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The “OH MY GOD!” Review: ECW At Agricultural Hall – Allentown, PA 12/28/96

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1996-12-28 at Agricultural Hall in Allentown, PA

Champions

World: Raven

TV: Shane Douglas

Tag Team: Eliminators

Stevie Richards vs. Axl Rotten, ref John Finnegan
bWo promo before the match. Axl bails to the floor right away as the fans get on his case for sucking. Axl says he’s leaving so Stevie goes out after him. Axl however gains the advantage for a few minutes. A rather large anti-bWo presences in the crowd tonight. Axl gets the crowd to turn on him by acting like he is going to use a chair and then putting it down. Axl goes for the chair again but Stevie drop kicks it into his face. Side slam by Richards and he loads up the Stevie kick but Axl catches it and drops him with a clothesline for 2. Axl misses an elbow drop and Stevie hits the kick this time for the win in 9.01.

Bad Crew 2 (w/ Bad Crew 1) vs. Mikey Whipwreck, ref Jim Molineaux
#1 distracts Mikey allowing #2 to attack from behind. Flying forearm gets 2. Bad Crew takes it to the floor and they double team Mikey. Mikey now takes it to the floor and lands a plancha. The Bad Crew members switch place allowing Bad Crew to regain control of the match. Mikey with a rocker dropper and Bad Crew rolls out of the ring and they switch again. The next time instead of switching they just double team Mikey in the ring. Mikey hits a super rana on one of them and gets the win in 5.27.

Dudley Boys (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) vs. Balls Mahoney & Jimmy Cicero, ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
Cicero is listed on a bunch of sites as “The Rookie” this is not only incorrect, it would be the worst name for a wrestler ever. Match is joined in progress the Dudleys clear the ring of their opponents then they back drop Spike Dudley out of the ring onto them. Buh Buh Ray Dudley now with a dive over the tope rope to the floor. They stay there and brawl for a bit. Back in the ring Balls gains the advantage on Spike. Powerslam by Balls and an elbow drop by Cicero gets 2. They tag back and forth a few times doing nothing exciting. Spike is able to tag after rolling out of the way of a splash from both Balls and Cicero. Buh Buh with a powerslam on Balls and cutter on Cicero. Spike jumps off the shoulders onto both of them for the win in 7.25.

Pitbull 2 vs. D-Von Dudley, ref John Finnegan
Pitbull dominates for the first five minutes with lots of punching and not much else beside a power slam. D-Von comes back with a swinging neck breaker. D-Von in control for a few minutes but he doesn’t do much either. Pitbull catches him coming off the top rope places him back up top and hits the super fall away slam for the victory in 10.58. Joel Gertner comes down and announces D-Von the winner. Pitbull goes after Getner and D-Von attacks him from behind. bWo come out and make the save. Joel gets nailed with a super bomb then every one drops a leg on him.

“Bulldozer” Brian Lee vs. Louie Spicolli, ref John “Pee Wee” Moore & Jim Molineaux
Lee attacks during the intros and we get the bell. They brawl right to the floor all over the building making it to the outside. We get a clip to them back in the ring. Lee tries to come off the top to Louie throws a chair at him. They do the chokeslam out of the DVD spot. Spicolli then hits the DVD. The second ref comes in but as Louie goes for another DVD he gets nailed with Lee’s foot. Chris Candido has come down and he makes a three count. Spicolli goes after him once he notices what happened. Candido throws powder into the eyes and Lee nails a chokeslam as the first ref gets up and makes the count. 5.56 of the match was filmed.

We get our Taz/Sabu confrontation next. Same as it’s been.

Chris Candido vs. Rob Van Dam, ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
Nice opening spot of reversals. Van Dam gets the advantage using some kicks. He almost over shoots on a springboard cross body and then back drops Candido to the floor. Van Dam up and over the top rope with a somersault plancha. Van Dam tries to suplex Candio from the apron to the floor but Candido reverses it and hangs Van Dam up on the top rope. Candido with a snap suplex and he goes into a chin lock. Candido slows things down but then he misses a corner charge allowing Van Dam to come back with some karate style stuff. Split legged moonsault but then Candido throws Van Dam to the apron. Van Dam tries to sling shoot himself back in but Candido drop kicks him mid air. Candido with a super rana for 2. Candido goes for a super bomb but Van Dam back drops him and then comes off the top with a nice cross body. Candido rolls through and gets a 2. Van Dam charges Candido and gets back dropped to the floor. Van Dam brings a chair into the ring and kicks into into Candido’s face. The ref gets knocked down also. TV Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas comes out and gives Candido a chain. Candido nails Van Dam with it and covers. Louie Spicolli comes out in a ref shirt and lays where the ref is down. Candido goes to wake up the “ref” and then gets nailed with a DVD. Van Dam covers as the real ref wakes up and makes the 3 count in 12.18. Candido on the mic after the match talks shit about Spicolli and then charges him in the aisle and they brawl to the locker room.

