ECW Hardcore Heaven
Live from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York
The intor played, and video packages for the main matches were shown. The crowd of 2,500 were on their feet as Hardcore Heaven began. Bob Artese intoduced the crowd as the first match was about to begin.
"Welcome, fans to ECW Hardcore Heaven. We have a great show for you, because in our main event, Sabu will defend his ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Tommy Dreamer in a brabed wire match in what is destined to be a gore fest!" Joey Sryles began.
"And not only that, but CM Punk makes his highly anticipated debut in ECW against Rob Van Dam in what will probably be the Match Of The Year!" Tazz added.
"All this and a whole lot more!"
Test vs. Balls Mahoney
Test made his entrance first to huge boos. Some fans even went as far as throwing garbage. Test shok it off however, and simply ignored the jeering. AC/DC's Big Balls played, and Balls Mahoney made his entrance to huge cheers.
"FUCK HIM UP BALLS, FUCK HIM UP! FUCK HIM UP BALLS, FUCK HIM UP!"
"This crowd won't rest until Test is defeated!" Tazz said.
They locked up, and Test easily overpowered Balls into a corner. However, Balls pushed Test off and went for the punch combo, but Test ducked and gave him a vicious right hand. Test irish whipped Balls and went for the big boot, but Balls ducked, rolling to the mat, and then hit Test in the back of the head. He gave him a leg drop to the back of the head, and then started stomping on it. Balls waited for Test to get back up, and then clotheslined him in the back of the neck. Test crawled out of the ring, and Balls followed and gave him a running elbow. Balls looked at the crowd as they cheer, and then stomped on Test. Balls started pounding Test and then positioned him on the steps. He raised one arm up and ran at him, but Test got back up and backdropped him onto the steps, making a vicious sound on impact! Test turned aroun and whipped Balls into the guard rail and followed with a clothesline. Some fans were swearing at Test and making attempts to punch him. Test simply laughed and went back to pounding on Balls. He brought Mahoney back in the ring, and also brought in a chair.Test raised the chair up to mock Balls Mahoney. He went for a chairshot, but Balls ducked and gave him the punch combo...
"BALLS, BALLS, BALLS, BALLS, BALLS, BALLS, GOOOOOOOOO BALLS!"
Balls grabbed the chair, waited for Test to get up and swung, but Test big booted the chair into his face! He covered, but only got 2. Test grabbed the chair, and repeatedly hit him with it. Balls tried getting up, but Test hit him in the back with the chair. Test whipped Balls Mahoney into the ropes, and then gave him a powerslam for two. Test then gave him a bearhug. The hostile crowd started a "Boring!" chant, while Test yelled at them. Balls started coming back however, and began punching him. He gave him a hard punch to the nose, and then Test broke the hold and held his oft-broken nose. Blood started coming from it as Balls started givng him repeated punches. Balls kicked Test in the gut, and then planted him with a DDT. He then went to the corner and exposed the turnbuckle. He brought Test to the steel and tried to ram him into, but Test fought back and elbowed Balls hard in the face. Test then ran, and gave Balls a horrific clothesine. He then lifted him up, and gave him a side slam onto the chair! Balls screamed in pain, and then Test brought Balls to the ropes, and then powerbombed him out of the ring!
"Oh man, that might've messed his back up!" Joey Styles said.
"TEST SUCKS DICK! TEST SUCKS DICK! TEST SUCKS DICK!"
Test looked at the crowd an yelled, "I'm not you're mom!", resulting in even more boos. Test left the ring and started stomping on Balls' back. Test grabbed Balls and put him in bearhug position, and then rammed him back first into the post, and then to the guard rail. Test raised his arms up, and then clotheslined Balls into the crowd. Test followed him and started punching him, while the security was trying as hard as they could to restrain the red-hot crowd. Test grabbed a chair and hit Balls in the head with it, and then wiped his bleeding nose. Test dragged Balls near the steps leading to the balcony, and then slammed his head into the rail. Test taunted the crowd, and then Balls gave him a low blow. Balls found a table somewhere under the steps and set it up. He began punch Test and then dragged him up the steps. Balls grabbed a cookie sheet from a fan and whacked Test in the head with it. Then, just for the hell of it, he grabbed a piece of pie and pie-faced Test with it!
Balls dragged Test to an upper level in the audience and started punching Test in the face. He rammed him into the wall, and then hit him with a chair. He opened the door, and then dragged Test into the hallway. He started ramming his head into the wall, hurting Test's nose. He went for another one, but then Test blocked and rammed his head into the wall. Rammed his head into another door. Test dragged Balls back to the crowd and rammed him into the rail. He put Balls in powerbomb position and tried to powerbomb him over the rail, but Balls hit him in the head. He rammed his face into the rail, and then punched him several times. He lifted Test up and tried to toss him over the rail, but Test elbowed him in the face. Balls would not give up however, and rammed his head into the railing once again. He then threw him over the rail and through the table below!!!
"OH MY GOD!"
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!"
