediately picks up, the fans going crazy at the idea somebody is going to stop this. When the lights come back on, Sid owns the middle of the ring, standing in a fight stance, with West crouched down behind him…

BUT THERE’S NOBODY ELSE IN SIGHT!!!

Realising he’s safe, West bobs back up and lets out an obnoxious belly laugh.

Don West: What a joke. We leave the ECW Arena, which is in a dump itself, but this place is so shoddy it can’t even keep the power on.

Obviously this gets heat, as West is full of confidence yet again. He starts digging through his merchandise again, looking for the next item to sell, but West’s eyes go wide in shock. Sid notices the change in reaction, and heads over to see what’s wrong, with West holding up certain merch, freaking out each time.

It starts with an NWO Japan t-shirt, then a Fire and Ice foam finger, and finally a copy of “OVER THE TOP”. West’s merchandise has been replaced with the merch of a man who has yet to make his debut in ECW, but we know he’s coming. The ECW fans are smart, starting up a “NORTON” chant, meanwhile West looks petrified, and Sid throws a fit. He kicks the ropes and throws the merch table down, looking furious, before he and West eventually storm off…

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We cut to a locker room where surprisingly, the entire conglomerate of THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS are laid out. The cameras show that the locker room is a mess, as clearly they have been attacked, and a couple of members are even busted open. ‘Damage Control’ and officials are in the locker room, checking on The FBI, as are CYRUS and PAUL HEYMAN, who unsurprisingly are both furious.

Paul Heyman: What the hell happened?

Cyrus shrugs.

Cyrus: Don’t ask me. I didn’t want this to happen; we need to figure out who did this.

Heyman nods in agreement, looking right into Cyrus’ eyes, trying to find a lie.

Paul Heyman: Agreed.

As the two men have their moment, STEVE CORINO just so happens to stroll in the locker room. Seeing his insurance plan down and out, Corino’s eyes go wide, as he starts freaking out.

Steve Corino: This can’t be happening, I know exactly which two people would have done this. It’s Justin Credible or The Sandman for sure.

That seems to give both Cyrus and Heyman food for thought, as we head back to ringside…

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Match Four
Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Guerrero

This is ECW, and as much as it’s known for extreme, the fans also appreciate world class professional wrestlers. Making his first appearance ever for ECW, Hennig gets a great reaction from the crowd, which he obviously enjoys. In fairness to him, Eddie gets a very nice reception as well, however it’s not quite at the level of Hennig’s. Once both men are inside the ring and the referee calls for the bell, they meet in the centre. Neither makes a move, the two just standing eye to eye, nose to nose, the epic atmosphere adding to the stare down. The anticipation for this dream match is for real, with a massive “ECDUB” chant serenading the moment.

They start with a Collar and Elbow Tie Up, jostling for position, and it isn’t long before this turns into a pure chain wrestling battle. Both are awesome at this in general, and would usually have the upper hand against anybody else, but the exchanges are very even. The offense is like an encyclopedia of wrestling from both men, as they use a variety of holds and chain wrestling to try and gain advantage over the other. The fans are clearly very impressed with the crisp action as well, breaking out in several rounds of applause every time there’s a slight delay in action.

As the ground battle continues, the chain wrestling exchange transitions from holds and submissions, to both men trying to make numerous pinfall attempts on each other. They go back and forth with it, but again show their skills, continuing to reverse and kick out when necessary. After Eddie kicks out of a Sunset Flip, both men spring to their feet, meeting nose to nose in the centre of the ring again. It’s the end of another exchange, and it’s another standing ovation from the crowd, loving what they’re seeing so far.

Eddie breathes heavily, slightly red faced, seemingly annoyed with not being able to outpoint Hennig. Meanwhile, the perfect one looks impressed with Eddie, holding out his hand to offer a handshake. The ultimate sign of respect gets a pop from the crowd, as Eddie stares down at Hennig’s hand, before slapping it away. Hennig smirks and shrugs but before he can really react, Eddie kicks Hennig in the gut, and hooks him up… VERTICAL SUPLEX!!!

Eddie swivels the hips and maintains his grip, dragging himself and Hennig back to their feet… SECOND VERTICAL SUPLEX!!!

And again, Eddie keeps a hold of Hennig and rolls his hips like only he can… BEFORE COMPLETING THE ROLLING VERTICAL SUPLEXES!!!

Despite his somewhat dirty tactics, the fans can’t help but appreciate the move from Guerrero. ‘Latino Heat’ now gains dominance after this, able to really focus on and beatdown Hennig for the heat period of the match. After dominating for a while, being in complete control, Eddie pays homage, LOCKING IN THE GORY SPECIAL!!!

The determined Guerrero keeps the hold applied, as Hennig grimaces in pain but straight refuses to submit. These men have been going at an incredible pace and are sweaty though, which helps Hennig loosen up and slide out of Eddie’s grip… BEFORE POUNCING WITH A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!!!

After copping an absolute beating for a little while, Hennig stays down after the desperation move. On the other hand, Eddie rolls underneath the bottom rope and to the outside, looking for a breather of his own. Exhausted and lying on the floor, Eddie eventually recovers and begins jaw jacking with the fans, who’re quick to insult his testicular fortitude for recouping on the outside. Just as Eddie thinks about re-entering the ring, Hennig gets back up and begins trying to go after him.

The referee refuses to allow Hennig to do so, which is admittedly weird for ECW. Hennig argues with the referee, who eventually manages to get Hennig to back away. As he does so, Eddie sneaks in the ring and charges at the distracted Hennig, dropping him with a Running Dropkick! ‘Latino Heat’ has no time to rest as Hennig bounces straight back to his feet, so Eddie hits another Running Dropkick! Almost on instinct, Hennig is straight back up one last time, and Eddie runs at Hennig again… EDDIE HITS A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB!!!

There’s no cover from Eddie, as the velocity of the move sends Hennig tumbling further away from him. Once back to his feet, Eddie takes a moment to shimmy and smirk, feeling himself as he gets a mixed reaction from the fans. With the posing out of the way, Eddie drags Hennig up and just unleashes with some brutal forearms right to the face. Eddie then sends Hennig bouncing off the ropes, and when Hennig comes back… EDDIE LEAPFROGS HENNIG!!!

NO!!! HENNIG STOPS ON THE SPOT… AND CATCHES EDDIE WITH A MANHATTAN DROP!!!

Gasps and groans come from the audience, as Eddie hops on the spot for a moment or two, holding at his groin. The pain becomes too much to bear for Guerrero, as he drops to his knees, still holding the same spot, when Hennig runs forwards… HENNIG GETS THE RUNNING NECK SNAP!!!

HENNIG HOOKS EDDIE’S LEG…1…2…NO!!!

EDDIE SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF THE CANVAS!!!

Not wasting anytime now, Hennig drags Eddie up, and begins teeing off with vicious chops to the chest. Eddie’s chest visibly reddens by the chop as Hennig uses the strikes to back Eddie into the corner of the ring. As Eddie leans against the corner, struggling to stand, Hennig rubs his hands together and lands an extra large chop. This one causes Eddie to flail out of the corner, stumbling forward… RIGHT INTO THE HENNIG PLEX!!!

HENNIG MAINTAINS THE BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Curt Hennig

After the match, Hennig receives all the adulation in the world from the fans, enjoying the win. Really soaking in the moment of his first appearance amongst these rabid fans, Hennig doesn’t just celebrate in the ring. He completes a lap of ringside, slapping hands with the fans, really acclimatising himself with his new home. Meanwhile, a downtrodden Guerrero slithers to the back, still holding at his groin, only to shoot a few looks over his shoulder, disdain written over his face at the sight of his opponent celebrating.

