Wrestling Superstar Mabel / Big Daddy V Passes Away at age 43

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February 19, 2014

It’s been confirmed that former WWE star Nelson Frazier (Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V) has passed away at age 43. Wrestling agent Eric Simms posted the following on Facebook:

“I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I just got off the phone with Big Daddy V’s wife. He had a massive heart attack and passed away today. He was 43 years old. my thoughts and prayers are with his family right now”

Chris Masters also commented on Frazier’s passing:
“Nelson Frazier/Big V has died. This really hurts! He was one of the good guys, and was always a great mentor and supportive. I Love U BigV RIP”

Tommy Dreamer commented on Frazier’s passing on Twitter:
“I am shocked & so sad. Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V (Nelson Frazier) passed away. He was a good friend. He just celebrated his 43Bday”

Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas also commented on his untimely passing:
“Very sad news tonight, 1 of the good guys has passed on. Nelson Fraser/Big Daddy V. RIP Big Vis! God bless!”

Jake Roberts commented:
“JakeSnakeDDT: I hope it is not true. Nelson Frazier (Mabel/Big Daddy V) was as nice & kind as they come. My thoughts to his family. One of the good ones.”

Lance Storm commented:
“@LanceStorm: Saddened to hear of the passing of Big Daddy V, Viscera. I didn’t know him well but liked him and thought he was straight up. #RIP”

Frazier had just turned 43 last Friday. Our deepest condolences go out to the Frazier family and friends.

ECW Results: 1997

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February 18, 2014

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(Credit for the following results go to numerous sources, including, but not limited to, The Torch, The W.O.N., Jason Campbell, and various magazine publications)

Eastern Championship Wrestling Results 1997

Promoting the Area of: Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, West Virginia, Delaware
Promoter: Paul Heyman

1/3/97 – ECW in Webster, MA @ the Town Hall (Attendance: 782) (Gate: $14,700)
Stevie Richards defeated Axl Rotten.
Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney.
Brian Lee defeated Super Nova (0:49).
Chris Candido defeated Chris Van de Lay.
Chris Candido defeated Roadkill.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Chris Candido.
Pitbull #2 defeated D-Von Dudley.
ECW Champ Raven No Contest against the Sandman (13:00).
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer.

1/4/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 1,030) (Gate: $18, 715)
Stevie Richards defeated Little Guido.
Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Chris Van de Lay & Roadkill.
Axl Rotten defeated Jimmy Cicero.
Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley.
D-Von Dudley defeated Sandman.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten.
Tommy Dreamer & Pitbull #2 defeated Brian Lee & Shane Douglas when Dreamer defeated Douglas.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer.

1/10/97 – ECW in Jim Thorpe, PA: Show Cancelled

1/11/97 – ECW “House Party 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,400)
Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley when Kronus pinned Rotten.
The Gangstas defeated Tommy Rich & Ricky Morton when New Jack defeated Rich.
Tommy Rich defeated Ricky Morton. (Following the match, the Gangstas attacked both men)
Mike Awesome defeated Balls Mahoney.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley No Contest against Pitbull #2.
Brian Lee defeated Terry Funk.
Pitbull #1 defeated ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas via countout. (Ravishing Rick Rude makes his ECW debut under a mask as he announces Pitbull #1’s return to the ring following a broken neck.)

1/17/97 – ECW in Philadelphia, PA @ the Tabor Community Center (Attendance: 150)
Axl Rotten defeated Little Guido.
Brian Lee defeated Davey Jericho.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley.
Stevie Richards & The Blue Meanie defeated The Bad Crew.
New Jack defeated D-Von Dudley.
Super Nova defeated Chris Van de Lay.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Pitbull #2 & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Shane Douglas.

1/18/97 – ECW in Scranton, PA @ the Catholic Youth Center (Attendance: 1,500)
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Chris Van de Lay.
Mike Awesome defeated Davey Jericho.
Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley when Rotten defeated Spike.
New Jack defeated Balls Mahoney.
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated Shane Douglas & Francine.
Stevie Richards defeated Little Guido.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley.
Pitbull #2 No Contest against Brian Lee.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Sandman.

1/24/97 – ECW in Middleton, NY: Show Cancelled

1/25/97 – ECW in Staten Island, NY: Show Cancelled

1/31/97 – ECW “Winter Blowout 1997” in Lake Grove, NY @ the Sports Plus (Attendance: 1,280) (Gate: $28,000)
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley.
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Steve Williams defeated Balls Mahoney.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Roadkill.
Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Sabu defeated D-Von Dudley.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido when Lee was pinned.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 via DQ.
Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman defeated Raven.

2/1/97 – ECW “Crossing the Line Again” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,400)
Louie Spicolli defeated Mike Awesome.
Lance Storm defeated Balls Mahoney.
Stevie Richards defeated Ricky Morton.
Steve Williams defeated Axl Rotten.
ECW Champ Raven defeated “Dr. Death” Steve Williams.
Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley. (Bub Buh Ray Dudley & Spike Dudley come to Sandman’s aid following the match. Includes Buh Buh’s heel turn. The Gangstas attempted to make the save but the Dudleys took them out as well. This fight featured the debut of the 3D finisher.)
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Saturn defeated Van Dam.
Terry Funk defeated Tommy Rich.
Tommy Dreamer & The Pitbulls defeated Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Brian Lee when Douglas was pinned.
* Note: This show featured the announcement from Paul Heyman of the very first ECW PPV “Barely Legal”.

2/7/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ Farmers Market (Attendance: 980)
Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Louie Spicolli & Chris Chetti.
Little Guido defeated Cody Michaels
Spike Dudley defeated Cpl. Punishment
The Gangstas defeated The Bad Crew.
ECW Champion Raven defeated Rob Vam Dam after accidental interference from Stevie Richards and the bWo
Sabu defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley (D-Von Dudley & Rob Van Dam get involved after the match, with Taz taking out RVD to send a message to Sabu)
Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley in a Falls Count Anywhere Match(After the match, the Dudleys laid out Dreamer, Sandman & the Gangstas)
The Elininators defeated The Pitbulls, and the team of Shane Douglas & Brian Lee in a 3 Way Dance.
– Pitbull #1 pinned Shane Douglas with the Rude Awakening
– Pitbull #1 was pinned following Total Elimination
* Note: I’ve also seen this show dated as 2/9/97

2/8/97 – ECW in Hamburg, PA @ the Fieldhouse (Attendance: 504)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Spike Dudley defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Louie Spicolli defeated Balls Mahoney.
Super Nova defeated Cody Michaels.
The Gangstas defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Saturn defeated Van Dam following interference from Taz.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Sandman.
Tommy Dreamer & The Pitbulls defeated Chris Candido, Brian Lee, & Shane Douglas.

2/14/97 – ECW in Webster, MA @ the Town Hall (Attendance: 300)
Taz defeated Scott Taylor via submission.
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley.
Beef Wellington defeated Lenny Lane.
Dick Togo, Terry Boy, & Taka Michinoku defeated Gran Hamada, The Great Sasuke, & Gran Naniwa when Togo defeated Hamada.
Tommy Dreamer & Sandman defeated Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman defeated Raven.
Sabu defeated D-Von Dudley.
Bobby Duncum, Jr. defeated Balls Mahoney.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Tommy Rich.
Louie Spicolli No Contest against Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Rob Van Dam defeated Pitbull #1.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido when Saturn defeated Candido.

2/15/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 950)
Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten No Contest against Super Nova & The Blue Meanie.
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Taz defeated Scott Taylor.
Louie Spicolli defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley.
The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, & Gran Naniwa defeated Taka Michinoku, Dick Togo, & Terry Boy when Sasuke defeated Michinoku.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley.
Tommy Dreamer & The Pitbulls defeated Raven, Brian Lee, & Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

2/21/97 – ECW “Cybeslam 1997” in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 800)
Balls Mahoney defeated Chris Chetti.
Brian Lee & Chris Candido defeated The Pitbulls when Lee defeated Pitbull #1.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley.
Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman defeated Raven.
The Gangstas defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley.
Taz defeated Little Guido via submission.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam (21:12) when Saturn defeated Van Dam.

2/22/97 – ECW “Cyberslam 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,400)
– Featured an In-Ring promo with the Pitbulls. Pitbull #1 calls out Shane Douglas, who lures the Pitbulls into a trap. Brian Lee & Candido attack the Pitbulls, leading to Lee putting Pitbull #2 through a table and Pitbull #1 being choked out with a chain.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu in a “tables and ladders” match when Van Dam was pinned.
Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido. (Tommy Rich joins the FBI prior to this match)
Stevie Richards defeated Balls Mahoney.
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley. (Featured interference from the Dudleys, including Sign Guy, the Gangstas make the save)
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Gangstas when Buh Buh defeated New Jack. (featured interference from Axl Rotten)
Taz defeated Tracy Smothers via submission. (Smothers’ ECW debut)
Terry Funk (later replaced by the Sandman) & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Brian Lee when Sandman defeated Raven. (This match featured the return for one night of Sandman’s wife Lori Fullington and their son Tyler, as they have reconciled with the Sandman. Sandman replaced Terry Funk who was beaten half to death with a trash can by Brian Lee. Stevie Richards also becomes involved in the match, shaking hands with Dreamer following the match)
Sabu defeated Chris Candido.

2/28/97 – ECW “Mountain Top Madness” in Jim Thorpe, PA @ the The Flagstaff (Attendance: 400)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Taz defeated Balls Mahoney.
Rob Van Dam defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls.
Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley.
Sandman defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Louie Spicolli.
Sabu defeated Chris Candido.

3/1/97 – ECW in Scranton, PA @ the Catholic Youth Center (Attendance: 1,590)
Taz defeated Spike Dudley.
Sabu defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Tommy Rich defeated Chris Chetti.
Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli.
Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Sandman defeated D-Von.
Lance Storm defeated Axl Rotten.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Pitbull #2.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

3/7/97 – ECW in Coshoken, PA: Show Cancelled

3/8/97 – ECW in Trenton, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 1,300)
Taz defeated Spike Dudley (4:25) via submission.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Bad Crew (1:37).
ECW Champ Raven defeated Super Nova (2:24).
Pitbull #2 No Contest against Brian Lee (4:48).
Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido (4:30).
Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley (4:13).
New Jack & Louie Spicolli defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney (4:13) when New Jack defeated both.
Sandman defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley (8:17).
Sabu defeated Chris Candido (14:30).

3/14/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 700)
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley.
Steve Williams defeated Balls Mahoney.
Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Brian Lee & Raven when Raven was pinned.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Louie Spicolli & New Jack.
Rob Van Dam defeated Pitbull #2.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 via DQ.
Sabu defeated Chris Candido via submission.
Tommy Dreamer & Sandman defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.

3/15/97 – ECW “Hostile City Showdown 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,100)
Tommy Rich & Little Guido defeated Tracy Smothers & Chris Chetti.
Taz defeated Rob Van Dam via submission.
Sabu defeated Spike Dudley via submission.
Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli in three falls.
– Spicolli defeated Candido.
– Candido defeated Spicolli.
– Candido forced Spicolli to submit.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 in an “I quit” match.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators to win the ECW Tag Team Titles when Buh Buh defeated Saturn.
Terry Funk defeated Brian Lee.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Stevie Richards and Tommy Dreamer in a “three way dance.”
– Raven defeated Richards.
– Raven defeated Dreamer.

3/21/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 650)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Pitbull #2 defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido No Contest against Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley.
Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney.
Terry Funk defeated Axl Rotten via DQ.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Spike Dudley.
Pitbull #2 defeated Shane Douglas via countout.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated The Eliminators when Van Dam defeated Kronus.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Sandman & Tommy Dreamer when Buh Buh defeated Sandman.

3/22/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 1,100)
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley.
Axl Rotten defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Stevie Richards defeated Louie Spicolli.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators.
Rob Van Dam double count out with Taz.
Sabu defeated Chris Candido via submission.
Pitbull #2 & Terry Funk defeated Raven & Shane Douglas when Pitbull defeated Douglas.

3/28/97 – ECW in Allentown, PA @ the Agricultural Hall (Attendance: 1,186)
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated The Lost Boys.
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley.
Taz defeated Chris Chetti via submission.
Chris Candido & Brian Lee defeated Pitbull #2 & Balls Mahoney.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators and The Gangstas in a “three way dance.”
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated Shane Douglas & Francine when McGillicutty defeated Douglas.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Stevie Richards. Sandman was the special referee.

3/29/97 – ECW in New Kensington, PA @ the Valley High School (Attendance: 850)
Louie Spicolli & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Chetti defeated Guido.
Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission.
Pitbull #2 defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Stevie Richards.
Terry Funk defeated Brian Lee.
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated Shane Douglas & Francine when McGillicutty defeated Douglas.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Gangstas when Buh Buh defeated New Jack.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated The Eliminators in a “tables and ladders” match when Van Dam defeated Kronus.

3/30/97 – ECW in Monaca, PA @ the Golden Dome (Attendance: 1,000)
Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Chetti defeated Guido.
Balls Mahoney defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Pitbull #2 defeated Brian Lee.
Taz defeated Rob Van Dam.
Sabu defeated Louie Spicolli.
Raven & Shane Douglas defeated Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer when Raven defeated Dreamer.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators and The Gangstas in a “three way dance.”
– Buh Buh defeated New Jack.
– D-Von defeated Kronus

4/4/97 – ECW in Scranton, PA @ the Catholic Youth Center (Attendance: 900)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Balls Mahoney defeated Axl Rotten.
Spike Dudley defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Pitbull #2 defeated The Bad Crew in a “handicap” match.
Sabu defeated Louie Spicolli via submission.
Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee & Shane Douglas when Dreamer defeated Douglas.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators and The Gangstas in a “three way dance.”
Taz defeated Rob Van Dam via submission.
ECW Champ Raven defeated Stevie Richards.

