1/18/19: ECW Hardcore Happening #22

Interview:
Kamikaze interview

("Attack on the Shuttle" by Vince DiCola played as Callis led his Kamikaze
stable: Takeshi Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA to the ring to boos from
the crowd.)

Don Callis: ECW has become a battle of the nine. My three Kamikazes: Takeshi
Morishima, Naomichi Marufuji and KENTA against Samoa Joe and The Briscoe
Brothers against CM Punk and The Hardy Boyz! The problem with this equation is
that two thirds of the equation holds ECW championship gold and that doesn't
involve my trio! CM Punk holds the ECW World Heavyweight Championship while The
Briscoe Brothers hold the ECW World Tag Team Championship. That all changes
come Guilty As Charged because it's already been announced that CM Punk will
defend his title against Takeshi Morishima! CM Punk, The Hardy Boyz, Samoa Joe
and The Briscoe Brothers don't seem to understand what they're dealing with
because we're not going to stand around and wait for our chance, we're going to
reach up and take it! A Kamikaze strikes when it's least expected and that's
exactly what we're going to do!

(Callis led his Kamikaze stable out of the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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John Cena pinned Justin Credible with the F-U in 0:15:43.
Rating: *** 1/4

Interview:
Ken Kennedy interview

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

Ken Kennedy: Tick tock, tick tock. The clock is ticking and the time is coming
for Mr. Kennedy to put his name in ECW history and become a champion. The ECW
World Television Championship is the prize and Guilty As Charged is the venue.
The target: Bryan Danielson and his pasty, white body. Danielson, you may be a
talented man, but you're not the cunning, genius as I am. I am ECW now and I
plan on showing all of the fools who chant for "The American Dragon" that
they're chanting for the wrong son-of-a-bitch! Mr. Kennedy is the name and
winning is the game. Mr. Kennedy accepts nothing except victory and success.
Danielson, you are the ECW World Television Champion, but that's only because
you haven't stepped in the ring, one-on-one, with me yet. Danielson, I assure
you, Guilty As Charged is the perfect title for the next event, because your
title reign, your body and your career hangs in the balance as I prepare to
unleash my wrath on you.

(Kennedy and Butcher left the ring to boos from the crowd.)

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Montel Vontavious Porter and Shelton Benjamin defeated Simon Diamond and Swinger
when MVP pinned S. Diamond with the Playmaker in 0:15:24.
Rating: ** 3/4

Randy Orton pinned Lance Storm with the RKO in 0:21:21.
Rating: *** 1/2

KENTA pinned Jeff Hardy with the Go 2 Sleep in 0:30:19.
Rating: **** 1/4

CM Punk and Matt Hardy defeated Mark Briscoe and Samoa Joe when M. Hardy pinned
M. Briscoe with the Twist of Fate in 0:30:35.
Rating: **** 1/4


(Card rating: *** 3/4)

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ECW Hardcore Happening #22
January 18, 2019
Event #50

-During the event, the card for ECW Guilty As Charged 2019 was announced:

*ECW World Heavyweight Championship match: CM Punk (c) vs. Takeshi Morishima
*ECW World Television Championship match: Bryan Danielson (c) vs. Ken Kennedy
*ECW World Tag Team Championship match: The Briscoe Brothers (Jay & Mark Briscoe) (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy)
*ECW World Heavyweight Championship Number One Contender's 20-Man Battle Royal
*John Cena vs. Shelton Benjamin
*Kamikaze (Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA) vs. The Impact Players (Justin Credible & Lance Storm)
*Necro Butcher vs. Davey Richards