ECW
Episode 2- "Championship"
The theme song hit instantly and ECW came on the air to a loud audience screaming for action. Without delay, Joey and Tazz welcomed the television audience at home and informed them on what was scheduled to take place. As a result of falling off the stage and taking the brunt of a fall last week, Balls Mahoney was not medically cleared to take part in the scheduled three way dance for the Heavyweight title. However, minutes before the show came on, Heyman announced to the crowd that there would be a match kicking off the broadcast that would determine who the third particpant in the three-way dance would be. As of yet, the wrestlers had not been decided. But Paul said it couldn't be Tommy Dreamer, Justin Credible or Kurt Angle.
Also, another match had been decided. Mickie James and Trinity would go one on one for the new ECW Women's title right here tonight. Also, at the end of the show, a special announcement concerning ECW's next Pay-Per-View would be released for the television audience.
For now, the bell had rang and the match was ready to happen. The announcer began. "Ladies and gentlemen, this next contest is for the third and final spot in the three-way dance scheduled for later tonight."
"Should be exciting but I can't help but wonder how much of a disadvantage this could be. Going into a match With Rob Van Dam and Sabu is difficult enough, nevermind the fact that this man will have to wrestle in a qualifying match not 30 minutes beforehand." Styles explained his opinion.
Tazz replied. "Not to disagree Joey but it also could be reversed and work the opposite way. Maybe some extra momentum could help out."
Making his way to the ring first was none other than Sandman with beer and cane in hand. He walked down slowly, climbing the turnbuckle, drinking his beer and crushing the can on his forehead until a small stream of blood slipped down. Up next was the proper return to ECW of Big Stevie Cool... Stevie Richards. He came out to a loud pop from the crowd. Smiling and dancing around, Stevie was having a good ol' time.
Moments later, the bell rang. Sandman went for a swipe with his cane but Stevie ducked it then drop kicked Sandman to the canvas. He followed with a quick pin but to no avail. Sandman started firing back though. He hit a few shots to Stevie's midsection, then surprised Stevie and the crowd with a fine jawbreaker knocking Steve flat on the mat.
Suddenly though, the crowd reacted with boos as Big Show came down the aisle, glaring right through the Sandman. Show stepped over the ropes and Sandman noticed so he started decking Show but Big Show blocked most of them and headbutted Sandman down to the canvas where he dropped an elbow, then a splash. Stevie slipped out of the ring, wanting no part of Big Show.
"BIG SHOW SUCKS! BIG SHOW SUCKS!"
Show then chokeslammed Sandman not once but twice with extra authority on the second one. He then stepped over the rope and stomped back up the aisle. Stevie quickly slid back into the ring and pinned Sandman for an easy 123. The match was over and Big Stevie Cool was in the title match. The crowd was happy with the result but not with the way it happened.
"Well, regardless of how you look at it, Stevie Richards will now be part of the triple threat." Styles said.
Tazz followed. "Ya know, Big Show may have seriously helped Stevie. I'd go as far as to say that this has put Stevie in good position to possibly win this thing."
ECW Women's Championship...
ECW on Sci-Fi went to commercial. When it came back, the stage was set for the ECW Women's championship match. Both competitors were in the ring and awaiting the bell. The bell rang and away they went. Trinity knocked Mickie off balance with a couple rights, followed by a forearm uppercut, followed by a drop toehold. The challenger backed off and strutted around the ring while Mickie got back up and regained her bearings. Mickie went for a clothesline but it was ducked. Trinity then knocked Mickie back into the corner. At that point, Trinity set Mickie up on the turnbuckle then climbed up and performed a flawless hurricanrana.
The crowd cheered and she went for a cover but Mickie barely kicked out. Feeling the excitement of the moment, Trinity picked Mickie up and was gonna go for a dragon suplex but the champion backed into a corner rather harshly. James put some distance between her and Trinity, then charged with a clothesline into the turnbuckle. Then a couple chops, followed by a couple punches, and the small combo was ended with a monkey-flip to the middle of the canvas. Mickie waited for the challenger to rise to her feet and then she almost decapitated her with a Mick Kick. She covered but to no avail.