The last image we get before cutting away is of Hennig all smiles, still enjoying his win amongst the fans sitting in the front row…

…

Storming through the backstage area, looking irate are CYRUS and STEVE CORINO, as they kick through a door, barging into the locker room of THE IMPACT PLAYERS. Inside the locker room, we see the returning DAWN MARIE, quickly covering herself, having been in the middle of getting changed. Dawn shrieks and both JASON and LANCE STORM quickly run from around the corner. They look furious at Cyrus and Corino, who seem more in shock than anything else.

Lance Storm: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING?

Getting yelled at snaps Cyrus out of his trance.

Cyrus: We didn’t know Dawn was even here let alone getting changed, but that’s not what we’re here for. We want to talk about the fact that you probably just annihilated The FBI.

Jason shakes his head in a negative manner.

Jason: It wasn’t us.

Corino steps forward, not necessarily buying what they’re selling.

Steve Corino: Oh yeah… Where’s Credible then?

Storm shrugs.

Lance Storm: Honestly, we don’t know.

Corino and Cyrus exchange a look, still looking uncertain. The door of the locker room swings open and JUSTIN CREDIBLE walks in. He freezes at the entrance, looking shocked to see everybody staring at him.

Justin Credible: Whoa, somebody is going to have to fill me in on what’s going on right now. I’m late to the show.

Credible looks around, waiting for somebody to explain.

Cyrus: Were you late to the show or did you just get back from taking out The FBI?

Credible doesn’t look impressed by the accusation.

Justin Credible: No, I haven’t taken anybody out tonight… Yet. But if you two don’t get out of my face, I’ll whoop your ass right now, Corino.

The Network members are furious but choose to fight another day. They turn and leave the locker room, only for Cyrus to briefly turn back around and face Credible.

Cyrus: Oh and Justin… You’re fined one thousand dollars for being late.

With that, Cyrus turns and leaves, whilst The Impact Players all wonder what’s going on…

…

Match Five
Three Way Dance:
Latin American Xchange vs. Phenomenal Angels vs. Second City Saints

It’s a Three Way Dance, but it’s a tag team match, meaning there’s simply a lot of bodies involved in this one. The match is chaos from the beginning, with the referee not even bothering to attempt to enforce tags from the get-go. LAX dominate early on, mainly due to the power game from Hernandez. Frustrated by the early exchanges, the Saints and Angels decide to team up to get back at LAX. It’s obvious for all to see that the plan is simple, take down LAX in the beginning and then focus on each other.

Once they’ve taken care of LAX, it does come to the Angels and the Saints. AJ Styles and CM Punk pair off on one side of the ring, whilst on the other, Christopher Daniels and Colt Cabana battle away. ‘The Fallen Angel’ himself, Daniels manages to get on top on his battle with Cabana, keeping him down long enough so Daniels can head towards the ropes… BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!!

NO!!! CABANA ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY…

BUT DANIELS LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!

ONLY TO IMMEDIATELY BE HIT WITH A RUSHING KNEE LIFT FROM PUNK!!!

The blow causes Daniels to stagger backwards, almost but not quiet falling over his own feet. Daniels ends up hitting the corner hard, remaining there for the time being. Feeling good about himself, Punk tells the fans, “WE ARE THE GREATEST TEAM ALIVE TODAY”, which pissed off the fans to no end. Having enjoyed getting under the fans skin, Punk turns back to the action… RIGHT INTO A PELE KICK FROM AJ!!!

Now with Punk down, it’s AJ’s time to get back up and own the ring… ONLY FOR CABANA TO RUN THROUGH STYLES WITH A LARIAT!!!

The theme continues now with Cabana standing tall in the ring, contemplating what’s next. As this is happening, our camera picks up Homicide sliding back into the ring behind Cabana… HOMICIDE POUNCES WITH THE GRINGO KILLA OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

HOMICIDE GOES FOR THE COVER…1…2…NO!!!

AJ GETS A RUNNING PUNT TO THE BACK OF HOMICIDE’S NECK, BREAKING UP THE COUNT!!!

Immediately Homicide favours his neck, but he’s not given any respite. Styles manoeuvres Homicide, putting him in a Body Scissors position, and Daniels drops a Leg Drop on him. Getting back to his feet and feeling it, Daniels shakes the ropes, looking to get the fans into it. They do give him a solid ovation, but then when Daniels turns around, THE SECOND CITY SAINTS RUN THROUGH HIM WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE, SENDING DANIELS FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

AJ is furious at what’s happened to his partner, charging at Cabana, looking for a Clothesline of his own. Cabana ducks… AJ GETS CAUGHT BY PUNK… GO TO SLEEP CONNECTS!!!

Holy shit! It’s a huge move and Styles falls to the canvas, looking close to, if not completely unconscious. Before the Saints can capitalise though, they are confronted by Hernandez. The big man is furious, and he decks Punk with a right hand, before setting his attention onto Cabana. Panicking, Colt backs away, hands in the air, not wanting any trouble. Hernandez slowly steps forward, trapping Cabana in the corner of the ring… UNTIL CM PUNK KICKS HERNANDEZ RIGHT IN THE BALLS FROM BEHIND!!!

All Hernandez can do is groan and drop to his knees… SO COLT NAILS THE FLYING ASSHOLE TO HIM!!!

CABANA URGENTLY HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!

Elimination #1: Latin American Xchange

LAX have been eliminated! Hernandez rolls out of the ring, still feeling the effects of the low blow more than anything. Homicide meets him on the outside and isn’t happy. The two argue as they make their way to the back. Inside of the ring, the story is literally the complete opposite, as The Saints celebrate scoring the first elimination of the match to heat from the fans. Punk and Cabana focus to much on gloating, allowing AJ and Daniels to roll back into the ring, without them realising.

It doesn’t take long for the action to reignite as Daniels focuses on Cabana, spinning him around and teeing off with right hands. After backing Cabana into the ropes, Daniels simply charges at him and Spears him through the ropes and to the outside. Daniels tumbles through the ropes as well and they continue to duke it out on the outside. Meanwhile, AJ drops dazes Punk with some strikes of his own before charging towards the ropes… SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT TO THE STANDING PUNK…

BUT AJ LANDS ON HIS FEET AND TRANSITIONS IT STRAIGHT INTO AN INVERTED DDT!!!

An “ECDUB” chant starts for the impressive move from AJ, AND AJ HOOKS PUNK’S LEG…1…2…NO!!!

PUNK MANAGES TO ROLL A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!!!

Getting back to his feet, AJ just punt kicks Punk a few times, ensuring that he stays down. Surprisingly, Styles then heads to the outside, grabbing himself a STEEL CHAIR in the process. On commentary, they talk about how even though Styles is new to ECW, during his time here and his time in WCW, weapon use isn’t something he usually resorts to. Either way, the fans buzz with anticipation as AJ slides back into the ring with the steel chair. He patiently waits for Punk to pull himself back to his feet… AND AJ THROWS THE CHAIR TO PUNK!!!

PUNK CATCHES THE CHAIR ON INSTINCT…

PELE KICK FROM AJ!!!

NO!!! PUNK SIDESTEPS THE KICK…

AJ LANDS ON HIS FEET…

BUT PUNK SLAMS THE CHAIR ACROSS THE TOP OF AJ’S SKULL!!!

It’s a fun exchange but not one that ends well for Styles, with another “ECDUB” chant starting up. On the outside of the ring, the tide has turned, with Cabana now in control of Daniels. He tees off on Daniels with right hands… BEFORE UNLOADING WITH A PLETHORA OF BIONIC ELBOWS!!!

The fans pop for the move, most likely thinking about Dusty Rhodes. Daniels incredible remained on his feet for a lot of the shows, before finally losing his balance and drooping over the crowd guardrail. Back inside of the ring, Punk slowly heaves Styles up, before putting him on his shoulders… GO TO SLEEP!!!

NO!!! AJ SLIDES DOWN PUNK’S BACK AND LANDS BEHIND PUNK!!!

