| Shaun Sindelman | Posted on 06/26/04 at 19:02:18
Week 34
Card Information:
Held in: ECW ARENA
Location: PHILADELPHIA, PENNSLYVANIA, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: August 20/04 at 8:00pm
Matches/Interviews booked: 12
Attendance: 5703
The ECW Arena was jam packed with people who were ready to see some of their favorite stars from the ECW days of yore get back into the squared circle. And those same fans got what they wanted with New Jack, Sabu, and RVD all in action.
1. Travis Cade and Lucifer Magnusson defeated New Jack and Hoffa in a Fans Supply The Weapons Match when Magnusson pinned New Jack after the Catalepsy Driver in 0:18:48.
Rating: *** 1/2
What an incredible match. The fans were very much into this and supplied all 4 men with enough 'weapons of mass destruction'.
Some of the highlights of the match were the use of such objects as a dildo and a Sony Playstation.
2. Gotti pinned Jack Evans after a German suplex in 0:08:52.
Rating: *** 1/4
Jack Evans goes for a standing corkscrew moonsault, but Gotti gets his knees up.
Gotti gives him a belly-to-belly suplex, but Jack Evans doesn't budge.
Jack Evans uses a knee to mid-section on Gotti.
Jack Evans goes for a superkick, but Gotti ducks out of the way.
Jack Evans hits Gotti with a clothesline.
Gotti falls out of the ring.
Jack Evans goes for an asai corkscrew plancha, but Gotti moves out of the way.
Jack Evans goes for a shooting star press, but Gotti blocks it.
Gotti uses a power bomb on Jack Evans.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Jack Evans nails Gotti with a rolling spinning heel kick.
Jack Evans takes Gotti down with a punch.
Jack Evans nails Gotti with an enzuigiri.
The chants for Jack Evans are deafening.
Jack Evans hits Gotti with a 450 splash.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Jack Evans hits Gotti with a rolling spinning heel kick.
Jack Evans runs into the ropes.
Jack Evans hits Gotti with a shoulderblock.
Jack Evans covers Gotti.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
Jack Evans goes for flying headscissors, but Gotti throws him off.
(closing moment)
Jack Evans goes for an enzuigiri, but Gotti ducks out of the way.
Gotti nails Jack Evans with a German suplex.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is vociferously booing Gotti.
Who the hell is Jack Evans and where did he come from? He took to the air and everywhere against Gotti but in the end, it was a mistake to go for the enzuigiri that cost Evans the match.
Anyways, we will see more of Evans in the coming weeks and surely at our next ppv as he is the first entrant signed to the Rumble match.
3. Sabu defeated Van Wild in a Clockwork Orange House Of Fun Match by pinfall
after the Triple Jump Moonsault in 0:08:55.
Rating: ***
The crowd went nuts from bell to bell as Sabu and Van Wild tore into each other using everything they could find at ringside and in the end, Sabu set a chair up in the ring and landed his amazing Triple Jump Moonsault finisher to get the win.
4. Scott Starring defeated Rob Van Dam in a Empty Arena Match by pinfall with a
Frankensteiner in 0:23:23.
Rating: ****
Earlier in the day, prior to the crowd being let into the building, Starring and RVD took each other on in an Empty Arena match that went all over the place. As a matter of fact, these two men went the full 20 minutes and the ref allowed five more minutes to get to a decisive win and Starring pulled it off 3 minutes later.
The fans got to see this match on a projection screen during the evening's proceedings.
5. Hell's Army (Jack Ripper and Lark Fenriz) defeated Trent Acid and CM Punk when
Ripper defeated Punk by disqualification in 0:10:57.
Rating: *** 3/4
[Jonathan Smith interfered against Jack Ripper.]
Highlights:
Jack Ripper catches Trent Acid in an airplane spin.
Trent Acid is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Trent Acid tries to fight the pain.
Trent Acid breaks the hold after 22 seconds.
Jack Ripper executes a Death Valley Driver on CM Punk.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Jack Ripper is going for the cover.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, kickout.
CM Punk begs off.
Lark Fenriz goes for a tilt-a-whirl powerslam, but CM Punk counters it with an armdrag takedown.
In turn, Lark Fenriz counters it with a lariat.
Lark Fenriz nails CM Punk with a kick to the midsection.
Lark Fenriz goes for a spinning leg lariat, but CM Punk ducks out of the way.
