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00:00Hello, everyone, and welcome to Wrestle Palooza 97.
00:15I'm Joey Styles here at the world famous ECW Arena.
00:30In sunny South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
00:38Sorry Joey, this is Lance Wright in the ECW Arena locker room with the world tag team
00:43champions Saturn and Cronus, the Eliminators, and all the rumors over the internet that
00:47you heard are true.
00:49Perry Saturn's left leg is completely destroyed.
00:53And why are you asking me?
01:00I tore my ACL, I tore my meniscus, hairline crack in my tibia, fracture of my kneecap.
01:09It doesn't matter if we're both in the ring or just one of us.
01:15We're still the best tag team in the world.
01:22Yeah, the best, the best, the best tag team.
01:25The Eliminators are scheduled to forfeit the title belts to Commissioner Todd Gordon who
01:29we expect will hand them to the Dudleys who earned a title shot by defeating the Sandman
01:33and Balls Pahony.
01:34The Dudleys earned a title shot, but I think that's one match we may never see.
01:39Perry Saturn with a fractured kneecap.
01:42And we will show you the handing over of the belts hopefully on this week's program.
01:46If not, you will see it next week because this week we've got two unbelievable matches
01:50that were moved up from our August 17th pay-per-view.
01:53The grudge rematch of the century, Taz versus Sabu.
01:57And if that weren't enough, we're going to have the final battle right here tonight
02:01between Raven and Tommy Dreamert.
02:03Standing by right now, just a couple of miles away, is Joe Gertner and the Dudleys.
02:08What does he have to say?
02:14Let me get this absolutely perfectly straight.
02:19Joey, I've got no styles, is going to do the pelvic thrust that I made famous, oh, so many years ago.
02:34I would.
02:37And I should.
02:39But we have more important business to attend to.
02:45Namely, the fact that I am here a few miles, one short cab ride, or one minor carjacking incident away from the ECW Arena.
03:00Standing beside me, the humongously phallic Big Dick Dudley.
03:10Put that rock down, Hugo.
03:13And his half-brothers, the former and future ECW tag team heavyweight champions of the world.
03:30D-Vaughn and Bubba Ray, the Dudley Boys.
03:39Yeaah!
03:40Yeaah!
03:41Yeaah!
03:42Yeaah!
03:43Yeaah!
03:44Yeaah!
03:45Yeaah!
03:46Yeaah!
03:47Yeaah!
03:48Yeaah!
03:49Yeaah!
03:50Yeaah!
03:51Yeaah!
03:52Yeaah!
03:53Yeaah!
03:54Yeaah!
03:55Yeaah!
03:56Yeaah!
03:57Yeaah!
04:00Tutank Multiply to cast the Dudley Boys into Total Elimination!
04:05Yeaah!
04:06Yeaah!
04:08Yeaah!
04:13Yeaah!
04:14controle purification of your healing spirit.
04:18And Dellertался their roster of new red König.
04:23You're about as useless as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
04:28Come to think of it, that's exactly what you are, boy.
04:32Useless.
04:33Because come time when we step in the ring, the Dudley boys, we're going to hand your asses to you,
04:39and we're going to take those belts back for the second time.
04:43Big Dick, go steal us a Buick.
04:46Dirtner, close us up.
04:48Let's get out of here.
04:50Thank you for watching the extremely championship-bound Dudleys.
04:58We now return you to the more mundane portion of this program.
05:05This will be the final battle between Raven and Tommy Dreamer.
05:11Whoever wins this matchup will win the feud.
05:15Can Tommy Dreamer beat the man he hasn't beaten in two and a half years?
05:21We'll find out tonight at Wrestle Palooza 97.
05:25One, two, three, three, three, four.
05:27He won the feud.
05:28One, two, three, four.
05:29One, two, three, four.
05:30And then we'll do the win.
05:31He'll do the win.
05:32Whoever wins this matchup will win the feud.
05:33Can Tommy Dreamer beat the man he hasn't beaten in two and a half years?
05:35Wrestle Palooza, 97.
05:37One, two, three, two, hit me.
06:05This is Xtreme.
06:35And believe it or not, this entire feud between these two men started over her.
06:45I'd fight over her any day, Joey.
06:47These two have been doing just that since they were young boys in summer camp.
06:53Looks like Dreamer has a wild-eyed look tonight.
06:58He knows what's at stake here.
07:03The winner of tonight's matchup is the winner of this lifelong feud, period.
07:14It's put up or shut up time for Tommy Dreamer.