Tag Team Champion Saturn vs. Sabu, ref Jim Molineaux
After a little back and forth Sabu hits a triple jump moonsault for 2. Tag Team Champion Kronus comes down and interferes so Van Dam comes back out and it turns into a tag match. Kronus and Van Dam start off with some mat wrestling. Kronus with a power slam for 2. Kronus and Saturn with some stiff double team kicks. Kronus with a chair across the back and more double team kicks. Sabu keeps trying to get in the ring but continually gets knocked off the apron by Saturn. Saturn with a rana and he makes the tag. Van Dam drop kicks both Eliminators and makes the tag to Sabu. Sabu with a suicide dive onto Kronus. Sabu goes to dive off the ropes but Saturn knocks him down. The Gangstas hit the ring and all hell breaks loose. The brawl is mostly contained to the ring and the crowd begins to lose interest. Kronus drops a table right onto Van Dams head. Sabu hits a super rana on Mustafa but Mustafa somehow lands on top of Sabu. Sabu leg drops New Jack through a table as Mustafa gets pinned in the ring. Van Dam goes after Saturn in the ring. Eliminators go for total elimination but Sabu breaks it up. They go for it on Sabu but Van Dam pushes him out of the way and he gets nailed with it and pinned in 19.51. Cool finishes and switched up the match a lot from last weeks similar contest. A much longer tag team match until the triple threat match began. The two teams had about 7 minutes before the Gangstas came out. The brawl went on for too long though.

TV Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas & Francine vs. Tommy Dreamer & Beulah, ref John Finnegan
Douglas attacks but Tommy fights him off and they go to the floor. Douglas gains the advantage after a few minutes. He and Francine cheat a lot. Shane works over the neck of Dreamer. Beulah comes in an slaps Douglas giving Dreamer some time to recover and make a come back. Dreamer slams Douglas off the top and hits a power slam, spin buster and atomic drop for 2. Dreamer with a superplex for a near fall. Dreamer hits a DDT but Francine comes in a jumps on his back. The girls come in and roll around. Douglas nails Dreamer from behind with a chain and grabs Beulah. Dreamer with a roll up and he gets the pin in 9.02. Douglas hits Dreamer with a single arm DDT and then goes after Beulah and Pitbull 2 makes the save. Dreamer nails Francine with a pile driver.

Dog Collar Match: World Champion Raven vs. Sandman, ref Jim Molineaux
Lots of blood in this one. Good brawl. bWo comes out after about 8 minutes. Stevie Richards sets up Sandman for a steviekick. HE TURNS AND NAILS RAVEN!!!! The crowd explodes as the bWo leave. Sandman up and he hits three buckles. He’s inches away from the fourth but Raven pulls him in by the chain and drops him with a DDT. Raven covers and gets the 3 in 8.41.

My thoughts on the show…
Was into the last two matches which surprised me since I’ve been sick of them lately. The mixed tag match seemed different enough for me this time around. The main event was a fun brawl and had a kick ass finish. As much as I hate Sandman I kinda hope they give him the belt back at the next Arena show using that finish with him actually hitting the fourth buckle.

Spoilers: TNA Impact Results For 5/15 & 5/22/15

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Thanks to Tara for the following TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Orlando:

May 15th, taped Friday night:

* Kurt Angle comes out with Chris Melendez and praises him as a hero. Angle asks Melendez to be his partner for calls out The Rising to join them. Eric Young comes out and wants a rematch, blaming his loss on The Rising, Melendez and Bully Ray. They have words and Angle agrees to an i Quit Match with no interference. They announce a Hardcore War match as this episode’s main event. The segment ends with Bobby Lashley coming out and spearing Young, making his spot on Team Angle official

* Robbie E defeated Jessie Godderz. Jessie wanted a rematch and lost quickly again. The same thing happened a third time. Jessie attacked Robbie this time and left him laying. DJ Zema Ion and Jessie argued

* The Wolves defeated Austin Aries and Bobby Roode to go up 1-0 in the series

* Magnus cuts a promo on James Storm and calls him out. Abyss shows up instead and they brawl. Manik and Khoya run out and beat Magnus down

* Ethan Carter III cuts a promo on being #1 contender but Mr. Anderson interrupts and says Tyrus won the match for Ethan. They set up a match with Anderson vs. Tyrus and if Anderson wins, he gets Ethan next week

* Anderson defeated Tyrus

May 15th, taped Saturday night:

* The Dollhouse defeated Rebel and Brooke Tessmacher

* Eric Young, Low Ki, Kenny King, Bram and MVP defeated Kurt Angle, Mica, Lashley, Drew Galloway and Chris Melendez in a Hardcore War. After the match, Young pulled off Melendez’ leg and tried to attack him with it but Angle made the save. Young countered and choked Angle with the leg

May 22nd, taped Saturday night:

* The Dollhouse comes out and Taryn Terrell reveals the lingerie she’s going to wear when she meets Gail Kim’s husband. Gail comes out to fight but gets beat down

* The Wolves defeated Austin Aries and Bobby Roode to go up 2-0 in the series

* Ethan Carter III defeated Mr. Anderson in a match that had Tyrus locked in a cage at ringside

* The Pope returns to TNA and joins Josh Mathews for commentary on the next match

* Rockstar Spud defeated Mandrews, Argos, Tigre Uno, Crazzy Steve and Manik in an Elimination Match

* Jessie Godderz defeated DJ Zema Ion by submission

* Magnus defeated Khoya

Podcast: The TMPToW Interviews NASCAR Driver And Wrestling Promoter Hermie Sadler

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Today the Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling finds out just how to start our engines as we welcome one of the driving forces behind the launching Global Force Wrestling, NASCAR Legend, Hermie Sadler. As a lifelong wrestling fan, Hermie has continually worked with his close friend Jeff Jarrett on multiple wrestling projects including teaming up with TNA Wrestling to promote house show dates prior to TNA ever going on tour. Now as we gear up for a huge promotional time for GFW, Hermie (who is on the GFW Board of Directors) gives us a preview of some of the great things we can expect from Global Force Wrestling.

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Ending his relationship with TNA promoting house shows and his relationship with Dixie Carter:

What ended it was when I started to pass certain duties off to other people that didn’t make me comfortable. Additionally, TNA shortly after that needed to do their own live events so it was a mutual thing and even though I am connected with Jeff Jarrett and Global Force Wrestling I am still dear friends with Dixie Carter and her family and I appreciate what she does for the industry and for my friends that work there (TNA). Sometimes things just run their course and they had just outgrown me and I had outgrown what I was doing and it was time to do something else.

Staying with TNA as an announcer and host of the YouTube show, Hermies Hotseat:

We were still trying to capitalize on my relationships and my involvement in Nascar and other demographics and trying to cross over into more mainstream media to follow the TNA product, so that is why we continued the relationship. I really enjoyed Hermie’s Hotseat, I got a chance to get to know some of the people in TNA in different settings and the people who watched those shows online got to learn things about the wrestlers that maybe they didn’t know or a different side of their personality. It really helped build up some of the performers in TNA at that time.

His association with Global Force Wrestling and the dedication of the GFW team:

I’ve been trying to be helpful with my contacts as far as setting up interest in venues for live events. What we should try to do with Global Force Wrestling is build the brand and create as much brand awareness as we can by the in ring product that we build and the kind of entertainment that we do. There are a lot of talented people that have been working on this project 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the last 18 months and there are so many passionate people on Jeff’s (Jarrett) team that are trying to do these things right so when these announcements do come out and things do start to roll that they are done the right way. Doing that will give Global Force Wrestling the best chance to have long term success.

Upcoming GFW talent announcements by Jeff Jarrett:

There are two classifications that we have in terms of in ring talent that will be second to none. Some that you know of and some that you don’t know of yet but that Jeff has scouted. There is just some unbelievable talent and also some legends involved as well and when I say legends I mean really, really big names in the wrestling industry that want to be a part of this as well and I think some of these names will surprise people. But I will leave all of the talent announcements to Jeff, he has done such a tremendous job of being patient and putting all the parts and pieces together for this company and I am excited to see it take off and how the fans react to it.

Wyatt Family Reuniting On RAW?, The Rock On His Latest Movie

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– As seen on Thursday night’s WWE SmackDown, it appears Luke Harper and Erick Rowan are being being put back together for a potential reunion of The Wyatt Family. WWE posted the following teaser on the two for Monday’s RAW:

“Erick Rowan and Luke Harper have freaked us out for years at this point, but the moment they shared Thursday night on SmackDown sent a shiver down our spines. After Harper dispatched Fandango, Rowan lumbered down the entrance ramp and, despite his prior issues with his former Wyatt Family accomplice, proceeded to pummel the dazed dancer. Was this Rowan extending a gnarled olive branch to Harper? Have these one-time members of The Wyatt Family joined forces once again? Anticipate more from this eerie tandem on Raw.”

