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Friday, March 10, 2000

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for March 10, 2000

Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner welcome everyone in the ECW Arena to tonight's show. This time, Gertner's naughty nickname of the week has Gertner saying that he will have sex with Cyrus' mom right after the show. It does not take long for Cyrus to show up, and he says that this is "the type of garbage we don't need on this network." Styles gets in Cyrus' face and says he is is willing to risk his job and reputation because he is unwilling to interview "an asshole like [Cyrus]." Styles leaves the ring and flips Cyrus off, then Gertner waves his forearms up and down at Cyrus before leaving the ring along with Styles.

Cyrus is still in the ring. He says that he is TNN, and that he wants the ECW World Television Championship for he is stripping Rob Van Dam of the title and he is starting a tournament for the title that will culminate at Living Dangerously. Bill Alfonso shows up, and Cyrus says he has had it with him, Paul Heyman and the fans, and he is cancelling ECW from TNN, effective immediately, and replacing it with "Extreme Championship Shuffleboard." Cyrus also takes offense to Rob Van Dam sending Bill Alfonso to the ring because he is too scared to meet the network face-to-face. Suddenly, Rob Van Dam shows up with the World Television title, being carried to the ring by Scotty Anton before being given his crutches.

After the commercial break, Cyrus says he is too late and he is cancelling ECW on TNN, and asks if Rob Van Dam is going to have Scotty Anton defend the title. RVD says Scotty has been his friend for years, which is something that Cyrus has never had because he is a "fucking prick." He says that Scotty was the first to call him when he won the TV title two years ago from next month, and the first to call when he got injured. He may have a broken leg, but he is not "David Letterman trying to make a comeback from a triple bypass." Even though his leg has kept him from the ring, it has not kept him from the gym or kept his spirits down, and he tells Cyrus that if he does not watch what he says, it will not keep from "beating [his] fuckin' ass in front of all these people." RVD says he has seen ECW grow from a small independent organization running a few times a months in "shitholes" like Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania to the worldly-known phenomenon it has become today in the last four years, and he has turned down offers from organizations because he believed in Extreme Championship Wrestling. He says that while other wrestlers left ECW for what they thought were greener pastures - with some returns - the fans knew they could count on one thing the whole time: they would get what they paid to see, and that is him, "The Whole Fuckin' Show." He says that this is the path he has carried the company on, and he will be damned if Cyrus puts a stop to that. If Cyrus wants to take everything away, throw away all the time he and the fans have invested in the company put the company back on doing house shows all because of the Television title, then he cannot let that happen. RVD then removes the ECW World Television Championship from his waist, then says ECW will continue on TNN, and wishes Cyrus good luck on filling his shoes as ECW World Television Champion. He drops the title, and intimidates Cyrus by stepping towards him as he tries to pick it up. He takes the title, and RVD tells Cyrus that he will beat the ass of whoever takes the title and do it on TNN when he comes back from injury. Cyrus then yells at Bill Alfonso, telling him to get out of the ring, and Alfonso actually considers fighting Cyrus. Cyrus puts his dukes up, but Rhyno gets in the ring and Gores Alfonso before going at Rob Van Dam.

After the commercial break, Cyrus gloats that he has the ECW World Television Championship, and instead of putting the title on Rhyno, he gets the quarter-finals of the ECW World Television Championship Tournament underway, telling Paul Heyman to bring the best he has got. Spike Dudley shows up to accept the challenge.

Rhino beats Spike Dudley to continue to the semi-finals of the ECW World Television Championship Tournament. During the match, Steve Corino and Jack Victory get involved, and as Spike Dudley fights them off, he gets Gored into a table in the corner by Rhino, which tweaks Spike's knee. Spike tries to fight back, but Rhino gets him up for a piledriver to get the win.

It is announced that Spike Dudley has been taken to a local hospital.

The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) beat Team No Respect (Jado and Gedo) in an intense match.

Mike Awesome and Raven beat "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka to become the ECW World Tag Team Champions, making Mike Awesome a double champion.

