A few notes from me. Firstly, I'm immensely proud of this show. All of the dialogue was initially in recap, so whilst matches haven't been touched, all the promos have been rewritten in full for this post.
Secondly, this is the 2nd of 3 November To Remember's in this BTB, which means we officially halfway through the repost. Only 12 months (BTB time) to go... lol.
ECW NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
November 11, Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte NC
The biggest pay per view of the year opens up the way it should, with JOEY STYLES standing in the middle of the ring, and next to him is the ECW Commissioner, SHANE DOUGLAS. Together, the duo has huge smiles on their faces, Styles in a tuxedo, whilst Douglas is wearing a custom made black and yellow suit. As usual with an ECW show, the fans are excited as all hell, chants of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” echoing throughout the arena.
In the center of the ring, Styles and Douglas wait for the volume of noise to lower just a little before they begin.
Joey Styles: Welcome to ECW presents November To Remember. It’s the biggest show of the year, and one of the men who deserves the credit for the stacked card we have tonight is standing next to me. Please welcome the ECW Commissioner, ‘The Franchise’, Shane Douglas.
Douglas lets out his typical chuckle off mic, as the fans start a “FRANCHISE” chant.
Shane Douglas: It’s a pleasure to be here, Joey, and now that I’m no longer an active competitor, it’s an honor to still be associated with this company and this event. If I do pat myself on the back for just a moment, this might be the best event that ECW has ever put on.
Joey nods in agreement as the fans pop.
Joey Styles: You’re right, Shane. Whether it’s the ECW debut of Eddie Guerrero, whether it’s the TV Title match between CW Anderson and Yoshihiro Tajiri, whether it’s The Sandman against the returning Masato Tanaka… There’s something for everyone on this card and it doesn’t get any bigger than the main event. The Network’s Steve Corino defends the ECW Championship against Rhino.
The audience suddenly drown out the commentators with chants of “RHINO”, “RHINO”, “RHINO”, which causes them both to smirk.
Shane Douglas: The ECW Championship is the ultimate goal in this industry. It’s the most prized possession any true wrestler can have. I’m speaking for experience when I say as a member of the ECW locker room, you understand that if the ECW Title is on the line, it means all the marbles are up for grabs.
Both men continue to look excited.
Joey Styles: We all know the history between these two. Former friends, or at the very least former acquaintances. The unpredictable Rhino is no longer in The Network, and somethings got to give tonight.
Once they’ve finished hyping the biggest night of the year, they introduce an opening video package for all of the viewers at home…
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I’ve never had the knack for writing opening videos the way some people do (damn you Wolfy and Keef), so I’m not even going to bother… But let me tell you, this was an awesome recap video, not just going through the hype for tonight’s main event, but the journey the wrestlers have taken part in since last year’s November Rain. It’s mainly surrounding the guys who have had the biggest journeys, such as Rhino, Steve Corino, Justin Credible, and Yoshihiro Tajiri…
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**FALSE SALVATION**
The reaction is savage from the fans, a huge amount of heat is directed at the first competitors to be seen of the evening, which is ANGEL and TONY DEVITO, DA BALDIES. As Da Baldies strut down the ramp, Styles talks about the back and forth between the three teams involved in the opening contest during the last few months, and how hopefully tonight will be the end of it. Whilst Da Baldies continue to try and look hard, it’s clear the fans want to see the end of it as well, as the heat they are receiving is go away heat, as opposed to good heel heat.
**FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY/DOWN ON ME REMIX**
Coming out full of energy are what’s left uninjured of HOT COMMODITY, CHRIS HAMRICK and EZ MONEY. Whilst the two try and get the fans behind them for the first time in forever (they’re heels), it simply doesn’t happen, and the two end up jumping around like idiots. When they realize they can’t win the fans over, they go back to their standard behavior, motioning that they are money with their hands. Once inside the ring, they are weary of Da Baldies, sticking with their backs to a corner, talking over their strategy.
**WAR PIGS**
Wearing matching plain black vests over their otherwise bare chests, THE HARRIS TWINS, RON HARRIS and DON HARRIS casually walk through their curtain, staring down their enemies. The two pick up the pace down the ramp, getting more bored heat from the fans, as Styles talks about how these two’s main goal initially was to clear out Hot Commodity after they talked badly about The Network. They have then raised the ire of Da Baldies and now all three teams are at each other’s throats.
Three Way Dance Tag Team Match:
Baldness vs. Facial Hair vs. Hair
Da Baldies vs. Hot Commodity vs. The Harris Twins
Whilst I’m not entirely sure what you guys think of my booking, I’m hoping you didn’t think I was making this of all matches a lengthy one to open up the biggest PPV of the year. The referee didn’t get control of this one from the start, as all six men brawled inside and outside of the ring, trying to pick up the excitement of the crowd. It didn’t work though, as they shit all over it, the fans beginning chants of “BORING”, “BORING”, “BORING”, which escalates to chance of “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”, “FUCK THE NETWORK”.
Eventually all six men end up in the ring at the same time, continuing their brawl. Hot Commodity look worse for wear as Da Baldies and The Harris Twins continue to go at it, until…
**ENTER SANDMAN**
Suddenly, the fans go APE SHIT, THE FIRST BIG OVATION for the night is heard, as all six men inside the ring freeze at the noise. Realizing they know what their fate could be, they all look around and eventually THE SANDMAN is spotted making his way from the rafters. As usual, The Sandman takes a couple of puffs of his cigarette, before he hands to it so some guy in the crowd who happily smokes away. The Sandman then pulls out his can of beer, and cracks it open on his own forehead, drawing blood like always. He downs the beer to an epic pop from the fans, before an “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant starts up.
Once he climbs over the crowd barricade, the man formerly known as Hardcore Hak pulls his trusty Singapore Cane from his back pocket. Without hesitation, The Sandman slides into the ring… AND BEGINS SWINGING WILDLY, BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF EVERYBODY WITH HIS SINGAPORE CANE!!!
The “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants only get louder, and within fifteen seconds, everybody is laid out inside of the ring except for The Sandman. With his Cane all bent out of shape, he raises it above his head… BEFORE SWINGING WILDLY AGAIN, CONNECTING WITH SHOTS TO THE PRONE BODIES OF ALL THE CONTESTANTS IN THE OPENING MATCH!!!
Our blood thirsty ECW fans are loving it, as The Sandman has officially put a halt to this match. All six men are down and ‘Damage Control’ begin hurrying down the ramp, whilst The Sandman pulls ANOTHER can of beer out of his pocket. Once again, he slams it into his head to open it, sending beer squirting everywhere, and forcing more blood to trickle from his forehead. As you can all imagine, the fans LOVE it…
No Contest @ 4:44
The audience continue to go bananas for one of the all-time favorites, as The Sandman wipes a little bit of the blood from his forehead, before grabbing a microphone. He gives the men now being helped from the arena a look of disdain.
The Sandman: THIS IS ECW!
Before he can go on, more of those famous “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant rings out.
The Sandman: GET THAT SHIT THE FUCK OUT OF HERE…
With the fans eating out of the palm of his hand, The Sandman then dead pans the camera.
The Sandman: THIS SHOW IS STARTING RIGHT… THE EXTREME WAY… I WANT MASATO TANAKA RIGHT… FUCKIN’… NOW!
More cheers are directed at The Sandman, as he paces back and forth, attempting to bring forward his match which was scheduled for later on this evening…
**DANGAN**
Getting a big initial reaction, the returning MASATO TANAKA makes his way out into the arena, taking in the response from the fans, but not showing any real emotion. Whilst one of the men who defines the land of extreme heads towards the ring, The Sandman nods his head in respect, pacing back and forth. Despite the apparent mutual respect, there’s no easing into this one, as soon as Tanaka gets into the ring, he confronts Sandman… AND THEY BEGIN THROWING HANDS!!!
Match Two
Masato Tanaka vs. The Sandman
The bell rings but nothing changes, as the two extremists continue to trade haymakers, neither willing to take a backwards step. Eventually The Sandman lands a few shots in a row and refuses to relent, landing shot after shot, backing Tanaka into the ropes. Having the big man from Japan reeling, The Sandman winds up for the killer right hand… BUT TANAKA DUCKS AND STEPS AROUND SANDMAN…
BEFORE CLOTHESLINING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
Well, it’s certainly ECW when the match falls to the outside that quickly. Still feeling pretty fresh, The Sandman is quick to his feet… SO TANAKA SPRINTS ACROSS THE RING AND LEAPS THROUGH THE ROPES… TAKING OUT SANDMAN WITH A TOPE SUICIDA!!!
As is normal in this world that immediately brings us another chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB, ECDUB”. From here, the action remains on the outside for a little while, with the determined Tanaka using his patented elbows to beat the living hell out of his opponent. He then changes tactics, and just begins whipping Sandman around the ring, sending him into the ring post and the crowd barricade multiple times.
With The Sandman softened up and left sitting on the floor against the crowd barricade, Tanaka goes underneath the ring and pulls out a STEEL CHAIR!!! Obviously the crowd get rowdy for the appearance of the chair, and as Sandman gets up, using the barricade to stay on his feet…TANAKA SPRINTS AT SANDMAN… RAMMING THE CHAIR STRAIGHT INTO HIS UNPROTECTED FACE AT FULL SPEED!!!
More “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants ring out, as The Sandman collapses back to the floor. Meanwhile, Tanaka decides to do some further furniture rearrangement, tossing the steel chair into the ring, and he gets a TABLE and slides that into the ring also.
The crowd are excited as Tanaka looks to focus back on Sandman, but the former ECW Champion fights back with some right hands, dazing Tanaka. These shots just cause the Japanese native to stagger slightly, which allows Sandman to slide into the ring. After shaking the cobwebs out, Tanaka slides in after Sandman, but as soon as he’s up… THE SANDMAN MEETS MASATO WITH A SHOT TO THE STOMACH WITH HIS SINGAPORE CANE!!!
Tanaka immediately hunches over, clutching at his mid-section, screaming in pain… SO THE SANDMAN LANDS ANOTHER SHOT WITH THE CANE, THIS TIME TO THE BACK OF TANAKA!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants echo throughout the arena for the weapon use, as the force of the last blow drops Tanaka to his knees. Now it’s Sandman not relenting, as he drags Tanaka up, and hoists him into a seated position on the top rope. The Sandman eagerly climbs up after him, standing on the top rope, as the fans wait in anticipation for a potential Heinekenrana, WHEN MASATO PUNCHES SANDMAN IN THE DICK!!!
The Sandman lets out a gasp, as to the male audience members… and Tanaka adjusts Sandman’s position slightly… BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE…
NAILING THE SANDMAN WITH A SUPER SIT OUT SPINE BUSTER!!!
The pop from the audience is unreal, AS TANAKA MAKES THE COVER…1…2…SANDMAN KICKS OUT!!!
There’s no real emotion from Tanaka, he doesn’t have hatred for his opponent, but knows he needs to continue on the attack. Tanaka begins laying out Sandman with the Singapore Cane, landing several body blows, but as if he were Hulk Hogan himself, The Sandman still gets back to his feet. Once Sandman’s up… TANAKA GOES FOR THE KNOCK OUT BLOW WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE…
BUT SANDMAN STOPS THE CANE SHOT BY GRABBING IT WITH BOTH HANDS!!!
SANDMAN THEN PULLS THE CANE TOWARDS HIS OWN BODY…
TANAKA STUMBLES FORWARD… AND SANDMAN GETS PAYBACK WITH A KICK TO THE DICK OF TANAKA!!!
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A DDT!!!
The fans mark out for the poetic sequence, WHILST SANDMAN MAKES THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! THIS TIME TANAKA KICKS OUT!!!
Finally, with a few moments to spare, The Sandman gets up and turns his attention towards the table, setting it up in the ring. He then grabs his downed opponent and places him on the table, not meeting much resistance. To the delight of the crowd, The Sandman then climbs up to the rope… LEAPING OFF WITH THE ROLLING ROCK… WHICH CONNECTS!!!
BUT THE TABLE DOESN’T BREAK!!!
The Sandman lands awkwardly on the canvas, whilst the prone body of Tanaka slides off of the table. Meanwhile, the fans break out into another chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. Tanaka is momentarily out of it, not doing much, so The Sandman fetches a ladder and sets it up not far away from the still somehow sturdy table. Much like earlier, The Sandman places Tanaka on the table, except this time he begins scaling the ladder, which gets a massive reaction from the fans. The Sandman manages to get to the second last rung… WHEN TANAKA MANAGES TO ROLL OFF OF THE TABLE!!!
Boos come from the fans who were looking forward to the huge spot, whilst a panicked Sandman yells “SHIT”! There is a sense of urgency with Sandman now, as he attempts to climb back down, but he only gets down a few steps, because Tanaka has managed to climb up the other side. They trade blows near the top of the ladder, and Tanaka gets the better of the exchange. Masato then hooks up Sandman… AND TANAKA SUPERPLEXES THE SANDMAN OFF OF THE LADDER AND RIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
THIS TIME IT BREAKS!!!
As usual in the land of extreme, a big time spot gets a big time chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. Despite the toll of the match so far, both men begin to stir, but Tanaka makes it to his feet first. It’s more furniture arrangement from the Japanese man now, as he folds the ladder up and places it in the corner of the ring. Tanaka then places the earlier used steel chair on the canvas in the center of the ring, and finds two more chairs, placing them in a pile with the first one. Tanaka has his way with his opponent now, dragging Sandman to the corner… BEFORE TANAKA TAKES SANDMAN DOWN WITH A TORNADO DDT ONTO THE PILE OF CHAIRS!!!
Despite the awkward position of all the chairs, MASATO MANAGES TO MAKE A COVER…1…2…3…NO!!! SANDMAN KICKS OUT AGAIN!!!
There’s admiration for the resilience of Sandman, from both the fans and his opponent, as another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant reverberates around the arena. With the ladder leaning against the ropes, Tanaka mercilessly drags The Sandman to the corner, and begins climbing the ladder… LOOKING FOR THE DIAMOND DUST…
BUT THE SANDMAN THROWS TANAKA OFF OF THE LADDER!!!
Tanaka lands awkwardly… AND THE SANDMAN THROWS THE LADDER AWAY FROM THE ROPES…
CAUSING IT TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF TANAKA’S HEAD!!!
Somehow, Tanaka still barely sells the impact, getting back to his feet… SO THE SANDMAN FINALLY DRILLS HIM WITH A CLEA SINGAPORE CANE SHOT TO THE FACE!!!
Tanaka’s off his feet and not moving this time, SO SANDMAN HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3…NO!!! TANAKA KICKS OUT!!!
The fans are all in at this point, chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” again, whilst Tanaka shows no signs of life on the canvas. Sensing his chance, The Sandman climbs to the top rope… AND FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT… THE SANDMAN COMES OFF WITH THE ROLLING ROCK!!!
THE SANDMAN STAYS LYING ON TANAKA FOR THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! TANAKA KICKS OUT, SHOWING INCREDIBLY RESILIENCE, KICKING OUT EARLIER THEN HE DID MOMENTS AGO!!!
Much like Tanaka was with The Sandman’s resilience earlier, this time it’s The Sandman who seems impressed. Still, he grabs the Singapore Cane again and signals that it’s about to be over. The Sandman waits for Tanaka to get back up… THE SANDMAN HOOKS TANAKA FOR THE WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP!!!
BUT TANAKA ELBOWS HIMSELF OUT OF SANDMAN’S GRIP!!!
With Sandman slightly dazed, Tanaka pounces on the Singapore Cane… AND TANAKA CRACKS THE CANE OVER THE HEAD OF THE SANDMAN!!!
SANDMAN WOBBLES, BUT SOMEHOW STAYS ON HIS FEET…
BEFORE QUICKLY SHOOT HEADBUTTING TANAKA IN THE NOSE!!!
TANAKA NO SELLS IT… AND CONNECTS WITH A ROLLING ELBOW!!!
The Sandman staggers in a full circle, still just standing…
SO TANAKA TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A BRIDGING GERMAN SUPLEX… HOLDING THE BRIDGE…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! THE SANDMAN JUST KICKS OUT!!!
After that epic exchange, the fans serenade them with more chants of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. Knowing he’s in the fight of his life, Tanaka drags Sandman back to the pile of chairs in the center of the ring. TANAKA HOOKS SANDMAN UP FOR A POWERBOMB…
THE SANDMAN BLOCKS IT…
AND BACK BODY DROPS TANAKA INTO THE PILE OF CHAIRS!!!
As Tanaka reels in the pile of steel chairs, The Sandman hurries over to the side of the ring and drags the ladder into a better position. He then waits for Tanaka to get up, grabbing a Singapore Cane…
THE SANDMAN LANDS THE WHITE RUSSIAN LEG SWEEP… ON THE LADDER!!!
STRAIGHT AWAY, THE SANDMAN ROLLS AN ARM ONTO THE CHEST OF THE JAPANESE TOUGH GUY…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! TANAKA SOMEHOW KICKS OUT!!!
Let’s just queue more of those “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant, shall we? Again, Sandman respects his opponent’s resilience but knows he’s in a fight, so he shrugs and grabs his Singapore Cane. The Sandman wears Tanaka out with the Cane for a while, before GOING FOR A DDT ONTO THE PILE OF STEEL CHAIRS…
TANAKA BLOCKS IT…
AND HOWS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH…
HOISTING THE SANDMAN INTO THE AIR… AND DROPPING HIM WITH A MODIFIED BRAINBUSTER ONTO THE PILE OF STEEL CHAIRS!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants can be heard again, as this time both men are incredibly slow to get to their feet. When they get up, Tanaka is exhausted, backing into the corner. THE SANDMAN CHARGES AT TANAKA… RUNNING STRAIGHT INTO AN ELBOW!!!
TANAKA THEN ATTEMPTS THE DIAMOND DUST… BUT THE SANDMAN SENDS TANAKA FLYING ACROSS THE RING!!!