07:20It is the final battle between Raven and Dreamer.
07:24Dreamer's last chance to fulfill his dream or forever to look at himself in the mirror as a loser.
07:34Ladies and gentlemen, a pony to the ring by his nest, Chastity and Lupus from the Bowery.
07:44Weigh in at 243 pounds, Raven!
07:57Raven's got a focused look too.
07:59This one's personal.
08:09Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, I would like to introduce the stunning and vivacious, Bula Maagilatani!
08:25Always looking good.
08:27From Yonkers, New York, winning tonight at 252 pounds, Tommy Dreamer!
08:41The match is on!
08:53The final battle between Raven and Tommy Dreamer at WrestlePalooza 97!
08:59Raven's trying to run out of the building for the front door!
09:11Not much of a man to use that dweeb as a distraction and try to make his way out of the building.
09:17Tommy gives Chase, he headed out the front door as well!
09:25Well, you can bet Dreamer's not going to let Raven get away from this one.
09:29Raven did not make it out of the building!
09:35And much to Raven's dismay, they are headed back towards the ring!
09:51First time he's gonna drag them all over the building!
10:03He's taking it to him ECW style!
10:07They're climbing the bleachers!
10:21They're climbing the bleachers!
10:23And there's the punch!
10:25No!
10:26Let's go!
10:27No!
10:28No!
10:29No!
10:30No!
10:31No!
10:32No!
10:35Tommy Dreamer threw for the merchandise table!
10:36That had to take a lot out of both of those men!
10:38Oh, man.
10:48Raven landed on the concrete as well.
10:55This matchup was originally scheduled for Sunday night on his seventh season.
11:01ECW's second pay-per-view, Hardcore Heaven 97.
11:07But neither man wanted to wait.
11:10If you can't get along, you got to get it on.
11:13And that's exactly what these two men are doing.
11:18Raven tried to pile-drive Tommy Dreamer through the table.
11:21That table just went out from under them.
11:23They hit the concrete.
11:30The foot right to the face.
11:37The building is jam-packed.
11:43That heat factor has to be tremendous.
11:46And what better building to settle this feud in than the most controversial wrestling venue on the planet.
11:55The infamous ECW Arena.
12:04Cable suplex on Tommy.
12:06He was now clutching at his knee.
12:08It looks like Dreamer's busted open already.
12:25And that won't help matters either.
12:27The world television champion, the franchise Shane Douglas, looking on from the upper deck.
12:35Our former broadcast position.
12:37Did you notice how far away Francine was sitting?
12:40I could assure you she'd be right on my lap, Joey.
12:50Raven now setting up a table.
12:52He's gonna goal it!
13:05Gimmick table.
13:06Maggie Major, Mike Batoch-ski.
13:08Two men 250-pounds-apiece on top of that solid oak table, you tell me about it.
13:14You tell me about it.
13:26Tommy Dreamer missed and went right for the table.
13:29I think he slammed that elbow on the table.
13:32The franchise seems to be enjoying themselves.
13:44Don't we have monitors in the back for the wrestlers?
13:52Now Raven's in control.
13:56And Tommy hits the steel hard.
14:02Raven hits the steel.
14:07We're seeing an incredible test of endurance here, Joey.
14:14Two men in the final battle here at the ECW Arena for Wrestlepalooza 97.
14:26That railing to the nads will take the wind out of your sails.
14:33Lower your mast as well.
14:38Tommy Dreamer putting the brakes on.
14:41Raven hits the steel again.
14:44And the brakes on Raven hits the steel again.
14:53Phase first to the concrete floor.
14:57That concrete isn't going to give an inch either.
15:02No pads here at the ECW Arena.
15:04It looks like Raven's busted open now.
15:09May have been the bulldog on the concrete.
15:14May have been those three great hands.
15:16May have been a combination of both.
15:18And that's only going to widen the laceration.
15:30Now they're headed towards the back of the building.
15:43Raven goes face first into that cast iron vending machine.
15:53These guys are pulling out all the stops.
15:56Tommy's going to drag Raven up into the Eagle's Nest.
16:01From the basement to the attic.
16:06And Tommy gets launched head first into that vending machine.
16:11And then tumbles to the concrete.
16:16Look up top.
16:17It's the starting lineup for the Philadelphia Eagles.
16:19And you can bet they don't want any part of these two guys.
16:23Next season if they fight as hard as these two guys,
16:26they may actually beat the Cowboys.
16:28I wouldn't bet on that.
