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00:01Eleven months ago they told us, eleven months ago they informed us, eleven
00:07months ago they said, yeah you can air the pay-per-view in Idaho, you can air
00:13the pay-per-view in Los Angeles, you can air the pay-per-view in Philadelphia,
00:18but, so the letters, and the emails, and the faxes, and the phone calls, and everything
00:46began, and before you know it, Time Warner said, what the, we will air ECW on pay-per-view.
01:03But it wasn't over yet, was it? The revolution still had to be fought, didn't it? There were
01:11still people with brains almost as small as Vince McMahon's, and they said, and they
01:20said, no, we can't air the ECW pay-per-view, it's too violent. It's too sexual. And the last thing that we need to do as a cable company is allow a bunch of
01:40f***ers to have a good time.
01:47So what did we do? We faxed, and we wrote, and we emailed, and as a family, the ECW fans stood up for their First Amendment rights.
02:01And we did something that the WWF fans are not loyal enough to do. We did something that the
02:28WCW fans don't give a damn enough about their product to do. As ECW fans in unison, we wrote, and we fought, and we fought a revolution.
02:41And tonight, I'm here to tell you that because of all of you, damn it, we cleared cable station!
02:57ZC Westabad, ZC West, ZC West.
03:02ZC West, ZCales 2020
03:13ZC West, ZC West, ZC West
04:48I'm Joey Siles at the Big Ass Extreme Bash in Queens, New York City!
05:06E.C.W. returns to pay-per-view on Sunday night, May 3rd for Wrestlepalooza 98!
05:33And the World Heavyweight title will be defended live on pay-per-view!
05:44At this time, I introduce three-time ECW Heavyweight Champion of the World, along with the hate cheerleader, Francine!
06:00Please welcome, your franchise, Shane Duncan!
06:06Thank you,terson King!
07:24I think it's obvious by all of the, uh, the one we see floating around this building here in New York City, that on Sunday night, May 3rd, live on pay-per-view at Wrestlepalooza.
07:37Now, fans across the country are hoping it's going to be, well, the night of the living head.
07:43I don't take it as a joke.
08:43Welcome back to Extreme Championship Wrestling, Axel Rotten and Balls Mahoney taking on Mr. Wright's new tag team of Dastardly Danny Doering, in the fuchsia, there's the Dastardly Shuffle, that's bad, Dastardly Danny Doering and the Angry Amish Roadkill,
09:09here you're seeing Mr. Wright's new bodyguard, WWE Superstar and former Denver Bronco, Darren Drozdy, you know, not to detract from this matchup, but can you believe that these heads, which quite frankly are kind of a goof, have so gotten under the skin of the world heavyweight champion, they're driving him nuts.
09:39Another arm drag by the Dastardly One, there's that Dastardly Shuffle that he's so proud of, there you see Mr. Pepper Pike, Ohio, welcome to ECW Mr. Drozda, high headlock now by Doering, shoulder block, nice and done, up and over goes Doering, arm drag by Axel,
10:06there's two, there's two, scoop and a slam with the board, lateral press cover, two in, two count only, road killer to make the save, tag now to the native of Nutley, New Jersey, Balls Mahoney,
10:25another quick tag, backbreaker, and a guillotine close line, great double team wrestling by Axel Rodden and Balls Mahoney.
10:46Yet another quick tag, back in, checks Balls Mahoney, drop toehold, 300 pounds plus across the back of the head of young Danny Doering.
11:04Doering has got to make the tag to Roadkill.
11:07To right?
11:15Balls Mahoney, effortlessly picking up Doering Goals Mahoney, going for a moon salt.
11:25He missed!
11:28Balls Mahoney, told everyone in the building, including Danny Doering, he was going for the moon salt.
11:32He was going for the moon salt. Doering had thework of the fly to roll out of the way.
