Extreme Championship Wrestling by Stojy

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV
August 26th, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

Quite surprisingly for an episode of Hardcore TV or ECW television in general, the show opens up with a recap video, highlighting a certain even which took place last night at ECW on TNN. The video shows Joey Styles and Joel Gertner standing together, defiantly, linked by their bond to Extreme Championship Wrestling. Styles and Gertner speak about how negotiations with The Network aren’t going to great and the chances are that pretty shortly ECW will be going off the air. ‘The Voice Of ECW’ Styles then goes off on a rampage, not caring about TNN or Cyrus, and he says the semi finals and finals will NOT be aired on ECW on TNN, but they will be aired next week on ECW Hardcore TV.

After the recap video, we cut to the standard opening video and theme song as “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones causes the Philly fans to rock out. As per usual, ‘The Voice Of ECW’ Joey Styles welcomes us to the show, and he apologises for perhaps hijacking a little too much television time last night, but he doesn’t apologise for telling the truth. Before Styles can get much hype out for tonight’s show, “Deepest Bluest” by LL Cool J pumps through the pa system as an arrogant looking CW Anderson makes his way to the ring. Whilst the fans boo the hell out of the woman beater, CW lowly saunters down the ramp, clearly feeling great after his victory over Tommy Dreamer last week. Once Anderson is inside the ring, “Simon Says” by Drain STH brings out Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger, collectively known as Team Me. Much like their partner, the two have rather smug looks on their faces however they actually do mouth off to the audience, seemingly enjoying the extra heat they are receiving for associating with CW. Once in the ring, the three teammates slap hands, eagerly awaiting their opponents. “Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing changes the mood of the arena as the Philly fans pop loudly for Danny Doring and Roadkill. The two get half way down the ramp, annoying the invitation from their opponents to step inside the ring early. “Man In The Box” by Alice In Chains gains the largest response of the night, and quite a margin as well, as the ever popular Tommy Dreamer steps through the curtain. Dreamer punches his chest through his ECW t-shirt, pumping himself up, before he, Doring and Roadkill all exchange looks... AND SPRINT TO THE RING!

Match One
CW Anderson and Team Me vs. Danny Doring, Roadkill and Tommy Dreamer

How else do you expect an opening match to begin in this thread then with the norm? And by the norm, I mean utter chaos. The three faces slide into the ring and CW and Team Me immediately begin stomping all over their opponents and keeping them down. The fans immediately boo the hell out of what’s happening, but slowly the faces make their way to the feet, and the momentum of the brawl switches.

Doring, Roadkill and Dreamer now have the advantage as they hammer away on the opponents. It’s a wild brawl from all angles but the emotion coming out of Dreamer is at a crazy level as he swings wildly with rights and lefts. Tommy backs Anderson into the ropes... BEFORE CHARGING ACROSS THE RING AND DIVING AT ANDERSON WITH A CROSSBODY THAT SENDS BOTH MEN TUMBLING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR!

Doring and Roadkill continue to school Team Me inside the ring, but outside the ring is where the action is right now. The fans are marking out as Styles puts over how great it is to finally see Anderson get what he deserves. Dreamer scrambles to his feet, still full of anger as he drags Anderson up... and (thanks for the spot, Wolfy) SENDS CW ANDERSON CRASHING INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE WITH A HIP TOSS!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo from the pro ECW Philly crowd as Dreamer gets to his feet and lets puts his arms out, posing to the fans. Tommy then punches his fists together, testing the tape on them, before he mounts the stunned, possibly hurt Anderson... AND BEGINS BEATING THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF HIM WITH RIGHT HANDS TO CW’S UNPROTECTED SKULL!

Meanwhile, inside the ring the ever impressive Doring and Roadkill have taken down Diamond and have focused their attention on the lonely Johnny Swinger. Swinger has no means of defending himself, as the big Amish Roadkill puts him in a BEAR HUG... AND DORING BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES... LOOKING FOR THE LANCASTER LARIAT OF LUST... BUT DIAMONG CHOP BLOCKS AMISH... WHICH CAUSES HIM TO CRUMBLE TO THE CANVAS... AND DORING FLIES THROUGH THE AIR BEFORE LANDING AWKWARDLY ON THE CANVAS HIMSELF!

Diamond looks towards Swinger and begins dragging him up, “HURRY UP AND GET UP”! Swinger looks a little frustrated for a moment but shakes it off and gets to his feet. The two have a brief conversation before Simon grabs hold of Doring... AND LANDS A SNAP SUPLEX... FOLLOWED BY A SECOND SNAP SUPLEX... BACKED UP BY A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX, COMPLETING THE SIMON SERIES!

Realising Roadkill is starting to get up, Swinger charges at him and keeps him down with a Swinging Neckbreaker! From the outside of the ring, Tommy Dreamer has noticed that his teammates are struggling so he regrettably gets off of the beaten down Anderson. Dreamer GRABS A STEEL CHAIR... BEFORE GETTING ONTO THE RING APRON... ONLY FOR TEAM ME TO CHARGE AT HIM WITH REVERSE ELBOWS THAT SEND THE STEEL CHAIR BACK INTO HIS FACE... AND DREAMER CRASHES TO THE FLOOR!

There’s a buzz around the arena which quickly turns into a stunned silence as all that can be heard are screams of “AHHHHHHHH” from Dreamer. Tommy looks to have legitimately hurt himself as he clutches at his ankle seemingly having landed wrong. Team Me quickly step outside the ring and the merciless Swinger begins stomping all over Dreamer whilst Diamond helps the dazed Anderson to his feet.

Once Anderson is up and sees his rival in agony, a demented grin spreads across his face as he tells his partners, “LETS FINISH HIM”! Anderson directs traffic as Team Me place Dreamers sore ankle inside the steel chair... ANDERSON THEN STEPS UP ONTO THE RING APRON... AND JUMPS OFF... LANDING BOTH OF HIS FEET ON THE CHAIR, SNAPPING THE CHAIR INTO THE ANKLE OF TOMMY DREAMER!

Despite one of their most beloved being down and out, there are still the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants. From here the match becomes pretty regular as the referee is finally able to gain some semblance of control. Anderson and Swinger get on the apron and Diamond slowly begins working over Doring. They keep the face down with generic tag team wrestling, scoring several near falls. The fans manage to stay pumped though with chants of “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”, “TOMMY” echoing throughout the arena when the gutsy ‘Innovator of Violence” somehow struggles his way back onto the apron.

Eventually it’s time to finish the match, so SWINGER LOOKS TO TAKE DOWN DORING WITH THE LONG ISLAND LEGSWEEP... BUT DORING IS ABLE TO GO BEHIND... AND LAND A FULL NELSON SLAM OUT OF NOWHERE!

AND HE THEN MAKES THE HOT TAG TO ROADKILL AS SWINGER TAGS IN DIAMOND!

Roadkill goes to town, mowing through Diamond with two Clothesline, followed by one to Swinger and one to Anderson. With all three heels in the ring, Amish realises he needs to land some big moves. After dropping Swinger with another Clothesline, HE DRILLS DIAMOND TO THE MAT WITH A DIRT ROAD SLAM!

The resilient Swinger is back up and he cops a Back Body Drop for his troubles. CW gets back up but steps away from Roadkill... AND CHARGES ACROSS THE RING, KNOCKING DREAMER OFF THE APRON WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Dreamer lands in a similar position to where he did earlier in the night, right next to the steel chair. Roadkill yells at Anderson, “BRING IT” but Anderson shakes his head, and hops outside the ring, focusing again on Tommy Dreamer instead.

Inside the ring, Doring has recovered as Diamond tagged Swinger back in and together Doring and Roadkill beat down Team Me with a succession of double team moves.

On the outside Anderson laughs at Dreamer, who’s clutching onto the crowd barricade, trying his damndest to get to his feet. CW waits for Dreamer to stagger up before yelling “THIS IS IT, TOMMY” BUT OUT OF NOWHERE DREAMER KICKS HIM IN THE GUT... BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH A DDT ON THE STEEL CHAIR!

The fans mark the fuck out as the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out. Meanwhile inside the ring... Doring and Roadkill have thrown Diamond outside of the ring AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO LAND THE BUGGY BANG ON SWINGER! ROADKILL MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – Danny Doring, Roadkill and Tommy Dreamer @ 11:14

The fans pop as the bell rings with all three of the heels basically out of commission. The referee raises the hands of Doring and Roadkill and they celebrate, before drawing their attention to the outside of the ring where Tommy Dreamer is once again somehow standing.

Tommy has a severe limp as he applauds the effort of Roadkill and Doring, telling them “THIS IS YOUR MOMENT”!

Doring and Roadkill shake their heads and beg Tommy to get into the ring. As Dreamer struggles onto the apron and through the ropes...

“TOMMY”, “TOMMY”, “TOMMY” chants echo throughout from the fans...

And once Dreamer is in the ring, he gets in the middle of Roadkill and Doring and raises their hands into the air.

Philadelphia is happy, Tommy is happy, and Doring and Roadkill are happy as they signal that the ECW Tag Team Championships are coming to them... Which draws a rare smirk from Dreamer.

As the three continue to celebrate, we head to our first commercial break, the show well and truly starting on a high note.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
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Upon returning to the program we head backstage to a locker room where the ECW Champion Justin Credible sits with his girlfriend Francine, both in casual clothing. Both look rather unhappy and seem to be arguing with somebody and this soon becomes clear as the ECW Television Champion Rhino has just been brought into shot by the camera panning. Rhino is dressed to compete despite not having a match tonight, and they seem to be in the middle of quite the heated debate until Credible notices the camera man and speaks up.

Justin Credible: AS I WAS SAYING... regardless of the slight slip up last night, I, the ECW Champion, am just incredible.

Credible puts on a smile for the camera as does Francine, however the intense Rhino shakes his head.

Rhino: BIG... FUCKING... DEAL!!!

Credible and his girlfriend look shocked at the response... WHILST RHINO PICKS UP A CHAIR AND TOSSES IT INTO A WALL, CAUSING A MASSIVE CRACK!

Rhino then storms off and the ECW Champion shakes his head in shock.

Justin Credible: This is fucking ridiculous, I shouldn’t have to take this...

Francine nods in agreement, looking slightly pissed off.

Francine: Maybe you don’t...

Francine looks over her shoulder to make sure Rhino is still down. She then gets right into the face of Credible...

Francine: Maybe you should think about that...

Justin remains looking down at his feet, thinking of what his next move will be. Francine shakes her head in frustration and walks away, leaving the champion with some serious thinking to do...

...

After that segment we head back to ringside as the restless ECW fans wait for somebody to appear. Within another moment or two, “Big Balls” by Boner brings out a pretty LOUD pop as long time ECW fan favourite Balls Mahoney walks down the ramp. The fans already begin the “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” chants as he steps into the ring rubbing his hands together, ready to inflict pain on another unfortunate foe. “The Old School Style” by Boner is next to be heard and HEAT engulfs the entire arena, hell, the entire state of Philadelphia as ‘The King Of Old School’ Steve Corino steps through the curtain. Corino walks half way down the ramp before looking at Balls smirking, “YA’ DIDN’T THINK I’D COME ALONE DID YA’?” Corino then points back to the entrance way and his fellow Network members Jack Victory and Scotty Anton step out to even more heat from the fans. Once the trio make it to the ring, they discuss a little bit of strategy before Victory and Anton separate around the ring, and Corino steps inside the squared circle.

Match Two
Balls Mahoney vs. Steve Corino w/Jack Victory and Scotty Anton

The beginning of the match isn’t the standard ECW affair due to the fact that if your name isn’t Rhino and you’re a member of The Network, you tend to try and keep things as non Hardcore as possible. That’s exactly what happens here, as Corino tries to chain wrestle with Balls in the early going, until Balls drops him with a stinging right hand. Rather than get frustrated or get up and fight, Corino decides his best method of attack will be to frustrate, so he rolls to the outside.

Whilst Corino is having a meeting with Victory and Anton on the outside, Balls steps out and begins chasing them around the ring. Corino uses these tactics before he’s finally able to slide in the ring and then jump on the attack when Mahoney slides in after him. From here, Corino uses basic brawling tactics to keep Balls down, and every time Balls looks set to gain any kind of momentum, it’s taken away by Corino’s skill, or Victory and Anton’s interference.

The action isn’t exactly Hardcore for Corino but he is able to land quite a few near falls. Eventually Corino waits for Balls to get up, stalking his opponent as he looks to his flunkies on the outside and says “WATCH THIS”! Once Balls is to his feet... CORINO GOES FOR THE OLD SCHOOL KICK... BALLS DUCKS... AND DROPS CORINO WITH A CLOTHESLINE!

Steve bounces right back to his feet... AND CHARGES STRAIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK FROM BALLS! BALLS MAKES THE COVER...1...2...NO!

Anton and Victory almost have a fit on the outside as the fans realise just how close Balls was to picking up the victory. Considering the beating he’s taken throughout the contest, Balls doesn’t exactly get up a hell of a lot quicker than Corino and when they get up they trade right hands. Corino gets the advantage after a rake of the eyes... BUT BALLS STILL FIGHTS BACK... LANDING THE MAHONEY COMBO!

The audience mark out for their participating in the combo as Balls then whips Corino into the ropes... AND DRILLS HIM WITH A SPINEBUSTER WHEN HE COMES BACK!!!

Rather than going for a cover, Balls heads to the top rope... sets himself... AND MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CROWD HE COMES OFF AND LANDS THE NEW JERSEY JAM!!! BALLS HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!NO!

Mahoney runs his hands through his hair, a little frustrated this time as Corino shows that deep down he does have some resilience. Mahoney rolls Corino onto his stomach... AND LOOKS SET TO LOCK IN THE CAMEL CLUTCH... WHEN BOTH JACK VICTORY AND SCOTTY ANTON JUMP ONTO THE RING APRON DISTRACTING MAHONEY!

Showing incredible quickness and agility for somebody his size, Balls quickly leaps over Corino... RUNS AS FAST AS HE CAN... AND BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES AND THE MOMENTUM CAUSES VICTORY AND ANTON TO BOTH GO CRASHING TO THE FLOOR!

The fans mark out for that one as Balls now heads outside the ring, rearranges some furniture... AND GRABS A STEEL CHAIR!!!

Ignoring the two Network members who are down on the outside, Balls slides back inside the ring... stalks his prey... and when Corino gets up... MAHONEY DAMN NEAR KNOCKS HIS HEAD OFF WITH A BRUTAL STEEL CHAIR! BALLS WITH THE LATERAL PRESS...1...2...3!!!

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NO! CORINO JUST MANAGED TO GET A FOOT ONTO THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Balls and the fans can’t believe it as Joey Styles puts over the ring presence of ‘The King Of Old School’ to be able to do that after the chair shot he just received. The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants begin as a close up of the downed Corino shows that he has been BUSTED OPEN! The blood is just leaking like a bad tap, soaking all throughout his peroxide blonde hair, as Balls yells out to the fans “I GUESS I’LL JUST HAVE TO HIT HIM AGAIN!”

The chants revert to “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” as Mahoney stands with a spread legged stance, as if he was a baseball player stepping up to the plate. He waits for Corino to stagger up... AND HE SMASHES HIM WITH THE SAME STEEL CHAIR AGAIN!

Heat echoes throughout the arena this time as before Balls can capitalize, he’s ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY VICTORY AND ANTON!

The dynamic duo begins hammering away with right hands, before Anton puts Balls in a Full Nelson and tells Victory to hit Balls harder. VICTORY STEPS BACK... CHARGES FOR MOMENTUM AND SWINGS A PUNCH... BUT BALLS BREAKS FREE AND DUCKS... AND VICTORY KNOCKS ANTON OFF OF HIS FEET!

Anton drops and a shocked Victory turns around, only to be Clotheslined by Balls. Balls then picks up his steel chair... AND SMASHES IT ACROSS THE FACE OF SCOTTY ANTON!!! BEFORE TURNING AROUND... AND LITERALLY BREAKING THE FUCKING CHAIR OVER THE HEAD OF JACK VICTORY!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out once again, as Balls drops the broken steel chair and looks down at Corino who still hasn’t received from the beating he’s received. Balls picks up a broken Corino off of the canvas... AND SENDS HIM BACK DOWN AFTER NAILING HIS FINISHER, THE NUTCRACKER SUITE!!!

But before he can make the cover...HE’S CLUBBED FROM BEHIND BY PIERRE CARL OULETTE!!!

Heat rings out as Styles brings up the brawl these two got into backstage on the August 4th edition of ECW On TNN. It seems as if PCO has waited until now to retaliate. And retaliate he does, as he lands some brutal kidney punches from behind which causes Balls to fall to the canvas. Pierre then picks up his own steel chair that he brought into the ring... AND HE GIVES BALLS A TASTE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE, LANDING A BRUTAL CHAIR SHOT TO THE SKULL!

Boos continue to echo throughout the arena but it doesn’t matter, as a fuming PCO now brings a nearly dead Mahoney back to his feet... JUST TO CHARGE BACK THROUGH HIM WITH A LARIAT!

With Balls now not moving, PCO heads to the top rope... AND CRUSHES HIS RIVAL WITH LE CANNONBALL!!!

The audience begin throwing all kinds of shit and abuse at PCO, as he steps outside of the ring and begins backing his way up the ramp...

Meanwhile, inside the ring, a still out of it Corino MANAGES TO PLACE AN ARM OVER THE CHEST OF MAHONEY...1...2...3!!!

Winner – Steve Corino @ 09:50

The referee calls for the bell as the fans boo the hell out of a result. The official isn’t even able to do the traditional hand raise for Corino, as ‘The King Of Old School’ still hasn’t moved a muscle since the three count.

Jack Victory and Scotty Anton, despite both being a little wobbly on their feet, have recovered and they drag Corino out of the ring and take him up the ramp.

Philadelphia is giving the trio an extremely hard time, but it soon turns to a pop as Balls Mahoney makes his way to his feet inside the ring.

Balls almost falls out of the ring but he somehow manages to maintain his footing, getting some respectful applause as he heads up the ramp...

...

Whilst all eyes were focused on Balls, Joey Styles has stepped into the ring and is waiting to make an announcement.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, I am proud to announce the date that everybody will get to see ECW Champion Justin Credible defend his ECW Championship against the number one contender Jerry Lynn and Network member Steve Corino. The date will be September 15th at ECW on TNN. In the meantime, ECW officials have put together this video to show just what events have lead up to this contest...

Styles points towards the big (small really) screen and a video package begins...

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The video highlights how all three men have all had a little to do with each other in some way. The ECW Champion Justin Credible and Jerry Lynn have had their beef due to Lynn being the number one contender.​

Jerry Lynn has issues with The Network as they didn’t want him to be the number one contender. When he rejected the idea of joining The Network, a ten thousand dollar bounty was placed on his head which still remains to this day. Steve Corino was the member of The Network who announced the bounty and he’s been quite vocal about his disdain for Jerry Lynn.​

The ECW Champion Justin Credible also has an interesting relationship with The Network. The Network has given Credible time to work out whether he wants to be in The Network or not, and at this point Credible is yet to answer. There have been moments where he looks set to join, and moments where he and Network member Rhino have almost come to blows. Cyrus has admitted that he has pulled some strings to ensure Credible has snuck through some of his more difficult title defences. Cyrus has also said that if Credible doesn’t join The Network, Steve Corino is his chosen champion.

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Styles still remains standing in the ring, as the fans pop eagerly anticipating the next scheduled ECW Championship match.

Joey Styles: Three weeks away, three men, three different stories, but there’s only one ECW Championship. There can be only one winner. Tune in to ECW On TNN on September 15th to see just who will be the ECW Champion. Will be right back, folks.

‘The Voice Of ECW’ is the ultimate professional regarding TNN tonight, possibly having been told off after last night’s escapades. Either way, the fans cheer quite loudly for Styles’ hype job as we head to a commercial break.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Once we return from the commercial break, Joey Styles is back in the ring, this time a more defiant look on his face, which resembles his attitude last night.

Joey Styles: Sorry ladies and gentleman, I’ll try not to take up to much air time here, but there’s something I have to get off my chest. A few moments ago I was in this ring and I wasn’t Joey Styles, I wasn’t the voice of ECW, I was a corporate puppet. I was told to come out here and sell the ECW Championship match for in a couple of week’s time, and under no circumstances was I to go off on a “tirade” like I did last night. Well, SCREW THAT! I’m out here for two reasons, the first is to announce that on the September eight edition of ECW On TNN, Rhino will defend his ECW Television Championship against the man he’s now cost the ECW Championship twice, Kid Kash. Unfortunately we don’t have a choice, and that will be aired on TNN. But I stand by what I said last night when it comes to TNN. The Network has done absolutely nothing in terms of hype for this company and we will be better off without them. That’s why, just like I said last night, we’ll air the Quarter Finals of the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament on TNN next week, but for the semi finals and finals, TUNE IN TO HARDCORE TV! Because we don’t want the GREATEST moment in tag team wrestling to air on TNN, they don’t deserve it!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are mixed in with chants of “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”

As the chants echo out, Styles raises his arms into the air in triumph and pride, before stepping outside the ring...

And one last time we are shown the tag team tournament brackets...

“Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. EZ Money and Julio Dinero

The FBI vs. The Unholy Alliance

Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam​

Chilly Willy and The Sandman vs. Justin Credible and Rhino

Chris Chetti and Nova vs. Team Me​

Da Baldies vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill​

...

As things begin to settle back to normal, the audience begins to realise that it is main event time. “Battery” by Metallica riffs throughout the arena bringing out Psicosis to an okay ovation from the Philadelphia crowd. The Mexican Luchador tries to get the crowd ovation louder, jumping around as he makes his way to the ring. It’s probably worth noting that Psicosis hasn’t really done anything wrong, it’s just he’s up against an absolute crowd favourite tonight. Once Psicosis is in the ring and has finished playing to the fans, “T.I.W.” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones causes the fans to amp it up to another level, for what’s probably the second loudest ovation of the night behind Tommy Dreamer for Yoshihiro Tajiri. The fans continue to cheer as Tajiri looks all business whilst Styles puts over the fact that he felt he could do this alone, because Psicosis wouldn’t try anything underhanded.

Match Three
Psicosis vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri

Despite the miscommunication which took place a couple of weeks ago, these two have the upmost respect for each other, beginning the match with a sportsmanship filled handshake. This delights the ECW who applauds the effort, before both men begin circling the ring, looking quite cagey. For the opening few minutes of the match, we see the finest display of chain wrestling you will see. Both men have periods where they are holding their opponents down, clearly on top but neither can sustain a long term advantage.

The fans clap and cheer along every technically sound move ala the Malenko/Guerrero farewell match. The sportsmanship doesn’t last the entire contest in this one though, as about half way through the match, Psicosis gets frustrated with a hammer lock and elbows Tajiri in the face a couple of times. The Mexican then shakes out the tightness of his arm... BEFORE BEING DROPPED WITH A KICK TO THE HEAD BY THE NOW ANGRY TAJIRI... TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO!

‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ gets back to his feet, knowing he’s still got plenty of work to do to put away his opponent. Tajiri slowly brings Psicosis to his feet, but Psicosis shrugs him off and rocks him with a few right hands. This is followed by a kick to the gut... AND PSICOSIS BRINGS TAJIRI UP FOR A POWERBOMB... BUT TAJIRI AMAZINGLY REVERSES INTO A FLIP OVER DDT!

Sensing this could be close to over, Tajiri crawls to make the cover but the weary Psicosis rolls himself out of the ring. The masked man was able to get out of dodge due to instinct, as it’s clear he’s not sure where he is as he lands straight onto the floor. Tajiri heads out after Psicosis and begins hammering him with some basic stomps and punches, ground and pound at its finest. Tajiri then finds a wooden table and sets it up on the outside of the ring.

He turns back to Psicosis who’s staggering around, but Tajiri plants him with a few more right hands before placing him onto the table... With his opponent placed exactly where he needs him to be, Tajiri jumps onto the ring apron... BEFORE COMING OFF WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT... LANDING ON PSICOSIS AND SENDING HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE!

Oh yes, you guessed it. “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out after the awesome table spot. Both men remain down in the remains for awhile with the referee checking on them, until Tajiri begins showing some signs of life. Tajiri eventually battles to his feet, clutching his mid section feeling some pain, before he begins heaving the dead weight of Psicosis up. He rolls Psicosis into the ring, BEFORE FOLLOWING IN AND MAKING THE OVER...1...2...3! NO!

Psicosis shows a tremendous amount of resilience being able to get out of that one. Tajiri continues on his attack though, sending Psicosis into the corner and landing brutal kicks to the ribs. Tajiri then looks to Irish whip Psicosis into the ropes, but Psicosis reverses sending Tajiri into the ropes instead... HOWEVER TAJIRI COMES BACK WITH A HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW!

Rather than making the cover, Tajiri curiously heads to the outside of the ring. A fan offers him a toaster to use as a weapon but Tajiri ignores it, instead getting under the ring and pulling out a ladder! As with a lot of the smaller guys, Tajiri struggles to move the ladder around a little bit, but he eventually manages to get it inside the ring. Once back in the ring himself, the man from the land of the rising sun sets up the ladder, beginning to climb whilst Psicosis remains down.

The fans begin to buzz in anticipation, however as Tajiri is close to the top... Psicosis begins climbing up the other side of the ladder. To slow his opponent down, Psicosis lands a few cheeky punches to the stomach, and eventually he gets to Tajiri’s level. Tajiri will do anything to win now though, using his flexibility to kick Psicosis in the head.

The dazed Mexican just clings onto the ladder and in this moment of weakness, Tajiri pounces... LOCKING IN THE TARANTULA ON THE TOP OF THE LADDER!

Tajiri rips and tears at the hold for a sold ten seconds before he carefully lets go, not wanting to fall off the ladder. Tajiri manages to climb down the ladder... HOWEVER A COMPLETELY DRAINED PSICOSIS FALLS OFF THE LADDER AND TO THE CANVAS!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Tajiri waits for Psicosis to begin to get up... and when he does... TAJIRI GOES FOR TH BUZZSAW KICKS... BUT PSICOSIS DUCKS! Tajiri gets frustrated and drags Psicosis up by his hair, NOW GOING FOR A BRAINBUSTER... PSICOSIS LANDS BEHIND ON HIS FEET... AND LANDS A SPINNING HEEL KICK TO THE BACK OF TAJIRI’S HEAD!

The fans can’t help but applaud the guts of Psicosis to manage to stay in this match. With that being said, he doesn’t exactly bounce to his feet, instead slowly fighting to get back up taking quite a long time. Once he’s up though, he drags Tajiri to his feet and drops him with a DDT, before making a cover...1...2...NO!

Psicosis repeats this action, dropping Tajiri with another DDT before he sets his eyes on the still erect ladder. Psicosis climbs to the top of the ladder, the fans buzzing again... PSICOSIS CROSSES HIMSELF AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER... BEFORE COMING OFF THE LADDER WITH A HUGE SPLASH!!!

PSICOSIS STAYS ON TOP OF TAJIRI FOR THE COVER...1...2...3! NO!

Tajiri just manages to shoot a shoulder off of the canvas. The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as the sore Psicosis waits for Tajiri to get to his feet. Once Tajiri is up... PSICOSIS LEAPS UP FOR A HURRICANRANA... TAJIRI REVERSES INTO A SIT OUT POWERBOMB!

‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ now has his second wind as he quickly gets up, dragging Psicosis by the hair to his feet as well. TAJIRI GETS PSICOSIS UP FOR THE BRAINBUSTER... BUT PSICOSIS STRUGGLES IN MID AIR... AND IS ABLE TO LAND SOLID WITH HIS TWO FEET ON THE RING APRON!!! PSICOSIS IS THEN ABLE TO LIFT TAJIRI UP AND SUPLEX HIM OUTSIDE THE RING AND TO THE FLOOR!

Surprisingly Tajiri is pretty quick to his feet... SO PSICOSIS LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON, CONNECTING WITH A DIVING HURRICANRANA!

Realising he can’t pin Tajiri on the outside of the ring, it’s now Psicosis’ turn to lift the dead weight of Tajiri and slowly rolls him back into the ring. With Tajiri down and out, Psicosis heads to the top rope... AND COMES OFF PERFECTLY LANDING HIS PSYCHO GUILLOTINE! PSICOSIS HOOKS THE LEG...1...2..3!

...

NO! TAJIRI JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!

Psicosis runs his hands through his hair, not believing that Tajiri just kicked out of one of his biggest moves. Psicosis stands still for a moment, probably thinking of what to do next, before he heads towards Tajiri, but Tajiri lands a quick desperation Arm Drag out of nowhere. Out of instinct, Psicosis rolls straight off of his back and onto his knees, AND THE LIGHTNING QUICK TAJIRI CATCHES HIM WITH A BUZZSAW KICK! TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

...

NO! THIS TIME PSICOSIS SURVIVES TAJIRI’S FINISHER WITH A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

The fans are legitimately just cheering, enjoying what has been a monumental match to end the night. Tajiri shakes his head in shock, before setting himself and when Psicosis looks to get up... TAJIRI FLATTENS HIM WITH A SECOND BUZZSAW KICK!

Still not satisfied, Tajiri aggressively waits for Psicosis to begin to stir again... BEFORE TAKING HIM OUT WITH A RUNNING BASEMENT DROPKICK! TAJIRI NOW HOOKS THE LEG... TIGHTLY...1...2...3!

Winner – Yoshihiro Tajiri @ 15:29

There’s a big time pop for the ending of the match and Tajiri makes his way to his feet, a huge smile on his face despite the odd grimace here and there.

The referee raises his hand and the fans continue to cheer...

Even once Tajiri has stopped celebrating and begins helping Psicosis to his feet, the fans all give the two a STANDING OVATION!

Even Joey Styles is standing, knowing this truly was a match for the ages.

As the two friends then competitors now friends again stand arm in arm in the middle of the ring, the Philly faithful continue to stand and applaud as we fade to black...

-END OF SHOW-​

 

[Stojy]

Issues With TNN Causes Huge Restructure To September 1st Edition Of ECW On TNN

It is common knowledge throughout the wrestling industry that TNN are not even slightly interested in renewing their deal with Extreme Championship Wrestling. It is also common knowledge that TNN are currently in discussions with Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation about bringing Raw is War over to The Nashville Network. Paul Heyman and the rest of ECW are said to be furious with the treatment they’ve had throughout their relationship with TNN, regarding no advertisements or anything. On screen play by play commentator Joey Styles over the last week of programming has been taking pot shots at TNN. Whilst this is an on screen character, it’s quite obvious this is Paul Heyman sending direct messages to The Network. Reports are stating that ECW had somehow managed to come to an agreement with TNN to have an extra thirty minuted added to their time slot for the September 1st edition of ECW On TNN. This would allow them to be able to air all six Quarter Final matches for the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament that has been promoted to no end over the past two months. With ECW now taking pot shots at TNN on air and refusing to air the semi finals and finals of the tournament on TNN, TNN have decided to strike back. They have revoked the extra thirty minute time slot and ECW are at the last minute looking at how to fit six matches into a one hour program. At this point in time there is no update as to how ECW are planning to make this happen.

New Set For ECW

With their television deal set to come to an end soon, ECW are looking at new ways to attract more fans and make some extra dollars. It’s being reported that ECW have come to an agreement with a local New York City bar about filming some segments for television there. ECW will invite fans to the bar, charge them a slight entry fee and allow them to get photos and autographs with the wrestlers once filming is finished. Our sources are telling us that the bar will be reserved for ECW once a month and they will film a whole months worth of segments in that one night. Some sceptics say that this may not last long as due to the live audience Paul Heyman won’t be able to force each segment to be taped fifty times, but all reports say he is open to giving the idea a try.

No Love For Anarchy Rulz

We are exactly one month away from ECW’s next PPV offering titled Anarchy Rulz. Despite the months of programming they’ve had to start building the PPV, no matches are currently announced for the show. We were recently contacted by an ECW representative when we asked if this would be the best way to build up what could potentially be the last PPV ECW ever produces. The ECW representative assured us that they are very confident with the direction their spontaneous, anything can happen style program is heading, and that even though no matches are currently set in stone, they are already being built up. With that being said, the representative said we could expect to see some matches set in stone very shortly. On the note of this being the final PPV offering of ECW due to them losing their television deal with TNN, the representative is still extremely confident ECW can come to terms with the PPV broadcasters.

The Smashing Pumpkins Star Set To Reappear

Billy Corgan who is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins made an appearance at ECW On TNN back on July 28th, 2000. During this appearance Joey Styles brought out Corgan who was set to a sing a song, only to be interrupted by Lou E. Dangerously. Lou E. had his Network buddies with him and was quick to insult Corgan and run down his musical talent and sales, until Corgan smashes his own guitar over Dangerously’s head. Before The Network could attack Corgan, Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer were quick to make the save. Lou E. had challenged Corgan to show up to the August 25th/26th weekend tapings in Manhattan and we can confirm Corgan has taken part. Originally Corgan was only supposed to make a one off appearance, but due to enjoying himself so much he wanted to come back. Our sources say they’re not completely sure what Corgan’s participation will entail but it’s safe to say he will be dealing with Lou E. Dangerously and The Network.

Tommy Dreamer Injured

ECW has been sitting on an injury to Tommy Dreamer’s ankle for the last couple of weeks. The injury took place during the six man tag team match which aired on the August 26th edition of ECW Hardcore TV. The match pitted Tommy Dreamer teaming with Danny Doring and Roadkill up against Dreamer’s current heated rival CW Anderson and Team Me. Tommy Dreamer was knocked on the apron and he landed rather severely on his left ankle. The actual details of the injury are unknown but we are being told it is definitely not an angle, and Dreamer will need some time off. The word coming from ECW is that after the landing, the wrestlers involved improvised to further damage the ankle, ensuring there’s heat on CW Anderson whenever Dreamer can step inside the ring again. Thankfully, the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament is already taped, but after that, the chances are we won’t see Dreamer in a wrestling capacity for awhile.​

 

[White Rhyno]

The show had all of the character work staples I think you've got down pat.... From capturing "rah rah" Dreamer to intense Rhino to chicken-shit (but tough) Corino ; it really felt like the pacing and character work of an old school ECW show.

Giving the fans a technical, car crash, style main event was very on brand.

I really enjoy how you are are really setting up the ending and transition away from CMT in a realistic manner. Your behinds the scenes glimpses are a really great aspect of your work.

I really enjoy the way you write the hard core match stuff like Stylze would say it. It adds so much to the authenticity of your work. The small touches like describing a Ball's chair shot or the way you employ your font size and bold to help create mood are aspects I really appreciate. All in all, not much I can say, but keep it up.

 

[Stojy]

Thanks Rhyno, appreciate the comments. Glad you’re enjoying the trip down memory lane.

ECW On TNN Preview
01-09-2000
New York City, New York​

Tonight’s episode of ECW On TNN is about one thing and one thing only, the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. Every fan of tag team wrestling and ECW in general has been waiting for this highly anticipated event, and tonight it’s finally here. We will see all six Quarterfinal matches take place tonight and the semi finals and Three Way Dance final will take place tomorrow night on ECW Hardcore TV. The main event of the evening will be the Quarter Final featuring four absolute crowd favourites as the number one contender Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer will face Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam. Lynn and RVD have quite the problem riddled past and the two almost came to blows at the opening of last week’s ECW On TNN, after RVD had been part of the cavalry saving Lynn from a beating at the hands of The Network. The during the nights main event, RVD actually nailed Lynn, who was preventing The Network from costing Van Dam a match, with the Van Terminator. Sparks are to fly when these two natural enemies do battle once again, each with a more than capable partner by their side.

Back on the July 28th edition of ECW On TNN, Rhino quite easily retained his ECW Television Championship, defeating Chilly Willy in the opening contest of the night. After the match the sadistic champion Rhino looked set to land his devastating Piledriver through the table, however The Sandman made the save. The Sandman used his Singapore Cane to soften up Rhino and he ended up sending the champion through the table. From that moment onwards, Cyrus, Rhino and the rest of The Network have had it in for The Sandman. Cyrus then announced on the August 4th edition of ECW On TNN that The Sandman’s partner for the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament will be the somewhat under qualified Chilly Willy. This was supposed to be a punishment to The Sandman but he has made the most of the situation with him and his partner defeating The FBI on the August 12th edition of ECW Hardcore TV. The Sandman has continued to be a thorn in the side of The Network up until this very moment, but he will he be able to overcome them again when he and Chilly Willy face the ECW Champion Justin Credible and the ECW Television Champion Rhino? Not only that but will Credible and Rhino be able to get along as the tension between the two continues to build as The Network put the pressure on Credible to join.

The other Quarter Final match that is fuelled by a personal vendetta will see Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke of The Full Blooded Italians taking on The Unholy Alliance, Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri. Whilst The Unholy Alliance has only formed over the past few weeks, Tajiri has had issues with The FBI for much longer. On the July 21st edition of ECW On TNN (first show in this thread), Tajiri had a shot at the ECW Championship against Justin Credible. Tajiri looked set to pick up the victory after crushing Credible through a table with a Body Splash but The FBI appeared. Tajiri battled hard against the Italians but eventually fell to a Big Splash from Sal E. Graziano which allowed Credible to land the That’s Incredible and retain the title. Hell bent on revenge, on the July 28th edition of ECW On TNN, Tajiri dropped Guido with a Roundhouse Kick which allowed Psicosis to defeat him. The next night on Hardcore TV Tajiri was able to defeat Tony Mamaluke in a one on one match only to succumb to the numbers game and a Kiss Of Death from Guido straight after the match. On the August 4th edition of ECW On TNN, after constant interference from his cronies, Little Guido was able to defeat Mikey Whipwreck. After the match The FBI looked to attack, but Tajiri made the save, clearing the ring and The Unholy Alliance was born. For a couple of weeks The Unholy Alliance looked great until The FBI once again got the upper hand on the August 18th edition of ECW On TNN. The FBI battled against The Unholy Alliance and Psicosis and due to some miscommunication with the opposition’s third team member, The FBI were able to get the win. On a level playing field, two on two, will this issue finally be resolved? Or will The FBI be able to use their third member to once again outsmart their opponents?

