ECW on TNN
04-08-2000
Houston, Texas
04-08-2000
Houston, Texas
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
As per usual, the ECW faithful are at a fever pitch as a smiling Joey Styles and Joel Gertner stand in the middle of the ring, microphone in hands. After what seems like an eternity, the crowd dies down a little, and it allows the dynamic duo to formally welcome everybody to the show.
Joey Styles: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the land of the extreme! I’m the one and only voice of ECW, Joey Styles, and I’m pleased to welcome everybody to another episode of ECW on TNN coming from Houston, Texas. Of course it wouldn’t be ECW if I wasn’t standing next to my good friend, Joel Gertner.
Joel Gertner: It’s funny that you mentioned everything’s bigger in Texas, Joey, because if that’s the case this announcer might be troubling some ladies a little later on tonight…
Styles laughs at Gertner’s sexual innuendo for the night, when “Debonaire” by Dope plays through the arena and all of a sudden, the laughter stops. Surprisingly, Cyrus comes down the ramp alone, although he works with a purpose clearly not looking happy. The feeling is mutual as Styles and especially Gertner don’t seem all that happy to see Cyrus either, and of course nor do the fans. Once in the ring Cyrus flat out ignores Styles and stares daggers at his nemesis Gertner.
Cyrus: On behalf of The Network… I told you to stop that CRAP! No more sexual innuendos, no more unrelated comments, The Network and I want you to do your job, call the in-ring action, and nothing more.
Cyrus continues to point at Gertner menacingly, but Gertner just looks at Cyrus in utter contempt. Meanwhile the helpful Texans here in Houston have a chant for Cyrus…
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
Cyrus sends some daggers through to the crowd, telling them off mic to “SHUT YOUR MOUTHS”!
Cyrus: The more you defy The Network, the more issues you will have. Do you remember Heatwave, Gertner? I jumped YOU from behind and then you retaliated, I had YOU arrested… And let me promise you, that’s just a little taste of the stroke that The Network has in Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Joey Styles puts a hand on Gertner’s shoulder, trying to calm him down as he’s trembling with anger. Meanwhile seeing Gertner this furious seems to have cheered up Cyrus, who now has a slight smirk on his face. Of course the fans still boo the hell out of him though.
Cyrus: I have a serious question for you though, how do you feel after spending a night in jail?
Gertner looks down, not responding as the fans continue to hate on Cyrus.
Cyrus: The FAT ****** DEMOGRAPHIC must have LOVED that ass in prison huh?
Boo’s from the crowd as Cyrus chuckles at his own joke. Long story short, Gertner is still furious.
Cyrus: In all seriousness though, I loved beating your ass so bad at Heatwave that during the week I went out and acquired a wrestling license because I want MORE!
Actually a pop from the audience here, as Cyrus takes a moment to let his words sink in. Even Joel looks back up now, wondering what’s going to happen next.
Cyrus: So Gertner what do you say we put an end to this once and for all tonight. You don’t like me, and I sure as hell don’t like you, so how about we fight one on one in this very ring tonight?
EPIC pop this time as Styles seems to love the idea, as does Joel but before he can respond “Highway To Hell” by AC/DC rocks through the speakers, and the fans let out an ENORMOUS pop as for the first time in a long time, Spike Dudley is making an appearance on ECW television. Spike is still in a leg cast, so he slowly limps his way down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans and enjoying the return ovation he’s receiving. Everybody looks happy to see the runt of the Dudley litter, except for Cyrus who can’t help but open his big mouth even before Spike is completely in the ring.
Cyrus: What could have possibly happened to your leg, Spike? Where have you been all this time?
As obnoxious as ever, Cyrus once again laughs at himself feigning confusion, but everybody else hates him for it. Spike finally gets inside the ring and completely ignores Cyrus’ arrogance, instead getting straight to business.
Spike Dudley: I’m gonna’ keep this short and sweet. Paul Heyman couldn’t be here tonight because he had some business to attend to in Los Angeles. Before Paul was tied up, he gave me a call on my cell phone to inform me that tonight, I would be in charge of match making!