16:30I wouldn't bet on that.
16:49Air across the back, what impact?
16:51Both men have lost a lot of blood.
17:09I don't think they care.
17:16Tommy's fighting desperately to get back to his feet.
17:21That was an incredible move by Raven.
17:33He should go for the pin right now.
17:44Looks like he wants to dish out some more punishment.
17:46Did he ever.
17:58And a boot right to the face.
18:00Who's he calling for?
18:04He called for another chair.
18:05And Booger picking more on Obliden.
18:15I don't know what Raven has in mind,
18:17but if Dreamer takes another blow to the head like the last one,
18:20this fight might be all over.
18:28Tommy's trying to fight off Raven.
18:29The lone blow landed.
18:30The lone blow landed.
18:31Oh my God.
18:32Rocket launcher.
18:33Do it.
18:34Our first pinball attempt was unsuccessful.
18:35But Tommy destroyed that chair.
18:38Beautiful hip toss counter into the DDT.
18:39To Tommy, Dreamer capitalized.
18:40Beautiful hip toss counter into the DDT.
18:42To Tommy, Dreamer capitalized.
18:47That attack was unsuccessful, but Tommy destroyed that chair.
18:57Beautiful hip-cross counter into the DDT.
19:01Did Tommy Dreamer capitalize?
19:06I've seen a video where Dreamer did this exact same thing once before.
19:10That's the ordinary sign. Referee Finnegan is down.
19:19There's a lot of history happening here tonight, past and present.
19:25The past and the present is going to determine the future for one of these two men.
19:40He nailed him with that pile driver.
19:47And Lupus breaks up the count. Tommy had Raven beat.
19:52It's the same thing Stevie Richards did when Tommy fought Raven for the second time at Hostile City Showdown 95.
20:00What's Bueller going to do? DDT. I love it.
20:05I wish he'd do that to me.
20:10Raven goes low. Rolls up Tommy.
20:16Two and a half.
20:18Tommy Dreamer refuses to lose.
20:26Raven looks like he's pleading with Bueller to take him back.
20:33Oh, blow now. Tommy rolls up Raven.
20:38Two and a half.
20:39Chastity just sprayed Tom in the eyes with hairspray.
20:44Drop kick and a come on, too.
20:50Here we go. Cat fight.
20:54Mula and Chastity going at it.
20:56Look at them. They're down.
20:57Hey, Styles, wouldn't it be great if...
21:00Cat fight. Cat fight.
21:04Raven wants Beulah.
21:10I can understand that.
21:14He wants a reconciliation.
21:16But he better have his mind on Dreamer.
21:23Here's his answer.
21:26A.T. on the side.
21:27It's all over.
21:28One, two, three, four.
21:32Doesn't get any closer than that.
21:42Battering whip.
21:44DDT.
21:45But the ref is down again.
21:47Three, four, three.
21:50Tommy has got Raven beat.
21:53It's Luis Bacoli.
21:54DDT, and it's Luis Piccoli who affects the outcome of this final battle
22:08and it's the goal!
22:13No!
22:18Piccoli now hammering Dreamer!
22:21Seth Belly Driver coming up!
22:23Now Tommy is getting DDT on Luis Piccoli!
22:29DDT on Tommy Dreamer!
22:31There's four men down in the middle of the ring.
22:51Tommy's got Raven up.
22:53That valley driver, he just nailed Raven with Luis Spicoli's finisher, and Spicoli had to watch it.
23:06Dreamer's sending a message to Raven, it's gonna take more than Raven, it's gonna take more than Spicoli to end Dreamer's dream.
23:15Tonight is Tommy Dreamer's night.
23:23His dream has come true! It's the greatest night of his life! Tommy Dreamer has beaten Raven!
23:51He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the ring! He's in the middle of the
26:35Look at this.
26:36Look at this.
26:37Hey!
26:39This bingo hall ought to be built out of toilet paper because there's nothing in it but
26:45.
26:46Look at this.
26:47Look at this!
26:48Yeah!
26:49Mr. Monday Night right here, baby!
26:53Hey!
26:54What about at ECW?
26:55Ain't you got anybody tough?
26:57You got anybody tough?
26:58Hey!
26:59Let me say something to the franchise.
27:01Hey, franchise!
27:02How about coming down here and getting a little piece of this?
27:07I ain't part of this fool, brother.
27:08Go ahead and pick all the you want.
27:09I got no part of it.
27:10Yeah!
27:11Yeah!
27:12Yeah!
27:13Yeah!
