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00:00ECW Hardcore TV is on the air from the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia,
00:06Pennsylvania, not one, not two, but three.
00:11You main event tonight on Hardcore TV
00:15issues will be settled here in South Philly.
00:20Up first, the six man tag team of Simon Diamond, Swinger,
00:26and The Enforcer, CW Anderson, will take on desperately
00:31Danny Doering, Roadkill, and Tommy Dreamer.
00:35The king of old school, Steve Carino, goes one on one with his
00:41former tag team partner, the US male, Scotty Anton.
00:45And first time ever, one on one,
00:49the Japanese buzzsaw, Yoshihiro Tajiri, takes on Seiko Sensei.
00:55The tag team of Simon Diamond and Swinger had a problem.
01:02They were tired of being a comedy act.
01:06So they dumped their comedic entourage and hooked up with the new
01:11generation of the Anderson family, The Enforcer, CW Anderson,
01:17who took the moment right out of Simon and Swinger.
01:22And the only ones laughing now are Simon, Swinger, and CW Anderson.
01:28Will they get the last laugh here tonight on Hardcore TV against Roadkill,
01:33Danny Doering, and The Innovator of Violence?
01:36Before our first main event, we go to comments now from the king of old school,
01:41Steve Carino, talking about his matchup tonight against the US male, Scotty Anton.
01:45I cheated to score a pinfall victory over New Jack,
01:52and I don't apologize for that.
01:57I cheated at the ECW arena to score a pinfall victory
02:03over the American Dream Dusty Rhodes, and I don't apologize for that.
02:10I cheated to score a pinfall victory over the Japanese Buzzsaw,
02:16Yoshihiro Tajiri, and I don't apologize for that.
02:22And I cheated to score a pinfall victory over
02:26The Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer, and I don't apologize for that either.
02:35So tonight, on Hardcore TV, Scotty Anton,
02:41by hook, by crook, or by clap,
02:49I guarantee that I'm gonna score a pinfall victory over you.
02:56And I'm not gonna apologize about that.
03:01Clap this, you son of a bitch.
03:03I'm taking you out.
03:05The Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer,
03:10making his first appearance back here in the ECW arena,
03:16since winning the World Heavyweight title from Tags.
03:22Tommy Dreamer never got to wear the championship belt.
03:27He was goaded into a matchup by Just Incredible,
03:32who had just thrown down the World Tag Team title belt.
03:37Cyrus is what?
03:39Tonight on Hardcore TV, Steve Carino,
03:42you're gonna pay the price for being an ingrate.
03:45How could you spit in the face of this network when this network made you a star?
03:50I suppose you slapped out your mother after she gave birth to you.
03:54I suppose you probably choked out the first dumb bitch who gave you a piece of ass.
03:58Well, Carino, tonight I'm gonna revel,
04:01and I'm gonna watch while this man takes you apart
04:05and teaches you a lesson for being an ungrateful son of a bitch.
04:09Buddy, buddy, calm down.
04:11Calm down, because, buddy, I'm in a foul mood tonight.
04:15Stevie, little Stevie,
04:18tonight I am ready to give each and every person the clap.
04:27I am so confident about what's gonna happen tonight
04:31that I'm gonna make a promise.
04:33Tonight I am going to hook my hole in the very middle of that ring.
04:42And if I don't, buddy,
04:46I'll quit.
04:47What?
04:48I'll quit ECW.
04:50I'll quit the network.
04:52Hell, I'll go home from Philly.
04:55I won't even stick around.
04:56Hell, I'll go back to WCW.
04:59Whoa, how's that for a threat, pal?
05:01Easy, easy.
05:02Because tonight I'm gonna give everybody out there
05:07a very serious bad case of the clap.
05:16Oh, I love this.
05:18This is holding me in a good mood.
05:20This is the greatest, isn't it?
05:22Tremendous.
05:24This is the greatest gimmick ever.
05:30Gimmick?
05:31I'm not a gimmick.
05:33How dare you call me a gimmick?
05:35Baby, baby, baby, you are doing so fabulous.
05:37Let's get in here before you lose your motivation.
05:41Wait, Charlie.
05:43Is that camera still on?
05:45Oh, yes, it is.
