ECW
on TNN Episode #1
August
27th 1999
From
Toledo, Ohio
Footage of The
Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) putting Balls Mahoney through a Flaming
Table opens the show, as Styles says this is unlike anything else and welcomes
the fans to ECW on TNN.
Joey Styles is in
the back, hyping up the show and then talking about showcasing the ECW TV
Title, going through the history of champions, before highlighting Rob Van Dam.
He shows the TV Title change, when RVD defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and talks about
RVD being the longest reigning champion in wrestling.
From Hardcore Heaven
’99) ECW World Television Championship match: Rob Van Damc© w/Bill Alfonso
retained over Jerry Lynn following The Five Star Frog Splash.
Joey Styles hype up
the action you will see in ECW and then hypes the ECW World Champion Taz,
showing the greats that have fought for the ECW World Title, but never won it,
including “Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Footage of Shane
Douglas throwing down the NWA World Championship and declaring the ECW World
Title as his own!
Joey Styles
highlights the greats that have come through ECW and not taken the ECW World
Title. He throws it to the ring, where ECW World Champion Taz stands in the
middle, as Rhino stands on the apron. Taz cuts a promo on taking out Rhino,
“Beat me if you can…. Survive, if I let you!” Rhino and Taz go at it.
1)
ECW World
Championship match: “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz© vs “Steve Corino’s Rookie
Monster” Rhino
Winner and STILL ECW World Champion: Taz after driving Rhino
through a table, slanted in the corner, with The Hardway Tazplex, before
pulling Rhino out and locking in The Tazmission, forcing Rhino to Tap Out!
Highlight package
for Sabu is shown.
2)
Big Sal E. Graziano
vs “The Giant Killer” Spike Dudley
Winner: Spike ducks and dodges, before catching Sal with a boot and
then using The Acid Drop to put the big man down and immediately pin!
Cyrus, Jason, Dawn
Marie & The Impact Players (Justin Credible & Lance Storm) cut a promo
on their mission in ECW
ECW roster music
video.
ECW World Champion
Taz cuts a promo on the new age of ECW, standing tall as their champion.
ECW
on TNN Episode #2
September
3rd 1999
From
The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York
1)
ECW World
Championship match: “The Human Suplex Machine” Taz© vs Yoshihiro Tajiri w/Steve
Corino & Jack Victory
Winner and STILL ECW World Champion: Taz after ducking a Spinning
Roundhouse Kick and throwing a Lariat, which Tajiri ducked and immediately came
back with a Spinning Kick, which Taz also ducked, but this time he wrapped
Tajiri up in The Tazmission, forcing Tajiri to quickly Tap Out!
Joey Styles is
standing in the middle of a packed Mad House of Extreme, with the chants of ECW
raining down on him. He welcomes the fans to ECW on TNN! Styles starts hyping
the show, when Joel Gernter, with a NEW neck brace one, comes out and announces
himself as the TNN color commentator. Gertner cuts a promo about saving the
program from Joey, as the fans chant “fuck him up Joey, fuck him up.” Styles
stops him to introduce their guest, Jerry Lynn! Lynn cuts a promo on ECW being
on national and proving they belong with WWF and WCW, he says he wants to give
the fans the best wrestling match going, calling out ECW World Television
Champion Rob Van Dam! Out comes Bill Alfonso, who cuts a promo, saying Lynn
proved himself at Hardcore Heaven, but he will not be getting another Title
shot tonight, leading to Lynn attacking Alfonso and then RVD running out for a
pull apart brawl!
2)
ECW World Tag Team
Championship match: Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley© vs The Dudley Boyz (Bubba
Ray & D-Von) w/Sign Guy Dudley
Dudleyz last night in ECW!
Winners and NEW ECW World
Tag Team Champions: The Dudleyz after Balls set up and table and covered in in
thumbtacks, before pulling Bubba in for a Powerbomb, only for D-Von to break it
up with a chair shot to Balls’ back, giving Bubba the opportunity to switch
positions and send Balls crashing through the tack covered table with a
Powerbomb, dropping into the cover, only for Spike to break it up! The Dudleyz
then put Spike down with 3D and Bubba covered for the 3!
Styles & Gertner
put over how big it is that The Dudleyz won the ECW World Tag Titles on their
way out to the WWF, saying they will lay the Titles at The McMahon Familys
feet!
The Dudleyz come
back to the ring, cutting a promo on their time in ECW and turning from boys to
men and men to heroes. But in the WWE, they turn heroes in legends and legends
into gods and if God was a Heel, he’d be The Dudley Boyz! Bubba then says they
have one more thing left to do before they go to the WWE and he calls out Tommy
Dreamer to defend the company he has broken his body for. Dreamer comes out,
but is stopped by Paul E. Dangerously and Francine, which leads to Bubba
antagonizing Dreamer with taunts about Francine, Beulah McGillicutty and ECW,
which leads to Dreamer hitting the ring.
3)
ECW World Tag Team
Championship match: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & Devon)© vs “The Innovator
of Violence” Tommy Dreamer & Raven w/Francine
Winners and NEW ECW World Tag Team Champions: Dreamer & Raven
after The Dudleyz dismantled Dreamer and had him down in the ring, even pushing
away Sign Guy, as he tried to intervene. They called for then end and sent
Dreamer into the ropes for 3D, but as Devon pulled him up, Dreamer countered
with a DDT, just as RAVEN MADE HIS RETURN TO ECW, sliding into the ring and
planting Bubba with a DDT, before both Dreamer and Raven covered for the
exciting 3 count!
The place was going
absolutely bonkers, as Raven celebrated with both Titles and Dreamer recovered,
turning around to see Raven push the Title into his chest and stand with pride
of defending their company.
ECW
on TNN Episode #3
September
10th 1999
From
The Mad House of Extreme in Queens, New York
Footage from the end
of last week’s episode is shown, with Joey Styles saying that ECW on TNN was
the talk of the wrestling world.
Joey Styles &
Joel Gertner are on commentary.
1)
“The Man Beast”
Rhino vs “The Insane Luchadore” Super Crazy
Winner: Crazy after Rhino got his knees up to block a Moonsault and
quickly follow up with a Pump Handle Powerslam and the cover, but Crazy was
able to kick out at 2. Rhino pulled him back up and hooked for a Powerbomb,
only for Crazy to counter with a Frankensteiner and hold on for the 3.
After the match,
Corino and Rhino faked dissension, so Rhino could raise Crazy’s hand and then
attack him.
Joey Styles &
Joel Gertner hype Anarchy Rulz ppv next week! They show a flashback match
between ECW World Title challenger Masato Tanaka and Mike Awesome.
2)
ECW World Television
Championship match: “The Whole Fucking Show” Rob Van Dam© w/Bill Alfonso vs
“The New Fucking Show” Jerry Lynn
Match was ruled a No Contest after The Impact Players (Justin
Credible & Lance Storm) w/Dawn Marie, hit the ring and attacked both men,
stopping an incredible match. Storm cuts a promo on RVD and Lynn thinking they
were going to end the show, but no The Impact Players are ending the show and
they stand tall.
Styles announces
that RVD vs Lynn rematch for the ECW World TV Title is set for next week! Then
he reveals that ECW World Tag Team Champion Raven will speak out for the first
time since his return, next week!
