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00:00Hello everyone, I'm Joey Stiles. Thank you for joining us on Extreme Championship Wrestling
00:05as we count down the hours to ECW's Wrestlepalooza 98.
00:11Extreme Championship
00:28Mercy
02:03The champions who can't get along, can't stand one another, Chris Candido and Lance Storm defend against the hardcore tag team of Bowles, Mahoney, and Axel Rotten.
02:41If not ever, the franchise Shane Douglas puts the belt on the line against the lunatic Al Snow.
02:48It was Shane Douglas who established the ECW World Heavyweight title in August of 1994 when he defeated two Colt Scorpio in the finals for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and then shocked the wrestling world by denouncing that title belt.
03:37The new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, the franchise, Shane Douglas!
03:51I stand here before God and my Father in Heaven tonight as I said I would be World Heavyweight Champion.
04:13In the tradition of Lou Fez, in the tradition of Jack Briscoe, of the Briscoe Brothers, of Dory Funk Jr., of Terry Funk, the man who'll never die.
04:39As the real nature boy, Buddy Rogers, upstairs tonight.
04:50From the Harley races to the Barry Wyndhams to the...
04:59Rick Flares.
05:04Rick Flares.
05:06I accept this heavyweight title.
05:11Wait a second.
05:15Wait a second.
05:17Of Kerry Von Erich.
05:19Of Kerry Von Erich.
05:21Of the fat man himself, Dusty Rhodes.
05:25This is it tonight, Dad.
05:35God, that's beautiful.
05:39And Rick's Steamboat.
05:41And they can all kiss my ass.
05:50Because I am not the man who accepts a torch to be handed down to me from an organization that died R.I.P. seven years ago.
06:03The franchise, Shane Douglas, is the man who ignites the new flame of the sport of professional wrestling.
06:16Tonight, before God and my father is witness, I declare myself, the franchise, as the new ECW heavyweight champion of the world.
06:45We have set out to change the face of professional wrestling.
06:58So tonight, let the new era begin.
07:02The era of the sport of professional wrestling.
07:07The era of the franchise.
07:10The era of the ECW.
07:14The franchise.
07:15Shane Douglas.
07:16Jack préf passes.
07:17We're不管 the franchise.
07:18Shane Douglas.
07:26But the mark of the championship of the franchise.
07:33How?
07:34This Sunday morning marks the end of the championship era of the franchise.
07:36Shane Douglas.
11:06Six foot three, 365 pounds, and quite possibly the most awesome human machine of destruction
11:16on the face of the planet today.
11:21His name is Jerome Young.
11:24On the streets, they call him New Jack.
11:27A wanton street criminal with a violent past and perhaps an even more violent future.
11:34This Sunday night, live on pay-per-view, it's the Beast from the East against the original
11:42Gangsta, WrestlePalooza 98.
11:46New Jack looking for revenge after the way the Beast from the East manhandled the original
11:56Gangsta's tag team partner, John Cronus, recently in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
12:01Plus, don't forget the world tag team title belts are on the line, Candido and Storm who can't
12:07get along, defending against Bulls, Mahoney, and Axel Rotten.
12:10Candido and Storm won the belts back in December in a three-way dance against then-champions Doug
12:16Furnace and Phillip Lafon, plus Bulls, Mahoney, and Axel Rotten.
12:23Nice cracker, sweet on the chair!
12:27Forget about it!
12:29Chris Candido with the diving headbutt!
12:31It's his own tag team partner!
12:32Bulls, Mahoney, and Axel Rotten are on their way to being each of the world tag team champions,
12:43because why is she in the ring?
12:46Axel Rotten put that crutch across the back, as does Bulls, Mahoney!
13:00Candido bent that metal crutch over the back of Axel Rotten!
13:13Oh, Mahoney blocks the Superflex!
13:15Lance Storm going up as well now!
13:20Double team Superflex!
13:22Forget about it!
13:23Candido wants the cover for himself!
13:30PC!
13:31Cici!
13:32Cici!
13:33Cici!
13:34Cici!