Much like earlier in the night, The Sandman grabs Tanaka and places him in a seated position on the top rope. The Sandman climbs up after him, standing on the top, potentially looking for the Heinekenrana… BUT TANAKA FIGHTS TO HIS FEET… AND WITH BOTH MEN STANDING ON THE TOP ROPE…
TANAKA LEAPS OFF… SENDING SANDMAN’S HEAD CRASHING THROUGH THE PILE OF STEEL CHAIRS WITH AN EXTRA DEVASTATING TORNADO DDT!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants can be heard YET again, as TANAKA ROLLS OVER INTO THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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Winner: Masato Tanaka @ 11:09
The bell rings to signal the end of this one and a massive pop emanates from the fans, who can’t quite believe the epic match that they have just seen here. The Sandman remains down in a heap of chairs, whilst the referee raises Tanaka’s hand in the air.
The Japanese native looks relieved, climbing to the top rope and looking out at the fans, who all chant “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” one more time.
After hopping back down from the ropes, Tanaka notices that The Sandman is back up, with his Singapore Cane in hand. The Sandman is clearly disappointed, kicking his Cane in disgust, before the two meet in the center of the ring.
They go nose to nose, even after the war, things getting pretty intense, and the audience buzzes in anticipation for a brawl to break out. Suddenly, The Sandman takes a step back and puts out a hand… AND THE TWO MEN SHAKE HANDS!!!
On commentary, Joey Styles puts over their sportsmanship, as The Sandman leaves the ring, and Tanaka continues to celebrate, having made a triumphant return to the land of extreme…
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SUBMISSION MATCH – VIDEO PACKAGE
-ECW Hardcore TV, September 29th, 2001. In a six man tag team match, Bryan Danielson was able to gain the victory for his team, forcing the then known as Little Guido to submit to the Cattle Mutilation.
ECW Hardcore TV, October 6th, 2001. After losing to Danielson the week before, Little Guido was in a terrible mood as he gave the rest of The Full Blooded Italians a warning. He said that he couldn’t take much more losing, and they were not allowed to screw up again. Later on in the night, Scotty Anton accidentally tripped Tony Mamaluke, which lead to Tony and Guido losing a tag match to Eye Balls. After the match, Little Guido started beating the hell out of Big Sal and Anton, telling Mamaluke to join him or face the same consequences. Mamaluke joined him and it seemed as if The FBI had just split up.
ECW Hardcore TV, October 20th, 2001. Tony Mamaluke went one on one with Super Crazy, and he showed a much more serious, aggressive style, mainly due to the insistence of Little Guido on the outside. Super Crazy still managed to get the win, but the Italians beat him down afterwards, until Bryan Danielson ran down to make the save. Eventually Crazy and Danielson were able to force Guido and Mamaluke into retreat. Guido refused to back off though, grabbing a mic and scalding Danielson for not having respect for a veteran in the business, and he promised to teach Danielson a lesson right away. He also made the announcer introduce him as Guido Maritato as he promised he’s no longer a comedy act. Despite Guido’s best efforts, Danielson was able to pin him after a Bridging German Suplex, with Maritato kicking out a millisecond too late.
-ECW Hardcore TV, November 3rd, 2001. In tag team action to kick off the night, Bryan Danielson and Low Ki defeated Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke when Low Ki made Tony tap with the Dragon Clutch. After the match, Maritato was fuming, storming off in a rage. Later on in the night, Maritato confronted Danielson in the back, claiming that he has no respect. Danielson said that he’s trying to be respect but it’s hard when Guido can’t handle a loss. From here, the two went back and forth, and agreed to meet in a submission match at November To Remember. As Danielson went to leave, Guido then attacked Danielson, throwing him into a wall.
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**THE FINAL COUNTDOWN**
BRYAN DANIELSON wastes no time, walking down to the ring rather quickly, a look of steely determination yet confidence written all over his face. As the fans cheer Danielson, the commentators talk about how Danielson has clearly had Maritato’s number, and if there’s something different that the veteran will bring in this submission only match. If so, Danielson will have to be careful.
**NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN**
Alone tonight, GUIDO MARITATO makes a rather, slow measured entrance, not his usual over bearing self, trying his hardest to get on the crowd’s nerves. The commentators once again put over the fact that this is a submission only match, whilst also mentioning that the man formerly known as Little Guido is in a foul mood because Danielson won’t allow himself to be bullied. As Guido continues towards the ring, the commentators talk about how Guido believes that Danielson lacks respect, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all. Ignoring the boos and remaining focused, Maritato gets into the ring and shares some words with Danielson, letting him know the jig is up tonight.
Match Three
Submission Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Guido Maritato
At the behest of Maritato, but Danielson is more than happy to play along, the two lock up and begin the match with some chain wrestling. Guido does his best throughout this period, trying to embarrass Danielson and prove his better, getting on Danielson’s back a couple of times and slapping the back of his head. The commentators talk about how now that Maritato knows how good Danielson is, he’s not getting caught off guard, but with that being said, Danielson has his fair share of success in the ground game as well.
Trying to pull out all the stops, Guido reverts to some shoot style fighting, and has a bit of success until the skillful Danielson is able to adjust. Once Danielson escapes, knowing it’s a submission match, he begins working on the arm of his Italian opponent, using Hammerlocks and Overhand Wristlocks to soften up the limb. Beginning to get desperate, Guido is forced to stick a thumb in Danielson’s eye to break the grip on his arm.
Showing a mean streak, Maritato focuses on the eyes for the next minute or so and the referee looks rather helpless. It’s clear he wants to break it up, but the commentators mention that since this is a submission only match, there’s really not much the referee can do. After establishing the advantage, Guido focuses on the left leg of Danielson, softening it up for a potential submission hold. A few times Danielson tries to fight back, but Guido would Dropkick the knee of Danielson, stopping him in his tracks.
After a bit more domination from Maritato, Danielson fights his way back into things again… GUIDO LOOKS TO DROPKICK THE KNEE AGAIN…
BUT DANIELSON MOVES OUT OF THE WAY… AVOIDING CONTACT!!!
Rather embarrassingly, Guido falls to the canvas, but immediately bounces up but charges straight into a forearm from Danielson. With Guido staggered… DANIELSON CONNECTS WITH A BRUTAL LOOKING SAITO SUPLEX!!!
Back on a level playing field, Danielson begins working on the arm of Maritato again, clearly looking to begin working for the Cattle Mutilation. After some damage is done, the crafty veteran again goes to the eyes, causing Danielson to drop to his knees, momentarily blinded. As the fans boo the cheap tactic, Guido ascends to the top rope… BEFORE LEAPING OFF AND CONNECTING WITH THE SICILIAN SLICE!!!
A cocky look is all over the face of Maritato after that, as he knows he’s well and truly in control now. With Danielson flat on his back, Guido targets the knee he worked on earlier, channeling his inner Ric Flair… AND APPLYING THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK!!!
Even though he’s never wrestled in this organization, some “WOOOOO’s” can still be heard for Flair’s move. Meanwhile, Danielson is screaming in agony, as Maritato yells at him, “TAP AND SAVE YOUR CAREER”. Danielson shows tremendous heart, refusing to tap, as Guido keeps sitting up and throwing himself back to the canvas, getting as much leverage as he can. Eventually, DANIELSON MAKES IT TO THE ROPES…
BUT MARITATO KEEPS THE FIGURE FOUR LOCKED IN ANYWAY!!!
This seems to bother the fans, but again, the commentators mention that there is no DQ’s in this one, so he doesn’t have to let go. Danielson is in pure agony, but he cleverly uses the ropes to pull himself onto the apron, and then out to the floor. Danielson takes a nasty fall onto the concrete, but at least he was able to break the hold. Maritato seems to be a little frustrated now, his Italian temper fueling him, as he immediately gets the rookie back into the ring.
With Danielson getting to his feet, Maritato picks the leg… LOOKING FOR A DRAGON SCREW!!!
DANIELSON LEAPS UP AND NAILS GUIDO IN THE HEAD WITH AN ENZUIGURI FIRST!!!
After that counter, the tide of the match has changed. Both men take their time to get up, but Danielson, with the aid of the ropes, gets up first. He hobbles over to Maritato and when Maritato gets up… DANIELSON SENDS HIM FLYING WITH A DRAGON SUPLEX!!!
DANIELSON HOLDS ONTO THE BODY OF GUIDO…
AND APPLIES A ONE LEGGED VARIATION OF THE CATTLE MUTILATION!!!
The fans mark out now, chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” as Maritato screams in pain. He looks to reach out to the ropes, not that it would do him any good, and after a few more seconds, DANIELSON WRENCHES BACK EVEN MORE… AND GUIDO TAPS OUT!!!
Winner: Bryan Danielson @ 07:46
There’s a nice reaction from the fans, as Danielson pumps his fist in the air after the referee raises his hand. Despite usually being pretty measured, it’s clear that Danielson is ecstatic with his first big PPV win in ECW.
Maritato makes his way towards the back, tail tucked between his legs, as the youngster continues to celebrate inside of the ring. He’s limping, feeling the damage to his left leg, but at this point, it doesn’t matter.
Danielson continues to celebrate, enjoying his moment, whilst we cut away…
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We now head to the backstage area where it’s promo time with our surprisingly confident looking ECW Champion, STEVE CORINO. The arrogant Corino looks like he doesn’t have a worry in the world, despite the enormous task in front of him tonight.
Steve Corino: I am the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, and I do things a little differently than my opponent tonight, the former champ. I won’t yell and slobber and yell my name over and over again. That’s not me, I’m better than that.
The arrogance remains written all over the face of the champ.
Steve Corino: For those of you not familiar with the history between Rhino and I, let’s take a look. Anyone who knows anything knows that there wouldn’t be a Rhino if it wasn’t for Steve Corino.
Corino nods his head, showing he’s speaking facts.
Steve Corino: You know, it’s funny how history repeats itself, and people keep trying to bite the hand that feeds them. I stood side by side with Rhino and we said the same thing a year and a half ago when Tajiri tried this. That Japanese bastard turned on me, but I thought at least Rhino was grateful to me for everything I’d done.
For the first time tonight, the ‘King Of Old School’ shows some agitation, shaking his head.
Steve Corino: I held up my end of the bargain. I brought Rhino into ECW, and I propped him up until he got good enough to run through this entire company. We worked so hard for so long and when we were on the edge of total victory, that ungrateful son of a bitch turned on me.
‘The King Of Old School’ shakes his head in disappointment, feeling betrayed apparently.
Steve Corino: But I’m a reasonably guy and I can admit that this isn’t completely Rhino’s fault. I don’t blame him entirely. It’s not his fault that he made a stupid decision, because Rhino is a simple creature. All he knows is how to run through people and break people. That made him an effective part of The Network, but somewhere along the way, Rhino got his wires crossed and these idiot fans got in his head.
Major heat comes from inside the arena, but Corino doesn’t care, completely ignoring it.
Steve Corino: Rhino forgot that I was propping him up all along and Rhino started to think he could exist WITHOUT The Network.
Corino shakes his head again, but he’s getting angry now.
Steve Corino: YOU STARTED TO THINK YOU COULD EXIST WITHOUT STEVE CORINO!!!
Fury flashes in the eyes and across the face of the usually laid back ECW Champion.
Steve Corino: YOU’RE NOTHING WITHOUT ME…
Corino is a picture of pure intensity right now, but he takes a moment to regain some semblance of composure.
Steve Corino: Let that word sink in… Nothing.
He’s no longer yelling but it’s clear Corino means everything that he’s saying.
Steve Corino: Mark my words, you will be nothing without us.
The champ looks deep into the camera, sending a message.
Steve Corino: Like I said earlier, history repeats itself. Just like the first traitor is going to learn at the hands of my enforcer tonight… History will repeat itself and Rhino, you will learn the same lesson.
Corino pauses, mulling over his next words carefully.
Steve Corino: It’s the same lesson that you once helped us teach. It’s the lesson we taught to an entire locker room, and based on your choices lately, it’s a lesson you apparently forgot.
A smirk appears back across the face of Corino now, but it’s cracked, borderline sadistic.
Steve Corino: Let me remind you… Nobody stands up to The Network.
He still isn’t done, stepping closer to the camera.
Steve Corino: AND NOBODY EMBARRASSES STEVE CORINO!!!
With that, Corino readjusts the ECW Championship on his shoulder and walks out of screenshot, determined to prove a point and maybe teach a lesson later tonight…
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**BAD MAN**
Some of the fans who don’t recognize the old WCW theme song stay quiet, whilst the rest mark the fuck out, as EDDIE GUERRERO steps through the curtain. Jogging towards the ring, Eddie gets the fans fired up ahead of his first match in ECW in over five years. The ever charismatic Latino gets into the ring and performs one of his patented dances, which gets another big reaction from the fans.
**BORN IN CHINA**
The two entrances couldn’t be more polar opposites, as LOW KI stalks down the ramp like only he can, ignoring the cheers he’s receiving from the fans on his way down the aisle. As he makes it to the ring, on commentary, Styles and Douglas talk about how excited they are to see the two of the best talents to ever step foot in ECW go at it.
Match Four
Eddie Guerrero vs. Low Ki
Showing honor and the respect that they have for each other, the two men share a sportsmanlike handshake before coming to blows. They begin showing off their mat skills, with both men going back and forth, and it draws comparisons to Guerrero/Malenko back in ’95. They remain on the mat, but Eddie is vastly more experienced, and this allows him to pull out a few extra holds that Ki has probably never seen before. ‘Latino Heat’ really begins stretching out Ki, until ‘The Warrior’ manages to fight out of Guerrero’s grasp and turn the match into a striking war.
After landing a few big forearm strikes, Ki sends Eddie to the ropes, and when Eddie comes back… LOW KI KNOCKS HIM DOWN WITH A BRUTAL ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE CHEST!!!
Using his experience, Guerrero immediately rolls out of the ring, clutching at his now red chest, looking to get a breather. The fans still cheer him on as Low Ki surprisingly stays in the ring, as Guerrero continues to rub his chest, still ginger from the kick, before he slides back into the ring. Both men prepare to lock up again, but Eddie shows his experience, nailing a quick kick to the gut. With Ki on his hunches, Guerrero goes to town with forearms and elbows to the neck of Ki… BEFORE NEARLY KILLING LOW KI WITH A HORRIFIC LOOKING SAITO SUPLEX!!!
The landing was savage and immediately draws an “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant from the fans. From here, being the ring general that he is, Guerrero really takes over, grounding Low Ki and keeping him on the mat. At one point, Guerrero cockily grinded his boot against the face of his younger opponent, and for the first time, the fans boo Eddie a little.
The Mexican continues on the attack, but finally Ki tries to fight back, but Eddie cuts him off with a European Uppercut. Shockingly, Low Ki is right back to his feet, and he beats Eddie to the punch, landing several chops to the chest, and a few kicks to the chest as well. All this does is infuriate Eddie who sends Low Ki to the ropes… AND WHEN KI COMES BACK… EDDIE SWINGS WILDLY WITH A CLOTHESLINE…
LOW KI DUCKS…
JUMPS ONTO THE ROPES AND TAKES DOWN EDDIE WITH A SPRINGBOARD GAMENGURI!!!
A massive pop rings out for the huge spot, and another chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” follows. Looking to keep the pace going, Ki is back to his feet, as is Guerrero, but Low Ki knocks him back down with a Dropkick, followed by a second and a THIRD Dropkick. Eddie is worse for wear now, as for the second time tonight he rolls out of the ring… BUT THIS TIME HE DOESN’T GET TIME FOR A BREATHER…
AS LOW KI RUNS ACROSS THE RING AND LEAPS THROUGH THE ROPES… TAKING GUERRERO OUT WITH A TOPE SUICIDA!!!
More cheers echo throughout the arena for another high spot, and the chants of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” almost feel continuous at this point. Determined to make an impact here tonight, Ki gets Eddie back into the ring, and Guerrero gets to his knees on the canvas, only for Low Ki to drill him with repeated kicks to the chest. ‘The Warrior’ then measures his opponent… AND LOW KI GOES FOR A BUZZSAW KICK…
EDDIE DUCKS…
QUICKLY LEAPS TO HIS FEET…
BEFORE THROWING LOW KI ACROSS THE RING WITH ANOTHER SAITO SUPLEX!!!
Just like that, the match is back in the favor of the veteran. Eddie gets back up and slowly hoists Low Ki onto the top rope, before following him up. The confident Guerrero lets out another little dance… BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE… TAKING LOW KI DOWN WITH A FRANKENSTEINER FROM THE TOP!!!
EDDIE MAKES THE FIRST COVER OF THE MATCH…1…2…KI KICKS OUT!!!
After yet another high risk spot, the fans let out a round of applause, enjoying the match so far. Eddie nods his head, respecting the resilience of his opponent, before dragging him back up… AND EDDIE GOES FOR ANOTHER SUPLEX…
BUT LOW KI REVERSES INTO AN INSIDE CRADLE…1…2…3…NO!!! A SHOCKED GUERRERO JUST ESCAPES THE SHOCK ATTEMPT!!!
Both men bounce up and a furious Eddie charges at him… BUT HE RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A HIGH KICK TO THE HEAD FROM LOW KI!!!
Eddie staggers away and Low Ki gives Eddie a taste of his own medicine… NAILING A BRIDGING SAITO SUPLEX… HOLDING THE BRIDGE…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! EDDIE JUST ESCAPES YET AGAIN!!!
Eddie looks to be in trouble now, as the commentators talk about how maybe he’s struggling with the pace of his first match back in ECW. Maybe sensing that, Low Ki is right back on the attack, showing no emotion and sending Eddie into the corner. KI THEN FOLLOWS EDDIE INTO THE CORNER… CONNECTING WITH THE TIDAL KRUSH!!!
Guerrero’s in trouble now, as Low Ki holds him up… AND LOW KI GOES FOR THE KI KRUSHER…BUT EDDIE GETS OUT OF GRIP… LANDING IN FRONT… AND DRILLS KI WITH A SNAP POWERBOMB OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
EDDIE STAYS ON TOP FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! THIS TIME LOW KI JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” comes from the fans, as Guerrero no longer shows frustration, just looking tired. Eventually, Eddie gets up and grabs Ki, placing him back on the top rope again. Eddie climbs up after him… ATTEMPTING A SUPERPLEX…
BUT LOW KI FIGHTS OUT OF IT WITH SHARP ELBOWS TO GUERRERO’S TEMPLE!!!
Eddie’s dazed from the blows, and Ki shows tremendous flexibility, landing a kick to Eddie’s head, sending Eddie tumbling off the top and to the canvas. With Eddie down, Ki takes a moment to set himself… BEFORE LEAPING OFF WITH THE PHOENIX SPLASH…
BUT EDDIE GETS HIS KNEES UP!!!
