TEW 10: ECW 1997/98

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ECW On the Road
Wednesday, Week 1, September 1998
MI - Wexford County Civic Center (Great Lakes)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Jerry Lynn defeated Mike Quackenbush in 12:26 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (E+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 12:49 when Matt Hardy defeated Phil LaFon by pinfall with a Flying Legdrop (D)

A video airs hyping Adam Copeland (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Rob Van Dam defeated New Jack in 10:27 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D-)

A video package airs from the previous Too Hot for TV show (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Sabu defeated Terry Funk in an ECW Barbed Wire match in 23:48 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (C)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Thursday, Week 1, September 1998
MA - Solomon Court (New England)
2472 People -- Sellout

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome and Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 14:44 when Mike Awesome defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Fit Finlay defeated Bubba Ray Dudley, Mike Quackenbush, Spike Dudley, Mikey Whipwreck and Jerry Lynn in 30:02 when Fit Finlay defeated Bubba Ray Dudley by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Adam Copeland in 27:35 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (C) After the match Shane Douglas comes out to confront Taz. They have another stare down, ending with Taz bluffing a punch before rustling Shane Douglas' hair. He laughs and leaves the ring to Douglas chagrin (D)

Show Rating: C-

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Friday, Week 1, September 1998
CO - Cougar Field House (Mid West)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 19:53 when Jerry Lynn defeated Jeff Hardy by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Steve Williams in 19:50 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

In an extremely poor match, Mike Awesome defeated Christian Cage, Chris Candido and Spike Dudley in 15:48 when Mike Awesome defeated Christian Cage by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tommy Dreamer in 24:34 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 4 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

Show Rating: D

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- Sandman has signed with APW. This is the first he's been heard of since walking out on us.

- We come to terms on PPA deals with Chris Hero and Bobby Roode.

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Wednesday, Week 2, September 1998
MI - Wexford County Civic Center (Great Lakes)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon and Mike Awesome and Chris Candido in 19:48; the order of elimination was Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon first, and finally Mike Awesome and Chris Candido (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Hero in 12:49 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Mike Quackenbush in 15:26 by pinfall with a Flying Spinning Leg Lariat (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated Fit Finlay in 31:46 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Thursday, Week 2, September 1998
MA - WNEC Centert (New England)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Tommy Dreamer defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in 24:58 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Sabu defeated Bobby Roode in 11:46 by submission with a Camel Clutch (D-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Lance Storm defeated Jerry Lynn, Chris Hero and Christian Cage in 16:43 when Lance Storm defeated Jerry Lynn by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Steve Williams in 26:50 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Friday, Week 2, September 1998
CO - Cougar Field House (Mid West)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy and Mike Awesome and Chris Candido in 20:17; the order of elimination was Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy first, and finally Mike Awesome and Chris Candido (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 12:27 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 5 of his ECW World Television title (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Taz defeated Mike Quackenbush in 19:36 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer in 30:03 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 9 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (D)

Show Rating: D

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- We start signing up good, young indy talent. We sign Christopher Daniels, Excalibur, Super Crazy and Stevie Richards.

- We continue our signings with C.W Anderson, Super Dragon and re-upping Mike Quackenbush.

- Another day, and more talent comes in. This time we add Reckless Youth and Chad Collyer.

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Wednesday, Week 3, September 1998
MI - McMorran Place Pavilion (Great Lakes)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Christopher Daniels, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Mike Quackenbush and Jerry Lynn in 25:20 when Lance Storm defeated Matt Hardy by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Spike Dudley in 12:04 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Rob Van Dam defeated Reckless Youth in 10:58 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Adam Copeland defeated Super Crazy in 31:09 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (D+)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Thursday, Week 3, September 1998
MA - WNEC Centert (New England)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Steve Williams defeated Fit Finlay in 25:56 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome and Christopher Daniels defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 16:27 when Mike Awesome defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated New Jack in 11:10 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (E+)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 28:51 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Friday, Week 3, September 1998
CO - Cougar Field House (Mid West)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bubba Ray Dudley and Steve Williams defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon and Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 30:08; the order of elimination was Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy first, then Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon, and finally Sabu & Rob Van Dam (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Lance Storm defeated Christopher Daniels in 12:32 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Taz defeated Chris Candido in 12:14 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Adam Copeland in 22:31 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex after a distraction from Taz. Shane Douglas makes defence number 10 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- We sign Steve Corino back.

- Sting beat Hollywood Hogan at Fall Brawl to win the WCW World Title (B)

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Wednesday, Week 4, September 1998
MI - McMorran Place Pavilion (Great Lakes)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Super Crazy in 20:11 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn and Mike Awesome in 24:52 when Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mikey Whipwreck defeated Matt Hardy in 12:08 by pinfall with a Whippersnapper (D-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Sabu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 25:29 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (C)

Show Rating: C-

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Thursday, Week 4, September 1998
MA - WNEC Centert (New England)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Mike Awesome defeated Steve Williams, Jerry Lynn, Lance Storm, Rob Van Dam and Fit Finlay in 41:18 when Mike Awesome defeated Fit Finlay by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Dudley Boys defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 19:32 when D-Von Dudley defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop (D)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated Adam Copeland in 20:16 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Friday, Week 4, September 1998
CO - Cougar Field House (Mid West)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Taz defeated Fit Finlay in 19:32 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D+)

Rob Van Dam defeated Spike Dudley in 5:12 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Adam Copeland won a battle royal in 30:09. The final four competitors also included Mike Awesome, Chris Candido and D-Von Dudley, with Mike Awesome being the final elimination (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Super Crazy in 23:37 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 6 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

Show Rating: D

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Wednesday, Week 1, October 1998
MI - McMorran Place Pavilion (Great Lakes)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Christopher Daniels, Super Crazy, Stevie Richards, Steve Corino and Jeff Hardy in 30:08 when Lance Storm defeated Christopher Daniels by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated D-Von Dudley in 16:26 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Sabu in 26:16 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex after a distraction from Taz. Shane Douglas makes defence number 11 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (D+)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Thursday, Week 1, October 1998
MA - WNEC Centert (New England)
2000 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Rob Van Dam defeated Stevie Richards in 20:11 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Jerry Lynn defeated Mikey Whipwreck, Steve Corino, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy and Mike Quackenbush in 20:00 after scoring the most falls (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Tommy Dreamer and Super Dragon in 15:03 when Mike Awesome defeated Super Dragon by pinfall with an Awesome Splash (D-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in 23:44 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW On the Road
Friday, Week 1, October 1998
CO - Cougar Field House (Mid West)
1800 People -- Sellout

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Dudley Boys in 25:12 when Adam Copeland defeated Bubba Ray Dudley by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 4 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Fit Finlay in 27:45 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 12 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Terry Funk drew with Sabu and Bam Bam Bigelow in 31:00 when the time limit expired (C)

Show Rating: C-

[DeToxRox]

ECW Anarchy Rulez
Saturday, Week 1, October 1998
NJ - Sun National Bank Arena (Tri State)
8100 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam and Mike Awesome, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy and Dudley Boys in 24:56 when Adam Copeland retrieved the item. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 5 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (B-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Super Crazy defeated Christopher Daniels in 12:23 by pinfall with a Crazy Bomb (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Stevie Richards defeated Jerry Lynn in 11:57 by pinfall with a Stevie Kick (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Steve Williams and Fit Finlay defeated Shane Douglas and Taz in 25:12 when Steve Williams defeated Shane Douglas by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated Sabu and Bam Bam Bigelow in 33:28 when Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by pinfall with a Piledriver. Terry Funk wins the ECW World Television title (C)

Show Rating: C

[Sun Tzu]

Keep 'er goin.

[DeToxRox]

ECW News

- A new financial backer has stepped in and put in $500 K into the ECW coffers. This money has been set forth to help ECW start a new business model, in which for the time being they will offer week PPV's that will be available in every US Market.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 2, October 1998
NY OnCenter War Memorial (Tri State)
8000 People -- Sellout

In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Steve Corino defeated Chad Collyer, Chris Hero, Excalibur, C.W. Anderson and Super Dragon in 14:57 when Steve Corino defeated Excalibur by pinfall with an Old School Expulsion (E+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Dudley Boys in 14:41 when Rob Van Dam defeated D-Von Dudley by pinfall with a Frog Splash (C-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Lance Storm defeated Low Ki in 7:52 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

Backstage Taz says the countdown is on, and we're just 36 days away from November to Remember which is when Taz fulfills his destiny and wins the ECW World Title! (C-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Super Crazy defeated Jerry Lynn in 12:34 by pinfall with a Crazy Bomb (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow drew with Taz in 9:44 when the referee lost control and stopped the match. During the match we also had Shane Douglas run in and attack Taz (D+) After the match Tommy Dreamer came out to help Taz fight off Douglas and Bigelow (D)

Christian Cage comes down to the ring as Dreamer is talking to the crowd. He runs down Dreamer and says he wants Dreamer right now! (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Tommy Dreamer defeated Christian Cage in 10:13 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Mike Awesome in 17:53 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 13 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (D)

We cut backstage to Adam Copeland who says that tonight he is going to have the good fortune of ending Terry Funk's wrestling career for good. There will be no more retirements, just a funeral! (B-)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and great wrestling action, Adam Copeland defeated Terry Funk in 15:09 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV did a 0.01. Truthfully I'll take that every week at this point. We need to keep building an audience to get to National as quickly as possible.

- Steve Williams broke his hand working in AJPW but he'll be able to work through it.

- WWC and UPW have stopped warring and agreed to a mutual business partnership.

- Dan Severn announces his retirement from wrestling.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 3, October 1998
NY OnCenter War Memorial (Tri State)
8000 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Chris Hero defeated Low Ki in 7:58 by pinfall with a Heros Welcome (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christopher Daniels and Mike Quackenbush defeated C.W. Anderson and Steve Corino in 7:59 when Christopher Daniels defeated Steve Corino by pinfall with a Last Rites (E+)

A beaten up Terry Funk comes to the ring with his TV title to open the show. He says last week he lost to Adam Copeland but he is still here breathing. He says that guys backstage have made it their goal to be the one to end the Funker but none of them have and none of them will! He says whoever wants to be the next one to try can come out to the ring right fucking now and try their best but they WILL fail! (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in 18:26 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Terry Funk makes defence number 1 of his ECW World Television title (C-) D-Von Dudley runs out after the match and lays out Funk. He then helps Bubba up and together they bring a table to the ring and get ready to light it on fire when of all people Sabu hits the ring for the save. He and Funk eye one another and then nod out of respect as the Dudleys retreat (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Super Crazy in 12:16 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 9:52 when Mikey Whipwreck defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with a Whippersnapper (D+)

A video airs hyping Taz vs Shane Douglas at November to Remember (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Steve Williams in 11:11 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage defeated Chris Candido, Jerry Lynn and Stevie Richards in 13:21 when Christian Cage defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall (D+)

Adam Copeland and Lance Storm cut a promo about how tonight they will do Shane Douglas a favor, free of charge, and make sure Taz is out of November to Remember. Copeland then says he hasn't forgotten about Douglas, but he wants Taz spot so if it means helping Douglas now, then so be it! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Tommy Dreamer and Taz in 19:09 when Adam Copeland defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 6 of their ECW World Tag Team titles. (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW News

- The PPV does another 0.01 buy.

- WWF held their Judgment Day PPV which was headlined Steve Austin and Ken Shamrock beating The New Foundation (B+)

- WWF had two amazing matches on Raw (B+). First Mankind beat Triple H (A) and then Vader beat HBK (A).

- We sign Kurt Angle who has just recently entered the wrestling industry to a PPA deal.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 4, October 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Mike Quackenbush won a battle royal in 14:58. The final four competitors also included Homicide, Excalibur and Christopher Daniels, with Homicide being the final elimination (E)

New ECW signee Kurt Angle comes out to the ring to kick off the PPV. He says he is an Olympic Gold Medalist and the best new face to hit the wrestling industry since Lou Thesz. He says he will prove it tonight and every subsequent night he steps foot in an ECW ring because he is the future! (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Kurt Angle defeated Mike Awesome in 11:42 by submission with an Ankle Lock (D)

Backstage Christian Cage and Stevie Richards are together. Cage says despite winning last weeks four corner match, he came away impressed with Richards. He says the two of them want to take ECW by storm and together they will do just that (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage and Stevie Richards defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley in 10:32 when Christian Cage defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall (D)

The Dudleys are backstage where they hype their singles matches tonight; Bubba vs Sabu and D-Von vs Funk (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Sabu in 10:36 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Shane Douglas defeated Steve Williams in 18:53 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (D)

A video airs recapping the Taz/Douglas feud (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Fit Finlay in 20:08 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley in 11:44 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Terry Funk makes defence number 2 of his ECW World Television title (C)

After the match it is announced at November to Remember there will be a special gimmick match where the Dudleys will take on Funk and Sabu with each team getting to pick one stipulation each and a match will be made combining the two! (C-)

Show Rating: C-

[DeToxRox]

ECW News

- The PPV did a 0.01.

- Stu Hart announces his retirement from the wrestling business.

- WCW holds Halloween Havoc, doing a 7.90 buy. The show earned a B rating and was headlined by Hogan and Flair beating the Steiners (B+)

- Christian Cage won the ECWA World Title beating Viper (D-)

- WCW announces a new show to air on TNT called Turmoil

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 1, November 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Ballz Mahoney defeated Homicide, Low Ki, Reckless Youth and Steve Corino in 17:31 when Ballz Mahoney defeated Reckless Youth by pinfall with a Michinoku Driver (E+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley, Dudley Boys and Sabu and Terry Funk in 19:36; the order of elimination was Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley first, then Dudley Boys, and finally Sabu and Terry Funk (C-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Stevie Richards defeated Tommy Dreamer in 12:04 by pinfall with a Stevie Kick following interference from Christian Cage (D+)

After the match Christian Cage comes out and gets in Dreamer's face. He says that Cage and Richards mean business, and no one in ECW will stop them! (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido in 12:17 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Kurt Angle defeated Fit Finlay in 19:33 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (D+)

A video airs hyping the ECW Tag Team Champions, Adam Copeland & Lance Storm (C)

Another video airs hyping Taz (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage defeated Super Crazy in 12:19 by pinfall (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Mike Awesome in 13:40 when Lance Storm defeated Mike Awesome by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 7 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D+)

Show Rating: D+

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ECW News

- The PPV does another 0.01.

- We cut loose a ton of dead weight. Just needed to be done.

- Nitro puts on an amazing show (B+) headlined by an incredible main event that saw Bret Hart beat Hulk Hogan (A)

- We resign Matt and Jeff Hardy.

- Steve Williams is fully fit again.

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 2, November 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Mike Quackenbush defeated C.W. Anderson, Chad Collyer, Christopher Daniels, Bobby Roode and Steve Corino in 14:56 when Mike Quackenbush defeated Chad Collyer by pinfall with a Quackendriver (D-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Rob Van Dam defeated Terry Funk in 20:11 by pinfall with a Frog Splash. During the match we also had Bubba Ray Dudley run in and attack Terry. Rob Van Dam wins the ECW World Television title (C-) After the match an irate Terry Funk says the reason he and Sabu have mutual respect is because they have literally tried killing one another in the ring but neither man gave an inch. In every one of there wars, blood was spilled, and most often it was because of barbed wire. Funk says it is with that that their choice of stipulation for the PPV is that any match will take place in a ring surrounded by barbed wire! (C-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Matt Hardy defeated Lance Storm in 11:37 by pinfall with a quick roll up (D+)

Tommy Dreamer comes out to the ring and makes a challenge to Stevie Richards and Christian Cage next week. He says he will find a partner, no doubt about it, and settle this once and for all (D)

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Adam Copeland drew with Jeff Hardy in 15:00 when the time limit expired (C-) Adam Copeland freaks out after the match and says tonight has been a fluke and neither Hardy will have ANY luck at November to Remember! (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Steve Williams defeated Ballz Mahoney in 7:52 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver (D-)

Kurt Angle is backstage where he hypes his match tonight vs Kurt Angle (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Kurt Angle defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 20:26 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (C)

Show Rating: C-

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ECW News

- Another 0.01 buy.

- Steve Austin and Triple H have an A match on Raw, a match in which Austin won.