Please tune in to ECW On TNN to see all this and plenty more!

Confirmed Matches:
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
Chilly Willy and The Sandman vs. Justin Credible and Rhino
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
Da’ Baldies vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
Chris Chetti and Nova vs. Team Me (Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond)
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) w/Sal E. Graziano vs. The Unholy Alliance (Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri) w/The Sinister Minister
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match:
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Hot Commodity (EZ Money and Julio Dinero) w/Chris Hamrick and Elektra​

 

[Stojy]

ECW On TNN
01-09-2000
New York City, New York​

The show opens cold with ‘The Voice of ECW’ Joey Styles sitting behind a desk, straightening his tie and shuffling through some paper work at the same time.

Joey Styles: Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to Extreme Championship Wrestling on TNN. Firstly, I’d like to apologise for wasting a few moments of air time so early on in the show but I do have an announcement to make. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but it’s safe to say everybody knows ECW has been having problems with this shoddy Network. After airing some grievances over the past week, this SHITTY, bush league Network has gone back on their word and not allowed us with an extra thirty minute time slot to adequately air all six ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final matches. Whilst these awesome athletes have laid it all on the line, it’s with a heavy heart that I announce we are unable to air two of the matches in full tonight. What this means is that the final moments of these matches will be the only moments you get to see on air. Once again, I apologise for this travesty but rest assured, we will do all we can to put on the best show possible and continue to do so in the future, because WE DON’T NEED TNN in the land of the extreme!

After a vintage passionate speech, Styles adjusts his collar whilst dead panning the camera until we fade away...

...

And we cut straight to the final moments of the first ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter final.

***

Match One
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Hot Commodity w/Chris Hamrick and Elektra

We pick up the action to see Christian York and Julio Dinero fighting on the outside of the ring, with York having to occasionally shrug off the feisty Elektra as well. Meanwhile inside the ring, EZ Money and Joey Matthews are both down, however Matthews crawls to the ropes to drag himself up... ONLY TO BE HIT WITH THE ROLL OF QUARTERS PUNCH BY CHRIS HAMRICK FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

With the damage being done, a dazed EZ MONEY CRAWLS OVER TO MATTHEWS AND HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

Winners – Hot Commodity

***​

With the final moments of the first contest being out of the way, home viewers are treated to “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones. As the ECW theme plays, we get the usual opening video as well and the rowdy New York Hammerstein Ballroom crowd are all over the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants early on tonight. Considering the time restraints on the show and the fact we already heard from Styles with his pre recorded comments, there’s no selling from the commentators. Instead, “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by The Beastie Boys begins as does the EPIC HEAT from the fiery crowd as The Full Blooded Italians step through the curtain. Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke lead the way in their wrestling gear, whilst Sal E. Graziano takes up the rear in his leather jacket and overly large jeans. All three make their way out giving rude hand gestures to the fans, showing that they don’t respect anybody. “T.I.W.” by Harry Slash and The Slashtones rocks through the Ballroom next, and the mood in the arena completely changes. The pop is ENORMOUS as The Unholy Alliance makes their way from the back. Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri slap hands with the fans on their way to the ring, whilst The Sinister Minister seems to be giving them some last second tips. The loud mouth Italians are mouthing insults at their opponents but Mikey ignores them and Tajiri probably can’t understand them.

Match Two
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano vs. The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

With a lot to get through for the evening, and with the hatred involved in this one, this match is extremely fast paced. It’s also one of those matches where the referee rarely has control, and not many tags actually take place. Big Sal constantly gets involved in the match as well, but it gets to a point where The Unholy Alliance is able to control that. Tajiri is able to dispose of Guido which leaves him and his partner alone in the ring with Mamaluke (Sal has been dropped as well).

Sensing the opportunity to lay a big move and really finish this, The Sinister Minister barks instructions to his comrades “GET A TABLE, GET A TABLE”. The two are rather obedient as Tajiri continues to hammer away with his lethal kicks in the corner and Mikey heads outside of the ring and grabs a table.

Once he has the table back in the ring, he sets it up in the middle of the ring with the help of Tajiri to ensure it’s positioned correctly. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ then nominates himself to do the damage, getting Mamaluke in a Front Facelock before lifting him up and placing him onto the top rope. Tajiri climbs up after Mamaluke... AND LOOKS FOR A SUPERPLEX... BUT MAMALUKE BLOCKS IT! IN AN INSTANT... TONY LANDS A FEW QUICK RIGHTS TO TAJIRI’S MID SECTION... BEFORE COMING OFF WITH A TORNADO DDT SENDING TAJIRI CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE!

The pop is huge for another spot in what has been an absolute spot fest of a match so far. Those “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Mikey looks on in completely shock, not really knowing how to react after what’s occurred. Mamaluke isn’t exactly moving straight away either, and The Sinister Minister yells “GET HIM” which snaps Mikey out of his trance.

Whipwreck brings the battered Mamaluke to his feet and hammers away for Irish Whipping him into the ropes, but Mamaluke reverses, sending Mikey into the ropes. When Mikey hits the ropes, he doesn’t come back... AS HE GETS TRIPPED UP BY LITTLE GUIDO AND DRAGGED OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!!

MAMALUKE AUTOMATICALLY SEES THIS AS HIS CHANCE, HOOKING TAJIRI’S LEG...1...2...3!

NO! TAJIRI SOMEHOW GOT A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

On the outside of the ring, Guido and Big Sal are trying to get their hands on Mikey, who ducks, dodges and runs around the ring to avoid being cornered. With the larger Sal struggling to keep up, Mikey waits for Guido to catch him... AND HE TAKES GUIDO DOWN WITH A FRANKEN MIKEY ON THE OUTSIDE!

With the audience heavily behind him, Mikey now focuses his attention on Big Sal... FRANKEN MIKEY TO BIG SAL!!!NO! REVERSED INTO A POWERBOMB!

The air is taken out of Mikey and the crowd’s sails after that big time move from the aptly named Big Sal. Seeing that Guido is down, Tony Mamaluke decides to roll outside of the ring, ignoring the slowly recovering Tajiri completely. Mamaluke and Sal take turns holding Mikey’s hands behind his back whilst the other just tees off with brutal, closed fist shots.

Once Little Guido is back up, he yells at his partners, “LEMME’ TAKE CARE O’ THIS PUNK”! With the damage well and truly already being done... LITTLE GUIDO NAILS THE KISS OF DEATH TO MIKEY WHIPWRECK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

As the three Italians admire their handy work on the outside, the heat from the audience turns into chants of “TAJIRI”, “TAJIRI”, “TAJIRI”. The trio laugh to themselves, only to turn around... AND TAJIRI COMES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A CROSSBODY... WHILST HOLDING A STEEL CHAIR CLOSE TO HIS CHEST ENSURING HE TAKES OUT THE FBI WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” can be heard throughout the entire city of New York after that one. All five men are down with this match truly being a few minutes of mayhem, as the only man standing, The Sinister Minister pleads with Mikey and Tajiri to make a move. Finally, Tajiri fights to one knee to see Big Sal back on his feet. The Japanese native looks set to move towards Sal... BUT LITTLE GUIDO CLUTCHES ONTO HIS ANKLE!

With Tajiri stuck, Sal is able to take him down with a sloppy looking Clothesline. Guido then gets back to his feet and he holds Tajiri by the arm against the crowd barricade... SAL THEN TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK AND CHARGES AT TAJIRI... ONLY FOR TAJIRI TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY AND PLACE GUIDO IN HIS PLACE... AND SAL SPLASHES GUIDO AGAINST THE CROWD BARRICADE!

Epic New York style pop as Sal looks on in shock... ONLY TO BE DROPPED WITH A KICK TO THE HEAD FROM TAJIRI!

As this was happening, Mikey had recovered and he has Mamaluke, who took most of the brunt of Tajiri’s chair shot back inside the ring. Mikey is able to bring Tony up to the top rope... BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH A SUPER WHIPPERSNAPPER!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out one last time for this one, as Mikey now holds the already defeated Mamaluke in position... AND TAJIRI TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK! TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

Winners – The Unholy Alliance @ 06:20

The bell rings and as soon as their music plays, the bumps and bruises no longer matter. Tajiri and Mikey embrace in the ring before the referee gets in between them to raise their hands.

Once the formalities are out of the way, the referee disappears and The Sinister Minister gets into the ring and raises the hands of his colleagues...

The trio celebrate to the epic ovation from the New York crowd, as TSM now motions that the ECW Tag Team titles are coming to them.

The FBI remains out of it inside and outside the ring, as The Unholy Alliance continues to celebrate and we fade to commercials.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Upon returning from the break, we cut to a video package displaying the final moments of the second and last Quarter Final match we won’t be able to view in full tonight...

***

Match Three
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
Chris Chetti and Nova vs. Team Me

The final moments show Team Me dominating, working together effectively to dispose of Chetti outside the ring. With Chetti down and out, Nova does his best to put up a fight but the numbers game catches up to him. TEAM ME FINISH NOVA OFF WITH THE PROBLEM SOLVER... BEFORE DIAMOND MAKES A RELAXED COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – Team Me

***​

With the final moments having been completed, we cut to Joey Styles and his broadcast colleague Joel Gertner standing in the back, somewhat sombre looking.

Joey Styles: I hate to beat a dead horse, but one last time, I would like to apologise for the final moments of some of the Quarter Finals only being shown. I’d like to apologise to my boss, I’d like to apologise to ECW’s phenomenal athletes, and I’d like to apologise, most importantly, to all of you... Our fans.

Joey puts his head down and shakes his head a little. Being the awesome guy that he is, Gertner puts a consoling hand on Joey’s shoulder.

Joel Gertner: Joey, you need to stop beating yourself up. I’ve had an interesting journey throughout my time in ECW, and things constantly change but one thing always stays the same. No matter who’s champion, what’s happening, Joey you have never done anything except look out for this company’s best interests. You stuck up for Extreme Championship Wrestling, you showed pride in Extreme Championship Wrestling and that’s something that everybody should commend you for. This crap with The Network would have happened regardless...

The New York fans mark out a little, enjoying Gertner’s passionate speech. Joey nods his head in appreciation.

Joey Styles: Thanks Joel...

Joel Gertner: Now can we stop being downers and move on to the good news?

Styles nods his head, repositioning himself and preparing to enter Joey Styles hype mode.

Joey Styles: Yes we can, Joel. On August eleventh and August eighteenth at ECW On TNN, Kid Kash had two shots at the ECW Championship. Both times he looked set to defeat the champion until the ECW Television Champion Rhino interfered, costing Kash the match. This fit into The Network’s plans of trying to get Credible to join, but it didn’t fit into Kash’s plans.

Gertner shakes his head, agreeing with Styles.

Joel Gertner: Then last week at ECW On TNN, Justin Credible and Rhino teamed up to face Rob Van Dam and Kid Kash. RVD and Kash were able to pick up the victory; however Kash was on the receiving end of a severe beating from Rhino. This, once again, probably didn’t fall into Kash’s plans.

Joey Styles: The one thing at the moment that does fall into Kid Kash’s plans? REVENGE! And Kash will get the chance for revenge next week at ECW On TNN when he gets a shot at Rhino and Rhino’s ECW Television Championship!

The fans mark out for the announcement whilst Styles and Gertner smirk.

Joel Gertner: Kid Kash has been on a quite the roll as of late and Rhino is virtually unstoppable. This is a match that could go either way...

Styles nods along, but isn’t quite finished yet.

Joey Styles: We have one more announcement for ECW On TNN next week as well. On the August fourth episode of ECW On TNN, Pierre Carl Oulette announced that he had come to ECW for money and he was going to attempt to retrieve the bounty placed on Jerry Lynn’s head by The Network.

Joel Gertner: ECW mainstay Balls Mahoney was quick to introduce himself and let Pierre know that he shouldn’t do anything to help The Network!

Joey Styles: This sparked Oulette to head butt Balls right on the bridge of the nose, actually breaking it. The two went on to brawl until Balls had to go and get ready for his match. Neither man had any interaction with each other since, until last week on ECW Hardcore TV when Oulette took out Balls with a brutal chair shot followed by his patented Lariat!

Joel Gertner: So what does ECW say? LET THEM FIGHT! Next week at ECW On TNN these two big bulls will do battle, and hopefully settle their differences!

Styles and Gertner nod politely at the camera one last time, quite content with their shill job...

...

We then head back to ringside and “Turn It Up” by Busta Rhymes fills the arena up with bass as Da Baldies make their way from the back. There’s a fair bit of heat from the New York crowd for Angel and Tony DeVito, more so because they are such a good crowd than because these guys are over. They continue to make their rather uneventful entrance until they get inside the ring and wait for their opponents. The ovation picks up as “Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing is heard bringing out the popular tandem of Danny Doring and Roadkill. Doring and Roadkill are looking extremely confident, as they probably should, as the big man and little man slap hands with the fans on their way to the ring.

Match Four
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
Da’ Baldies vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill

I know everybody has probably grown pretty accustomed to these long, spot fest type match recaps for this thread. Believe me; there will be plenty more of them... This just simply isn’t one of them. Doring and Roadkill blitz their filler (just being honest) opponents. Da’ Baldies literally don’t even get in one bit of offense, as Doring and Roadkill look very impressive, disposing of DeVito... AND POLISHING OFF ANGEL WITH the BUGGY BANG! ROADKILL THEN MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – Danny Doring and Roadkill @ 02:24

The cheers are all for Doring and Roadkill as the fans show just how impressed they are with the dominant display. Doring and Roadkill share a rather measured celebration in the ring after having their arms raised by the referee.

Both men look into the camera, holding up two fingers, “TWO MORE WINS TO GO... THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING!”

As the fans continue to cheer the victors, we head to a commercial break.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

The break is over and for the second time tonight, Joey Styles and Joel Gertner are ready to sell a future event.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, just before we get on with our next Quarter Final match, we wanted to remind everybody that we are now only TWO WEEKS AWAY from seeing the ECW Champion Justin Credible defend his championship against the number one contender Jerry Lynn and a member of The Network in Steve Corino!

Joel Gertner: This one has been brewing for awhile now, Joey. There are so many questions that this match will hopefully answer as well.

Joey Styles: Will Justin Credible join The Network? Will he not join The Network? Will he make any decision at all? Will Jerry Lynn finally win the big one? Can Steve Corino shock the world and become the ECW Champion? I can’t wait for this one in just two weeks time at ECW On TNN!

Once the commentators are done, “Breathe And Stop” by Q Tip gets everybody feeling a little gangster as Chilly Willy steps through the curtain to a fair amount of cheers from the crowd. Willy looks pretty nervous and who can blame him, as he slaps hands with the fans, trying to maintain his composure. As Chilly is half way to the ring, “Enter Sandman” by Metallica gets the ARENA TO ALMOST EXPLODE WITH CHEERS as The Sandman can be seen drunkenly making his way through the crowd. As per usual, Sandman stops and epically CRUSHES HIS BEER CAN WITH HIS FOREHEAD BEFORE DRINKING WHATEVER’S LEFT! The fans continue to go crazy as Sandman gets into the ring and shares a nod with his tag partner. “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” by Grinspoon draws the massive amount of heat as the ECW Champion Justin Credible makes his presence felt, closely followed by Francine. Francine is holding onto Credible’s trusty Singapore Cane as the champion mouths off to his opponents, but waits for his partner before getting into the ring. He doesn’t have to wait long either as “Debonaire” by Dope brings out the most sadistic member of The Network by a long way, the ECW Television Champion Rhino. The heat for Rhino matches Credible’s, the fans are just brutal to both these guys as Rhino tells Credible “LET’S GO”, and the two immediately rush the ring.

Match Five
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
Chilly Willy and The Sandman vs. Justin Credible and Rhino w/Francine

The crowd begins to roar, anticipating the awesome showdown as Credible and Rhino both slide into the ring. The Sandman still has his trusty Singapore Cane in hand, holding it light a baseball bat. Credible looks a little uneasy, but Rhino’s eyes head straight to Chilly Willy and he yells “I’M GONNA’ KILL YOU, BOY”!

Chilly’s jaw drops as he’s obviously not the most confident man in the world. The Sandman sees this and stands in front of Chilly with his Singapore Cane, saying “stay behind me”.

Eventually Rhino makes the first move, CHARGING TOWARDS HIS OPPONENTS... ONLY FOR THE SANDMAN TO SMASH HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!

Rhino staggers but doesn’t lose his feet... SO SANDMAN HITS HIM AGAIN... AND A THIRD TIME UNTIL FINALLY RHINO DROPS!

With Rhino down, The Sandman draws his attention towards Credible... WHO IMMEDIATELY TRIES TO HOP OUTSIDE THE RING TO AVOID A BEATING WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE! UNFORTUNATELY FOR CREDIBLE... HE ONLY GETS HALF WAY OUT... WHEN SANDMAN SMASHES THE CANE AGAINST HIS BACK... CAUSING CREDIBLE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL TO THE FLOOR AWKWARDLY!

The beast of a man that he is, Rhino is already back to his feet, and he begins to head towards Chilly Willy, as he slowly shakes out the cobwebs from the early Cane shots he’s eaten. Chilly prepares to fight, but Rhino hits him with one hard right hand which causes Willy to crumble to the canvas... Rhino mounts Chilly and looks set to continue the punishment until THE SANDMAN USES HIS SINGAPORE CANE AGAIN... THIS TIME ACROSS THE BACK OF RHINO!

As Rhino staggers across the ring in pain, clutching his back, the fans can’t help but get around the master of the Singapore Cane. “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN” chants can be heard from the New York crowd as The Sandman now backs Rhino into the corner... AND HOLDS THE CANE ACROSS RHINO’S THROAT... CHOKING HIM WITH IT!

Rhino’s face is now changing the colour as the blood thirsty now chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” as Rhino can’t breathe. Eventually Rhino manages to thumb Sandman in the eye which allows him to walk out of the corner. Sandman looks set to go back at Rhino... BUT JUSTIN CREDIBLE TRIPS THE SANDMAN AND DRAGS HIM OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

The Sandman holds onto the Singapore Cane as Credible begins teeing off with right hands, whilst inside the ring; Rhino now has his sights set on Chilly Willy. With Credible taking up all of Sandman’s time, Chilly realises this is his time to shine... AND HE CHARGES ACROSS THE RING... BUT RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A FUCKING GORE FROM RHINO!

That’s not enough either as Rhino quickly gets up, salivating at the thought of more violence... AND DRILLS CHILLY HEAD FIRST TO THE CANVAS WITH A PILEDRIVER!!!

As this was happening, on the outside of the ring... THE SANDMAN WAS ABLE TO CATAPULT JUSTIN CREDIBLE INTO THE RING POST!!!

Inside the ring... RHINO LAYS OVER CHILLY... MAKING A LAZY COVER...1...2...3!!!NO!!! THE SANDMAN BREAKS UP THE COUNT WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT RIGHT TO RHINO’S UNPROTECTED MID SECTION!

The Sandman hammers away on Rhino a few more times... UNTIL THE SINGAPORE CANE BREAKS!

THE SANDMAN THEN LOOKS SET TO TAKE RHINO DOWN WITH A LEG DROP... BUT CREDIBLE COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A LOW BLOW!

Credible continues to beat down Sandman as Rhino heads outside of the ring and grabs a table. Once back inside the ring, Rhino sets up the table leaning against the turnbuckles in one corner. Credible now turns his attention towards Francine, “THROW IT HERE”, and Francine tosses a brand new Singapore Cane to Credible. The ECW Champion waits for The Sandman to get up... BEFORE DRILLING HIM WITH A CANE SHOT TO THE HEAD!

The Sandman staggers without dropping... BUT STAGGERS STRAIGHT INTO A GORE FROM RHINO WHICH CRUSHES HIM RIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE THAT WAS SET UP IN THE CORNER!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again, as the intense Rhino gets up, and just for shits and giggles... DRILLS CHILLY WILLY WITH ANOTHER PILEDRIVER BEFORE MAKING THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – Justin Credible and Rhino @ 05:00

No tension, no dramas, no miscommunications between the two champions tonight. Credible and Rhino get the win and Francine steps inside the ring to raise their hands in victory along with the referee.

The fans are pissed though, booing the hell out of the duo, but they really don’t care, all smiles knowing they are one win closer to becoming the ECW Tag Team Champions.

Credible heads to the top rope to pose to the fans, whilst Rhino begins looking intense again, clearly over the celebration. As the difference between the two can clearly be shown, we fade to commercials.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

It’s just one of those nights as Joey Styles and Joel Gertner are standing by YET AGAIN.

Joey Styles: Welcome back from our final commercial break of the evening, folks. We’ve only got one more Quarter Final match to go as the number one contender for the ECW Championship Jerry Lynn will team up with Tommy Dreamer to take on Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam!

Joel Gertner: There’s a reason why this match was saved until the main event. These four guys can put on a show like nobody else in all of wrestling.

Joey Styles: Please be sure to tune in tomorrow night on ECW Hardcore TV as well as the semi finals and finals of the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament will be aired in full! Here’s the way the tournament brackets have turned out:

-SEMI FINALS-
Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Team Me
Hot Commodity vs. The Unholy Alliance
Justin Credible and Rhino vs. The winner of tonight’s main event​

Joel Gertner: And of course the winners of these semi finals will do battle in a THREE WAY DANCE to determine the new ECW Tag Team Champions...

Joey Styles: And that final, once again, will also take place in full tomorrow night!

So with one last sell of tomorrow night’s ECW Hardcore TV out of the way, “Scapegoat” by Fear Factory causes the fans TO POP LIKE CRAZY as a focused Jerry Lynn heads towards the ring. Lynn nods in appreciation for the ovation, before walking straight to the ring, ready to go. “Man In The Box” by Alice In Chains brings out his partner Tommy Dreamer to an equally as loud pop. Dreamer poses with his arms out as he steps through the curtain much to the delight of the crowd, before he steps inside the ring, and once inside, Lynn and Dreamer share a quick handshake. “Fuck That” by Kid Rock brings out the first member of the opposing team, and it’s the ever popular Kid Kash whose pop definitely rivals that of Lynn and Dreamer. Kash puts his hands out, playing to the fans a little as he makes his way towards the ring. He also shows no fear, stepping straight into the ring, hoping that the mutual respect between he and his opponents means they won’t attack him. “Walk” by Kilgore BLOWS THE ROOF OFF THE BUILDIN WITH THE LOUDEST OVATION OF THE NIGHT as Rob Van Dam confidently heads to the ring, followed by the man with the never ending whistle in his mouth, Bill Alfonso. Van Dam stops half way down the ramp to do his thumb taunts... and “ROB...VAN...DAM” along with the ring announcer before he gets into the ring and is ready to throw down.

Match Six
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Final Match
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

Despite the hatred that Lynn and Van Dam have for each other, all four men also share a mutual respect for each other so there’s no wild start. Instead Van Dam and Dreamer step to the ring apron and allow Kash and Jerry Lynn to put on a show. The first few minutes are rather uneventful with not too much weapon use going on, however all hell does eventually break loose. Dreamer and Lynn are looking to double team Kash... AS THEY GET HIM UP FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX... AND THROW HIM STERNUM FIRST ONTO THE TOP ROPE... BUT THEY CONTINUE TO HOLD HIM UP IN THE AIR AFTER THE CONTACT WITH THE ROPES... NOW LOOKING FOR A NORMAL SUPLEX... UNTIL RVD FLIES FROM THE TOP ROPE... SPREADING HIS LEGS OUT AND CONNECTING WITH A THRUST KICK TO THE CHEST OF BOTH JERRY LYNN AND TOMMY DREAMER!

And what a way for all hell to break loose. As usual, those “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out. Kash remains down on the canvas feeling a little worse for wear which means it’s two on one here for Van Dam to deal with. He lands a quick few forearms to Dreamer, causing him to back off, and now RVD focuses on his arch nemesis Jerry Lynn. Van Dam begins beating down on Lynn in the corner, before sending him flying across the ring with a Monkey Flip!

Van Dam then kips up, doing the thumb taunts again... “ROB...VAN...DAM”, UNTIL HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A SHOT ACROSS THE HEAD WITH A FRYING PAN FROM TOMMY DREAMER! DREAMER MAKES THE COVER...AND THE REFEREE SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN WHO THE LEGAL MAN IS...1...2...NO! RVD JUST MANAGES A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” is again all throughout the arena as Tommy takes it upon himself to drag RVD up by the hair and toss him through the middle rope to the outside. As Dreamer follows Van Dam out, Lynn decides to continue to beat on Kash inside the ring.

Back outside of the ring, Dreamer batters Van Dam without mercy before he grabs a crutch from a member of the audience. Dreamer looks SET TO SMASH THE CRUTCH ONTO VAN DAM’S HEAD... BUT RVD LANDS A QUICK KICK TO THE MID SECTION OUT OF NOWHERE!

Dreamer drops the crutch... AND RVD TAKES A FEW STEPS BACK... BEFORE CHARGING AT TOMMY... WHO GIVES VAN DAM A SITOUT SPINEBUSTER... CAUSING VAN DAM’S SPINE TO LAND AWKWARDLY ON THE CRUTCH!!!

As RVD rolls around in agony, inside the ring Kash is back up... and he drops Lynn with a quick DDT... Before he sees Dreamer standing over RVD on the outside... SO KASH CHARGES ACROSS THE RING... AND DIVES OVER THE TOP ROPE... TAKING DREAMER OUT WITH A SUICIDE DIVE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as all four men are down. Jerry Lynn is the first to his feet on the inside of the ring... and he waits for the three on the outside to begin getting up... BEFORE LYNN COMES TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY... TAKING OUT BOTH HIS OPPONENTS AND HIS PARTNER IN THE PROCESS!

Not one to stop there, Lynn quickly gets to his feet, bringing Kid Kash to a vertical base with him. Lynn gets onto the ring apron, bringing Kash up with him... AND LYNN LANDS A MODIFIED TORNADO DDT FROM THE RING APRON TO THE FUCKING FLOOR!!!

“JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN” chants now ring out as Lynn rolls the probably dead Kid Kash back into the ring. Tommy Dreamer remains down on the outside as Van Dam begins to stir. Sensing the opportunity to get one up on his long time enemy, Lynn drags Van Dam up to the ring apron... and LOOKS SET FOR THE TORNADO DDT AGAIN... BUT RVD SHOWS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH... HOLDING LYNN IN MID AIR... AND FORCING HIM TO LAND STERNUM FIRST ONTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

With Lynn hanging in that perfect precarious position... Van Dam gets onto the top rope... THUMB TAUNTS AND “ROB VAN DAM”... BEFORE VAN DAM COMES OFF WITH A SPINNING LEG DROP ACROSS THE BACK OF LYNN ONTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants can now be heard as Van Dam strikes again. ‘The Whole Fuckin’ Show’ is quickly back to his feet, probably out of instinct, but he’s hobbling around trying to walk out the pain... AND HE WALKS STRAIGHT INTO A SNAP DDT FROM TOMMY DREAMER!

With Van Dam and Lynn both down on the outside, Dreamer slides back into the ring. Like an animal stalking his prey, Dreamer waits for Kash to get up... DDT TO KASH! NO! KASH REVERSES INTO A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX... WITH THE BRIDGE...1...2...NO! DREAMER MANAGES TO SHOOT A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

Kash gets back to his feet and heads outside the ring, grabbing a steel chair. Once back inside the ring... Kash LOOKS SET TO NAIL A BRAIN BUSTER ON THE STEEL CHAIR TO DREAMER... BUT DREAMER LANDS BEHIND KASH... REVERSE DDT ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!

DREAMER MAKES THE PIN...1...2...3! NO! KASH SHOWS HIS RESILIENCE THIS TIME!

Dreamer looks a little shocked before he heads to the top rope. It’s a little uncharacteristic of Dreamer... AND KASH BOUNCES INTO THE ROPES... CROTCHING DREAMER ON THE TOP!

Kash then fights his way up top... PERHAPS LOOKING FOR A SUPLERPLEX... BUT JERRY LYNN CLUBS KASH FROM BEHIND...

LYNN THEN GETS KASH IN AN ELECTRIC CHAIR POSITION... AND DREAMER FLIES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A CLOTHESLINE... DAMN NEAR DECAPTITATING KASH!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”...AS JERRY LYNN MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

NO!

RVD BREAKS UP THE COVER WITH A SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULT OUT OF NOWHERE!

Van Dam bounces back to his feet and Dreamer looks for a Clothesline, Van Dam ducks and takes him out with a Roundhouse Kick to the head... With Dreamer and Lynn both down... Van Dam focuses on Lynn... BOUNCING OFF OF THE ROPES... ROLLING THUNDER!!! RVD WITH THE COVER...1...2...NO! LYNN KICKS OUT OF THE ROLLING THUNDER!

RVD is a little shocked with the amount of authority that Lynn kicked out of, before Dreamer hits him from nowhere with a couple of right hands... UNTIL KID KASH COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH DROPKICK... SENDING TOMMY DREAMER FALLING THROUGH THE ROPES AND TO THE OUTSIDE!

Kid Kash stays down on the inside of the ring though, as it looks like he may have landed a little wrong. Meanwhile RVD now grabs a steel chair and waits for Lynn to get up... BEFORE THROWING THE CHAIR TO LYNN... WHO CATCHES IT OUT OF INSTINCT... VAN DAMINATOR TO JERRY LYNN!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants as the fans are loving this, meanwhile Van Dam now places the steel chair on Lynn’s face... AND LANDS A SHARP LEG DROP... SENDING THE CHAIR CRUSHING INTO THE FACE OF LYNN!!! RVD HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3! NO! THIS TIME LYNN JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

The number one contender is still barely moving though, so Van Dam heads to the top rope... Looking at the crowd... PREPARING FOR THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH... WHEN FUCKING RHINO APPEARS OUT OF NOWHERE AND PUSHES RVD OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND VAN DAM CRASHES TO THE CANVAS!

The fans shit all over him, but Rhino doesn’t care as he waits for Van Dam to get up... BEFORE RUNNING THROUGH HIM WITH A GORE!!!

Rhino then gets up, letting out a typical intense roar... BEFORE HE TURNS INTO A HURRICANRANA FROM KID KASH WHICH SENDS RHINO TUMBLING THROUGH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!

And outside the ring, a recovered TOMMY DREAMER AND RHINO BEGIN BRAWLING VIOLENTLY, WITH BRUTAL RIGHT HANDS...

UNTIL KID KASH COMES FROM THE TOP ROPE WITH A DIVING CROSSBODY TAKING OUT BOTH MEN!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as inside the ring, Jerry Lynn has managed to fight his way up to a vertical base. He looks around and notices everybody is down... He looks a little confused and isn’t sure how it happened, but he knows he needs to capitalise... LYNN PICKS UP VAN DAM... AND DELIVERS THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER ONTO THE CHAIR RVD PREVIOUSLY USED ON LYNN... JERRY HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

Winners – Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer @ 10:17

Despite the way the match ended with Rhino ruining an epic encounter, the New York natives still let out an ENORMOUS POP as Jerry Lynn is able to pick up a meaningful victory.

A battered Lynn has his hand raised by the official, happy with being one step closer to tag gold, but also happy to gain a pinfall victory over the man who’s beaten him way to many times in the past, RVD.

With everybody else still down inside and outside the ring, this is Lynn’s time to shine as his music plays and he celebrates with the crowd as we fade to black.

-END OF SHOW-​

 

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV Preview
02-09-2000
New York City, New York​

Tonight’s episode of ECW Hardcore TV will see the continuation and the completion of the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. Last night on TNN all of the Quarter Finals were completed, and now tonight all we’ve got left are the semi finals and then the huge Three Way Dance final. The semi final that everybody seems to be talking about is the number one contender for the ECW Championship Jerry Lynn teaming up with Tommy Dreamer to face the ECW Champion Justin Credible and the ECW Television Champion Rhino. Justin Credible and Rhino were able to easily dispose of The Sandman and Chilly Willy in the Quarter Finals, meanwhile Jerry Lynn and Dreamer were able to defeat Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam thanks to an assist from Rhino. Jerry Lynn has a future title shot against Credible, and Rhino’s buddies on The Network are trying to get Credible to join them. Tommy Dreamer also wasn’t too impressed with Rhino’s interference last night even though it helped his team, as the two began brawling last night outside of the ring. Surely The Network will be on the lookout for guys like Kid Kash, Rob Van Dam and The Sandman looking to exact revenge as well. The possibilities are endless with this one and the victors will probably be the favourites heading into the Three Way Dance Final.

One of the other Semi Final matches will see Hot Commodity take on The Unholy Alliance. Hot Commodity were able to use their experience to defeat the young duo of Christian York and Joey Matthews in the Quarters whilst The Unholy Alliance and especially Yoshihiro Tajiri, finally got one up on The Full Blooded Italians. Can one of these two teams advance to the final and shock the world and become unlikely ECW Tag Team Champions?

The remaining semi final match will feature two teams who are no strangers to each other, Danny Doring and Roadkill against Team Me. Team Me and CW Anderson have developed a friendship over the past two months, and when Anderson got involved in a heated rivalry with Tommy Dreamer, Team Me decided to help out. Doring and Roadkill refused to sit back and watch these two involve themselves in the feud and cause Dreamer to be triple teamed to injury. On the August eighteenth episode of ECW On TNN, Anderson and Dreamer started the show in absolute chaos, brawling towards the ring. Team Me came down to play the numbers game, however Doring and Roadkill admirably made the save. The next night on ECW Hardcore TV, Dreamer and Anderson actually had their scheduled match, and Anderson was able to pick up the victory thanks to interference from Team Me. The interference looked to continue after the contest until once again, Doring and Roadkill intervened and cleared the ring. Finally on last week’s edition of ECW Hardcore TV, all six of these men went at it in a six man tag team match, in which Doring and Roadkill were able to double team Johnny Swinger with the Buggy Bang and pick up the victory. There’s definitely bad blood between these two teams but despite all these previous events, tonight will prove just who comes out on top.

In other news, The Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan will be in attendance tonight. Corgan last appeared on the July twenty eight edition of ECW On TNN, being brought down to the ring by Joey Styles so he could give the extreme fans a live performance. The Network’s ‘Music Consultant’ Lou E. Dangerously intervened, running down Corgan and claiming he couldn’t sell records in America to save his life. Offended with the insults, Corgan responded by smashing his guitar across the head of Dangerously. Before The Network could respond, Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer ran out to make the save. On the August nineteenth edition of ECW Hardcore TV, we found out that Dangerously was challenging Billy Corgan to come back to ECW after his actions. With Dangerously and Corgan both in the same arena tonight, one has to wonder what may take place?

Please tune in to see all of this as well as appearances from Balls Mahoney, Pierre Carl Oulette and The Full Blooded Italians.

Confirmed Matches:
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Final Three Way Dance Match
??? vs. ??? vs. ???
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible and Rhino w/Francine
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Hot Commodity (EZ Money and Julio Dinero) w/Chris Hamrick and Elektra vs. The Unholy Alliance (Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri) w/The Sinister Minister
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Team Me (Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond)​

 

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV
02-09-2000
New York City, New York​

For an unprecedented second week in a row, ECW Hardcore TV opens up with the standard opening video, and the all too familiar tune of “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones. The cameras continue to pan around the famous Hammerstein Ballroom as the fans go absolutely ape shit, the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants already echoing throughout the arena. No commentary, no selling to open the show though, instead “Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing brings out the popular tandem of Danny Doring and Roadkill. The two jump around, slapping hands with the fans, doing all they can to keep the crowd pumped ahead of the opening match of the night. “Simon Says” by Drain STH is next to be heard and Team Me strut through the curtain. Simon Diamond leads the way, revelling in the major heat from the fans and Johnny Swinger seems to be enjoying himself as well. The two argue a little with the fans before throwing insults at their opponents and eventually getting into the ring.

Match One
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Team Me

The match begins with Team Me jumping both members of the opposition. They quickly toss Doring out of the ring, before focusing their attention on the bigger Roadkill. After beating down Roadkill for awhile... THEY DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE HIM OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND NOW GO BACK TO DOMINATING DORING!

Our official for the contest pleads with Team Me to only have one man in the ring, and eventually they listen with Diamond heading to the ring apron. Already having Doring down, Swinger drops the point of his elbow across the neck of Doring, making the neck a real focus point. He beats on the neck some more before allowing Doring to just get to a vertical base... AND THEN SWINGER TAKES DORING DOWN WITH A SWINGING NECK BREAKER! SWINGER HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO! DORING KICKS OUT!

The early attack has taken its toll as Doring gets out pretty quickly, but he still feels at his neck, obviously having quite a bit of discomfort. Realising that he still has the opponent right where he wants him, Swinger once again waits for Doring to begin to get up... RUNNING DDT FROM SWINGER TO DORING... ONCE AGAIN PUTTING ALL THE PRESSURE ON DANNY’S NECK!

