TV 1993-05-18 (Matches taped 1993-04-03 from Cabrini College in Radnor, PA)
Champions
Heavyweight: Sandman
TV: Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Tag: Tony Stetson & Larry Winters
Jay Sulli and Stevie Wonderful open up the show. Dangerous Alliance in action as well as Sandman and Rockin’ Rebel for the championship. Paul E. Dangerously comes down and calls out Tod Gordon. They argue a bit and Don Muraco shows up and starts bumping into Gordon to scare him. Gordon leaves before he gets hurt. Muraco talks about how no one respects them. Muraco calls out Sandman and says he can be the only surfer in town.
Back from break and Sulli brings us to the tag team title match from last week. They play the entire terrible match.
The Eddie Gilbert Terry Funk chain match will take place on June 19th at the Super Summer Sizzler.
TV Champion “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka & “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Max Thrasher & JT Smith ref John Finnegan
A rematch from last week for some reason. I would expect the same outcome. Gilbert starts off with Thrasher this time. Thrasher with an arm bar and tags into Smith and he comes off the 2nd rope with an axe handle to the arm. They switch a few time and stay on the arm. Gilbert comes back with a few eye rakes and a suplex. Gilbert covers and Thrasher tries to drop an elbow but Gilbert moves and he hits Smith. Gilbert misses a fist drop off the ropes. Thrasher grabs Gilbert and Smith charges. Gilbert moves and Smith hits Thrasher. Thrasher trips Smith and leaves. Gilbert with a back breaker on Smith and Snuka comes off with the splash getting the win in 3.07.
Terry Funk is on his ranch again hyping the chain match on June 19th. Funk says the chain match has been banned for the past few years because it’s so violent.
Suicide Blondes are in the locker room. They have apparently been on a trip to England. While there they were knighted. Good for them.
Tag Team Champions Larry Winters & Tony Stetson vs. Suicide Blondes ref Jim Molineux
Nontitle match for Stetson and Winters and if you are unlucky enough to have a broken fast forward button the second time we see them tonight. Stetson hip tosses Christopher Candido and he complains about a pull of the tights. Candido blocks a hip toss Stetson ducks a clothesline and hits an atomic drop sending Candido into Jonathan Hotbody. Tag to Winters and he goes to work on the arm. Stetson tagged in a he hits a swinging next breaker. “Wildman” Sal Bellomo comes to ringside in a mask and says he is a third member of the Super Destoyers. The Blondes have taken control in the ring as Candido lands a suplex on Winters tags and they hit a double drop kick. Snap suplex by Hotbody and he takes back to Candido. A few tags back and forth with nothing really happening. Winters gets his knees up on a rocket launder splash and makes the tag. All four men brawl in the ring. The champions both have a sunset flip in a get the pin at 5.15. The Blondes attack the champs from behind as they are walking down the aisle to go to the locker room.
“Magnificent” Don Muraco (w/Eddie Gilbert, Superfly Snuka & Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Glen Osbourne ref Joe Dinolli
Paul E. intros Muraco and calls him the next ECW Champion. Osbourne has the early advantage working over the arm. Muraco pulls the hair to break an arm bar. Muraco goes to the floor to talk strategy with Gilbert. Osbourne goes back to the arm and Muraco counters with a samoan drop. Osbourne fights back with a flying clothesline. Osbourne charges Muraco and gets caught with a hotshot. Muraco hits the tombstone piledriver for the win at 4.37
ECW Heavyweight Champion Sandman vs. Rockin’ Rebel ref John Finnegan
Tigra and Peaches are barred from ringside for this match. Sandman chases Rebel out of the ring and we get the bell. Rebel refusing to get into the ring. Sandman finally goes out after him and they fight on the floor. Rebel throws him into the ring post. They make their way into the ring. Sandman reverses a corner whip and hits Rebel with an elbow as he stumbles out. Rebel bails to the floor. Sandman lays down so Rebel will get back into the ring. Another corner whip back elbow combo. Rebel kicks whipped into the ropes and comes out with a clothesline that gets 2. Rebel with a jaw breaker and Sulli questions what Rebel calls that move. Another clothesline and big leg drop by Rebel. Sandman barely kicks out. Sandman lands a drop kick. Suplex by Rebel gets 2. They brawl and end up hitting each other with clotheslines. Tigra and Peaches hit the ring causing a DQ at 6.33
Suicide Blondes have been granted a tag title match next week. Sal Bellomo comes to ring Super Destroyer 3 debus next week. Bellomo keeps taking off the mask so he can eat pizza.
My thoughts on the show
All I can really say about this weeks show is that it was better than last weeks. Hoping and praying that Winters and Stetson drop the straps next week. Looks like they may be heading to a Muraco/Sandman match for the title with Muraco calling him out today.
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TV 1993-05-25 (Matches taped 1993-04-03 from Cabrini College in Radnor, PA)
Champions
Heavyweight: Sandman
TV: Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Tag: Tony Stetson & Larry Winters
We open with footage of Paul E. Dangerously and Tod Gordon from last week.
Jay Sulli and Stevie Wonderful welcome us to the show again this week and run down the show. The TV and Tag Team Titles are both on the line tonight.