Big time cheers as Spike lets out a sly smirk, but Cyrus’ eyes bug out of his head.
Spike Dudley: That’s right, I’m in charge, not you, Cyrus! SO THERE WON’T BE ANY GERTNER VERSUS CYRUS!
A fair bit of heat for this, and funnily enough even Gertner and Styles seem a little disappointed.
Spike Dudley: Not tonight anyway, BUT YOU WILL BE IN ACTION TONIGHT, CYRUS…. AND YOUR OPPONENT… WILL BE THIS MAN!!!
Almost immediately, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica begins playing through the arena’s sound system, and the fans MARK THE FUCK OUT, as Cyrus gets on his knees, begging Spike Dudley to reconsider.
Eventually we pan up to the crowd to see The Sandman cracking a can of beer open with his forehead as per usual. As Sandman continues to make his epic entrance, Styles and Gertner smartly exit the ring, recognizing the possible carnage that could come.
Sandman eventually gets into the ring, raising his trusty Singapore Cane in the air, much to the delight of the fans.
Cyrus continues to beg Spike, who just chuckles and says “good luck”, before exiting the ring himself.
The Sandman has a quick glance and nods at Spike, and in that moment, Cyrus grows some balls and HITS SANDMAN WITH A RIGHT HAND FROM BEHIND!!!
BUT THE SANDMAN NO SELLS IT!
The fans are at fever pitch as Cyrus begs off… but it’s no good as SANDMAN GRABS CYRUS AND POPS HIM WITH A RIGHT TO THE MOUTH!
Sandman laughs out loud as Cyrus crumbles to the mat… UNTIL RHINO SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP!
The Sandman sees him coming and picks up the Singapore Cane and when Rhino gets into the ring, THE SANDMAN DRILLS HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE CANE!
The fans continue to go ballistic, as Rhino staggers but doesn’t go down. Whilst all this is happening, Cyrus manages to roll out of the ring and out of harm’s way.
The Sandman is determined to drop Rhino though… AND HE HAMMERS AWAY AGAIN… AND AGAIN… AND AGAIN…AND AGAIN… AND AGAIN…AND AGAIN…
AND FINALLY AFTER THE SEVENTH SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE HEAD, RHINO FALLS TO THE MAT!
Basking in the cheers, The Sandman raises the DECIMATED Singapore Cane above his head, until the cheers turn to jeers as…
STEVE CORINO AND SCOTTY ANTON WALK THROUGH THE CURTAIN!
The two Network members slowly walk down the ramp, as Sandman tells them to bring it, feeling no fear whatsoever.
Before they can make it to the ring… TOMMY DREAMER AND JERRY LYNN TURN THEM AROUND… AND DROP THEM BOTH WITH RIGHT HANDS!
Dreamer and Lynn continue to hammer away on Corino and Anton, with The Sandman watching on from the ring enjoying the mayhem.
Spike Dudley who’s supposed to be in charge is yelling for security, but he isn’t really getting anywhere with that request at the moment.
Jerry Lynn finally stands up from hammering away on Corino… ONLY TO BE CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND BY JUSTIN CREDIBLE!
Lynn manages to stay on his feet, and all of a sudden, the ECW Champion and Lynn are TRADING PUNCHES!
They beat each other down the ramp until the number one contender is able to gain the ascendancy, and he rolls Credible inside the ring!
Lynn charges back up the ramp to help Dreamer, who’s now being beaten down in a two on one assault by Corino and Anton.
Credible gets to his feet inside the ring and dusts himself off… BEFORE TURNING RIGHT INTO A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT ACROSS THE HEAD FROM THE SANDMAN!
The Sandman once again poses with the Singapore Cane, as up the entrance way security have finally succumbed to the request of Spike, and are struggling, but managing to separate Dreamer and Lynn from Corino and Anton.
The four are dragged kicking and screaming to the back, which the fans boo the shit out of… and all the watching finally costs Sandman… AS JUSTIN CREDIBLE SNEAKS UP WITH A LOW BLOW FROM BEHIND!
With The Sandman on his haunches, Credible quickly jumps to his feet… AND TAKES HIM DOWN WITH THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE!
