30.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Arena.
(Joey Styles and Joel Gertner are in the ring at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia. Joey has the microphone.)
STYLES: Hello and welcome everyone to ECW Hardcore TV. I'm Joey Styles...
(He passes the mic over to Gertner and smiles.)
GERTNER: And well, well, well. I'm the quintessential stud muffin, Joel.....
(Cyrus comes down the ramp and interrupts.)
CYRUS: Excuse me, excuse me. Now that we're back on TNN I'll take it upon my liberty to tell you to get your fat ass out of the ring. Now I know it's been a while since I was last here and I know you're all missing my supreme intellect and vast knowledge and that you common troglodytes couldn't possibly understand, but let you assure you that I am back and I will make damn sure that this network doesn't have to display the likes of him. I mean, who wants to turn on their TV and see a fat bastard trying so hard to get over, you see I don't need to try that hard because I'm already over and I've got pop! I'm here to save ECW from the cesspool that it's in right now and bring it to the heights that the WWF had on this network and don't you try messing me around because I cancelled ECW once and I'll do it again.
(Joel Gertner attacks Cyrus from behind but security drags him off and escorts him out of the building.)
STYLES: (sarcastically) I'm so glad that you managed to conduct yourself with a little decorum this time.
CYRUS: It's not my fault that I just happened to be better than all you people and I mean not everyone can be Canadian you know.
STYLES: Anyway, I'd just like to remind viewers who are tuning in for Smackdown, that it has been taken off the air and replaced by ECW Hardcore TV!
31.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Backstage.
(Jerry Lynn is standing backstage with Rob Van Dam stretching, getting ready for their match.)
LYNN: Finally this is our chance to show the world our matches so that we can be appreciated and given the respect they deserve.
RVD: Of course I'm already given respect because I'm everybody's favourite wrestler, Mr Paper View, Mr Monday Night, the whole f'n show, Rob Van Dam. Did you know I held the TV title for almost 2 years, that's pretty impressive, I'd like to see you do something like that.
LYNN: Look man, we're in this thing together.
RVD: Yeah, but just remember that I'm not gonna lose because I'm Rob Van Dam.
(Jerry Lynn walks off. Elsewhere backstage, Spike is walking with Molly Holly entering the arena.)
SPIKE: This is all screwed up.
MOLLY: What do you mean?
SPIKE: We were supposed to get married last week, go home and live happily ever after.
MOLLY: Don't worry, we don't have to get married yet, I still love you. I mean, you saved my life. If it weren't for you I would have been sacrificed to the Sinister Minister.
SPIKE: Yeah, but if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have a reason to live.
MOLLY: Ah, that's so sweet.
(She goes to kiss him, but is interrupted when Jerry Lynn walks past.)
LYNN: Hey, Spike, How ya doing?
SPIKE: Fine.
LYNN: Hey, Spike, what are you doing walking around with a WWF superstar.
SPIKE: She's my girlfriend.
LYNN: Yeah, but she's with the WWF. You don't want to be seen hanging around with a WWF superstar, do you? I mean, what if one of the other guys in the back saw you, some of the more violent guys like Sabu, Rhyno, or Tajiri saw you with her.
SPIKE: I've got issues with Tajiri that I'm going to settle in the ring tonight.
(Spike and Molly walk off. Elsewhere, the Sinister Minister, Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri are looking around. They have evil looks on their faces.)
SINISTER: I can't believe we lost them.
(William Regal then walks by and notices Tajiri.)
REGAL: Goodness gracious Tajiri, you look atrocious. Here we need to get you out of here and clean you up.
(He gets his handkerchief out and starts wiping Tajiri's face, but Tajiri slaps his hand away.)
REGAL: What on earth has gotten into you?
SINISTER: Haven't you heard Mr Regal? The WWF's out.
REGAL: What the devil are you talking about?
SINISTER: ECW has taken its place and speaking of the devil, I have something very special for you.
(Tajiri spits green mist in Regal's eyes and then they drag him down to their lair.)
SINISTER: Oh well, I guess he'll have to do.
32.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Arena.
