7/6/18: ECW Hardcore Happening #7

Interview:
Raven interview

("Come Out and Play" by The Offspring played as Raven came to the ring to boos
from the crowd. Raven slumped into the corner and was handed a microphone by
Ring Announcer Bob Artese.)

Raven: Samoa Joe has been toppled by yours truly and I have been proven correct
once again. Samoa Joe couldn't cut it in ECW and now he may as well go back to
the PWF and pretend to be a tough guy there.

(Samoa Joe marched to the ring.)

Samoa Joe: Raven, I told you before and I'll tell you again, shut your fucking
mouth before I put my fucking boot in it.

Raven: Samoa Joe, your words don't frighten me in the slightest, nor have they
ever. If you feel better about yourself by swearing and threatening people,
then do it elsewhere. Out here in this ring, you're nothing more than a man who
wanted it and couldn't get it.

(Joe turned his back to leave the ring and quickly turned back around and
drilled Raven in the face with a running low Yakuza kick. Joe proceeded to
scrape his boot over Raven's face. Joe pulled Raven up off the mat and
commenced pummeling him with elbows and fists. Raven's Nest members CM Punk,
Scotty Anton and Abyss hit the ring and stood between Joe and Raven. Joe
leg-sweeped Anton and punched Abyss in the throat. Joe grabbed Punk by the hair
and press-slammed him from the ring to the concrete floor. Joe straddled Raven
and threw elbow upon elbow to the face of Raven as blood began to ooze out of
Raven's face. Joe executed a Dragon suplex on Raven and smeared his blood
across his own chest. Paul Heyman came to the ring with a group of ECW
officials. Heyman attempted to calm Joe down, as the officials tended to Raven.
The officials helped Raven to his feet and tried to bring him backstage, but
Joe grabbed Raven and commenced pummeling him with fists to his already
bleeding face. Heyman pushed Joe back as the officials helped Raven backstage.
Joe grabbed Heyman by the throat and threw him backward into the ropes. The
fans cheered Joe as he left the ring.)

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Jerry Lynn pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri with the Cradle Piledriver in 0:30:10.
Rating: *****

Interview:
Ken Kennedy & Cactus Jack interview

("Ghost of the Navigator" by Iron Maiden played as Ken Kennedy came to the ring
with Cactus Jack to boos from the crowd.)

Cactus Jack: All I've had to listen to is, why do something like that to Tommy
Dreamer? Why do that to Tommy? What did Tommy ever do to you? My answer is
quite simple. If Kennedy ever wants to be like Cactus Jack, then he is to do as
Cactus does and that means the willingness to fight any man, woman or child at
any moment. Tommy Dreamer also happens to be the perfect foe for our Kennedy
here, because Tommy you see is and probably always will be the guy most
associated with ECW. Who better to make your presence felt against than good
old Tommy Dreamer.

Ken Kennedy: Tommy Dreamer, you were once a young man who walked through the
door of ECW and was immediately rejected by its fans. I know that feeling,
because I currently live it. Dreamer, you may be the heart of ECW, but I will
be the brains and even with a heart pumping blood, the brain tells the heart
what to do.

(Cactus patted Kennedy on the back as "Man in a Box" by Alice in Chains played.
Tommy Dreamer came to the ring to cheers from the crowd.)

Tommy Dreamer: Cactus, I'd love to know why you are wasting your time with a
double crossing piece of garbage like Kennedy, but I know I won't get an honest
answer so I'm not even going to waste my time. Kennedy, you want to be the
brains of ECW? The brains of ECW are sitting in metal folding cheers throughout
this arena right now; not standing in the ring gloating about himself. You've
picked a fight with the one guy who has lived through every man who has ever
passed through ECW and if you think I'm worried about dealing with you, then
you really haven't ever seen any ECW. Kennedy, I've dealt with a laundry list
of guys before you and will after you. Kennedy, you messing with you me to try
and get over doesn't bother me one bit, because when it's done with, I won't be
the guy who has to go crawling back to the PWF.

(Kennedy approached Dreamer and slapped him across the face. Dreamer looked
toward the crowd and immediately tackled Kennedy. Cactus pulled Kennedy out of
the ring and brought him backstage as Dreamer played to the crowd to cheers.)

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The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) defeated
Simon Diamond and Swinger when L. Storm pinned Swinger with the
Deep Impact Piledriver in 0:20:07.
Rating: *** 3/4

Interview:
Taz interview

(Backstage, Taz stood at the interview area with Joey Styles.)

Taz: They pat you on the back on Sunday, they fuck you on Monday. Welcome to
the life of a member of ECW. I have still YET to take my anger and vengeance
out on somebody for what Raven and CM Punk did at Cyberslam and if you think
I'm going to sit around and wait forever, then everybody in this fucking
company is out of their mind. I'm not one to toot my own horn in this regard,
but without me running through ECW and making it what it was; there wouldn't be
a promotion worthy of bringing back. Now, whether it be Paul Heyman, Raven or
CM Punk, one of you sons-of-bitches will give me what I want, because what's
mine is mine and I want what the fuck is mine! ECW World Heavyweight
Championship and Taz just makes too much sense to deny, CM Punk, I'm gonna get
my hands around your skinny little neck and choke you the fuck out!

(Taz left the area.)

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Sabu pinned C.W. Anderson with the Triple Jump Moonsault in 0:30:53.
Rating: *****

Steve Corino made Davey Richards submit to a bridging grounded double
chickenwing submission in 0:25:32.
Rating: **** 1/4


(Card rating: **** 1/2)

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ECW Hardcore Happening #7
July 6, 2018
Event #16