Seeing this, even in a leg cast Spike Dudley slides in the ring, making his way towards Credible… ONLY TO GET CUT OFF WITH A LARIAT WHICH SENDS HIM INSIDE OUT BY RHINO!
The ECW Television Champion Rhino instructs the ECW Champion Credible to “STAY ON HIM”, as Rhino heads outside the ring and begins setting up a table on the outside.
Credible managed to keep Spike down with some mounted punches and stomps, until Rhino stands on the apron. Credible drags Spike through the ropes and towards Rhino… Who puts Spike between his legs… AND DAMN NEAR KILLS HIM WITH A PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON AND THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE!
There’s no heat, Rhino’s to awesome. Instead, the infamous chants fill the arena…
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
Even Credible looks a little shocked, until he sees out of his peripherals that The Sandman is using the ropes to get back up.
Credible picks up the Singapore Cane, an angry look on his face as he feels the spot on his head where Sandman hit him with the same Cane earlier…
AND THEN CREDIBLE BEGINS HAMMERING AWAY WITH SINGAPORE CANE SHOTS TO THE HELPLESS SANDMAN…
AS CREDIBLE CONTINUES TO DESTROY THE SINGAPORE CANE ON THE SANDMAN… CHILLY WILLY RUNS FROM THE BACK!
Good intentions on his mind, Chilly Willy slides into the ring… AND GETS MOWED DOWN WITH THE GORE BY RHINO!
The impact of the move causes the ring to shake, and Credible turns around to see a downed Chilly Willy and Rhino standing over him…
Not exactly friends, Rhino and Credible now go nose to nose, and the fans seem to love the idea of this…
Cyrus doesn’t though as he slides into the ring, handing Rhino his TV title and Credible his ECW title, hoping this will calm them down.
Both men raise their titles above their heads to mixed reactions… and Rhino lets out an intense roar… THEN THEY BOTH GO NOSE TO NOSE AGAIN!
Cyrus is pleading with them not to fight… UNTIL FRANCINE RUNS DOWN THE RAMP AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!
Francine immediately puts a calming hand on the shoulder of Credible, before whispering something into his ear.
Nobody can be sure what she says, but it seems to work as Credible and Francine leave the ring together…
The fans ERUPT with heat for the champion and his girl leaving, whilst Rhino remains as intense as ever, heavy breathing in the ring.
The most surprising reaction comes from the leader of The Network Cyrus, as he has the broadest smile imaginably on his face, and that’s the last image we see… before heading to our first commercial break on this already chaotic evening…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
We return from the break as the announcers put over the pandemonium that began tonight’s show, and how it seems this war with ECW and The Network is only going to get worst. As the announcers continue to speak, “Bombtrack” by Rage Against The Machine gets the fans head banging in the crowd, as everybody’s favorite pyromaniac Mikey Whipwreck steps out, accompanied by The Sinister Minister. The two get a fairly nice reception of the fans, as TSM issues some last-minute words of encouragement to the focused Mikey. Next up one of my favorites in “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by The Beastie Boys hits and out steps the arrogant trio of Italians. Of course, there’s the competing Little Guido, backed up by his Mafia like muscle Tony Mamaluke and Sal E. Graziano. As per usual, Guido talks a lot of smack to the fans and his opponent, as he seems to be gaining more and more heat by the appearance.
Match One
Little Guido w/The FBI vs. Mikey Whipwreck w/The Sinister Minister
Much like all of The Full Blooded Italians matches in this thread so far, we don’t really get to see who the best wrestler is as the match is riddled with interference. Every time it seems like Mikey is about to build any sort of moment, Mamaluke or Graziano are quick to help snuff it out. At one point during the match, The Sinister Minister has had enough and voices his disapproval, but the Italians on the outside quickly stand over him, silencing him rather abruptly.
To be fair to the leader of The Full Blooded Italians, Little Guido shows off some impressive moves as well, initially with some fast paced high risk, and then he begins grounding Whipwreck. The audience constantly give Guido a hard time, as the hot-tempered wog begins getting frustrated at not being able to put Whipwreck away. The man who will be one day known as Nunzio gets a little frustrated and decides to head to the top rope. Once there… HE LEAPS OFF WITH THE SICILIAN SLICE… BUT MIKEY MOVES OUT OF THE WAY!