(Yoshihiro Tajiri comes to the ring with the Sinister Minister and Mikey Whipwreck. They all have huge smiles on their faces after the recent sacrifice of the former Commissioner. This event also means that Tajiri is the new Commissioner and can book any match he wants. Spike comes out next with Molly Holly by his side. He looks extremely angry. The bell rings and Spike immediately goes after Tajiri hitting him with several chops. Tajiri then reverses and hits Spike with a few chops. Spike reverses again and chops Tajiri again. He then whips him into the corner and Spike runs in, but Tajiri jumps, hook his arms with his legs and locks in the Tarantula. Tajiri lets go and kicks Spike a couple of times. Molly gets on the apron and distracts the referee, Tajiri grabs her by the hair, but Spike gets Tajiri from behind and neck-breakers him, cover: 1-2-kickout. Mikey Whipwreck then starts chasing Molly around the ring which distracts the ref. The Sinister Minister comes in and holds Spike-arms back. Tajiri then goes for the green mist, but misses and hits the Sinister Minister by accident. Spike then spits Acid mist in the face of Tajiri and then hits him with the Acid drop. Cover: 1-2-3. Spike wins. He nails Mikey Whipwreck and runs to the back with Molly celebrating. The Sinister Minister, Mikey Whipwreck, and Yoshihiro Tajiri look very annoyed.)
33.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Backstage.
(X-Pac is standing around waiting for Justin Credible. Justin Credible is standing behind one of the lockers so her can't be seen. He is with Tazz, Raven, the Dudley Boyz, and the Sandman.)
TAZZ: You've gotta kill him, you've got to do it for ECW. You've gotta make him just another victim.
CREDIBLE: I can't do that, he's my friend.
TAZZ: Either do that or tell him to get the hell outta here. This is our show and it's our time. He's just a schmuck and he doesn't belong here.
CREDIBLE: Look, I'll have a word with him and I'll see what he says.
(Justin Credible approaches X-Pac)
X-PAC: Where the hell have you been, man? It's a mad house here, it seems everyone in this company is intent on screwing me. You haven't exactly been at your most supportive and I haven't seen Albert since he was attacked last week on RAW. I can't stand this place, you can't trust anyone anymore and there's a weird smell around here.
CREDIBLE: Look, I'm sorry man, but you're not welcome here anymore.
X-PAC: What?
CREDIBLE: This is ECW country.
X-PAC: What the hell are you talking about, man?
CREDIBLE: Look, I.....
(The Dudleyz, Tazz, Raven, and the Sandman attack X-Pac from behind. Justin Credible looks at his friend, a crumpled mess on the floor and thinks for a moment. He can't believe what he's done. He then takes a deep breath and stomps on X-Pac repeatedly. The others attack him again as well.)
CREDIBLE: EC-fucking-W!
(They then see Spike walking with Molly. They are happy after their recent victory over Tajiri.)
TAZZ: What the hell are you doing, Spike?
SPIKE: Nothing, why?
TAZZ: You're hanging out with a WWF superstar and you know that's not allowed.
SPIKE: Hey, I'm sick of this, I'm sick of everyone bad mouthing my girlfriend. I don't care whether you're in ECW or not, it does not give you the right to treat me or Molly like this.
(Tazz laughs.)
TAZZ: I'm afraid I do have the right because I'm Tazz, the human suplex machine. Beat me if you can, survive if I let you!
(Spike and Molly walk off and the others laugh.)
RAVEN: They will be punished for their sins. He will come round eventually and find his way home again but at the moment he's just a lost soul travelling through the mist. He will come face to face with his demons, but it's going to be along, hard fight for him. He will make sense that ECW is his true home and he will no longer be manipulated by Molly Holly and there is soul will be spared, it will be saved because I will be his saviour and this saviour has already been crucified for his sins. Quote the Raven; nevermore.
(They all look at Raven, confused. The Sandman throws up on the floor after another heavy drinking session. Meanwhile, Spike and Molly make their way to their dressing room.)
SPIKE: Don't worry, Molly. We won't let ECW split us a part.
MOLLY: That's nice to hear.
34.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Arena.
STYLES: (voice-over) This is what we've all been waiting for. This is our main event between Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam.
CYRUS: (voice-over) You know, I'm really looking forward to this match. These guys have had tremendous matches in the past and both of them are what you call special athletes, Joey. You can't teach what either of these two guys has.
STYLES: (voice-over) Well, we're about to find out, here comes the new f'n show, Jerry Lynn finally making his back on television.
