The man, the myth and sometimes 205 Live legend that is Dom Van Dam was in charge of what the WSBF lads watched this week and it was only fitting that he chose a show featuring his hero, Rob Van Dam.
The Van Dominator has plumped for ECW Heatwave 98 in what is our fist foray into the Extreme world of blood, guts and gore that was the 1990's alternative wrestling scene. I for one am looking forward to reading these write-ups, so let's get to it... OH MY GAWWWWWD!
JERRY LYNN v JUSTIN CREDIBLE
By Shafi
I'm tired. My body aches. I'm the wrong side of 30 and my hair is disappearing faster than Brock Lesnar after a title defence. I try to fire up the WWE app but it won't play. I uninstall the app but then can't remember how to reinstall it. When did technology pass me by? It's in that moment that I realise I've become my father. I eventually work it out but the Network looks completely different... I don't like change.
Thankfully WSBF are taking it back to a simpler time this week. A time before bullying went online and still consisted of casual beatings from bigger kids. A time when Freddos were 10p. A time when watching an ECW PPV involved going to the local video store, flicking through their catalogue, ordering the VHS and waiting two weeks for it to arrive.
The latter is exactly how I watched this PPV for the first time in 1999/2000. And let me tell you, it was glorious. This was one of the best PPVs I had ever seen and certain moments are still etched in my memory 20 years later. It was iconic.
What I don't remember is Randy the Ram vs Aldo Montoya. Who allocates these matches?!
I look at the match listings and realise that I'm curtain jerking it this week - funnily enough, when this PPV aired that was my favourite hobby. Probably explains why I didn't get invited to too many sleepovers.
PJ Polaco is to make his entrance first accompanied by not one, not two but THREE valets. The most striking of these is Nicole Bass, an absolute mountain of a woman who could cut diamonds with her jawline. She looks like a cheap Chinese Joanie Laurer ripoff. It must be said that she does look very intimidating - so intimidating in fact, that her eyes appear to be scared of each other.
Mr Polaco finally makes his way out of the curtain and it is clear why Vince thought he looked better with a jockstrap taped to his face. He's reinvented himself in ECW as 'Justin Credible' (get it?) and his gimmick appears to be that he is a walking false advertisement lawsuit.
Joey Styles remarks that Nicole Bass "should be called Russia because she's so much bigger than Chyna". Making the direct comparison here only makes Bass look worse.
Jerry Lynn is out next. Lynn is suffering from Arn Anderson Disease - he was born aged 45 and hasn't aged a day since. The ring announcer introduces Justin Credible with his valets. Chastity is a white trash crackwhore. Jason is "The Sexiest Man Alive". For all the barbs I've thrown at Nicole Bass she is the only one of the four whose name isn't dripping with irony (although some may argue that she isn't actually a fish).
The bell rings and they lock up, JL hits an arm drag before they exchange chops in the corner to a loud chorus of "WOOOOOOO" which must infuriate Shane Douglas who is on commentary. Credible ships Lynn into the corner and Jerry tries to jump off the middle rope and turn in mid air to hit a sunset flip, but their timing is off and they are rewarded with the ever warming chant of "You Fucked Up".
Credible goes for his spinning tombstone finisher but Lynn rolls through for a 2 count before clotheslining Justin over the top rope. Jerry climbs the top rope and hits a plancha to the floor. Joey Styles ensures to emphasise that there are no mats on the floor at ECW but refrains from mentioning the lack of healthcare or reliable payroll system. So hardcore.
Back in the squared circle and Lynn hits a front suplex that Justin clearly takes all of on his knees only to belatedly sell his face in what should be known as the 2002 Rivaldo Special. It strikes me that Credible kinda looks like X-Pac if you shaved all of Waltman's hair and wrestling ability off.
On commentary, they discuss how shit Justin was in the WWF, I fail to see what's changed.
Credible gains the upper hand with a reverse DDT. Lynn is slumped in the corner and Jason holds a chair across his face as Justin hits a running knee. Credible then hits a deadlift powerbomb on the chair for a two count.
Lynn is thrown to the outside and Chastity distracts the ref which allows an assault by Jason and Nicole. Credible joins in only for Lynn to mount a comeback. Jason then chops Lynn two feet away from the ref's face which goes unpunished and makes the initial distraction pointless.
Back in the ring and Lynn reverses an Irish whip to the corner that Credible takes like Flair, before hitting a clothesline. Up to the top rope and Credible comes off with a combination of an Axe Handle Smash and the fabled Flying Nothing which is reversed into a flapjack. This match has been going on a while and my old man bladder needs a break.