The Sinister Minister talks about Rob Van Dam relinquishing the ECW World Television Championship and the network wanting the title only on Rhino only for Super Crazy to stand up to the network. He also mentions "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka losing the ECW World Tag Team Championships to Mike Awesome and Raven, and The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) wanting a three-way dance. It looks to him Living Dangerously is going to be a head-on collision. The camea zooms out to show The Sinister Minister sitting on a totaled car as he laughs, and the show ends.

Friday, February 25, 2000

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for February 25, 2000

Cyrus is in the ring to start tonight's show. He says the crowd has no idea what pressure he is under as a network executive, and that sometimes in life - and in business - people like him have to make decisions that are best for people like the ones in the crowd. Cyrus says TNN cannot have the ECW World Television Championship on the shelf for twelve weeks, which causes the crowd to chant "You're a bitch!" As Cyrus announces that the network has allowed him to make an executive network decision to appoint a new ECW World Television Champion, Jack Victory, Steve Corino and Rhino show up. He announces that he and the network has awarded the ECW World Television Championship to Rhino, which causes the crowd to boo. Cyrus asks why the crowd is booing when Rhino was the last man in the ring with Rob Van Dam, and he has been destroying men left and right while bringing up the ratings, and he announces that he will have the Television title brought out and awarded to Rhino by none other than Paul Heyman. He says he knows Heyman is in the back, and tells him to do something useful and bring out the Television title as well as a coffee. Paul Heyman shows up with the ECW World Television Champion.

After the opening title sequence, Paul Heyman is in the ring with the ECW World Television Championship, and Cyrus asks where his coffee is. Cyrus then says he knew that one day, they would have a role reversal and that Paul Heyman would be doing what he tells him to do. He tells Heyman to sell out Rob Van Dam and to bend over for the network in front of everyone on TNN. When Cyrus asks Heyman to give him the television title, Heyman beans Cyrus in the face with it only to get jumped by Rhino and Steve Corino while Jack Victory directs traffic. Suddenly, The Sandman shows up in the crowd.

The Sandman is still in the crowd as the show comes back from commercial break. Referee Jim Molineaux enters the ring before The Sandman gets in, then The Sandman enters the ring with beer and one hand and a Singapore cane in the other. Corino gets the Singapore cane out of The Sandman's hand, and Rhino and The Sandman have an impromptu match. As Rhino is held back, he claims that he broke Rob Van Dam's leg.

Rhino vs. The Sandman ends in a no-contest. During the match, Jack Victory and Steve Corino get involved, and Tajiri runs into the ring. Tajiri ducks a Singapore cane swing by The Sandman and spits green mist in his face. Rhino then goes The Sandman through a table, then Super Crazy shows up and fights everybody, including Tajiri, saving The Sandman and clearing the ring in the process.

Backstage, "Dastardly" Danny Doring and Roadkill run into The Dupp Brothers (Bo and Jack Dupp), and Jack Dupp calls Roadkill "a chicken plucker" and Doring "the guy who needs his girl to get over." Doring points out that Bo "picks his ass," Jack picks his nose and flicks it down Bo's throat, and asks who they think they are to tell them how to get over. Doring then challenges The Dupp Brothers toa Loser Leaves Town match, and Jack Dupp spits on his hand before extending it and saying they have a deal. Doring tells Jack "Never touch The Dastdarly One, son," and walks off, and Bo extends his hand only for Danny Doring to say "Chickens" and hiss in their faces. Jack asks Bo if Roadkill just called them chickens, and Bo replies "Chickens? Yum!" before rubbing his belly.

"Dastardly" Danny Doring and Roadkill beat The Dupp Brothers (Bo and Jack Dupp) in a Loser Leaves Town Match. As per pre-match stipulation, The Dupp Brothers are gone from Extreme Championship Wrestling.

