Extreme Championship Wrestling presents Hardcore TV
Date: 10/29/2000
From: Battle Creek, MI
Matches:
1.) Kid Kash defeated EZ Money
2.) Simon Diamond defeated Nova
3.) Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated Krueger & Phoenix
4.) Steve Corino defeated CW Anderson in a number one contenders match
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) The show starts off with Balls Mahoney putting Prodigette through a flaming table. The crowd loved that, of course.
2.) Money starts off with a wrist lock on Kash, but Kash counters until they trade holds on the mat. Hamrick trips Kash running the ropes to help out Money. Kash flips off Money and delivers a couple of hip tosses. Money ducks a clothesline and monkey flips Kash only to be backdropped to the floor. Kash knocks Dinero and Hamrick off the apron. Kash dives off the top to take out Hot Commodity on the floor. Dinero holds Kash’s leg allowing Money to stomp on Kash followed by a few right hands. Money chops Kash against the ropes, but Kash baseball slides Dinero. Hamrick prevents a springboard and Money hits a corkscrew suplex for a near fall. Money locks in the Pendulum of Pain, but Kash doesn’t give in. Kash boots Money in the corner and hits a corkscrew dive, but Hamrick gets on the apron to distract the referee. Dinero gives Money a chain and Money decks Kash with it for a near fall. Money punches Kash with the chain a few more times and Kash has been busted wide open. Money chops Kash several times in the corner. Money connects with a snap suplex and a twisting suplex for a near fall. Money stomps on Kash a few more times. Money ducks a clothesline, but Kash hits a double springboard hurricanrana. Hamrick gets on the apron again to distract the referee. Kash dropkicks Money and tries for the Money Maker, but Dinero enters and helps Money hit a double back suplex. Money holds Money to allow Hamrick to hit a top rope leg drop, but Kash still kicks out at two. Money attempts a reverse piledriver, but Kash counters with the Money Maker to earn the win. (**1/2. A solid TV match, but the interference got a little too overboard for my liking. Kash had a good showing and Money displayed some fun offense, too.) After the match, Kash takes out Hamrick and Dinero yet again. Dinero manages to hold Kash for a powerbomb and Hamrick hits a springboard dropkick. Spike Dudley comes out and hits the Acid Drop on Dinero.
3.) Backstage, CW Anderson cuts a promo. Anderson notes that Corino may have beaten him at Anarchy Rulz and became the number one contender. But, Anderson isn’t going to give up. Anderson continues to promise he’s going to win the ECW World Championship.
4.) Diamond backs Nova into a corner and delivers a cheap shot after the referee got between them. Nova avoids a clothesline and arm drags Diamond followed by stomps in the corner. Nova elbows Diamond and goes to the apron to shoulder ram Diamond followed by a sunset flip. Nova plants Diamond with a belly to belly suplex. Nova clotheslines Diamond over the top to the floor. Nova comes off the ropes and misses a baseball slide. Nova kicks Diamond and sends Diamond into the guard railing. Nova rolls Diamond into the ring and plays to the crowd. Diamond pulls the referee in front of him and superkicks Nova. Diamond stomps on Nova and goes for a suplex connecting with the Simon Series. Diamond hits a front suplex for a near fall. Diamond rams Nova into the corner and continues with right hands. Nova fights back with right hands out of the corner. Nova boots Diamond in the corner, but Diamond counters with a tornado DDT with a northern lights suplex for a two count. Diamond delivers a few right hands, but Nova fights back with strikes of his own. Diamond has Nova on his shoulders, but Nova delivers the Spin Doctor. Nova heads to the top rope hitting a swanton bomb. Nova takes out Chris Chetti, who was disguised as a security guy. Chetti begs off in the corner, but Lou E. Gets in the ring and is knocked down. Nova ducks a clothesline, but Diamond breaks a phone over Nova’s head leading to Danny Daniels fast counting Nova to give Diamond the win. (***. This one surprised me a little bit as I wasn’t expecting these two to provide quality action and I thought it would be angle heavy. It was on the shorter side, but the offense by both guys was nicely done and I thought Nova going crazy was a nice touch, but he knew it was Chetti on the floor. A good match and some good stuff in the segment to keep my interested.)
5.) There’s a camera in the bathroom where Chris Hamrick confronts Spike Dudley. Spike breaks a bottle and Hamrick insults Spike several times before saying that they will settle it in the ring.
6.) Krueger and Phoenix attack Doring and Roadkill before the bell. Krueger and Phoenix were trained by Shawn Michaels, apparently. Roadkill hits a clothesline off the top rope and side slams Krueger. Doring nails Phoenix with the Lancaster Lariat of Lust. Another student named Oz is sent into the ring and all three men are splashed in the corner. Roadkill hits a TKO on Oz. Roadkill has Krueger in a wheelbarrow and Doring hits a top rope leg drop for the win. (NR. It’s a squash, and a squash I enjoyed.)
7.) Backstage, Justin Credible cuts a promo on NYC saying that he’s the coolest and Francine is the hottest. Credible is just promoting the December pay per view.
8.) Backstage, Lou E is with Chris Chetti and says that he traveled with Taz on the road. Lou takes credit for the wrestling school opening. Chetti says this has nothing to do with Taz and it’s about him. Lou has a masterplan, but Simon Diamond enters the scene. Diamond wants to know what is up with Chetti and says he has a problem. Diamond didn’t do anything for them but rather for himself. Chetti complains about Diamond having an ego. Lou continually tells Chetti that he has a plan and he will not let him down.
9.) There’s some exclusive footage from a few weeks ago where Justin Credible lost to New Jack. Francine picked up a trash can can lid and teased hitting Credible with it, but she dropped it at the last second. It looks like they worked through their issues and remain together.
10.) Corino storms the ring and ducks a left hand by Anderson to start the match. Corino hammers away on Anderson and decks Anderson after avoiding a leapfrog. Corino arm drags Anderson and CW begs off in the corner. Anderson cheap shots Corino in the corner to gain the advantage. They begin to trade chops in the corner. Corino sends Anderson into a corner and delivers a kick to the groin. Corino comes off the ropes with a clothesline and Anderson bails to the floor. Corino follows to the floor and hammers away on CW a few times. Corino sends Anderson into the railing. Corino is sent into the railing chest first. Anderson rams Corino face first onto the apron. Corino sends Anderson into the railing. Corino sends Anderson face first onto a table at ringside. Anderson sends Corino shoulder first into the ring post and yanks down on the arm. Anderson wraps Corino’s arm around the post and tosses a chair into Corino’s arm. Anderson rolls Corino back into the ring, but Corino fights back with right hands. Anderson drops Corino over a chair shoulder first. Anderson stomps on the left arm a few times. Anderson keeps an arm bar on Corino, but doesn’t get a submission. Anderson delivers an arm breaker for a near fall. Anderson tries to ram Corino into the corner, but fails. Corino sends Anderson into a steel chair in the corner. Corino fights back with several strikes and plays to the crowd. Corino kicks Anderson and delivers a swinging neckbreaker.
Corino jabs Anderson a few times followed by an elbow strike to send Anderson through the ropes to the floor. Corino baseball slides a chair into Anderson’s face. Corino sets a table up on the floor against the railing. Corino tries for a suplex, but Anderson fights free and drops Corino throat first over the railing. Jack Victory attacks Anderson after getting spat at. Anderson sends Victory through a table on the floor. Anderson rams the broken table into Victory’s head. Corino rolls Anderson into the ring, but Anderson tosses a chair and hits the referee. Anderson plants Corino with a DDT, but Dawn Marie gets involved to stop Danny Daniels from doing a fast count. Daniels threatens to punch Marie and Corino superkicks Marie?! Anderson almost wins with a rollup. Anderson superkicks Corino for a two count despite a fast count. Anderson left hand strike for another two count. Anderson connects with a spinebuster and HC Loc gets involved nailing Daniels with a clothesline. Daniels and Loc brawl on the floor where Daniels is sent into the railing. Corino nearly wins Anderson following a slam. Anderson tries for a slam, but Corino counters with the Old School Expulsion to win the match. After the match, Justin Credible attacks Corino with kendo stick shots. Anderson holds Corino over the ropes to allow Credible to whack Corino over the back several times. Corino punches Anderson, but is whacked over the head by the kendo stick. New Jack makes his way out with a trash can full of weapons and Credible looks scared. Jack avoids a kendo stick shot and decks Credible. Jack knocks Anderson to the floor and hits Credible over the head with a weapon. Jack has a sickle, but is GORED by Rhino. Credible hits Jack with a kendo stick shot. Corino and Jack have been laid out by the heels. (***1/4. A good match and I like the clean finish for Corino. Anderson’s arm work wasn’t boring and Corino did a really good job selling it and keeping the story to the match. These two worked well together and Anderson has really become a viable in-ring challenger to top guys.)
11.) Backstage, Rob Van Dam and Bill Alfonso cut a promo. RVD knows the fans will still pay to see him even if he doesn’t have a championship. RVD is determined to teach Rhino a lesson. RVD thinks that Rhino is too stupid to know how good RVD really is. RVD wants his ECW Television Championship back from Rhino. RVD is going to show he’s the whole f’n show.
12.) ECW TV Champion Rhino knows that New Jack fears him and Steve Corino’s claim to fame is being his manager. Rhino promises that people won’t recognize Corino when’s done with him.
13.) Justin Credible cuts a promo about Steve Corino and New Jack and how he kicked both their asses recently. Credible knows that he can kick both their asses by himself. Credible will have Rhino there to make sure they don’t get in his face. Credible tells Francine he’s never been more focused. Francine tells Credible she’s not putting out until he’s champion again. Credible seemingly threatens Francine to put out or he’ll just take it from her before walking off.
Final Thoughts:
A strong episode of Hardcore TV with the in-ring action carrying this show to being one of the stronger shows of the year. ECW has some momentum going on despite their lack of a TV deal on a national level once again.
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