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Post by sonny912 on Oct 1, 2024 0:12:35 GMT 1
I'm familiar with Nakagawa, he had this rip off hitman gimmick who later became a ghost their named goemon. And I only know Missy Hyatt from her time as eddie Gilbert's main squeeze.
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Post by marc91 on Oct 3, 2024 20:10:07 GMT 1
ECW House Party 05.01.1996 Philadelphia, PA
ANGLE: Bubba Ray Dudley, accompanied by his half-brothers, will serve as the ring announcer for the show (the gag is him stuttering all the time)
1. Rob Van Dam def. Rey Misterio Jr. (12 mins) So, yeah. This match never took place before 2006 in real life and that was such a shame, because this would have been a blast in the 90s. RVD makes his ECW debut and he faces Misterio Jr., which is a better use of them compared to the real show (they faced Axl Rotten and teamed up with 911, respectively). This can be a fun spotfest and open the show in a solid way. Misterio Jr. misses a hurricanrana and falls down, so Van Dam finishes him with the splitted leg moonsault!
2. Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) def. 911 (4 mins) In real life, they teased Taz vs 911 for quite a bit and it never happened... but it needs to. Not only Taz gets to look even more menacing, but also 911 is finally getting beaten, which never happened in his 2+ years tenure. He's leaving, so we definitely need to take the heat off him (after a loss, his whole aura would be affected). This is a smoke and mirror short match, Taz manages to suplex 911 a few times and locks in the tazmission so 911 fades and loses!
ANGLE: Joey Styles and the Arena are in shock with Taz's victory against 911, who seemed unbeatable. Bubba announced Taz as the winner, but he's nervous and starts stuttering! Taz gets close to Bubba, telling him off and demanding that he gets announced properly! Bubba is intimidated, but also not willing to back down, as his brothers are also there to support! Taz and Fonzie walk away and Taz says that, if Bubba wants to be tough, he will destroy him at the next show!
3. ECW World Television Title: Too Cold Scorpio (c) def. Konnan (8 mins) Konnan was at this show too (I guess it's the price to book Misterio Jr.) and had a stinker with Sandman. So, he is still undefeated in my ECW world, but he faces Scorpio here. Not only he's not important enough to challenge for the World Title, but Scorpio would hopefully get a decent match out of him. It's not even a long one, Konnan gets to look good I guess, but Scorpio retains again with the 450 splash
4. Fans Bring The Weapons Match: The Gangstas def. The Public Enemy (11 mins) Sending off the Enemies with this match was the right choice, but I am putting this before intermission as I am closing the show with a bigger angle. Fans Bring The Weapons was also used during the Axl vs Ian series and it returns here, fans bring pretty much all they want and these 4 use them. The Gangstas go over though, I mean why would they lose?! New Jack pins Grunge after an elbow from the top, crushing a table
SEGMENT: Rock and Grunge thank the fans (getting a mixed response), saying that they might be leaving but they will always be a part of ECW and now at least the Gangstas have proven that they are men enough to stay in their yard (Joey Styles announces that the Gangstas have been named number one contenders and will face the Pitbulls at the next show)
5. Triple Dog Collar Match: The Pitbulls & Francine def. The Eliminators & Jason (7 mins) So, I have done double collar matches, but it's triple wager now, as a leash keeps Francine and Jason united. This is mostly the two teams doing nice stuff, while Francine and Jason just do their thing without affecting the bout too much. Jason is finishing up again, so he can be written out of storyline here. The Pitbulls set him up and superbomb him, allowing Francine to pin him for the ultimate humiliation!
ANGLE: Jason blames the Eliminators, who beat the crap out of him! Saturn and Kronus show no mercy to Jason, making clear that they want nothing to do with him and then finish him with the total elimination! (I suspect the crowd will actually cheer the Eliminators for turning on Jason, so this would be a crude beatdown to get some sympathy on the manager and keep the team a heel unit)
6. Sabu def. Stevie Richards (w/ The Blue Meanie) (8 mins) They wrestled here and, even though, they went too far with some nearfalls and overbooking, this was a good match and one of the best single matches for Stevie, him and Sabu had decent chemistry. Sabu, of course, is the babyface but has no role in the Raven/Dreamer feud, he's just here to fight Stevie. Stevie gets to look good with a couple of near falls, but Sabu prevails and pins him after the arabian facebuster!