11:35in comes the angry Amish roadkill
11:38says he is what he eats
11:41splash in the corner
11:46roadkill now on the offensive
11:50hammering balls Mahoney
11:53fists between the eyes
11:54Amish whip out of the corner
11:56splash back the other way
11:59Sunday night May 3rd
12:03a most distraught franchise
12:05Shane Douglas defends the
12:06world heavyweight title
12:07against Al Snow and the head
12:09belt leader back suplex by
12:14balls Mahoney
12:15should balls and Axl
12:17come out of this matchup
12:19as the victors they would
12:20retain their number one
12:22contender spot and would
12:24challenge for the world tag
12:27team titles at Wrestlepalooza
12:2898 champions are currently
12:31Chris Candido and Lance
12:33Storm although most likely
12:34not by May 3rd
12:36Doring and roadkill collide
12:38a balls Mahoney was going
12:42for the nutcracker suite
12:43on roadkill
12:44oh boy
12:46oh my god
12:59welcome back to extreme
13:05championship wrestling from a
13:07sold out jam-packed Elks
13:09Lodge on Queens Boulevard
13:10Queens New York City
13:11we are set for a tag team
13:13matchup involving the full
13:15blooded Italians
13:16is that dancing?
13:22for you fans who would like
13:23to send in donations to help
13:25the full-blooded Italians with
13:26their affliction
13:28your donations can be sent to
13:31ECW PO but
13:32never mind
13:34that's what happens when you
13:35drink that homemade wine that
13:37comes out of Tommy Rich's
13:38basement
13:39Carlo Rossi Moonshot
13:4398
13:44either that or the table wine
13:47that you get for $1.99 for
13:49two gallons here at the
13:50bodega down the street in
13:51Queens
13:51you look at Smothers go
13:55he has no idea what he's
13:58doing
13:58there's the man who can
14:01dance
14:02Scorpio raised with the roof
14:07here in Queens New York
14:09Scorpio's got a cold one
14:28let's see who could his tag team
14:33partner B
14:34it's happy hour here in
14:48Queens New York
14:49once again a sold out
14:54Elks Lodge here on Queens
14:56Boulevard in New York City
14:58a battle of two former ECW
15:02World Tag Team Championship
15:03team
15:04the full-blown Italian
15:06the main man
15:07Tracy Smothers and
15:08Little Guido
15:08taking on two cold Scorpios
15:12and three-time ECW
15:15World Heavyweight Champion
15:17the extreme icon
15:19the Sandman
15:21ECW fans love the Sandman
15:49wherever he goes
15:50wrestling career built on
16:02blood sweat and beer
16:03fans we've got to take a
16:08break when we come back
16:09the full-blooded Italians
16:11take on two cold Scorpio
16:12at the stand
16:13another capacity crowd here
16:19in New York City about to
16:22witness a battle between two
16:25former ECW World Tag Team
16:28championship teams the full-blooded
16:31Italians taking on two cold
16:33Scorpio and the Sandman
16:35our next shot test is one ball with a 30-minute time limit
16:40your referee Jim Molyneux
16:42in the corner to my right
16:46accompanied to the ring by the Big Don
16:49Tommy Rich
16:49weighing in in a total
16:52I stand corrected the Big Don
16:55Tommy Wildfire Rich
16:57the President of Italy
17:01the President of Italy
17:02weighing in in a total combined weight of 438 and one-quarter pounds
17:06little Guido and Tracy's
17:08and Tracy's brothers they are the FBI
17:11and in the corner to my left
17:19first weighing in at 235 pounds from Atlanta Georgia
17:25please welcome the returning two cold Scorpio
17:28and his tag team partner
17:35of Tampa, Florida
17:37the hardcore icon
17:38the one
17:40the only
17:41the Sandman
17:41sounds like ring announcer Stephen DeAngelis' head is about to explode
17:49did you ever see the movie Scanners?