Before the next match, "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer says that with this being the first time ECW is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he needs to ask a couple of questions. He asks if this WCW country, to which the crowd replies with a resounding no. He asks if this is WWF country, and the crowd responds to that with another resounding no. He then comes to the conclusion that this is ECW country, and the crow cheers. He says it it time to finish it right here and now, and calls out Raven. Instead of getting Raven, he gets Francine instead. Francine tells Tommy she knows what he is trying to do, and that he is trying to defend her honor and protect her. She appreciates this, but she says that she has seen the tape and that Raven accidentally DDT'd her while he was blinded. She tells Tommy to drop the attitude, and tells him that he is not motivated or focused, and says she has managed the World Heavyweight Champion, the World Television Champion, the World Tag Team Champions, and even helped Dreamer to his first ECW tag titles. Suddenly, The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) and Dawn Marie show up. Justin tells Tommy to chill out, as he, Storm and Dawn Marie are here to watch. Tommy tells them that if they are here to watch, then they should bring Dawn Marie "so she can show her fake tits and give us something to watch." He says he has enough problems, and does not need to deal with The Impact Players right now. Nevertheless; if one of them wants to go one-on-one with him, he "doesn't give a fuck." Storm says he and Justin are the tag team champions, which means that they are a team, and if he wants to fight, he needs to find him a partner, as they intend to give Dreamer a shot at the tag team titles because they love kicking his ass. Dreamer says he doesn't need to look far for a partner, because there are "3,000 sick, hardcore bastards" in the crowd who will be his partner. He then says he will pick anybody in the crowd to be his partner. He then calls The Impact Players "pussies" because they are too scared to fight anybody from Milwaukee. Dawn Marie tells Tommy to put on Francine's skirt, because it is obvious she wears the pants in the relationship. Francine tells Dawn Marie that if she wants a fight, then she will get one with The Impact Players vs. Dreamer and Raven. The Impact Players then ambush Dreamer as soon as Dreamer is surprised by Francine's statement, and the match begins. Shortly after the match begins, Raven shows up in street clothes and fights off The Impact Players.

The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships against "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer and Raven. During the match, The Sinister Minister shows up and hands Raven a bag of powder. Raven tries to throw the powder at Lance Storm, but Storm ducks and the powder hits Dreamer in the eyes as he is about to hit the Dreamer Driver on Justin Credible. Dreamer then accidentally DDT's Francine while blinded, and Raven tends to Francine while, leaving Dreamer on his own as he helps Francine to the back. The Impact Players retain the tag team titles after an assisted spike piledriver to Dreamer on a steel chair.

We hear from The Sinister Minister. He says he is not one to stir the pot, but he says there is a situation he would like to dive into. He mentions how when Raven DDT'd Francine, he had powder in his eyes, and when "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer DDT'd Francine, he had fire in his eyes. He says things are starting to get very, very deep, and laughs as the camera zooms out and shows the outside of the arena.

Friday, December 17, 1999

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for December 17, 1999

James Storm says he cannot believe that he and Justin Credible have to beat Chris Candido and Rhino to earn a title shot. It is not that they cannot beat them; it is that they should not have to. Since they do, Candido and Rhino will be victimized, and Tammy Lynn Sytch will have a reason to piss and moan. They're not looking past them; they're looking through them. Justin proclaims that at Guilty As Charged on January 9th, they will claim their destiny and become ECW World Tag Team Champions.

Backstage, Chris Chetti tells Nova that he is coming back tonight. Nova tells him to forget about it, as his back is nowhere near 100%, and asks him if he wants to be like The Dynamite Kid, Ricky Steamboat or "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, and tells him that the man he has handpicked for his partner is wrestling in his place tonight. Chetti tells his replacement he has one shot and one shot only, and if he screws Nova over, he will break his neck. He tells him he is with him. Chetti turns around to leave, asks if his replacement is checking out his ass, then says he can't blame him because his looks would turn a straight man gay. Chetti leaves, then Nova tells the guy that Chetti was dropped a little too hard on his head in wrestling school and his family is a little bit crazy.

Da Baldies (Tony DeVito, Angel, Vic Grimes) are in the ring. Tony DeVito says they are here tonight to stake their claim, and now the streets of Virginia belong to Da Baldies. He then says that if anybody in the back wants to fight for their turf, they will have to go through them, or more specifically, through him. The challenge is answered by none other than New Jack.

New Jack beats Tony DeVito. After the match, New Jack grabs a fork. He is about to drive it into DeVito's skull when Vic Grimes and Angel beat up New Jack from behind. Angel then staples New Jack's ear with a staple gun.

Tony DeVito issues another open challenge against Da Baldies for their torch. That challenge is answered by Mike Awesome.