4/5/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 800)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Brian Lee defeated Stevie Richards (0:10).
Balls Mahoney defeated Axl Rotten.
Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission.
Rob Van Dam No Contest against Pitbull #2.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Eliminators and The Gangstas in a “three way dance.”
Sabu defeated Louie Spicolli.
Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated Shane Douglas & Raven.

4/13/97 – ECW “Barely Legal” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,170) (Gate: $66,000) Shown live on PPV (0.20)
Dark Match: Louie Spicolli defeated Balls Mahoney (5:00).
Dark Match: JT Smith & Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido & Tommy Rich.
The Eliminators defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (6:11) to win the ECW Tag Title when Saturn defeated Buh Buh.
Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm (10:10). (RVD was substitute for Chris Candido, who cut a promo announcing his injury prior to the match)
Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, & Masato Yakushiji defeated Taka Michinoku, Terry Boy, & Dick Togo (16:55) when Sasuke defeated Michinoku.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 (20:43). (Featured the unmasking of Rick Rude, and final appearance of Brian Lee, who turns face by chokeslamming Douglas. Pitbull #1 sat at ringside in a neckbrace for this match)
Taz defeated Sabu (17:49) via submission. (Featured the double turn with Alfonso & RVD aligning with Sabu, forcing Taz into a baby face spot)
Terry Funk defeated Sandman and Stevie Richards (19:10) in a “three way dance.”
– Funk and Sandman defeated Richards (15:43).
– Funk defeated Sandman (19:10).
Terry Funk defeated Raven (7:20) to win the ECW Title.

4/18/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 721)
Balls Mahoney defeated Chris Chetti.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Axl Rotten & Cpl. Punishment defeated The Lost Boys.
The Pitbulls defeated Shane Douglas & Louie Spicolli.
The Dirt Bike Kid defeated Super Nova.
D-Von & Big Dick Dudley defeated The Gangstas.
Taz defeated Lance Storm.
Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Tracy Smothers.
Raven defeated Stevie Richards.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam in a “tables & ladders’ match.

4/19/97 – ECW in Warwick, PA @ the Twin Rinks (Attendance: 671)
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Spike Dudley.
Stevie Richards won a “battle royal.”
The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Louie Spicolli defeated Chris Chetti via DQ.
Sabu defeated Lance Storm.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”

4/25/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 400)
The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Pitbull #2 defeated Guido.
Louie Spicolli defeated Chris Chetti.
Rob Van Dam defeated Spike Dudley.
Balls Mahoney defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Axl Rotten defeated Bill Wiles.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer.
Raven defeated Stevie Richards.
Taz & The Eliminators defeated Sabu, Rob Van Dam, & D-Von Dudley when an Eliminator defeated Dudley.

4/26/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 900)
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Super Nova & The Blue Meanie when Smothers defeated Meanie.
Stevie Richards won a “King of the Hill Battle Royal” (Royal Rumble) last eliminating Balls Mahoney. Match also included Sabu, Taz, Rob Van Dam, Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and Shane Douglas.
Balls Mahoney defeated Axl Rotten.
Raven defeated Spike Dudley.
Louie Spicolli defeated Chris Chetti via DQ. (Tommy Dreamer made the save for Chetti)
Stevie Richards defeated ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas via DQ.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated The Pitbulls.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam and Big Dick & D-Von Dudley in a “three way dance.” (Featured the Eliminators trainer, Killer Kowalski, get involved in the match, breaking a crutch on Buh Buh, and putting the stomach claw on Joel Gertner)

5/2/97 – ECW in Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Center (Attendance: 1,209) (Gate: $21,762)
Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti & Jimmy Shoulders.
Wing Kanemura defeated Kevin Quinn.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Cpl. Punishment via DQ.
Louie Spicolli defeated Bill Wiles.
Balls Mahoney defeated ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas via DQ. (Featured the return of Bam Bam Bigelow, who turned heel on fellow Jersey boy Mahoney, and aligned himself with Douglas.)
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”
– Big Dick defeated New Jack.
– Big Dick was pinned.
Taz & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.
Stevie Richards defeated Sandman and Raven in a “three way dance.”
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Stevie Richards.

5/3/97 – ECW in Trenton, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 750)
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers.
Wing Kanemura defeated Kevin Quinn.
D-Von Dudley won a “royal rumble.”
The Gangstas defeated Axl Rotten & Cpl. Punishment.
Stevie Richards defeated Sandman.
Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley via submission.

5/8/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 925)
Axl Rotten defeated Chris Chetti.
Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido.
Balls Mahoney defeated The New Jersey Devil (Bill Wiles).
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”
Raven defeated Sandman and Stevie Richards in a “three way dance.” with the winner getting an immediate ECW Title shot.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Raven (4:00).
Taz & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam (10:00).

5/9/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 500)
Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Taz defeated Cpl. Punishment.
Raven defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Balls Mahoney.
Spike Dudley & Tommy Dreamer defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Sandman defeated Louie Spicolli.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated The Pitbulls.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”

5/10/97 – ECW “Chapter 2” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,100)
Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Pitbulls when Douglas defeated Pitbull #2.
Axl Rotten defeated Chris Chetti.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney when Dudley was pinned.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated PG-13 when Saturn defeated Wolfie D.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli.
Big Dick & D-Von Dudley defeated The Gangstas when Saed was pinned.
Taz & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Candido defeated Van Dam.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Raven, Sandman, and Stevie Richards in a “four way dance.”
– Sandman defeated Raven.
– Richards & Funk defeated Sandman.
– Funk defeated Richards.

5/16/97 – ECW in Syracuse, NY @ the Pepsi International Building (Attendance: 700)
The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
Taz defeated Spike Dudley.
Stevie Richards defeated Bill Wiles.
Shane Douglas & Francine defeated Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty when Douglas defeated Dreamer.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”
– New Jack was pinned.
– Big Dick was pinned.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Raven.

5/17/97 – ECW “Buffalo Invasion” in Buffalo, NY @ the Flickinger Center (Attendance: 1,697) (Gate: $29,900)
– Included a fight between Bill Alfonso & Tod Gordon
The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Balls Mahoney defeated Bill Wiles.
Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti. (Included Rick Rude “kidnapping” Francine)
Raven & Stevie Richards defeated Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer when Richards defeated Funk. (Included the debut of Raven’s new cronies Chastity & Lupus, as well as interference from Louie Spicolli)
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Gangstas and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “three way dance.”
– Saturn pinned Mustafa, while Kronus pinned Big Dick simultaneously after hitting Total Elimination on both men at the same time. (Included Buh Buh Ray Dudley running interference)
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Sandman, Stevie Richards, and Raven in a “four way dance.”
– Sandman defeated Raven.
– Richards defeated Sandman.
– Funk defeated Richards. (This was the match where Fun dropped the railing across Richards back and caused nerve damage to Stevie)

5/23/97 – ECW in Indiana, PA @ the Ice & Expo Center (Attendance: 250)
Axl Rotten defeated Jimmy Cicero.
Raven defeated Chris Chetti.
Taz defeated Danny Morrison.
Louie Spicolli defeated Balls Mahoney.
Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated The Pitbulls.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Stevie Richards.
Tommy Dreamer & Sandman defeated D-Von & Big Dick Dudley when D-Von was pinned.

5/24/97 – ECW in Monaca, PA @ the Golden Dome (Attendance: 1,926)
The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers.
Chris Chetti No Contest against Danny Morrison.
Chris Candido defeated Wolf, Jr. (Wolfie D).
D-Von & Big Dick Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when Whipwreck was pinned.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
New Jack defeated Axl Rotten.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Stevie Richards.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Raven.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in a “weapons” match.

5/25/97 – ECW in West Liberty, WV @ the State College (Attendance: 411)
The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers.
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
Axl Rotten defeated Super Nova.
Spike Dudley defeated Wolfie D.
Stevie Richards defeated Raven.
Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney.
Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated Shane Douglas & Francine.
The Eliminators defeated Big Dick & D-Von Dudley.

5/30/97 – ECW in Hazelton, PA @ the St. Joe High School (Attendance: 600)
Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13.
Balls Mahoney defeated Tracy Smothers.
New Jack defeated Axl Rotten.
Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley.
The Pitbulls defeated Shane Douglas & Chris Candido.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Sandman.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Stevie Richards & Raven.

5/31/97 – ECW in Trenton, NJ @ CYO Center
Chris Chetti defeated Axl Rotten.
Spike Dudley defeated Bud Liscious.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Little Guido.
The Eliminators defeated PG-13 and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “three way dance.” (This was the match where Saturn tore his ACL)
Tommy Dreamer defeated Tracy Smothers.
Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Pitbulls & Balls Mahoney.
Sandman defeated Raven in a “dog collar” match.

6/6/97 – ECW in Scranton, PA @ the Catholic Youth Center (Attendance: 450)
Spike Dudley defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Kronus defeated Smothers.
Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck via submission.
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2.
Chris Candido defeated Raven.
Louie Spicolli defeated Tommy Dreamer in a “lumberjack” match.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney.
Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley.

6/7/97 – ECW “Wrestlepalooza 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,250)
ECW TV Champ Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti (6:52).
The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers (7:33) when Guido was pinned.
D-Von & Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Sandman & Balls Mahoney (8:30) to earn a Tag Team Title shot later in the show when when Buh Buh defeated Mahoney
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Chris Candido (Sub for the injured Stevie Richards) (12:57).
Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven. (Dreamer’s first pinfall over Raven, this was Raven’s sendoff on his way to WCW. Included interference from Louie Spicolli)
– After defeating Raven, Tommy Dreamer was attacked by Rob Van Dam, Sabu, and finally Jerry “The King” Lawler in Lawler’s ECW debut. While Spicolli held Beulah McGillicutty at bay, Sabu, RVD & Lawler took out the bWo, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, the Sandman, and the Gangstas, to name a few. Taz finally runs everyone off.
Sabu defeated Taz. (Featured a post match confrontation between TV Champion Shane Douglas & Taz, leading to a special challenge match where Shane gave Taz 3 minutes to defeat him for the TV Title, or leave ECW for 60 days)
Taz defeated Shane Douglas (2:50) via submission to win the ECW TV Title.
ECW Tag Champs The Eliminators defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/Big Dick Dudley) when Saturn defeated D-Von. (Saturn wrestled this match with a torn ACL)

6/13/97 – ECW in Allentown, PA @ the Agricultural Hall (Attendance: 900)
Tommy Rich defeated Chris Chetti.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13.
The Pitbulls defeated Axl Rotten & Bobby Duncum, Jr.
ECW Tag Champ Eliminator Kronus (Saturn injured) defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in a “handicap” match when Kronus defeated Smothers.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Sandman & Balls Mahoney.
Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer in a “falls count anywhere” match.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Taz & Chris Candido.

6/14/97 – ECW in Warwick, PA @ the Twin Rinks (Attendance: 350)
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley.
Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
The Pitbulls defeated PG-13.
Axl Rotten defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
ECW Tag Champ Eliminator Kronus (Saturn injured) defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers in a “handicap” match.
Buh uh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Sandman & Balls Mahoney.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido & Sabu.

6/20/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 700)
Chris Chetti defeated Danny Morrison.
Axl Rotten defeated Roadkill.
Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck defeated PG-13.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Eliminator Kronus (Saturn injured) in a “handicap” match to win the ECW Tag Title.
Chris Candido, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Shane Douglas defeated The Pitbulls & Balls Mahoney when Bigelow defeated Pitbull #1.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr. via DQ.
Tracy Smothers defeated Super Nova.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam No Contest against The Pitbulls.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli in an “I quit” match.

6/21/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 988)
Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
Axl Rotten defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Pitbulls, Little Guido & Tracy Smothers, and Eliminator Kronus in a “four way dance.”
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 when Whipwreck defeated JC Ice.
Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Louie Spicolli (0:31) via submission.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

6/27/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 700)
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13.
Taz defeated Louie Spicolli.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated John Kronus, The Pitbulls, and Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in a “four way dance.”
Axl Rotten defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney.
Sandman No Contest against Rob Van Dam.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer.

6/28/97 – ECW “Orgy of Violence” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,400)
Lance Storm defeated Tracy Smothers.
PG-13 defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when JC Ice defeated Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated John Kronus.
Chris Candido defeated Tom Prichard.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Pitbull #2.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Gangstas when New Jack was pinned.
Balls Mahoney defeated Louie Spicolli.
Rob Van Dam & Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

6/29/97 – ECW in Belmar, NJ @ Bar A (Attendance: 500)
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Louie Spicolli (0:27) via submission.
John Kronus defeated Tracy Smothers.
Sandman and Balls Mahoney won a “battle royal.”
Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Chetti, Lance Storm, & The Blue Meanie.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated The Pitbulls.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney

7/10/97 – ECW in Wildwood, NJ @ Convention Hall (Attendance: 1,350)
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison & Roadkill.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13.
Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & New Jack when New Jack was pinned.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated John Kronus.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli in an “I quit” match.
Sandman defeated Rob Van Dam.

