Extreme Championship Wrestling presents Hardcore TV
Date: 8/27/2000
From: Philadelphia, PA
Matches:
1.) Tommy Dreamer, Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated CW Anderson, Johnny Swinger & Simon Diamond
2.) Steve Corino defeated Scotty Anton
3.) Tajiri defeated Psychosis
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Backstage, Steve Corino doesn’t apologize for cheating to defeat New Jack, Dusty Rhodes, Tajiri and Tommy Dreamer in recent months. Corino wrestles Scotty Anton tonight and says that he guarantees a pin fall victory over Anton, which he won’t apologize for either. Corino is going to take Anton out tonight.
2.) Backstage, Cyrus and Scotty Anton cut a promo in the bathroom. Cyrus is determined to make Corino pay for not being grateful for them making Corino a star. Cyrus is going watch Anton take Corino apart tonight. Anton chimes in and says he’s in a foul mood tonight. Anton is prepared to give everyone the Clap tonight. Anton is going to put his hold on Corino in the middle of the ring. Anton says that if he doesn’t accomplish that then he’ll quit the company and go back to WCW. Cyrus thinks that’s an extreme response. Anton makes another joke about the Clap and the lights go off and on as they clap out of the room. Jasmine St. Claire and Blue Meanie exit a stall where St. Claire was apparently performing oral on Meanie. They go back to the stall to continue it.
3.) Diamond and Doring start the six man tag with Diamond hammering away on Doring followed by an arm drag. Doring arm drags Diamond and delivers an atomic drop. Diamond elbows free, but Doring hits the Bareback on a second attempt. Anderson taunts Doring and wants Roadkill to enter the match. Roadkill is tagged into the match to try his luck against Anderson. Roadkill hammers away on Anderson, but Anderson delivers a forearm strike. Roadkill drops Anderson with a back suplex and goes to the apron to miss a leg drop off the top. Anderson savant kicks Roadkill and runs into a clothesline in the corner. Roadkill elbow drops Anderson from the middle rope. Swinger enters the match and wants a piece of Dreamer. Dreamer tags into the match and Swinger backs Dreamer into a corner to deliver a few stomps and right hands. Swinger hip tosses Dreamer out of the corner and taunts Doring on the apron. Dreamer blocks a boot and catches Swinger on a crossbody with a fallaway slam. Roadkill and Doring enter the ring to scare the heels to the floor. Diamond gets on the microphone and declares that he has a problem. Diamond says that the other team is breaking every rule right now. Diamond wants a pose down in the middle of the ring. Diamond puts Swinger in the position to win the pose down. Swinger does his pose and acts like he pinched a nerve in his neck. Doring does a pose as well, but realistically isn’t anywhere near Swinger. Wait, Dreamer wants to do the pose down, but then Roadkill wants to try his luck. The crowd responds well for Roadkill and I guess Roadkill won it until CW whacks Roadkill over the back with a chair shot.
Anderson clubs away on Roadkill in the corner and tags in Diamond to keep control with right hands. Roadkill fights back with several strikes, but an eye rake stops him. Roadkill tries for a Samoan Drop, but is driven down with a double flatliner. Swinger stomps on Roadkill several times. Anderson tags into the match, but Roadkill chops CW followed by a side slam. Roadkill makes a tag to Dreamer as Diamond tags in. Dreamer cleans house with strikes and a clothesline over the top to the floor to send Diamond to the floor. Dreamer elbows Diamond at ringside and sends Diamond into the guard railing. Dreamer brawls into the crowd with Anderson. Doring chops Diamond while Dreamer beats on Anderson in the crowd as the show goes to commercial.
Dreamer rubs Anderson’s face over the top rope several times. Anderson chops Dreamer in the corner, but Dreamer counters with chops. Anderson runs into a boot. Dreamer plants Anderson with a DDT, but Swinger breaks the cover. Swinger plants Dreamer with the Swing Thing, but Roadkill decks Swinger to make the save. Roadkill drives Swinger with a side slam. Roadkill puts Swinger in a tree of woe. Dreamer baseball slide dropkicks a chair into Swinger’s face. Anderson hits a spinebuster on Dreamer, Doring hits a double under hook DDT on Anderson. Doring is met with a side slam/reverse DDT by Diamond and Swinger. Roadkill takes them out with a top rope clothesline. Doring goes to the top and hits a leg drop on Diamond while Roadkill had a wheelbarrow and that’s good enough for the win. (***. A solid match showcasing both teams. I wasn’t big on the pose down portion of the match, but I’m not going to subtract from the match. I’m not surprised that the faces won the match, but this seemed like a good time to give more momentum to CW, Diamond and Swinger.)
