ECW Hardcore Heaven
May 13th, 2001
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Rave
This is ECW, do we ever open up a pay per view in a standard fashion? Not likely. Instead, we open up the show with The Rave jam packed, a couple of hundred people crammed into the small venue, however the people aren’t happy. There is an ENORMOUS amount of boos being heard throughout the arena, and one audience member can be heard yelling “FUCK OFF OR I’M GOING TO GET A FUCKING PIZZA”!
A few guffaws come from the rest of the crowd, but a majority of them are clearly annoyed, AS THEY BEGIN LITTERING THE RING AND RINGSIDE AREA WITH TRASH! After a few more moments, it’s easy to see why, as a spotlight shines on the ring, showing the competitors in the recently announced ‘showcase’ match already standing in the ring. That’s right, Hardcore Heaven 2001 is opening with ANGEL and TONY DEVITO collectively known as DA BALDIES standing nose to nose with RON HARRIS and DON HARRIS, THE HARRIS BROTHERS!!!
The two teams look pretty amped up, waiting for the referee to call for the bell, ready to go to war. Meanwhile the fans start up a “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK” chant, knowing that this match is being forced on them by Cyrus and his booking powers. Before the match can begin though, we hear the DISGUSTED voice of JOEY STYLES, who we can only imagine is already up in the commentary position.
Joey Styles: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the land of extreme and more importantly than that, welcome to Extreme Championship Wrestling’s Hardcore Heaven! I’m ‘The Voice of ECW’ Joey Styles and whilst this wouldn’t be my first choice to kick off a pay per view, it’s time for a special
showcase match courtesy of The Network.
Before Styles speaks again, some audible shuffling of some papers can be heard. The lack of enthusiasm in Styles’ voice means he’s probably reading off of a script prepared by Cyrus.
Joey Styles: We have plenty of terrific tag teams in action tonight, including our current ECW Tag Team Champions The Unholy Alliance, and the returning former champions, Danny Doring and Roadkill. Despite the fantastic teams that grace ECW’s tag title scene at this very moment, this match represents the
future of ECW’s tag team division.
The quartet inside the ring still stands around awkwardly, awaiting a referee to appear. In the meantime, they just cop heaps of shit from the brutally honest ECW faithful.
Joey Styles: No…
***ENTER SANDMAN*** rocks through the arena and gets an ENORMOUS pop, sending the arena into shivers, as everybody, including the wrestlers inside of the ring, begin searching through the audience. It doesn’t take long to find THE SANDMAN making his way through the audience, being aggressively encouraged by rough pats on the back, as he puffs on his cigarette. When he gets close to the crowd barricade, The Sandman pauses and puts his arms out, performing the ‘Raven pose’ to more cheers, and then pulls a beer can out of his back pocket.
As you can probably predict from here, he smashes the beer can across his forehead, causing a slight shred of skin but also opening up the beer can. He sucks some of the beer out of the can, before pouring it over some of the fans in the front row. “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN” chants are echoing throughout the hall now, as he climbs over the barricade and walks around ringside, until the camera picks up that The Sandman’s wife LORI is in the audience.
The Harris Brothers and Da Baldies still don’t really know what to do, waiting in the ring, whilst Sandman gives his wife the beer, and LORI TAKES A HUGE GULP much to the delight of the fans. In quite a fun moment, a “LORI”, “LORI”, “LORI” chant emanates from the fans, until The Sandman pulls his Singapore Cane out of his pocket and slides into the ring.
With no hesitation, The Sandman walks up to Ron Harris… AND SMASHES THE SINGAPORE CANE RIGHT ACROSS HIS FACE!!!
Harris drops to the canvas and Don charges at Sandman… ONLY TO RECEIVE A STAB IN THE GUT WITH THE CANE… FOLLOWED BY A LOUD SHOT ACROSS THE BACK!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out now as Da Baldies applaud Sandman, giving him a thumbs up. They clearly don’t want any part of The Sandman but he doesn’t give a shit… AS HE SPITS AT THEM AND THEN SWINGS HIS CANE LIKE A BASEBALL BAT… HITTING ANGEL RIGHT IN THE MID SECTION!!!
Angel drops to his knees and Tony DeVito actually manages to land a punch on The Sandman… BUT SANDMAN NO SELLS IT… AND LANDS ANOTHER CANE SHOT RIGHT ACROSS THE HEAD OF DEVITO!!!
The arena is at a fever pitch, the audience is going ape shit, as even his adoring wife cheers him on loudly. The Harris Brothers and DeVito have smartly rolled out of the ring, but Angel is still on his knees, stuck in the middle of the ring. He begins begging off to The Sandman but the former ECW Champion laughs at Angel… AND DAMN NEAR KNOCKS HIM UNCONSCIOUS WITH ANOTHER HEADSHOT WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE!!!
More “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo throughout the arena now, as The Sandman kicks the lifeless body of Angel underneath the bottom rope and out to the floor. With the adulation coming from all angles, The Sandman takes a moment to enjoy it, raising his severely bent Singapore Cane over his head, a smirk plastered across his face. After another moment or two, The Sandman leans through the ropes and shoots a wink at Lori, before grabbing a microphone from a member of the ring crew.
The Sandman: YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
With everybody in a much cheerier mood now, a BIG TIME pop is given to The Sandman’s catchphrase. He once again smirks at the reaction, before a slight sneer appears across his face.
The Sandman: Call me Duke ‘The Dumpster’, because I just took out the trash. What the fuck is
this? If people still wanted to see this
bullshit…
As The Harris Brothers and Da Baldies remain dead on the outside, the fans interrupt Sandman to direct a “BULLSHIT”, “BULLSHIT”, “BULLSHIT” chant at the fallen competitors.
The Sandman: If people still wanted to see this bullshit, to be brutally honest, ECW probably wouldn’t be here today and
WCW would be alive, right?
The Sandman laughs a little at his World Championship Wrestling dig, and even though the organization is now defunct, the fans BOO the hell out of it.
The Sandman: But this isn’t WCW, hell this isn’t even the WWF, this
is an EC Fucking W pay per view!
More HUGE cheers from the fans, and just because they are extra rowdy for this event, it’s followed by another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant.
The Sandman: And since I’ve decided to be a garbage man for the night, and I’ve already taken out
some of the trash…
He pauses, mulling over his next words for a brief moment.
The Sandman: I don’t really feel like going and sitting around the back for a few hours and sobering up. I might as well handle the
rest of the trash while I’m out here good,
drunk, and ready.
The fans are lapping it up, loving the fact that the always ready to go Sandman just doesn’t give a damn.
The Sandman: Steve Corino… why don’t you come on out here and get your old school ass kicked!!!
Everybody seems to be pretty happy with that idea, as Sandman waits for a few moments and then…
…
***THE OLD SCHOOL STYLE*** surprisingly hits and despite the heat being HUGE, the arrogance is on the face of the already dressed to compete, STEVE CORINO. ‘The King Of Old School’ gets about halfway down the ramp, ignoring the insults from the fans, and always he’s flanked by DAWN MARIE and JACK VICTORY. The trio look judgingly at Sandman, shaking their heads in disgust, before Victory hands a microphone to his best friend.
Steve Corino: I don’t know who the hell you think you are to call me out? You must really not want to work here anymore, because I’m going to take you out tonight…
Normally…
Due to the arrogance of Corino, he’s interrupted by volcanic heat from the crowd. The Sandman refuses to be baited, just casually motioning with Corino to get to the ring.
Steve Corino: Normally, considering the star power that I have, the ‘King Of Old School’
doesn’t work any match this
early on.
The fans are rolling their eyes and Victory and Dawn begin arguing with the fans for disrespecting the ‘king’.
Steve Corino: I can understand you being a curtain jerker in The Network’s ECW, Sandman, but I’m
main event talent.
A shit eating grin appears on Corino’s face, whilst The Sandman just shakes his head at the trash talk.
Steve Corino: But despite all of those obvious reasons and the discrepancies between us, tonight is your lucky night because I’ll make an
exception tonight.
The Sandman raises his eyebrows, almost shocked that Corino is going to take him up on his proposal.
Steve Corino: There are two reasons why I’ll make an exception tonight and I’ll tell you what they are. I’ll make an exception due to my
hatred for you and the old ECW and I’ll make an exception due to my
respect for The Network.
That statement probably gets the LOUDEST negative reaction of the night, as it’s the first time The Network has been mentioned in a positive manner. Even still, The Sandman seems pretty happy, rubbing his hands together and cocking his Singapore Cane, as Corino and his buddies get right down too ringside. Instead of stepping into the ring to start the match, Corino decided to speak into the microphone yet again.
Steve Corino: Oh crap, I can’t believe I almost forgot. BY THE WAY…
Corino pauses, wanting everybody to wonder what he’s going to say for a couple of moments.
Steve Corino: THE CRUSHER IS STILL A CLOSET
***!!!
Oh my!!! The heat is UNGODLY for the insult thrown at arguably Milwaukee’s most successful wrestler. Corino and his lackeys laugh it off, enjoying the reaction they get from the audience. Suddenly though, the referee who has made his way down the ramp grows impatient and calls for the bell to start the opening match of the night.
Match One
Steve Corino w/Dawn Marie and Jack Victory vs. The Sandman
Despite the referee calling for the bell, instead of getting straight into the ring, Corino saunters around the ring a little, biding his time. The confidence is dripping off of the face of Corino as all he seems to be doing is annoying Sandman and the fans. A brief “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chant is directed at Corino, but he shakes it off and continues to strut around ringside. Suddenly, from the opposite side of the ring… JACK VICTORY GETS ONTO THE APRON… GAINING THE ATTENTION OF THE SANDMAN… SO CORINO SLIDES UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND SPRINTS TOWARDS HIS OPPONENT…BUT HE RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE FACE FROM THE SANDMAN!!!
‘The King of Old School’ is stopped dead in his tracks as he tumbles to the canvas, clutching at his face. Straight away, an “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant kicks on for the epic start to the match, as a sore Corino rolls underneath the bottom rope and to the outside. It’s clear that Steve is frustrated as he touches his face, checking for blood, as Marie and Victory scurry over to make sure that he’s okay as well. Meanwhile, inside of the ring, The Sandman is spinning his Cane in his hand, ready for his next challenge, not a care in the world. After regaining his composure, ignoring the invites inside from Sandman, Corino walks a complete lap of the ring before yelling “I’M NOT GETTING BACK IN THERE UNTIL YOU DROP THAT DAMN CANE”!!!
Boos greet the point of view of Corino; however they quickly turn to cheers as The Sandman shakes his head, refusing to listen to what Corino says. The Sandman invites Corino back into the ring yet again and bounces the Cane off of the ropes, but to no avail. Instead, Steve Corino keeps wandering around ringside, beginning to get heated at the insults from the annoyed fans as well. This time, I guess trying to get his point across even further, Corino grabs a microphone to speak…
Steve Corino: THIS IS EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING… THE KEY WORD THERE IS WRESTLING!!! I REFUSE TO GET BACK INTO THAT RING UNTIL YOU WRESTLE ME!!!
This isn’t a popular statement to make and the “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chants come back, so Dawn Marie covers Corino’s ears, so he doesn’t have to hear them. After a roll of the eyes and some slight hesitation, The Sandman nods his head, saying “FINE” and he walks to the corner of the ring, placing his Singapore Cane onto the canvas. With not a fear in the world, The Sandman then steps back into the middle of the ring and tells Corino to come get some. Feeling as if things are on his terms now, the weary Corino slowly steps through the ropes and meets Sandman in the middle of the ring. The audience buzzes in anticipation, excited for the potential lock up… WHEN CORINO IMMEDIATELY STICKS A THUMB STRAIGHT INTO THE EYE OF THE SANDMAN!!!
Being pretty happy with finally getting the advantage, as The Sandman blindly grabs at his eye, Corino puts his hands in the air in celebration. Of course, the reaction from the fans isn’t a positive one but it doesn’t matter so Corino turns his attention back to Sandman… ONLY FOR SANDMAN TO MEET CORINO WITH A THUMB TO THE EYE!!! Big cheers for this as now its Corino’s turn to stagger around in pain, however Sandman doesn’t give him time to breathe, landing several hard right hands to back Corino into the ropes. The attack continues, with the furious Sandman landing a kick to the gut before he connects with a flush left hand to the temple which sends Corino tumbling through the middle ropes and to the outside. Victory and Marie know to stay away now that The Sandman is ready for them, so he steps out of the ring rather freely, placing Corino against the apron, and he continues to hammer away with more of his bar brawl like left handed punches.
Corino is only standing because of the ring apron but the mean streak in The Sandman comes out, as HE GRABS THE BACK OF CORINO’S HEAD AND RAMS HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!! ‘The King Of Old School’ is dazed after that one, lying on the floor with a faraway look in his eyes, until Sandman drags him up… AND WHIPS HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!! The impact causes the crowd barricade to damn near collapse and the fans love it, before Corino staggers away, clutching at his back, only for Sandman to drop him with a Clothesline. There are no signs of movement from Corino, so The Sandman points a threatening finger at Marie and Victory, keeping them at bay for the moment. Feeling in completely control, The Sandman climbs onto the ring apron, as the fans begin to buzz…. AND SANDMAN LEAPS OFF OF THE RING APRON… LANDING ON TOP OF CORINO WITH THE ROLLING ROCK!!!
The shocking display of athleticism from Sandman gets a BIG pop from the fans, which is closely followed by another “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN” chant. The Sandman is clearly feeling the effects of the move though, grimacing as he feels his back, before limping around the ring and grabbing his trusty Singapore Cane. Corino is curled up in a fatal position on the cold, hard concrete floor, as Sandman stands over him with the cane… AND SANDMAN SNAPS… BELTING CORINO WITH THE CANE WILDLY… OVER AND OVER AND OVER…AND HE RAISES THE CANE ABOVE HIS HEAD… PREPARED TO LAND A SIXTH SHOT TO THE DEFENCELESS CORINO… WHEN JACK VICTORY COMES FROM BEHIND AND SNATCHES THE CANE FROM SANDMAN!!!
The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants that were ringing out immediately stop as the fans boo the hell out of Victory. If looks could kill, Victory would be dead considering the look that The Sandman gives him when he realizes he took his Cane. Knowing his time is almost up, VICTORY BEGINS RUNNING AWAY… AND SANDMAN GIVES CHASE… AND SANDMAN GETS CLOSER AS THEY DO A COMPLETE LAP OF THE RING!!! THEY EVEN DO A SECOND LAP OF THE RING… AND JUST AS SANDMAN GETS A FINGER TIP ON VITORY… THE RECOVERED CORINO CUTS HIM OFF WITH AN UNEXPECTED CLOTHESLINE!!!
Victory laps up the hate from the fans but celebrates his awesome achievement of completely changing the course of the match. Dawn congratulates him as Corino takes a few deep breaths, still in pain, but now he doesn’t have a rampant Sandman after him. Corino takes his time, stomping the life out of Sandman, before slowly bringing him to his feet… AND RAMMING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!! It’s clearly payback for earlier on in the match and with Sandman in a bit of trouble, Corino well and truly takes over. The next few minutes see Corino dominate as he smartly dominates as he keeps the action inside of the ring, and just blatantly outwrestles The Sandman. Showing that he’s not afraid to get a little down and dirty with the rules, ‘The King Of Old School’ uses a variety of choke holds, whether with his hands or feet to keep Sandman at bay.
All good things must come to an end though and when Corino gets a little overly confident with his period of domination, he allows Sandman back to his feet. Corino is the aggressor now, hammering away with big time right hands to Sandman, but eventually Sandman lands a bone rattling left to Corino. It quickly becomes a fist fight with both men trading blows, Corino, Sandman, Corino, Sandman, Corino, Sandman, Sandman, Sandman… The Sandman easily wins the fist fight in the end, before landing a kick to the gut which takes the air out of his opponent. With Steve gasping for air, The Sandman gets a Front Facelock, lifts Corino into the air and places him up onto the top rope in a seated position.
It doesn’t take long for Sandman to begin climbing the corner after Corino, and he makes sure to land a left hand with each step, keeping Corino down. The fans begin buzzing, sending what is coming, and Sandman stands on the top rope, using his opponent’s shoulders for balance… BEFORE HE JUMPS UP INTO THE AIR AND TAKES CORINO DOWN WITH A HEINEKENRANA!!!
Both men go flying through the air as another “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN” chant begins. It takes Sandman a moment or two to recover… BEFORE HE CRAWLS OVER AND HOOKS A LEG…1…2…3…NO!!!
Corino manages to kick out at the last second, whilst on commentary Joey Styles and Joel Gertner put over how brutal the contest is, considering the first pinfall attempt was almost the end of the match. Not feeling as fresh as he did the first time he was in control, The Sandman rolls underneath the bottom rope to the outside, and he picks up his Singapore Cane, which Victory stupidly left on the floor. The Sandman gets back into the ring with the Cane and eyes off his opponent, who is using the ropes to pull himself back to his feet. Like an animal stalking their prey, Sandman waits for Corino to get up… AND GOES LOW WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE… SWEEPING CORINO’S LEGS OUT FROM UNDER HIM!!!
Steve takes a pretty full on bump, landing hard on his back and the fans love it, starting up another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Again, preferring a more methodical approach, perhaps still in recovery mode, The Sandman chooses to stalk Corino, allowing him to get back up to his feet again. When Corino gets up… SANDMAN GOES HIGH… SWINGING WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE FOR CORINO’S FACE… CORINO DUCKS… DROPS TO HIS KNEES… AND LANDS A CHYNA ESQUE LOW BLOW!!!
You can almost feel the air begin to vanish from the arena as Sandman drops his Cane and collapses to his knees, clutching at his severely damaged nuts. Lori looks concerned on the outside and rightfully so, whilst a battered and beaten Corino looks pleased with himself. He takes a few moments to recover, before making his way back to his feet and picking up The Sandman’s Singapore Cane. Corino has a gleeful look in his eye now, holding up the Cane, remembering what happened earlier… BEFORE HE BEGINS SMASHING THE SANDMAN WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE… HE LANDS THREE BLOWS ACROSS THE BACK AS SANDMAN CRAWLS TOWARDS THE ROPES IN PAIN!!!
CORINO LANDS ANOTHER SHOT TO THE MID SECTION THIS TIME… BUT THE SANDMAN STILL CLINGS ONTO THE ROPES AND PULLS HIMSELF TO HIS FEET!!!
Corino shrugs, ignoring the “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN”, “SANDMAN” chants… AND SWINGS WILDLY WITH THE CANE AGAIN… BUT THE SANDMAN CATCHES THE CANE WITH HIS HANDS… PREVENTING THE BLOW FROM DOING ANY DAMAGE!!!
The fans mark out as Steve Corino shits himself; meanwhile The Sandman rips the Cane away, before landing another one of his signature left hands. With Corino dazed, SANDMAN LOOKS TO USE HIS CANE AND GO FOR THE WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP… BUT CORINO GRABS ONTO THE ROPES SO BOTH MEN CAN’T FALL BACKWARDS!!!
AND AS THE SANDMAN TRIES AGAIN… CORINO LANDS ANOTHER LOW BLOW… THIS TIME WITH A MULE KICK!!!
The Sandman goes to bend down again, needing to make sure his ball sack is still intact… WHEN CORINO POUNCES… LANDING A NORTHERN LIGHTS BOMB!!! Not wasting anytime, CORINO MAKES A COVER…1…2…3…NO!!!
Marie and Victory are shattered on the outside whilst the rest of the audience is in relief. Still, sensing his chance and not willing to waste time like earlier, CORINO DRAGS SANDMAN UP… AND GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION…NO… SANDMAN SNAPMARES CORINO OFF OF HIM AND OUT OF THE HOLD!!!
Some unexpected good counter wrestling from Sandman sends Corino flying across the ring, and Sandman picks up the Singapore Cane… CORINO GETS UP AND CHARGES WITH A CLOTHESLINE… SANDMAN DUCKS UNDER… AND USES THE SINGAPORE CANE TO CONNECT WITH THE WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!!!
The Sandman lets go of the cane… SO HE CAN HOOK BOTH LEGS WITH THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! CORINO DOESN’T KICK OUT BUT FROM OUTSIDE OF THE RING, DAWN MARIE PLACED CORINO’S FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE… AND THE REFEREE STOPPED THE COUNT!!!
Dawn Marie tries to hold her hands up and proclaim innocence, but the fans are all over her, immediately starting up a “SLUT”, “SLUT”, “SLUT” chant. The Sandman takes a moment or two to realize what has happened but once he does the math, he gets red faced, furious with what has happened. The Sandman gets out of the ring and begins stalking Dawn, who runs away freaking out. The Sandman continues to walk after her, when Jack Victory turns him around, but Sandman drops him with a brutal head butt. As The Sandman continues to make his way after Dawn, she continues to back away… UNTIL LORI REACHES OVER THE CROWD BARRICADE AND HOLDS DAWN IN PLACE… LOCKED IN A FULL NELSON!!!