7/11/97 – ECW in Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Center (Attendance: 950)
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison & Bud Liscious.
Tom Prichard defeated Louie Spicolli.
Chris Chetti defeated Jason Knight via DQ.
ECW TV Chap Taz defeated Super Nova via submission.
PG-13 defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley.
Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Pitbulls & Balls Mahoney.
Axl Rotten & Bobby Duncum, Jr. defeated Jimmy Shoulders & Bill Wiles.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

7/12/97 – ECW in Allentown, PA @ the Agricultural Hall (Attendance: 900)
John Kronus defeated Roadkill.
PG-13 defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when Wolfie D defeated Dudley.
Balls Mahoney defeated The Hellraiser.
Chris Candido defeated Tracy Smothers.
Axl Rotten & New Jack defeated Louie Spicolli & Little Guido when New Jack defeated Guido.
Rob Van Dam defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Shane Douglas (3:13) via submission.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & Spike (subbing D-Von) Dudley defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

7/18/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 900)
Jason Knight defeated Chris Chetti.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Spike Dudley when Guido defeated Dudley.
Bobby Duncum, Jr. defeated Super Nova.
Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Gangstas and The Eliminators in a “three way dance.”
– Buh Buh defeated Kronus.
– Buh Buh defeated New Jack.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Shane Douglas via submission.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman via pinfall.

7/19/97 – ECW “Heat Wave 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,500)
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 when Whipwreck made the pin.
Axl Rotten defeated Tracy Smothers.
John Kronus defeated Prodigy.
Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Chetti & Balls Mahoney when Candido defeated Chetti.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Lance Storm via submission.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas by DQ.
The Gangstas defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “steel cage weapons” match to win the ECW Tag Title when Mustafa defeated D-Von.
Rob Van Dam, Sabu, & Jerry Lawler No Contest against Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, & Rick Rude, in a Steel Cage Match when Rick Rude turned heel on his team.

7/25/97 – ECW in Rochester, NY @ the Convention Center (Attendance: 850)
Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
Jason Knight defeated Marty Barnett.
Little Guido defeated Danny Morrison.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated John Kronus.
Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Axl Rotten & Louie Spicolli.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.
Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer.

7/26/97 – ECW in Buffalo, NY @ the Flickinger Center (Attendance: 1,800)
John Kronus defeated Louie Spicolli.
Jason Knight defeated Roadkill.
Sabu defeated Bill Wiles.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Barry Hardy.
Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti, Spike Dudley, & Super Nova.
Tommy Dreamer & Taz defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

8/1/97 – ECW in Rostraver, PA @ the Ice Garden (Attendance: 800) (Gate: $15,000)
John Kronus defeated Louie Spicolli.
Super Nova defeated Barry Hardy.
Tracy Smother & Little Guido defeated Los Cholos.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Wolfie D.
Axl Rotten defeated Chris Chetti.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr. & Jason Knight.
Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley.
Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer.

8/2/97 – ECW in Monaca, PA @ the Golden Dome (Attendance: 2,200) (Gate: $44,000)
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Lou Marconi.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Super Nova & Barry Hardy.
Chris Candido defeated Spike Dudley.
Chris Chetti defeated Jason Knight.
Louie Spicolli defeated Wolfie D.
Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Mahoney defeated Guido.
Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas.
Tommy Dreamer No Contest against Sabu.

8/8/97 – ECW in Warwick, PA @ the Twin Rinks (Attendance: 1,100)
John Kronus defeated Louie Spicolli.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Chris Chetti when Smothers defeated Chetti.
Bobby Duncum, Jr. defeated Super Nova.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated The Blue Meanie & Spike Dudley when Buh Buh defeated Meanie.
Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, & Taz defeated Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido when Taz forced Douglas to submit.
ECW Champ Terry Funk defeated Sabu.

8/9/97 – ECW “Born to be Wired” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,400)
Little Guido defeated Prodigy (6:05).
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Louie Spicolli (6:56).
Spike Dudley defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (6:37).
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti (10:43).
Shane Douglas defeated Lance Storm (9:02).
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Al Snow (10:15) via submission.
Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley defeated Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, & Hack Meyers (12:00) when Meyers was pinned.
Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer (9:49).
Sabu defeated Terry Funk (20:38) in a “barbed wire” match to win the ECW Title. (Included interference by Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer)

8/??/97 – ECW in Elmhurst, NY
Spike Dudley & Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido & Tracey Smothers
ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Pablo Marquez
Tommy Dreamer pinned Rob Van Dam
Chris Candido defeated PG-187 (Justin Credible)
ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten
Sabu defeated Bobby Duncum Jr.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley
New Jack & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a non-title streetfight
Shane Douglas pinned Al Snow

8/17/97 – ECW “Hardcore Heaven 1997” in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ the War Memorial Auditorium (Attendance: 1,950) (Gate: $60,000) Shown live on PPV (0.21)
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Chris Candido (10:52) via submission.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley (5:05).
Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow (13:43).
D-Von & Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated The Gangstas via forfeit to win the ECW Tag Team Title.
ECW Tag Team Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated PG-13 (10:58) when Buh Buh defeated Wolfie.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Jerry Lawler (18:57). (Included interference from Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Beulah McGillicutty, and Tammy Sytch)
Shane Douglas defeated Sabu and Terry Funk (26:37) in a “three way dance” to win the ECW Title.
– Douglas & Funk defeated Sabu (19:34).
– Douglas defeated Funk (26:37). (This match included an appearance from Dory Funk Jr., who countered interference from Francine)

8/21/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 850)
Spike Dudley & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Douglas defeated Tommy Rich [sic].
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Prodigy.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Al Snow.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Rob Van Dam.
Chris Candido defeated PG-187 (Justin Credible).
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten.
Sabu defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “street fight” match when New Jack defeated D-Von.

8/22/97 – ECW in Downingtown, MA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 400)
Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison..
Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated The Bad Crew.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
Chris Candido defeated Al Snow.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Little Guido.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & John Kronus.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

8/23/97 – ECW in Trenton, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 1,100)
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
Chris Chetti defeated PG-187.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Danny Morrison & Roadkill.
Axl Rotten defeated Al Snow.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & John Kronus.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Balls Mahoney.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Sandman.

9/5/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 600)
Spike Dudley defeated PJ Walker.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney.
John Kronus defeated Tracy Smothers.
Chris Candido defeated Jerry Lynn.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Axl Rotten.
Sabu No Contest against Sandman.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Al Snow.
John Kronus defeated Big Dick Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz No Contest against Tommy Dreamer.
Bobby Duncum, Jr. defeated Super Nova.
John Kronus & New Jack defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.

9/6/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 900)
Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Al Snow defeated Bobby Duncum, Jr.
PJ Walker defeated Jerry Lynn.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated John Kronus.
Super Nova No Contest against Bill Wiles.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer (4:15).

9/11/97 – Terry Funk’s Wrestlefest in Amarillo, TX @ the Tri-State Fairgrounds Coliseum (Attendance: 4,000)
– Featured an opening announcement regarding the passing of Fritz Von Erich, followed by a 10-bell salute in tribute
Wing Kanemura pinned Roadkill at 6:01
ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido via submission
Shark Tsichiya pinned Lady Cooga at 6:55
Mark & Chris Youngblood (w/ Ricky Romero) defeated the Bushwhackers at 10:20 when Mark pinned Luke
The Sandman fought Balls Mahoney to a no contest when ECW Tag Team Champion Buh Buh Ray Dudley attacked the Sandman before Mahoney’s entrance and bloodied him until Balls made the save; moments later, Balls grabbed the mic and challenged Buh Buh to a No DQ match; when Buh Buh said no, Balls threatened to hit the referee over the head with a steel chair if he didn’t make the match happen; Buh Buh then went to leave until the referee began to count him out
Balls Mahoney (w/ the Sandman) pinned ECW Tag Team Champion Buh Buh Ray Dudley at 6:00; after the bout, the Sandman knocked Buh Buh to the floor
ECW World Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beaulah McGillicuty) at 10:09, late in the bout, Douglas hit the belly to belly on Beulah while Dreamer hit a piledriver on Francine
Dory Funk Jr. pinned Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfonso) at 11:32
Mankind defeated Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) via disqualification at 8:30 after Alfonso interfered
Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Jensei Shinzaki defeated Jake Roberts & the Headhunters (w/ Victor Quinones) at 11:12 when Hayabusa pinned Headhunter A
WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Terry Funk in a non-title match at 25:07; this was deemed Funk’s retirement match in Amarillo and he was awarded a ECW Lifetime World Championship belt by the ECW contingent before the bout

9/19/97 – ECW in Blackwood, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 1,200)
Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated PJ Walker & Jerry Lynn when Smothers defeated Lynn.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Roadkill via submission.
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW Tag Champs Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
Rob Van Dam defeated Sandman.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer.

9/20/97 – ECW “As Good as it Gets” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,600)
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten when Guido defeated Mahoney. (featured the heel turn of referee Jeff Jones)
Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn. (Jason Knight introduced the debut of the Justin Credible character. This was also Jerry Lynn’s ECW Arena debut)
Chris Candido defeated Lance Storm.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley. (featured Bigelow tossing Spike into the fans from the ring)
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Phil Lafon in a “no DQ” match. (included interference from Francine, Candido, Bigelow, and Doug Furnas)
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Pitbull #2.
Sabu No Contest against Sandman.
Beulah McGillicutty & Tommy Dreamer defeated Bill Alfonso & Rob Van Dam when Beulah McGillicutty defeated Alfonso. (with Dreamer injured before the match, this was wrestled as Beulah vs. Alfonso)
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley to win the ECW Tag Title when Kronus defeated D-Von.
– This show included an in-ring angle with Lance Wright and the Pitbulls (representing the WWF) calling out Taz. Taz had attacked Wright in the parking lot earlier in the evening. Included a brawl with Taz & Pitbull #2, Taz putting Lance Wright through a table, Taz attacking a fan and a “police officer”. The segment ended with a pull apart between Taz & Sabu.

9/26/97 – ECW in Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ the War Memorial Auditorium (Attendance: 1,100)
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley. (Some reports show Tommy Rich, rather than Smothers in this match)
Taz defeated Roadkill via submission.
Mr. Puerto Rico (David Sierra) (w/”Julio Caesar” Alfonso) defeated Danny Morrison.
Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Al Snow & Paul Diamond.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Shane Douglas.
Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley and Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney in a “three way dance.”

9/27/97 – ECW in Orlando, FL @ the Fairgrounds (Attendance: 1,140)
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mr. Puerto Rico & Danny Morrison.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley.
Al Snow & Roadkill defeated Vampire Warrior & Marty Jannetty (w/Luna Vachon)
Beulah McGillicutty defeated Bill Alfonso.
Ron Van Dam defeated Paul Diamond.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Dory Funk, Jr.
Sabu drew with Taz.
Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley and Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney in a “three way dance

10/3/97 – ECW in Kutztown, PA @ the Kutztown University (Attendance: 300)
Danny Morrison defeated Bud Liscious.
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Justin Credible defeated Roadkill.
Big Dick Dudley defeated Super Nova.
Chris Candid defeated Chris Chetti.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Shane Douglas.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “three way dance.”

10/10/97 – ECW in Rostraver, PA @ the Ice Garden (Attendance: 1,000)
Spike Dudley defeated Roadkill.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Paul Diamond.
Al Snow defeated Lou Marconi.
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an “extreme death” match when Kronus defeated Buh Buh.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten.
Bam Bam Bigelow & Shane Douglas defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Douglas defeated Van Dam.

10/11/97 – ECW in Beaver Falls, PA @ the Middle School (Attendance: 400)
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Little Guido.
Al Snow defeated Lou Marconi.
Tracy Smothers defeated Marty Barnett via DQ.
Justin Credible defeated Paul Diamond.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti.
ECW Champ Shane Douglas defeated Al Snow.

10/16/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall or Elk’s Lodge??? (Attendance: 900)
Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Dreamer defeated Guido.
Paul Diamond defeated Prodigy.
Bam Bam Bigelow (w/Rick Rude) defeated Shane Douglas to win the ECW Title.
Justin Credible (w/Jason) defeated The Great Sasuke.
Sabu defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “three way dance.”

10/17/97 – ECW in Downingtown, PA @ the Farmers Market (Attendance: 850)
Justin Credible defeated Paul Diamond.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Danny Morrison.
The Great Sasuke defeated Lance Storm.
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
Shane Douglas & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.
ECW Tag Champs New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.

10/18/97 – ECW in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,600)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
Paul Diamond defeated Spike Dudley.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated New Jack & John Kronus to win the ECW Tag Title when Guido defeated Kronus.
Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Rotten defeated D-Von.
The Great Sasuke defeated Al Snow.
ECW TV Champ Taz No Contest against Rob Van Dam.
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon when Storm defeated Furnas.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas in a “three way dance.”
– Sabu & Dreamer defeated Douglas.
– Sabu defeated Dreamer.

10/24/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 1,000)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Al Snow.
Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn.
PG-13 defeated Super Nova & The Blue Meanie.
Paul Diamond defeated Chris Chetti.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Bill Wiles via submission.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
Chris Candido No Contest against Tommy Dreamer.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido & Shane Douglas.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.

10/25/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 1,000)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Paul Diamond.
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
Jerry Lynn defeated Al Snow.
Axl Rotten defeated D-Von Dudley.
Chris Candido & Shane Douglas defeated Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon when Douglas defeated Lafon.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley when Guido pined Dudley.
The Blue Meanie & Super Nova defeated PG-13.
ECW TV Champ Taz drew Sabu (30:00).
John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley.

