Extreme Championship Wrestling presents Hardcore TV
Date: 8/13/2000
From: Huntington, WV
Matches:
1.) Chilly Willy & The Sandman defeated Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke
2.) ECW Television Champion Rhino defeated Mikey Whipwreck to retain the title
3.) Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Joey Styles talks about the demise of the Network that recently happened on TNN. Steve Corino has broken away and appears to be a challenger to ECW World Champion Justin Credible. In any event, Styles is happy about the Network crumbling right in front of our eyes.
2.) Willy is behind the FBI and hits a double clothesline. Mamaluke kicks Willy and slides through his legs to get a sunset flip for a two count. Mamaluke tries for a hip toss, but Willy counters with a hip toss of his own. Willy hammers away on Mamaluke against the ropes. Willy press slams Mamaluke to the mat. Guido tags in to try his luck against Willy, but Sandman tags into the match instead. Sandman blocks a boot and tries for a back suplex, but Guido lands on his feet. Guido gets an arm bar on the mat, but Sandman doesn’t give in and reaches the bottom rope. Sandman has Guido on his shoulders to hit a Samoan Drop. Willy gets tagged in and hammers away on Mamaluke. Willy nails Mamaluke with a butt strike, but Guido makes the save on a cover attempt as the show goes to commercial.
There’s actually a Steve Corino promo during this time and says that the last two PPV matches have gotten him nothing. Corino thinks that Credible sucks as champion and is looking forward to their match at the ECW Arena. Corino says that Credible isn’t going to like what he’s gotta say or going to do.
Mamaluke plants Willy with a springboard tornado DDT for a two count. Mamaluke chops Willy against the ropes a few times. Willy begins to get a second wind and taunts Mamaluke. Willy press slams Mamaluke down to the mat gut first and backdrops Guido. Sandman is tagged in and uses a kendo stick on the FBI. Sandman takes Guido down with a side Russian leg sweep and Willy hits a sit out slam on Mamaluke to win the match. (*1/2. I’m a bit surprised that the FBI would be jobbed out since they are in the tag team title tournament. I wouldn’t expect Sandman to lose, but maybe they actually have plans for Willy of substance? I would have tried to avoid FBI taking a loss here.)
3.) Backstage, Sinister Minister, Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck cut a promo. Minister says that New York use to have gambling, hookers and other perversions. Well, then Rudy Guilani ruined the fun. Minister suggests that Rudy’s wife uses a vibrator. Minister thinks he can bring New York back to their glory. Minister is confident that his men will become the new tag champions. Minister proceeds to tell a joke about Italian priests. Tajiri responds to it and they all begin to laugh hysterically.
4.) Backstage, Justin Credible called Kid Kash RVD’s butt buddy and that led to a pull apart. Credible appears to give Kash a title shot.
5.) Backstage, Diamond and Swinger are hanging out with Diamond saying they need to focus. CW Anderson walks in and says that if Swinger is going to get distracted by tits then they are screwed in the tournament. Electra enters and shows her boobs, but Anderson dismisses her saying he’d smack her breasts off her chest.
6.) Backstage, Danny Doring and Roadkill cut a promo on Da Baldies. Doring can’t for the tag title tournament and wants to beat the Baldies in their hometown to kick it off.
7.) Whipwreck taunts Rhino and delivers a few strikes in the corner. Whipwreck tries for a stunner, but Rhino counters free only for Whipwreck to hit a reverse DDT and a dropkick to send Rhino to the floor. Rhino sends Whipwreck into the guard railing. Rhino goes under the ring and grabs a table. Whipwreck knocks a chair into Rhino’s face and hits a slingshot leg drop into the ring for a two count. Rhino powerslams Whipwreck coming off the ropes for a two count. Rhino sets a table up in the corner, but Whipwreck comes back with a hurricanrana for a near fall. Rhino clotheslines Whipwreck for a two count. Rhino rams Whipwreck into the corner head first and misses a shoulder ram. Whipwreck superkicks Rhino for a two count. Whipwreck hits the Whippersnapper and hits a slingshot crossbody onto Justin Credible, who came to ringside. Whipwreck hits Rhino with a kendo stick several times. Whipwreck goes to the top rope, but is caught in midair and GORED through a table in the corner for the win. (*1/2. Really not that bad of a segment and the finish was effective. I wouldn’t mind something between Whipwreck and Credible on TV in the future, too.)
