TEW 10: ECW 1997/98

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Wrestling News

- Christian Cage retains his BCW Can-Am Title over Mike Awesome (D)

- Nitro eeks out a Monday Night Wars victory, beating Raw 8.84 to 8.79. Nitro was the superior show (B-/C) headlined by Hollywood Hogan retaining his title over Roddy Piper (B) while on Raw Ken Shamrock beat Kane (C+)

- Adam Copeland wins an internet poll naming him best young prospect in wrestling today.

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 2, April 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
2768 People
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Little Guido defeated Jeff Hardy in 7:58 by submission with a Sicillian Crab (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Matt Hardy in 7:55 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

Adam Copeland opens up ECW Hardcore TV by saying he has been wrestling for several years, and ECW gave him a chance. But no matter what he did Paul Heyman wouldn't give him a shot to get over. Then WWF let him wrestle Steve Austin and The Undertaker his first night on the job! He says he is still in ECW because he wants to win the ECW World Title and take it with him to New York so he can stick it to Paul Heyman for sticking it to him! (D+)

The Dudley Boyz come out to the ring. D-Von makes an open challenge to anyone in the back to come face him in a Dudleyville Street Fight right now! (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Spike Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley in 11:12 by pinfall with an Acid Drop following interference from Tommy Dreamer (D) After the match Spike and Dreamer put both members of the Dudleys through tables then Dreamer says he has his partner for Hostile City Showdown! (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Adam Copeland defeated Doug Furnas in 10:33 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (D+)

A video airs hyping the ECW Tag Team Champions, Rob Van Dam & Sabu (D)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido in 13:14 when Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with a Frog Splash. Sabu & Rob Van Dam make defence number 4 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D+)

Show Rating: D

It increases our popularity but it was a disappointing show. Still, it furthered some stuff and we were able to give Taz a night off so I'll take it.

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Wrestling News

- Steve Corino has left ECW officially. It was on good terms.

- Vince Russo was involved in a drunken fight at a Night Club. Rumors are running rampant he has a drinking problem.

- Nitro repeats its efforts in the Monday Night Wars with another win, beating Raw 9.14 to 8.97. Both shows did B ratings, with Nitro having Hulk Hogan beating Roddy Piper & Bret Hart to retain his WCW World Title (A) while on Raw HBK beat Ahmed Johnson (B)

- Lance Russel has retired from the business.

- Justin Credible has left ECW for WWC. We will remember that.

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 3, April 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Axl Rotten, Ballz Mahoney, Mike Awesome, Homicide and Chris Chetti defeated Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Mike Quackenbush, Mikey Whipwreck and The Blue Meanie in 14:48 when Homicide defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall with a Cop Killa (E+)

ECW Hardcore TV opens up with Tommy Dreamer watching a replay of Sandman going through the Flaming Table at Living Dangerously. He says Sandman is one of his best friends and what happened there still haunts him weeks later. He says he and Little Spike Dudley are going to get revenge for an ECW Icon (D)

We then cut to Shane Douglas who says he spent the last two weeks in the Bahamas relaxing, then comes home to find out that some piece of shit from the WWF gets the next crack at his title? He tells Adam Copeland that the WWF nearly killed his love of the business and he has wanted to get revenge on Vince McMahon since he was let go. He says now he can do that by ruining his big up and coming star! (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Little Guido in 10:43 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex. Taz makes defence number 12 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

After the match Taz grabs a mic and tells Bam Bam that in two weeks there will be nowhere to run, there will be nowhere to hide, there will just be tons of steel and a pissed off motherfucker from the Red Hook District of New York looking to end Bam Bam's career (C+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Adam Copeland defeated Chris Candido in 11:07 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Jerry Lynn in 13:01 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (C-) After the match as Shane Douglas celebrates Adam Copeland comes through the crowd and spears him to the canvas, then he picks him up and hits a Leaping DDT before posing with the ECW World Title (C)

Show Rating: C-

There we go, we're back on track, or at least tonight we were. The Douglas/Copeland match is actually looking like a big ticket thing I might need to expand past this one show.

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Wrestling News

- Bubba Ray Dudley is being touted for future success by the online community.

- Bam Bam Bigelow who had been working a PPA deal with WWF has left the WWF.

- WCW held Spring Stampede which had a huge 6.45 buy and a B rating. It was headlined by Hollywood Hogan retaining his World Title by beating Lex Luger (B)

- WWF held Unforgiven, which drew a good 5.58 buy and had a B- rating. The show was headlined by Owen Hart beating Vader (B) to retain his WWF Title. Also of note was DX winning the WWF Tag Team titles from the New Age Outlaws (B)

- Greg Valentine announces his retirement.

- Lance Storm is named a rising star in the business by an online site.

- Raw rebounds to win the Monday Night Wars with a huge 9.76 rating. Nitro drew a 9.12. Raw was the better of the two shows (B/B-) and was headlined by The Undertaker beating The Rock (B) while Nitro saw The Outsiders beat the Steiner Brothers (B)

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 4, April 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 7:44 when Doug Furnas defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with a Frankensteiner (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Homicide defeated New Jack in 7:55 by submission with a STF (E)

Paul Heyman comes out to the ring and says we'll get a Hostile City Showdown preview tonight as Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow will meet Taz & Adam Copeland! (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Mike Awesome in 10:56 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley in 11:14 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D+)

Backstage Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon make a challenge for the ECW Tag Team Titles at Hostile City Showdown (E+)

A video plays hyping the Hostile City Showdown card (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Adam Copeland and Taz in 17:19 when Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Taz by pinfall with a Power Bomb through a table (D+)

Show Rating: D

Disappointing show, but popularity increased. Just wish it had been better going into the PPV.