10/30/97 – ECW in Plymouth Meeting, MA @ the Lulu Temple (Attendance: 800)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti.
Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn.
Justin Credible defeated Tommy Rogers.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Paul Diamond & Al Snow via pinfall.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Chris Candido.
Sabu defeated Shane Douglas and Tommy Dreamer in a “three way dance.”

10/31/97 – ECW “Fright Fight” in Stamford, CT Twin Rinks (Attendance: 1,000)
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti.
Paul Diamond defeated Al Snow.
Tommy Rogers defeated Roadkill.
Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn.
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley.
Shane Douglas & Chris Candido defeated Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon.
ECW TV Champ Taz drew Sabu (30:00).
Tommy Dreamer defeated Rob Van Dam in a “flag” match. (ECW vs. WWF Flag)
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “three way dance.”

11/1/97 – ECW in Elizabeth, NJ @ Dunn Centre (Attendance: 1,557)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Candido.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Jerry Lynn.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.
Paul Diamond defeated Chris Chetti.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley.
Justin Credible defeated Tommy Rogers.
Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow.
Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas in a “three way dance.”

11/7/97 – ECW in New Britain, CT Sports Palace (Attendance: 650)
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Jerry Lynn.
Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow.
Justin Credible defeated Erin O’Grady.
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Shane Douglas.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.

11/8/97 – ECW “Ultimate Jeopardy 1997” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,100)
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn when Storm defeated Rogers.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley.
Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
Axl Rotten defeated D-Von Dudley, John Kronus, and Tracy Smothers in a “four way dance.”
– Dudley defeated Kronus.
– Rotten defeated Dudley.
– Rotten defeated Smothers.
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas.
Taz & Tommy Dreamer defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Dreamer defeated Van Dam.

11/15/97 – ECW in Glasgow, DE @ the High School (Attendance: 1,500)
Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible.
Spike Dudley defeated Erin O’Grady.
Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers defeated Chris Chetti & Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Kronus defeated D-Von.
Chris Candido defeated Bud Liscious.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Danny Morrison.
Rob Van Dam defeated Sandman.
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas.

11/20/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 900)
Tommy Rogers defeated Chris Chetti.
Justin Credible & Jason Knight defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley when Credible defeated Dudley.
Chris Candido defeated Jerry Lynn.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley via submission.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Paul Diamond.
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Sabu via DQ.

11/21/97 – ECW in Poughkeepsie, NY @ the Mid-Hudson Civic Center (Attendance: 1,200)
Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn defeated Paul Diamond & Roadkill when Lynn defeated Diamond.
Justin Credible defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Spike Dudley.
Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti.
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, New Jack & John Kronus, and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “four way dance.”
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Candido.
Sabu defeated Sandman in a “Singapore cane” match.
Tommy Dreamer defeated Rob Van Dam.

11/28/97 – ECW in Trenton, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 950)
Chris Chetti defeated Danny Morrison (6:03).
Spike Dudley defeated Erin O’Grady (7:41).
Paul Diamond defeated Jerry Lynn (6:39) via DQ.
Justin Credible defeated Mikey Whipwreck (4:00).
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Roadkill (3:40).
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, New Jack & John Kronus, and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (20:41) in a “four way dance.”
ECW Champ Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Candido.
Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam (12:20) when Sandman defeated Sabu.

11/30/97 – ECW “November to Remember 1997” in Monaca, PA @ the Golden Dome (Attendance: 4,634) (Gate: $103,900) Shown live on PPV (0.20 Rating)
Dark Match: Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley defeated Erin O’Grady & Paul Diamond when Dudley defeated O’Grady.
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn (16:42) when Candido defeated Rogers. This match started as just Candido vs. Rogers and became a tag match when the other two interfered.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Justin Credible (7:15).
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Pitbull #2 (1:29) via submission. (Taz also took out Pitbull #1 after the match and had an altercation with Brakkus)
ECW Tag Champs Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten and New Jack & John Kronus (14:32) in a “four way dance.”
– Buh Buh defeated Kronus (10:04).
– Rotten defeated D-Von (12:27).
– Guido defeated Mahoney (14:32).
Tommy Dreamer No Contest against Rob Van Dam (16:02) in a “flag” match after interference from Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, and Stevie Richards (this was Richards return to ECW)
Sabu defeated Sandman (20:55) in a “table and ladders” match.
Shane Douglas defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (25:02) to win the ECW Title.

12/4/97 – ECW in Revere, MA @ the Wonderland Greyhound Park (Attendance: 700)
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Little Guido.
Spike Dudley defeated Chris Chetti.
Jerry Lynn defeated Paul Diamond.
Balls Mahoney defeated Tracy Smothers.
Chris Candido defeated Axl Rotten.
Al Snow defeated Super Nova.
Stevie Richards defeated Mikey Whipwreck.
New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.
Tommy Dreamer & Sandman defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam.

12/5/97 – ECW in Waltham, MA @ the IBEW Hall (Attendance: 850)
Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Chris Candido & Lance Storm.
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Tracy Smother & Little Guido (11:36) to win the ECW Tag Title when Lafon defeated Smothers.
Stevie Richards defeated Jerry Lynn.
Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Sandman & Tommy Dreamer.
Beulah McGillicutty defeated Bill Alfonso (2:38).

12/6/97 – ECW “Better Than Ever” in Philadelphia, PA @ the ECW Arena (Attendance: 1,600)
Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Justin Credible.
Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in a “three way dance” to win the ECW Tag Title.
– Mahoney defeated Furnas.
– Mahoney was pinned.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Spike Dudley via pinfall.
Stevie Richards defeated Chris Chetti.
Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & Taz when Van Dam defeated Dreamer.

12/11/97 – ECW in Rochester, NY @ the Convention Center (Attendance: 790)
Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers defeated Roadkill & Danny Morrison.
Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti.
Al Snow defeated Super Nova.
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Paul Diamond.
Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney.
ECW TV Champs Taz defeated Pitbull #1.
Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley.
Sandman defeated Rob Van Dam.

12/12/97 – ECW in Jamestown, NY @ the Community College (Attendance: 538)
Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti defeated Roadkill & Danny Morrison.
Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn.
Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
Tommy Rogers defeated Chris Candido.
Sandman defeated Pitbull #2.
ECW TV Champ Taz defeated Pitbull #1.
Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer.
Spike Dudley & New Jack defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, Tracy Smothers & Little Guido, Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a “four way dance.”

12/13/97 – ECW in Buffalo, NY @ the Flickinger Center (Attendance: 1,700) (Gate: $30,000)
Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond.
Justin Credible defeated Mikey Whipwreck via TKO
Chris Chetti defeated Pitbull #2.
Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido.
Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Lou Marconi & Bill Wiles.
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers.
The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight.
ECW TV Champ Taz No Contest against Tommy Dreamer.
Rob Van Dam No Contest against Tommy Dreamer.
Sabu defeated Sandman in a “death” match.

12/26/97 – ECW in Queens, NY @ the Lost Battalion Hall (Attendance: 1,000)
The Great Sasuke defeated Tiger Mask IV.
Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Chetti.
Justin Credible defeated Tommy Dreamer.
ECW Tag Champs Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in a “three way dance.”
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & New Jack.
Taz, Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, & Al Snow defeated Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, Sabu, & Rob Van Dam.

12/27/97 – ECW in Blackwood, NJ @ CYO Center (Attendance: 1,300)
The Great Sasuke defeated Tiger Mask IV.
Paul Diamond defeated Adam Flash.
Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Chris Chetti & Jerry Lynn when Furnas defeated Chetti.
Justin Credible defeated Super Nova.
Al Snow defeated Lance Storm.
Tommy Dreamer, Axl Rotten, & Balls Mahoney defeated Tracy Smothers, Tommy Rich, & Little Guido via pinfall.
ECW TV Champ Taz drew Sabu (30:00).
Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & New Jack when Buh Buh defeated New Jack.
Sandman defeated Rob Van Dam

Joey Ryan Tells All; What Did Bill DeMott Say About Daniel Bryan?

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Jim Somers

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February 18, 2014

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It was reported last fall that indie veteran Joey Ryan participated in a WWE tryout camp at the Performance Center, just a few months after he was released from TNA. Ryan was not offered a contract and later said in an interview that WWE felt like he was too old and experienced to be in developmental.
A few weeks back in January, Ryan tweeted the following comments and made references to NXT trainer Bill DeMott and John Laurinaitis:

“At WWE camp, Bill DeMott said nobody on indies is as good as NXT guys. I’d LOVE to debate Bill DeMott on what he thinks ‘good wrestling’ is.”

“Another thing Bill DeMott said at the WWE camp is that ‘WWE retrained Daniel Bryan or he wouldn’t be as good as he is today.'”

“Trying to get WWE job in 2010, John Laurinaitis told me ‘I have enough 5’9″ guys. I can’t make money with Daniel Bryan, how can I with you?'”

“Candice Michelle went to PWG in 2008 & raved about me to John Laurinaitis. When I saw him, he said ‘What does a Diva know about wrestling?'”

“‘Don’t wrestle the way John Cena does. Wrestle the way that I teach you.’ – Bill DeMott at WWE camp.”

Ryan also posted a screenshot of his e-mail reply to WWE’s Senior Director of Talent Development, presumably former beach volleyball player Canyon Ceman, who told him he was too experienced to hire. Here’s what Ryan wrote in the e-mail:

“I respect your opinion but I could not disagree more with it. My talents and abilities allow me to travel the world and make a full-time living in professional wrestling, which is not something that most WWE Superstars could do on their own.

You have coaches in place that have never drawn a dime in their careers trying to determine who and who cannot draw money which is the true flaw in your system. I have had far more successful names in wrestling, some within WWE itself, rave about my creativeness, character acting and ability to engage an audience and your evaluators missed it. Perhaps it’s time for you to reevaluate your evaluators.”

“Good luck in finding your next big superstar.”

Vince McMahon on Titus O’Neil: It’s Sink or Swim Time!

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Jim Somers

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February 18, 2014

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According to Dave Meltzer of the W.O.N., Vince McMahon and Triple H were reportedly very happy with Titus O’Neil’s promo work on RAW last night. O’Neil had been pitching a heel turn on Darren Young, and ended up going to Vince McMahon to pitch the idea.

McMahon has told the writing staff that O’Neil will get his chance to sink or swim. McMahon was also said to be happy with O’Neil’s character growth since the turn.

WWE & NBC Universal “Exlcusive Negotiating Period” Ends with NO DEAL

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Jim Somers

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February 18, 2014

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WWE RAW and Friday Night SmackDown might have a new home come October, as Variety.com reports that WWE and NBC Universal were unable to reach a new licensing deal during their exclusive negotiating period, which ended on 2/15. WWE issued the following statement:

“WWE’s exclusive negotiating period with NBCU for our flagship television programs, ‘Raw’ and ‘SmackDown,’ has now expired. While we were unable to reach an agreement with NBCU during this period, we have certainly appreciated our long and productive partnership. With year-round, live programming that is highly coveted by programmers, distributors and advertisers, we are extremely excited about our future. We look forward to engaging with potential partners who recognize the value of having the #1 show on cable and live content delivered 52 weeks a year.”

WWE will now start negotiating with other companies. NBC Universal has the right to match any offer made to WWE.

Cesaro Receives Standing Ovation After Match on Raw; Vince Finally Sold

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Brian Grey

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February 18, 2014

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After receiving a standing ovation Cesaro backstage at Raw after his match with John Cena, it’s said that Cesaro has finally won Vince McMahon over after his stellar match against John Cena last night on RAW according to backstage reports.

Vince was said to be “thrilled” with the match and has finally recognized Cesaro’s potential. Several of Vince’s trusted advisors told him they think Cesaro can be one of the biggest stars in the company and that match could have easily went on at WrestleMania. Cesaro has won over fans and colleagues with his unique move set and his impressive feats of strength, but it was only a year ago when Vince told the writers and producers that he didn’t see money in him.

Fighting Spirit Review: NOAH “MONDAY NOAH” on 2/3/14

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Kevin Wilson

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February 17, 2014

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Date: February 3rd, 2014
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 1,300

Occasionally NOAH is known for having odd-ball cards that are all singles matches. This is one of those cards, as factions face off in 11 singles matches. Some will be good, some will be bad, but all wrestlers will be given a chance to shine which is really all any wrestler can hope for. Here is the full card:

– Daisuke Harada vs. Hitoshi Kumano
– Genba Hirayanagi vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya
– Hajime Ohara vs. Yoshinari Ogawa
– Taiji Ishimori vs. Xtra Large
– Jonah Rock vs. Shinya Ishikawa
– Naomichi Marufuji vs. Ryuichi Kawakami
– Mikey Nicholls vs. Mohammed Yone
– Atsushi Kotoge vs. Takashi Sugiura
– Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenou
– Shane Haste vs. Takeshi Morishima
– KENTA vs. Maybach Taniguchi

Daisuke Harada vs. Hitoshi Kumano

Harada offers a handshake to start the match but Kumano slaps his hand away and hits a dropkick. Irish whip by Kumano and he hits another dropkick. Kumano stomps Harada in the corner, and Harada rolls out of the ring to re-group. Kumano goes out after him but Harada knees him in the stomach. Harada tries to throw Kumano into the guard rail but Kumano reverses it. Kumano then throws Harada into the guard rail again and chokes him with his knee. Kumano stands on Harada’s chest, he picks him up and slides Harada back into the ring. Kumano picks up Harada and hits a Fisherman Suplex Hold, but it gets a two count. Kumano goes up to the top turnbuckle but Harada moves out of the way of the missile dropkick attempt. Crab hold by Harada but Kumano gets a hand on the bottom rope. Stomps to the chest by Harada, he picks up Kumano and elbows him in the head. Kumano comes back with clubs to the chest but Harada elbows him to the mat. Hard elbow by Harada, he waits for Kumano to get up and elbows him again, Kumano fights back but Harada rocks him with another elbow.