17:59don't forget we return to the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia Pennsylvania this Saturday night
18:06the Sandman challenging Bam Bam Bigelow for the world television title
18:09you can hear live play-by-play at www.ecwwwrestling.com
18:19well isn't that special
18:23the Maidman Tracy Smothers to start out with two cold Scorpio
18:31Scorpio at one time held one half of the ECW World Tag Team Championship with the Sandman
18:36and the ECW World Television title
18:39for a while we called him two gold Scorpio
18:42one of the greatest high flyers in the history of professional wrestling
19:01collar and elbow tie-up
19:05fireman's carry takeover by Tracy Smothers
19:10again donations for whatever is afflicting Tracy Smothers can be sent to ECW at P.O. Box
19:17tie-up once again
19:31nice arm drag by Scorpio
19:33make it two
19:35and that's dancing
19:40maybe Scorpio can draw some of those footstep prints
19:46the canvas number them for Smothers
19:50a little trash talking going on
19:56Smothers shoves Scorpio
20:01Scorpio's not going to tolerate this for too much longer
20:16they've got a fist fight
20:20lightning fast fist of two cold Scorpio reversal on the Irish whip
20:26Scorpio knocks the close line high cross body cover
20:31one count only
20:33standing drop kick both boots up to the face of Tracy Smothers
20:37Smothers set for the ride
20:40elbow in the corner
20:42scoop and a slam
20:45Scorpio
20:50Scorpio twisting leg drop out of the corner cover to it
20:52no
20:53two count only
20:56Scorpio going all the way up top
20:58high cross body connects
21:00two count once again
21:02in comes Guido
21:03what elevation of the back body drop
21:06thrust kick and a spin kick
21:09count on both members of the FBI
21:15in comes the extreme icon
21:19little Guido step for the ride
21:21runs into Smothers
21:22ducks the close line
21:23boots to the mid section
21:26swinging neck breaker
21:27nice and done by little Guido
21:28all-lateral press
21:29one count only
21:31back in to Smothers
21:45both members of the FBI
21:47working over the Sandman in the corner
21:52Sandman battles way out of the corner
21:55Smothers dropped the elbow
21:58double arm ringer both ways
22:10pair of knife edge chops
22:15the patented Paisan double elbow drop
22:18lateral press look at the leg
22:20barely a two count
22:21the Sandman up close line
22:23down goes the Sandman once again
22:25beautiful leg drop of the second turnbuckle
22:31two in
22:32Scorpio breaks up the three count
22:36Sandman set for the ride
22:46pair of elbows
22:48double axe handles
22:49open the homeroll
22:51two in
22:52two count only
22:54and again behind the back
23:00the referee Jim Mauner
23:01of the double team continues
23:03it's between the eyes
23:11scoop and a slam
23:14the Big Don hooked the leg of the Sandman
23:20going for that slingshot
23:22good shot
23:23somersault
23:24leg drop
23:25Sandman hits the steel guardrail
23:27so Big Don has served his purpose
23:29cover
23:30no
23:31Tommy Rich hooked the leg of the Sandman
23:36first on the Irish whip
23:39little Guido landed on referee Jim Mauleneau
23:43Mauleneau is dead
23:44down
23:46tagging to Scorpio
23:47down goes Smothers
23:48Guido in the corner
23:49another forearm for Smothers
23:51thrust kick on Guido
23:54third forearm for Smothers once again
23:59boot to the chin
24:03scoop and a slam with authority on little Guido
24:09down
24:10to Colt Scorpio ascending the turnbuckle
24:15changes direction
24:16in midair
24:17unbelievable
24:18but the referee is dead
24:19easily a three count
24:22in comes the Big Don
24:25he takes a forearm to the face
24:26front kick by Smothers
24:28oh great
24:29referee Jeff Jones in the ring
24:34well there's the old Tennessee chain
24:39what a cliche
24:41how fitting for a former NWA champion
24:45cover
24:46the Sandman is seated up
24:53referee Jeff Jones took the cane across the back of the head
25:00as did little Guido
25:03Irish whip on the Sandman
25:07he ducked the double clothesline
25:09high crossbody off the top
25:12we don't take the cane between the eyes
25:18cover
25:19it's up
25:21well despite the best efforts
25:37of referee Jeff Jones
25:40two gold Scorpio and the Sandman get the duke
25:45when we come back
25:46it's a pay-per-view rematch
25:48as the innovator of violence
25:50goes one-on-one with 23 year old upstart
25:53just incredible
25:54but right now
25:56here
25:57in a sold out building in Queens New York City
26:00two gold Scorpio and the Sandman
26:03celebrate another victory
26:05victory
26:14the sexiest man on earth
26:16self-proclaimed
26:18leads the ever growing entourage
26:21of just incredible to the ring
26:23man she's one mean looking dude
26:26as you can see Chastity is now in the corner of Justin Travel as well
26:33I'd like to tell you there's a special reason for it but there's not
26:38she's just ECW's most well-traveled groupie
26:43although she's more pleasing to a man's eye than say
26:47Morquitt
26:48called back
26:49it again
26:50cuz jesus
26:51go
27:04go go go go go go go
27:08go go go go go go go go go go go go
27:09Quite frankly, Just Incredible can have 100 people in this corner tonight.
