ECW on Sci Fi
13 June 2006
The show begins with a black and white montage highlighting the main event of One Night Stand in which Rob Van Dam was crowned new WWE Champion, followed by his acceptance of John Cenas challenge at last nights Monday Night Raw. The montage showcased the matchs highpoints, particularly the finish whereby Edge interfered to spear Cena, only for Paul Heyman to refuse to make the three count and the Dudley Boyz to interfere, attacking Van Dam and allowing John Cena to regain his title. The segment finishes with a shot of Heyman smiling a sadistic smirk, and the Dudley Boyz flanking the ECW representative, followed with a shot of an unconscious Rob Van Dam.
Bodies by Drowning Pool then hits, and we get the opening package showcasing many of ECWs stars, including Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Sabu, The Sandman, Kurt Angle, The Big Show and Balls Mahoney. It finishes with the trademark quote This is extreme! before we join Joey Styles and Tazz live from ringside, as they welcome us to the debut edition of ECW on Sci Fi. Styles mentions that its good to be back, whilst Tazz tells audience members to not let the extra z fool them, this is ECW, and the tribe of extreme has risen again! With that, This Is Extreme hits the airwaves, and the ECW representative Paul Heyman makes his way down the aisle to a mixed reaction from the crowd clearly not happy about what occurred at Raw last night, yet still glad to see ECW back nonetheless. Heyman enters the ring, trench coat and all, and calls for a microphone.
God its good to be back! The crowd roared in agreement, and Heyman pulled the mic back to soak up the atmosphere before continuing. The ECW representative put over the fact that its been five years too long since ECW has had a show of its own, and only now will the world see what the hype is all about. The tribe of Extreme has risen again! After setting the crowd off once more, and causing a series of Thank you Paul E chants, Heyman gets down to business. He says that going into One Night Stand, the entire ECW roster had a plan, and that plan was to put on the best damn show theres ever been. Paul notes that he thought they had succeeded, particularly in the main event where Rob Van Dam was able to capture the WWE Championship. He continues, saying he and Rob had a deal. Rob was to win the belt, bring it to Sci Fi on Tuesday night and throw it in the trash, trading it in for the new ECW World Heavyweight Championship! Heyman says that Rob went back on his end of the bargain, so having to think quickly, he did the one thing he knew he had to do, for the good of ECW: He screwed Van Dam.
The crowd erupts into a frenzy of boos, chanting, That was bullsh*t, which incites Heyman to respond by asking what was bullsh*t? Van Dam turning on ECW, or Paul Heyman doing what hes always done and thats do what ever is necessary for the good of this company. Heyman says ECW is his company, his brand, his baby, and RVD spit on its legacy, so he spat on Van Dams. Heyman wasted no time in saying that as a result, Van Dam would not be crowned the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, instead, there will be a tournament beginning next week to decide who will wear the gold. Paul then says hed do it all over again if he could, before welcoming the two gentlemen who assisted him last night, making their return to ECW, Bubba Ray and DVon The Dudley Boyz!
Get up, get up, get up, drop the bombshell!
The sounds of Powerman 5000 hit the airwaves, and shortly after Bubba Ray and DVon Dudley begin making their way down the aisle, dressed in their widely recognised blue camouflage attire. The crowd jeer the Dudleyz as they walk up the steers and enter the ring, shaking hands with Paul Heyman in the process. As the music quietens down and Bubba is given a microphone, the crowd begins to chant f**k Off Dudleyz, it seems some things never change and thats how Bubba began his return address. He followed up with saying that some things do change, and that Rob Van Dam was one of those things. Bubba blasted Van Dam, calling him a hypocrite, selfish and a traitor on everything that ECW stood for and fought for throughout the 90s. He said that after Raw last night, ""Mr. Monday Night quickly became Mr. I Just Got The sh*t 3Dd Outta Me"". The crowd actually cheer Bubba, but he quickly fires a shot at them, by saying everyone of the crowd turned on ECW, which is why it went bottom up in the first place. Bubba concluded by saying it was an honour to keep word on a promise the Dudleyz had made in December 2000, a privilege to screw Van Dam out of the title, and hed gladly do it again.
Bubba then passed the mic to DVon, who wasted no time in announcing it was time to testify! Bubbas brother said that he wasnt the least bit sorry that Rob Van Dam suffered a concussion at last nights Raw, and wasnt the least bit sorrier that he could not make the show tonight. The crowd erupted into a frenzy of boos, before DVon announced that tonight they would be issuing an open challenge to anyone in that locker room, old ECW, new ECW, 4-sided ring, 6-sided ring or 8-sided ring, who thinks they can hang with the hardcore legends, the Dudley Boyz.