The fans mark out for Dawn being caught as The Sandman smirks, still on the opposite side of the ring. He slowly makes his way around the ring, rubbing his hands in excitement for what he’s potentially about to do to Marie. As Sandman is getting really close… DAWN BREAKS FREE AND TURNS AROUND AND SLAPS THE TASTE OUT OF THE MOUTH OF LORI!!!
Gasps and groans can be heard echoing throughout the arena after the huge slap, as Dawn now yells towards Sandman, “THAT’S WHAT YOUR HUSSY WIFE GETS”! What Dawn doesn’t realize is that Lori is fuming, AND LORI GETS UP ONTO THE CROWD BARRICADE… BEFORE LEAPING OFF AND LANDING RIGHT ON TOP OF DAWN...
AND WE’VE GOT OURSELVES A MOTHER FUCKING CATFIGHT!!!
Potentially the loudest “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants of the night are heard for this because wrestling fans are creeps like that. Dawn and Lori continue to roll around before they get up, and Marie rolls into the ring to escape but Lori is straight in after her. Mrs. Sandman spears Dawn to the floor and begins ramming Marie’s head into the canvas repeatedly, as Sandman gets into the ring, looking a little unsure of what to do. He does seem to be enjoying it though, nodding along, impressed with his wife’s handiwork…WHEN HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A SINGAPORE CANE TO THE FACE FROM STEVE CORINO!!!
More groans from the fans as Sandman drops to the canvas, stiff as a board. The vicious, opportunistic Corino looks towards the recovered Jack Victory on the outside and yells “SET UP A TABLE”! Being the obedient, loyal best friend that he is, Victory begins setting up the table on the floor. Inside of the ring, Corino actually watches the cat fight for a few moments, enjoying himself…BEFORE HE GRABS LORI BY THE HAIR AND DRAGS HER OFF OF DAWN MARIE!!!
Lori is screaming in agony as the sadistic ‘King Of Old School’ holds her by the hair, meanwhile Dawn Marie remains down on the canvas, feeling the impact of fighting with Lori. Victory has finished setting up the table now, and a devious smirk appears on the face of Corino… AS HE SIGNALS TO THE BACK… WAVING FOR SOMEBODY TO COME OUT… AND THE ECW CHAMPION RHINO STORMS THROUGH THE CURTAIN!!!
A general buzz goes through the knowledgeable ECW fans, who recall that at this exact event last year, Rhino sent Lori to the hospital with a Piledriver through the table. ‘The Big Fuckin’ Deal’ doesn’t even bother getting into the ring, instead he just steps onto the apron and yells, “BRING HER FUCKING HERE”. Dawn Marie is back up and she decides she wants to help Corino now, and the two drag Lori towards the ropes, before almost carrying her through the middle ropes… AND RHINO GETS LORI’S HEAD BETWEEN HIS LEGS IN A PILEDRIVER POSITION!!! HE BEGINS TO LIFT HER OFF OF HER FEET… WHEN THE SANDMAN LANDS A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE BACK OF RHINO’S HEAD OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out for the epic situation we are in, as Rhino falls to a knee, which allows a hurt Lori to lay on the apron next to him. With Rhino down, Dawn Marie runs from the ring and gets out of dodge, WHILST THE SANDMAN DRILLS CORINO WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE HEAD AS WELL!!!
With all of the heels down except for Victory who is yet to get involves, The Sandman keeps the Singapore Cane in hand, but he walks to the ropes and grabs Lori, dragging her off of the apron and back into the ring. Showing compassion and love for his wife, The Sandman cups her face with his two hands and helps her up. He asks, “ARE YOU OKAY” and she nods, but then she gets a fearful look on her face and tells The Sandman to turn around. The Sandman turns around and sees a frothing of the mouth Rhino, craving his nightly hit of violence. The Sandman immediately steps in front of his wife, BEFORE CHARGING AT RHINO AND SWINGING THE SINGAPORE CANE AT HIS HEAD… BUT RHINO DUCKS… CHARGES ACROSS THE RING… AND BREAKS LORI IN HALF WITH A FUCKING GOOORE!!!
HOLY SHIT!!! “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants start up YET AGAIN as Lori could be dead. Rhino gets back up, not even taking a second look at Lori, but he turns into an emotional, furious Sandman… WHO GOES APE SHIT… LANDING ONE… TWO… THREE… FOUR… FIVE… SIX… SINGAPORE CANE SHOTS TO THE FACE OF RHINO UNTIL HE FINALLY DROPS TO THE CANVAS!!!
Those famous promotion based chants continue as The Sandman is one salivating at the mouth now, as he looks down at Rhino and yells “FUCK YOU MOTHER FUCKER”…
WHEN CORINO CATCHES HIM ON THE JAW OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A DEADLY OLD SCHOOL KICK!!!
Absolute silence for the shock move out of nowhere… AND CORINO LAYS ON TOP OF SANDMAN FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!
WINNER – Steve Corino by pinfall @ 11:51
The fans aren’t happy and who can blame them with the dodgy finished, as a happy Steve Corino gets back up to his feet. Despite copping a fair beating throughout the contest, Corino seems pretty fresh as he forces the referee to raise his hand. Jack Victory and Dawn Marie run over to celebrate with their hero, as the ECW Champion Rhino works his way to his feet, still furious with the Singapore Cane shots he received from The Sandman.
The heat doesn’t die down for Corino, however it’s replaced by a nervous and excited buzz, because with Sandman still down, RHINO GRABS LORI BY THE HAIR!!!
Lori screams and pleads for mercy, tears rolling down her face, however Rhino completely ignores the pleas, instead DRAGGING LORI ACROSS THE RING AND ONTO THE APRON!!!
Even Corino and his posse look a little worried but don’t have the balls to confront Rhino, as he places Lori’s head between his legs. With The Sandman still down and nobody in The Network willing to do much, the ending is inevitable… AND FOR THE SECOND HARDCORE HEAVEN IN A ROW… RHINO LEAPS OFF OF THE APRON AND DRILLS LORI WITH A PILEDRIVER THROUGH A FUCKING TABLE!!!
Rhino sits in the rubble for a moment or two as the motionless body of Lori lies next to him. A humungous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant echoes throughout the arena, as Corino, Marie and Victory decide to hightail it to the back.
Nobody wants to be guilty by association for this crime, but Rhino doesn’t care. He gets back to his feet with a scary, demented smile on his face, standing over Lori as he yells…
“HAPPY MOTHERS DAY AGAIN… YOU FUCKING BITCH”!!!
The Sandman is starting to stir now but still doesn’t have an idea of what’s happened to his wife, as the ECW Champion leaves the ringside area. Suddenly, ‘Damage Control’ sprint towards ringside, stretcher in hand, and they begin to assess the still unmoved body of Lori.
Finally, her husband recovers enough to realize what has happened, and he runs his hands through his hair in distress. For at least tonight only, he’s no longer The Sandman, he’s just a loving husband as he gets on his knees at ringside, watching ‘Damage Control’ tend to his wife.
The audience still isn’t sure how to react now the initial shock of the tragic event has evaporated, so there remains an awkward silence as we cut away…
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We’re now in the backstage area where our two announcer’s for tonight’s show, JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER are standing by. No matter whether it’s a pay per view or not, these men are always dressed to impress, and tonight is no different. Unfortunately, after what just occurred at ringside, both men have somber looks on their faces.
Joey Styles: I’ve seen a lot of heinous acts in my time in the professional wrestling industry, and admittedly especially ECW, but this takes the cake. For the second year in a row, Rhino has attempted to end The Sandman’s wife Lori’s life. I stand here, not as a fan, not as an employee but as a man to say that I am
disgusted.
The worked up Styles shakes his head in angst and Gertner looks to agree with him.
Joel Gertner: I know my job is to usually lighten things up a little but I’m not sure I can after that. You have every right to be disgusted, Joey and hopefully we’ll get updates on the condition of Lori sometime soon. However, this is live on pay per view, this is Hardcore Heaven and the show must go on…
Gertner looks ashamed to say it but Joey shrugs, knowing he’s one hundred percent right.
Joey Styles: As much as it pains me to say it, you’re right. And the show we have in store tonight is definitely of an extreme nature, with THREE titles on the line tonight. First up, the still relatively new member of The Network, Jerry Lynn will defend his ECW Television Championship against Justin Credible! Lynn now has Credible’s former girlfriend and manager Francine on his arm; however Credible is claiming this is all Francine and his master plan to gain the TV Title. I’m not sure what to believe but we’ll get some answers tonight, and don’t forget, if Justin Credible does in fact lose, he’s agreed to join The Network.
Joel Gertner: When Francine was with Justin Credible, he was the man. Now that Francine is with Jerry Lynn, Jerry’s the man. This could well and truly come down to whoever actually has Francine will win this match!
Joey Styles: Our second title match of the night features three teams that The Network despises all going against each other. I must admit, The Network pitting all of their enemies against each other has been frustrating to watch, because it allows them to get away with doing what they please. However, even I’m excited to see The Unholy Alliance defend the ECW Tag Team Titles against the team of Super Crazy and Kid Kash and Eye Balls!
Joel Gertner: In the past, Extreme Championship Wrestling has made a habit of pushing wrestler’s careers to new heights based off of one big match performance. This has the potential to be one of those moments tonight.
Joey Styles: And the most important championship in the company will be on the line when Rhino defends the ECW Championship against Rob Van Dam. This is The Network versus ECW, this is Cyrus’ guy versus Paul Heyman’s guy, but more importantly than that, this match is a year in the making. Rhino put out Van Dam twice, once with a broken ankle, and the second time with an injured neck, but no matter what, he can’t put RVD away. Tonight, Van Dam gets his long awaited one on one match and some people, me included, wonder if RVD is Rhino’s kryptonite.
Joel Gertner: I agree with you on the fact that Rhino is like superman, and I agree that RVD has been the one opponent that Rhino hasn’t been able to permanently fend off. Rhino has still taken care of RVD one way or another the past few times they have met in the ring though, so let’s hope RVD knows what he’s getting himself into.
The two commentators take a breather, still with another match or two worth of hype left to go.
Joey Styles: Outside of title matches, we have one of the most personal matches you will ever see happening tonight, as CW Anderson and Tommy Dreamer will put an end to their differences in a Last Man Standing match tonight. This feud has been ongoing for what feels like an eternity now, and both men have managed to put one major dent in the other’s record. Both men have put the other out with an injury, and tonight either CW Anderson proves that he’s an Anderson that isn’t to be messed with, or Tommy Dreamer shows his resilience one more time and proved that he is the heart of ECW.
Joel Gertner: And tonight we witness the ECW pay per view return of Lance Storm. Lance is fresh off a stint with the now defunct World Championship Wrestling where he proved his credentials even more, and now he’s back to get to the top of ECW. He’ll have his hands full tonight in a Fatal Four Way with three of the hottest young talents in ECW, Low Ki, Christopher Daniels and Little Guido. Daniels and Ki almost stole the show at Living Dangerously and one must wonder if this match will do it again.
Joey Styles: Last but not least, coming up next we see the return of the former ECW Tag Team Champions Danny Doring and Roadkill as they face Christian York and Joey Matthews. We constantly refer to York and Matthews as an upcoming team, however they requested this match to finally prove that they belong here now!
Styles and Gertner give the camera one last piercing stare, before signing off and getting everybody ready for the next match…
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***ELECTRIC MOLECULAR*** gets a decent ovation because despite not scoring a high profile victory in a while, the audience respect the hell out of two young kids trying to find their way by competing. CHRISTIAN YORK and JOEY MATTHEWS greet the cheering fans as they head towards the ring, in a rather good mood. They do get to the ring a little quicker than normal though, perhaps showing they feel they have something a little extra to prove tonight.
***SUPER BON BON*** hits and the pop is potentially the LOUDEST of DANNY DORING and ROADKILL’S career as the fans show that they appreciate them and missed them. Doring and Roadkill look as determined as they ever have; however, there is a slight emotion about them as they slap hands with the fans on their way to the ring. Once inside of the ring, Doring and Roadkill share a nod with their young opponents, before signaling that they want those ECW Tag Team Titles back around their waists.
Match Two
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill
Even though this is another face against face match, these two teams have fought each other enough over the past few months to forego the sportsman like handshake. To be fair, Doring and Roadkill look like they would oblige, however York and Matthews seem a little on edge tonight, almost as if they are sick of losing the match to earn a title shot. Still, there is no cheating or no shady tactics in the early stages, with both teams going at it, neither able to really gain an advantage.
Doring and Roadkill impress with some double team moves early, showing that even with their time off, they haven’t exactly lost any of the chemistry that made them awesome tag team champions. Roadkill seems to be in prime condition however there are a few subtle movements in the early stages where Doring grabs at the back of his head, potentially still suffering some concussion symptoms. Matthews and York refuse to roll over easily as they potentially may have done in the past, and they manage to turn the tide, landing a few double team moves of their own to show that they mean business tonight.
Once York and Matthews noticed Doring grab at the back of his head once or twice, they begin to smartly target their attack onto Doring’s head. It’s a smart tactic but not one that is necessarily endearing to the fans, as they begin to get on the case of the young tandem. Despite being baby faces and that not necessarily changing anytime soon, the young duo is happy to play the role of heels tonight, as they keep Doring isolated whilst chasing the biggest win of their career. Even on commentary, Joey puts over just how shocked he is at the ruthlessness of York and Matthews.
All good things must come to an end though and outside of scoring a few near falls, York and Matthews don’t get the finish yet. Instead, Doring begins to fight back, landing some punches and some kicks, until York locks in a Sleeper Hold, and completing a leg scissors around the body of Doring at the same time. Sensing that he is fading, DD reaches back and grabs the head of York… BEFORE DROPPING TO HIS ASS. LANDING A BACKPACK STUNNER!!!
A big time pop comes from the fans for the match changing move, as both men remain down on the canvas. The ECW faithful clap and cheer, urging Doring to make the tag, as Matthews shouts out words of encouragement to York. Both men slowly begin to stir, and Doring crawls towards his corner, and York grabs the ankle of Doring. Instead of going for the tag himself, Christian York stops Doring, until DORING MULE KICK’S YORK AWAY… AND HURRIES OVER TO MAKE THE HOT TAG TO ROADKILL!!!
Sensing the urgency, Matthews immediately runs into the ring as the illegal man, and he helps York to his feet. They prepare to attack the much bigger man… BUT HE COMES FLYING INTO THE RING WITH A SPRINGBOARD DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE TAKING OUT BOTH MEMBERS OF HIS OPPOSITION!!!
The fans mark out for the high risk move from the big Amish man, starting up an “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Roadkill clambers back to his feet and sees York and Matthews battling to their feet as well. The fresher Matthews is up first, and he loses all composure, charging at Roadkill, who ducks and manages to hoist Matthews onto his shoulders. Before making another move, York now charges to save his partner, but Roady ducks under again, and gets York onto his shoulders as well. York is almost position behind Matthews, both on the back and shoulders of Roadkill… WHO DROPS TO THE CANVAS… DELIVERING A DOUBLE AMISH-SAMOAN DROP!!!
What a bloody move! Fresh off of the big chant, we hear more “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” as Roady may have squashed Matthews, who in turn may have killed Christian York. With Doring well and truly out of commission and the referee having lost control of the match, Roady is forced to fight off a two on one situation here. He looks good for a while using his pure strength advantage to hold off his hungry opposition, but eventually their quickness and teamwork allow them to regain the advantage. York and Matthews begin clobbering Roadkill on the back, ignoring the referee’s pleas for one of them to get back onto the apron. Finally, Doring recovers AND DORING RUNS INTO THE RING… DOUBLE CLOTHESLINE… NO… YORK AND MATTHEWS BOTH DUCK… BEFORE DELIVERING A DOUBLE SUPERKICK RIGHT INTO THE BACK OF THE INJURED HEAD OF DORING!!!
The sight of Doring hitting the math in the fashion that he does is actually quite scary, as he almost looks unconscious. The audience seem slightly concerned as well as the focused York and Matthews nod, turning back to their slightly more troublesome foe. Roady is managing to get back to his feet and he staggers into the center of the ring… BUT YORK AND MATTHEWS HOIST HIM INTO THE AIR… AND DROP HIM ACROSS THE TOP ROPE WITH A HOT SHOT!!!
Both their opponents are out of it and York and Matthews are quite frankly ready to finish this one. They head to opposite corners of the ring, climbing the top rope… AND CHRISTIAN LEAPS OFF WITH A LEG DROP… AND AT THE SAME TIME JOEY LEAPS OFF WITH A FROG SPLASH… AND THEY CONNECT WITH EVENT OMEGA ON ROADKILL!!! Matthews rolls away so YORK CAN HOOK THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! ROADKILL BARELY KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
York and Matthews share an exasperated look of disbelief, before quickly checking to ensure that Doring still isn’t a threat. It takes them awhile, but they decide to drag Roady off of the canvas and together they throw him into the corner. They pummel him with some punches for a few moments, before again teaming up to lift him and they place him seated on the top turnbuckle. York decides to be the one to follow Roady up to the top and as Matthews stays down; he gets caught with a Clothesline from Doring out of nowhere. Meanwhile, York stands up on the top rope… AND LEAPS… LOOKING FOR A FRANKENSTEINER… BUT ROADY CATCHES HIM…AND DELIVERS A FUCKING SUPER LIGER BOMB OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!!!
Not for the first time tonight, a massive Roadkill move causes an “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant to break out. Roady rolls away from his opponents and doesn’t make a cover, instead needing to take a breather, not familiar with being dominated the way he was for the last couple of minutes. Doring has managed to climb up to the top rope though, sore head and all… SO DORING LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND CONNECTS WITH THE PANTY DROP ELBOW!!!
A massive pop comes from the fans… AND DORING HOOKS THE LEG… BUT BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN EVEN COUNT TO ONE… JOEY MATTHEWS COMES OFF OF THE TOP ROPE, CONNECTING WITH A FROG ELBOW ACROSS THE NECK OF DORING!!!
Groans come from the fans as the cover is interrupted with style. Matthews gets back to his feet, checking on his elbow momentarily, before turning into Roadkill… WHO LIFTS HIM UP HIGH AND DROPS MATTHEWS WITH A TKO!!! With everybody down, his partner included, ROADKILL LIES ON TOP OF MATTHEWS FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! JOEY MATTHEWS SHOWS HIS HEART, KICKING OUT!!!
Rather than focusing on his opponents, Roady checks on Doring, helping him back to his feet, showing the bond these two have developed over time. Doring assures him he is okay, so they decide it’s time to finish things. Roady picks up the battered Matthews and holds him in a Wheel Barrow position. Doring slowly begins scaling the top rope, ready to attempt the Buggy Bang, but once at the top rope, Doring gets groggy and seemingly almost loses his balance. Roadkill looks a little concerned and his grip on Matthews loosens a bit as Joey begins to squirm… DORING FINALLY GETS IT TOGETHER… AND LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A LEG DROP… BUT MATTHEWS MANAGES TO GET ROADKILL WITH A MODIFIED VICTORY ROLL… AND DORING’S LEG DROP LANDS ON THE HEAD OF ROADKILL!!!
The groans and gasps of the audience are in full swing as they can’t believe it, whilst the camera quickly shows Christian York, outside of the ring and not moving from earlier. Back inside of the ring, JOEY GOES FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!
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DORING JUST MANAGES TO BREAK UP THE PIN AT THE LAST MOMENT!!!
The still clearly struggling Doring brings Matthews up and the two begin throwing right hands at each other. Neither wants to back down as they trade blows, Doring, Matthews, Doring, Matthews, Doring, Matthews, Matthews, Matthews. Joey Matthews gets the advantage in the fist fight, possible due to the Doring injury, but Doring lands a saving knee to the mid-section. He looks for a Vertical Suplex next but Matthews’s blocks, before lifting up Doring and placing him onto the top rope in a seated position.
Joey lands a couple of Knife Edged Chops to the chest of Doring, before climbing up after him. Matthews meets him on the top rope and lands a couple more blows… AND THEN MATTHEWS GETS DORING IN POSITION FOR A SUPERPLEX…WHEN ROADKILL GRABS MATTHEWS FROM BEHIND… RIPS HIM OFF THE TOP ROPE… AND HOLDS HIM IN A WHEELBARROW POSITION…
DORING TAKES A MOMENT OR TWO TO REGAIN HIS WITS… AND LEAPS OFF WITH A LEG DROP, COMPLETING THE BUGGY BANG!!!
