7/29/18: ECW Heatwave 2018

Scotty Anton made Yoshihiro Tajiri submit to the The Clap in 0:15:33.
Rating: *****

C.W. Anderson pinned Davey Richards with the Anderson Spinebuster in 0:15:06.
Rating: *** 3/4

Taz defeated Abyss when Abyss passed out in the Tazmission in 0:04:43.
Rating: ***

Rhino pinned Sabu with the Gore in 0:31:23.
Rating: **** 1/4

Ken Kennedy pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Green Bay Plunge in 0:30:04.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Cactus Jack interfered against Tommy Dreamer.]

Jerry Lynn pinned Rob Van Dam with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:36:49.
Rating: *****

First Blood Match:
Raven defeated Samoa Joe in 0:27:10.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Christopher Daniels interfered against Samoa Joe.]

Three Way Dance:
The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) battled to a no-contest
with The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) and
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in 0:25:26.
Rating: **** 1/4
(The Dudley Boyz retained the ECW World Tag Team Championship.)

Steve Corino pinned Bryan Danielson after a small package in 0:40:54.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Steve Corino won the ECW World Television Championship.)
[Rhino, Jerry Lynn, C.W. Anderson and Jack Victory interfered against Bryan
Danielson.]

CM Punk defeated The Sandman via pinfall in 0:36:19.
Rating: *****
(CM Punk retained the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.)
[Taz interfered against CM Punk and The Sandman.]


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

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ECW Heatwave 2018
July 29, 2018
Event #21

-During the Ken Kennedy vs. Tommy Dreamer match, Dreamer hung Kennedy upside
down on the turnbuckle and placed a steel chair over his face. Cactus Jack
quickly slid into the ring and smashed Dreamer across the face with a steel
chair. Kennedy got to his feet and executed the Cactus Elbow from the top rope
onto Dreamer. Kennedy covered Dreamer as Referee Mike Kehner counted the fall
and awarded the match to Kennedy.

-During the Raven vs. Samoa Joe match, Joe mounted Raven and commenced
pummeling him with fists and elbows. The debuting Christopher Daniels hopped
the guard rail and pulled Joe off of Raven and executed the Last Rites on Joe.
Daniels got a steel chair from ringside and began breaking it over Joe's face.
Daniels busted Joe open with a final chair shot as Referee Jim Mollineux called
for the bell and awarded the match to Raven. Raven and Daniels left the ring to
boos from the crowd as Joe lay on the mat bleeding.

-During the Three Way Dance for the ECW World Tag Team Championship between
champions The Dudley Boyz and challengers The Impact Players and Briscoe
Brothers, The Dudley Boyz beat down The Briscoe Brothers and tossed them to
the ringside floor. The Dudley Boyz prepared Justin Credible for the Dudley
Death Drop with Simon Diamond and Swinger hit the ring and laid them out.
Diamond and Swinger beat down The Impact Players and proceeded to do the same
to The Briscoe Brothers. Diamond and Swinger executed the Problem Solver on
Buh Buh Ray and then D-Von and beat down Referee John Finnegean. Diamond and
Swinger posed over all six men as the match was ruled a no-contest.

-During the ECW World Television Championship match between champion Bryan
Danielson and challenger Steve Corino, Jack Victory and Rhino stood in the
corner of Corino. Throughout the match, Corino used cheap tactis such as low
blows and eye pokes to gain the advantage over Danielson. Corino strutted
around the ring as Danielson sprung to his feet and executed a bridging Dragon
suplex on Corino for the count. Referee Jim Mollineux began counting, when Jack
Victory stopped him. C.W. Anderson and Jerry Lynn hit the ring. Anderson
executed the Anderson Spinebuster on Danielson as Lynn came flying off the
top rope with a guillotine leg drop. Victory pulled Danielson up off the mat
for a Gore from Rhino. Corino quickly small packaged Danielson for the three
count and victory. Corino sprung to his feet in celebration and was handed the
ECW World Television Championship. Corino, Rhino, Lynn and Anderson all made a
four symbol with their hands, forming the Extreme Horsemen.

-During the ECW World Heavyweight Championship match between champion CM Punk
and challenger The Sandman, The Sandman beat down Punk with a Singapore cane
and pulled a beer out from his pocket. Sandman opened the beer and prepared to
pour it on Punk when Taz hit the ring and applied the Tazmission to The
Sandman. Taz choked out The Sandman and squared off with Punk. Taz executed the
Capture Taz-Plex on Punk and laid him on top of The Sandman. Taz told Referee
John Finnegean to count the fall and he did, awarding the match to Punk.