Harada picks up Kumano and elbows him into the corner, Irish whip by Harada but Kumano kicks him when he charges in and dropkicks Harada in the back. Kumano picks up Harada, he ducks a lariat and Kumano hits a double knee to the chest. STO by Kumano, cover, but Harada gets a shoulder up. Kumano goes for a Fisherman Suplex, but Harada gets out of it and hits an overhead belly to belly suplex. Jumping elbow in the corner by Harada, scoop slam, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving doublestomp. Northern Lights Suplex by Harada, he picks up Kumano and puts him on his shoulders, but Kumano slides off. They trade strikes, Harada tries to put Kumano on his shoulders but Kumano rolls him up for a two count. German suplex attempt by Harada but Kumano sneaks in a Victory Roll for a two count. Small package by Kumano, but it also gets two. Irish whip by Kumano, reversed, and Harada hits an elbow. Harada goes for a roaring elbow but Kumano ducks it and hits a fireman’s carry hold for a two count. Irish whip by Kumano, reversed, and Harada hits the Henkei Knee Upper. Hard elbow to the chest by Harada, he picks up Kumano and hits the Death Valley Bomb. Cover, but Kumano gets a shoulder up. Harada picks up Kumano, Kumano fights back but Harada slaps him to the mat. Katayama German Suplex Hold by Harada, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Daisuke Harada

Match Thoughts: I thoroughly enjoyed this match. Harada is in the right place to give Kumano some good offense since even though he has been wrestling for seven years, he is still relatively new to NOAH so he is still working his way up the card too. Kumano showing fire by attacking Harada right from the start was the right way to go as it established this wasn’t going to be your typical ‘young lion’ match. My only criticism is that Kumano’s strikes don’t look very hard at all, he does need to work on making more powerful looking strikes as NOAH is a very strike-based promotion and he won’t get very far with weak looking clubs to the chest. Overall a really solid opener though. Score: 6.5

Genba Hirayanagi vs. Mitsuhiro Kitamiya

They circle each other to start, clubs by Hirayanagi and he applies a side headlock. Kitamiya Irish whips out of it and they collide with no result. Hirayanagi goes off the ropes again but he can’t knock down Kitamiya. Kitamiya successfully shoulderblocks Hirayanagi to the mat and he stomps Hirayanagi in the back. Kitamiya picks up Hirayanagi, Irish whip, but Hirayanagi bails out of the ring to re-group. Hirayanagi takes a few minutes to return, but he shoulderblocks Kitamiya from the apron and punches him in the head. Back in the ring, Irish whip by Hirayanagi to the corner, they do another Irish whip and Kitamiya hits a running elbow. Vertical suplex by Kitamiya, cover, but it barely gets two. Kitamiya picks up Hirayanagi but Hirayanagi fights back, Hirayanagi goes off the ropes but Kitamiya hits an elbow followed by a gutwrench suplex. Cover, but it gets two. Kitamiya picks up Hirayanagi, Hirayanagi goes off the ropes but Kitamiya hits a overhead suplex. Cover, but Hirayanagi kicks out.

Kitamiya picks up Hirayanagi again, Hirayanagi goes for a sunset flip but Hirayanagi blocks it. Backdrop suplex by Hirayanagi, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick. Hirayanagi hits a single leg suplex, cover, but Kitamiya kicks out at two. Kitamiya fires back with a dropkick and applies the Cobra Twist. He rolls up Hirayanagi but it only gets a two count. Kitamiya goes off the ropes but Hirayanagi avoids his attack. He goes for the Shoryu Genba but Kitamiya blocks it, Hirayanagi goes off the ropes and delivers a lariat. Cover, but Kitamiya gets a shoulder up. Hirayanagi starts to do another Shoryu Genba, but stops when Kitamiya goes to block it and instead hits a Tombstone Piledriver. Cover, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Genba Hirayanagi

Match Thoughts: Pretty rough. Miscommunications are more memorable in short matches and there was clearly at least one here, if not more. The ending was also incredibly sudden as Kitamiya had been winning most the match but fell to a tombstone piledriver, which as far as I know is not even one of Hirayanagi’s finishing moves. It just seemed like someone said “that’s enough” and they went straight to the end. Not a very good one. Score: 3.0

Hajime Ohara vs. Yoshinari Ogawa

Ohara goes for a single leg to start the match but Ogawa blocks it and applies a wristlock. Drop toehold by Ohara and he applies a bridging stretch hold. Ogawa gets back up, wristlock by Ogawa and he takes Ohara to the mat with a hammerlock. Knees to the arm by Ogawa, he picks up Ohara and tosses him back down to the mat. Wristlock by Ogawa but Ohara pushes Ogawa down and applies a modified Indian Deathlock. He releases the hold after a moment, stomp by Ohara, he picks up Ogawa but Ogawa applies a hammerlock. Ohara pushes him into the corner to force a break, Irish whip by Ogawa, reversed, but Ogawa blocks the hiptoss attempt with a Cobra Twist. Ohara reverses it into a Cobra Twist of his own but Ogawa hiptosses out of it and applies an arm submission. Ohara gets out of it and applies a rolling leglock, Ogawa reverses it but Ohara gets to the ropes. Irish whip by Ohara but Ogawa shoulderblocks him down. Ogawa goes off the ropes and hits a doublestomp onto Ohara’s back. Ogawa goes for a vertical suplex but Ohara reverses it into one of his own. Ohara picks up Ogawa, snapmare, and he applies a reverse chinlock.

Back up, Ohara applies a sleeper, cover by Ohara but it gets a two count. Ohara picks up Ogawa and twists him up in the ropes before choking him with a cord. Ohara goes off the ropes and dropkicks Ogawa, who falls back into the ring. Single leg crab hold by Ohara but Ogawa gets to the ropes. Ohara goes off the ropes but Ogawa ducks the double chop, Irish whip by Ogawa, reversed, kick by Ogawa and he hits the jawbreaker followed by an enzigieri. Irish whip by Ohara to the corner but Ogawa elbows him when he charges in and throws Ohara shoulder-first into the ring post. Fujiwara Armbar by Ogawa but Ohara rolls to the ropes to force the break. Ogawa picks up Ohara and hits a snap DDT. Cover, but Ohara gets a shoulder up. Ogawa picks up Ohara again and applies a waistlock, but Ohara elbows out of it. Ohara goes off the ropes but Ogawa hits an elbow, now Ogawa goes off the ropes but Ohara catches him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Swinging side slam to the knee by Ohara, he picks up Ogawa and hits a Falcon Arrow. Cover, but Ogawa kicks out at two. Muy Bien by Ohara, but Ogawa manages to get a hand on the bottom rope. The referee calls for the break but he won’t break the hold, then he grabs the referee and throws him out of the ring. Vertical suplex by Ohara, Kenou comes in the ring with a kendo stick and hits Ogawa with it. At some point in all this, Ohara is DQed. Your winner: Yoshinari Ogawa

Match Thoughts: I guess 47 year old Ogawa just couldn’t afford to take a loss here at this stage in his career. This match was more used to help continue a storyline, but it seems like this would be a good time to put over the young heel team with an actual victory. Anyway, the match itself was pretty slow and nothing really meaningful happened until the end of it. Ogawa is limited, and the match kept a pretty slow pace with neither wrestler really looking like he was on the brink of winning until the Muy Bien came into the picture. Not a good match or a good ending. Score: 3.0

Taiji Ishimori vs. Xtra Large

Ishimori and Xtra Large shake hands to start, tie-up, Ishimori pushes Xtra Large into the ropes, Xtra Large switches positions with him and he gives a clean break. Tie-up, wristlock by Ishimori, Xtra Large rolls through it and reverses it, but Ishimori returns the favor. Single leg takedown by Ishimori and he goes off the ropes, he ducks a lariat and hits a hurricanrana. Xtra Large falls outside the ring, Ishimori goes to do a dive but swings himself back into the ring. Xtra Large gets back into the ring, knee by Ishimori and he applies a wristlock. Ishimori snaps back Xtra Large’s arm and applies a stretch submission hold. Crucifix pin by Ishimori but it gets a two count. Ishimori gets Xtra Large to the mat again and applies an armlock, he then stomps Xtra Large in the arm. Irish whip by Ishimori but Xtra Large flips himself out to the apron, he slingshots back in the ring, Irish whip by Xtra Large but Ishimori hits a handstand rebound cutter. Cover, but Xtra Large kicks out.

Ishimori applies the Dragon Sleeper but Xtra Large gets a hand on the ropes. Ishimori goes up to the top turnbuckle and he hits a diving double knee to the face. Cover, but it only gets two. Irish whip by Ishimori but Xtra Large reverses it and kicks Ishimori in the face. Xtra Large goes for a suplex but Ishimori lands on his feet, superkick by Xtra Large and he hits a pair of kicks in the corner. Running double knee by Xtra Large, cover, but it gets a two count. Xtra Large slams Ishimori in front of the corner, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a corkscrew senton. Cover, but Ishimori gets a shoulder up. Xtra Large charges Ishimori but Ishimori pushes him back, high kick by Xtra Large and Ishimori falls out of the ring. Xtra Large goes up to the top turnbuckle but Ishimori recovers and joins him. Avalanche Reverse Frankensteiner by Ishimori, cover, but Xtra Large kicks out at two. Superkick by Ishimori and he hits a falling double knee to the face. Cover, but it gets two. Ishimori goes out to the apron and hits the Swandive 450 Splash, cover, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Taiji Ishimori

Match Thoughts: I was instantly disappointed because I thought that Ishimori was wrestling a really fat dude, but Xtra Large is just a normal looking wrestler from Chile. It wasn’t bad per se, for a while it looked like Xtra Large wasn’t going to get any meaningful offense at all but finally towards the end he did get in a few of his moves. There was never any doubt on who was winning this match so it was more about the journey, and it was just a bit slower than you’d expect from a short match with Ishimori. The ending picked things up though and at least it wasn’t a squash anyway. Score: 5.5

Jonah Rock vs. Shinya Ishikawa

Tie-up to start, Rock pushes Ishikawa into the ropes and he gives a clean break. Tie-up again, and they break cleanly. Side headlock by Ishikawa, Rock Irish whips out of it and they collide with Rock getting the better of it. Ishikawa goes off the ropes again and runs into Ishikawa a second time. Armdrag by Ishikawa and he hits a dropkick to Rock. Ishikawa kicks Rock down in the corner, snapmare, and Ishikawa applies a headscissors. Back up, elbow by Ishikawa but Rock elbows him back. They trade elbows, side headlock by Rock, Ishikawa Irish whips out of it but Rock shoulderblocks him down. Rock goes off the ropes and hits a bodyslam, cover, but it gets a two count. Ishikawa rolls out of the ring but Rock goes out after him and slams Ishikawa into the apron. Rock then Irish whips Ishikawa into the guard rail before picking him up and headbutting him up the aisle. More headbutts by Rock and he slides Ishikawa back into the ring. Rock gets back in as well and he applies a reverse chinlock to Ishikawa. Ishikawa gets a foot on the ropes to force a break, and Rock stands on Ishikawa’s midsection using the ropes for leverage. Falling headbutt by Rock, cover, but it gets two. Rock picks up Ishikawa, elbows by Ishikawa, Irish whip, reversed, Ishikawa goes for a sunset flip but Rock sits on him for a two count.

Waistlock by Rock on the mat but Ishikawa gets a foot on the bottom rope. Rock picks up Ishikawa and elbows him in the stomach. Rock chokes Ishikawa, Irish whip to the corner but Ishikawa moves when Rock charges in. Rock kicks back Ishikawa but Ishikawa ducks the lariat attempt and delivers a dropkick. Ishikawa charges Rock in the corner and hits a running elbow, Irish whip and he hits a second one. Ishikawa goes off the ropes and hits a third elbow, Rock falls to the mat but the pin attempt only gets two. Back up Ishikawa applies the Cobra Twist. Rock gets out of it and hits a release German suplex. Rock charges Ishikawa in the corner and hits a running splash followed by a second one. Body press by Rock, cover, but it only gets a two count. Rock picks up Ishikawa, he goes off the ropes and delivers a running punch to the face. Cover, but Ishikawa barely kicks out. Rock picks up Ishikawa but Ishikawa sneaks in a sunset flip for a two count. School boy by Ishikawa but that gets a two count as well. Elbows by Ishikawa and he goes off the ropes, but Rock catches him with a lariat. Cover by Rock, but it gets a two count. Back up, Rock goes for a lariat but Ishikawa ducks it and delivers a Ground Cobra Twist for the three count! Your winner: Shinya Ishikawa

Match Thoughts: Another pretty pedestrian affair. These short matches with wrestlers that don’t have a lot of charisma isn’t doing this event any favors so far. It was technically an acceptable match but it took them awhile to get going and some of the ‘rest’ spots were incredibly silly (since when is a grounded waistlock a real move?). They also didn’t always appear to be on the same page which would explain some of the repeated rest holds. Not a great showing for Ishikawa. Score: 4.0

Naomichi Marufuji vs. Ryuichi Kawakami

Tie-up to start, Kawakami pushes Marufuji into the ropes and he gives a clean break. Tie-up again, this time Marufuji pushes Kawakami into the ropes and Kawakami pushes him back. Waistlock by Kawakami, reversed by Marufuji but Kawakami applies an armbar. Waistlock by Kawakami but Marufuji reverses it into an armbar. Wristlock by Marufuji but Kawakami reverses it. Marufuji flips out of the hold and applies a wristlock of his own but Kawakami gets into the ropes to force a break. They jockey for position, takedown by Kawakami and he applies an Indian Deathlock. Marufuji gets to the ropes, Kawakami picks up Marufuji and throws him into the corner. Elbows by Kawakami in the corner and he stomps down Marufuji. Marufuji gets back up to his feet but Kawakami stomps him back down. Scoop slam by Kawakami, cover, but it gets a two count. Reverse chinlock by Kawakami but Marufuji kicks his way out of it and he throws Kawakami out of the ring. Marufuji joins him and chops Kawakami against the guard rail before throwing him into the ring post. Marufuji throws Kawakami into the rail and chops him, elbows by Marufuji but Kawakami absorbs the blows and fires back. Marufuji takes Kawakami up the aisle as they continue trading elbows, but Marufuji hits a back kick to Kawakami’s midsection. Marufuji picks up Kawakami and throws him onto the railing near ringside and gets back into the ring. Kawakami slowly follows him, punches by Marufuji but Kawakami fires back with an elbow. They continue trading shots, knees by Marufuji into the corner and he chops Kawakami in the chest.