Punk urgently spins around, right into a kick to the gut from AJ… WHO THEN GETS PUNK UP FOR THE STYLES CLASH!!!

NO!!! PUNK USES GRAVITY AND PUSHES DOWN HIS WEIGHT, FORCING AJ TO PUT HIM BACK DOWN!!!

Now Punk scrambles back to his feet and hits the uncomfortable AJ with a kick to the gut. Styles bends down to grab at his stomach, but Punk hooks his arms… AND THEN LANDS THE WELCOME TO CHICAGO!!!

PUNK HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!

Elimination #2: Phenomenal Angels

Winners: Second City Saints

Punk and Cabana continue their ridiculously successful start to ECW with another victory. The fans aren’t impressed, booing loudly, whilst The Second City Saints reveal their intentions, motioning that they want tag team titles around their waists. The celebration continues and only picks up in momentum when FRANCINE struts down and joins them in the ring.

‘The Queen Of Extreme’ gives them both a hug, and kisses them each on the cheek. All three are all smiles as she then positions herself in between them, and raises both their hands in victory. Outside of some wolf whistling at Francine, it’s all heat from the fans, until Francine gets a microphone.

Francine: Well done, boys, that was impressive, just as you both were on Hardcore TV. Thanks again for taking care of that Candido problem the other night.

Major heat from the fans who wanted to hear Candido’s live shoot.

Francine: Please know that the thank you isn’t just coming from me. I mean, it is coming from me but it’s also coming from my friend as well.

Punk doesn’t look impressed, hands on hips. Eventually, he leans into the mic.

CM Punk: Enough with the mysteries and talking in riddles, I’m inclined to know who your friend is.

For the first time, Francine looks uncomfortable in dealing with The Saints.

Francine: Look, I’m not sure that my friend is willing to come out here right now.

Now Cabana looks just as annoyed as Punk, getting closer to Francine so he can speak into the mic as well.

Colt Cabana: Francine, we’ve done a lot for you, and well, to you, but to be brutally honest with you, we’re starting to smell bullshit.

The crowd pops as Francine shakes her head.

Francine: No. It’s not bullshit.

Punk rolls his eyes.

CM Punk: It’s not bullshit, you’re right. I’ve become familiar with the smell recently, it’s your stank cunt.

Holy shit, ouch. The fans mark out for that statement as Francine looks pissed. Punk takes the mic from her with disdain.

CM Punk: I should’ve listened to my gut. I knew it was a mistake getting tied up with just another professional wrestling whore.

Francine is trembling with anger, and the fans are loving it. Colt now borrows the mic from Punk.

Colt Cabana: I’m pissed off. We were supposed to see some sort of comeuppance for taking care of Candido among other things. The way I see it, we’ve gotten nothing.

It looks like the youngsters have more to say, but before they can, “Perfect Strangers” cuts them off. The arena erupts and the roof damn near blows off, as Francine gets her confidence back, pointing to the stage, where SHANE DOUGLAS appears. ‘The Franchise’ is back in ECW and he heads towards the ring, that usual arrogant look on his face. Once he’s on the apron, Francine holds the ropes open, allowing Douglas to perform the same ring entrance he has done so many times in ECW.

Punk and Cabana are in awe, as Douglas looks around the arena, letting out his trademark sadistic laugh. The fans can’t help but break out a “FRANCHISE” chant, going nuts for his return, when Douglas produces a mic of his own.

Shane Douglas: CUT THE FUCKING MUSIC~!

The nostalgia reigns supreme, getting another big pop as the production team promptly do as their told.

Shane Douglas: I wasn’t planning on coming out here tonight, but I had to, because the way you two were dressing down Francine when you’re both literally nothing in this business made me sick. Granted, I do need to thank you for taking care of the Head Cheerleader and the Head Pussy Chris Candido. You took care of them both, but in two completely different ways.

Franchise smirks to himself, as the youngers just listen.

Shane Douglas: I’ve had a lot of spare time on my hands while I was trapped in the hell hole known as World Championship Wrestling. During my time there, I caught a glimpse of both of you on the independent circuit.

Douglas stares right at Punk and Cabana as he speaks.

Shane Douglas: One thing I realised was that well you are both nothing currently, you do have all the potential in the world. When it was announced that you’d be going to ECW, I got an idea. It’s not a new idea for those that know me, but it’s a wonderfully awful idea that would catapult not only you into superstardom, but it would do me a favour as well. It would catapult ‘The Franchise’ back to where I rightfully belong… And that’s at the top of Extreme Championship Wrestling and the forefront of professional wrestling as we know it.

Now they know Douglas has been watching them, The Saints seem expired. Unfortunately, Douglas doesn’t look the same.

Shane Douglas: I can stand here after watching you tonight and reveal that I’m reconsidering my idea. After a shoddy performance and struggling to defeat two teams of pretty boys and farm workers, I’m hesitant. I’m not sure if you’re ready to get things done in this business. It’s not for everyone, maybe the land of extreme isn’t for you. That’s okay, there’s other opportunities out there, maybe you’d be better off jobbing on Sunday Night Heat with Rhyno or being more people for Triple H to squash.

The heat at the mention of Triple H is crazy, ECW fans don’t like that man. Having said his bit, Douglas and Francine link hands, preparing to leave the ring, but Punk grabs Douglas by the arm, stopping him. Douglas’ eyes go wide in shock at the audacity of the youngster, but his expression looks innocent enough.

CM Punk: We uh, maybe we got this situation all wrong, so let me just start by apologising to Francine for the way we treated her just now.

Cabana leans into the mic.

Colt Cabana: Yeah, we’re really sorry.

Francine nods, seemingly accepting their apology. The Saints now turn towards Douglas, who looks undecided.

Shane Douglas: I’ll keep an eye on you, maybe there’s hope for The Second City Saints yet.

With that, Douglas’ music plays again, and with a devious smirk, Douglas flashes the sign of the Triple Threat. He and Francine then leave the ring, leaving The Saints standing alone, still uncertain with all that just happened…

…

At the Eagle’s Nest, JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER both are excited by the return of Shane Douglas to ECW.

Joey Styles: I can’t believe it; The Franchise is back. I didn’t think we’d ever see Shane Douglas back in an ECW ring. What a night Living Dangerously has been so far.

Joel Gertner: Talking about the night that has been so far, we probably should address what’s been going on backstage tonight.

Joey Styles: After being recruited Friday Night on Hardcore TV, The Full Blooded Italians were supposed to take out both Justin Credible and The Sandman as a favour for Steve Corino and the Network. That was the plan, but instead, the complete opposite has happened. The FBI were found in a pool of their own blood.

Joel Gertner: As we saw earlier in the night, Cyrus has been investigating who’s the guilty party and already has confronted Justin Credible and the Impact Players. Of course, they both denied doing it…

We’ll leave things here because it’s a good segue into the next section…

…

Sitting in a locker room on his lonesome, not that far from his World Championship opportunity, THE SANDMAN drinks a beer and puffs on a cigarette. The floor has a couple of crushed, empty beer cans as well, showing the interesting pre match ritual of The Sandman. Interrupting Sandman’s match preparations are CYRUS and STEVE CORINO, who calmly step into the locker room. The Sandman gets to his feet, holding out a beer can as well as an untucked from his ear cigarette.

The Sandman: Did you two come here to bomb a cigarette or a beer?

Both men look appalled at the offer.

Cyrus: No.

Knowing exactly what he’s doing, The Sandman drinks the entire beer can before throwing it at their feet.

Steve Corino: Cut the crap. I know you caned the entire FBI and took them out!

The Sandman scoffs in disbelief.

The Sandman: You’re on your high horse now, are you? Everybody knew about your plan. You’ve got some balls going to Credible and now coming to me PISSED OFF that the guys who were SUPPOSED to take us out are now incapacitated themselves.

Corino gulps as Sandman steps closer, getting right in his face.

