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The “OH MY GOD!” Review: ECW at the Flagstuff 7/26/96

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1996/07/26 at The Flagstaff in Jim Thorpe, PA

Champions
World: Raven
TV: Shane Douglas
Tag Team: Eliminators

What we missed: A few sites list “Primetime” Brian Lee defeating LA Smooth

“El Puerto Ricano” Pablo Marquez vs. Super Nova (w/ Stevie Richards & Blue Meanie) ref John “Pee Wee” Moore

God I hate Nova. They work a few headlock and arm bar spots to start. Marquez continually gets the upper hand. Nova eventually cuts him off with a kick to the stomach and seated dropkick. Marquez goes for a crucifix but Nova reverses it into an F5. Marquez with a head scissor and he goes back to the arm. Marquez ducks his head after an irish whip and Nova hits an axe kick. Second rope elbow gets 2 for Nova. Marquez gets dumped to the floor where he’s promptly given a Steviekick and thrown back in. Nova with some weak looking offense. Marquez ducks a clothesline leaps to the top rope and planchas onto Meanie and Richards. Nova runs across the apron and flips over the turnbuckle onto Marquez on the floor. Back in the ring Nova goes for a top rope crossbody but Marquez rolls through and gets the win in 7.43!!

D-Von Dudley vs. Hack Meyers ref Jim Molineaux
Match is joined in progress with the advantage to D-Von. D-Von chokes Meyers on the ropes, stomps him and drops a few elbows. Hack surprises D-Von a few times with a school boy and small package that both get 2. D-Von with a splash in the corner, flying forearm, clothesline and top rope headbutt for 2. Meyers gets an elbow up on a corner charge and begins a comeback. Backdrop followed up with a clothesline for 2. Meyers whips D-Von into the corner and follows with a clothesline for 2. D-Von rolls to the floor and brings a chair into the ring. Hack gets it D-Von begs for mercy and low blows Hack. Three chair shots to the head later and D-Von picks up the victory. 6.23 of the match is shown.

TV Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs. Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy) ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
Francine makes her first appearance with Douglas tonight after turning on the Pitbulls. Douglas kicks the ring announcer out of the ring so Joel Gertner can do their ring introduction. Gertner really puts over Francine and Douglas putting over his own heel character in the process. Douglas gets on the mic and says that he was supposed to wrestle Pitbull 2 but he couldn’t get cleared by the athletic commission after the beating that they gave him at Heatwave. Douglas says his night is over and Francine raises his hand. Buh Buh Ray Dudley comes down to the ring and challenges Douglas to a match. Buh Buh gets on the mic and calls Francine a douche bag. She slaps him and he goes to power bomb her. Douglas attacks and the bell rings. Douglas in control and he connects with a piledriver and dropkick both getting him a 2 count. They brawl on the floor and through the crowd where Buh Buh gets the advantage using a chair and hitting a bossman slam on a table. Back in the ring Buh Buh works on the arm of Douglas. Shane eventually is able to irish whip Buh Buh but ducks his head to early and gets DDTed for 2. Buh Buh with a press slam and he gets 2. Francine hops on the apron and puts Buh Buh’s hand on her boobs. Buh Buh walks away and she gives Shane a chain. Shane uses the chain but Buh Buh kicks out. Douglas locks on a figure four as we reach the 8 minute mark. Buh Buh reverses but Shane gets to the ropes and then drop kicks the knee. Buh Buh mounts a come back and hits another bossman slam. Shane kicks out at 2 and then chop blocks the knee. Buh Buh blocks a suplex and lands on of his own for 2. Shane reverses an irish whip and nails the belly to belly to retain the title at 11.28.

World Champion Raven (w/ Stevie Richards, Blue Meanie, Super Nova, Lori and Tyler Fullington) vs. JT Smith (w/ Liitle Guido, Sal Bellomo, Big Guido) ref Jim Molineaux
What the hell did Smith do to get a title match? Smith on the mic before the match sings and says that the F.B.I. loves to fight. Raven and his gang come out. Raven takes the mic and calls out Sandman. Sandman charges the ring and lays into everyone with his cane. Raven uses Tyler as a shield and Stevie then gives Sandman a Steviekick. Everybody now starts laying the boots to Sandman. Tod Gordon comes out and says that he is going to fine everyone if they don’t leave the ring. Raven DDTs Sandman and they all leave. Taz and Bill Alfonso come down and Taz dumps Sandman with a german as Alfonso attacks Gordon. Taz gets on the mic says the f work a lot and challenges Sandman and Gordon to a fight.