27:14I don't think the ECW extremely crappy wrestlers got anybody tough!
27:16I don't think anybody wants a war with me!
27:17Woo-hoo!
27:18Look at this!
27:19Woo-hoo!
27:20Look at that!
27:21Wait!
27:22Wait!
27:23Wait!
27:24Wait a minute!
27:25Wait a minute!
27:34You piece of crap!
27:35You're the biggest bingo!
27:37You're the biggest bingo!
27:42You're the biggest bingo!
27:44You're the biggest piece of crap!
27:48You're all done, each and every one of you!
28:11Hey, Pammy Dreamer!
28:13Look at this, Paulie!
28:17Kill him!
28:18Kill the crap!
28:21Yes!
28:27Hey, Paulie, where's Paulie?
28:30Look at this!
28:31Look at this right here!
28:34What's the matter?
28:36Is there anybody in the ECW that's got any guts?
28:39Is there anybody that can back up?
28:43What's the matter?
28:44What's the matter?
28:45What's the matter?
28:46What's the matter?
28:47What's the matter?
28:48What's the matter?
28:49What's the matter?
28:50What's the matter?
28:51What's the matter?
28:52We want that!
28:53We want that!
28:54We want that!
28:55We want that!
28:56We want that!
28:57We want that!
29:27We want fire!
29:28We want fire!
29:30We want fire!
29:31Monday night!
29:33Junkie!
29:34Monday night!
29:37Junkie!
29:39Junkie!
29:40Junkie!
29:42Junkie!
29:45Junkie!
29:46Come on Junkie!
29:48C'mon I'm out baby!
29:50Slam them!
29:51Monday night!
29:52The king!
29:53Slam move!
29:54This is a Monday night!
29:56Oh, we're on fire, baby!
30:18Everyone coming out.
30:24Come on, come on!
30:26Come on, come on!
30:28Come on, come on!
30:30Come on, come on tonight!
30:32Whoo!
30:34Whoo!
30:36Whoo!
30:38Is that all you got?
30:40Huh?
30:42What did that tell you low-leg scum man?
30:44Whoo!
30:46Whoo!
30:48Whoo!
30:50Whoo!
30:52Whoo!
30:54Whoo!
30:55Whoo!
30:56Whoo!
30:57Whoo!
30:58Tres!
31:00It's Tres!
31:02The Human Suplex Machine is headed to the ring!
31:06It looks to me like the only man willing to fight him is Sabu!
31:18It's Sabu!
31:26Taz had cleared the ring!
31:32Hey, Taz, calm down there, Human Suplex Machine.
31:36You did your job and ran the off.
31:38And the f***er's off!
31:40Calm the f*** down!
31:42Hey, Shane!
31:43Wait, hold up!
31:44Hold up!
31:45Shane!
31:46Listen, brother!
31:48Don't you ever interrupt me while I'm talking!
31:52Don't think I'm tight with you!
31:54Yeah!
31:55Yeah!
31:56Yeah!
31:57Point that yourself!
31:58Just find your B's and Q's and go f*** that little rat!
32:08Come on out, Sabu!
32:10Why don't you come get some?
32:12Come on, Van Dam!
32:14Sabu!
32:15You done did this, right?
32:17You laid everybody out!
32:19Come lay out me!
32:20Taz wants Sabu now!
32:25Monday night, we're getting sacked this big!
32:28And there's no reason for Sabu to come out here!
32:33Taz has heard enough of Alfonso!
32:36Come on!
32:37Come on, Van Dam!
32:38He's gonna Taz flex him!
32:39That's what you call choking a chicken!
32:44Sabu has hit the ring!
32:46There's the bell!
32:48It's time for the grudge rematch of the century!
32:53This matchup also originally scheduled for a pay-per-view on August 17th!
33:00But these two men couldn't wait!
33:04Both feet in the face of Taz, cover!
33:08Sabu's going for a cover early on in the matchup!
33:13Sabu is desperate to even the score from barely legal!
33:26Well, then he had better avoid the Kata Hajime as if it were the plague!
33:30If the Taz locks it on, it's over!
33:36Eight shot kick!
33:39Two count only!
33:40Every time Sabu gets Taz down, he's going for a cover!
33:45He's desperate for a victory!
33:47Sabu now choking away a Taz!
33:57Raj grabs a handful of face, puts a thumb right in the eye!
34:00Can you believe the nerve of Alfonso wears a Monday Night Raw hat to the ECW arena?
34:05Raw had to the ECW arena.