Balls Mahoney cimbed down the steps and picked up Test's limp body as the crowd was going nuts. Balls tossed Test over the guard rail and back into the ring. He grabbed the chair and was ready to give Test a horiffice chairshot, but Test snuck in a low blow. Test slowly got back up, his back aching. He tried picking Balls up, Balls kicked him in the nuts. Balls shoved Test into a corner, and then charged at him, but Test moved out the way and Balls ran right into the exposed turnbuckle! He turned around, stumbling, and then Test gave him a big boot! Test then put Balls in fireman's carry position, and gave him the TKO! He covered, 1...2...NO! Test got up, angry, and then pulled a table from under the ring. He slid it into the ring and set it up, and and once again put Balls in fireman's carry position. However, Mahoney raked at Test's eyes to escape, and then kicked him in the back. Balls then grabbed, the chair, and blasted Test with a gruesome chairshot!
"Yup, that's it!" Tazz said.
"BALLS! BALLS! BALLS!"
However, Balls wasn't quite done. He went under the ring, and then found lighter fluid and a match! He doused the table in lighter fluid, and then lit it on fire! He lifted Test up, and then gave him a spinebuster through the flaming table!
"Test finally gets what's coming to him!" Joey Styles said.
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
Balls covered, 1...2...3! Balls finally got his revenge! He left the ring and celebrated as the crowd went insane. Damage control came in and sprayed fire extinguishers on Test.
Rob Van Dam was backstage doing splits, getting ready for his match with CM Punk for later tonight. CM Punk was also in his locker room, and rather than excercising, he was watching old RVD tapes.
Tables Match: Mike Knox vs. Justin Credible
Before the match, Justin had this to say: "You know, a lot of people are questioning the match length and my chances after the match last week. Well that match wasn't a table match. In this one however, I'll make sure that I don't fall through a table. And when I win this match, it will be just incredible!"
Mike Knox entered first. He immediately pulled out a table to make a statement. Justin ran to the ring, and they got into a slugfest. Mike irish whipped Justin and try to give him a spinebuster through out of the ring and through the table, but Justin reversed to a DDT. Justin went to the apron and tried to suplex Mike off the apron through the table, but Knox shoved him off and Justin's back hit the edge of the table. Knox left the ring, and him an Justin traded shots. Mike whipped Justin into the guard rail, and clotheslined him. He then whipped Justin to the steps, ran, and went for the fron kick, but Justin moved out the way and Knox hit the steps dead on. Justin started punching Knox, and then slammed his head on the railing.Knox staggered to the aisle, and Justin gave him a running knee lift. They fought near the stage, where Justin got a dropkick. The fought to the entrance area, wher Justin irish whipped Knox into the fencing. Mike walked off the stage, and then Justin gave him a diving crossbody off the stage!
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
"Justin is determined to win tonight." Joey Styles said.
Justin got up and brought Knox back into the ring. He got to the apron, lifted Knox up, and went for a tombstone off the apron through the table, but Knox, turned him around and went for the spinebuster. Justin held on, however, and attempted to DDT Knox out of the ring. With no choice, Knox gave Justin a Northern Lights Suplex to send him back into the ring. Knox decided that waring Justin down was the best way to win, so he brought a chair into the ring. He swung, but Justin ducked and gave him a DDT. Credible then lifted the chair up, and hit Knox in the head with it. Justin irish whipped Knox, but Knox gave him a jumping shoulderblock. He grabbed the chair, climbed to the top rope, and then gave Justin a jumping chairshot! Justin was down, so Mike set Justin on the top turnbuckle. He tried to give him a spinebuster off the top, but Justin landed on his feet on the ropes. He grabbed Knox by the waist, leaped off, and gave him a spinning piledriver.
"Impressive move by Justin." Joey Styles said.
Justin raised one arm up. He garbbed the chair, and then tried to tombstone Mike onto the chair, but Knox countered and gave him a sidewalk slam on the chair. Knox left the ring, and slid a table in. He climbed to the top, with the table in his hands, jumped, and then slammed the table right into Justin's face, busting him open! Knox yelled at the crowd, getting 50 cheers and 50 boos, as the crowd obviously respected him for his matches from the past two weeks. Knox went back to Justin, as he started giving him straight punches to the head. He slammed Justin's head on the table, and then set him on the top rope so that his back was facing the ring. Mike tried to powerbomb Justin off the top rope through the table, but Justin punched Knox in the head, and then clotheslined him out of the ring. Justin then ran, and got a slingshot plancha to the outside! Knox slowly got up, so Justin clotheslined him into the crowd. He then grabbed a chair from under the ring, step back, ran, and gave Knox a chairshot! Justin followed Mike into the crowd, and punched him a couple of times. However, Knox countered with a knee to the gut, and then slammed him onto the floor!
Knox brought Justin back to ringside, and sent him to the steps. He put him in seated position, ran, and got the running front kick, this time successfully. Justin had a small cut on his forehead, and Knox brought him back into the ring. He slammed his head on the exposed turnbuckle, and then hit him with a chair. He irish whipped Justin, but Justin countered with a clothesline. Justin climbed to the top rope, and then gave him the flying elbow drop! Justin then waited for Mike to get up and went for a superkick, but Mike gave him a low blow! Mike gave him a backbreaker, and then followed with a swinging reverse STO! Mike thought that Justin was done for sure, so he brought Justin to the table and went for the spine buster, but Justin elbowed him in the head and gave him a superkick, falling down with Knox! They were both down, as the crowd was applauding them for their hard work thus far.
"THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME!"