The Sandman: But you need to forget about The FBI. What’s done is done. You need to get ready for the main event because I’m going to shock the world and out wrestle the king of old school.

Unhappiness is written over the face of Corino, but Cyrus isn’t quite ready to leave yet.

Cyrus: Officially, we need to do our due diligence, and we never asked the question. Did you do it?

Both Corino and Cyrus watch Sandman like a hawk, hoping for any interesting reaction.

The Sandman: No.

Cyrus nods, accepting the answer and he turns to leave, with Corino leading the way. As Corino exits the room and Cyrus gets to the doorway, he stops to make one last point.

Cyrus: Oh and I’m fining you $1000 for drinking on the job.

A fake smile plasters over Cyrus’s face until he walks out of shot, leaving The Sandman to shake his head at the annoying interruption to his pre match ritual…

…

We return to ringside where “Natural Born Killaz” comes through the PA system, and the fans get on their feet for the arrival of NEW JACK. Despite not being scheduled for action tonight, due to Cyrus’ promise of delivering a peace offering, Jack has his usual shopping cart full of goodies with him, and he pushes it to ringside, before getting into the ring. Of course, Jack has a mic with him, waiting for the cheers from the crowd to lower so he can speak.

New Jack: I don’t like The Network and anything they stand for, but I’m about my business. Cyrus, get your ass out here so I can be addressed and apparently, like you said on Hardcore TV, rewarded.

The wait is only a few seconds when “Revolution” hits, and CYRUS steps through the curtain. Ignoring the venomous heat from the fans, Cyrus is clearly paranoid that Jack can turn on him. Cyrus is slow to edge himself through the ropes, ensuring Jack doesn’t make a move, before pulling a mic out of his pocket.

Cyrus: I know I said tonight was about addressing your previous behaviour, and we’ll get to that, but I do need to ask a more current question. Was it you who took out The Full Blooded Italians?

New Jack looks genuinely confused.

New Jack: Wait, who are they?

Cyrus isn’t sure if Jack is joking or not, but Jack doesn’t crack a smile.

Cyrus: You know, The FBI…

Jack looks panicked, putting his hands up and stepping back a few paces.

New Jack: Whoa, The FBI. I swear to god I haven’t sold any coke at the shows.

Cyrus shakes his head at the response, as the epic ECW faithful start up a “JACKS OUR DEALER” chant.

Cyrus: Alright, enough of that. Let’s cut to the chase. There is a lot of potential in you and as a peace offering, I’ve got quite the surprise for you. I have one of your old foes in the arena tonight, and as a show of good will, I’m serving him up to you. Because I want to realise your potential and maybe even sway you towards the welcoming arms of the Network.

The fans boo the idea of New Jack joining The Network.

Cyrus: So without further ado, let me introduce your gift tonight courtesy of The Network… VIC GRIMES!!!

A sheepish, slightly timid VIC GRIMES walks down the ramp, getting boos from the fans. New Jack steps out to meet him in the ramp, with Cyrus trying to prevent an altercation at ringside. Grimes is ready to speak.

Vic Grimes: Jack, I didn’t come out here to fight you. I want to apologise for the incident that happened last year which caused you to go partially blind and suffer massive head trauma…

But Jack doesn’t want to hear it, he sticks his hand into his shopping cart, before shoving Cyrus out of the way… AND JACK BEGINS REPEATEDLY STABBING GRIMES IN THE HEAD WITH HIS FORK!!!

The beating continues with Jack continuously going through the cart, using a CHEESE GRATER, A UKIELELE, A STOP SIGN, A TRASH CAN, THE CART ITSELF, and then NEW JACK STAPLES GRIMES HEAD NUMEROUS TIMES!!!

It’s a brutal attack from the vicious New Jack, and Grimes is left a bloody mess. Jack isn’t done though as he grabs a hold of the battered Grimes, and rolls him inside of the ring. Once back inside of the ring, New Jack turns his attention towards some fans in the first few rows, telling them to “GET THE FUCK BACK…”

Jack is in a state right now, so the fans all do what their told, leaving bare concrete floor in the front few rows. Using all of the power that he can muster, Jack climbs to the top rope, but then drags Grimes up with him. Cyrus is watching on from the outside, completely freaking out.

Cyrus: Jack, Sto-

JACK THROWS GRIMES OFF THE TOP ROPE CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON THE CEMENT FLOOR IN THE CROWD!!!

“HOLY SHIT” chants ring out as Vic Grimes is in serious trouble. Despite Cyrus’ pleas, Jack isn’t done as he stomps across the ring and picks up the stop sign he used earlier. Jack then heads back up top with the sign… AND JUMPS OFF… LANDING ON GRIMES WITH THE 187!!!

“ECDUB” chants greet the psychotic move, as Grimes is unmoving. Jack takes his time to get to his feet, feeling the effects of the big landing on the concrete floor. Slowly getting back up, grimacing in pain, Jack already looks to be thinking about further damage he can inflict.

Cyrus: That’s enough. You need to stop right now because you’ve taken a gift from me and taken it way too far. We don’t need a homicide on our hands.

Somewhere, New Jack finds a mic.

New Jack: Call JOHNNY MOTHERFUCKIN COCHRAN CUZ THIS N****’S DEAD!!!

Jack drops the mic and mounts Grimes, ready to beat him some more…

Cyrus: GET HIM!!!

Jack looks up, confused, but before he can react further… JACK GETS ATTACKED FROM BEHIND…

BY RON AND DON HARRIS… THE HARRIS TWINS!!!

The heat is enormous as they just pummel Jack, before discarding him back over the crowd barricade. They continue to beat him up, before rolling him back inside the ring, where Cyrus has also returned to get a closer look.

The trash can used earlier gets a workout here, WITH THE HARRIS TWINS TAKING TURNS SMASHING THE TRASH CAN OVER THE DOWNED BODY OF NEW JACK!!!

Don then unstraps his belt… AND HE BEGINS WHIPPING THE SHIT OUT OF NEW JACK!!!

The lashes can be heard throughout the arena, Jack arching his back in agony. As Don continues to land blow after blow, he yells “THIS BOY’S GONNA’ LEARN A LESSON”!

Ron starts kicking at the downed body of Jack, as Don now sadistically begins wrapping his belt around the neck of New Jack. Don starts dragging Jack, in a lynching manner out of the ring… AND NOW THE HARRIS TWINS TAKE TURNS DRAGGING NEW JACK UP THE AISLEWAY!!!

As Jack’s tongue protrudes from his mouth, gasping for air, Cyrus slowly follows the chaos, applauding and smiling as he does so. Once they get right to the top of the ramp, The Harris Twins finally relinquish their grip, leaving New Jack lying in a pool of his own blood.

With New Jack down in trouble, ironically much like Vic Grimes, Cyrus stands between The Harris twins, raising the hands in the air. The fans continue to rain down ungodly heat as we fade away…

…

Back up at the Eagle’s Nest, where we’ll kill some time because New Jack and Vic Grimes need to get cleared from ringside. JOEY STYLES AND JOEL GERTNER both look disgusted.

Joey Styles: I’m appalled by what just happened to New Jack. Cyrus and The Network talk about censoring hardcore and extreme and then do that. That man is such a hypocrite.

Joel Gertner: I’m equally appalled by what happened to the innocent Vic Grimes. That man came out to make amends, only to be brutally assaulted.

Styles looks at Gertner like he’s an alien, unable to believe what he’s hearing.

Joey Styles: I can’t believe you. Somethings can’t be forgiven, Joel, he nearly blinded New Jack for crying out loud.

Joel Gertner: Agree to disagree, partner.