13:35Cici!
13:36Cici!
13:37Cici!
13:38Cici!
13:39Cici!
13:40Cici!
13:41Cici!
13:43Cici!
13:45Cici!
13:46So, the triple threat prospect Lance Storm was earning his wings or so he thought.
13:51On January 31st of this year, the plot of the triple threat unfolded at the ECW Arena.
14:03Belly-to-belly, Taz Plex, the franchise lands on Candido.
14:11Taz holding up the world television title belt in the air.
14:15Perhaps he did just prove that his belt is superior to that of the world heavyweight champion.
14:21He told Bigelow he would be his savior.
14:24Taz told...
14:26What in God's name was that?
14:34Bam Bam Bigelow cracked Taz in the skull with the ECW World Television title belt.
14:41And now he's putting the boots to the world television champion.
14:48The triple threat, Candido, the franchise.
14:54They're celebrating.
14:58They're taking turns, putting the boots to Taz.
15:08And Storm looks a little confused.
15:11Was the prospect not clued in for this game to the set?
15:21Apparently not.
15:25With Candido now hammering Lance Storm behind the ear.
15:31It all makes sense now.
15:33It was Candido's fiance, Sonny, who handpicked Lance Storm as the prospect for the triple drop.
15:40Oh my God!
15:42Pile driver on the World Tag Team title belt.
15:48The green-eyed monster of jealousy has left Lance Storm a victim in the middle of the ring.
15:56We live in a time where, unfortunately, far too many championships are decided in the corporate boardroom instead of in the ring.
16:06Unless something occurs that absolutely leaves this promotion without any viable alternative, ECW is not about to follow the piss-poor example set by others in this industry.
16:21The current ECW World Tag Team champions are Chris Candido and Lance Storm.
16:27They hold those belts because, to date, we haven't found a tag team better than Candido and Storm, or at least a team that can beat them.
16:36If ECW were to allow a tournament, or a match, to determine new champions, the public would come to the rightful conclusion the new champions only hold the belt because the best team, the team that no one could beat, the team that should wear the belt, couldn't get along.
16:57I personally don't give a f*** if Candido and Storm don't like each other.
17:03You don't have to hate the athlete who is your opponent, and you don't have to like the athlete who is your partner.
17:10So, Candido and Storm are going to defend those belts, whether they like it or not, until a better team comes along and beats them.
17:21And by the way, if I even smell a swerve, let alone a double-cross, no matter how cleverly disguised,
17:30ECW will jealously guard and protect the integrity of the World Tag Team titles,
17:37not by levying some BS fine, not by shaving the guilty party's head, not by suspending them from TV.
17:47We will simply make an evaluation as to which member of the team betrayed the other,
17:53put his own interest ahead of the interest this promotion has in preserving the prestige of the ECW World Tag Team titles,
18:02and simply fire that man and allow him to ply his trade elsewhere.
18:08So, despite the fact that the boss said that if either partner swerved the other, that man would be fired,
18:16the ECW World Tag Team Champions, Chris Candido and Lance Storm, were not off to a harmonious start.
18:23The ECW World Tag Team Champions, but for how long?
18:35Don't blink, you can miss the title's changing hands.
18:39The point I'm making is that these two cannot stand one another.
18:44No question about it.
18:45And I've been told by wrestler after wrestler after wrestler that the relationship between tag team partners is closer than that.
18:53We've seen this before, Chris Candido taking exception to having to come to the ring to Lance Storm's music.
19:18And we thought Sonny had all the conceit in that family.
19:26Speaking of families, the point I was making earlier is that the relationship of a successful tag team between the partners
19:33has to be closer than that of a husband and a wife.
19:37Because a husband and a wife go to work in the morning.
19:40They don't see each other all day.
19:41It's hard to fight.
19:42Tag team partners fly together, drive together, eat together, train together.
19:46And if they don't get along, you cannot have a successful tag team.
19:51Therefore, how long can Chris Candido and Lance Storm remain ECW World Tag Team Champions?
