NWA (ECW) Eastern Championship Wrestling (February 1, 1994)

 

Original Airdate: February 1, 1994

Your Host is Joey Styles from the studio

ECW Tag Team Title Match: Kevin Sullivan and Tazmaniac v Mikey Whipwreck and Keith Scherer: From Philadelphia Pennsylvania on January 8. The champs charge in to brawl right away, and it spills to the outside, where the challengers each get sent into the guardrail. Sullivan beats on Mikey with a chair (which inspires what may be the first ‘ECW’ chant), and Tazmaniac takes Whipwreck in to suplex. That champs tandem clothesline him, and Kevin delivers a powerbomb. Kevin Sullivan is, like, the least likely person to deliver a powerbomb. The champs keep working Mikey over, and an overhead superplex from Tazmaniac finishes at 2:35. Shawn Michaels did more at SummerSlam ‘90 than Scherer did here. ¾*

Shane Douglas v Tommy Dreamer: From Philadelphia Pennsylvania, though I’m not sure when it was taped. It doesn’t appear to be the January 8 card, and might possibly be from Holiday Hell on December 26 1993. Joined in progress with Dreamer suplexing Shane in from the apron, and he grabs a standing side-headlock, but Shane uses a side suplex to escape. That allows Shane to get upstairs with a flying fistdrop, but Dreamer dodges, and uses an armdrag to trap him in an armbar. A criss cross ends in Sherri tripping Tommy up, allowing Douglas to clobber him, and turn the tide. Douglas works a chinlock (complete with illegal leverage), but it doesn’t sufficiently wear Dreamer down, and Tommy blocks a flying splash by getting his boot up. Dreamer comes back with a powerslam for two, and a cross corner whip rebounds into a backelbow. A rollup gets two, so Sherri passes Shane a chain, and Douglas clocks him for the pin at 6:10 shown. I’m pretty sure this is from the Holiday Hell card, though I have no idea how long the full match was, so I won’t rate it. What was shown was mostly okay, though the chinlock went on for too long. 

Shane calls in to promise to take the ECW Title back from Terry Funk at The Night the Line Was Crossed, Sabu be damned

Shane music video. They’re going all in with him this week

Johnny Hotbody v Chad Austin: From January 8 in Philly. Hotbody works him over, but a hiptoss gets countered with a backslide for two. A spinkick knocks Johnny to the outside, and Chad dives after him with a flying somersault senton on the floor! And then we stop to do replays of literally every move of the match so far, before cutting away entirely at 2:30.

Matty in the House steals Joey’s money to buy pizza

Matty catches up with JT Smith, who doesn’t want to get into how he feels about Terry Funk. Funk him

Jason doesn’t really care about the card for The Night the Line Was Crossed, all he cares about is what suit he’ll be wearing

Tod Gordon doesn’t want to make predictions for the main event

Rockin’ Rebel predicts that Douglas will win the title

Kevin Sullivan and Tazmaniac say… something? I don’t speak grunt

Sandman hates everyone in the main event, but thinks Funk will keep his title

Paul E Dangerously laughs off Matty’s questions, telling him he’s a stupid fucking idiot. Well, he’s not incorrect

Gordon promises ‘old time hardcore fighting’ at The Night the Line Was Crossed

Jason music video

Public Enemy are on the streets somewhere, threatening to knock people out

Public Enemy v Chad Austin and Keith Scherer: From January 8 in Philly. They’re really bad about reusing the same guys over and over again with these shows. I get that the roster was limited, but it’s not fun as a viewer. Rocco Rock with a 2nd rope moonsault on Austin at 2:31. DUD

Backstage, Public Enemy are straight up threatening to murder the Bruise Brothers

911 v Duane Gill: 911 with a quick squash pin at 0:14. Well, at least it was the first match for both guys this week. DUD

Backstage, Dangerously is ready to make everyone miserable. Via copious amount of pop culture references 

BUExperience: Really bad this week. Complete trash.