NWA (ECW) Eastern Championship Wrestling (November 9, 1993)

Original Airdate: November 9, 1993

Your Host is Joey Styles from the studio

Matty in the House likes violence. Well, he’s come to the right place, I’d say

We take another look at Sherri Martel and Madusa having their Real Housewives bitchfest in a dingy hotel room last week

Tazmaniac v Tommy Dreamer: This is a replay from the October 19 episode. This is Dreamer’s ECW debut. Tazmaniac tries a sneak attack, but Tommy dodges, and unloads until Tazmaniac bails. Dreamer forces him back in for a jumping backelbow, and he delivers a pair of splashes to the arm ahead of an armbar, as Joey puts him over as a future big star. Powerslam, but Tazmaniac counters with a suplex, and he stomps on Tommy. Tazmaniac hammers away, and a snapmare sets up a chinlock. Dreamer escapes, and hooks a sunset flip for two, but Tazmaniac cuts him off with a clothesline. Back to the chinlock, and a powerslam gets Tazmaniac two. Headbutt finds the mark, and a bodyslam sets up yet another chinlock. Tommy escapes with a bodypress for two, but Tazmaniac counters a DDT with a backdrop. Headbutt drop, but Dreamer dodges, and blasts him with a jumping shoulderblock. Vertical suplex follows, and a one-handed bulldog connects. Elbowdrop, but Tazmaniac dodges, and he dumps Dreamer to the outside. Tazmaniac follows to send Dreamer into one of the support beams, but Tommy whacks him with a chair to get control on the way back in. Dreamer with a leg-feed enzuigiri for two, and a bodyslam sets up a dive, but Dreamer takes too long getting up there, and Tazmaniac crotches him. That allows Tazmaniac a superplex for the win at 6:41. This was the most mainstream match of the episode. This would have been right at home on Wrestling Challenge during that period. ** ¼

Backstage, Joey wants to talk wrestling with Jason, but Jason just wants to talk about his cologne

Salvatore Bellomo tribute video. He’s not dead. But he’s off TV, and that’s close enough

We take a look back at the feud between Bellomo and Rockin’ Rebel

A look at the feud between Tommy Cairo and Kevin Sullivan

Public Enemy v Badd Company: From the October 19 episode. Johnny Grunge starts with Paul Diamond, and Johnny takes a cheap shot during a ropebreak to take control. Criss cross allows Paul a dropkick and an overhead armdrag, and he sends Grunge to the outside with a jumping backelbow. Inside, tags are made all around, and Rocco Rock dominates Pat Tanaka. Tanaka comes back with a bodyslam (complete with Rock very obviously jumping into it, which looked terribly phony), and tags all around lead to Paul destroying Grunge in the corner. Paul with a corner spinheel kick for two, and Diamond works an armbar from there. DDT gets Paul two, and Pat tags back in, so Grunge begs off. Pat responds with some martial arts moves, so Rock tags back in, and the Enemy manage to trip Diamond up with some double teaming. They cut the ring in half, until Tanaka catches a hot tag, and Roseanne Barr the door! Badd Company isolate Rock for stereo superkicks, and Paul side suplexes him, but Grunge breaks up the cover. Grunge tries a cheap shot, but it backfires on Rock, and Diamond pins Rocco at 14:21. This was really long for what they were bringing to the table. ¾*

Badd Company v Don Muraco and Jimmy Snuka: From the October 26 episode. Public Enemy attack Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka with chairs as Company make their entrance, and the match is awarded to Muraco and Snuka via forfeit. That draws Bad Breed out to brawl with Enemy, as Muraco and Snuka make a big show over how ‘upset’ they are at not getting the match

ECW Tag Team Title Match: Tony Stetson and Johnny Hotbody v Badd Company: Taped October 1 in Philadelphia at Bloodfeast Night 1. Joined in progress with the challengers dominating, until a cheap shot from Tony allows the champs to turn the tide. Clipped to Badd Company setting up their finish, but Public Enemy cut them off, and Stetson scores a pinfall to retain at 0:48 shown. No idea how long the actual match was, but this was just a nothing clip. 

Triple Threat Cage Match: Public Enemy v Badd Company v Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten: From October 2 at Bloodfeast Night 2. Badd Company run in and insert themselves into the scheduled Enemy/Rottens match by force. Company come armed with chairs, and run wild on everyone to start. I have to say, that’s a surprisingly ‘nice’ cage compared to how everything else in this production looks. Anyway, this is just a no direction brawl until Rocco Rock escapes the cage to win it for the Enemy at 3:21. DUD

Mr. Hughes is still bragging about working with Lex Luger

A look back at the ongoing saga of Sabu

Road Warrior Hawk is on the phone ‘live from Japan,’ and I’m 90% it’s a soundalike. Anyway, he’ll be at November to Remember 

Terry Funk also calls in, and at least it sounds like the real deal

Video package building Sabu/Hawk v Funk/mystery partner

Public Enemy will do whatever they have to do, including full on stabbing dudes

BUExperience: A clip show building up November to Remember. And not a good one, at that.