1996-08-17 at Sportsfest in Staten Island, NY
World: Raven
TV: Shane Douglas
Tag Team: Gangstas
ECW makes their debut in Staten Island to a packed crowd Tod Gordon is introduced to open the show. He gets on the microphone and talks briefly about the trip to Japan last week. Bill Alfonso comes out to interrupt. Alfonso says that ECW doesn’t belong in NY because they are in the WWF’s territory. Alfonso is gong to throw them out of the building himself. Gordon attacks Alfonso and they brawl until a bunch of wrestlers and referees pull them apart. Little and Big Guido remain in the ring and Little Guido gets on the mic. He calls Kiss out to the ring. Pablo Marquez replaces Don E. Allen tonight on drums. Sandman hits the ring and canes everybody. Sandman calls out World Champion Raven who comes out to the ring on crutches with Lori Fullington. Stevie Richards gets on the mic and says there is no way he man Raven is going to defend the title tonight. Gordon comes back out and tells Sandman he will be getting a title match tonight and that Richards will be defending for Raven. Gordon gets nailed with a steviekick and then Sandman canes Stevie. Stevie goes to leave but Missy Hyatt grabs him by the groin in the aisle and brings him back to the ring.
Stevie Richards (defending the World Title for Raven) vs. Sandman (w/ Missy Hyatt) ref Jim Molineaux
Sandman canes Stevie then hits a top rope leg drop. Sandman goes for the cover Meanie tries to break it up with a top rope moonsault but Sandman moves and it hits Stevie. Cover again Nova now comes off but misses a top rope leg drop. Marques comes in and gets dumped to the floor. Raven comes in hits Sandman with his crutch then hits a DDT. Stevie gets 2. Lori and Missy now come in the ring and brawl. Stevie holds Missy down and Lori canes her. Sandman lets Lori cane him a bunch in the face. He gets up and goes after her but Raven nails him from behind and gets the pin in 2.40.
“The Shah” Hack Meyers vs. Louie Spicolli
Hack hits a few basic moves so Louie bails to the floor. Back in the ring he sidesteps a charge and throws Hack to the floor. He rams Hack into the ring apron. Back in the exchange some blows with Louie getting the upper hand. Hack ducks a clothesline and fires away. Spicolli reverses an irish whip and hits a spin buster for 2. Spicolli with a bridging german for 2. Flying forearm again gets 2. Spicolli locks in a chinlock. Hack fights back and hits the ropes but gets drop kicked for 2. Spicolli goes to a front headlock on the ground. Hack fights back and hits a back elbow of an irish whip. Corner whip and he follows with an elbow to the back of the head. Spicolli placed over the bottom rope and Hack hits a legdrop from the apron. Hack hits the his top rope finisher the coup de grace but hurts his knee and can’t get a cover right away. He goes for it again but Spicolli knocks him down. Spicolli breaks out the Spicolli driver for the first time in ECW and gets the 3 count in 8.42
Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) vs. Devon Storm (w/ “The Godfather of Extreme Damien Kane & Lady Alexandra) ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
Buh Buh grabs the mic as the fans chant “what’s your name” to him. He says it with no problem and we get the opening bell. Buh Buh with a monkey flip of on irish whip but then he charges and Storm pulls down the top rope and he falls to the ground. Storm goes for a dive but his knee gets caught on the middle rope and he crashes to the floor. Buh Buh nails him a few times with a chair. Storm comes off the top rope with a drop kick but Buh Buh is not fazed by it. He lands a Bud Buh slam and gets 2. Avalanche in the corner and then he throws Storm out of the ring. Back in the ring Storm goes low to gain control of the match. Storm takes Buh Buh to the floor and lands a dive. Kane goes to hit Buh Buh with a chair but he moves and it hits Storm instead. Back in the ring Storm with a head scissors and a diamond dust off the top rope. Storm puts a chair on Buh Buh and climbs the ropes but misses a moonsault. Buh Buh slams the chair across Storm’s back. Storm goes for a sunset flip but Buh Buh drags him back up and powerbombs him. Kane comes into the ring and suffers the same. Lady Alexandra now in the ring Buh Buh grabs her but she points behind him and as Buh Buh turns D-Von is there to hit him with a chair. Buh Buh blocks the third one and now turns the chair onto D-Von a few times. Storm drop kicks the chair into Buh Buh and then goes up top but gets slammed off. D-Von, Storm and Kane work over Buh Buh in the ring now as Sign Guy runs to the back. He returns with Big Dick. Dick chokeslams Kane and Storm. D-Von walks off after they yell at each other a bit. Buh Buh hits another powerbomb on Storm and gets the pin in 10.33. Storm and D-Von talk on the floor and Buh Buh hits a plancha onto them.