20:00Until Sunday night, May 3rd, Wrestlepalooza live on pay-per-view.
20:06Not a shot.
20:07Pauls Mahoney and Axel Rotten will get the shot of the champs, but who will the champs be?
20:13Not Candido and Storm.
20:14And if they do lose those belts, they better make sure they go down fighting.
20:22If there's any dissension between the two, if it even smells like one partner has swerved the other,
20:28the guilty party will be summarily fired.
20:31The current ECW World Tag Team Champions, Lance Storm and Chris Candido!
20:47Now what?
20:48So here's this incredibly talented tag team jeopardized by Chris Candido's ego and Bulls Mahoney and Axel Rotten's desire and ability
21:08to cave in Candido and Storm's skulls with steel chairs.
21:14Because we're not some Canadian scab from up north.
21:19And we're definitely not some little sissy whose girlfriend cares more about him than he cares about you.
21:32Yeah, I'm talking about you.
21:33Well, this just got very personal.
21:36Well, that shut him up, didn't it?
21:38As for you, Lance Storm, now it is time for us to take care of business in an extreme fashion.
21:52This may be the end of Lance Storm.
21:55Lance Storm springboards off his own partner's back.
21:59Double dropkick.
22:00There's another one for Bulls Mahoney.
22:02The World Tag Team Champions have been laid out by Axel Rotten and Bulls Mahoney.
22:24Well, Bulls wanted more and he got it.
22:28Three shots between the eyes with a steel chair.
22:31This is very uncharacteristic of Lance Storm, but with Wrestle Palooza just a few weeks away
22:39and the World Tag Team titles on the line, not to mention the fact that Storm and Candido were late.
22:52If you can follow this, Storm and Candido hate one another, but they are the World Tag Team Champions.
22:59They have been forced.
23:05Well, there's your bell.
23:06Cover.
23:07This may be it, too.
23:09Yeah, Lance Storm had to save his partner.
23:11It would appear Axel Rotten is going to have to take on the ECW World Tag Team Champions all by himself.
23:18Wait a minute.
23:18This could be all the S.S.T.
23:25Severe Skull Trauma on Lance Storm.
23:30Forget about it.
23:31Here comes Candido.
23:32He missed.
23:33Candido with the diving headbutt nailed his own partner.
23:37Lance Storm is out.
23:40We could have new World Tag Team Champions here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida tonight.
23:47Springboard at the back elbow from the top turnbuckle.
23:53Caught Axel Rotten right on the point of the jaw.
23:56Here comes Candido.
24:01Chris Candido steals the glory again.
24:04The ECW World Tag Team Champions, Cristina and Lance Storm.
24:11Lance Storm is the one that stunned Axel with the elbow.
24:17Candido took the pinfall.
24:20He just suffered his own partner.
24:29If Axel Rotten can take the fight to the World Tag Team Champions by himself, what's going to happen this Sunday night when the champs, who can't even get along, have to face Axel Rotten and Bowles Mahoney?
24:41Call your bookies.
24:42This is what we call a lock.
24:45Wrestlepalooza 98 live on Pay Per View.
25:11a проверter and available .
25:18I'll see you next time.
25:20***
25:21glow
25:22o
25:23o
25:24o
25:24o
25:26o
25:28o
25:29ude
25:30or
25:32a
25:34o
25:36a
26:40This Sunday at Wrestlepalooza 98, the feud between Mikey Whipwreck and Justin Credible will come to a head.
26:50This is a rivalry that has picked up even more steam in recent weeks here in ECW.
26:57Justin's got Beulah!
27:02Justin's got Beulah!
27:10Oh my god, no!
27:16Beulah wriggles free and low blow Justin Credible!
27:19Can't fight!
27:32Jason's got Beulah now!
27:33Son of a...
27:37It's Mikey!
27:41Mikey's in the ring!
27:43Come on!
27:49Come on!
27:52Come on!
27:59One, two, three!
28:01But it's like my best friend Scott Hall told me, he said, when you're just incredible,
28:20you're just incredible for life.
28:31Top turnbuckle, whippersnapper, cover!