Mickie got back up, Trinity did as well albeit a bit slower. James was going for a move when Trinity punched her in the stomach then hip tossed her. Acting quick, Trinity went for a standing moonsault but Mickie put her knees up. Then Mickie made it to her feet rather quickly, booted Trinity in the stomach, and then planted her with a picture perfect tornado ddt. From there, it was academic. 1 2 3.
"Mickie James wins her first ECW match and retains the Women's championship." Styles said.
Just then, though, the Full Blooded Italians made their presence felt by slowly walking to the ring, an angered look in their eyes directed towards Mickie.
"Oh, now wait a minute here." Joey said. "Don't tell me this group is gonna go after anyone and everyone that happens to cross them in some way."
Tazz followed up. "I know she's a newcomer and all but there's no need for this."
Little Guido was smiling his sinister little smile as they circled the ring and eventually poured in. They surrounded Mickie as Trinity slowly made it up to her feet, holding her head. Mickie put her fists up, not going down without a fight. But suddenly, from the crowd, out came the jobber from last week... Block! He rushed the FBI and popped them with punch after punch, and a few kicks. He managed to knock Little Guido out of the ring. Twas all for not though when he was caught with an inverted double underhook facebuster by Tony. He also performed a swinging neckbreaker for good measure.
Meanwhile, Mickie had slipped away during the chaos. And outside the ring, Little Guido was clearing the commentator's table. In the squared circle, Big Guido was lifting Block up in a Press Slam much like the week before. Tony then climbed the turnbuckle and pointed to the table. The crowd's excitement started rising to an amazing level. Big Guido threw Block from the ring crashing down onto, and through, the table at Tazz and Joey's feet.
"HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!"
"Oh my god, they killed him." Joey said, staring at the dead-like form of Block.
ECW on Sci-Fi went to commercial, leaving the audience with the image of a lifeless Block. When ECW came back on the air, the ring was cleared. Joey and Tazz received word that Al Snow was backstage following Mickie James who was looking for Block. Block, though, was receiving medical attention. Al asked her a question. "Mickie, what are your thoughts on your official ECW debut?"
She was still in the midst of regaining a normal breathing pattern, not to mention tired from her match with Trinity. "My thoughts are... I need to adjust my style if I want to survive. Who was that guy that came in?"
"That would be our latest jobbe... err... I mean rookie. His name is Block." Al said, thankfully correcting himself before making Block look any worse than he already did.
Mickie nodded. "Block, huh?" then walked away.
Al then turned back, looking at his mannequine head. "C'mon, what did I tell you about helping me out?"
Ringside...
Back ringside, a surprise came. The surprise being CW Anderson in normal attire, standing in the middle of the ring. After a couple nonchalant waves to the crowd, CW began... "I don't want to take up too much time so i'll be brief here. I watched One Night Stand, I watched the series premiere last week, i've read all the stories and rumors leaking on the internet about ECW. Something in particular has caught my eye though. That something is actually a someone. That someone is... Kurt Angle."
There was a short round of boos with a couple cheers sprinkled. CW continued. "I've heard people say that Kurt is the greatest shoot wrestler of all time. I've heard, and read, many things about Kurt. You see, i've kind of been studying him as of late." . He chuckled very briefly. "Which may sound wierd but I don't care. I guess what i'm saying is... to get to the point... I want to see if this Kurt Angle is all he's cracked up to be. If anyone is having trouble understanding... I wanna wrestle Kurt Angle in an ECW ring as soon as god damn possible!" . Anderson then dropped the mic and exited the ring, his face full of intensity and a crowd full of cheers.
"CW Anderson wants Kurt Angle in the ring? Chalk up a vote for me, i'd love to see that." Styles commented.
"Damn, if it happens... i'd love to see it too." said Tazz.
"Well, everyone, after the break we will have the triple threat elimination match for the ECW World's Heavyweight Title. Stay tuned."