Kronus vs. Mikey Whipwreck ref Paul Richards
Kronus pushes Mikey to the mat and he rolls out to the floor twice. Kronus backs Mikey into a corner and starts hammering away on him. He sits Mikey on the turnbuckle and Mikey jumps over him hits a few arm drags and a clothesline that sends them both over the top rope. Mikey goes back in and gets a baseball slide and somersault plancha. Mikey stays on the offense but Kronus overpowers him and hits a super butterfly suplex for 2. Heandspring elbow and a tilt awhirl slam get 2 for Kronus. Mikey tries to make a comeback but Kronus gets him off and hits a pump handle fall away slam. Kronus on top of Mikey and they go to the floor where he hits a suplex and rams Mikeys into the post. Kronus leans Mikey against the post but misses a spin kick hitting his leg and ankle on the post. Mikey takes advantage and starts working over the area. Mikey doesn’t have control for long as Kronus is simply to powerful for him. Mikey fights back with a frankensteiner off the top rope that brings Kronus over the top to the floor. Mikey then with a slingshot frankensteiner on the floor. Back in the ring Mikey comes off the top with a cross body for 2. Mikey ducks a clothesline but Kronus hits a spin kick and body slam. Kronus goes for a somersault leg drop but Mikey moves. Mikey goes up tope and hits another top rope frankensteiner this time getting the big upset in 13.09. The crowd goes wild as Saturn hits the ring. They land total elimination on Mikey.
Saturn vs. 2 Cold Scorpio ref Jim Molineaux
Scorpio spends a painfully long time in the aisle before the match dancing. Scorpio gets on the mic and spends lots of time stalling there and makes someone come in the ring to sweep it. FINALLY we get a bell. They feel each other out for the first few minutes. Saturn gets in some stiff kicks that send Scorpio to the outside. Back in the ring Scorpio with some monkey flips. Saturn goes to the floor and Scorpio hits a really nice looking running plancha over the top rope. Back in the ring Saturn with a standing moonsault of the top. Scorpio goes for a tilt awhirl but Saturn lands on his feet and hit a spring board drop kick and then a lionsault for 2. They go to the floor and Scorpio sends Saturn into the guardrail and then charges but gets back dropped. Saturn goes up top and comes off to the floor with a body block. Ten minutes into the match and not much is going on. Scorpio with the advantage now in the ring with a pump kick to the face and he sets up a power bomb. Scorpio follows that up with a second rope leg drop. He goes for another powerbomb but Saturn rolls through into an arm drag and then hits a falcon arrow. Top rope headbutt gets 2. Scorpio fights back with another kick to the face. Body slam and top rope moonsault get 2. Scorpio puts Saturn on the turnbuckle but Saturn front suplexs him off and then comes with a top rope sunset flip for 2. Scorpio about comes back and comes off the top with a splash for 2. Saturn with a super frankensteiner for 2. Top rope elbow by Saturn for 2. Scorpio with a tombstone and 450 for the win in 14.41
“Primetime” Brian Lee & Stevie Richards (w/ Pablo Marquez, Super Nova, Blue Meanie & Miss Patricia) vs. Tommy Dreamer & Terry Gordy (w/ Beulah) ref John Finnegan
Lee and Dreamer start off but Stevie tags in and asks for Gordy. Gordy tagged in and he over powers Richards to start and hits a suplex. Gordy tags in Dreamer and they double shoulder tackle Richards. Dreamer with a powerslam but the pin is broken up by Lee. Richards is sent to the buckle. He goes to the second rope and jumps to go for a frankensteiner but Dreamer catches him and drops backwards clotheslining Richards on the top rope. Richards goes to the floor and Gordy holds a chair in front of his face as Dreamer baseball slides it. Back in the ring Richards reverses an irish whip but ducks his head to soon and gets DDTed. Lee breaks up the pin and they fight it out. Richards hits a steviekick