Extreme Championship Wrestling presents Hardcore TV
Date: 10/22/2000
From: Milwaukee, WI
Matches:
1.) ECW Television Champion Rhino defeated Prodigy to retain the title
2.) Rob Van Dam defeated EZ Money
3.) Balls Mahoney fought Tajiri to a no contest
4.) ECW World Champion Jerry Lynn defeated CW Anderson and Steve Corino in an elimination match to retain the title
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Prodigy tries to get the early advantage with a backdrop and right hands. Prodigy dropkicks Rhino, but is met with a GORE and piledriver to give Rhino a quick win. Rhino GORES the referee after the match, which was Mike Bell. Rhino picks Bell up and GORES Bell through the table in the corner.
2.) RVD works over Money in the corner with several strikes and shoulder rams. RVD hits a rolling thunder splash. RVD connects with a standing hurricanrana and a spinning heel kick to send Money to the floor. RVD kicks Money on the floor a few times before sending Money into the guard railing. RVD plays to the crowd and delivers a few forearms before connecting with a moonsault off the railing. RVD plays to the crowd for a few moments. RVD returns to the floor and punches Money several times. RVD hits a slingshot leg drop over the apron sending a chair into Money’s face. Money shoulder rams RVD on the apron and tries for a suplex into the ring, but RVD blocks and rams Money into the corner. Money shoves RVD off the top and into the guard railing. Money stomps on RVD to keep control of the contest. Money sends RVD into the guard railing and does the same to Alfonso. Money tosses RVD over the railing into the crowd. Money drops RVD over the railing throat first. Money sends RVD back over the railing to the ringside area and delivers a kick to the ribs.
Money tries for a cover, but RVD kicks out at two. Money chops RVD a few times. Money kicks RVD and is dumped to the apron. Money hits the Money Clip, but RVD kicks out at two. Money keeps RVD on the mat with a headlock. Money keeps RVD on the mat with a sleeper hold, but RVD gets to his feet. Money sends RVD through the ropes to the floor. RVD fires back with right hands and gets a rollup for a two count. Money kicks RVD and hits the Bankroll for a near fall. Money stomps on RVD and pulls RVD up by his hair. Money runs into an elbow in the corner followed by a springboard kick to the face. RVD and Money trade strikes until RVD hits a monkey flip out of the corner. RVD nails Money with a kick from the top rope and plays to the crowd some more. RVD jabs Money a few times followed by a forearm strike. RVD atomic drops Money and puts Money in the tree of woe. RVD gets a steel chair and dropkicks the chair into Money’s face. Alfonso lays a chair over Money’s back allowing RVD to hit a rolling thunder splash. RVD goes for a cover, but Money kicks out at two.
RVD hits a rolling fireman’s carry and connects with a springboard moonsault off the middle rope. RVD crotches Money on the top turnbuckle and delivers a kick to the chest. RVD leaps off the top and kicks a chair into Money’s face. RVD goes to the top and hits the Five Star Frog Splash for the win. (**1/2. A fine match with Money getting a few moments to shine, but the problem remains that there’s just not much doubt when RVD’s wrestling that he’s going to win. RVD has some good matches, but the predictable nature of the matches get a little dull for me.)
3.) Backstage, CW Anderson cuts a promo about the Anderson name being all over wrestling history. Anderson says that he’s going to bring home the one title that his family hasn’t won. Anderson is going to be the first Anderson to win the heavyweight title.
4.) Mahoney and Tajiri show respect for each other shaking hands. Mahoney has his eye covered and is kicked several times by Tajiri. Mahoney flips off Tajiri and gets two boots to the face. Mahoney gets a chair, but misses and gets misted. Tajiri puts Mahoney in the tarantula! The FBI comes out and attack Tajiri. Sal is pummeling Mahoney in the corner with strikes. Chilly Willy runs down and clotheslines the tag champs. Willy butt strikes Guido to the floor and hits the Falcon Arrow on Mamaluke. Sal turns around and sees Willy. Mahoney has gotten hsi chair and smashes Sal over the head. Mahoney and Willy hit a powerbomb/blockbuster combo. The Baldies try to get involved and are destroyed by chair shots from Mahoney. Mahoney gets a table and tries to light it on fire, but Angel whacks Mahoney over the back with a chair shot. DeVito sets the table on fire and Mahoney is powerbombed through the flaming table!
5.) CW Anderson comes out before the main event starts and has a microphone. Anderson wants Corino to admit that he got screwed at Anarchy Rulz. Anderson has respect and admiration for Jerry Lynn. Anderson says that his family has yet to hold a heavyweight championship. Lynn announces that the match is now triple threat. Anderson is decked by both men.