I return to the action lighter than ever with a renewed sense of tolerance. Justin hits a sidewalk slam that admittedly looks pretty cool. He immediately slaps on a chinlock to quell any dangers of me having any interest in ever watching him wrestle again. The two men go through a pin reversal sequence and then Jerry hits a powerbomb for a two count. Neither man will quit but I want to.
Lynn hits a top rope frankensteiner for another two count. Jerry goes to the top rope and hits his very own Flying Nothing that is reversed into a powerbomb that gets ANOTHER two count. I don't mind near falls but there is no sense of drama in this match and every kickout feels inevitable.
Credible brings a chair into the ring but Lynn hits a DDT onto it. He covers Justin but Chastity puts his foot onto the bottom rope and I am shocked that someone with such a name would have less than pure intentions. I haven't felt this betrayed since Owen kicked Bret's leg out of his leg.
Lynn perches Credible on the top rope and hits a frankensteiner to the outside through a table! I'm literally on the edge of my seat, heart racing with baited breath waiting for the inevitable two count...
Jerry rolls him into the ring and covers only for Chastity to distract the ref. Jason and Bass enter the ring and eat a powerbomb and a low blow respectively for their troubles. Chastity then takes it upon herself to face off with Lynn. Credible holds Lynn for a Chastity low blow but ends up eating it himself and Lynn escapes. Jerry then shows his dedication to equality by hitting a tombstone on Chastity.
Lynn sits Credible on the top rope and goes to hit another frankensteiner but it is reversed into a second rope tombstone in what is a genuinely scary looking move. If Lynn kicks out of this I will never write for WSBF again.
1-2-3! The match is over to the great relief of myself and my two fans. I don't know how long that match was but Ric Flair has had marriages that were shorter. I did not enjoy this match, it felt like a slog to get through. The only saving grace is that Justin Credible and Nicole Bass never made One Night In Russia. Maybe 2019 isn't so bad after all.
WINNER - JUSTIN CREDIBLE BY TOP ROPE TOMBSTONE
LANCE STORM v CHRIS CANDIDO
By Charlie Robery
EE-SEE-DUB! This week’s NWW is our first visit to ECW. What a time, what a place and this PPV is a good’un! My match is Lance Storm vs Chris Candido.
First pop of the match and the bell hasn’t even sounded. Accompanying Chris Candido to the ring as valet is Tammy Lynn Sytch, better known as WWF’s Sunny and for... some other stuff. The crowd are loving it. She was something else in the 90's. Only Candido could rock that look (turns out the head gear is to protect surgery on a ripped ear…fair fucks), running around the ring like a chicken and still get hold of Sunny.
On with the action and these two are ripped (not just your ear, Chris). It’s a cagey start, lock up after lock up but the first big move of the match is hit by Lance Storm; a huge spinning heel kick, taking Candido out.
Back and forth with the chops to the chest…I feel sore just watching it! Storm takes advantage and gets Candido in the corner, giving him a few slaps for good measure. Uh oh…off comes the head gear. Let’s see that ear, then…
Battling out of the corner, Candido takes it to Storm and gets him out of the ring. With Storm on the outside, Candido decides to go high risk and the crossbody connects! Tammy’s impressed.
Irish whip by Candido sends Storm to the ropes and before he has the chance to return, his legs have been snatched from beneath him by Sytch. I would love to hear what Twitter Lance Storm would say to that. He gets up all the same, dropkicks Candido and goes chasing after Tammy (insert Benny Hill music).
She heads in the ring and the two competitors face off again. Lance goes for the hurricanrana but is caught mid air and sent back where he came from with a running Tiger Bomb.
I was never a big Lance Storm fan back in the day, purely because he didn’t really have a character, but looking back, he was as technical a wrestler could be. That and he’s very good entertainment online now. Who’d have thought?
Candido, formerly one half of the WWF’s Bodydonnas, is a wrestler I can only remember for his work in the WWF, albeit only a couple of years and know more about the tragic circumstances of his death than his in-ring work. Which makes me glad to have watched this, because he had the ability.
For thinking Storm was boring back in the day (I blame Stone Cold Steve Austin), this is entertaining. Suplex to the outside, a baseball slide to send Candido into the front row and topped off with a springboard crossbody from the top rope into the first row! So good!