(Jerry Lynn comes to the ring followed by Rob Van Dam. The bell rings and they have a stand off in the middle of the ring. Collar and elbow tie up, Van Dam gets the headlock and wrenches back on it, Lynn send him off the ropes, leapfrog by Lynn, Van Dam off the other side, monkeyflip by Lynn, Van Dam lands on his feet, grabs his legs, pulls him up and flapjacks him. Van Dam spins round and legdrops the back of Lynn head, cover: 1-2-kickout. Van Dam grabs Lynn's arms, wraps him around his legs and does La Mahistrol, cover: 1-2-kickout. Van Dam throws Lynn into the corner, runs in, but Lynn gets the boot up. He then jumps at Van Dam and hits him with a tornado DDT, cover: 1-2-kickout. Lynn throws Van Dam into the corner again and hits him with a clothesline. He then puts him on the top turnbuckle and climbs up with him. He attempts a hurricanrana, but Van Dam blocks it, and Lynn falls to the canvas. RVD then spins round, bounces his legs off the ropes and hits him with the Split-legged moonsault, cover: 1-2-kickout. RVD runs off the ropes but Lynn catches him but as he goes to hang him on the top rope, he slips which sends RVD crashing down all the way to the outside. Lynn gets on the top rope and dives to the outside onto RVD. The crowd chant ECW! ECW! ECW! Lynn pulls him up and gets him in a front-face lock, but Van Dam reverses and lifts him up and puts him chest first on the guard-rail, he hangs there for a while. Meanwhile, RVD gets up on the apron, spins around in mid-air and hits him with a spinning leg-drop that sends Lynn's face smashing into the guard-rail. RVD celebrates and poses to the crowd which gives Lynn enough times to get a low-blow in and then he Russian leg-sweeps him into the guard-rail. Lynn drags Van Dam over by the steps. He then gets on the steps, lifts RVD up and piledrives him on the steel steps. Lynn does the RVD pose and then the Superfly Snuka sign. Lynn gets RVD up and rams him into the steps and then whips him into the guard-rail. Lynn takes a run up but gets back dropped into the crowd. RVD then goes up to the top rope and does a somersault plancher off the top rope into the crowd; both men are down and out. When they finally get up, Van Dam drags Lynn back to the ring grabbing a steel chair on his way. RVD puts the steel chair on Jerry Lynn's chest, goes up to the top rope and does a moonsault onto the steel chair and Jerry Lynn. RVD feels the worst effects of the move. RVD then crawls over and goes for the cover: 1-2-kickout. Jerry Lynn gets up and takes a few martial arts kicks from RVD. Jerry Lynn then screams at RVD to hit him again and RVD throws a chair at Lynn which he catches, RVD goes for the Van- Daminator, but Lynn ducks, puts the chair on the floor and cradle piledrives RVD on the steel chair. He goes for the cover: 1-2-kickout. Lynn can't believe it and kicks him a few times in frustration. He then puts a bow and arrow submission on RVD, but RVD manages to escape and flips down on Lynn, cover: 1-2-kickout. RVD punches Lynn a few times on the ground and then hits him with somersault senton. He grabs it and sets it up in the corner and sits down on it while posing, there is a huge RVD chant. Lynn gets annoyed and runs at RVD, but he drop-toe holds Lynn face first into the steel chair. He then puts the chair on Lynn's face and does another spinning leg drop on him. Jerry Lynn is now busted wide open. RVD pulls him up and knees him in the face a couple of times. Lynn goes for a punch, but misses and RVD hits the Van-Daminator in the face of Jerry Lynn only without the chair. RVD then grabs the chair and runs at Lynn, but Lynn does a drop toe hold on RVD which sends his face smashing down on the steel chair. Jerry Lynn then picks up the steel chair and goes to hit RVD with it, but he misses, RVD goes for the Van-Daminator again, but Lynn ducks it, but then suddenly out of nowhere Bill Alfonso comes to the ring and distracts Jerry Lynn. He turns around and RVD hits the Van-Daminator and the steel chair smashes in Jerry Lynn's face. RVD goes up tope and hits the five-star frog splash, cover: 1-2-kickout. Van Dam can't believe it. He then sets up Lynn in the corner with the chair in front of his face. RVD goes to the other side of the ring, gets on top, and hits the Van Terminator, cover: 1-2-kickout. Rob Van Dam can't believe it, he doesn't know what it's going to take to put Jerry Lynn down. RVD starts choking Lynn and then puts him in a sleeper, but Lynn fights his way back up. Lynn elbows RVD a couple of times and then hits RVD with a stunner, cover: 1-2-kickout. Both men are down and seriously hurt. The blood on Jerry Lynn's forehead is dripping down into his eyes, he can barely see. RVD throws Lynn over the top rope, but Lynn lands on the apron, RVD goes for shoulder block, but Lynn jumps, goes for a leg drop, but RVD gets out of the way and Lynn lands hard on the apron. Alfonso then holds a chair on the back of Jerry Lynn and RVD runs off the ropes and dropkicks the chair sending Jerry Lynn flying off the apron and on to the concrete floor. RVD poses and celebrates again in the ring. Jerry Lynn finally gets back on the apron, Van Dam tries to pull him in, but Lynn drops his neck on the top rope. Lynn then does a slingshot sunset-flip, cover: 1-2-kickout. RVD rolls through on top of Jerry Lynn, cover: 1-2-kickout. Jerry Lynn reverses and twists RVD round, cover, 1-2-kickout. RVD rolls backwards and flips on top of Lynn, cover: 1-2-kickout. Lynn grabs RVD's arms stands up, turns him round and backslides him, cover: 1-2-kickout. Lynn goes for a German suplex, but RVD lands on his feet. RVD misses the clothesline and Lynn tries going for another sunset flip, but this time RVD manages to keep his balance. Jerry Lynn lifts his legs and hooks his arms trying to bring him down, but instead, RVD drops down hard in an inverted vertabreaker and RVD sits on Lynn's neck while is head gets crumpled between RVD's body and the floor. Cover: 1-2-3. RVD wins!)
