00:00The End
02:08The Superfly Jimmy Snuka, the ECW TV champion, which means quite simply, Sully, he is the best wrestler on ECW
02:17television today.
02:18He's got quite a match ahead of him today, Paul Lee. Philadelphia's favorite son, JT Smith, in the ring.
02:25And I think JT's going to be drawing a lot of energy from this packed house at the ECW arena.
02:30Oh, I'm sure he is, but, you know, the Superfly is very, very confident here tonight.
02:35The Superfly, two matches in one night.
02:38Never before done.
02:39Two title defenses in one night.
02:41I said to the Superfly, Superfly, let me be at ringside with you.
02:45Let me protect the investment.
02:47He said, no, I can handle this match all by myself.
02:51And he's not in there with just any pushover.
02:54He's in there with a guy with tremendous potentials, JT Smith.
02:58You've got that right.
03:00All right.
03:01The Superfly's confidence level must be sky high.
03:04I was wondering why you weren't at ringside, and you just explained it.
03:08Unbelievable.
03:08Now, let's give credit where credit's due.
03:11Nice, clean break by Superfly, Jimmy Stuka.
03:13A little intimidation factor.
03:16He gives a little slap to the ribs.
03:18Can't hurt the man.
03:19It's legal on the break.
03:20And JT, too nervous.
03:23JT, too uptight in the match, in the ring with Superfly, Jimmy Stuka.
03:28Notice how cool.
03:29Notice how calm.
03:30Notice how collected the Superfly is.
03:33Here, these two tie up again.
03:34Collar and elbow tie up.
03:36JT, up, into a side headlock on the Superfly.
03:39He's going to wrench down on the Superfly.
03:41Right now, JT's trying to figure out exactly what to do.
03:43I mean, he has them, but what does he do with them?
03:47Up, Superfly Stuka whips JT across.
03:49Nice shoulder block by JT Smith.
03:51Step over by Smith.
03:53Into a hip toss by Jimmy Stuka.
03:55Beautiful move by Jimmy Stuka.
03:56Jimmy Stuka, if you notice, keeping on his feet right now.
03:59Keeping that point of balance within his turf.
04:03With Jimmy Stuka not wanting to leave his feet.
04:05Jimmy Stuka keeping the match at his pace.
04:08And when you dominate the pace in a match, you dominate the match itself.
04:13Paulie, you might want to explain something else to me here.
04:15I see this week, or, you know, at the Super Suttler Sizzler here,
04:19Jimmy Stuka's got the boots on.
04:20The last time I saw Stuka, he was sans footwear.
04:23Sometimes he's got the boots on, sometimes he goes barefoot.
04:26Care to explain, Paulie?
04:27Sure.
04:27It all depends on what kind of mood the Superfly is in.
04:30It depends on his opponent.
04:31There are times when the balance of Superfly Jimmy Stuka is better for a certain opponent,
04:37whether it be height, whether it be a weight advantage,
04:39whether it be because he can maneuver around the guy better,
04:42whether the man has a great amount of girth.
04:44Maybe the Superfly will want his toes to feel the match.
04:47Now the Superfly, with the boots, a different amount of leverage,
04:50a different type of match he's going to wrestle.
04:52If you notice now, JT, whoa!
04:54Nice power slam by JT Smith.
04:56Caden gets to the Superfly, and Jimmy goes to the outside and regroups.
04:59A very intelligent move by Jimmy Stuka.
05:02Much like when a quarterback runs out of bounds,
05:05instead of getting tackled by an offensive lineman,
05:08Superfly Jimmy Stuka goes to the outside.
05:10He has a 10 count.
05:12He can get up to 9 on the outside, regroup,
05:14and then he goes back in, and the match starts all over again.
05:18Jimmy Stuka always knowing where he is ringside.
05:21He knows that count at all times.
05:22It may seem that he might get counted out,
05:24but you're right at the count of 9.
05:26The Superfly slips back into the ring,
05:28fully rested and ready to go.