It’s approaching slugfest time and that’s to do with what they’ve put each other through. Lance drags Candido up to the top turnbuckle and suplexes him in the middle of the ring. Back up top he goes and connects with the spinning heel kick. Not enough to put him away, though!
What’s this?! Tammy has given Chris Candido a big bag of Charlie Sheen! And Lance Storm slaps it right up in Candido’s face (what a waste!) A blinded Candido hits out and knocks down the referee! Super kick by Storm and Candido is out for the count. Up top goes Lance Storm and he’s ready to finish it, when in comes Tammy, grabbing his arse before dropping him on his nuts. Wouldn’t get that in 2019…
Tammy is arguing with the ref and the still blinded Candido goes for the roll up…on the ref! On his way down, he grabs Tammy, whose top comes undone. Oohh matron…
Back with vision in his eyes and victory in his sight, Candido meets Storm on the top turnbuckle and hits the blonde bombshell. 1-2-3…what a match! Tammy’s jubblys are still on the loose as she celebrates with her man.
WINNER - CHRIS CANDIDO BY BLONDE BOMBSHELL
MASATO TANAKA v MIKEAWESOME
By Pete Hitchcock
Full disclosure - this is my second Awesome vs Tanaka match I've seen. They have had quite a few. Based off how great the first one I saw, which was from 2000 if I remember correctly, this should be absolutely great.
I load up the network and see the RVD promo backstage first. Man, he's really good as a colossal dick. The swearing isn't bleeped on the network, which is cool. Awesome is fucking jacked. He has the same shit mullet hair that Kensuke Sasaki made famous. Tanaka looks older in some ways than he does in their 2000 match.
They get right in each other's faces as soon as he gets in the ring. The ECW crowd are surprisingly progressive and are way into Awesome. Let it never be said that they were just the stereotype fans you might expect!
Fast paced start but not quite as insane as they would later get.Still, though we're doing belly to bellies instead of chain wrestling. The slingshot shoulder block looks great! Awesome really lays it in even on basic moves like a clothesline over the ropes. And then the Roman/Undertaker style swan dive, in minute two of the match! Okay, sure!
Tanaka has got nothing in yet and even when he gets an opportunity for a shot, Awesome ducks and counters. Oh wait, I'm wrong, he's got a powerslam and he's on offence. Tanaka grabs a steel chair. Normally this would make you the inferior 'wrestler' but this is ECW so a running chair shot into Awesome's head is basically a fantastic ZSJ mat sequence to these fans.
Awesome casually dumps Tanaka over the top rope to take a breather. There's a table right by the ring, I didn't see either set it up. There is a duelling chairs spot. I like this match. Oh lord, Awesome just leapt right into the crowd from the top rope. The man was a physical freak. Joey Styles isn't nearly as over the top here as he would get later.
Awesome Bomb barely gets two, that's weird. Shows you how tough Tanaka is but that feels early for that spot. Awesome having the name he does means he can just call every move an Awesome whatever. It works. Some of them really are awesome. To pull it all off at his size IS awesome.
Tanaka hulks up through chair shots but a freaky one right to the skull takes him out. That hasn't aged well. Running release Awesome Bomb is basically the Razor's Edge, or its really cool cousin the Border Toss. It looks painful as hell.
Tanaka has still got next to nothing in the match. Apparently this is the first time we've ever seen him hurt, I find that hard to believe given how this match is going. He is getting his ass properly kicked here. Tanaka gets Awesome up for a cruxifix powerbomb of his own- OH GOD HE CRUXIFIX POWERBOMBS AWESOME THROUGH THE TABLE! Now that is karma! He rolls Awesome inside, but the Mullet somehow kicks out at 2.9. That was legitimately close.
ROARING ELBOW gets another really late kick out. I'm told Roaring Elbow just comes from mishearing Rolling Elbow but it's a cool name in its own right. A really smooth Tornado DDT on a Steel Chair gets Tanaka the three count and the win!
He had to work for that one to be fair, Awesome looked like a monster before defeat. I think I can see where Lance Archer got a lot of inspiration from for this year's G1 in terms of pulling out crazy shit you don't expect from a big man.
This was a really enjoyable match but I prefer the one from 2000 I saw just for how fucking lunatic it was. This however, was really solid and just the right length featuring a smart finish.
WINNER - MASATO TANAKA BY TORNADO DDT ON A CHAIR
ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - RVD & SABU (C) v JINSEI SHINZAKI & HAYABUSA
By DVD
G’day lads and welcome to my first pick for the new “full show” format of Nerd Watch Wednesday. I thought as Heatwave 98 was my choice for a show, it was only logical that I give some insight in to my decision.