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ECW Hostile City Showdown
Saturday, Week 4, April 1998
NY Binghamton Events Center (Tri State)
7500 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Little Guido won a battle royal in 14:48. The final four competitors also included Mike Awesome, Homicide and Matt Hardy, with Mike Awesome being the final elimination (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 16:57 when Sabu defeated Phil LaFon by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault. Sabu & Rob Van Dam make defence number 5 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 13:19 by pinfall with a Blonde Bombshell (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated New Jack in 12:11 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (E)

The Dudleys are backstage getting ready for the first ever Flaming Tables match in ECW history. Bubba Ray tells Spike that he has always been a disgrace to the family and he'll like nothing more then to set his ass on fire tonight. D-Von says "now testify!" (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Dudley Boys defeated Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley in a Flaming Tables match in 13:21 when Bubba Ray Dudley put Spike Dudley through a flaming table (C-)

Backstage Adam Copeland says that he was asking people about Shane Douglas backstage at Raw and everyone said the same thing: he's a pompous ass who's mouth writes checks his ass can't cash. Copeland promises tonight to take the ECW Title personally to Vince McMahon, but not before he rubs it over Douglas bloody face (C+)

We cut to Shane Douglas who is in his dressing room, looking as smug as ever. He tells Copeland that he is just the next in a long line of people with their heads so far up Vince McMahon's ass they can see out his mouth. He promises that the ECW Title is his forever and no one in ECW, let alone a second rate WWF wrestler, can take his title from him! (C)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Shane Douglas drew with Adam Copeland in 30:00 when the time limit expired (C-)

Backstage Taz says he saw how lucky Shane Douglas was to escape with his title and pride still in tact. Taz says he was rooting for Shane though because he wants nothing more then to be the one to take that title from him and tonight he becomes one step closer when he chokes out Bigelow inside the steel cage! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Taz defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 20:10 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex. Taz makes defence number 13 of his ECW World Television title (C)

After the match Shane Douglas comes out and says he is impressed with Taz, but for him to know who left him a bloodied mess months ago he has one more hurdle to go through, and that is the Dudley Boys! (C-)

The Dudleys hit the ring and Taz, already spent from his war with Bam Bam is stuck in the cage with no where to go. He tries to fight his way out only to fall victim to a 3D as the PPV goes off the air (C)

Show Rating: C-

Another good PPV outing that will go a long way in solidifying our popularity.

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Wrestling News

- Hostile City Showdown does a 0.04 buy.

- We look to extend our TV contracts with MSG and the Sunshine Network which expire at the end of May. We also try to expand the show onto a few other networks to help us grow our popularity.

- Rick Bassman founds UPW, a promotion based out of the Southwest.

- Raw explodes with an incredible 10.10 rating to beat Nitro's 9.26 in a huge edition of the Monday Night Wars. Both shows did B ratings. On Raw Ken Shamrock beat HBK (B+) in the Main Event while on Nitro Lex Luger beat DDP (B)

- Homicide is named as a wrestler to watch in the future.

[DeToxRox]

April in Review

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 1, May 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, The Blue Meanie defeated Homicide in 7:50 by pinfall with a Meaniesault (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a terrible match that had some truly awful wrestling, Roadkill defeated Chris Chetti in 8:01 by pinfall with The Amish Bomb (F+)

Paul Heyman comes out to start the TV taping by announcing that in a month will be Barely Legal, but before that in two weeks time there will be a one night tournament live on PPV at WrestlePalooza. The winner will be given an ECW Worlld Title shot at Barely Legal (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Lance Storm defeated Matt Hardy in 8:27 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Mike Quackenbush in 7:31 when Doug Furnas defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall with a Frankensteiner (D)

A video plays hyping the return of The Sandman which will happen at Barely Legal (D+)

We then cut backstage to Adam Copeland who promises that he will win the tournament at WrestlePalooza and get his rematch and finally claim the title that he so richly deserves! (C)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn in 15:51 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D+)

Show Rating: D

Meh show but it increased popularity. The reason for the two PPV's this month is it can increase popularity a lot quicker and help get some more exposure for our undercard guys as a whole.

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Wrestling News

- Rico Suave beat Carlos Colon for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title (C-)

- We extend Hardcore TV with both MSG and Sunshine Network for 1 season each.

- Raw wins the Monday Night Wars yet again, 9.65 to 9.30. Raw was also the better show (B-/C+) headlined by Kane & Vader beating DX (B-) while on Nitro Scott Steiner beat The Giant (C+)

- Both our new TV show negotiations failed which sucks but what can ya' do?

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 2, May 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Little Guido defeated Homicide, Mike Quackenbush, Mikey Whipwreck, Spike Dudley and The Blue Meanie in 15:19 when Little Guido defeated Spike Dudley by submission with a Sicillian Crab (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Tommy Dreamer defeated Chris Candido in 11:29 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D) After the match Tommy Dreamer says that the Dudleys have been able to get the better of him two months in a row and he can't live with himself. He says he is going to find a way to get his hands around both their necks and if it kills him, so be it! (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn in 14:18 when Adam Copeland defeated Jerry Lynn by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (D)

A video airs hyping Bam Bam Bigelow (C)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, D-Von Dudley defeated Sabu in 11:18 by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop following interference from Bubba Ray Dudley (D+) After the match the Dudleys continue to beat on Sabu until Taz hits the ring. He is clearing house but is finally caught from behind by Big Dick Dudley who rocks him with a chair shot. The Dudleys then get ready put him through a table when Tommy Dreamer hits the ring for the save. After Taz collects himself he says at Barely Legal it'll be Taz & Dreamer vs The Dudleys! (C-)