There’s an awkward silence for a few moments before Joey clears his throat.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, arguably the most anticipated match on tonight’s show. One final time, for the vacant ECW Television Championship… It will be Jerry Lynn versus Rob Van Dam…

Joel Gertner: This one makes me feel giddy…

On that note we cut away…

…

The ring is still not quite cleaned up from the mayhem earlier, so we have one last stop before the next match. A video package airs hyping the return of the SUICIDAL, HOMICIDAL, GENOCIDAL.. SABU!!! We don’t get an official date, but the package states Sabu will be returning to ECW “very soon” …

…

Match Six
ECW Television Championship Match:
FOR THE LAST TIME EVER:
Jerry Lynn w/Jack Victory vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

Due to the title stipulation and big match feel here, we get the full in ring introductions for an event of this magnitude. I’m not going to write those out though, so yeah, just take my word for it. Once the introductions are done, Lynn and RVD lock horns and arguably engage in one of the best matches of their entire critically acclaimed series. They engage in back and forth action early on, both men showing just how well they know the other, until Lynn manages to get the upper hand.

Lynn smartly focuses the bulk of his offense on RVD’s troublesome left knee. This causes Van Dam to have a substantial limp, and on commentary, they talk about the smartness of the strategy as it will hopefully for Lynn’s sake prevent RVD from his usual high octane high risk offense. Well and truly in control, Lynn is able to manoeuvre Van Dam wherever he wants. He drags RVD by the injured left knee and hangs it over the middle rope, letting it hang outside of the ring. Lynn hurriedly climbs to the top rope… BEFORE LEAPING OFF WITH A GUILLOTINE LEG DROP…

LANDING RIGHT ACROSS THE INJURED LEG OF VAN DAM!!!

Van Dam uncharacteristically screams in pain, clutching at his left leg. There’s no wasted motion or sympathy from Lynn, who rips RVD’s hands away from the bad limb, and uses is to drag Van Dam back inside of the ring. Channelling his inner Lance Storm, Lynn drags Van Dam back to the centre of the ring… AND LOCKS IN A SINGLE LEGGED BOSTON CRAB!!!

Expertly applied, Lynn really leans back, applying the upmost amount of pressure possible. Ever the fighter, getting encouraged from the fans, RVD refuses to submit. Instead, the former TV champ scratches and claws across the ring, eventually reaching the ropes. Lynn releases the hold but keeps a hold of RVD’s legs, lifting them up in a wishbone position, before jumping up and coming down with a crushing Knee Drop on the back of RVD’s bad knee.

Lynn then drops down to the canvas, WRAPPING RVD’S LEFT KNEE UP IN A GRAPEVINE!!!

RVD finds himself caught in another submission hold, and has his hands on his head. Lynn wrenches on the leg like his life depends on it, but Van Dam to this point refuses to submit. On the outside, Bill Alfonso is in a panic, blowing his whistle like crazy to encourage RVD. Once again, Van Dam refuses to submit and fights hard to make it to the ropes. This time when Lynn breaks the hold, the referee doesn’t let Lynn cling onto Van Dam’s legs, instead insisting on a completely clean break.

The official and Lynn argue at the first, but the referee shows no signs of backing down, remaining in Lynn’s face. This allows RVD to recoup somewhat, and when Lynn approaches to pick him up, Van Dam shrugs Lynn off, before leaping towards the ropes… SPRINGBOARD PUSH KICK!!!

The blow sends Lynn falling to his ass, allowing RVD to utilise the ropes to get back up. Once he tries to move around the ring, Van Dam has a severe limp, but he guts it out, applying as much weight as he possibly can to the right side of his body. Lynn gets back to his feet, and RVD starts unloading with Karate Kicks using his right leg, but his knee gives out as it can’t handle the pressure.

Groans come from the fans as Van Dam’s offensive plan is in shambles here. They realise Lynn might have him on a silver platter. After stomping on the leg a few more times, Lynn heads to the outside, finding himself a STEEL CHAIR. Back inside of the ring, Lynn wraps the chair around the much targeted left leg of RVD. Lynn heads up to the top rope, before leaping off… DOUBLE FOOT STOMP ACROSS THE CHAIR!!!

NO!!! RVD ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!!!

Lynn lands awkwardly, jarring his own legs ever so slightly, allowing RVD the time to rip the chair off of his own leg. Lynn favours both ankles for a moment, before turning his attention back to Van Dam… RVD THROWS THE CHAIR TO LYNN…

LYNN CATCHES IT…

VAN DAMINATOR!!!

NO!!! WHEN VAN DAM LOOKS TO PUSH OFF THE CANVAS… HIS KNEE GIVES OUT AND HE CRUMBLES TO THE CANVAS!!!

Watching on with a smirk, Lynn can’t help but feel overly confident as he holds the steel chair. RVD will never give up though, getting back to his feet… NOW LYNN THROWS THE CHAIR TO RVD…

RVD CATCHES IT…

AND LYNN NAILS A VAN DAMINATOR PERFECTLY!!!

Instead of going for the cover, Lynn follows after the steel chair which just flew across the ring, grabbing it and placing it in the centre of the ring. He then drags RVD up, before lifting him high in the air… BRAINBUSTER ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!

LYNN ROLLS OVER INTO THE COVER…1…2…NO!!!

RVD JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!

It’s clear Lynn thought the match was over there, as he bounces to his feet and begins arguing with the referee. Not the first time tonight, the referee holds his own in the argument, until Lynn shrugs him off and refocuses. Lynn grabs RVD by the hair and guides him to the corner, where Lynn himself sits on the top rope. He applies a Front Facelock to RVD, before jumping off the top… TORNADO DDT!!!

NO!!! RVD REVERSES MID WAY THROUGH AND HITS A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!!!

RVD MAINTAINS THE BRIDGE…1…2…NO!!!

RVD’S LEG GIVES OUT SO HE CAN’T MAINTAIN THE BRIDGE!!!

Despite RVD almost getting the win there, Lynn is first to his feet after a few moments. Getting frustrated, he just brutally stomps all over the injured left knee of RVD. Lynn continues to try and stomp on RVD, when Van Dam catches a leg, battles into position… AND LANDS A SURPRISE ROLLING FIREMANS CARRY OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

RVD now gets up, holding his lower back, and limping on his left leg. Pushing through the pain barrier, RVD sees Lynn down in the middle of the ring, so he bounces off the ropes to build some momentum… ROLLING THUNDER CONNECTS!!!

The adrenaline is coursing through the veins of Van Dam now, as he’s not done there. There’s no thought of a pinfall attempt, as instead Van Dam picks up the steel chair from earlier. Holding the chair in his left hand, RVD uses his right hand to grab Lynn by the arm and drag him to the corner of the ring. RVD places Lynn in a seated position against the turnbuckles, before adjusting the steel chair to be jammed in between the ropes and Lynn’s face.

Sensing where this is going, the fans begin to buzz in anticipation, as RVD walks towards the corner on the other side of the ring. After readying himself, RVD climbs up top and dives forward… VAN TERMINATOR!!!

LYNN THROWS THE CHAIR INTO RVD IN MID AIR!!!

RVD crashes and burns, suffering a bad landing on the canvas. Yet again, he feels for his injured leg, whilst Lynn crawls towards RVD. Lynn gets to his feet once his close and forced RVD into position… CRADLE PILEDRIVER!!!

NO!!! AS LYNN IS ABOUT TO DROP TO THE MAT… RVD UNHOOKS HIS ARMS AND PUTS THEM ON THE MAT…

USING HIS INCREDIBLE ATHLETIC SKILLS TO PREVENT LYNN FROM COMING DOWN!!!

RVD ends up holding up Lynn in a pretty precarious position, AND CRUSHES LYNN’S HEAD WITH A VICE LOCK BETWEEN HIS LEGS!!!

