12/7/18: ECW Hardcore Happening #19

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: I stand here before the fans of ECW as THE Heavyweight Champion of the
World! I'm sure nobody expected me to walk out of November To Remember
retaining my title, but I did. Taz was pinned and sent packing. I stand alone,
now that Raven is gone and his Nest no longer exists. I am the flame that burns
inside ECW and I am the man who will lead this company. The old guard is gone
and it it's place will live CM Punk!

(Punk made an X with his arms to boos from the crowd. "The Champ is Here" by
Jadakiss played as Samoa Joe came to the ring to cheers from the crowd.)

Samoa Joe: Punk, it's funny how after eight months we end up standing face to
face again. Punk, we have unfinished business and that business is strapped
around your waist. There's only me and you in the ring now and it's about time
I got what is mine.

(Don Callis returned to ECW and entered the ring with a microphone.)

Don Callis: Gentlemen, gentlemen. Let's calm down and understand that nothing
here belongs to either one of you. I have returned to ECW and I intend upon
making an impact.

Samoa Joe: Callis, what the fuck do you think you're doing out here?

Don Callis: Samoa Joe, what I'm doing out here is changing the landscape of ECW
for you, CM Punk and everybody in the back.

CM Punk: Callis, it doesn't happen often, but in this case, I think Samoa Joe
will agree with me when I say, get out of the ring before you get hurt.

Don Callis: Mr. Champion, I am in no danger and I assure you, I will not be the
one who's going to be getting hurt.

(Punk grabbed Callis by the collar as Takeshi Morishima hit the ring. Morishima
executed a Backdrop Driver on Joe and proceeded to lay Punk out with a Yakuza
Kick. Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA came to the ring and stood by the side of
Morishima.)

Don Callis: CM Punk, Samoa Joe, you two never had a chance. Kamikaze is a
Japanese word, usually translated as divine wind, believed to be a gift from
the gods. The term is first known to have been used as the name of a pair or
series of typhoons that are said to have saved Japan. And that is very similar
to what has taken place right now. My trio of Kamikazes are indeed a gift from the Gods here like a group of raging typhoons sent to save ECW from the likes
of CM Punk and Samoa Joe. Takeshi Morishima! Naomichi Marufuji! KENTA! Kamikaze
is in ECW and Kamikaze is going to make sure ECW is saved!

("Attack on the Shuttle" by Vince DiCola played as Callis led his Kamikaze
stable out of the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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Frankie Kazarian pinned Lance Storm with the Wave of the Future in 0:15:21.
Rating: *** 1/2

Umaga pinned Swinger with the Samoan Spike in 0:14:26.
Rating: *** 1/2

Interview:
Briscoe Brothers interview

("Gimme Back My Bullets" by Lynyrd Skynyrd played as ECW World Tag Team
Champions The Briscoe Brothers: Jay & Mark Briscoe came to the ring to cheers
from the crowd.)

Jay Briscoe: Yeah, we're new to ECW, but now it's all about us! For all those
wannabes out there, you best realize that we ain't just going dance around with
ya, we're going put in the ground!

(Jay & Mark played to the crowd.)

Mark Briscoe: You heard my bro! Y'all step in the ring with us; you're gettin'
your ass kicked courtesy of some Delaware ass kickers!

("Attack on the Shuttle" by Vince DiCola played as Don Callis led Kamikaze
stable members Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA to the ring to a throng of boos from
the crowd.)

Don Callis: You two boys are so damn hard to understand, I don't know if you
laid down a challenge or your told me you suck! If you two fellas want a fight
inside ECW, well, I can help you out! Standing next to me is the new wave of
ECW and it's prepared to knock your damn heads off!

(Marufuji and KENTA squared off with The Briscoe Brothers as "2Extreme" by Zack Tempest played and The Hardy Boyz: Jeff & Matt Hardy debuted in ECW to huge
cheers from the crowd.)

Matt Hardy: Guys, we just got here in ECW and I'm not one to start a fight for
no reason, but if we're talking tag team gold and the best team on the planet,
we're talking The Hardy Boyz.

Jeff Hardy: My brother is right. I can't take nothing away from The Briscoe
Brothers or Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA, but not a team on this planet can take a
thing away from us!

(The Hardy Boyz commenced trading fists with Marufuji and KENTA and The Briscoe
Brothers. Jeff Hardy whipped Jay Briscoe off the ropes and back body dropped
him to the mat where Matt Hardy instantanesley hit a springboard legdrop on Jay
Briscoe while Naomichi Marufuji caught Mark Briscoe with a superkick into the
Go To Sleep from KENTA. Jeff and Matt executed stereo dropkicks on Marufuji and
KENTA, sending them over the top rope to the ringside floor. Matt got on his
hands and knees as Jeff springboarded off his brother's back onto Marufuji,
only to be caught in mid-air and laid out with a spinning powerbomb. Matt Hardy
executed a springboard dive from the top rope to the ringside floor, catching
Marufuji and KENTA in the process, sending both men and a total of all three
teams total down to the ground as the fans rose from their seats and cheered for their respective teams.)

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John Cena made Simon Diamond submit to the STFU in 0:23:02.
Rating: ***

Christopher Daniels pinned Justin Credible with the Last Rites in 0:20:05.
Rating: **** 3/4

Ken Kennedy pinned Davey Richards with the Green Bay Plunge in 0:30:07.
Rating: **** 3/4

Bryan Danielson made Jerry Lynn submit to the Cattle Mutilation in 0:40:17.
Rating: *****
(Bryan Danielson retained the ECW World Television Championship.)


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

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ECW Hardcore Happening #19
December 7, 2018
Event #43

-During the event, Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA debuted in
ECW and formed the Kamikaze stable with the returning Don Callis.

-During the event, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy) debuted in ECW.