as Dreamer is distracted. Lee stays in the ring now and he and Dreamer go to the floor for a minute. Back in the ring Lee with a powerslam and he tags out. Power bomb by Richards for 2 and he tags out. Lee goes for the big boot but Dreamer moves and it hits Richards. Lee able to stay in control. Nova now comes in and holds Dreamer. Marquez comes off the top rope but hits Nova with a drop kick by accident. Dreamer DDTs Pablo. Lee chokeslams Pablo to the floor. Dreamer hits a double clothesline on Lee and Richards. Richards comes off the top with a knee drop. Dreamer fights back and makes the tag. Gordy with a drop kick floors Richards. He has Lee and Richards in opposite corners and clotheslines them both. Dreamer comes in and they hit a double big boot on Lee. Gordy with a power bomb on Richards but Lee breaks up the pin. Dreamer DDTs Lee. Dreamer and Gordy spike piledriver Richards and Gordy covers for the win in 10.34. After the match Meanie and Patricia come in. Gordy DDTs him and Dreamer piledrivers her. They turn and Lee chokeslams them both then drops a knee between their legs.
The Pitbulls come out for an interview. Pitbull 1 discusses his injury and says Ptibull 2 is going to Shane Douglas’ ass tonight.
TV Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) vs. Pitbull 2 (w/Pitbul 1) ref John “Pee Wee” Moore
Douglas gets on the mic before the match and gets the crowd all crazy. Pitbull fired up to start presses Shane above his head and drops him across the ropes. A brainbuster is followed by a neckbreaker. The crowd chants “break his neck” and Pitbull locks in a reverse chinlock. Shane fights out of hit but then gets drops with a DDT. Shane fights back with a low blow and goes to the apron to jaw at Pitbull 1. Shane gets dragged back into the ring by his neck. Now they go back outside and Shane gets slammed against a table a few times. Neckbreaker on the floor. The crowd is really behind Pitbull. Pitbull with a chair to the back of Shane. Pitbull is picking Shane back up and a fan hits Shane in the back with something. Shane completely stops selling and punches the fan who has turned around in the back of the head and jumps over the rail to go after him. Luckily for the fan Pitbull grabs Shane allowing the fan to run away and gets him back on track. Pitbull drags Shane back to the ringside area and DDTs him on the floor. Back in the ring Shane with a low blow to take control. Inverted atomic drop and then a regular atomic drop. Shane gets Pitbull in the corner for a bit but then dugs his head allowing Pitbull to get in a suplex. Shane rolls to the floor and when Pitbull follows Shane takes over. Shane drops Pitbull’s stomach on the guardrail. Shane locks on a camel clutch as we get loud “Pitbull” chants. Pitbull stands up and brings Shane on his shoulders then drops him on the turnbuckle. Both men down and Pitbull puts on a sleeper once they get up. Francine gets in the ring to stop the ref from dropping Shane’s arm a third time. Pitbull 1 starts to get on the apron so Francine tells the ref to stop him. She takes out a chain and hits Pitbull 2 in the head with it. He no sells it and keeps on the sleeper. Shane kicks off the turnbuckle and has the pin but only gets 2. Press slam by Pitbull clothesline he goes after Francine. Shane gets the belt and hits Pitbull with it but only gets 2. DDT onto the title also on 2. Pitbull starts pound on his chest and gets himself fired up. Another press slam by Pitbull he chokes Shane and throws him into a corner where he chokes him more. Running powerslam but Francine jumps on the ref to stop the 3 count. Pitbull goes after her but Shane chop blocks him. Belly to belly but Shane gets thrown off before a 1 count! Shane hits another one and puts his feet on the ropes to get the win in 14.04. Pitbull 2 goes after Joel Gertner as he announces Douglas as the winner. The ref tries to stop it so he gets a super bomb. Gertner laughs but gets caught and superbombed himself.