Guido smashes his tailbone against the canvas, as The Sinister Minister cheers on Mikey from the outside. Having been on the receiving end of a fair bit of punishment, Mikey gives Guido no time to breathe. He grabs Guido and lifts him up high, placing him on the top rope. Mikey climbs up after Guido… AND COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE FRANKEN-MIKEY! MIKEY HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!
NO! GUIDO JUST ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!
Mikey can’t believe Guido managed a shoulder up, but he keeps his emotions in check, slowly bringing Guido back up to a vertical base. Mikey looks like he’s getting Guido in position for the Whipper Snapper… WHEN SAL E. GRAZIANO STEPS ONTO THE RING APRON!
The referee immediately goes to tell off the big man… AND TONY MAMALUKE CHARGES INTO THE RING… BUT MIKEY SEES HIM… AND DROPS HIM WITH THE WHIPPER SNAPPER INSTEAD!
The fans mark the fuck out for that, whilst Big Sal hops off the apron, and waddles around the ring to see if Mamaluke is okay. The referee turns back around, and Mikey tells him to “GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME” before turning into a kick to the gut from Little Guido… FOLLOWED BY THE KISS OF DEATH. GUIDO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!
Winner – Little Guido @ 6:51
After the match, Guido brings himself to his feet, pretty happy with his victory, before he yells out to Big Sal “GET IN ‘ERE”!
Graziano forgets about Mamaluke and does what the boss says, sliding into the ring…
THE TWO ITALIANS BEGIN STOMPING THE LIFE OUT OF THE ALREADY BEATEN MIKEY WHIPWRECK!
The Sinister Minister is having a fit outside the ring but can’t do anything to help. As the enforcer of The FBI continues to stomp on Mikey, Little Guido gets himself a microphone.
Little Guido: This is what happens when The FBI get overlooked. NOBODY overlooks The FBI!
Gertner mentions that it must have something to do with the ECW Tag Team Championship tournament, as Guido motions that the titles should be around his waist.
The beating looks set to continue on poor Mikey, until…
YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP!
TAJIRI SLIDES INTO THE RING… AND DUCKS A CLOTHESLINE FROM GUIDO… AND DROPS HIM WITH A SUPERKICK!
BIG SAL SEES THIS AND GRABS TAJIRI AROUND THE THROAT… LIFTING HIM INTO THE AIR… BEFORE TAJIRI SPITS THE GREEN MIST INTO SAL’S EYES!
Sal immediately drops him… AND TAJIRI TEES OFF WITH MULTIPLE KICKS TO THE KNEES AND MID SECTION OF SAL, FORCING HIM TO FALL TO HIS KNEES!
With Big Sal dazed, Tajiri takes a step back… AND KNOCKS HIM OUT WITH A BUZZSAW KICK TO THE FACE!
Tajiri stands in the ring, unchallenged, untouched, as the fans cheer the Japanese wrestler.
All of a sudden though, Tajiri turns straight into Mikey Whipwreck… AND THE TWO GO NOSE TO NOSE!
No trash is spoken between the two, but there’s no trust either as both men stare each other down.
The Sinister Minister quickly steps inside the ring and gets in between the two.
Minister whispers something into the ear of Mikey… Before going up to Tajiri and whispering something into his ear as well…
The audience is a buzz due to this confrontation, and TSM still seems a bit apprehensive… WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MIKEY WHIPWRECK AND TAJIRI SHAKE HANDS!
Mikey even bows at Tajiri paying respects to his Japanese heritage, as The Sinister Minister raises both men’s hand in the air, a huge smile on his face.
Joey Styles: I’m not sure how, I’m not sure why, BUT A MOST UNHOLY ALLIANCE HAS BEEN FORMED!