Mike Awesome retains the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Vic Grimes after putting Grimes through a table. "Judge" Jeff Jones puts Mike Awesome on a pedestal, then Spike Dudley shows up, kicks Awesome in the groin, hits him with the Acid Drop and leaves.

We are in the locker room. "Dastardly" Danny Doring says that tonight, he will cash in on the fringe benefits of being a professional wrestler. He then talks about his favorite subject: him. That gets cut short when he walks in on Roadkill, then Francine shows up wondering if he and Roadkill are done so she can take a shower. Elektra comes out and threatens to cut the "Danaconda" down to a garden snake if she ever catches him talking to another woman again.

Super Calo vs. Ikuto Hidaka vs. Tom Marquez ends with Sabu showing up with Bill Alfonso and attacking all three men in the match with a crutch and a steel chair. He eventually hits all three men with a springboard leg drop through a table.

The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) beat Chris Candido and Rhino to face Raven and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer for the ECW World Tag Team Championships at Guilty As Charged after Lance Storm leaps over a Gore by Rhino, who then charges into Chris Candido. After the match, Storm says The Impact Players have proved that they cannot be denied and that they are the next tag team champions. He also says it cannot be denied that Justin Credible is the hardcore icon. The Sandman shows up through the crowd, then "The Sexiest Man Alive" Jason steps up to The Sandman as The Impact Players leave. Jason gets caned, but Justin Credible sneaks up on Sandman from behind and smacks him in the back with a Singapore cane of his own. Lance Storm sets up a table, but Sandman ducks a cane shot and Justin hits Storm instead. After a White Russian Leg Sweep on Storm, Rhino shows up and Gores The Sandman through a table.

Raven asks someone to understand that he is trying so hard to do the right thing, and he can't go through it again. He says he cannot fight "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer again, as it took so much out of him the first time, and now he is weak. He says Dreamer is too strong, and he cannot do it again. He says the funny thing is that he would lure Dreamer to his side, but Dreamer lured him to his. He wants to do the right thing and he is trying. He will be at Guilty As Charged, and they will get rid of The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm), and he wants him to understand that he will be in his corner. We then see that he is talking to Francine, who replies "I understand. I really do."

Friday, November 26, 1999

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for November 26, 1999

Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner welcome everyone to tonight's show. They then introduce Jerry Lynn down to the ring, and when he is asked when he is in cahoots with Tajiri, Jerry Lynn responds "And you question my integrity? Fuck you, Joey! This interview is over." He leaves.

Chris Candido, Rhino and Tammy Lynn Sytch show up. Rhino can't wait for tonight's six-man tag team match as he will beat up everybody, and he tells Candido that he promised him a warm-up match and that if doesn't give him that match, he will warm up all over his punk ass. Candido puts Tammy in front of him, and Tammy asks Rhino to give them ten minutes and they will give him a bunch of guys to beat up. She also says that she saw an electrical closet, then whispers into his ear. Rhino says they have ten minutes.

In New York City, New Jack says he is in the city and he is waiting for Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) so he can make example out of them. He says Angel's ass is his, and he will make him his personal bitch like the last man he had in jail as he turns him from Angel to "some little faggot named LaShaun," as he will be his ho before the night is over. He says he will not leave the city until he finds his punk ass.

Rob Van Dam retains the ECW World Television Championship against C.W. Anderson.

In New York City, New Jack still hasn't found Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) yet, and says they don't want any of him. He does not care what he has to do to find them, but he will find them.

Rob Van Dam and Sabu have a brawl that turns into an impromptu match with the ECW World Television Championship still on the line.

Rob Van Dam retains the ECW World Television Championship against Sabu after Bill Alfonso throws in the towel. During the match, Chris Candido and Rhino run in and RVD and Sabu. Sabu's leg is injured due to the chair that has been wrapped around his leg and the subsequent attack from RVD, and after a somersault plancha from RVD onto Candido and Rhino, Sabu is hobbling as he goes for his trademark springboard dive. Referees and trainers check on Sabu, and RVD still wants to fight him. He eventually hits the frog splash on a chair on top of Sabu's injured leg, and when Bill Alfonso throws in the towel, Sabu throws it back in his face. Bill has to throw it over both Sabu and RVD to end the match.

In New York City, New Jack tells Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) that he is waiting for them on the Number 6 train, and he is waiting until they get on it, saying he'll be on it all night if he has to.