35.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Backstage.
(Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam come backstage and are congratulated by Paul Heyman.)
PAUL E: Great show, guys, you really showed 'em what ECW is made of.
LYNN: Finally I'm getting the respect I deserve.
PAUL E: Now the wrestling industry is ours and we can do what ever we like to it. We can make it extreme as we like, can't we Rhyno?
(Rhyno appears.)
RHYNO: Extreme! Extreme! Extreme! Extreme!
36.Int. TITAN TOWERS.
(Vince, Shane, Stephanie, and Linda are in one of the offices in Titan Towers. Vince looks stressed out and Shane is trying to calm him down.)
VINCE: I can't believe this is happening, I mean, ECW? How could they outsmart Vince McMahon?
SHANE: Whoa, I have an idea that'll bring back the WWF. First I get some of my WCW wrestlers to team up with your WWF wrestlers and then we'll out number them and then wham, wham, wham, down they go! Then Vince McMahon will once again be king of the world.
VINCE: I like that. Vince McMahon, king of the world. So, what have you got?
(Shane unveils his wrestlers: Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, Booker T, DDP, Shane Helms, and Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
VINCE: Okay, do what you have to do, and let the invasion begin. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
37.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW.
(Spike is with Molly Holly in their dressing room.)
SPIKE: Don't worry, Molly, we'll get through this.
MOLLY: Ya think?
SPIKE: Absolutely, I don't care what federation you're in or what federation I'm in, all I want is to love you Molly.
MOLLY: And I love you too, Spike.
(They kiss and leave their dressing room. Raven walks up to them.)
SPIKE: What do you want?
RAVEN: Nothing.
SPIKE: Then could you get out of our way please?
RAVEN: I was just wondering why you're still hanging round with a WWF superstar after we told you not to. Don't worry, you'll find yourself one day.
(Raven walks off.)
SPIKE: Come on.
MOLLY: What are you doing?
SPIKE: I don't want to be here if I'm going to have to choose between you or ECW, are you with me?
MOLLY: Yeah, but I have a job here, even if I'm not part ECW Paul Heyman still allows me to go out there, he's really nice you know.
SPIKE: Not nice enough to stop him from destroying the World Wrestling Federation where we had real jobs.
MOLLY: Look this is stupid, this whole ECW thing is tearing us apart and we promised we'd stick together through anything.
SPIKE: Yeah, you're right, but right now, I need time to think.
(Spike walks off leaving Molly looking very upset.)
38.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Arena.
(Joey Styles and Cyrus are at the commentary position just above the fans. They are standing up, facing the camera.)
STYLES: This has been ECW Hardcore TV.
CYRUS: Oh, it's been tremendous.
STYLES: Tonight, we witnessed a war between Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam, who knows what's going to happen next in ECW. Well that's it for now, I'm Joey Styles along with my cohort, Cyrus, saying see ya next week.
(Styles and Cyrus take off their headsets.)
STYLES: (angry) What were you saying about Italians?
CYRUS: No, nothing, I was just joking. I was talking about Americans.
39.Int. SMACKDOWN/ECW Backstage.
(Spike is sitting in his dressing room alone when Molly comes in.)
MOLLY: Are you okay?
SPIKE: Yeah, I'm sorry about earlier. Listen, I want to talk to you about that.
MOLLY: Yeah.
SPIKE: If you're happy here in ECW even though people abuse you that's fine with me and we'll stay here and we'll get married next week and live happily ever after.
MOLLY: It's about time.
(Spike and Molly walk out of their dressing room, but suddenly Spike picks up a steel chair and smacks Molly in the back with it knocking her out. He looks down and laughs.)
SPIKE: We're going to stay here forever, Molly, because this is ECW.
(He looks across and Raven is standing across the room smiling at him. Spike also has the same devious smile standing over Molly's unconscious body.)