7. The Sandman (w/ Woman) def. Tommy Dreamer (10 mins) Sandman vs Dreamer was a great feud in 1994, then Raven's arrival and Sandman's quest to the World Title made them follow different paths in 1995. They face off here and Joey Styles says that they are both in a very delicate position: Dreamer has been at war with Raven, but spent a week with Beulah and something happened there; Sandman has been on a losing streak and he seems now tired of Woman's demands. They have a "best of" here and fight a fair and violent match. Sandman wins with the russian leg sweep
ANGLE: Dreamer and Sandman both get up, but Richards and Meanie storm to the ring to attack Tommy! (Raven does not, as he has a title shot tonight). Dreamer is cornered, but Sandman passes his cane to Dreamer! Dreamer uses it to destroy both Richards and Meanie! Sandman laughs and pours beer on the two lackeys! Dreamer gives Sandman his cane back... and they shake hands! Joey Styles says it's incredible, these 2 enemies seem to respect each other! It's all good and dandy, but Woman stands in the ring and yells! This is where she draws the line, this is unacceptable! Is Sandman drunker than usual?!? Did he forget what Dreamer did to her?!? Sandman says that Tommy has proven to be a man, while Woman has proven to be a bit**! Woman moves towards Sandman, but he knocks her out with the cane! The ECW Arena explodes, Sandman and Dreamer celebrate together! (Woman written out too, as she's going to WCW)
8. ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven (w/ Beulah) def. Mikey Whipwreck (c) (13 mins) Beulah is the only person in Raven's corner, as Stevie and Meanie just received a beatdown at the hands of Dreamer. Raven is unusually nice to Beulah, is it because she's the only one at ringside now? Because she did something with Dreamer during their week together? Because he now has feelings for her? What is happening?!? Raven and Mikey fight here and, while Mikey has survived challengers like Steve Austin and The Sandman, Raven has a coldness and a calculative way of hurting Mikey that seems very effective. Raven kicks Mikey low and DDTs him to win the title!
ANGLE: Raven celebrates with the title! Beulah seems hesitant, but gets back in the ring and applauds despite not being very confident or happy. Raven says that all is good in his world; despite Cactus Jack having mixed feelings about him destroying Mikey, despite his lackeys being destroyed again; despite Beulah... despite Beulah being tempted by the devil, which she said no to (Beulah doesn't reply, while Raven caresses her hair)... he is finally the World Champion! He has built a cult, in just one year, and now everyone in the Arena will understand why he is the greatest. He never cared about the belt, he was only seeking revenge and pain, but this belt is what people like Dreamer want and bleed for... And yet, he has it. Dreamer arrives to take Mikey out of the ring and Sandman is a few steps behind him. Raven mocks Dreamer and says that he is a loser, he is the real loser! His friend lost the title, he had to ally with an enemy like Sandman and Beulah doesn't love him, she only worship Raven, the greatest World Champion in ECW history! Dreamer thinks about stepping in the ring to fight Raven, but Beulah puts herself in the middle to stop it! And... Shane Douglas returns! Douglas gets to the ring, passing by Mikey (who beat him in his last match), Sandman (who took the title away from him) and Dreamer (who had an on and off feud with him since 1994) and gets in the ring! Douglas says that him and Raven have never met or talked, as Raven was coming in right when Douglas was leaving to go to hell! Well, now the Franchise is back and, the way he sees it, Raven is now holding HIS belt! |
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Post by BigLeo40 on Oct 4, 2024 20:52:05 GMT 1
Loved RVD vs. Rey as the opener. Great way to get RVD over in his debut.
Good payoff in the Taz vs. 911 match, that you explain nicely. And then the gimmick with Bubba as the announcer, which I thought was just a joke, is used to set up the next match for Taz.
Triple dog collar match felt really fun.
Loved the Dream vs. Sandman angle after the match.
Douglas debut kind of undercut the tension with Dreamer and Raven. If anything, I think this show had too many big moments, some are bound to get lost.
