Introduction:
Welcome back everyone to CrazyMax’s very own Hardcore History. Last week we saw the debut of the one and only Paul E. Dangerously. We also saw the Sandman in action against ‘Wildman’ Sal Bellomo. We saw another cheap finish in an ECW Tag Team Title match between the Super Destroyers vs. Larry Winters/Tony Stetson. Tonight we are going to see the rematch, and for the 3rd time in as many episodes, a hair vs. title match between the two tag teams. What else are we going to see from Hot Stuff International as well as the Dangerous Alliance. What else is Terry Funk doing at the Double Cross Ranch. Lastly, what else is going to happen between the ECW Champion the Sandman and the Rockin’ Rebel? We will find out all of that and more right here on CrazyMax’s Hardcore History. Lets get to the action.
Show Opening:
The show opens up with Jay Sulli and Tod Gordon standing ringside. Tod Gordon tells us this is going to be one of the biggest shows in the history of ECW. The tag team title match will be fought in a no disqualification, falls count anywhere, hair vs. mask match. Hot Stuff International will also be in action but Tod Gordon questions if it is the Dangerous Alliance or Hot Stuff International? We will also have a lumberjack match between Johnny Hotbody vs. Tommy Cairo. Tod Gordon also announces, time permitting, a mixed tag team match between Sandman/Peaches vs. Rockin’ Rebel/Tigra. They go to a recap video on what has happened between the Sandman and the Rockin’ Rebel.
Tod Gordon said he has signed a Texas chain match between Eddie Gilbert and Terry Funk. Paul E. Dangerously comes out and interrupts Tod Gordon. Dangerously says the chain match has been cancelled. Gordon says since Dangerously is new to the the ECW he will give him the benefit of the doubt. Gordon says the contract has been signed months before Dangerously was even in the company. Dangerously says his lawyers say that the match is off. Gordon says his contract vs. Dangerously’s lawyers, sue him but he will be disappointed. Gordon walks off as Dangerously continues to talk.
Dangerously says that the only person that has disappointed Dangerously in his life was Gordon’s wife last night. Wow what the hell is going on here. A low blow like that on TV? Man ECW was awesome. Dangerously says if Gordon wants to get personal with him, Eddie Gilbert, Jimmy Snuka, Don Muraco then it goes like this. Dangerously says we will take the whole damn promotion not because we hate your guts, because we’ve done it before and we will do it again. Dangerously says it is the Dangerous Alliance’s opinion that there will be no chain match between Terry Funk and Eddie Gilbert because Tod Gordon is as useless as a woman from Philadelphia. Man Paul E bringing the heat early. What a difference he makes to the shows and to the company. Now if he could just get the book…
Promo by Terry Funk at the Double Cross Ranch
Terry Funk says he has a mighty fine tractor. Funk says just like being in the wrestling ring or ranching or farming you have to have the right equipment. He says when you ring you have to be a great wrestler. Some bum walks into the promo and Funk says that don’t you know this is private property. Funk then berates this individual and says that if he was from Texas he would know that you can’t just walk on private property like he is. Funk asks the guy who he is. He says he is Eddie Gilberts brother from Tennessee. Funk then asks him what his name is and he says real Hot Stuff.
Funk the punches the guy in the gut then he picks him up and magically he becomes a stuffed dummy. Funk spins the dummy around and then body slams him into the lift of a tractor. Funk then gets on the tractor and raises the lift up and dumps him. Funk then backs up and runs the dummy over numerous times while he has a sadistic laugh going. This is so corny and stupid and a waste of time. Funk then says he can’t wait to get Eddie Gilbert in the Texas Chain Match Massacre as we cut to commercial.
Match 1: ECW Tag Team Title Match: Super Destroyers (C) vs. Tony Stetson/Larry Winters
Before the bell can be rang, Stetson and Winters attack both of the Super Destroyers. All four men head outside where they continue to brawl. Out comes Cairo and he handcuffs himself to Hunter Q. Robbins the Third. Winters rams one of the Destroyers into the steel post and then rolls him back into the ring. The match starts in the ring with Winters vs. Super D #1. They sure Robbins outside furious that he has to be cuffed to Cairo.
Super D #2 gets the tag and he hits Winters with a power slam off the ropes. Winters turns the tables and starts kicking Super D #2 in the gut. Winters tags in Stetson and he lays in some shoulder blocks. Super D #2 goes for the tag but Stetson prevents it. Stetson drags #2 over to the ropes and tags in Winters. Winters and Super D #2 trade some lefts and rights until Winters gets control and lays in a chop. Winters tags Stetson back into the ring and he clubs Super D #2 in the back. Stetson goes for a cover and gets a 2 count and he quickly tags back in Winters.
