5/11/18: ECW Hardcore Happening #4

Interview:
Samoa Joe interview

("War Machine" by KISS played as Samoa Joe came to the ring to cheers from the
crowd.)

Samoa Joe: From the PWF to ECW, I'm still being fucked with by a bunch of
cowards who refuse to fend for themselves. In the PWF, the list is endless, but
most recently, it was Ken Kennedy. Kennedy has wisely stayed out of way in ECW
and if I were you Kennedy, I'd recommend you never approach me again. In ECW,
we've got CM Punk, a man I used to hold some respect for, but now realize that
I never will ever again. Punk, you piece of fucking shit. You couldn't get the
job done by yourself, so you send Raven, Scotty Anton and Abyss after me. Punk,
you're nothing, but a fucking coward. Punk, bring yourself out here, so I can
put my boot through your fucking face.

("Come Out and Play" by The Offspring played as Raven came to the ring with
Abyss.)

Raven: A typical reaction from a typical hothead. Joe, do you feel it helps you
soothe your defeat by yelling and swearing in front of innocent people? Does it
make you feel like a strong man who is going to have the world handed to him on
a silver platter? Joe, it seems that you have had a problem dealing with groups
of men who dislike you and will thwart you at every turn, but I think that's
because you dislike yourself. Joe, deep down, you understand what I've already
said and that is that you have business holding a championship that doesn't
belong to you. Samoa Joe, you are not ECW and you don't know what ECW is about.
If you think it's about one man yelling and threatening another, you've watched
too much Vince McMahon television. Joe, if you feel you need to unleash your
anger, go right ahead, I'm standing right in front of you, but I assure you,
you will never get your hands on something that you have no connection to and
you will never escape your fate as a weak man who can't handle a little
competition. Nothing can do to me, will harm me as much as my words harm you.

(Joe paused and grabbed Raven by the throat. Raven stood, not defending himself
as ECW World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk jumped the guard rail and laid Joe
out with a shot across the face with the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
belt. Raven glanced at Joe and left the ring as Punk made an X with his arms
toward the crowd as they booed him out of the building. Punk left the ring with
Abyss.)

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Steve Corino pinned Davey Richards with the Old School Expulsion in 0:20:19.
Rating: **** 1/2

The Sandman pinned Scotty Anton with the White Russian Legsweep in 0:20:20.
Rating: ****

Interview:
The Dudley Boyz interview

("Highway to Hell" by AC/DC played as the ECW World Tag Team Champions The
Dudley Boyz: Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley came to the ring to boos from the
crowd.)

Buh Buh Ray Dudley: I woke up this morning and began to wonder, what the fuck
am I doing here? I rolled over and sitting on my desk was my ECW World Tag Team
Championship belt and it dawned on me...that's why. You people are looking at
the greatest tag team in the history of ECW and quite frankly, the greatest tag
team in any company on the planet today. Like or hate us, the latter is
generally the case, there isn't a team in this company or any other company who
can touch what D-Von and I have done as a unit. For those reasons and many
more, we're putting the rest of the locker room on notice. Any combination of
men who feel they're man enough to step up and take our titles from us, we want
to hear from you right now or not at all.

D-Von Dudley: Oh my brother, testify!

(The Dudley Boyz leaned against the ropes as they waited for a team to step
forward.)

Buh Buh Ray Dudley: Big fuckin' surprise. New lease on life for ECW, same group
of faggots from before. Paul E., I thought you would have at least come up with
one team who were man enough to get their necks snapped, but I guess not.

(As The Dudley Boyz began to leave the ring, "Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynynrd
Skynyrd played as The Briscoe Brothers: Jay & Mark Briscoe came to the ring.)

Buh Buh Ray Dudley: Well, look at what we have here. D-Von, it's the two punks
who couldn't get the job done at Cyberslam. It's the two punks who are another
team on the long list of teams that have been handed their ass by us. It's
those two fucking losers, The Briscoe Brothers.

(The Briscoe Brothers stepped into the ring and squared off with The Dudley
Boyz. Jay Briscoe took the microphone from Buh Buh Ray Dudley.)

Jay Briscoe: Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, I can't speak for the rest of ECW, but I can
speak for myself and for my brother Mark. Why don't you two shut your mouths
for once in your lives and let your fists dictate the speech, instead of the
other way around.

Buh Buh Ray Dudley: D-Von, looks like we've got two boys here who don't respect
their elders and are in need of a wake-up call as to how things work in ECW.
Get the tables...

(D-Von attempted to slide out of the ring, but was met with a superkick from
Mark Briscoe. Buh Buh Ray Dudley grabbed Jay Briscoe by the throat. Mark
suplexed Buh Buh Ray from behind as Jay Briscoe climbed the top rope. D-Von got
to his feet and The Dudley Boyz quickly executed the Dudley Death Drop to Mark
Briscoe. Buh Buh Ray pulled Jay Briscoe down from the ropes and held him in a
choke sleeper. D-Von got a table from ringside as Buh Buh Ray climbed the top
rope with Jay Briscoe. Buh Buh Ray power bombed Jay Briscoe through the table as
D-Von gave The Briscoe Brothers their last rites. The Dudley Boyz left the ring
to an onslaught of boos from the crowd.)

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Sabu pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley with the Triple Jump Moonsault in 0:20:05.
Rating: *** 3/4

Tommy Dreamer pinned Lance Storm with the Spicolli Driver in 0:31:10.
Rating: **** 1/2


(Card rating: **** 1/4)

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ECW Hardcore Happening #4
May 11, 2018
Event #8

-During the event, the card for ECW Hardcore Heaven 2018 was announced:

*Raven's Nest (Raven & CM Punk) vs. Samoa Joe and The Sandman
*ECW World Television Championship match: Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Rhino
*ECW World Tag Team Championship match: The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley) (c) vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu
*The Impact Players (Justin Credible & Lance Storm) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe)
*Tommy Dreamer vs. Ken Kennedy
*Taz vs. Scotty Anton
*Abyss vs. Umaga
*Jerry Lynn vs. Davey Richards