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Post by marc91 on Oct 7, 2024 14:29:13 GMT 1
ECW Big Apple Blizzard Blast 03.02.1996 New York City, NY
1. Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) def. Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ DW Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) (7 mins) This match further establishes Taz as an aggressive di**head, as he is now venting on poor Bubba in an unnecessary way for stuttering when pronouncing his name at the last show. But also, this match can prove that Bubba is not a talentless fool, as he manages to do his best against Taz and lasts a few more minutes than a normal Taz exhibition match. However, Taz still wins with the tazmission
ANGLE: The Dudleys help Bubba to the back, while Taz insults Sabu. He says Paul E. better defend that pus** and keep him away from him, or he'll quickly end his career like he did with 911! Taz calls out anybody... anybody that has the guts to fight him and Bam Bam Bigelow shows up! Taz is surprised but is eager to fight Bigelow, however Fonzie convinces him to back off! Taz and Fonzie leave just in time, while Bigelow says calls Taz a coward! Tod Gordon announces Taz vs Bigelow for the next Arena show!
2. AAA Welterweight Title: Rey Misterio Jr. (c) def. Juventud Guerrera (10 mins)
As the Psicosis feud is over, Misterio Jr. is now facing other AAA opponents, after losing to Rob Van Dam at the last show. Juvi debuts in ECW as a rudo and here he cases Misterio Jr., in attempt to win the Welterweight Title from him. These two usually had nice matches, but the real life one here was a bit disappointing, especially in comparison to the Psicosis matches. Rey Rey wins with the hurricanrana
3. The Eliminators def. The Headhunters (5 mins)
The Headhunters didn't do much for me, it's not my style and they looked quite goofy as well. So yeah, they are brought in here but it's just to put over the Eliminators in a short match, without getting them involved in some sort of a run in my tag team division. The Eliminators continue their 2v2 winning streak and here Saturn pins any of the two opponents aftet the usual total elimination
4. Shane Douglas def. Sabu (13 mins)
This is Douglas' first match since his ECW return. Joey Styles talks about 1993, the old Eastern ECW, when Sabu won the Heavyweight Title against Shane on his second match ever in the company. This match has 2 goals: 1) it blurs the line on Douglas' status on his comeback, as it's a face v face bout; 2) just like Taz, Sabu can't do undefeated for 18 months and not get a title shot, so he drops a fall here to mess with his W/L record. It's a close match, but Douglas blocks a legdrop with a knee, that busts Sabu between the legs, and so Douglas can roll him up to win
ANGLE: Douglas celebrates, but in a unwilling way, as he's sorry about winning this way. He wants to shake Sabu's hand, but Sabu pushes him away! Paul E. gets into the ring (for the first time since N2R, when Taz turned on Tod Gordon) and talks to Sabu's ear. Sabu listens and calmly leaves the ring with Paul E., while the crowd would surely chant about wanting Sabu vs Taz. Douglas stays there a bit confused and then leaves as well
5. Rob Van Dam def. Axl Rotten (7 mins)
I couldn't miss on the opportunity to book RVD vs Misterio Jr at the last show, so I have postponed the match with Axl Rotten to this event, because it wasn't bad or anything. Axl also returns to ECW after a few months hiatus, after winning the Bad Breed feud but losing the feud against 2 Cold Scorpio. Van Dam seems on a roll and quickly adapts to ECW. He wins the match with a split legged moonsault
6. ECW World Tag Team Titles: The Pitbulls (c) (w/ Francine) def. The Gangstas (8 mins)
This the first time these teams face one on one and also the first time the Gangstas get a title shot, after winning the feud against Public Enemy at the last show. This is kept short to cater to their styles and (no pun intended) Joey Styles wonder if the Gangstas know that they can't win titles by DQ, because all of their stuff is risqué and dangerous. At the end, anyway, Jack is pinned by Pitbull #2 after a superbomb
ANGLE: Before the Pitbulls can do anything, the Eliminators jump in the ring and attack them! Francine is upset and slaps Kronus, but they destroy her with the total elimination too! Kronus and Saturn run away before the Pitbulls kill them and Francine is stretchered out due to the lethal move. Pitbull #1 grabs the microphone, while Francine is helped on a stretcher, and tells Tod Gordon (who is there to assist) that they had enough of the Eliminators! At the next show, they want them in a Philly Street Fight... wanting the titles is a thing, putting their hands on Francine is over the line! Tod nods and makes the match