Swinger looks set to make the cover, but Simon yells “HEY, HEY TAG ME”! Johnny looks a little confused at first before he shrugs his shoulders and tags in the man who seems to be the team captain. Diamond then impressively completes the SIMON SERIES (TWO VERTICAL SUPLEXES FOLLOWED BY A NORTHERN LIGHTS)... DIMAOND HOLDS THE BRIDGE...1...2...3!NO! DORING GETS ANOTHER SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

Simon gets a little frustrated and tells Johnny “GET ME A CHAIR”! Swinger hops off of the apron and heads for a steel chair, when Roadkill looks set to head off of the apron... ONLY FOR SIMON DIAMOND TO FORCE HIM OFF WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK... SENDING ROADKILL FALLING TO THE FLOOR!

Swinger now slides the chair back into the ring... AND SIMON CREAMS DORING WITH A SHOT TO THE FACE WITH A STEEL CHAIR! SIMON MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

NO! DORING JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Swinger and Diamond now both come into the ring, ignoring the referee’s pleas for a fair fight. The two bring Doring to his feet... BUT HE SHRUGS THEM OFF BOTH... KICKS THEM BOTH IN THE GUT... AND NAILS A DOUBLE PEARL NECKLACE TAKING OUT BOTH MEN!

All three men get up at about the same time as Roadkill gets himself back into the ring as well. ROADKILL CHARGES ACROSS THE RING... DORING ATHLETICALLY LEAPS OVER HIM... AND ROADKILL TAKES DOWN SWINGER AND DIAMOND WITH A BODY SPLASH!

Swinger crumbles to the canvas whilst Diamond remains up... UNTIL ROADKILL SENDS HIM DOWN WITH THE AMISH BOMB ON THE FUCKING STEEL CHAIR...

AND AT THE SAME TIME... DORING COMES OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE DANACONDA ON SWINGER! AMISH AND DORING BOTH PIN THEIR OPPONENTS...1...2...3!

NO! BOTH MEMBERS OF TEAM ME JUST GET A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

Doring kicks Swinger outside of the ring before Scoop Slamming Diamond on the inside. The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are ringing out in appreciation for this awesome, not so hardcore tag team action... But all of a sudden, the audience explodes... AS ROADKILL HEADS TO THE TOP ROPE... AND WHAT THE FUCK? HE LEAPS OFF WITH A SPLASH... BUT SIMON DIAMOND MANAGES TO GET HIS KNEES UP!

Doring can’t believe it, nor can the fans, and nor can the completely winded Roadkill. Meanwhile, Diamond leaps to his feet; DORING GOES FOR A KICK TO THE GUT... DIAMOND CATCHES IT... ENZUIGURI FROM DORING!!! DIAMOND DROPS AND DORING MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

NO!

FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING, SWINGER DRAGS DORING OFF OF DIAMOND!

Doring looks to the outside at Swinger who pleads his innocence, before he’s forced to focus on Diamond again. He picks Diamond up but DIAMOND LANDS A THUMB TO THE EYE... BEFORE SWINGER SLIDES IN FROM BEHIND AND LANDS A LOW BLOW TO DORING... AND ON HIS WAY DOWN... SIMON TAKES DANNY DOWN WITH THE GEM CUTTER!!!

SIMOND DIAMOND HOOKS THE LEG TIGHTLY...1...2...3!

ROADKILL BREAKS UP THE COUNT WITH A LEG DROP THAT MAY HAVE SQUASHED HIS OPPONENT AND HIS PARTNER!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as the fans enjoy the big Amish prick almost killing some of his fellow colleagues. Roadkill then rather easily picks up Diamond and throws him outside of the ring... MEANWHILE JOHNNY SWINGER CHARGES AT ROADKILL FROM BEHIND... ONLY FOR DANNY DORING TO CUT HIM OFF WITH A SUPERKICK!

With the fans marking out, Doring now heads to the top rope... AND ROADKILL HAS SWINGER IN POSITION FOR THE BUGGY BANG... WHEN CW ANDERSON CROTCHES DORING ONTO THE TOP ROPE!

“FUCK YOU”, “FUCK YOU”, “FUCK YOU” chants are directed towards CW Anderson who laughs it off. Roadkill has dropped Johnny Swinger and leans over the top rope, asking Anderson “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT”? The cocky CW replies back “DO SOMETHIN’ ABOUT IT FAT BOY”, BUT BEFORE ROADKILL CAN... HE GETS PLASTERED WITH A CHAIR SHOT ACROSS THE BACK FROM SIMON DIAMOND WHICH SENDS HIM TUMBLING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR!

With Roadkill out of the picture, Diamond and Swinger work together... AND TAKE DOWN DORING WITH THE PROBLEM SOLVER! DIAMOND WITH THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – Team Me @ 05:34

As the referee raises the hands of the lucky winners, CW Anderson backs up the ramp, giving them the thumbs up and allowing them to have their moment.

Anderson gets a fair bit of garbage thrown at him, but he ignores it all. Meanwhile inside the ring, Team Me continue to celebrate as if they were already champions, much to the chagrin of the New York natives.

They continue to celebrate obnoxiously as we cut to...

...

The cold, dark, rainy New York street. We are out the front of what looks like a beaten, old establishment. There are wooden boards up on the windows, and a hole in the door, but there’s a flashing light with a few bulbs not working which reads “THE EXTREME BAR”.

We then cut to inside the bar where there are probably one hundred odd land of extreme fans jammed in like a can of sardines. The famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are echoing louder than ever as every single person in the establishment seems to have a beer in their hand, it must be a rule.

Behind the rather flashy, old school wooden bar set up (think the television show Cheers) is Balls Mahoney. It’s rather funny that Balls is the bar tender, as he’s handing out a drink to a patron, then one for himself, one to a patron, one to himself.

Balls actually looks pretty blind as the fans real close to the bar now chant “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS”...

All of a sudden, Balls pours some alcohol onto the bench of the bar, before pulling out a lighter... AND HE LIGHTS THE FUCKING BAR ON FIRE!

The fans immediately take a step back but cheer like crazy. The psychos are loving it as Mahoney lets out a cackle and security immediately extinguish the bar...

There’s clearly a party going on in ECW’s new establishment as we head to our first break of the evening.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

“For The Love Of Money/Down On Me” by The O’Jays and Jackyl greets us from the break as Hot Commodity make their way towards the ring. There’s a fair amount of heat from the arrogant foursome as EZ Money and Julio Dinero, the two men who will be wrestling tonight, lead the way, telling the fans “YOU AIN’T WORTH OUR TIME, BECAUSE YOU’RE ALL BROKE PIECES OF CRAP”! Meanwhile just behind them walks their two managers, Chris Hamrick and the slutty but slightly attractive Elektra. Hamrick and Elektra remain on the outside as Money and Dinero await their opponents. They don’t have to wait too long as “T.I.W.” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones gets an EPICLY LOUD POP FROM THE FANS as The Unholy Alliance step to centre stage. Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri seem to be bouncing out of their skin, excited about the prospect of being champions, and excited about not being forced to fight against a team they have a vendetta against. As usual The Sinister Minister is close behind, issuing some final second instructions to his tandem. Once they hop into the ring, there’s also a little back and forth between The Sinister Minister and Hamrick and Elektra.

Match Two
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Hot Commodity w/Chris Hamrick and Elektra vs. The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

Unlike the previous contest which had some sort of order to it, this one doesn’t. And unlike most of the time when it would be the heels beginning things in a chaotic fashion, that isn’t the case here also. From the moment they are inside the ring, Mikey and Tajiri put on an absolute firework show, lighting up their opponents. It’s not even one of those situations where somebody is isolated, all four men are in the ring at the same time but it’s just domination from Tajiri and Mikey.

As Mikey works on EZ Money in one corner, hammering away with basic strikes, Tajiri uses the rest of the ring to dominate Dinero... Tajiri hammers away with quick rights and lefts to the mid section, before attempting to whip Dinero into the ropes... BUT DINERO REVERSES... SENDING TAJIRI INTO THE ROPES... AND TAJIRI COMES BACK WITH A HANDSPRING ELBOW!!! TAJIRI WITH THE QUICK LATERAL PRESS...1...2...KICK OUT FROM DINERO!

‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ didn’t really expect that to be the end, and he bounces back up immediately. Most opponents would expect a breather at this point, but Dinero doesn’t get one... AS TAJIRI COMES BACK WITH A HARD SHINING WIZARD! TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG THIS TIME...1...2...NO! THIS TIME IT’S JUST A SHOULDER UP FROM DINERO!

Whilst Mikey has continued to work over Money with ground and pound and some brawling outside of the ring, Tajiri and Dinero continue to take centre stage. Tajiri works Julio towards the corner with some of his brutal kicks... BEFORE HE’S ABLE TO LOCK IN THE TARANTULA!

Dinero screams out in agony, begging for somebody to help him, as Tajiri rips and tears at the hold. After a few more moments, Tajiri shows INCREDIBLE LEG STRENGTH... UTILISING SOMEWHAT OF A REVERSE HURRICANRANA TO SEND THE IN PAIN DINERO OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT TO THE FLOOR!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Tajiri gets back inside the ring quickly, due to Chris Hamrick trying to charge at him on the outside. Meanwhile on the other side of the ring, Mikey’s knuckles seem to be getting sore, so he traded in the punches... AND TORTURES EZ SOME MORE WITH THE UNHOLY DRIVER!!!

That could be it there, but instead of making the cover, Mikey notices that Dinero is beginning to get up on the outside... Mikey moves EZ Money towards the ropes, BEFORE GRABBING HIM BY THE LEGS AND CATAPULTING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE... AND EZ MONEY GOES CRASHING INTO HIS PARTNER JULIO DINERO ON THE OUTSIDE!

As The Sinister Minister watches on with a look of glee in his eye, Hamrick and Elektra sprint around the ring, trying to help their fallen comrades. Whilst this is happening, Mikey waits until they are almost up... AND MIKEY COMES OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A SLINGSHOT CROSSBODY...

WHILST AT THE SAME FUCKING TIME... TAJIRI COMES TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A SPRINGBOARD MOONSAULT!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo again after the awesome stereo dives from the fan favourites. Speaking of the favourites, Mikey is up pretty quickly but Tajiri struggles a little after his high risk move. Mikey heads under the ring and picks up a ladder, before sliding it into the ring...

Whipwreck now gets both Dinero and Money and rolls them into the ring. Mikey follows in as well... and TAJIRI LOOKS TO FOLLOW... BEFORE HE TURNS HIS HEAD... AND ELEKTRA FREAKS OUT AND DROPS THE STOP SIGN SHE WAS ABOUT TO HIT TAJIRI WITH!

Tajiri picks up the stop sign and thinks about hitting Elektra, but at the last moment he thinks better of it because he’s not CW Anderson. Tajiri slides into the ring with the stop sign... AND IMMEDIATELY DINTS IT ACROSS THE HEAD OF JULIO DINERO!

Tajiri then tosses the stop sign to Mikey... As Money begins getting to his feet. EZ GETS UP FACING TAJIRI... WHO FEIGNS LIKE HE’S ABOUT TO SPIT SOME MIST... EZ MONEY COWERS... COVERS HIS EYES... AND TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A SHOT WITH THE STOP SIGN FROM MIKEY!

The Japanese sensation grabs the basically ruined stop sign one last time, and places it on the face of Dinero... BEFORE LEG DROPPING THE SIGN ONTO HIS FACE! TAJIRI MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

NO!

CHRIS HAMRICK AND ELEKTRA DRAG DINERO OUT OF THE COVER AND OUT OF THE RING!

As Tajiri looks on furious, Mikey PICKS UP THE LADDER AND BASICALL THROWS IT STRAIGHT ONTO THE ALREADY DOWNED EZ MONEY!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Joey Styles explains how the ladder seems to have only just survived after the impact of that blow. With Mikey and Tajiri on their way to victory... ELEKTRA JUMPS UP ONTO THE RING APRON... ONLY TO BE SPRAYED WITH GREEN MIST BY TAJIRI!

“TAJIRI”, “TAJIRI”, “TAJIRI” chants ring out after that one, as now a FURIOUS CHRIS HAMRICK STEPS ONTO THE APRON... ONLY TO GET HIT IN THE FUCKING DICK WITH A SINGAPORE CANE BY THE SINISTER MINISTER!

“FUCK YOU HAMRICK”, “FUCK YOU HAMRICK”, “FUCK YOU HAMRICK” is now the rage as the fans are rocking and rolling with The Unholy Alliance like never before. Meanwhile, inside the ring... MIKEY HAS TAKEN EZ MONEY TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER... AND HE DAMN NEAR KILLS HIM WITH A SUPER WHIPPERNAPPER FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” and chants of “MIKEY”, “MIKEY”, “MIKEY” compete with each other, as DINERO GETS BACK INTO THE RING... JUST... FOR TAJIRI TO KNOCK HIM OUT WITH A BASEMENT DROPKICK!

Tajiri helps the exhausted Mikey to his feet after his huge spot and the fans give Mikey a standing ovation. The duo then looks over to The Sinister Minister who says “ONE MORE MOVE”. The two then show no mercy, bringing the nearly dead EZ Money up... AND THEY DROP HIM WITH A DOUBLE BRAINBUSTER ON THE NOW FALLEN LADDER! MIKEY MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winners – The Unholy Alliance @ 06:13

The Sinister Minister immediately slides into the ring, and along with the referee, he raises the hands of his dynamic duo.

As Tajiri and Mikey hug, obviously now the best of friends, The Sinister Minister says “DON’T GET TOO CARRIED AWAY... THERE’S STILL ONE MORE MATCH TO GO”!

Chris Hamrick and Elektra look miserable on the outside, Elektra blind, and Hamrick trying to clean her eyes.

Meanwhile, Dinero and Money are both unmoved, clearly in a lot of pain.

The Unholy Alliance couldn’t be happier though, as they continue to celebrate AMONGST THE BEST OVATION THEY’VE EVER RECEIVED, until we cut to...

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The backstage area, where an official looking Joey Styles stands by, with his “I’ve got an important announcement to make” look on his face...

Joey Styles: Good evening ladies and gentleman, I hope you’re all enjoying tonight’s exciting conclusion to the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. I have a quick announcement to make regarding Extreme Championship Wrestling’s next Pay Per View, titled Anarchy Rulz which will take place on October first. I can officially announce the first match that has been signed for the event. The match will be for the ECW Television Championship as long as Rhino can hold the title until then. The match will see Rhino defend his title against Rob Van Dam!

Joey pauses to let the news sink in, and there’s an EPIC POP from the fans as Rhino/Van Dam is obviously a money match.

Joey Styles: It’s been well publicised the issues these two men have with each other. BOTH men TRULY believe that they are the absolute BEST not just in ECW but in the ENTIRE industry. Rob Van Dam was undefeated as the ECW Television Champion until that faithful night in Florida, when in a match with Rhino, RVD tragically broke his ankle. Van Dam was forced to relinquish the gold and Rhino has ran roughshod over the company as the ECW Television Champion ever since. Rhino has been the most dominant champion in recent memory, if not ever, so it doesn’t sit well with him that RVD says the title is his. The two had been at each other’s throats since Van Dam’s return until on the August eighteenth edition of ECW On TNN they finally had a match with the title on the line. After OVER TEN CHAIR SHOTS, Van Dam looked set to have Rhino beat until The Network came down and saved their champion from defeat. The two have continued to get into each other’s business since then with Kid Kash and Rob Van Dam beating Justin Credible and Rhino last week at ECW On TNN in preparation for the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. A rematch STILL HAD NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED, until last night at ECW On TNN, Rhino pushed RVD off of the top rope, costing him and Kash their Quarter Final match up against Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer. Now that Van Dam is out of the tournament, his focus is back on what is has been since his return, revenge on Rhino. October first, Anarchy Rulz, just over four weeks away, these amazing competitors will do battle one...more...time...

Joey signs off after doing a sensational job selling this one, and “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants can be heard from the New Yorkers, as everybody is pumped for the rematch that will take place at Anarchy Rulz...

As the fans continue to go mental, we head to a break...

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

We return from the commercial break, to the fans chanting “JOEY”, “JOEY”, “JOEY”, and it’s easy to see why as everybody’s favourite commentator, ‘The Voice of ECW’ Joey Styles is standing inside the ring, microphone in hand.

Joey Styles: Welcome back to ECW Hardcore TV, everybody. At this time I’d like everybody to get on their feet and welcome my TWO guests... Please welcome the number one contender for the ECW Championship Jerry Lynn and star member of the band The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan!

“Scapegoat” by Fear Factory is perfectly on cue, and out steps Jerry Lynn, in his wrestling gear for later on in the night. Jerry receives an ENORMOUS pop from the crowd and he smiles, even bowing down to the crowd a little which just makes them love him more. Lynn stops half way up the ramp, tapping his head, mouthing “OH I ALMOST FORGOT”. Lynn then points to the curtain and out steps Billy Corgan. Corgan comes out with both hands raised above his head, enjoying the ovation, even though not a lot of it is for him. The two shake hands before making their way into the ring together and shaking hands with Joey as well...

Styles looks ready to speak as the music dies down, but he’s unable to right away due to chants of “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”! Lynn smirks, thanking the crowd one more time, before they FINALLY let Styles speak.

Joey Styles: Thanks you both for joining me tonight, I have questions for both of you, but I will start with you, Jerry. Last night you picked up a huge victory when you pinned Rob Van Dam’s shoulders to the mat for a three count. For a long time RVD has been the one man that you couldn’t beat and you finally did that. However instead of being allowed to bask in your glory, a lot of people have said you only won because you took advantage of Rhino’s actions. How does that make you feel?

The fans actually remain pretty silent for this pause, enjoying Joey’s line of questioning. Lynn still has a slight smirk on his face, as he strokes his goatee, thinking. Before speaking though, the smirk is gone, and Jerry Lynn becomes dead serious.

Jerry Lynn: Before I answer your question Joey, I’m not one to do a hell of ass kissing but there is one thing I’ve got to say...

Lynn pauses, surveying the crowd again, as Styles waits eagerly.

Jerry Lynn: THANK GOD I CAN PERFORM IN NEW YORK CITY!!!

An epic cheap pop as Lynn and Corgan smirk, and Billy encourages the fans as they continue to chant “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”.

Lynn nods along with the fans a little himself, before becoming ultra serious once again.

Jerry Lynn: I completely understand if people think that I took advantage of the situation last night, because it’s one hundred percent right. I definitely did take advantage of Rhino taking out RVD, and as much as I respect RVD, I’m an athlete that’s here to win. I didn’t ask for Rhino’s help, but I would have been crazy to wait a few minutes for RVD to get back up.

JL half shrugs his shoulders as if to say “what am I supposed to do”? The fans aren’t really giving him any heat though, so that seems to have worked out okay.

Jerry Lynn: I’m sorry for how it happened, but I will NOT apologise for getting a pinfall victory over a man I’ve had countless classics with. I also WILL NOT apologise tonight, when I take advantage of me kicking ass and getting a pinfall victory over Justin Credible... Because everybody here in New York City knows, that the next ECW Champion is...

???: AHEM!!!

The clearing of a throat interrupts Lynn and the fans, who both look towards the entrance way feeling rather annoyed... It doesn’t take long to figure out who’s caused the interruption as a smug, suited up Lou E. Dangerously walks down the ramp...

Despite not having any back up, Lou E surprisingly shows no fear as he mouths to Corgan “I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME, PUNK”, before stepping inside the ring.

The fans begin chanting “FUCK YOU LOU”, “FUCK YOU LOU”, “FUCK YOU LOU” and one fan throws a cup of mysterious liquid on the suited man.

Lou E. looks at Lynn and Corgan with daggers of hatred, and Lynn and Corgan give Dangerously the same looks back.

Finally, once the insults are finished from the fans, Lou E. speaks...

Lou E. Dangerously: I’m really sorry about this, Jerry, but I had to interrupt you before you made a grave mistake and announced yourself as the next ECW Champion. Maybe, SOMEHOW... You haven’t heard but The Network currently has quite an attractive offer on the table for the current ECW Champion Justin Credible...

MAJOR HEAT from the fans for the mention of The Network trying to win over Credible, as a carefree Lynn rolls his eyes, saying “TRUST ME, I KNOW”.

Lou E. Dangerously: And if Justin Credible makes the stupidest decision of his life and decides NOT to side with The Network...

Lou E. gets frustrated as he’s interrupted by a big time pop from the fans who all hate The Network.

Lou E. Dangerously: Then The Network already has a champion in waiting, ‘The King Of Old School’, STEVE CORINO!!!

A LOT OF HEAT again for Dangerously, as none of the fans want to see Corino as the champion. Lynn is getting a little more annoyed now, just shaking his head.

Lou E. Dangerously: No matter what occurs, no matter which scenario takes place, The Network has a plan. The Network is always one step ahead of the game, and in this game, under no circumstances, does Jerry Lynn become the ECW Champion. The ECW Championship has and will be around a lot of people’s waists... BUT NEVER YOURS, JERRY LYNN!

VOLCANIC HEAT FOR THAT STATEMENT, as Lynn, Corgan and even Joey Styles all look pretty furious with those last comments. “FUCK YOU LOU”, “FUCK YOU LOU”, “FUCK YOU LOU” chants are directed towards Dangerously again now, but he takes no notice as he’s just as fired up as the rest of the guys in the ring.

Lou E. Dangerously: What are you going to do you LITTLE MIDGET JOEY? Do you want to fight?

More heat for the arrogance of Lou E... As both Styles and Billy Corgan look to take a step towards Dangerously...

BUT JERRY LYNN BEATS THEM TO IT AS HE GRABS LOU E. BY THE THROAT!!!

Lynn looks set to kill Dangerously as the fans mark the fuck out...

UNTIL LYNN DROPS LOU E...

TURNS AROUND...

AND CLOTHESLINE JUSTIN CREDIBLE DOWN TO THE CANVAS!

“JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN” as the crowd goes nuts for the fact Lynn sensed the ECW Champion trying to organise a sneak attack from behind...

Before Lynn can do any further damage, Billy Corgan picks up the Singapore Cane that Credible dropped when he fell on his ass.

BILLY CORGAN BEGINS FUCKING CHOKING JUSTIN CREDIBLE WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” as the audience remains at a fever pitch...

Jerry Lynn looks towards the fans, urging them to cheer on the epic Corgan even more...

UNTIL LOU E. SNEAKS FROM BEHIND... AND BREAKS HIS FUCKING CELL PHONE ACROSS THE HEAD OF BILLY CORGAN!!!

The atmosphere drops immediately and Lynn doesn’t realise at first. Dangerously offers a hand to Credible, attempting to help him up...

WHEN JERRY LYNN DECKS LOU E. WITH A HARD RIGHT HAND THAT SENDS HIM TUMBLING UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE!

Justin Credible is back up now...

AND THE CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER BEGIN GOING TOE TO TOE...

Neither man is budging, just both men throwing haymakers at each other...

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”

When all of a sudden... RHINO COMES OUT FROM THE BACK... AND CLOBBERS JERRY LYNN FROM BEHIND!!!

It’s a two on one now... AS CREDIBLE AND RHINO BEGIN STOMPING ALL OVER ONE OF THEIR OPPONENTS FOR TONIGHT’S SEMI FINAL...

It doesn’t last long however... BECAUSE TOMMY DREAMER SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP, EVENING UP THE ODDS!!!

All four men begin brawling; it’s even as, neither team backing down...

Four warriors... AS THE FANS CONTINUE TO BLOW THE ROOF OFF OF THE ARENA...

AND A REFEREE SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP... AND WITH ALL FOUR MEN INSIDE THE RING... HE CALLS FOR THE BELL!!!

Match Three
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Final Match
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible and Rhino

The match begins with all four men throwing wild haymakers at each other, neither wanting to take a backwards step. Lynn and Credible pair up which leaves Tommy Dreamer to do all he can to try and take down the dominant ECW Television Champion. Jerry Lynn is able to get the early advantage over Credible, backing him into the ropes... BEFORE CHARGING ACROSS THE RING AND CONNECTING WITH A CROSSBODY THAT SENDS BOTH MEN TUMBLING OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR!

Meanwhile on the other side of the ring, Dreamer gets backed up by the all powerful Rhino, however when RHINO CHARGES AT DREAMER LOOKING FOR THE GORE... TOMMY MOVES AND RHINO SENDS HIMSELF TUMBLING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!

All hell has already well and truly broken loose! With Rhino down but immediately looking to get up, Tommy Dreamer heads up to the top rope... BEFORE LEAPING TO THE OUTSIDE, TAKING RHINO DOWN WITH A FLYING CLOTHESLINE!

The famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Tommy now mounts the downed Rhino and continues to hammer away with straight right hands. Meanwhile on the other side of the ring, Lynn picks up the downed Justin Credible... AND WHIPS HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

The ECW Champion staggers away from the crowd barricade, and Lynn goes behind... AND LANDS A BRUTAL GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

With Rhino having taken a fair bit of punishment, Dreamer has time to head underneath the ring and pick out a table. He sets up the table on the outside but when he turns around, RHINO SWINGS A STEEL CHAIR AT DREAMER... ONLY FOR TOMMY TO DUCK... AND RHINO DROPS THE CHAIR AFTER SWINGING IT INTO THE RING POST!

Rhino staggers away, feeling the effects of the blow... AND IT ALLOWS DREAMER TO PICK UP THE STEEL CHAIR AND SMASH IT RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD OF RHINO!

“ECDUBBYA” ,”ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” ring out again as Dreamer lets out a primal roar before looking at the determined Rhino, already making his way back to his feet. Rhino uses the ring apron to get back up... ONLY FOR TOMMY TO STAB HIM IN THE GUT WITH THE CHAIR... AND THEN BREAK THE CHAIR BY CRACKING IT OVER RHINO’S BACK!

On the other side of the ring, Lynn has to grab at Credible’s leg, as Credible has actually tried to crawl under the ring to get away from Lynn. Brief “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chants ring out but they are quickly silenced because as Lynn drags Credible out from underneath the ring, THE RESOURCEFUL CHAMPION ROLLS HIMSELF OVER... AND DAMN NEAR TAKES LYNN’S HEAD OFF WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT!

Lynn staggers out of shock but is able to maintain his footing, until CREDIBLE USES THE SINGAPORE CANE TO TAKE LYNN DOWN WITH HIS PATENTED RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!

With the fans on his back, Credible takes the time to mock Lynn and mouth off with the fans. Meanwhile Dreamer looks set to land a killer blow, placing Rhino on the table he set up previously. For the second time tonight, Dreamer then heads up to the top rope, he looks out at the adoring ECW fans... AND LEAPS OFF WITH A SPLASH SENDING RHINO CRASHING THROUGH THE FUCKING TABLE!

As ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” rings out once again, neither man is moving. On the other side of the ring, Credible is now in possession of his ECW title, as he rubs it in Lynn’s face yelling “THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU’RE GONNA’ GET”! Lynn fights his way back up though, ONLY FOR CREDIBLE TO SMASH THE TITLE BELT OFF OF LYNN’S FOREHEAD!

Credible is feeling it now, completely oblivious to the fact that his partner and opponent on the other side of the ring are motionless. Feeling like the champion that he is, Credible points to his foot, signalling to the ECW fans that he’s going to “KICK HIS GOD DAMN HEAD OFF”! Lynn again fights his way up... ONLY FOR CREDIBLE TO DROP HIM ON HIS ASS WITH A PERFECTLY PLACED SUPERKICK TO THE CHIN!

Considering this is an ECW show, it’s somewhat shocking but there’s almost a stunned silence amongst the audience as they can’t believe how badly Lynn is being beaten by the champion right now. Credible gets right in Lynn’s face now, yelling “YOU CAN’T BEAT ME! I’M JUST BETTER THAN YOU”! Justin now arrogantly waits for Lynn to get to his feet, before going for ANOTHER SUPERKICK... BUT LYNN DUCKS... AND SPEARS CREDIBLE OUT OF NOWHERE THROUGH THE FUCKING CROWD BARRICADE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as both downed men basically get pummelled by the rabid ECW fans in the front row. We now head back to the other side of the ring where Tommy Dreamer and Rhino have struggled back up. Joey Styles is quick to point out how amazing it is that Rhino is managing to get up at virtually the same time as Dreamer considering the punishment he has taken so far...

Once they get up, Dreamer looks to grab Rhino, but the ECW Television Champion EXPLODES... CHARGING THROUGH DREAMER AND RAMMING HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!

Tommy crumbles to the floor in agony whilst Rhino takes a moment to try and shake out the cobwebs. Once he feels ready, Rhino strangely walks to the broken pieces of the table he crashed through, and rips one of the steel legs off of the table. Rhino then waits for Tommy to get up... BEFORE SADISTICALLY STABBING TOMMY RIGHT IN THE THROAT WITH THE LEG OF THE TABLE!

Tommy clutches his throat, tongue out, looking like he is choking, whilst Rhino quickly picks him up and rolls him into the ring. Rhino then heads underneath the ring and picks out his own table before sliding it under the bottom rope. The toughest man on the roster follows in after the table, and leans it against the corner...

The referee looks to check on Tommy, who still can’t breathe but Rhino yells at him “GET THE FUCK OUTTA’ THE WAY OR I’LL KILL YOU! The referee doesn’t need to be told twice as he quickly backs away, and Tommy uses the ropes to get back up... ONLY FOR RHINO TO CHARGE THROUGH TOMMY WITH THE GORE SENDING HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Jerry Lynn looks to slowly climb up onto the apron and help his partner... ONLY FOR JUSTIN CREDIBLE TO SNAP THE SINGAPORE CANE ACROSS HIS BACK!

The fans begin cheering wildly though... AS SPIKE DUDLEY COMES THROUGH THE CROWD AND SLIDES BEHIND RHINO... BEFORE SMASHING A STEEL CHAIR ACROSS RHINO’S SKULL!!!

With Rhino down, Spike limps outside of the ring, still having a cast on his leg from Rhino damn near killing him multiple times over the past couple of months. Spike grabs another table and sets it up on the outside of the ring, before heading back inside the ring. Once back inside... SPIKE GRABS RHINO... AND TAKES HIM TO THE RING APRON... BEFORE LANDING THE ACID DROP THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Rhino has seemingly been taken out of the contest. Still feeling fresher than the contestants in the match, Spike gets up pretty quickly and rolls into the ring, raising his arms in the air in triumph... Until JUSTIN CREDIBLE SNEAKS FROM BEHIND, AND TAKES OUT SPIKE’S GOOD LEG WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT!

Credible laughs at the downed Spike, before Lynn turns him around, kicks him in the gut... AND DROPS CREDIBLE WITH THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER! LYNN PINNS THE ECW CHAMPION...1...2...3!

Winners – Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer @ 05:51

The pop is huge from the fans as a triumphant Jerry Lynn gets to his feet, realising that if he repeats this feat of pinning the champion, he will be the new ECW Champion.

Lynn has a slight smirk on his face, before he gets out of celebration mode and begins checking on his tag team partner. Dreamer manages to struggle to his feet, still holding onto his throat, but feeling a little bit better knowing they are only one victory off of the ECW Tag Team Championship.

The two share a hug, enjoying the ovation from the fans, knowing they have a short rest before the final of the tournament as we head to our last commercial break of the evening.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Upon returning from the final commercial break of the evening, we once again cut to a scene filmed in “The Extreme Bar”.

The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants continue to echo throughout the rather cheap looking establishment, as the New Yorkers inside the venue seem to be having a great time.

Balls Mahoney is currently standing on top of the bar, polishing off what looks to be far from his first beer...

As Balls is half way through the beer... HE GETS SHOVED OFF OF THE BAR... AND BALLS FRONT FLIPS AND LANDS BACK FIRST ON THE HARD FLOOR!!!

Despite the showing he’s put on for them this evening, the fans just mark the fuck out for the first bit of violence they’ve witnessed inside the bar...

And the reason for the violence is clear, as now standing on top of the bar is none other than Pierre Carl Oulette.

Pierre looks down at Balls... BEFORE LEAPING OFF OF THE BAR AND ON TOP OF MAHONEY WITH AN ELBOW DROP!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as both men mount each other, rolling around, trashing the bar and swinging punches, as security finally arrive to try and bring some order to the chaos...

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From the bar, we head to another area backstage where The Full Blooded Italians are standing around in their casual clothes. Both Little Guido and Sal E. Graziano look to be in a terrible mood, looking at Tony Mamaluke with pure disdain on their faces. Tony awkwardly adjusts his leather jacket collar, clearly feeling uncomfortable as he continues to look towards the ground, not meeting the stare of his stable mates.

Little Guido: YOU screwed up last night, Tony; it was all YOUR fault. When I was down and out and needed your help, WHERE WERE YOU?

Guido and Sal continue to look at Tony menacingly, as he half looks up and shrugs.

Little Guido: Don’t forget that you haven’t earned your bones yet...

Tony quickly looks up now, eyed wide, alarmed.

Little Guido: You haven’t given a sacrifice and you haven’t become a made man. This is still just a trial membership...

Guido lets those last words sink in, waiting for Mamaluke to say something.

Tony Mamaluke: Listen, boss, I’m truly sorry, more than you can imagine, but I have an idea how I can earn my bones. Not only will I earn my bones, but we, The Full Blooded Italians, will earn the ECW Tag Team Championships!

Mamaluke pauses, looking hopeful. Big Sal shows no emotion but Guido raises his eyebrows, clearly wanting to hear more.

Tony Mamaluke: I’m makin’ a challenge right now to the winner of tonight’s main event. Whoever wins, prove your worth as champions and defend the ECW Tag titles against us at ECW on TNN next week!

The rest of the crew smile and nod, liking Tony’s balls.

Tony Mamaluke: And if we don’t win...

Tony takes a deep breath before continuing.

Tony Mamaluke: I’ll leave ECW forever...

Little Guido looks a little shocked before nodding, agreeing with the challenger and the conditions of it. Guido offers a handshake to Tony, as does Sal and everything seems to be happy in the land of the Italians again. As they continue to hug and make good, the camera zooms in on Mamaluke’s face, far from at ease as he takes a long, drawn out deep breath...

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It’s been a long enough break now so it’s main event time as “Scapegoat” by Fear Factory hits and there’s another EPIC OVATION for the number one contender for the ECW Championship Jerry Lynn. Fresh off of a brutal war with Rhino and Justin Credible, Lynn slaps hands with some fans and conserves a lot of energy with a rather subdued entrance. “Man In The Box” by Alice In Chains” rocks the arena next as the battered Tommy Dreamer limps through the curtain. Dreamer coughs and splutters his way down the ramp, selling the effects of his injured throat before stepping inside the ring and getting a pat on the back from Jerry Lynn. The mood in the arena completely alters as “Simon Says” by Drain STH hits and the heels of tonight’s main event, Team Me cockily step through the curtain. As the boos ring in, Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond stop and bad mouth the fans, before pointing at their opponents in the ring, laughing at how tired they are. The commentators put over the advantage Team Me have, and it only gets worse as the two point behind them and their back up CW Anderson steps through the curtain. The heat in the arena is crazy loud for Anderson, as Dreamer shakes his head at his arch enemy, knowing his situation just got a hell of a lot worse. Once Team Me quit their laughing, they step inside the ring and signal that the titles will be around their waists. The final entrance for the night is backed by “T.I.W.” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones as a POP just as loud as Jerry Lynn’s is heard for The Unholy Alliance. The Sinister Minister leads the way for a change, walking ahead of his comrades before pointing them towards battle. Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri nod at their manager, slapping hands with the excited fans before sliding into the ring. All three teams circle, the crowd at a fever pitch, after all the hype, it’s finally time to crown NEW ECW Tag Team Champions.

Match Four
ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament FINAL
Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer vs. Team Me w/CW Anderson vs. The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister

The referee calls for the bell and all six men who are legally competing in the match remain still, all staring each other down, waiting for somebody to make a move. The audience is silent; you can hear a pin drop into the arena... UNTIL ALL SIX MEN SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGIN THROWING WILD HAYMAKERS!

Despite having the most recent match, Lynn and Dreamer show their true grit, managing to beat down two men each. The fans are going nuts as in the early stages Lynn and Dreamer look to be in control. They take down both members of The Unholy Alliance with Clotheslines, before Dreamer lands a quick snap DDT onto Simon Diamond... This allows Lynn to DELIVER A VERTICAL SUPLEX ON SWINGER... CAUSING HIM TO LAND ACROSS THE STERNUM OF HIS OWN TAG TEAM PARTNER!

As Lynn continues to stomp all over Tajiri and Swinger keeping them down, Dreamer is left to battle with Simon Diamond and Mikey Whipwreck. Dreamer quickly tosses Mikey out of the ring, before picking up Diamond and hammering away with right hands in the corner. With Dreamer teeing off, Mikey charges at Tommy from behind, but Dreamer sidesteps Mikey and Mikey delivers a Corner Clothesline to Diamond...

Whipwreck backs out of the corner... STRAIGHT INTO A FALLING NECKBREAKER FROM TOMMY DREAMER! Dreamer then waits for Diamond to stagger out of the corner... AND HE DELIVERS A DROP TOE HOLD... WHICH CAUSES DIAMOND TO FALL AND LAND HEAD FIRST INTO MIKEY’S CROTCH!

Tommy gets up with a smirk on his face as Mikey is left reeling, and the less than extreme move gets the fans to chant “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”. With Mikey momentarily incapacitated, Dreamer brings Simon Diamond to a vertical base... AND DAM NEAR FINISHES HIM OFF WITH THE DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! TOMMY HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO!

TAJIRI COMES FROM NOWHERE AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT WITH A LOW DROPKICK TO DREAMER’S TEMPLE!

