ECW Eastern Championship Wrestling (July 6, 1993)

Original Airdate: July 6, 1993 (taped May 15)

 

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Your Hosts are Jay Sulli and Paul E. Dangerously

 

Hunter Q. Robbins is hanging out with a couple of little girls, trying to get them to say they like the Suicide Blonds, but the Super Destroyers chase them off. Man, even as goofy wrestling segments go, that one was really weird

 

Meanwhile, ECW Tag Team Champions the Suicide Blonds don't give a shit what the kids think of them

 

ECW Tag Team Title v Masks Match: Sir Jonathan Hotbody and Sir Richard Michaels v The Super Destroyers: It's weird, as in the pre-match interviews it's Candido with Hotbody, not Michaels. The Destroyers work Michaels over to start, but he manages to slip away long enough to tag, and Hotbody comes in with a suplex. The champs go to work on Destroyer #1, but that lasts for all of a minute before he fights Michaels off. They go back to working Richard over, but a distraction from Hotbody allows him to switch off with Chris Candido, who had been hiding underneath the ring. But then Chris just gets cradled by a Destroyer, and we have new champions at 7:29. This was shit. DUD

 

Backstage, Sandman wants to make sure we know that he respects Ivan Koloff, but he doesn't care for how he's been treating America. And, if there's one thing Sandman certainly represents, it's America

 

Meanwhile, Ivan Koloff takes his hat off to Sandman, noting that he's an 'accomplished wrestler.' Maybe lay off the vodka, Ivan

 

Sandman v Ivan Koloff: Ivan takes him down and work a waistlock, then a hammerlock, keeping Sandman grounded. Sandman manages to counter to a headlock, but Koloff quickly turns it into a headscissors, and they trade off for a bit. Criss cross allows Sandman a bodypress for two, but Koloff cuts him off with a clothesline for two. Another clothesline leads to a legdrop for two, but Sandman comes back with his own clothesline for two. Corner charge hits boot, however, and Koloff goes to the top - only for Sandman to slam him off. He unloads in the corner, but Rockin' Rebel runs out to throw paint at Miss Peaches, and you'd think that would be setting up a distraction finish, but nope, Sandman doesn't even notice. And then he runs into a cheap shot from Vladimir Koloff, and Ivan covers at 4:52. This wasn't good, but it felt more like an actual professional match than most of the stuff going on in the promotion. ¾*

 

Backstage, Hunter Q. Robbins III is fuming about losing the tag title earlier, though Tod Gordon seems to think it's fucking hilarious. Robbins wants a rematch, and he's cool with being handcuffed to Salvatore Bellomo, if it helps get it done. Not sure what the incentive for the champions is there, but maybe they know something about Sal that I just don't

 

Six-Man Tag Team Match: Don Muraco, Eddie Gilbert, and Dark Patriot v Tommy Cairo, Glen Osbourne, and Larry Winters: Muraco looks like he's literally falling asleep out there. Good sign. Patriot and Cairo start, and Tommy press-slams him, but runs into trouble in the heel corner. Gilbert tags in to pound him with rights, and a vertical suplex leads to a jumping clothesline. Winters manages to get a tag, and they team up to take control of Eddie, but Muraco gets the tag, and he bulldozes Winters. Patriot tags in to add a legdrop for two, and a DDT follows. They work Larry over, but Glen gets the tag, and gives Patriot a monkeyflip, before running into a cheap shot from Gilbert. That allows Patriot to dive with a flying shoulderblock, pinning Glen at 5:54. ¾*

 

Earlier this week, Eddie Gilbert took a handsome cab ride through South Philadelphia

 

Jay Sulli recently sat down with Eddie and Freddie Gilbert, and Sulli wants to know who Freddie is. Well, pretty clearly he's Eddie's brother. Though, in reality, he's Jerry Lawler's son

 

Backstage, Tod Gordon has signed a tag title rematch for next week, and this time the Blonds have to put their careers on the line. Well, at least that adds some (non-BDSM related) incentive

 

Sir Christopher Candido v Salvatore Bellomo: Bellomo attacks, and hits a standing dropkick right away, leaving Chris cowering in the corner. Bellomo armdrags him down, but Candido reverses an armbar, and Chris looks dressed to join the Triple Threat years early here. Candido with a clothesline for two, but Bellomo blocks a second one by biting him, and Sal adds a headbutt. Chris tries grounding him with a chinlock, but Bellomo fights him off, so the Blonds run in for the DQ at 1:56. They go to work, but of course, the Destroyers run out to make the save to close the show. This ends with Stevie Wonderful getting caught in the crossfire, and the Blonds decide to beat him up too, so the Destroyers break Candido's arm. All of this is making good sense as to the changes we got in the six-man at Super Summer Sizzler, though all of this aired after that. At least now it makes more sense why Wonderful was suddenly involved in the match, and why Candido wasn't. That's some WCW level taping bullshit, though. ¼*

 

BUExperience: This was a bad episode, as the whole thing is geared to building a show that’s already happened.