Winded and completely out of breath, Low Ki rolls around the canvas, clutching at his mid-section. ‘The Warrior’ can barely breathe, eventually remaining still, and this time Guerrero heads up to the top rope. Once at the top, Eddie lets out another little dance… THEN EDDIE JUMPS OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE FROG SPLASH…
BUT LOW KI ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY, AVOIDING CONTACT!!!
Eddie clutches at his midsection this time, feeling his ribs, before instinctively getting to the ropes to pull himself up. Low Ki decided to get up as well, and when both men reach their feet…
LOW KI GETS AN OKLAHOMA ROLL OUT OF NOWHERE…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! EDDIE JUST ESCAPES FOR THE THIRD TIME TONIGHT!!!
Both men look to bounce back up again, but before Eddie can get completely vertical… LOW KI SYNCHES IN THE DRAGON CLUTCH!!!
Holy fuck!!! Eddie begins wailing his arms uncontrollably, trying to escape, but he’s unable to do much, as Ki continues to apply the pressure. Guerrero tries to fight the hands now, but still can’t get free, until he manages to scoot across the ring… AND GET A FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!
For the first time, Low Ki shows some emotion, frustrated with the fact that his best move didn’t get the job done. Ki regretfully let’s go, still shaking his head, and with Eddie down… LOW KI GOES TO TOWN WITH A BUNCH OF HARD KAWADA KICKS!!!
With Eddie out of it, Ki now picks him up… LOW KI GETS EDDIE UP… AND NAILS THE KI KRUSHER INTO THE CORNER!!!
LOW KI CONTINUES TO HOLD ONTO EDDIE…
WALKING TO THE CENTRE OF THE RING…
NOW LANDING THE KI KRUSHER IN THE CENTRE OF THE RING ON EDDIE!!!
Wow, this has got to be it. LOW KI HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! GUERRERO JUST ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!!!
‘The Warrior’ can’t believe it, closing his eyes, as the fans chant “EDDIE”, “EDDIE”, “EDDIE”, appreciating the resilience from the veteran. In shock, Ki takes a few moments before hiking Eddie to his feet and placing him in a seated position on the top rope. Ki goes to climb up after him, but Guerrero explodes with some rapid fire right hands, causing Low Ki to a miss a step, and end up back on the canvas.
Eddie then immediately seizes the head of Low Ki… EDDIE LEAPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE WITH A TORNADO DDT!!!
BUT LOW KI SHOWS TREMENDOUS STRENGTH…BLOCKING THE LANDING SO EDDIE LANDS ON HIS FEET…
THEN KI SWITCHES BEHIND GUERRERO…
AND CONNECTS WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX!!!
Somehow, Eddie does a complete backflip from the velocity, and ends up on his knees…
SO KI TAKES HIS FUCKING HEAD OFF WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!!
LOW KI FALLS INTO THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! GUERRERO KICKS OUT YET AGAIN!!!
The fans lose their minds after that one, starting another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant, whilst Ki is right back on top of Eddie. This time… LOW KI GOES FOR THE DRAGON SLEEPER…
BUT EDDIE TURNS TO FACE LOW KI…
LIFTS HIM IN THE AIR AND LANDS A MODIFIED BRAINBUSTER!!!
What a counter by Guerrero!!! Low Ki looks completely out of it now, as even Eddie is running on adrenaline, quickly scaling up to the top rope again. The former WWF star takes a moment to survey the audience, who’re now chanting “EDDIE”, “EDDIE”, “EDDIE”… BEFORE EDDIE JUMPS OFF OF THE TOP ROPE… THIS TIME CONNECTING WITH THE FROG SPLASH!!!
Despite clutching at his stomach… EDDIE STAYS ON TOP FOR THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! WHAT THE FUCK!!! ‘THE WARRIOR’ SOMEHOW GOT A SHOULDER UP AFTER THE FROG SPLASH!!!
An earth shattering ovation comes from the fans, as Eddie looks completely gob smacked, checking with the referee who confirms that it was only a two count. Suddenly, Guerrero begins to tremble with anger, jumping back to his feet and he yells “ORALE VATO”! With Low Ki still not moving, Eddie climbs back up to the top rope, slapping his chest… AND EDDIE LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE AGAIN…
THIS TIME WITH A BIT OF EXTRA HANG TIME…
LANDING ON LOW KI FOR THE SECOND FROG SPLASH OF THE MATCH!!!
NOW EDDIE HOOKS THE LEG ROUGHLY…1…2…3!!!
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YEP!!! IT’S OVER!!!
Winner: Eddie Guerrero @ 16:34
After the match, ‘Latino Heat’ slowly makes his way to his feet, and the referee raises his hand in victory. Once the referee gets out of his shot, Eddie just kind of stands in the center of the ring, hands on hips, smirk on his face, taking it all in. As this is happening, THE AUDIENCE ERUPTS, GIVING EDDIE GUERRERO A STANDING OVATION!!!
Coming back from some serious demons, Eddie gets slightly emotional, telling the fans to stop, but he keeps it together. Slowly, he turns his attention towards Low Ki, who looks battered, but has managed to pull himself up.
The two go face to face, staring each other down, as the crowd buzzes. Then Eddie GRABS LOW KI’S HAND… AND RAISES IT INTO THE RING!!!
Eddie encourages the fans to give ‘The Warrior’ and ovation and they do so, showing respect for the display, they just saw. Ki thanks Eddie for the love and they shake hands one last time, before Low Ki leaves the ring, allowing Eddie to have his moment…
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A delighted EDDIE GUERRERO ends up grabbing a microphone, wanting to get something off of his chest.
Eddie Guerrero: Firstly, I’m blown away by the support, and I want to thank everybody in here once again.
Obviously, that gets a TREMENDOUS cheer from the crowd.
Eddie Guerrero: I have to be a man and own up to my mistakes. I’ve had a rough time as of late, but I’m sure everyone has heard my story. It is what it is, and I’m not going to lie about it.
More enormous support is shown by the crowd, as ‘Latino Heat’ takes a moment to maintain his composure.
Eddie Guerrero: I don’t know where this journey is going to take me, and I don’t know how long I’m going to be in ECW. But by the grace of god, I’ve been given the gift of a second chance, not just in professional wrestling but in life. So, every day I’m in ECW, I’m going to help anybody that asks for it. Advice, a favor, whatever it might be, I want to try and give back to the young guys in ECW.
The fans applaud the words from an emotional Eddie, appreciating what he’s saying.
Eddie Guerrero: One more time, thank you all…
The fans start up a “THANK YOU, EDDIE” chant, which draws that well known grin across Guerrero’s face.
Eddie Guerrero: ORALE!!!
Eddie then throws the microphone outside of the ring as his music plays again, and he dances a little in the ring, before making his way towards the back…
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ECW Guilty As Charged 2002
January 13th On PPV
Villa Park, Illinois
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**WINGS OF A FALLEN ANGEL**
As the lights go out and one slow spotlight follows CHRISTOPHER DANIELS down the aisle, Joey Styles and Shane Douglas discuss the reason for this match taking place. They talk about how Super Crazy should have beaten Daniels at Anarchy Rulz, but Daniels cheated, which is why this match has been made a Two Out Of Three Falls match. Looking as confident as ever, ‘The Fallen Angel’ steps into the ring, sticking his nose up at the heat from the fans, and waits for his opponent.
**ROADHOUSE BLUES**
Right away, Styles puts over the fact that SUPER CRAZY is determined for revenge after being screwed at Anarchy Rulz. The Mexican sprints down the ramp, slapping hands with the fans as he does so, before rolling into the ring, getting right into the face of Daniels. The referee is forced to get in between them, not wanting the action to kick off until he calls for the bell.
Match Five
Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Christopher Daniels vs. Super Crazy
Super Crazy has been hungry for retribution ever since his foot got shoved off the ropes at Anarchy Rulz, however he shows his veteran instincts, not over committing early. Instead, much like a few of the previous matches, the two begin by locking up. They exchange some holds and break down into some mat wrestling, where to be brutally honest, Daniels was just better. ‘The Fallen Angel’ cockily gets on top, a devilish smirk on his face, as he gets the better of Crazy, until ‘The Extreme Luchador’ switches things up. Super Crazy makes it to his feet, using his pace and high flying Lucha skills to keep Daniels off balance.
Suddenly shocked and not as arrogant, Daniels rolls outside of the ring, shaking his head, and telling the crowd heckling him to “SHUT UP”. They in turn call him a pussy, so Daniels gets mad and quickly turns back into the ring… BUT HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A BASEBALL SLIDE DROPKICK FROM CRAZY!!!
Daniels drops to one knee on the outside, holding his jaw, whilst Crazy gets back into the ring and gets the crowd pumped up. The fans begin a chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, as once Daniels starts stirring, the determined Super Crazy gets onto the apron. Crazy waits a moment or two, and when Daniels is up… CRAZY JUMPS ONTO THE ROPES…
PREPARING FOR AN ASAI MOONSAULT!!!
BUT DANIELS JUMPS UP…
AND PUSHES CRAZY’S FEET OFF OF THE ROPES…
CAUSING CRAZY TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TAKE A NASTY BUMP BACK FIRST ONTO THE RING APRON!!!
There isn’t even any big chants from the fans after that, as they simply grasp and groan at the painful looking spot. Now the cocky smirk of Daniels is back as Crazy attempts to roll off of the apron to the floor, but ‘The Fallen Angel’ smartly pushes him underneath the bottom rope, and back into the ring instead. Before getting back into the ring, Daniels looks at the fans who were giving him a hard time earlier and yells, “WHO’’S THE PUSSY NOW”. The fans obviously respond with “YOU”, but Daniels laughs in their faces before getting back into the ring.
Super Crazy is still out of it, rolling around in agony, holding his lower back. Meanwhile Daniels stands over him, before slowly bringing Crazy up… ONLY TO DRILL HIM WITH THE ANGELS WINGS!!!
DANIELS WASTES NO TIME, HOOKING THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS 1-0 via pinfall @ 03:59
A shocked hush comes over the entire arena, as nobody expected a fall to drop so early in the match. Daniels gets back to his feet and celebrates, finally getting some heat from the fans, as his sickening cockiness shines through again. Crazy remains down, clutching at his back, whilst the referee forces Daniels into the corner, implementing the 30 second rest period between falls. Once the rest period is over, the Mexican, now down one fall, has fought his way to his knees, but ‘The Fallen Angel’ goes right back on the attack. Daniels now implements the strategy that has worked so effectively throughout his ECW tenure and begins working on the neck of Crazy.
Daniels gets an extended period of domination throughout this period of the match, keeping Crazy grounded and just generally beating the hell out of him. ‘The Extreme Luchador’ does attempt to come back a few times, but Daniels keeps him at bay by cheating, using eye gouged and pulling Crazy’s long, greasy Mexican hair to keep him down.
The commentators begin getting concerned as Crazy keeps trying to fight back, but Daniels is always able to cut off the momentum with a high impact move. They begin questioning whether maybe in this scenario, Super Crazy is just over matches by the undefeated prodigy.
Just as they say that though, Super Crazy slips out of Daniel grasp when attempting a Vertical Suplex and Crazy lands a bunch of Overhead Chops, stinging the hell out of the chest of Daniels. Virtually out on his feet, Crazy staggers backwards, leaning against the ropes, and a frustrated Daniels takes one last look at his chest, before charging at Crazy… BUT SUPER CRAZY DROPS TO THE MAT… PULLING DOWN THE TOP ROPE… AND LOW BRIDGING DANIELS OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
A massive pop comes from the fans as an overzealous Daniels tumbles to the outside, meanwhile Crazy simply leans against the ropes, exhausted. After a few moments, the Mexican points to his head, signifying that he’s smarter, and that show of arrogance is potentially a sign that he’s starting to feel comfortable. With Daniels working to his feet on the outside, Super Crazy steps out onto the apron… AND DRILLS DANIELS WITH A SUPERKICK RIGHT TO THE CHIN FROM THE APRON!!!
Rather than collapse to the canvas, Daniels staggers into the crowd barricade, before stumbling forward… RIGHT INTO THE DROP ZONE AS CRAZY COMES OFF THE APRON WITH AN ASAI MOONSAULT!!!
Unlike earlier in the match, this time the Asai Moonsault connects and brings a big “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant from the extreme fans. Rather than show his hatred towards his opponent and beat him up around the ring, Crazy knows he needs to equal things up as soon as possible. He sends Daniels back into the ring, before getting onto the apron and climbing up to the top rope. Like a cat, Crazy is perched, and when Daniels gets to his feet… SUPER CRAZY LEAPS OFF THE TOP ROPE… CONNECTING WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK!!!
The impact sends Daniels sprawling across the ring, BUT CRAZY SCURRIES AFTER HIM TO MAKE THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! DANIELS KICKS OUT!!!
Not to be deterred, Crazy remains focused on the task hand, immediately bringing the dazed ‘Fallen Angel’ back up, and he tees off with some chops to the chest. After landing a few, he sends Daniels to the ropes, only to take him down with a Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker! With Daniels out of it, Crazy signals to the fans that it’s over, before heading to the corner… AND SUPER CRAZY LEAPS OFF THE BOTTOM ROPE, HITTING A BOTTOM ROPE MOONSAULT!!!
The fans are marking out as Crazy bounces back to his feet, full of adrenaline and urgency, and heads back to the corner… BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE ROPES WITH A MIDDLE ROPE MOONSAULT!!!
Again, Crazy is right back up, this time bouncing up to the TOP rope… AND CRAZY GOES FOR THE TOP ROPE MOONSAULT… AND CONNECTS… WITH THE RAISES KNEES OF CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!
Gasps and groans echo throughout the arena, as now it’s Daniels’ turn to go back on the attack. Crazy is reeling on the mat, until Daniels works his way to his feet, and then drags Crazy up as well. ‘The Fallen Angel’ then easily connects with an STO to send Crazy to the mat again!!! Using a slow, methodical pace, Daniels drags Crazy to his feet YET AGAIN, THIS TIME LOOKING FOR THE URANAGE…BUT SUPER CRAZY MANAGES TO ARM DRAG OUT OF IT!!!
Full of momentum, Daniels bounces straight back to his feet and runs at Crazy, but runs straight into a kick to the gut… FOLLOWED BY A LIGER BOMB!!!
CRAZY MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3…NO!!! DANIELS JUST KICKS OUT!!!
Despite the kicks out from Daniels, he remains down, not moving after the Liger Bomb. Crazy sees this and surveys the audience before walking towards the corner of the ring, and leaping into action…SUPER CRAZY ENDS UP LANDING ON DANIELS WITH A SPRINGBOARD TOP ROPE MOONSAULT!!!
CRAZY REMAINS ON TOP OF DANIELS FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! DANIELS MANAGES TO GET HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE… AND OF COURSE… THE REFEREE SEES IT!!!
The heat for the irony of this is massive, due to the fact that Daniels knocked Crazy’s foot off the ropes to win at Anarchy Rulz. Plus, earlier in that match, Daniels put his foot on the ropes after a pinfall attempt, and the referee let the match continue. For the first time tonight, Super Crazy shows frustration, slapping the mat in frustration. After a few moments, he gets himself together, and gets back on Daniels, eventually placing him in a seated position on the top rope.
The Mexican climbs up after Daniels, potentially looking for a Frankensteiner, but Daniels manages to grab hold of Crazy… DANIELS GETS CRAZY IN POSITION TO DELIVER A SUPER URANAGE… BUT CRAZY ELBOWS OUT OF THE POSITION!!!
Daniels is still in a seated position on the top rope, whilst Crazy now gets to stand on the top… BEFORE LEAPING INTO THE AIR AND TAKING DANIELS DOWN WITH A SUPER HURRICANRANA!!!
Another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant comes from the audience, AS CRAZY HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! SOMEHOW, CHRIS ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE CANVAS!!!
Once again, Super Crazy gets back up, wondering what he has to do to finish things up. He then drags his opponent back to his feet again, and Crazy hooks up Daniels for a Brainbuster/Suplex, BUT Daniels doesn’t allow himself to be hoisted into the air. Instead, Daniels shrugs it off and lands several elbows to the neck of Crazy, which have extra impact due to the earlier focus on the neck from Daniels. Crazy drops to a knee momentarily, clutching at his neck… ALLOWING DANIELS TO QUICKLY SNAP OFF A URANAGE!!!
Now it’s Crazy who’s down in the center of the ring, so Daniels heads towards the ropes… BEFORE LEAPING UP AND GOING FOR THE BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!!
BUT SUPER CRAZY ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!!!
Crazy manages to avoid the contact and Daniels lands with a thud, driving all of the air out of his own body. As Daniels tries to fight to his knees… CRAZY TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!!
SUPER CRAZY GOES FOR THE PIN YET AGAIN…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! DANIELS GETS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!
There’s no wasted motion now as Daniels is borderline defenseless, so Crazy immediately brings him back to a vertical base… ONLY TO DRILL DANIELS WITH A BRAINBUSTER!!!
CRAZY WITH ANOTHER COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! THIS TIME DANIELS GRABS THE BOTTOM ROPE WITH HIS HAND!!!
Again, the audience and Crazy both can’t believe it, as the ropes have saved Daniels yet again. This time the Mexican runs his hands through his hair, clearly getting stressed out with not being able to put his opponent away. Eventually, Crazy starts dragging the body of Daniels across the canvas, getting him in position for his next move. Crazy then bounces back up to the top rope… JUMPING OFF WITH ANOTHER MOONSAULT ATTEMPT…
DANIELS ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY!!!
BUT CRAZY LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!
CRAZY QUICKLY CHARGES AT DANIELS WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!
DANIELS FLOATS UNDER AND CONNECTS WITH THE ANGELS WINGS AGAIN!!!
That’s the move that secured the first fall, and with the fans chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, DANIELS MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! SUPER CRAZY GETS HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!
BUT DANIELS KNOCKS IT OFF LIKE AT ANARCHY RULZ…
BUT THIS TIME THE REFEREE SEES IT AND STOPS THE COUNT!!!