Tajiri gets up and looks over Tommy with his crouched stance... ONLY FOR JERRY LYNN TO COME FROM BEHIND AND DRILL TAJIRI WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!

With Tajiri down and out... SWINGER CHARGES AT LYNN... BUT RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A FRANKENSTEINER! LYNN MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! MIKEY BREAKS UP THE COVER!

With Lynn and Dreamer both down incredibly for the first time in the match, all four members of The Unholy Alliance and Team Me manage to get back to a vertical base. They stand over the fallen bodies of the dominant team, and they all look each other in the eye, ready to throw down.

The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as the fans look forward to seeing another epic brawl break out... However shockingly all four men share a nod, and The Unholy Alliance pick up Jerry Lynn and throw him outside of the ring, whilst Team Me do the same with Dreamer!

Hot as lava is the only way to describe the heat coming from the audience, as they can’t believe The Unholy Alliance are double teaming another one of their favourites. Both Lynn and Dreamer get beaten down respectively... AND THEY BOTH GET THROWN INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE AS WELL... WITH LYNN GOING BACK FIRST... AND TOMMY LANDING AWKWARDLY ON HIS ALREADY INJURES THROAT!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” can be heard YET AGAIN, as now The Unholy Alliance and Team Me meet in the centre of the ring. This time there’s no stare down, and the match deteriorates into an all out war yet again. Diamond and Tajiri pair off which leaves Mikey and Swinger to battle things out.

The next few minutes of the contest see both these teams go back and forth, with Simon Diamond completing the Simon Series with a Northern Lights Suplex on Tajiri, only for Mikey to take Diamond down with a Double Under hook Backbreaker Drop. Mikey remains on his haunches just for a moment after this, and the crafty Swinger was able to put him down with a Swinging Neckbreaker... ONLY TO TURN STRAIGHT INTO A BRUTAL ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM TAJIRI! TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

NO! SWINGER JUST MANAGES TO GET A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!

As these two more than capable teams continue to do battle inside the ring, Jerry Lynn on the outside of the ring is crawling towards his partner Tommy Dreamer. Lynn uses the ring apron to get back to a vertical base, before checking on his partner Dreamer, who’s still clutching his throat, struggling to breath. Lynn tries to get Dreamer up but he can’t, as the fans begins trying to urge him on, chanting “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”. Lynn eventually looks under the ring apron... AND PULLS TWO STEEL CHAIRS OUT FROM UNDER THE RING!

Lynn brings the chairs towards Dreamer and when seeing the chairs, something seems to click in the head of Dreamer and he begins fighting to his feet. The cheers for the unlikely duo just get louder... AS DREAMER AND LYNN SLIDE INSIDE THE RING... STEEL CHAIRS IN HAND... AND START CAUSING FUCKING MAYHEM!

MIKEY WHIPWRECK CHARGES AT TOMMY DREAMER... ONLY TO RUN STRAIGHT INTO A BRUTAL CHAIR SHOT TO THE FACE!

Mikey crumbles... AND LYNN SERVES THE SAME FATE TO JOHNNY SWINGER!!!

Next up... SIMON DIAMOND IS DEMOLISHED WITH A CHAIRSHOT FROM DREAMER!!!

Finally, only one man is left and that’s Tajiri. LYNN HITS TAJIRI WITH THE CHAIR...NO! TAJIRI DUCKS AND GOES FOR A SPINNING HEEL KICK... BUT LYNN AVOIDS THE BLOW... AND THEN SMASHES THE STEEL CHAIR ACROSS THE BACK OF TAJIRI!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are at the loudest they have been all night, as Lynn and Dreamer have just changed the course of the match. The gallant Mikey has began fighting back to his feet, using the ring ropes as an aid... UNTIL DREAMER RAMS HIM WITH THE CHAIR IN THE MID SECTION... SENDING MIKEY TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!

Feeling the momentum, Dreamer follows Mikey outside of the ring... And is ready to land further blows with his trusty steel chair... UNTIL HE GETS CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND BY CW ANDERSON!!!

Dreamer drops to his knees, still pretty sore despite his sudden surge of adrenaline... AND CW ANDERSON PICKS UP TOMMY DREAMER... AND KILLS HIM WITH A FUCKING ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER THROUGH THE TIMEKEEPER’S TABLE!!!

“OHHH MY GAWWWWWWD” – Joey Styles.

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” as the fans are in raptures after that crazy bit of interference from CW Anderson. Dreamer still hasn’t moved, looking well, basically dead, whilst Anderson raises his hands above his head in triumph...

The boos and insults now begin to kick in for Anderson, but it doesn’t last long... AS HE GETS TAKEN OUT WITH A SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY FROM JERRY LYNN!

“JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN” is the latest chant of the evening as Lynn gets up... ONLY TO BE CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND WITH A CLOTHESLINE BY THE NETWORK’S JACK VICTORY!!!

BOOOOOOO, BUT LYNN NO SELLS THE BLOW!!!

The number one contender for the ECW Championship begins menacingly walking towards Victory, until Victory points behind Lynn, saying “turn around”. Lynn turns around... AND TURNS STRAIGHT INTO AN OLD SCHOOL KICK FROM THE NETWORK’S STEVE CORINO!!!

“FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, FUCK THE NETWORK” chants are directed at Victory and Corino who slap each other some five, smug looks on their faces with the job they have done... WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE... TAJIRI TAKES OUT BOTH MEN WITH A SENSATIONAL ASAI MOONSAULT!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” can be heard again as a dazed CW Anderson picks up the still motionless Dreamer and rolls him into the ring.

Team Me are left in the ring with the beaten Dreamer. With shit eating grins on their faces, the dastardly duo brings Tommy up... AND MAKE SURE IT’S A DONE DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM SOLVER!!!

SIMON THEN MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

Elimination #1 Jerry Lynn and Tommy Dreamer via pinfall

Sensing their opportunity is now, Diamond has a quick discussion with Swinger before they head outside of the ring, grab Mikey Whipwreck and roll him back inside the ring...

The two look set to double team Mikey... ONLY FOR TAJIRI TO LAND YET ANOTHER MOONSAULT... TAKING OUT TWO MEN WITH THE SAME MOVE FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT!!!

Tajiri waits for Simon Diamond to begin to get up... BEFORE HE GOES NUTS... HAMMERING AWAY WITH HIS USUAL ARRAY OF KICKS!

Meanwhile, Mikey drops Swinger with an Inverted DDT, before bringing him back up and placing him onto the top rope. Mikey follows him up... AND BRINGS HIM DOWN WITH A HUGE FRANKEN-MIKEY!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” echoes throughout the arena again as Tajiri lands one last hard kick, causing Diamond to slide outside of the ring to safety. Mikey barks some instructions to Tajiri before heading to the top rope as ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ stomps on the down Swinger. Once Mikey is up on the top rope, Tajiri picks up Johnny and lifts him up, passing him to Mikey... Who alters his positioning on the top rope... AND LANDS A SUPER WHIPPER SNAPPER TO JOHNNY SWINGER!!!

That’s got to be it... UNTIL DIAMONG CHARGES BACK INTO THE RING WITH A STEEL CHAIR... BUT IS MET WITH A KICK TO THE GUT... BRAINBUSTER FROM TAJIRI TO DIAMOND!

MIKEY PINS SWINGER... AS TAJIRI PINS DIAMONG... AND THE REFEREE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON MAKES THE DOUBLE COUNT...1...2...3!

Winners – The Unholy Alliance WINS the ECW Tag Team Championships

BIGGEST POP OF THE THREAD!!!

The fans go nuts as The Sinister Minister hurries into the ring, clutching both tag titles.

After the referee raises Tajiri and Mikey’s hands, The Sinister Minister hands them their respective titles and they share a touching hug...

The celebration isn’t a quick one as they continue to embrace, before heading to all corners of the ring and raising the titles above their heads...

Meanwhile, on the outside of the ring we see Jerry Lynn beginning to recover, holding his jaw, trembling with rage...

And on the other side of the ring, we see Steve Corino and Jack Victory, all smiles despite the fact that one of the men who won took them out earlier...

...

But back inside the ring is where the real story lies.

The commentators put over the story of nobody ever believing in Mikey, and Tajiri being outnumbered for months and getting so close to the ECW Championship only to finally get some sort of comeuppance.

As the champions continue to celebrate, the fans yell at the top of their lungs...

“ECDUBBYA”

“ECDUBBYA”

“ECDUBBYA”

The extreme fans are showing their appreciation...

The new champions an epitome of what ECW is all about...

Sacrifice, persistence, passion and terrific, hardcore wrestling...

And the new champions continue to celebrate... as we fade to black.

-END OF SHOW-

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Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

ECW Television Championship Match
Rhino (c) defends against Rob Van Dam​

 

[Stojy]

TNN Actually Happy With ECW

For the first time in an incredibly long time, TNN are actually happy with some of the programming that is occurring on ECW. Whilst they are absolutely furious at Extreme Championship Wrestling not having the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament final on air, it is believed the ratings of the program itself have picked up in the coming months. A network executive commented, claiming it was similar to the World Wrestling Federation with their Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin feud a few years ago, everybody wants to see the underdog stick it to the man. At this very moment TNN and the on screen faction named The Network are the man and wrestlers like Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam are the underdog. The ratings actually show that there have been some spikes in the ratings at the exact moments ECW play by play commentator Joey Styles has been going on his out of character rants. Initially, TNN were planning on possibly scrapping the program a few weeks early, but with ratings rising by the week, TNN have decided to see out the contract which ends in early October.

WWF In Talks With ECW Star

The powerful World Wrestling Federation headed by Vince McMahon is always on the lookout for new talent, but due to somewhat of a gentleman’s agreement with Paul Heyman, Vince has never tried to steal to much ECW talent. With that being said, it is rumoured that McMahon quite likes the look of Tony Mamaluke and the WWF have been trying to negotiate a contract for the young wrestler. There has been no official announcement as to whether a deal has been agreed to, however there is a strong chance this could be a reason for the stipulation that if The FBI don’t win the ECW Tag Team Titles, Mamaluke will be fired.

Big Name Return

With ratings up and ECW looking to make their product look as compelling as possible before being taken off of television, there are rumours that they are looking to strike big on the next edition of ECW On TNN. There have been many names thrown around and nobody is sure who it is, but a top tier Extreme Championship Wrestler will be making a return. Whether it is in a wrestling or a non wrestling capacity remains to be seen, but either way, it’s definitely worth tuning in to watch ECW looking to impress potential future television network homes in the next couple of weeks.​

 

[Stojy]

ECW On TNN Preview
08-09-2000
New York City, New York​

As ECW remains in New York City for another week, tonight’s episode of ECW On TNN is the perfect opportunity for a relatively newcomer at ECW to consolidate himself amongst the ranks and that’s Pierre Carl Oulette. After debuting with a great effort but an ultimate loss to the ECW Champion Justin Credible, Oulette made it clear backstage on the August fourth edition of ECW On TNN that he wasn’t here to make friends. PCO claimed he would chase the bounty that The Network had placed on Jerry Lynn’s head which caught the attention of ECW mainstay, Balls Mahoney. Balls introduced himself and told PCO that he shouldn’t side with The Network, only for PCO to breaks Mahoney’s nose with a head butt. This head butt had severe repercussions as later on that night, a behind the eight balls Mahoney lost a Three Way Dance which could have potentially put him in the picture for an ECW title shot. The two had no further interaction but there was clearly still bad blood there, as on the August twenty sixth edition of ECW Hardcore TV, Oulette took Balls down with a Lariat and then landed Le Cannonball, costing Balls a victory against Steve Corino. Finally last week on Hardcore TV, we saw the debut of The Extreme Bar in New York City. Balls was in the bar entertaining the fans, until Oulette showed up and the two got into one final brawl. The time for sneak attacks from Oulette is over and it’s time to see if he can keep up with one of ECW’s biggest names.

We will also see the most dominant champion in ECW history; the ECW Television Champion Rhino defend his championship against Kid Kash. This isn’t just a title match for Kid Kash, this is about revenge. Two weeks in a row, Kid Kash was in the box seat to defeat Justin Credible and win the ECW Championship, when Rhino has interfered. Rhino is a member of The Network and The Network has been trying to coerce Credible to join them for a long time. Kash finds himself right in the middle of this confusing mess between The Network and Credible, but he’ll be fired up and ready to take it to Rhino tonight. The question remains, is it enough? So far nobody has been able to stand up to the onslaught that Rhino can produce.

The leader of The Network Cyrus will also be in the building and the rumours are running rapid that he is furious after ECW decided not to air the finals of the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament on TNN. One has to wonder just what Cyrus will have in store for Extreme Championship Wrestling as a whole.

The NEW ECW World Tag Team Champions The Unholy Alliance will also be in attendance tonight, less than a week after winning their gold. The FBI has issued a challenge to the champions for tonight, however at this stage, the champions haven’t responded. With Little Guido and Sal E. Graziano being frustrated with their current run of losses, they have blamed it completely on Tony Mamaluke. Sensing the angst in the group, Mamaluke came up with the idea to challenge the champions and if the champs accept, and The FBI loses, Mamaluke will be fired from ECW.

Please tune in to see all of these plus appearances from other members of The Network!

Confirmed Matches:
Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette
ECW Television Championship Match
Rhino defends against Kid Kash​

 

[Stojy]

ECW On TNN
08-09-2000
New York City, New York​

For an unheard of second time in a row, ECW On TNN opens up with “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashtones rocking the raucous New York City crowd into an even further frenzy. The real home of wrestling in New York City, The Hammerstein Ballroom is at an absolute fever pitch, as the home views are treated to the standard ECW opening, and the fans in the audience chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” at the top of their lungs.

As the fans continue to show why the fans at the land of extreme are the best fans in the world, both Joey Styles and Joel Gertner make their way into the ring, microphone in hands. The fans cheers get even louder as the iconic Styles and his friend stand inside the ring, waiting for the crowd noise to die down to some sort of realistic level.

Eventually this happens, and the best play by play announcer in the business takes over.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, last week we saw the culmination of the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. After months of hype, months of hard work, qualifying for the tournaments and the gruelling finals themselves, we finally crowned new ECW World Tag Team Champions!

AN ERUPTION is the best way to explain the ovation from the fans at the mention of the new champs. Joey smirks to himself as Gertner now takes centre stage.

Joel Gertner: That was big guys that was big... But give it up one more time for Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri... The Unholy Alliance!

The awesome atmosphere continues as the Yorkers go nuts again.

Joey Styles: We’ve got a big announcement regarding the new champions as well, as only seconds before we came out here tonight we were informed that the champions had accepted the challenge from The FBI... AND THAT ECW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WILL TAKE PLACE RIGHT HERE TONIGHT!!!

A second title match of the night has been announced, and the fans love it as “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo throughout the arena again.

Styles and Gertner survey the crowd, smiling... until the mood in the arena complete changes as “Debonaire” by Dope brings out arguably the most hated man in all of ECW, Cyrus. The head honcho of The Network storms down the ramp and into the ring, ignoring the VOLCANIC heat he’s receiving from the crowd. Once inside the ring, Cyrus looks up and down at both Styles and Gertner, shaking his head, a look of what seems to be disbelief on his face.

Cyrus: Did you two and the rest of your extreme idiots think that The Network would stand for that little stunt you all pulled last week?

The fans don’t say much as Styles and Gertner both look at each other, shrugging their shoulders carelessly.

Cyrus: Did you think The Network would stand for the opening round of the ECW Tag team championship tournament being put on the A-show, and the finals being put on syndication?

Bronx cheers now from the fans now which clearly get under Cyrus’ skin. Cyrus looks around at the fans furiously, before he begins pointing to the rafters, a smirk now beginning to appear on his face.

Cyrus: Sorry, I’ve been a little distracted; I’ll get back to you two. I’ve just had a major revelation and that is that I just realised how horrible this building, better yet, this DUMP looks on television...

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Cyrus has gotten under the fans skin now and loves it.

Cyrus: I didn’t think it was even possible, but this place may even be worse than that other dump in Philly!

Styles and Gertner shake their heads in disgust as the fans continue to hate on the spiteful leader of The Network.

Cyrus: So with the terrible decision of deciding to not have the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament finals on The Network, and with just how putrid the arenas where ECW takes place are, I have come to a not so terrible decision.

There’s a slight buzz around the arena now but everybody is hanging on Cyrus’ words with that last statement.

Cyrus: Negotiations have been going on for quite some time and The Network have been quite generous with Extreme Championship Wrestling, but the negotiations are no longer ongoing AS OF RIGHT NOW!

Murmurs around The Hammerstein Ballroom continue, as Cyrus takes a breath clearly getting himself worked up.

Cyrus: Because from this very moment, there is no future for ECW on The Network. I AM CANCELLING ECW ON THIS NETWORK!!!

Cyrus lets his words sink in, standing in triumph as Styles and Gertner both look like they could cry...

The fans start chanting “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”!

Cyrus: THIS CONTRACT RUNS OUT EARLY NEXT MONTH...

Cyrus is attempting to yell over the fans who are going ape shit, now chanting “smurf”, “smurf”, “smurf”!

Cyrus: ECW CAN ROT IN HELL AND ENJOY THE STONE AGE!!!

UNGODLY amounts of heat towards the overbearing Cyrus, as the pro ECW guys in the ring still really don’t know how to react.

Cyrus: And if it’s the last thing that I ever do in this lifetime, IWILL MAKE GOOD ON THAT PROMISE!

More heat from the fans as Styles and Gertner now begin to look more furious than upset. Cyrus seems to notice this and cockily raises his eyebrows.

Cyrus: What are you two going to do? Do you both want to fight The Network? I know you’ve wanted to make a move for a long time Gertner, you FAT PIG!

Gertner begins to tremble with anger now, as Joey Styles puts a hand on his shoulder, trying to reason with him. Meanwhile the fans are egging Joel on, “KNOCK HIM OUT”, “KNOCK HIM OUT”, “KNOCK HIM OUT”!

Cyrus: You’ve got a lot of stomach, but you don’t have the guts...

Cyrus is the enemy of the state right now, as everybody in this arena looks just about murderous.

Cyrus: EVERYBODY bends over for The Network and NOBODY from New York has the guts to stands up to MY network!!!

As Cyrus says this there’s more big time heat, before the leader of The Network gets right in the face of both Styles and Gertner...

The three trade some words....

AS THERE’S AN EPIC POP FROM THE FANS!!!

Nobody inside the ring seems to notice, too engrossed in their own argument...

AS PAUL HEYMAN HAS WALKED DOWN THE RAMP AND SLID INTO THE RING!!!

Cyrus still hasn’t realised that Heyman is behind him, when all of a sudden Styles points for Cyrus to turn around, and when Cyrus does...

HEYMAN BREAKS HIS TRUSTY OLD CELL PHONE ACROSS THE HEAD OF CYRUS!!!

Cyrus hits the deck clutching at his forehead, damn near knocked silly, as Heyman and his employees in the ring share a victorious hug.

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are the perfect background to this emotional scene...

Until RHINO SLIDES INTO THE RING...

AND GRABS PAUL HEYMAN AROUND THE NECK!!!

There’s a stunned silence now as Rhino has Heyman in his clutches and turns his attention towards Styles and Gertner, “GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY RING OR I’LL BREAK HIS NECK”!

Styles and Gertner are pro ECW but they’re also pro life so they step out of the ring, as Danny Daniels slides into the ring and helps the slightly recovered Cyrus get to his feet...

The fans begin to boo what’s happening now as Cyrus gets in Heyman’s face, yelling “I HOPE THAT WAS WORTH IT”!

Heyman is kicking and punching, trying to break Rhino’s grip but he isn’t having any luck at all.

Meanwhile Danny Daniels has slid out of the ring and come back in with a wooden table.

As Daniels and Cyrus work together to lay the table against the corner of the ring, RHINO KNOCKS HEYMAN LOOPY WITH A SHARP RIGHT HAND!

Cyrus and Daniels then bring Heyman up to his feet, holding him... AND RHINO CHARGES ACROSS THE RING... SENDING PAUL HEYMAN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE WITH A THUNDEROUS GORE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are the immediate reaction, as Rhino bounces to his feet and celebrates with Cyrus, who’s holding a microphone again and Danny Daniels...

After the impact of the initial spot wears off, the New Yorkers realise the owner of ECW could be in trouble and begin chanting “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK” FUCK THE NETWORK”!

Cyrus waits for the chants to die down, still favouring his head a little from the earlier phone shot.

Cyrus: That’s what happens to a New York piece of crap who tries to pretend like he’s full of courage, but The Network just proved that he’s gutless.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, and all three men in the ring just love the attention.

Cyrus: EVEN THE GREAT PAUL HEYMAN WAS MADE AN EXAMPLE OF BY THE NETWORK!

Cyrus laughs at the heat this time, as a few fans in the front row begin half climbing over the crowd barricade.

Cyrus: Everyone can kiss my ass, especially you idiots trying to climb over the barricade...

All seemed to have settled down...

WHEN ONE FAN (plant obviously) CLIMBS THE BARRICADE AND ACTUALLY SLIDES INTO THE FUCKING RING!!!

The fan doesn’t make it to his feet once he’s in the ring...

AS HE’S SWARMED BY A MOB OF NEW YORK’S FINEST POLICEMENT!!!

The officers are doing their best to calm down the irate fan... WHEN RHINO JUST CHARGES THROUGH ONE OF THE OFFICERS WITH THE GORE!!!

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!!!

“HOLY SHIT”, “HOLY SHIT”, “HOLY SHIT” chants ring out as Rhino has just taken out a law enforcement officer.

A majority of the cops are still taking care of the fan, but one noticed Rhino’s assault on his fellow officer. The cop pulls out his baton and approaches Rhino, only to get kicked in the gut... AND DRILLED HEAD FIRST TO THE CANVAS WITH A PILEDRIVER!!!

All of the officers notice this and begin pouncing on Rhino... but Rhino is fighting back as Daniels and Cyrus look on in concern.

The wild brawl continues... UNTIL DAMN NEAR THE WHOLE ECW LOCKER ROOM RUNS OUT, TRYING TO SEPERATE THE FIGHT!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard yet again as all of the wrestlers try to restrain Rhino and the police offers...

This is ECW though, so it was never going to last...AS LITTLE SPIT FIRES BREAK OUT EVERYWHERE!!!

JERRY LYNN!

STEVE CORINO!

AND JUSTIN CREDIBLE!

Are all showing their hatred for one another, brawling outside of the ring...

On the other side of the ring... DANNY DORING AND ROADKILL ARE BRAWLING WITH SIMON DIAMOND AND JOHNNY SWINGER!!!

As the brawling and crowd chanting continues, Rhino throws the final police officer outside of the ring...

It’s now quite the sight for sore eyes as absolute mayhem is surrounding the ring, and Rhino remains the only man standing inside the ring.

Until... KID KASH SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!!!

AND THE TWO MEN BEGIN AN INTENSE FISTFIGHT!!!

AS A REFEREE SCURRIES FROM THE BACK... AND CALLS FOR THE BELL TO BE RUNG!!!

Match One
ECW Television Championship Match
Rhino defends against Kid Kash

The referee is in the ring riding the bumps of every shot, as Kid Kash and Rhino just tee off on each other with wild haymakers. The ECW Television Champion begins to get the advantage, hammering away on Kash as the fans remain at an absolute fever pitch. Having been screwed out of the ECW Championship TWICE by Rhino, KK isn’t taking any chances as he lands a thumb to the eye and gains ascendancy in the brawls. Kid Kash hammers Rhino with brutal closed fists, backing him into the corner, where Kash CONTINUES TO BRUTALLY HAMMER AWAY AT THE UNPROTECTED RHINO WITH FIFTEEN CLOSED FISTS SHOTS TO THE FACE!!!

The impact of these shots causes Rhino to slump to the mat in a dazed manner. The challenger takes a couple of steps back, before charging across the ring, and nailing an impressive Low Dropkick to Rhino in the corner. Rather than going for the cover, Kash gets back to his feet and takes a moment or two to survey all of the chaos that is continuing on the outside of the ring. Kash looks to turn back to Rhino... BUT GETS MOWED DOWN BY A CLOTHESLINE WHICH CAUSES KASH TO DO A FLIP IN MID AIR!

Styles and Gertner gush over how quick Rhino’s recovery was as he HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...KASH KICKS OUT!

Rhino shoots an intimidating glare at the referee before slapping himself across the face a few times, trying to snap out of the daze from ‘The Notorious K.I.D’s’ opening onslaught. Rather than yell at the top of his lungs and tell the fans what he’s going to do, Rhino is all business as he mounts Kash and begins brutally pummelling him with right hands, payback for earlier on.

‘The Big F’n Deal’ continues on the attack, beating down Kash enough to casually bring him to his feet, lift Kash up... AND DRILL HIM TO THE MAT WITH A FIREMAN’S CARRY CUTTER!!! RHINO GOES FOR THE COVER AGAIN...1...2...NO! KASH GETS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

Despite the near fall, the fans are still chanting and cheering like crazy as the triple threat ECW Championship feud and the tag team feud has now turned into one giant brawl on the outside of the ring.

It’s Rhino’s turn to get a little distracted this time as he looks on at the action on the outside, letting out a sadistic grin, seemingly enjoying the chaos. The confidence is written all over Rhino’s face now as he turns back around... AND KID KASH SPRINTS TOWARDS HIM... ONLY FOR RHINO TO BACK BODY DROP KID KASH OVER THE TOP TOPE AND OUT TO THE FLOOR!

The ECW Television Champion remains on the inside of the ring... AS TEAM ME HAVE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE GIANT BRAWL... AND BEGIN BEATING THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF KID KASH ON THE OUTSIDE!!!

As the fans boo the hell out of the attack, Team Me continue by grabbing Kid Kash and SLAMMING HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE RING POST!

Meanwhile the boos from the fans quickly turn into a standing ovation as a familiar noise can be heard in the crowd... It’s a cracking of a can of beer...

AS THE SANDMAN IS MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CROWD!!!

Kash continues to get beaten down on the outside as Rhino spots The Sandman coming through the crowd and yells “FUCKIN’ BRING IT”!

The Sandman steps over the railing, polishing off his beer, before he drops both members of Team Me with a right hand... The Sandman then slides into the ring and looks to move towards Rhino but he can’t? BECAUSE JOHNNY SWINGER HAS GRABBED A HOLD OF THE SANDMAN’S FOOT!

The Sandman kicks Swinger away... BEFORE TURNING STRAIGHT INTO A GORE FROM RHINO!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Rhino just got rid of Sandman within five seconds of them standing in the same ring. Kid Kash managed to rid himself of Simon Diamond and slide back inside the ring, but he is easy pickings for Rhino to continue to beat the hell out of him. Rhino really rag dolls Kash for a few moments, UNTIL HE DECIDES TO BRING KASH UP FOR A POWERBOMB... BUT KASH REVERSES INTO A FACEBUSTER!!!

WITH A QUICK SURGE OF MOMENTUM, KASH LEAPS ON TOP OF RHINO FOR THE COVER...1...2...NO! RHINO KICKS OUT WITH AUTHORITY!!!

Kash now has his own period of domination, proving once again that he can go with ECW’s best but he’s unable to put Rhino away. Kash even earns himself a few near falls before he nails a perfect Hurricanrana which sends Rhino tumbling through the middle ropes and to the outside. Having learnt his lesson from earlier on, Kash doesn’t want to be back on the outside of the ring where he can be attacked by people not involved in the match. Rhino on the other hand, gets back to a vertical base... AND SOCKS JERRY LYNN WITH A RIGHT HAND, AUTOMATICALLY INTEGRATING HIMSELF INTO THE BRAWL!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” can be heard for the epic brawl on the outside... and Kash shrugs his shoulders... SPRINTING ACROSS THE RING... AND LEAPING TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A SOMERSAULT PLANCHA TAKING OUT EVERY SINGLE FUCKING GUY ON THE OUTSIDE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” is now mixed in with straight chants of “KASH”, “KASH”, “KASH” after that epic spot. Kash is pretty quick to bounce up amongst the chaos and immediately drags Rhino up by the hair and begins beating on him outside the ring. After ramming him into the crowd barricade and landing some face crushing Forearms, Kash rolls Rhino back inside the ring... Before Kash can follow in... HE GETS CHOP BLOCKED BY A RECOVERED STEVE CORINO!

This takes the legs out of Kid Kash and takes the energy out of the crowd. Corino quickly picks up the ginger Kash and throws him back inside the ring. Kash uses the ropes to bring himself to his feet... And staggers back into the centre of the ring... STRAIGHT INTO A GORE BY RHINO!!!

RHINO HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3...

NO!!!

THE REFEREE’S HAND DOESN’T HIT THE MAT A THIRD TIME AS HE’S BEEN DRAGGED OUTSIDE OF THE RING BY ROB VAN DAM!!!

The fans go NUTS as RVD slides into the ring with a steel chair, tosses is to Rhino... WHO OUT OF INSTINCT CATCHES IT... VAN DAMINATOR!!!

“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants are heard all throughout New York now as Van Dam drags Rhino to the corner of the ring, placing him near the turnbuckles and placing a steel chair in front of his face... RVD then walks straight across the ring to the other corner, climbs the ropes, completes his thumb taunt... AND LEAPS OFF WITH AN EPIC VAN TERMINATOR!

With Kash now back up but severely hobbling, Van Dam drags Rhino to the middle of the ring and tells Kash “cover him”. Kash shakes his head though and whispers something to RVD and Van Dam smirks and nods. Both men then head to separate corners and climb up top... AND THEY LEAP OFF OF THE TOP ROPES AT THE SAME TIME... RVD NAILING THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH... WHILST KASH LANDS A LEG DROP BASICALLY ON RHINO’S HEAD!!!

Van Dam immediately slides out of the ring, and Kid Kash makes the pin, hooking the leg tightly...

BUT THERE’S NO REFEREE!!!

UNTIL BILL ALFONSO SLIDES INTO THE RING WEARING HIS REFEREE SHIRT...

1...2...3!!!

Winner – Kid Kash WINS the ECW Television Championship @ 06:10

Van Dam has headed to the outside to join in the brawl, as everybody is up and fighting again.

Inside the ring is where the real story is though, as Bill Alfonso raises the arms of a victorious Kid Kash... WHO IS NOW GIVEN THE ECW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Kash grabs the title, hugging Alfonso before heading to the top rope and raising the title above his head.

“KID KASH”, “KID KASH”, “KID KASH” feels the arena as Rhino remains down and out...

The chaos remains on the outside...

And Kid Kash is now, the NEW TELEVISION CHAMPION!

Kash continues to celebrate to the biggest ovation of his career as we head to our first commercial break of the evening.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Rather than return to the chaos from before the break, we head to a pre tape which reads ‘EARLIER TODAY’ on the bottom of the screen. As the camera pans out, we notice we are in ‘The Extreme Bar’ and inside the bar is The Unholy Alliance. The Sinister Minister stands behind the bar, looking as calm and devilish as ever, whilst Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck can be seen on opposite sides of the bar, interacting with the fans.

The Sinister Minister: I’ve heard quite a devilish rumour that people have spread about me. The common man says that I haven’t slept since nineteen seventy two. I have common people in the street come up and ask me what I do with all of my spare time, and the answer is simple, I think of the most evil, sadistic thoughts anybody’s brain could possibly come up with.

The fans in the bar all cheer as Tajiri and Mikey now join TSM’s side.

The Sinister Minister: The thoughts that are currently going through my head revolve around one topic, and that’s causing a great deal of discomfort to The FBI!

A big pop from the fans in the bar now, as Tajiri and Mikey look deadly serious at the mention of the Italians.

The Sinister Minister: However as sick as I am, and it’s pretty sick, it’s NOTHING compared to how sick the ECW World Tag Team Champions are...

Another pop as The Sinister Minister looks over at both Mikey and Tajiri. All of a sudden, Tajiri takes a step or two forward, crouching down as if he’s about to kick somebody’s head off.

Yoshihiro Tajiri: (YELLING RANDOM SPANISH)

Everybody in the bar goes silent, as they all including Mikey, look confused at the fact that ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ is speaking Spanish. Tajiri doesn’t seem to notice the confusion he’s caused, as Mikey looks towards the grinning Sinister Minister who just shrugs.

The Sinister Minister: A true devil speaks many tongues...

TSM then nods at Whipwreck, who shrugs and smirks. The three then continue to stand around in front of the fans, obviously ready for their first title defence...

...

We then cut somewhere backstage to see Joey Styles and Joel Gertner ready for another one of their patented shill jobs.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman welcome back from the commercial break and firstly I’d like to apologise to the chaotic opening of the show. Of course we pride ourselves here at ECW on putting on the most entertaining show in all of wrestling, but never would we want to see violence against the creator of ECW and our boss, Paul Heyman. It’s clear that these issues with The Network have escalated to a whole new level, but with our television deal running out soon the future of ECW is quite uncertain. With that being said, we are an organisation full of pride, built off of blood, sweat and tears and we will NOT go down without a fight.

Joel Gertner: I couldn’t agree more, Joey, and we might get the chance to start fighting back next week at ECW On TNN. Next week we will see the ECW Champion Justin Credible defend his title against a member of The Network in Steve Corino and ECW’s one great hope, Jerry Lynn.

Joey Styles: I haven’t always been the biggest Jerry Lynn fan but the guy can wrestle and I think he’s finally ready to win a big one. The weight of ECW is on Jerry Lynn’s shoulders as he continues to defy the entire Network, and I think despite the odds, he’s finally going to get the win.

Joel Gertner: Or at least we damn sure hope so.

The two continue to look sombre, knowing their beloved company continues to be pushed into a corner as we cut back to ringside...

...

“Big Balls” by Boner hits over the shitty pa system and the audience automatically gives a NICE ovation for one of the ECW Originals, Balls Mahoney. As is the norm with Balls, he walks down the ramp looking pretty ragged, swinging his trusty steel chair with ‘Ballz’ spray painted over it. Once inside the ring, Mahoney raises his chair above his head, posing for the fans as he waits for his opponent. He doesn’t have to wait long as “PCO” by The ECW Production Team rocks through the arena, bringing out the eye patched, much hated Pierre Carl Oulette. The Frenchman ignores the heat from the audience and begins CHARGING DOWN THE RAMP, AS BALLS HAS STEPPED OUTSIDE OF THE RING AND AWAITS HIM AT RINGSIDE!!!

Match Two
Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette

Feeling pissed off after the random attacks from PCO, Balls IMMEDIATELY SWINGS FOR THE FENCES WITH HIS STEEL CHAIR... BUT PCO IS ABLE TO DUCK AND QUICKLY LAND A KICK TO THE GUT!

The shock kick to the gut causes Balls to drop his trusty steel chair and PCO begins beating on Balls with brutal right hands. Balls is used to taking right hands though and he begins to fight back, the two now trading blows. The two men continue to brawl around the ring a little, until Balls gets backed against the crowd barricade thanks to some more ferocious shots from Oulette... OULETTE THEN CHARGES AT BALLS... BUT BALLS TURNS IT INTO A HOT SHOT... SENDING PCO CHEST FIRST INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

The trusty “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard as Balls finds his steel chair... AND HE CRASHES IT ACROSS THE BACK OF PCO!

Mahoney now drops the steel chair as the fans are chanting “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” over and over again. Balls looks underneath the ring and pulls out a table before setting it up outside of the ring. Once it’s set up, which takes a few moments to long, Balls focuses in on PCO, who uses his superior wrestling skills from his time in the WWF... TO LAND A QUICK VERTICAL SUPLEX, SLAMMING BALLS THROUGH THE TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE!

Those “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants greet the game changer as PCO is now in firm control. PCO grabs another table and slides it inside of the ring before grabbing Mahoney’s steel chair, spitting on it... AND REPEATEDLY DRILLING THE EDGE OF THE STEEL CHAIR INTO THE RIBS OF BALLS... SIX TIMES!!!

Carlos shows no signs of letting up, really wanting to do some damage to his first rival in ECW. PCO brings Balls back into the ring, before setting up the table and placing the limp Balls onto the table. Oulette lands a quick few right hands to keep Mahoney dazed, and he then climbs up to the top rope... AND LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH LE CANNONBALL, SENDING HIMSELF AND BALLS RUSHING THROUGH THE TABLE!

PCO rolls around on the canvas, clutching his mid section, before he manages to make a cover... 1...2...3! NO! BALLS MANAGES TO JUST GET A SHOULDER UP!

The now sore PCO looks frustrated as the fans continue to chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” after the huge spot through the table. Oulette stomps on the barely moving Balls, before he heads back to the top rope, much slower this time. Once on the top rope, PCO puts his thumb across his throat, signalling the end is near... BEFORE LEAPING OFF WITH LE CANNONBALL AGAIN... BUT THIS TIME BALLS IS ABLE TO ROLL OUT OF THE WAY!!!

Both men remain down for a LONG TIME considering the short length of the match so far. Once both men are up, Mahoney hammers away with some right hands, before whipping PCO into the ropes, and when PCO returns, Balls drills him with a Superkick. BALLS WITH THE COVER...1...2...PCO KICKS OUT!

Balls now picks up his trusty steel chair once again, before yelling out to the fans “THIS IS GONNA’ HURT”. Everybody knows what’s coming from here, as Mahoney quickly stands over PCO, ensuring he’s softened up enough for the next move... WHEN THE RESOURCEFUL PCO LANDS A KICK TO THE...WELL...BALLS OUT OF NOWHERE!!!