"These guys are both bringin' their best to the table, no pun intended, for this match." Tazz said.
Justin grabbed a chair, and Knox grabbed one. They went into a chair duel. On clash, another, and then they threw both chairs at each other. They got into a slugfest, and then Knox went for a punch, but Justin ducked and went for a back suplex. Mike gave him an elbow to the head, pulled a standing switch, and then gave him a German suplex. Knox stomped on Justin's back, and then dropped an elbow on it. He whipped Justin, and then gave him a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. He went for a suplex, but Justin reversed to a neckbreaker. He set the chair on the mat, and went for a piledriver on the chair, but Mike backdropped him. Justin got up and ran, but Mike planted him with a spinebuster!
"If only they were close to the table!" Joey Styles said.
Mike then grabbed Justin and tossed him to the outside. He grabbed the steps, and hit Justin in the face with it. He then suplexed him on it. Mike grabbed Justin and then rammed his back to the post, then to the guard rail, and to the post again. He brought Justin back into the ring, and gave him another backbreaker. He whipped Justin hard into a corner, making Justin fall to the mat. Justin got up, bent over, and then Mike hit him hard in the back with the chair! He did it again, for good measure. Justin crawled to the corner, with his back facing the ring. Knox ran and then gave him a hard elbow to the back. He did once again, but this time, Justin was able to elbow him in the head. Justin climbed to the top, and then hit a twisting crossbody! An exhausted Justin set Mike on the top in the corner near the table. He went for a superplex, but Mike Knox started punching him. Justin punched him again, and went for a superplex again, but Knox punched him in the stomach, and then hard in the face. He then grabbed him, and gave him a spinebuster off the top rope, through the table! The match was over as the bell rang!
"You have to admit that Justin gave a great effort." Tazz said.
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
Knox celebrated, to cheers. He left the ring, as Justin slowly got back up to a standing ovation.
After the match, Kid Kash was backstage, checking his arm. EZ Money went up to him. "Don't worry, we'll have the advantage." He said.
Three Way Match For the ECW World Tag Team Championship: F.B.I vs. Danny Doring & Roadkill vs. Kid Kash & EZ Money
Little Guido, Tony Mamaluke, and the rest of the FBI entered first. Then Danny Doring & Roadkill entered. After a long wait, Kid Kash and EZ Money entered. After introductions were handled, Kid Kash and Little Guido started first. They locked up, and Little Guido went for the arm, but Kid Kash dropkicked him. He ran and armdragged him, but Little Guido got up, so Kid Kash gave him a leg sweep and followed with a leg drop and a neck vice. Guido tried escaping with a jawbreaker, but Kash slammed him down, and dropkicked him in the back of the head. Then, Kid Kash hit Little Guido in the back of the head with the cast covered arm. Little Guido held the back of his head, and then Kash gave him a clothesline to the back of the head! Little Guido quickly crawled to the ropes and tagged Tony Mamaluke in. Tony Mamaluke came in, and then tagged in Danny Doring. Kid Kash and Doring shook hands, and locked up.
Doring got a waistlock takedown, and then got a headlock. Kash got up, but it was hard to lift Doring up with his messed up hand. Doring went back to the headlock. Kash got back to his feet, and sent him back to the ropes, where Tony Mamaluke got a blind tag to get into the match. Kash pushed Doring off, but Doring got a shoulderblock. However, the referee told him to go back to the apron, and sent Tony in. Kid Kash tried to him him with the cast, but Mamaluke ducked and dropkicked his back. Tony whipped Kid Kash into the corner, and gave him a German suplex. He went for the octopus stretch, but Kash reversed to an electric chair bomb. Kash went for the double jump moonsault, but Little Guido ran near him and pushed him to the mat. EZ Money came in and clotheslined Little Guido off the apron. Tony Mamaluke tried to dropkick EZ Money, but EZ Money moved out the way, ran, and got a handspring reverse elbow.
EZ gave him a belly-to-belly suplex and then slammed him. He gave him a neckbreaker and went for a suplex, but Tony Mamaluke countered to a suplex. Mamaluke then gave him a Northern Lights Suplex, and Little Guido came in and they started double teaming EZ. EZ came back with a double clothesline, and then tagged in Roadkill! Roadkill came in, ready to clean house. Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke both looked on in horror, and Tony tagged in Kid Kash. Roadkill clotheslined the F.B.I members anyway, and then tore Kid Kash's head off with a clothesline. He gave him a spinning sidewalk slam. Then, Danny came in, and Roadkill gave Kid Kash an atomic drop, and Danny followed with a clothesline. EZ Money came in to Kid Kash's defense and dropkicked Danny Doring, and then dropkicked Roadkill twice. He clotheslined him out the ring, and then sent Tony and Little Guido outside. Danny Doring rolled out the ring. EZ dropped down, and then Kid Kash ran, leaped off his back onto the top rope, and then got a somersault senton splash off of the top rope, onto their opponents!