The arena rattles with the size of the pop, as Daniels has been found out, and Crazy lives to fight another day. Daniels argues with the referee, getting in his face, yelling “COUNT THE THREE, DO YOUR DAMN JOB”, but the referee holds his ground, explaining that he saw Crazy’s foot on the ropes. ‘The Fallen Angel’ lets out some frustration, SHOVING THE REFEREE, before dragging the body of Crazy away from the ropes, and back towards the center of the ring.
Getting Crazy in the preferred position, Daniels heads back to the corner… LEAPING TO THE TOP ROPE… AND THIS TIME DANIELS CONNECTS WITH THE BEST MOONSAULT EVER!!!
DANIELS STAYS ON TOP OF CRAZY, HOOKING THE LEG FOR THE WIN…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! CRAZY SHOWS SOME GRIT, JUST GETTING A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!!!
Daniels puts both hands on his head in shock, before yelling at the referee, “WHAT THE FUCK”! The referee explains that it was only a two count yet again, but Daniels shrugs it off, shaking his head, full of rage. The undefeated Daniels seems to be all out of ideas, before he heads to the corner, goes back to the top… AND DANIELS GOES FOR THE BEST MOONSAULT EVER AGAIN!!!
BUT THIS TIME CRAZY GETS HIS KNEES UP!!!
Big cheers from the fans as both men remain down for a few moments, selling the impact of the match. They both get up around the same time and they meet in the center of the ring. Daniels goes for a right hand, Crazy blocks… BEFORE HOOKING IN AN INSIDE CRADLE…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! DANIELS JUST GETS OUT OF THE HOLD!!!
Both men bounce straight back up to their feet, Crazy goes for a right hand, but Daniels ducks, ending up behind Crazy… AND SHOCKS CRAZY WITH THE LAST RITES OUT OF NOWHERE!!!
DANIELS MAKES ANOTHER COVER…1…2…3!!!
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IT’S OVER!!!
CHRISTOPHER DANIELS 2-0 via pinfall @ 12:41
Winner: Christopher Daniels @ 12:41
As soon as the bell rings and the match is over, the fans are silent, which doesn’t happen often in ECW. They are in shock that the match has ended two falls to nil, as a smug Christopher Daniels gets back to his feet.
He stands in the middle of the ring, the triumphant ‘Fallen Angel’, and he puts his arms out in the air, basking in victory. Finally, the shock begins to stop fogging the fans mind, and they begin to boo the hell out of the undefeated in singles action wrestler.
Meanwhile, Super Crazy has rolled to the floor to lick his wounds, perhaps yet to realize exactly what has happened…
But this scene is about Daniels, who remains standing tall in victory, almost goading the fans from inside the ring. Tonight, ends with one question regarding Daniels, who can stop this man?
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Daniels really makes the most of the moment, staying in the ring for a long time, so we head up to The Bird’s Nest, at the commentary booth. Of course, both JOEY STYLES and the ECW Commissioner SHANE DOUGLAS are at their desk, continuing to give their thoughts on the match we just saw.
Joey Styles: We all know that Christopher Daniels has winning form, so it shouldn’t be TOO much of a surprise that he won due to his stellar record. The result of Daniels beating Super Crazy isn’t too surprising, but the surprise is that it went two straight.
The Commissioner nods in agreement with Joey’s assessment.
Shane Douglas: I’m impressed with the performance from Daniels, but I can’t help but be a little disappointed. I didn’t get exactly what I was trying to out of that match. I not only booked a three falls match to see who the better man was… But I had an ulterior motive. I was hoping to see how Christopher Daniels handled losing, even if it was just one fall. Almost nobody goes through a match like that at two and oh.
The commentary team now send us back to ringside where the competitors for the next match are ready to make their way towards the ring…
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***ELECTRIC MOLECULAR***
As has become common courtesy for these two, the reaction from the fans is rather generous, but awkwardly polite for an ECW crowd, as CHRISTIAN YORK AND JOEY MATTHEWS bounce towards the ring. Both men look in extremely good spirits, playing the cookie cutter role, slapping hands with the fans who are willing to put their hands out. Once inside of the ring, the youngsters whisper amongst themselves, knowing they have a golden opportunity tonight, literally.
***SUPER BON BON***
The determined, no nonsense DANNY DORING leads his partner ROADKILL towards the ring now, receiving an ovation slightly better than what York and Matthews did. As usual, Doring is the animated one, trying to get the fans onside, whilst Roadkill remains in a rather relaxed frame of mind, just walking to the ring. The two get into the ring and whilst there’s respect between the two teams, they also share a few words, and Doring lets them know they’re taking no prisoners in their quest to win back the ECW Tag Team Titles.
***BIG BALLS***
“BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS” chants begin echoing throughout the arena, getting louder and louder, as the team known as EYE BALLS make their presence felt. BALLS MAHONEY AND PIERRE CARL OULETTE both have a steel chair each in their hands, however due to the number of opponents they have to face tonight, there’s no individual names spray painted on the chairs. Instead, PCO’s chair reads “ANYBODY”, whilst Mahoney’s says “EVERYBODY”. They raise their chairs above their heads before entering the ring and taking a corner.
***SIMON SAYS***
Spot the odd duo, the only heels of the match, TEAM ME saunter through the curtain, over flowing with arrogance. Having made quite the impact since their return, they get tons of heat thrown their way from the crowd, but JOHNNY SWINGER AND SIMON DIAMOND don’t mind, laughing it all off. The three teams inside of the ring look as if they are chomping at the bit to get at the dastardly duo, so they take their time, lurking about ringside, before ever so slowly stepping into the ring.
Match Six
ECW World Tag Team Championship;
Falls Count Anywhere Match:
Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Eye Balls vs. Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond
Considering this is an ECW multi team match, there’s no such thing as a tag, which means this one was always going to be chaotic, or, well, extreme. It delivers in spades if that’s what is expected as it doesn’t take long at all to turn into a pier eight brawl, and the weapons appear rather early on in the contest also.
Probably the best brawlers out of all of the competitors involved, Eye Balls were able to dominate the other teams in the early stages. After dropping all of their opponents with punches, Mahoney and Oulette immediately go and grab their trusty steel chairs. Once back inside of the ring, to those glorious “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, chants from the fans, EYE BALLS TAKE OUT YORK, MATTHEWS, DORING AND ROADKILL WITH VICIOUS BODY SHOTS WITH THEIR STEEL CHAIRS!!!
As their opponents are reeling, they don’t realize that Team Me have evacuated the ring, deciding not to get creamed with steel chairs. After landing a few more shots, Mahoney and PCO both raise their chairs above their heads, celebrating amongst the cheers from the fans… UNTIL SWINGER AND DIAMOND LAND STEREO LOW BLOWS ON EYE BALLS!!!
Team Me point to their brains, raising the ire of the fans, but it doesn’t matter, because now they are firmly in control. From here, slowly each member of the match recovers, and the match spreads out a little. Rather than having all eight men inside of the ring, the action spreads around ringside, through the audience and even up the ramp.
Whilst the action continues to be difficult to follow, there tends to be a few different pairs of wrestlers brawling throughout the audience. In one area of the audience, Doring and Swinger are going at each other, throwing right hands… WHEN JOEY MATTHEWS JUMPS OFF OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND TAKES BOTH MEN OUT WITH A CROSSBODY IN THE CROWD!!!
Members of the audience were seemingly taken out with the move as well, but there’s still a huge “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant for the spot. There’s no rest for the wicked though, as a little bit closer to ringside, but still in the audience, Mahoney and Roadkill are throwing chairs at each other. Despite partial connections and fighting through the fans, neither man looks like giving an inch.
Back inside of the ring, York is laying on the canvas, having suffered a beat down at the hands of Simon Diamond. Speaking of Diamond, he slides into the ring with a ladder, before waiting for York to get up… AND DIAMOND CHARGES THROUGH YORK WITH THE LADDER!!!
With York down, Diamond takes a moment to admire his handiwork, before he leans the ladder up against the corner of the ring. Diamond then heaves Christian to his feet… AND DORING WHIPS HIM INTO THE CORNER… SENDING YORK BACK FIRST INTO THE LADDER!!!
York crumbles to the canvas, but Diamond turns straight into stinging jabs and some elbows from PCO. After pin balling Simon around for a while, Oulette heads to the side of the ring and picks up a CRUTCH!!! The crutch was introduced earlier and wasn’t used, but we quickly see vision of a fan, jumping up and down on one leg, yelling “FUCK YEAH, MY CRUTCH”!!! PCO wears out the crutch on the body of Diamond, beating the shit out of him with it, despite his yelps of pain.
As this was happening, Joey Matthews had snuck back into the ring and helped his partner to his feet. Together, York and Matthews pick up the ladder, and when PCO drops the crutch… HE TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A LADDER SHOT TO THE FACE FROM YORK AND MATTHEWS!!!
Owning the ring, the youngsters discuss some strategy, before they position the ladder in a standing position, just in front of the corner. Amongst the cheers from the fans, York keeps lookout, whilst Matthews scales to the top rope… BEFORE LEAPING OFF… LEAPFROGGING OVER THE LADDER… LANDING ON PCO WITH A LEAPFROG LEGDROP!!!
York tries to keep opponents out of the ring, AS JOEY MAKES THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! JOHNNY SWINGER MANAGED TO GET PAST YORK AND MAKE THE SAVE!!!
Another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant comes through for the high risk move, whilst Simon Diamond quickly joins Swinger in the ring. With Matthews in a bit of pain after the Leg Drop, despite the even numbers, Team Me are able to beat down York and Matthews. Well and truly in control, Team Me drag Joey to his feet, and place him on their shoulders… BEFORE THEY RUN ACROSS THE RING… LAWN DARTING JOEY, SENDING HIM HEAD FIRST INTO THE LADDER!!!
The velocity from the impact sends the ladder tumbling over the top rope and to the outside of the ring. Meanwhile, Matthews rolls around on the canvas, his forehead gushing with blood, which draws another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant from the fans. From here, the match has a slight come down period, as Team Me continue to beat on York and Matthews with simple yet effective offense.
Unfortunately for Team Me, they get tunnel vision on their opponents inside of the ring, and forget about the ones on the outside. Balls Mahoney manages to slide in the ring undetected, steel chair in hand… AND BALLS SMASHES DIAMOND IN THE BACK WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!
Before Swinger can react… MAHONEY DRILLS HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE CHAIR AS WELL!!!
Both members of Team Me clutch at their back on the canvas, faces full of fury and pain. A disappointed Mahoney looks at his dented steel chair and is forced to throw it out of the ring, as it’s no longer usable. This gets the slightest bit of heat from the fans but it’s almost tongue in cheek stuff as Mahoney shrugs. He then picks up Diamond, sends him into the ropes, and upon return, Balls takes Diamond down with a Bossman Slam!!!
Balls gets no time to think or take a breather, because as soon as he’s back up, he’s met by a fired up Doring who lands several punches. Doring has Balls rocking and reeling, and as Mahoney staggers away, Doring quickly leaps up to the top rope. Doring doesn’t notice that Balls has managed to pick up another steel chair… AND AS DORING LEAPS OFF THE TOP WITH A DOUBLE AXE HANDLE… HE GETS SMASHED IN THE FACE WITH A STEEL CHAIR!!!
A big time pop for the resourcefulness of Mahoney, followed by another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. Johnny Swinger has managed to get back to his feet now and he approaches Balls but gets well and truly beaten to the punch. Mahoney lands his trusted punch and elbow combo, as the fans chant along… “BALLS”, “BALLS”, “BALLS”… “WHOOOOOAAAAAAAAA”… “BALLS”!!! Swinger falls to the mat… ONLY FOR ROADKILL TO TAKE MAHONEY OUT FROM NOWHERE WITH A SPRINGBOARD FLYING CLOTHESLINE!!!
The big man impresses with his athleticism, getting back to his feet, being confronted by a charging York… BUT ROADKILL TAKES HIM DOWN WITH AN AMISH SAMOAN DROP…
SENDING YORK CRUSHING DOWN ON TOP OF THE BODY OF BALLS!!!
WITH BOTH MEN DOWN… ROADKILL ATTEMPTS TO PIN BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME…1…2…3…NO!!! BOTH MEMBERS OF TEAM ME BREAK UP THE PIN ATTEMPT!!!
As redundant as these chants probably are at this point, the fans erupt with another chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, enjoying the creativity of Roadkill. Roady tries to fight to his feet but to no luck, as both members of Team Me double team Roadkill, keeping him down. They enjoy some success for a period of time, but they don’t notice that a bloodied Joey Matthews (think Armageddon ’06), getting back into the ring with the ladder. With a look of fury on his face, wanting revenge, Matthews waits for Team Me to turn around… BEFORE HE HURLS THE LADDER AT THEM… TAKING OUT BOTH MEN AT THE SAME TIME!!!
This poetic spot gets a big cheer from the fans, whilst Matthews just wipes some of the blood from his crushed face. Feeling their own faces for blood now, both Swinger and Diamond roll to the outside, looking to catch a break… BUT MATTHEWS RUNS OFF THE ROPES AND TAKES THEM BOTH OUT AGAIN… THIS TIME WITH A TOPE SUICIDA!!!
All three men immediately begin working their way back towards their feet, but they are rather slow due to the brutal nature of the match so far. Somehow, Doring and Roadkill end up alone inside of the ring, and they signal to the fans that it’s time for a big move. They walk towards the ropes and as the three men on the outside get up… ROADKILL LIFTS DORING ABOVE HIS HEAD…
PRESS SLAMMING DORING OUTSIDE OF THE RING AND INTO A CROSSBODY ONTO THE THREE MEN ON THE OUTSIDE!!!
Fuck that, we’re getting another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant after that awesome display of teamwork. Roadkill keeps his eyes on Doring for a moment, making sure he’s okay, before turning towards the center of the ring… BUT HE GETS STEAMROLLED WITH A LARIAT BY PCO!!!
The French Canadian doesn’t stop, running to the ropes after the impact, bouncing off them to build moment… AND PCO LEAPS OVER THE TOP ROPE… LANDING A MESSY LOOKING PLANCHA ONTO THE NOW RECOVERED DORING!!!
More cheers go up for the high risk moves, as all the men remain down and scattered on the outside. Inside of the ring, Roadkill pulls himself back to his feet but turns straight into a kick to the gut from Mahoney, followed by a DDT! With nobody to oppose him now, Mahoney heads to the outside and brings a WOODEN TABLE into the ring, setting it up on its legs. Balls then grabs the ladder and stands it up, positing it not too far from the table, clearly with evil intentions on his mind.
Mahoney drags the dead weight of Roadkill back to his feet, and begins to try and crazily hoist him up the ladder. After a rung or two, Roadkill fights back, landing a few elbows, causing Mahoney to stumble away. Roady climbs off of the ladder and grabs a hold of Balls, sending him to the ropes, but Balls hits the ropes where PCO had just got onto the apron, causing PCO to crash back to the cold, hard concrete floor.
After the impact, Mahoney staggers towards the middle of the ring, holding his back… SO ROADKILL DRILLS HIM WITH A TKO!!!
Roadkill is back to his feet… WHEN HE GETS SCHOOLBOYED BY CHRISTIAN YORK…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! ROADY JUST MANAGES TO POWER OUT!!!
All of the fans are on their feet, buying into that false finish, and both men bounce back to their feet. York is obviously the quicker of the two, so he charges at Roadkill… LEAPING FOR A CROSSBODY…
BUT ROADKILL CATCHES HIM!!!
ROADKILL MANUEVERS YORK INTO A WHEELBARROW POSITION…
AND PLACES HIM ONTO THE TABLE…
Suddenly, Doring is back onto the apron, and he senses the moment, climbing to the top rope…
BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE… AND TOGETHER, DORING AND ROADKILL SEND CHRISTIAN YORK CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE WITH THE BUGGY BANG!!!
That one gets the biggest pop of the match and the LOUDEST “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant as well. Nobody can believe it, as DORING MAKES THE COVER AMONGST THE BROKEN SHARDS OF TABLE…
AND ROADKILL KEEPS A LOOKOUT…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!!
YORK DOESN’T KICK OUT…
BUT TEAM ME MANAGE TO PULL THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING BEFORE HE MAKES THE THREE COUNT!!!
Right away, there’s a look of confusion from both Doring and Roadkill, until they realize that Team Me prevented the referee from making the count. They immediately slide into the ring, fresh steel chairs in their possession, but first… THEY THROW POWDER INTO THE EYES OF DORING AND ROADKILL!!!
Being blinded causes Doring and Roadkill to walk around the rim aimlessly, clawing at their eyes… WHEN DIAMOND NAILS DORING WITH A CHAIR SHOT!!!
At the same time, SWINGER NAILS ROADKILL WITH A CHAIR SHOT!!!
Doring collapses to the canvas, but Roadkill staggers… SO TEAM ME LAND DUAL CHAIR SHOTS TO THE BODY OF ROADKILL!!!
Somehow, again, Roady remains standing, so Team Me drop the chairs… AND THEY TAKE ROADKILL DOWN WITH THE PROBLEM SOLVER!!!
SWINGER HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! JOEY MATTHEWS BREAKS UP THE COVER WITH A FLYING ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!
Another epic false finish gets an “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant from the fans. Whilst Swinger is out of it, as Matthews gets up, his face a crimson mask, Diamond looks at him, furious, knowing he was so close to being one half of the tag team champions. Diamond shakes his head before running at Matthews, who pulls down the top rope, low bridging Simon to the outside.
Furious and embarrassed now, Diamond bounces to his feet… BUT MATTHEWS TAKES HIM OUT WITH A SLINGSHOT CROSSBODY!!!
Meanwhile, inside of the ring, Swinger has somehow managed to get to his feet, albeit spaghetti legged. PCO has made it to the apron with a FRESH TABLE, and with a shrug… PCO THROWS THE TABLE INTO THE RING… AND IT NAILS THE TARGET WHICH IS SWINGER’S HEAD!!!
A glancing blow with the table causes Swinger to stagger… STRAIGHT INTO A DEADLY CHAIR SHOT FROM MAHONEY!!!