Sandman & Tod Gordon vs. Taz & Bill Alfonso ref Jim Molineaux
They brawl a bit and then Sandman canes Molineaux. Out comes Axl Rotten with a ref shirt and cookie sheet. Alfonso gets the sheet and goes after Gordon but Tod takes it away. Tod nails Alfonso with it and goes for the cover as Taz has Sandman in the Tazmission. Rotten ignores the pin and calls for the bell giving Taz and Alfonso the win via submission.

The Gangstas hit the ring and New Jack gets on the mic and says he doesn’t care who comes down but he wants to fight someone. Bad Crew comes out but Jack threatens them with actual murder if they don’t leave ring. Bad Crew being the intelligent gentlemen that they are leave but get jumped in the aisle by “Dangerous” Devon Storm and Damien Kane. New Jack getting excited by the fighting challenges them to a match.

The Gangstas vs. “Dangerous” Devon Storm & Damien Kane (w/ Lady Alexandra) ref Jim Molineaux
Storm with a somersault plancha onto Mustafa on the floor. Storm back in the ring and he saves Kane from the beating he’s getting. Double slingshot suplex takes down Jack. Mustafa hits a top rope clothesline on both his opponents when out come the Samoan Gangsta Party. The Samoans help take out the Gangstas and then leave through the crowd. Back in the ring the Gangstas have regained control. Mustafa with a running powerslam on Storm and Jack comes off the top with the 187 for the win in 4.48.

Tag Team Champions Eliminators vs. “Lionheart” Chris Jericho & Mikey Whipwreck ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
These two team just put on a great match a month ago, hoping they do the same here. Saturn and Mikey begin the match. Some chain wrestling to start things off. Mikey with some arm drags and Saturn bails to the floor. Kronus comes in and gets 3 arm drags also. He goes to the floor and Mikey planchas onto them both. Kronus thrown back in the ring and Jericho comes off the top with a drop kick. Jericho throws Saturn back in the ring and Mikey lands a top rope cross body for 2. Jericho now comes off the top and hits a cross body. Saturn jumps so that the impact is mid air on both of them making them look really sick. Jericho tagged in and he hits some clotheslines in the corner and goes into a submission but Kronus breaks it up. Swinging neckbreaker by Saturn and he tags out. Jericho meets Kronus coming in the ring with an arm drag and a stiff kick to the back. Kronus no sells the kick gets up and gives Jericho a stiff kick right to the face. Mikey tags back in. Kronus with a tilt a whirl slam and then he misses a spin kick but makes the tag to Saturn. Back body drop by Mikey for 2. Saturn misses a drop kick in the corner but as Mikey walks away Kronus runs down the apron and clotheslines him. Kronus tags back in and bodyslams Mikey and lands a Vader bomb splash off the second rope. Spin kick lands and Jericho tries to come in which allows the champions some time to double team. Jericho comes in a breaks up a pin so Saturn beats the crap out of him and dumps him to the floor. Butterfly suplex gets 2. They set up total elimination but Jericho stops Saturn from hitting his part of the move. Another tilt a whirl slam by Kronus to Mikey in the ring. Saturn and Jericho fight on the floor as Kronus hits a second rope headbutt. Kronus with a german and he tags in Saturn. Kronus puts Mikey over his knee and Saturn comes off the top with a knee. Piledriver by Saturn. Kronus back in and he hits a slam but misses a second rope moonsault. Saturn comes in to try and stop Mikey from making a comeback but he gets hiptossed into Kronus. Mikey comes off the top rope and hits a frankensteiner on Saturn. Jericho tags in and they land a double shoulder block on Saturn. Jericho is going for a superplex but Saturn blocks it and throws Jericho down and comes off the ropes with a sunset flip and almost gets the win. Saturn launches Jericho face first into the buckle and then hits a superkick as Kronus and Mikey fight on the floor. Top rope headbutt gets 2. Saturn comes off the top again but Jericho drop kicks him so he goes to the floor. Back in Jericho hits a suplex and lionsault but Kronus breaks it up. Jericho goes after him and gets superkicked when he turns back around. Kronus now in the ring with Jericho he goes for a power bomb but Jericho lands on his feet and gets a German with a bridge for 2. Jericho goes for a double underhook but Saturn clotheslines him. Belly to belly by Kronus gets 2. Jericho comes off the second rope with a drop kick for 2. Saturn and Mikey fight on the floor. Jericho ducks a clothesline but Saturn knees him in the back as he hits the ropes. Saturn runs into the ring and they land Total Elimination and get the pin in 17.13.

Bruise Brothers vs. Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy & Tommy Dreamer ref Jim Molineaux
Dreamer and Gordy hit the ring and the brawl begins. Freebird continues to play over the sound system and it makes me think of this as a brawl in some redneck bar. Dreamer gets thrown through a wall as all four men brawl in the crowd and all over the Flagstaff. They make it to the ring after about five minutes and Gordy quickly gets the Asiatic spike on and gets the pinfall win for his team at 5.56

My thoughts on the show
Pretty basic show tonight. The tag title match was nice and fast paced but not as good as their last match. Still decent though. That was really the only thing that could be considered worth watching on this rather short show that clocked in at only an hour and a half. I’d say skip this one.