"Kid Kash is money!" Joey Styles yelled
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
Kid Kash went back in the ring, and he brought Little Guido in with him. He started hitting him in the head with the cast. He then irish whipped Little Gudio, and gave him a vicious cast-assisted forearm to the head. Roadkill came into the ring, but Tony Mamaluke climbed to the apron and tagged in. Kid Kash ran at him, but then Tony gave him a divorce court onto the injured arm! Kid Kash screamed in pain as Tony Mamaluke stomped on it! Tony started trying to rip off the cast, but Kid Kash fought as hard as he could. EZ Money came in and gave him a front dropkick to the face. Danny Doring came in and went for the cutter on Tony, but Tony pushed him and gave him a rollup pin, with his feet on the ropes. 1...2...3!!!! Doring & Roadkill were out of the match!
Danny argued with the ref, but there was nothing he could do. Kid Kash got up, and Tony went for another sneaky pin, but only got 2. Kash got back up, and then Little Guido gave him a Russian leg sweep. EZ Money gave Little Guido a clothesline, but then, Big Show came in and gave him a big boot! Kid Kash hit Big Show in the head with the cast, but it hurt, and he clutched his hand. A sneaky Little Gudio came in and gave him a Fujiwara armbar. Kid Kash was about to tap out, but EZ Money broke the hold. Kid Kash clutched at his arm, almost unable to do any thing. EZ went for the Cha-Ching Bomb on Tony Mamaluke, but he countered to a hurracanrana. EZ quickly got back up and clotheslined him, however. He gave Tony a neckbreaker, a suplex, and a powerbomb for two. He went for the Cha-Ching bomb, but Little Guido gave him a chopblock. Kid Kash came in and tried to give Little Guido a brainbuster, but his arm gave out. Little Guido gave him another Fujiwara armbar, and EZ Money tried to break it, but Big Show and Big Guido gave him a double chokeslam! Kid Kash had no choice but to tap as we now had new ECW Tag Team Champions!
"Say what you will about their tactics," Joey Styles said, "but you can't deny that they were effective and that the two knew exactly what they were doing."
ECW World Television Championship: 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Kurt Angle
2 Cold Scorpio entered first, dancing around to approval from the crowd. Then the "Wrestling Machine" Kurt Angle entered with gold around his waist. He held his belt high, and then the bell rang. They locked up, and Kurt easily took him down and went for the anklelock early, but Scorpio kicked him off. Scorpio gave him a dropkick, and then got a headlock takedown. Kurt was trying to escape, and got up, but Scorpio gave him another headlock takedown. Kurt tried to reverse to a pin, but Scorpio rolled out of it. Kurt tried a back suplex, but Scorpio held onto it. Finally, Kurt got an elbow to escape, he went for a clothesline, but Scorpio ducked. Kurt tried to kick him in the gut, but Scorpio grabbed his foot and gave him a dragon screw legwhip. He got a single leg Boston crab. Kurt tried to escape, but Scorpio held on. Kurt escaped, but then Scorpio rolled him up for two. He then took him down and went back to the Boston crab.
"Kurt must be gettin' frustrated..." Tazz said.
Angle was struggling to escape. He was getting frustrated, but then he got smart. He grabbed Scorpio's leg, and then got the ankle lock! Scorpio rolled out of it, however, and Kurt got sent to the post. Kurt turned around, and then Scorpio clotheslined him out the ring. He then went to the apron, and got a springboard moonsault to the outside! He started punching Angle and went for a powerbomb, but Kurt countered. He clotheslined Scorpio, and then Angle Slammed him into the post! Kurt brought Scorpio back to the ring, and started working the back. He got 3 German suplexes, and then a belly-to-belly suplex. Angle got a body scissors, and then gave him a headlock. Angle turned it into a Camel Clutch. Scorpio got up however, but Kurt took him down again. Scorpio elbowed out however, and tried to Irish whipped him into the post, but Angle reversed and sent him to the corner. He clotheslined him into the corner, and then him and Scorpio got into a slugfest. Angle got a European uppercut, stepped back, and got another clothesline.
He set Scorpio on the top rope and went for a belly-to-belly superplex, but Scorpio pushed him down and went for the shooting star press, but he missed. Angle got up and pulled the straps down, and went for the Angle Slam, but Scorpio reversed to an armdrag. Kurt got back up and charged at him, but Scorpio backdropped him over the top and to the floor. He climbed to the top rope, and then gave Angle a splash! He got up, and went for a clothesline, but Angle ducked and gave him a German suplex, but Scorpio flipped out of it and clotheslined him! Scorpio went back in the ring, ran, and gave him a corkscrew crossbody to the outside! Both guys slowly got back in, and then traded punches.
Angle got a wicked clothesline and whipped him into the ropes, but Scorpio got a jumping clothesline. He got back up, and then gave him a double underhook suplex. He followed with a springboard moonsault for two. He went for a piledriver, but Angle reversed to a double leg slam. Angle went to the ropes to rest, but Scorpio got back up! He turned Angle around and went for a superkick, but Kurt caught his foot and gave him an ankle lock! Scorpio fought as hard as he could, and after about a minute, he made it to the ropes. Kurt then went for an Angle Slam, but Scorpio once again escaped! However, Kurt took him down and gave him another Ankle Lokc! Scorpio tried to make it to the ropes, but Kurt kept pulling him back! Scorpio tried to make it to a vertical base, and then reversed to a rollup! 1...2...NO! Kurt immediatel got up and clotheslined him, and then gave him an Angle Slam! He covered, 1...2...THR-NO!