ECW Tag Team Champions The Gangstas vs. The Samoan Gangsta Party (w/ Damien Kane) ref John Finnegan
Kane is on the mic before the Gangstas come out and says stuff. Gangstas hit the ring and the brawl begins. New Jack seems particularly fond of beating the shit out of Kane which is ok with me. After 4.33 the Gangstas hit the running powerslam 187 combo for the win.
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam, ref Jim Molineaux
After a few minutes of some mat wrestling and feeling out process Sabu hits a clothesline. Van Dam goes for a back drop but Sabu flips out of hit and hits a dropkick and spin kick that send Van Dam out of the ring. Sabu with a somersault plancha to the floor. Sabu sets up a table on apron and rail and puts Van Dam on it. He goes for the triple jump but Van Dam has moved off the table and into the crowd. Sabu leaps and hits Van Dam in the crowd which gets an “ECW” chant going. Back in the ring Sabu misses a triple jump moonsault. Van Dam throws a chair at Sabu and drops a leg. He locks in a submission but releases it and hits some forearms and a kick that floors Sabu. Van Dam goes for a leapfrog but stumbles and Sabu drop kicks him. Van Dam rolls to the apron and jumps back in and slingshot DDTs Sabu. Double underhook suplex but Van Dam instead falls forward with it in a pedigree type of move. Sabu goes to the floor and Van Dam leaps over the top rope with a somersault body block. Back in the ring Van Dam hits the ropes rolls and then leaps up into a splash. Sabu fights back and hits a springboard leg lariat and split legged moonsault. Air Sabu misses and Van Dam crotches Sabu on the top rop and then hits a springboard kick. Sabu hangs his head outside of the ring and Van Dam puts a chair on his face and leaps over the top rope and leg drops it. Van Dam moonsaults off the guardrail onto a standing Sabu. Back in the ring Van Dam goes up top but Sabu throws a chair at him. Sabu runs up the chair and hops to the top rope and then lands a superrana for 2. Sabu goes up top but Van Dam cuts him off and goes for the super fisherman buster. Sabu pushes him off and goes for a cross body but Van Dam steps back and Sabu lands stomach first on Van Dam’s knee. Van Dam with a monkey flip onto a chair as we cross the 15 minute mark. Van Dam goes up top and attempts a splash but Sabu throws a chair at him on this way down. Sabu with a triple jump DDT for 2. Sabu goes for a suplex but Van Dam jumps down to the floor and clotheslines Sabu on the top rope. Top rope splash by Van Dam for 2. Van Dam puts a chair on Sabu and goes for the split legged moonsault. Sabu opens the chair and puts it on its side and rolls out of the way. Van Dam lands with the open chair into his ribs. It looks very painful and gets a nice reaction from the crowd. An Arabian face buster and triple jump moonsault later and Sabu has the victory in 17.02.
My thoughts on the show…
I like what they are doing with Raven being injured but still defending the title. Although I wonder how injured he actually is since he just officially defended in Japan. One would think that Big Dick Dudley would realize he should just come to ringside with Buh Buh for his matches by now since D-Von shows up every single time. The Kronus /ikey match had an insanely boring five or so minutes in the middle but a pretty exciting start and finish. I can’t begin to describe how terrible the Scorpio Saturn match was. Nothing flowed or made any sense, but I feel that way about most Scorpio matches. TV title match was very good as was the main event. Thumbs in the middle as it was really only those two matches worth watching but the crowd was up and loud for the whole thing which really added to it.