05:47Ooh, daddy.
05:48Oh, baby, this is great and all,
05:49but let's go finish what we started.
05:51All right, this won't take long.
05:58Well, if no one else catches it,
06:00the Blue Boy will have the clap here tonight.
06:04Your first of three main events underway.
06:07Simon Diamond starting things off
06:09against Dastardly Danny Doering.
06:11Rehearsal, deep arm drag by Simon Diamond.
06:14Clothesline, duck.
06:15Japanese arm drag by Danny Doering.
06:18Simon sets the ride, puts the brakes on.
06:20Fireman's catching now on Doering.
06:22Going for the Simonizer.
06:24Doering with the inverted atomic drop.
06:28Going for the bareback.
06:30Free elbows, free Simon Diamond.
06:32Doering now puts on the brakes as well.
06:35And there's the bareback Doering was looking for.
06:41Simon Diamond makes the tag.
06:43In come the enforcer, C.W. Anderson.
06:48He doesn't want Doering, he wants Roadkill.
06:55Last week on Hardcore TV,
06:57C.W. Anderson stole a victory from Tommy Dreamer
07:01thanks to Simon and Swingler.
07:02You can bet Anderson will avoid Dreamer here tonight
07:06in Philadelphia.
07:07Instead, he calls out Roadkill, and he gets Roadkill.
07:13Roadkill beats Anderson to the punch.
07:17Amish whip.
07:19Roadkill set his head.
07:21Clothesline, duck.
07:22Belly to back suplex, nicely done by Roadkill.
07:26The big man now coming to the outside.
07:28The 300 plus pounder climbing the ropes.
07:31What balance for a big man.
07:34But misses the leg drop.
07:36Super kick right to the face.
07:38Roadkill was wide open.
07:41C.W. Anderson now hammering Roadkill.
07:47Anderson charges and runs into a wall.
07:51A barn wall.
07:56Roadkill drives the elbow into the sternum of the enforcer.
08:01C.W. Anderson now looking to make a tag.
08:04That might be a wise move.
08:06In come Swinger.
08:09In come Swinger.
08:19And the fans want to see the innovator of violence, Tommy Dreamer.
08:30There's the tag to Tommy Dreamer.
08:33Swinger looks a little apprehensive about taking on Dreamer.
08:36And why not?
08:37No one competing in ECW today has more experience wrestling in that ring,
08:43in this building here, the ECW arena,
08:46than does the innovator of violence, Tommy Dreamer.
08:51Dreamer ties up with Swinger.
08:54Dreamer back into the corner.
08:58No clean break.
08:59Swinger going right to work on Tommy Dreamer.
09:01Right hand.
09:07Nice hip toss out of the corner.
09:12Swinger now brings in Danny Doering.
09:14John Finnegan putting Doering back out.
09:19Swinger gets caught.
09:21Swinger gets caught going for the stomp.
09:22The clothesline is ducked.
09:26Dreamer mocking Swinger and tosses him.
09:33C.W.'s calling for a timeout.
09:35There's no timeout in wrestling.
09:41Thus far, Doering, Roadkill, and Dreamer
09:43getting the better of Simon Swinger and C.W. Anderson.
09:46Philadelphia!
09:52Simon has a problem!
09:56Now it's obvious that they're breaking every rule in the book right now.
10:02What?
10:07But, the fact still remains, we look better than you do.
10:14You look better than they do?
10:16So, I am going to have to say,
10:23I am calling for a pose-down.
10:29You can't call for a pose-down.
10:31Right here in the center of the ring.
10:33Not in the middle of a wrestling match.
10:37This is not a bodybuilding contest.
10:43Swinger, you're our man.
10:45You're our boss, C.W. Anderson.
10:48You're our boss, C.W. Anderson.
10:50You're our boss, C.W. Anderson.
10:57Swinger, you're our man.
10:59Get in there and show them
11:01what a world-class physique looks like.
11:07Okay, I'll play along.
11:08We're gonna have a pose-down.
11:11Look at the size on those shoulders.
11:13Look at that physique.
11:14Look at that.
11:16Look at that chest and arms.
11:19Look at that pinched nerve.
11:21Look, he injured himself.
