EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TV

October 25, 1996

1. Chris Jericho vs Too Cold Scorpio

This was Jericho’s final match in ECW before going to WCW, and took place on 8/3/96. They traded waistlocks early. Scorpio took Jericho down but Jericho held his own on the mat. Jericho took Scorpio down with a waistlock and applied a bow and arrow but Scorpio escaped. Scorpio took down Jericho and elbowsmashed his leg. Scorpio turned Jericho over and applied a modified surfboard. Scorpio then applied a chinlock but Jericho stood up and slammed him back to the mat. Jericho tied up Scorpio in an upside down figure 4 and inverted full nelson or something on the mat. Jericho applied a front facelock but Scorpio took him down and applied his own stump puller/armbar combo. Scorpio gave Jericho a kneelift. They had a test of strength. Jericho pounced on Scorpio but Scorpio kicked him off and monkeyflipped him. Scorpio pounced on Jericho, Jericho monkeyflipped him but Scorpio landed on his feet. Scorpio dropkicked and armdragged Jericho before applying an armbar. Scorpio chopped Jericho but Jericho gave him a crucifix for a near fall. Jericho countered a tilt-a-whirl slam and dropkicked Scorpio. Jericho armdragged Scorpio twice and Scorpio rolled out of the ring. Scorpio kicked Jericho in the crotch and gave him a jumping kick. Scorpio clotheslined Jericho for a near fall and kicked him. Jericho kicked Scorpio and gave him a spinning mule kick. Jericho vertical suplexed Scorpio and hit a slingshot splash for a near fall. Scorpio gave Jericho two low blows and kneedropped him. Scorpio gave Jericho a T-bone suplex for a near fall but Jericho then rolled him up for a near fall of his own. Scorpio headbutted Jericho and gave him a bicycle kick. Scorpio knocked Jericho out of the ring with a second brutal bicycle kick to the head. Scorpio bulldogged Jericho for a near fall. They did a criss cross and Scorpio superkicked Jericho. Jericho dumped Scorpio to the apron but missed a second rope bodypress and crashed to the floor. Scorpio landed some elbows and knocked Jericho off the apron neck first into the barricade with a handspring flip kick. Scorpio powerbombed Jericho and gave him a top rope legdrop for a near fall. Scorpio landed a couple chops and whipped Jericho into the corner. Jericho dumped a charging Scorpio to the apron and punched him. Jericho knocked Scorpio off the apron with a running top rope dropkick and hit a top rope dropkick to the floor. Jericho suplexed Scorpio back into the ring for a near fall. Jericho gave Scorpio a tiger driver for a near fall. Jericho jumped to the second rope but Scorpio dropkicked him and gave him a sunset flip/powerbomb to the mat for a near fall. Scorpio telegraphed a backdrop and Jericho DDTd him. Jericho missed a lionsault but landed on his feet and gave Scorpio a huracanrana for a near fall. Jericho went for a tiger driver but Scorpio kinda countered with a huracanrana in a botched spot. Scorpio slammed Jericho but missed a moonsault. Jericho gave Scorpio a second rope splash for a near fall. Scorpio whipped Jericho into the corner but Jericho placed him on the top rope. Jericho went for a top rope huracanrana but Scorpio shoved him off the top rope to the floor. Scorpio jumped off the second rope but Jericho met him on the floor with a kick. Scorpio went to suplex Jericho back into the ring but Jericho flipped over him. Jericho hit a lionsault for a near fall. Jericho went for a suplex but Scorpio countered with a DDT. Jericho crotched Scorpio on the top rope and gave him a top rope powerslam for a near fall. Jericho gave Scorpio a senton but missed a corkscrew splash. Scorpio tombstoned Jericho and gave him a shooting star press for the pin at 19:56. A very good match, but they could have done better with a shorter time frame. There were a few sloppy spots that hurt the match. Overall it was well-plotted, but the match never got all that dramatic in spite of the spectacular spots. This match came across better than it was because of the ECW Arena setting and crowd, and was not the type of match that would play well in a stadium or large arena setting. ***

2. ECW Tag Team Title: Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) (c) vs Eliminators (Saturn & Kronus)

The Gangstas stormed the ring with their usual array of weapons and a wild brawl erupted. Saturn rammed Jack into the corner and kicked Mustafa. Saturn gave Jack a diamond cutter and also gave one to Mustafa. The Gangstas clotheslined the Eliminators with a ladder and Jack broke a sign over Kronus’s head. Mustafa gave Saturn a backbreaker. Jack hit Kronus with a trash can cover as Mustafa attacked Saturn with a nightstick. Jack clotheslined Kronus and Mustafa clotheslined Saturn. Mustafa suplexed Saturn and Jack hit Kronus with the trash can cover. Saturn superkicked Mustafa and attacked Jack. Saturn clotheslined Mustafa. Kronus kicked both opponents but Mustafa kicked him. Jack gave Saturn a low blow and hit him with a crutch. Jack broke the crutch over Saturn’s back and clotheslined him over the top rope to the floor. Jack dove off the apron clotheslined Saturn amongst the crowd. Jack hit Saturn with a chair as Mustafa hit Kronus with a chair. Saturn and Jack exchanged blows and Jack headbutted Saturn. Kronus hit Mustafa with a trash can and swung it around like a madman. Kronus kicked Jack. Mustafa bulldogged Saturn onto a chair. Kronus hit Jack with a trash can lid. Mustafa powerslammed Saturn on a chair for a near fall. Mustafa hit Saturn in the crotch with his nightstick. Mustafa powerslammed Saturn and Jack came off the top rope with a chairshot for the pin to retain the title at 11:13. The first 3-4 minutes aired, then a clip and the finish. Hard to tell if the match maintained the momentum of its early minutes but what aired was really good and very intense. Probably **1/2-*** in full. After the match the Eliminators attacked the Gangstas and gave both men total elimination. Kronus jumped off a table with a top rope splash on Jack. Saturn placed a ladder on the table on the top rope, then jumped off the ladder onto Jack in a crazy spot. The post-match action was as good if not better than the actual match footage shown.

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