It’s Tuesday night, so that means it’s time for some wrestling from NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling. The show starts in the ring, as Cactus Jack has the mic. This is before his match with Terry Funk from Hardcore Heaven 94. This footage courtesy of ECW Home Videos.
| Taped 8/13/94 @ ECW Arena |
Cactus informs everyone that he has seen too much violence on the show so far, so he asks Funk for a family friendly scientific match. Joey Styles asks if Cactus Jack has been taking career advice from Mikey Mouse. Funk and Jack lock up. They push and pull until they are in the ropes – Jack breaks off and delivers a knife edge chop. The fans go wild…
ECW TV - 8/16/94
Announcer: Joey Styles
Joey Styles welcomes everybody to the show. He is up in the Eagle’s Nest, as Hardcore Heaven 1994 has just come to an end. Photos from the Funk/Jack match flash by, as Joey narrates. Cactus stayed true to his word as the match was just Funk v. Jack, no weapons involved what so ever. The ending came when Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge attacked Funk. Cactus Jack refused to cover Funk, so the Public Enemy attacked him. Funk recovered and soon he and Jack took down the two hoodies. That led to this…
COMMERCIAL BREAK
HYPE CENTRAL! With everyone's favorite Jobber to the Stars: Don E. Allen! Don E has some big news, the next show at the ECW Arena, on August 27th, is entitled International Incident. Several stars from around the world will be competing and on that night, ECW Heavyweight Champion “The Franchise” Shane Douglas will be competing for the NWA World Title against FMW’s Mike Awesome. Also just signed is a tag team title match, as champions, The Public Enemy defend against Cactus Jack & Terry Funk. Allen will be interviewing the challengers shortly, but first…
(CUT TO: PUBLIC ENEMY)
Rocco Rock starts off by telling everyone that when they came to ECW, Terry Funk hated it. When they began rising in the tag ranks, Funk hated it, and when he and Grunge beat Funk and his brother at their own game, the Barbed Wire match, Funk hated it. Everyone hated it, because no one would ever think two street thugs could ever beat a Hardcore Legend in his own match. People thought the Public Enemy were soft, Rocco Rock disagrees. The one thing they are not is soft. Grunge and Rock know how to survive. Whenever they went to the park, they’d always come back. It may have taken them a few days because of the neighborhood they lived in, but they always came back. This ain’t about wrestling no more. It ain’t about competition or money no more. “And the only thing I like more than my momma, is my money!” spouts Johnny Grunge. They want Funk’s blood. Rock and Grunge know that Funk has another moron who thinks he can deal with two homies from the street – THEY CAN’T DEAL WITH TWO HOMIES FROM THE STREET! They don’t know what the Public Enemy had to do to win these belts. They don’t know what the Public Enemy had to do to get out of their hood. On August 27th, they will have Funk’s blood on their hands, because Rock and Grunge are more afraid of living then they are of dying.
(CUT TO: FUNK & CACTUS)
Terry Funk begins to laugh. He is laughing because Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge think they have it hard living out in the hood. Funk has a friend who was in Vietnam - A motor came crashing down on him and now he has no legs. He has to have help just to do rudimentary things like going to the bathroom. Funk asks Grunge or Rock if they have to have help like that. Funk admits that they had a hard life, but so does everyone else, so quit b*******. Funk says that his upbringing was filled with turmoil – hell, Funk starts listing all the injuries he has suffered throughout his career. Don E jokes, “The Public Enemy are a bunch of crybabies, not Hoodies.” Funk agrees. They’re throwing a tantrum - Funk tells TPE that his daddy used to have a cure for tantrums – HE’D SLAP YOU AND BEAT YOU DOWN UNTIL YOU STOPPED! And it worked! That is exactly what he and Cactus plan to do on August 27th. Cactus finally joins in. He thinks Grunge and Rock are funny too – they think neither he nor Funk are tough enough to handle two Hoodies. Jack shows off the huge welt forming on his forehead. Funk did that to him and they’re friends – JUST IMAGINE WHAT THEY WILL DO TO TWO PEOPLE THEY DON’T LIKE! Don E can’t wait until this match goes down.
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
August 27, 1994
ECW Arena
Philadelphia, PA
NWA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
THE FRANCHISE
VS.
MIKE AWESOME
ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
THE PUBLIC ENEMY
VS.
CACTUS JACK & TERRY FUNK
TAZMANIAC
VS.
DEAN MALENKO
CHRIS BENOIT
VS.