7. ECW World Television Title: Too Cold Scorpio (c) def. Chris Jericho (10 mins)
Jericho makes his debut and faces Scorpio, who has now been the champion for quite a while and feels more cocky than ever. Jericho unfortunately won't be here for long, so he comes in with his lionheart babyface character and I loved the "Hart's dungeon last survivor" nickname that Paul E. gave him, genius stuff. In real life, a RVD vs Jericho from this show was removed from tape as it sucked, hopefully Scorpio would do a better job here. Scorpio struggles, but retains with the moonsault legdrop
ANGLE: Before the main event (Raven/Cactus/Stevie vs Dreamer/Sandman/Mikey), Missy Hyatt is once again spotted in the front row. She tells Joey Styles that she will be watching the action very closely, because one of those men might be good enough to be with her! Anyway, the competitors get in the ring and Mikey doesn't! Tod Gordon gets on the stage, speaking to Dreamer and Sandman, saying that Mikey has been found busted open in the parking lot and he surely can't wrestle... but Shane Douglas arrives to the stage! (no music, that makes it phony). Douglas repeats what he said at the last show: he knows him, Sandman and Dreamer will never get along... they all want the title? Yes, but Douglas also wants Cactus Jack, his former best friend that costed him the title last year and sold out! He can be their partner, just for one night... Sandman nods to Dreamer, indicating that it's his call and Dreamer says that Douglas already fooled him once (1993), he better not do that again!
8. Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman & Shane Douglas (sub. for Mikey Whipwreck) def. Raven, Stevie Richards & Cactus Jack (w/ Beulah and Blue Meanie) (15 mins)
So, lots of stories here: the infinite Dreamer/Raven saga, Cactus turning on both Dreamer and Douglas, Sandman old feud with Cactus, Raven and Cactus arguing about Mikey's demise, Dreamer and Sandman tagging for the first time and accepting Douglas as an one night only ally etc. There are enough good workers and stories to make this a nice main event, plus Missy keeps watching and doesn't get involved. Raven uses a car jack as a weapon at one point and Douglas yells that is that how he jumped Mikey in the parking lot?! Cactus's eyes widen and he goes face to face with Raven, so they argue... Raven pushes him and Jack has had enough, so they start brawling! Jack clothesline Raven and himself outside the ring and Sandman dives on them with a legdrop! Dreamer looks away distracted, but Douglas tags himself in and pins Stevie with a belly to belly suplex! Shane puts himself first in line for a title shot!
ANGLE: Raven is furious, while he sees Douglas walking away victorious, Meanie carrying Stevie and Cactus walking off too... his world is crumbling! Raven jumps Dreamer from behind and brutally attacks him! Raven is choking Dreamer and yelling all of his hate to his enemy... but Beulah jumps on him to stop him! Raven looks at Beulah in disbelief and pulls her by the hair! Raven says that he's been patient enough, she spent a whole week with Dreamer; he tried to hide it, to live like nothing happened and forget about it, but she still acts defiant... what did they talk about?! Beulah forcefully gets free from his hair grip and says that Dreamer was horrible to her when they were kids, but he just refused someone he didn't love back. But what about Raven?! For a year, he's been using her as a shield, a way to make money, to win matches and to make Dreamer feel jealous... does he even have feelings, any feelings, for her? How many times has he hit her? How many times has he refused her? Tommy only refused her once, because he took her the second time, and the third time and the fourth time!!! Raven seems more furious than before and then forces to calm himself down, looking at the title belt, and opens his arms wide to hug Beulah... but it's a cringe and unnatural movement, so he stops and slaps her! Raven grabs Beulah by he throat, but Dreamer jumps up and unleashes on Raven! Raven tries to break free, but Sandman punches him and keeps him in the ring! Dreamer piledrives Raven and then hugs Beulah! They leave together and kiss, while Raven, that used to have many allies, is now a lonely man with a World Title and a lot of enemies...