CM Punk hits a flying cross body press on Lark Fenriz.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, thr... kickout.
CM Punk hits a slap on Lark Fenriz.
CM Punk uses the Shining Wizard on Lark Fenriz.
CM Punk hits a reverse neckbreaker on Lark Fenriz.
CM Punk hits Lark Fenriz with a side suplex.
CM Punk leaves the ring.
He returns with a chair.
CM Punk runs into the ropes and springs off the chair.
CM Punk takes Lark Fenriz down with a dropkick.
(closing moment)
CM Punk goes for a dropkick, but Jack Ripper side-steps and CM Punk
only hits air.
Jack Ripper runs into the ropes.
Jack Ripper hits CM Punk with a shoulderblock.
Jack Ripper runs into the ropes.
** Jonathan Smith hits Jack Ripper in the back with a chair.
Jason Bach disqualifies Trent Acid and CM Punk.
Jack Ripper is being booed out of the building.
Ben Tuckwell & Jonathan Smith showed up at ringside right from the start of the match and waited to make their presence felt with the biggest impact.
The post match was ridiculous though as Hell's Army brawled with Tuckwell & Smith only to have Punk and Acid get in the faces of Tuckwell & Smith for costing them the match.
The board of directors have made a match for next week that will put all 3 teams in the ring at the same time.
6. No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Lance Storm pinned Justin Credible with the Superkick in 0:12:31.
Rating: ** 1/4
[Nicole Bass interfered against Lance Storm.]
Highlights:
Justin Credible goes for a kick to the midsection, but Lance Storm
counters it with a dragon screw.
Lance Storm goes for a slap, but Justin Credible blocks it.
Justin Credible hits Lance Storm with a spinning leg lariat.
Lance Storm goes for a Northern Lights suplex, but Justin Credible
counters it with a DDT.
Lance Storm puts Justin Credible in a scorpion deathlock.
Justin Credible tries to escape the hold.
Justin Credible reaches the ropes after being locked up for 13 seconds.
Lance Storm hits Justin Credible with a rana.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Lance Storm uses a handspring clothesline on Justin Credible.
Justin Credible begs off.
Justin Credible goes for a swinging neckbreaker, but Lance Storm
counters it with a side suplex.
Lance Storm is going for the pin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Justin Credible kicks Lance Storm.
The crowd breaks into a "Fix Your Teeth" chant.
Justin Credible hits Lance Storm.
Lance Storm kicks Justin Credible.
Justin Credible hits Lance Storm.
Lance Storm hits Justin Credible.
Justin Credible punches Lance Storm.
The crowd breaks into a "Aldo, Aldo, Aldo" chant.
Justin Credible goes for a bulldog, but Lance Storm throws him off.
Lance Storm goes for a back suplex, but Justin Credible
turns in mid-air and lands on him.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Justin Credible executes a swinging neckbreaker on Lance Storm.
Justin Credible covers Lance Storm.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Justin Credible complains about a slow count.
Justin Credible executes the That's Incredible on Lance Storm.
The arena is exploding in a chorus of boos.
Justin Credible goes for the pin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, in the ropes...
(closing moment)
Lance Storm takes Justin Credible down with a springboard clothesline.
Lance Storm hits a chop on Justin Credible.
Lance Storm executes the Superkick on Justin Credible.
Lance Storm is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Lance Storm goes for the pin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, three.
Lance Storm is getting a good reaction from the crowd.
Credible and Storm went toe to toe for 12 minutes with the action going back and forth. When it was all over, Storm walked out with an amazing win.
7. No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Christian pinned Edge after a vertical facebuster in 0:10:44.
Rating: *** 1/2
Highlights:
Edge gives the sign for the spear.
Edge takes Christian down with a spear.
Edge is going for the cover.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, thr... shoulder up.
Christian gets an abdominal stretch on Edge.
Edge is valiantly trying to break the hold.
Edge gets ahold of the ropes after 31 seconds.
Christian runs into the ropes.
Christian hits Edge with a clothesline.
Edge falls out of the ring.
Christian jumps onto him with a plancha.
Edge is handed a baseball bat.
Edge hits him with the baseball bat.
The crowd is behind Edge all the way.
Edge chokes him with a baseball bat.
Christian is starting to bleed.
Christian is handed a tire iron.
Christian hits him with the tire iron.
The decibel level in the building is unbelievable.