Show Rating: D+

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ECW Wrestlepalooza
Saturday, Week 2, May 1998
NY Binghamton Events Center (Tri State)
7500 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, New Jack and Homicide defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks, The Blue Meanie and Spike Dudley and Jeff Hardy and Christian Cage in 17:39; the order of elimination was Jeff Hardy and Christian Cage first, then Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks, and finally The Blue Meanie and Spike Dudley (E)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Lance Storm defeated Jerry Lynn in 16:30 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 11:59 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D)

Adam Copeland is backstage with Joey Styles, where he promises tonight he will win 3 matches, become King of the Mat and then end Shane Douglas reign as The Franchise of ECW! (C)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Little Guido defeated Doug Furnas in 12:37 by submission with a Sicillian Crab (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Mike Awesome in 10:50 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (D+)

A video airs highlighting the ECW Tag Team Title reign of RVD & Sabu (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm in 12:13 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Little Guido in 10:23 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (C-)

Bam Bam Bigelow comes out to the ring and lets everyone know he is going to make up for losing to Taz last month so he's offering an open challenge to any of the boys in the back who want to try making themselves famous on PPV! (C)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Matt Hardy in 8:02 by pinfall with a Diving Headbutt (D+)

Shane Douglas is backstage, ECW Title slung over his shoulder. He says he has enough on his plate dealing with Taz, but now Copeland is trying to act like he is the Franchise now? Douglas says hes' been impressive tonight so far but until he pins Douglas then NONE of this matters! (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Rob Van Dam in 21:54 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick. Adam Copeland wins the ECW King of the Mat title (D+) After the match as Adam Copeland celebrates his win, Shane Douglas meets him in the center of the ring for an epic staredown as the PPV goes off air (C)

Show Rating: D+

About what I expected for this show. I'll take it for sure as it will help with our popularity.

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Wrestling News

- Wrestlepalooza does a 0.02. Didn't have much heat built up to it but thankfully Barely Legal looks good.

- WWF holds Over The Edge which does a 5.63 buy. It was an okay show (B-) headlined by Owen Hart retaining his WWF World Title over The Undertaker (B-)

- Raw wins the Monday Night Wars again, 9.83 to 9.17. Raw was the better show (B/C+) headlined by Owen Hart retaining his WWF World Title in a Fatal Fourway vs Vader, Undertaker and Billy Gunn (B) while Nitro countered with Kevin Nash beating Lex Luger (C+)

- ECW adds "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Fit Finlay. Both guys are seasoned vets who add to our physical style. Finlay also works on a PPA deal with WCW so he will be working a lot.

- WWC does a parody video of ECW that finds itself online. I can't wait to end their run.

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 3, May 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated The Blue Meanie in 8:28 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Quackenbush and Jerry Lynn defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 8:09 when Jerry Lynn defeated Jeff Hardy by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D+)

A video plays hyping the fact that "Dr. Death" Steve Williams will make his in ring debut at Barely Legal (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Fit Finlay defeated Little Guido in 11:35 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D) After the match Finlay locks an STF on Guido and refuses to break the hold until final guys from the back force him off of Guido (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Sabu defeated Chris Candido in 12:05 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (D)

A pre tape airs with Taz in his Dojo training for the tag team match at Barely Legal. Taz says he and Dreamer are ready for Bubba Ray and D-Von and that once they take the Dudley's out Taz will finally get his hands on Shane Douglas henchman! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 15:10 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick following botched interference by Shane Douglas (C)

Show Rating: C-

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Wrestling News

- WCW holds Slamboree which does a huge 6.99 buy. It was a solid show (B-) headlined by Lex Luger & Roddy Piper beating The Outsiders (B-)

- Chris Chetti's contract is coming up. We're going to let it expire. Just don't have the room for now.

- Raw scores another 10 in the MNW, beating Nitro 10.01 to 9.60. Both shows were B-. Raw was headlined by Triple H beating Steve Austin (B-) while on Nitro Scott Steiner beat Scott Hall (B)

- WWF UnderGround does a B+ rating headlined by a great main event where The Undertaker beat Steve Austin (A)

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 4, May 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Little Guido defeated Mike Awesome in 8:13 by submission with a Sicillian Crab (D-)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Lance Storm defeated Christian Cage in 7:59 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D)

Paul Heyman comes out to announce that the Main Event tonight will be a six man tag match with Copeland, Taz & Dreamer vs Douglas & The Dudleys. If Shane's team wins he gets to determine the stipulation for Taz & Dreamer vs The Dudleys and if Taz's team wins, Taz determines the stipulation for the ECW Title Match! (C-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Fit Finlay defeated Jerry Lynn in 12:55 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 11:50 when Doug Furnas defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with a Frankensteiner (D+)

A video airs highlighting the exploits of Rob Van Dam (D)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Shane Douglas and Dudley Boys defeated Taz, Tommy Dreamer and Adam Copeland in 14:54 when D-Von Dudley defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop (C-)

After the match Shane Douglas says the tag team match at Barely Legal will be a Flaming Tables match! (C+)

Show Rating: C-

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ECW Barely Legal
Saturday, Week 4, May 1998
NY Binghamton Events Center (Tri State)
7500 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Quackenbush defeated The Blue Meanie in 7:41 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (F+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 8:24 when Doug Furnas defeated Ballz Mahoney by pinfall with a Frankensteiner (D)