Doring rolls away AND ROADKILL MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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WINNERS – Danny Doring and Roadkill by pinfall @ 9:34
The fans can appreciate what was a surprisingly competitive match, as York and Matthews perhaps pushed the champions further than expected. Doring and Roadkill did manage to come out on top though and they share a victorious hug after the referee raises their hands in victory.
It’s clear that the two are just happy to be back, as Roadkill can be seen enquiring about Doring’s head, but DD promises that it’s fine. Now that the match is over, he does seem to be more in control as the two continue to soak up the cheers from the crowd.
York and Matthews both help each other to the back, falling that little bit short again, whilst the celebration of Doring and Roadkill’s triumphant return continues. They also make a point of signaling that the ECW Tag Team Titles will be coming back around their waists, and that is the last image we get of the victorious team before we cut away…
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We head to the backstage area now and we cut to what looks like a little locker room, where the challenger for the ECW Champions tonight, ROB VAN DAM can be shown shadow kick boxing, throwing his wide array of kicks. The normally laid back RVD isn’t yelling or losing his composure but is clearly as focused as ever on the task at hand as he begins to speak.
Rob Van Dam: The last year has probably been the most difficult of my life, and not because I’ve been out injured. It’s because The Network has been running roughshod over ECW for
over a year.
Van Dam shakes his head, an irritated look on his face at the thought of The Network.
Rob Van Dam: I’ve been in The Network’s crosshairs right from the get go because Rhino has been with them the whole way.
Another pause as RVD still looks rather calm just focused.
Rob Van Dam: I’ve never been somebody to pay attention to what all the doubters say because everybody has doubters. People say
nobody can stop Rhino or The Network.
A wry grin appears on his face now.
Rob Van Dam: But The Network and especially Rhino know, I’m not just
anybody, bro!
The grin has transformed into a full blown self-confident smile now.
Rob Van Dam: Dude, I’m more than anybody else, I’m the WHOLE FUCKING SHOW!!!
RVD rubs his chin, pretending to be deep in thought.
Rob Van Dam: Look back at my history, the facts speak for themselves.
Nobody was going to
EVER beat Bam Bam Bigelow right?
He lets those words sink in, enjoying the fond memories of one of his greatest triumphs.
Rob Van Dam: I did. A more recent example, what about Jerry Lynn?
Despite being in good spirits, a slight sneer appears at the mention of his arch nemesis and Network member.
Rob Van Dam: All of the arm chair experts had penciled in as an absolute certainty.
Eventually, he was bound to beat me for the TV Title.
‘The Whole Fucking Show’ rolls his eyes, identifying a common trend with the doubts.
Rob Van Dam: Newsflash
DIDN’T HAPPEN!!!
Before continuing on, RVD stops himself and holds up one finger, perhaps signaling that he has one more example to go through.
Rob Van Dam: They weren’t the only ones, what about the Human Suplex machine? I
couldn’t handle Tazz either, right?
One last roll of the eyes but almost in a humorous manner.
Rob Van Dam: I RAN HIM OUT OF ECW!!!
Having taken a fun trip down history lane, it’s time to get back to current day.
Rob Van Dam: I don’t want this to sound like I’m overlooking the challenge ahead of me though, because I’m not. Including everybody I just mentioned, I’ll give it to Rhino, he could be the
toughest of them all.
He’s back to being in dead serious mode.
Rob Van Dam: You’ve got it all, bro. You’re
big, you’re
powerful and
dangerous. And to top it all off, you’ve even
beaten me before.
RVD gets a slight grimace on his face, remembering losing a match.
Rob Van Dam: The thing is, I’m as defiant as they come. Every obstacle The Network put in front of me to stop me from getting this match, I knocked it down. I don’t like people telling me that I
can’t do something.
Another pause from Van Dam.
Rob Van Dam: I more than don’t like it, I hate it. This means I’m going to do it!
Suddenly, the self-confident smirk reappears.
Rob Van Dam: When all the dust has settled, when all the smoke has cleared, when it’s
over…
He puts emphasis on the word over and lets it hang in the air for a moment or two.
Rob Van Dam: I’m going to live up to my favorite name of them all; Mister Pay Per View is going to do it again.
RVD now signals for the ECW Title to be around his waist.
Rob Van Dam: I’m going to smoke Rhino like its four twenty and the new ECW Champion is going to be
Rob… Van… Dam!!!
The challenger for the ECW Title tonight is clearly very confident in his own abilities, as he goes back to shadow boxing. After he throws an awesome hook kick, we cut away from the scene…
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We pick things up back at ringside…
***WINGS OF A FALLEN ANGEL*** gets a heftier than expected amount of heat, as it’s clear the further CHRISTOPER DANIELS raises his profile in ECW, the more he tends to be rubbing people the wrong way. Daniels doesn’t care about the crowd reaction though, custom made hood up as he methodically makes his way down the ramp and into the ring. Once inside of the ring, Daniels flicks his hood off, revealing an eerie look on his face, matched with weird markings in paint.
***EL PHANTASMO AND THE CHICKEN RUN BLAST O RAMA*** turns the audience on their heads, as there is a GIANT pop for the return to ECW pay per view of LANCE STORM. The Canadian is donned in a normal bland looking pear of wrestling pants, but he clearly feels good to be home, taking his time to greet some of the fans at ringside. As he gets close to the ring, he focuses in on Daniels, knowing ‘The Fallen Angel’ wants to make his name at the expense of Storm tonight. Lance slowly gets into the ring and takes a corner, happy to wait for everybody to arrive before kick starting the action.
***NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN*** gets what sounds awfully like a groan from the fans, as they seem to be sick to death of THE FULL BLOODED ITALIANS. Either way, the Italians are here in full force tonight, as their leader and the man competing tonight, LITTLE GUIDO leads them towards the ring. He is closely followed by SAL E. GRAZIANO, SCOTTY ANTON and TONY MAMALUKE who all hurl obscenities right back at the fans. Three quarters of the quartet remain outside of the ring, as Guido gets in and takes a corner, pointing a menacing finger at Storm and Daniels whilst doing so.
***BORN IN CHINA*** causes the fans to get back on their feet, giving a VERY respectable pop for LOW KI considering how long he’s only been around for. Inside of the ring, Daniels and Guido both look furious at the sight of Low Ki, whilst the veteran Lance Storm actually has a smirk on his face. Low Ki stalks down the ramp before sliding into the ring, showing no hesitation, ready to mix it up with all three of his opponents.
Match Three
Fatal Four Way Match
Christopher Daniels vs. Lance Storm vs. Little Guido w/The Full Blooded Italians vs. Low Ki
The referee calls for the bell to start this one now that all four men are inside of the ring, however this one is tag rules, which means only two men are supposed to be legal at the one time. The match official tried really hard to negotiate with who would start, as being the veteran and perhaps the smartest, Storm is the only competitor who voluntarily steps out of the ring and stands on the apron. Despite his issues with The FBI, Low Ki clearly feels he has beaten them enough as he points at Daniels and motions for him to meet Ki in the center of the ring, but Daniels shakes his head and decides to hop onto the apron anyway. A quick fire “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chant starts up for the behavior of ‘The Fallen Angel’ as it’s confirmed that Little Guido and a frustrated Low Ki will start the match.
‘The Warrior and The Italian circle each other for a few moments, with the other members of The FBI shouting encouragement from ringside. It looks as if the two will start with some chain wrestling and they lock up, but Ki immediately uses a Hammerlock, which he transitions into an Arm Drag to take Guido to the mat. The hot tempered leader of The FBI slaps the mat in frustration but that’s the last move he makes, as Ki dominates him on the mat, basically bending him into a pretzel. Eventually Guido manages to make it to the ropes which causes a fresh start, however as Guido backed into a corner to regain his composure, Lance Storms slaps him on the back, tagging himself into the match.
Most men would be annoyed at being forced out of the action without their blessing, but not the desperate Guido, who seems pleased to escape the clutches of Low Ki. Storm and Low Ki begin circling each other, a match made in heaven which results in an excited buzz throughout the arena, but before they can lock up, Daniels waves his arms in the air, getting the attention of both men. Daniels points at Storm and says “I WANT YOU. TRY ME”! Low Ki seems well and truly ready to engage with Storm but Storm points at Daniels, whispering a few inaudible, and shockingly, Low Ki slaps Daniels hard on the chest, uniquely tagging him into the match.
‘The Fallen Angel’ gets into the ring, full of confidence and scoffs at Storm, whose crouched slightly, ready to go. Much like with Low Ki earlier, there is a slight murmur of anticipation from the fans as Daniels and Storm lock up, and Storm is able to get a Side Headlock. The two trade some basic chain wrestling maneuvers but Storm being the skilled wrestler he is, is able to eventually out wrestle Daniels. After a few moments of being embarrassed on the mat, Daniels breaks away and begins running around the ring and bouncing off the ropes, changing tactics and quickening the pace.
Unfortunately the change of pace for Daniels doesn’t really help, and Storm proves he hasn’t lost a step since being outside of ECW, taking care of Daniels again. Daniels gets frustrated but keeps going, and the two charge at each other yet again, but Storm drills him with a huge Shoulder Block. ‘The Fallen Angel’ seems to be a little frustrated with losing the exchange again, and he scrambles to his feet before slapping Low Ki on the chest, tagging him back into the match. Low Ki isn’t one to worry and he jumps straight into the ring, as Daniels rolls out to the floor, clearly frustrated. As he walks around the outside, trying to shake it out, the fans greet him with another “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chant.
This time there is no interruption from anybody and Low Ki and Storm link up in the middle of the ring, but neither man can get an advance from the Lock Up. They then begin to do some quick stuff, bouncing off the ropes and what not, but again, they seem to be rather evenly matched. Storm ends up whipping Low Ki into the ropes, and when Ki comes back… STORM LEAPFROGS HIM… BUT KI READS IT AND CONNECTS WITH A JUMPING YAKUZA KICK WHILST STORM IS IN THE AIR!!!
Storm drops to the mat after copping a boot to the chin, and the fans release their first “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant of the match. It’s a one fall match and Little Guido refuses to allow Ki to go for the pin, clobbering him from behind with a few punches, before he throws him through the middle rope and to the outside. ‘The Warrior’ lands awkwardly and stays down for a few moments, as Guido yells out to one of his comrades on the outside, “TONY… HOLD HIM UP FOR ME WOULD YA’”!!! Ignoring the heat from the fans, Mamaluke jogs around the ring, before pulling Ki up, holding him in a Full Nelson grip. Once Ki is firmly in Tony’s grasp… GUIDO SPRINTS ACROSS THE RING BEFORE LEAPING TO THE OUTSIDE WITH A PLANCHA… BUT KI GETS AWAY AT THE LAST SECOND… AND GUIDO TAKES OUT TONY MAMALUKE!!!
As the two Italians fall to the mat, Scotty Anton and Big Sal charge around the ring, looking to help them up. All four get to their feet and Guido and Mamaluke are checked on, but they have completely forgotten about Low Ki. Low Ki is NOW ON THE TOP ROPE FACING INSIDE OF THE RING… AND HE LEAPS OFF WITH A MOONSAULT… TAKING OUT ALL FOUR MEMBERS OF THE FBI!!!
More awesome “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard as five me now lay outside of the ring in a rubble. After a few moments of recovery, Low Ki gets to his feet but he’s unable to walk away as Big Sal is back up as well. Big Sal grabs Ki and gets him in a Bear Hug position, and prepares to charge him into a ring post… BUT BEFORE HE CAN… LANCE STORM HITS A PLANCHA SUICIDA TAKING DOWN BIG SAL AND LOW KI!!!
We are well and truly in the middle of a spot fest as the fans mark out for more high risk, which means another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. This time everybody remains down on the concrete floor, except for the Canadian as Storm gets back to his feet… ONLY TO BE TAKEN OUT WITH AN ARABIAN MOONSAULT FROM CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!
Everybody has gotten involved with the high risk moves now, even The FBI inadvertently, but now Daniels is the only man on his feet. He surveys his opponents before choosing Storm, who seemed the most hurt, and he rolls Lance back into the ring. ‘The Fallen Angel’ slowly follows back into the ring but the resilient Storm is already back to his feet. It doesn’t matter though as Daniels peppers Storm with jabs, backing him into the corner and continuing to jab away. Eventually Storm turns the tide, throwing Daniels into the corner and he lands a few brutal chops, reddening the chest of Daniels.
Having softened up Daniels well enough, Storm whips Daniels into the ropes and upon return, Lance takes Daniels head off with a Calf Kick! With Daniels still reeling, Lance Storm heads onto the apron and begins climbing up to the top rope; however once he steadies himself, Daniels interrupts him with a Palm Strike.
Storm is stranded on the top rope now, in a seated position, and Daniels capitalized… LANDING A FALL FROM GRACE!!! The fans groan for Storm taking a bad bump AS DANIELS HOOKS THE LEG…1…2… GUIDO BREAKS UP THE COVER BEFORE THE REFEREE CAN COUNT TO THREE!!!
With both men down inside of the ring, Little Guido stomps all over both of them, wanting to keep them down. Being the fresher of the two, Christopher Daniels battles his way to his feet… SO GUIDO ATTEMPTS THE LAST KISS… BUT DANIELS PUSHES GUIDO AWAY… AND RIGHT INTO THE PATH OF A HUGE MISSILE DROPKICK FROM LOW KI!!!
Guido falls to the canvas and as Ki gets up, Daniels is right on top of him, getting the upper hand on the man who he’s always compared to since their match at Living Dangerously. ‘The Fallen Angel’ lands some big blows, really rocking Ki, but similar to Storm earlier, Ki counters and lands some Knife Edged Chops to the already red raw chest of Daniels. As Chris covers his chest. Ki grabs him and sends him into the corner. Daniels remains in the corner, using the turnbuckles to stay on his feet… AS LOW KI FLIPS ACROSS THE RING AND CONNECTS WITH THE TIDAL KRUSH!!!
After the boot to the face, Daniels staggers out of the corner… AND LOW KI HOISTS HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDERS, LOOKING FOR THE KI CRUSHER… DANIELS LANDS A COUPLE OF ELBOWS TO THE HEAD… SLIDING OFF OF THE SHOULDERS OF LOW KI… BUT KI IMMEDIATELY SWTICHES BEHIND DANIELS… TIGER SUPLEX…NO… DANIELS BLOCKS IT AND TURNS IT INTO A VICTORY ROLL PIN…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! KI KICKS OUT OF THE CRAFTY REVERSAL AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
Both men remain down for a moment or two, feeling the impacts of the match so far, before they struggle to their feet at the same time. They meet into the center of the ring and Daniels rocks Ki with another Palm Strike. ‘The Warrior’ staggers backwards, taking his eyes off of Daniels for a moment… SO DANIELS GOES FOR THE URINAGE… BUT LOW KI ARM DRAGS DANIELS ACROSS THE RING!!! CHRISTOPHER IS STRAIGHT BACK UP AND RUNS AT KI… RUNNING STRAIGHT INTO A HIGH KICK TO THE HEAD!!!
An epic pop can be heard for the move, as Daniels out of instinct, tries to keep to his feet, but instead staggers and falls through the ropes, tumbling to the outside. The frustration for Low Ki is clear to see as he can’t score a pinfall, but instead, HE CHARGES TOWARDS THE ROPES… READY FOR A HIGH RISK MOVE… BUT HE GETS TAKEN OUT WITH A SPRINGBOARD CLOTHESLINE FROM LANCE STORM!!! Another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant kicks off as STORM MAKES THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! LOW KI KICKS OUT!!!
Guido still isn’t ready to return to action and Daniels is almost unconscious on the outside of the ring, which allows Storm to continue to focus on Low Ki. The Canadian veteran heads onto the ring apron and climbs up to the top rope, waiting for Low Ki to get back to his feet. Ki manages to fight his way up… AND STORM LEAPS OFF THE TOP WITH A SPINNING WHEEL KICK… BUT HE CRASHES AND BURNS AS LOW KI GETS OUT OF THE WAY!!!
Still for only a moment… LOW KI THEN CHARGES ACROSS THE RING BEFORE DIVING THROUGH THE ROPES AND TAKING OUT CHRISTOPHER DANIELS WITH AN ELBOW SUICIDA!!!
Low Ki and Daniels are both down on the outside of the ring, as the fans mark out with chants of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” again. Lance Storm begins to battle his way back to his feet after his failed high risk attempt, and he makes it to his hands and knees…BUT GUIDO LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND DRILLS STORM WITH THE SICILLIAN SLICE!!! Guido immediately rolls Storm over as his posse cheers him on, AND GUIDO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! STORM KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
The leader of The FBI runs his hands through his hair in shock, stressed with the fact that he didn’t get the win tonight. Little Guido slowly drags the barely moving Storm up… AND GOES FOR THE LAST KISS… BUT STORM LANDS A GERMAN SUPLEX OUT OF NOWHERE… AND HE HOLDS THE BRIDGE…1…2…GUIDO KICKS OUT!!!
As the count was being made, Tony Mamaluke got onto the apron, stressing with the fact that his leader almost lost the match. Feeling a surge of adrenaline, Lance Storm bounces back to his feet… AND HE LANDS A SUPERKICK TO KNOCK MAMALUKE OFF OF THE APRON!!! Storm turns back around but Guido rakes the eyes, and as Storm battles to regain his sight… GUIDO DROPS HIM WITH THE LAST KISS!!! The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out again AS GUIDO HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…LOW KI DIVES IN AND BREAKS UP THE COUNT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
The match continues somehow as ‘The Warrior’ gets back to his feet, and drags the exhausted Guido up with him. Ki lands a few quick punches, before sending Guido into the corner. LOW KI FLIPS ACROSS THE RING… LOOKING FOR HIS SECOND TIDAL KRUSH OF THE NIGHT… BUT GUIDO GETS OUT OF THE WAY!!!
BUT KI LANDS ON THE MIDDLE ROPE… AND LEAPS OFF… DROPPING GUIDO WITH A SPRINGBOARD ENZUIGURI INSTEAD!!!
As those famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants start up again, Ki keeps his focus on the out of it Guido. He quickly pounces on the Italian, dragging him up… HOISTING HIM IN THE AIR… AND KI WALKS AROUND IN A CIRCLE… BEFORE DRILLING GUIDO WITH THE KI KRUSHER 99!!! KI GRABS A LEG TO MAKE THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! THIS TIME CHRISTOPHER DANIELS BREAKS UP A PIN TO SAVE THE MATCH!!!
The audience can’t believe that one, seriously believing the match was over there. ‘The Fallen Angel’ continues his attack on Low Ki, before dragging him up to his feet…AND HE CONNECTS WITH THE URANAGE!!! Ki is down and out now so Daniels runs to the corner… BEFORE LEAPING UP WITH THE BEST MOONSAULT EVER… LOW KI MOVES OUT OF THE WAY… BUT DANIELS LANDS ON HIS FEET… AND RUNS AT KI… BUT RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A ROUNDHOUSE KICK!!!
Ki remains down as Daniels staggers… AND LANCE STORM SCHOOL BOYS HIM FROM BEHIND AND USES THE SCHOOL BOY TO LOCK IN THE CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF!!!
An epic pop rings out for the submission move, as Daniels screams out in absolute agony. Storm wrenches back on the hold hard, another chant of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” coming through, when LOW KI AIMS FOR A KICK TO BREAK THE SUBMISSION BUT STORM CATCHES LOW KI’S LEG!!!
HE THEN TAKES LOW KI DOWN WITH A SINGLE LEG AND LOCKS THE CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF ON LOW KI INSTEAD!!!
Storm wrenches back on the hold yet again, as Ki screams and reaches for the ropes, but he just can’t get there. Low Ki can’t reach the ropes and Storm continues to keep the hold locked in, until Daniels gets back up and he grabs Storm around the head and drags him off of Low Ki.
Low Ki crawls underneath the bottom rope and onto the apron in agony, as DANIELS LOOKS FOR THE LAST RITES ON STORM… BUT STORM PUSHES HIM OFF AND DANIELS FALLS INTO THE ROPES…
WHERE LOW KI GRABS HIM FROM BEHIND AND LOCKS IN THE DRAGON CLUTCH!!!
Low Ki locks in the Dragon Clutch and Daniels has nowhere to go, nobody has escaped this move before in ECW. Daniels’ arms are flailing around but he’s in trouble, when Guido charges at Storm with a Clothesline… STORM DUCKS… BEFORE TAKING GUIDO’S HEAD OFF WITH A SUPERKICK!!!
STORM MAKES THE COVER…
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LOW KI LETS GO OF THE DRAGON CLUTCH…
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LOW KI GETS INTO THE RING TO BREAK UP THE COUNT…
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BUT HE CAN’T GET THERE QUICK ENOUGH…
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WINNER – Lance Storm by pinfall @ 13:25
The referee calls for the bell and there is a heartwarming pop that goes out for the fact that the returning Lance Storm is victorious in his first pay per view match back. Storm is huffing and puffing, feeling the effects of the match, however at the same time, he’s more than happy to bask in the glory of victory. Meanwhile, in the corner of the ring, Low Ki kicks the bottom rope, pissed off at not being able to make it in time to break up the pinfall attempt.