Marufuji takes Kawakami out onto the apron and hits a piledriver. Marufuji gets back into the ring while Kawakami is checked on at ringside, Kawakami slowly gets back into the ring but Marufuji kicks him in the midsection. Marufuji throws Kawakami in the corner and hits a series of chops, he gets a running start and delivers a jumping elbow strike. Marufuji goes for a suplex but Kawakami reverses it into a suplex of his own. Elbows by Kawakami, Irish whip and Kawakami delivers a hard elbow. Single leg crab hold by Kawakami but Marufuji is able to make it to the bottom rope. Kawakami grabs Marufuji around the waist but Marufuji gets out of it, both wrestlers go off the ropes and Marufuji hits a lariat. A second lariat finally sends Kawakami down to the mat. Marufuji waits for Kawakami to get up and hits a jumping elbow strike, snapmare by Marufuji and he connects with the running doublestomp to Kawakami’s head. Side kick by Marufuji, cover, but it gets two. Marufuji goes for the Shiranui but Kawakami pushes him off. Marufuji goes off the ropes but Kawakami catches him with an exploder. Running elbow smash by Kawakami, cover, but it gets a two count. Kawakami picks up Marufuji but Marufuji slides down his back and hits a trio of kicks. Another hard kick to the side of the head floors Kawakami, cover, but it gets a two count. Shiranui by Marufuji, cover, but Kawakami gets a shoulder up. Marufuji picks up Kawakami and they trade elbows. Kawakami gets the better of it as he knocks down Marufuji, cover, but it gets a two count. Kawakami picks up Marufuji but Marufuji slides down his back and hits a pair of kicks. Cover by Marufuji but it gets a two count. Marufuji applies the Perfect Facelock to Kawakami, and Kawakami has no choice but to submit. Your winner: Naomichi Marufuji

Match Thoughts: This was better than the last few matches. I don’t really like that big moves like a piledriver on the apron are so easily shrugged off, but unfortunately that is so commonplace that it doesn’t hurt the match but so much. Marufuji winning with a submission was interesting as he had really done nothing of note to set that up. Kawakami looked solid but seems a little over-reliant on elbow smashes. Overall the match was perfectly fine for the mid-card and at least they got a little bit more time. Score: 6.0

Mikey Nicholls vs. Mohammed Yone

They circle to start, tie-up, Nicholls pushes Yone into the ropes and he gives a clean break. Tie-up again, this time Yone gets Nicholls into the ropes and he gives a clean break as well. Tie-up, side headlock by Yone, Nicholls Irish whips out of it and they collide with neither man going down. Yone goes off the ropes and they do it again, now Nicholls goes off the ropes but Yone boots him in the face and shoulderblocks him to the mat. Back up, Irish whip by Nicholls, reversed, and Yone dropkicks Yone out of the ring. Yone goes out after Nicholls and takes him up into the crowd. Nicholls throws Yone into the barrier, he then removes a part of it and takes Yone up into the bleachers. Nicholls then goes to the other side of the aisle and runs at Yone, Yone kicks him back but Nicholls hits a lariat anyway. Nicholls picks up Yone and takes him to the other side of the building before throwing him into the wall. They go back towards ringside and Nicholls gets back into the ring with Yone quickly following him. Nicholls stomps Yone in the back, he picks up Yone and applies a reverse chinlock. Cover, but it gets a one count. Stomp to the chest by Nicholls, he picks up Yone but Yone pushes him back and the two trade elbows. Nicholls wins the battle, cover by Nicholls but Yone gets a shoulder up.

Nicholls applies a single leg crab hold but Yone inches to the ropes and forces the break. Nicholls picks up Yone and throws him into the corner, Irish whip, but Nicholls kicks Yone when he charges in. Yone returns the favor and kicks Nicholls again, sending him to the mat. Yone picks up Nicholls and hits a scoop slam, he goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits the diving leg drop. Cover, but Nicholls kicks out at two. Yone picks up Nicholls but Nicholls pushes him off and they trade elbows again. Waistlock by Nicholls, reversed, Yone goes off the ropes but Nicholls catches him with an elbow. Nicholls goes off the ropes again, Yone ducks the first lariat but Nicholls connects with the second one. Cover, but it gets a two count. Nicholls picks up Yone and he hits the spinebuster. Nicholls sits up Yone and hits a lariat, cover, but Yone kicks out at one. Nicholls goes off the ropes but Yone runs at him and hits a lariat. Yone goes off the ropes and both men hit lariats on each other, but Nicholls hits Yone with another lariat. Death Valley Bomb by Nicholls, cover, but Yone gets a shoulder up. Nicholls picks up Yone and drops him with the Mikey Bomb, cover, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Mikey Nicholls

Match Thoughts: Surprised that Nicholls actually won. A decent match, Yone never really did much in it and was never in a position to actually win the match since they spent a few minutes outside the ring and otherwise Nicholls dominated. But it was a decisive ending and they didn’t really waste much time with rest holds, which is a plus when the match isn’t going that long anyway. Score: 6.5

Atsushi Kotoge vs. Takashi Sugiura

Kotoge kicks Sugiura as soon as the match starts and hits an armbreaker to Sugiura. Sugiura fires back with a hard elbow, kick by Kotoge and he hits a second armbreaker. More hard elbows by Sugiura and Kotoge falls out of the ring. Kotoge gets back in the ring, tie-up, Sugiura pushes Kotoge against the ropes but Kotoge avoids the elbow. Tie-up, Kotoge gets Sugiura against the ropes and he kicks Sugiura in the stomach. Irish whip by Kotoge and he delivers a dropkick. Sugiura falls out of the ring, Kotoge goes to do a dive but slides out of the ring when Sugiura moves. Kick by Sugiura and he tries to Irish whip Kotoge into the rail but Kotoge reverses it and hits a superkick. Kotoge picks up Sugiura and slides him back into the ring and drops a knee onto Sugiura’s arm. Kotoge pushes Sugiura into the corner and twists his arm in the ropes before kicking it. Reverse chinlock by Kotoge and he applies a stretch hold. Elbows to the arm by Kotoge and he knees Sugiura in the back. Sugiura gets into the ropes to force a break, elbows by Sugiura but Kotoge elbows him back. They trade elbows, Kotoge hits a headbutt but Sugiura punches him hard until Kotoge falls to the mat and the referee pushes him back. Kotoge rolls out of the ring but is able to return after a moment. Stomps to the chest by Sugiura and he kicks Kotoge in the back. Back up they trade elbows, a battle that Sugiura wins without any issues. Stop trading elbows with Sugiura, Kotoge. Sugiura kicks Kotoge in the head, he picks him up, Irish whip, and Sugiura knees Kotoge in the stomach. Crossface by Sugiura, but Kotoge gets a foot on the ropes. Sugiura picks up Kotoge and elbows him into the corner; Kotoge absorbs the blows and gives Sugiura a headbutt. Kick by Kotoge and he goes for a suplex but Sugiura blocks it. Running kick by Sugiura in the corner but Kotoge fires back with a jumping kick.

Kotoge picks up Sugiura, Irish whip to the corner, reversed; Kotoge kicks back Sugiura and chokes Sugiura with his legs over the top rope. Sugiura elbows Kotoge as he gets on the apron, he goes off the ropes but Sugiura rolls in the ring and hits a cutter. Kotoge goes out to the apron but Sugiura hops up and kicks Kotoge as he is going for a springboard move, sending Kotoge crashing to the floor. Kotoge rolls back in the ring and gets up in the corner; Sugiura charges in and hits another big boot. Running knee to the chest by Sugiura, he gets a running start again but Kotoge moves and kicks Sugiura from the apron. Swandive body press by Kotoge, cover, but it gets a two count. Kotoge picks up Sugiura and elbows him in the head, he goes off the ropes but Sugiura knees Kotoge in the stomach. Sugiura picks up Kotoge and suplexes him onto the top rope. Sugiura picks up Kotoge, Irish whip, and Sugiura spears Kotoge in the upper chest. Cover, but it gets two. Sugiura picks up Kotoge again and hits a release overhead German suplex. Running knee to the chest by Sugiura, cover, but it gets a two count. Sugiura grabs Kotoge and hoes for the Olympic Slam, but Kotoge rolls him up for a two count. Kick to the head by Kotoge and he kicks Sugiura in the head a second time. Swinging kick by Kotoge, cover, but Sugiura gets a shoulder up. Kotoge drags Sugiura to his feet and goes for the Killswitch but Sugiura gets out of it. Kotoge and Sugiura trade elbows, headbutt by Kotoge but Sugiura elbows him back. Another headbutt by Kotoge as Sugiura continues to elbow him, Sugiura elbows Kotoge into the corner and continues elbowing him as he lands in a seated position. Cover by Sugiura, but it gets a two count. Sugiura picks up Kotoge and elbows him in the back of the head, another cover, but Kotoge barely gets a shoulder up. Olympic Slam by Sugiura, cover, and this time he picks up the three count. Your winner: Takashi Sugiura

Match Thoughts: This was Sugiura’s first match in about six weeks after suffering an injury. Maybe that is why he was so angry. This was a really good match from start to finish, Kotoge has a lot of fire but Sugiura was just too much for him. Lots of hard hits on both sides here and there was never a dull moment, it was action from start to finish. A great return for Sugiura, if this is the way he always wrestles I will be watching him closely going forward. Score: 8.0

Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Kenou

Kenou attacks Nakajima before the bell rings and throws him out of the ring. Kenou joins him outside and throws Nakajima into the guard rail. Kenou picks up Nakajima and brings him up the aisle, throwing him into the metal barricade. Kenou brings Nakajima back towards ringside and throws him into the guard rail again. Kenou drags Nakajima around before sliding him back into the ring. Kenou joins him and chokes Nakajima with Nakajima’s shirt. Kenou picks up Nakajima and hits an elbow, but Nakajima elbows him back and they trade shots. Eye rake by Kenou, he goes off the ropes but Nakajima catches him with a kick to the chest. Kenou falls out of the ring, Nakajima goes to the apron and kicks Kenou while Kenou is still down on the floor. Nakajima joins Kenou outside the ring and Irish whips him into the guard rail. Nakajima grabs Kenou and throws him into the ring post. Nakajima throws Kenou back in the ring, Irish whip from the corner but Kenou reverses it and throws Nakajima into the referee. Kick low by Kenou and he throws Nakajima out of the ring where he is attacked at ringside by Hajime Ohara. Nakajima eventually makes it back into the ring, cover by Kenou but it gets a two count. Reverse chinlock by Kenou and he chokes Nakajima with his wrist tape. Kenou pushes away the referee so he can stomp on Nakajima some more, he drags Nakajima closer to the ropes and hits a slingshot double stomp. Kenou covers Nakajima, but it gets a two count. Kenou chokes Nakajima with his boot, he picks up Nakajima but Nakajima pushes him back. Chop by Nakajima but Kenou kicks him hard in the chest. Cover by Kenou but it gets a two count. Kenou picks up Nakajima and hits an elbow, but Nakajima returns with more elbows. Kenou throws Nakajima into the corner, Irish whip, but Nakajima kicks Kenou when he charges in and he hits an STO into the turnbuckles.