Super Destroyer #1 gets the tag as well. Winters charges at him but Super D #1 goes for a low blow. Super D then throws Winters outside and then he climbs up to the middle rope on the outside and drops a double ax handle on Winters. All four men are brawling outside until Super Destroyer #1 gets back in the ring. Winters is going back into the ring and Super D #1 goes for a baseball slide but Winters moves out of the way and Super Destroyer misses. Its hard as hell to follow this match because they keep going to the crap outside with Cairo and Robbins. You miss a lot of action and it’s dumb.
Winters drops a knee to throat after he tags in Stetson. Super Destroyer does a double leg swoop on Stetson and then drops a head butt to the mid-section area as the Destroyers get control of the match. Stetson goes for a cover and they keep rotating pins until they both roll out of the ring. All four men are battling outside once again. Super D #2 picks up a chair and clocks Winters in the back. Winters is back in the ring with Super D #1 and he lays in the boots.
Winters tags in Stetson and he lays in some right hands on Super D #1. Hunter throws in his cane to the ring and Stetson ends up picking it up. He then rams the cane into the throat of Super Destroyer #1. Stetson goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winners and NEW ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS….LARRY WINTERS AND TONY STETSON!!!!!
Recap:
Theres not much to say about this match. It wasn’t as good as the match from last week. It was also hard to follow because they would just show Cairo and Robbins on the outside at times when stuff was going on in the ring. It detracted from the match and made it not as good as it could be. I’m surprised at how much Stetson and Winters controlled the match. This was essentially a squash match because the Super Destroyers didn’t have control of the match hardly at all. This wasn’t as good as the prior weeks match but it still worth watching to see the title change.
Match 2: Eddie Gilbert/Jimmy Snuka vs. JT Smith/Max Thrasher
Paul E. Dangerously takes over the mic and introduces Jimmy Snuka and Eddie Gilbert to the crowd. Paul joins the commentary team with Jay Sulli when the match starts. The match starts with Snuka and JT Smith tying it up. Smith pushes Snuka into the ropes and we get a clean break. Eddie tries to distract JT but he keeps his eye on both guys. They tie up again and JT gets Snuka in a head lock. Snuka pushes off and we get a criss cross. JT drops down first then he hits Snuka with an arm drag. He follows that up with a drop kick and then a fall away slam.
JT goes for the cover and gets a 2 count. JT gets an arm bar then whips Snuka into the ropes. He goes for a backdrop but Snuka clubs him in the back. Snuka then makes the tag to Eddie Gilbert and he comes in and lays in about 4-5 right hands to the face. Eddie then snap mares JT and he rakes him in the face. Eddie then hits a couple of boots and then throws JT to the outside. Snuka then slams JT’s face into the table then throws him back into the ring. Gilbert lays in a kick to the mid-section and he follows that up with a body slam. Eddie holds open JT and tags in Snuka who kicks him in the gut.
Snuka then chops JT into the corner and he finally gets a tag to Max Thrasher. Thrasher comes in and throws in some right hands and drives Snuka into the ropes. Muraco holds the leg of Thrasher and he falls down. Eddie picks him up and hits Thrasher with a back breaker. Snuka then goes up to the top rope and nails a beautiful Superfly Splash. He goes for the cover and gets the 3 count. Your winners of the match via pinfall….Superfly Jimmy Snuka and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert!
Recap:
There wasn’t much special to the match here. It was just a squash match for Hot Stuff International. The splash from Snuka at the end of the match was amazing. He got a big time leap and it was one of his better splashes that I have seen. It’s really the only reason to watch this match. Seems like the two are just going through the motions collecting a paycheck and it comes across during the match.
Backstage Promo: Salvatore Bellomo
They come back from commercial and it goes straight to Sal Bellomo. He says he doesn’t like anyone especially in this Philadelphia area. He says Philadelphians are lazy and they don’t do anything and just sit on the couch and watch TV. He says the only thing he likes is the little kids because no one else does. Thats pretty much it for the promo. What garbage.
Match 3: Sal Bellomo vs. Canadian Wolfman
Bellomo attacks the Wolfman in the corner but he responds with some rights of his own. Bellomo then rakes the eyes then snap mares him. Wolfman gets back up to his feet and Bellomo decks him with a forearm. Bellomo then picks up Wolfman and nails him with a standing drop kick. Bellomo then chokes the Wolfman in the corner. Bellomo then snap mares the Wolfman again then rakes his back.
Wolfman gets up to his feet and rakes the eyes again until the 4 count. Bellomo clubs the Wolfman in the back then snap mares him over again. Bellomo drops a knee to the back. Wolfman gets up in the corner and Bellomo hits him with a couple of right hands then body slams him in the middle of the ring. Bellomo goes off the ropes and hits the big splash on the Wolfman and he gets the 3 count. Your winner by pinfall…Sal Bellomo!
Recap:
This was nothing more than your typical squash match. Wolfman is disgusting to look at with his prison quality tattoos. Bellomo is lazy and boring as hell to watch. The sooner these two guys are out of the ECW and off my screen the better off we are all going to be.