Christian hits him with the tire iron.
Ringside is quickly filling up with debris.
Edge is busted wide open. These two men hate each other with a passion and it showed as they busted the other person open and worked them over during the match.
8. Branding Iron On A Pole No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Teddy Diablo pinned Travis LaGrange with the Diablo Fire in 0:06:07.
Rating: *** 3/4
[Tony Antony interfered against Travis LaGrange.]
Highlights:
Travis LaGrange tries to climb the pole.
Travis LaGrange is on the second turnbuckle.
Travis LaGrange is on the top turnbuckle.
Travis LaGrange is on his way up the pole.
Travis LaGrange is in grabbing distance.
Teddy Diablo brings him down with a top-rope DDT.
He returns with a chair.
Teddy Diablo runs into the ropes and springs off the chair.
Teddy Diablo goes for a dropkick, but Travis LaGrange side-steps and
Teddy Diablo only hits air.
Travis LaGrange climbs the pole.
He grabs the Double-Lariat Ranch branding iron and jumps down from the top turnbuckle.
Travis LaGrange takes a swing at Teddy Diablo with
the Double-Lariat Ranch branding iron, but he gets out of the way.
Teddy Diablo snatches the Double-Lariat Ranch branding iron from him.
Teddy Diablo hits him with the Double-Lariat Ranch branding iron.
Travis LaGrange runs into the ropes.
** Tony Antony hits Travis LaGrange in the back with a chair.
Teddy Diablo gives the sign for the Diablo Fire.
Teddy Diablo executes the Diablo Fire on Travis LaGrange.
Jason Bach counts: One, two, three.
The crowd is going crazy.
Tony Antony showed his friendship with Teddy Diablo is still strong and his hatred for Travis LaGrange still burns inside as he made sure that LaGrange suffered a loss in
a match that was right up his alley.
We also saw LaGrange get control of the Double Lariat Ranch branding iron hanging above the ring but it didn't matter because Diablo finished LaGrange off without any need of the branding iron.
9. No-Time-Limit-No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
Steve Austin pinned Justin Kell with the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:08:43.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Steve Austin retained the World Title.)
Highlights:
They lock up.
Steve Austin goes for a forearm to the back, but Justin Kell side-steps and
Steve Austin only hits air.
Justin Kell hits Steve Austin with a kick to the head.
Justin Kell hits the Splash Mountain on Steve Austin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Steve Austin sets up Justin Kell on the turnbuckle.
Steve Austin takes Justin Kell down with a superplex.
Steve Austin goes for a vertical suplex, but Justin Kell reverses it.
Justin Kell punches Steve Austin.
Justin Kell hits Steve Austin.
Justin Kell hits Steve Austin with a power bomb.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Justin Kell whips Steve Austin into the ropes.
Steve Austin nails Justin Kell with a clothesline.
Steve Austin goes for a kick to the midsection, but Justin Kell
counters it with a dragon screw.
Justin Kell goes for a dropkick to the knee, but Steve Austin side-steps and
Justin Kell only hits air.
Steve Austin goes for a clothesline, but Justin Kell counters it with
a belly-to-belly suplex.
Justin Kell takes Steve Austin down with the Splash Mountain.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Justin Kell executes a bulldog on Steve Austin.
Justin Kell takes Steve Austin down with a kick to the head.
Justin Kell is going for the cover.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Steve Austin goes for a spinebuster slam, but Justin Kell counters it with
a small package.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, shoulder up.
Justin Kell throws Steve Austin into the turnbuckle.
Justin Kell runs shoulder-first into the corner.
Justin Kell hits Steve Austin with a power bomb.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Steve Austin attempts to place Justin Kell on the turnbuckle, but Justin Kell
blocks it.
Steve Austin uses a forearm to the back on Justin Kell.
Steve Austin goes for a spinebuster slam, but Justin Kell counters it with
a small package.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Justin Kell complains about a slow count.
Steve Austin uses an inside cradle on Justin Kell.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, kickout.
Steve Austin flips his opponent the bird.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
Steve Austin goes for a kick to the midsection, but Justin Kell
counters it with a dragon screw.
In turn, Steve Austin counters it with an enzuigiri to the face.
Steve Austin whips Justin Kell into the ropes.
Steve Austin takes Justin Kell down with a kick to the midsection.
Steve Austin executes the Stone Cold Stunner on Justin Kell.