Immediately, PCO climbs up to the top rope, as Mahoney sets up the table and places the lifeless body of Swinger onto it. Balls gets the ladder in position near the corner as well, and Oulette transfers himself from the top rope to the ladder, before reaching the top… Once on top, with the fans cheering louder, and Mahoney preventing interference… PCO LEAPS OFF OF THE LADDER…
LANDING THE ‘LE CANNONBALL THROUGH THE FUCKING TABLE ONTO JOHNNY SWINGER!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” and a big ass pop is all that can be heard, as Mahoney pumps his fist, and PCO REMAINS LYING ON THE BROKEN BODY OF SWINGER…1…2…3!!!
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WE’VE GOT NEW TAG CHAMPS!!!
Winners: Eye Balls @ 13:37
Everybody is as excited as hell as the referee signals for the end of the match, and the ring announcer makes the announcement that EYE BALLS ARE THE NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!
Both battered from the hard hitting match, Mahoney and PCO get handed a title each, and they share a glorious hug in the middle of the ring.
The ECW faithful begin chanting “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS”, “EYE BALLS”, clearly happy to see one of their favorite teams win the gold.
Inside of the ring and all across ringside, the broken bodies of their competitors lay, but despite their bumps and bruises, the new champs are happy.
They continue to celebrate, getting an awesome ovation from the fans, having finally achieved what they set out to do all those months ago when they joined forces.
The emotion is real, both hard men unable to remove the smiles on their faces, as they now decide to celebrate over the barricade and in the audience, as we cut to a new scene…
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We now cut to a pre-taped segment which shows JUSTIN CREDIBLE, sitting in a locker room with his sleeveless top and denim shorts on. For those that are paying attention, his trusty Singapore Cane can be seen leaning against the wall in the background. The former ECW Champion has a cocky look on his face, as he begins applauding.
Justin Credible: I’ll start this off by saying well done to Kid Kash. I want to congratulate you on being the one guy in the ECW locker room who wasn’t such a fucking idiot to think I ever cared about the good of ECW.
Credible is as arrogant as ever, as the fans inside the arena are livid with that statement.
Justin Credible: It’s nothing against ECW; I just don’t care about it. Truthfully, with my hand on my heart, I don’t give a shit about The Network either. I’ve never cared about anyone else, just like I never gave a shit about Francine or Lance Storm or Jason.
The mention of all those names gets a pop from inside the arena.
Justin Credible: In the entire world, there’s one guy I care about. The world revolves around that guy… Me.
He taps his own chest to further emphasize the point.
Justin Credible: That means I don’t care about you, Kid Kash, so you don’t get to make a name off of my reputation. You’ve been a pain in my ass for too long, but this flash in the pan BULLSHIT comes to an end tonight.
Having sent a message loud and clear, Credible motions to the door, signaling for the camera man to get out…
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***SNAP YOUR FINGERS, SNAP YOUR NECK***
Looking overly confident and not even slightly concerned about his match tonight, the former ECW Champion JUSTIN CREDIBLE steps out onto the stage. The fans serenade Credible with heat and insults, but he ignored them, deciding to just casually twirl his Singapore Cane around his hand. Once inside of the ring, Credible places the Cane in the corner of the ring, and looks towards the entrance way, ready to finally take care of his long time thorn in the side.
***FUCK THAT***
A complete polar opposite to Credible, KID KASH steps out to a huge ovation, rocking the same shiny pants that he always down. ‘The Notorious K.I.D.’ looks to be taking this match dead seriously though, a scowl on his face as his eyes never leave Credible inside of the ring. A few of the fans surprisingly get shafted as KK doesn’t even slap their hand, instead just remaining almost eerily focused.
Match Seven
Justin Credible vs. Kid Kash
Surprisingly, despite the animosity between the two, and the casual attitude of Credible during his entrance, both begin rather cagey. They circle the ring, talking a little trash to each other, before they finally lock up. The two jostle for position in a Collar An Elbow Tie Up position, until Credible shows his superior strength, backing KK into the corner. The referee gets in between both men, looking for a clean break, and Credible backs away, an arrogant smirk on his face… UNTIL HE CHEAP SHOTS KASH, SLAPPING THE TASTE OUT OF HIS MOUTH!!!
INSTINCTIVELY, KASH RESPONDS WITH A SLAP THAT SENDS CREDIBLE ASS FIRST TO THE CANVAS!!!
The fans mark out for Kash’s retaliation and finally Kash explodes, as he mounts Credible and hammers away with punches. Once his knuckles get sore, he gets up but doesn’t relent, now stomping the hell out of his opponent. Well and truly in control, Kash beats Credible around the ring for a little while, until JC backs into the ropes, so Kash takes him over the top rope and to the outside with a Clothesline.
Still relatively early on, a frazzled Credible uses the crowd barricade to get back to his feet… ONLY TO TURN STRAIGHT INTO A PLANCHA FROM KID KASH!!!
‘The Notorious K.I.D.’ plays to the fans a little, and they are all impressed, chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” after the high risk move. Not wanting to waste too much time, KK goes right back on the attack, just beating the retreating Credible around ringside. The commentators put over the fact that Kash is finally letting out months of frustration against Credible. Eventually, Kash looks to whip Credible into the barricade… BUT CREDIBLE REVERSES, WHIPPING KASH INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE… AND KASH FLIPS UPSIDE DOWN ON THE BARRICADE RIC FLAIR STYLE!!!
The move is a game changer and now, after taking a few moments to recompose himself, its Credible’s turn to beat the living shit out of Kash around ringside. Our former ECW Champion especially seems to take joy in wrapping the camera cables around the throat of Kash and choking him out with them.
After softening up KK, Credible takes him onto the ring apron, but before he can do anything, Kash springs back into action. KK lands several hard chops to the chest of Credible, and with Credible reeling Kash then kicks him in the gut, before potentially hooking him up for a Tornado DDT, but a desperate Credible rakes the eyes. A confused Kash is blinded and immediately leans on the ropes for support… SO CREDIBLE PUSHES THE ROPES BACK… BEFORE PULLING THEM FORWARD… SLINGSHOTTING KASH OFF OF THE APRON AND FLYING BACK FIRST INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!!
Holy shit. That was a nasty bump so of course it’s greeted by more “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants. Whilst Kash doesn’t move, JC now has an annoying smile on his face, his confidence coming back. Credible raises his hands above his head in celebration, enjoying the fact that he’s well and truly on top. After a few more moments of getting the fans to hate him, Credible focuses back in on Kash, and sends him back into the ring.
Once back inside, Credible goes to town with a typical heel domination period, keeping Kash grounded and scoring several near falls, but being unable to put him away. With the frustration going, Credible applies a Chinlock, but with the crowd getting behind him, Kash refuses to fade. ‘The Notorious K.I.D’ fights back to his feet before landing multiple elbows to the gut of Credible, somewhat loosening his grip. KASH THEN HOISTS CREDIBLE UP FOR A BACK SUPLEX… BUT INSTEAD DROPS HIM CROTCH FIRST ONTO THE TOP ROPE!!!
A HUGE pop reverberates around the arena for that move, as it seems as if Kash is back in the game. Both men stay down for a while, before fighting to their feet at the same time, but once they’re up, Kash beats Credible to the punch. KK lands several punches and chops with no response from Credible, simply pin balling him around, before sending Credible to the ropes, and taking him down with a big Back Body Drop!
Clutching at his back after the impact of the landing, Credible crawls on his hands and knees to the corner of the ring. Kash almost laughs at the cowardice of his opponent, before charging towards Credible… BUT CREDIBLE STABS KASH IN THE GUT WITH HIS SINGAPORE CANE!!!
It turns out Credible wasn’t being a coward, he crawled to the corner of the ring and retrieved his trusty equalizer. Immediately, in agony, Kash clutches at his mid-section, whilst the fans all groan with him. The few moments that Kash struggles for allows Credible to get back to his feet, and line up a proper shot. Cane cocked like a baseball player, CREDIBLE SWINGS THE SINGAPORE CANE AT THE HEAD OF KASH… KASH DUCKS… AND DRILLS CREDIBLE WITH A GERMAN SUPLEX!!!
Despite the big move from Kash, Credible once again shows his veteran instincts, refusing to be pinned, instead rolling across the ring, and underneath the bottom rope. He splats to the floor, clearly in pain, but he can’t lose the match on the outside. Meanwhile, inside of the ring, KK gets back to his feet and checks on his stomach again, still feeling the ill effects of the Cane shot. Kash now heads to the apron, waiting for Credible to get to his feet, and when he does… KASH COMES OFF OF THE APRON WITH AN ASAI CORKSCREW SENTON!!!
Even though he landed the big move, Kash remains down with Credible for a few moments, whilst the fans let out another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. It seems as if the ovation spurs Kash on, as he fights his way back to his feet, and immediately sends Credible back into the ring. Instead of following in the conventional way, Kash gets onto the apron, before climbing up onto the top rope. He remains perched like a chat, waiting for Credible to get up… BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE TOP… AND LANDING A PERFECT FLYING HURRICANRANA TO CREDIBLE!!!
The velocity sends Credible flying across the ring, and obviously there are more cheers for the big time move, and another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. The shiny pants wearing KK is clearly fired up now, as he bounces up to his feet and pumps his fist in the air. Turning his attention back to his opponent, KK runs to Credible who is trying to recover in the corner, and Kash now places Credible onto the top rope in a seated position. ‘The Notorious K.I.D.’ lands a few quick punches before climbing up to the top rope himself, potentially ready for a Frankensteiner… BUT CREDIBLE SPRINGS TO LIFE… SLIDING OFF OF THE TOP ROPE AND UNDERNEATH THE LEGS OF KASH TO THE CANVAS… BUT AS HE DOES THIS… HE PULLS KASH’S LEGS… LANDING A MODIFIED FLAPJACK WHICH SENDS KASH FACE FIRST INTO THE TURNBUCKLE!!!
After such a big impact to the head, Kash is clearly knocked loopy, as he remains down on the canvas, seeing stars. Meanwhile, Credible riles up the fans by pointing at his brain, referencing how much smarter he is than Kash. Sensing how in control he is right now, Credible takes the time to climb outside of the ring, find a steel chair and slide back in. He sets the chair up as if it was ready to be sat on in the middle of the ring, before turning back to the still downed Kash. As he stands over Kash, Credible cockily puts his thumb across his throat, signaling that this one is about to be over.
Finally, the gloating ends and Credible drags Kash by the hair, so that they are both right near the steel chair. CREDIBLE HOOKS KASH UP… LOOKING FOR THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… BUT KASH SLIDES OUT… BEFORE KICKING THE BACK OF CREDIBLE’S KNEE… CAUSING HIS LEG TO BUCKLE… AND AS CREDIBLE FALLS TO A KNEE… KASH GRABS CREDIBLE’S HEAD AND SLAMS HIM FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
A pretty awesome counter for Kash but there’s no time to admire, as Credible is spaghetti legged, holding his face. KK quickly climbs onto the steel chair, using extra leverage… TO LAND A MORE DEVASTATING THAN USUAL SWINGING DDT!!!
KASH MAKES HIS FIRST COVER OF THE MATCH…1…2…3…NO!!! CREDIBLE JUST KICKS OUT!!!
The audience stop holding their breath, realizing the match will continue, as Credible shows just why he is a former ECW Champion. Realizing this is the biggest match of his life and that he’s well and truly in the box seat, Kash immediately gets right back to work. Kash brings Credible to his feet, AND GETS HIM IN POSITION FOR THE MONEY MAKER… BUT CREDIBLE WILDLY SWINGS WITH BODY SHOTS, BREAKING KASH’S GRIP!!!
Credible continues to desperately hammer away, before sending the shocked Kash into the ropes… WHEN KASH COMES UP… HE LEAPS INTO THE AIR… LOOKING FOR THE SWINGING DDT AGAIN… BUT CREDIBLE THROWS KASH OFF OF HIM… AND KK LANDS THROAT FIRST ONTO THE EDGE OF THE BACK REST ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
Groans and gasps echo throughout the arena, as almost out of instinct Kash is straight back to his feet, but he’s coughing and spluttering. Clutching at his throat, struggling for breath, Kash is defenseless, as the fans chant “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. Meanwhile, this allows Credible to once again fetch his Singapore Cane… BUT THIS TIME CREDIBLE LANDS THE SINGAPORE CANE SHOT FLUSH TO KASH’S HEAD!!!
KASH CRUMBLES TO THE CANVAS AND CREDIBLE MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3…NO!!! THIS TIME IT’S KASH’S TURN TO KICK OUT, SHOWING HIS RESILIENCE!!!
The fans are at a fever pitch now, realizing just how far these two men are pushing each other. Sensing this is a good chance to finish things though, there’s no more taunting from Credible, as instead he gets straight back to his feet, and drags Kash where he wants him. CREDIBLE LOOKS TO GET KASH INTO POSITION FOR THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… LIFTING HIM INTO THE AIR… BUT FOR THE SECOND TIME… KASH SLIDES OUT THE BACK!!!
KASH PICKS UP THE SINGAPORE CANE AND AS CREDIBLE TURNS AROUND… KASH PAYS HIM BACK WITH A CANE SHOT TO THE FACE!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants reign supreme as the fans love seeing Credible receive a belting from his own weapon. The shot causes Credible to stagger backwards, landing in the ropes, before bouncing back, straight into a kick to the gut from Kash. KASH NOW LIFTS UP CREDIBLE… LOOKING TO LAND THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE… BUT HE CAN’T GET HIM UP…
CREDIBLE FIGHTS OUT WITH A BACK DROP WHICH SENDS KASH BACK FIRST ONTO THE OPEN CHAIR!!!
Not for the first time tonight, Kash is forced to roll around the canvas in agony, now feeling at his back. More of those famous “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants can be heard, as Credible checks his head for blood, before picking up the Singapore Cane again. By the time he gets to Kash, KK has rolled onto his stomach, still holding his back. CREDIBLE SNAPS NOW, GOING MENTAL... LANDING SHOT AFTER SHOT AFTER SHOT TO THE BACK OF KASH WITH THE SINGAPORE CANE… OONLY STOPPING ONCE THE SINGAPORE CANE CRUMBLES INTO PIECES!!!
The “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants are almost continuous at this rate, as gashes have opened up on the back of Kash. Credible once again signals that it’s all over and gets Kash into a standing position… BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP FOR THE THAT’’S INCREDIBLE!!! HE HAS KASH IN POSITION… BUT KASH BEGINS TO FLAIL HIS LEGS WILDLY…
RESULTING IN CREDIBLE LOSING BALANCE… AND THEY TRADE POSITIONS… WITH KASH NOW STANDING ON HIS FEET…
WITH CREDIBLE IN POSITION…
AND KASH NAILS CREDIBLE WITH HIS OWN FINISHING MOVE, THE THAT’S INCREDIBLE!!!
The arena almost loses its roof with the ovation after that, whilst Kash seems to have caught another wind at this point. He immediately drags the lifeless Credible back up… AND KASH CONNECTS WITH THE MONEY MAKER!!!
KK HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!
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IT’S OVER!!!
Winner: Kid Kash @ 15:12
Kid Kash puts his hands in his head, ecstatic with the win, as he’s on the receiving end of the BIGGEST ovation of his career, after one of, if not THE biggest win of his career.
A battered Justin Credible rolls to the outside and crumbles to the floor, but he’s not who this moment is about.
KK now has the ring to himself as he slowly gets to his feet, still filled with joy. Kash heads up to the top rope and raises his hands in the air, getting more cheers from the fans.
An “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant starts up as it’s worth noting that this is also an important victory for ECW in the never ending battle against The Network.
As Kash continues to celebrate, he makes the universal motion for wanting the title, and one can only assume he’s talking about the ECW Championship, around his waist. Of course this gets more cheers from the fans, as with this big win, Kash truly may have taken the next step in his career.
Whilst the celebration continues, truly becoming a moment to remember for Kash, we cut away…
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ECW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – VIDEO PACKAGE
ECW Hardcore TV, September 22nd, 2001. Cyrus made an impassioned speech to get the then ECW Tag Team Champions, The Unholy Alliance to join The Network. The champs turned down the offer, but it turned out to be a trap, as CW Anderson and Justin Credible attacked the champs. The attack put The Sinister Minister out of action but also put Mikey Whipwreck out, when they gave him a Spike Tombstone through the time keeper’s table. After doing plenty of damage, Cyrus announced that The Unholy Alliance would be forced to defend their titles against Anderson and Credible next week.
ECW Hardcore TV, September 29th, 2001. It was announced at the beginning of the show that Mikey was out injured, therefore Yoshihiro Tajiri would be defending the tag titles in a Handicap match. Cyrus said somebody could potentially fill in for Mikey, but if they lost, they would be fired. Tajiri got dominated in a Handicap Match until Kid Kash made an appearance, evening the odds, and Tajiri and Kash manage to get the win. The end of the match was Tajiri nailing Anderson with a Brainbuster on the TV Title for the victory.
ECW Hardcore TV, October 13th, 2001. Commissioner Shane Douglas mentions that Mikey will be out for another month and a half, but he refuses to strip The Unholy Alliance of the tag team titles. He believes that titles should be won or lost. With that being said, he mentions that beating the champion earns you a title match, so after pinning him a few weeks ago, Tajiri would challenge CW Anderson for the TV Title at November To Remember. At the time of the announcement, Anderson was furious.
ECW Hardcore TV, October 20th, 2001. CW Anderson and Tajiri were booked in the main event of this show in a Dream Partner’s match, where they got to choose their own tag partners. Anderson expectedly stayed within The Network and chose the ECW Champion Steve Corino to be his partner, whilst Tajiri chose Low Ki. After interference from Justin Credible, Corino managed to put Low Ki away, as Tajiri and CW continued to battle it out on the outside of the ring. After the match, CW managed to lay out Tajiri with a TV Title shot to the face.
ECW Hardcore TV, November 3rd, 2001. Commissioner Shane Douglas announced that Anderson and Tajiri would be doing battle in the main event again, as Anderson would once again team with Corino, whilst this time Tajiri would team with Super Crazy. Cyrus made his way out to the ring though and announced that the thirty day defense rule is a standard ECW regulation, therefore he was stripping The Unholy Alliance of the tag titles. Tajiri wasn’t happy but there was nothing anybody could do. The main event was ruled a No Contest after Anderson avoided a Tajiri kick by dragging the referee in the way. From there, an all-out brawl ensued, and the show ended in absolute chaos.