"Oh man, what a match!" Joey Styles said.
Angle got back up, desperate. He climbed to the top rope and went for a moonsault, but Scorpio moved out the way! Scorpio slowly got up, but Angle gave him another Angle slam! Scorpio smartly rolled out of the ring whil he still could. Kurt lef the ring and brought Scorpio back in. He covered, but Scorpio got his foot on the rope. He got Scorpio up and badmouthed him, but Scorpio got a superkick! They were both down, but Scorpio slowly got back up and climbed to the top. He then gave him the 450 splash! He covered, 1...2...THR-NO! The crowd was going crazy, as Scorpio was in disbelief! He argued with the referee, and that's when Angle popped back up and gave him another ankle-lock! Scorpio fought as hard as he could, but Angle locked in the deadly grapevine hold! Scorpio had no other choice but to tap as Angle retained the title!
"Now that was a great match!" Joey Styles said. "You definitely have to give it up to them."
Kurt celebrated, as he grabbed his title and left the ring.
After the match, they showed Sandman backstage. He was drinking, and smoking, being the typical Sandman. "You know, Raven talks about how I live my life. Well, why should he give a shit?! So you're dad had some alcohol problems and beat you like a stepchild - that's his problem, and nothing like him. Geez, and people wonder why I act like this. Life's just a bitch..."
Raven vs. The Sandman
"So Im guessing that the Sandman's drunk." Tazz said.
"Well what's new?!" Joey Styles added.
Nirvana's Come As You Are played as Raven came out...by himself.
"This is Raven, so of course everyone else will come out when Sandman makes a comeback." Joey Styles said.
Sandman came out though the crowd as usual. He entered the ring, and him and Raven got into a brawl pretty quickly. Sandman went for a Cane shot, but Raven ducked and gave him a couple of punches. He kicked him in the gut and went for a DDT, but Sandman countered with a backdrop. He hit Raven in the head with the cane, and then Raven crawled out of the ring, and Sandman gave him a Cane assisted plancha! Sandman whipped Raven into the guardrail, and then clotheslined him into the crowd. Sandman raised his arm up, and followed. He hit Raven in the head a couple of thimes, and then grabbed a cookie sheet from a fan and hit Raven in the head with it. He went for another Irish whip, but Raven reversed and sent Sanman to a rail. Raven clotheslined Sanman, and then slammed his head into the steps. They brawled up the steps, and eventually into the upper level.
Sandman hit Raven hard in the head with the Cane and slammed him into the rail. He then tossed Raven down the steps, and then Sandman followed, and dropped an elbow onto Raven from the steps. Sandman sent Raven over the guard ail. He then gave him a front suplex onto it, climbed to the apron, and gave him the Bitchin' Legdrop! Sandman brought Raven back in the ring, and then gave him the White Russian Legsweep! He covered, 1...2...NO! Sandman set Raven on the top rope and went for the Heineken-rana, but Raven powerbombed him off the top rope. Raven went for a cover, but got 2. Raven brought a table in, but Sandman hit him in the gut with the cane. He raised his arm up, but Stevie came in from the crowd and gave him the Stevie Kick!
"Oh boy, here we go." Joey Styles said.
Raven got up and gave Sandman a DDT, but Sandman kicked out! Then, Sick Boy came in and dropkicked Sandman and went for The Cure, but Sandman gave him a lowblow with the cane, and proceeded to Cane everyone in sight! He was about to give Raven another Russian Leg Sweep, but Stevie superkicked him again! Sickboy gave him a double underhook facebuster, and then Raven picked him up. He set Sandman on the table, and then gave him a piledriver thhrough it! He covered, 1...2...3!
"Dammit!" Joey Styles said.
Raven and his flock celebrated as they left the ring.
Then, the camera cut to backstage, as Rob Van Dam was being interviewed. "After three weeks of watching tapes of CM Punk, I'm ready. He may be trying to mess with my head by saying we're gonna be a new CM Punk, but I'm confident that I'll win. After all, we are talking about me...Rob...Van...Dam! After this match, when I beat you, CM Punk, I'll once again prove that I'm the Whole...Fuckin'...Show!" Fonzie blew his whistle.
CM Punk vs. Rob Van Dam
It was now time for one of our two big matches. The crowd was eagerly anticipating this epic match. Rage Against The Machine's Guerilla Radio played, and then, after a long wait, CM Punk made his entrance to a huge ovation from the crowd.
"CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK!"
"The fact that CM Punk is getting these kinds of cheers from an ECW crowd without even having competed in one match definitely says something, Styles" Tazz noted.
"I agree. For them to cheer him like this says something about the respect he's earned in his short career." Joey Styles added.
CM Punk slapped hands with the fans. He walked into the ring, flashed the X symbol, and got on one knee. Then, Pantera's Walk played, and Rob Van Dam made his entrance to even louder cheers. Rob Van Dam was his typicaly self, not even acknowledging CM Punk. He went into the ring as Bob Artese did introductions.
"The following match is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing in tonight at 222 lbs, C...M...Punk!!!! And, from Battle Creek, Michigan, being accompanied by the 'Man Who Calls It Right Down The Middle' Bill Alfonso, he weighs tonight at 235 lbs, he is Mr. Pay-Per-View, and the Whole F'N Show, Rob...Van...Dam!!!"