Steve Austin goes for the pin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, in the ropes...
Steve Austin catches Justin Kell totally by surprise.
The crowd is wildly cheering Steve Austin with only a few scattered boos audible.
Steve Austin executes the Stone Cold Stunner on Justin Kell.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
Steve Austin goes for the pin.
Hector Ortega counts: One, two, three.
All of a sudden, the boos are turning into almost unanimous cheers.
Kell tried to end this match very quickly but it took one simple mishap and Austin sealed it up with his Stone Cold Stunner and the win.
10. Tables And Ladders No-Countout-No-DQ-Triangle Ladder Match:
Hell's Angels (Anger and Hate) defeated
Afternoon Delight (Lee Awesome and Lee Handsome) and
Team Xtreme (James Robinson and Lance Williams) when Hate defeated Handsome by
putting him through a table in 0:05:33.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Hell's Angels won the World Tag Titles.)
Highlights:
Lee Awesome tries to climb the ladder.
Lee Awesome is on his way up.
James Robinson brings him down with a superplex.
James Robinson tags out to Lance Williams.
James Robinson leaves the ring.
Lance Williams hits Lee Awesome with a kick to the head.
Lance Williams tries to climb the ladder.
Lance Williams is on his way up.
Lee Awesome knocks over the ladder with a shoulderblock.
Anger gives him a Samoan Drop, but Lance Williams doesn't even care.
Anger runs into the ropes.
Lance Williams hits Anger with a clothesline.
Lance Williams gives his opponent the finger.
Anger sets the ladder back up.
Anger tries to climb the ladder.
Anger is on his way up.
James Robinson knocks over the ladder with a clothesline.
(moments later)
Lee Handsome goes for a flying clothesline but Anger pulls Hector Ortega
in the way !
Lee Handsome goes for a flying clothesline, but Hate ducks out of the way.
Hate sets the ladder back up.
Hate tries to climb the ladder.
Hate is on his way up.
Hate is half-way up.
Hate is almost on top of the ladder.
Hate is in grabbing distance.
Lee Handsome knocks over the ladder with a shoulderblock.
Hector Ortega crawls over to the ropes and uses them to get up.
James Robinson places Hate on the turnbuckle.
James Robinson executes a top-rope power bomb on Hate.
Anger throws Lance Williams out of the ring.
Anger rolls out under the bottom rope.
Anger clears the announcers' table.
Anger hits Lance Williams with a tiger suplex.
Hate comes over to make it two-on-one.
Anger gives him a Yakuza kick, but Lance Williams doesn't budge.
Anger climbs back into the ring.
Lance Williams follows him back in.
Lance Williams brings the table into the ring.
Anger hits Lance Williams with a dragon suplex.
(closing moment)
Hate sets up Lee Handsome on the announcers' table.
Hate executes a backdrop driver through the table.
The table is broken in half.
Numerous fans are using Hate for target practice.
The ring is quickly filling up with debris.
All 3 teams tried so hard to get their hands on the tag title belts or win with a tableshot and it was Hell's Angels who took the easy way out by driving the champs through the table that Real Xtreme had brought into the ring earlier in the match.
It'll be interesting to see who steps up as the next contenders for these titles now that they are around the waists of Hate and Anger again.
Card rating: *** 1/2
Match observations:
Tonight was a pretty impressive event for RPW. Alot of carnage ensued and what better place for it than the original House of Hardcore, the ECW Arena.
We almost saw a new World champion crowned but Austin held on to the title for another week while Hell's Angels walked out of Philly with the tag titles back in their possession.
We also saw the debut of Jack Evans who will be in the Rumble match at the PPV in a few weeks along with Van Wild, Sabu, RVD, Scott Starring, CM Punk, Trent Acid and just signed, Gotti. The winner of the Rumble will get a singles title shot at a later date. We will learn the other 22 entries as the PPV draws nearer.
For next week, we will be coming from Pittsburgh, PA and our lineup is shaping up as follows:
In a 3 way dance - Tuckwell and Smith will face Ripper and Fenriz as well as CM Punk and Trent Acid.
Van Wild and Scott Starring will face RVD and Sabu and the winner will move one step closer to being the #1 contender for the tag titles. This will be a NO DQ match.
Steve Austin will have to defend his World title against Teddy Diablo.
And we will announce 9 more names for the RUMBLE.
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