SABU
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN BATTLE ROYAL
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COMMERCIAL BREAK
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We go straight to the ring now for our first match of the evening, featuring ECW TV Champion Mikey Whipwreck versus Jason, the World’s Sexiest Man.
| Taped 8/13/94 @ ECW Arena |
'Whatta man, whatta man, whatta man, what a mighty good man'
Jason comes out by himself, as Joey Styles starts to scream that he’s allergic to the Euro sleaze. Mikey was already in the ring, as he hands off the title to John “Pee Wee” Moore. Jason feels extra cocky, as he challenges Mikey to give the first shot – but not in the face of course. Mikey strikes and stuns Jason with a right hook. It looks like it might have hurt Mikey a little. Mikey makes the first real break by taking Jason down, but Jason, being the taller of the two, squeaks out of the grasp and we go back to square one. Poor little Mikey is soon overpowered by Jason – he counters Jason’s power with his speed advantage, taking out the World’s Sexiest man with a huge DROPKICK!
Jason slides to the floor and checks if all of his teeth are still there – HUGE PLANCHA FROM MIKEY! Mikey rolls Jason in and now it looks like Mikey is finally having fun in the ring – THE PITBULLS AMBUSH MIKEY! Mikey is rolled into the ring and Jason covers –
One!
Two!
NO!
Mikey kicked out! Jason is now protesting referee John Moore, accusing him of a slow count. Jason calls for a chair, but as he gets it, Moore spots the Pitbulls and sends then to the back. Jason doesn’t care, as he swings and misses. Mikey grabs the chair now and swings back - accidentally hitting the ref. Mikey counters a right jab into a back suplex. He bridges…
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
The ref slowly gets up and hands the title to… JASON!?! The ref explains the both men’s shoulders were down, but Jason got his right shoulder up before the three count, thus he won.
WINNER: JASON (12:09)A quick replay does show Jason lifting his shoulder before the three count, but it also showed Mikey lifting his too. The ref wasn’t in position to see this. Back in the ring, Jason’s thugs, Rockin’ Rebel and Chad Austin, come out and attack Mikey from behind. WAIT – HERE COMES TAZ! Taz is a mad man possessed, as he drops Rebel with a T-Bone Tazplex and Austin with a Head and Arm Tazplex. He looks for Jason, who has already left. He takes his frustrations out on Chad Austin, dumping him on his head with a huge GERMAN TAZPLEX! Damage Control come to the ring, but Taz won’t let them in. He screams for Jason, as we cut to a commercial break.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
An ad plays for the next ECW Arena Event, on August 27th – International Incident. NWA World title Shane Douglas vs. Mike Awesome, ECW Tag Team Champions The Public Enemy vs. Cactus Jack & Terry Funk, and more.
(CUT TO: JASON)
Joey Styles is standing by with new ECW TV Champion Jason. Joey congratulates Jason for not dying in his first championship match. A lot of people, including Joey pegged Jason as a pompous, arrogant, little son of a… “But I'm not, now am I?” asks Jason. Jason claims that not only is he the sexiest man on earth, not only does he have the sexiest body in the world, not only… “Get to the point!” screams Joey. Jason scoffs at Styles, before telling the world that he is a champion now. Joey is quick to point out that Mikey’s shoulders were up too. Jason couldn’t care less, he has the gold and thus he is the champion – and to preserve this title reign, Jason has decided to retire from in ring competition. Joey is awestruck. What about the rematch with Mikey? Jason tells Joey that he knows Joey’s sad due to his favorite ECW wrestler hanging up his exquisite European boots, but with that said, Jason does tell Joey that he isn’t leaving ECW, as he will be resuming his role as a manager. Joey sarcastically celebrates by pointing out how his men were just decimated not too long ago. Good managerial skills, Jason! Jason scoffs at that remark because, according to him, Joey Styles will be singing a different tune when the Rockin Rebel captures the ECW Heavyweight title in a few months.
“BUT ENOUGH about me... let's talk about you... Joey Styles, how do you like my new...."
“Just shut up already and go!” Jason leaves the set, while Joey pleads to any wrestler listening – Joey will gladly pay anyone to shut Jason up for good. He doesn’t care how, just do it.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
An ad plays for the next ECW Arena Event, on August 27th – International Incident. NWA World title Shane Douglas vs. Mike Awesome, ECW Tag Team Champions The Public Enemy vs. Cactus Jack & Terry Funk, and more.
| Taped 8/13/94 @ ECW Arena |
“Perfect Strangers” begins to play, as “The Franchise” Shane Douglas and his bodyguard, “The Roughneck” Mr. Hughes, come down to the ring. Once in, Douglas tells the boys in the back to cut his music. The Franchise is getting sick and tired of the corrupt officiating going on in ECW. He’s talking about what occurred at Heatwave, when he almost lost his title thanks to a botched call from John Finnegan. At this point, Mr. Hughes walks towards referee Jim Molineaux and scares him out of the ring. The Franchise goes on to introduce a fair and unbiased referee, Mr. Bill Alfonso! A scrawny, obnoxious little man comes out, blowing a whistle. He enters the ring and shakes the Franchise’s hand. Alfonso takes the mic and informs everyone that he is hear in ECW on behalf of the NWA, to cleanup this filth they like to call wrestling. Headlocks, arm bars, scoop slams – this is wrestling according to Fonzie. Not barbed wire, not tables, and especially not Paul E. Dangerously. "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Band starts up, as Paul E leads 911 to the ring. Paul agrees with the Franchise on his complaint of shoddy officiating, but he does not agree on everything. Without warning, Paul decks Alfonso with his cell phone. John Finnegan rushes to the ring and starts the match.
