12/21/18: ECW Hardcore Happening #20

Interview:
Ken Kennedy interview

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

Ken Kennedy: ECW November To Remember is history and so are the ECW careers of
Tommy Dreamer and Cactus Jack. Both men fell victim to the future of extreme!
Dreamer can take his fat ass back to the deli in the Bronx and have another
meatball sub whereas Cactus can go back to mutilating himself to somehow
validate his existence somewhere else. ECW has a new mouthpiece and you're
looking at him!

(The fans booed Kennedy.)

Ken Kennedy: My agenda now is a very simple matter for an athlete of my
caliber: championship gold. I see that Bryan Danielson finally took down Steve
Corino and won himself the ECW World Television Championship for the second
time. Danielson, you like to call yourself "The Best in the World." Well, Mr.
Danielson, Mr. Kennedy is flat out challenging you for your ECW World
Television Championship in front of the entire ECW commune!

("The Final Countdown" by Europe played as ECW World Television Champion Bryan
Danielson came to the ring to cheers from the crowd. Danielson laid the ECW
World Television Championship belt between Kennedy and himself.)

Bryan Danielson: There it is, Kennedy. The thing is, this is as close as you'll
ever come to holding my ECW World Television Championship, because quite
frankly, I'm better than you.

Ken Kennedy: Big words from a little man. Danielson, it's not a wise move to
insult a man like me, because when a man like me gets insulted he tends to
exhibit anger and that anger comes out toward the insulter.

(Necro Butcher hopped the guard rail and assaulted Danielson. Butcher commenced
pummeling Danielson with headbutts and fists. Kennedy picked up the ECW World
Television Championship belt and laid it across the now limp body of
Danielson.)

Ken Kennedy: Danielson, you're the ECW World Television Champion until I decide
it's my title and I just decided that it is my title. Danielson, shine that
thing up nice, because soon it will make its home around my waist!

(Kennedy stomped on Danielson's head and left the ring with Butcher to boos
from the crowd.)

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Umaga pinned Frankie Kazarian with the Samoan Spike in 0:15:10.
Rating: *** 1/2

Interview:
MVP interview

("Thug Mansion" by Tupac played as Montel Vontavious Porter and his agent
Theodore Long came to the ring to boos from the crowd.)

Theodore Long: Let me holla' at ya playa! Montel Vontavious Porter has rid ECW
of all the dead weight and like I said before, he ain't just wrestling anybody.
He's only gonna wrestle best of the rest and so far, the offers haven't been
good enough for "The Franchise Player." MVP doesn't need to be here in ECW. He
has chosen to be here because he wants to be here. If all those honkys in the
back don't have respect for "The Extreme Show," then MVP will pack up and go
elsewhere and watch ECW crumble as he exits.

("The Time is Now" by John Cena played as John Cena came to the ring to cheers
from the crowd.)

Theodore Long: Cena, MVP didn't invite you out here and this ain't your place,
playa. What do you think you're doing out here in MVP's ring?

John Cena: Montel, I thought you had a daytime talk show, what are you doing
inside an ECW ring?

(MVP threw his hands in the air in anger and had to be restrained by Long.)
Theodore Long: Cena, you're out here in MVP's ring and you insult the man that
runs this joint. We'll ask you again, what do you think you're doing out here?

John Cena: Teddy, I'm out here to offer MVP a match against the real MVP of
ECW, the ass kickin', checking cashin', chain gang soldier, yours truly, John
Cena!

Montel Vontavious Porter: Cena, why you come out here and insult me like that?
That's not called for me. You don't see me knockin' you and runnin' ya down.
You ain't got no etiquette, you damn whigger.

John Cena: MVP, you ignorant, ingenious, illiterate, incredible asshole, you
want to play up to me and throw digs at me, bring it, I'm standing right in
front of you.

(MVP squared off with Cena.)

Montel Vontavious Porter: Cena, know why'd you have to go and do that, because
now I gotta kick your ass in front of everyone and that ain't gonna be too good
for ya.

(MVP and Cena jawed with one another face to face. Cena began throwing fists
MVP's way and rocked him backwards. Cena whipped MVP off the ropes and caught
him with a flying shoulder block. MVP slid out of the ring and was escorted
backstage by Long. Cena saluted the crowd as MVP and Long collected themselves
on their way backstage.)

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Rhino pinned Christopher Daniels with the Gore in 0:20:34.
Rating: ****

The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) defeated
The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) when J. Hardy pinned
Credible with the Swanton Bomb in 0:27:41.
Rating: *** 1/2

Kamikaze (KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji) defeated Simon Diamond and Swinger when
KENTA pinned S. Diamond with the Busaiku Knee Kick in 0:23:32.
Rating: *** 3/4


(Card rating: *** 3/4)

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ECW Hardcore Happening #20
December 21, 2018
Event #45

-During the event, the card for ECW December To Dismember 2018 was announced:

*Three Way Dance: CM Punk & The Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy) vs. Samoa Joe & The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) vs. Kamikaze (Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA)
*Ken Kennedy & Necro Butcher vs. Bryan Danielson & Davey Richards
*Montel Vontavious Porter vs. John Cena
*Extreme Horsemen (Jerry Lynn & C.W. Anderson) vs. The Impact Players (Justin Credible & Lance Storm) vs. Simon Diamond & Swinger
*Rhino vs. Frankie Kazarian
*Umaga vs. Christopher Daniels