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Post by sonny912 on Oct 7, 2024 15:41:42 GMT 1
A rvd/Jericho match sucked!? Blasphemy!
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Post by Moore on Oct 7, 2024 20:12:50 GMT 1
CHIIIIILL! I WAS OUT ON VACATION!!! I'll try to edit this post tomorrow with a feedback of the last three shows, with focus on the very 80s-named Big Apple Blizzard Blast (only second to Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular, which featured a Texas Chain Match Massacre... uh... Match)
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Post by Moore on Oct 8, 2024 15:10:58 GMT 1
Holiday Hell:
Missy Hyatt's tenure in ECW is underrated and I honestly think she's the valet who went better with The Sandman's character (Woman was probably a better valet/manager overall, but Missy's gimmick worked better, that's what I'm saying). I guess you'll keep them together, but I agree it may be too soon.
Allow me to tell you what I'd do different in that post-match segment with Beulah. I'd have Raven reminding her about the Piledriver she took from Tommy and she would actually hit him with the chair. Maybe even with Tommy kneeling her and opening his arms, allowing her to hit him. That way she'd get revenge for the Piledriver and could still be torn, specially after Tommy recognizing his beef isn't with her, so he shouldn't have hit her, even if she was siding with Raven. I'm not against what you did, as it still makes perfect sense to me. I'm just saying what I've done, as I love emotionally violent angles.
Two awesome tag division matches are set for House Party and you did a great job setting them up. The tag division defines violence better than anything else you have going. At least for now. That's a good thing, imo.
Good booking in the title match and post-match too. Cactus and Mikey have a special bond and I really want to see Cactus and Raven going at it for Cactus' last ECW feud.
The main event is pretty explanatory of itself as a showcase one. No need for Taz, no need for anyone else. You did good.
House Party:
Well, cancel the damn diary, as it was completed with RVD vs. Rey Rey. RVD was maybe a little unpolished in his first few months in ECW, but anyway, RVD vs. Rey Rey would've been great, I can't argue. Rob is probably getting pushed to the moon, so the win over Rey makes total sense.
Yeah, I guess Taz vs. 911 needed to happen, even if no one was dying to see it. 911's time is over as he's ran his course.
I'm ok with you keeping The Eliminators a heel team, even if Jason was a tool. I'm not sure if you pretend to keep The Gangstas on the bad side, though, but we'll find out about it.
Ah, Sandman and Dreamer are now on the same side. That was a somehow groundbreaking point in ECW history and it will be a pain in the ass for Raven from now on, as he'll become the champion and have Sandman, Dreamer, Cactus and Mikey on his leg. I guess...
...holy f**k, Douglas too! Yeah, Raven has his hands full and he's pretty much solo on his quest. Douglas won't be a babyface, I'm sure, but he was always probably the "babyfacey-est" heel of ECW as he was more ambitious than evil. Him vs. Raven will probably be a great story.
Wonder Winter Big Apple Blizzard Blast Sizzler Spectacular:
Bubba is not a talentless fool, but he's probably the most unnecessary world champion ever, imo. He didn't need the TNA World Title and TNA didn't need to push him there with guys like Styles, Angle, RVD, Magnus and more in the roster. Even if he was a great heel at that time, he didn't do a thing that couldn't be done by someone else. That's just my take to create some off-topic debate if someone wants to answer me. Back to the diary!
Bigelow! He was a huge name to come out to ECW back then, and even if he had a nice run, he maybe could've been used slightly better. I trust you!
They used to be rare back in the day, but title matches in different promotions were special. Glad you're booking AAA's Welterweight belt.
Good self-and-mutually conflictive booking in the Sabu vs. Douglas match.
Alright! The two best teams in ECW will clash for the belts and it will be... violent! It would've been completely ok for the Eliminators to come out of House Party looking face-ish, because attacking Francine in the next show would've made everyone a despicable heel, tbh.
Jericho is a great addition, and while it's a shame his tenure is short, he will have a few nice matches and maybe get the TV title?