Jim Johnsons version of Man In The Box hits the airwaves, and former ECW World Champion Tommy Dreamer steps into the entranceway, and points at the Dudley Boyz, standing cockily in the ring. Bubba then jeers Tommy, who has no mic in hand, asking who his partner was, and how could he find one if he couldnt even find a damn microphone! DVon then challenged Tommy to find a partner for tonight, and if he could, then show up for the main event, so both of them can get there asses put through tables. We went to a commercial as the Dudleyz theme song played again, and Tommy Dreamer remained in the entrance way, adamant with his gesturing that this wouldnt be the case. [75%]
As we came back from the commercial, commentators Joey Styles and Tazz put over tonights massive main event, as the Dudley Boyz were to take on Tommy Dreamer and a partner of his choosing. They also put over the ECW World Heavyweight Championship tournament beginning next week, saying that the match coming up next could be a precursor for that competition, as former ECW World Champion Justin Credible, already making his way to the ring, was to do battle with the newest ECW wrestler, Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle. Just then a revamped version of Jim Johnstons Medal hits the airwaves, and the former 6 time World champion Kurt Angle began his course to the ring, looking as intense as ever.
Kurt Angle v Justin Credible
The match itself was a one sided affair as Kurt Angle dominated Justin Credible from the get go, the former ECW champ only getting in a brief array of punches before Kurt Angle proceeded with an amateur wrestling take down. Angle focussed on the legs, locking in a grapevine, which was only broken up as Credible had his hand on the ropes. Angle hit a huge belly-to-belly overhead suplex on Credible, before signalling it was time for the Olympic Slam. Justin Credible however, was able to slide his way out of the manoeuvre, rolling Angle from behind in an attempt to steal the win. His hopes were dashed though, as Angle rolled right through, catching Credibles right leg in the process and locking in the ankle lock, causing the former champ to tap out almost instantly. The crowd erupted in acceptance, as Angle held his arms high, signalling his arrival in the land of extreme. [80%]
We then head backstage, where ECW correspondent Al Snow is standing by alongside the Big Show. However before Snow can ask a question, the camera zooms out to reveal the two have been joined by Little Guido, Big Guido, Tony Mamaluke of the Full Blooded Italians, along with their newest member, Trinity. The Big Show began to laugh before asking Big Guido how his head was after he nearly kicked it off on Sunday night. Little Guido responded by calling Show a stranz before saying that they would get their revenge for what happened on Sunday night. The Big Show burst out in laughter before Big Guido stepped forward and the two began a heated stare down. Not to be left out of the picture, Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke bumbled their way in front of Big Guido, before performing their trademark jaw flicking salute, before they stormed off, leaving both Al Snow and the Big Show in a state of slight confusion. [66%]
Stevie Richards v Balls Mahoney
When we returned from the commercial break, Stevie Richards was already in the ring, and the easily recognisable music of Balls Mahoney hit the sound system, and the Hardcore Chair Swinging Freak himself began making his way down to the ring holding a chair. The crowd chanted Balls in time with the hard drumbeats, but booed when the referee ordered Balls to leave the chair outside this match was not to be contested under traditional ECW rules. The match was short and direct as Stevie Richards struggled to get in any offence on Mahoney, Balls nailing a super kick and a side slam in the early goings. Richards himself went to land a super kick after reversing an Irish whip, however Mahoney caught his foot, landed a blatant low blow and hit a sit out scoop slam piledriver to pick up the win. His celebrations were short lived, however, as a familiar, yet un-ECW theme song hit the airwaves, and Arabic font spread across the big screen. Moments later, a man dressed in a suit, and red traditional Arabic headdress, stepped into the entranceway holding a microphone. Muhammad Hassan had debuted in ECW.