11:23He injured himself on the most muscular.
11:27And Danny Dory will represent his team.
11:34Doesn't quite have the cuts of Swinger.
11:36I hear he makes up for it in birth, though.
11:40He does.
11:45Apparently, Tommy Dreamer wants to represent
11:47their team with a pose-down.
11:56No, not to be outdone.
11:58Roadkill.
11:59Roadkill is gonna represent his team with a pose-down.
12:03I've seen this routine before.
12:06Where's that theme song?
12:09I am a real ombudsman or something like that.
12:13And C.W. Anderson breaks up the jocularity
12:17with a steel chair.
12:22And Simon Diamond's ruse paid off after all.
12:27And Simon Diamond's ruse paid off after all.
12:35Simon Diamond, one of the more cerebral athletes
12:38competing in the sport today,
12:40had a plan coming into this matchup,
12:43but didn't plan on Roadkill fighting this hard
12:45out of the corner.
12:47Hook to the eye by Simon Diamond.
12:49Simon now took the ride, took to the clothesline,
12:52collided with his own tag team partner,
12:54Roadkill up on the shoulders.
12:56Swinger breaks it up.
12:57Double face first sweep.
12:59Roadkill into the canvas.
13:02Swinger now stomping away.
13:09There's the tag to the enforcer.
13:12The fans rallying behind Roadkill.
13:14Roadkill takes the ride.
13:17Swinger breaks on.
13:19Anderson takes the ride.
13:21There's the dirt road slam.
13:26But Roadkill is crawling towards the neutral corner.
13:29He's got to turn around.
13:30He's got to make a tag to Roadkill.
13:35In comes Simon.
13:36In comes Tommy Dreamer.
13:38Down goes Simon.
13:39Down goes Swinger.
13:40Down goes the enforcer.
13:42And we're going to do it again.
13:45Clothesline sends Simon Diamond all the way to the outside.
13:49Dreamer going out after him.
13:56Tommy Dreamer now hammering Simon Diamond on the outside.
14:03Simon hits the steel guardrail and hooks.
14:07Roadkill throws Swinger over the guardrail.
14:10Roadkill throws Swinger over the guardrail.
14:16And this six-man tag team wrestling match has degenerated.
14:21Degenerated into a South Philadelphia street fight.
14:29They're brawling up into the bleachers.
14:32Tommy Dreamer and the enforcer C.W. Anderson now atop the bleachers.
14:42And Tommy Dreamer is raining down right hand by Vince Chuck.
14:52The ECW arena is being torn apart.
14:55The ECW arena is being torn apart.
15:00Tommy Dreamer is mauling C.W. Anderson.
15:08Breaking his eyes on the ropes.
15:19The innovator of violence has struck again.
15:26Knife Edge chomping the corner.
15:37Dreamer chomping at whatever's in front of him.
15:40Reversal out of the corner.
15:41Dreamer gets the Buddha into the face of the enforcer.
15:44Thrown behind by Dreamer.
15:47And there's Dreamer's DDT.
15:49This will be all Swinger makes the save.
15:56And there's the swing thing.
15:58The swing thing on Tommy Dreamer.
16:01Dreamer wisely rolls to the corner.
16:03In comes Roadkill.
16:08There's the side slam on Swinger.
16:13Roadkill throws Swinger into the canvas.
16:18Scoop.
16:20And now Swinger is tied to the tree of walk.
16:26Here's the steel chair in the face of Swinger.
16:36And Tommy Dreamer drove it home.
16:39Spinebuster. Spinebuster.
16:43Danny Doring now.
16:45Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
16:51Doring drilled.
16:56Double springboard clothesline.
17:07Doring and Roadkill say this is the end.
17:10They're going for the buggy bag.
17:15Roadkill has Simon Diamondhook.
17:17Doring up top.
17:19There it is.
17:20The buggy bag connects.
17:22Cover.
17:24This one's over.
17:44Still to come tonight.
17:46Exclusively on Hardcore TV.
17:49Steve Carino.
17:51And up against the master of the clam trap.
17:55Scotty Anton.
17:57And first time ever.
17:59It's an international one-on-one contest.
18:02The Japanese buzzsaw.