Main Event...
ECW came back from the commercial break, primed and ready for the big match. Big Stevie Richards was already in the ring, awaiting his opponents. Next to appear was Sabu. Then, after a minute wait and a round of RVD chants, the next man made his presence felt with an electrifying entrance. RVD jumped into the ring and walked over to a corner, away from his competitors. The referee held the ECW Title high above his head and then the bell rang.
The match started with Sabu and Richards both targeting Van Dam but being bested by him. RVD snuck in a couple forearm shots to Stevie, then to Sabu. Then he landed a sidekick to Stevie's chest, knocking him back through the ropes and onto the floor. RVD was gonna jump out when Sabu grabbed his arm and whipped him into the ropes and nailed a nice dropkick. Sabu then quickly turned attention to his other opponent by climbing up the turnbuckle and leaping down onto Stevie Richards! The crowd was about to rile up a chant when RVD shushed them then did his signature pose just before performing a running somersault senton splash over the ropes and onto the two men below.
"WHOLE FUCKIN' SHOW! WHOLE FUCKIN' SHOW!"
It looked like a car wreck on the floor. Poor Stevie was nearly crushed under Sabu and RVD. After the two high-flyers got back up, they exchanged blows until Rob grabbed a chair, threw it to Sabu and he caught it but threw it right back at RVD catching him in the face and knocking him out flat. Sabu then booted RVD, picked him up and whipped him into the rail. He then set up the chair, ran, and jumped off of it, launching himself down onto RVD and causing them to both spill into the crowd.
"You are witnessing an instant classic, folks! ECW is back and hasn't missed a step." Styles commented.
"ECW! ECW! ECW!"
By now, Stevie was back up and dragged Sabu back over the rail. He then layed in a few chops and rammed Sabu back against the rail. Sabu fired back though, nailing Stevie with a couple chops of his own, along with a couple punches. They eventually found themselves back in the ring. Richards got a couple more punches in then went for his Stevie sidekick but Sabu caught his foot, tripped him up then catapulted Stevie to the corner where he hit his face against the very top of the ring post. Sabu then quickly got up, ran to the ropes and back and hit a picture perfect lariat clothesline when Stevie was stumbling to the middle of the ring. There was a cover but Stevie kicked out. Once Sabu got up and distanced himself, the blood on Stevie's face was clearly visible.
Slowly but surely, RVD was getting back into the ring, only to be kicked in the side and knocked off the apron to the railing by Sabu. Sabu waited for Richards to get back up before executing a fine scoop slam piledriver followed by his signature submission... the camel clutch! It wasn't long until Richards was tapping and eliminated from the bout.
Then, getting a second wind, RVD entered the ring with a chair though he simply set it aside. He hit Sabu with a barrage of forearms then irish-whipped him to the ropes, performed a leap-frog then popped Sabu with a dropkick. Rob then stuck the chair in a corner, wedging it between the top and mid turnbuckles. From there, he whipped Sabu into it, stinging his back, then charged and hit multiple shoulder-thrusts accompanied by a back flip and roundhouse kick that sent Sabu over the top rope and dangerously close to the steel steps. RVD looked to the crowd...
"ROB... VAN... DAM!"
RVD then got out of the ring, scooped his opponent up but Sabu slipped out of it, turned RVD and set for a vertical suplex in the aisle. Why the aisle? Because it was nothing but concrete! Sabu got the suplex off without a hitch and Rob's back was hurting bad. The man JR dubbed 'The Maniac' sat up and made it to his feet, picking RVD up and dragging him to the stage area. Along the way, he snuck in a few punches then booted RVD down to the floor. Sabu then set up a table! After that, he layed in a couple more boots to RVD who was getting up, then he went across the aisle and grabbed a chair that one of the fans handed him, momentarily holding it up for the crowd to see. They roared!
Joey Styles spoke up. "Wait, I know what he's gonna do now. He's going for an Arabian Facebuster!"