27:35Nothing is going to stop Tommy Dreamer from beating Just Incredible.
27:39With an inch of his life.
27:44Hila McGillicuddy leading Tommy to the ring.
27:46The Regency is in that neck brace because she was spiked by Justin.
27:53Tommy has not forgotten it.
27:56And Justin will be reminded of it constantly throughout this one-on-one matchup.
28:06Just Incredible attacking Tommy Dreamer as he enters the ring.
28:18Not giving Dreamer a chance to get back to his feet.
28:24He's got an iris whip.
28:29Tommy goes downstairs.
28:31Beautiful side rush and leg sweep.
28:34And a close line sends Justin Incredible all the way to the floor.
28:43Just Incredible hits the steel and hard.
28:57Innovator of violence is looking for events here tonight in Queens, New York City.
29:04Back to the other way, Justin Incredible now lands in the first row.
29:20Dreamer just pummeling Justin.
29:30First into the steel guard ramp.
29:38Oh, my God!
29:48Justin Incredible trying to retreat down the aisle.
29:52Dreamer will not let that happen.
29:55He calls for a chair and Beulah McGillicuddy applies it.
30:04Slingshot face first into the steel chair and the steel ring punch.
30:15Justin Incredible thought he was making a great career move when he crossed the Innovator of Violence.
30:21What he may have done was shorten his career.
30:27Tommy caught the boot.
30:36Justin gets pancaked.
30:40Madderal press.
30:41Hooking the leg too.
30:42No!
30:43Jason up on the ring apron.
30:45Tommy Dreamer saw him.
30:47Jason brought in the hard way.
30:49The sexiest man on earth tied to the tree of woe.
30:56There's Beulah with the chair once again.
30:59Jason won't be pretty for long.
31:05Just Incredible tackles Tommy Dreamer.
31:17Jason sacrificed himself to distract Dreamer.
31:21Jason interrupted the three count on his man Just Incredible who is now back in control.
31:31Just Incredible now standing on the back of the head of Tommy Dreamer.
31:57His throat crushed against the rope.
31:59Now Chastity getting involved.
32:04Little wench.
32:11Irish whip.
32:13Drop, tall, hold Tommy Dreamer.
32:15Takes the back of the chair right in the mouth.
32:17now Chastity getting involved.
32:23Dreamer may have broken his jaw.
32:26Now Jason with the elbow right to the mouth.
32:32Tommy Dreamer may have cracked his jaw on the back of that steel chair.
32:39Even Jason at times can't believe what lengths Justin Incredible will go to.
32:45But that doesn't stop the male prostitute
32:47from leeching onto Justin, does it?
32:51Reverse DDT on the steel chair.
32:55Back of Tommy's head hit that steel chair
32:58and bounced off like a basketball.
33:04Justin Gremble now wedging that steel chair
33:06between the second and top turnbuckles.
33:12Irish whip to the midsection.
33:17Swinging DDT.
33:20Dreamer gets spiked.
33:24Justin pointed to that chair.
33:31Tommy Dreamer with that blazed look on his face.
33:35Knife-inch chops in the corner.
33:41Irish whip, reverse.