Barely Legal opens up with Steve Williams coming to the ring. He says he hears about all these bad asses in ECW but the biggest bad ass in the world just showed up. He then makes an open challenge for right now! (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, The Sandman drew with Steve Williams in 13:31 when both men crashed off of the crow's next through a stack of tables (C-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Fit Finlay defeated Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn, Chris Candido, Little Guido and Mikey Whipwreck in 21:22 when Fit Finlay defeated Lance Storm by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D+)

New Jack comes out and challenges any punk ass bitch in ECW to a Street Fight right now! (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Spike Dudley defeated New Jack in 11:47 by pinfall with an Acid Drop (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 12:29 when Rob Van Dam defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall with a Frog Splash. Sabu & Rob Van Dam make defence number 6 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D)

Shane Douglas is backstage getting ready for his match with Adam Copeland. He says he is almost not ready to fight Copeland tonight because he has images of Taz on fire dancing through his head. He promises though he will dispatch of Copeland and be there to roast marshmallows on Taz's rotted corpse after (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Shane Douglas defeated Adam Copeland in 22:23 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 5 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (C)

Backstage the Dudley's are getting ready for another Flaming Tables Match. Bubba Ray says tonight is the hat trick because once again for the third straight month they're sending someone through a flame table! (C-)

We cut to Taz who says tonight he is going to do some criminal acts to the Dudleys and then find out once and for all what Shane Douglas has up his sleeve! (C+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Taz and Tommy Dreamer defeated Dudley Boys in a Flaming Tables match in 20:22 when Taz set D-Von Dudley on fire (C)

After the match Taz, broken and battered but still hanging in there demands to know who attacked him. Shane Douglas comes out and says a long time ago when he trained to become a wrestler he met a life long friend who happened to be indebted to him. And now, we'll all find out who (C)

The lights go out and when they come on Cactus Jack is in the ring, the crowd boos wildly as he swings Taz around and plants him with a vicious Double Arm DDT. Then Douglas comes to the ring and celebrates with Jack as Barely Legal goes off the air (B-)

Show Rating: C-

The middle of the show hurt but it still was good stuff.

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Wrestling News

- Don Muraco announces his retirement from the business.

- D-Von Dudley is named as a wrestler on the rise.

- We once again win the Regional Battle over WWC.

- Raw beats Nitro in another close Monday Night War battle, 10.05 to 9.85. Nitro was the superior show (B/C+), headlined by Randy Savage beating Bret Hart (B+) while on Raw Vader & Kane beat the New Foundation (C+)

- We get caught trying to plant some negative stories about WWC but it's all fair in love and war.

[DeToxRox]

May Review

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 1, June 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome and Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 7:33 when Christian Cage defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Ballz Mahoney defeated Homicide in 7:36 by pinfall with a Michinoku Driver (E+)

Hardcore TV kicks off with a replay of the events from Barely Legal, concluding with Cactus Jack standing triumphantly over Taz (C-)

Shane Douglas then comes out to the ring with Bam Bam Bigelow. He says that last night Cactus Jack showed up as a friend but he wouldn't be back until Hardcore Heaven when he will take on Taz one on one. Shane says he is feeling charitable so if Taz can somehow beat Jack he can finally get his match with The Franchise! He then adds that tonight he is making a match on his own authority and if Taz wants to whine and complain to Heyman about it fine, it'll just show how big of a pussy he is. Otherwise if he mans up he'll put his ECW TV Title on the line tonight vs Bam Bam Bigelow! (C+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Steve Williams defeated Little Guido in 9:24 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver (D+) After the match The Sandman comes to the ring and has a stare down with Dr. Death stemming from their war at Barely Legal. Before blows can be thrown a ton of boys from the back break it up (D)

Backstage Adam Copeland is still seething about once again losing to Shane Douglas. Lance Storm comes in and says Copeland needs to put it behind him and with Storm's help they will take ECW's tag division by storm, which leads to them challening RVD & Sabu for Hardcore Heaven (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Fit Finlay defeated Mike Quackenbush in 6:01 by submission (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Taz in 18:40 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow wins the ECW World Television title (D+)

Show Rating: D+

Disappointing Main Event but still, popularity increases so I'll settle.

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Wrestling News

- Sean Waltman has joined the WWF.

- Raw wins the Monday Night Wars again. 9.95 to 9.36. Raw was the better show (B-/C+) headlined by Ahmed Johnson, Steve Austin & Mankind beating Kane, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels (B-) while on Nitro The Giant beat Roddy Piper (C+)

- Christian Cage retained his BCW Can-Am Title, beating Sabu in a solid match (D+)

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ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 2, June 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Jerry Lynn and Little Guido defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 18:11 when Jerry Lynn defeated Jeff Hardy by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D)

In a pre tape from the ECW House of Hardcore, we see Taz stalking back and forth. He pauses to speak several times but each time he comes close and the words won't come out. Finally he begins throwing things all over the room before getting right in the camera and yelling "Jack, Douglas, Hardcore Heaven, THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT!" (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, The Sandman defeated Ballz Mahoney in 11:28 by pinfall with a Flying Leg Drop (D-)

Backstage Bubba Ray Dudley is seething mad that he has to go at it alone with D-Von laid up at home after being put through one of their own flaming tables. Bubba Ray promises to take out his anger tonight on New Jack (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated New Jack in 10:11 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

It is announced that next week will be a fatal four way between Fit Finlay, The Sandman, Steve Williams and Tommy Dreamer to determine Shane Douglas opponent at Hardcore Heaven (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 12:52 when Adam Copeland defeated Phil LaFon by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (C-) After the match RVD and Sabu hit the ring and clear house before accepting Storm and Copeland's challenge for the PPV (D+)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- Demolition Ax aka Bill Eadie announces his retirement from the wrestling industry.