28:38The matchup was over, Jason pulled referee, Jim Molitor out of the ring.
28:42Chastity just raked the referee's eyes.
28:45Jason with a kick to the back.
28:47This matchup was over, Mikey had the win.
28:52Whippersnapper on Jason!
28:57Here comes Chastity!
29:01Oh, she just slapped the taste out of Mikey's mouth!
29:16Referee Jeff Jones trying to take a poke at Mikey, he gets one!
29:22Chastity with the testicular claw on Mikey!
29:28Move to the midsection!
29:34That's incredible!
29:37Molitor looks disgusting!
29:41Ladies and gentlemen, this podcast is just incredible!
29:47So four goofs in combat fatigues think they're marching into enemy territory?
29:51We're doing a pay-per-view in enemy territory!
29:53And that is where the grudge match between Mikey Whitwreck and Just Incredible will take place in front of the entire pay-per-view universe this Sunday at Wrestlepalooza!
30:08It was only three years ago, Heat Wave 95, where the innovator of violence, Tommy Dreamer, did battle in a cage with the former WCW United States heavyweight champion of the...
30:23Well, United States, Raven.
30:26And Tommy Dreamer in that match inflicted upon Raven what was called the chair shot heard round the world.
30:34Well, the Karma Police have been in full force as of late, and the edict of execution was handed down by the honorable Big Dick Dudley.
30:46Those execution rites were then performed by Sergeant Bubba Ray Dudley and Lieutenant Devon Dudley in the shot heard all round Fidels country of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where the Dudleys took out Tommy Dreamer and his friend, the hardcore icon, the Sandman.
31:07Interesting side note, last week you were also treated to the melodious tones of the crying, the whining, and the belly-aching of the Sandman's wife, Lori Fullington.
31:22His wife, in theory, if not in practice.
31:26Well, Lori Fullington must have commanded quite a fee for the licensing of her likeness on last week's program.
31:34She was somehow able to afford a babysitter willing enough to watch over her ugly, illegitimate, mentally retarded children.
31:45At WrestlePalooza 98.
31:49We've already, with too-cold Scorpio, brought in the noise and taken out the funk.
31:57Now, the Dudley boys plan on doing to the Sandman what he would like to have done least, if he's even capable of getting in the ring.
32:09We're going to turn Cobb County into a dry county and a no-smoking zone.
32:15And as for Tommy, quote the Dreamer, never more.
32:20There are no words to describe the ass-kicking the Dudley boys have coming at the hands of Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman this Sunday live at WrestlePalooza.
32:31But no one knows that better than the Dudleys themselves as they came face to face with the Sandman.
32:39Tommy Dreamer was chokeslammed through a table by Big Dick Dudley, down goes referee Jim Molino.
32:49Two-cold Scorpio was planted with the Dudley death from Buell and McGill.
32:54Two-cold Scorpio was planted with the Sandman.
33:08It's the Sandman!
33:13The Dudley boys scatter!
33:17The Dudley boys scatter!
33:22The Dudley boys want no part of the extreme icon!
33:33But they cannot hide for law because on Sunday night, May 3rd, there's no place for the Dudley boys to run!
33:41No place for the Dudley boys to hide!
33:44They will be face to face with Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman!
33:50You there!
33:51The Dudley boys and the Boomerang are the same!
33:52You get your receipt!
33:53This is a special match for ECW.
33:54Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman pioneered the idea of invading enemy territory when they showed up at a WW pay-per-view in ECW!