With Balls now down on the mat, clutching his crown jewels, PCO gets to his feet, shaking out the cobwebs from the Superkick. Oulette strategically brings Balls up above the chair... AND DROPS HIM FACE FIRST ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR WITH A DDT! No pinfall attempt is made which Joey Styles says may be a mistake, as PCO mouths off to the fans as he waits for the battered Mahoney to get back up. Balls uses the ropes to get back up, the fans cheering him on... ONLY FOR PCO TO NOW RUN THROUGH HIM WITH THE LARIAT! PCO HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!!!

NO!

BALLS JUST GETS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

Pierre can’t believe it as his eyes bug out at the resilience of his opponent. Pierre though quickly stays on the attack, dropping Balls with a Scoop Slam. There’s no theatrics this time, as Oulette goes right back up to the top rope... AND IMMEDIATELY LEAPS OFF WITH LE CANNONBALL, LANDING IT FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT! OULETTE HOOKS THE LEG AGAIN...1...2...3!!!

Winner – Pierre Carl Oulette @ 04:59

The bell rings and the fans are pretty deflated as Pierre Carl Oulette has picked up quite a dominant victory. PCO gets up feeling pretty happy with himself, allowing the referee to raise his hand.

PCO continues to celebrate to the heat of the fans, until he looks to the right, and sees a determined Balls Mahoney using the ropes to get back to his feet.

“BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” chants come from the fans as a sign of respect, as PCO jumps off of the ropes... AND RUNS AT BALLS... LOOKING TO LAND THE LARIAT AGAIN... BUT BALLS AVOIDS IT AND DROPS PCO WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!

Mahoney immediately scurries towards his steel chair, picking it up... AND HE CREAMS OULETTE WITH A FUCKING DISGUSTINGLY GREAT CHAIR SHOT, CAUSING BITS OF THE CHAIR TO FLY IN THE AIR!!!

Not finished yet, Mahoney drops the steel chair and brings PCO to his feet... BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH THE NUTCRACKER SUITE!

Balls has proven his point as he picks up his steel chair, raising it above his head one last time.

The fans all chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” as PCO lies motionless inside the ring, and a groggy Balls continues to celebrate with the fans...

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

The last commercial break of the evening is over, and we cut one final time to the professional looking duo of Joey Styles and Joel Gertner standing by. Despite their solemn mood they seem to be in slightly better spirits as Joey begins.

Joey Styles: Welcome back to ECW On TNN, folks. We’ll try hard not to take up to much of your time here but we’ve received some positive news in regards to Paul Heyman. Paul has been taken to a local hospital and is suffering from a concussion, but is said to be in a stable condition.

Joel Gertner: No sexual innuendos from me here, I’m just relieved to hear that the man who made all of this possible is going to be okay.

Joey Styles: And on even BETTER news, we’ve still got the ECW World Tag Team Championship main event to come tonight, but we’ve gotten some big news about ECW Hardcore TV tomorrow night as well. Firstly three teams who were unsuccessful in the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament will get the chance to do battle in a Three Way Dance, and the winners will surely keep themselves in line for a title shot.

Joel Gertner: That’s right; it’ll be Chris Chetti and Nova, Danny Doring and Roadkill and Team Me all going at it with a chance to really make their claim for a future title shot.

Joey Styles: One match down, one to go. We’ve also been told that the main event for Hardcore TV tomorrow night will see the man who looked ultra impressive tonight Pierre Carl Oulette going one on one with ‘The Whole F’n Show’ Rob Van Dam! Heading into an ECW Television Championship match against Rhino, The Network will be hoping PCO can destroy RVD.

Joel Gertner: Van Dam will have his hands full in a main event that can truly go either way.

...

It’s main event time now! “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” by The Beastie Boys plays and there’s an ENORMOUS amount of heat for everybody’s most hated heel faction behind The Network, The Full Blooded Italians. Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke lead the way towards the ring, with Sal E. Graziano trailing the duo, looking as big and imposing as ever. Guido makes his usual rude hand gestures to the fans as they hurl insults at him; however Mamaluke ignores the fans, a more serious look on his face than normal. Styles notices this and puts over the fact that Mamaluke’s career is on the line tonight. “T.I.W.” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones causes an EPIC ovation for The Unholy Alliance’s first entrance as the NEW ECW World Tag Team Champions. Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri look to be quite enjoying the look of themselves with the titles around their waist, as they slap hands with all of the fans. The Sinister Minister is quick to rein his duo in though, letting them know there’s a job that still needs to be done. Both men immediately look more focused, with Tajiri especially looking angry, locking eyes with his long time enemies.

Match Three
ECW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Unholy Alliance w/The Sinister Minister defends against The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano

As mentioned in my little spiel above the show, the start and the beginning of this show are highly influenced/borrowed from what actually occurred in real life. With this being the case, I’ve decided to not go ahead and write this match out as I normally would, as I basically want the match to go exactly as it did in real life. If you haven’t seen the match before, I’d highly recommend it.

THE BELOW ENDING TO THE MATCH IS MY OWN FINISH!!!

The match goes along with the new champions looking very great as a team, however with the help of Big Sal on the outside and some other devious tactics, The FBI are able to stay in touch. After what has been an AWESOME contest so far, MIKEY IS ABLE TO TAKE OUT LITTLE GUIDO WITH THE WHIPPERSNAPPER!

MIKEY HOOKS THE LEG TO MAKE THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

THE CROWD COUNTS ALONG BUT THERE’S NO REFEREE... AS THE REFEREE IS BEING DISTRACTED BY SAL!

Nobody on the outside can do anything as The Sinister Minister doesn’t measure up to Sal, and Mamaluke and Tajiri are currently brawling through the crowd. Mikey gets up in disgust, yelling out “HEY REF” trying to do everything he can to gain the referee’s attention. Eventually Mikey is forced to get up, and HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A STEEL CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD FROM SCOTTY ANTON!!!

The audience can’t believe it as we haven’t seen Anton in awhile. Scotty slides outside of the ring and hangs around ringside where the feral ECW fans find their voice, chanting “FUCK YOU, SCOTTY”, “FUCK YOU, SCOTTY”, “FUCK YOU, SCOTTY”. It really doesn’t matter though as inside the ring, Little Guido gets up and as opportunistic as ever... LANDS THE KISS OF DEATH ON MIKEY!

Tajiri sees what’s happening and is trying to slide back inside the ring... But Mamaluke is clutching onto his leg...

And the referee is no longer being distracted...

AS LITTLE GUIDO HOOKS THE LEG...

1...

...

2...

...

...

3!!!

Winners – The Full Blooded Italians WIN the ECW Tag Team Championship

IN THE SPACE OF TWO NIGHTS, WE HAVE TWO NEW SETS OF ECW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!

The fans are booing the fuck out of the decision and garbage is immediately filling the ring, as Tajiri and The Sinister Minister drag him out of the ring.

Meanwhile inside the ring, Sal presents Guido and Mamaluke with the ECW Tag Team titles and they immediately raise them above their heads to even more heat from the fans.

The Italians continue to celebrate and Guido even SHAKES HANDS with Scotty Anton, possibly showing signs of some sort of alliance?

Anton heads out of the ring and walks to the back, as The Full Blooded Italians celebrate inside the ring, the new ECW World Tag Team Champions...

-END OF SHOW-

***

Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam​

 

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV
09-09-2000
New York City, New York​

No opening theme, no crowd going wild, we’re not even inside the arena. Instead we open up to a pre taped segment inside the darker than usual ‘Extreme’ bar. Even inside the old, wooden bar there are no rowdy ECW fans and the lights are all of, except for one tiny ceiling light. This light reflects on the shiny, ivory bar which casts a bright enough glare to highlight the barely visible, deadly serious look on the face of The Sinister Minister. As always, The Unholy Alliance, Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri are by his side, both looking furious. The Sinister Minister continues to death stare the camera, the dark, silent mood of the trio giving an eerie vibe, until finally the silence is broken...

The Sinister Minister: There’s an age old unwritten constitution which good citizens across the land are supposed to live by. When somebody does wrong to you, you’re supposed to ignore the bloodlust, you’re supposed to ignore the appetite for revenge and you’re supposed to turn the other cheek. We live by a very different constitution...

TSM pauses with an evil snarl on his face, as Mikey and Tajiri continue to mirror his mood.

The Sinister Minister: When thine neighbour smacks you on the left cheek...

Surprisingly a slight grin now appears on the illuminated face of the Minister.

The Sinister Minister: You turn around and SMACK them on the right cheek!

Mikey and Tajiri crack their knuckles threateningly in the background, as after that little mention of violence, TSM looks angry as ever once again.

The Sinister Minister: Our collective cheeks are stinging right now, stinging with the pain of a thousand needles because The FBI, for three seconds of their miserable, WRETCHED lives pulled off a seemingly impossible feat.

The Sinister Minister strokes his beard, shaking his head in disbelief.

The Sinister Minister: They stole the ECW World Tag Team Titles from Mikey and Tajiri...

Another pause.

The Sinister Minister: And now, after such a terrible sin, honour must take over... And I want to be making it very clear that I have old fashioned values when it comes to upholding honour, FBI.

The lights now switch on in the old, dusty bar as the sinister one is now rocking a sadistic smirk.

The Sinister Minister: I live by values that were ingrained into me by my old friend, Hammurabi...

TSM death stares the camera one last time.

The Sinister Minister: An eye for an eye...

A tooth for a tooth...

Your LIVES for the ECW Tag Team Titles!

Rather than cutting away, the camera remains on the recently wronged, furious trio as Tajiri now hops over the bar and walks to touching distance of the camera...

Yoshihiro Tajiri: Time for talking is OVER!

Tajiri stares at the camera for a moment longer... BEFORE SPITTING MIST ALL OVER THE CAMERA LENSE!

We now get nothing but a screen full of green as we come to an end of the segment...

...

After the eerie opening, we cut to ringside for the first time to hear the usually loud New York fans chanting “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”. Still no opening theme though as we’ve got a lot to fit in as Joey Styles barely gets to welcome us to the show when “Big Balls” by Boner hits and the audience marks out for the appearance of the chair swinging renegade, Balls Mahoney. With his trusty steel chair in hand, Balls seems to enjoy the fan chanting “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” over the top of his entrance theme. Once inside the ring, Balls takes a couple of deep breaths, knowing he’s in for some stiff competition for the second night in a row. “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J is next up, and the smooth sounding hip hop theme brings a HUGE amount of heat for the woman bashing, Tommy Dreamer injuring, CW Anderson. There’s no bad mouthing off the heckling New Yorkers tonight, as CW gets to the ring pretty quickly, looking extremely focused for the upcoming contest.

Match One
Balls Mahoney vs. CW Anderson

The early stages were quite worrying for the fan favourite Mahoney, as an intense, focused CW Anderson really went to town in the early stages. He controlled the match with a lot of brawling and battering Balls’ body outside and around the ring. Despite the domination though, Balls showed a tremendous amount of resilience, escaping several near falls, and then capitalised on Anderson’s frustration to turn the tide and get himself back into the match.

We pick up play with both men getting to their feet after a big time moment. The fresher, less beaten down Anderson is able to get to his feet first, whilst Balls is forced to use the ropes to help himself up. CW approaches Mahoney and swings with his patented left hand, yet Balls blocks and throws a right hand of his own. Anderson tries again, and once again, Mahoney blocks and lands one of his own instead. Balls begins really rocking CW with right hands now, backing him into the corner before repeatedly punching him in the face until Anderson’s legs buckle and he falls to a seated position.

Feeling the surge of adrenaline, Balls turns to the fans and let’s out a bit of a yell, causing the fans to cheer him on even more. However, the quick recovering CW shows just how tough he is, getting back up and charging at Mahoney with a Clothesline, but Balls ducks and begins teeing off with the Mahoney Combo! With every punch that is landed the fans chant “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS”, and with Anderson rocking, MAHONEY GOES FOR THE FINAL BIG RIGHT HAND! NO! A DAZED ANDERSON DUCKS... AND GOES FOR A CLOTHESLINE... BUT BALLS DUCKS THAT AND TAKES OFF ANDERSON’S HEAD WITH A SUPERKICK!!! BALLS MAKES THE COVER...1...2...NO! CW ANDERSON IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!!!

After hitting a big time move so late in the contest, Balls runs his hands through his hair, shocked that it isn’t over. The referee reassures Mahoney that it was only a two count, so Balls drops two sharp Leg Drops on Anderson to keep him down, before heading to the ring apron and up to the top rope. Once up top, Balls takes a breath to compose... AND COMES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE NEW JERSEY JAM! BALLS HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO!!! THIS TIME CW ANDERSON IS ABLE TO SHOOT HIS LEFT SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

Balls is right back on the task now, giving Anderson no time to recover as he now just pummels the back of CW before dropping him with a Back Suplex. For the second time in about a minute, Mahoney is back up on the top rope, with Anderson lying motionless on his stomach in the middle of the ring. BALLS LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AGAIN... THIS TIME LANDING A FROG SPLASH ACROSS THE BACK OF ANDERSON! Mahoney clearly took the air out of himself there, clutching at his mid section, before mustering the strength to roll CW over and drape an arm over his chest for the cover...1...2...3!!!

...

NO!!!

ANDERSON JUST GETS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS AGAIN!!!

The resilience from Anderson is mightily impressive again, but Mahoney isn’t finished dishing out punishment yet either. Mahoney rolls Anderson back onto his stomach, before stepping over him, locking his hands under CW’s chin... AND APPLYING THE CAMEL CLUTCH!

The classic, old school submission hold is locked in with Anderson screaming in pain, but shaking his head at the referee, refusing to submit. The Hammerstein Ballroom is noise as hell, all the New York ECW fans wanting to see Anderson tap out, as Mahoney continues to up the pressure. Instead, Anderson begins fighting, and is able to make it up to his knees... BEFORE SHOWING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STRENGTH, MAKING IT TO HIS FEET WITH THE 250 POUND MAHONEY STILL ON HIS BACK!

Balls is hanging on for dear life as CW staggers around the ring, before back pedalling and ramming Mahoney back first into the corner. Being crushed by the corner and their combined body weight hurts Mahoney, but he continues to hold on to the now unorthodox Camel Clutch. Anderson feels Balls’ grip loosening though, and back pedals two more times into the corner, causing Balls to break his grip completely. Balls then staggers out of the corner... AND ANDERSON GOES FOR HIS FINISHING LEFT HAND... BUT MAHONEY DUCKS AND ANDERSON TAKES OUT THE REFEREE!

CW pauses for just a moment, shocked with knocking out the referee, and this hesitation allows Balls to pick up the steel chair that is in the ring from earlier in the match... AND MAHONEY SMASHES THE CHAIR RIGHT ACROSS THE FOREHEAD OF ANDERSON!!! MAHONEY MAKES THE COVER... 1...2...3!!!!

THE FANS COUNT FOR MAHONEY... BUT THERE’S NO REFEREE TO OFFICIALLY MAKE THE COUNT!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as Balls slaps the mat in frustration. The fans are buzzing, the noise of that ferocious chair shit still echoing throughout the arena, as Mahoney knows he needs to keep applying more punishment. He slowly brings the dead weight of Anderson to his feet, before putting Anderson over his shoulder... AND SMASHING HIM BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS WITH THE NUTCRACKER SUITE!!!

The referee is still down so Balls doesn’t even try and make the cover, when all of a sudden; he quickly darts to the steel chair picking it up... It soon becomes obvious why; as the fans begin booing the hell out of TEAM ME as Balls has spotted both SIMON DIAMOND AND JOHNNY SWINGER SPRINTING TOWARDS THE RING!!!

Swinger slides into the ring first... AND BALLS CREAMS HIM WITH A CHAIR SHOT!!! Diamond is next in... AND HE COPS A CHAIRSHOT TO THE HEAD AS WELL!!!

Mahoney triumphantly drops the chair, looking down at his victims as the fans chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” yet again, until Balls turns STRAIGHT INT A BRUTAL NORTHERN LARIAT FROM PIERRE CARL OULETTE WHO’S SNUCK IN THE RING FROM THE CROWD! THE MOVE HAD SUCH AN IMPACT THAT BALLS DID A 360 THROUGH THE AIR AND LANDED FACE FIRST ONTO HIS OWN STEEL CHAIR!!!

PCO quickly slides outside of the ring and leaps back through the crowd, the fans giving him MASSIVE amounts of heat, but there’s still a smattering of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants from the fans for the epic flip from Mahoney. The referee has woken up now as hell, half dazed on the canvas but looking on as Anderson gets to his feet, drags Balls up by the hair... AND DRIVES HIM THROUGH THE MAT WITH A MODIFIED ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER!!! ANDERSON WITH THE RELAXED LATERAL PRESS...1...2...3!

Winner – CW Anderson @ 12:23

With the fans shitting all over the finish, the bell rings and CW Anderson has his arm raised by the referee, before quickly shoving the referee away. Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger have now both gotten back inside of the ring, and they applaud Anderson who is up on the top rope, bragging to the fans about his victory.

Once Anderson comes down from the top rope, he and his cronies point at Mahoney, who remains inside the ring and flat on the canvas, and they mockingly laugh at Balls.

This gets the trio even more heat from the fans, as CW Anderson grabs himself a microphone. He waits for his music to die down, a serious look on his face once again.

CW Anderson: Y’know, as good as it feels to get yet another victory, I’m not taking this time to come out here and gloat. I’m taking this time to talk about something that has eluded my family for too damn long.

Diamond and Swinger nod, seemingly knowing what the ever serious Anderson is referring to. The fans listen on intently though, not really sure where this is heading.

CW Anderson: I’M TALKING ABOUT THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!

Anderson remains deadly serious, ignoring the fans reaction which is actually a slight pop at the bold announcement.

CW Anderson: I’M CHALLENGING THE WINNER OF NEXT WEEKS THREE WAY DANCE FOR THE ECW TITLE TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO FIGHT AN ANDERSON!

CW tosses the microphone to the canvas having made his intentions clear, when Diamond and Swinger point out Balls Mahoney, who is now using the second rope to slowly begin pulling himself up. The three have a quick discussion and walk over... AND BEGIN STOMPING THE LIFE OUT OF MAHONEY!

They continue to beat the hell out of him, revelling in the LOUD heat from the fans. Eventually Anderson picks up Mahoney’s steel chair and tells Diamond and Swinger, “HOLD HIM UP!

Anderson is waiting with the steel chair cocked like a baseball player at the plate, but the heat quickly turns to cheers as Danny Doring and Roadkill sprint down the ramp, and not too far behind them are Chris Chetti and Nova!!!

CW IMMEDIATELY SWINGS THE CHAIR AT DORING, WHO DUCKS UNDER AND DROPKICKS CW!

This causes Anderson to drop the chair and stagger into the ropes, AND ROADKILLS CHARGES AT HIM WITH A SHOULDER BLOCK WHICH SENDS HIM TUMBLING THROUGH THE ROPES AND TO THE OUTSIDE!

On the other side of the ring, CHETTI AND NOVA BATTER DIAMOND AND SWINGER... AND GIVE THEM STEREO CLOTHESLINES OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” rings out again as the remaining men in the ring all help Mahoney to their feet, whilst Anderson and Team Me have a fit on the outside.

As this is happening, a fresh referee runs to the ring from the back and an announcement is made that since all three teams are out here, the Three Way Dance tag match scheduled later in the evening will happen RIGHT AFTER OUR FIRST SET OF COMMERCIALS!

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Match Two
Three Way Dance
Chris Chetti and Nova vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Team Me w/CW Anderson

Due to not having all that much time to work with, the match moves at an extremely fast pace. With Team Me on the outside of the ring regaining their composure, Doring and Roadkill get to work on Chetti and Nova, with them both rocking on Chetti and Nova in opposite corners. Eventually Roadkill drops Chetti with a Body Slam, which is followed by DORING SNAP SUPLEXING NOVA, CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON TOP OF CHETTI!!!

With both men down, lying amongst each other, Roadkill slowly makes his way up to the top rope, whilst Doring does his best to hold Chetti and Nova down... WHEN SWINGER AND DIAMOND JUMP ONTO THE APRON AND PUSH ROADY OFF OF THE TOP ROPE... AND GUT FIRST STRAIGHT INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

Those famous ‘ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as the whole damn arena could have collapsed with that impact. Swinger and Diamond jump straight back off of the apron, showing no desire to get inside the ring and they slap hands with CW Anderson who has remained at ringside. Doring forgets about Chetti and Nova, looking to make his way towards Team Me, until Chetti and Nova spin him around and hot shot him, sending him throat first across the top rope.

The two then wait for Doring to get back up before landing a Double Dropkick which sends him tumbling through the middle rope and to the outside. Chetti and Nova then climb up to opposite corners... AND CHETTI LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE... LANING A PERFECT CROSSBODY TO DORING ON THE OUTSIDE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo throughout the arena again and Nova waits, looking to do some further damage from the top rope, when he gets clubbed from behind by Swinger and Diamond. They hammer away before both climbing up to the second rope, remaining behind Nova... AND THEY SEND NOVA CRASHING TO THE MAT WITH A TOP ROPE BACK SUPLEX! SWINGER HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NOVA KICKS OUT!!!

With everybody else struggling on the outside, Team Me continue to pummel Nova inside of the ring. On the outside, the bruised Roadkill begins to slowly make his way back up... UNTIL HE GETS ABSOLUTELY CREAMED WITH A CHAIR SHOT FROM CW ANDERSON!!!

Heat is all that can be heard after that chair shot, but Anderson loves it, until all of a sudden, the fans begin marking the fuck out as TOMMY DREAMER MARCHES DOWN THE RAMP!

Anderson looks ready to strike but Dreamer beats him to the punch, hammering away with brutal right hands. “TOMMY”, “TOMMY”, “TOMMY” chants come from the New York crowd, as Dreamer beats on Anderson all around the ring, before they both fight their way to the back.

Now that the interference is out of the way, we can get back to the match inside of the ring, where Chetti and Nova are dominating. They have cleared the ring of Doring and Roadkill, and taken out Diamond with a double team Spike Piledriver. The two then take care of Swinger... BEFORE THEY BOTH HEAD TO THE TOP ROPE AND LAND THE TIDAL WAVE ON JOHNNY SWINGER!!!

Both men surprisingly get up and slap each other five before going to make the cover. As this is happening, Chetti turns around and picks up the steel chair... BEFORE TAKING NOVA’S HEAD OFF WITH IT!!!

WHAT THE FUCK!!!??? There’s a stunned silence in the arena as Chetti has just dropped his partner with a steel chair, before he lets go of the chair, showing no emotion at all. A cold Chetti looks down at his unconscious partner before stepping out of the ring and walking up the ramp, ignoring the pleas and the abuse from the extreme fans. Back inside the ring, Diamond is up and helping Swinger to his feet, and they heave the dead weight of Nova up... BEFORE TAKING HIM DOWN WITH THE PROBLEM SOLVER! DIAMOND MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

Elimination #1 – Chris Chetti and Nova

Team Me are pretty happy with the elimination, celebrating amongst themselves, jumping around like idiots much to the dismay of the crowd. It’s almost as if they have forgotten that they have another team to take care of, and Doring taps Diamond on the shoulder, causing him to turn around. Danny then meets Diamond with a right hand before moving out of the way, as Roadkill runs through him with a Body Splash.

Swinger panics and tries to fight back, but Doring drops him with a Spinning Heel Kick. With Diamond still down, Doring and Roadkill work together to nail the BUGGY BANG ON SWINGER AND DORING THEN HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!!!

Elimination #2 – Team Me

Winners – Danny Doring and Roadkill @ 05:10

The fans let out an appreciative pop as Doring and Roadkill pick up another victory, showing just how impressive they are despite the fact they didn’t win the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament. As Doring and Roadkill continue to ham it up inside the ring, Team Me are licking their wounds and throwing a tantrum as they make their way to the back. Doring and Roadkill celebrate a little bit longer with the fans, slapping their hands as they make their way up the ramp.

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We then see a recap video of last night at ECW On TNN when the leader of The Network, Cyrus is inside the ring, insulting the New York crowd and running down ECW for airing the ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament on Hardcore TV rather than TNN. Cyrus informs everybody that due to this, TNN won’t resign ECW in October and their TV deal will be done. The owner of ECW Paul Heyman then made a shocking appearance, breaking his old cell phone across Cyrus’ head. Unfortunately for Heyman, Rhino then ends up Goring him through a table. Cyrus then claims that everybody bends over for The Network, even Paul Heyman.​

In the opening contest, with the help of Rob Van Dam, Kid Kash shocked the world with Bill Alfonso counting the 1...2...3 with Kash defeating Rhino to become the new ECW Television Champion.

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After the video package reminding us of what occurred last night, we see a professional looking Joey Styles standing by. Once Styles is seen by the audience, huge cheers can be heard from the ECW faithful.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, we are less than a week away from Justin Credible’s next ECW Championship title defence. This Friday night at ECW on TNN, we will see Justin Credible defend his championship against both the number one contender Jerry Lynn and a key member of The Network and one of the most improved wrestlers in the business, Steve Corino.

Styles pauses, a look of absolute excitement on his face.

Joey Styles: Will this be another successful title defence for Justin Credible? By hook or by crook with the help of The Network on multiple occasions, Credible has managed to hold onto his title. Heading into next week, Cyrus and The Network have promised Credible that they can make things easier for him if he decides to work with them...

Joey pauses again, letting these words sink in.

Joey Styles: The Network has managed to do this in the past, but in the future, what can The Network possibly offer Justin Credible?

‘The Voice of ECW’ looks a little confused.

Joey Styles: As we all know, at the end of October, which is only one month away, Extreme Championship Wrestling’s relationship with TNN will be over.

A bit of heat can be heard from the audience as they want their beloved ECW to remain on TV.

Joey Styles: What this means is that after October, The Network will no longer have any power!

EPIC POP for this, and Joey can’t help but let out a smirk.

Joey Styles: To what extent will Credible go to retain his title now? Will he join The Network now and possibly jeopardise his future?

Joey pauses again.

Joey Styles: Or will this match belong to a member of The Network who Credible has had previous friction with? Will this night belong to a man who plenty are already calling a future ECW Champion in Steve Corino?

Styles pauses for the crowd reactions, who boo for Corino.

Joey Styles: Or will this match be the night where a childhood dream finally comes true? The man who has never been able to win the big one, Jerry Lynn, on arguably the biggest roll of his career, will look to win the ECW Championship for the first time.

BIG TIME POP for the mention of the only crowd favourite in this match.

Joey Styles: Tune in this Friday at ECW On TNN to find out!

Joey Styles gives the camera one hard stare, before we cut away...

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We then cut to another area in the back, where the ECW Champion Justin Credible and his slutty looking girlfriend Francine are standing, both looking in a rather serious mood. Both are in casual attire as Credible has the ECW Championship in his hand, and Francine holds and strokes Credible’s Singapore Cane rather seductively and awesomely.

Justin Credible: I’m here tonight to make one thing perfectly clear. As we all know, I’ve made a lot of sacrifices and shed a lot of blood to keep a hold of my ECW Championship!

Francine nods along with everything her ultra serious boyfriend is saying.

Justin Credible: But there’s only one reason why I’ve made all of these sacrifices. There’s only one reason why I’ve sold out, there’s only one reason why I’ve turned on the fans, and that reason is, I’ve done it all for myself.

JC looks as intense as ever as the fans give some heat for this statement.

Justin Credible: I haven’t done it for anybody else in ECW, and I damn sure haven’t done it for any group, especially The Network!

Now a pop from the fans, whose allegiances clearly depend on Credible’s decision.

Justin Credible: Every opponent that has been put in front of me, I have taken care of, and these two are no different. Steve Corino? I’m not worried. Jerry Lynn? I’m still not worried.

Credible smirks a little at his own arrogance now, as Francine remains rather stoic.

Justin Credible: BUT, I shouldn’t have to face them at the same time!

The champion shows his first sign of weakness and all of a sudden, Francine steps up to the plate, looking a little frustrated.

Francine: Justin, cut the crap. You need to make a deal or figure something else out...

Justin looks shocked but Francine pays no notice, still looking him dead in the eyes.

Francine: Because I’ll warn you right now, without that title...

Credible looks down at the coveted gold in his hand.

Francine: You can hold your own cane!

The champion looks shocked at his ‘lovely’ girlfriend’s brutal honesty.

Francine: I go, where the gold goes!

Credible has heard enough, as he SNATCHES THE SINGAPORE CANE from the grip of Francine and storms of camera, clearly furious. Francine watches him walk off, shrugging her shoulders, not looking all that stressed.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

After our final commercial break, “PCO” by The ECW Production Team plays to quite a nice amount of heat, as the negative reaction for the rugged Pierre Carl Oulette tends to get louder by the week. As per usual, there’s no real showing off, as PCO gets straight into the ring and waits for his opponent. For the final entrance in the night, “Walk” by Kilgore brings out the most popular man on the roster, and the LOUD ovation shows it as out steps Rob Van Dam. Van Dam slaps hands with the fans on his way down the ramp, only stopping to point at himself with the ring announcer’s pronunciation of his name, as the whistle blowing Bill Alfonso trails behind him. Once in the ring, Van Dam limbers up a little, throwing some air kicks, waiting for the bell to ring.

Match Three
Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso vs. Pierre Carl Oulette

Despite an opening, exciting flurry from ‘The Whole F’n Show’, a majority of this contest really belongs to PCO, who uses his brute strength to keep Van Dam grounded. As well as his strength, Oulette is also quite good at using a couple of steel chairs to keep the high flying RVD down on the mat. Van Dam shows incredible resilience though, taking all of PCO’s best shots and managing just to kick out of all of them. We pick up the action with PCO landing a Samoan Drop on RVD, before making the cover...1...2...NO! VAN DAM IS ABLE TO KICK OUT!

Oulette looks as if he is starting to get frustrated now, as the fans chant “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD”. Oulette pulls the resilient Van Dam up by the hair and whips him into the ropes... OULETTE THEN CHARGES INTO THE CORNER, SQUASHING RVD WITH A STINGER SPLASH!!! A broken RVD staggers out of the ropes, straight into a kick to the gut...FOLLOWED BY A REVERSE PILEDRIVER! PCO WITH THE COVER...1...2...VAN DAM GETS A SHOULDER UP!

PCO now looks to begin pulling his hair out, demanding that the referee counts faster from now on. Oulette then stomps all over Van Dam, keeping him down before he heads to the top rope... PCO COMES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A DIVING LEG DROP... BUT RVD ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!

Both men remain down for a little while, until PCO is first to his feet and he drags Van Dam up by his hair again. Van Dam springs to action though, shrugging PCO off and landing a few forearms before he goes for a kick to the gut... but PCO catches it... Only for Van Dam to turn it into a Wheel Kick! With PCO down, and the fans cheering like crazy, Van Dam, still ginger from the beating he’s received, slowly gets to the top rope. RVD surveys the audience, LOOKING PRIMED FOR THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH... WHEN OULETTE KICKS THE REFEREE INTO THE ROPES... CAUSING RVD TO CROTCH HIMSELF ON THE TOP ROPE!

Gasps echo throughout the arena, especially from the male portion of the crowd, as RVD is in agony on the top rope. Meanwhile PCO gets up and grins to the crowd, which garners him a fair amount of heat. PCO batters Van Dam on the top rope with right hands, before he climbs up himself, puts on a front face lock... AND INSTEAD OF SUPLERPLEXING VAN DAM... HE GIVES HIM A FRONT SUPLEX... SENDING HIM CRASHING GUT FIRST TO THE COLD, HARD CONCRETE FLOOR!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out for that bump, as Oulette puts his arms to the air in celebration. Van Dam is reeling on the floor as Oulette yells to the fans “NOW I’M GONNA’ FINISH HIM ONCE AND FOR ALL”. Oulette heads to the outside of the ring and picks up Van Dam, before laying in a few more punches and then placing him onto the time keepers table.

The Frenchmen then heads onto the ring apron and up onto the top rope, mouthing off to the fans, much to their dismay. PCO composes himself, taking a deep breath... BEFORE HE LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE LOOKING FOR LE CANNONBALL... BUT RVD ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY... AND PCO GOES CRASHING THROUGH THE TIME KEEPER’S TABLE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants one last time as Pierre Carl Oulette has easily taken the fall of the night. Alfonso runs to Van Dam and implores him to fight the pain and capitalise on the tougher than nails PCO. RVD gets to his feet, still dazed but on his feet nonetheless, and he heads under the ring, picking up a steel chair and throwing it inside the ring.

RVD then goes back to PCO, who still hasn’t moved, and it takes Van Dam an eternity to move PCO’s dead weight across the floor, and eventually into the ring. Van Dam then follows and picks up the steel chair, waiting for PCO to show some life. Oulette fights his way back up... AND VAN DAM TOSSES THE STEEL CHAIR TO PCO... WHO CATCHES IT... VAN DAMINATOR! NO! PCO DUCKS AND THEN RAMS THE CHAIR INTO THE GUT OF RVD, BEFORE DROPPING THE CHAIR... AND SPIKING RVD WITH A DDT ONTO THE CHAIR!!!

PCO drapes an arm over the chest of RVD...1...2...3! NO! VAN DAM JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

A collective sigh of relief comes from all of the fans who really thought it was over. Oulette is back in the driver’s seat now though, and he gets up and beats on Van Dam with some basic, brawling offense. Oulette then sets up Van Dam for a Piledriver, but RVD reverses into a Back Body Drop! PCO luckily just misses the chair he was trying to Piledrive Van Dam on, but he stays down due to the toll the match has taken on his body anyway.

RVD on the other hand, being urged on by the fans, seems to have a surge of adrenaline as he gets up and heads to the top rope. As RVD is waiting for PCO to get up, PCO grabs hold of the steel chair... AND THEN STAGGERS TO HIS FEET... ONLY FOR VAN DAM TO FLY AND LAND A CRAZY VAN DAMINATOR FROM THE TOP ROPE!!! RVD MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! PCO SOMEHOW MANAGES TO GET A SHOULDER UP!

The fans can’t believe it, or can Van Dam, but he’s way to clever to stop. Instead Van Dam lands a sharp Discus Leg Drop to keep PCO down. ‘The Whole F’n Show’ then heads back to the top rope, as the fans chant “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” AND RVD LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, LANDING A PICTURE PERFECT FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! Van Dam sells the impact, rolling around and clutching his mid section before he makes the cover...1...2...3!

Winner – Rob Van Dam @ 15:54

A relieved, happy, exhausted Van Dam slowly gets to his feet as the referee calls for the bell. Alfonso grabs Van Dam’s right hand whilst the referee grabs his left and they raise Van Dam’s hands in victory. PCO remains down and out in the middle of the ring, as Van Dam begins his thumb taunting, leading the crowd in a “ROB VAN DAM”, “ROB VAN DAM”, “ROB VAN DAM” chant.

Van Dam continues to celebrate with Alfonso and the fans as the show goes off the air.

-END OF SHOW-

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Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam​

 

[Stojy]

ECW On TNN
15-09-2000
The Hammerstein Ballroom
New York City, New York​

This week’s episode of ECW On TNN opens up with the standard ECW opening video montage, accompanied by the iconic “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones. The cameras pan around The Hammerstein Ballroom, showing the jam packed, rabid extreme supporters all jumping around passionately, chanting “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”. Joey Styles and Joel Gertner formally welcome us to the show, before cutting to the first segment of the night, a complete replay of the Pierre Carl Oulette and Rob Van Dam main event of last week’s Hardcore TV.

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The replay really focuses on the dominance of PCO throughout the contest, and all of RVD’s crazy bumping. A voice over from Joey Styles puts over the resilience of ‘The Whole F’n Show’ as he continues to take all of PCO’s best shots and come back for more. Eventually, the tide of the match turns when PCO goes for Le Cannonball onto the time keeper’s table but RVD rolls away to avoid contact. From here, despite still receiving a DDT onto a steel chair inside the ring, RVD is able to land a Van Daminator from the top rope, followed by a picture perfect Five Star Frog Splash to get the victory all the fans wanted to see.

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With the replay being finished, we are in the back with Joey Styles and Joel Gertner, both standing with microphones in hand.

Joey Styles: Well, what a match that was, truly incredible. I think a lot of people assumed Pierre Carl Oulette might struggle to settle into ECW considering his background at other places, but it hasn’t been an issue. Rob Van Dam is one of, if not the best talent on ECW, and Oulette, possibly surprising a lot of fans, pushed Van Dam to the limit.

Joel Gertner: Against almost anybody else, Oulette wins after all the punishment he inflicted on RVD. Credit to Oulette of course, but also to the resilience of Rob Van Dam!

Joey Styles: Keeping with the Hardcore TV talk, we’ve got a HUGE match that’s just been announced for the main event of tomorrow night’s show as well. The number one contender for the ECW Championship and the man who gets a shot at the gold tonight, Jerry Lynn will team up with The Sandman to take on the ECW Champion Justin Credible and the muscle of The Network, Rhino!

Joel Gertner: This one has CHAOS written all over it...

Joey Styles: It has extreme written all over it as well, Joel. There’s quite a few interesting scenarios based on what happens during tonight’s Three Way Dance for the ECW Championship. The Sandman, no matter what, will continue to hate The Network and do all he can to prevent their bullying. This match tomorrow night could be Jerry Lynn’s first match as the new ECW Champion. Or on the other side of the coin, Justin Credible’s deadline for Cyrus’ and The Network’s offer is up tonight. Will this be Justin Credible’s first match as an official member of The Network? Or if Credible doesn’t join The Network, how in the hell are he and Rhino going to be able to coexist? So many questions will be answered over the next two nights of ECW!

Joel Gertner: I’m so excited; Joey but some of these scenarios are giving me a headache.

