ECW HARDCORE TV
June Week 2
Live from Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
PAUL HEYMAN RETURNS!
ECW Hardcore TV opens with the owner of ECW standing in the middle of the ring. Heyman has a huge grin on his face as he looks around the ECW Arena.
Paul Heyman: Ladies and gentlemen I welcome you back to the ECW arena for another episode of ECW Hardcore TV! They thought they could buy us out. They thought they could ruin what we have built but they were dead wrong! Thanks to the gracious donations of an anonymous investor ECW will be running for a very long time! Now tonight we have an action-packed show and it all starts with ECW Tag Team titles being defended. Now LET’S GET EXTREME!!!!
Heyman smirks as the crowd starts to cheer before the music of the challengers begins to play in the arena.
Rating: 83
Roadkill & Danny Doring(c) vs. The Dudley Boyz
ECW World Tag Team Championships
In a short but brutal match that saw the use of tables, ladders, and chairs. Bubba Ray and D-Von hit the 3D through a table on Roadkill to secure the victory and the tag team titles.
Rating: 56
WELCOME TO DUDLEYVILLE!!!
The bell rings and we have new tag team champions. Bubba and D-Von embrace in the ring as the ref hands them the tag titles. They celebrate in the ring with a mixed reaction from the crowd.
Rating: 55
Justin Credible vs. Balls Mahoney
ECW Television Championship Tournament Quarter-Final
In another hard-hitting match Credible and Mahoney almost killed each other in the middle of the ring as Mahoney was busted open by barbed wire. Credible would hit a superkick to secure the victory and advance in the tournament.
Rating: 56
MR TUESDAY NIGHT
The cameras zoom in backstage as Rob Van Dam is standing in front of the camera and he has a smile on his face.
Rob Van Dam: Last week I advanced in the Television title tournament and it was no surprise to me. Benoit is a great competitor but Mr Tuesday Night proved to be too much for him. And then tonight I will team up with our ECW World Champion and we are going to take down Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Jericho. Tonight they see why the whole f’n show will become ECW Television Champion!
Rating: 62
Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven
ECW Rules
These two men can’t stand each other and they immediately grabbed weapons and started to beat each other with them. Blood was everywhere in this one as both Dreamer and Raven nailed chair shots before Dreamer attempted a DDT on the chair only to be reversed as Raven nailed the Even-Flow DDT to secure the win.
Rating: 58
DRUNKEN ARRIVAL
The two men are both down in the ring after a brutal match. After a minute or so we hear the crowd erupt into cheers as The Sandman drunkenly makes his way through the crowd a singapore cane in hand. He finally gets to the ring and lays waste to both Dreamer and Raven who can’t fight back. Sandman stumbles around a bit before grabbing another beer and chugging it down as we fade to commercial.
Rating: 42
Sabu vs. Lance Storm
ECW Television Championship Tournament Quarter-Final
Sabu came out holding a chair and the first thing he did was throw it into the face of Lance Storm. The two would battle it out and try to kill each other. Sabu would set up a table and lay Storm across it. He would grab a chair and go for the Arabian Face Crusher but Storm rolled out of the way causing Sabu to crash through the table. Storm would get to his feet and lock in the Canadian Maple Leaf causing Sabu to tap out.
Rating: 62
An Extreme Return
We get a video package showing off the high-flying, luchador abilities of Rey Mysterio Jr. The video plays with the cheers of the crowd as in big letters on the screw it says “COMING SOON” before a mask overshadows everything.
Rating: 40
Rhino(c) & Rob Van Dam vs. Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Jericho
Tag Team
Rhino and Jericho started the match off as it quickly broke down with all four men fighting it out in the ring. Bam Bam would easily throw Rhino around the ring like he was a cruiserweight. Bam Bam would finally hit the Bam Bam Sault through a table to secure the victory for his team.
Rating: 56
OVERALL RATING: 61 (No popularity change)