18:04Former world TV champion Yoshihiro Tajiri
18:09goes one-on-one against psychosis.
18:13All this and so much more tonight on Hardcore TV.
18:20Welcome back to ECW Hardcore TV.
18:23I'm Joey Styles at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
18:28Don't forget, still to come.
18:30Steve Carino one-on-one against Scotty Anton.
18:33And Tajiri takes on psychosis.
18:37She is the manager of the world heavyweight champion.
18:40The most controversial female in ECW history.
18:45She is the queen of extreme, Francine.
18:49But earlier this evening, here at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia.
18:55Francine tried to address the crowd about the broken nose that she suffered last night.
19:01But the fans would not let Francine have her say.
19:05Now, ECW Hardcore TV presents an exclusive interview
19:11with the queen of extreme, Francine.
19:18You know, other women in this business think
19:20that just because they rub their bodies down with oil
19:23that it makes them a sex symbol.
19:25Look at me. I'm the queen of extreme.
19:28I have a broken nose. I have two black eyes.
19:31But I go in that ring every night and I take one hell of a beating.
19:35Look, toots, any time you want a beating, you just come see me.
19:39Hey, what?
19:40Hey, watch the way you talk to the light.
19:41Watch the way you talk to me.
19:43I'm talking about my broken nose.
19:45Look, I don't do broken noses. I do broken necks.
19:47I do broken backs. I do broken legs.
19:50Right, Spike Dudley? Right, Lori Fullington?
19:54Right, Sherman? And right, Rob Van Dam?
19:57See, Rob, I'm the ECW World Television Champion.
20:03Hey, I'm the ECW World Heavyweight Champion.
20:08Yeah, that belt looks really nice.
20:10Yeah, it looks really nice, right?
20:11Well, the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, he's not just the coolest.
20:16The ECW World Heavyweight Champion, he's not just the best.
20:20This ECW World Heavyweight Champion is just incredible.
20:26Big f***ing deal!
20:29Yeah!
20:33This is your second main event here tonight on ECW Hardcore TV.
20:39A good old-fashioned grudge match.
20:42The US male, Scotty Anton, still in the deep pockets of the network that is TNN.
20:50Well, deep pockets, except when it comes to promoting ECW.
20:54Scotty Anton turns on his former tag team partner, Marino.
20:59And tonight, he must face him.
21:06Looks like Scotty Anton's giving everyone the clapper.
21:11Insert your own joke here.
21:23You never get right up in your box.
21:26Giving you the clap makes my body rock.
21:30Yeah, I wanna give you, give you the clap.
21:34Scotty Anton earlier tonight in the men's room with Cyrus made it very clear.
21:38He made a promise that if he did not hook his clap trap in this matchup, he would leave ECW.
21:45Hell, he said he would even head back to WCW.
21:48They've got lots of openings this week.
21:53And this is Steve Carino's first appearance here at the ECW Arena since turning his back on the network.
22:05And Steve Carino's getting a standing ovation for being his own man.
22:10Steve Carino has bled buckets to stand on his own.
22:16And listen to that ovation.
22:19Did you ever think you would see the day when ECW fans, especially fans here in the ECW Arena,
22:28would give that kind of reception to Steve Carino?
22:31Ladies and gentlemen, introducing first in the corner to my left,
22:35weighing in at 228 pounds, from Atlanta, Georgia,
22:41he is the U.S. male and the king of the clap, Scotty Anton.
22:53And his opponent to my right, weighing in at 225 pounds,
22:59from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the king of old school, Steve Carino.
23:11Big announcer, Steve Adams,
23:14who is wisely hightailing it out of the wrestling ring before this matchup starts.
23:19If we might get him to officiate this grudge match, he's going to have his hands full.
23:26There's the bell, many of you ought to wait for it.
23:29We've got a fistfight going on in the center of the ring.
23:32And Carino is getting the bell.
23:34Carino is getting the bell.
23:35And it's up.
23:36And it's up.
23:37Quick reversal.
23:38Drop down.
23:39Leapfrog.
23:40And Carino drives over right here.
23:47Nice front kick by Carino.
23:49Big neck breaker.
23:52That's old school.