The extremist fans in Houston cheer the hell out of the new friends, as they make their way to the back…
Joey Styles: What an interesting sequence of events that was. Little Guido was able to defeat Mikey Whipwreck… but only with the help of Tony Mamaluke and Sal E. Graziano. After the match a man The FBI have targeted for a while Yoshihiro Tajiri came down and cleaned house of The FBI, before striking some sort of alliance with Mikey. I’m not sure what to think…
Joel Gertner: All I know is that The FBI seemed to have their hands full with just Tajiri, if Mikey and The Sinister Minister will be fighting alongside Tajiri from now on, things could get ugly for The FBI!
Joey Styles: I definitely agree with you there, Joel. I’ve also just received word from the back that tomorrow night on Hardcore TV; we will see Kid Kash return to action against ‘The Whole F’n Show’ Rob Van Dam!
Joel Gertner: Rob Van Dam has been chasing that ECW Television Championship match with Rhino for WEEKS now, and it’s very important he keeps winning his matches in the meantime. The only issue is I don’t think RVD has ever faced anybody like Kid Kash before. This guy is just brilliant and he’s got a future ECW Championship match up his sleeve so he’s going to want to perform well to.
Joey Styles: This match has all the making of a FIVE STAR CLASSIC!
Once the commentators are done shilling what will be an epic match on Hardcore TV, we head to the ‘interview area’ where Pierre Carl Oulette is standing. PCO gets a pretty nice ovation from the fans after his brilliant effort against Justin Credible a couple of weeks ago.
Pierre Carl Oulette: I…come…to ECW… for one thing only… and that’s money!
PCO pauses, an angry look on his face, having a few more heel like tendencies than the other week.
Pierre Carl Oulette: That’s why; I CHALLENGE JERRY LYNN TO A MATCH… So I can collect that BOUNTY!
The Frenchman gets some boos from the fans… but that quickly changes as an ECW favorite Balls Mahoney walks into screenshot, looking a little confused.
Balls Mahoney: My names BALLS, nice to meet ya’!
EPIC POP for the famous name, as a…
“BALLS”
“BALLS”
“BALLS”
Chant can be heard all throughout Texas…
Mahoney also offers a hand to PCO, but the uppity Frenchman raises his nose in disgust.
Balls Mahoney: Now Pierre I know you’re new here, so I wanted to give you a word of advice.
Balls pauses, as PCO looks somewhat interested.
Balls Mahoney: I advise you not to side with The Network and try and collect the bounty that they’ve placed on the head of Jerry Lynn. There’s a reason why nobody else has tried to collect the bounty and it’s because you can’t trust The Network, and Cyrus is the WORST!
Balls makes his points to the admiration of the crowd… but PCO doesn’t seem as receptive as HE SHOVES BALLS MAHONEY AWAY FROM HIM!
Pierre Carl Oulette: I will never take orders… from a… “man” named Balls…
Mahoney doesn’t seem too impressed with being shoved… AND HE GETS RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF PCO!
Balls Mahoney: HEY, I’m just tryin’ to help ya’. Put your hands on me again and I WILL show you the size of my Balls!
Another big pop from the slightly immature crowd, as PCO looks disgusted.
Pierre Carl Oulette: I’ll show you balls…
Balls almost seem confused for a moment, wondering if there’s some sort of language barrier… UNTIL PCO HEADBUTTS BALLS RIGHT ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE!
Blood immediately begins gushing from Balls’ nose, but he doesn't care as THE TWO BEGIN DRILLING EACH OTHER WITH WILD HAYMAKERS!
Neither man refuses to back down, and the two continue to hammer away, until a whole heap of security and jobber wrestlers merge together and separate the two.
The Frenchman is yelling at Balls, whilst Mahoney wants to continue fighting just as bad, until somebody yells “BALLS, IT’S TIME FOR YOUR MATCH”!
Balls quickly wipes some blood off of his face, before heading towards the ring…
Meanwhile, Pierre Carl Oulette looks pretty sadistic, still trying to break free and get at his new enemy.