Due to the pain, Lynn is forced to let go and fall completely to the canvas. Meanwhile, RVD briefly does a handstand before back flipping to his feet, ever the showmen, but he hurts his knee again. This time though RVD is in control, so he has time to shake it out and regain his composure. Panicking for the first time in the entire match, Lynn blindly charges at RVD when he gets back up, but RVD avoids Lynn, before getting his hands on the steel chair… RVD THROWS THE CHAIR TO LYNN…

LYNN CATCHES IT…

RVD PUSHES THROUGH THE PAIN AND CONNECTS WITH THE VAN DAMINATOR!!!

The crowd goes bonkers, with “RVD” chants reigning supreme within the arena. Again, RVD doesn’t want the pin, he wants to end this in style. As RVD makes his way towards the ropes, there’s a commotion outside of the ring. RVD doesn’t pay it too much attention, ascending up top for the FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!!!

NO!!! JACK VICTORY SMASHES A STEEL CHAIR AGAINST THE BACK OF RVD’S INJURED LEFT LEG!!!

The heat is gigantic for Victory, as BILL ALFONSO APPROACHES AND BEHINS WHALING AWAY ON HIM BUT IT’S TO LATE!!!

RVD landed terrible with an accidental Somersault off the top, allowing Lynn to drag up slowly… CRADLE PILDEDRIVER!!!

IT LANDS… AND LYNN KEEPS RVD STACKED FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!

Winner: Jerry Lynn

There’s almost a stunned silence amongst the fans, everybody expecting RVD to beat Lynn yet again. (Bookers Note: I also assume there is stunned silence from the people who know of my hatred of Jerry Lynn lol). Anyway, once it sinks in that Jerry Lynn is in fact the new ECW Television Champion, and he did it by nefarious means, the heat picks up.

Jack Victory celebrates with Lynn, giving him the TV Title, and then helping him outside of the ring. They head up the ramp, with Lynn stopping once he’s far away from his arch nemesis, lifting the title high in the air.

It’s a look of relief on the face of Lynn; he’s finally broken his RVD hoodoo. As he steps through the curtain with Victory (figuratively and literally), he finally looks at peace with the world.

A sad, sorrow mood comes inside the ring though, as Bill Alfonso and ‘Damage Control’ check on RVD. Now the adrenaline has worn off, RVD is once again grabbing at that injured left knee, ripping his knee brace off to try and relieve some pressure.

As the worrying medical checking goes on, we cut away…

…

Unlike earlier tonight, STEVE CORINO is in a much calmer head space now, as he stands in front of the ECW logo backstage. Now donning his wrestling tights, he’s got the look in his eyes that says we aren’t very far away from the main event.

Steve Corino: Everybody makes mistakes and now I’ve stopped to think about it, I was wrong for hiring The FBI.

Corino looks down at the ground, shaking his head, almost in disbelief that he went down that route to begin with.

Steve Corino: There’s a couple of reasons why. Not only because they suck, which they most definitely do, but because it goes against my own morals anyway.

‘The King Of Old School’ stands tall, puffing out his chest with pride.

Steve Corino: I’m Steve Corino, I’m ‘The King Of Old School’. I’m the best wrestler in the world today, the best damn technical wrestler in the world today. In this environment, with this match stipulation, I am untouchable. I have no reason to be scared of The Sandman, I mean what are his motives anyway? He’s only wrestling still because he owes $50,000 in child support. On the other side of the match, I have no reason to be scared of Justin Credible either. I’ll tell you what’s incredible, the fact that you’re a future Target employee and breadstick maker.

Whilst trying to be serious and remain focused, Corino can’t help but smirk at his insults directed towards Credible.

Steve Corino: No fear, no worries, no chance of failure. Tonight I’ll officially become ECW’s World Champion once again.

The eyes tell the story, Corino is ready for the main event…

…

Match Seven
First Blood Match
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer

These two hated enemies don’t waste anytime getting at this one, with the match being simply brutal from the get-go. Dreamer’s entrance alone sees CW’s eyes go wide in shock, and maybe some form of fear, whilst the ECW fans erupt into an “ECDUB” chant. Why? Because Dreamer has a crazed look in his eyes, wanting revenge for Hardcore TV, heading to the ring WITH THUMBTACKS TAPED TO HIS FISTS!!!

The innovative tactic from Tommy puts him in the driver’s seat immediately, as he constantly tries to corner his much larger opponent. Anderson shows some solid athleticism and speed for a man his side, as he’s forced to stick and move, landing the odd jab, but mainly just avoiding Dreamer’s punches. Tommy is probably a little to eager, trying to swing for the fences, telegraphing his shots, so Anderson continues to avoid, knowing one shot with those thumbtacks draws blood, meaning he loses the match.

After cleverly sidestepping another attack from Dreamer, Anderson manages to grab by the arm, not the hand and Irish Whip him into the ropes. As Tommy bounces back and returns, he runs straight into a Big Boot from CW! The blow causes Tommy to crash to the canvas, and the referee immediately checks to see if the shot to the face and head drew any blood. The answer is no at this stage, however on commentary, Joey Styles puts over the fact that the huge gash on Tommy’s forehead, created by Anderson on Hardcore TV two nights ago means any shot could potentially open that back up.

Whilst the Big Boot didn’t draw blood, the one thing it did was daze Tommy enough that he remains down, trying to shake out the cobwebs. This allows Anderson to stand over Dreamer, and removing the tape from his hands. With the tape removed, the thumbtacks are no longer in Dreamer’s possession, and in a crazy moment that sends everybody ducking for cover… ANDERSON THROWS THE TAPE COVERED WITH THUMBTACKS OUT OF THE RING AND INTO THE CROWD!!!

Seeing the fans scatter causes Anderson to smirk, and the crazy crowd then break out into another “ECDUB” chant. Instead of focusing on his opponent, CW mocks the crowd for running away, really enjoying himself… UNTIL DREAMER NAILS A LOW BLOW FROM BEHIND!!!

Not the most moral tactic in the world, but the fans don’t get there. On his knees, Tommy has hatred all over his face as Anderson crumbles to the mat, holding his nuts. Wanting a breather, Anderson rolls underneath the bottom rope to the outside, where he collapses to the floor. This gives Dreamer more time to recover, but Tommy doesn’t notice that Anderson isn’t just recovering himself on the outside, he’s started uncharacteristically looking for some weapons underneath the ring.

The fans begin to buzz with anticipation, knowing there’s a chance things are about to get mental, with CW dragging STRANDS UPON STRANDS OF BARBED WIRE out from underneath the ring!!! The cheers get louder, knowing trouble is about to ensue. Meanwhile, on commentary, Styles and Gertner talk about how similar to the thumbtacks that were discarded earlier, one shot with that barbed wire is likely to cause blood

Oblivious to the happenings outside of the ring, Dreamer now heads out after Anderson… WHEN CW EXPLODES… SWINGING THE BARBED WIRE INTO TOMMY’S FACE!!!

NO!!!

DREAMER MANAGES TO DUCK UNDERNEATH THE SWING!!!

Dreamer begins swinging haymakers at Anderson, landing each other, until in a moment of weakness, CW drops the barbed wire. Dreamer eventually lands a huge right hand which drops Anderson on the cold, hard concrete floor, and Tommy looks down at the barbed wire, but momentarily kicks it away. Instead he wants to simply punish Anderson, as he repeatedly punts him in the ribs, not trying to win the match, but just trying to inflict as much pain as possible.

After softening up CW further, Tommy grabs a hold of both his legs, almost as if he’s going for a Catapult, but instead, he only lifts CW a few centimetres off the ground… BEFORE HE SWINGS CW AROUND… SMASHING THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD INTO THE RING STEPS!!!

TOMMY KEEPS CW UP… AND THEN SWINGS HIM THE OTHER WAY… SENDING THE OTHER SIDE OF HIS HEAD INTO THE GUARD RAIL!!!