There were two criteria for my choice of shows; a Rob Van Dam match for your humble narrator to digest and a decent overall show as to not ruin any of my mates’ Wednesday evening. So here we are with probably my favourite ECW PPV and it’s time for: “Not the Show Stopper; The Whole Fucking Show.”
I’ve been waiting about as patiently as a youngster eagerly looking forward to Christmas Day for the chance to weave a yarn about my childhood hero, Rob Van Dam. People often ask me about my relationship with RVD and how I came to bear his moniker as a nickname amongst a lot of my pals.
In the year 2000, I had never seen ECW before. I grew up with WWF and drank down Nitro quicker than current day DVD drinks Guinness. In Australia, we just never had the tribe of extreme; not on TV, home video and definitely not via dial up internet. That is of course until my local video store, Video Ezy, stocked Hardcore Heaven 2000. I rented that tape every weekend for about six months until I’m sure the reel was onion peel thin.
The show was headlined (in my eyes) by a match between Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn, and 13 year old DVD had simply never seen anything like it. I became obsessed with RVD immediately; mesmerised by his athleticism, creativity and coolness. I only had this one match to study, but I studied it much more closely than I did for any of my secondary school exams.
I learnt the sequences and even the commentary and tried to recreate both in my backyard with my mates (XBW for life). I think the fact that I didn’t have any other reference point to this mysterious athlete added to his allure and by the time he debuted for the WWF in 2001, the mystique meant that he was already my hero as he walked down those stairs and through the crowd on Monday Night Raw.
These days, I don’t like to watch too many RVD matches. It’s a bit like The College Dropout or 500 Days of Summer; in my mind they are an art form, connected to a particular period in my life and listening/watching them as an adult may ruin the nostalgia. But today I’ll make an exception.
Earlier in the evening, Mr Monday Night and Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) cut a promo that is designed to show the competitive rift between the two athletes which will come to a head at Guilty as Charged 2000. Van Dam’s hamartia is arrogance and during this time, the audience believed that the only way he could be beaten was his own hubris.
Shinzaki, in his full Hakushi gear is out first with the hugely innovative and influential Hayabusa entering behind him down that famous ECW PPV ramp which will play a major part in our next match on the card.
Watching the match on the WWE Network, means that we miss out on Pantera blasting over the arena speakers for the natives of Battle Creek and Bombay Michigan’s, entrance. You can still see the fans pump their fists along to the non-existent music though and rumour has it that if you hold a bong to your ear you can still hear “RE-SPECT! WALK!” repeatedly whispered in time.
RVD and Sabu “quarrel” over who will start this one and it’s the arrogance of Mr PPV squaring off with Hayabusa. The story in the early going is how Van Dam’s self-confidence is both his strength and weakness as every time he gains the upper hand with his athleticism, he refuses to make a tag and immediately loses the ascendency to his opponents.
Sabu is like a caged animal on the outside, his gimmick was so believable, and when he finally gets the tag he goes to work like a house on fire and lifts the pace of the match (and stops any selling whatsoever) from here until the conclusion. It’s back and forth stuff and even with the lack of selling, or rules, or much psychology, there are some really cool spots and things that must have been fairly cutting edge in 1998.
After a triple jump dive from Sabu in to the front row, Van Dam throws his partner back in to the ring side area with the exact same disdain and force as he throws his opponents. Back inside and all tag rules are obviously out of the window. RVD has Shinzaki in The Inverted (Mexican) Surfboard and here’s Sabu off the top with a chair to the exposed sternum of the former Hakushi.
It’s Springboard City here, all 4 lads have come off the ropes multiple times. It’s this fast paced action that typified the tag defences of Van Dam and Sabu; Hakushi even kicks out of a version of the 5 Star Frog Splash. There’s a Powerbomb/Stardust Press combination by the FMW boys; Rolling Thunder/Slingshot Leg Drop combination from the ECW boys. If you like a car crash match, this one is definitely right up your street.
There’s a Top Rope VanDaminator and I wonder if this might be the first time he hit that move on PPV because Joey Styles seems to have never seen it before. The fans are at fever pitch after what was probably the most impressive move in RVD’s repertoire and Hayabusa sells it for all of about 6 seconds.
The finish mercifully comes after another assisted VanDaminator and an Event Omega style double Guillotine Leg Drop, from opposite corners, from the champs, through a single table. This is the same move that nearly cost Van Dam his eyesight later in their run but here it’s hit perfectly.