The bell rang, and the match began. They locked up, and CM Punk got an armdrag as they got into a struggle on the mat. CM Punk got the armlock, but Rob Irish whipped him into the ropes, and leapfrogged over him. CM did the same, and they exchanged armdrags. Rob went for a legdrop, but CM Punk moved out the way and went for a senton, which Rob ducked. They bothe got up and were at a standoff, recieving a standing ovation. They locked up again, and CM Punk once again got an armlock. Rob got up and whipped Punk into the corner, but CM Punk jumped up and backflipped off the top rope. RVD did the same and went for a German suplex, but CM Punk gave him an elbow to the face and went for his own, but Rob flipped out of it, gave him a leg sweep, and then followed with a legdrop as they recieved another standing ovation. On a third try, they locked up, and CM Punk once again got the armlock. He turned Rob over and dropped a couple of knees on it. He then got up, still holding onto the arm, climbed to the top, walked the top rope, and then legdropped RVD's arm.
CM Punk got a short arm scissors and held onto it. RVD got back up, and then got an electric chair bomb. He lfited Punk up, but he gave him an arm drag and RVD rolled out of the ring. CM Punk followed, and then tossed his arm into the post. He gave him some chops, and then brrought him back into the ring. CM Punk got a cross armbreaker, but RVD reversed to a rollup for two. He then lifted Punk up and went for a powerbomb, but it was reversed to a hurracanrana. CM Punk dropkicked RVD and legdropped the back of his head. CM Punk then gave him a snapmare and followed with a dropkick to the back of the head. He hooked a neckvice, but RVD got a jawbreaker to escape. RVD gave him a snapmare and kicked his back. He went for another one, but CM Punk moved out the way, clotheslined him, and then gave him a knee drop to the back of the head! He then gave him a nasty looking double underhook shoulderbreaker, causing Rob to fall to the outside! CM Punk waited for RVD to get up, and then gave him a suicide dive! CM Punk started stomping on him. He put RVD in seated position against the rail and went for a running front kick, but Rob moved out the way and CM Punk hit the rail. Rob clotheslined CM Punk and then whipped him into the railing. He then gave him a running splash!
Rob brought CM Punk back in the ring and started kicking his back. He gave him a bow-and-arrow, and then broke the hold. He brought a chair in, and hit CM Punk in the back with it! He started punching his back, and then stomped on it. He whipped Punk into the ropes, but CM came back with a jumping clothesline. He went for a spinning heel kick, but Rob caught his legs and crothced him onto the top rope! Then, Bill Alphonso placed a chair in front of CM Punk's face, and then Rob gave him the jumping side kick, sending the chair into his face! CM Punk fell to the outside, and when he got up, Rob gave him a baseball slide, sending him into the crowd! Rob then ran and got a Somersault Senton Splash into the crowd!
"OH MY GOD!"
ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
Rob slowly got back up and flapjacked Punk onto the guard rail. He then climbed over the rail, hopped to the apron, and then gave him the corckscre legdrop! He went back in the ring with CM Punk, and then gave him a northern lights suplex for 2. He then started stomping on CM Punk's ribs, and then gave him a rib breaker. He then whipped Punk into the ropes and gave him a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. He held on to put pressure on the back. He gave CM Punk a leg drop to the back. Then, he whipped CM Punk to the ropes and gave him an abdominal stretch. After a few moments, CM Punk got an armdrag to escape. CM Punk certainly wasn't expecting RVD to be technical in this matchup. He gave RVD an armlock, but RVD got up, kicked him in the face and whipped him into the ropes, but CM Punk got a clotheline. He went for the shining wizard, but Rob ducked, so CM Punk kept running and gave him a vicious dropkick to the face instead. He lifted him up and gave hi a couple of slaps and went for a back hand, but Rob ducked and gave him a back suplex. He then grabbed a chair, and hit CM Punk in the ribs with it. He then placed the chair on his waist, and gave him a Rolling Thunder for two.
Rob dragged CM Punk toward the corner, climbed to the ropes and went for the split-legged moonsault, but CM Punk lifted his knee up and Rob landed on the chair! CM Punk got up, waited for RVD to get to one knee, and then gave him a Shining Wizard! Rob crawled to the corner in seated position, and then CM Punk gave him the face wash. He then looked at the crowd, ran, and gave RVD the front kick! He brought Rob to the middle of the ring, put him in fireman's carry positio, and dropped him face first onto his knee! He covered, 1...2...NO! CM Punk set Rob on the top rope and went for an STO from the top, but just as he was about to do it, Fonzie grabbed Rob's leg to keep him on the top rope, causing Punk to fall to the mat. Rob saw this as an oppurtunity and went for a frog splash, but CM Punk lifted his knees up! Rob fell to the mat. CM Punk got back up and whipped Rob to the ropes, and then gave him a kitchen sink. Rob rolled to the oustide, and CM Punk followed. He grabbed the timekeeper's table and set it up, and then whipped Rob into the guard rail. Rob fell into a seated position, and then CM Punk raised his arm up, and gave him a running front kick! He looked at the crowd again, and gave him another one! CM Punk tossed Rob into the crowd, climbed to the apron, and got a springboard body splash into the crowd!
"This match is what we expected and then some!" Joey Styles said.
"CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK!"
After a few minutes, both guys crawled their way back to the ring. They were exhausted, but still had fight left in them. They exchanged punches, and then CM Punk went for a kick, but RVD grabbed his foot and gave him the spin kick for 2. He lifted Punk up and gave him some forearms. Then, he tried to Irish whip him into a corner, but Punk reversed to his own, sending RVD into the corner. CM Punk then gave him a running knee strike and followed with a running bulldog for 2. He was getting burned out, as he started stomping on Rob, trying to think of whatever he could to win. He whipped Rob into the ropes, but Rob got a spinning heel kick. He whipped Punk to the corner and set him up on the top. He climbed up with him, but CM Punk pushed him off, although Rob was able to land on the apron. Then, CM Punk gave him an incredible hulacanrana off the apron, through the table outside!
"THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME! THIS IS AWESOME!"
"As time passes by, this match gets even more extreme!" Tazz said.
CM Punk was as tired as Rob was. He slowly got up and brought Rob back into the ring. He covered, 1...2...THR-NO! The crowd was on their feet, clapping in appreciation for both men. The match was certainly meeting their expectations. Rob got up, CM Punk got up. They stared each other down, and CM Punk got a punch, and Rob got another. Then, Punk gave him a slap, another slap, and then a spinning back hand slap. He kicked him in the ribs, then kicked him in his right side. Then, he kicked him in the head. He went for the uranage, but Rob elbowed him in the back of the head and gave him a Fisherman Buster! He covered, 1...2...THR-NO! Pissed off, Rob set CM Punk on the top turnbuckle. He went for a Fisherman Buster from the top, but CM Punk punched him a couple of times, and then slammed his head into the turnbuckle. While Rob was bent down, CM Punk hooked his arms, and then gave him a Pepsi Plunge! CM Punk held his knees, and then slowly lifted Rob up. He gave RVD some slaps and a Roundhouse kick, and then a urange! He then hooked the anaconda vice! Rob was struggling, trying to fight out of it. He was within arm's reach of the ropes, but CM Punk puled him back. Rob refused to give up, but Punk wouldn't stop until Rob tapped. He pulled back as hard as he could, and then Rob Van Dam tapped out!!! CM Punk won!
"I can't believe it! CM Punk wins in what has to be one of the most impressive debuts in a long time!" Joey Styles declared.
"CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK!"
CM Punk raised his arms in victory. Rob got up, and then CM Punk gave him a high-five. Rob raised CM Punk's arm in the air, congradulating him on his impressive victory. He left the ring, pointing at him.
Then, after CM Punk left the ring, it was time to prepare for the barbed wire match. A small forklift came out, with loads of Barbed Wire Boards. The safety mats were taken off, as the ropes were also being taken down. Then the Camera cut to backstage.
Tommy Dreamer was backstage as Joel Gertner introduced him. "This is it." Tommy said. "In just a few minutes, I'm gonna risk everything in one of the most vile and gruesome matches known to man, all for the ECW title. I know I'm gonna lose blood, and I know I'm gonna lose God knows how many years off of my life. But it's all for ECW, my second home. So make no mistake Sabu: I'll stop at nothing to win that title, no matter how badly I'm beaten!"
Then, a music video was shown to Mobb Deep's Survival Of The Fittest, highlighting Barbed Wire Matches, and matches involving Sabu and Tommy Dreamer.
No Rope Barbed Wire Circle Of Fear Match For the ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Tommy Dreamer vs. Sabu
By this point, the ring crew had finished setting things up. Things looked ominous, as the Barbed Wire had the usual set up, with the additional strands forming an X. There were barbed wire boards surrounding the ring. The dangers that the two were facing were obvious. The referee was wearing gloves and a long sleeve shirt.
"That stuff pierces flesh and tears tendons." Joey Styles said.
"Words can't describe how brutal this is gonna be." Tazz said. "This ain't gonna be for the squemish!"
Tommy Dreamer made his entrance first to Man In The Box. Then, Sabu made his entrance. They looked at their surroundings, and then the bell rang. The two locked up, both trying to push each other into the wire. Tommy Dreamer punched him, and then tried to whip him into the wire, but Sabu dropped down to avoid hitting it. Then, Sabu clotheslined Tommy and whipped him, but Tommy stopped short. They locked up again, and Tommy gave Sabu a headlock and tried to grate his face into the wire, but Sabu gave Tommy a couple of elbows to the gut. Sabu tried to grate Tommy's face, but Tommy gave him a back suplex. Tommy started stomping on Sabu. He went for a powerbomb, but Sabu fell on top of him. The ref counted, and then Tommy tossed Sabu off, causing him to go face first into the wire, busting him open! Then, Tommy lifted Sabu up, and whipped him into the wire! Sabu screamed as the crowd was cheering. Tommy grated Sabu's face into the wire. He then whipped him into the wire again, and tossed him out of the ring, onto the barbed wire boards!
"Geez, this is gettin' hard to watch already!" Tazz said.
"Sabu's going to have a hard time in this match. But look at all the scars on his body...he's used to this." Joey Styles said.