Despite being the winner, Storm gains eye contact with Low Ki and gives him a nod, before applauding stating “YOU’RE THE REAL DEAL, KID”. Ki doesn’t seem too sure on how to react until the Canadian offers his hand in the ultimate sign of respect. Having all the honor in the world, Ki nods appreciatively and shakes Lance’s hand, which garners another big time reaction from the fans.
Knowing that this isn’t his moment though, ‘The Warrior’ drops underneath the bottom rope and begins making his way towards the back. Whilst Little Guido is still down, Christopher Daniels is in the ring now and Storm offers him a handshake as well, however Daniels has a different reaction to Low Ki. Instead, ‘The Fallen Angel’ scoffs at Storm and shakes his head, before rolling to the outside of the ring.
The fans boo the hell out of Daniels for being a sore loser, as Storm looks disappointed for a moment, before getting his eyes back on the prize. He raises his hands in the air one last time, getting another raucous cheer from the fans, before he decides to head to the back himself…
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After Lance Storm has disappeared, before getting straight onto the next match, we get a quick video package…
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ECW Heatwave
July 15th On PPV
From Dayton, Ohio
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And now we’re back at ringside for the next match…
***SNAP YOUR FINGERS, SNAP YOUR NECK*** gets an EPICLY loud pop to begin with, which settles down a little, but stays pretty loud as JUSTIN CREDIBLE makes his way out from the back. Dressed in his usual jean shorts and carrying his trusty Singapore Cane, Credible looks in a good mood, as for the first time in ages he slaps hands with lots of the fans at ringside. As this is happening, the commentators put over the fact that it seems Credible has finally embraced his role as a good guy in the battle against The Network. Once inside of the ring, Justin Credible twirls his Singapore Cane around in his hands, itching to use it.
***SCAPEGOAT*** is heard next throughout the arena and Justin Credible immediately snarls as the ECW Television Champion JERRY LYNN steps through the curtain, arm in arm with FRANCINE. The heat continues and even a slight “SLUT”, “SLUT”, “SLUT” chant is directed at Francine, who clings tightly to Lynn. Credible gives Francine a thumb up and says, “THE PLAN IS WORKING PERFECTLY”, and despite Francine’s claims of innocence, Lynn immediately pulls away and seems paranoid. Credible seems pretty happy as Jerry gets into the ring and clutches at his TV Title, the referee forced to almost pry it from his hands.
Match Four
ECW Television Championship Match
If Justin Credible Loses, He Joins The Network
Jerry Lynn (c) w/Francine defends against Justin Credible
Francine still looks disheveled on the outside as the referee calls for the bell, and the two long time rivalries, who competed for the last time ever back in December, circle each other. Neither man is willing to make a move right away, knowing the other far too well, until they FINALLY look ready to lock up, however Lynn backs off and slides out of the ring. Much like in the previous match with Daniels, Lynn gets a “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chant which clearly infuriates Lynn and makes Credible laugh. The paranoid TV Champion points menacingly at Francine, who confirms she’s on his side, before he takes a quick look at his TV Title, really taking his time before trying to slide back into the ring.
The off his game champion finally gets back into the ring and walks to the center of the ring, eyes darting nervously, and surprisingly, Credible backs away and hops outside of the ring. Lynn looks confused now as Credible has a smirk on his face, as he walks up to a repulsed looking Francine. He says, “THE PLAN IS WORKING PERFECTLY”, however Francine shrieks “LEAVE ME ALONE AND GET BACK INTO THE RING”! Despite Credible’s confidence, Francine doesn’t look as if she wants anything to do with Credible.
With Credible still having his eye on Francine, Lynn sneaks outside of the ring and comes from behind, turning Credible but before he can land a right hand, Credible lands one of his own. Francine looks disappointed that the distraction didn’t work as Credible and Lynn trade punches, however JC’s have more snap on them, backing Lynn up. As the brawl on the floor continues, and Credible gains the upper hand, he ramps Lynn’s face into the ring apron, only for Lynn to roll back into the ring, trying to create some space between the two.
The former ECW Champion shakes his head at Lynn trying to get away, smirking at a few fans, before he rolls in after him, but the resourceful Lynn meets Credible with some stomps before he can get up. Initially, Credible tries to get to his feet but he can’t due to the pressure of the stomps, and then Credible stops getting up, as Lynn continues to land vicious stomps, causing the crowd to murmur a little. After around thirty rapid fire stomps, Jerry finally stops and takes a breath, wiping his hair out of his eyes, the first look of comfort on his face.
Eventually Credible crawls to the corner and uses the turnbuckles to keep himself up, but Lynn just hammers away with punches and kicks, in complete control. Jerry keeps his striking arsenal basic as for the next few minutes he beats the hell out of his challenger. After beating Credible down to the canvas again, Lynn gets him back up to his feet, and goes for a kick to the gut, but CREDIBLE CATCHES THE BOOT… SPINS LYNN AROUND… AND THEN LANDS A THUMB TO THE EYE… THIS GETS AN EPIC FACE POP FROM THE FANS!!!
Lynn rubs at his eye, trying to regain his vision, whilst on the other side of things, Credible can’t help but smirk at the positive reaction he gets from the fans. Being the cut throat individual that he is, Credible continues to use some underhanded tactics as well as some basic brawling to hold the advantage for the next few moments, paying Lynn back for earlier with some deadly strikes. Eventually Credible Irish whips Lynn into the ropes however Lynn reverses and sends Credible into the ropes and when Credible comes back, Lynn takes him down with a brutal Tilt A Whirl Backbreaker!
Jerry takes a moment or so to shake out the cobwebs, before Francine instructs him to stay on Credible and make him pay. Lynn doesn’t need to be told twice as he drops to the canvas and begins choking the life out of Credible. Much like when Credible has the advantage a few moments ago, Lynn has no problem bending the rules to stay ahead and hopefully retain his title.
After beating on Credible on the mat, Lynn brings him to his feet and lands a few right hands, but the resilient Credible fights back with some Knife Edged Chops! As Lynn grabs at his burning chest, Credible lands a few kicks to the gut, and looks to send Lynn into the corner, but again, Lynn reverses and sends JC into the corner. The impact of the whip sends Credible flipping into a seated position on the top rope ala Ric Flair.
Gravity looked to force Credible to collapse back down to the canvas, but before he can, Lynn sprints over and stabilizes Credible’s position on the top rope. Having his back to his opponent, Credible is defenseless, as Lynn lands some brutal elbows to the back and kidney of JC. With Credible softened up enough, Lynn climbs up to the second rope, AND HE POSITIONS CREDIBLE FOR A BACK SUPLEX… BEFORE LEAPING OFF OF THE SECOND ROPE… BUT CREDIBLE MANUEVERS HIS BODY IN MID AIR… COUNTERING INTO A CROSS BODY BLOCK!!! CREDIBLE REMAINS ON TOP OF LYNN FOR THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! JERRY LYNN KICKS OUT!!!
The reversal and high risk move gets the first set of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants for the match, as both men remain down on the canvas. Both men slowly get to the ropes and pull themselves to their feet, and the two most heated rivals meet in the center of the ring and begin trading punches. Lynn lands first, followed by Credible, Lynn, Credible, Lynn, Credible, Lynn, Credible, until Lynn swings another punch, but Credible manages to duck under the blow.
As Lynn gets his wits about him, JC sprints across the ring and bounces off of the ropes, and when he comes back… JC LEAPS INTO THE AIR AND TAKES LYNN DOWN WITH A BABYFACE LIKE FLYING FOREARM!!!
The fans cheer for the momentum building move, as Joey Styles puts over that we haven’t seen Credible use that move in a long time. On instinct, Lynn bounces straight back to his feet and Credible motions for him to bring it, so Jerry runs at him… AND CREDIBLE CONNECTS WITH A DROPKICK RIGHT TO THE FACE!!! Jerry gets up again… AND RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A SECOND DROPKICK!!! This time it takes Lynn a little longer to get back to his feet, starting to feel a little worse for wear… ONLY TO GET DRILLED WITH A THIRD DROPKICK FROM JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!
After the third Dropkick, Jerry stays down, holding his face, clearly in a fair bit of pain. Credible has all the momentum in the world though, staying on him as he brings Lynn up, just to drop him again with a Short Arm Clothesline! Credible is relentless as he pulls Jerry up by the hair and hammers away with right hands, and this time, there is no response from Lynn. Credible manages to back the TV Champ into the corner, where he lands a few more blows, before hoisting Lynn up and placing him in a seated position on the top rope. Justin lands a couple more right hands to make sure Lynn can’t move, before he climbs up to the top rope… AND HE LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE… TAKING LYNN DOWN IN THE PROCESS WITH A GOD DAMNED FRANKENSTEINER!!! CREDIBLE IMMEDIATELY CRAWLS TO THE BODY OF LYNN AND HOOKS THE LEG…1...2…NO!!! LYNN ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT BEFORE THE COUNT OF THREE!!!
The fans chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” yet again as Credible gets to his feet and mulls over his next move carefully. Before committing to anything, he adjusts his jean shorts which seemed to be slipping, however when he goes to grab Lynn, the champion rolls across the ring and under the bottom rope to the floor. Credible looks to chase his opponent out however the referee intervenes, much to the dismay of the fans. Meanwhile, Francine hurries around the ring and hands Lynn the title, and the two begin walking up the ramp. The champion signals that he has had enough, and Credible moves the referee out of the way, refusing to let the match end this way. Credible charges down the ramp after him, and when he reaches them, LYNN SWINGS WITH THE TV TITLE… BUT CREDIBLE DUCKS THE BLOW!!!
JUSTIN THEN KICKS LYNN IN THE GUT… CAUSING LYNN TO DROP THE TITLE AND BEND OVER…WHICH ALLOWS CREDIBLE TO LAND A DDT ONTO THE STEEL RAMP!!!
Another big pop and “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant rings out as Francine has her hand over her mouth in shock. Credible slowly gets to his feet, holding his back a little, however Lynn isn’t moving, after being nearly knocked out by the shot. It takes a lot of effort and a few moments but Credible manages to drag the dead weight of Lynn up, drag him back down the ramp and Credible rolls him back into the ring. Once inside of the ring, Lynn begins stirring, so Credible gets onto the apron, and heads up to the top rope. An out of it Lynn gets to his feet… WHEN CREDIBLE COMES OFF THE TOP, CONNECTING WITH A FLYING DOUBLE AXE HANDLE!!!
Instead of going for the cover, Credible really wants to finish things here, as he drags Lynn up again… AND CREDIBLE GETS LYNN IN POSITION FOR THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… LYNN SQUIRMS AND LANDS ON HIS FEET BEHIND CREDIBLE… BEFORE DROPPING HIM WITH A REVERSE DDT!!!
Feeling a surge of adrenaline, Lynn bounces right back up and looks towards Francine, “HEY GRAB ME A… NEVER MIND”! Lynn was about to instruct Francine to do something, but she looks highly offended, as it seems Lynn’s lack of trust, has caused him to not ask her for help. Instead, the TV Champ leaves the ring and grabs a steel chair from ringside.
Once back inside of the ring, Jerry sets up the steel chair in the middle of the ring, set up as if somebody was about to sit on it. Lynn then turns his attention back towards his downed foe, however the time it took to set up the chair has allowed Credible to recover. The challenger rocks Lynn with several right hands, before Credible bounces off the ropes for more momentum… BUT LYNN GOES LOW WITH A DROPKICK TO THE KNEE… SENDING CREDIBLE FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
This time its Lynn’s opportunity to waste no time, as he brings Credible to his feet and directs him towards the corner of the ring. The vicious Jerry Lynn is the one who climbs up to the middle rope, sitting on the top one… AND THEN HE HOOKS UP CREDIBLE… GOING FOR A TORNADO DDT… BUT CREDIBLE THROWS LYNN OFF OF HIM… AND JERRY LANDS DICK FIRST ONTO THE BACK REST OF THE CHAIR!!!
The gasps from the audience are huge, and another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant can be heard. Stuck in the precarious position, Lynn remains seated on the backrest of the chair, mouth wide open in pain, and Credible laughs for a moment, enjoying the view… BEFORE DROPPING LYNN OFF OF THE CHAIR WITH A DDT! CREDIBLE HOOKS THE LEG…1…2..3!!!
NO!!! LYNN JUST SHOOTS A SHOULDER UP AT THE LAST MOMENT!!!
For the first time tonight, Credible looks a little frustrated as he shakes his head at the resilience of the champion. The newly crowned fan favorite gets back up and stand over Lynn, placing his head between his legs. CREDIBLE THEN LIFTS JERRY UP FOR THE POWERBOMB… BUT LYNN LANDS A FEW RIGHT HANDS WHEN UP IN THE AIR… CREDIBLE LETS GO… AND LYNN LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!
JERRY NOW NAILS A KICK TO THE GUT… BEFORE HE GOES FOR THE CRADLE PILEDRIBER… BUT CREDIBLE KICKS HIS LEGS AND LYNN IS UNABLE TO GET HIM UP!!! CREDIBLE COUNTERS WITH A BACK BODY DROP… BUT LYNN HANGS ON FOR A CRADLE SUNSET FLIP… BUT INSTEAD OF FLIPPING OVER… CREDIBLE SITS DOWN ON IT FOR A PIN OF HIS OWN…1…2…3.!!!
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NO!!! THE CHAMPION KICKS OUT… JUST… YET AGAIN!!!
Both men bounce back to their feet at the same time, wanting to get the best of this exchange. Lynn sprints at Credible and ducks under Credible’s Clothesline attempt… LYNN COMES BACK WITH A FYLING HEADSCISSORS… BUT JUST LIKE AT MASSACRE ON THIRTY FOURTH STREET… CREDIBLE HANGS ON… AND LOOKS TO MANEUVRE LYNN FOR THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… BUT LYNN USES INCREDIBLE LEVERAGE TO MOVE BACK AND NOW LYNN IS ON HIS FEET AND CREDIBLE IS UPSIDE DOWN… SO LYNN DROPS CREDIBLE WITH A TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!!! THE CHAMPION JUST LIES ON TOP OF CREDIBLE FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! CREDIBLE KICKS OUT BEFORE THE COUNT OF THREE!!!
This time it’s Lynn’s turn to be shocked at his opponent kicking out, before he lands a couple of stomps. He then drags Credible to his knees, AND LOOKS FOR THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER AGAIN… BUT IN AN INCREDIBLE SHOW OF STRENGTH… JC PICKS HIM UP… RUNS ACROSS THE RING AND PLACES LYNN ON THE TOP ROPE!!!
Lynn seems a little shocked as Credible immediately hammers away with some more right hands, making sure Lynn can’t fight back. Credible now climbs up to meet Lynn on the top rope, locking in a Front Facelock… BEFORE GOING FOR A SUPERPLEX… BUT LYNN BLOCKS IT!!! Credible lets go of the Facelock and looks for a right hand, but the champion gets him with a poke to the eye first. With Credible momentarily blinded, LYNN COMES OFF THE TOP WITH A SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB... WHICH HE HOLDS ONTO FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! CREDIBLE KICKS OUT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” echoes throughout the arena again, as an exhausted Lynn shakes his head in disbelief. He looks at the referee and pleads that it was a three count, but the referee denies that it was. The champion gets back up and again brings Credible up, before landing some punches to the jaw, which sends Credible to the ropes. Lynn manages to jump up onto the second rope again… AND HE GETS CREDIBLE IN A HEADLOCK… BEFORE LEAPING OFF… ATTEMPTING A TORNADO DDT AGAIN… BUT CREDIBLE THROWS LYNN OFF… AND JERRY LANDS THROAT FIRST ONTO THE TOP ROPE!!!
Lynn staggers into the middle of the ring… SO CREDIBLE MEETS HIM WITH A LIGER BOMB!!! CREDIBLE MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! ANOTHER SHOULDER UP FROM LYNN!!!
There are no smiles now from the battered and bruised Credible, as he uses the ropes to pull himself back up. There are only minimal signs of life from Lynn, but that’s enough for Credible as he gets Lynn up… AND MAKES YET ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… BUT AS HE GETS LYNN IN THE AIR… LYNN RAKES THE EYES!!!
Credible backs away, clutching at his sore eyes, whilst Lynn signals and yells “THIS IS OVER”! Jerry kicks Credible in the gut… AND GOES FOR THE CRADLE PILEDRIVER… BUT LIKE EARLIER… CREDIBLE KICKS HIS LEGS… MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR LYNN TO PICK HIM UP… AND THEN CREDIBLE STANDS UP… LIFTING LYNN INTO THE AIR… AND DROPPING HIM WITH AN ALABAMA SLAM THROUGH THE FUCKING OPEN CHAIR!!!
Holy shit! The chair has actually broken due to the impact of Lynn’s body hitting it. Francine puts her hands over her mouth in absolute shock, not believing what just happened, whilst the fans let out another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Meanwhile Credible lets out a sadistic smile at the chaos that he has caused, before putting a thumb across his throat, signaling that the end is near.
Suddenly, FRANCINE LEAPS ONTO THE APRON and the referee charges over to her, ordering her to get down, which draws the attention of Credible. Francine winks at Credible blows him a kiss and says, “USE THIS”, and FRANCINE THROWS THE SINGAPORE CANE TO CREDIBLE!!! Despite all of his shit talking, Credible looks a bit confused for a moment, before he nods and winks at her, preparing to use the Singapore Cane.
Credible expertly stalks Lynn, waiting for him to fight his way up to his feet, and just as gets up… CREDIBLE RAISES THE SINGAPORE CANE ABOVE HIS HEAD… BUT AS LYNN TURNS AROUND… FRANCINE YANKS THE SINGAPORE CANE AWAY FROM CREDIBLE!!!
Gasps come from the audience for the double cross or triple cross as Credible turns to Francine, looking at her with a confused look on his face. She just laughs at him… AND THEN LYNN LANDS A LOW BLOW FROM BEHIND… FOLLOWED BY A SCHOOL BOY… AND LYNN HOLDS THE JEAN SHORTS FOR EXTRA LEVERAGE…1…2…3!!!
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WINNER – Jerry Lynn by pinfall @ 15:57
The heat that engulfs the arena is UNGODLY as the bell rings to signal the end of the match, and Jerry Lynn immediately heads outside of the ring. He basically power walks around ringside before grabbing his TV Title and he kisses it, before raising it above his head. The heat continues as the referee finally catches up to Lynn to raise his hand in victory.
Caught up in his own little moment and not wanting anymore of Credible, Lynn immediately hightails it to the back, happy to still be the TV Champion. Meanwhile, Credible is furious inside of the ring, as Francine is caught at ringside arguing with the fans, who are once again calling her a “SLUT”, “SLUT”, “SLUT”.
Francine mouths off to the fans before preparing to leave, WHEN CREDIBLE GRABS HER BY THE HAIR AND THROWS HER INTO THE RING!!!
Francine shits herself, backing away as Credible gets into the ring, and the fans mark out at the thought of Francine getting a taste of her own medicine. Credible stalks Francine before asking “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? WE HAD A PLAN”!
Suddenly, Francine stops backing away and she looks furious as she pushes Justin in the chest. “YOU’RE A LOSER AND YOU’RE NOTHING WITHOUT ME! AND YOU’RE NOT EVEN MAN ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT”!
Credible looks down, processing those words as the fans boo… AND FRANCINE SLAPS HIM RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE!!!
Massive heat comes from the fans now as Francine turns to leave, but a furious Credible GRABS HER BY THE HAIR AGAIN AND TURNS HER AROUND!!!
Credible yells “YOU’VE HAD THIS COMING FOR TO FUCKING LONG”…
BEFORE CREDIBLE DROPS FRANCINE WITH THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!
An epic pop followed by chants of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” can be heard as Francine gets what she deserves. An irritated Credible leaves the ring, still shaking his head, paying no attention to the fans, as it seems to have finally sunken in that he is now a member of The Network. Suddenly, ‘Damage Control’ sprint towards the ring to check on Francine.
As Credible leaves and Francine gets checked on inside of the ring, it allows JOEY STYLES and JOEL GERTNER to give their thoughts on commentary…
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Joey Styles: Under no circumstances am I ever going to stand here with a live microphone and be an advocate for violence against women, that’s now what I’m about. I think it’s wrong. However, a lot of people will be lining up to shake Justin Credible’s hand as the That’s Incredible to Francine was pretty overdue, considering how
horribly she’s treated everybody throughout the years.