To continue the unpleasantness between the champs, Sabu pushes RVD off of the pinfall and takes the glory away from the Whole F’N Show which does not sit well with the World Television Champion. This was about the only bit of storytelling or psychology in what was otherwise just spot, spot, Spot the Dog. I don’t care; 13 or 31 I still love this nostalgia.
WINNERS - RVD & SABU BY DOM'S NOSTALGIA AND A DOUBLE LEG DROP THROUGH A TABLE
FTW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - TAZ (C) v BAM BAM BIGELOW
By Daniel Wildash
ECW Heatwave 98. Never watched it but I am now. Bam Bam Bigelow v Taz for a championship I've never heard of. Should be a barnstormer! Bam Bam out in his classic flame leotard that looks straight out of blades of glory. Taz's music hits and Joey Styles calls him "the most miserable son of a bitch I have ever met in my entire life".
Wrestlers in 1998 literally look like they could kill you with ease. Can't say the same when I look at Epico and Primo Colon, to be honest Bell rings and we are underway. Bam powerbombs Taz with ease and Taz shrugs it off like it's nothing whatsoever. Few scuffles, then Taz hits a Samoan drop on Bam.
Out onto the entrance ramp now accompanied by horrific camera angles. Bam is in the crowd and Taz attempts a cross body to which he gets slammed into the barrier for. Bigelow lands a chair shot and continues to carry Taz through the crowd, whilst the crowd continue to shout EC-DUB.
Big whip by Bam on Taz into a row of chairs. This is very ECW. Just waiting for a barbed wire bat
to pop up now. Bigelow takes Taz over to the corner of the arena and literally chucks a barrier onto his head Minoru Suzuki style.
Taz pops up, takes out the legs of Bam and pins him for a two count. They wade back through the crowd to unleash more pain on each other. Arm bar by Taz onto Bam Bam still in the crowd. Nothing comes of it and they continue to make their way back to the squared circle.
Chair shot by Bam Bam onto Taz. Another two count. They've made it back into the ring finally and it was worth the wait as a big powerbomb from Bigelow almost kills Taz. Set up in the corner now and he whips Taz right through a table.
It ain't an ECW match without a table being broken. The remains of the table are set up in another corner. Bam tries to whip Taz into it again but a counter means Bigelow t-boned straight into it himself. Nasty.
Back out onto the entrance ramp now and a recovered Beast From The East looks to finish the job on Taz. He lifts him up and in my best Joey Styles voice,.. OH MY GAAAAWD! Taz reverses into a DDT that sends them both straight through the entrance ramp. A massive ECW chant rocks the arena followed by Holy Shit ones.
Bam is somehow up first, staggering on the ramp and HERE COMES TAZ. He leaps onto Bigelow, locks in the Tazmission and it's over. It looked he may have got the ropes but this was in 98 so who cares right?
WINNER - STILL YOUR FTW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, TAZ
THE SANDMAN, TOMMY DREAMER & SPIKE DUDLEY v THE DUDLEYS
By Matt Connolly
Ok. So I've got the treat of the Main Event. My expectations are not as high as they could be but everyone loves The Dudleys and The Sandman is my favourite worst wrestler, so I'm sure at the very least we are going to get some mad spots and the crowd will be scorching.
The Promo for this is Beulah McGillicutty getting a 3D. Also a lesbian kiss thrown in because "ECDUB!" Joey Styles cuts an impassioned promo about how he cannot remain impartial and that The Dudleys are criminals and scum. It's really good actually and sets the scene well.
We cut to the ring and that guy with the neckbrace who makes the sex rhymes (Joel Gertner, cheers google) is walking to the ring with two other dudes who I dont know. Followed by The Dudleys, rolling as a three piece with Big Dick Dudley as the Heavy.
One of the randoms has a mannequin with a picture of Beulah's face on it. Oh, I think one of these is Sign Guy Dudley. Bubba's cutting a promo now. Sign Guy's sign says "Marks fear Bubba". Very apt in 2019.
He calls a guy fat. He says he banged some guy's Mum. It's all great banter! Now Gertner has the mic. Or should I say Joel "I always leave them sore, But they keep coming back for more" Gertner. 1998 was a Mood wasn't it?
He introduces the Mannequin as Beulah McGilli-slutty. Little Prostitute joke thrown in. Then a broken rectum joke at Sign Guy's expense. He then introduces the Dudleys. His final line being "The Man who drove Beulah's head into the Canvas with such impact she didn't know whether to Urinate, Defecate or Ejaculate BUBBA RAY DUDLEY!".