ECW Hardcore TV, November 10th, 2001. The night kicked off with Rhino versus Homicide but quickly broke down due to interference from The Network and ECW. Instead of cancelling the match, Shane Douglas turned into a six man, being Rhino, Tommy Dreamer and Tajiri versus Steve Corino, Homicide and CW Anderson. Once again, interference ruined the match but yet again Douglas refused to let it end that way, turning the match into a ten man tag. Justin Credible and Christopher Daniels joined The Network’s team as The Sandman and Low Ki joined Team ECW. The match ended when Corino was able to put away The Sandman with an Old School Kick. After the match, the brawl continued, ending with the faces forcing The Network to back track.
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***SMACK MY BITCH UP***
Almost stalking his way through the curtain, walking in a methodical fashion, the ever dangerous challenger, YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI makes his way towards the ring. The ovations are massive for ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ as he nods at some fans, but basically just no nonsense makes his way to the ring. It’s clear that Tajiri is finally ready to get revenge for his tag partner Mikey tonight, whilst also looking to get himself some gold yet again.
***MAMA SAID KNOCK YOU OUT***
Slightly more hesitant than this challenger, CW ANDERSON ever so slowly makes his way out from the back, the TV Title sitting pretty around his waist. The Network’s Enforcer shares some words with all of the rabid fans booing and insulting him, before pointing at Tajiri, ensuring he has space to step into the ring. Once inside of the ring, CW raises the title in the air, enjoying the moment, before sneering at Tajiri, seemingly ready for action.
Match Eight
ECW Television Championship Match:
CW Anderson (c) defends against Yoshihiro Tajiri
Before the bell is rung, the referee gets between both men, and requests for Anderson to hand him the TV Title. The champ does as requested and the referee raises the title in the air for all to see. Tajiri takes a moment to look at the gold, and CW nails him with a cheap shot with his super left hand. Tajiri immediately drops to the canvas, and much to the dismay of the fans, like a rabid animal, Anderson stays on the attack, pummeling Tajiri, refusing to allow him to get to his feet or even breathe at this point.
The attack has clearly taken Tajiri off guard, and he has no answer in the early stages, as Anderson looks to begin working on the arm of Tajiri already. Anderson lands a few stomps to the left arm of Tajiri, before the Jap manages to roll away to get back to his feet. Unfortunately for Tajiri, CW is relentless, wringing and wrenching on the arm, begin to put in some serious work, until Tajiri fires back with rapid fire kicks to the body and the legs of Anderson.
This causes CW to let go of Tajiri’s arm, and Tajiri shows tremendous coordination, shaking out his arm to get the blood flowing, whilst still landing his deadly kicks. Anderson drops to his knees, in a world of trouble… SO TAJIRI LINES HIM UP… BUZZSAW KICK!!!
NO!!! CW DROPS ONTO HIS STOMACH TO AVOID THE KICK AND IMMEDIATELY ROLLS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
A frustrated Tajiri shakes his head inside the ring, whilst the referee tries to hold him back, as CW decides to take a breather on the outside. Of course he gets the obligatory “PUSSY”, “PUSSY”, “PUSSY” chants from the classy ECW faithful, but he ignores them, only to get taken out with a Baseball Slide Dropkick from Tajiri!
The referee was unable to restrain a furious Tajiri, as it’s clear he’s gotten himself fired up, thinking about what happened to Mikey. We see a different side of Tajiri for a little while now, as he just brutally beats the living shit out of CW Anderson around the ring, with the champ unable to offer any resistance. ‘The Japanese Buzzsaw’ is like a mad man, continuing the assault, as CW staggers around ringside, trying to get out of harms away.
Not exactly enamoring himself with the fans, ‘The Enforcer’ begins walking up the wooden ramp, ready to leave, shaking his head, stating “THAT’S ENOUGH OF THAT CRAP”! Tajiri won’t have any of it though as he catches Anderson, lands a few more strikes… BEFORE TAJIRI NAILS AN AWESOME SNAP SUPLEX ON THE WOODEN ENTRANCE RAMP!!!
A big pop is heard from the big time move, and it’s followed by the first “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants of the match. It’s clear that Tajiri hurt his own back a little here also, as he gets up and kind of feels at the lower part of his back. This slight delay from Tajiri allows the desperate champion to crawl on his hands and knees, drag himself up using the ring apron, and slide back into the ring.
The escape doesn’t really last long or get Anderson anywhere promising, as Tajiri follows him in and immediately tees off with lots and LOTS of variations of kicks. Tajiri is simply punishing Anderson now, clearly enjoying himself. Anderson tries to be the typical villain, begging off, and Tajiri surprisingly lets CW up, but it’s only to go for a Roundhouse Kick, but Anderson manages to grab Tajiri and attempts to throw him out of the ring, but Tajiri reverses, instead sending Anderson to the outside.
CW clings onto the top rope though, managing to stop his own momentum and land on the apron. Before he can react, the relentless Tajiri is there, meeting him with a body kick… AND THEN TAJIRI LOCKS IN THE EPIC TARANTULA!!!
Anderson screams in pain as he gets stretched out, whilst the referee begins to count, and despite enjoying himself, the flexible Jap lets go as the referee almost gets to five. For the visually awesome move, the fans break out another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant, as the vicious Tajiri contemplates his next move. With Anderson still down in a heap on the apron, Tajiri steps through the ropes and joins him on the apron, before methodically dragging Anderson to a vertical base. As Anderson reaches his feet… ANDERSON EXPLODES… CHARGING AND RAMMING TAJIRI BACK FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!
Tajiri immediately falls to his knees, in agony, whilst the resourceful Anderson takes a moment to regain himself, but smirks at the result of his move. CW then quickly sends Tajiri back into the ring and turns this match into his kind of match. ‘The Enforcer’ always likes to target a body part, and this is no different as the beat down is all focused on the back of Tajiri now, even performing a few submission holds to stretch Tajiri out further.
Whilst not close to finishing the match yet, Anderson is happy with his handiwork as he struts to the corner, and takes off the turnbuckle pad, exposing the metal corner. The fans boo CW, no longer happy with how the match is going, but he yells at them to “FUCK OFF”, and spits at them, before looking to continue his assault. CW goes back on the attack now, dodging a flying beer cup from a fan, and continuing his assault on the back. The resilient Tajiri tries a few times to make it to his feet, but that’s where Anderson’s trusty left hand comes into play, dropping the challenger time and time again.
With Tajiri quite softened up, Anderson brings him to his feet, and looks to throw Tajiri shoulder first into the ring post, but Tajiri manages to slide underneath the bottom rope, avoiding the ring post and ending up on the apron. A little frustrated, CW charges at Tajiri… BUT TAJIRI GETS TO HIS FEET… AND USES THE ROPES TO LAND A HIGH KICK TO ANDERSON’S HEAD!!!
Slightly dazed and confused, Anderson staggers backwards before snapping out of it, and getting angry. CW charges at Tajiri, but Tajiri drops to the canvas, pulling down the top rope, low bridging Anderson, causing him to tumble to the outside. An embarrassed Anderson slaps the floor in frustration, before bouncing to his feet, and turning towards Tajiri… ANDERSON TURNS STRAIGHT INTO A ROUNDHOUSE KICK FROM TAJIRI ON THE APRON!!!
The impact of the below sends Anderson tumbling backwards, and he stumbles and flips over the crowd barricade and into audience. It’s mayhem in the audience as CW is forced to fight off fan cheap shots to get to his feet… BUT HE CAN’T FIGHT OFF TAJIRI… WHO FLIES OFF OF THE APRON WITH AN ASAI MOONSAULT THAT TAKES OUT ANDERSON AND HALF THE FRONT ROW!!!
Another EPIC pop can be heard, with even fans who’re lying on the floor celebrating, before another booming “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant starts up. It takes a few moments for him to do so, but when Tajiri gets up, he gets right back to business, slowly working Anderson back to ringside, and then back into the ring. Instead of following in the traditional way, Tajiri heads up to the top rope, and when Anderson gets up… TAJIRI FLIES OFF THE TOP WITH A CROSSBODY!!!
ANDERSON CATCHES TAJIRI… BEFORE DRILLING HIM WITH A GUT BUSTER!!!
Groans from the fans but somehow Tajiri is right back to his feet, but he’s almost jogging on the spot, holding his mid-section… WHEN CW COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A SCHOOL BOY…1…2…3…NO!!! TAJIRI KICKS OUT!!!
Despite the kick out, Anderson knows he has Tajiri in a good position right now, so he brings him up, and sends him to the ropes, but upon return, Tajiri slides through Anderson’s legs. Anderson then turns into a KARATE RUSH from Tajiri, landing multiple strikes, but when Tajiri goes for the Head Kick… CW ANDERSON USES HIS BRUTAL LEFT HAND TO PUNCH THE ANKLE BONE OF TAJIRI!!!
FOLLOWED BY A BRUTAL LEFT HAND TO THE FACE!!!
QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A WATERWHEEL SUPLEX!!!
CW WITH THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! TAJIRI SHOOTS A SHOULDER OFF OF THE MAT!!!
The fans can’t help but applaud that awesome sequence from Anderson, who is really proving why he is the TV Champion at the moment. The champion decides that enough is enough, as he signals that it’s about to be all over. He brings Tajiri to his feet, before sending him into the ropes… ANDERSON GETS IN POSITION FOR THE ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER!!!
TAJIRI LEAPFROGS CW…
CW TURNS…
STRAIGHT INTO A HOOK SUPERKICK FROM TAJIRI!!!
Anderson falls to the mat after the shot to the jaw, but Tajiri immediately brings Anderson back up… AND TAJIRI LIFTS UP CW FOR THE BRAINBUSTER…
BUT CW LANDS ON HIS FEET BEHIND TAJIRI…
AND CHARGES, SENDING TAJIRI CHEST FIRST INTO THE EXPOSED TURNBUCKLE!!!
Tajiri collapses to the mat, holding his chest… SO ANDERSON GOES FOR THE FOLDING PRESS… WITH HIS FEET ON THE MIDDLE ROPES…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! TAJIRI JUST ESCAPES!!!
Furious, CW jumps straight to his feet and yells “THAT WAS FUCKING THREE”, before shoving the referee. Feeling intimidated, the referee just cowers in the corner, as Anderson berates him. This allows Tajiri to get to his feet, and sit himself on the middle rope, and when Anderson turns back to him, Tajiri softens him up with a quick kick… THEN TAJIRI GOES FOR A TORNADO DDT!!!
ANDERSON THROWS HIM OFF OF HIM IN MID AIR…
TAJIRI LANDS ON HIS FEET…
BUT GETS DRILLED WITH A SUPERKICK!!!
ANDERSON HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! TAJIRI SHOWS INCREDIBLE RESILIENCE, ROLLING A SHOULDER UP YET AGAIN!!!
Full of furiousness and frustration, Anderson doesn’t even look at the referee or Tajiri, instead heading outside and picking up his TV Title. Once Tajiri is back up… CW CHARGES WITH THE TITLE… BUT TAJIRI MANAGES TO ROUNDHOUSE KICK THE TITLE BACK INTO THE FACE OF ANDERSON!!!
ANDERSON FALLS AND TAJIRI CRAWLS ONTO A DESPERATE COVER…1…2…3!!! NO!!!
CW KICKS OUT THIS TIME!!!
Sensing his chance to be on top now, there’s no time wasted, as Tajiri drags Anderson to his knees… AND DRILLS HIM WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!!
TAJIRI HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
NO!!! ANDERSON GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
The audience can’t believe that Anderson managed to get a shoulder up, moaning in disappointment, but Tajiri shows no emotion. Instead, it’s Groundhog Day as he once again brings Anderson to his knees… BUT THIS TIME TAJIRI CONNECTS WITH A HOOK KICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD!!!
Anderson’s head flops forwards, before he pulls himself back into the same position, as Tajiri bounces off the ropes… CONNECTING WITH A BASEMENT DROP KICK!!!
TAJIRI WITH ANOTHER COVER…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! ANDERSON GETS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN!!!
This arena is at a fever pitch now, as the fans are feeling every moment as this match builds towards its climax. Finally showing a little bit of shock, Tajiri then drags Anderson back up, and lands a few quick strikes. TAJIRI THEN LOOKS FOR THE BRAINBUSTER… BUT ANDERSON USES HIS HEIGHT AND LEVERAGE TO BLOCK AND REVERSE… DRILLING TAJIRI WITH A GOURDBUSTER ON THE TV TITLE!!!
Completely drained, CW MANAGES TO DRAPE AN ARM OVER THE CHEST OF TAJIRI…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! TAJIRI GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
Anderson can’t believe that didn’t do it, as he then slowly fights back up to his feet. With Tajiri still down, for the second time tonight, Anderson signals that it’s about to be all over. Slowly, CW brings Tajiri to his feet, before sending him to the ropes, and when Tajiri returns… ANDERSON CONNECTS WITH THE DEADLY ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER!!!
CW STAYS ON TOP FOR THE PIN…1…2…3!!!
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TAJIRI GETS A SHOULDER UP AGAIN, WHAT THE FUCK!?!?
This gives Anderson a surge of anger, as the fans cheer loudly, but CW bounces to his feet, and confronts the referee yet again. “CAN’T YOU FUCKING COUNT TO THREE” is the question from Anderson, AS HE SHOVES THE REFEREE HARDER THAN LAST TIME, causing to the referee to embarrassingly fall on his ass. After a few moments of standing over the ref, Anderson remembers he’s in the middle of a title match and turns his attention back towards Tajiri.
CW drags Tajiri up, and lifts him up, placing him in a seated position on the top rope. Anderson climbs up to meet Tajiri on the ropes, AND IT LOOKS AS IF ANDERSON IS SETTING UP AN ANDERSON SPINEBUSTER FROM THE TOP ROPE!!!
BUT TAJIRI FIGHTS OUT OF IT!!!
The Jap goes to town with punches in bunches, breaking Anderson’s grip, and rocking him in the process. With Anderson suddenly dazed, Tajiri grabs CW around the head and neck… BEFORE LEAPING OFF THE TOP ROPE… CONNECTING WITH THE SUPER WHIPPERSNAPPER!!!
“OHHHHHH MY GAWWWWWD!!! THAT ONE WAS FOR MIKEY” – Joey Styles.
The fans go ape shit with an ovation, followed by a loud, excited “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. After pulling out his partner’s finishing move from nowhere, Tajiri crawls to the ropes, using them to get back to his feet. Surprisingly, showing the guts of a champion, Anderson has managed to fight to his knees… SO TAJIRI TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A BUZZSAW KICK!!!
Wanting to make sure of things, a vicious look on his face after what’s happened to his tag partner, Tajiri drags the lifeless body of CW back up. With all his remaining strength… TAJIRI HOISTS ANDERSON UP INTO THE AIR… BEFORE BRINGING HIM DOWN WITH A BRAINBUSTER!!!
TAJIRI MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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AND WE’VE GOT A NEW TV CHAMPION!!!
Winner: Yoshihiro Tajiri @ 16:58
Similar to the last match, there’s a GIGANTIC pop as the result is made official, and Yoshihiro Tajiri is the NEW TV Champion (also not sure if this has been done before, but he’s the first wrestler throughout the duration of this BTB to become a grand slam champion, winning every title that’s up for grabs… Boy I love Tajiri…)
CW Anderson scrams from the ring to go lick his wounds somewhere, whilst Tajiri is back to his feet, and he gets handed the TV Title from the referee. Tajiri closes his eyes in ecstasy and raises the title above his head, as the terrific ovation from the fans continues.
After a few more moments of celebrating, Tajiri looks dead into the camera, all smiles, and yells “THIS FOR YOU… MIKEY”!
Clearly, Tajiri wanted revenge for his injured tag partner, and he’s amazingly been able to pick up tag team gold in the process. Tajiri continues to celebrate inside of the ring, until we cut to a new scene…
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We now cut to another clearly pre-taped segment, where see the number one contender for the ECW Championship, RHINO, pacing back and forth in his locker room. Rhino, whilst slightly worked up, starts off relatively calmly.
Rhino: I heard what Corino said earlier, and he is right.
A calmer version of Rhino nods along with his words.
Rhino: I was doing my own thing, and he brought me to ECW.
Another pause from the former champ.
Rhino: I was a rookie, and he helped me when I was new…
And suddenly, Rhino SNAPS.
Rhino: WHICH IS WHY I LET YOU SLIDE SO FUCKING LONG…
Pure anger and aggression coming from Rhino now.
Rhino: I SHOULD HAVE CUT YOU IN HALF THE FIRST TIME HE SO MUCH AS LOOKED AT THE ECW TITLE!!!
Rhino takes a few moments to have a few deep breaths, calming himself back down. The fury is still there but he’s no longer yelling.
Rhino: Considering our history, Corino should be smarter. He should have known better than anyone not to screw me over. But you did, you screwed me over anyways, because in your mind, you thought I was fucking stupid.
After saying these words, Rhino completely loses the plot, face reddening with pure, unadulterated fury.
Rhino: THIS IS THE NIGHT THE NETWORK DIES… THIS IS THE NIGHT THAT STEVE CORINO DIES… AND HE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER MY NAME… HE WILL DIE THINKING MY NAME… WITH HIS LAST BREATH… HIS PATHETIC RAGGED DEATH RATTLE… HE WILL SAY. MY. FUCKING. NAME!!!
Out of breath, Rhino is sweating now, as he pauses, before unleashing again.
Rhino: STEVE CORINO WILL SAY THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO TOOK BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN FROM HIM… THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO KILLED THE NETWORK… THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO BROKE HIS FUCKING NECK!!!
Settling back down, Rhino continues to pace, as he breaths a little lighter.
Rhino: You will say the name of the ECW World Heavyweight Champion…
One more pause from the psychotic beast of a man.
Rhino: Rhino… Rhino… Rhino.
After finishing his impassioned promo, and showing he’s clearly ready for battle, Rhino continues pacing without speaking, before the camera fades away…
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***I WILL BE HEARD***
Usually once somebody follows Rhino, they are slightly less intense, but that isn’t the case the money hungry mercenary, HOMICIDE struts towards the ring. With a bandana covering the bottom half of his face, ‘Cide ignores the heat from the fans, and rubs his fingers together, motioning that he’s about to get some serious money. The commentators put over the fact that this one is all about money for Homicide, and wanting to pay Dreamer back for costing him a pay check. Once inside of the ring, Homicide rips off his bandana and motions for Tommy to get to the ring now.