The commentators put over the new attitude of PCO, and how badly will Mahoney’s injured nose hinder him before we head to commercials.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
When we return from the break “Big Balls” by Boner feels the ears of everybody in the arena to a nice pop, and out walks a pissed off Balls Mahoney. His nose is still dripping blood, possibly broken, but he just wipes it off and continues down the ramp, definitely ready for a fight after what went down with Pierre Carl Oulette before the commercials. Next up is “Scapegoat” by Fear Factory to an ENORMOUS POP as out steps the number one contender to the ECW Championship, Jerry Lynn. Jerry is all smiles, slapping hands with the fans, whilst the commentators put over the fact, he’ll be happy at getting the chance to get his hands on a member of The Network. Once in the ring, Lynn kind of awkwardly nods at Balls, and they wait for the third member of this equation. “The Old School Style” by Boner brings out the final piece of the equation as Steve Corino arrogantly sets through the curtain, his lackey Jack Victory not far behind him. The two receive an UNGODLY amount of heat as every ECW fan is a Network hater. Lynn and Corino lock eyes and talk smack to each other, whilst Mahoney wipes blood from his mouth, just ready to fight.
Three Way Dance
Balls Mahoney vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Steve Corino w/Jack Victory
The match begins with Corino timidly stepping inside the ring and trying to forge some sort of relationship with Balls, but big, bad Balls is having none of it. Corino then does the unthinkable and tries to strike up a deal with his nemesis Jerry Lynn… And Lynn replies with a Double Legged Takedown and begins beating the hell out of Corino with vicious lefts and rights. As fired up as Lynn is, Balls is more so, as he drags Lynn off of Corino by the hair and tosses him outside the ring. Mahoney then grabs Corino, whips him into the corner, and begins hammering away with brutal hands of his own.
Lynn didn’t take to kindly to being interrupted whilst he was trying to cave Corino’s head in, and he charges back into the ring and confronts Balls. Balls and Lynn start going at it now, and Balls wins that contest to, barely feeling pain after what happened backstage with Pierre Carl Oulette. Once Mahoney has both men grounded, he heads outside the ring and pulls out a steel chair!
The match gets extremely Hardcore with the chair involved, with Balls teeing off on both men. After a few minutes of really taking it to both men, Balls disposes of Lynn and looks set to eliminate Corino. The resourcefulness of Corino shines through though… as HE GRABS THE INJURED NOSE OF BALLS… AND JUST SQUEEZES!
Balls backs away, looking to get some space between him and Corino… AND CORINO CHARGES AT HIM… ONLY TO RUN STRAIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK!
Mahoney then turns the downed Corino around… AND LOCKS IN THE CAMEL CLUTCH!
Corino can’t escape; he has nowhere to go…He tries to make it to the ropes…
But he can’t seem to get any closer…
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, JACK VICTORY ROLLS JERRY LYNN BACK INTO THE RING!
Mahoney has his back to this and doesn’t see it, as he continues to apply pressure with the Camel Clutch… UNTIL JERRY LYNN SMASHES A STEEL CHAIR ACROSS HIS FACE!
Balls drops and Corino remains down… as a staggering Lynn brings Balls up… AND DROPS HIM WITH THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER! LYNN HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!
Elimination #1 – Balls Mahoney
Lynn closes his eyes in a moment of relief, happy to be rid of Balls Mahoney in this match. Styles once again mentions that Balls literally dominated the first half of the match, taking out his frustration on Corino and Lynn. Lynn’s relief turns into a deadly smirk on his face though, as he looks down and sees his arch nemesis Corino lying on the Canvas, barely moving.
The fans are going ape shit, sensing that Lynn is going to be able to have his way with Corino, WHEN HE GETS CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND MY JACK VICTORY!
Victory stomps all over the battered and beaten Lynn, keeping him down, as the referee begs him to leave the ring. Victory pie faces the referee out of the way and continues the assault on Lynn. As Corino begins crawling to the ropes to get himself up, he yells to Victory “FINISH HIM”!
Corino’s lackey understands completely, putting Lynn IN POSITION FOR A PILEDRIVER… BUT LYNN REVERSES INTO A BACK BODY DROP!
Jerry Lynn is furious as he roughly brings Victory to his feet… AND TAKES HIM BACK DOWN WITH A CRADLE PILEDRIVER!