- Raw wins another squeaker, 9.88 to 9.58. Raw was the better show (B-/C+), headlined by The Undertaker and Owen Hart going to a No Contest (C+) while on Nitro Scott Steiner and Hollywood Hogan went to a time limit draw (B-)

- Jumbo Tsuruta and Luna Vachon announce they will be retiring from the wrestling industry.

- Bubba Ray Dudley is named as a worker to watch in the future.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 3, June 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Blue Meanie in 8:13 by pinfall with a Full Nelson Bomb (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Chris Candido defeated Axl Rotten in 7:32 by pinfall with a Blonde Bombshell (E+)

Hardcore TV opens up with a video package hyping the histories of Cactus Jack and Taz leading to their epic confrontation in two weeks time at Hardcore Heaven (B-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland drew with Sabu in 15:00 when the time limit expired (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Spike Dudley and Mikey Whipwreck defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome and Little Guido and Mike Quackenbush in 9:52; the order of elimination was Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy first, then Little Guido and Mike Quackenbush, and finally Christian Cage and Mike Awesome (D)

Shane Douglas comes out to the ring and cuts a promo on the four men fighting for a chance at Douglas at Hardcore Heaven, he then takes a seat at ringside to do guest commentary (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Fit Finlay defeated Steve Williams, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in 14:43 when Fit Finlay defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D+)

Show Rating: D+

Gotta' get back to C- shows at worst.

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- Freddy Blassie announces he is officially done with the wrestling business.

- Mikey Whipwreck signs a PPA deal with APW. He will still have ECW as his top priority.

- WCW holds Great American Bash which earns a B- rating and a huge 6.75 buy. The Main Event saw Hollywood Hogan retaining his WCW Title beating Roddy Piper, The Barbarian and The Giant in a fatal four way (B)

- Nitro and Raw combine for an absurd Monday Night record, with Nitro breaking Raw's streak 11.91 to 10.73. Raw was the better of the show shows (B+/B-), headlined by Owen Hart beating Shawn Michaels (A) while Nitro saw Scott Steiner beat Hollywood Hogan in a non title match (B)

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 4, June 1998
NY - Cotterell Court (Tri State)
3000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Jerry Lynn, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Christian Cage and Mikey Whipwreck in 15:17 when Mike Awesome defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Lance Storm defeated Mike Quackenbush in 8:13 by pinfall with a Flying Spinning Leg Lariat (D+) After the match Adam Copeland comes down to the ring with a mic and tells RVD and Sabu to take a good look at the two men standing in the ring because they will be the new ECW Tag Team Champions after tomorrow night! (C)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Fit Finlay defeated Chris Candido in 10:08 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D)

After the match Shane Douglas gets into the ring and right into Finlay's face. He says his time in WWF was a joke but his time in WCW was even worse. He said tomorrow night Finlay will not be an ECW wrestler, but a WCW representative and Shane promises to destroy him! (C-)

A video then airs running down the Hardcore Heaven card, including new matches between The Sandman and Steve Williams and a special New Jack open challenge (C+)

It is announced that Tommy Dreamer and Bubba Ray Dudley will face off tonight in a match to determine the #1 contender for Bam Bam Bigelow's ECW TV Title (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Tommy Dreamer drew with Bubba Ray Dudley in 12:18 when the referee lost control and stopped the match (C-) After the match Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas hit the ring and lay out both men, which causes Finlay to come out and a massive brawl ensues to take us off the air (C-)

Show Rating: C-

There we go, something we needed.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore Heaven
Saturday, Week 4, June 1998
NY Binghamton Events Center (Tri State)
7500 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas won a battle royal in 15:06. The final four competitors also included Mikey Whipwreck, Jeff Hardy and The Blue Meanie, with Mikey Whipwreck being the final elimination (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Steve Williams defeated The Sandman in 13:13 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver (C-)

New Jack comes out and says in the parking lot he had a special Scaffold made for a Gangsta Scaffold Match where he is challenging anyone with the balls to face him in the deadliest match in wrestling history! (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated New Jack in a Gangsta Scaffold Match match in 11:01 when New Jack was thrown from the top of the scaffold (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Jerry Lynn defeated Mike Quackenbush in 7:35 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D)

A video airs highlighting the ECW Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Sabu (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam in 12:48 when Adam Copeland defeated Sabu by pinfall with a Leaping DDT. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm win the ECW World Tag Team titles (D+)

A video airs highlighting the ECW TV Champion Bam Bam Bigelow (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Tommy Dreamer and Bubba Ray Dudley in 13:27 when Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Bubba Ray Dudley by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 1 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

We cut to the back where Shane Douglas is preparing for his ECW World Title defense vs Fit Finlay. He reiterates he will die in the ring before he loses his title to a WCW piece of shit and questions why Paul Heyman keeps trying to make him look bad vs the competition. He then says he will celebrate tonight by watching his friend Cactus Jack end Taz's career once and for all! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Fit Finlay in 21:59 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 6 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (C-)

Backstage Cactus Jack does his first interview since coming back. He says Shane Douglas kept him from quitting and helped him become the star he is today and he is someone who values friendship and loyalty. He says while he was in ECW Taz was always a punk acting like a tough guy and tonight he will do his best friend a favor and put Taz back in his place! (B)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and great wrestling action, Taz defeated Cactus Jack in 24:03 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (B-) After the match a stunned Shane Douglas comes to the ring and stares at the carnage. He helps Jack up and together they do a number on Taz. They get ready to do a stuff Piledriver onto a chair when out of the back comes Terry Funk! The crowd goes wild as the Funker swings a chair wildly, cracking Jack and then Douglas in the head, sending them reeling to the outside. The PPV goes off air with the crowd wildly chanting "EC-DUB! EC-DUB!" (C+)

Show Rating: C

Huge show, great main event, things are looking up.