34:09Got no class whatsoever.
34:12Tip up.
34:17And Taz counters.
34:23Now it's Taz putting the boots to Sabu.
34:26It doesn't take Taz any time to even up the score, does it?
34:31Taz has got to stay one step ahead of Sabu.
34:36Because his former manager, Bill Alfonso,
34:39who knows many of his training secrets,
34:42is now in the corner of Sabu.
34:46And vicious cross-facing going on.
34:48Taz looking to break the nose of Sabu again,
34:51as he did at barely legal.
34:59Taz has taken Sabu down to the mat
35:02where he needs to keep him to win this match.
35:05Taz walks in the Red Hook Ringer.
35:10And that's what you call a bridge.
35:19And would you believe that that man
35:21who's bridging in that fashion
35:22had a broken neck at one time?
35:24I can't even believe he had a neck at one time.
35:33You are watching the most eagerly anticipated confrontation
35:37in the history of ECW,
35:41and dare I say,
35:42in the history of all professional wrestling.
35:45A grudge rematch
35:47from our first pay-per-view,
35:49barely legal.
35:50These two men couldn't wait
35:52for our second pay-per-view on August 17th.
35:55They wanted to get it on here tonight
35:56at Wrestle-Palooza.
36:00Dropkick to the knee.
36:01That was a smart move by Sabu,
36:04taking big Taz off his feet.
36:07Well, if the knee buckles,
36:09he can't throw those Taz plexes.
36:11Exactly.
36:12With no knee, he has no balance.
36:15With no balance, he has no leverage.
36:18And leverage and balance
36:19are the two most important things
36:21to a mat wrestler like Taz.
36:30Taz trying to walk it off on the outside,
36:33takes a baseball slide to the chest.
36:40Acai moonsault,
36:42and Taz gets sandwiched into the guardrail.
36:47That's what you call a kamikaze move.
36:49He's both bent down,
36:51and Sabu began on the offense.
36:56Here you see Bill Alfonso,
36:58who at one time was one of the most
37:00respected referees all over the world.
37:03He became the manager of Taz
37:04at the November to Remember 1995,
37:07only to betray
37:08the human tuplex machine
37:11on April 14th of this year
37:14at Fairly Legal on pay-per-view.
37:16There's Sabu going for the cover again.
37:19But Taz kicks out.
37:23Sabu senses he's got to take Taz out real soon,
37:27otherwise he's in deep trouble.
37:30And the lateral press
37:31and another two count.
37:33Hard to tell if Sabu
37:34actually thought he had Taz beat,
37:36or if he just wants Taz
37:37to exert the energy of kicking out.
37:41Sabu is going for the triple jump move,
37:43so it'll attack by him.
37:44That's exactly why it's called
37:46a high-risk maneuver.
37:51Taz has Sabu cinched up.
37:55Sabu holding on for dear life.
37:59T-bone Taz flex.
38:03Then Taz kept the line.
38:05He's got to cover him to beat him.
38:22Sabu can't even sit.
38:26Taz says this is it.
38:27Sabu trying to fight off the T-boat.
38:29Now Taz fighting off the T-boat.
38:33Waste locked.
38:36Go to the right Taz flexing the bridge.
38:39And Sabu pushed away the foot of Taz to kick out.
38:43That's what makes Sabu so dangerous.
38:46Not only is he great in the air,
38:48but he knows how to counter-map maneuvers.
38:52Taz going up.
38:54With the fist to the face.
38:56Taz held on.
38:59I guess he can counter those aerial maneuvers himself.
39:02Where in the hell is Taz going?
39:08No water in the pool.
39:09Taz went for the senton splash and missed.
39:18Wave drop from the heavens.
39:20That was a major mistake by Taz going high.
39:23But he still manages to get the shoulder up.
39:31Taz needs to take Sabu back down to the mat.
39:39Alfonso threw a table to Sabu.
39:42Taz has cut off Sabu.
39:43It was on the Irish whip.
39:45Deep frog.
39:47Waste locked.
39:48That was low.
39:49D.D.T.
40:03Sabu setting up a table.
40:11You can hear Alfonso screaming.
40:13He has been waiting for this.
40:16Benedict Arnold.
40:17He's first in the table goes Taz.
40:27And a clothesline.
40:30And this is not where Taz wants to be.
40:39Sabu switches direction in midair.
40:41And puts Taz from the table.
40:45Both Taz and the table crumbled from Sabu's force.
40:49And that may be all for the human two-flex machine.