6.) Lynn avoids Corino in the corner and delivers several right hands in the corner. Lynn kicks Corino in the corner followed by a middle rope bulldog and clotheslines Corino over the top to the floor. Anderson misses a clothesline and Lynn takes Anderson down with a head scissors. Corino and Anderson trade strikes until Lynn takes them both out with a somersault dive to the floor. Lynn sends Corino into the railing and goes over the railing. Anderson is also sent over the railing into Corino. Lynn dives over the railing to clothesline both challengers in the front row. They brawl into the crowd for a few moments. The crowd is going nuts around them as they brawl by a table. Lynn tries for a suplex, but Anderson suplexs Lynn onto the table instead. Corino hits CW with a trash can over the head. Anderson puts a trash can over Lynn’s head and delivers a few strikes. Corino’s cut has opened and he’s bleeding once again.
Anderson superkicks Lynn in the ring and almost gets a three count as Lynn was going to write in Corino’s blood again. Anderson stomps on Lynn and then focuses on Corino. Anderson delivers a arm breaker to Lynn and a swinging arm breaker to Corino. Anderson locks in an arm bar on Corino, but Lynn breaks up the move. Anderson hits a TKO on Lynn. Corino decks Anderson from behind and delivers a heel kick as Anderson comes off the ropes leading to a near fall. Corino works over Lynn in the corner with a knee lift, but Anderson yanks down on Corino’s arm. Lynn kicks Anderson a few times and rams Anderson into the corner. Anderson sends Lynn shoulder first into the corner. Anderson is kicked by Corino against the ropes and Corino works over Lynn with stomps in the corner.
Corino punches Anderson a few times in the corner and tosses CW with a t-bone suplex. Lynn leg drops Corino for a two count. Lynn tries for a hip toss, but Corino counters with a powerbomb for a near fall. CW smashes Corino with a chair shot. Lynn plants CW with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Lynn rams Corino into the corner, but Corino counters and avoids a rollup by kneeling down. Corino and Lynn trade pin attempts as CW almost pins Corino. They all trade pin attempts with nobody getting a three count. CW has Lynn on his shoulders and plants Lynn with a swinging slam that also knocked Corino down and all three men are down. They begin to trade blows from their knees and chops upon standing up. Corino elbows both men down to the mat. Corino delivers an elbow drop to Lynn and almost gets a three count. Anderson whacks Victory over the head with a chair shot. Corino almost pins Lynn with a northern lights suplex. Lynn dropkicks a chair into Corino’s face for a two count. Justin Credible nails the referee with a kendo stick shot and the same to Jerry Lynn. Corino gets up and superkicks Lynn. Corino gets nailed by Credible with a kendo stick shot. Lynn spikes Corino with a cradle piledriver. The referee wakes up and Corino is eliminated from the match.
Anderson waits for Lynn to get up and almost wins with a rollup. Anderson tries for a suplex, but Lynn counters only for Anderson to hit a ferris wheel suplex for a near fall. Anderson forearms Lynn into the corner and continues with a chop. Lynn gets a rollup on Anderson, but only gets a two count. Anderson drops Lynn with a left hand punch for a near fall. Anderson tries for a spinebuster, but Lynn gets out of it and plants Anderson with the cradle piledriver to win the match and retain the title. (***1/2. I thought that was a really good triple threat match. I was not expecting Corino to get eliminated first, but I like it. Anderson getting a chance to work for the title against Lynn is going to help elevate him a little bit. Credible getting involved keeps him in the picture and likely a PPV match with Corino is coming.)
7.) Backstage, Danny Doring and Roadkill cut a promo. Doring says they are taking the tag belts and they are going to eat them up like.. chickens.
8.) ECW World Champion Jerry Lynn cuts a promo saying that he will remain the champion no matter the challenger.
9.) Justin Credible and Francine cut a promo. Credible says nobody has screwed over more people than him. Credible says that the belt will be coming back around his waist. Credible says that ECW revolves around him. Francine chimes in and tells Credible that if he doesn’t win the title the promotion will be the only thing that revolves around him.
10.) Cyrus says that he gave the power to the Network. Cyrus says the man who has the power is the man who stands with Rhino. Rhino isn’t impressed by Rob Van Dam. Rhino has proved RVD wrong by retaining the ECW Television Championship. Rhino insists he’s still coming after RVD. Rhino knows that he’s in RVD’s mind and knows that RVD fears him. Rhino repeats his name several times into the camera. He’s coming after RVD.
Final Thoughts:
RVD/Money and the triple threat elimination matches were both good and the episode flew by.
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