Extreme Championship Wrestling presents Hardcore TV
Date: 8/6/2000
From: Houston, TX
Matches:
1.) ECW World Champion Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti to retain the title
2.) Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger defeated Christian York & Joey Matthews
3.) Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated Julio Dinero & EZ Money
4.) Rob Van Dam defeated Kid Kash
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Credible bails to the floor as the bell sounded to start his match against Chetti. Credible kicks Chetti in the midsection and follows up with several strikes in the corner and chops. Chetti responds with several chops and sends Credible into the corner upside down. Chetti forearms Credible off the apron into the railing and hits a crossbody to the floor. Chetti sends Credible over the railing into the first row. Chetti dives onto Credible over the railing. Chetti hammers away on Credible several times before returning to ringside. Chetti powerslams Credible coming off the ropes for a two count. Chetti sends Credible into the corner and is met with a boot. Credible leaps off the middle rope with a bulldog to gain control of the contest. Credible has a steel chair and chops Chetti a few times against the ropes. Credible drop toe holds Chetti face first into the chair. Chetti fires back with right hands, but Credible cuts Chetti off stomping away on Chetti in the corner.
Credible places a chair in front of Chetti’s face and delivers a running knee into Chetti’s face leading to a near fall. Credible chops Chetti, but Chetti responds with chops of his own. Credible knee lifts Chetti to the mat and keeps control with a headlock on the mat. Credible gets out of a sunset flip and clotheslines Chetti. Credible jabs Chetti several times, but Chetti comes back with a tornado DDT onto a steel chair. Chetti kicks Credible and hits a scissors kick. Credible is sent upside down into the corner and Chetti hits a springboard kick out of the corner. Credible nails Chetti with a superkick for a near fall. Credible collides with Francine on the apron and Chetti gets a two count on a rollup. Credible sends Chetti into the ropes and Francine hits Chetti with a kendo stick shot. Credible doesn’t get a three count as the show goes to commercial.
Credible chops Chetti in the corner, but Chetti comes back with a kick to the groin and gets a two count as Francine got involved. Chetti picks up Francine, but Credible helps her out. Chetti puts Credible through a table in the corner with The Amityville Horror a near fall! Chetti goes to the top rope, but Francine low blows Chetti. Credible grabs Chetti out of the corner and hits the That’s Incredible for the win. (***. Sure there was never a doubt as to who was going to win this one, but the match was entertaining and the offense wasn’t predictable or repetitive compared to previous matches. I probably would have avoided Francine getting involved, but I suppose it continues to help Credible’s heel persona.)
2.) York and Matthews hammer away on Diamond and Swinger followed by a bulldog and head scissor to send them to the floor. York and Matthews hit stereo suicide dives to the floor! Matthews drops Diamond with a few right hands. Diamond misses a dropkick, but Swinger clotheslines Matthews from the apron. Swinger and Diamond hit a side slam/reverse DDT combo on Matthews to maintain control of the match. Swinger connects with a side Russian leg sweep for a two count and pummels Matthews with right hands on the mat. Swinger rams Matthews into Diamond’s boot in the corner. Matthews is driven down with a double flatliner leading to a near fall for Diamond. Matthews gets a two count on Diamond with a rollup and backslide. Diamond hits a sit out powerbomb on Matthews to counter a hurricanrana attempt. Diamond spits at York on the apron. Swinger slaps Matthews a few times and they taunt the crowd. Matthews hits a double DDT and all three men are down on the mat. York gets the hot tag and cleans house with strikes and a sit out facebuster for a near fall. Matthews kicks Diamond between the legs. Swinger is driven down with a double powerbomb out of a hip toss. York and Matthews go to the top rope, but CW Anderson hits a spinebuster on Matthews and nails York with a left hand punch. That leads to the Problem Solver and York is pinned by Swinger. (*1/2. A fairly basic tag match, but they had some decent offense throughout the bout. The crowd did start to chant Hardy Boys towards York and Matthews, which they do come across as a knockoff version of the duo. It’s a good win for Diamond and Swinger as I hope they can be a force in the division after a bit of a slow start since their formation.)
3.) Sinister Minister cuts a promo saying that it’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. If it were then the FBI would be in agony. Mikey Whipwreck enters the scene and so does Tajiri as they will be saving the day. Minister admits they are strange pairing, but that is what wrestling will do. Minister notes that Tajiri’s language is pain. Minister says that the FBI have to look forward to a housebreaking like they are dogs at the hands of Whipwreck and Tajiri. Tajiri stands there confused while Whipwreck and Minister laugh hysterically.