8.) RVD gets a wrist lock on Mahoney, but is taken down and kicks Mahoney away. RVD gets a cover, but Mahoney kicks out quickly. Mahoney gets a headlock on RVD for a moment, but RVD fights out and sends Mahoney into the ropes. Mahoney tries for a slam, but RVD fights out with kicks. RVD ducks a clothesline and spin kicks Mahoney to the mat. Mahoney rams RVD into the corner and delivers a few jabs. Mahoney stomps on RVD’s foot and drops RVD with a right hand. Mahoney tries for a spinning heel kick over the ropes, but RVD held onto Mahoney’s foot. Mahoney low blows RVD at ringside and hits RVD with a drink. Mahoney sends RVD into the railing and grabs another drink. Mahoney hits RVD with another drink and sends RVD into the crowd. Mahoney tosses Alfonso over the railing into the crowd, too. Mahoney works over RVD in the crowd hitting RVD with more drinks. RVD works over Mahoney with strikes in the crowd, but Mahoney hits RVD with a trash can. RVD lays Mahoney over the railing and delivers a leg drop. Mahoney sets a table up at ringside. RVD sends Mahoney through the table at ringside.
RVD continues with forearms at ringside, but Mahoney sends RVD into the railing. Mahoney has a ring bell, but is sent into the railing and hits the bell head first along with the railing. Mahoney has been busted wide open on the floor. RVD takes Mahoney out with a dive to the floor. RVD dropkicks a chair into Mahoney in the corner. Alfonso holds a chair over Mahoney’s body and RVD hits a rolling thunder splash onto Mahoney. RVD covers Mahoney managing a two count. RVD kicks Mahoney a few times, but Mahoney spikes RVD with a piledriver for a near fall. Mahoney heads to the top rope and hits a leg drop for a near fall. Mahoney pummels RVD in the corner with right hands. RVD leaps off the middle rope to spin kick Mahoney. RVD dropkicks a chair into Mahoney’s face for a near fall. RVD kicks Mahoney several times and they trade right hands. Mahoney gets a rollup, but RVD kicks out. Mahoney superkicks RVD and grabs a steel chair. Mahoney misses a chair shot and RVD kicks Mahoney in the head. Mahoney crotches RVD on the top rope and hits the Nutcracker Suite. Mahoney covers, but RVD kicks out at two. Mahoney smashes RVD over the head with a chair shot. Alfonso hits Mahoney with a chair shot. Mahoney sits RVD on the top turnbuckle and hits a middle rope Nutcracker Suite! Mahoney covers RVD, but only gets a two count.
Mahoney lays a chair over RVD’s body and plays to the crowd. Mahoney goes to the top rope, but RVD smashes Mahoney with a chair shot. RVD hooks Mahoney and hits a superplex. RVD leaps off the top and kicks a chair into Mahoney’s face. Mahoney is sitting in the corner. RVD goes to the top and hits the Van Terminator! RVD covers and pins Mahoney for the win. (***. A decent brawl and they had enough impactful offense to keep me interested. RVD doesn’t really have a lot of opponents that leaves there any reasonable doubt for him to lose. So, while the matches tend to be enjoyable, the matches kind of suffer because he’s so far ahead of everyone else in the company.)
9.) Backstage, ECW World Champion Justin Credible and Francine cut a promo about Steve Corino paying, but ECW Television Champion Rhino cuts a promo about Kid Kash being a butt buddy to Rob Van Dam. Francine says that New York will see how good they are in two weeks and they will have all the gold. Francine loves gold and it turns her on. Rhino chimes in about beating up Chilly Willy and Sandman and not needing to wait for second round. Credible wants to dash all the hopes and dreams of all the tag teams. Credible looks forward to night two defending against Steve Corino and hopes he’s ready to bleed and sweat. Credible hopes Corino is ready for the ass kicking of a lifetime. Credible brings up Steve’s son Colby and having him beg Steve to not get in the ring with Credible. Credible is willing to piss on him and his family. Francine wants all the gold.
Final Thoughts:
I thought it was a good show and they’ve been doing a good job promoting the Hammerstein shows in a few weeks. Credible delivered a good promo that didn’t rely on only his catchphrase and made it personal towards Corino. There was some quality action on the show, as well.
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