EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TV

September 20, 1996

1. ECW TV Title: Shane Douglas (c) (w/Francine) vs Louie Spicolli

Douglas Zbyszcoed at the start and they didn’t lock up until 2:00. Douglas missed two punches and Spicolli landed several punches in the corner. Spicolli stomped Douglas and Douglas rolled out of the ring. Spicolli took Douglas down with a headlock and gained a near fall. Spicolli tackled Douglas and they did a criss cross. Spicolli blocked a hiptoss but Douglas blocked a Death Valley driver and rolled out of the ring again. Spicolli waistlocked Douglas but Douglas elbowed him. Spicolli gave Douglas a drop toehold and rammed his head into the mat 10 times. Douglas stalled for a while again. Spicolli tried to suplex Douglas back into the ring but Douglas flipped over him. Douglas slapped Spicolli but Spicolli gave him a knee to the gut. Spicolli punched Douglas and rammed him into the corner repeatedly. Douglas gave Spicolli a low mule kick and atomic dropped him. Douglas headbutted Spicolli in the crotch for a near fall and clotheslined him. Douglas applied a neck vice. Spicolli caught Douglas off guard with a rollup for a near fall. Douglas gave Spicolli a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall and reapplied the neck vice. Spicolli fought back with punches and gave Douglas a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. Spicolli punched Douglas and applied a hangman but Francine distracted him. Spicolli went after Francine at ringside but Douglas hit him with a baseball slide kick. Douglas hit Spicolli with a chair and rammed his head into the chair. Douglas choked Spicolli on the floor and threw him over the barricade into the crowd. Douglas then hit Spicolli with a plancha. When they returned from a commercial Spicolli gave Douglas some punches and hit him with a chair. Spicolli landed some punches but Douglas raked his eyes. Spicolli blocked a piledriver but Douglas elbowed him. Spicolli countered a tombstone but Douglas fell on top of him for a near fall. Spicolli punched Douglas and gave him a spinebuster for a near fall. Spicolli backed Douglas into a corner, whipped him into the opposite corner and northern lights suplexed him for a near fall. Spicolli punched Douglas but Douglas blocked a Death Valley driver by grabbing the top rope. Spicolli then dumped Douglas over the top rope to the floor. Spicolli landed a couple punches and knocked Douglas into the barricade with a baseball slide kick. Spicolli rammed Douglas into a table at ringside and propped the table against the barricade. Douglas whipped Spicolli into the table. Spicolli recovered and went to give Douglas a Death Valley driver but Francine pulled Douglas down. Douglas then gave Spicolli a neckbreaker and belly to belly suplexed him for the pin at 19:29 to retain the title (16:25 aired). This was a good old school type match. A but too much stalling for my taste, but otherwise the work was solid. They did a good job developing the match, taking their time and not rushing into big spots. Fan heat was strong hoping for a title change, which was teased well with several near falls. Good booking in having Spicolli not hit the Death Valley driver, so as to protect the move for future matches. **3/4

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