***MAN IN THE BOX***
Big cheers come from all sides of the arena as a man who potentially bleeds ECW more than any other, TOMMY DREAMER makes his way out from the back. Wearing his usual ‘ECW’ t-shirt, Tommy doesn’t smirk at any of the fans cheering him on tonight, instead just focusing in on his dangerous opponent. As he gets to the ring, Tommy takes a deep breath before wearily stepping into the ring, ready for anything.
Match Nine
Street Fight:
Homicide vs. Tommy Dreamer
There’s plenty of hostility between these two and they immediately lock horns, throwing wild haymakers at each other in the middle of the ring, neither willing to take a backwards step. The hatred stemming from the two creates a chaotic environment, with the fans loving it, as they fight inside of the ring and around ringside. Eventually the two fight their way into the crowd, continuing to just throw punches, before they begin throwing chairs at each other, neither man really gaining an advantage… UNTIL HOMICIDE THROWS A STEEL CHAIR WHICH LANDS FLUSH ACROSS THE HEAD OF DREAMER!!!
The chair bounces off Tommy’s head and damn near knocks out a few fans on the way down, as the fans start chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. With Dreamer now dazed, Homicide continues to just beat the shit out of him with basic brawling tactics, slowly directing Tommy to one of the merchandise tables. Well and truly in control… HOMICIDE SUPLEXES TOMMY RIGHT THROUGH THE MERCHANDISE TABLE!!!
The referee is almost pleading for Homicide to pin Dreamer already, but Homicide shakes his head, yelling “THIS BITCH GETTIN’ PUNISHED”. Obviously, the fans are up and about, with another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant, as Homicide continues on the attack. ‘The Notorious 187’ continues to beat the shit out of Dreamer, eventually sending him over the crowd barricade and onto the wooden entrance ramp.
Once on the ramp, HOMICIDE LOOKS FOR A PILEDRIVER… BUT TOMMY POWERS OUT WITH A BACK BODY DROP… SENDING HOMICIDE LANDING BACK FIRST ONTO THE WOODEN RAMP!!!
Homicide screams in pain, holding his back, as Tommy uses the time with Homicide down to get back to his feet. As Tommy gets up, he notices that Homicide is on his way up as well, so he drags ‘Cide up, and sends him back into the ring. Before following in, Dreamer grabs a steel chair from a fan member, and once in the ring… TOMMY SMASHES THE STEEL CHAIR ACROSS THE BACK OF HOMICIDE!!!
The impact of the chair shot is so severe that bits of the chair actually snap off, and the ass part of the chair falls off. Despite the seriousness of this match, Dreamer actually laughs at that, as the fans chant “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” for the broken chair. The Extremist heads back outside of the ring now and grabs NUMEROUS chairs from under the ring and throws them into the ring.
Once back inside, Tommy goes to work with the steel chairs, initially using a few different ones to just crack all over the downed body of Homicide. ECW’s very own mercenary looks to be in the worst trouble he’s been in so far, in absolute agony due to all the chair shots. With Homicide down, Dreamer grabs one of the chairs and places it in the corner, between the middle ropes. Dreamer then picks up Homicide, grabbing him by the neck… AND DREAMER CHARGES ACROSS THE RING… SENDING HOMICIDE HEAD FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
More of those famous “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants ring out as Tommy starts to live up to his ‘Innovator Of Violence’ moniker. As Homicide remains down, Dreamer now stands up a steel chair in the middle of the ring, standing as if it’s ready to be sat on. Tommy then picks up Homicide and sends him to the ropes, but Homicide clings onto the top rope, stopping himself from bouncing back to Dreamer.
Getting a little frustrated, Dreamer charges at Homicide but he runs straight into an elbow to the face, before Homicide quickly grabs Dreamer and throws him outside of the ring. Tommy lands with a splat and Homicide quickly moves the steel chair in the middle of the ring… BEFORE RUNNING ACROSS THE RING AND DIVING TO THE OUTSIDE… TAKING OUT DREAMER WITH A TOPE CON HILO!!!
After the high risk move, the fans serenade the match with another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. With a surge of adrenaline, Homicide, despite being battered, is back up rather quickly, punching his chest and mean mugging to the fans. From there, he goes back to work, using simple strikes to beat down Dreamer around ringside. Eventually, Homicide gives Tommy some space… ONLY TO RUN AT DREAMER… BUT HOMICIDE RUNS STRAIGHT INTO A SHOT TO THE FACE WITH THE RING BELL!!!
Homicide drops dead, almost as if he’s been shot, as the bell ringing noise echoes throughout the arena, igniting another “ECDUB” ,”ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. Once again, rather than go straight on the attack, Dreamer drops the ring bell and takes a few moments to get himself together. He then picks up the hammer that rings the bell, before waiting for Homicide to get up… AND THIS TIME TOMMY SMASHES HOMICIDE IN THE HEAD WITH THE HAMMER!!!
There might as well just be a continuous “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant with how extreme this match is getting. Anyway, Dreamer immediately drags the barely moving Homicide up and rolls him back into the ring. Instead of following straight in, Tommy takes a section of the steel crowd barricade and hauls it into the ring with him.
Once back inside the ring, Dreamer places the crowd barricade against the corner of the ring, before turning his attention back to his opponent. Dreamer drags the mercenary up… ONLY SO DREAMER CAN WHIP HOMICIDE STRAIGHT INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!!
On point of impact, Homicide falls to his knees, however the sadistic Dreamer looks at the barricade, and seems disappointed that it’s still in one piece. With Homicide being easy pickings, TOMMY SETS HIM UP FOR A DDT ON THE PIECE OF BARRICADE…
BUT HOMICIDE LANDS A DESPERATION LOW BLOW!!!
That one’s a game changer as Dreamer staggers to the other side of the ring, before dropping to his knees, feeling his gonads. The tension is high, both men in a similar position, and they both get to their feet at the same time, but ‘Cide has his hands on a steel chair. Not realizing, Dreamer looks to approach Homicide… WALKING RIGHT INTO A STABBING CHAIR SHOT TO THE GUT!!!
This causes Dreamer to stagger away, clutching at his mid-section, whilst a clearly dazed Homicide drops the chair, just battered in general. After a few moments of recovery… TOMMY CRAZILY SPRINTS AT HOMICIDE… WHO CONNECTS WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX ON THE FUCKING CROWD BARRICADE!!!
Both men are sore after that one, feeling at different parts of their body, remaining lying on the canvas. This gives the fans the perfect opportunity to kick start another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. Homicide being the aggressor of the last move, manages to get to his feet first, and he notices the barricade is heavily bent, so he moves it so that the indent is sticking out.
He takes a little too long though, and when he turns back to Dreamer, he’s rocked by a bunch of hard right hands. With Homicide dazed, DREAMER KICKS HIM RIGHT IN THE DICK!!!
As the fans all groan, imagining the pain, Homicide’s eyes go wide as he grabs at his globes, whilst Tommy yells “THAT’S PAYBACK MOTHER FUCKER”, referring to the low blow he received earlier. With Homicide still remaining in a standing yet defenseless position… TOMMY NAILS HIM WITH A DDT ON A STEEL CHAIR!!!
DREAMER MAKES THE FIRST PIN ATTEMPT OF THE MATCH…1…2…3…NO!!! HOMICIDE KICKS OUT!!!
Dreamer shakes his head at it not being over, but then gets back on task, grabbing a steel chair and placing it in a seated position in the middle of the ring. Before getting back at Homicide, Tommy performs the ‘Raven’ pose, which gets a nice reaction from the fans also. Dreamer now drags Homicide to his feet, sends him to the ropes, and when Homicide comes back… TOMMY LANDS A DROP TOE HOLD… SENDING HOMICIDE FACE FIRST INTO THE STEEL CHAIR!!!
Homicide remains slumped against the steel chair, but Tommy gives him no time to breathe, hoisting him up… AND DREAMER LANDS THE SPICOLLI DRIVER THROUGH THE CROWD BARRICADE… RIGHT THROUGH THE GOD DAMN INDENT!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” is at a THUNDEROUS volume now, as both men remain motionless for a few moments. Eventually, Dreamer rolls around in agony, clearly having hurt himself on the landing, whilst the desperate mercenary has managed to roll underneath the bottom rope and to the floor.
After what feels like an eternity, rather than get to his feet, which is probably too much of a struggle, Dreamer rolls underneath the bottom rope to stand up that way. He then takes his time picking up the dead weight of Homicide and somehow getting him back into the ring.
Tommy slowly follows in, before dusting his hands together, signaling to the fans that this match is about to be over. As the fans buzz in anticipation, Homicide looks to use the ropes to pick himself up, but falls back down to the canvas. Knowing he needs to act now, Dreamer approached and drags Homicide up… GETTING HIM IN POSITION FOR THE DREAMER DRIVER!!!
BUT HOMICIDE SLIPS OUT THE BACK!!!
BEFORE TOMMY KNOWS WHAT’S GOING ON…
HOMICIDE CONNECTS WITH THE COP KILLA!!!
HOMICIDE MAKE HIS FIRST PIN ATTEMPT OF THE NIGHT…1…2…3!!!
Winner: Homicide @ 9:40
Initially there’s a bit of an applause for the extreme match, however once the result sinks in, and Homicide has his hands raised by the referee, the fans aren’t impressed.
A fair amount of heat reverberates around the arena as the thug like Homicide stands over Dreamer, who won’t stop holding onto his neck. Homicide stands over him and screams “I TOLD YOU BITCH… NOBODY TAKES FROM MY FAMILY”!
Nobody can stand the disrespect from Homicide, so the heat gets louder, as he heads to the corner to celebrate. Meanwhile, Tommy’s condition doesn’t seem to be getting any better, so ‘Damage Control’ hurry down the ramp to check on the potentially injured wrestler.
As the scenes inside the ring continue, both JOEY STYLES and SHANE DOUGLAS seem shocked on commentary.
Joey Styles: Well, I-I’m sorry, Shane, I’m actually almost speechless. I genuinely thought that with Tommy Dreamer’s experience of competing in big matches in ECW, the result would be very different. I thought in this environment, on this night, like a lot of young up and comers in the past, I thought Dreamer would be too much for Homicide to handle tonight.
Shane Douglas: If there was ever any doubt in our minds, it’s gone now. Homicide is clearly the real deal, and so is the Cop Killa. That move is one of the most dangerous finishing moves I’ve ever seen. Tommy’s neck looks to be in a lot of trouble, which is sad, but it shows just how deadly the Cop Killa is. And believe me, I know a thing or two about breaking necks…
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As ‘Damage Control’ roll Tommy Dreamer out of the ring, the victorious Homicide grabs a microphone, wanting to get something off of his chest.
Homicide: Everybody take a look at Tommy lying there holding his neck. I want everybody to remember what just happened, because that’s what happens when you take from me.
Homicide says it with his chest, looking every bit one of the toughest men on the roster.
Homicide: I’m the real shit. Ain’t nobody out there badder or more violent than the Notorious 187… I DARE ANYBODY TO COME AND…
GUNSHOT… Suddenly, Homicide is interrupted by the sound of a gunshot booming throughout the arena…
***NATURAL BORN KILLAZ***
The long term ECW fans automatically lose their shit, marking out for the familiar theme, as Homicide steps onto the middle rope, watching on intently. After a few moments of letting the awesome rap song play, NEW JACK steps through the curtain, pushing a shopping cart full of weapons with him.
The ovation is tremendous for the man who hasn’t been seen since last year’s November To Remember, as Homicide motions for him and tells him to “BRING IT MOTHER FUCKER”!!!
New Jack wheels his cart to the ring before stepping inside the ring… AND NEW JACK AND HOMICIDE BEGIN TRADING PUNCHES!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants ring out from the fans as neither man takes a backwards step, swinging wildly, until Homicide lands a really good shot. This sends Jack staggering, and he tumbles through the ropes and to the outside.
The battered Homicide follows him out and continues to attack around ringside, but New Jack flips the script, beating the tar out of Homicide with strikes, before sending him over the crowd barricade and into the audience.
Obviously the audience love this, however as New Jack climbs over the barricade, Homicide lands a cheap shot, regaining the advantage. ‘The Notorious 187’ sustains the advantage this time, constantly beating New Jack to the punch.
Surprisingly considering he’s the fresher man, New Jack continues to get hammered and begins staggering away, working his way through the audience and towards the back of the building. All along Homicide follows, landing clubbing blow after clubbing.
The beating continues until Homicide lands a right hand, and New Jack drops to his knees…
AND RESPONDS WITH A LOW BLOW!!!
Now the mercenary falls to his knees in agony, holding at his sack, as New Jack sources a steel chair from the audience…
NEW JACK CREAMS HOMICIDE WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD!!!
“ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants start up again after the hard chair shot, and Homicide officially looks out of it. Ever the sadist, New Jack drops down to the floor… BITING THE FOREHEAD OF HOMICIDE!!!
After biting Homicide, New Jack gets up and suddenly eyes a random table set up to the side of where they are located. Sensing an opportunity, New Jack drags the lifeless body of Homicide in that direction, before placing him on the table.
Once Homicide is on the table, New Jack navigates his way through the audience, finding one of the epic balconies. New Jack climbs up to the balcony, with the arena buzzing…
NEW JACK LEAPS OFF THE BALCONY… SPLASHING HOMICIDE RIGHT THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
HOLY SHIT!!! “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants are paired with chants of “NEW JACK”, “NEW JACK”, “NEW JACK”, as he has DESTROYED Homicide here tonight.
Homicide isn’t moving as New Jack slowly fights his way to his feet and raises his hands above his head. His theme song plays again as he stands over ‘Cide for a few moments, before making his way back towards the ring and his cart full of weapons.
Whilst New Jack continues to mean mug inside of the ring, ‘Damage Control’ are out again to check on the lifeless body of Homicide. New Jack is celebrating, the winner of his actual match, Homicide is down, and it looks as if he may have found his next challenge…
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ECW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – VIDEO PACKAGE
We initially go all the way back to ECW in 1999 where we see clips of Rhino and Steve Corino, of course along with Jack Victory battling for the ECW Tag Team Titles. Their opponents? Tommy Dreamer and Raven. Unfortunately, at Anarchy Rulz of that year, Rhino and Corino were unsuccessful.
From here, we cut to multiple clips of Rhino and Steve Corino’s time in The Network. Whilst they haven’t been directly linked, we see Rhino dominating, first as the TV Champion and then as the ECW Champion. Meanwhile, Corino has spent the better part of two years working his way up from a joke, to one of the big names in the company.
We see clips of segments where at one time or another, the leader of The Network, Cyrus has told both of them that they are his main guy.
Suddenly, we see flashes of Corino becoming interested in the ECW Championship, but Rhino jumps down his throat and says he will kill him if he even thinks about his title. Being a smart man, Corino doesn’t take things any further.
On the other side of the coin, after taking out Rob Van Dam, Rhino began to stop listening to Cyrus and was happy to take on all comers. Losing control of his start, Cyrus wasn’t happy and began plotting with the rest of The Network on how to take Rhino down.
ECW Hardcore TV, July 28th, 2001 – Cyrus has booked an ECW World Heavyweight Championship match featuring Rhino defending his title against Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Steve Corino. ‘The King Of Old School’ “accidentally” wins the title whilst CW Anderson, another member of The Network, prevents Rhino and The Sandman from breaking up the pin. Despite his initial “shock”, Corino is more than pleased that he is now the new ECW Champion.
ECW Hardcore TV, August 4th, 2001 – Rhino begins the night by destroying a lonely local talent in the ring, before their scheduled match can even start. From there, Rhino calls out the entire Network, willing to end lives unless he is given his rightful rematch for the title. Cyrus attempts to calm him down and says he will get his rematch in the future, but first he needs to help The Network. Ultimate Jeopardy is set up between The Network and ECW and the person who scores the winning fall will get a title shot against Corino.
ECW Anarchy Rulz, September 9th, 2001 – Rhino DOMINATES Ultimate Jeopardy, lifting The Network from the dead, however once again, CW Anderson gets in the way, allowing Corino to sneak the pinfall. After the match, Rhino has finally had enough and he loses his mind, taking out the entire Network and claiming he will become champion again at November To Remember.
ECW Hardcore TV, September 15th, 2001 – Straight after Anarchy Rulz, Rhino defeats Jerry Lynn in the main event. After the match, Rhino demands his match with Corino, however Cyrus, flanked by heaps of security, threatens to give it. He smarmily states that he’s yet to decide who will face Corino next, but it won’t be Rhino, because Rhino is fired. Enraged, Rhino charges at Corino before being restrained by heaps of security, and he cops a sneaky ECW Title shot to the face from Corino for good measure.
ECW Hardcore TV, October 6th, 2001 – On Shane Douglas’ first night in charge as the new ECW Commissioner he sent shockwaves through ECW. The biggest was at the end of the night, when after Corino defeated Jerry Lynn to retain his title, Douglas announced who Corino would face at November To Remember… Rhino! Rhino then charges down the ramp for the first time in three weeks, rehired obviously, and takes down Corino, before celebrating with the ECW Title.
In the weeks that have followed, Rhino and Corino have traded attacks, whilst Rhino has basically worked his way through the rest of The Network in singles match, Corino being the last hurdle on his road to redemption…
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***DEBONAIRE***
The roof BLOWS off the arena with the BIGGEST pop of the night as the former ECW Champion and ever devastating RHINO storm to the ring. Despite the fan love, nothing really changes about his demeanor, he’s just one angry, vivacious bastard. Once in the ring, in typical ‘Big Fuckin’ Deal’ fashion, he paces back and forth, awaiting his prey/opponent.
***THE OLD SCHOOL STYLE***
Much like his opponent, the ECW Champion STEVE CORINO gets a HUGE reaction from the fans, but this one’s all negative. With the ECW Title around his waist, Corino slowly makes his way to the ring, trading barbs with the fans. As always, Corino is accompanied by JACK VICTORY and DAWN MARIE. Whilst Corino approaches ringside and really focuses on Rhino, the cockiness leaves his face, and is replaced by a look of trepidation. Either way, eventually Corino tentatively steps into the ring, ready to defend his gold on the biggest stage in ECW.