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- WWE let Funkers contract run out and signed a PPA deal for us which is absolutely huge.

- Hardcore Heaven does a 0.04 which is about where we will max out until we get more popularity.

- Japan is suffering from a financial crisis which will hurt the wrestling industry there.

- WWF holds King of the Ring which was a very bleh show (D+) doing a bleh buy (2.55). The entire show was based around the KOTR tournament which Ahmed Johnson won, beating Bart Gunn in the finals (D+)

- We once again win our Regional battle over WWC.

- Raw reclaims the lead in the Monday Night Wars, besting Nitro in another close battle, 10.12 to 9.88. Raw was also the better of the two shows (B/B-), headlined by DX beating Mankind & Ahmed Johnson (B) while Nitro saw Lex Luger beat Scott Hall (B-)

- Jeff Jarrett is alienating guys in the WWF locker room as he tries to politic his way to the top.

- Mil Mascaras announces his retirement from the business, much to the joy of many workers.

[DeToxRox]

July in Review

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 1, July 1998
AL Bill Battle Coiseum (South East)
2000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 17:45 when Mike Awesome defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (E+)

Terry Funk comes out to the ring generating a huge ECW chant. He says it's good to be home! He says the reason he is back is because he had heard inside the WWF locker room that Cactus was coming back and Funker just couldn't let him have all the fun, so comin' up at Heat Wave 98 the Funker is challenging Cactus to a match, but not just any match, nah, he's challenging him to a barbed wire match! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Fit Finlay in 12:27 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (D+)

A video airs hyping Dr. Death (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Steve Williams defeated Taz in 12:11 by pinfall with a Backdrop Driver following interference from Shane Douglas (C-)

After the match a groggy Taz gets to his feet and says it's bullshit he didn't get a shot at the World Title tonight. Shane Douglas comes back out and says he will get his match, but The Franchise decides when! Taz says if that is how it's gonna be he is going to make Franchises life a living hell until he gets what he has earned! (C)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas in 14:16 when Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by pinfall with a Piledriver (D)

Show Rating: D

It'll increase our popularity in the Southeast for sure.

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- We actually got a 0.01 on MSG.

- Checking in the editor, we hit 40.0 on the dot for our South East popularity. I am going to run shows there until the PPV as once we get to 41.1 we hit Cult.

- Terry Funk is rusty so I am going to be giving him dark matches to work out the rust.

- Mike Awesome has signed a PPA deal with WWF.

- Nitro does an absurd 12.05, beating Raw's 10.68 rating, indicating that the wrestling industry is beyond a boom. Both shows did B ratings, with Raw being headlined by Owen Hart retaining his WWF World Title over Steve Austin (B) while on Nitro Randy Savage, DDP and Hollywood Hogan beating Bret Hart & The Steiners (B)

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 2, July 1998
AL Bill Battle Coiseum (South East)
2000 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had great heat and some decent in-ring action, Terry Funk defeated Mike Awesome in 17:37 by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Sandman in 10:16 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

A video airs from Stamford, CT where Cactus Jack says losing to Taz was the most humiliating thing to ever happen to him. He says the only thing worse was Terry Funk coming out after like an old fool. He says Funk is on at Heat Wave and Jack promises Funk a retirement he can stick with because he after Heat Wave he will be physically unable to work ever again! (C)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Fit Finlay defeated Doug Furnas in 11:52 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver (D+)

Taz comes out to the ring and says that tonight the warning is issued: he knows Douglas & Bigelow have a tag team title match and he is promising they will not win the ECW Tag Team Titles! (C)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow in 14:38 when Adam Copeland defeated Shane Douglas by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick following interference from Taz. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 1 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D+) After the match Taz handcuffs Bam Bam Bigelow to the rings and locks in the Tazmission on Douglas for well over a minute until the refs come out and break it up (D+)

Show Rating: D+

The lack of popularity for a lot of our guys is hurting us here. I think it's back to the Tri State for now.

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- Raw wins the Monday Night Wars with a 10.38 to Nitro's 9.59. Raw was the better show (B-/C+) headlined by Owen Hart retaining his WWF World Title beating Manking, Steve Austin and Owen Hart (B+) while Nitro countered with Randy Savage beating Lex Luger (C+)

- On WWF UnderGround, Steve Austin beat Triple H in an A rated match.

- Dan Severn announces his intentions to retire.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 3, July 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage, Mike Awesome, Spike Dudley, Mikey Whipwreck and Mike Quackenbush defeated Axl Rotten, Ballz Mahoney, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy and Little Guido in 14:55 when Spike Dudley defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with an Acid Drop (D-)

Hardcore TV opens up with Bubba Ray Dudley in the ring. He says that he is proud to announce the return of his brother D-Von! He then says D-Von is coming back right now to face that old piece of crap, Terry Funk! (C-)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley in 10:10 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C) After the match Bubba Ray comes in and lays into Funk. D-Von gets up and they go grab a table until Tommy Dreamer shows up to run them off (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Rob Van Dam in 13:08 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 2 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

It is announced that a 6 man tag will take place with Shane Douglas, Doug Furnas & Finlay vs Dreamer, Sandman and Sabu. If Douglas wins, he does not have to defend his title at the PPV but if anyone else is pinned that person is out of the PPV and a replacement will be added to what will be a 6 man scramble for the belt! (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, The Sandman, Sabu and Tommy Dreamer defeated Shane Douglas, Doug Furnas and Fit Finlay in 15:04 when Tommy Dreamer defeated Doug Furnas by pinfall with a Piledriver (D+)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- WCW holds their Bash at the Beach PPV, doing another monster buy, this one at 7.35. The show was all around solid with a B rating. It was headlined by Hollywood Hogan retaining his WCW World Title by beating Sting (B)

- Raw takes the Monday Night Wars 10.16 to 9.68. Raw was the better show (B-/C) as well. Raw saw Mankind beat Owen Hart (B) in the Main Event while on Nitro The Giant beat Roddy Piper (C).