Joel Gertner: I echo your sentiments exactly, Joey. The only thing I want to add is that whilst I’m sure the fans and a lot of people enjoyed the moment, it was essentially
meaningless.
Joey Styles: You’re right, it was meaningless. As much as neither Jerry Lynn nor Justin Credible stuck around to acknowledge it, the fact is that Justin Credible is now under
Network control!
The commentators wrap up their bit, and as ‘Damage Control’ is in the process of escorting Francine out of the ring, albeit on a stretcher, we get a video package to hype the next match of the evening.
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The video package is highlighting the feud between CW ANDERSON and TOMMY DREAMER. It all begun on that faithful weekend in early August, when at a house show, CW Anderson attacked women’s wrestler, JAZZ. Tommy took exception to the attack and made the save, chasing Anderson from the ring.
On the August 18th of ECW On TNN, management were hoping to resolve these issues with a one on one match between the two. The animosity couldn’t be withheld any longer, and these two actually started fighting before the show started. Once television started to air, the brawl between Anderson and Dreamer was well and truly underway, and only escalated when TEAM ME, SIMON DIAMOND and JOHNNY SWINGER came down to help CW. Dreamer got beaten down until DANNY DORING and ROADKILL made the save, and along with Dreamer, they managed to clear the ring of Anderson and co.
The next night on ECW Hardcore TV, the planned match between CW Anderson and Tommy Dreamer went ahead. It was quite an even contest, as early on CW worked on the left arm of Dreamer, only for Tommy to make a comeback late. Team Me were out to interfere and help CW again, but Jazz tried to intervene, only FOR CW TO DROP JAZZ WITH A SUPERKICK!!! Tommy managed to clear the ring of Team Me, before turning into an Anderson Spinebuster, giving CW the victory at the eleven and a half minute mark. After the match, all three beat up Dreamer again, and Team Me held Tommy’s left arm, whilst CW pulled down his knee pad and headed to the top rope, but before further damage could be done, Danny Doring and Roadkill made the save once again.
On the August 26th edition of ECW Hardcore TV, a highly anticipated six man tag team match took place. Tommy ended up dropping Anderson with a DDT, whilst Doring and Roadkill pinned Swinger at the eleven minute mark after a Buggy Bang!
The following week Tommy Dreamer and JERRY LYNN teamed up against THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE and Team Me in the finals of the ECW Tag Team Championship tournament. CW Anderson interferes and DRIVES TOMMY THROUGH THE TIMEKEEPER’S TABLE WITH AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER! From there, Dreamer gets rolled into the ring and his team gets eliminated from the match.
The attack after the match causes some long lasting injuries for Tommy Dreamer and he was out of action for a majority of September and October. At November To Remember, Team Me were cutting a promo bragging about causing Tommy to miss his first ever November To Remember pay per view. Joey Styles took exception and Team Me until Dreamer ran down to make the save, only to be drilled with yet another Anderson Spinebuster.
On the November 11th edition of ECW Hardcore TV, it was officially announced that CW Anderson and Tommy Dreamer would do battle in a one on one match at ECW Massacre On Thirty Fourth Street!
During Tommy’s time off, CW chased the ECW Championship however when unsuccessful and out of the title picture, he went back to being a bully with Team Me. At the December 2nd edition of ECW Hardcore TV, Team Me and CW Anderson were bullying Joey Styles and Joel Gertner, when EYE BALLS, BALLS MAHONEY, PIERRE CARL OULETTE and then Tommy Dreamer came out to make the save. An impromptu match begun and whilst PCO kept Anderson busy outside of the ring, Tommy NAILED A DDT ON A STEEL CHAIR ON SWINGER TO PICK UP THE VICTORY!!!
Despite the triumphant return, at ECW Massacre On Thirty Fourth Street, Tommy’s back was very clearly still a weakness, as Anderson targeted it throughout the contest. Dreamer did his best to fight back, but fell to a similar fate to what caused the injury to begin with, AS ANDERSON LANDED AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER THROUGH A TABLE FOR THE CLEAN VICTORY!!!
On the December 9th edition of ECW Hardcore TV, despite winning their match, CW Anderson still wasn’t happy. He vowed that he wanted to make Tommy quit, and later in the night, Dreamer made the same call regarding Anderson.
The following week CW Anderson officially challenged Dreamer to meet him in an ‘I Quit’ match at ECW Guilty As Charged.
On the December 23rd edition of ECW Hardcore TV, CW Anderson joins Team Me in an attack on an injured Christian York and Joey Matthews. Dreamer attempts to make the save… BUT ANDERSON CATCHES HIM WITH ANOTHER ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER!!! Tommy gets beaten down until Eye Balls make the save. Later on in the evening, a frustrated and determined Dreamer accepts Anderson’s challenge for Guilty As Charged.
At ECW Guilty As Charged, the two stepped it up a level from their previous level, with brutality at an all-time high. In the end, Tommy wins, getting Anderson to quit with a barbed wire assisted Camel Clutch.
Over the course of the next few months, CW Anderson was nowhere to be seen; out with what is ironically a left arm injury. He vows to be back however Dreamer turns his attention to the battle of control against The Network. On the April 28th, edition of ECW Hardcore TV, Tommy is battling JERRY LAWLER in one of the most personal matches in the company’s history, when Anderson returns, DELIVERING AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER ON AN OPEN CHAIR!!! This allows Lawler to defeat Tommy Dreamer.
On last week’s show it was confirmed that CW Anderson and Tommy Dreamer will go to battle one last time at Hardcore Heaven in a Last Man Standing Match!!!
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The video package comes to an end and the fans are amped up for our next match…
***MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT*** comes on the arena’s pa system and there is an INCREDIBLE amount of heat for the man on a mission to take out his opponent tonight, and that’s CW ANDERSON. The man with one of the most respected last names in all of wrestling pays no attention from the insults of the fans, instead slowly and methodically walking towards the ring. He gets into the ring and simply rubs his hands together and cracks his knuckles, almost scary with how cold and calculated he looks before such a brutal match.
***MAN IN THE BOX*** flips the mood in the arena completely, as the ECW faithful mark out for the man who has represented those three letters through literally everything, TOMMY DREAMER. Much like his opponent though, there are no smiles tonight as Tommy shoots the ‘Raven pose’ upon stepping through the curtain, before he heads straight for the ring, refusing to take his eyes away from CW Anderson.
Match Five
Last Man Standing Match
CW Anderson vs. Tommy Dreamer
Much like the previous match, these two have dealt with each other quite a few times in the past; however, these two start things completely differently. There is no circling and feeling out process in here, instead the two men go nose to nose in the center of the ring, jaw jacking and both men refusing to blink. On commentary, they put over how this could be the most personal match of the night when the two start trading punches in the middle of the ring, neither willing to back down from the other. Anderson, Dreamer, Anderson, Dreamer, Anderson, Dreamer, Dreamer, Dreamer, Dreamer. Tommy begins getting on top of the fist fight, landing several closed fist right hands in a row, until CW quickly grabs the still injured left arm of Tommy, and yanks it harshly, causing Dreamer to collapse to the canvas, holding his arm.
Being so early in the match, Dreamer is ready to bounce straight back to his feet, but Anderson doesn’t allow it. Instead, he repeatedly stomps all over the bad left arm of Dreamer, landing about fifteen or so stomps until Tommy momentarily stops trying to get up. The sadistic CW then just waits and as Tommy gets to his hands and knees, CW LANDS A TERRIFYING LEFT HAND WHICH DROPS TOMMY!!!
CW backs away, trying to end this one quickly as the referee begins his count…
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DREAMER HAS MADE IT TO THE ROPES AND IS BEGINNING TO PULL HIMSELF TO HIS FEET…
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AND TOMMY MAKES IT TO HIS FEET!!!
Despite getting back up, there is no respite for Dreamer, as he leans against the ropes, and Anderson immediately greets him with some more of his hard left hands, which continuously rock the head of Dreamer backwards. Anderson then takes a few steps back before charging at Tommy and he Clotheslines him over the top rope. Tommy lands awkwardly onto the concrete floor and Anderson immediately follows him out, not wanting to give him a moment to breathe.
CW is standing above Dreamer and he brings him to his feet, BEFORE GRABBING HIM BY THE LEFT ARM… AND ANDERSON WHIPS TOMMY STRAIGHT INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE BACK FIRST!!! Tommy yells out in agony… BUT CW MAINTAINS HIS GRIP AND NOW WHIPS TOMMY INTO THE RING APRON!!! CW keeps holding on… AND WHIPS TOMMY BACK INTO CROWD BARRICADE…. BEFORE WHIPPING HIM BACK INTO THE RING APRON AGAIN!!! The air is being drained out of the body of Dreamer, as he looks to be in a fair bit of trouble already… AS CW GOES TO WHIP TOMMY INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE AGAIN… BUT TOMMY REVERSES… GRABS ANDERSON AND THROWS HIM OVER THE CROWD BARRICADE AND INTO THE CROWD!!!
With CW in the crowd and potentially dealing with a couple of hundred people throwing blows at him, Dreamer takes a moment to stretch out his back and arm, in a bit of pain still. Tommy knows he needs to stay on his opponent though, so he climbs over the crowd barricade, and begins fighting with Anderson in the crowd. A whole lot of the ECW fans offer weapons as they chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, but neither man takes any immediately, as they just work their way through the crowd, trading punches. Tommy manages to land a knee to the mid-section which gives him the advantage, and as one fan gets out of his way… TOMMY RAMS ANDERSON’S FACE INTO A FANS CHAIR… AND HE DOES IT A SECOND TIME… AND A THIRD TIME… AND A FOURTH TIME… AND TOMMY RAMS CW’S FACE INTO THE STEEL CHAIR FOR A FIFTH TIME!!!
As soon as Dreamer lets go of him, Anderson collapses to the floor, not knowing where he is. Tommy mercilessly drags CW to his feet and continues to hammer away on him, and he beats the hell out of Anderson through the crowd, until they reach the custom ECW merchandise table. The poor man managing the table realizes what is happening and quickly runs away, as Dreamer wipes a bunch of the merchandise off of the table. With the fans buzzing in anticipation, Tommy gets Anderson in a Front Facelock… BEFORE DRILLING HIM WITH A VERTICAL SUPLEX THROUGH THE MERCHANDISE TABLE!!!
Despite feeling worse for wear, Tommy nods his heads with the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants as the referee begins to count…
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CW IS STIRRING AMONGST THE RUBBLE OF THE BROKEN TABLE…
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CW MANAGES TO JUST STAGGER HIS WAY TO HIS FEET!!!
The domination from Dreamer continues after the near fall of sorts, as Tommy continues to hammer away with right hands on CW Anderson. CW seems to be trying to escape now, walking away from Tommy and his blows, but Dreamer is relentless, even hitting blows to the back of CW. They work their way through the crowd again, Dreamer maintaining complete control, and they eventually fought their way to the slightly elevated entrance ramp. CW is reeling from more of Tommy’s punches, looking drunk… WHEN TOMMY RUNS AT HIM FOR THE KILLER BLOW… BUT CW ANDERSON PICKS HIM UP IN A BODYSLAM POSITION… BEFORE HE LEAPS OFF OF THE RAMP AND SLAMS TOMMY ONTO THE COLD, HARD CONRETE FLOOR RIGHT AT THE FEET OF THE FUCKING CROWD!!!
If there is ever a spot that deserves an “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant, this one is it. The fans chant like crazy as Dreamer rolls around in excruciating pain, potentially suffering some internal injuries. CW crawls his way away from Tommy, before using the top of the ramp to leverage himself back up to his feet, whilst the referee makes another count…
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SOMEHOW, TOMMY MANAGES TO GET TO HIS FEET WITH THE HELP OF THE RAMP!!!
Anderson shakes his head in frustration, before dragging Dreamer back onto the ramp. Despite being on his feet momentarily, Tommy is back down now, clearly struggling. Anderson begins crazily dragging Tommy down the ramp towards the ring, until he stops, AND RAMS TOMMY’S FACE INTO THE STEEL RAMP!!! CW now drags Tommy a little further down the ramp… BEFORE SENDING HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE RAMP AGAIN!!! The relentless CW Anderson continues to drag Tommy right to the foot of the ring now, UNTIL HE SENDS TOMMY’S FACE INTO THE FLOOR A THIRD TIME… AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER… A FOURTH TIME!!!
Having done enough damage on the outside of the ring, Anderson dead lifts Tommy up off the ground, and rolls him into the bottom rope. Instead of following Dreamer straight in, CW grabs a few steel chairs from around ringside and throws them into the ring. He then heads underneath the ring and pulls out a WOODEN TABLE, before he pushes that underneath the bottom rope and into the ring as well. After having gathered enough weapons for a small army, Anderson slowly steps back into the ring, ready to attack.
He decides to start things off by picking up one of the steel chairs that he has brought into the ring. Meanwhile, Dreamer has managed to crawl himself to the topes, get himself up and use the corner of the ring to remain standing. CW HAS THE STEEL CHAIR THOUGH AND CHARGES AT TOMMY… BUT DREAMER GETS BOTH FEET UP… SENDING THE STEEL CHAIR SMASHING BACK INTO THE FACE OF ANDERSON!!!
The blow causes CW to drop the chair and fall to the canvas, as Dreamer leans on the corner for a moment, regaining his breath. Tommy then picks up the steel chair and lodges it in the corner of the ring between the middle and top rope. Dreamer now turns his attention back towards CW and uses his left arm to bring CW to his feet, when Anderson explodes with a Divorce Court out of nowhere! Tommy is down and holding his arm again as Anderson gets back to his feet and picks up the table that he brought into the ring earlier. He ponders what to do for a moment or two, before leaning the table against the opposite corner of the ring to where Tommy placed the chair.
With a slight smirk on his face, CW drags Tommy to his feet, BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT HIM UP FOR A SPINEBUSTER… BUT DREAMER SWINGS WILDLY WITH RIGHTS AND LEFTS TO THE HEAD OF CW… FORCING HIM TO PUT DREAMER BACK DOWN!!! Dreamer lands a few more punches after being back on the canvas, creating some space between the two and forcing CW to stagger backwards. Dreamer quickly grabs another chair that’s in the ring and positions it on the canvas, and then kicks CW in the gut; HE GOES FOR THE DDT… BUT CW BLOCKS IT… SPINS OUT AND LANDS A HAMMERLOCK DIVORCE COURT ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
The groans from the fans immediately pick up as Tommy is rolling around in agony yet again. CW slowly fights to his feet and the referee begins to count…
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DESPITE ONLY BEING ABLE TO PUT WEIGHT ON ONE ARM, DREAMER HAS MANAGED TO CRAWL TO THE ROPES…
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WITH HIS GOOD RIGHT ARM, DREAMER PULLS HIMSELF BACK INTO A STANDING POSITION!!!
He’s back on his feet but Dreamer is holding his left arm rather gingerly, so the relentless CW ANDERSON SMASHES A STEEL CHAIR RIGHT INTO THE LEFT ARM OF TOMMY DREAMER!!! Tommy remains on his feet, despite struggling, so ANDERSON GRABS HIM… AND BEGINS CHARGING TOWARDS THE CORNER… BUT DREAMER DROPS DOWN AND GETS A DROP TOE HOLD, SENDING CW ANDERSON FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR LODGED IN THE CORNER OF THE RING!!!
A pop rings out for Tommy’s fight back, and a brief “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant starts up. Both men remain down on the canvas for a few moments and the referee begins to count, and the fans boo, not wanting a draw. To break the count, Tommy rolls underneath the bottom rope and gets to his feet as it’s easier than getting up from scratch. He shakes his injured arm out again before he grabs the legs of Anderson and he drags him underneath the bottom rope and to the outside as well.
Dreamer lands a quick knee to the mid-section, before sending CW head first into the ring post! Anderson is out of it on the floor and Tommy gets a strange look in his eye, staring at the concrete floor. The fans begin to buzz, realizing something is up, when Dreamer brings CW up… AND POSITIONS HIM FOR A DDT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR… BUT ANDERSON SURGES UP AND LIFTS TOMMY IN THE AIR… DROPPING HIM WITH A MODIFIED FLAPJACK ONTO THE RING APRON!!!
The prone body of Dreamer remains hanging on the ring apron as a furious CW Anderson climbs up onto the ring apron himself. He signals that the end is near before dragging the dead weight of Dreamer back up… AND CW SHOWS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH, LIFTING TOMMY IN A MILITARY PRESS POSITION… AND THEN HE THROWS TOMMY OFF OF THE APRON AND BACK FIRST ONTO THE COLD, HARD CONCRETE FLOOR!!!
What a fucking bump! Those famous “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants kick in again, as CW is proud of himself, standing on the apron, as the referee begins to count out Dreamer…
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TOMMY STILL HASN’T MOVED AN INCH!!!
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DREAMER HAS STARTED TO CRAWL ON THE FLOOR, ALBEIT VERY SLOWLY!!!
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TOMMY JUST MANAGES TO REACH THE CROWD BARRICADE AND USE IT TO PULL HIMSELF UP TO A BARELY STANDING POSITION!!!
The fans mark out whilst Anderson is furious on the apron, yelling at the referee for counting to slow. CW jumps off of the apron and measures Dreamer… BEFORE SPRINTING AT HIM AND HE GOES TO SPEAR HIM THROUGH THE CROWD BARRICADE… BUT TOMMY MOVES… AND ANDERSON SENDS HIMSELF CRASHING THROUGH THE CROWD BARRICADE AND INTO THE AUDIENCE!!!
More “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants can be heard as the fans have to try their best not to cheap shot CW. Despite being out of it, Dreamer is running on instinct now, as he uses the ring apron to drag himself up, before rolling into the ring. Inside of the ring, Tommy takes a bit of a breather, before he picks up a steel chair and sets it up in a seated position in the middle of the ring. After this, Dreamer collapses, the exhaustion getting to him, and he only manages to get to his feet, as CW jumps back onto the ring apron.
Anderson looks to step through the ropes, but Tommy catches him with a kick to the gut, followed by a HANGMAN DDT!!! Tommy gets back up and signals for the referee to count…
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CW HAS ALREADY GOT A HAND ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!
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ANDERSON IS BACK UP ALREADY!!!
But he doesn’t have his wits about him as he walks blindly into Tommy, who meets him with another kick to the gut… BEFORE DREAMER LOOKS FOR THE PILEDRIVER… BUT CW BATTLES OUT OF IT AND LANDS A LOW BLOW!!!
Dreamer drops to his knees in agony, BUT CW IMMEDIATELY HOISTS HIM UP IN THE AIR… AND DROPS HIM WITH A FERRIS WHEEL SUPLEX ONTO THE FUCKING OPEN CHAIR!!!
Tommy’s back could be broken as “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants echo throughout the arena, and the referee looks to count out Dreamer again…
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THIS TIME DREAMER IS MOVING, BUT HE IS RIVING IN PAIN, HOLDING HIS BACK!!!
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SOMEHOW, WITH THE UGLIEST CRAWL OF ALL TIME, DREAMER HAS MADE THE ROPES!!!
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AND HE PULLS HIMSELF BACK UP!!!
CW Anderson can’t believe it as he wipes the sweat off his brow and looks to meet Tommy with a left, but somehow, Dreamer beats him to the punch. Tommy is making a run as he lands several right hands in a row, rocking Anderson, which allows him to set up the chair in a seated position again… AND HE SLAMS CW’S FOREARM INTO THE CHAIR SEAT!!!
It’s now Anderson’s turn to scream in pain and clutch at his arm, so Tommy picks up the chair… SMASHING IT INTO THE LEFT ARM OF ANDERSON!!! Anderson looks to walk away, holding his arm… BUT TOMMY LANDS ANOTHER CHAIR SHOT TO THE ARM… FOLLOWED BY A THIRD!!!
With the chair being severely bent out of shape, Tommy drops it to the canvas… AND THEN LANDS A DDT ONTO THE DAMAGED STEEL CHAIR!!!
Dreamer’s surge of momentum has put him in the box seat, as he lets out a yell and performs the ‘Raven Pose’ to big cheers. As the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants starts up; the referee is counting yet again…
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CW IS YET TO MOVE, STILL FACE DOWN ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
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ANDERSON HAS MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO HIS HANDS AND KNEES!!!
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AND HE REACHES THE ROPES TO PULL HIMSELF BACK TO HIS FEET!!!
Once the referee breaks his count, Anderson collapses to the mat again, clearly out of it. The referee looks to restart his count, but Dreamer tells him not to bother. Tommy grabs the table from the corner of the ring, and instead sets the legs up and places it on the canvas, standing the way a table should. After he’s positioned the table where he wants, he grabs Anderson, locks him in a Front Facelock and drags him to the corner of the ring. Dreamer now lifts CW up and shows terrific strength to hold Anderson as he climbs to the middle rope…AND TOMMY LOOKS READY TO LAND THE SPICCOLI DRIVER OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE AND THROUGH THE TABLE… BUT CW SQUIRMS OFF OF THE SHOULDERS OF TOMMY, AND LANDS ON THE APRON!!!