"Somebody cut his Mic!" demands Styles. Couldn't agree more, mate. Here come our faces. They all have a Ladder each. Spike obviously a Small one because he is tiny. Sandman has his Cane whilst smoking and popping open a cold one up the ladder. He is America as far as I'm concerned. He smashes the can off his head until he bleeds from his brain as standard. He looks an absolute state but I defy you not to love it.
The arrival of The Sandman raises big cheers from the crowd. Match starts and it's actually a Tag Match? I thought it was gonna be a big tornado style brawl? We start with D-Von and Dreamer. Dreamer hitting a Top rope Neckbreaker after a minute. D-Von tags out to Bubba.
The Crowd want Spike to tag in, so Dreamer obliges. They have a great Big Man/Little Man exchange which includes a nasty Bubba bomb. After playing Ricky Morton for a bit, Spike manages to turn the tide when Sandman leathers Bubba with a beer can.
Bubba decides to tag Big Dick in. Sandman also tags in. Sandman is easily the most over here. He looks like he has already wrestled an ironman match with his Crimson mask and wringing wet beer hair.
The match breaks down on the outside after Sandman clotheslines Big Dick over the top. Dreamer and D-Von are off into the crowd. In the ring are Bubba and Sandman. I'm not sure if this match has any rules. The ref is not counting Bubba in or Big Dick out, so maybe Bubba is legal now? Lucha Rules? I think I'm over thinking it.
There is nobody to tag on the apron anyway but now and again the clatter of a chair hitting someone is heard. Sandman takes control and hits the best/worst Rana of the top rope I have ever seen. (Everything The Sandman does is The best and The worst).
Big Dick decimating Dreamer with a chair that the camera finally lets us see. Big Dick is bleeding like a stuffed pig. The Dudleys all team up on Dreamer whilst Sandman and Spike set a ladder up. Spike is also bleeding too now. This ladder looks flimsy as Hell. Spike climbs and nails all three Dudleys with a dive. That was cool!
The crowd go bananas now with the "E-C-DUB" chant in full flow and we even get the infamous "OH MY GAWD" from Styles. So back to blading bingo and D-Von is next. Sandman hits a nasty and completely unsafe looking Swanton Bomb on him with the ladder in between. It's actually an awesome spot to be fair. D-Von is selling it like a Priest released a Demon from his soul.
Sandman is thrown out by Big Dick. Bubba hits Dreamer in an identical way to Sandman and D-Von previously and it looks equally gross. Dreamer spilling Red aswell so just Bubba for the set now.
Spike hits his Bulldog finish on Bubba and goes for a count so it's at this point I am going to just stop caring about legal men. He gets a two as D-Von breaks it up. Sidewalk slam to Spike on the ladder. Just Nasty. He's straight up though. The art of selling is lost here but the art of brutality is alive and well.
Dreamer gets Sign Guy in a figure four whilst Sandman has a whip round to get every chair from under the ring. The fake Dudley ref piledrives the Beulah mannequin which Dreamer hates so Dreamer gives him the real thing. Gertner is in now so just the 10 people in the ring.
The ACTUAL MATCH REF helps Dreamer put him in a Tree of Woe. All the Dudleys are also in the tree of woe. I'm completely lost but it is fun. Then its baseball dropkicks with chairs for The Dudleys and Gertner. The Ref hits Gertner with one because why not who cares at this point.
Crowd pops huge and thats the point isn't it? Dreamer driver on D-Von for two. Big Dick hits a sit out powerbomb on a ladder to Dreamer and then throws Spike through a table on the outside. Sandman hammers him with a Cane before Bubba nails Sandman with a barely protected chair shot that has CTE written all over it.
Bubba tries to end Dreamer with a splash but misses, hitting the ladder. Dreamer drags him up and hits The Dreamer DDT on a ladder for the win!
Post match a huge Jeff Jarrett wannabe smashes Dreamer with a Guitar. Dudleys are getting their heat back when music hits. ITS NEW JACK, THE ORIGINAL GANGSTER!!!!! He brings a trolly full of Goodies with him as well.
The crowd is going Loopy here! Its compete carnage and we get 3 minutes of every Dudley getting slaughtered with every weapon possible plus the shopping trolly. That was a Match. Lots happened and I enjoyed a lot of bits in it.
WINNERS - THE SANDMAN, TOMMY DREAMER & SPIKE DUDLEY BY DDT ON A LADDER
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