Little Guido beats Super Crazy. During the match, Jim Molineaux gets smashed into the corner by Big Sal E. Graziano, and Super Crazy reverses his powerbomb attempt. Tajiri shows up, then Jerry Lynn shows up to clothesline him only for Tajiri to duck and hit Super Crazy instead. Little Guido makes the pinfall following a brainbuster to Super Crazy by Tajiri.

In New York City, New Jack finds out Da Baldies (Angel and Tony Devito) are on another train.

Rhino and The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) beat "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, Raven and The Sandman.

In New York City, New Jack finds Tony DeVito, but he gets blasted in the back of the head with a guitar by Angel. Angel and DeVito brag that New York City belongs to them.

Friday, November 5, 1999

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for November 5, 1999

The show begins with footage of Raven and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer vs. The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) following a catfight between Francine and Dawn Marie which ends when Dreamer grabs Dawn Marie. Suddenly, Dreamer is attacked by Rhino, who is revealed to be The Impact Players' mystery partner on Sunday night. Raven is about to hit Rhino with an Evenflow DDT, but Raven and Dreamer get hit with a Singapore Cane by Justin Credible. As The Impact Players finish off Raven and Dreamer, the lights go out as the three-count is about to happen. When the lights come back on, The Sandman - formerly Hak in WCW and now back in ECW for the first time since last year - suddenly shows up with a Singapore Cane in one hand and a beer in the other. The crowd goes wild as The Sandman drinks a beer, then Sandman goes through the crowd and into the ring. Jason gets a Singapore cane to the head, and Justin Credible ahs to be held back by multiple men. Jack Victory and Steve Corino also get caned, then Dreamer flips around on the ring ropes while Raven sits in the ring, his head bloodied. Raven then gets up while Dreamer gets in the ring, then Raven extends his arms and leaves before Sandman looks through the crowd. Dreamer and Francine are also in the ring with him, and Sandman offers Dreamer a beer. Dreamer takes the beer, Sandman pulls out another one, and they both down a cold one. Francine also gets a swig of beer as well, then Dreamer and Sandman embrace while the crowd chants "E-C-Dub."

ECW is live at Fan Fest '99 at the Broadway Market at 999 Broadway in Buffalo, New York from 1 PM to 4 PM on November 6th. There will be a meet and greet with the ECW stars, an opportunity to purchase tickets for November To Remember the following night, and also get autographs and buy ECW merchandise. The following night, November To Remember will take place at the Burt Flickenger Center At ECC in Buffalo, New York.

Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, Skull) are in the ring, with DeVito and Skull carrying steel chairs. They say that there are two things they do not have: hair and patience. They call out Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten so they can show them who the hardcore chair swinging freaks really are. Axl and Balls show up with steel chairs in their own, and the match begins. Shortly after Skull takes a steel chair shot to the head, P.N. News shows up and attacks Axl and Balls. All of a sudden, New Jack shows up with a garbage can full of weapons and starts fighting Da Baldies single-handedly until Angel staples New Jack in the eye with a staple gun. Security tries to restore order, and Axl and Balls try to check on New Jack along with EMTs as he is bleeding out of his eye.

It is announced that Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney have demanded that they face The Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, Skull, P.N. News) at November To Remember. New Jack has also stated that he will be there as well.

Da Baldies (Angel, Tony Devito, Skull, P.N. News) are seen in the streets. Tony DeVito says people used to walk the streets in fear, but now they have taken the neighborhood from New Jack. Skull says New Jack's name is not heard on the streets anymore, and says he went soft. Angel says New Jack - whom he cannot believe let Da Baldies "play him like that," - said he was a tough guy and that the street would eat them alive, but now the streets belong to Da Baldies.

Before the next match, Spike Dudley swaps glasses with a female fan who looks just like him. Little Guido leaves the ring and snatches the glasses away, then stomps on them in the ring. Not surprisingly, Spike Dudley starts beating the crap out of Little Guido, starting the next match early.

Super Crazy beats Spike Dudley and Little Guido in a three-way dance.

We hear from ECW superstars just before November To Remember. Danny Doring cries over the sudden departure of Miss Congeniality before declaring he is single again.