33:44Justin Gremble hits that steel chair.
33:47Irish whip the other way upside down.
33:51Tommy ducks in the clothesline.
33:54Setting up Justin Gremble.
33:57Hangman's neckbreaker from the top turnbuckle.
34:09The innovator of violence strikes again.
34:13Airplane spin.
34:29Into the Spicoli drive.
34:31Cover, one, two.
34:33Here we go.
34:35Jason pulled referee John Finnegan.
34:38And Chastity just eyed down to the rim.
34:43His raker fingernails across his eyes.
34:52Move to the midsection.
34:55Justin spikes Tommy Dreamer with that's incredible.
34:59You're alive tending to referee John Finnegan.
35:07Justin's got Beulah!
35:08Justin's got Beulah!
35:09Justin's got Beulah!
35:13Oh my God, no!
35:18Beulah wriggles free and low blow Justin Gremble!
35:25Incredible!
35:30Can't fight!
35:38Jason's got Beulah now!
35:42Son of a...
35:46It's Mikey!
35:47Mikey's in the ring!
35:55With three whippersnappers and Tommy Dreamer takes out Justin Gremble with the DDT.
36:20Tommy was going to spike the tall mass, Justin Gremble saved her high.
36:44Tommy was going to spike the tall mass.
36:45Justin Gremble saved her high.
36:48Jason drops the leg across Mikey!
36:53Justin's choking Tommy!
36:58Nicole Bass is making Zula watch!
37:03Jason's stomping that knee of Mikey Wimwreck!
37:08Justin trying to break Tommy's leg!
37:12Oh!
37:13Tommy!
37:14Tommy!
37:15Tommy!
37:16Tommy!
37:17Tommy!
37:19Tommy!
37:21Tommy!
37:22Tommy!
37:23Tommy!
37:24Tommy!
37:25Cole Bass is making Zula watch this!
37:27Justin's got Mikey!
37:28Oh my God, that's incredible!
37:29Oh, the steel chair!
37:30Tommy!
37:31Tommy!
37:32Tommy!
37:33Tommy!
37:34Tommy!
37:35Tommy!
37:36Tommy!
37:37Tommy!
37:38Tommy!
37:39Tommy!
37:40Hamingously hugging Tony Edwards, the head of Strictly ECW,
37:44the New York-based fan movement that helped us clear Cablevision
37:48for our pay-per-views. The first one will be Wrestlepalooza 98.
37:52Speaking of Wrestlepalooza 98, where the franchise will defend the world
37:56heavyweight title against Al Snow and the head. Earlier tonight, we saw the
38:00franchise go absolutely ballistic when the fans started chanting
38:04head. And speaking of the franchise, Shane Douglas, six-man tag team
38:08action, the Triple Threat, the franchise Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, and Bam Bam
38:12Bigelow were scheduled to take on Dynamic Jerry Lynn, Chris Chetty,
38:16and Tommy Rogers. However, Tommy Rogers still recuperating from
38:20some injuries not cleared by the doctors to wrestle yet, so he named his
38:24replacement in Lance Storm, Chris Candido's World Tag Team
38:28Championship partner. And as they have vowed to do
38:32from day one, tonight here in Queens, New York City,
38:36all members of the Triple Threat, the franchise Shane Douglas,
38:40the self-proclaimed tag killer Bam Bam
38:42Bigelow, and Chris Candido,
38:44one half of the World Tag Team Champions, held
38:48all the world title belts
38:50in the air.
38:52The ECW World Tag Team Champions are at war!
39:02Now how in the hell are they gonna keep those belts until May 3rd and
39:06Wrestle Palooza 98? Not a chance, no shot! Tim up in the corner,
39:12leapfrog, move to the midsection, side headlock,
39:16shoulder block by Lance Storm, up and over,
39:20spinning heel kick catches Candido right in the face!
39:24Storm dribbling Candido like a basketball! It's March Madness!
39:30Terry Lynn's here for the ride, leapfrog by Candido, hip-toss blocked both ways!