The referee checks on Anderson but the side of head has NOT been busted open. The fans cheer loudly, letting out another “ECDUB” chant, with Dreamer putting his hands on his knees, attempting to catch his breath. Keeping Anderson lifted in the air for that long took a lot of strength and energy out of Tommy. It’s vintage Dreamer though as the adrenaline hits, and he puts his arms out wide in the ‘Raven pose’, letting out a primal roar, whilst the fans now serenade him with the “HE’S HARDCORE” chant.

Tommy now hunts around ringside and finds a pair of STEEL CHAIRS. He holds the first one, stalking Anderson who slowly tries to get to his feet… TOMMY THROWS THE CHAIR AT ANDERSON!!!

It connects but luckily for CW, it hits his upper body and chest area, not connecting with his face. Shrugging and ready to try again, Tommy gets the second chair… DREAMER THROWS THE SECOND CHAIR AT CW… AND CW CLEVERLY FACES THE GROUND… ALLOWING THE CHAIR TO BOUNCE OFF THE TOP OF HIS HEAD BUT NOT HIT HIS FACE!!!

CW may have just saved himself from being busted open, but he doesn’t save himself from staggering, falling over the ring steps, which he knocks off balance, so then they roll on top of him. In full control, Dreamer methodically pries the ring steps off of Anderson’s body, and then lifts him up and rolls him back inside of the ring. Instead of following back inside, Dreamer looks around the ring, eyeing off multiple weapons but not finding what he wants, until A CROWD MEMBER PUTS HIS HANDS OUT… HANDING DREAMER THE TAPE COVERED THUMBTACKS FROM EARLIER!!!

This garners a mighty pop from the fans, and Dreamer gets a sadistic look over his face. He retapes his fists with purpose, ensuring they are done right before eagerly sliding back into the ring. Tommy stalks CW, waiting for him to get up, and when he does… TOMMY CHARGES WITH THE LOADED RIGHT HAND!!!

NO!!! ANDERSON CATCHES DREAMER…

ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

NO!!! WHILE IN THE AIR… DREAMER USES BOTH HANDS TO LAND PUNCH AFTER PUNCH TO THE FOREHEAD OF ANDERSON WITH THE HANDS COVERED IN THUMBTACKS!!!

Agony felt immediately, Anderson simply let’s go of Dreamer, causing him to fall to the mat. Feeling the effects, CW drops to his knees, holding his head, and there’s a moment of anticipation as everybody waits. The referee is checking on Anderson, unable to see due to his hands, and then finally, CW moves his hands from his head, revealing blood leaking from his forehead quite severely. Seeing this, the referee has no choice but to call for the bell, this one is over.

Winner: Tommy Dreamer

A big pop rings out from the fans as the referee calls for the bell, determining that Dreamer is the winner. After being discarded by Anderson, Dreamer battles back to his feet in the corner, ready to enjoy the spoils of victory… WHEN ANDERSON BUMRUSHES HIM WITH AN OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE!!!

The unsuspecting Dreamer falls flat, in serious trouble. CW is furious at the loss, shrugging the referee away, and he rolls Dreamer onto his back. After landing a few right hands, CW Anderson rips off the bandage covering the crazy gash on Dreamer’s forehead from Hardcore TV…

AND CW BEGINS GNAWING AT THE GASH LIKE A MAD MAN!!!

The fans can’t believe it, as the cut is visibly opened up and made bigger. Dreamer’s forehead starts to gush blood, and in an incredible visual, CW’s face is a crimson mask, a mix of both his own and Tommy’s blood.

CW finally relents, having let out some of his frustrations, and he stands tall, face stained red, an eerie sight as we cut away…

…

It’s almost main event time, but first, a video package plays dating back to December 2000 where all of the issues started between JUSTIN CREDIBLE, STEVE CORINO and THE SANDMAN. This led to a Tables, Ladders, Chairs and Canes match at Guilty As Charged between the trio, where The Sandman won the match and the ECW Championship. Here we are, two months later, the same three men ready to fight for the now vacant ECW Championship all over again…

…

Joey Styles: It’s time for the main event, tonight we will crown a new ECW World Champion, and more importantly, we will determine the man who will represent ECW in this new era. We know that The FBI, who were originally engaged to be Corino’s back up are no longer a factor. They have been taken out and neither The Sandman nor Credible have taken blame for it.

Joel Gertner: FBI or no FBI, it’s go time, Joey.

…

Match Eight
ECW World Championship Match:
THREE WAY DANCE:
Justin Credible vs. Steve Corino vs. The Sandman

Having completely backflipped from his mood earlier in the night, Corino starts things off on the offensive. He’s super aggressive and he’s not discriminating, showing how tough he is by working on both Credible and Sandman in the early stages. It has limited success though, backfiring, and when he realises he’s in trouble with both opponents bearing down on him, Corino hightails it to the outside. Both Credible and Sandman shake their heads in disgust, whilst Corino smiles, taking pride in being a chickenshit heel.

As Corino continues to trade back and forth insults with the fans, Credible and Sandman realise that they are left in the ring alone together. Once they lock eyes, their deep seeded hatred of each other takes centre stage. Based on the stipulation attached to the match, they engage in some wrestling, although it’s clear they’d both rather knock each other’s blocks off. The stipulation suits Credible very well, and he’s able to get the upper hand, relying on pure wrestling just as he did in his Aldo Montoya days.

The Sandman isn’t deterred though, continuing to try and fight out of holds and make things happen. They start to battle back and forth as Sandman begins building some momentum, and the next thing, Sandman doesn’t just hold his own and actually gets the advantage. The fans pop hard for Sandman busting out some wrestling tactics, with even Corino watching from the floor with an impressed look on his face. Credible gets embarrassed before countering himself… AND CREDIBLE TAKES SANDMAN DOWN WITH A SLINGSHOT SUPLEX!!!

CREDIBLE GETS THE PIN…1…2…NO!!!

THE SANDMAN KICKS OUT WITH AUTHORITY!!!

There’s no real reaction from Credible; it’s almost like he didn’t think that was going to be enough either. Keeping his eyes on Sandman, Credible pushes himself back up… WHEN CORINO NAILS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

CORINO GETS THE COVER…1…2…NO!!!

CREDIBLE ONLY JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!

With a sense of desperation written all over his face, Corino crawls over to The Sandman, AND CORINO TRIES TO COVER SANDMAN…1…NO!!!

THE SANDMAN POWERS OUT!!!

Corino freaks out, realising he’s now integrated himself back into the action, and he’s been unable to score an elimination. He doesn’t even get to his feet, cowardly but somewhat humorously crawling to the ropes, potentially looking to flee from the ring again. Corino reaches the ropes, breathing a sigh of relief, but when he goes to pull himself out of the ring, he’s stopped by Credible.

Even though Credible’s a heel, the pop is massive because everybody wants to see Corino get his comeuppance. Credible drags Corino up by the hair, and all ‘The King Of Old School’ can do is beg off, but Credible ignores him… CREDIBLE LIFTS CORINO UP FOR THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!

NO!!! SANDMAN ACCIDENTALLY SAVES CORINO BY SIMPLY CLOBBERING CREDIBLE FROM BEHIND!!!

Credible drops Corino to the canvas awkwardly, not being able to do the move due to Sandman’s attack. Corino lands awkwardly and tries to hurry away, but after running through Credible with a Clothesline, now Sandman gets his hands on Corino. He rolls Corino onto his back and mounts him, hammering away with sharp left hands. Suddenly, as Sandman continues to land, the referee reaches the count of four and threatens a disqualification.

The fans boo the referee, even though he’s just doing his job correctly based on the stipulation. Shaking his head, The Sandman gets to his feet, before telling the referee, “I’LL SHOW YOU WRESTLING”. Dragging Corino up with ease, Sandman sends him crashing back down to the canvas with a Scoop Slam. Seeing Credible recuperating in the corner, The Sandman ascends to the top rope, unsteady but then he jumps off in his usual sloppy way… ROLLING ROCK SENTON SPLASH CONNECTS ON CORINO!!!