33:55Marietta Georgia pay-per-view you get your receipt this is a special match for ECW Tommy
34:11Dreamer and the Sandman pioneered the idea of invading enemy territory when they showed
34:17up at a WW pay-per-view in ECW's backyard now in Ted Turner's backyard Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman
34:26are going to batter the Dudley boys into a bloody pulp live on pay-per-view this Sunday night at ECW's
34:36Wrestle Palooza 98
34:37It's Sabu
34:41He caught Bigelow in the back of the head
34:45Sabu springboards off of Van Damme and gets caught
34:53Sabu lands on Van Damme
34:56Sabu went to his boot
35:00He just jabbed Bigelow right in that eye
35:04Sabu jabbed Bigelow in the eye
35:11Van Damme Nader
35:13Sabu was behind Bigelow tripped him up
35:16We have a new world television champion
35:20The world of this contest and new ECW world television champion
35:27The number of the night from Van Damme
35:33Alfonso looks confused
35:35Van Damme was just supposed to soften up Bigelow for Sabu but he won the belt
35:42Rob Van Damme was only supposed to soften up Bigelow for Sabu but perhaps just perhaps
35:48Rob Van Damme wanted to steal Sabu's spotlight because the week before at the ECW arena
35:54Sabu accidentally cost Van Damme his matchup with Al Snow
36:01Alfonso gets caught by Al Snow
36:08There's the Van Damme and down goes John Finnegan as well
36:16Al Snow took the chair to the face
36:20Finnegan took Snow's skull to the face
36:22Van Damme trying to wake up referee John Finnegan so he can win the matchup
36:34Van Damme up to the top turnbuckle
36:37Misses the Frog Splash
36:39Misses the Frog Splash
36:40There's the Snow Plow forget about it
36:50But the referee is down it's Sabu it's Van Damme tag team partner
36:56Sabu's on the top turnbuckle
36:59He got caught by Al Snow
37:01They're exchanging punches
37:03Van Damme hitter coming up
37:07No Al Snow for the chair back
37:09Sabu missed
37:10Van Damme took the chair to the face
37:12Al Snow on top
37:14Sabu trying to save Rob Van Damme but he couldn't
37:19Sabu cost Rob Van Damme the matchup
37:22Al Snow gets the Duke
37:24There you go
37:30Van Damme left Sabu hanging
37:32He just disrespected Sabu
37:35Sabu's gonna nail Van Damme from behind
37:38Alfonso stomped Sabu
37:40Alfonso stomped Sabu
37:44It was in the summer of 1996 during their bitter feud
37:48that Sabu offered his hand in a show of respect to his opponent
37:52Mr. Monday Night Rob Van Damme only to be disrespected in front of the whole world
37:57So don't be fooled
37:59Sabu is not heartbroken that poorly made this match happen
38:03We will even give Bam Bam Bigalow a rematch at Wrestle Palooza 98
38:09What?
38:11You ruined it
38:12You ruined it
38:13You ruined it
38:14You blew it
38:15You don't get it
38:16That was good
38:17The shot belongs to Sabu
38:18Right
38:19Sabu can defend it one night
38:20Van Damme
38:21Depends it the next night
38:22Let's not go that far
38:23Let's not get carried away
38:24You hear me?
38:25You're not listening to what I'm telling you
38:26It's my bill
38:27Wrestle Palooza
38:28Sabu makes the shot
38:29at the world TV champion
38:32Congratulations champ
38:33So Sabu not all that unhappy about his former manager Paul Lee making him challenge for the world television title
38:48Rob Van Damme on the other hand very unhappy about defending against his own tag team partner Sabu
38:53and letting his actions speak louder than his words
38:56Alfonso laying out Fatou on the table
39:00And Sabu drives Fatou through the table to the concrete floor
39:15Rob Van Damme
39:16Rob Van Damme
39:17That's Van Damme masturbating at Sabu again
39:21But why?
39:24How much glory can one man steal?
39:26Look at this
39:27He just shoved off Sabu
39:30Side kick from the top
39:32He had perhaps the match of the year against Bam Bam Bigelow when he won the World Television title
39:42Al Snow to his feet on the table
39:45Van Damme is up on the apron
39:47Rob Van Damme is up on the apron
39:49He's just evaporated
39:50Snow hooked Sabu
39:51Fonzie clipped the knee of Al Snow
39:53Sabu drives Al Snow through the table
39:59Al Snow scooped up Sabu
40:01Fonzie clipped the knee to it
40:04Rob Van Damme just throwing the towel
40:07He did
40:12He did
40:13Rob Van Damme just threw in the towel and cost Sabu this matchup
40:18Your winner of the match
40:20Al Snow
40:22Nooo
40:23Sabu and Al Fonzo can't believe it
40:27Al Snow gets the win
40:32Van Damme was indicating that he was
40:36Looking out for Sabu's well-being because of the gash over his eye
40:41But
40:46Do you believe that one?