Raven's main beef is with Dreamer, who hasn't beat him... and making Douglas the first challenger for Raven is great to build Dreamer vs. Raven deeper before Tommy could have his shot AND by making it like that, it dives deeper into Douglas' real self-conflict too. Cool stuff.
Alright, wrestling's greatest couple is now an official thing! I'm excited to see what's next!
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Post by marc91 on Oct 8, 2024 21:36:34 GMT 1
That is a really cool idea on the Dreamer/Beulah feud. I actually made extra effort in being careful and not ruining it, apart from the lesbian/pregnancy debacle, I hated how Tommy would piledrive Beulah every time he could and then still secretly sleep with her. Like, Paul E., hello?!?
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Post by marc91 on Oct 10, 2024 16:23:03 GMT 1
Quick note: in real life, New Jack gets arrested and so he misses the Arena show posted below. This is mentioned on ECW Hardcore TV, as the Gangstas won't appear at Cyberslam because of it
ECW Cyberslam 17.02.1996 Philadelphia, PA
1. Dino Sendoff & Don E. Allen draw The Bad Crew (2 mins) I actually think ECW abused this jobber matches, leading to a star coming in to disrupt them, but I am only doing this every now and then, so why not. They literally fight for a minute, until Missy Hyatt comes down to distract them and the Sandman jumps in the ring with a singapore cane, destroying everyone. The referee calls a no contest and the fans go crazy for Sandman
ANGLE: Missy lights a cigarette for Sandman, while they are reached in the ring by Tommy Dreamer (arm in a sling) and Beulah. Sandman says that Missy is with him because she recognised that he's a bad moth**fu**er and that he is extreme, indulging in all the vices that she loves too! Just like Dreamer was hardcore enough to take Beulah from Raven! Dreamer says that him and Sandman have literally beat respect into each other and now they have the same goal: Raven! Granted, Sandman "only" wants the belt, but Dreamer HATES Raven and, since the title is all Raven has left now, he would love to take it from him. Joey Styles asks them about Mikey Whipwreck getting attacked at the last show and Dreamer shows concern, while Sandman says that he, more than anyone, knows that Mikey won't get back down from anyone and he'll surely be here tonight to kick ass! Lastly, they are asked about Shane Douglas: Sandman says that Shane was helpful at the last show and also won himself a title shot tonight, so good for him. Whether Raven or Douglas get the win tonight, the view doesn't change for him and Dreamer! (it's made clear by Joey that the 4 of them have left the building)
ANGLE: JT Smith returns after 3 months! He is wearing a cloth cap and gesticulating a lot, attempting to speak Italian with horrible results. Joey Styles sighs, saying that a lot of concussions had a bad effect on JT, who is now also botching a whole language! Anyway, he is cleared to compete now, at least physically. JT stops Bubba's stuttering introduction several times, until Bubba gets tired of it and punches JT to start the match!
2. Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ Big Dick Dudley and DW Dudley) def. JT Smith (6 mins) This can be a fun match and doesn't need to last too long. Bubba is progressing quite well in the company thanks to his goofy role and it's ironic that JT had the fans turning on him just because of a botch, in retrospect! Despite his "mental issues", JT wrestles well and in a very calculating way, putting Bubba in trouble. However, Bubba hits the bubba bomb and wins the match!
ANGLE: Mikey Whipwreck comes to the ring and some stiches are still visible on his forehead! Joey Styles asks him what happened and Mikey has no clue: he was in the parking lot and, all of a sudden, he was jumped from behind. He didn't even see his aggressor or aggressors. He knows he had a lot of targets on his back when he was the champion, a rather vulnerable one to some people, as he had friends like Cactus Jack turning on him... Mikey is quite upset, because he wanted to be in the six men match to get revenge on Raven and he's still owed his title rematch, after losing the title in January. But Too Cold Scorpio arrives! Scorpio laughs it off and quickly points out he didn't attack Mikey, he does his business face to face, just like when he broke Taz's neck! But he finds it so funny that, after months of trying to prove he's tough, Mikey got beaten up so easily, like a chump! Mikey slaps Scorpio, who pushes him on the mat! Mikey gets up and says that he has a title rematch, but... he wants to use it with the TV Title, right now, if Scorpio has the bal**! Scorpio nods and the match is on!