Match Ten
ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Steve Corino (c) w/Dawn Marie and Jack Victory defends against Rhino
After not making an appearance for a while, the villainous Network official DANNY DANIELS is in charge for this one, and as he calls for the bell, Corino smirks. However, the smirk is removed from his face, when RHINO CHARGES ACROSS THE RING AND GORES DANNY DANIELS OUT OF HIS FUCKING BOOTS!!!
Nobody is screwing Rhino tonight as immediately the fans break into a chant of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. As Rhino stands over Daniels’ body and lets out a roar, Corino runs at him, trying to get the jump, but the champ runs straight into a hard Clothesline.
With Corino down and probably a little shocked, Rhino immediately grabs him by the chair, drags him across the ring and to the apron. ‘The Big Fuckin’ Deal’ steps onto the apron as well… PLACING CORINO IN POSITION FOR THE APRON PILEDRIVER…
HE’S GOING TO BREAK HIS NECK…
BUT CORINO MANAGES TO PUSH RHINO AWAY, BEFORE IMMEDIATELY LEAPING OFF OF THE APRON!!!
Rhino shakes his head in frustration, as the fans boo the hell out of Corino, who immediately runs around the ring, making sure he’s out of striking distance. After a mini conference with Marie and Victory, Corino dusts himself off, yells “I’M DONE WITH THIS”, and grabs the ECW Title. As the heat gets even louder, the champion begins walking up the ramp, ready to call it a night, but Rhino chases him and catches him.
As sadistic as ever, to the cheers of the fans, Rhino drags Corino back halfway down the wooden ramp by the hair. Once there, RHINO DRILLS CORINO WITH A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX ON THE WOODEN RAMP!!!
Rhino looks to immediately go back to work, but out of the corner of his eye, he spots Jack Victory edging closer, and he takes a few steps in his direction. This backs off Victory but also allows Corino, favoring his back, to somehow drag himself back up, and roll back into the ring. It’s not a fresh Corino anymore though, as he’s in a fair bit of pain, which means Rhino eventually follows in and has his way with him.
The challenger is beating the shit out of the champion, really getting his payback. Meanwhile, outside of the ring, ‘Damage Control’ are taking Danny Daniels to the back, so referee Jim Molineux comes out to officiate the rest of the match. There’s a new referee but it’s the same result as Rhino continues to pummel Corino, before heading out and bringing a table into the ring.
With Corino still down, Rhino has time to lean the table against the corner, getting it in the perfect position. Rhino then lifts Corino up… AND PUTS HIM ON HIS SHOULDER IN A POWERSLAM POSITION… BEFORE RUNNING TOWARDS THE TABLE… CORINO SLIDES DOWN BEHIND RHINO… GRABS RHINO… AND CORINO THROWS RHINO HEAD FIRST… SENDING HIM CRASHING THROUGH THE TABLE!!!
A big time counter from the champion there and a huge spot, which generates another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. Wanting this to be over as quickly as possible, Corino drags Rhino out of the rubble and makes a cover…1…2…RHINO POWERS OUT, NOWHERE NEAR FINISHED!!!
The big time kick out from Rhino stresses out Corino, who decided the easiest way to win this would be to make his opponent unconscious. Corino grapevines Rhino’s body and locks him in a Rear Naked Choke, keeping him grounded on the canvas. The hold is on for a while and Rhino’s skin has turned purple, but eventually this intense monster makes his way back to his feet.
Rhino shows incredible strength, lugging around Corino on his back, because Corino won’t break the hold. Suddenly, Rhino jumps in the air and falls back first onto the canvas, squashing Corino and breaking the hold in the process. Both men remain down for a second or two after that, before they fight back to their feet at close to the same time.
It seems the momentum has changed again though, as Rhino repeatedly drops Corino with some Clotheslines, before sending him flying with a Back Body Drop! Trying to get out of harm’s way, the champ cleverly rolls across the ring and underneath the bottom rope, but Rhino quickly follows, trapping Corino on the apron. Suddenly, it wasn’t so clever… AS RHINO LOOKS FOR THE PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON AGAIN… UNTIL HE GETS CLOBBERED FROM BEHIND BY JACK VICTORY!!!
The heat is huge until Rhino no sells the blow, dropping Corino and focusing on Victory. Rhino takes one step towards Victory, who drops to his knees, pleading, “PLEASE DON’T HURT ME, I’M SORRY”. Rhino pays it no attention and Victory leaps up, and begins running around the ring and Rhino follows. Eventually, Victory runs up the ramp, but Rhino catches him, and looks set to nail him with a right hand… WHEN CORINO GRABS RHINO FROM BEHIND… AND HURLS HIM OFF OF THE RAMP… OVER THE CROWD BARRICADE AND CRASHING INTO A BUNCH OF CONVENIENTLY PLACED STEEL CHAIRS AMONGST THE AUDIENCE!!!
Rhino is down, fans are down, it’s absolute chaos as the sly Corino shoots a wink at the panicked Victory, complimenting him on a job well done. After a spot like that, we’re only getting one reaction from the fans, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”. For the first time in forever, the terminator like Rhino stays down, whilst Corino climbs over the crowd barricade. He slowly brings Rhino back onto the wooden entrance ramp, before looking at Dawn and telling “GET THE BELT”. Obeying her orders, Marie immediately brings the ECW Title and hands it to Corino, as Victory lifts Rhino up and holds him in position. The audience are almost at riot point due to the triple team…AS CORINO RUNS AT RHINO AND DAMN NEAR TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A TITLE SHOT!!!
As soon as Victory lets go of him, Rhino collapses to the ramp. A camera zooms in on the face of Rhino, showing that he now has a lacerated forehead, blood dripping everywhere. Showing some of his mean streak, ‘The King Of Old School’ mounts the bleeding Rhino, and begins throwing repeated punches right at the cut, making it open wider and wider.
After having his way with him on the outside, Corino sends his challenger back inside of the ring. From there, he lands some more strikes, before bouncing off the ropes, but Corino runs straight into a Side Belly To Belly Suplex! Despite receiving a few big blows already, Rhino won’t give up as he drags himself to his feet, looking at a downed Corino, when suddenly he’s distracted by an outrageous amount of boos…
AS JUSTIN CREDIBLE RUNS DOWN THE RAMP AND LEAPS ONTO THE APRON!!!
A frustrated Rhino makes a path to Credible and knocks him off of the apron with one punch… BEFORE TURNING STRAIGHT INTO THE OLD SCHOOL EXPULSION FROM CORINO!!! THE CHAMP HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3…NO!!! RHINO MANAGES TO KICK OUT AGAIN, ALTHOUGH NO LONGER POWERING OUT!!!
The fans are furious with how often Corino is relying on interference to stay in this one. Meanwhile, frustrated that one of his big moves didn’t do the job, Corino once again aims punches at Rhino’s cut, causing blood to spray all over the place. With Rhino struggling, Corino surprisingly drags him up… AND THEN APPLIES A SLEEPER HOLD!!!
Rhino’s to fight it initially, but he’s at a weakened state right now and he begins to fade. Corino manages to take him down with it, and the referee begins to check on Rhino…
THE REFEREE RAISES RHINO’’S ARM…
IT DROPS ONCE…
THE REF RAISES RHINO’S ARM A SECOND TIME…
IT DROPS TWICE…
THE REF RAISES RHINO’S ARM A THIRD AND FINAL TIME…
BUT RHINO KEEPS HIS ARM UP!!!
And immediately powers to his feet. Corino clings on for dear life and Rhino can’t fight his grip, so instead he backs into the corner, squashing Corino again. The champion shows his grit this time, continuing to hold on, so Rhino squashes him in the corner THREE more times, until eventually the Sleeper is broken. Corino collapses into the corner, but Rhino falls back to his knees as well, gasping for air and needing some time to recover.
Whilst sprawled out on the canvas, the champion shoots some hand signals to his posse on the outside. Understanding what to do, Credible and Jack Victory immediately work together and slide a table into the ring. Corino grabs the table and manages to set it up in the corner, as Rhino only now just starts to get to his feet. This time, Corino lifts up Rhino, getting him in a Powerslam position… AND CORINO RUNS TOWARDS THE TABLE… RHINO SLIDES DOWN… BEFORE SLAMMING CORINO’S HEAD INTO THE TABLE!!!
Still standing but spaghetti legged, Corino stumbles around the ring, as Rhino fetches the ECW title… AND THIS TIME RHINO CREAMS THE CHAMPION WITH AN ECW TITLE SHOT TO THE FACE!!!
Corino falls down in the middle of the ring, as if he’s been shot, whilst Rhino raises the title above his head… BEFORE JUMPING AS HIGH AS HE CAN… LANDING ON HIS KNEES… BUT BRINGING THE TITLE DOWN SMASHING ACROSS THE FACE OF CORINO!!!
The fans love the brutality of the former champ, hitting another barrage of “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants. As Rhino gets up with a snarl, the camera now shows that Corino is also bleeding, both men having taken a severe beating in this one. After thinking for a moment, Rhino drops to his knees AND BEGINS BITING AT THE CUT OF CORINO… AND AS HE RELENTS… SOME SKIN FROM CORINO’S FOREHEAD IS IN RHINO’S MOUTH…
AND HE LAUGHS BEFORE SPITTING IT ONTO THE CANVAS!!!
Holy fuck!!! “HOLY SHIT”, “HOLY SHIT”, “HOLY SHIT” chants ring out from the fans as Rhino is taking to another level here. Showing no mercy, as Corino is nearly crying in pain, Rhino brings him up and throws Corino with an Overhead Belly To Belly Suplex this time. Not for the first time tonight, the champion rolls out of the ring, looking for some distance, but Rhino is right on him. As Corino takes a step… RHINO CHARGES AT CORINO… RAMMING HIM BACK FIRST INTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!!
Amazingly, Corino stays up but clutches at his back, removing himself from the crowd barricade… SO RHINO HIP TOSSES CORINO DOWN ONTO THE COLD, HARD CONCRETE FLOOR!!!
More of those famous “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants can be heard as Rhino is in complete control again. Suddenly, JUSTIN CREDIBLE CHARGES AT RHINO… BUT RHINO SIDE STEPS HIM AND SENDS HIM FLYING FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST!!!
A big time pop for Credible finally being on the receiving end of some violence, when heat picks up again as CW ANDERSON runs down the ramp. Rhino sees him and charges up the ramp, meeting him and steamrolling Anderson with a Clothesline. As Rhino is distracted, Jack Victory sneaks to Corino and hands him something. The fans see it and try to warn Rhino but to no avail. The challenger gets back into the ring and begins dragging Corino by the hair, from the floor to the apron… WHEN CORINO THROWS POWDER STRAIGHT INTO THE EYES OF RHINO!!!
‘The Big Fuckin’ Deal’ is blinded and begins tearing at his eyes, whilst Corino slides back into the ring… BEFORE CONNECTING WITH THE OLD SCHOOL KICK!!!
RHINO DROPS AND CORINO HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
NO!!!
THIS TIME RHINO JUST ROLLS A SHOULDER OFF THE MAT!!!
Cheers emanate from the fans as they are relieved that this one is still going after that. Not sure what to do at this point, Corino begs the referee to ring the bell but it’s not happening. With Rhino still down, Corino decides to lock in the Cobra Sleeper. As with every time a rest hold is used by a member of The Network, the heat is enormous, and a “FUCK YOU”, “FUCK YOU”, “FUCK YOU” chant even starts up.
‘The King Of Old School’ doesn’t care through, as he wrenches the hold, shaking Rhino around the mat. Rhino begins to fade but before the referee can check him like earlier, a surge of adrenaline gets Rhino to his feet. Once up on his feet, Rhino stumbles to the ropes, with Corino refusing to break his grip again… WHEN RHINO REACHED BACK… GRABS CORINO AND THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE WOODEN RAMP!!!
A HUGE boom can be heard and that’s the sound of Corino’s body hitting the ramp. This gets cheers from the fans, followed by another “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chant. After taking a few moments to recover, Rhino rather calmly goes outside, gets the body of Corino, and brings him back into the ring. Once back inside himself, Rhino begins licking his lips, before picking up Corino, getting him on his shoulder… AND RHINO RUNS ACROSS THE RING… POWERSLAMMING CORINO THROUGH THE TABLE SET UP IN THE CORNER!!!
Amazing pop from the fans whilst Rhino licks his lips, loving the taste of violence. More ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” chants echo throughout the arena, as Rhino gets back up… BUT JUSTIN CREDIBLE SLIDES INTO THE RING!!!
ONLY FOR RHINO TO BREAK HIM IN HALF WITH A GORE!!!
NOW CW CHARGES IN, THROWING HIS DEADLY LEFT HAND!!!
RHINO DUCKS…
AND TAKES OUT ANDERSON WITH A GORE AS WELL!!!
The Network is falling before our very eyes. Every single fan is on their feet, as the challenger roughly drags Corino out of the rubble… BEFORE DRILLING HIM WITH A PILEDRIVER!!!
RHINO MAKES THE COVER…1…2…3!!!
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CORINO DOESN’T KICK OUT…
BUT THE REFEREE DOESN’T COUNT…
BECAUSE CYRUS HAS PULLED THE REFEREE OUT OF THE RING!!!
UNGODLY heat from the fans as Cyrus immediately begins arguing with the referee. As this happens, there’s some strange noises being heard over the commentary, before Joey Styles can be heard yelling “SHANE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING”? We’ve got plenty still happening here though, as a fuming Rhino looks at Cyrus from inside the ring and yells “YOU’RE ABOUT TO DIE MOTHER FUCKER”!!!
Really quickly, Rhino leaps out of the ring… AND RHINO IS CHASING CYRUS AROUND THE RING!!!
UNTIL HE GETS ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY JACK VICTORY!!!
Victory lands a few quick shots but Rhino NO SELLS all of them, simply grabbing Victory and rolling him into the ring. His mind off of Cyrus momentarily, Rhino slides in after Victory, and sends him to the ropes, and when Victory comes back, Rhino destroys him with a Spinebuster!
Rhino now heads to the corner, on his haunches, measuring the stirring Victory… WHEN CYRUS JUMPS ONTO THE BACK OF RHINO… CLINGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE!!!
Cyrus’ attempted Headlock has no effect… AND RHINO TOSSES HIM OVERHEAD AND TO THE CANVAS!!!
Cyrus lands hard and is in heaps of pain, and Rhino bends down to pick him up… WHEN CORINO… FROM THE CANVAS… NAILS RHINO FROM BEHIND WITH A LOW BLOW!!!
Its crazy scenes inside of the ring with everybody down and out, when Cyrus is the first to his feet, having taken the least amount of punishment. Cyrus is up and looks to head towards the title belt… WHEN SHANE DOUGLAS SLIDES INSIDE OF THE RING AND DRILLS CYRUS WITH THE PITTSBURGH PLUNGE!!!
The arena is at a fever pitch again, the fans chanting “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, as Douglas now puts Cyrus on his shoulder, steps out of the ring and takes him to the back. With the ring emptying again now, both Rhino and Corino are left, getting to their feet… AND RHINO STEAMROLLS CORINO WITH THE GORE!!!
RHINO HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…3!!!
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NO!!! DAWN MARIE PLACES CORINO’S FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!
Volcanic heat from the fans and a “SLUT”, “SLUT”, “SLUT” chant gets directed at her. She ignores them but as a trembling Rhino gets out of the ring and begins stalking her around ringside, she is scared shitless. Rhino stalks her around ringside, and Dawn runs up the entrance ramp, but Rhino catches her before she can get through the curtain.
As Marie kicks and screams, trying to claw her way to freedom, a heavily breathing, intense Rhino drags her back down to ringside. Once back at ringside, Rhino places Dawn on the apron, before following her up… RHINO SETS DAWN UP FOR THE PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON…
CORINO COMES FROM NOWHERE WITH AN OLD SCHOOL KICK TO RHINO!!!
Rhino falls onto the apron, letting go of Dawn, who immediately jumps to the floor, looking like she’s seen a ghost. Sensing his chance, the champion quickly gets on the apron, SETTING THE DAZED RHINO UP FOR THE PILEDRIVER…
CORINO CONNECTS WITH THE PILEDRIVER OFF OF THE APRON AND THROUGH THE TIME KEEPER’S TABLE ON RHINO!!!
Rhino might be the one with a broken neck as nobody moves, and even Victory and Marie look shocked. The fans chant “ECDUB”, “ECDUB”, “ECDUB” because they are bloodthirsty as fuck. The referee checks on both men, wondering if they are still alive, and after an eternity, Corino slowly gets to his feet, a huge grin on his face.
The challenger simply isn’t moving, so it takes Corino a while to get the dead weight of Rhino up and slide him back into the ring. Once he’s inside, Corino barks some instructions to Marie and is handed two steel chairs which he takes into the ring with him. Rhino is still down and out so Corino sets up both chairs as if somebody was going to sit on them, before grabbing a broken half of a table, and placing it onto the two chairs, turning it into a makeshift table.
‘The King Of Old School’ then drags Rhino up and yells “I TOLD YOU… YOU’RE FUCKING FINISHED”. With no fight left in Rhino, Corino gets him in position… AND CORINO SENDS RHINO THROUGH THE MAKESHIFT TABLE WITH AN OLD SCHOOL BOMB!!!
CORINO MAKES THE COVER AMONGST THE SHARDS OF BROKEN WOOD…1…2…3!!!
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AND SOMEBODY HAS FINALLY BEATEN RHINO IN A ONE ON ONE MATCH!!!
Winner: Steve Corino @ 18:04
There’s almost a stunned silence inside of the arena as Steve Corino has retained his title. A bloody mess, Corino just lays on the mat, next to the prone body of Rhino, clearly shocked with the fact that it’s FINALLY over.
Eventually Corino gets to his feet, with the help of the ropes, and is handed his ECW Championship by the referee.
There is chaos at ringside, Rhino is broken inside of the ring, but the one man standing strong, albeit barely, is a bloodied Corino, the ECW Champion.
Boos begin to pick up now as Corino stares into the distance, before raising his hands in the air, and with it, the ECW Title.
Owning the middle of the ring, with help or no help, Corino proved himself as champion tonight, becoming the first man to beat Rhino in a one on one match in recent memory.
He continues to own the middle of the ring, on top of the world, as we fade to black…
END OF SHOW