40:50What a match it's going to be live on pay-per-view
40:52Rob Van Damme defends the World Television title against Sabu
40:55Falls Bahoni and Axel Rotten challenge the World Tag Team Champions
40:59Chris Candido and Lance Storm
41:01Bam Bam Bigelow
41:02One-on-one with Gangsta New Jack
41:04Mikey Whiprack in a grudge match against Justin Credible
41:07The Dudleys set to get their asses kicked by Tommy Dreamer
41:10And The Sandman
41:11Plus the end of one era the beginning of another
41:14Al Snow challenging the franchise Shane Douglas
41:17For the ECW World Heavyweight title
41:21At first we thought the big story for this World Title Match
41:26Were these heads
41:28Well
41:29Getting inside the head of the World Heavyweight Champion
41:43Douglas can't handle this
41:44How do you think he's going to react on Sunday night, May 3rd at Wrestle Palooza?
41:49That would be you, Al Snow
41:54What do you think about that, Al Snow?
42:00But now we know the big story is that the franchise Shane Douglas
42:03Is not only handicapped psychologically going into Wrestle Palooza 98
42:07But also handicapped physically
42:10Who the hell do you think you are?
42:14Is it because you're Chaz's cousin?
42:16If you think you have a right to walk out here and grace the ring as a franchise?
42:22The front Chris Chetty has now been outed as Taz's cousin
42:29One of the best kept secrets in wrestling, we did a pretty good job
42:35And now, a man who just brings trouble and misery with him wherever he goes
42:39Taz is in the ring!
42:42Taz is in the ring!
42:48What are you doing, Chaz?
42:50Did you get yourself done last week?
42:52You tried to break my own voice
42:54You have to try it again, huh?
42:56Huh?
42:58I don't care about you and your problems, Shane
43:02Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, Kai
43:16What in...
43:21That's his cousin!
43:23Oh, this is bad
43:24Wait!
43:25You see Shane, I don't care about you
43:27That
43:29Family members
43:30Or myself
43:32Snap it!
43:33Or are you too big as a
43:36Snap it!
43:38I'm begging you, Chaz
43:41Snap it left behind me
43:43I'm begging you
43:44Come on, Taz
43:45Snap it!
43:46Or are you too big a
43:49You are pathetic
43:51I told you the
43:54Taz went for the arm!
43:56Taz went after the arm!
43:57He snapped the arm of the franchise!
44:03The franchise Shane Douglas is scheduled for surgery
44:07Immediately following this Sunday night's Wrestle Palooza 98
44:11He will have bone spurts removed from his elbow
44:15In addition, as many of you may know
44:18Shane Douglas also has a cracked bone in the roof of his mouth
44:22His palate
44:23And to make matters worse
44:25This past weekend, against doctor's orders
44:28Shane Douglas got on an airplane
44:30And the pressure made his sinuses explode
44:34So Douglas is under medical attention
44:37And has been ordered by doctors not to fly
44:39Therefore, he must be driven
44:43From Pittsburgh all the way to Atlanta
44:46For this matchup
44:48Make no mistake about it
44:51This isn't about
44:53The franchise defending the belt
44:56This
44:58Is the last stand
45:01Of a great champion
45:03One last match
45:06From a courageous athlete
45:09Who views himself to be
45:12The franchise
45:14This Sunday night
45:17ECW's Wrestle Palooza 98
45:19Live on Pay Per View
45:21Will be the end
45:23Of the franchise Shane Douglas championship era
45:26And we will usher in a new era
45:29Of Al Snow
45:32And the head
45:33Please join us this Sunday night
45:37For ECW's Wrestle Palooza 98
45:39Live on Pay Per View
45:40On Pay Per View