Before Dreamer can react, ANDERSON GRABS HIS LEFT ARM AND YANKS IT OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
The pain forces Tommy to leap off of the middle rope and he’s back inside the ring now, holding his arm in pain. Anderson gets back into the ring AND RUNS AT TOMMY… BUT DREAMER LANDS ANOTHER DROP TOE HOLD… THIS ONE SENDING CW FACE FIRST INTO THE EDGE OF THE TABLE!!!
Not to be deterred, Tommy now gets back to his feet and once again, drags Anderson towards the corner of the ring. Once there, he gets CW on his shoulders and once again climbs to the middle rope. This time there is no movement from the dazed Anderson… SO TOMMY LEAPS OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE… AND DRIVES CW THROUGH THE TABLE WITH A SPICCOLI DRIVER!!!
Tommy is down on the canvas with a relieved look on his face, whilst Anderson isn’t moving amongst the mess of the broken table. The referee begins his count as Dreamer gets up, forced to shout over the fans chants of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”…
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AMAZINGLY, ANDERSON USES A CHUNK OF THE TABLE TO DIG IT INTO THE CANVAS… AND HE USES LEVERAGE FROM IT TO GET TO HIS FEET AND BREAK THE REFEREE’S COUNT!!!
Much like earlier, once the count is broken, Anderson falls back to the mat, struggling to stand. Tommy sort of shrugs at the resilience from his rival before yelling “FINE, LET’S DO IT AGAIN”! This obviously gets big cheers from the fans as Dreamer heads outside of the ring, goes under the apron… AND PULLS OUT ANOTHER TABLE!!! Tommy rolls the table back into the ring, before getting back in himself, in no risk of Anderson being able to stop him. Dreamer sets up the table much like he did the last one, but in another corner of the ring, and turns to get Anderson… SUPERKICK FROM CW ANDERSON TAKES DREAMER’S HEAD OFF!!!
Tommy falls to the canvas, stiff as a board, but Anderson drops back down to the mat as well, and the fans give a slight applause for both men. They both crawl to separate corners of the ring to pull themselves up, but they meet in the center… ANDERSON GETS TOMMY UP FOR AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER… DREAMER REVERSES INTO YET ANOTHER DDT!!!
Both men remain down again and the referee begins to count them out, when suddenly there is an UNGODLY amount of heat from the fans as STEVE CORINO slowly saunters out from the back and makes his way towards ringside. The fans hurl insults at him but he ignores them, insisting he is just here to watch the match. CW remains down on the mat; however, Tommy has managed to battle his way up… WHEN CORINO JUMPS UP ONTO THE APRON!!!
Dreamer sees him and QUICKLY DROPS CORINO OFF OF THE APRON WITH A RIGHT HAND!!! He turns back to the action though and gets dropped with a massive left hand from Anderson. The recovered CW then grabs an open chair from the canvas and places Tommy’s left arm inside it, AND HE NAILS A DIVORCE COURT WITH TOMMY’S LEFT ARM INSIDE THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
The groans from the fans are drowned out by the sound of Tommy screaming in absolute agony. Corino is back up on the outside and he looks happy with what he is seeing and yells “FINISH HIM”! Anderson nods, pulling Tommy up by the hair… AND HE FINALLY CONNECTS WITH THE ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER… SENDING DREAMER THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
More “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out, as the referee counts once again, with Anderson and Corino urging the referee to hurry up…
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MUCH LIKE CW EARLIER, DREAMER USES THE TABLE TO LEVERAGE HIMSELF BACK UP AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
CW can’t believe it and looks to go on the attack; however Tommy blocks a left hand, and nails a right of his own… ONLY TO BE GRABBED FROM BEHIND BY CORINO WHO TOSSES HIM OUT OF THE RING WITH EASE!!!
Dreamer lands with a splat and Anderson and Corino follow him out there, in discussions on what to do to finish Tommy off. They seem to come to some sort of agreement when Corino brings Dreamer back up, despite the referee’s pleas for him to, well, piss off. CORINO WHIPS DREAMER TOWARDS ANDERSON… WHO PLANTS HIM WITH AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER ON THE FUCKING CONCRETE FLOOR!!!
CW bounces back to his feet, and as the fans boo the double team, the referee counts yet again…
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TOMMY SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE… ROLLING OVER…
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WINNER – CW Anderson by Referee’s Stoppage @ 16:10
The bell rings and there is a moment or two of shocked silence from the usually rabid ECW fans, until they go back to old habits, and being UNLEASHING with severe heat. The heat is directed at the winner of tonight’s match, CW Anderson and the man who played a HUGE part in helping Anderson get the victory, Steve Corino.
To make matters worse, they stand arm in arm, on top of the fallen body of Dreamer, shit eating grins on their faces. After a few moments of soaking in the moment, and as ‘Damage Control’ sprint down towards Dreamer, the duo slowly leaves. On commentary, Joey Styles and Joel Gertner wonder if this means that CW Anderson is now a fully-fledged member of The Network.
‘Damage Control’ continues to work on Dreamer, and for the third time tonight, they seemingly have a stretcher ready. Outside of grunting and groaning, all Tommy says a couple of times is “MY BACK”, “MY BACK”, even ignoring his injured left arm, which hangs awkwardly by his side.
Suddenly, some polite cheers ring out as DANNY DORING and ROADKILL run out from the back to check on their mentor. When he sees them, Tommy lets out a pained smirk, and the former tag champs look concerned. Tommy puts his hand out and together Doring and Roadkill help Dreamer to his feet, despite ‘Damage Control’ warning them that this isn’t a good idea.
Doring and Roadkill take an arm each, helping to keep the battered Dreamer standing, but together they slowly make their way towards the back. Dreamer surveys the audience as they are leaving, and he gets a respectable standing ovation from fans who have seen him take incredible amounts of punishment throughout the years, and tonight was no different…
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We now head to what seems like an empty locker room, except for a man in the shadows, boxing in the corner. There is an awful noise coming as he lands each punk, and it’s because the ECW Champion RHINO isn’t hitting a punching bag, HE’S PUNCHING THE LOCKERS WITH EACH PUNCH OF EVERY COMBINATION!!!
He seems to be working up quite a sweat until he stops and LANDS A HEADBUTT, leaving a huge bump in the locker door. Rhino now looks at the camera, a slightly unhinged smile on his face, as he reveals blood dripping from his knuckles.
Rhino: THE BLOOD IS
ALREADY ON MY HANDS, VAN DAM!
Rhino rather disgustingly sniffs the blood, almost enjoying the smell, like a predator.
Rhino: I BROKE THAT FUCKING
CUNTS NECK AGAIN…
For those skimming the show, read the aftermath of Corino/Sandman opening match to understand what Rhino is referring to.
Rhino: I
DESTROYED THE SANDMAN AGAIN…
He stops and tries to force in some deep breaths, but he’s so worked up.
Rhino: AND I’M GOING TO
DESTROY ROB VAN DAM AGAIN!!!
The ECW Champion motions with his hands as if he’s going to break RVD in half.
Rhino: MY HANDS ARE GOING TO BE FUCKING
SOAKED WHEN I
RIP YOUR CHEST OPEN…
Trembling with rage, a scary Rhino once again has hand gestures to match his words.
Rhino: I’M GOING TO FEEL AROUND, PULL OUT YOUR FUCKING
HEART, AND I’M GOING TO
EAT IT!!!
Rhino lets out a primal roar before continuing.
Rhino: I’M GOING TO EAT YOUR FUCKING HEART… I’M GOING TO
LIKE IT!!!
He’s salivating at the thought of what he can do to RVD in tonight’s main event.
Rhino: I’M GOING TO MAKE RVD WATCH IT!!!
Rhino is foaming from the mouth now, looking as if he needs a Rabies shot.
Rhino: ROB VAN DAM… ROB VAN DAM… ROB VAN DAM… ROB VAN DAM… NO, FUCK THAT!!! RHINO… RHINO… RHINO… RHINO!!!
The furious Rhino is struggling to breathe now, wheezing as he tries.
Rhino: MISTER PAY PER VIEW? I’M MISTER ECW! I
AM ECW!!!
The champion holds up the title to prove it, despite getting redder in the face by the second.
Rhino: I’M THE BIG FUCKING DEAL… I’M THE CHAMPION… OF
EVERYTHING!!!
He’s pacing back and forth now, picking up speed as he continues to rant.
Rhino: I FUCKING
ALLOW THREE OTHER MEN TO HOLD TITLES OUT OF THE
GOODNESS OF MY FUCKING HEART!!!
Rhino lets out another roar, before breaking a locker door with a right cross. Of course, he leaves blood stains on the door also.
Rhino: SAY MY NAME… SAY MY FUCKING NAME… YOU KNOW IT!!!
A twisted look in his eyes, it’s clear Rhino is ready to do some serious damage tonight.
Rhino: YOU KNOW MY NAME… NOW SAY IT…RHINO… RHINO… RHINO… RHINO… RHINO… RHINO!!!
The champion finally stops pacing and looks right into the camera now.
Rhino: I’M GOING TO
CARVE MY NAME INTO YOUR FUCKING
CORPSE, ROB!!!
With that, the champion storms out of the locker room, slamming the door behind him. One thing is for sure, Rhino is ready for tonight’s main event…
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We’re now back at ringside for our next match…
***BIG BALLS*** gets an EPIC pop as one of the most popular acts in all of ECW, the tag team collectively known as EYE BALLS head towards the ring. As always, both BALLS MAHONEY and PIERRE CARL OULETTE have a steel chair with them, both with a custom message spray painted on the chair. Mahoney’s reads “TAJIRI”, probably wanting payback after Hardcore TV last night, whereas PCO’s chair says, “EVERYBODY ELSE”. The fans chant “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS” to the tune of their theme, as they raise their chairs above their heads once inside of the ring. Both men then put their chairs down, nod to the fans, and signal that the ECW Tag Team Titles will be coming around their waists.
***FUCK THAT*** allows the vocals of one Kid Rock to echo throughout the arena, and in ECW that means one thing only, the arrival of KID KASH. As Kash smiles his way down the ramp, slapping hands with the excited fans, the commentators put over the fact that Kid Kash is arguably having the best year of his career right now. Showing no fear of his opponents, despite not having his tag partner with him, ‘The Notorious K.I.D. gets straight into the ring.
***ROADHOUSE BLUES*** gets yet another LOUD cheer from the audience, as ECW’s resident Mexican, extreme Luchador, SUPER CRAZY front flips through the curtain and into screenshot. Kash smirks at his partner and friends’ arrival and Crazy looks happy to be here, working the crowd into a frenzy, before he sprints down the ramp and slides into the ring. Super Crazy and Kash share a quick high five, before directing their attention towards their opponents.
***SINISTER MUSIC*** draws another MASSIVE pop, as this is what happens when you have three baby face teams competing for the titles. THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE makes their way out from the back, MIKEY WHIPWRECK and YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI leading the way, greeting their adoring fans. The brains of the operation, THE SINISTER MINISTER isn’t too far away, drilling instructions into his charges, until they get into the ring and boldly show their tag team titles to both the teams they are defending against.
Match Six
ECW Tag Team Championship Match
Three Way Dance
The Unholy Alliance (c) w/The Sinister Minister vs. Eye Balls vs. Kid Kash and Super Crazy
Despite it being a three way dance, this match is under tag rules so the referee enquires who the first two men of the contest will be. Kid Kash and Tajiri manage to shoot their hands up quicker than everybody else, so the referee elects them to start the match. Both members of Eye Balls look a little irritated, but after a couple of moments, they just shrug and leave the ring. The two do some chain wrestling, moving rather quickly, and the audience are left “oohing” and “ahhing” at the quick exchanges.
As the quick exchanges continue, Tajiri begun to take over, as ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ has the superior quickness to Kash. Sensing he was starting to lose the battle, Kid Kash changed tactics and begun to use some mat work to counter Tajiri’s quickness. ‘The Notorious K.I.D.’ begins using a Reverse Chinlock and a Hammer Lock to keep Tajiri grounded; however, Tajiri isn’t a former ECW Champion for no reason. He manages to fight out of Kash’s hold and locks in a modified Surfboard submission which has Kash stuck in an awkward position, and in pain.
Kash refuses to submit to the hold and eventually Tajiri lets go and gets to his feet, but KK kips up, and both men meet in the center of the ring. The fans applaud the action from both men, and they share a nod and a quick handshake, appreciating the talents of the other man. Mikey calls for a tag in the champion’s corner and Tajiri obliges and at the same time, Super Crazy gets a tag from Kash. Mikey and Crazy now circle each other, ready to lock horns and they immediately have a fast chain wrestling exchange, similar to their partner’s one earlier. This time it’s Super Crazy who gets the advantage, kicking out of a Headscissors, before locking in a Front Facelock. Mikey breaks free and scrambles onto his back, however the Mexican ends up catching him in a Key Lock. Super Crazy keeps the hold locked on, but Mikey manages to battle out of it, and both men get to their feet and meet in the center of the ring.
The fans politely applause again, enjoying the beginning of the match with the technical moves, however Mahoney and Oulette don’t look very interested on the apron. Balls actually yells “I’M SICK OF THIS SHIT” and Eye Balls jump off of the apron and begin walking around the ring. Mahoney walks to one corner and pulls Kid Kash off of the apron and begins rattling him with punches, whilst PCO does the same thing with Tajiri. The four do battle around ringside, ending up being huddled in a group, still trading right hands. Inside of the ring, Super Crazy takes Mikey down with a Clothesline, before sliding underneath the bottom rope, and he joins the brawl on the outside.
The scrap on the floor continues with Mahoney and PCO getting the advantage over the other three men, clearly the best brawlers in the match. They continue to hammer away, no signs of slowing down when Mikey recovers inside of the ring. He sees Tajiri being battered with punches by Mahoney, so MIKEY CLIMBS UP TO THE TOP ROPE… AND HE LEAPS OFF WITH A PLANCHA… TAKING DOWN ALL FIVE MEN!!!
Of course the high risk spot gets a huge pop from the fans, followed by the first “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant of the night. Mikey pumps his fist, enjoying the reaction from the crowd; however, he gets distracted by The Sinister Minister yelling at him to “TURN AROUND”. Unfortunately, he took too long to react and Balls and PCO are back to their feet, and Eye Balls drop Mikey with a Double Clothesline. Being the only ones up, Eye Balls have a brief discussion before they both pick up their custom made steel chairs, which gets a huge buzz from the fans. MAHONEY LANDS A CHAIR SHOT ACROSS THE BACK OF MIKEY!!!
At the same time, PCO DRILLS TAJIRI WITH A CHAIR SHOT ACROSS THE BACK!!!’
Kid Kash begins to get to his feet… SO OULETTE RAMS THE CHAIR INTO KASH’S MID SECTION, CAUSING HIM TO CRUMBLE BACK TO THE FLOOR!!!
Super Crazy manages to get to his feet, AND HE CHARGES AT BALLS… SO BALLS DESTROYS SUPER CRAZY WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD!!!
Everybody is down except for Eye Balls, and a brief “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS” chant starts up, as Mahoney and Pierre raise their now severely dinted chairs above their heads. As the two continue to hammer away on their opponents with punches and kicks, the camera zooms in on the face of Super Crazy, to show that he is busted open with blood dripping down his face. With his crimson mask attached, Crazy doesn’t look like moving however Tajiri and Kid Kash both get to their feet, and immediately begin trading right hands. The fans cheer the brawl, neither man backing down… UNTIL PCO COMES OFF OF THE APRON WITH A RUNNING FLIP DIVE TAKING OUT BOTH MEN!!!
All three men remain down after the huge spot, which draws yet another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. It doesn’t take too long for the rugged French Canadian to get up and when he does, Oulette picks up Kid Kash and throws him straight into the crowd barricade. Relentless in his chase for gold, PCO then picks up Tajiri and rams him into the ring post. PCO is basically taking on two men here, as Kash staggers back to his feet, only for Oulette to send him back first into the apron. Oulette turns back towards Tajiri… BUT TURNS INTO A ROUNDHOUSE KICK OUT OF NOWHERE FROM ‘THE JAPANESE BUZZSAW’!!!
The blow certainly does some damage, as the dazed PCO staggers drunkenly, only managing to stay on his feet thanks to leaning on the crowd barricade. Tajiri measures PCO, before charging at him and Clotheslining him, sending him over the crowd barricade and into the crowd. Luckily, he’s adored by the fans, so PCO doesn’t get attacked, but unfortunately for him, Kid Kash is back up and wants payback. KK walks right past Tajiri, ignoring him, as he waits for PCO to get up, and when he does… KASH RUNS AND LEAPS OVER THE CROWD BARRICADE, TAKING OUT OULETTE WITH AN AWESONE FLYING CLOTHESLINE!!!
The audience are right in the thick of the action, which draws another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Kash and PCO remain down in the crowd, whilst on the other side of the ring, Mikey and Balls have also ended up in the crowd. Unlike the others, there has been no high risk though, as the two are just beating the shit out of each other with straight right hands, as they work their way through the crowd.
The only two men left at ringside are Tajiri and Super Crazy, although they are on separate sides of the ring. The two longtime rivals share a look and a nod, before they both climb onto their own bit of ring apron… AND SUPER CRAZY DIVES WITH AN ASAI MOONSAULT… TAKING OUT MIKEY, MAHONEY AND A FEW FANS!!!
NOT TO BE OUTDONE, TAJIRI LEAPS OFF THE APRON WITH AN ASAI MOONSAULT AS WELL… TAKING OUT THE ONLY JUST RECOVERED KID KASH AND PCO!!!
Marking out is an understatement for what the fans are doing after that, as they erupt with another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Four of the competitors in this match are unmoving, whilst Tajiri and Super Crazy manage to battle their way to their feet. Both men are a little ginger from the high risk moves, but they climb over the crowd barricade and roll into the ring at virtually the same time. The two end up meeting in the center of the ring, going nose to nose, as the fans murmur in anticipation… WHEN CRAZY SLAPS THE TASTE OUT OF TAJIRI’S MOUTH!!!
Gasps come from the audience as Tajiri holds his cheek, shaking his head in disbelief… BEFORE RETALIATING WITH A SLAP OF HIS OWN!!!
This time it’s SC’s chance to be shocked at the audacity of his opponent, AND THEN A BRAWL BREAKS OUT!!! The fight is on as the two begin trading blows in the center of the ring, and whilst the throwing hands battle was even, once Tajiri begins utilizing his kicks he gets the advantage.
They continue to go back and forth for the next few moments, until ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ once again, uses his feet to gain an advantage. With Super dazed and confused, TAJIRI BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES WITH THE HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW… AT POINT OF IMPACT… CRAZY REVERSES INTO A BLUE THUNDER DRIVER!!! He keeps hold of Tajiri for the pin…1…2…NO!!! MIKEY DIVES AND MANAGES TO BREAK UP THE COVER!!!
Sensing his chance, Whipwreck is quickly back to his feet when he notices Kash getting onto the apron, so Mikey lands a Dropkick which sends Kash crashing back to the floor. With Crazy still down, Mikey gets onto the apron and climbs up to the top rope… ONLY TO BE CROTCHED ON THE TOP ROPE BY PCO!!!
From the ring apron, Oulette hammers away on Mikey with some Knife Edged Chops and punches, really softening up. As it looks like Whipwreck’s eyes are rolling the back of his head, PCO feels like adequate damage is done and he begins climbing onto the top rope as well. Oulette lands a few more shots to the skull… BEFORE LIFTING UP MIKEY AND DIVING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE… CRUSHING MIKEY WITH A SKY HIGH POWERBOMB OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out yet again, as PCO hooks the leg…1…2…NO!!! TAJIRI BREAKS UP THE COUNT BY KICKING OULETTE IN THE FACE!!!
On the other side of the ring, Super Crazy has battled back to his feet…BUT HE GETS DESTROYED WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT BY BALLS MAHONEY!!!
Mahoney immediately drops his trusty chair and picks Crazy’s lifeless, bloody body off of the mat, before hoisting him into the air… AND MAHONEY SENDS HIM CRASHING TO THE MAT WITH THE NUTCRACKER SUITE!!!
We get more “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS” chants from the fans, as Balls lies on Crazy for the cover…1…2…NO!!! KID KASH MAKES THE SAVE FOR HIS PARTNER THIS TIME!!!
The fans can’t believe it as everybody in the building thought that it was done and dusted for Super Crazy. After copping a few more clubbing blows across the back from KK, out of instinct, Balls rolls across the ring, underneath the bottom rope and to the outside. He puts his hands on his knees, attempting to catch his breath… WHEN KASH RUNS ACROSS THE RING AND LEAPS OVER THE TOP ROPE… TAKING MAHONEY OUT WITH A RUNNING FLIPPING SENTON!!!