23:57Thus far this matchup has been all...
24:01Give it to Cyrus.
24:06Cyrus able Scotty Anton to turn on Steve Carino right at ringside.
24:13And you can bet it's only a matter of time before Cyrus
24:17takes his ugly mug into the middle of this matchup.
24:21Reversal out of the corner.
24:22Tip off Anton's knee.
24:24Carino's caught.
24:26And driven into the turnbuckle.
24:29Great strength being displayed by Anton.
24:33And now Carino tied up the corner.
24:38Anton pulling back on the chin.
24:42And Cyrus getting encouraged to break his neck.
24:45Cyrus encouraging Scotty Anton.
24:48Jack Victory.
24:49Winner's Jack Victory.
24:50Standing ovation.
24:51He was at the side of Steve Carino.
24:54But as he sold out to the network,
24:56as did Scotty Anton,
24:57Jack Victory was not there when Scotty Anton turned on Steve Carino.
25:03Jack Victory had not made his intention clear yet.
25:09Is he here in the corner of Steve Carino?
25:11Is he here in the corner of the US male Scotty Anton?
25:18This is just humiliating.
25:21Anton making Carino do the clap.
25:26I got you.
25:31I don't know if that will cure the clap.
25:32It will certainly complicate your condition.
25:37Steve Carino with the T-bone on Scotty Anton.
25:44Great explosive is being shown by Carino.
25:49Get over here, you son of a bitch.
25:52Carino switches up Anton.
25:56Anton with the go behind.
25:58Go slow.
25:59Switches up Carino.
26:02And drops him across the top rope.
26:06And drives both boots into the side of the head.
26:15And once again there's that noxious clap.
26:20And Scotty Anton.
26:22Scotty Anton going for his clap trap.
26:25He promised he'd lock it on or he'd leave ECW.
26:28Carino is fighting off the clap trap.
26:33Carino back to his feet.
26:40Carino now throwing those left hands.
26:43And still Justin Rhodes trying to kill him.
26:46But it's not how I feel tonight.
26:48The team wouldn't mind at all.
26:53Anton's hit hard to the corner.
26:58There's the old school explosive.
27:01He got it.
27:02And Cyrus just saved Scotty Anton.
27:06Here comes Jack Victory.
27:08Jack Victory nailed Cyrus.
27:12Jack Victory hammering Cyrus in the corner.
27:16Scotty Anton from behind.
27:18Belly to back suplex shoves Carino on the back of his neck.
27:25Carino moving to the outside.
27:32Scotty Anton now going after Jack Victory.
27:35He promised he would lock on the clap trap or he'd leave ECW.
27:38He never said who he'd lock it on.
27:40And now Anton has made good on his promise.
27:43Jack Victory to the clap trap.
27:50Anton had his eyes closed.
27:52He opened them up to see Steve Carino on the super kick.
27:56Carino gets the do.
27:58Steve Carino gets the win over his former tag team partner Scotty Anton.
28:11Carino has broken free and triumphed over the network.
28:17The World Television Champion Rhyno and the World Heavyweight Champion
28:23is just incredible and better take notice.
28:26A new era has begun here in ECW.
28:31And at the forefront is this young man, Steve Carino.
28:37A future champion, there can be no doubt.
28:40Everyone has better be on notice.
28:43Steve Carino means business.
28:47Steve Carino has cemented his spot as a superstar here in ECW.
28:53I can't believe he actually turned his back on the network.
28:59This is your third and final main event here on ECW Hardcore TV.
29:06It was in this very building, the ECW Arena back in 1995.
29:13That Shirkosis built his reputation here in the United States
29:18against Ray Mysterio Jr.
29:43Don't go back! Don't go back!
30:00It was in this very building, the ECW Arena in 1999
30:06that Yoshihiro Tajiri made his reputation here in the United States
30:13against Super Crazy.
30:17Tajiri has competed in Mexico.
30:20He is very well versed in the lucha libre style of professional wrestling.
30:27But is he versed well enough to get a victory over Shirkosis?
30:37Ladies and gentlemen, introducing first, weighing in at 200 pounds,
30:44from Tijuana, Mexico, returning to the ECW Arena this evening,
30:50Shirkosis!