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 4, July 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Jerry Lynn defeated Doug Furnas in 18:08 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker Submission (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Steve Williams won a battle royal in 16:37. The final four competitors also included D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam and Lance Storm, with D-Von Dudley being the final elimination (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage and Mike Quackenbush defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 9:31 when Mike Quackenbush defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with a Quackendriver (D-)

Paul Heyman comes out to announce that the main event tonight will be Taz vs Bubba Ray Dudley with the winner facing Bam Bam Bigelow for the TV Title tomorrow night at Heat Wave (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Taz in 12:23 by pinfall with a Power Bomb following interference from Shane Douglas (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- I had to push back Heat Wave to the first week of August because I checked the schedule and realized a few guys wouldn't make the show. Thankfully I caught it but it still sucks.

- Sting has become a Born Again Christian, giving up his drug, steroid and alcohol use.

- We resign Steve Williams for 3 more months.

- WWF holds their Fully Loaded PPV which does only a 3.57 buy. It was an okay show, earning a B- rating. The Main Event saw Owen Hart retain his WWF World Title over Vader (B)

- WWC beats us in the Regional battle this month because of our lack of a PPV. We'll win August, trust me.

- Raw scores a huge 11.06 rating to beat Nitro's 9.80. Both shows drew B- ratings. Raw was headlined by Vader beating The Undertaker (B) while Nitro saw Hulk Hogan beat Lex Luger (B-)

- Taz is changing his style to a more brawling orientated style.

- The Sandman has walked out on his contract with us, unhappy with how he has been used. That one stings.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 1, August 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon and Spike Dudley and Mikey Whipwreck in 17:51; the order of elimination was Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy first, then Spike Dudley and Mikey Whipwreck, and finally Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon (D+)

Paul Heyman comes out and announces that The Sandman took his ball and went home like a little bitch and that is just not the ECW way. He says that now there is an opening in the Heat Wave Main Event so tonight Adam Copeland will meet Taz with the winner getting Sandman's vacated spot in the ECW Title Match! (C-)

A video airs hyping the Barbed Wire Match between Terry Funk and Cactus Jack (B)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Dudley Boys defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 8:01 when Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Axl Rotten by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

Shane Douglas comes out to let everyone know the Sandman is just the latest in a long list of people he's forced out of ECW. He says tonight he and Bigelow will add two more to the list in the way of Tommy Dreamer and Sabu! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Tommy Dreamer and Sabu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas in 11:16 when Sabu defeated Shane Douglas by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (D)

Taz comes out to the ring as Sabu and Dreamer are leaving. He stares at both of them before hitting the ring. Once in the ring he says he is jumping the gun in getting his ECW World Title match by beating Adam Copeland and going to Heat Wave and gaining the ECW Title! (C)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Adam Copeland defeated Taz in 15:21 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT following interference from Mike Awesome (C+)

Show Rating: C

[DeToxRox]

ECW Heat Wave 98
Saturday, Week 1, August 1998
NJ - Sun National Bank Arena (Tri State)
8100 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Chris Candido defeated Mike Quackenbush and Matt Hardy in 17:35 when Chris Candido defeated Mike Quackenbush by pinfall with a Blonde Bombshell (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn and Mikey Whipwreck in 16:39 when Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall with a Frog Splash (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack in 10:19 by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Mike Awesome in 13:24 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (C-)

Bubba Ray Dudley is backstage where he says he is gearing up for the biggest singles match of his career. He promises that tonight will be the end of Bam Bam Bigelow's ECW TV Title reign, and the beginning of the most exciting singles title reign in ECW history! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in 12:25 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. Bam Bam Bigelow makes defence number 3 of his ECW World Television title (C)

A hype video airs for the World Title six man scramble (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer, Steve Williams, Adam Copeland, Sabu and Fit Finlay in 29:51 when Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall with a Piledriver. Shane Douglas makes defence number 7 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (B-)

After the match Taz comes out and picks up a spent Shane Douglas. He grabs the ECW World Title and hands it to him. Douglas looks on dazed and confused. Taz then walks away nonchalantly to the amazement of Douglas and the ECW crowd (C-)

We then cut the back where Cactus Jack says tonight is the end of all his hard work since coming back to ECW. He says the initial plan to eradicate Taz from existence failed but then Terry Funk showed up and Jack saw the ability to get rid of an old menace. Jack says he will take Funk's ear tonight and personally hand it to Vince McMahon as a souvenir at Raw Monday! (B+)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and great wrestling action, Terry Funk defeated Cactus Jack in an ECW Barbed Wire match in 20:22 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C+)

Show Rating: C+

[General Mike]

Good job so far Danny

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- WCW resigns Ray Traylor.

- We create a second PPV for August entitled Too Hot for TV. It'll feature a King of Extreme death match style tournament.