An epic pop rings out from the fans again, as the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out, because this match has turned out to be nothing but a spot fest. With both men still lying on the outside, truly looking out of commission, we send our focus back to the ring where PCO has used the ropes to pull himself to his feet. He sneaks up behind Tajiri, and turns him around, BEFORE SWINGING FOR THE FENCES WITH A LARIAT… BUT TAJIRI DUCKS!!!
AND SPITS HIS GREEN MIST RIGHT INTO THE FACE AND EYE OF PCO!!!
Another massive pop comes out for the bit time move from Tajiri, as Oulette tries to wipe his one good eye, so that he can see once again. It’s clear that he is still blind as he walks straight into Mikey, who connects with a kick to the gut. TAJIRI AND MIKEY NOW WORK TOGETHER… LOOKING FOR A DOUBLE BRAINBUSTER… BUT THEY CAN’T GET PCO UP… AND HE SOMEHOW REVERSES INTO A DOUBLE SUPLEX!!!
All three men are down in the center of the ring, as somehow, even with no vision, PCO managed to land a Double Suplex on the tag champs. Mikey rolls out of the ring, holding his back as The Sinister Minister lopes around ringside to check on one of his team members. Meanwhile, inside of the ring, PCO gets back to his feet and he’s staggering around the ring with his arms out, but he can’t find Tajiri. PCO IS STILL BLIND!!! Tajiri manages to get to his feet on the other side of the ring, and with Oulette struggling… TAJIRI CONNECTS WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!!
TAJIRI FOLLOWS UP WITH A STANDING MOONSAULT… AND HE STAYS ON TOP FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! PCO SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
Tajiri looks a little frustrated as he gets to his feet, shaking his head, when Kid Kash comes from behind and throws him out of the ring. With Tajiri out of the picture, Kash drags PCO’s head between his legs, getting him in position… AND KASH IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THE MONEY MAKER!!! KASH HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
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Elimination #1 – Eye Balls @ 8:35
Nobody really did anything wrong but there is a slight deflated feeling that goes around the arena, as the audience are a little sad to see Eye Balls be the first team eliminated. Tajiri and Mikey get back into the ring as Kash is joined by Super Crazy and Crazy pats KK on the back for getting the first elimination. Tajiri shakes his head, seemingly not happy with Kash taking advantage of his hard work. Suddenly, the anticipation picks up with all four men in the ring together, as the fans realize we’ve still got one hell of a final leg to go.
Out of nowhere, ‘The Extreme Luchador’ lets out a yell before RUNNING ACROSS THE RING AND LANDING A MOMENTUM FILLED DROPKICK WHICH SENDS TAJIRI TUMBLING THROUGH THE MIDDLE ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
Nobody quite expected that and Mikey looks to attack Tajiri, but Kash intervenes and the two begin brawling in a corner of the ring. Meanwhile, Super Crazy stalks Tajiri, waiting for him to get up, and when he does… CRAZY COMES OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH A PLANCHA, TAKING OUT TAJIRI AGAIN!!!
It looks like this match isn’t going to slow down any as more chants of “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” reverberate around the arena. Both men remain down on the outside, recovering from the high risk move, whilst Kash and Mikey continue to brawl inside of the ring. They are relentless in throwing right hands at each other, with neither man able to hold a sustained advantage.
As the brawl continues inside of the ring, both Crazy and Tajiri have managed to make it to their feet on the outside. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ is a little wobbly on his feet though, a little worse for wear, and this allows Crazy to come from behind AND CRAZY RAMS TAJIRI INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!! Tajiri collapses to the floor in agony, whilst Super Crazy rolls into the ring and breaks up the brawl between Kash and Mikey. With Crazy intervening, only to then help Kash hammer away on Mikey and finally one team has an advantage.
Crazy and Kash both stay in the ring as they begin to use some flashy, fact paced double team moves to keep Whipwreck down. The referee attempts to get one of SC or KK out of the ring however he’s lost control of the match long ago and isn’t about to gain it anytime soon. Mikey gets beaten up for the next few minutes and twice Tajiri gets up at ringside, but one time each, Crazy and Kash met him with a Baseball Slide, allowing them to maintain their numbers advantage against Mikey.
Anybody who knows ECW knows that Mikey has the heart of a warrior, and the same goes here as he manages to fight back, and he ends up dropping both opponents with a Double Clothesline. Everybody is down now, Tajiri outside of the ring and the other three men inside of the ring, until Mikey battles to his feet. Sensing the chance to go big, Mikey heads onto the apron and climbs up to the top rope. He surveys the audience who cheer loudly, and when Kash and Crazy help each other up… MIKEY LEAPS OFF THE TOP… LANDING A DOUBLE CROSSBODY!!!
The fans mark out for the big time move from Mikey, who scrambles to his feet, feeling a sudden rush of adrenaline. Kash is the first to his feet, but Mikey bounces off the ropes, before taking Kash back down with a Flying Headscissors! Super Crazy staggers back up, and Mikey takes him down with a Flying Headscissors as well! Mikey is on a roll as he pumps his fist in the air, TURNING INTO A FLYING HURRICANRANA FROM KID KASH WHO HAD LEAPED OFF OF THE TOP ROPE!!!
Just like that, Mikey’s momentum is stopped and the fans let out some more “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants. The velocity of the move actually caused Mikey to roll underneath the bottom rope and fall to the concrete floor on the outside. It takes Mikey a few moments but he uses the crowd barricade to start to get back to his feet, SO KASH RUNS ACROSS THE RING… AND LEAPS UP TO THE TOP ROPE FOR A SPRINGBOARD… BUT TAJIRI IS ON THE APRON… AND SHOVES KASH BACK DOWN TO THE CANVAS!!!
Groans come from the audience and even The Sinister Minister for the awkward landing of Kash, as Tajiri lets out a deadly smirk. Before Tajiri can get into the ring, a pissed off SUPER CRAZY CHARGES AT HIM BUT CRAZY RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A KICK TO THE HEAD!!! Tajiri grabs hold of Crazy immediately, not letting fall to the canvas… AND TAJIRI USES THE ROPES TO LOCK IN THE TARANTULA!!!
A big pop comes for the fan favorite move as Tajiri puts on as much pressure as he can, and Crazy screams his lungs out. The referee begins counting for some reason, despite having no say in this match at all so far, and Tajiri breaks the hold at the count of 4. As Tajiri begins untangling himself from the ropes and the body of Crazy, Kash grabs him from behind and drags him back to the canvas. Kash locks his hands around the waist of Tajiri, but the quick Tajiri switches and gets behind Kash...
All it takes is a split second… TAJIRI WITH A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX FOR THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! AN EXHAUSTED SUPER CRAZY TAKES OUT TAJIRI’S LEG, BREAKING THE BRIDGE!!!
Tajiri and Kash both remain down on the mat, so Crazy realizes he’s got a good chance, when out of the corner of his eye, he sees Mikey preparing to get back into the ring. As Mikey grabs the bottom rope to pull himself onto the apron… CRAZY CHARGES ACROSS THE RING AND LOOKS FOR A BASEBALL SLIDE… BUT MIKEY CATCHES SC IN A WHEELBARROW POSITION… AND RAMS HIM STRAIGHT INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE HEAD AND SHOULDER FIRST!!!
An incredible display of strength from Mikey there as he decimated Crazy, and the fans chant “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” yet again. The eager Mikey slides back into the ring but as soon as he gets to his feet, Kash meets him with a Spinning Heel Kick which sends him back to the outside.
Having taken care of Mikey, KASH TURNS AROUND… BUT HE TURNS INTO A HANDSPRING BACK ELBOW FROM TAJIRI!!! NO!!! KASH REACTS AT THE LAST SECOND WITH A DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF TAJIRI!!!
KK desperately picks Tajiri back up off the canvas… AND DRILLS HIM WITH A SWINGING DDT!!! KK HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!! TAJIRI ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!!!
Kash looks at the referee with frustration on his face, but the referee confirms that it was only a two count. Not wanting to waste any more time, Kash heads to the apron, before ascending to the top rope, but Mikey sneaks onto the apron behind Kash, and crotches him on the top rope. ‘The Notorious K.I.D.’ lands nuts first on the top and favors them, as Mikey climbs up to meet him at the top… AND GETS KASH IN POSITION TO LOOK FOR A SUPER WHIPPERSNAPPER!!! Luckily for Kash, Super Crazy gets back onto the apron, and he lands some rapid fire right hands to stop Mikey from doing any damage. From the apron… CRAZY SPRINGBOARDS FROM THE TOP ROPE… TURNING IN MID AIR… TO LAND A SPRINGBOARD HURRICANA SENDING MIKEY FLYING ACROSS THE RING!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” greets the high risk move, as Mikey and Crazy stay down momentarily. Kash is still seated on his ass on the top rope, when he notices that Tajiri is getting to his feet. Kash gets himself ready… AND LEAPS OFF THE TOP WITH A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE SMASH… BUT TAJIRI AVOIDS AND LANDS A HARD KICK TO THE RIBS OF KASH!!!
This is followed by a Front Facelock… AND TAJIRI GETS KASH UP FOR THE BRAINBUSTER… BUT BEFORE HE CAN PULL THE TRIGGER… SUPER CRAZY PULLS KASH DOWN AND OUT OF HIS GRIP!!!
Crazy then hits Tajiri with a kick to the gut, followed by a Front Facelock… AND SUPER CRAZY CONNECTS WITH A BRAINBUSTER OF HIS OWN ON TAJIRI!!! CRAZY ROLLS ON TOP FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO! TAJIRI ROLLS HIS SHOULDER OFF THE MAT AGAIN!!!
Crazy can’t believe it as he gets up, shaking his head, before dragging Tajiri up, and dropping him back to the canvas with a quick Scoop Slam. With no interruptions in sight, Crazy heads to the corner and begins scaling the top rope. He’s looking out of the ring so he turns his head to make sure Tajiri is still on the canvas… AND THEN CRAZY LEAPS OFF WITH A MOONSAULT… BUT MIKEY PULLS TAJIRI OUT OF THE WAY AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
The splat of Crazy’s body hitting the canvas is quite loud, and he immediately rolls around, gasping for air. Mikey quickly drags him to his feet though… AND DROPS HIM WITH THE WHIPPERSNAPPER!!!
The relentless Mikey then grabs the lifeless body of Crazy and forces Crazy to kneel on his knees… AND TAJIRI TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!! TAJIRI MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! KASH MANAGES TO SHOVE MIKEY OUT OF THE WAY AND INTERRUPT THE COUNT!!!
A surprised Mikey grabs Kash by the hair and drags him up from interrupting the count, but Kash shrugs Mikey off… AND LANDS A STEP UP ENZUIGURI OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
Mikey turns stiff as a board and falls to the canvas, out of it, as KK takes a moment to regain his composure. Kash then picks Mikey up and throws him through the middle rope and to the outside of the ring. With his partner still down, and now having cleared one of his competitors, Kash turns his attention towards Tajiri, landing some ground and pound strikes to keep him down.
Eventually KK drags Tajiri to the corner of the ring, where he lands a couple of chops, before hoisting Tajiri into the air, and placing him ass first on the top rope. Kash climbs up after Tajiri, landing several punches as he does so to keep him down. Once he’s at the top… KASH LOOKS READY TO ATTEMPT A FRANKENSTEINER… BUT AS HE LEAPS… TAJIRI SHOVES HIM… CASUING KASH TO LAND AND REMAIN DICK FIRST ON THE TOP ROPE!!!
Finally, Super Crazy has managed to battle back to his feet, but Mikey is perched on the top rope, awaiting Crazy… AND MIKEY LEAPS OFF, LANDING A FLYING DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF CRAZY!!!
The blow sends Crazy stumbling into the corner of the ring where Tajiri is still perched on the top rope. Tajiri gets a hold of Crazy… AND DRILLS HIM WITH A TORNADO DDT!!!
Meanwhile, Mikey immediately begins climbing the same corner, getting up to the top to see where Kash is still balancing in an awkward position on the top rope. Mikey grabs Kash… AND BRINGS HIM OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH A SUPER WHIPPERSNAPPER!!!
The “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants kick in as the champions are all business now. Super Crazy is down and Kash is down, so Tajiri and Mikey pick up Kash one last time… AND DROP HIM WITH A DOUBLE BRAINBUSTER!!! MIKEY MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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Elimination #2 – Kid Kash and Super Crazy @ 13:45
WINNERS – The Unholy Alliance by pinfall @ 13:45
The champions retain their gold!!! The match is over and the fans pop for The Unholy Alliance, as The Sinister Minister joins Mikey and Tajiri in the ring for the celebration. Before the referee can raise their hands in victory, TSM ushers him out of the ring and does the honors himself.
Both men raise their tag titles above their heads on the top rope, looking tired but happy as the fans show their appreciation for them.
They continue to celebrate as Super Crazy and Kid Kash lick their wounds on the outside of the ring, before we cut away to our next segment…
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We cut to a locker room filled with joy, as ‘The King Of Old School’, STEVE CORINO is laughing out loud, seemingly mid conversation, when the camera pans out to reveal CW ANDERSON, DAWN MARIE and JACK VICTORY all chuckling along with Corino. This might be the happiest locker room in the world, so close to the biggest match of the year.
Steve Corino: The night’s not even over yet, there’s still one big victory to come our way, but what a night it has been for The Network so far. I beat The Sandman just like I
said I would.
Everybody continues to look happy as Corino now points to CW Anderson, who he suddenly seems pretty chummy with.
Steve Corino: And you, you told
everyone that you were going to get even and that’s exactly what you did.
CW nods, impressed with his own work, as Dawn and Victory continue to just look happy in the background.
CW Anderson: After the beating you received tonight Tommy, I have a couple of questions for you. How are your arms doing?
There is still a bit of intensity in Anderson’s tone, even if he’s in a good mood.
CW Anderson: Better yet, after that Anderson Spinebuster on the concrete how’s your back going?
Laughs from the crew as Anderson has a permanent smirk on his face.
CW Anderson: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO GET PUT OUT BY AN ANDERSON???
Anderson shares a high five with Corino, before Dawn and Victory want to get amongst it as well, so Corino takes over.
Steve Corino: The fact is the ending of this whole Network versus ECW war is inevitable. We’re taking them out
one by one.
There is a little more seriousness in the tone of SC now.
Steve Corino: I know I mentioned it a few moments ago but I like the sound of it so I’ll mention it again…I
beat The Sandman!
A cocky grin at the mention of his triumph earlier in the night, which the others sickeningly applaud him for.
Steve Corino: After the beating I gave The Sandman tonight, he could be
gone.
‘The King Of Old School’ dusts his hands together as if to say “job done”.
Steve Corino: Together, as a unit, we
took out Dreamer.
“HELL YEAH WE DID” – CW Anderson.
Steve Corino: Thanks to the genius of Cyrus, we
forced Credible on our side.
They all seem pretty happy about that.
Steve Corino: And after Rhino is finished with him tonight, Van Dam will be
gone as well.
A massive amount of heat comes from the fans inside the arena for that statement, but the quartet ignores it.
Steve Corino: The grass really is greener on our side. Think about it, I
hated you, CW, I really did.
Dawn and Jack are taken aback at those words, but Anderson just shrugs as if to say I hated you, keeping the mood light hearted.
Steve Corino: But now I love you, because you smartened up. You saw the
light and
joined The Network!
Another sickening group celebration with a hug included for this, as the happiness continues to reign supreme.
Steve Corino: Our main man Cyrus mentioned this awhile ago but it gets truer by the day, sooner or later,
everybody joins The Network!
With a smarmy look on his face, Corino now turns his attention towards Jack Victory.
Steve Corino: Now I know you’ve been dying to do this all night, throw it up and we can watch the main event.
They all look on in excitement as Victory takes a step back… AND THROWS UP THE V!!!
Jack Victory: HIGH SPOT!!!
More laughter between them as CW performs a throat cutting gesture, before they all sit down, preparing to watch the main event…
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We’re back at ringside now but before our main event begins, we are greeted with a video package, highlighting just how the main event came about…
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The screen comes to life with a video that is basically detailing the history between ECW Champion Rhino and Rob Van Dam before they lock horns at Hardcore Heaven.
The first event we are shown is a clip from ECW House Show back on January 29th, 2000 where then ECW TV Champion RVD fought Rhino. Van Dam lands a Baseball Slide during the match but in the process breaks his ankle. He valiantly continues to fight and ends up winning the match after landing the Five Star Frog Splash.
Due to the injury, RVD was unable to compete for three months and had to vacate the ECW Television Championship. During that three month period, a tournament was held to crown a new ECW TV Champ and Rhino won the tournament.
By the time RVD returned, Rhino was a card carrying member of The Network and would brag about taking RVD out at any chance he got. Van Dam would earn a rematch for the TV Title at Anarchy Rulz in October; however Rhino would get the victory after landing a Piledriver off of the apron and through a table.
The Piledriver through the table didn’t break RVD’s neck but seriously injured it, and once again, at the hands of Rhino, Van Dam was out of action. This time RVD would make his return three months later at ECW Guilty As Charged on January 7th. On this event, Rhino would Gore The Sandman to become the ECW Champion, however RVD would return afterwards and defeat Jerry Lynn in an impromptu main event. After the contest, Cyrus announced that ECW would not be dying because ECW had been purchased by The Network.
RVD signaled his intentions to get an ECW Title shot and a rematch against Rhino at Living Dangerously on March 11th; however, The Network prevented this from occurring. RVD decided to get at The Network in another way, entering the latest TV Title tournament, but in his Quarter Final match against Super Crazy, Steve Corino interfered and prevented him from winning.
At Living Dangerously, RVD would overcome Steve Corino whilst Rhino would successfully defend the ECW Championship against Yoshihiro Tajiri.
Over the course of the next month, RVD and Rhino would brawl multiple times, showing just how personal the feud between them was. Despite these brawls and seemingly both men’s willingness to fight again, The Network refused to book the two in an ECW Title match.
On the April 14th edition of ECW Hardcore TV, Cyrus booked a main event between Justin Credible and Rob Van Dam. If Justin Credible won, he got an ECW TV Title match against Jerry Lynn at Hardcore Heaven, however if RVD won, he got his desired ECW Title match against Rhino. The two went back and forth in an awesome contest, until Rhino snuck into the ring and Gored RVD, causing him to lose the match.
After the match, RVD remains in the ring and ends up face to face with Cyrus. RVD puts forward how bad he wants Rhino, claiming that he will fight against the entire Network to get a shot. Cyrus agrees, stating that next week Van Dam would fight the entire Network and if he won, he’d get his match with Rhino at Hardcore Heaven, but if RVD loses, he will be contractually barred from ever receiving another ECW Title shot. The determined Van Dam would obviously accept the challenge.
In the next week’s main event, RVD faced off against nearly the ENTIRE Network. It was one on five however plenty of the ECW roster hates The Network, and wanted to see RVD win. Their distractions and interference would allow RVD to land a Five Star Frog Splash on Jerry Lynn to pick up the win. With that, it was official; Rhino would be defending the ECW Championship against Rob Van Dam at Hardcore Heaven on May 13th.
We then see a quick clip of last week’s ECW Hardcore TV where Rhino successfully defended his ECW Championship against Super Crazy. After the match, Rhino set up a table on the outside and looked set to continue his assault, when RVD made the save. The two went back and forth until RVD nailed a Superkick which sent Rhino flying off the middle rope and through a table on the outside of the ring.
The final clip we get is of RVD standing tall, the fans chanting “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, as Rhino lays amongst the rubble of the table on the outside.
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Once the video package has completed, it’s time…
***WALK*** gets an EPIC reaction, the LOUDEST pop of the night by quite a distance, as ROB VAN DAM makes his way through the curtain. The man who will need to live up to his moniker of ‘Mister Pay Per View’ slowly walks down the ramp, but he looks completely ready for the task at hand. He foregoes his usual thumb taunt along with the ring announcer, even though the fans still chant “ROB VAN DAM”, and his usual laid back smirk has been replaced by a stone faced expression. RVD is ready to go as he gets into the ring and throws some kicks at air, continuing to limber up.
***DEBONAIRE*** hits and gets a TREMENDOUS pop which disintegrates into heat at the appearance of the animal like ECW Champion RHINO. ‘The Big Fuckin’ Deal’ doesn’t do anything differently than normal, his opponent is just another victim, as he storms down the ramp, chomping at the bit. Once he gets into the ring, he tosses the ECW title outside of the ring, and the referee has to keep in between the two hated rivals until he calls for the bell.