THE SANDMAN SIMPLY LAYS HIS BACK ON THE CHEST OF CORINO FOR THE PIN…1…2…NO!!!

“ECDUB” chants echo throughout the arena for the epic effort of The Sandman. Feeling the effects of the high risk, Sandman is slow to his feet. He feels for his lower back, attempting to stretch it out and in doing so… HE GETS CLOCKED WITH A SUPERKICK FROM CREDIBLE!!!

Full of arrogance, instead of going for the cover, Credible stands over The Sandman, staring him down. Enjoying the moment over the nemesis, Credible took his time, but was then quickly spun around by Corino… WHO NAILS CREDIBLE WITH THE OLD SCHOOL BOMB!!!

CORINO QUICKLY PINS CREDIBLE…1…2…3!!!

Elimination #1: Justin Credible

Whoa. Corino just eliminated Credible cleanly in what can be considered a bit of a shock. Distraught with how things have turned out, Credible rolls out and sulks to the back, leaving it down to Corino and Sandman to determine the new champion. Both men look exhausted after the gruelling match so far, but Corino still takes the time to raise his hands in the air, celebrating the elimination. He takes far to long though, allowing Sandman to get up, before snatching Corino from behind… WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!!!

SANDMAN MAKES THE COVER…1…2…NO!!!

CORINO JUST MANAGES TO ROLL A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!!!

The Sandman shakes his head, unable to believe that Corino survived. Both men battle to their feet rather slowly, and whilst Sandman strikes first with a left hand, this turns into a brawl. They take their turns laying into each other with punches, kicks, and to the delight of the crowd, they prove their toughness by trading headbutts. The Sandman wins that exchange though and ends up sending Corino to the ropes, and when Corino bounces back… SPINEBUSTER FROM SANDMAN!!!

NO!!! CORINO DESPERATELY THROWS ELBOWS TO SANDMAN’S TEMPLE BREAKING FREE!!!

The Sandman falls to both knees, so now Corino bounces off the ropes again… SHINING WIZARD FROM CORINO!!!

Corino takes a few minutes to catch his breath, but he can’t take to long, before Sandman is almost like zombie, already rising back to his feet. Rushing to his feet out of necessity, Corino lines up Sandman from behind… AND APPLIES A COBRA CLUTCH!!!

Initially, Sandman wriggles around wildly, trying to break the hold but to no avail. The fight stops and Sandman drops to one knee, as he’s clearly being worn down. The referee continues to check in on Sandman, making sure his conscious and asking if he wants to quit. The Sandman refuses to quit though, and then hits a surge of adrenaline, battling back to his feet. A desperate Corino keeps the hold locked in, but Sandman manages to create an angle so he can hit repeated elbows to the mid-section of Corino.

The rapid fire elbows force Corino to relinquish his grip on Sandman, allowing Sandman to run off the ropes… AND RUN THROUGH CORINO WITH A SPEAR!!!

THE SANDMAN HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!!

CORINO SOMEHOW GETS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!

It was so close and the fans pop, thinking The Sandman was champion. The Sandman gets back to his feet, and pulls Corino by the hair, forcing him back to his feet… When suddenly Corino explodes, getting a go behind on Sandman… FOLLOWED BY THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION!!!

From Corino’s perspective, the move was pure desperation as both men remain down after the big move. The fans urge The Sandman on, as after a few seconds, both competitors work back to their feet. Showing his awesome heart and resilience, Sandman is up first, and he stumbles over to where Corino is still attempting to get up. Corino finally pushes off his knees and to his feet, but Sandman kicks him in the gut… DDT!!!

The Sandman is right back in control, as he stumbles up and points towards the top turnbuckle. Getting cheers of affirmation from the fans, he steps onto the apron and then slowly ascends to the top rope. Sandman is weary to maintain his balance when CRACK!!!

SANDMAN FALLS TO THE CANVAS AFTER BEING NAILED WITH A SINGAPORE CANE FROM BEHIND…

BY JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

Everybody is in shock, including Joey Styles who’s going mental, wondering why Credible would help the man who eliminated him from this match.. Justin Credible smirks, admiring his handiwork for a moment before leaving. Inside the ring, this leaves both Corino and Sandman down once again. They both slowly get up at roughly the same time, but a wobbly Corino staggers backwards, leaning his back against the turnbuckles.

This allows Sandman to charge in after Corino… OKLAHOMA STAMPEDE!!!

CORINO PULLS THE REFEREE IN FRONT OF HIMSELF TO CUSHION THE BLOW!!!

Sandman has stampeded right into the referee, who falls to the outside. Sandman staggers backwards, it looks like he might have received a head knock… SO CORINO RUNS THROUGH HIM WITH A LARIAT!!!

CORINO JUMPS ON SANDMAN FOR THE COVER…

…

BUT THERE’S NO REFEREE!!!

Corino’s furious knowing that he was so close, but then suddenly senses an opportunity. He looks outside the ring to see the referee still down, before exiting the ring himself. ‘The King Of Old School’ searches under the ring, finding himself a STEEL CHAIR. Back inside the ring, Corino measures Sandman with the chair, and when Sandman gets back up… CORINO SMASHES THE CHAIR ACROSS THE SANDMAN’S SKULL!!!

It's a brutal chair shot from Corino, and the noise was heard throughout the entire arena. “ECDUB” chants ring out for the brutality of the chair shot, whilst Corino looks down and sees there is still no referee. Corino thinks on the spot for a moment, before dropping the chair and leaving the ring again,. This time he gets the ECW Title, which was sitting on the timekeeper’s table. Once he gets back inside, Corino stares at the title dazingly, hoping that he is looking into his future.

Corino places the title across the chest of Sandman, thinking his next move carefully. As Corino looks to do more damage… THE LIGHTS IN THE ARENA GO OUT!!!

With the arena in completely darkness, all we can hear is the murmuring inside the audience…

WHEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON!!!

STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING WITH HIS ARMS OUT WIDE LIKE ONLY HE CAN…

IT’S RAVEN!!!

Raven looks like he never left, staring down Corino, who literally looks like he has seen a ghost. Getting paler by the second, probably about to shit his pants, Corino tries to beg off, but Raven greets him with a kick to the gut… EVENFLOW DDT!!!

Just to make things a little more controversial, Sandman is down, Corino is down, hell even the referee is down. The fans start chanting “WELCOME BACK”, and Raven’s return has caused us to end the pay per view in a way that I’m sure some won’t be happy with.

No Contest

We’re calling the match but right now the fans don’t care, just continuing to serenade Raven with those “WELCOME BACK” chants. Taking in the moment, Raven looks around the arena, surveying the crowd. Looking up, still half out of it, The Sandman looks extremely confused at what he’s seeing. He gets back to his feet and stumbles towards Raven, but much like with Corino, Raven pounces with a kick to the gut… EVENFLOW DDT ONTO THE ECW CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!!!

Raven continues to stand tall, the arena at a fever pitch, when THE NETWORK runs down and enters the ring. CW ANDERSON, CYRUS and JERRY LYNN all head down to discuss, but Raven slides out of the ring, the ECW Title now in his possession. The Network dare Raven to come back, but he simply backs up the ramp, ECW Title in his hand, performing the patented ‘Raven’ pose.

Raven continues to have the ECW Title within his grasp, whilst Cyrus and The Network look furious, and that’s how the show fades to black…

*END OF SHOW*

K-Fabe · Sunday at 5:30 PM

Living Dangerously was excellent, much like the start of this BTB.
Presentation is top notch as always and every match was captivating.

Liked the story with the Network investigating FBI's attackers through the show, building up to the main event. And then the ending really delivered and is the perfect hook to keep me reading.

I'm also loving the introduction of new blood into the roster and seeing them being built up - particularly Monty Brown pouncing his way up the ladder.

Keep up the great work!

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