Tommy went for a body press over the ropes, but had too much momentum and landed on the guard rail! Sabu tossed Tommy into the first row of seats, then climbed to the apron. He then climbed to the apron, and got a splash into the first row! They started fighting in the crowd, and Sabu hit Tommy with a chair. He set Tommy on the rail, climbed to the top of it, and got a leg drop, although he hurt his leg off of hitting the wire. Tommy had cuts on his back, as Sabu sent him into the ring. He whipped him into the barbed wire, and then pierced his clothes and his skin with it so he stuck to the wire. Tommy was bleeding from the puncture wounds, and then Sabu left the ring an pulled out a chair, and a another one wrapped in barbed wire! Sabu set the normal chair up. Sabu grabbed the Barbed Wire Chair, ran, jumped off of it, and hit Tommy in the head with the barbed wire wrapped Chair! Blood was erupting from Tommy's head like a volcano. Tommy fell, and then Sabu started stomping on him. He set Tommy onto the wire so that he was facing the crowd, and gave him a Camel Clutch in the wire! Sabu let go, and whipped Tommy into the wire again, except Tommy landed torso first. Sabu grabbed the barbed wire chair, and then dropkicked Tommy in the back with it. He then baseball slid Tommy to the outside, and Tommy fell face first on the boards! Sabu then set the chair up, and got a springboard dive off the chair, over the wire, and onto Tommy!
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
"It's getting hard for me to look at this..." Styles said.
Sabu got up and whipped Tommy into the steps. He brought Tommy back in the ring, and started grating his face with the Barbed Wire Chair! Tommy was a bloody mess, and then Sabu pulled a needle from his pants and started stabbing Tommy with it! Tommy had blood coming from his arm, and then foolishly rolled to the outside. Sabu went for an Arabian Facebuster from the top with a barbed wire chair, but Tommy moved out the way! He struggled to untangle his clothes from the barb wire, and then dragged Sabu back into the ring. He gave Sabu a hot shot onto the wire, and then hit him in the head with the barbed wire chair! Tommy climbed to the top, but Sabu pushed him off, and Tommy landed crothc first on the barbed wire! Sabu hit Tommy with the barbed wire chair, and Tommy fell to the apron. Sabu gave him some shoulder thrusts, and carefully placing his hands on the wire so they wouldn't touch the barbs, gave him a sunset flip powerbomb off the apron, onto the barbed wire boards! Sabu slowly got up and went for a moonsault from the top, but Tommy missed and Sabu landed right onto the wire in a simply sickening spot. The crowd was in disbelief!
"OH...MY...GOD!" Joey Styles said, horrified.
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!"
Sabu was bloody, as he had blood coming from his arms, torso, and his face. Tommy slowly got up, as he had a cut on the back of his shirt showing a bad gash in his back. He dragged Sabu back in the ring and covered, 1...2...THR-NO! A bloody Tommy couldn't believe it. He gave Sabu a front suplex onto the barbed wire, and then hit him in the back with the barbed wire wrapped chair! Then, Tommy put Sabu in tree of woe positon and put the barbed wire chair in front of his face. Then he ran, and baseball slid the chair into his face! Sabu slowly got up, and Tommy ran at him, but Sabu missed and Tommy ran right into the barbed wire. He stepped back, and Sabu went for a leg lariat, but Tommy moved out the way and Sabu ended up getting tangled in the wire! The referee got the wire cutters, and cut the barbed wire off from that side of the ring, making it a lot easier to fall outside. Tomm tried to pin Sabu, but he kicked out! Tommy dragged Sabu near the side of the ring, but Sabu came back with some punches. Tommy was close to falling off the apron and to the outside. Then, desperate, Sabu set the chair up, ran, and got a springboard tornado DDT off the apron to the outside!!!
"THIS IS BRUTAL! THIS IS BRUTAL! THIS IS BRUTAL!"
"I think I'm gonna throw up!" Joey Styles said.
"Same here, Styles." Tazz added.
After a few minutes, they both got up, as they were both in equal amounts of pain. They got in a slugfest back in the ring, and Sabu managed to punch him down. He grabbed the barbed wire chair, and then gave him an Arabian facebuster. He covered, 1...2...THRE-NO!!!!! The fans were on their feet, and now, a pissed off Sabu went to the stage and went to the back. After a few moments, he came back with a ladder! He set the ladder up in the ring and grabbed the barbed wire chair. He climbed up, but when he reached the top, Tommy Dreamer got back up, and then pushed the ladder over, causing Sabu to fall of the ladder and onto the barbed wire boards outside!!!!!
"OH MY FRIGGIN' GOOOOOOOOD!!!!"
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!"
Tommy brought Sabu back in the ring, and then got a Spicolli Driver on the barbed wire wrapped chair! He covered, 1...2...3!!!
"That was perhaps the most violent match I've ever witnessed." Joey Styles said.
"This will go down in the history books. Neither men will ever be the same." Tazz said.
Tomy was barely able to get up. He had blood on his shirt, and his face was covered by a Crimson Mask. He was given the belt, and raised it up high. He left the ring. Then, damage control came in and helped Sabu up. He recieved a standing ovation.
"Fans, we hope that you enjoyed the show, and we hope that you didn't throw up and/or pass out. Anyway, I'm Styles, he's Tazz, and just like Bugs Bunny would say, That's all folks!" Joey Styles said.
Hardcore Heaven went off the air after a highlight package was shown.