30:59And his opponent, weighing in at 183 pounds,
31:05from Yokohama, Japan, the Japanese buzzsaw,
31:10Yoshihiro Tajiri!
31:23Referee John Finnegan to officiate this very high-profile matchup
31:28that both competitors must win.
31:31Quite frankly, neither athlete can afford to lose.
31:45Shirkosis looking for the leg. Tajiri wouldn't give it up.
31:53A tie-up in the center of the ring.
31:56Waist lock now by Shirkosis, takes down Tajiri,
32:00and immediately goes to work on the neck.
32:05Shirkosis saying, asking for an early submission.
32:08Tajiri now turning it into a modified single-leg crack.
32:15But Shirkosis giving up.
32:20No assist, Shirkosis.
32:22Shirkosis now comes up with a leg, grapevines both of them.
32:32And turns it into a fallen arrow.
32:36Tajiri on top, barely gets away.
32:47You can feel it, this one's gonna be a classic.
32:52Tajiri!
33:02He laced the fingers.
33:08Test of strength, Shirkosis got the better of that one.
33:12Tajiri though, breaks and steps through.
33:15Single-leg trip, takes Shirkosis over with the arm drag.
33:19Tajiri now floats over, takes Shirkosis down,
33:22but he couldn't give it one count, another standoff.
33:45As for a very evenly contested matchup,
33:50it's like two boxes, just feeling one another out,
33:54the opening rounds of a championship fight.
34:02Shirkosis now going to work on the leg of Yojiro Tajiri.
34:06Tajiri caught that kick.
34:10I don't think Shirkosis wants to trade kicks with Tajiri,
34:13although very smart strategy to incapacitate his legs.
34:16He can't kick you, he can't beat you.
34:21Shoulder block, down goes Shirkosis.
34:24Drop down now, leap frog.
34:28Up and over goes Tajiri.
34:30Deep arm drag by Shirkosis.
34:35Tajiri now, hooks the arms,
34:38takes Shirkosis over nicely long.
34:40Full head of speed.
34:43Tilt to whirl, spin kick, duck.
34:46Single-leg takedown, not even a one.
34:48Back the other way, single-leg takedown,
34:50not even one on the leg sweep.
35:13Tajiri.
35:21So far, neither competitor able to do a direct advantage
35:26over his opponent.
35:43Shirkosis once again going to work on the leg of Tajiri,
35:46now kicking away.
35:55Great big jump.
35:59Tajiri, step to the right out of the corner,
36:01gets the foot up in the face of Shirkosis.
36:08Excuse me.
36:10Excuse me.
36:12Tornado DDT countered.
36:18Tajiri, driven face first into the canvas.
36:28Not a lot of respect being shown
36:30by either competitor to their opponent.
36:41You shall be free!
36:43Tajiri, step to the right, no reversal.
36:45Ducks his head, sunset flip.
36:48Tajiri hangs on.
36:52Shirkosis down.
36:55And Salah gets the left shoulder up.
36:58This time it's the right shoulder.
37:03Now it's a nice bridge.
37:06And Tajiri.
37:08Oh my God, did you hear that?
37:12Tajiri going downstairs and upstairs on Shirkosis.
37:27Shirkosis once again wide open
37:29and Tajiri kicked him right above the ear.
37:33Tajiri now working over Shirkosis on the turnbuckle.
37:42What a chop.
37:48Shirkosis trying to cover up.
37:52But nowhere, nowhere is safe in that ring against Tajiri.
38:03Shirkosis has to start mounting
38:05an offense against Tajiri.
38:06He puts the brakes on him.
38:13Shirkosis charges and misses
38:16all the way to the steel ring post
38:18and hits the concrete floor.
38:23And Tajiri is down.
38:25Tajiri is down.
38:27Steel ring post and hits the concrete floor.
38:34Oh my God.
38:47Well, Jairo Tajiri just completely
38:50hurtled the top rope with a somersault lunge.
38:58Tajiri tearing a page
39:01out of Shirkosis' playbook with that last dive.
39:08Reversal.
39:10Tajiri hits the steel guardrail in hard.
39:15Tajiri now drop rips first across that guardrail.
