EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TV
December 6, 1996
1. Taz (w/Bill Alfonso) vs Rob Van Dam
Taz pushed a chair into Van Dam’s face before the bell and pounded him. Taz backdropped Van Dam but missed a clothesline and Van Dam gave him some kicks. Van Dam hit Taz with a somersault plancha. Van Dam slammed Taz and gave him a top rope legdrop for a near fall. They did a criss cross and Taz gave Van Dam an overhead belly to belly suplex. The BWO music sounded and the group came out. The action stopped as both men looked towards the stage where the BWO was. Taz kicked Van Dam from behind and pounded him. Taz snapmared Van Dam and applied a chinlock. Taz missed a clothesline and Van Dam spin kicked him. Van Dam gave Taz a Van Daminator. Taz caught Van Dam and gave him a T-bone suplex. Taz applied the Tazmission but Van Dam kicked off the turnbuckles and landed on top of him for a near fall. Taz maintained the hold. Van Dam reached the ropes after a struggle but Taz didn’t break the hold. Several wrestlers stormed the ring to restrain Taz and the match ended after about 4:30. Solid match that showcased the BWO gimmick and got across the storyline of Taz being paranoid over Van Dam’s alliance with Sabu. *1/2
2. Chris Candido & Mikey Whipwreck vs Eliminators (Saturn & Kronus)
Candido and Saturn traded headlocks and hammerlocks. Saturn elbowed Candido and they did a criss cross. Saturn countered an exploder with elbows and applied a Fujiwara armbar on Candido. Candido countered and applied a headscissors but Saturn escaped. Kronus landed some punches but Candido kicked him. Kronus whipped Candido into the corner and gave him the hurricane Kronus elbow for a near fall. Kronus punched Mikey and placed him on the top rope. Mikey took Kronus down by pulling his hair and gave him a couple clotheslines. Mikey superkicked Kronus. Saturn took Mikey down but Mikey kicked him off. Mikey missed a clothesline and Saturn took him down. Saturn went for a spinning toehold but Mikey pushed him away. Mikey hiptossed Saturn and gave him a Japanese armdrag. Saturn countered a suplex and headlocked Mikey. They did a criss cross but Candido gave Saturn a kick from the apron. Mikey gave Saturn an armwringer and Candido kicked his arm. Candido suplexed Saturn and gave him a second rope forearm smash. Candido slammed Saturn and raked his eyes. Candido snapmared Saturn and applied a surfboard. Kronus kicked Candido and whipped him into the corner. Kronus kicked Candido and Saturn superkicked him. Saturn blocked a superplex with Kronus’s help and pushed Mikey off the top rope through a ringside table. Saturn missed a kick but gave Mikey a legsweep in a really cool spot because the transition from the missed kick was so seamless. Both Eliminators kicked Mikey. Kronus stretched Mikey’s arm in the ropes and knocked Candido off the apron. Saturn mule kicked Mikey and Kronus gave him a spinning kick. Kronus gave Mikey a shoulderbreaker for a near fall. Saturn gave Mikey’s right arm a top rope kneedrop and Kronus knocked Candido off the apron. Saturn gave Mikey a legsweep and back suplexed him. Saturn applied a cross armbreaker on Mikey and stomped his arm. Saturn knocked Candido off the apron again. Saturn gave Mikey a spinning mule kick. Kronus slammed Mikey and gave him a somersault legdrop for a near fall. Mikey ducked a clothesline and dropkicked both Eliminators. Mikey landed punches on both opponents. Saturn knocked Candido off the apron yet again and Candido hit the barricade. Kronus kicked Mikey and the Eliminators gave Mikey total elimination. Saturn pinned Mikey to win the match. A couple minutes were edited out, and about 8:54 aired. Not the most spectacular match, but a good match with Mikey and the Eliminators chipping in good spots. Candido didn’t do much, but that was part of his gimmick and storyline, and the match showcased his character well. One of those “sit back, relax and enjoy” type matches as opposed to a mind-numbing stunt show. **1/2
3. ECW TV Title: Shane Douglas (c) w/Francine vs Tommy Dreamer (w/Beulah)
Dreamer attacked Douglas before the bell and clotheslined him. Dreamer hit Douglas with the title belt and hit him with a chair for a near fall. Dreamer threw Douglas out of the ring. Dreamer knocked a chair into Douglas with a baseball slide kick and hit him with a frying pan. Douglas sat a chair in the ring and gave Dreamer a kneebreaker onto the chair. Dreamer’s knee got caught in the chair and Douglas dropkicked the knee. Dreamer DDTd Douglas for a near fall. Beulah attacked Francine and Dreamer pulled Francine into the ring. Dreamer piledrove Francine for a pop. Brian Lee attacked Dreamer and clotheslined him. Douglas gave Dreamer a single arm DDT for the pin to retain the title. Just 2:43 of highlights aired, and it was hard to gauge the overall quality. Fans were into it as you’d expect. NR
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