40:53Sabu may have evened this series.
40:56And what a...
40:57No!
40:58It's the cut to Hajime.
41:00Sabu flips backwards.
41:03Taz's shoulders were down on the mat.
41:05He's got the hold, but his shoulders were down for a three-count.
41:09Well, the match is over, but Taz isn't letting go of the cut to Hajime.
41:14He's got the leg great find as well.
41:18It's like Taz lost the battle, but he's winning the war.
41:22He refuses to let go.
41:25I don't think he knows the match is over.
41:27I don't think he cares.
41:30Ladies and gentlemen, move on!
41:32Sabu!
41:38He's choking out the referee!
41:41Taz has snapped.
41:44That was his first loss since September 16th, 95,
41:49when he came back to Orley for a broken...
41:52Neck!
41:52Neck!
41:57There goes another referee.
41:59Apparently, Taz is upset about this.
42:02Oh, just a bit!
42:05He's been undefeated since the November 2, November of 1995!
42:10Nevertheless, Sabu was on the receiving end.
42:14The referees have been choked out,
42:16and Sabu has been choked unconscious,
42:18and now Taz is choking out Billy Alfonso!
42:24During the break, the franchise told Taz to get out of the ring.
42:26Taz said, shut up, Shane.
42:27I can choke you out in five minutes or less.
42:29Shane says, yeah, make it three minutes or less,
42:30and I'll put the World TV title belt on the line.
42:32But if you can't choke me out three minutes or less,
42:34you don't get the TV title belt,
42:35and you've got to leave Extreme Championship Wrestling
42:37for 45 days!
42:43The net of everything we just ran through is this.
42:46If Taz chokes out Shane Douglas in three minutes or less,
42:49he's the new World Television Champion.
42:51If he does not, then he's got to find another way
42:54to feed his family for the next 45 days
42:56because he's out of here!
42:58Was a questionable move by Taz,
43:00but downright stupid on the part of Douglas.
43:03Douglas has nothing to gain here!
43:07And everything to lose!
43:08And Taz has already wrestled a match
43:14against Samu, of all people!
43:18Needless to say, Taz has been worn down,
43:21but this is stupid on the part of Shane Douglas.
43:24He should stick and move,
43:26stay away from Taz, and let the clock run out!
43:29Well, his ego may be getting the best of him.
43:32Maybe he's trying to prove to Francine.
43:35After all, he is a man.
43:3930 seconds down.
43:41Swinging neckbreaker!
43:43The franchise knows that Taz has had a broken neck,
43:47and nobody breaks necks like the franchise.
43:52Nobody's got a neck like Taz, either.
43:55DDT!
43:55DDT!
43:55DDT!
43:56DDT!
44:02We are now a full minute...
44:04Oh, my God!
44:06Excellent move by Shane Douglas.
44:08An inverted rolling neck step.
44:11And we've got less than two minutes...
44:14Oh, not again!
44:15We have got less than two minutes to go
44:18in this special challenge.
44:22He's focused on the neck of Taz.
44:2590 seconds into the match.
44:27We are halfway through.
44:28We are a minute 30 into this three-minute challenge.
44:31It's full Nelson now by the franchise.
44:34Taz goes for the cut to Hanjime.
44:35The franchise blocks the right arm and goes downstairs.
44:39It was a gutsy challenge by Taz,
44:41who maybe was trying to spin a web and catch a fly.
44:45Whether or not he has the gas left in him
44:47remains to be seen.
44:49Reversal!
44:51There it is!
44:52There's the cut to Hanjime!
44:54He's good and left on!
44:55The Taz mission!
44:59The cut to Hanjime is locked on!
45:01The World Towers and Champion!
45:04We have got one minute to go!
45:06Can the franchise hold on?
45:09He's trying desperately to reach the ropes,
45:11but Taz has the hope since done!
45:14Douglas' legs are not long enough!
45:16He cannot reach the ropes!
45:18Less than one minute to go!
45:20Can the franchise hang on?
45:23Can he fight off the cuff to Hanjime?
45:26Shane Douglas has to feel that title belt slipping from his grasp
45:30as every second kicks off the clock.
45:3330 seconds left!
45:35Can the franchise...
45:38Taz keeps trying to hook that leg!
45:40The franchise keeps kicking it away!
45:42He's back up to his feet!
45:44He's gonna try to kick backwards like Sabu!
45:46He's locked the legs!
45:50He's had the franchise held down!
45:52He's won the ECW World Television Championship!
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