Super Destroyer 3 vs. H.D. Rider (w/ E.Z. Rider) ref Jim Molineaux
Bellomo comes out to his own music and even the announcer is about to call him “Wildman” Sal Bellomo before Bellomo stops him. The announcers are talking like this is the funniest thing ever. They seriously giggle through the entire 3.29 match. Sal wins with splash after doing nothing but punch and kick the whole match. The real Super Destroyers and Hunter Q. Robbins III charge the ring and attack Bellomo. Robbins gets on the mic and says no one better ever make fun of the Destroyers again.
Tigra versus Peaches in a cat fight and Sandman takes on Rockin’ Rebel in a street fight at Super Summer Sizzler.
Tag Team Champions Larry Winters & Tony Stetson vs. Suicide Blondes ref John Finnegan
Winters and Stetson right the ring and go right at the Blondes. The Blondes get whipped into each other and bail to the floor. We get the bell to officially start the match as Christopher Candido gets into the ring with Winters. Shoulder block by Candido and Winters with a monkey flip and goes into a headlock. Candido goes for a monkey flip but gets stomped on instead. Winters back to the headlock. They tag back and forth a few times. Winters back in with an atomic drop and Candido cuts him off and is able to make a tag to Jonathan Hotbody. Hotbody with a vertical suplex and side slam. Each move gets him a two count. Candido taged in and he drops a leg on Winters. Hotbody comes in and Winters DDTs him and both men groggy but Winters doesn’t make the tag even though he has a chance. Winters charges Hotbody in the corner but Hotbody pulls the ref in the way. Candido and Stetson fight on the floor. Candido gets a chain as Hotbody holds Winters. Winters breaks free and blocks the punch. Candido drops the chain and Hotbody picks it up and nails Winters. The Suicide Blondes are the new Tag Team Champions in 5.10! Winters and Stetson held the belts for 2 weeks TV but only 1 calendar day. The Blondes have actually been the champions since before the first TV show aired.
Tod Gordon is at ringside when we come back from commercial to talk about the chain match on June 19th. Paul E. comes to ring with “Magnificent” Don Muraco as Gordon is about to throw to a Terry Funk interview. Dangerously talks trash about Sandman and tells Gordon that his champion is crap. Gordon says he’s going to go sign the title match right now. Muraco and Paul E. laugh about how stupid Gordon is. Muraco tells Paul E to call Dominos before he gets in the ring for his match.
“Magnificent” Don Muraco (w/ Eddie Gilbert, Superfly Snuka & Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Ernesto Benifico ref Joe Dinolli
Muraco makes a complete joke about this match. Ernesto irish whips him and he walks to the ropes and bounces off and walks back. Ernesto drops down and Muraco slowly steps over him. They lightly bump into each other. Muraco press Ernesto and drops him. Ernesto comes off the top rope but Muraco catches him and tombstones him to pick up the easy win in 2.31.
They show the Terry Funk interview from two weeks ago.
“Ironman” Tommy Cairo & JT Smith vs. Canadian Wolfman & Max Thrasher ref Jim Molineaux
Smith found a partner to help him in his new feud with Max Thrasher. Cairo and Thrasher start off. Cairo uses his power to throw Thrasher to the mat. Cairo with a suplex. Thrasher rakes the eyes and takes Wolfman. Cairo with a belly to belly suplex and body slam. Smith somes in with a belly to belly of his own. Irish whip and Smith hits a flying clothesline. Drop kick by Smith. Smith throws Wolfman to the corner and Thrasher tags in. Thrasher yells at Smith and tags Wolfman back in. Cairo in he powerslams Wolfman. Smith tagged in and a rocket launcher gets the win at 3.57.
TV Champion “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka (w/ Don Muraco, Eddie Gilbert & Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Glen Osbourne ref John Finnegan
Rematch from the finals of the title tournament. Jay Sulli asks for the 100th time in 3 weeks if they are Hotstuff International or The Dangerous Alliance. Snuka goes to the floor and when he tries to get back in Osbourne knocks him back to the floor. Suplex to the inside by Osbourne and and snapmare gets a 2 count. Headlock by Osbourne. Snuka comes back with some knees and a chop. Snuka misses a corner charge and gets school boyed and kicks out JUST before the 3 count. Monkey flip out of the corner by Osbourne. He goes for it again but Snuka holds onto the ropes and Osbourne crashes to the mat. Snuka with a back breaker and superfly splash for the win at 4.57.
Tod Gordon is at ringside with Sulli and out comes Eddie Gilbert. Gilbert says ECW stands for Eddie’s Championship Wrestling. Gilbert says he’s not going to fight Funk. Gordon says he killed their family dog when they were kids. They go to a Terry Funk interview. Funk says he’s never seen a low life like Gilbert. Funk is going to beat up Gilbert in the chain match. The Sandman and Don Muraco match has been signed for next week.
My thoughts on the show
Much better show then the last few weeks. Winters and Stetson drop the straps which is great news. The Dangerous Alliance spend a lot of time on the mic tonight and that’s a good thing. The wrestling on these shows is really just so bad it’s almost impossible to recommend them. Thank God for the talent of guys like Heyman and Gilbert on the mic to keep things going.