Money In The Bank News; Two Ladder Matches?

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Brian Grey
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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Because of the uncertainty surrounding Daniel Bryan and the WWE World Heavyweight Title, WWE is going with the idea that this year’s Money In the Bank ladder match would be for the vacated title if Bryan is unable to compete, as announced last week.

The feeling is that they do not want to do a pay-per-view without the title at stake and Payback had it at stake through the in-ring segment with Stephanie McMahon, Bryan and Brie Bella.

WWE officials are also considering a second ladder match where the winner would get the future title shot, if the first ladder match ends up being for the vacant title.

However, the hope among WWE officials and the working idea is that Bryan vs. Kane will headline.

WWE Casting For A Sting Body Double & Stand-Ins That Will Wear Sting Face-Paint

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Jim Somers
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– At least two casting agencies sent out notices this weekend for a WWE project that takes place next Monday, June 16th. It did not list a location but next week’s RAW takes place from Cleveland and we know at least one of the agencies is based in California.
The name of the project is “WWE Orchestra” and WWE is looking for 14 total males and females of any ethnicity to appear in an orchestra. They will be wearing Sting face-paint and not actually playing their instruments as music will be dubbed in, according to the notice. The pay for the gig is $650 plus an agency fee.

The listing for the orchestra stand-ins reads like this:
“Orchestra musicians with own instruments Principal Male or Female / 18 to 70 / All Ethnicities Looking for an orchestra of 14 musicians, all with own instruments – ideally a full orchestra who play together regularly. They will be “fake” playing in the promo, music will be dubbed in. All will be wearing the face paint that Sting is known for. Must be OK with heavy face makeup. Any leads on full orchestras who would love to make some money, would be awesome!! Open to all ages (over 18) and for the most part, people will be unrecognizable.”

The listing for the Sting body double reads like this:
“Body double for STING Photo Double Male / 38 to 50 / Caucasian, Ethnically Ambiguous, Hispanic, Mixed, Multi-Ethnic 6’2, 250lb of pure muscle. Prefer a guy with wrestling experience, very fit. HEAVILY muscular. Slightly longer dark hair. Will have a full face of make up on. paying a higher rate as we need a GREAT double for this.”

What Caused Jim Ross To Be Hospitalized; Undiagnosed Stroke

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Jim Somers
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Source: TMZ

We noted before that Jim Ross was hospitalized on Thursday night. TMZ reports that Ross was hospitalized for “stroke-like symptoms” and after several medical tests, doctors determined that the symptoms were being caused by medication that Ross has been taking for an unrelated medical issue.
Doctors also told JR that the tests showed he had suffered a minor undiagnosed stroke in the past. Doctors are confident they fixed the problem by changing his medication.

Ross told TMZ, “I’m not ready to tag out just yet.”

D-Lo Brown On TNA Folding, Droz’s Accident, Owen Hart, More

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Brian Grey
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Former WWE and TNA star D-Lo Brown recently sat down with Steve and the Scum on WGD Weekly. Below are some highlights:

His thoughts on the financial state of TNA and internet reports of their impending demise:

“I think TNA is going to be around as long as the Carter’s want it to be. That’s the most honest answer I can give you. Her parents own the company and they have a ton of money, so as long as they want to keep investing in it, that company will be around. It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks or anyone feels, or what people suggest. They are going to run it the way they want to and as long as they want the company around, they are going to be here. I put no credit in unnamed sources. If you put something in print and you believe in it, out your name next to it and if not, don’t say it. I can guarantee you most of those, if not all of those unnamed sources aren’t sitting there and they don’t have knowledge of the day to day operations of that company. They are sitting on the outside and giving an opinion and their opinion is worth about as much they’d be willing to pay for it and that’s about two cents.”

The “Mass Transit” incident in ECW involving his long time friend, New Jack:

“Jack and I have talked about it. It was one of the craziest things I’ve ever heard of, it’s one of the craziest things he has ever been involved in. I think it was just someone who, in terms of whoever that kid was, he was just ill prepared to be in the situation he was in and he was just not prepared for the spot he was in. I don’t blame anyone, you know, stuff just happens. But, if he wasn’t in the ring, maybe it wouldn’t have happened. I’m not speaking ill of the dead, because the man is gone, but if he wasn’t there, it might not have happened. Here’s the way I look at it too, say you go to an NFL game and you’re sitting in the stands, then all of a sudden the coach looks up to you and says, hey, you want to try this? Then if you go run out on the field and you get your wig split, who’s fault is that if you are not prepared to play in the game? It’s not the guy who hit you’s fault, it’s your fault for putting yourself there, and I’ve had that same conversation with Jack.”