Match 4: Lumberjack Match: Tommy Cairo vs. Johnny Hotbody
They start with a collar and elbow tie up and they roll around the ropes. They get a clean break and Cairo lays in some right hands on Hotbody. Cairo then decks him with a clotheslines and tries to kick him out of the ring. The wrestlers on the outside quickly get him back in the ring. Cairo then hits Hotbody with a hip toss. Cairo then throws him into the corner and hits him with a back splash. Cairo picks up up Hotbody and gets him in a suplex. Cairo lays in some lefts then hits Hotbody with a spinning wheel kick after he threw Hotbody into the ropes. Hotbody rolled out of the ring where his friends were waiting for him and allowed him to catch a breather.
Once Hotbody gets back into the ring Cairo hits him with a body slam then drops and elbow onto Hotbody. Cairo then hits him with another elbow drop. Cairo picks up Hotbody and throws him across the ring from the corner. He then throws Hotbody on to the outside and the wrestlers throw him back into the ring. Cairo goes to pick up Hotbody but Hotbody hits him with a low blow and it allows him to gain control of the match. Hotbody then drops and elbow and goes for the cover but Cairo kicks out and throws him to the outside.
Hotbody gets back into the ring and gets Cairo in a roll up and nearly gets the 3 count. Hotbody stomps Cairo then throws him to the outside of the ring. Bellomo throws Cairo back into the ring and Hotbody gets a 2 but Cairo gets out. Hotbody whips Cairo into the ropes and nails him with a drop kick. Candido is trying to help out his partner but Bellomo attacks him and gets Hotbody back into the ring. Cairo hits Hotbody with a double under hook suplex. Hotbody rolls outside of the ring again and Hotbody gets a little bit of a breather until Larry Winters throws him back in.
Hotbody gets back into the ring and decks Hotbody with a clothesline. Cairo then goes off the top rope and hits Hotbody with a clothesline off the top rope. There is no ref in the ring. Hunter Q Robbins comes running out from the back and nails Cairo in the back with his cane. Hotbody rolls Cairo over and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Sir Jonathan Hotbody!
Recap:
This match was decent but not very good either. You can tell Cairo was one of the better wrestlers that they had at the time. It’s a shame they didn’t really let him show his skills until later on. He could have made some of these shows a little bit better. Hunter Q gets his revenge on Cairo for costing his team the tag team titles so I am a little bit interested to see where this goes. All in all not a terrible match but nothing special either.
They show the Terry Funk promo from last weeks show.
Match 5: Mixed Tag-Team Match: Sandman/Peaches vs. Rockin’ Rebel/Tigra
The Rebel attacks the Sandman from behind before the bell can be rang. Rebel gets in a few punches and kicks and he eventually throws the Sandman over the top rope. Sandman gets up on the apron and hits a shoulder to the midsection. Sandman then does a sunset flip and goes for the pin but Rebel hangs on until Peaches slaps him. Sandman then whips Rebel into the ropes and hits him with a drop kick followed by a clotheslines. Rebel gets back up and he gets hit with another clothesline. Rebel goes for the tag of Tigra but she’s not on the apron and doesn’t want any part of the match.
Sandman then snap mares Rebel and gets him in a head lock. Tigra finally gets up on the apron like she is going to get in the ring. Rebel gets back up to his feet and hits some elbows to the midsection to break free. Rebel comes off the ropes but Sandman hits him with a clothesline. Rebel goes for another tag but Tigra drops off the apron again. Sandman hits a few chops and then he throws him into the ropes and hits him with another chop off the rope. Rebel grabs the Sandman by legs and drops him then he drops a head butt to the mid-section. Rebel picks up the Sandman and hits an elbow on the Sandman. He goes for a pin and gets a 2 count.
Rebel whips Sandman into the ropes and goes for a elbow but Sandman hits the Rebel with a lay down clothesline. Sandman goes for the pin and gets a 2 count. Sandman is about to him Rebel with a reverse DDT but the Rebel drops to the mat and busts the chin of the Sandman. Rebel charges at the Sandman and Sandman back body drops him over the top rope. Sandman makes the tag to Peaches and in comes Tigra. They start a cat fight but the show comes to an end before we can really see anything. Keeping us guessing on what happened at the end of the match.
Recap:
Nothing special here either. We didn’t get the full match because they ran out of TV time so that kind of took away from it. Adding the women to the match added a little bit more to the action but the fact that they ended the show right when they got in the ring kind of sucked. I guess they want us to pay for these two getting in contact with each other. With no outcome and the so so action there isn’t much to write home about as far as this match is concerned.
Show Recap:
The only good thing about this show was the tag team title change. The match was pretty good but it was hindered by the shit camera activity because whenever something good was going on they would cut to Cairo and Robbins on the outside. The rest of the matches were just squash matches trying to get other guys over. At the end of the day the only reason to watch this show is to see the Heyman promos and the tag team title switch. Other than that don’t waste your time.