39:46Tilt the world, five head scissors!
39:50In an arm drag, Terry Lynn got the better of that exchange!
40:02What power!
40:04What power has the beast from the East Bam Bam Bigelow!
40:10Head put by the self-proclaimed Taz Killer,
40:20and World Television Champion!
40:22There's the tag to the World Heavyweight Champion,
40:26who on Sunday night, May 3rd,
40:30must defend that title
40:32against Al Snow.
40:34The dochters rubbing that belt in the face of Jerry Lynn!
40:48Man, has Al Snow got the champion rattled, or what?
40:52The champion's here for the ride, Candido with the drop kick,
40:58both feet in the face of Jerry Lynn.
41:02the world heavyweight titles here in ECW in the possession of the triple threat the world television champion Douglas the world heavyweight champion Candido shares the world tag team titles with Lance Storm for how long is anyone's guessing
41:24Candido making Jerry Lynn think about this with all the blood rushing to the head of Jerry Lynn
41:32Chris Candido just a phenomenal wrestler
41:39another tag for the world heavyweight champion
41:51Douglas trying to stomp a mud hole in Jerry Lynn
41:56and this is all because of Al Snow and those heads
42:01Chris Chetty hammering Chris Candido
42:05Candido open the lights
42:08Irish whip
42:10front kick
42:13Candido step on the right again
42:16beautiful power slam
42:18Joe
42:20and
42:22Joe
42:23and
42:24Joe
42:25and
42:26go to the midsection
42:27swinging neck breaker
42:28cover hook of the leg
42:29two-count
42:30two-count
42:31four-arms
42:32reversal on the Irish whip
42:37double jump side kick by the first graduate of the house of hardcore cover two and no two-count only
42:45close line from the top by Lance Storm
42:49drop kick on Bam Bam Bigelow by Jerry Lynn
42:52there's one from Chris Chetty
42:54a third from Lance Storm Bigelow still on his feet
42:58Irish whip
43:00triple drop kick
43:02the Taz Killer is down
43:04Pascado by Chris Chetty
43:10rolling shoulder block by Jerry Lynn
43:12rolling shoulder block by Jerry Lynn
43:14high cross body on Bigelow
43:16this may be all two and no
43:18two and three-quarters
43:20there's the blonde Bob Joe
43:23it's over
43:25Bigelow broke up the three-count
43:27scooped up Lance Storm
43:29greetings from Asbury Park
43:33he put Candido's limp body on top
43:50Lance Storm had Candido beat
43:52this one's for you my friend
44:05you took Lance Storm's finishing move
44:10and kicked out
44:14Chris Candido
44:16this one's for you my friend
44:18you took Lance Storm's finishing move
44:21and kicked out all by yourself
44:26I'm the reason there is an ECW
44:30for you son of a bitches
44:32to come and spend your stinking hard-earned dollars
44:35to watch
44:36it's because of me
44:38the franchise
44:46and if you think that the man
44:49who has made a career
44:50out of
44:51with other people's heads
44:55that that styrofoam head
44:57is getting inside my head
44:59like you're
45:00damn wrong
45:02oh no
45:03he's calm
45:05cruel collected
45:06he's at the triple threat to the limousine
45:08he's just fine
45:09cruel as a cucumber
45:11he's gone berserk
45:18he's gone berserk
45:23yeah
45:24come on
45:25come on
45:26yeah
45:27come on
45:28yeah
45:29yeah
45:30Douglas can't handle this
45:35Douglas can't handle this
45:37how do you think he's gonna react
45:39on Sunday night
45:40May 3rd
45:41at Wrestle Palooza
45:42that will be you
45:45Al Snow
45:46on May 3rd
45:48what do you think about that
45:50Al Snow
45:51it's a preview
46:09this is a preview
46:12of Sunday night
46:13May 3rd
46:14Wrestle Palooza 98
46:16the franchise Shane Douglas
46:18defending the world heavyweight title
46:20against Al Snow
46:21and the head
46:23Al Snow has got inside the head of the champion
46:36the champion