Match Seven
ECW Championship Match
Rhino (c) defends against Rob Van Dam
It’s time for one of the most anticipated matches in ECW history as the referee orders the ringing of the bell. Despite the eagerness of both men to want to get at the other, once the match actually begins, they both take their time, potentially trying to psyche out the other, or not wanting to make a crucial mistake. On commentary, they mention that this is especially strange of Rhino, but this potentially shows the threat of RVD. As they continue to circle each other, not engaging, the fans are bursting in excitement, letting out a loud “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “’ECDUBBYA” chant to further increase the atmosphere. Those chants switch into “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants and Rhino finally snaps, charging at RVD, but Van Dam ducks under the charging Rhino, who goes chest first into the corner. Van Dam immediately peppers the ECW Champ with kicks to the mid-section, BEFORE LEAPING UP AND SENDING RHINO FLYING ACROSS THE RING WITH A MONKEY FLIP!!!
The fans pop for the first big move of the match coming so early, and as Rhino sits up on the canvas, he looks shocked. He gets up pretty quickly though and looks to strike RVD, but Van Dam beats him to it, using his educated feet to keep Rhino off balance. Eventually, ‘The Whole Fuckin’ Show’ lands a picture perfect Dropkick and the momentum sends Rhino rolling underneath the bottom rope and to the outside of the ring. Strangely, this early on in the contest, Rhino looks like he needs to take a breather… WHEN VAN DAM COMES FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE… TAKING RHINO OUT WITH A PLANCHA!!!
This time Rhino stays down and the fans break out into another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant for the impressive move. Van Dam bounces back to his feet and for the first time tonight, he smirks at the audience, feeling good about his start. The commentators put over the fact that we never really see Rhino get dominated like this, as Van Dam continues his attack. RVD throws Rhino into the crowd barricade and then sends him into the ring apron, using everything he can on the outside to keep the champ down. RVD applies a Side Headlock and looks to drag Rhino to a desired position… BUT RHINO POWERS OUT AND LANDS A HIP TOSS WHICH SENDS RVD INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!!
Concerned gasps come from the audience as RVD rolls around in pain, suffering from a really awkward landing. A quick “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant greets the move, and Rhino uses a moment or two to shakeout the cobwebs from the early onslaught he has received. Once he gets back up, the champion stands over Van Dam and psychotically yells “EAT SHIT AND DIE”!!!
Despite being in complete control now, Rhino surprisingly doesn’t go straight onto the attack, and instead walks to the time keeper’s area, before picking up the ring bell. The fans begin to murmur, wondering what’s coming as Rhino goes back to RVD, gets on his knees… AND HE BEGINS PRESSING THE RING BELL INTO THE THROAT OF RVD, CHOKING THE LIFE OUT OF HIM!!! Van Dam has his tongue out, gasping for air, as Rhino sadistically continues to apply pressure, saliva dripping from his mouth as he does so. As Van Dam’s squirming becomes weaker, Rhino tosses the ring bell aside and drags him up, before throwing him into the crowd barricade, which is followed by the ring apron. The champion continues to throw Van Dam around on the outside, SENDING HIM SHOULDER FIRST INTO THE STEEL STEPS!!!
As RVD remains down, the extreme Rhino looks to plan his next attack, as he walks to another side of the ring, goes underneath the ring… AND PULLS OUT A TABLE!!! Rhino places one side of the table on the entrance ramp whilst leaning the other against the ring ropes, allowing the table to stand on a slant. With the table in position, he looks to head back towards RVD, but Van Dam fights back with some of his trademark forearms.
The rapid fire blows from the quick Van Dam send Rhino staggering backwards, and RVD ends up beating him up the ramp and towards the entrance way. He’s quickness has helped him fight back, and now RVD grabs the dazed Rhino… AND THROWS HIM OFF OF THE RAMP AND INTO THE CROWD!!!
A mark out moment indeed for the fans as they begin another “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chant. The terminator like champion is already beginning to work his way to his feet, throwing the few crowd members he didn’t take out away from him. Once Rhino is back up though, VAN DAM LEAPS OFF OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND TAKES RHINO DOWN WITH A HUGE CROSS BODY!!!
Both men remain down after the high risk move, and another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant emanates from the fans. When one man does get up, it’s RVD who gets some encouraging pats on the back from the ECW faithful, before he drags Rhino up by the hair. Van Dam continues to beat on Rhino through the crowd, before they work their way back towards the ring. Van Dam rolls Rhino back into the ring and climbs on to the apron and steps into the ring, but the resilient champ meets him with a knee to the mid-section. Rhino immediately follows up with a Side Belly To Belly Suplex!
Finally, the air seems to be taken out of RVD as he doesn’t look to get back up and counter, instead remaining on the mat. This causes Rhino to let out a vindictive smile as he has been in the fight of his life so far tonight. From here, nothing fancy, as the next few minutes can be summarized in Rhino using brute strength to beat down RVD and keep him grounded. A few times Van Dam looks set to fight back, but Rhino is able to kill all momentum with a Clothesline.
Knowing this is his opportunity though, Van Dam continues to fight back, and on the fourth attempt, RVD DUCKS A CLOTHESLINE…AND LANDS A SPRINGBOARD SIDEKICK OFF OF THE MIDDLE ROPE!!! He immediately follows up by leaping to the top… SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULT…NO… RHINO GETS HIS KNEES UP AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
Van Dam rolls around on the mat, holding his ribs and stomach, clearly gasping for air and struggling to breathe after the collision. The relentless champion is straight back to his feet though, and he wipes some sweat off of his face, and goes right back to his mat based attack. It’s basic ground and pound now, something that resembles a UFC fight, as Rhino just beats the shit out of his challenger.
‘The Whole Fuckin’ Show’ proves that he’s not the only one in this match who won’t stop, as again, after receiving a beating for a minute or two, he fights his way back up to his feet. He manages to send Rhino stumbling backwards after a few more right hands; however, RVD needs to lean against the ropes to keep himself standing. Rhino can’t believe the fight in RVD, shaking his head and letting out a roar, clearly furious, as RVD tells him to “BRING IT ON”, so Rhino charges at RVD, who drops to the canvas and pulls down the bottom rope, low bridging Rhino and sending him out to the floor.
‘The Big Fuckin’ Deal’ lands with a splat on the concrete and immediately drives his fist into the concrete, showing his frustration. Rhino begins to get back up; showing no signs of pain, but RVD is ready for it… SO HE CHARGES ACROSS THE RING… LEAPS OVER THE TOP AND TAKES OUT RHINO AGAIN… THIS TIME WITH A FLIPPING SENTON!!!
“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants greet the move, as for the first time tonight, Rhino stays down and doesn’t look like moving. Van Dam on the other hand gets straight back up, shaking out a few of his limbs before getting right back on Rhino. He drags Rhino up to his feet and lands some right hands, before Front Facelocking Rhino, and looking like he’s going for a Suplex, but instead he places Rhino mid-section first onto the crowd barricade. The audience begins buzzing, knowing what is coming as Rhino hangs in a precarious position and RVD climbs back onto the ring apron. Van Dam takes a moment or so to regain his composure… AND THEN LEAPS OFF WITH A SPINNING LEG DROP TO THE BACK AND NECK OF RHINO… SENDING HIM FALLING OFF OF THE CROWD BARRICADE!!! That move is clearly another crowd favorite as another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant comes into play. The challenger gets to his feet again, although this time he is limping slightly, but he shakes it out, before dragging Rhino up and rolling him back into the ring.
The now dominant RVD climbs onto the ring apron, but before he can begin to get into the ring, SHOCKINGLY, the champion is almost ALREADY back up to his feet. Like a cat, Van Dam immediately leaps to the top rope, so when Rhino is standing… RVD LEAPS OFF THE TOP WITH ANOTHER FLIPPING SENTON!!! AFTER LANDING, RVD STAYS SEATED ON RHINO’S CHEST AND PULLS A LEG UP FOR THE COVER…1…2…RHINO KICKS OUT WITH AUTHORITY!!!
More “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants are directed towards the challenger, more in encouragement than anything else, as the champion refuses to stay down. ‘Mister Pay Per View’ once again lifts Rhino up to his feet by his hair, before landing a few more forearms right across the bridge of the nose. Van Dam then sends Rhino into the corner, before walking over to the opposite corner of the ring. RVD SOMERSAULTS ACROSS THE RING… AND LEAPS UP ON RHINO… LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MONKEY FLIP… BUT RHINO LANDS A MODIFIED BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX… THROWING RVD OVER HIS HEAD AND OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!!
The fans almost marvel at the impressive feat of strength from the unstoppable Rhino, whilst Van Dam lands terribly on the outside of the ring, on the unprotected concrete. Another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant breaks out, as the visibly sore and beaten down Rhino drops to the canvas and rolls to the outside of the ring. He lands a couple of brutal stomps onto the chest of Van Dam, before heading underneath the ring, AND RHINO PULLS OUT ANOTHER TABLE!!! This time Rhino hoists the table up and slides it into the ring, although it gets caught on the middle rope and it takes him a little longer than expected to slide the table in. The champion then turns back to Van Dam… BUT RVD THROWS A STEEL CHAIR RIGHT INTO THE FACE OF RHINO!!!
Steel chair or not, it’s heavily dinted as the fans go ape shit at the impact, chanting “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”. Somewhat terrifyingly for basically everybody, Rhino REFUSES to go down, instead staggering drunkenly around ringside, before rolling underneath the bottom rope and back into the ring. Even though he didn’t go down, it’s clear he’s out of it in the ring, as the pumped up Van Dam grabs the already used steel chair and gets into the ring with it.
Rather than go ape shit with the steel chair, Van Dam waits for Rhino to crawl to the ropes and pull himself back to his feet. Van Dam has the chair ready to go and when Rhino turns to face him… RVD THROWS THE CHAIR TO RHINO… WHO INSTINCTIVELY CATCHES IT… VAN DAMINATOR… NO!!! RHINO DUCKS… QUICKLY PUTS THE CHAIR IN HIS LEFT HAND… AND DECIMATES RVD WITH A HUGE LARIAT, WHICH CAUSES HIM TO DO A THREE SIXTY IN MID AIR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND!!!
RVD lands in a heap on the mat, looking worse for wear now, as Rhino throws the chair to the canvas and touches at his head, checking for blood. The fans are chanting “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” yet again, into this match between the two hated rivals as much as they possibly could be. Instead of wanting to use the steel chair, Rhino grabs the table that he slid into the ring earlier, and he places it leaning against the ropes in the corner of the ring. Wanting to get revenge his own way, Rhino easily lifts RVD up and places him on his shoulder in a Running Powerslam position.
RHINO BEGINS CHARGING ACROSS THE RING TOWARDS THE TABLE… BUT VAN DAM SQUIRMS AND MANAGES TO SLIDE DOWN RHINO’S SHOULDER, LANDING BEHIND HIM… RHINO STOPS BEFORE THE TABLE… AND TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A SUPERKICK FROM RVD!!! Rhino collapses to the mat after the kick to the chin… SO RVD FOLLOWS UP WITH A CARTHWEEL MOONSAULT!!! RVD STAYS ON TOP FOR THE PIN…1…2…NO!!! RHINO KICKS OUT AGAIN!!!
For the first time of the night, RVD looks a little frustrated as he slaps the canvas, wishing that would have been a three count. Outside of that, no wasted motion as he pulls up the defenseless Rhino and drops him near the ropes with a Scoop Slam. RVD THEN RUNS ACROSS THE RING, BOUNCING OFF THE ROPES… AND ROLLING INTO A ROLLING THUNDER… BUT RHINO STANDS UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND CATCHES RVD WITH A POWERSLAM!!!
Nobody can really believe that Rhino is back up already AGAIN, as the commentators ponder what it will take to keep this man down. The fans are all quiet now, worried about RVD, as Rhino crazily drags him across the ring by the hair, making sure the prone body of Van Dam isn’t too far away from the table set up in the corner. Rhino now heads to the opposite corner of the ring, and squats down, pulling his hair out, salivating at the mouth at the thought of landing the killer blow. RVD eventually fights up to his feet… SO RHINO CHARGES ACROSS THE RING WITH THE GORE… BUT VAN DAM MEETS HIM WITH A KICK RIGHT TO THE FACE!!!
Rhino staggers backwards, rocked after the big shot… AS VAN DAM LEAPS TO THE TOP ROPE AND KNOCKS RHINO DOWN WITH A FLYING SIDEKICK!!!
Rhino tumbles across the ring and falls near the ropes… SO RVD BOUNCES OFF THE OPPOSITE ROPES AND THIS TIME HE CONNECTS WITH THE ROLLING THUNDER!!!
The challenger has all the momentum in the world now, as he gets some revenge, dragging Rhino across the canvas by the hair, placing him near the corner. Once again, RVD LEAPS UP TO THE ROPE… AND THIS TIME HE CONNECTS WITH THE SPLIT LEGGED MOONSAULT!!! HE TAKES A MOMENT AND HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!! NO!!! RHINO JUST KICKS OUT!!!
After that epic run by Van Dam, MAMMOTH “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants come from all of the fans, as they realize how close he was to becoming the champion. RVD looks a little at a loss after Rhino didn’t stay down for one his best moves, but he’s still got another up his sleeve. Sensing the ending is near, RVD LEAPS UP TO THE TOP ROPE AGAIN… ONLY TO GET SHOVED OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR BY RHINO!!!
How the hell is Rhino back on his feet? RVD lands awkwardly on the concrete for the second time tonight, as Rhino leans against the top rope, keeping himself standing. Despite the terrible landing, RVD looks to be trying to work his way to his feet, so Rhino immediately gets outside of the ring, and drops Van Dam with a right hand. Rhino takes a few steps back now, stalking his prey, as RVD does all he can to battle back to his feet.
Once RVD gets up, albeit spaghetti legged… RHINO CHARGES AT HIM AND LOOKS FOR THE GORE… BUT VAN DAM MOVES OUT OF THE WAY… AND RHINO SENDS HIMSELF CRASHING THROUGH THE FUCKING TABLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING!!!
“ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants ring out from the fans yet again, as both men remain down on the outside. These two hated rivals are taking everything the other has and more, and the commentators put over the fact that it still feels as if Rhino has met his match tonight. He’s never been as challenged in his whole reign as ECW or TV champion. Surprisingly, and again showing the incredible tenacity of Rhino, both men get up at the same time, however Rhino rolls underneath the bottom rope and remains unmoved inside of the ring. On the other hand, Van Dam gets onto the apron, before once again climbing up to the top rope. RVD surveys the audience, who are at a fever pitch, cheering loudly… SO VAN DAM TAKES OFF WITH THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH... AND EATS NOTHING BUT CANVAS AS RHINO MOVES AT THE LAST SECOND!!!
Immediately, groans echo throughout the arena, as every fan in here wants RVD to get the win. Both men remain down as RVD is trying to take deep breaths, meanwhile Rhino is just trying to recollect himself after the table spot. Both men are forced to crawl towards the ropes to get up, and Rhino JUST beats RVD up… AND CHARGES FOR THE GORE… BUT VAN DAM THROWS THE STEEL CHAIR INTO RHINO’S FACE AGAIN!!!
Looking drunk, Rhino back pedals, quite wobbly on his feet, so RVD LOOKS TO RUN AT RHINO… BUT RHINO PULLS A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
Big time “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant by the fans, followed by a round of applause, this one seemingly more directed at Rhino, as you can’t help but respect his never say die mantra. A fuming Rhino crawls to a corner of the ring, using the ropes to get to his feet, and again he gets down, stalking Van Dam, wanting to land the killer blow. As RVD gets up… RHINO RUNS AT HIM… THIS TIME NAILING THE GORE… NO… VAN DAM MOVES AT THE LAST SECOND… RHINO PUTS THE BRAKES ON AND TURNS AROUND… BUT VAN DAM CATCHES HIM WITH A STEEL CHAIR TO THE FACE AGAIN!!!
This time the blow causes Rhino to fall on his ass, and even worst then that, he falls into a seated position against the table that is set up in the corner. The fans are already hemorrhaging with another “RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chant, as Rhino finally looks like he is done, stuck against the table. Van Dam grabs the steel chair that has helped him so much through the contest, and he wedges it between the ropes and in front of the face of Rhino. With Rhino in perfect position, RVD heads to the opposite side of the ring… AND BEGINS RUNNING BACK TOWARDS RHINO… WHEN JERRY LYNN SLIDES INTO THE RING OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
LYNN IMMEDIATELY GOES FOR A SUPERKICK… NO!!! VAN DAM DUCKS AND BEGINS HITTING LYNN WITH A FLURRY OF KICKS TO THE MID SECTION!!!
Van Dam then simply shoves Lynn away from him, and Lynn staggers back, STRAIGHT INTO A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE FACE FROM JUSTIN CREDIBLE!!!
A HUMUNGOUS pop rings out for the interruption from Credible, who nods at Van Dam, before tossing Jerry Lynn outside of the ring. Credible gets out of the ring as well, allowing the match to continue, as the fans erupt into another “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant. Having seemingly finally gotten over the hump that is The Network, RVD turns around, BUT HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A STEEL CHAIR SHOT FROM RHINO!!!
The audience gasp a little before the “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chants continue, as RVD’s knees buckled at the impact of the chair shot. Van Dam is lifeless now, as it seems the interference did him in, one way or another. Rhino has a sadistic, vicious grin on his face again, as he drags Van Dam across the ring, and underneath the bottom rope, keeping him on the ring apron. The champion points towards the makeshift timekeeper’s table which has been set up, and everybody continues to fear the worst, knowing what’s coming. Rhino puts RVD’s head between his legs… AND RHINO LOOKS FOR THE PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON… BUT VAN DAM REVERSES WITH A BACK BODY DROP… THIS SENDS RHINO OVER THE TOP ROPE AND BACK INTO THE RING!!!
Van Dam survives again because despite Rhino’s best and even somewhat heroic efforts, tonight belongs to ‘The Whole Fucking Show’. Van Dam feels at his head, making sure he is okay after the chair shot, before using a surge of adrenaline to use the top rope to leap off of the apron and back into the ring. RVD picks up his trusty steel chair yet again, and as Rhino gets up… RVD THROWS RHINO THE STEEL CHAIR… RHINO CATCHES IT… AND RVD CONNECTS WITH THE VAN DAMINATOR!!!
“RVD”, “RVD”, “RVD” chants reign supreme as Rhino is down and probably just conscious, not showing any signs of life. Meanwhile, RVD surveys the audience, nodding his head, before leaping up to the top rope. Van Dam looks at his opponent, making sure he’s still down… AND RVD LEAPS OFF WITH THE FIVE STAR FROG SPLASH!!!
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BUT HE BARELY TRAVELS THROUGH THE AIR AND COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS… BECAUSE JUSTIN CREDIBLE HIT HIM WITH A SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!
HOLY SHIT!!! The fans can’t believe it as they BOO the hell out of Credible, who leaps off the apron, smiling and twirling his Singapore Cane in his hand. Rhino gets to his feet, not really noticing what has happened, and RVD battles back up… BUT RHINO FINALLY CHARGES THROUGH RVD WITH THE FUCKING GORE… SENDING HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE SET UP IN THE CORNER!!!
Despite the audience being slightly deflated, we still get a brief “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA”, “ECDUBBYA” chant, as Rhino pulls RVD out of the rubble, AND HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
WINNER – Rhino by pinfall @ 19:43
After the match, the fans, despite being disappointed with the way the ending came about, let out a pop because of how good the contest was. The referee knows better than to try and touch Rhino, and instead he passes him the ECW Championship belt.
Rhino grabs the belt and raises it above his head, letting out another really loud, intense roar, which gets a surprisingly nice reaction from the fans.
We now focus in on Justin Credible, who Rhino still hasn’t even noticed, and Credible is laughing his ass off, as he backs up the ramp.
Suddenly, the boos begin to pick up, being directed at Credible and the man who has just appeared from behind the curtain, CYRUS. The leader of The Network, who has been surprisingly low key lately, has a shit eating grin on his face, and CREDIBLE AND CYRUS SHARE A CELEBRATORY HUG ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP!!!
A huge “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK” chant begins, and Rhino suddenly sees Cyrus and Credible celebrating, and looks… SHOCKED… AND ANGRY!!!
Rhino shakes it off and turns away from Credible and Cyrus, heading to the top rope, continuing to celebrate with his title.
RVD remains in a heap outside of the ring, with a few referees checking on him, whilst Jerry Lynn has seemingly disappeared as well.
The final image we get of the show is flash shots of the three big stories to come out of the show, Rhino celebrating with the gold, having decided not to join The Network in celebration, Credible and Cyrus celebrating on the ramp, and RVD lying on the floor, unsuccessful in his question to become the ECW Champion.
With those final shots, we fade to black…
END OF SHOW