Joey Styles: We’ve got to take our first commercial break of the night anyway, go get a pain killer and we’ll be right back ladies and gentleman.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

When we return from the commercial break, we are shown ANOTHER replay from last week’s ECW Hardcore TV, this one being a promo from The Unholy Alliance, consisting of Mikey Whipwreck, Yoshihiro Tajiri and The Sinister Minister.

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The replay shows Mikey and Tajiri looking pretty furious, as The Sinister Minister talks about how The FBI pulled off the impossible by taking the tag team titles from them. Minister claims that they will sacrifice their lives or take The FBI’s lives to get the titles back. Tajiri then chimes in, saying that the time for talking is over and he mists the camera to end the segment.

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After the replay, we again cut backstage where the epic Joey Styles and his broadcast partner Joel Gertner have something to say.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, now seems like a more appropriate time than ever to announce that The Unholy Alliance will get their rematch for the ECW Tag Team Championships live on pay per view at Anarchy Rulz on October first.

Joel Gertner: The FBI is slimy enough at the best of times, and with Scotty Anton seemingly joining their ranks, they can really use the numbers game to their advantage.

Joel Styles: The Unholy Alliance sounded as determined as ever last week, and they will need to be if they are a chance of taking back those tag team titles. This isn’t the only match for Anarchy Rulz we can announce, as the feud that has been tearing this place apart is coming to pay per view when Balls Mahoney and Pierre Carl Oulette will go one on one once again.

Joel Gertner: Two big, powerful men, this match will be the perfect representation of what ECW is. I can’t wait!

Having announced two big time matches for Anarchy Rulz, Styles and Gertner now hard stare the camera, until we cut away...

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“Misirlou” by Dick Dale can now be heard as we cut to another area in the back, for this thread’s first addition of PULP FICTION~!

Firstly, we see all three members of The Full Blooded Italians, wearing obnoxious looking gold jewellery and black leather jackets, deep in discussion. Little Guido is doing a majority of the talking, as Sal E. Graziano and Tony Mamaluke nod their heads, agreeing with their leader. All of a sudden the conversation stops, and Guido protectively grabs both tag team titles in his hand, as an awkward looking Scotty Anton enters screenshot. The Italians all look at Anton, who shuffles his feet, seemingly preparing himself to speak.

Scotty Anton: Hey guys... Uh, I’m here because The Network and I want to ensure you keep those tag team titles. The best way to do that? I want to become a member of The Full Blooded Italians.

Guido and Big Sal look at each other, before surveying Anton with their eyes rather quizzically. Anton sees this and shrugs his shoulders as if to say “come on guys”, whilst Mamaluke continues to look him up and down also.

Tony Mamaluke: I guess you look... Italian-ish.

Everybody involved in the conversation looks at Tony with raised eyebrows, and he just pipes down.

Scotty Anton: Trust me, guys. This would be the right move for you; The Network wants to invest in the Italian gimmick big time.

The leader of The FBI still seems a little sceptical.

Little Guido: ECW isn’t going to be on TNN anymore! The Network is basically dead in a couple of weeks.

Big Sal and Mamaluke nod along with their boss, as Anton looks a little uncomfortable at the good point brought up by Guido.

Little Guido: But if you can keep proving yourself useful like you did when we won the belts...

Guido pauses as Scotty looks hopeful.

Little Guido: Then I have no problem letting you join the family!

Anton lets out a sigh of relief and begins to smirk as he and Guido share a handshake. Mamaluke doesn’t look happy though, looking at Guido astonishingly.

Tony Mamaluke: Whoa Guido, WHAT? You’re just going to let him in. I had to work for months to pass my trial and get into the family.

Sal and Anton look uncomfortable, as the furious Mamaluke shoots daggers at the shrugging, not fussed Guido.

Little Guido: Maybe one day if you become the head of the family, you’ll understand that circumstances change everything.

Tony listens on as Guido continues.

Little Guido: All I care about right now is making sure that these titles stay in the family.

Mamaluke nods along a little now, looking like he understands where the don is coming from.

Little Guido: Individual journeys, oaths, nothing, NOTHING else matters right now.

It still seems there is a bit of tension in the air as Big Sal and Anton share a handshake, and then Scotty offers his hand to Tony. Mamaluke hesitates for a moment, before smiling happily and accepting the handshake, confirming that The FBI just got a hell of a lot stronger...

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Next we see Pierre Carl Oulette in his wrestling gear, looking very intense in his own secluded spot in the back.

Pierre Carl Oulette: I’M THE TOUGHEST MAN IN ECW!

PCO pauses for just a moment, taking a deep breath.

Pierre Carl Oulette: AND AT ANARCHY RULZ... BALLS MAHONEY IS GOING TO HELP ME PROVE IT!

Short, sharp and sweet from Oulette who now shoves the camera out of his face...

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After that, we see a self satisfied but focused looking Kid Kash with his newly won ECW Television Championship around his waist.

Kid Kash: I know everybody, including myself, detests the guy that I beat for this belt. I will give Rhino credit for one thing though, he was a fighting champion. I will continue that tradition, I will be a fighting ECW Television Champion, and I’ll take on anybody who wants a shot at my gold.

KK pauses, rubbing his title a little, clearly still pretty ecstatic about his win.

Kid Kash: There’s a rumour going around that Rhino wants a rematch. If that’s the case...

The new TV Champ smirks to himself.

Kid Kash: Let’s make history across the border; I’ll fight him in Canada.

Kash gives the camera one more grin, loving the champion life as we cut away...

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CW Anderson is now standing by, looking as serious as ever.

CW Anderson: The clock has been ticking and ticking and ticking, and now, it’s time for an Anderson to hold a World Title!

That’s it for Anderson as he nods at the camera, not getting overly worked up, just letting everybody know what he wants...

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After CW, the most intense man on the entire roster, Rhino is pacing back and forth furiously, tearing his hair out, clearly unhinged after losing his ECW Television Championship.

Rhino: I want my fucking belt back!

The former champion stops pacing for a moment, looking slightly unhinged.

Rhino: IT’S MY BELT!

Rhino is pacing up and down again now, yelling like a lunatic.

Rhino: RHINO’S!

Heavy breathing.

Rhino: NOT KID KASH’S!

Rhino is damn near salivating at the mouth.

Rhino: NOT ROB VAN DAM’S!

There is a little bit of extra hatred in the voice of Rhino when he mentions RVD.

Rhino: THAT BELT FUCKING BELONGS TO ME!

Rhino feels at his waist, almost as if he’s expecting the title to be there.

Rhino: WHEN I GET KID KASH BACK INSIDE THAT RING...

Rhino pauses, still heavy breathing.

Rhino: I’M GOING TO FUCKING SCALP HIM AND PISS ON HIS SKULL!

Wow, graphic. The former champion now actually gets a little smirk on his face, thinking about this violence.

Rhino: I’M THE BIG FUCKING DEAL!

Rhino punches himself in his chest.

Rhino: THAT BELT BELONGS TO ME!

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Rhino: SAY MY NAME...

This intense beast of a man pauses again.

Rhino: RHINO! RHINO.... RHINO!

Rhino, yes that is his name, pauses again.

Rhino: MY NAME IS RHINO!

The former champion pauses again.

Rhino: I’M THE TV CHAMPION!

Rhino stops pacing and dead pans the camera now.

Rhino: NOT ANYBODY ELSE!

Rhino begins pacing back and forth again, thinking about getting a shot at the TV Championship as we cut to our final break of the evening...

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

“Scapegoat” by Fear Factory greets up from the break, and the audience let out a REMARKABLY LOUD pop for the fan favourite in tonight’s main event, Jerry Lynn. Lynn is all smiles as he heads towards the ring, a smile on his face as he slaps hands with the fans, showing he’s really comfortable in his own skin. According to Joey Styles, this is a sign that Lynn is ready to win the big one. “The Old School Style” by Boner completely changes the reaction from the fans as they give a fair amount of heat. Lynn patiently waits inside the ring... HOWEVER CORINO’S MUSIC PLAYS ITSELF THROUGH AND NOBODY SHOWS UP!

Lynn has his hands out in the ring as if to say “what the hell” and even the fans are murmuring amongst themselves. All of a sudden, “Debonaire” by Dope hits and the HEAT GETS EVEN LOUDER as the leader of The Network, Cyrus steps through the curtain. “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chants are immediately directed towards the arrogant looking Cyrus, whose wearing an overly large bandage over his head to sell the phone shot he took from Heyman last week. Jerry Lynn still looks pretty confused inside the ring, as the fans won’t get off of Cyrus’ case.

Cyrus: EXCUSE ME!

Cyrus yelling at the top of his lungs does absolutely nothing but make the crowd boo him louder.

Cyrus: I will be as quick as I can as I just have a small announcement to make. The scheduled Three Way Dance match has undergone some last minute changes at the behest of The Network.

No more smiles for Lynn now, who doesn’t like the sound of this. The fans don’t like it either.

Cyrus: Unfortunately, this match will no longer be a Three Way Dance...

More boos for Cyrus, who is grinning as he builds the expense.

Cyrus: But with every negative, there is a silver lining. So without further ado, for tonight’s one on one match, let me introduce to you, THE SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE... STEVE CORINO!

Lynn rolls his eyes and the fans boo as “The Old School Style” by Boner hits again, and we don’t have to wait long to see Steve Corino step out from the back with a tight referee shirt on. The fans boo Corino who isn’t his usual self, instead looking down and upset, possibly due to the fact that he’s no longer getting a title shot. The man accompanying him to the ring, Jack Victory gives him a pat on the shoulder for support, but immediately removes it when Corino shoots daggers at him. Once inside the ring, Cyrus offers Corino a handshake and Steve thinks for a moment or two, before half heartedly accepting.

Cyrus: On that note, let me introduce the man who has been the definition of a fighting champion, AND THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE NETWORK...

Cyrus is forced to pause as the HEAT IS DEFEANING throughout the arena.

Cyrus: THE ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION... JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

You can barely hear “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” by Grinspoon as the ECW Champion Justin Credible makes his presence felt, closely followed by Francine carrying his Singapore Cane. Lynn is shaking his head inside the ring, knowing he’s in for one hell of a task. Meanwhile, Credible, Francine and even Cyrus are all smiling, knowing that the deck is well and truly stacked in The Network’s favour. Eventually Credible gets inside the ring, obnoxiously shaking everybody’s hands before he takes his title from his waist and gets ready for battle.

Match One
ECW Championship Match
Special Guest Referee: Steve Corino
Justin Credible w/Cyrus, Francine and Jack Victory vs. Jerry Lynn

Despite Credible having all of his back up at ringside, the match itself actually begins and remains pretty fair for a solid portion. Both men score several near falls on each other, and fight inside and outside of the ring in typical ECW fashion. Credible eventually has a sustained period of dominance showing just why he’s the champion and how he doesn’t need anybody’s help but eventually the tide turns. Eventually... CREDIBLE GOES FOR HIS 187 SPINNING IMPLANT DDT... BUT LYNN IS ABLE TO MANUEVRE OUT AND REVERSE INTO A NORTHERN LIGHTS SUPLEX!

Both men get back up at roughly the same time due to the battering that Lynn has taken, however he still beats Credible to the punch. He takes Credible down with three repeated Clothesline, before he bounces off of the ropes again... AND JACK VICTORY GRABS LYNN’S FOOT, ALMOST TRIPPING HIM UP! Lynn manages to keep his balance and he points menacingly at Victory, before TURNING INTO A CHARGING CREDIBLE... AND TAKING HIM OVER WITH A POWERSLAM! LYNN HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO! Credible manages to kick out!

With Credible showing resilience but remaining down, Lynn mounts him and lets off a solid month of frustration with brutal right hands. Eventually Lynn gets up and climbs up to the top rope... BEFORE DIVING OUTSIDE OF THE RING AND TAKING OUT JACK VICTORY WITH A CROSSBODY FROM THE TOP ROPE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out for this one as Lynn sells the impact of the blow, clutching his mid section as he gets up. Instead of getting straight into the ring, Lynn looks over at Cyrus who yells “I HATE YOU. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN”! Lynn actually begins to walk towards Cyrus before remembering he’s got a championship to win and he slides back inside the ring.

The only issue here is that FRANCINE HAS HAD TIME TO SLIDE A STEEL CHAIR TO JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!! SO WHEN LYNN GETS BACK INSIDE THE RING... CREDIBLE SMASHES THE STEEL CHAIR RIGHT OVER HIS CRANIUM! CREDIBLE HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO! LYNN KICKS OUT!

Credible has another period of domination here, where he continues to beat down Lynn... AND NOW HE’S ACTUALLY ABLE TO HIT THE 187 SPINNING IMPLANT DDT! CREDIBLE MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! LYNN JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

On the outside of the ring, Cyrus and Francine are furious whilst the ECW Champion looks pretty shocked inside of the ring as well. Credible actually walks up to Corino... AND SHOVES HIM, yelling “COUNT FASTER YOU JEALOUS PRICK”! Corino shoves Credible back, saying “FINISH YOUR JOB” and everybody around ringside looks shocked that Corino has shoved Credible. JC looks at Cyrus for reassurance... AND LYNN ROLLS HIM UP...1...2...3! NO! CORINO STOPS COUNTING... AND REFUSES TO COUNT THE THREE FOR JERRY LYNN!

The little bit of respect that Corino seemed to earn from the fans is immediately lost, as Lynn gets up and irately storms over to Corino. Corino quickly responds by PUNCHING LYNN IN THE FACE... And Lynn staggers straight into a Clothesline from Credible. The champ makes a pin again...FAST COUNT...1...2...3! NO! LYNN JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP IN THE NICK OF TIME!

Credible focuses back on his opponent now, beating down Lynn some more before he brings him back up and continues to hammer with punches and kicks in the corner. The champ then whips Lynn into the ropes, looking for a Back Body Drop... BY LYNN ROLLS OVER CREDIBLE ALA RVD... LANDS ON HIS FEET... AND LOCKS IN A SLEEPER HOLD!

Styles puts over how Jerry Lynn has the best sleeper in the game as Credible struggles for awhile, but begins to fade. Sensing the urgency, FRANCINE HOPS ONTO THE APRON AND GETS INSIDE THE RING WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!

Lynn sees this and immediately drops the hold, and begins walking towards Francine. The fans cheer loudly, wanting Francine to get hit, as she shits herself, dropping the Cane and looking to step out of the ring. She gets to the apron, when Lynn grabs her by the arm. Francine looks panicked but a composed Lynn doesn’t even hurt Francine, instead just giving her a firm stare... CREDIBLE IS BACK UP THOUGH... AND HE LOOKS FOR A SUPERKICK... BUT LYNN DUCKS... AND CREDIBLE KICKS FRANCINE RIGHT IN THE FACE!

The pop is EPIC from the fans, as Credible doesn’t even show any sign of remorse, instead he ducks a Clothesline from Lynn, bounces off the opposite ropes again... AND CHARGES AT LYNN, WHO DUCKS HIS HEAD AND HE BACK BODY DROPS CREDIBLE OVER THE TOP ROPE... CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON TOP OF CYRUS WHO’S JUST CHECKING ON FRANCINE!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard again as the only member of The Network left standing is Corino, and it’s because he has to be to make the count. Instead of heading outside of the ring and after the damn near defeated champion, Jerry confronts Corino, getting right in his face stating “YOU BETTER COUNT THE FINISH, CORINO”!

As this conversation is happening, the resilient champion has climbed his way back up the apron, and is crawling head first through the second rope... AND LYNN POUNCES... CATCHING CREDIBLE WITH A FRONT FACELOCK... BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH A ROPE HUNG DDT!!!

LYNN DRAGS CREDIBLE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING AND HOOKS THE LEG...

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IS WHAT THE CROWD COUNTS AS CORINO STANDS IN THE CORNER WITH HIS ARMS CROSSED, REFUSING TO MAKE THE COUNT!

“FUCK YOU, CORINO”, “FUCK YOU, CORINO”, “FUCK YOU, CORINO” echoes throughout the arena as Lynn gets up seeing red, knowing that the special guest referee has cost him the title again. Jerry Lynn immediately heads towards Corino... AND THE TWO BEGIN THROWING RIGHT HANDS AT EACH OTHER!

The fresher Corino gets the advantage in the early stages, but riding the adrenaline, Lynn is able to take over, hammering away with right hands to Corino in the corner. Eventually Corino is able to battle back, and the two are trading haymakers in the centre of the ring, as Credible is able to crawl towards and pick up his Singapore Cane... With the two still brawling, Credible comes from behind... AND SWINGS THE SINGAPORE CANE AT LYNN... WHO DUCKS... AND CREDIBLE TAKES OUT CORINO WITH THE CANE!!!

Credible actually looks a little shocked as he drops the Cane, and then turns straight into a Spinning Heel Kick from Lynn. Lynn now picks up the Cane, looking to do some damage... WHEN JACK VICTORY CHARGES AT LYNN WITH THE ECW TITLE... BUT LYNN MEETS VICTORY WITH A KICK TO THE GUT... FOLLOWED BY A CRADLE PILEDRIVER!

LYNN THEN PICKS UP THE ECW TITLE... AND DAMN NEAR TAKES OFF CREDIBLE’S HEAD WITH IT!!!

“JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN” is the next chant heard, as Lynn is the only man standing. Lynn actually goes down on his haunches, feeling the effects of the match and catching his breath, when the ovation turns to heat as CW ANDERSON SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!!!

LYNN TURNS JUST IN TIME TO CHARGE AT CW... STRAIGHT INTO AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER!!!

Anderson lets out a roar, having made an impact, until a dazed and annoyed CORINO DROPS ANDERSON WITH AN OLD SCHOOL KICK!

Anderson rolls out of the ring in pain, as Corino remains standing and he helps Credible to his feet, yelling “FINISH IT”! A staggered Credible picks up the unmoving Lynn... AND LANDS THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE... BEFORE COLLAPSING ON HIM FOR THE COVER...

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Winner – Justin Credible retains the ECW Championship @ 20:13

Corino calls for the bell and the HEAT from the audience is unbearable as Credible has been declared the winner. ‘The King Of Old School’ actually picks up the ECW Championship from the canvas and stares at it for a solid few moments, causing the slightly recovered Credible to get a concerned look on his face. After an extra moment or two, Corino hands the belt to Credible who raises it above his head much to the annoyance of the fans.

Francine is still dead on the outside, as is Jack Victory, but Cyrus is back up and he gets inside the ring, giving Credible a round of applause. CW Anderson also slides back inside the ring, holding his jaw and he looks pretty pissed off at Corino who tells him to “BRING IT”!

Cyrus manages to place himself in between Corino and Anderson and he looks at Corino, telling him that “CW IS OKAY”...

Cyrus then speaks to both men for a little longer before signalling that they do something and it quickly becomes clear as CW EXTENDS HIS HANDS TO CORINO... AND CORINO ACCEPTS... Although the whole time, Corino’s eyes don’t leave Credible or the ECW Championship.

The boos continue to ring through as Cyrus steps over Lynn, looking down at him with disdain as he reaches through the ropes to grab a microphone.

Cyrus: I’m not done here in Extreme Championship Wrestling...

All of the current members of The Network nod along, as does CW Anderson.

Cyrus: NOBODY STANDS UP TO THE NETWORK!!!

Cyrus drops the microphone in triumph and he shares a hug with the ECW Champion Justin Credible. Corino and Anderson both look somewhat tense but content, and Jack Victory is back in the ring now, joining in the celebration.

The fans are filthy at what has occurred tonight, as Jerry Lynn was screwed out of the ECW Championship.

Long live The Network tonight, as we fade to black.

-END OF SHOW-

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Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam

ECW World Tag Team Championship:
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano and Scotty Anton defends against The Unholy Alliance

Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette​

 

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV
16-09-2000
Buffalo, New York​

The show opens up rather differently this week, with a frustrated looking Steve Corino walking into the arena alone, speaking on his cell phone.

Steve Corino: I helped us get the ECW title...

Corino shakes his head as he continues to push his luggage bag towards the arena. It’s quite obvious at this stage that he’s probably on the phone to the leader of The Network, Cyrus.

Steve Corino: BULLSHIT!

‘The King Of Old School’ literally stops in his track, throwing his bag aside.

Steve Corino: I’m the reason Justin Credible won that match. I know it, you know it and even he knows it.

Steve takes a deep breath, trying to maintain his composure.

Steve Corino: Now I want my shot!

Steve then hangs up the phone, throwing it into his sweatpants pocket, before pushing through the arena doors, leaving the camera man alone outside of the arena...

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The show now receives its usual opening, with the video montage showing some of the companies greatest extreme moments, accompanied by “This Is Extreme” by Harry Slash and The Slashstones. The camera pans around the arena, getting all the rabid fans even more jacked, as an iconic “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” sounds as if it’s coming from the entire population of Buffalo. The fans get an extended period of time to mark out for their favourite promotion tonight before we cut away...

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We end up in the backstage area, where ‘The Voice Of ECW’ Joey Styles stands by in his usual suit, holding a microphone in his professional stance. Styles looks the exactly the opposite to the bush league ECW sign that is hanging on the wall he’s standing in front of, but that’s okay.

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, welcome to ECW Hardcore TV! I’m Joey Styles and we’re just one night removed from an ECW on TNN that changed the foundations of Extreme Championship Wrestling. Everybody knows The Network had all the power in the world, except for the ECW Championship. However that all changed last night when Justin Credible, the current ECW Champion, joined the The Network last night. It was originally scheduled to be a Three Way Dance, where Credible would defend his title against the rightful number one contender Jerry Lynn, and a member of The Network in Steve Corino. For weeks Cyrus had been giving Credible an ultimatum, join The Network or lose the ECW Championship. Credible seemingly went back and forth over the decision but his answer became very clear last night. Jerry Lynn was already in the ring, when Cyrus announced that Corino would no longer be competing in the match, and he’d be the special guest referee. Cyrus then announced Justin Credible as the newest member of The Network. With Cyrus, Francine and Jack Victory at ringside, and Corino inside the ring, Lynn did all he could to defy the odds, however Corino refused to count the three for Lynn. Eventually Credible was able to use the distractions to land the That’s Incredible and pick up the victory.

Styles pauses, shaking his head, obviously feeling as if Jerry Lynn was screwed out of the title last night.

Joey Styles: Whilst this was a terrible night for Jerry Lynn, it’s not all doom and gloom. Extreme Championship Wrestling officials have confirmed that Jerry Lynn will receive a rematch with an ECW employed referee. The rematch will not be on TNN, it will be live on pay per view. It’s only fair that Lynn gets a one on one shot for the title as he won that right at Heatwave!

Joey’s now all smiles, announcing the feel good news to all the viewers.

Joey Styles: So at Anarchy Rulz...

Joey’s cut off by the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants that can be heard from out at ringside.

Joey Styles: It will be Justin Credible defending his ECW Championship against Jerry Lynn just down the road from Lynn’s hometown in St Paul, Minnesota!

Styles lets out another smirk as the fans cheer the announcement. Joey lets the good news sink in, before getting a much more serious look on his face and waiting for the ovation to die down...

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Joey Styles: Unfortunately as great as the good news was, I also have some bad news.

The best play by play man in the business is looking rather sombre now.

Joey Styles: One of our favourite, gutsiest wrestlers in ECW is currently nursing a severe ankle ligament injury and will not be appearing on television anytime soon. That man is none other than Tommy Dreamer, who had his ankle brutalised by a man he’s had his differences with, CW Anderson and Anderson’s buddies, Team Me.

A bit of a silent reaction from the fans as they aren’t happy with hearing Dreamer won’t be around.

Joey Styles: Let’s all wish Tommy the best in his recovery and hopefully he’s back sooner rather than later!

‘The Voice Of ECW’ is now done as he brings the microphone back down to his side, nodding at the camera...

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Back at ringside we are greeted to “Battery” by Metallica which brings out ECW’s favourite Mexican, Psicosis. The Mexican marvel seems to be enjoying the positive reaction from the fans, slapping them some five on his way down the ramp. Once inside the ring, Psicosis does his best to keep himself warm, bouncing off of the ropes and limbering up. “The Old School Style” by Boner is next up as an intense, focused Steve Corino power walks towards the ring. Again it’s worth noting that Corino is alone tonight with no Network back up, and he’s got a different attitude. Rather than being cocky to the fans, Corino just gets inside the ring and yells at the referee to “GET THE DAMN BELL RUNG”.

Match One
Psicosis vs. Steve Corino

This is a DAMN GOOD match, you’re going to have to take my word for it because I can’t be bothered writing it. Corino is in beast mode tonight really dominating Psicosis, but Psicosis isn’t just a jobber and has flashes of brilliance also. The two put on a great match, but Corino IS ABLE TO LAND THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION AND MAKE THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winner – Steve Corino @ 11:10

The match is over and Corino bounces straight back up to have his hand raised by the referee. Again, the heat from the fans is there but Corino doesn’t really celebrate, instead getting ready to leave the ring... WHEN HE’S SPUN AROUND BY CW ANDERSON!!!

Corino’s eyes open wide as the fans become UNGLUED at the idea of the two heels going at it. CW says “DID YA’ THINK I WAS JUST GONNA’ FORGET ABOUT THAT KICK LAST NIGHT?” Corino looks around before shrugging his shoulders and saying “NAH”!

THE TWO THEN BEGIN THROWING HAYMAKERS AT EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING!

Holy shit, this is an explosive situation as both men trade right hands...

Eventually the fresher Anderson begins to gain the advantage, LANDING PUNCH AFTER PUNCH AFTER PUNCH TO BACK CORINO INTO THE CORNER!!!

The fans are COMPLETELY SPLIT; half cheering for Anderson, the others booing the fact that Corino is getting his ass kicked.

Anderson continues to hammer away in the corner, until the referee tries to get in between them... AND CW HURLS THE REFEREE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

This allows Corino time to RAKE THE EYES and now Corino begins landing right hands with no response from Anderson.

They are back in the middle of the ring, Corino landing big blows and Anderson staggering as the fans chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”!

Corino senses he has the advantage...AND HE TAKES A STEP BACK... SUPERKICK!!!

BUT ANDERSON DUCKS... ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER... BUT CORINO BREAKS FREE AT THE LAST MOMENT BY RAKING THE EYES AGAIN!

Both men are back where they started; throwing hands at each other, until a bucket load of referees come from the back trying to separate things.

All of a sudden, the two are trying to fight through a shit load of referees to get at each other, as JACK VICTORY sprints down the ramp and slides into the ring!

A member of The Network is finally out to have Corino’s back but instead of helping them brawl, Victory is attempting to calm Corino down.

As Victory does his best to keep hold of Corino, CW Anderson TAKES OUT MORE REFEREES AND SECURITY TO GET CLOSER TO RESTARTING THE BRAWL!!!

This halts though when TEAM ME, SIMON DIAMOND AND JOHNNY SWINGER sprint down the ramp and begin attempting to calm down Anderson, much like Victory is with Corino.

The fans are BOOING THE HELL out of the fact that both men seem to be listening to their respective friends.

“LET THEM FIGHT”, “LET THEM FIGHT”, “LET THEM FIGHT” are the thoughts coming from the audience, but at this stage, both parties are staring each other down.

The arena is still at a fever pitch, as Joey Styles has some breaking news on commentary...

Joey Styles: What an explosive situation we’ve got right here. Last night during the main event, CW Anderson came out to help Justin Credible, but Steve Corino didn’t see it, and kicked Anderson’s head off. The two were forced to shake hands by Cyrus after the match, but it’s obvious there’s still tension after what occurred at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

The situation is well and truly under control now, as Corino and Victory remain inside the ring, however Team Me and CW Anderson have left the ring, backing up the ramp. Corino and Anderson’s eyes aren’t moving off of each other, this one looking far from over...

Joey Styles: I’ve just got word from the back to prevent more of these reckless brawls, CW Anderson and Steve Corino will do battle one on one at Anarchy Rulz, and the winner will be the number one contender to the ECW Championship!

Big news, another big match has been announced. Neither guy is aware at this stage as Anderson steps through the curtain, meanwhile Corino continues to pace in the ring with Victory having the task of calming him down...

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Upon return, we are in a rather upper class looking locker room, with a couple of recliners and all, very fancy for ECW. Inside the locker room is none other than a smiling ECW Champion Justin Credible and for the first time in weeks an equally as smitten Francine. The two both have arrogant smirks on their face, as Francine pretends to breathe on her hand and then shine the title that is around Credible’s waist.

Justin Credible: Here I stand, Justin Credible, STILL the ECW World Heavyweight Champion...

Francine looks happy as, whilst Credible nods cockily at the camera.

Justin Credible: You wanna’ know the reasons why? Because I’m incredible and because I sold out.

Both have massive grins on their faces.

Justin Credible: But nobody in Extreme Championship Wrestling can look me in the eye and criticise me for my decisions...

The champion pauses, looking a little more serious now.

Justin Credible: This whole damn company ECW is the one who sold out first by agreeing to be aired on The Network.

BOOOO’s can be heard from fans inside the arena, as Credible and Francine shake their heads in disgust at ECW.

Justin Credible: Despite selling out, things haven’t exactly gone to plan for the company, and that’s why on October sixth...

The champ pauses.

Justin Credible: ECW puts on its last ever show on TNN!

Credible shakes his head, staring at the ground smirking.

Justin Credible: Let’s get one thing perfectly clear though, ECW isn’t leaving The Network, The Network is leaving ECW.

Buffalo, New York aren’t happy with this statement as Credible pauses.

Justin Credible: So with the background set, I’ll answer the million dollar question. Why Justin? Why? Why did you bother joining a group like The Network when it is going to lose all of its power and its leader in three weeks time?

Francine mockingly shrugs her shoulders, asking why as Credible s......s.

Justin Credible: BECAUSE IT MEANS I KEEP THIS!

The intensity kicks in as Credible punches the title wrapped around his waist.

Justin Credible: This is literally the only thing that matters in my life...

The champ’s girlfriend looks a tad hurt at these comments, but Credible doesn’t notice.

Justin Credible: And The Network ensures that I keep it!

JC pauses, letting his words sink in as he glances at Francine, who’s back to not looking too bothered.

Justin Credible: I needed Tajiri off of my back...

Pause.

Justin Credible: The Network got the job done.

Francine holds three fingers in the air, before dropping one as Credible finishes his sentence.

Justin Credible: I wanted another three weeks to prepare for Jerry Lynn...

JC pauses again.

Justin Credible: The Network got the job done.

Francine puts her second finger down, leaving one remaining.

Justin Credible: I want Steve Corino to stop hunting me so that I can focus...

One last pause, but Justin has a shit eating grin on his face this time.

Justin Credible: The Network got the job done.

Francine puts the last of her fingers down.

Justin Credible: And now at Anarchy Rulz, I will get the job done.

JC and Francine both seem to have a confidence about them.

Justin Credible: I will remain the ECW Champion and I will continue to forge my legacy as the greatest ECW Champion of all time.

Francine rubs Credible’s shoulders encouragingly.

Justin Credible: And that, that’s incredible!

Credible and Francine look smitten once again, smiling at the camera, truly feeling on top of the world...

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Back at ringside, “Electric Molecular” by Chemlab brings out the young, up and coming duo of Christian York and Joey Matthews. The two get quite the enthusiastic pop from the fans as so far all of their performances have been pretty impressive. They make friends with the fans on their way to the ring, before getting inside and awaiting their opponents. “For The Love Of Money/Down On Me” by The Ojay’s and Jackyln FLIPS the mood in the arena, as HEAT is given to the quartet known as Hot Commodity. Being the two that are competing, EZ Money and Julio Dinero lead the way, with casual wearing Chris Hamrick and Elektra bringing up the rear. Not only is their reaction the opposite to their opponents but so is there mannerisms, as they mock the fans about being poor and broke before getting to the ring.

Match Two
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Hot Commodity w/Chris Hamrick and Elektra

The match is a pretty standard yet entertaining tag team affair that I won’t be writing out. This is two lazy match recaps in a row but I’ll definitely put some effort into the main event. As the teams battle for supremacy, Joey Styles ignores the action on commentary for a moment, to announce that Chris Hamrick and Julio Dinero will take on both Christian York and Joey Matthews and Danny Doring and Roadkill in a Three Way Dance match at Anarchy Rulz!

As for this match however, with the help of Elektra and Hamrick, Hot Commodity are able to isolate York and eventually finish him off with a Double Spike Piledriver and the academic 1...2...3!

Winners – Hot Commodity @ 05:16

After the contest, York and Matthews are left to heal their wounds outside of the ring, meanwhile on the inside; all four members of Hot Commodity celebrate. The fans aren’t happy, knowing that the interference had a big say in things, but they celebrate like they have won the tag titles anyway...

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As the celebration continues, we head to the back where a different, meaner demeanour Chris Chetti is staring down a camera.

Chris Chetti: Nova is the only reason why I’m not a champion right now...

Chetti grimaces and snarls at the thoughts of his now former partner.

Chris Chetti: I challenge, better yet, I dare Nova to step inside the ring with me on any given day. I’ll do what Paul threatened to do for years before Nova started riding my coattails.

Minor heat from the fans as an ultra serious Chetti continues.

Chris Chetti: I’ll run you out of ECW for good...

Short and sweet from Chetti, getting his point across before walking out of screenshot.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

We return from our final break of the evening to see Bilvis Wesley already standing inside of the ring, ahead of his ECW Television Championship match against Kid Kash. As Wesley gets heckled by the brutal New York fans, “Fuck That” by Kid Rock plays to AN AMAZING RECEPTION as the NEW ECW Television Champion Kid Kash steps through the curtain. Kash stops just through the curtain, taking the title from around his waist and raises it above his head to an even louder pop from the fans... Kash continues his way down the ramp... WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE IS COBBERED FROM BEHIND BY THE FORMER CHAMPION, RHINO!!!

Kash tumbles to the floor and Rhino slides into the ring... AND GORES THE SHIT OUT OF BILVIS WESLEY!!!

Rhino then kicks him under the bottom rope, and TURNS STRAIGHT INTO SOME FAST RIGHT HANDS FROM KID KASH!

The two throw hands at each other, with Kash getting the upper hand, backing Rhino against the ropes, before taking a few steps back... AND CHARGING AT RHINO, BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND SENDING HIMSELF AND RHINO OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR WITH A CROSSBODY!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are up from the fans again, as Kash quickly gets up, looking for a SPINNING HEEL KICK... BUT RHINO AVOIDS CONTACT... AND KASH LANDS WITH A SPLAT ON THE FLOOR!!!

This gives Rhino a moment to recompose... BEFORE CHARGING THROUGH KID KASH WITH A GORE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!

Gasps come from the fans before the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as Rhino has shown just how dangerous he is, taking out two men in the matter of minutes. ‘The Big F’n Deal’ isn’t finished with the man who took his TV Title, as Rhino picks up the sore Kash, and drags him up the steps and onto the ring apron...

Up on the apron, RHINO GETS KASH IN POSITION FOR A PILEDRIVER...ONLY FOR ROB VAN DAM TO SPRINT DOWN THE RAMP, JUMP ONTO THE APRON AND BEGIN HAMMERING RHINO WITH FOREARMS TO THE FACE!!!

“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants ring out from the fans as RVD continues to hammer Rhino, causing him to fall backwards and tumble through the ropes and back inside of the ring.

Kash rolls off of the apron and falls to the floor, as Van Dam jumps to the floor, grabs a steel chair from underneath the ring and slides back inside.

Once inside the ring, RVD waits for Rhino to get up... BEFORE THROWING THE CHAIR TO RHINO... WHO CATCHES IT... VAN DAMINATOR!!!

Rhino drops to the canvas, damn near unconscious, as “ROB VAN DAM”, “ROB VAN DAM”, “ROB VAN DAM” cheers urge RVD to leap up to the top rope, LOOKING FOR THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH... BUT RHINO ROLLS OUT OF THE RING AND TO SAFTEY...

BUT NOT SAFE ENOUGH... AS RVD LEAPS TO THE OUTSIDE... TAKING RHINO DOWN WITH A HUGE CROSSBODY FROM THE TOP ROPE!

Van Dam looks to continue the assault, getting back up... ONLY TO COP A SINGAPORE CANE TO THE HEAD FROM THE ECW CHAMPION... JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

There’s some heat for the fans but due to the entertaining nature of the chaotic brawl, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard at the same time. Credible then picks up Van Dam and rolls him back inside of the ring.

SOMEHOW, Rhino is back up and he gets back into the ring to continue his assault on Van Dam, and Credible looks set to do the same... UNTIL KID KASH GRABS AT HIS HEEL TO DRAG CREDIBLE OFF OF THE RING APRON... AND CREDIBLE SPINS AROUND... AND HITS KASH RIGHT OVER THE HEAD WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!!!

Credible then gets inside the ring and he and Rhino continue to stomp the shit out of Van Dam, copping all sorts of VULCANIC heat from the audience...

Until JERRY LYNN SPRINTS DOWN THE RAMP AND SLIDES INTO THE RING!!!

Lynn begins firing punches and kicks at both men, rocking them momentarily, which allows Van Dam to roll out of the ring.

Lynn begins focusing on Credible, really beating him down, but this allows Rhino to attack him from behind. The heels then grab Lynn and toss him out of the ring!

Heat can be heard from the audience as Lynn looks to try and find a way back inside the ring, but Rhino and Credible cut him off at every avenue.

Lynn continues to stress out until “Enter Sandman” by Metallica hits to an EPIC POP, and ECW’s favourite beer drinker, The Sandman begins walking his way through the crowd. The Sandman forgoes most of his theatrics, instead climbing over the barricade and shaking hands with Lynn. Credible and Rhino continue to stand at the edge of the ring, not allowing the faces entry which allows Styles to have one last sell...