2) 911 (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Mr. Hughes (w/ Shane Douglas)The Franchise tries to attack 911 from behind. That’s the wrong move, as 911 turns in time and grabs him by the neck. Chokeslam? No, as Mr. Hughes clobbers 911 from behind. Douglas leaves the ring, as Hughes punches 911 down to his knees – HUGE CHOKESLAM FROM THE ROUGHNECK!
ONE!
NO!
911 kicks out with authority. 911 quickly comes back with few right hands – LOW BLOW FROM HUGHES! Hughes attempts a side slam, but 911 breaks it up – CHOKESLAM FROM 911!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
WINNER: 911 (
3:33)
The Franchise blindsides Paul E, which causes 911 to go after him. He grabs Douglas by the hair, but the Franchise fights him with a shot from the ECW Heavyweight belt. Douglas is freed, as he runs to the back. 911 isn’t done yet, as he picks up the Roughneck and drills him down again with another Chokeslam. The crowd chants for one more, so 911 picks up Hughes and drops him with the third Chokeslam.
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Joey Styles starts to talk about the first ever King of the Mountain Battle Royal at International Incident. An unspecified number of men will be competing in an over the top rope battle royal. The winner will not only become King of the Mountain of ECW, but they will also receive a shot at the ECW Heavyweight title.
(CUT TO: PAUL E DANGEROUSLY)
A quick transition and the scene opens up with a white door. “No press allowed!” is scribbled on the door. A few seconds pass, until Paul E. Dangerously walks out of the room, wearing his black hat. Next to Paul stands the 6’’9’ giant known only as 911. With his biker garb on, 911 stares menacingly into the camera. Paul holds the mic and orders the camera man to focus in on him. Paul says that they’re just TWO weeks away until he gets the ultimate retribution of a life time - Just a FEW more Chokeslams away from getting retribution from the Franchise. Paul gloats over the fact that no man has beaten 911 since coming into the business less than a year. The rough neck Mr. Hughes tried to put the big man down and now where is he? Crash the Terminator felt the wrath of the Chokeslam as well; just go ask him when you see his quadriplegic body roll on by. 911 fears no man, be it big or small, well built or scrawny as hell.
“Death himself could stare him in the face and he would be decimated by these hands!”
Paul finishes up by stating that the eulogy has been written, the body bags rinsed of the blood, and in only a matter of time, the dreams of everyone will come tumbling down, all at the hands of the greatest mind in professional wrestling.
(CUT TO: SHANE DOUGAS)
We open up to Shane Douglas in what appeared to be his locker room. He looks to be in deep thought, as the ECW Title lay in front of him. Douglas begins to explain how wrestling was a sport where two great athletes didn’t need 22 other men behind them to make them great, they could do it on their own. Shane claims that he is the greatest man in the sport but he knows that Mike Awesome is no joke. He then compares the ECW locker room to a place where only the greatest athletes could go into - A place where someone like Paul E. Dangerously doesn’t belong. Douglas pauses for a second - He knows that he constantly rags on Paul E, but he’s about to do the one thing no one that he could to – apologies. He apologizes for being what Paul could never be - the man who can be called a Franchise and can back it up with athletic abilities. Douglas states that once he wins the title, it’s going to send a message to Dangerously and all who associates with him, “Paul E is dead! Paul E is dead!” Douglas says in a few weeks on this very program he will prove to the world why ECW is the fastest rising promotion in the world and why they call him The Franchise. Shane didn’t do it with steroids, he didn’t do it with entertainment or with clowns – He did it by going down to the ring and doing what he does better than anyone else.
Douglas leaves, as the camera pans to Bill Alfonso. “PAUL E DANGEROUSLY… WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE…? YOU THINK YOU CAN PUT YOUR GREASY, SLIMY, NEW YORK INVESTED HANDS ON ME AND NOT EXPECT TO PAY THE PIPPER? YOU JUST MADE AN ENEMY YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE DADDY! I’M GOING TO RUN YOU OUT OF ECW, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK… THE ENTIRE WORLD! YOU DON’T MESS WITH BILL ALFONSO!” Fonzie blows his whistle.
Copyright 1994 ECW