Corino is half way to his feet when Lynn turns his attention back to his opponent. Lynn grabs Corino, looking to put him in position for his famous Piledriver as well… but at the last minute, he changes his mind and just drops ‘The King Of Old School’ with a right hand instead…
The fans let off a bit of heat at that, but it’s obvious why as LOU E. DANGEROULSY HAS RAN DOWN THE RAMP AND JUMPED ONTO THE RING APRON!
Lynn runs over and immediately CLEAN CLOCKS LOU E. OFF THE APRON WITH A DROPKICK!
However on the other side of the ring, SCOTTY ANTON HASCOME THROUGH THE CROWD AND JUMPED ONTO THE APRON!
Jerry Lynn now CHARGES TO ANTON AND SWINGS WITH A RIGHT HAND… BUT ANTON AVOIDS THE STRIKE… AND HANGS LYNN UP ON THE TOP ROPE!
Lynn finally gets bested by a member of The Network, and staggers into the middle of the ring, STRAIGHT INTO THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION!
CORINO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2
…
3!
Elimination #2 – Jerry Lynn
Winner – Steve Corino @ 12:20
“STEVE CORINO HAS JUST PINNED THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER TO THE ECW CHAMPIONSHIP” – Joey Styles.
Corino is quite sore after all the punishment he’s received and can barely have his arm raised in victory.
The fans are at RIOT LEVEL here in Houston as well, not at all happy with the way things went down here.
With Corino still struggling in the corner, an animated Lou E. Dangerously gets into the ring… and instructs Victory and Anton to “MURDER HIM” whilst pointing at Lynn.
The two begin taking care of business, stomping away on a completely out of it Lynn…
UNTIL TOMMY DREAMER SPRINTS INTO THE ARENA AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!
Dreamer begins hammering away on both Victory and Anton, but just as he begins focusing on Anton a little too much, VICTORY HITS HIM FROM BEHIND!
The numbers game has caught up to Dreamer, as Victory and Anton whip him into the ropes. Upon return though, DREAMER LEAPS INTO THE AIR… AND TAKES BOTH MEN DOWN WITH A DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE!
Victory rolls out of the ring and Lou E. instructs him to drag Corino out of the ring so that’s exactly what he does.
Lou E. informs Anton “WE’VE GOT TO GET HIM SOME HELP” and Anton nods, as The Network begin making their way up the ramp, leaving Anton alone.
Of course as they disappear into the backstage area, the fans treat them to one last chant…
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
“FUCK THE NETWORK”
Once they have completely disappeared, a disappointed, distraught Jerry Lynn also makes his way to the back, as Dreamer tells him “I NEED TO DO THIS ON MY OWN”!
Unlike The Network though, Jerry Lynn is ECW through and through and he receives a standing ovation from the Texas crowd.
Now that Lynn’s gone, the referee from the last match is still in the ring and he calls for the bell.
Scotty Anton vs. Tommy Dreamer
In all seriousness, whilst the crowd are still into the match as its The Network versus ECW, it’s a little bit of a fizzer after the epic Three Way Dance that took place before it. The match isn’t exactly pretty as well; it’s very much a punch kick affair, an ugly brawl. On a positive note, it’s the first match in a while involving a member of The Network where the match isn’t riddled with interference.
Anton does all he can in the early stages, beating Dreamer down with some more basic strikes, but he’s unable to put Dreamer away. The closest he gets is after nailing a LEGDROP BULLDOG… BUT DREAMER IS ABLE TO GET A SHOULDER UP!
With Dreamer a little dazed though, ANTON LOOKS TO LOCK IN THE CLAPPER… BUT DREAMER SHOWS GREAT LEG STRENGTH, KICKING ANTON… AND SENDING HIM INTO THE CORNER!
Anton just stops himself from colliding with the turnbuckles, before turning around… AND DREAMER SQUASHES HIM WITH A CORNER CLOTHESLINE…FOLLOWED BY A DDT! DREAMER HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!NO!ANTON SOMEHOW GETS A SHOULDER UP!