05:30Fully rested and ready to go.
05:31And again, notice JT, leery of the Superfly,
05:35not knowing what to make of the man from the Fiji Islands.
05:37So Superfly dominating the match, controlling the pace,
05:41taking it to JT,
05:42knowing that JT will not be taking it to him.
05:45And again now, in sheer defiance,
05:47Tony is back on the man of a safe!
05:49He rolls him off, JT Smith!
05:50Oh, a quick two-count there, Paulie.
05:53We almost had a new TV champion.
05:54But great presence of mind by Superfly, Jimmy Stuka.
05:57That caught him off guard,
05:58but he got himself right to the rope
06:00so he could rethink, regroup,
06:02get himself back on the pace that he was wrestling at.
06:05So far, a rather slow-paced match, as it may be, Paulie.
06:08You're right.
06:09I'm used to seeing these two fly around the ring
06:11and a bit more of a fleet of foot, as you may.
06:15Things haven't quite heated up here.
06:16Oh, a nice chop, though.
06:17Wham!
06:18That wasn't nice.
06:19That was vicious.
06:20And Superfly, Jimmy Stuka,
06:22now showing JT Smith
06:23what happens when you enlighten the Superfly.
06:27Irish Webb duck under of that.
06:29Oh, a nice fly across.
06:30Body blocked by JT Smith.
06:31There's a cover.
06:32One, two.
06:33Oh!
06:33Jimmy Stuka again, able to kick out,
06:35but at that two-count, Paulie,
06:37that's two close balls in a row here.
06:39He was a half-second away
06:40from being a former ECW TV champion,
06:43but notice something.
06:44Superfly stayed down on one knee,
06:46didn't get right back up,
06:47didn't go back into a fight with JT Smith.
06:49He controlled the tempo of the match,
06:51and now again,
06:53JT not wrestling at his pace,
06:55wrestling at Snuka's,
06:56and nobody can wrestle against Jimmy Stuka
06:59when Snuka dominates the pace.
07:01Jimmy Stuka working over that already injured knee of JT Smith.
07:05You saw it, man.
07:06Oh, again, a clip to the back of the knee of JT Smith.
07:10What kind of dirty tactics is that, Paulie?
07:12Hey, it's legal.
07:13It's clean.
07:13A man is injured.
07:14He came into a fight at a disadvantage,
07:16and Superfly Jimmy Stuka did not have that disadvantage.
07:20He had an advantage,
07:22and he's taking advantage of that advantage as we speak.
07:26He absolutely is.
07:27Oh, that's the fourth time he's kicked JT Smith in the knee.
07:30Clipped him once.
07:31He's kicked him in that knee three or four times.
07:34I don't know if JT's going to be able to continue here.
07:36He's out on his feet.
07:37He's chopping JT Smith down to size.
07:40Superfly Jimmy Stuka.
07:42He hits this.
07:43It's all over.
07:44A pile driver.
07:45Oh, a jumping pile driver by Jimmy Stuka.
07:48Driving the head of JT Smith into the mat.
07:51Why is he going for the cover, Paulie?
07:53Because now he knows he has his man beat,
07:55and now Superfly Jimmy Stuka setting JT Smith up for the coup de grace.
08:02Superfly Jimmy Stuka is prepared to fly.
08:06Here he goes, fans.
08:07First of all, after that, a fan breaker.
08:09Jimmy Superfly Stuka up to the top rope.
08:12It's patented by splash.
08:14It's all over.
08:16Unbelievable, fans.
08:18There's one.
08:18There's two.
08:19There's three.
08:20Jimmy Superfly Stuka, the first of two successful TV title defenses here at the ECW.
08:26Oh, ECW.
08:29Oh, it's Superfly.
08:33Oh, it's Superfly.
08:33Oh, it's Superfly.
08:34You've got to feel pretty good about that one, Paulie.
08:37I feel great about it.
08:39Superfly Jimmy Stuka 1-0 tonight,
08:42and he's going to be 2-0 by the time this evening's over.
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