Joey Styles: We are just waiting for the referee to get down here, as OUR MAIN EVENT of Credible and Rhino against Lynn and The Sandman IS NEXT!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard again as a referee begins jogging from the back.

Joey Styles: Next week on TNN we have a huge show coming your way. We will see Kid Kash actually defend his ECW Television Championship against another ECW favourite, Mikey Whipwreck!

Joey pauses to let the words sink in.

Joey Styles: But we don’t just have one title match, we’ve got two. The Full Blooded Italians will defend their ECW Tag Team Championships against Danny Doring and Roadkill! Be sure to tune in next week, guys.

The last sell is out of the way and the referee is inside the ring, doing his best to allow Lynn and The Sandman clean entry into the ring...

Match Three
Jerry Lynn and The Sandman vs. Justin Credible and Rhino w/Francine

All of the participants who were involved in the previous segment have decided to go to the back, except for Bilvis Wesley who was carried to the back. As soon as Lynn and The Sandman get inside the ring, Credible and Rhino attack them respectively, trying to get the early jump. The referee immediately calls for the bell to start the match and that’s the only control he really has for the entire contest, as this is just absolute CHAOS! There’s fighting inside of the ring, outside of the ring and through the crowd. There are chair shots, a kitchen sink makes an appearance and Francine gets involved whenever she can to help her team.

One thing that is quite noticeable and worth mentioning is the difference between the way the two teams work together. Jerry Lynn and The Sandman are not a functioning team and are not friends, so whilst in a tag team match, they are fighting their own individual battles. When it comes to Credible and Rhino, now that they are both members of The Network, there’s no tension between them, and they actually gel well as a team. There are multiple occasions in the match where Lynn looks to take over Credible or The Sandman looks to take care of Rhino, but the other Network member makes the save. It’s also worth noting that there are MULTIPLE “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants throughout the contest.

We pick up play with all four men surprisingly inside of the ring. Credible and Lynn are battling in the corner, and Lynn begins to really hammer away, winning the fist fight... UNTIL CREDIBLE DROPS DOWN AND LANDS A LOW BLOW! Lynn crumbles to the mat and Credible begins choking out Lynn in the corner. Meanwhile, as much as The Sandman is a brawler, he’s busted wide open, struggling to make it back up to his feet with the beating Rhino has given him throughout. The Sandman is using the ropes to get to his feet, as Rhino waits, and when Sandman is up... RHINO CHARGES ACROSS THE RING WITH THE GORE... THE SANDMAN MOVES... AND RHINO DAMN NEAR KILLS THE REFEREE WITH THE GORE!!!

Luckily they just miss the table set up in the corner earlier on in the contest, but the referee is still out of it. Most guys would feel a little bit of remorse but not the former TV Champion, Rhino kicks the referee when he is down, before turning back to Sandman who is able to Spear Rhino, and the momentum sends both men tumbling through the middle rope and to the outside. The Sandman lands on top of Rhino in a full mount position and continues to beat on him, whilst in the ring, Credible tells the crowd, “IT’S TIME FOR THE CHAMP TO BEAT THIS CHUMP AGAIN”.

Sensing the end might be near; the only referee employed by The Network, Danny Daniels hustles down the ramp. The audience boo the fuck out of him because he’s a piece of shit, and Credible has the audacity to even slap Daniels some five once he actually makes it to the ring. Credible grabs Lynn in the corner, and heaves him up onto the top turnbuckle, before landing a few right hands and beginning to climb up to the top rope himself. Once there though, the fiery Lynn lands three brutal head butts to the bridge of the nose, which causes Credible to slip off of the ropes and just land on his feet on the canvas. As quick as a cat, Lynn grabs Credible... AND SPINS AROUND WITH A SENSATIONAL TORNADO DDT FROM THE TOP ROPE!!! Danny Daniels and Francine both look at each other and curse as both competitors remain down inside the ring.

There’s no ten count or any of that shit, but both men are not moving. Buffalo, New York are right behind the number one contender with “JERRY Y LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN”, “JERRY LYNN” chants getting everybody excited. After what seems like an eternity... LYNN IS ABLE TO MOVE AN ARM ACROSS THE CHEST OF CREDIBLE, MAKING THE COVER...

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JERRY LYNN HAS JUST PINNED THE ECW CHAMPION!!!

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IS WHAT WE WOULD SAY,,, BUT DANNY DANIELS JUST STANDS IN THE CORNER WITH HIS ARMS CROSSED, REFUSING TO MAKE THE COUNT!!!

BOOOOOOO! The heat is volcanic as Danny Daniels just stands in the corner, a stern look on his face. Despite having gone at it for a solid eight plus minutes, Lynn’s exhaustion gives way to fury. He gets up and begins to walk towards Daniels, yelling “SO YOU DON’T WANT TO MAKE THE COUNT HUH?” Daniels gulps as if he was Vince McMahon, the fans urging Lynn to take him out. Jerry approaches slowly, as Daniels continues to back away, until he can’t back away anymore... BECAUSE HE’S BACKED RIGHT INTO THE CHEST OF THE SANDMAN... WHO SWINGS HIM AROUND AND KNOCKS HIM OUT WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE HEAD!

Epic pop moment for sure as The Sandman celebrates by hitting himself in the head with the Cane a few times... BEFORE TURNING STRAIGHT INTO A CHARGING RHINO... WHO LANDS THE GORE WHICH SENDS THE SANDMAN CRUSHING THROUGH THE CORNER TABLE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” is all that can be heard because Rhino is a beast, but as he gets out of the rubble of the table, LYNN MEETS HIM WITH A KICKTO THE GUT... FOLLOWED BY A CRADLE PILEDRIVER!!! LYNN HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3... BUT AGAIN THERE IS NO COUNT!

Lynn slaps the mat in frustration before getting up... BEFORE BEING BLINDSIDED WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE HEAD BY JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!

Lynn is out on his feet, but staggers into the ropes before bouncing off of them, spaghetti legged, remaining on his feet, WHICH ALLOWS CREDIBLE TO LAND THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE...

THE CHAMPION HOOKS THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER’S LEG...AS ANOTHER REFEREE SLIDES INTO THE RING...1...2...3!

Winners – Justin Credible and Rhino @ 10:38

There are tonnes of heat from the crowd as everybody is down inside the ring, except for the ECW Champion Justin Credible. The champ slowly gets up, and Francine immediately hands him his coveted title. Credible uses Francine a little to stay on his feet, before raising the title above his head to even more annoyance from the fans.

As Credible continues to celebrate amongst the other fallen combatants, Joey Styles can’t help but ponder on commentary if maybe Cyrus is right, nobody can stand up to The Network.

We end the show with Justin Credible, the ECW Champion, the newest member of The Network, in a blaze of glory capping off an extraordinary week for The Network...

-END OF SHOW-

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Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

ECW Championship:
Justin Credible defends against Jerry Lynn

Rhino vs. Rob Van Dam

#1 Contender For ECW Championship:
CW Anderson vs. Steve Corino

ECW World Tag Team Championship:
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano and Scotty Anton defends against The Unholy Alliance

Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette

Three Way Dance:
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Hot Commodity (Chris Hamrick and Julio Dinero)​

 

[Stojy]

ECW On TNN
22-09-2000
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada​

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”...

The Canadian fans are excited as hell for ECW to be there, as they chant and yell out crude remarks as if they were in Philadelphia. There’s no opening video or anything tonight, as standing in the ring, looking incredibly excited to be in Canada are ‘The Voice Of ECW’ Joey Styles, and his sexual innuendo wielding colleague, Joel Gertner. The two continue to stand inside the ring, smiles on their faces, waiting for the audience to FINALLY die down so they can speak.

Joey Styles: CANADA... Welcome to the land of the extreme!

BIG TIME pop from the Canadians as Joey smiles and Joel pumps his fist.

Joey Styles: Now ladies and gentleman, we have a very important guest to kick off tonight’s show, so please give a Canadian welcome, to the man who on October tenth in his hometown will get the chance to face Justin Credible for the ECW Championship, please welcome the number one contender... Jerry Lynn!

The fiery crowd lets out another nice pop, which only gets LOUDER when “Scapegoat” by Fear Factory brings out the number one contender, Jerry Lynn. Not being scheduled to compete for the night means Lynn is donning an ECW t-shirt and a pair of jeans, as he is all smiles, slapping hands with the fans on the way to the ring. Instead of getting straight into the ring, Lynn makes Styles and Gertner wait a little, doing a lap of ringside, slapping hands with more of the Canadian fans. Once he gets into the ring, Lynn shakes both commentators’ hands, before standing, hands on hips, awaiting his first question.

Joel Gertner: Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time out of your night to do this. I’ve drawn the short end of the stick which means I’ll be asking the first question, Jerry, last week was a, well, rough week for y-...

Canada gasps a little as a whole, shocked as Lynn as politely as possible, places his hand over the microphone, not allowing Gertner to speak. Jerry looks at Joel almost apologetically before grabbing the microphone.

Jerry Lynn: I hate to do this guys, I really do, but I’m not in the mood to answer questions tonight. Last week the ECW Champion Justin Credible joined The Network and they screwed me out of the ECW Championship. The next night, in a tag team match, the champ caught me off guard, and beat me again, this time fair and square.

There’s a bit of a stunned silence due to the down beat nature of Lynn, who shakes his head, still frustrated with last week’s results.

Jerry Lynn: With that in mind, I’m out here tonight because I’ve only got one thing that I want to say to Justin Credible... And that is t-...

Lynn doesn’t get to complete his sentence as “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck” by Grinspoon hits to Shawn Michaels like heat in Canada, as out steps the ECW Champion Justin Credible and his gold digger girlfriend, Francine. They ignore or enjoy the reaction from the fans as Lynn rolls his eyes inside of the ring. The dastardly duo are both all smiles as they saunter down the ramp, before stepping inside the ring, and Credible pulls a microphone out of the back pocket of his jean shorts.

Justin Credible: Let me help you save your breath, you don’t need to say thank you, because I’m already out here to say it’s okay Jerry, you’re welcome.

Everybody seems a little confused at Credible’s initial statement, especially Lynn, but the champ just chuckles to himself.

Justin Credible: I’m not a mind reader, I don’t have a crystal ball to look into the future, but I think it’s pretty obvious that you are out here tonight to thank me. You want to thank me for the wrestling lesson I gave you last week, pinning your shoulders to the mat, not one, but two nights in a row. You want to thank me because despite leaving you looking up at the lights twice, I’m willing to give you another shot at my ECW title. You want to thank me for giving you this title shot with the odds stacked heavily in your favour at your home time. You’re not finished either, you also want to thank me to get in my good graces, hoping that I won’t embarrass you at Anarchy Rulz, but I will.

Massive heat from the fans as Francine laughs, but Lynn looks pretty furious. Credible arrogantly smirks in Jerry’s face, as a trembling Lynn drops his microphone, and takes a few steps towards the champ. Credible doesn’t back away, dropping his microphone as well, it looks as if these two are about to at it, and the fans are at a fever pitch. Both men have clenched fists when “The Old School Style” by Boner plays, bringing out Steve Corino. ‘The King Of Old School’ is by himself for once, relishing in the heat from the fans, before stepping into the ring. Both men look pretty frustrated at being interrupted but Corino just smirks at them, waiting for the hatred of the ECW faithful to die down so he can speak.

Steve Corino: Well, well, well, isn’t this quite an amazing gathering...

Credible and Lynn roll their eyes, still somewhat weary of each other, as Corino removes the smirk from his own face.

Steve Corino: (Pointing at Lynn) We’ve got the choke artist of a number one contender who previously used my own blood as body art, (pointing at Credible) and we’ve got the joke of a champion who’s simply running down the clock until I get my shot.

Mixed reaction from the fans as they enjoy people bagging Credible. The champion shakes his head though, not happy with Corino’s claims.

Steve Corino: I can beat either one of you at any time and I dare either one of you to have some guts and put their title on the line or put their title shot on the line against me...

The fans boo at Steve’s arrogance as Lynn almost looks ready to accept the challenge but Credible doesn’t react.

Steve Corino: It doesn’t matter which one of you steps up to the plate, I’ll take what’s rightfully mine!

Justin Credible actually takes a few steps back but the number one contender Jerry Lynn takes a few steps towards Corino, drawing huge cheers from the crowd. The two get real close, nose to nose, neither taking a backwards step, when “Mama Said Knock You Out” by LL Cool J breaks the tension, as a rugged, intense looking CW Anderson strides through the curtain. Much like with Corino, there’s plenty of heat for Anderson who gets into the ring, ignoring the dirty looks he’s receiving from the other three men inside the ring.

CW Anderson: (Pointing at the title on Credible’s shoulder) That title and title shot belong to an Anderson. Hell, I’m the only reason why you still have the damn belt, Credible.

Biggest pop Anderson has ever received for the fact that he hates on Credible. Credible’s reaction is priceless as he shakes his head in denial.

CW Anderson: For the last twenty years in professional wrestling, it has been the same old, boring story...

CW pauses and everybody looks genuinely interested with what he’s going to say.

CW Anderson: A big, tough guy does all of the dirty work, all of the heavy lifting, some would say they are almost like an enforcer. That guy is an Anderson and they always end up protecting the World Champion!

Boo from the fans, as all three guys now shake their heads at Anderson’s claims.

CW Anderson: But unlike in the past where an Anderson has protected the champion for things like friendship and loyalty, I only did it for the money.

Big time heat for the money chasing CW, who grins at the fans reaction. Credible and Corino almost shrug as if to say “why not”, but Lynn doesn’t look happy.

CW Anderson: Now that this company’s television deal is coming to an end, The Network is backing out...

Anderson pauses, a shit eating grin on his face now.

CW Anderson: Which means it’s once again a shark eat shark world, and everybody is out for themselves.

Pop from the Canadians who want to see The Network gone. All four men seem to agree about each man for themselves.

CW Anderson: AND NOW...

Some gasps at the intensity of Anderson out of nowhere.

CW Anderson: IT’S TIME FOR AN ANDERSON TO HOLD THE TITLE!!!

The audience mark out now as Corino shakes his head, saying “nah” which draws the ire of Anderson. The two look set to come to blows, with Lynn and Credible facing off as well, and the fans chanting “FIGHT”, “FIGHT”,”FIGHT”. Before anything can escalate further, “Highway To Hell” by AC/DC initially brings a slightly deflated reaction from the fans, before they cheer a little for Spike Dudley. Spike almost has an apologetic look on his face, knowing he stopped a fight breaking out, as he hurries down the ramp. All four men in the ring seem pretty nonplussed about Spike appearing, however they are no longer looking to tear each other apart either.

Spike Dudley: As the Commissioner for ECW, I’m in charge of this show!

A decent pop for Spike as the three heels in the ring look mad, but Lynn doesn’t seem to mind.

Spike Dudley: Since we’ve already got two awesome title matches booked for tonight’s show, I’m going to try and restore order here. I’m asking that you guys keep all of your pent up frustration inside until next week, when we will see CW Anderson team up with Jerry Lynn to face Justin Credible and Steve Corino!

None of the four look entirely happy with the match that has been made, but Spike smiles as the fans enjoyed the announcement... With all five men standing inside the ring, both sets of partners, especially Lynn and Anderson, begin having rather aggressive conversations with each other...

WHEN SPIKE DUDLEY TURNS TO LEAVE... BUT TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A GORE BY RHINO!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out as that one point of impact... CAUSES CORINO AND CW ANDERSON TO BEGIN TRADING PUNCHES!

And on the other side of the ring, JERRY LYNN BEGINS GETTING BEAT DOWN BY BOTH JUSTIN CREDIBLE AND RHINO!!!

The fans are booing the hell out of what is occurring to Lynn, as he continues to get beaten on by both members of The Network. Corino and Anderson on the other hand, both won’t give an inch.

As the mayhem continues... THE AUDIENCE GOES CRAZY... AS NEW JACK SPRINTS THROUGH THE CURTAIN AND DOWN TO THE RING!!!

New Jack slides into the ring, and immediately nails a LOW DROPKICK TO CREDIBLE, WHO IMMEDIATELY DROPS AND ROLLS OUT OF THE RING!!!

Rhino keeps attacking Lynn, as New Jack sees Anderson and Corino brawling... AND CHARGES AT THEM, CLOTHESLINING THEM BOTH OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!

“NEW JACK”, “NEW JACK”, “NEW JACK” chants now come from the fans as Jack turns back to come nose to nose with Rhino.

Rhino is fuming as Jack just yells “BRING IT” AND RHINO CHARGES AT JACK... ONLY FOR JACK TO SIDESTEP HIM... AND TOSS RHINO OVER THE TOP ROPE AND OUT TO THE FLOOR!!!

EPIC POP from the fans for this one, as “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out, with New Jack standing alone in the ring.

Lynn remains down on the mat, as all of the men Jack has cleared from the ring recuperate on the outside.

New Jack continues to beg any and all comers to get back inside the ring as we cut to our first commercial break.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

The mayhem has been cleared when we return from the commercial break, and it’s time for our first title match of the night as “Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing signals the arrival of Danny Doring and Roadkill. The challengers get quite a good ovation from the fans, as they slap hands and make nice on their way down the ramp. Once the challengers are in the ring, “No Sleep Till Brooklyn’ by Beastie Boys caused the rabid crowd to get rather disturbing with their heat for the ECW Tag Team Champions, The Full Blooded Italians. The two men wearing the gold, Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke lead the way, closely followed by Sal E. Graziano and their newest, non Italian member, Scotty Anton. The insulting Italians do their usual hand gestures to the crowd, whilst Anton does his best to fit in, wearing a ridiculous “I am Italia” t-shirt.

Match One
ECW Tag Team Championship Match
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano and Scotty Anton defends against Danny Doring and Roadkill

Surprisingly, despite the two extra members of The FBI at ringside, there isn’t too much interference for a majority of the contest. What we get is a basic tag formula match, where the faces look strong early, until Guido and Mamaluke are able to isolate Doring. Doring shows his tremendous resilience throughout the contest, refusing to stay down for any longer than a two count. Eventually Nunzio yells to Mamaluke, “FINISH IT” and Mamaluke nods. He arrogantly picks up Doring, slaps him across the face... AND LOOKS FOR THE SICILIAN STRETCH... BUT DORING SPINS OUT AND TURNS IT INTO A DDT!

This causes a massive change in momentum as the fans get behind Doring, and with the Canadian arena rocking, Doring is able to make the hot tag to Roadkill. Mamaluke looks set to make the tag to Guido as well, but the leader of the FBI tells Tony to “KEEP GOING”. As expected, Roadkill absolutely destroys Mamaluke, throwing him around the ring and steamrolling him with some pretty basic big man offense.

Sensing things are starting to get desperate, Guido yells out at Roadkill “HEY, HEY, HEY” and when Roadkill turns around, GUIDO SPRINGBOARDS OVER THE TOP ROPE... LOOKING FOR A CROSSBODY... BUT ROADKILL DUCKS AND DORING LANDS A SUPERKICK RIGHT INTO THE MID SECTION OF GUIDO WELL HE’S IN MID AIR!!!

Guido is reeling on the canvas as Doring quickly picks him up and throws him over the top rope and to the outside. The leader of The FBI lands with a splat and Big Sal and Anton immediately check on him, realising that the champions are in some trouble. Meanwhile inside the ring, Doring and Roadkill are still having their way with Mamaluke, as ROADKILL SETS HIM UP IN THE BEAR HUG... AND DORING COMES THROUGH WITH THE LEAPING LARIAT...THE LANCASTER LARIAT OF LUST!!! EPIC POP AS ROADKILL MAKES THE COVER...1...2...NO! GUIDO MANAGES TO STOP THE COUNT BY PULLING OUT THE REFEREE!!!

The audience gets a little deflated at the fact that the pin didn’t go ahead and Doring puts his hands on his head in shock, as he realises what has happened. Knowing he needs to strike now, Doring sprints across the ring, and as Guido argues with the referee, Doring connects with a Baseball Slide which causes Guido to go tumbling into Anton and they both fall over. Rather than end things there, Doring then steps outside of the ring and mounts Guido, hammering away with lefts and rights.

The referee is back inside the ring now, but he’s still keeping an eye on the outside so Anton makes sure not to get involved in the brawl. Inside the ring, Roadkill has taken Mamaluke down with a Side Walk Slam... BEFORE HE BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES... AND LANDS THE DIVING SPLASH... AMISH HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3...

IS WHAT THE REFEREE WOULD COUNT IF BIG SAL WASN’T ON THE APRON!!!

The fat Italian is yelling at the referee for no apparent reason, as Roadkill slams the mat multiple times in frustration, trying to get the referees attention. Luckily, Doring sees this and RIPS Big Sal off of the apron, causing him to fall on his fat ass to an epic pop, well the ref turns around and sees the count...1...2...3...NO! MAMALUKE MANAGES TO GET A SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND!

Roadkill and the fans all seem a little surprised with the resilience of Tony, but he’s kept the champions in the match. Roadkill just continues to do his thing, bringing up Mamaluke... AND DROPPING HIM WITH AN AMISH BOMB!!! Now Guido is doing his best to distract the referee as Big Sal holds onto Doring’s ankle, making it impossible for him to stop Guido from doing so. ROADKILL MAKES THE COVER... BEFORE GETTING UP CONFUSED WITH THE FACT NOBODY IS THERE TO COUNT... AND SCOTTY ANTON KICKS ROADKILL RIGHT IN THE DICK!!!

Boos ring out from the fans as the big man Roadkill crumbles to the mat in absolute agony. Guido is still on the apron, distracting the referee until Anton slides out of the ring. With Anton out, Guido turns and sees that Doring can’t move because Sal has his ankle, SO GUIDO LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON AND TAKES DORING’S HEAD OFF WITH A SPINNING HEEL KICK!

Both men remain unmoved inside of the ring, as Guido gets back onto the apron, yelling at Tony to “PIN HIM, PIN HIM”. Doring manages to just get himself into his team’s corner as well, although he’s on his knees, in pain. Tony begins crawling, and HE MANAGES TO COVER ROADKILL...1...2...ROADKILL KICKS OUT WITH AUTHORITY, WHICH SENDS MAMALUKE FLYING ACROSS THE RING!

The Italians look shocked at the strength of Roadkill, but it does seem like a last gasp effort as Roadkill doesn’t get up after that. Instead he crawls towards his corner as Mamaluke heads to his... AND BOTH MEN TAG IN THEIR PARTNERS!

Guido comes in confidently but Doring beats him to the punch, hammering him into the corner, before eventually connecting with his Running Elbow Smash. Guido staggers out of the corner, and Doring bounces off of the ropes, only for Mamaluke to kick Doring in the back. Doring crumbles at the point of impact and Mamaluke steps into the ring and the two Italians begin beating the living shit out of Doring. Our ECW official is going ape shit, trying to get Mamaluke out of the ring... BUT THIS ALLOWS ANTON AND BIG SAL TO SNEAK UP BEHIND ROADKILL... AND GIVE HIM A DOUBLE BACK SUPLEX OFF OF THE APRON AND ONTO THE COLD HARD CONCRETE FLOOR!

The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out for the big time move, and the referee conveniently doesn’t notice anything. Mamaluke heads back to the apron now with Doring being well and truly softened up. Guido picks up Doring... BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH THE FISHERMAN BUSTER! GUIDO HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3...NO! DORING JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Big time pop for the resilience of Doring but Guido doesn’t mind as he brings Doring up, and beats on him with some sharp right hands. He sends Doring to the corner before setting him up onto the top rope. Guido climbs up after him... AND GOES FOR A HURRICANRANA FROM THE TOP ROPE... BUT DORING REVERSES IT INTO A FUCKING SICK POWERBOMB!!!

Both men are down and Mamaluke panics and looks to get inside the ring again, but this time the referee does his job and stops Tony from getting inside the ring. Well this is happening... BIG SAL SLITHERS INTO THE RING... AND HE LANDS A BODY SPLASH ONTO DORING!!!

HE THEN DRAGS GUIDO’SARM OVER DORING’S CHEST...

Mamaluke puts his hands up, proclaiming innocence and the ref turns to see Guido covering Doring... 1...2...#

Winners – The Full Blooded Italians RETAIN the ECW Tag Team Championships @ 10:11

Heat engulfs the arena as the referee calls for the bell and Mamaluke, Big Sal and Scotty Anton immediately slide inside the ring to help their leader to his feet. Once Guido is up, the referee hands he and Tony their tag team titles and they celebrate with their teammates, much to the dismay of the fans. As the Italians continue to celebrate and antagonise the fans, Doring rolls outside of the ring and falls to the floor, next to his partner, and they both remain down and out.

We get one last look of the celebratory Italians inside the ring as Guido tells everybody “NEVER IN DOUBT. WE ARE THE BEST TEAM IN WRESTLING” which just seems to be annoying the fans more as we head to a commercial break.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

After the commercial break, Chris Chetti is standing in the ring with a microphone, and annoyed look on his face as he gets a little bit of heat from the fans.

Chris Chetti: I want to get one thing straight right here, right now. I am sick and tired of being held back by this company and being overlooked for some of the companies more preferred talent. I can look through the entire ECW roster and tell you that I am the only legit athlete here.

A smattering of heat for Chetti who shakes his head in frustration of his situation.

Chris Chetti: In one night I ran Nova out of ECW...

The heat gets a little louder for this, but Chetti ignores it.

Chris Chetti: You people might not like it, but it’s the truth. If I was a liar, Nova would be in this god forsaken country tonight, but he’s not.

Cheap heat works for Chetti, as he surveys the audience in disgust.

Chris Chetti: Nova shouldn’t feel bad though, because I could take out anybody at the click of my fingers. I wrestle better than anybody in ECW...

CC pauses, letting his words sink in.

Chris Chetti: I look better than anybody in ECW...

BOOOOOO, as Chetti smirks at this comment.

Chris Chetti: And I even swing a chair better than anybody in ECW!

Chetti nods along, letting the fans know that he believes what he’s saying. The fans don’t though as they begin chanting “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” and after a few moments, “Big Balls” by Boner hits to a DAMN LOUD POP and an irritated Balls Mahoney steps through the curtain. Chetti gulps inside the ring, looking as if he regrets running his mouth, as Balls shows off his trusty steel chair. Once Balls gets into the ring, his music dies down and the fans once again chant “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS”.

Mahoney looks Chetti up and down before tossing the steel chair at his feet. CC looks a little confused, and Balls says “COME ON, SHOW ME HOW YOU SWING A CHAIR”!

The fans are buzzing, not sure what’s going to happen next, as Chetti tentatively picks up the chair, making sure not to take his eyes off of Balls. Chetti has the chair in his hand now, and he almost stands in a baseball stance, not sure what to do... So Balls puts both of his hands behind his back, saying “COME ON, HIT ME”.

Chetti closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, composing himself... BEFORE ABSOLUTELY CREAMING BALLS WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO THE FACE!!!

Balls staggers and bounces off of the ropes, but despite looking dazed, he manages to keep his feet. “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” chants ring out again, as Balls looks ready to have his turn with the chair, when the fans begin booing as PIERRE CARL OULETTE IS SPRINTING DOWN TO THE RING!!!

Mahoney is able to notice PCO coming, so he quickly SHOVES THE UNSUSPECTING CHETTI OUT OF THE WAY, and Chetti embarrassingly tumbles through the ropes and to the outside.

Chetti jumps straight to his feet and storms off to the jeers of the crowd. Meanwhile PCO slides into the ring... AND THE TWO BEGIN TRADING CRAZY HAYMAKERS!!!

Neither man gives ground until PCO gets the advantage, and Balls shows some lasting effects from the chair shot he received a minute ago. Oulette hammers away on Balls, backing him into the ropes, before Clotheslining him over the top rope and to the floor.

Oulette hops outside the ring and the two CONTINUE TO BRAWL... WITH BALLS EVENING THINGS UP BY GETTING HIS SECOND WIND!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again as both men continue to rock each other with their strongest blows, and they continue to do so until they disappear through the curtain and out of sight...

...

Perfect timing allows us to pick up a camera backstage right as the two disappear, but it’s not to follow the brawl as instead we are shown a commotion surrounding The Sinister Minister and Yoshihiro Tajiri. The Sinister Minister is shaking his head, yelling “THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS” whilst ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ looks ready to strike. Why? Because they are surrounded by a high number of security guards who are waiting for them to pick up their bags so they can usher them out of the arena.

Once they pick up the bags, security put their hands on their backs, trying to steer them in the direction of the exit. TSM deals with it, but Tajiri shrugs the security off, not wanting to be touched. All of a sudden, the camera pans out and we see none other than Cyrus standing behind all the security, a shit eating grin on his face.

Cyrus: Sorry gentleman but it’s in your best interests for both of you to be escorted out of the arena tonight. The Network doesn’t want any interference in tonight’s main event!

Both men look at Cyrus with disgust, shaking their heads but it doesn’t matter, as the security guards have now taken them towards two big doors which are clearly the exit of the arena...

...

Back at ringside it is time for our second title match of the evening as “Sinister Music” by Boner hits to quite a respectable pop as tonight’s challenger Mikey Whipwreck makes his way from the back. Despite not having his manager or tag team partner with him, Mikey seems to be in pretty good spirits as he slaps hands with the fans. Mikey panders to the fans a little when he’s inside the ring, showing he’s comfortable on his own. “Bawitdaba” by Kid Rock plays next and the ECW Television Champion Kid Kash comes out to a slightly better ovation than what Mikey received. Kash has his title around his waist, tapping it a few times before showing the fans some attention as he heads to the ring. Once inside the ring, Kash takes his title off and immediately focuses on his challenger.

Match Two
ECW Television Championship Match
Kid Kash defends against Mikey Whipwreck

Kash wants to keep the title and Mikey wants to win it, however the match is still fought in pretty good spirit, considering both men are faces. The fans are basically split fifty fifty, as Kash has won over some fans with his recent wave of momentum but Mikey is a long time favourite. Both men go back and forth, wrestling and also unleashing some extreme action with weapons, but KK for a majority of the contest seems a step or two ahead. Mikey’s a battle though and he remains in the contest and Kash has to continue to be at the absolute top of his game.

We pick up play with Kash hammering away on Mikey in the corner, but Whipwreck grabs Kash and puts him into the corner, before he begins belting Kash with punches. With Kash dazed, Mikey goes to send him into the ropes but Kash reverses, sending Mikey in, and when he comes back, Kash takes him down with a quick Power Slam! The air is driven out of Mikey as KK heads up to the top rope... AND LEAPS OFF, LANDING A PERFECT FROG SPLASH!!! Styles puts over the fact that Van Dam may have taught him that, as KASH HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...MIKEY KICKS OUT!

Getting yet another near fall, KK looks a little frustrated before he stomps on Mikey a few times, setting up his next big move. Kash brings Mikey back to his feet, latches onto a front face lock... AND LOOKS FOR A SPIKE BRAINBUSTER... BUT MIKEY BLOCKS IT, NOT ALLOWING KASH TO PICK HIM UP!!! KK attempts to heave Mikey up a second time to no avail and on the third attempt, Whipwreck ends up landing a Vertical Suplex onto Kash. Both men bounce back to their feet pretty quickly, and MIKEY WHIPS KASH INTO THE CORNER...FOLLOWING IN... BUT KASH LEAPS UP ONTO THE TOP ROPE AND LANDS THE BANKROLL!!! KASH STAYS ON TOP OF MIKEY FOR THE COVER...1...2...NO! MIKEY GETS A SHOULDER UP!

There’s some applause for the resilience of Mikey and the awesome move from Kash as the match will continue. The ECW TV champion picks up Mikey again, before kicking him in the gut... AND LOOKING FOR THE MONEY MAKER... BUT MIKEY SPINS OUT AND ATTEMPTS A CLOTHESLINE... KASH DUCKS AND LEAPS UP FOR A HURRICANRANA... WHICH MIKEY REVERSES INTO A POWERBOMB!

An epic pop from the fans due to all the counters ending in a high impact move, and the famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants follow soon after. Kash is now out of it and Mikey lets the adrenaline kicking in, quickly getting to his feet before stepping onto the apron. Once there, he makes sure Kash still isn’t moving... AND COMES BACK INTO THE RING WITH A SLINGSHOT GULLIOTINE LEGDROP!!! MIKEY MAKES THE COVER...1...2...KK KICKS OUT!

Now Mikey has a desperate look in his eye, as he looks towards the referee to make sure it was only a two count. Mikey brings Kash back to his feet, landing a few hard punches to the face, before he looks to send Kash into the ropes, but KK reverses sending Mikey into the ropes instead... KASH DUCKS HIS HEAD... LOOKING FOR A BACK BODY DROP... BUT MIKEY STOPS HIMSELF... AND CONNECTS WITH A DOUBLE UNDERHOOK BACKBREAKER DROP! Groans and gasps from the audience can be heard from the brutal move... AS MIKEY HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO! KK SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!

Duelling chants of “MIKEY”, “MIKEY”, “MIKEY” and “KID”, “KID”, “KID” can be heard from the Canadian fans. Whipwreck gets a little aggressive now, dragging Kash across the canvas by his hair, before he begins stomping all over Kash in the corner. KK continues to use the ropes to get up, despite the continuous blows. Once he’s up, Mikey lands a few punches before setting Kash up on the top rope. Mikey climbs up as well... SETTING HIM UP FOR A POTENTIAL FRANKEN MIKEY... BUT KASH PUSHES MIKEY OFF OF THE TOP ROPE! MIKEY BOUNCES BACK TO HIS FEET... AND KASH LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE... LANDING ON MIKEY FOR A SICK HURRICANRANA!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out now at the awesome display of athleticism. Kash takes a moment or two to get back up, but when he does, he’s straight on the dazed Mikey, bringing him up... AND PLANTING HIM WITH THE MONEY MAKER... BEFORE GETTING UP AND RUNNING STRAIGHT INTO A FUCKING GORE BY RHINO!!!

Heat automatically engulfs the arena as the champion has been laid out by the former champion. Rhino doesn’t stop there though, as he picks up Whipwreck... AND DROPS HIM WITH A PILEDRIVER!!!

No Contest @ 07:35

The referee calls for the bell, obviously realising neither man is going to be able to continue as long as Rhino continues this onslaught. This gets quite a large amount of heat from the ECW fans, but the snarling, furious Rhino doesn’t care, as he grabs Mikey and takes him to the apron.

Once on the apron, Rhino signals for some of the crew at ringside to “FUCKING MOVE”, before he grabs Mikey... AND DECIMATES HIM WITH A PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON AND THROUGH THE FUCKING TIME KEEPER’S TABLE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out despite the fact that the fans hate Rhino. Obviously Mikey is not moving, potentially suffering a broken neck, whereas the brutal Rhino gets back up and continues to stomp all over Mikey.

Rhino then drops to the floor and begins choking the lifeless Mikey in a brutal display, only stopping to grab a microphone that he finds on the floor.

Rhino: I am the rightful champion, I WANT MY SHOT!!!

There’s boos from the fans which quickly turn into an epic pop... AS KID KASH LEAPS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND LANDS ON RHINO WITH A CRAZY NO HANDS DIVE!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out from the fans as Kash mounts Rhino and begins hammering away with short right hands.

The ECW Television Champions jumps up and brings Rhino to his feet... AND RAMS RHINO FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!

Rhino drops to the floor, which allows Kash a moment to pick up a microphone.

Kid Kash: You want a shot? YOUR ON!!!

KK picks up Rhino and rolls him inside of the ring. The referee is still in the ring from the previous bout and he calls for the bell to start the match.

Match Three
ECW Television Championship Match
Kid Kash defends against Rhino

With the match now being made official, Kid Kash quickly gets inside of the ring and looks to continue the assault, but Rhino is already back on his feet. There’s a quick look of shock that crosses the face of Kash before he lands some right hands on Rhino, but the former champion lands a knee to Kash’s mid section. That one move gives Rhino a moment to catch his breath, before he runs straight through Kash with a Clothesline. ‘The Notorious K.I.D’ pops up and staggers into the ropes... AND RHINO CHARGES ACROSS THE RING AT KASH... BUT KASH DROPS TO THE CANVAS... LOW BRIDGING RHINO AND SENDING HIM TUMBLING TO THE OUTSIDE!!!

Rhino lands awkwardly on the outside and punches the floor in frustration, before getting up and TURNING STRAIGHT INTO A SOMERSAULT PLANCHA FROM THE FIRED UP KID KASH! Those “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out yet again as Kash has Rhino down and not moving for a change. Unfortunately the pinfall has to take place inside of the ring, so Kash is unable to capitalise right away. Instead he stomps on Rhino a few times before looking around the crowd who are offering him a variety of different weapons. KK takes too long against the ultra resilient Rhino, who clobbers Kash from behind BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP IN POSITION FOR A BACK SUPLEX... BUT DROPPING KASH BALLS FIRST ONTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

Kash lets out a huge groan of pain, as does every male in the arena as Rhino lands a few right hands now. As KK remains trapped on the barricade, Rhino begins searching around ringside, picking up a steel chair, a table and the ECW Television Championship belt and throwing them all inside of the ring. The crowd begins buzzing as they realise business is about to pick up, but this time Rhino has taken to long... and when he turns around... KASH LEAPS OFF OF THE CROWD BARRICADE AND TAKES RHINO DOWN WITH AN EPIC HURRICANRANA!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again for Kash as he takes a few deep breaths before picking up Rhino and rolling him into the ring. Kash follows him in... AND HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...RHINO KICKS OUT!!! Kash is smart not to let Rhino back up, mounting him for the second time tonight and letting loose with some brutal right hands. He then gets up and heads to the top rope yet again... And when Rhino gets up... KASH LEAPS OFF WITH A CROSSBODY... BUT RHINO CATCHES HIM... AND TOSSES HIM AWAY WITH A FAL AWAY SLAM!!! RHINO MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! KASH SHOOTS A SHOULDER UP!