The crowd booed as Hassan began by stating that hed had enough of ECW, everything it stood for and the people that cheered its name. Hassan followed up by running down the two individuals as extremists and low lives, complaining that these were the sorts of individuals behind that were to blame for the state America is in today, not him. Hassan called himself an Arab American, not an extremist, yet it is people like those in the crowd tonight whose ignorance blinds them to think otherwise. The crowd begins chanting E-C-Dub, but it doesnt faze Hassan who continues his rant, saying that it is people like the two individuals in the ring that gave him a bad name when he was venting his frustrations last year on Smackdown. They said I was extreme, and was too risky for television. They kicked me off of UPN, the same way TNN kicked ECW off, in 99. This got a positive reaction from the fans, however Hassan quickly shut this down by distancing himself from ECW by saying they compared me to all of you infidels when they kicked me off. I am not an extremist. I am an Arab American. And as of tonight, Muhammad Hassan will be coming out each and every week to make this abundantly clear, starting right, now! Hassan then began unbuttoning his jacket, and heading towards the ring. However, as Balls and Stevie both urged him to step into the ring, Hassan had second thoughts, opting instead by saying that unlike the two men in the ring, he is a civilised human being, and he will not subject himself to being in the ring with extremists. The scene closed with Hassan heading back up the entranceway, his theme song ringing throughout the arena in synch with a chorus of boos. [69%]
When we return to the show, Joey Styles and Tazz are equally flabbergasted at the statements made by an irate Muhammad Hassan, and invite viewers who have just tuned in to view a short highlights package. Tazz calls Hassan a brave, brave man for saying what he said about ECW, with Styles chiming in, wondering when does being too brave become being too stupid. The two then hype up next weeks show, saying the ECW World Championship tournament begins, as ECW original Super Crazy takes on the Olympic Gold Medallist Kurt Angle, whilst Balls Mahoney takes on ECW newcomer, The Big Show. Styles says that now however it is time for the main event, however there is a short stream of static which interferes with the regular broadcast, and the following message can be heard:
The following is a public service announcement paid for by the National Government of the Commonwealth of Canada
We then get a high-speed montage of prominant Canadian wrestlers, including Chris Benoit, Owen Hart, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian and Lance Storm, focussing on stiff shots, high impact manoeuvres and those involving weapons. The video, set to a WWE remake of Sex Pistols Holidays in the Sun concludes after the footage becomes to fast to view clearly and ending with an explosion. The footage switches to two men who can be seen from the waist up.
Man One: Im Harry Smith
Man Two: And Im the Thunderous Kid, and were the Extreme Bulldogs
Harry Smith: Extreme never looked this Canadian!
The video concludes after fading to black, and the text Coming soon to ECW on Sci Fi fading in, with a final message stating that this message was paid for by the National Government of the Commonwealth of Canada, before another static cut takes the audience back to ringside. [58%]
Finally it is time for the main event, and Joey Styles and Tazz wonder what the hell just happened, after apologising for the technical difficulties, Styles drawing reference to what happened shortly after Barely Legal in 1997. First out are the Dudley Boyz, who come to the ring to the sounds of Powerman 5000. They enter the ring, and Bubba calls for a mic, ordering Dreamer to get his ass out here if he had a partner, or not to bother unless he wants to be put through a table. With that, the familiar music of Tommy Dreamer hits the airwaves, and The Innovator of Violence himself makes his way to the ring, standing along as if to confirm that he had not found a partner to tag with in this evenings main event. The Dudleyz are beside themselves, and after Dreamer enters the ring and his music cuts, Bubba gets on the mic and asks Dreamer if he had heard him or not, no partner = tables, Tommy. Dreamer then grabs the microphone from Bubba, explains that he searched the entire locker room for someone to go to war with the Dudley Boyz tonight, but he didnt have to search far. One man, beer in mouth, kendo stick in hand, stood up and answered the challenge. Dreamer revealed his partner was indeed former ECW World Champion, The Sandman, and before long, Jim Johnstons version of Enter The Sandman played, and the man who was to be Tommys partner made his way through the crowd to do battle with the Dudley Boyz.
The Dudley Boyz v Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman
The match itself was competed under regular rules, but this didnt last long as both teams defied the referees calls to drop weapons, as The Sandman blasted both Dudleyz with the kendo stick, the Dudleyz returning the favour to their opponents with steel chairs. It was an ode to the ECW of yesteryear, with both teams brawling around ringside, Bubba hitting a sit out full nelson atomic drop to Tommy Dreamer; The Sandman a White Russian Legsweep to DVon. It appeared Dreamer and Sandman were going to please the ECW faithful by getting revenge on the Dudleyz, after Dreamer hit the Spicolli Driver on DVon, only for Bubba to break up the count. Paul Heyman then sprinted to ringside, and slid in a table, which Bubba set up. The Sandman however, still on the outside, grabbed Heyman and signalled that he was going to hit him with the kendo stick. This was short lived though, as DVon Dudley grabbed Sandman by the shirt from inside the ring, and swung him into the steel stairs, setting Heyman free in the process. Tommy attempted to fight both off, landing a series of closed fists on both Dudleyz, however the end was eminent, and the match concluded when he was put through a table with a 3D and the referee counted the fall. The crowd booed in succession, and almost immediately after, a small segment on the crowd began to chant Sabu! Sabu! the former ECW world champion having not made an appearance on tonights broadcast. Their prayers were answered, and after the lights went out for a few seconds, it was clear that the Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death defying one was in the building. The lights came on to reveal Sabu pointing to the rafters, chair in hand, though the Dudley Boyz and Paul Heyman had also noticed, and high tailed it out of the ring. Sabu threw the chair to the victors, now standing at the foot of the entrance way; the show ending with Sabu, Dreamer and the Sandman pointing at Heyman and the Dudley Boyz. The war is on! [80%]
ECW on Sci Fi Results [72%]
Kurt Angle def. Justin Credible
Balls Mahoney def. Stevie Richards
The Dudley Boyz def. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman