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 3, November 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mikey Whipwreck won a battle royal in 14:39. The final four competitors also included Chris Candido, Spike Dudley and Steve Corino, with Chris Candido being the final elimination (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Super Crazy in 20:04 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (D+) After the match Kurt Angle makes an open challenge for November to Remember (C)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 11:33 when Jeff Hardy defeated Doug Furnas by submission with a Texas Cloverleaf (C-)

A video airs hyping the Tag Team Title match (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Mike Awesome in 17:43 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D) Backstage Shane Douglas cuts a promo on how Taz will never get a chance to be the ECW Champion because no one is going to take the title from him (C-)

Christian and Stevie Richards cut a promo to Tommy Dreamer saying they won't face him tonight but since he wouldn't find a partner anyway, it's for the best. They say they did find him an opponent though (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Tommy Dreamer defeated Steve Williams in 13:30 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and some decent in-ring action, Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 15:09 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+) After the match the Dudleys hit the ring and lay out Funk. They say that Barbed Wire is fine, because the only way to win the match at N2R will be by putting someone through a flaming table! (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Clicked out of the game before I could do results for some reason, so I am just going to write it up.

November to Remember
Saturday, Week 3, November 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Rob Van Dam won a Six Man Ladder Match to retain the ECW Television Title, beating Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Candido, Mikey Whipwreck, Spike Dudley and Doug Furnas (C-)

After the match RVD gets on the mic and says it is against his nature to sit ideally by, but that has been exactly what RVD has done lately. RVD says that ECW hasn't seen how good he truly is, and from here on out they will know how exactly why he is "The Whole Fucking Show"! (C-)

Kurt Angle comes out to the ring demanding a challenger. After a few minutes with no one coming out he begins goading the boys in the back until finally a still injured Steve Williams comes out to accept the challenge (D+)

Kurt Angle defeated Steve Williams with an Ankle Lock (D+)

We see Tommy Dreamer backstage looking for a partner tonight, and he finds Ballz Mahoney who agrees to face Christian and Richards (D-)

Stevie Richards and Christian Cage beat Tommy Dreamer and Ballz Mahoney when Richards pinned Mahoney after a Stevie Kick (D-)

A video airs hyping the Hardy's as they attempt to win the ECW Tag Team Titles (D)

Adam Copeland & Lance Storm defeated the Hardy's after Copeland gave Jeff Hardy a Leaping DDT onto the concrete, knocking him out and rendering him unable to finish the match (C)

A hype video airs for the co-main event war between the Dudleys & Funk and Sabu (C-)

The Dudley Boys defeated Terry Funk and Sabu after a 3D through a barbed wire covered flaming table (C+) After the match a visibly shaken Tommy Dreamer hit the ring to help an unconscious Funk be carted out (D)

A video airs hyping Taz's journey to the Main Event tonight as he fights for the ECW World Title vs Shane Douglas (C-)

Taz deafted Shane Douglas after making him tap to a Tazmission (C+) Taz wins the ECW World Heavyweight Title

Show Rating: C+

[DeToxRox]

ECW News

- Our weekly PPV did a 0.01 buy, while November to Remember did a solid 0.08.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 4, November 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Chad Collyer and Bobby Roode defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 7:45 when Bobby Roode defeated Phil LaFon by pinfall with a Roode Awakening (D-)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christopher Daniels and Mike Quackenbush defeated C.W. Anderson and Steve Corino in 7:54 when Mike Quackenbush defeated C.W. Anderson by pinfall with a Quackendriver (E)

We open up the show with an announcement from Paul Heyman that tonight will feature an 8 man tournament to determine the #1 contender for the year end Holiday Hell show (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 16:34 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (C) Copeland advances in the tournament

After the Copeland match Matt Hardy comes out to confront him for what he did to his brother. Copeland says he has bigger fish to fry tonight but if Matt wants, he can get what Jeff had. Matt jumps on Edge but security hits the ring to break it up (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Rob Van Dam in 16:27 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex following interference from Kurt Angle (D+) Shane Douglas advances in the tournament

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage defeated Super Crazy in 8:57 by pinfall (D-) Christian Cage advances in the tournament

A video airs replaying the terrifying events of the Dudleys vs Sabu/Funk match from last night. It is announced Funk is out indefinitely with burns, a severe concussion and sprained neck (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Lance Storm defeated Kurt Angle in 11:51 by pinfall after a distraction from Rob Van Dam (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Christian Cage in 11:51 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Lance Storm in 9:14 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland drew with Shane Douglas in 15:06 following a double pinfall (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

I am gonna quickly burn through the last four events of this year and move the Holiday Hell show to the first week of January. Mainly because I want to start the new year fresh.