3. ECW World Television Title: Mikey Whipwreck def. Too Cold Scorpio (c) (9 mins) This is a typical ECW gear switch, as I want the belt off Scorpio after a very long title reign and Mikey out of the World Title picture, without getting lost in the midcard. So yeah, this happens and it keeps the "workrate rate" quite up on the TV Title lineage. Ironically, Scorpio won the title the first time on an impromptu match himself (against Dean Malenko in January 1995). This is not a longest match, there will be rematches with more heat, and they had a nice chemistry anyway. Scorpio plays with Mikey, who rolls him up! 1... 2... 3! Mikey wins!!!
4. Taz (w/ Bill Alfonso) def. Bam Bam Bigelow by RTD (11 mins) Taz vs Bigelow reminds us of 1998 ECW, I know, but I have Bigelow for a show and I really wanted to use him this way, rather than feeding him to Raven or whatever, as this will be useful for the future stories! Taz is bulling and threatening everyone, but this time his target might be too tough, even for him! They go all out in a hoss fight and Fonzie gets involved, of course. Bigelow headbutts him, which pleases the crowd, but Taz uses a chair (rare thing for him to do), smashing it on Bigelow's head, and then applies a tazmission on the already senseless Bam Bam, so the referee calls for the finish!
ANGLE: Returning from intermission, Tod Gordon announces that ECW will have its first taped double header in March, with Big Ass Extreme Bash, both in New York and Philly... But the lights are dimmed and Brian Pillman is in the ring! (Screw all that "shooting to the smart marks, the show is fake but this is not, I am calling you by your real name brother" stuff that aged like milk, but I'm still friendly with the WWF and I don't mind keeping some buzz on Pillman. I will just turn them down a notch, not only because this "excessive shooting" a la Russo and Outsiders does more harm than good, but because Pillman will never wrestle for me). Anyway, Pillman talks about being fired by WCW for speaking his mind, but nobody will stop him and he will always find a platform! Tod Gordon asked him to come in and address the fans and kiss up to them, well screw them! He already wrestled in this sh**hole once (1994, lost to Shane Douglas) and he only did it because he was paid by WCW, but now... now he's a free agent and can do what he wants, when he wants! His best friend Steve Austin was here a few months ago and the fans cheered for a weak rookie, rather than for one of the best performers in the world today! Pillman says he will be at the Bash weekend, in both towns, and there are several ECW wrestlers that he doesn't like, so he plans on doing whatever the hell he pleases!
5. Sabu def. Hack Myers (7 mins) I took this match off the real life N2R card because there was no need to let Sabu fight on the show and rush his comeback in a non high profile match, when he's going to be here for years to come. They can wrestle here, anyway, as they had an average match in November and, by cutting a few minutes, it should go a bit better. Myers is almost done here, he loses to arabian facebuster. Sabu quickly avenges his last loss
6. Cactus Jack def. Stevie Richards (w/ Blue Meanie) (8 mins) Joey Styles says that the match was requested by Raven, as he is upset at Cactus Jack for his defiance and continued defence of Mikey Whipwreck, so he asked Stevie to teach him a lesson. Cacuts de facto turns babyface, even though the fans know that he's on his way out anyway. This can be a good match, but some comedy spots could be gold between these two. At the end, Cactus hits a double cactus elbow on Meanie and Stevie (placed under Meanie's weight) and gets the pinfall
ANGLE: Pitbulls (sans Francine, as she is recovering from the total elimination she suffered during the last show; by gawd let's actually show continuity) and Eliminators are ready for their match, but the Bruise Brothers show up on the stage and look quite interested. Joey Styles mentions that they were invited to sign on a contract with ECW today, so they probably decided to stick around to watch this match and set their sights on the titles! Anyway, they leave without any incident
7. ECW World Tag Team Titles Philly Street Fight: The Eliminators def. The Pitbulls (c) (10 mins) This is not the blowoff of the feud per se, but it's a good stepping stone for both teams. The Pitbulls have been champions since September, in a very challenging scenario, while the Eliminators are still undefeated on 2v2 matches and, without Jason, they seem even more driven and less distracted by his bullsh**. The Pitbulls want revenge on them taking out Francine, but the challengers use all kind of objects to get an advantage and this quickly becomes a chaotic war. Pitbull #1 is hit by a total eliminators and Saturns pins him for the title change!