4.) Dinero and Money work over Doring and Roadkill at the start of the match. Doring is met with a double superkick and stomped. Roadkill is on the apron and hits a clothesline off the top to Money and Dinero sending them both to the floor to regroup. Doring leaps off of Roadkill’s back to dive onto Dinero and Money on the floor. Doring elbows Dinero followed by a right hand. Doring decks Money off the apron and Dinero jabs Doring. Hamrick nails Doring with a chair shot and Dinero delivers a superkick. Doring punches Dinero a few times, but Dinero comes back with a back heel sweep takedown for a near fall. Money comes off the ropes to deliver a somersault kick to the back of Doring. Doring and Money trade strikes until Money goes to the apron and Dinero strikes Doring. Money hits a somersault clothesline and a standing moonsault for a two count on Doring. Dinero returns to the match and Hamrick cheap shots Doring several times over the middle rope. Dinero delivers a swinging neckbreaker to Doring. Doring fights back with a facebuster.
Roadkill gets the hot tag and cleans house with clotheslines and right hands. Roadkill side slams Money. Roadkill side slams Dinero and knocks Hamrick off the apron to the floor. Money and Dinero are sent to the corner and splashed by Roadkill. Doring hits the Bareback on Money. Doring hits a top rope leg drop as Roadkill hit a wheelbarrow slam for the win. After the match, Da Baldies slide into the ring and attack Doring and Roadkill. Angel whacks Roadkill with a chair shot over the back. Doring is driven down with a double flapjack. They setup two chairs and slam Roadkill onto the chairs. Da Baldies stand tall to end the segment. (**. A solid tag team match with the right team going over. I’m trying to get behind Da Baldies as a serious threat to become tag champions, but I find myself having a tough time getting there.)
5.) RVD taunts Kash at the start of the match, but Kash isn’t bothered by it. Kash tries for a sunset flip, but RVD avoids it and nearly wins with a body scissors. Kash gets a rollup for a two count and they have a standoff. RVD kicks Kash in the midsection and avoids an elbow drop attempt. They misses a few moves, but RVD press slams Kash followed by a standing moonsault. RVD plays to the crowd on the middle rope. RVD misses a spinning heel kick and Kash gets a two count with a rollup. Kash avoids a leg sweep and leg drops RVD and gets a two count with a springboard sunset flip. RVD rolls to the floor to regroup. Kash gets control with a side headlock, but RVD arm drags Kash and hits a spinning dropkick to knock Kash to the mat. Kash gets a two count with a rollup and an inside cradle. RVD shoves Kash after getting out of another pin attempt. RVD kicks Kash a few times in the ribs, but runs into a hurricanrana. Kash chops RVD in the corner and sits RVD on the top turnbuckle. RVD shoves Kash off, but Kash delivers a spinning heel kick and RVD is upside down on the apron before crashing to the floor. Kash connects with a slingshot hurricanrana to the floor. Kash chops RVD on the floor and sends RVD into the railing, but is sent over the railing into the crowd by RVD. RVD drops Kash over the railing chest first and hits a leg drop into the crowd. Kash baseball slides RVD over the railing into the crowd. Kash springboards off the top and takes RVD out with a dive into the crowd.
Kash dropkicks RVD upon entering the ring and gets a two count. Kash hammers away on RVD in the corner and delivers a double boot in the corner. RVD tries a somersault, but Kash clotheslines RVD in midair. Kash chops RVD against the ropes. Kash hits a German suplex for a two count. They begin to trade right hands until Kash takes RVD over with a double springboard hurricanrana for a two count. RVD lifts Kash into the air to deliver a dropkick. RVD connects with a step over heel kick and plays to the crowd. RVD takes Kash down with a rolling fireman’s carry and a middle rope moonsault for a two count. RVD gets a chair, but Kash smashes RVD with it two times. Kash slams RVD and connects with a tornado DDT for a two count. Kash tries for the Money Maker, but RVD sits Kash on the top turnbuckle. Alfonso holds a chair on the apron and RVD leaps off the top to kick a chair into Kash;’s face. RVD leaps off the top to hit a Five Star Frog Splash for the win. (***1/4. This felt like a present vs. the future and it delivered a quality match on ECW TV. Kash looked really good and hit his big spots to pop the crowd. I kind of wish they held off on Kash losing his undefeated streak for this match because it would have casted some doubt on whether or not RVD would win. Regardless, this was a fun match and these two should have had many more classics in ECW in the future.)
Final Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this weeks episode of Hardcore TV. The action was enjoyable throughout and it flew by for me.
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