4.) Backstage, Francine cuts a promo with Credible and Rhino. Francine says she has a broken nose and two black eyes, but she still goes into the ring to take a beating. Rhino and Credible argue about how Rhino speaks to her. Rhino brags about breaking necks and legs. Credible reminds Rhino that he’s the ECW World Champion. Credible can’t help himself and does his catchphrase.
5.) Corino and Anton start off trading right hands in the middle of the ring. Corino avoids a leapfrog and decks Anton with a right hand. Corino comes off the ropes to hit a swinging neckbreaker. Cyrus has made his way down to ringside as Corino hammers away on Anton in the corner. Anton rams Corino into the corner with a running powerslam. Anton puts Corino in a tree of woe and chokes Corino from the floor. Jack Victory makes his way down to ringside. Anton stomps on Corino a few times followed by a right hand. Anton controls Corino on the mat pressing his knee into Corino’s back, but Corino breaks free with a low blow and tosses Anton with a t-bone suplex. Corino hooks Anton for a suplex, but Anton counters and drops Corino gut first over the top rope followed by a dropkick. Anton tries for the Clap, but Corino kicks Anton away into the corner. Corino jabs Anton several times and elbows Anton to the mat. Corino sends Anton chest first into the corner and hits the Old School Expulsion for a two count. Jack Victory attacks Cyrus in the corner and Anton plants Corino with a back suplex. Anton decks Victory from behind to save Cyrus. Anton goes for the Clap on Victory and locks it in. Corino superkicks Anton for the three count. (*1/2. Corino has connected with the fans as a babyface and I like the change for him. I’m not sure what I was expecting here, but it wasn’t all that bad, really. I’m thinking this may be the last time we see Anton on TV since his promo made it seemed like his days were numbered if he lost. I think I’m interested in a Corino vs. Credible title showdown.)
6.) Psychosis takes Tajiri down to the mat with a body scissors, but Tajiri counters with a stretch muffler. Psychosis counters with a bow and arrow leading to a standoff. Psychosis gets control with a test of strength. Tajiri arm drags Psychosis and keeps control on the mat, but there’s a standoff and a standing ovation moments later. Psychosis kicks Tajiri a few times, but Tajiri gets control with a headlock. Tajiri shoulder blocks Psychosis, but Psychosis comes back with an arm drag and arm drags Psychosis. Tajiri misses a spin kick and they trade takedowns leading to another standoff. Psychosis kicks Tajiri several times on the chest. Psychosis chops Tajiri in the corner, but runs into a big boot. Tajiri goes for a tornado DDT, but Psychosis counters with a front suplex. Psychosis gets a sunset flip, but Tajiri rolls through and keeps Psychosis on the mat for a two count. Tajiri headbutts Psychosis on the groin. Tajiri kicks Psychosis in the corner. Tajiri presses his knee into Psychosis in the corner followed by several chops. Psychosis kicks Tajiri into the corner, but Psychosis misses a running attack and crashes to the floor. Tajiri takes Psychosis out with a somersault dive to the floor! Psychosis sends Tajiri into the guard railing to maintain control. Psychosis drops Tajiri gut first over the railing and dives over the top to take Tajiri out with a dive in the crowd! Psychosis whacks Tajiri over the back with a chair shot. Psychosis goes to the top hitting a Thez Press, but may have been trying for a hurricanrana that was messed up.
Tajiri clubs away on Psychosis to get the advantage. Tajiri hits a handspring back elbow coming off the ropes. Tajiri goes for a cover, but Psychosis kicks out at two. Tajiri chops Psychosis, but Psychosis hits a wheelbarrow suplex for a near fall. Psychosis dropkicks Tajiri to maintain control followed by strikes in the corner. Psychosis misses a splash in the corner and sits on the top turnbuckle. Tajiri puts Psychosis in the tree of woe and delivers a baseball slide dropkick. Tajiri chops Psychosis against the ropes a few times. Tajiri hits a hurricanrana, but Psychosis nearly wins with a rollup. Psychosis gets another two count with a rollup and the fans are showing appreciation. They collide on stereo clothesline attempts. Tajiri delivers a stunner and nearly wins the match, but Psychosis kicks out at two. Psychosis hits a front suplex off the middle rope and signals for the end. Psychosis heads to the top rope hitting a leg drop! Psychosis goes for the cover, but Tajiri kicks out at two! Tajiri low blows Psychosis with a knee strike and a kick to the face a few times. Tajiri delivers a running dropkick and wins the match. (***1/2. That’s a good TV match with a great crowd reaction. This is an example of how fun Psychosis can be and it’s a shame that WCW constantly under valued him. Psychosis fits in really well with ECW and there’s a bunch of guys he could have some stellar matches if he sticks around.)
Final Thoughts:
It’s a good week of Hardcore TV with some good wrestling and a hot crowd. An easy hour to watch.
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