39:31Here comes Shirkosis.
39:33And Shirkosis plunges himself
39:36over the top rope towards Tajiri
39:39but I think he overshot his target.
39:43I think Shirkosis did more damage to himself
39:46than he did to his opponent.
39:49Shirkosis is down.
39:52Shirkosis is down.
39:54Shirkosis is down.
39:56Shirkosis is down.
39:58Shirkosis is down.
40:00Shirkosis did more damage to himself
40:02than he did to his opponent.
40:04It was a brazen blow on Tajiri
40:06but Shirkosis hit the chairs and the concrete floor
40:10here at the ECW arena at full speed.
40:14Shirkosis is down.
40:27Shirkosis drives the chair across the shoulder blades
40:30of Yojiro Tajiri.
40:38Tajiri thrown back over the guardrail.
40:44Shirkosis is down.
40:52Shirkosis going up top.
40:56Perhaps going for a top turnbuckle
40:58hood and jaw run over a missile drop kick.
41:01Tajiri trying to catch Shirkosis
41:04and instead took his full body weight
41:07right in the chest down went Tajiri
41:10but the back of Shirkosis head hit the canvas.
41:15Shirkosis is down.
41:25Shirkosis is down.
41:34Shirkosis is down.
41:36New Calories' ex-referee John Finnegan.
41:39♪
41:46Tajiri now looking for the Powerbomb.
41:49Sikosis lands on his feet.
41:53Body scissors.
41:55Nice counter by Sikosis.
41:57Wheelbarrow suplex hooks the legs.
42:01Gets it two and a half.
42:03♪
42:09Sikosis questioning the count.
42:12Finnegan making it very clear it was only a two.
42:15♪
42:20And Sikosis drives both boots
42:22right to the side of Tajiri's face.
42:25♪
42:34Sikosis talking trash in the corner.
42:36Tajiri to the right.
42:38Sikosis charges and misses again.
42:41This time launches himself on the top turnbuckle
42:45and gets tied to the Tree of Love.
42:47♪
42:53Ow!
42:56♪
43:03Tajiri drives both boots into the face of Sikosis.
43:08♪
43:16The fans chanting one more time,
43:18but Tajiri doesn't speak any English.
43:20♪
43:24Lateral press.
43:27Tajiri really didn't have any body weight
43:29across the shoulders of Sikosis.
43:32♪
43:37What a chop.
43:39♪
43:45Sikosis with the reversal.
43:47♪
43:52Tajiri with the hood on Calvada through the legs.
43:54Nice counter by Sikosis.
43:56Now hooks the legs, gets a two-and-a-half result.
43:59♪
44:04Couple of unbelievable, outstanding,
44:07breathtaking near falls by both contenders.
44:10And they both go for the clothesline.
44:13We've got ourselves another stalemate.
44:15♪
44:22♪
44:30Tajiri cinching up Sikosis.
44:34Tajiri was going for the Brain Buster,
44:36didn't get it, instead used the Whipperstab
44:38with a muscle-like kick.
44:40Damn, that was close.
44:42♪
44:47Tajiri trying to figure out a way to put away Sikosis.
44:51Sikosis right now just trying to cover up.
44:54♪
45:04Tajiri now setting up Sikosis on the top turnbuckle.
45:08Sikosis fighting off Tajiri or is he?
45:12Drives Tajiri headfirst down into the canvas.
45:18And Sikosis says that is it.
45:20He's going for his top turnbuckle leg drop.
45:23If he hits this, this matchup is over.
45:27He got it.
45:29♪
45:32Cover, hook of the leg.
45:34♪
45:39How in the world did Tajiri get the left shoulder up?
45:43Easy now! Easy now! Easy now!
45:47Easy now! Easy now! Easy now!
45:51Tajiri and Sikosis now getting back to their feet.
45:56Tajiri breaks up the Flying Body Scissors,
45:59simply tries to kick into the groin.
46:02Oh!
46:05Oh!
46:08Sikosis may be out, and if he's not, he's about to be.
46:13Oh!
46:16One, two, three.
46:18Oh!
46:21Will anyone ever forget this evening of wrestling
46:27from the EGW arena?
46:30Easy now! Easy now!