Nakajima charges Kenou in the corner and hits a kick followed by a butterfly suplex. Nakajima goes up to the top turnbuckle and delivers the missile dropkick, cover, but it only gets a two count. Nakajima picks up Kenou and goes for a backdrop suplex but Kenou elbows him off. Kenou goes off the ropes but Nakajima dropkicks him in the knee and applies the figure four leglock. Kenou eventually gets to the ropes to break up the hold, Nakajima picks him up and applies a waistlock, but Kenou reverses it. Back kick by Kenou and he hits a jumping knee in the corner followed by a sliding kick. Cover, but it gets a two count. Ankle hold by Kenou but Nakajima gets an arm on the bottom rope. Kenou waits for Nakajima to get up but Nakajima drop toeholds Kenou into the turnbuckle. Backdrop suplex by Nakajima but Kenou gets back up and elbows Nakajima. Nakajima and Kenou trade slaps, kick to the chest by Kenou but Nakajima returns the favor. They trade kicks to the chest, Nakajima goes off the ropes but Kenou kicks him in the chest, sending Nakajima to the mat. Kenou picks up Nakajima, slap combination and he hits a high kick. Vertical suplex by Kenou, cover, but Nakajima kicks out. Kenou picks up Nakajima and goes for the cross-armed powerbomb but Nakajima gets out of it with a backdrop suplex. Nakajima hits a pair of kicks but Kenou ducks the third. Knee to the stomach by Nakajima and he knees Kenou in the head. Cover, but it gets a two count. Brainbuster by Nakajima, cover, but it gets a two count. Nakajima picks up Kenou and applies waistlock, but Ohara comes in with a kendo stick and hits Nakajima with it. Kenou gets the kendo stick and hits Nakajima with it again as the referee calls for the bell. Your winner by DQ: Katsuhiko Nakajima

Match Thoughts: Not a bad match but more used to progress Kenou as part of the Morishima Army than anything else. Even though he ultimately got DQed, Kenou held his own even when he wasn’t cheating so it didn’t come across too much like Kenou had no chance of winning without his friends help. I’d rather see them in a straight fight which in a way is the point, but it was an exciting match nonetheless. Score: 6.5

Shane Haste vs. Takeshi Morishima

Haste charges Morishima to start the match and they immediately start trading elbows. Dropkick by Haste, Morishima falls out of the ring and Haste quickly hits a tope suicida down onto Morishima. Haste picks up Morishima and hits an uppercut before throwing him into the railing. Haste chases Morishima up the aisle and gives him another uppercut. Haste grabs Morishima and brings him closer to ringside and throws Morishima into the guard rail. Running kick by Haste and he pulls Morishima’s shoulder into the ring post before slamming his arm into it. Haste throws Morishima into the ring post before sliding him back into the ring. Cover by Haste but it gets a two count. Haste puts Morishima into a hammerlock and elbows him in the arm. Armbar by Haste, Morishima elbows out of it but Haste hits an armbreaker. Uppercut by Haste and another one but Morishima elbows him back. Irish whip by Morishima to the corner but Haste avoids the lariat and hits an uppercut. Rebound uppercut by Haste out of the corner and Haste delivers a dropkick. Morishima falls back into the corner, Haste charges in and he hits a jumping kick. Rolling senton by Haste, he picks up Morishima and hits a Falcon Arrow. Cover, but it gets a two count.

Seated armbar by Haste into a crossface, but he releases the hold after a moment. Haste goes for a powerbomb but Morishima back bodydrops out of it. Haste gets up and they trade elbows, uppercut by Haste and he goes off the ropes but Morishima hits a hip attack. Morishima goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick. Morishima goes off the ropes and drills Haste with a lariat, cover, but Haste barely gets a shoulder up. Morishima goes off the ropes again but Haste ducks the lariat and hits a release German suplex. Jumping uppercut by Haste, he grabs Morishima and plants him with the powerbomb. Cover, but it gets a two count. Haste picks up Morishima but Morishima tosses Haste off and he runs into the referee. Reverse chinlock by Morishima, Ohara comes in the ring and dropkicks Haste. Running body press by Morishima, he goes off the ropes but Haste ducks the lariat and hits one of his own. The referee is pushed back into the ring as Haste goes off the ropes and hits a lariat. Cover, but Morishima kicks out at two. Haste picks up Morishima and puts Morishima on his shoulders, hitting the Bomb Valley Death! Cover, but the referee is pulled out of the ring before he can make the three count. Kenou gets in the ring and hits Haste with a kendo stick, Morishima picks up Haste and plants him with a brainbuster. Morishima picks up Haste and drops him with a backdrop suplex. Cover, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Takeshi Morishima

Match Thoughts: For someone that just won the GHC Heavyweight Championship, Morishima sure was dominated in this match. I am not sure why the referee didn’t call for the DQ when he was stopped from counting three, since the last match ended in a DQ obviously the referees are aware of the concept. Haste practically squashed Morishima, not in the Vader/Z-Man sense but in as much as you will see from a champion. This match did nothing for Morishima except show he needs his “army” to beat wrestlers, but it did elevate Haste a bit so it did have that going for it. It was a fast paced heavyweight match and the action itself was quite good, it was more the result that puzzled me a bit as it seemed to do more harm than good. Score: 6.0

KENTA vs. Maybach Taniguchi

This is a no DQ match. Taniguchi attacks KENTA before they even make it to the ring, and comes out of the back with him already throwing KENTA around. Taniguchi slams KENTA into the ring post, he picks him up and throws him into another ring post. Taniguchi slides KENTA into the ring, he picks him up, Irish whip by Taniguchi and Taniguchi hits a back elbow. Taniguchi picks up KENTA but KENTA hits a series of elbows until Taniguchi rakes KENTA in the eyes. Irish whip by Taniguchi but KENTA ducks the lariat. Running boot by KENTA and Taniguchi falls out of the ring. KENTA goes out after him and throws Taniguchi into the guard rail. KENTA throws Taniguchi into the railing again, he tries to do it a third time but Taniguchi reverses it and hits a lariat. Taniguchi takes KENTA up into the crowd and hits him in the chest with a steel chair. Taniguchi takes KENTA around the ring up into the stands as he continues to pound on him. They start heading back towards ringside and Taniguchi slides KENTA back into the ring. Taniguchi gets back in with a metal box and he hits KENTA in the head with it. Taniguchi gets a steel chain, wraps it around his fist and hits KENTA in the face with it. Taniguchi picks up KENTA and kicks him in the head. KENTA absorbs the blows and they start trading elbows. KENTA goes off the ropes but Taniguchi catches him with a big boot.

Taniguchi throws KENTA into the corner and hits a lariat. Irish whip by Taniguchi but this time KENTA kicks him when he charges in. Another kick by KENTA and he snaps Taniguchi’s neck over the tope rope. Ohara pulls KENTA out of the ring and Taniguchi comes off the apron with an axe handle to KENTA. KENTA fights back with punches and kicks and throws Taniguchi into the wall. They battle through the hallway, and Taniguchi throws KENTA into some steps as they are now back in the concession area. KENTA slams Taniguchi into a table but Taniguchi regains the advantage. KENTA shoulders Taniguchi back and the two trade punches. Kick to the chest by KENTA and he slams Taniguchi into a table. They start going back towards the ring and battle up into the bleachers, where Taniguchi throws KENTA through a door. Taniguchi goes and gets KENTA but KENTA DDTs Taniguchi on the floor. KENTA climbs up onto the entrance way and jumps down onto Taniguchi with a doublestomp. KENTA grabs Taniguchi and takes him back towards the ring again, kicks by KENTA and finally they are back at ringside. KENTA throws Taniguchi into the ring post and slides him back into the ring. KENTA gets up on the apron and hits a swandive dropkick.

KENTA runs at Taniguchi but Taniguchi catches him with a lariat. Spinebuster by Taniguchi and he goes to get his metal rod. Taniguchi hits KENTA in the chest with it, he then goes under the ring and gets a table. Taniguchi sets up the table in the ring, he grabs KENTA and lays him down onto it and goes up to the top turnbuckle, but KENTA has recovered. KENTA punches Taniguchi while he is on the top turnbuckle and joins him. KENTA goes for a superplex but Taniguchi blocks it and the two trade blows. Taniguchi gets the better of it and he pushes KENTA off the top turnbuckle, but he doesn’t quite make it to the table and he lands back-first on the edge of it. Taniguchi lays the table flat on the mat and chokeslams KENTA onto it. He picks up KENTA again and hits a second chokeslam, cover, but it gets a two count. Taniguchi picks up KENTA and goes for a powerbomb, but KENTA blocks it. Drop toehold by KENTA and he applies an STF. KENTA goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the diving lariat, cover, but Taniguchi kicks out. KENTA goes under the ring and gets a table, and he slides it into the ring. As he gets into the ring, Taniguchi hits him with a shoulderblock. KENTA hits a backdrop suplex to Taniguchi, he then goes out of the ring and gets a metal box.

KENTA gets in the ring with the box, but he misses and Taniguchi delivers a kick. Taniguchi goes off the ropes but KENTA catches him with a powerslam. KENTA goes up to the apron and hits a swandive missile dropkick. Running kick by KENTA in the corner and he hits a dropkick. KENTA grabs the metal box, he puts it onto Taniguchi’s chest and hits another running dropkick. KENTA goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving doublestomp. Cover, but it gets a two count. KENTA grabs one of the tables, he sets it up near the corner and slams Taniguchi into the corner. Uppercut by KENTA, he puts Taniguchi onto the top turnbuckle and joins him. KENTA puts Taniguchi on his shoulders and throws Taniguchi off the top turnbuckle through the table. KENTA picks up Taniguchi and delivers a trio of kicks to his head, cover, but it gets a two count. KENTA puts Taniguchi onto his shoulders and nails the Go 2 Sleep, cover, but he picks up Taniguchi before he gets to three. Another side kick by KENTA, cover, but again he picks up Taniguchi. KENTA drags Taniguchi to his feet and nails another Go 2 Sleep, cover, and this time he picks up the three count. Your winner: KENTA

Match Thoughts: An interesting match but definitely different than the usual NOAH affair. The battling around the crowd into the back dragged a bit but to take advantage of the “No DQ” stipulation I understand why they did it. Besides the uncooperative tables though the last portion of the match went well and I liked KENTA showing his mean streak and just destroying Taniguchi at the end, leaving no doubt that he was the winner of the match. A good and different match to end the show. Score: 7.0

Final Thoughts:

Best Match: Atsushi Kotoge vs. Takashi Sugiura. I thought this was a great match, and honestly I did not know that Kotoge had it in him. It had fast exchanges, no wasted time, brutal shots, and a decisive ending. A really good display by both men here.

MVP: KENTA. Winning the main event always helps, but it also was a very decisive way to win. KENTA showed that he was class above Taniguchi, which he is, and cemented himself as being the next in line for a title shot.

Overall: I appreciate them having lots of matches, singles matches at that, as it gives the wrestlers more of an opportunity to make an impression. Some of the matches were bad, but the second half of the card really got things going and some of the matches were really good or even great. Even with the stinkers I think this event is worth watching as it offers a variety of action and displays the best (and worst) of what NOAH currently has to offer.

Grade: B

The WWE Raw Report 2/17/14 (CESARO VS. CENA STEALS THE SHOW!)

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Crazymax Jack

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February 17, 2014

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WWE Monday Night RAW Report for 2/17/14 from The Pepsi Center in Denver, CO

– We kick things off with John Cena in the ring. John talks about the Elimination Chamber match and the winner of the match going on to defend the belt at WrestleMania against Batista. Cena runs down Orton, namedrops Daniel Bryan for a cheap pop, and says that the odds are Orton will lose the match at the Chamber PPV.

Cue “The Real Americans” music. It’s Zeb Colter & Cesaro. Cesaro reminds Cena that he also defeated Orton last week (on SD). Cesaro plans to be the new face of the company after the Chamber. Cena says Cesaro isn’t on a winning streak, but rather Orton is on a losing streak. Cena reiterates that he will win.

Cue Sheamus. Now Sheamus does his spiel about how HE’s going to be the winner of the Chamber, and he has a Brogue Kick he’s saving for Orton later tonight in their match.

Cue Christian to the ring. Christian mentions Sheamus doing the job to the Shield on last week’s Smackdown. Christian vows to win the Chamber.

Cue Randy Orton. Randy slowly walks to ringside and individually runs down each of the 4 competitors in the ring. Orton slowly joins the rest in the ring as he mentions how he’s the face of the company.

And that leaves…. Cue Daniel Bryan! “YES!” chants everywhere. Bryan says he’s worked too hard to get here, and there won’t be chants of anyone’s catchphrase except one… “YES”

Cue KANE. Large chants of “You Sold Out” directed at Kane. Kane announces that he’s in charge tonight to rectify mistakes he’s made in the past. Kane reminds us of the Orton vs. Sheamus match. He also announces Cesaro vs. Cena, and Christian vs. Daniel Bryan, which is going to take place…. RIGHT NOW!!!

Kane will remain at ringside for the Bryan vs. Christian match.

Christian ambushes Bryan from behind and tosses him outside. Christian works as a heel as he rams Bryan into the safety barricade and steel steps, AND THE MATCH HASN’T EVEN STARTED!! The King reminds us we don’t even have a referee yet!

This match will begin, when we return!!!

-Commercial Break-

1. Daniel Bryan vs. Christian. We’re back with Bryan selling his shoulder from being tossed into the steps. Is it a coincidence that Christian’s shirt has a big blue dot in the center of it? Daniel still manages to take Christian to the floor and try a suicide dive, but Christian clocks him upside the head before he can make the dive. Back in the ring Christian works the arm while the fans chant for Bryan. Christian continues to play up as heel, mocking the YES chant. I know Christian fans aren;t going to like what I have to say, but his ship has sailed. It’s going to take a LOT of work to get him back into a meaningful spot, and Vince obviously has no interest in doing that. It may be time they work Christian into a tag team situation to groom someone. Christian exclaims “I SHOULD BE THE CHAMP!” It’s obvious he has randomly turned heel since last week. Bryan knocks Christian outside and lands a suicide dive as me go into break.

Back from break, YES! kicks by Bryan, dropkick in the corner to Christian, but Christian gets a foot up on a second attempt and hits Bryan with a back elbow from the middle rope. Christian toys with Bryan and Daniel tries for the Crossface. Christian escapes and goes for the Killswitch, but Bryan counters with an O’Connor Roll Up for the win in 11:00.

Kane cuts off the celebration early and announces that Bryan has ONE MORE MATCH… Against KANE!!!!

Kane takes his suit coat off and attacks Bryan’s arm. We’ve got Bryan laying AGAIN as we go into commercial break.