Having already wrestled a previous match begins showing an effect for Kash from here, as he’s unable to do much except shoot a shoulder off of the match when Rhino tries to finish things. Rhino beats on Kash inside of the ring and outside of the ring for several minutes, before yelling at the referee like a psycho when Kash kicks out of a brutal chair shot. Rhino takes his frustration out on Kash by throwing him into the corner and driving several shoulders into KK’s mid section. From there Rhino sends Kash into the ropes... BEFORE GOING FOR HIS SPINNING SPINEBUSTER... BUT KASH LEAPS UP... AND TURNS IT INTO A HURRICANRANA!!!

Both men remain down after that one, as the fans cheer as loud as they possibly can for Kash. They both use the ropes to get to their feet and meet in the centre of the ring to throw hands. Kash, Rhino, Kash, Rhino, Kash, Kash, Kash. The champion has Rhino reeling now, before he bounces off the ropes for some extra momentum, but he runs straight into a Belly to Belly Suplex from Rhino. RHINO WITH THE COVER...1...2...3!

NO!

KASH JUST SHOOTS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!

Rhino gets back up and gets on his haunches in the corner, waiting for Kash to get up. The mood in the arena lifts again as Kash is positioned between Rhino and the table that was set up to lean against the corner earlier in the contest. Once Kash gets up... RHINO CHARGES AT KASH FOR THE GORE... BUT KASH LEAP FROGS IT... RHINO TRIES TO STOP... AND BOUNCES HIS SHOULDER OFF OF THE TABLE BUT THE TABLE DOESN’T BREAK...RHINO TURNS BACK AROUND... AND KASH CREAMS HIM WITH A TITLE SHOT TO THE FACE!!! KASH WITH THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

...

NO!!!

RHINO, AT THE LAST SECOND, JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!

Kash can’t believe it as he pleads with the referee, who tells him again that it was only a two count. Kash gets up and begins showing some real aggression, dragging Rhino by the hair into the corner. Kash then stomps all over Kash before using the soul of his shoe to choke Rhino out. Kash eventually brings Rhino back up, before kicking him in the gut... AND HE GOES FOR THE MONEY MAKER... BUT IN AN INSTANT... RHINO SPINS OUT... AND HOISTS KASH UP BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH A DEATH VALLEY DRIVER!!! Rhino takes a moment or two, clearly in pain, BEFORE HE MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! KK GETS HIS SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!

Rhino runs his hands through his hair now, a shocked expression on his face for the resilience of KK. Rhino isn’t one to stop though, as he sends Kash into the corner, before following in with a brutal Corner Clothesline. He does this a second time, before allowing KK to stagger out of the corner... AND RHINO LOOKS FOR HIS SPINNING SPINEBUSTER AGAIN... AND KASH REVERSES INTO A SPINNING DDT!!! Both men are down again, having taken a serious amount of punishment, and after a few moments... KK DRAPES AN ARM OVER THE CHEST OF RHINO...1...2...3! NO! SHOULDER UP BY THE FORMER CHAMP!

It’s safe to say Kash is out on his feet as gets up, as Rhino crawls towards Kash. Once Rhino gets to Kash, KK LOOKS SET TO LAND THE MONEY MAKER THIS TIME... BUT RHINO POWERS OUT AND SENDS KASH OVER THE TOP WITH A BACK BODY DROP!

Rhino immediately drags Kash up by the hair, LOOKING FOR THE POWERBOMB... BUT ONCE IN THE AIR, KASH LANDS SEVERAL RIGHT HANDS... SO RHINO ATTEMPTS TO THROW KASH AWAY... BUT KASH LANDS ON HIS FEET... BUT HAS NO TIME TO REACT AS RHINO CHARGES THROUGH HIM WITH A FUCKING GORE THAT SENDS HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE CORNER TABLE!!!

HOLY FUCK!!! “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out and quite easily they are the loudest of the night, as a hungry, merciless beast that is Rhino drags Kash out of the rubble... AND MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

NEW CHAMP...

...

NO! KASH JUST SHOT A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!!!

Rhino is furious as he yells at the referee “COUNT THE FUCKING THREE”! KK is lifeless now, clearly having used his last ounce of energy to get a shoulder up. Rhino snarls and picks Kash back up, although it does take him awhile due to KK’s dead weight. RHINO GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR... AND NAILS A PILEDRIVER ONTO THE BITS OF WOOD LEFT OVER FROM THE TABLE!!! RHINO WITH THE PIN AGAIN, HOOKING THE LEG...1...2...3!

Winner – Rhino WINS the ECW Television Championship @ 8:56

There’s some heat from the fans but also some slight applause, not necessarily for Rhino, but just for the effort both men put into this match.

The referee grabs the Television Championship... And RHINO SNATCHES IT OFF OF HIM IMMEDIATELY, and raises it above his head, letting out an intense scream.

Heat for Rhino grows from the fans now, as KK remains lifeless inside the ring. On commentary, Joey Styles is going off, claiming that this must have been The Network’s plan all along, and it is probably why they escorted Tajiri and The Sinister Minister out of the arena...

Rhino continues to celebrate, champion once again, when...

“WALK” BY KILGORE PLAYS OVER THE PA SYSTEM TO A HUGE FUCKING OVATION AS OUTSTEPS...

ROB VAN DAM!!!

“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants are causing the arena to damn near shake, as Rhino tosses his title to the outside and yells, “BRING IT, MOTHER FUCKER”!

It doesn’t take RVD long to comply... as he sprints into the ring... AND THE TWO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TRADING RIGHT HANDS!!!

The arena is at a fever pitch, neither man is taking a backwards step... UNTIL RVD LANDS A FEW BRUTAL FOREARMS IN A ROW TO THE BRIDGE OF RHINO’S NOSE!!!

RVD BEGINS TO GET THE UPPER HAND... BACKING RHINO UP EVER SO SLIGHTLY...

Joey Styles: Ladies and gentleman, unfortunately we are out of time tonight. We’ll be sure to keep the cameras rolling and show the rest of this crazy fight tomorrow night on Hardcore TV!!!

We get one last image of Rhino slowly backing into the ropes, Van Dam still on the attack, and we fade to black...

-END OF SHOW-

***

Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

ECW Championship:
Justin Credible defends against Jerry Lynn

ECW Television Championship:
Rhino defends against Rob Van Dam

#1 Contender For ECW Championship:
CW Anderson vs. Steve Corino

ECW World Tag Team Championship:
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano and Scotty Anton defends against The Unholy Alliance

Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette

Three Way Dance:
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Hot Commodity (Chris Hamrick and Julio Dinero)​

 

[Stojy]

ECW Hardcore TV
23-09-2000
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada​

The show opens up with a video recap, highlighting the finish to last night’s ECW On TNN...

***

The video begins with Rhino snatching his newly won ECW Television Championship from the referee and raising his arms in triumph. The fans are initially applauding for the quality of the match he’s just had with Kid Kash, before they begin booing the hell out of the most aggressive man on the roster. A THUNDEROUS ovation is heard though as “Walk” by Kilgore hits and out steps the man who will challenge Rhino for the ECW Television Title in a week and a half, Rob Van Dam. The two begin throwing punches at each other, with Van Dam slowly able to get the advantage and just as Rhino is backing into the ropes, the fans still at a fever pitch, the show fades to black.

***​

Once the video is completed, we cut to see an amped up Joey Styles, standing in front of an ECW backdrop, a microphone in hand.

Joey Styles: Welcome to ECW Hardcore TV! Last night at ECW On TNN, we left you all due to time restraints in the middle of an explosive situation between the ECW Television Champion Rhino, and Rob Van Dam. As these two hated rivals came to blows, we were forced to cut off the air, but we have what took place once the show went off the air here for you all to watch right now!

Great production work by ECW, as a video showing what took place after the show went off the air immediately begins to play...

***

The video starts up where the last left off, with Van Dam on the attack, really taking it to Rhino with right hands, until Rhino rakes the eyes of Van Dam. This stops ‘The Whole F’n Show’ in his tracks and allows Rhino to begin hammering away on RVD. Rhino then picks up the ECW Television Championship... AND LOOKS TO HIT VAN DAM WITH IT... BUT RVD DUCKS AND LANDS A SPINNING HEEL KICK!!!

Rhino rolls out of the ring and Van Dam quickly chases after, and the two THROW HAYMAKERS AT EACH OTHER AGAIN! Neither man is taking a backwards step again, both just throwing shots at each other, the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”; “ECDUBBYA” chants the perfect background noise for the scene.

Eventually SHITLOADS of security sprint down the ramp and much to the dismay of the raucous Canadian crowd, security are able to separate the two before they can kill each other.

***
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With the video now being completed, there’s no time for further commentary from Styles as “Battery” by Metallica hits to a decent, respectful ovation as Psicosis steps through the curtain. The man from Mexico slaps hands with the fans on his way to the ring, obviously trying to get them further on side, and his ovation does increase slightly once he rolls into the ring and raises his arms above his head. Unfortunately, his ovation doesn’t match this one, as “Walk” by Kilgore hits to a CRAZY ovation as Rob Van Dam bounces through the curtain, with Bill Alfonso not too far behind. There’s that usual sense of self confidence about Van Dam, as he smirks towards the fans and does his standard thumb taunt as the ring announcer says his name. Once the ever popular RVD gets inside the ring, he shares a respectful nod with his opponent before giving a little more attention to the fans.

Match One
Psicosis vs. Rob Van Dam w/Bill Alfonso

The bell rings and the two men put on a DAMN good show. Psicosis is more than competitive in the contest and Joey Styles puts over the fact that RVD is clearly trying to brawl a little more, rather than actually wrestle, almost as if he’s trying to send a message towards Rhino. Whilst this does create some near falls for Van Dam, being overly aggressive also causes him to make numerous mistakes and Psicosis was more than good enough to take advantage of those, without finishing Van Dam off.

We pick up play with both men standing in the middle of the ring trading right hands, Van Dam making a comeback after being dominated for the past few minutes. He has Psicosis rocking and reeling with his hands, sending Psicosis backing into the corner. From there, RVD drills his shoulder into Psi’s mid section twice, before flipping out and charging in with a third shoulder to the mid section... VAN DAM THEN PERFORMS A MONKEY FLIP... BUT PSICOSIS LANDS ON HIS FEET... RVD CHARGES AT HIM... STRAIGHT INTO A SPINNING HEEL KICK THAT ALMOST TAKES VAN DAM’S HEAD OFF!!!

There’s some applause from the fans but they seem more shocked than anything at just how well Psicosis is going here. Psicosis looks to scramble for the cover but Van Dam is able to roll under the bottom rope and collapse to the floor to allow himself a breather. After a few moments RVD is able to force himself back up... AND PSICOSIS TAKES HIM BACK DOWN WITH A SUICIDE DIVE WHICH ACTUALLY SENDS VAN DAM CRASHING BACK FIRST INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

Those famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants kick in for far from the first time in this match as Psi continues to have control. He beats on Van Dam a little outside of the ring before he rolls him back to the inside. Once he’s back inside of the ring, with RVD still not showing many signs of life, PSICOSIS MAKES A COVER...1...2...NO! VAN DAM KICKS OUT!

Despite the length of this contest already surpassing what some thought it would, RVD still has plenty of energy left in the tank. Psicosis isn’t one to get overly frustrated though, as he rolls Van Dam onto his stomach, and drops three quick elbow drops onto the lower back of RVD, which previously collided with the crowd barricade. Psicosis then grabs Van Dam by the legs... GETTING HIM IN A WHEELBARROW POSITION... BUT RVD GRABS PSICOSIS’ ANKLES AND COUNTERS WITH A VICTORY ROLL...1...2...NO! PSICOSIS GETS OUT OF THE TRICKY PINFALL ATTEMPT!

Both men bounce back up to their feet immediately, and Psi swings wildly with a right hand, Van Dam ducks AND GOES FOR A KICK TO THE MID SECTION... PSICOSIS CATCHES THE BOOT... VAN DAM FAKES AN ENZUIGURI... AND THEN LANDS A ROLLING MULE KICK!!!

Big time pop for the use of Van Dam’s educated feet as he now gets up and drags Psicosis to where he wants him in the ring... VAN DAM THEN GOES FOR A SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULT... AND HE LANDS IT... BUT PSICOSIS GETS HIS KNEES UP!!! For not the first time in the match, RVD rolls out of the ring in agony, clutching his busted up mid section. Psicosis remains down in the ring for a little, but he’s clearly in the driver’s seat. Psi waits for Van Dam to get up on the outside... AND SPRINTS ACROSS THE RING... TAKING VAN DAM BACK DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH A BASEBALL SLIDE!

As RVD crumbles to the floor again, Psicosis takes his time to stomp on RVD a few times, before whipping him into the crowd barricade, which further hurts RVD’s already softened back. Psi then slides RVD back inside of the ring before following up... AND THIS TIME HE’S ABLE TO LAND THE WHEELBARROW FACEBUSTER!!! PSI WITH THE COVER...1...2...NO! VAN DAM SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

For the first time in the match, Psicosis shows some visible frustration at the resilience of Van Dam as he slaps his hands on the mat. He brings Van Dam back up and after rocking him with a few shots, he whips RVD into the ropes, and attempts a Clothesline, Van Dam ducks, and comes back from the other side, Psicosis leap frogs him... Only for VAN DAM TO BOUNCE OFF OF THE ROPES AGAIN... AND HE GOES FOR A CROSSBODY... BUT PSICOSIS DUCKS AND VAN DAM DROPS TO THE MAT!!!

The momentum of his dive causes Van Dam to roll under the bottom rope but he remains on the ring apron. Psi walks over and drags Van Dam up by the hair... BEFORE HE LOOKS TO SUPLEX VAN DAM BACK INSIDE OF THE RING... BUT RVD BLOCKS IT... BEFORE SUPLEXING PSICOSIS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE COLD, HARD CONCRETE FLOOR OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!!

This match takes another twist as a sore Van Dam takes his time jumping off of the ring apron, clutching at his sore back. Once on the floor, RVD brings Psicosis back up, putting him in a front face lock, and he lifts ‘Cosis up for a Suplex, but instead places him mid section first, hanging over the crowd barricade. The audience begins to stir, as they realise what’s coming next, as Van Dam climbs onto the ring apron, and then onto the top rope, does his thumb taunt... AND LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE... LANDING ALL OVER THE BACK AND NECK OF PSICOSIS WITH A DISCUS LEG DROP!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECSDUBBYA” chants ring out again as both men remain down after this. Psicosis is basically motionless whilst Van Dam rolls around, grabbing at different parts of his body, clearly feeling some pain. Eventually Van Dam uses the ring apron to drag himself up, before he grabs the dead weight of Psicosis and rolls him into the ring. RVD then picks up a steel chair from ringside and tosses that into the ring as well. Once RVD gets back up... HE BOUNCES OFF OF THE ROPES AND LANDS ROLLING THUNDER ON PSICOSIS BEFORE MAKING THE PIN...1...2...NO! PSI GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Van Dam shakes his head at not getting the finish, before picking up the steel chair that he just brought into the ring. RVD slaps the steel chair with his hands a few times, nodding at the crowd which gets a big pop. The masked Mexican slowly gets to his feet and when he does... RVD THROWS PSICOSIS THE CHAIR... PSI CATCHES IT... VAN DAMINATOR!!! NO! PSI DUCKS... AND RAMS THE CHAIR INTO THE MID SECTION OF RVD!!! RVD crumbles to his knees, clutching his stomach in agony... BEFORE PSI NOW SLAMS THE CHAIR ACROSS VAN DAM’S BACK! PSI ROLLS RVD OVER AND HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3! NO! RVD JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

There’s a nice ovation from the fans now for the false finish and really for the match so far in general. With RVD barely moving, Psi brings him up and drops him again with a Scoop Slam. ‘Cosis then heads to the top rope... AND LEAPS OFF... LANDING THE PSYCHO GUILLOTINE!!! PSI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...3!

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NO! RVD JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!

If he wasn’t wearing a mask, surely there’d be frustration written all over Psicosis’ face as the fans mark out for the resilience of Van Dam. Psicosis knows now is the time to finish it, as he performs the cut throat taunt and grabs Van Dam and sends him into the corner. In the corner, Psi lands some boots to the mid section before lifting RVD and placing him onto the top rope. Psicosis climbs up after Van Dam, and he stands on to the rope like he’s going to perform a Hurricanrana but RVD begins landing short right hands to the mid section. The fifth shot causes Psi to bend over and hold his stomach which allows ‘The Whole Fuckin’ Show’ to pie face ‘Cosis off of the top rope and to the canvas... PSI IMMEDIATELY GETS BACK UP... AND RVD COMES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A LEAPING THRUST KICK!

The thrust kick connects perfectly and the momentum causes Psi to stagger backwards a few steps and land in a seated position. RVD landed on his feet after the kick and picks up the steel chair... BEFORE CHARGING INTO THE CORNER WITH THE CHAIR SURF, SENDING THE STEEL CHAIR CRASHING INTO THE FACE OF PSI! RVD THROWS THE CHAIR INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE RING... BEFORE DRAGGING PSI AWAY FROM THE ROPES AND MAKING THE COVER...1...2...3! NO! PSI JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out once again as RVD and the fans can’t believe that wasn’t enough to end the match. Van Dam shrugs his shoulders as if to say okay, I can do more and he once again climbs up to the top rope. Psicosis is doing his best to get up, when he bumps into the steel chair, so he decides to pick up the chair for protection as he gets up... AND VAN DAM LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE NAILING A VAN DAMINATOR!

HOLY FUCK! RVD carries on the momentum now, with Psicosis probably close to unconscious, RVD leaps up to the top rope again, surveys the crowd as they chant “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” AND HE LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH! Van Dam sells the effects on his mid section by rolling around on the mat, before MAKING THE COVER...1...2...3!

Winner – Rob Van Dam @ 19:23

With the match being over, a relieved Van Dam gets to his feet, a smile on his face, mixed in with a few grimaces due to the after effects of a brutal match.

Psicosis manages to roll to the outside and remain down on the floor as the referee raises ‘The Whole Fuckin’ Shows’ hand in victory, and Alfonso applauds in the background.

RVD does his usual thumb taunts with the extreme Canadian fans chanting along “ROB...VAN...DAM”, and the cheers for arguably the most popular man on the roster continue as we head to a commercial break.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

We return from the commercial break to have yet another video package, highlighting some more occurrences of last night’s ECW On TNN...

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The video begins showing Mikey Whipwreck’s tag team partner, Yoshihiro Tajiri and his manager, The Sinister Minister being escorted out of the building by security, with the leader of The Network gloating in the background.​

The tape then cuts to the ending of last night’s scheduled main event which saw Kid Kash defending his ECW Television Championship against Mikey Whipwreck. The ending shows Kash land the Money Maker on Mikey and look set to pick up the win, when he is destroyed by a Gore from the former TV Champion, Rhino.​

Thanks to the interference, the match ended in a no contest however this was far from the end of what took place. Rhino delivered the devastating Piledriver through the time keeper’s table to Mikey, before demanding a rematch for Kash’s belt. Kash responded by taking down Rhino, ramming him into the ring post and claiming the match was on.​

Despite having a previous match, Kash put up a hell of a fight, almost defeating Rhino on a few occasions. In the end though, Rhino was just a little too good, and without any interference, with a Gore followed by a Piledriver, Rhino regained the title he lost just two weeks earlier.​

We then hear a final voice over from Joey Styles on the night, claiming that this whole thing must have been The Network’s plan, beginning with Mikey’s buddies being escorted out of the building.

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Before we head to our next match, we get one last video package from last night’s episode of ECW on TNN. I know, way too many video packages, I’m sorry...

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The video opens up with the beginning of last night’s show, where Joey Styles and Joel Gertner look set to interview the number one contender to the ECW Championship, Jerry Lynn. Lynn isn’t in a good mood and tells Styles and Gertner he doesn’t want to answer any questions and instead wants to send a message to the ECW Champion Justin Credible and The Network after they screwed him out of the gold last week.​

Before Lynn can continue, Justin Credible actually makes his way to the ring and tells Lynn he doesn’t need to say thanks for Credible allowing him another shot at the title come Anarchy Rulz. Credible presses further, saying he will embarrass Lynn at the pay per view.​

Next up, Steve Corino shows up and he begs Credible to put the title on the line against him, or for Lynn to put his title shot on the line against him, because Corino knows he would beat either of them.​

The man Corino will face at Anarchy Rulz in a number one contender match, CW Anderson then comes out and says he deserves the next shot, and it’s about time an Anderson holds a World Title, rather than protecting the champion.​

All four men look set to come to blows when the ECW Commissioner Spike Dudley comes down to the ring. Spike wants to keep the peace and books a tag team match for next week at ECW On TNN which will see CW Anderson and Jerry Lynn forming an unlikely tandem to face two members of The Network who hate each other, Justin Credible and Steve Corino.​

As Spike prepares to leave, he turns straight into a Gore by Rhino who continues his random acts of violence against Spike that have been taking place over the past month or two.​

Rhino and the other four men in the ring all begin brawling, with Corino and Anderson fighting each other, and Rhino and Credible teaming up to beat down on Lynn, when all of a sudden, NEW JACK MAKES HIS RETURN!​

New Jack comes down and cleans house, removing Corino, Anderson, Rhino and Credible from the ring. New Jack is left begging The Network to come back inside the ring, seemingly paying extra attention to Rhino.

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After yet another video package, we are back at ringside as “Big Balls” by Boner hits to massive cheers as long time ECW fan favourite Balls Mahoney makes his way out from the back. As usual, Mahoney has his trusty steel chair in possession, and despite having a different opponent tonight, the chair still has “PCO” spray painted on it. The fans begin chanting “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” as Mahoney gets inside the ring and begins swinging his chair around like a lunatic. “Intergalactic” by Beastie Boys draws a little bit of applause for Chris Chetti. Chetti has a disgusted look on his face, probably looking down on the fans and his opponent. Chetti struts down the ramp, continuing to have his really bad attitude that has surfaced over the last couple of weeks. Once he’s inside the ring, he’s incredibly weary of Balls, ensuring the referee gets the steel chair placed outside of the ring.

Match Two
Balls Mahoney vs. Chris Chetti

As the bell rings, Chetti looks a little weary, not wanting to get overly involved in the physical stuff with the much bigger Mahoney. The two look ready to lock up when all of a sudden Chetti directs his attention to the referee, telling him to “CHECK HIS SHORTS”. The audience shit all over Chetti accusing Mahoney of having a weapon in his shorts. Even the referee shakes his head before preparing to check Balls, ONLY FOR CHETTI TO SWING FOR A CLOTHESLINE AT A DISTRACTED BALLS... BUT BALLS DUCKS... AND IMMEDIATELY GOES TO TOWN WITH THE MAHONEY COMBO!

“BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” chants already begin with each punch, before Mahoney uses his brute strength to continue to bully Chetti around the ring. Balls eventually whips Chetti into the ropes and when CC comes back, Mahoney drops him with a Sidewalk Slam, BEFORE HE GOES WITH THE LATERAL PRESS...1...2...NO! CHETTI KICKS OUT!

Balls didn’t seem to think that was going to be the end and he smiles at the kick out, knowing it means he gets to inflict more punishment. He slowly brings Chetti back up to a vertical base, but CC shrugs Mahoney off, lands a thumb to the eye and drops to the canvas and rolls out of the ring. There’s volcanic heat from the Canadian crowd as chants of “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” are directed at CC. CC ignores the fans, continuing to take deep breaths on the outside, whilst a frustrated Mahoney yells “COME ON” inside of the ring.

With Chetti showing no signs of wanting to get back inside, despite the referee’s best wishes, Mahoney heads outside the ring. CC immediately begins running away from Balls, and the excitement picks up as Mahoney gives chase. They do a whole lap around the ring and Chetti begins a second, when Mahoney gives up. Chetti slides back inside the ring, thinking Balls is tired, but the real reason he stopped chasing is because he ran into his trusty steel chair on the outside. Mahoney picks up the steel chair and slides into the ring and a scared Chetti immediately begins stomping all over the back of Balls, not letting him get up. The attack causes Balls to drop the chair and Chetti picks it up, and waits for Balls to get up... BEFORE HE SLAMS THE STEEL CHAIR ACROSS MAHONEY’S SKULL... BUT BALLS NO SELLS IT... CHETTI’S EYES GO WIDE... BEFORE HE KICKS BALLS... IN THE BALLS... AND THEN SLAMS HIM ACROSS THE HEAD WITH ANOTHER CHAIR SHOT! This time Mahoney crumbles to the mat... AND CHETTI MAKES THE COVER...1...2...NO! BALLS KICKS OUT!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out for the sickening chair shots as it’s clear the fans are still upbeat because Balls kicked out. Chetti grabs the chair and holds it against the throat of Mahoney for a few seconds, restricting his breathing. As Balls coughs and splutters for air, Chetti positions the steel chair where he wants it before he slowly brings Balls back to his feet, lands a few right hands... AND THEN USES ALL HIS STRENGTH TO HOIST BALLS UP... AND DROP HIM WITH A BLUE THUNDER DRIVER ONTO THE STEEL CHAIR... CHETTI HOOKS THE LEG...1...2...NO! BALLS SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

Chetti looks panicked at the kick out as he clearly wants the match over before he can get really hurt. Chetti stomps on Balls a few more times before he heads to the top rope, waiting for Balls to get up. Mahoney is beginning to stir, and the referee bends down to check on Mahoney... AS NOVA RUNSDOWN THE RAMP... HOPS ONTO THE APRON... AND SHAKES THE ROPES, CAUSING CHETTI TO GET CROTCHED ON THE TOP ROPE!

The fans cheer as having done his damage; Nova quickly sprints to the back. Meanwhile Balls gets to his feet, and grabs Chetti and tosses him off of the top rope and to the canvas. CC grimaces and grabs at his back after the impact of the fall, whilst Balls picks up his trusty steel chair. Balls waits for Chetti to get back up and when he does... BALLS DAMN NEAR KNOCKS HIM OUT WITH THE BEST CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD YOU WILL EVER SEE!!! BALLS MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3...

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NO! BALLS LIFTS CHETTI’S ARM OFF OF THE MAT!

Epic cheer from the fans for this as “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are started from the Canadian crowd. Balls lets out a grin, as he brings the defenceless Chetti back up... AND DROPS HIM WITH THE NUTCRACKER SUITE... BEFORE MAKING A RELAXED COVER...1...2...3!

Winner – Balls Mahoney @ 04:15

The match is over and the fans cheer pretty damn loudly as Balls has his hand raised in victory by the referee.

Balls picks up his trusty steel chair, as he shakes his head a little, still trying to get rid of some of the cobwebs.

Mahoney begins pointing at the letters PCO on the chair, letting everybody know the Frenchman is who Mahoney wants as we cut to a commercial.

-COMMERCIAL BREAK-​

Upon returning from the commercial break, Joey Styles is standing by in the back, suited up like always with a microphone in hand.

Joey Styles: Welcome back ladies and gentleman, we’ve still got plenty to come tonight, but I wanted to cast an eye on next week’s episode of ECW On TNN. Next week’s main event will pit two strange bedfellow teams against each other, who knows what could happen. It will be CW Anderson and Jerry Lynn up against the ECW Champion Justin Credible and Steve Corino. All four men want the ECW Championship but there’s much more to this. Lynn and Anderson will be teaming up despite the fact that last week CW Anderson was one of the main reasons why Jerry Lynn didn’t become the ECW Champion. Steve Corino also wants the ECW Championship and despite being a fellow Network member with Justin Credible, has made his intentions clear. Anderson and Corino have also had some issues stemming from Corino kicking Anderson in the face after Anderson interfered and cost Lynn the championship last week. Each man has their own motive going into this match; I don’t know how either of these teams is going to be able to work together.

Having said his bit, Styles gives the camera the hard stare before we cut away...

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To another area in the back, where Styles’ colleague who isn’t working tonight, Joel Gertner is standing by in an ‘ECW’ t-shirt and a pair of baggy jeans. Unlike Joey, Gertner doesn’t have a microphone, instead preparing to cut a promo as if he were a wrestler. It’s safe to say, Gertner doesn’t look to be in his usual joyous mood.

Joel Gertner: No fun, no games, no sexual innuendos, none of that crap. I’m here tonight, on my day off, because we all know that The Network’s power runs out in just a couple of weeks. Once that television deal runs out, The Network is finished. This means, according to my watch, it’s time for Cyrus to put up or shut up.

Gertner stops for a moment, screwing up his face and shaking his head when he mentions Cyrus.

Joel Gertner: After all the months of abuse, after all the months of being a good little employee, I’ve had enough. Cyrus, if you’ve got the guts, I want to fight you at Anarchy Rulz!

Once he’s issued his challenge, Gertner once again shows how serious he is by dead panning the camera...

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It’s main event time now as we cut back to ringside where “PCO” by The ECW Production Team hits and due to being in Canada, there’s actually a LOUD POP for the hometown hero, Pierre Carl Oulette. PCO walks down the ramp rather quickly, slapping hands with some fans before getting inside of the ring and waiting for his opponent. “Sinister Music” by Boner hits next, and to an equally as LOUD POP, out steps Yoshihiro Tajiri, closely followed by The Sinister Minister. The two both make their way out to the ring, meaning business as Joey Styles puts over the fact that Mikey will not be appearing due to that Piledriver he received from Rhino last night.

Match Three
Pierre Carl Oulette vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri w/The Sinister Minister

From the moment the bell rings, there’s a huge contrast in styles between the two, with PCO trying to use his strength and size advantage and ground Tajiri, whilst Tajiri is trying to quicken the pace, stick and move and score with his stinging leg kicks. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ has a good amount of success in the opening couple of minutes, however once PCO finally does get both his hands on Tajiri, the match changes dramatically. Knowing it will probably be a long time before he wrestles in Canada again for ECW; PCO actually shows off to the fans quite a bit, getting cheers as he systematically takes apart Tajiri. He doesn’t necessarily focus on a particular body part; he just throws Tajiri around with brawling and basic big man offense. The action spills to the outside for a little where PCO uses some weapons to continue his assault.

Despite the dominance of the big man though, Tajiri continues to kick out when needed, showing he’s got what it takes. We pick up play with PCO dragging Tajiri up after another near fall, and he pushes Tajiri into the corner before brutalising his chest with some Knife Edged Chops. The chops turn to straight punches as PCO goes on a rampage, just hammering away until Tajiri just crumbles to the canvas. The Sinister Minister looks worried on the outside but there’s not much he can do... as PCO now picks Tajiri up...AND DELIVERS A RUNNING SITOUT POWERBOMB! PCO WITH THE COVER...1...2...TAJIRI KICKS OUT!

Tajiri kicks out again, showing he’s still got something left in the tank. PCO is at a point where he is getting pretty frustrated now, so he stomps on Tajiri on the mat, before dropping down and choking him with both hands around the throat. The referee asks for the break and PCO eventually gives it before kicking Tajiri in the mid section a few times, causing Tajiri to roll under the bottom rope and fall to the floor. PCO continues on the attack, following Tajiri out... AND DRIVING HIS SHOULDER INTO TAJIRI’S MID SECTION... AND RAMMING HIM INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!

PCO uses his power to squash Tajiri against the barricade, much to the delight of some of the loyal Canadians. Oulette then takes a few steps back, measuring Tajiri... AND CHARGES AT HIM WITH A REVERSE ELBOW... BUT TAJIRI MOVES... AND PCO GOES CRASHING INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!! Despite being battered and beaten, Tajiri sees this as his opportunity, as he holds onto the crowd barricade for leverage and lands several hard kicks to PCO’s mid section. Tajiri then leaps up onto the apron, and waits for Oulette to stagger away from the barricade... AND THEN TAJIRI LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON... BUT PCO CATCHES HIM... IN A CHOKEBOMB POSITION... AND DAMN NEAR KILLS TAJIRI WITH A CHOKEBOMB ON THE COLD, HARD CONCRETE FLOOR!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants are loud and proud from the Canadians as they revel at what their home town hero has done so far. PCO takes a moment to lean against the ring apron, touching at his mid section where Tajiri landed some of his kicks, enjoying the ovation. Oulette now picks up Tajiri roughly and rolls him back inside, following him in... AND HOOKING THE LEG...1...2...TAJIRI SOMEHOW GETS A SHOULDER UP!

PCO gets frustrated now and yells at the referee, “THAT WAS THREE”, but the referee remains adamant that it was only a two count. Oulette picks up Tajiri again and LIFTS HIM UP ONTO HIS SHOULDERS... BEFORE LOWERING HIM... PUTTING HIM IN POSITION FOR A SAMOAN DROP... BUT TAJIRI USES ALL OF HIS LEG STRENGTH TO ROLL THROUGH WITH A CRUCIFIX PIN...1...2...PCO GETS OUT!!!

Both men bounce back up to their feet immediately, Tajiri sprints at PCO and ducks a Clothesline, before bouncing off of the ropes and running STRAIGHT INTO AN EXPLODER SUPLEX FROM OULETTE! ANOTHER COVER...1...2...3! NO! TAJIRI JUST SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

After just suffering a bit of a scare, there’s no arguing with the referee this time, as Oulette immediately gets back onto the attack. He sends Tajiri into the corner, before following in with a crushing Reverse Elbow. Tajiri looks to collapse to the mat again, but PCO INSTEAD GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR A POWERSLAM... AND CHARGES ACROSS THE RING... BUT TAJIRI SLIDES OFF OF HIS SHOULDER AND LANDS BEHIND HIM... PCO TURNS AROUND... STRAIGHT INTO A HIGH ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!! TAJIRI LANDS ON TOP OF PCO...1...2...3! NO! PCO JUST SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!

The fans cheer for PCO kicking out, but there are still just as many Tajiri fans in the house as well. Tajiri barely made the cover, collapsing onto PCO so they both remain down after the count. PCO is actually the first to show life, pushing Tajiri off of his chest before crawling towards the ropes. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ now begins to crawl to the ropes as well, and both men get to their feet, ONLY FOR TAJIRI TO MEET PCO WITH MULTIPLE KICKS TO THE BODY AND LEGS... BEFORE FINISHING WITH A SUPERKICK TO THE FACE! TAJIRI MAKES THE COVER AGAIN...1...2...3!

NO! PCO GETS A SHOULDER UP!

Now the Japanese sensation has his adrenaline pumping as he brings PCO back up and looks to send him to the ropes, but Pierre reverses, sending Tajiri into the ropes instead... BUT TAJIRI BOUNCES BACK WITH THE HANDSPRING BACKELBOW... BUT PIERRE MOVES HIS HEAD FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT AND IS ABLE TO GET A GRIP AROUND TAJIRI’S WAIST... GERMAN SUPLEX! NO! TAJIRI LANDS ON HIS FEET...

AND HE SPITS THE GREEN MIST INTO THE FACE OF OULETTE... BUT PCO STRATEGICALLY TURNS HIS HEAD TO THE SIDE... ONLY ALLOWING HIS EYE WITH THE PATCH TO COP THE MIST...

Tajiri thinks his opponent is blinded... AND THEN PCO DESTROYS HIM WITH A LARIAT!!!

“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard for what was just an all around awesome sequence. Pierre realises he has Tajiri where he wants him now, and he heads to the top rope, potentially preparing for Le Cannonball... ALL OF A SUDDEN THOUGH, THE SINISTER MINISTER GETS UP ONTO THE APRON... AND DISTRACTS THE REFEREE... BECAUSE BALLS MAHONEY HAS RAN DOWN THE RAMP AND HE SLAMS HIS STEEL CHAIR INTO THE BACK OF PCO!!!

For the first time in an eternity, Mahoney actually gets some heat as he begins backing up the ramp, his steel chair still in hand. Meanwhile, TSM jumps off of the apron and the referee turns to see Tajiri struggling to his feet, and PCO down on the canvas, due to the velocity of the chair shot sending him tumbling off of the top rope. PCO shows all kinds of heart, trying to make it to his knees... AND TAJIRI SPRINTS AT HIM, LANDING THE BASEMENT DROPKICK! TAJIRI MAKES THE COVER...1...2...3!!!

Winner – Yoshihiro Tajiri @ 13:45

Despite the dirty way in which Tajiri got the win, the fans still give him a pretty good pop as the bell rings and the referee raises his hand.

Tajiri is a little worse for wear, using the ropes to keep himself up, as The Sinister Minister gets inside the ring to check on him.

TSM pats ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ on the back, before Tajiri climbs up to the top rope, celebrating with the fans as the show fades to black...

-END OF SHOW-

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Current Card for ECW Anarchy Rulz
October 1st, 2000
St. Paul, Minnesota

ECW Championship:
Justin Credible defends against Jerry Lynn

ECW Television Championship:
Rhino defends against Rob Van Dam

#1 Contender For ECW Championship:
CW Anderson vs. Steve Corino

ECW World Tag Team Championship:
The Full Blooded Italians w/Sal E. Graziano and Scotty Anton defends against The Unholy Alliance

Balls Mahoney vs. Pierre Carl Oulette

Bonus Match:
EZ Money vs. Kid Kash

Three Way Dance:
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Hot Commodity (Chris Hamrick and Julio Dinero)​