- Raw does a huge 11.15 rating to beat Nitro which did a 9.81. Both shows drew B ratings. Raw saw Steve Austin and Undertaker (B+) go to a no contest, while on Nitro Lex Luger beat Scott Hall (B)

- We re-up with Mike Awesome.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 2, August 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, The Blue Meanie defeated Axl Rotten in 7:43 by pinfall with a Meaniesault (E)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction but featured terrible wrestling, Spike Dudley defeated Homicide in 7:53 by pinfall with an Acid Drop (D-)

Hardcore TV opens up with Taz coming to the ring. He says last night he had the chance to pounce on Douglas and render him obsolete but he decided to keep him nice and fresh. Taz says he doesn't want his match at Anarchy Rulez next much but instead he wants his match at the biggest stage of them all in ECW; November to Remember. He says Shane has no choice in the matter, he has overcame every obstacle thrown at him and now in three months time, he will get what is rightfully his (C)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy in 11:41 when Adam Copeland defeated Matt Hardy by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 2 of their ECW World Tag Team titles. (C-)

Terry Funk comes out to the ring, covered in bandages from his brutal barbed wire bout with Cactus Jack. Before he can speak though the Dudleys come to the ring and leave Funk laying in a pool of blood (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Little Guido in 9:26 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D+)

Backstage an irate Terry Funk says he is challenging the Dudleys to a match tonight! Funk offers up an invitation to any of the boys in the back who think they can handle the heat to step into the kitchen with him tonight! (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer defeated Dudley Boys in 17:19 when Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley by pinfall with a Piledriver (C)

Show Rating: C

Funker = ratings, that is for sure.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 3, August 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, New Jack defeated Axl Rotten, Homicide, Ballz Mahoney and Jeff Hardy in 17:40 when New Jack defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall (E)

A video airs hyping the ECW Television Champion Bam Bam Bigelow (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 12:26 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D+)

Backstage Adam Copeland and Lance Storm cut a promo hyping their reign as ECW Tag Team champions. They promise to continue stealing the show every night because that is what Canadians do! (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Little Guido in 9:55 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (D+)

A pre-tape airs with Shane Douglas at home. He says he doesn't know what game Taz is trying to play by waiting until November for his World Title match but Douglas is going to get to the bottom of it! (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Sabu defeated Mike Awesome in 10:09 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (D+)

After the match all 8 participants in the King of Extreme tournament come out which leads to a massive brawl to take Hardcore TV off air (C-)

Show Rating: D+

[DeToxRox]

ECW Hardcore TV
Friday, Week 4, August 1998
NJ - Poland Spring Arena (Tri State)
3500 People -- Sellout
TV Taping

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome and Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 18:29; the order of elimination was Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks first, then Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, and finally Christian Cage and Mike Awesome (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Shane Douglas defeated Spike Dudley in 12:05 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Shane Douglas makes defence number 8 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (D+)

After the match Taz comes down to the ring for his match. He and Shane Douglas cross paths, with the Franchise putting up his fists to fight but Taz just smiles and pats him on the back before heading into the ring. Douglas stands there stunned (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 10:36 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (D)

A video airs hyping the contestants in the King of Extreme tournament (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Chris Candido and Fit Finlay in 19:51 when Adam Copeland defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with a Leaping DDT. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 3 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (C-)

Show Rating: C-

[DeToxRox]

ECW Too Hot for TV
Saturday, Week 4, August 1998
NJ - Sun National Bank Arena (Tri State)
8100 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Spike Dudley won a battle royal in 14:53. The final four competitors also included Matt Hardy, Mike Quackenbush and Chris Candido, with Matt Hardy being the final elimination (D+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Sabu defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in 11:39 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Tommy Dreamer defeated Steve Williams in 12:08 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Mike Awesome defeated Fit Finlay in 12:03 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D+)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley in 13:09 by pinfall with a Piledriver (C+)

A video airs hyping our Semi Final participants (C+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer in 13:28 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (C+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Terry Funk defeated Mike Awesome in 15:18 by submission (C+)

A video airs highlighting the Taz and Shane Douglas feud (C-)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated Sabu in an ECW Barbed Wire match in 20:50 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Terry Funk wins the ECW King of Extreme title (B)

Show Rating: C+

Wow, this one worked better then I would have ever imagined.

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Wrestling News

- Too Hot for TV sets a record for us with a 0.06 buy.

- D-Von Dudley twisted his knee in his match with Terry Funk and will be our a couple of weeks.

- We reached Cult status with that PPV. We will start losing money now for sure. This will be a tough battle to get to National.

- WCW holds Road Wild, doing a 7.09 buy. It was a solid show, earning a B rating. The main event saw Hulk Hogan retain his WCW World Title over Sting (B+)

- WWF held SummerSlam in front of a huge crowd of 55,000. It did a 4.50 buy and a B- rating. The Main Event saw Owen Hart retain his WWF Title by beating the Rock (B)

- Kurt Angle and Chris Hero enter the wrestling business. We immediately request negotiations.

- We cancel both of our TV deals. Reasons to come.

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August in Review

- We lost $120 K in August going Cult. We can't sustain our longevity that way so we're going to run 3 shows a week, all at an hour a pop in different territories. We need to get to National.

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ECW News

- With my shows dropped, we are deciding to run 3 shows a week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I will have Funk, Copeland and Bigelow on one specific night so cut costs but keep popularity up. The shows will run in different areas of the US. We'll see how it works.

- I also change the product for events to focus more on in ring action.

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Wrestling News

From now on I will just go over big news, since the Monday Night shows got really repetitive.

- Steve Austin won the WWF Heavyweight Title on UnderGround, beating Owen Hart (B)