Out of nowhere, RVD jumped up and devastated Sabu with a Van Damninator! Thinking quick, acting quicker, Van Damn scooped Sabu up and layed him down across the table. RVD shrugged, knowing it was crazy, but he wasn't one to shy away from anything extreme. RVD headed up the stage, got atop the railing that had been recently put up... then jumped off with an amazing fiver-star frog splash!
"OH MY GOD!" Joey screamed.
"Holy shit!" Tazz exclaimed.
"ECDUB! ECDUB! ECDUB!"
The chants and cheers went wild! After a couple minutes, RVD and Sabu started crawling back to the ring. Once ringside, RVD went back on the offensive. He hit a quick kick combo then got Sabu back into the ring. At that point, RVD sprung to life, ran across the ring and back and executed a rolling thunder move to perfection! He went for the cover but Sabu's foot was already on the rope. Van Dam took a moment to catch his breath then grabbed the chair in the corner. He waited until Sabu was back on his feet, albeit weakly, then went for a jam strike into the gut but Sabu blocked and grabbed the chair away then struck RVD in the gut. He followed up by striking RVD in the head, the finished with hitting him once more with the steel chair. Rob was layed out flat in the ring but Sabu wasn't dumb enough to believe that would be enough to keep this performer down. Sabu then ran to the ropes, with chair in hand, and springboard moonsaulted off with the chair, landing on RVD but possibly hurting himself just as much with the chair. Sabu growled in pain and rolled to the ropes, cluthing his stomach and gritting his teeth in pain.
For a minute or two, both men were down and struggling just to get up. This title match was really taking its toll on both their bodies. The atmosphere was alive though and full of energy. Both of the wrestles were feeding off of it and fueling their strength with it. RVD was up, Sabu was up. They both went back to the ropes, came across, Rob ducked a clothesline, then Sabu ducked a clothesline, then RVD leap-frogged, then again, then Sabu slid under his legs and school-boyed him but RVD kicked out. The chain continued when RVD went for a roundhouse kick that was swayed and Sabu whipped him back in the ropes, then Sabu ran against the ropes but horizontal while RVD was going vertical. Suddenly, they collided! Both were down and out!
The hardcore crowd showed their appreciation with a standing ovation. The ref administered a ten count, Sabu was up by 7 while RVD was up by 9. Sabu then got a punch in, RVD fired back with a couple of his own. They see-sawed, both on the brink of exhaustion. RVD then went for a northern lights suplex but Sabu blocked and countered with a ddt. He then grabbed that chair, thankfully not broken yet, and climbed the turnbuckle. He was gonna go with a leg drop, with the chair under his legs. Sabu jumped but RVD moved and he landed harshly on the chair, on his legs and it killed!
On reflex, his tank on empty, RVD body slammed Sabu down. He then dropped the chair on Sabu, and then he went up the turnbuckle himself. He took a moment, catching his breath, feeling the painful and exhausting effects of a long match, then jumped down with a frog splash but Sabu rolled out of the way and RVD landed flat on the chair, bouncing up upon impact!
"I don't believe it! RVD could be busted up inside, bleeding internally! Sabu could have a broken knee or two!" Styles said, engulfed in the match-up.
"This is insane, Styles! This is god damn insane!" Tazz said excitedly, watching on.
Holding his right knee, doing his best not to cry out in pain, Sabu crawled back over to his opponent and made the pinfal. 1... 2... 3! It was over! Sabu had become the heavyweight champion!
"SABU WINS! SABU BEATS RVD IN WHAT HAS TO BE AN UPSET!"
The ringside announcer officially capped off the match. "Your winner and NEW ECW WORLD'S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION... SABU!"
Holding his ribs, hobbling on bad legs, Sabu accepted the title and held it high as the photo's were taken and a standing ovation was given. At that point, ECW on Sci-Fi went off the air. As it did though, a black screen was shown with bold white letters reading...
ECW returns to Pay-Per-View on August 13th live from Chicago for ECW HEATWAVE '06!