7/7/18: ECW Hardcore Happening #8

Interview:
CM Punk Interview

("Miseria Cantare - The Beginning by AFI" played as ECW World Heavyweight
Champion CM Punk came to the ring to boos from the crowd.)

CM Punk: The Sandman. Every ECW fan's hero. The Extreme Icon. The man who
drinks a case of beer before ever stepping foot in the ring. The man who still
to this day smokes unfiltered cigarettes. Sandman, perhaps had you listened to
my advice, you wouldn't have blown up sixty seconds into the match.

(Punk made an X with his arms as the fans booed him.)

CM Punk: You can boo me all you like, but remember one thing, my words speak
the truth and I will still be the ECW World Heavyweight Champion when all of
you people go home tonight. Just because your hero The Sandman's body is
destroyed doesn't mean you have to do the same to all of yours. Being like The
Sandman is a decision that no father should subject his child to. A decision
that no mother should subject her daughter to. A decision that no professional
wrestler should subject his body to. Sandman, you have been defeated by your
better and now you get to live with the fact that your disgusting, mangled body
is nothing more than a prop for me to get over with.

("Enter Sandman" by Metallica played as The Sandman (with a Singapore cane)
came to the ring to huge cheers from the crowd with a lit cigarette in his
mouth.)

The Sandman: CM Punk, it's pretty clear to me that you're one of those people
who feel he needs to make other people think the way he does. It's no wonder
you hang around with Raven. You two dickheads deserve each other. But in the
end, you two aren't anything more than a couple of assholes who don't have
anyone else. Punk, I'd recommend you shut your mouth before I shove my lit
cigarette up your fucking ass.

CM Punk: Sandman, you truly are a laugh riot. Funniest part about your
statements are that you are the even bigger asshole for running around,
pretending you're some great hero as you tell all of these people what to think
with your actions; you're no saint and in my estimation, you're one of those
guys who has to beaten into submission.

The Sandman: Nobody has and nobody will ever beat me into submission, except my
wife and after she's done beating, I get to go to sleep.

(Taz quickly hit the ring and applied the Tazmission to The Sandman. Taz
suplexed The Sandman into the turnbuckle and sprung to his feet. Taz pointed to
Punk's ECW World Heavyweight Championship as Punk slid out of the ring and
walked backstage.)

Taz: CM PUNK! You fucking coward! If you're already running, then you're in for
a short fucking reign as champion of my fucking company! Sandman, laying there
on the mat, you've got to understand what I've already stated. What's mine is
mine and that's the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Sandman, you got in the
way and you got what you had coming; sucks to be you.

(Taz left the ring as The Sandman slowly got to his feet and collected
himself.)

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Rob Van Dam pinned C.W. Anderson with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:20:10.
Rating: *** 1/4

Interview:
Steve Corino interview

("Come With Me" by Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page played as Steve Corino came to the
ring, flanked by Rhino and Jack Victory.)

Steve Corino: Bryan, in studying you at Hostile City Showdown, I take it you
didn't watch my wrestling lesson of a few weeks ago. Bryan, there's no more
time for me to help you improve yourself. For you see, at ECW Heatwave, the
match maker has informed me that it's my time, one-on-one, to wrestle you for
your ECW World Television Championship. That's right, Mr. Dragon. ECW Heatwave,
it's ECW's version of Mr. Wrestling-me versus a green, mark for himself Bill
Goldberg-you. Oh, Mr. Dragon, don't worry, I won't embarrass you too much. Just
enough to walk past you with the title. Dragon, titles are made for a men who
understand how to wrestle, not men who plays to the marks in the twenty fifth
row. Danielson, it's the right thing for everybody for you to simply give it
your best and stand aside as a real wrestler stakes his claim to the
championship. Don't you worry though, there always be a spot for you carrying
my bags into the arena. See you at the show!

(Corino left the ring Rhino and Victory.)

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Abyss pinned Swinger with the Black Hole Slam in 0:05:10.
Rating: * 1/2

Ken Kennedy pinned Yoshihiro Tajiri with the Green Bay Plunge in 0:30:08.
Rating: **** 1/4

Samoa Joe made Scotty Anton submit to the Rear Naked Choke in 0:30:26.
Rating: **** 1/4


(Card rating: *** 1/2)

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ECW Hardcore Happening #8
July 7, 2018
Event #17