Working with the creative team of Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara during the Attitude Era:

“At the time, Vince was, I don’t think it was technically called creative, but he was the head of the writing committee, for lack of a better term. So, he was in charge of story lines, and he would bring you the idea for today’s show, and yes, I worked closely with Vince and Ed at that time. For some reason, Vince Russo was a big fan of mine. He liked the things I did in the ring and he enjoyed me being out there even though I wasn’t the top guy or the World Champion. Given the situation I was in he liked my role and that’s why they kept giving me more time with it. Man, it was so great to be out there enjoying that ride as the company went from getting defeated eighty something consecutive weeks during the Monday Night Wars to where it went. Russo and Ferrara were responsible for that and for me being part of that. I’m still friends with Russo today. I could call Vinny Ru today and shoot the proverbial spit, and just hang out with him anytime. He has always been a good friend to me and my family, and I owe him a lot.

His memories of working with the late Owen Hart:

“Owen was a guy that I considered myself very lucky to have spent just thirty seconds around, let alone a couple of years. One of the best guys, great family man, and in the ring, if people think that Bret Hart was a great worker, Owen Hart was one hundred times the worker of Bret. That’s just my opinion, maybe people agree with it, maybe they don’t, but I’ve seen them both up close, and to me, Owen was much better.”

The horrible career ending accident in the ring involving himself in a match with Droz:

“It was a really down part, not only of my career, but of my life. My career, professionally, not winning and losing, but just me, was never the same. I played competitive sports my whole life and I’ve seen injuries and I’ve seen severe injury, but I’d never been part of one and it was in Nassau Long Island Coliseum and I can remember it like it’s happening right now. We did the running powerbomb, something we’d done a thousand times leading up to that. Honestly, we had done it on every house show for at least a month before that, at least twice a night and on that night, he and I have talked about it, we just don’t know what happened. Still to this day, I have no clue and if I try to think about it, it will drive me crazy. I just remember standing there and looking at him after it happened, and going, ‘man, come on dog, just get up.’ When he didn’t, we went to the back and went off to the hospital, I was sitting at the hospital all night. I didn’t want to leave, but we had a show the next night in Trenton. I remember I was riding with Kane, and Jim Ross gave me a call and said, “come on, you got to go to work.” That had to be the worst match of my life, that next night in Trenton. So, then I went home, the loop was over, and literally, I went home and quit, I retired, I was done. Luckily once again, it was Jim Ross who called me. He talked me about competitive sports and you know, things happen. He said, ‘it’s bad enough one career has come to an end, let’s not make it more of a tragedy and have two careers come to an end.'”

WWE News: John Cena Injured, NFL Star in NXT, Daniel Bryan Storyline

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Brian Grey
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Credit PWInsider and WON

– WWE NXT star Baron Corbin said to be one of the developmental talents to watch. He defeated Wesley Blake at the May 30th NXT tapings in a dark match but did not compete during the actual tapings. Corbin, real name Tom Pestock, previously played for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Cardinals.

– John Cena reportedly suffered an eye injury during his match with Bray Wyatt at last night’s WWE live event in Madison, Wisconsin. According to F4WOnline, a few minutes into the match, Wyatt was head-butting Cena in the corner and either one of the strikes hit Cena in the eye or some of Wyatt’s hair whipped him in the eye. Cena immediately let the referee know he was hurt, leading to the dreaded “X” symbol. Two trainers came out and checked on Cena. The rest of the match was spent protecting him because the eye was closed.

– Also, Adam Rose was busted open during a match with Heath Slater. He suffered a pretty good cut above his right eye, and the referee put on rubber gloves to tend to Rose while trainers came out to clean up the blood.

– Regarding WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan being injured, it’s said that Vince McMahon has been making all of the decisions regarding the angles they’re doing with Bryan and the title. The latest word from within WWE is Bryan’s status is still very much up in the air.

News On Von Erich Family Wrestling At TNA Slammiversary

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Jim Somers
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Ross and Marshall Von Erich from the legendary Von Erich family will be in tag team action at Sunday’s TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view. WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Von Erich, their father, will be there to watch. Ross and Marshall have wrestled in the past for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan but it’s been a while since they were there.

It’s said in Japan that they aren’t bad kids but they didn’t have a future in pro wrestling.

Word is that their appearance for TNA this weekend is a one time deal to help with publicity in the Dallas area, where the Von Erich name was huge.

Original Sin Cara’s New Name And Look

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Jim Somers
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– We noted before that the original Sin Cara is now using the name Myzteziz in Mexico. Below are a couple of photos of his new look:

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