8. ECW World Heavyweight Title: Raven (c) (w/ Kimona, Stevie Richards and Blue Meanie) def. Shane Douglas (13 mins) On a TV show, Raven introduced Kimona, the only woman that actually slept with more men than Beulah and Missy Hyatt combined. He thrives on depression and being miserable, so being surrounded by this woman is quite good in his sick vision of life. Douglas has quickly received a title shot, thanks to subbing for Mikey at the last show and getting a pinfall victory in the 3v3 main event. Shane, after having 2 matches at the last show and playing both the face and heel part, is back at getting babyface reactions for now, of course, as he's facing the devil himself. Douglas suplexs both Meanie and Stevie, which allows Raven to use the ropes to save himself from a belly to belly. Douglas yells at the referee and lifts Raven, who hits him with a DDT out of nowhere and retains!
ANGLE: Raven celebrates, while Douglas cusses and is furious because at one point it looked like he had the match won! But Cactus Jack hits the ring! Douglas quickly retreats at the sight of his former best friend, but Cactus DDTs Raven instead! Cactus lifts the ECW World Title in the air, while Douglas looks half upset and half hopeful (?) and Raven is knocked out! Cactus cuts a promo, saying that he agreed to join Raven, as he promised that his tough love was going to teach people like Tommy Dreamer not to destroy their bodies in the ring, but he was fooled! Raven used him, like he used anybody else... a woman he had no feelings for, a kid that loves this business and takes beatings for him all the time, an obese and clueless idiot! All Cactus asked is one thing... "not Mikey", do all you want but leave Mikey alone. Mikey has come a long way and Cactus is so proud of him, despite Mikey probably hating him now. He was as young as Mikey when Dynamite Kid showed him how sick this business was and broke his jaw... for nothing! And this is what he became after a decade in this business, a deranged, broken and sadistic individual! Mikey can still be saved and he will NOT let Raven drag him into this, so Raven will pay for what he did to Mikey! He might be on his way out, to go to a place that is Raven free and away from his toxicity, but before he does... he will show that the "pain" Raven talks about is nothing, nothing, compared to the pain he will put him through!
(I haven't announced any matches for the double header weekend on purpose, so I am not spoiling anything. Sometimes I feel like I should actually release cards before the events instead of just signing a few matches, as it's not like readers can see the TV show and catch up with TV angles (TL;DR I am rambling, ignore me) |
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Post by Moore on Oct 10, 2024 19:23:13 GMT 1
We just got treated to the birth of Sandman/Missy AND Italian JT Smith in a matter of 7 minutes or so. That's peak World history right there.
Mikey winning the TV title is a right call and it will probably help Scorpio in the long time, as he can get some more heat by having some revenge on the loveable underdog.
I'm ok with Bam Bam being used that way, specially because it's a one-off and he now has a motive to go after Taz two years after that with their roles reversed.
I tend to agree that the whole Pillman run in ECW is infamous and more bad than good. It was the 'Loose Cannon' with a 300% maxed volume and it should've probably been read by the wrestling world as a sign that Pillman was not doing well, mentally. It was partially real.
Raven sending Richards to teach Cactus a lesson is as good as a comedic thing to picture as anything Cactus and Stevie could've done in the ring, tbh. Not complaining at all.
The... Bruise... Brothers? //looked it up// oh yeah, the Harris twins. Meh... anyway, nice Philly Street Fight and the best team in ECW history got the gold! Can't argue with that.
Proper introdution for Kimona, who will stick for a while and hopefully be used in a way that doesn't make me think she's really only eye-candy. I mean, that's all she was used as by Heyman... Good main event but...
...the post-match was the cherry on top. Cactus is heading to his last show as the #1 contender and the material of that promo was top notch. It's actually sad that we never got a long Foley vs. Raven story IRL, as I'm sure it would be a top 5 feud of all time.
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