Dreamer can’t believe it, but Anton is pretty much out of it now, so Tommy methodically brings him up to a vertical base… ONLY TO BRING HIM BACK DOWN WITH THE SPICOLLI DRIVER! DREAMER HOOKS THE LEG AGAIN…1…2…3!
Winner – Tommy Dreamer @ 5:15
A big pop from the fans as Dreamer gets up and has his hand risen by the referee.
Styles and Gertner are delighted to, as they make sure to mention that ECW and The Network are now tied at 1-1 for the night.
Tommy D continues to celebrate, hopping onto the second rope and conducting a…
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
“ECDUBBYA”
Chant as we head to our final commercial break…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Once we return from the commercial break, we are at the ‘interview set’ where an irritated looking Cyrus is standing by. He’s not alone though; on his right are a depressed looking ECW Champion Justin Credible and his supportive girlfriend Francine. Whilst on his left is the intense as ever ECW Television Champion Rhino. They all three stare into the camera for a moment or two, allowing the fans to react with bucket loads of heat before Cyrus begins speaking.
Cyrus: Tonight was nothing short of a travesty. The Sandman never should have come to The Network, and Chilly Willy just made the biggest mistake of his life!
Cyrus pauses still looking irritated, as Rhino begins pacing back and forth. Credible seems to be in his own little world though, not showing any emotion at all.
Cyrus: But due to both of your “bravery” or as I’d call it, STUPIDITY, I’ve decided to reward both of you. On behalf of The Network, I announce that Chilly Willy and The Sandman are officially entered into the tournament for the ECW Tag Team Championships as a team!
The Network’s mouthpiece gets cut off by a LOUD pop from the fans.
Cyrus: And in the first round you’ll be facing the team standing next to me right now, the greatest ECW Television Champion of all time, Rhino, and the ECW Champion Justin Credible!
Cyrus now lets out a shit eating grin, as the fans boo the hell out of him.
Justin Credible: Pft, what kind of champion am I? I can’t even win a match by myself…
Everybody including Francine looks shocked at Credible’s outburst, as he THROWS THE ECW TITLE FROM HIS SHOULDER TO THE FLOOR!
Cyrus: PICK IT UP!
Justin Credible: I don’t want to. WHAT NOW?
Credible goes to take a threatening step towards Cyrus, and Rhino immediately steps in front of Cyrus.
CREDIBLE AND RHINO ARE NOW NOSE TO NOSE, TENSION FILLING THE AIR!
Rhino: I’m gonna’ make you…
Neither man looks set to take a backwards step… BUT FRANCINE MANAGES TO BEGIN BACKING CREDIBLE UP…
AND CYRUS BEGINS DOING THE SAME WITH RHINO!
Whilst the two aren’t nose to nose anymore, they are shooting daggers at each other, clearly not friends.
Cyrus: The Network has invested more time in you as the ECW Champion than you could even imagine, Justin. You are going to do this!
Credible scoffs, however Francine whispers something into his ear and he nods his head. Francine then picks up the ECW Championship and the two walk out of screenshot, as Cyrus looks a tag concerned.
As all of this has been happening, Rhino has just continued to get more intense because he’s epic.
Rhino: SANDMAN…
The TV Champ pauses, salivating from the mouth.
Rhino: CHILLY WILLY…
Rhino is so worked up that Cyrus even looks like he’s shitting himself.
Rhino: WHAT EXCITES ME MOST IS GETTING TO KICK THE LIVING FUCK OUT OF BOTH OF YOU!
He pauses again, trembling with rage.
Rhino: WHEN YOU BOTH LAY IN A PUDDLE OF YOUR OWN PISS, BLOOD AND SHIT, YOU’LL REMEMBER WHO THE BIG FUCKING DEAL IS!
Rhino clutches at his title to prove his point.
Rhino: ITS ME, RHINO…RHINO…RHINO…
One last pause for that dramatic effect.
Rhino: COME AND GET ME!
Rhino continues to shake, obviously having plenty of pent up rage he needs to release. Meanwhile Cyrus can’t help but let out a sly smirk, knowing he has the most dominant man in ECW on his side.
The final shot we get is of Rhino pacing back and forth and Cyrus looking gleeful, as we fade to black.
-END OF SHOW-