– As note, The Rock will be starring in DreamWorks’ Alpha Squad Seven, a sci-fi action comedy. He tweeted the following today on the movie:

Excited to partner w/ DreamWorks and Beau Flynn to produce & star in ALPHA SQUAD 7. #WhatHappensInSpace #StaysInSpace http://t.co/ciHmqQVhlZ
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) May 9, 2015

Bully Ray Returns To TNA, Hardys Vacate Titles, TNA Departure

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– As seen on tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling, Bully Ray returned to be the special referee for Kurt Angle’s successful TNA World Heavyweight Title defense against Eric Young. Bully’s real-life girlfriend Velvet Sky also returned to TNA tonight, getting into a brawl with Angelina Love. Dixie Carter tweeted the following on Velvet’s return:
Time away has done @VelVelHoller some good. Looking good girl!

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) May 9, 2015
– Due to Jeff Hardy’s leg injury, The Hardys are vacating the TNA Tag Team Titles. There will be a Best of 5 Series with The Wolves taking on Austin Aries and Bobby Roode now that Eddie Edwards is back. The winners will be the new TNA Tag Team Champions. Dixie tweeted the following on the tag team situation:

Hate to see #Hardys have to vacate but the #BestOf5 between #Wolves and #DirtyHeels will be epic. TNA is Tag Team wrestling at its best!
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) May 9, 2015

– TNA President Dixie Carter posted the following on her Facebook tonight:

Steve Small, TNA’s longtime Senior Director of Production, will be leaving his position at the end of May to pursue an opportunity with Teach For America.

He’s been a valuable member of our family and we wish him the best as he leaves to enter the world of teaching.

We welcome Ron & Don Harris (AKIA the 6’7″ twin Harris Bros) back to TNA as they will be tag teaming to head up our production team moving forward.

Martha Hart Issues Statement On New WWE Owen Hart DVD Project

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Wrestling INC noted earlier this week that WWE is planning an Owen Hart DVD and Blu-ray, and that it had the support of Owen’s widow Martha Hart. That is incorrect as Martha issued the following statement today to WrestlingDVDNews.com:

“My children and I were unaware of this project until May 7, when it was brought to our attention by a friend who had read about it online. Contrary to your report, we do not back or support it in any way, nor has WWE requested our backing or support. From what little we know of the project, it seems to be another attempt to exploit Owen’s memory, and his tragic death, for commercial gain. We have resisted that kind of initiative for almost 16 years. If WWE really wanted to honor Owen’s legacy, it would just let him rest in peace.”

Steve Austin Planning To Make Major Announcements

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For those who missed Steve Austin’s Extra Mustard interview this week, the WWE Hall of Famer is teasing some big announcements but would not reveal if it has to do with pro wrestling or entertainment.

Austin said:

“I have a couple of things that will be announced within the next two-to-four weeks. When you hear those, you’ll say, ‘That’s why he couldn’t talk about those, I get it.’ But they’re really good. It will be a major press announcement.”

Police Release Jon Jones Crash Site Video, Ken Shamrock Wants Re-Matches, More

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– Police lapel footage of officers searching the car of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones has been released. The footage shows the officers discovering a marijuana pipe, condoms, and rental car registration in Jones’ name. The police then speculate on if the car belonged to the UFC fighter.

Jones is facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident that caused injury, a felony. After turning himself in, he was stripped of his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and suspended indefinitely by the company. Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson will now compete for the vacant championship later this month at UFC 187.

– Bellator fighter and UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock has a high profile bout with Kimbo Slice next month. However, he says he has unfinished business with the likes of fellow Hall of Famers Royce Gracie and Tito Ortiz.

“That right there, if I could get that fight to happen with where I’m at today and where (Tito) is at today, it would be awesome,” Shamrock said at a Bellator media day. It would definitely be something that I would appreciate if he did. But he doesn’t have to. He beat me three times and he beat me fair and square.”

Shamrock also said he wanted to fight Royce Gracie again, but only if Gracie wore a gi, which is illegal under the unified MMA rules. The two had a well documented rivalry in the 1990s.

– The UFC Fight Night 65 weigh ins are complete, with all 24 fighters making weight for tomorrow’s show. Here are the results of the weigh in:

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass, 11 p.m. ET)

Mark Hunt (#5) (266) vs. Stipe Miocic (#4) (243)

Brad Tavares (#4) (184) vs. Robert Whittaker (185)

Sean O’Connell (205) vs. Anthony Perosh (205)

Jake Matthews (155) vs. James Vick (156)

Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass 7:45 p.m. ET)

Hatsu Hioki (146) vs. Daniel Hooker (145)

Kyle Noke (170) vs. Jonavin Webb (170)

Sam Alvey (185) vs. Daniel Kelly (186)

Lisa Ellis (115) vs. Bec Rawlings (115)

Dylan Andrews (185) vs. Brad Scott (185)

Alex Chambers (115) vs. Kailin Curran (116)

Vik Grujic (170) vs. Brendan O’Reilly (170)

Ben Nguyen (126) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (126)

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