-Commercial Break-

2. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane. As we return, we learn the match was started during the break. Kane is sporting a wife beater as he dismantles Bryan’s shoulder. It’s a pretty rowdy crowd tonight, lots of chants, but they seem to be from the mark persuasion. “Boring” chants for Kane. Bryan retaliates with a MISSILE DROPKICK!!! The YES kicks follow, but Kane blocks the kick to the head by grabbing a choke hold and tossing Daniel outside the ring. Kane continues to try and dislocate the shoulder of Bryan. Kane wraps Bryan’s arm around the post and refuses to release, getting disqualified after 6 minutes.

Kane continues to destroy the arm of Bryan after the match, like a good lapdog. Kane smiles and admits he knows he was DQ’ed. It was obvious based on storylines that The Authority put Kane up to taking Bryan out of the Chamber match, or at least handicapping him.

– A Shield Interview follows. Ambrose talks about the “beating” he gave Mark Henry last week. Reigns calls Ambrose out on it. Roman will have his opportunity against Mark Henry tonight! The Shield discuss their match with the Wyatts on Sunday. They don’t fear the Wyatts, or their mind games. Believe in the Shield!

– Chamber promo

-Commercial Break-

– Michael Cole claims the launch of the Network is now next Monday at 9am… Wasn’t it supposed to be after Raw?

– We see highlights of Emma working her gimmick in NXT. No question, the girl is over down there, but her gimmick isn’t going to fly in the “E”.

3. Santino Marella (w/Emma) vs. Fandango (w/Summer Rae). Santino with some comedy to begin. Fasndango takes over. More Santino comedy. The Cobra comes out. Summer Rae takes an airplane spin from Emma. Emma becomes dizzy and her and Santino make google eyes at each other. Just as Santino & Emma are about to kiss on the floor, Fandango hits a baseball slide on Marella, and a nice corkscrew Falcon Arrow for the win in 2:30. It’s all Emma’s fault!

– Renee Young with Mark Henry. They discuss last week and the 3 on 1 situation. Renee asks Henry how he will fare this week against Roman Reigns with all 3 Shield at ringside. Henry isn’t happy with the situation, but he’ll do what he do, cuz that’s what he do.

-Commercial Break-

– It’s President’s Day here in the U.S., so we’re treated to a Theodore Roosevelt quote.

4. Mark Henry vs. Roman Reigns (w/Ambrose & Rollins). Roman starts off on the offense, but takes a big boot and avalanche from Henry. Reigns with an impressive Samoan Drop, the Superman Punch, and a SPEAR for the win. Wow… That was essentially a SQUASH. 2:30 Reigns gets the win.

Ambrose assaults Henry after the match. Mr. Tough Guy. Reigns can only laugh at Dean’s cowardly antics.

The lights go out, and there’s a Wyatt Family promo up on the big screen. When Bray’s finished, Roman Reigns challenges the Wyatts to come out and say it to their face. Bray obliges, and HERE COMES THE WYATT FAMILY!!!

The Shield stand in the ring as the Wyatts get up on the apron. Unlike last week, this time the Wyatts DO get in the ring!!! The Shield step up to the Wyatts, and Bray and his boys again back off and leave the ring.

I think one brawl would be a good teaser for the PPV match, having the Wyatts walk away every time is sort of “blah” for me. With this being the last major TV before the PPV, this would’ve been a good time for a brawl. Then again, we’ve still got the Wyatts in 6-man action later…

-Commercial Break-

– Elimination Chamber Kickoff will be Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. Ryback & Curtis Axel.

– Shameless plug for some sort of WWE Lego Building Set involving Cody & Goldust. Complete comedy segment. Bad News Barrett comes in and destroys their Build-Up set. Rather than getting mad or acting like wrestlers, the Rhodes brothers just go back to rebuilding their Smackdown set.

5. Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) vs. Kofi Kingston. Swagger won the rights to be #1 contender to the IC Title. Swagger has his title shot at the Chamber against champion Big E. Looks like we completely forget about Kofi’s recent wins over Orton as he plays the part of jobber here. Swagger controls the majority of the match. kofi gets a missile dropkick and springboard spot to start a comeback. An odd move with Swagger hunched over and Kofi off the middle rope with a splash into the back of the standing Swagger. Kingston blocks Swagger and nails the SOS, but Jack gets his foot on the rope at the last second!!! Good spot there… Kofi with a HIGH Cross Body for 2. Shortly after, Swagger locks in the Patriot lock and pulls Kofi back to the center of the ring for the tap out win in 4:30.

WTF is this? Oh wait, I guess that’s Big E’s theme music. Big E is coming to the ring for his match… Only 5 seconds after Swagger wins? Swagger & Colter are going to hang around for the former Langston’s match, which will be next!

-Commercial Break-

6. IC Champion Big E vs. Jinder Mahal & Drew McIntyre. Non-Title, Colter is on the house microphone, but even he can’t save this segment. I thought this was Big E vs. Mahal, but McIntyre is heavily involved in the match. The Artist Formerly Known as Langston handles the 2/3 of 3MB with fair ease as he hits some nice power moves on both. Clusterf*ck going on, The heels blowing some tandem bumping spots. Big E hits the BIG ENDING on both men, but not at the same time, that might have actually been cool. Big E gets the pin in 3:30.

Following the match, Big E tries to cut a promo, but he is BLOWN UP. The champ tells Zeb that after Sunday, he’ll need a diaper because his mouth won’t be the only thing that’s “full of crap”.

– Alexander Rusev & Lana Promo. She speaks English, he speaks Bulgarian. The big guy is coming soon!

-Commercial Break-

– Black History Month continues with a look at Ron Simmons! Lance Russell makes it to WWE TV!!! DAMN!

– A Promo on the Elimination Chamber match airs to put over how dangerous it can be.

– Rene Young interviews John Cena about his match with Cesaro. John says the WWE is filled with promising young superstars, while Orton WWE clings to the title. Cena says for any of these men to be the face of the company, they’ll need to go through John first. Tonight, Cesaro has that chance!

Cena heads to the ring for action as we take a break!

-Commercial Break-

We catch a clip of Cesaro pinning WWE Champion Randy Orton from SD! Let’s see if Cena takes that momentum away from him tonight. AND now they’re promoting Stone Cold’s podcasts, too…

7. John Cena vs. ~~Antonio~~ Cesaro (w/Zeb & Swagger). These guys get going with some back and forth action. Cesaro looking impressive with some nice strength moves including a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker in the first half of the match. Cesar gets Cena on his shoulder but John escapes and drops Cesaro’s throat across the top rope and hits a nice looking neckbreaker for 2… Cena takes a big bump into the corner and Cesaro pitches him to the floor as we go to commercial…

Back from break, Cesaro remains in control. Cena comes back with a Hurrican Rana, but Cesaro comes right back with an awesome looking Fall Away Slam with a bridge for 2!!! Cesaro with a sleeper hold, Cena breaks free but Cesaro right back on top with a solid clothesline! Cesaro with a reverse chin lock, but Cena escapes and lands 2 shoulderblocks. Cena wants a side slam, but Cesaro counters and goes the GIANT SWING! The Crowd Cheers! But Cena counters and tries to turn it into the STF! The Crowd Boos! But Cesaro counters again and lands a all power Gutwrench Suplex for 2! Cena battles back with the slam and Five Knuckle Shuffle, John tries the AA, but Cesaro escapes and nails a NASTY European Uppercut in mid-air… NICE!!!!

Cesaro tries for the GIANT SWING a second time, but Cena pulls himself up and counters with a DDT. Cena goes to the top rope, but Cesaro runs over, jumps up the ropes and pops Cena with a EUORPEAN UPPERCUT that knocks Cena off the top to the floor!!! The crowd counts along as Cena is nearly counted out. Cena gets back on the apron, and Cesaro shows amazing strength as he stands on the middle rope and SUPERPLEXES CENA BACK IN THE RING FROM THE APRON!!!! HOLY SHIT!!! This guy has made himself tonight… The superplex gets a 2 count. Cena comes back with an attempted STF, but Cesaro counters. Finally, third times the charm. CESARO GETS THE GIANT SWING !!! 15 Revolutions on Cena and a cover for 2! “This is Awesome” Chant from the fans, and you know what… It is…

Cesaro tries for the Neutralizer, but Cena counters out and scoops him up in the AA. Cena flings Cesaro forwards, but Cesaro flips onto his feet and runs Cena over!!! But Cena holds on and rolls over on the mat and winds up with Cesaro on his shoulders… Cena stands up and hits the AA for the win in 18:30… Great match!!!

-Commercial Break-

– Randy Orton meets up with HHH. Didn’t Kane say the Authority were taking the night off? Randy & Trips talk about Orton being the face of the WWE. Batista shows up and says that Randy isn’t the face of the WWE, he’s the ASS. Orton walks off as Alberto Del Rio walks in. Del Rio confronts Batista from last week. Del Rio is sporting a neck brace and says he’s going to break Batista’s arms off at the Chamber PPV. Batista shove Alberto into a steel shelf and walks off.

– Renee Young announces Titus O’Neil vs. Darren Young has been added to the Chamber PPV. Well there’s your bathroom match. We catch some highlights of Titus turning on Young, and Darren ripping Titus’ suit off. Titus barks & cuts a promo after the clips. Titus asks Renee to spell champion… She spells it C-H-A—– NO!!! Titus says you spell champion T-I-T-U-S! O’Neil says he;s going to mow over the roadblock that is Young on Sunday, and then everyone will witness the rise of Titus O’Neil!

Los Matradores & El TOrito head to the ring for 6-man action with Sin Cara vs. The Wyatt Family! Next!

-Commercial Break-

8. The Wyatt Family vs. Sin Cara & Los Matadores. One of Los Matadores has a few nice spots to open the match, but the Wyatt Family just dominates and mauls their competition. The Matador finally gets a hot tag after landing an enzuigiri on Harper. Hot tag to Cara who looks good against the Wyatts. Torito tries a dive on Rowan, but he catches him. Rowan sits Torito down and takes a double dive from both Matadores. Cara drops Harper and goes for the somersault senton, but Harper moves. Cara rolls to his feet but takes a spinning clothesline from Harper, and Bray finishes it off with Sister Abigail for the win in 5:00.

No Shield? Okay… I guess that’s all…

-Commercial Break-

Back with the New Age Outlaws in the ring.

9. “Bad Ass” Billy Gunn (w/Road Dogg) vs. Jey Uso (w/Jimmy Uso) . Jimmy Uso & Road Dogg on commentary. These two teams have a title match coming up Sunday. Jimmy asks Road Dogg what he refers to when he says “Oh you didn’t know?”… Know WHAT? Road Dogg brings up “With my Baby Tonight” fun banter back and forth between the two on commentary… Not much going on in the ring, Billy misses the Fame-Asser and Jey rolls him up for the win. Jimmy lays Road Dogg out on the floor and one of the Usos hits a dive over the top rope onto both Outlaws. Uso wins in 3:00.

– Byron Saxton interviews Sheamus. He talks about the Chamber, and Orton… I don’t know what it is, but Sheamus’ promos since he’s been back have been pretty bad… Too many Irish metaphors and other goofy things…

-Commercial Break-

10. WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Sheamus . Non-Title. Orton has lost to everyone in the Chamber except Christian… Poor, poor, Christian. If Sheamus can beat Orton here, it’ll be a clean sweeo… again, besides Christian… Lots of cautious stalling by Orton to start, and this is what makes Randy so exciting to watch. Sheamus dominates the first few minutes, but misses a Brogue Kick and winds up on the apron. Orton sends Sheamus into the post to knock him off the apron and we go to the final break.

Back from break, Orton working a headlock. Exciting as usual! Sheamus counters with a back suplex and clotheslines Randy out of the ring. Orton throws Sheamus into the steps, but Sheamus comes back with a flying shoulder tackle from the top rope for 2… Back outside, and Orton hits a back suplex on Sheamus through the announce table! Sheamus barely beats the count back in. Orton with his usual… slooooowwwwww….methodical……sloowwwwwww offense. Garvin stomp, but misses a kneedrop. Orton tries the suspended DDT, but Sheamus countered with forearm clubs to the chest. Sheamus tries for a rolling Samoan drop, but Orton counters with a modified backbreaker. Orton lands the hanging DDT and sets up for the RKO… Sheamus counters and hits THREE Irish Curse backbreakers… It’s time for the Brogue! THE SHIELD ATTACK SHEAMUS… WTF??? Sheamus wins by DQ in 13:00…

The ring fills up with Orton, Sheamus, The Shield, Cena, Bryan, Cesaro, and Christian… THE LIGHTS GO OUT… They come back on and the WYATT FAMILY are facing off with the Shield! The two teams start to brawl!! Now we get the fight! The Elimination Chamber participants joins back in and we’ve got a wild brawl going on between the 12 men as the show ends…

Well, we got The Shield & Wyatts brawl I was looking for, but the ending of the show was abrupt… Came out of nowhere… We’ll see how many buys it gets for the PPV…

Lots of weird things about this show… No ring appearance by Batista, who is being built for the WrestleMania main event… Then there was NO hype for next week’s Raw which was originally intended to hype the Network debut. After reports of Hulk Hogan, the Undertaker, amongst others, making appearances next week, there was no mention, no build, nothing to make next week’s Raw special… I really don’t know what that’s about… They also have now announced that the Network will launch at 9am Eastern next Monday, rather than following Raw. I have no idea what’s going on, but you know if there was going to be a Hogan return, it would be advertised…

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Final Thoughts:

Grade: B

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