Post by Leo on Jul 4, 2024 21:11:36 GMT -5
WCW Netflix Special: Eddie Gilbert’s One Night Stand
Taped from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Cappetta
Interviewer: Missy Hyatt
Referees: Tommy Young, Joey Marella and Charles Robinson
“Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert, holding a king’s crown, is shown standing outside the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Everyone talks about Extreme Championship Wrestling and how groundbreaking it was and how transformational to the pro wrestling landscape it was. And when they name off the ECW Originals, there’s always a name they leave off. Mine. I was part of the original and real ECW - Eastern Championship Wrestling. If I wasn’t there at the start, it never would have become what it did. And thanks to Bruce Prichard and the flexible Netflix deal filled with specials for WCW, I’m able to do something I’ve long wanted to do, salute myself.
“While in ECW I was the declared King of Philadelphia. And, tonight, I’m going to defend my crown against another long forgotten ECW original ‘Wildman’ Sal Bellomo. This is my one night stand for what Eastern Championship Wrestling was.”
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Chris Jericho vs. Tommy Cairo
Referee: Charles Robinson
Jericho slips out of a powerslam into a Backstabber, follows with a Codebreaker and then nails a springboard missile dropkick. Cairo taps out to the Liontamer at 5:11.
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Post match Chris Jericho cuts a promo. “I never thought I’d be in this hell hole again. I left it behind me and went onto much bigger and better things. Least of which is being the immediate past, and will be again, UWA Universal Men’s Champion. What that proves is no matter how humble your beginnings are you can achieve greatness.” Jericho then looks around at the crowd. “Okay, maybe not.”
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“The Prizefighter” Kevin Owens vs. The Dark Patriot (Doug Gilbert)
Referee: Tommy Young
Patriot hits Uncle Slam and gets a knee drop for two. Owens reverses a whip to the corner, but then charges into a back elbow. Patriot whiffs on the Patriot Missile. Owens gets a buckle bomb and follows with a hip attack in the corner. Bulldog out of the corner and he finishes with a package piledriver at 7:03.
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Mickie James vs. Blue Pants
Referee: Charles Robinson
James ducks a superkick, grabs the leg and turns it into a single leg Boston Crab. Blue Pants makes the ropes to break. As they get up, James goes for the Mick-Kick, but BP sidesteps and nails James in the mouth with a back elbow. Springboard forearm smash sets up a jackknife cover for two. James with a kick to the stomach as they stand and she nails an implant DDT and scores the victory with a handful of tights at 10:50.
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The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton, Jackie Fulton and Tommy Rogers) and Tracy Smothers vs. The Suicide Blondes (Johnny Hotbody and Chris Michaels) and the Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer 1 and 2)
Referee: Joey Marella
Stetson misses a diving leg drop on Rogers. He tags Smothers who comes in with a dropkick and a spinebuster. Super Destroyer 1 comes in to break up the cover and all hell breaks loose. A big brawl erupts with the guys pairing off and going to the floor. Smothers gets the Tennessee Jaw Jacker on Stetson and finishes with the Complete Shot at 13:46.
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Cameras show Sal Bellomo beat up in the back. We then go into the ring with Eddie Gilbert holding his crown. “It looks like old Sal tripped over his own feet again and fell down. I guess that means I am still the undisputed and rightful king of all of Philadelphia.”
The crowd stirs as Kevin Owens walks from the back and into the ring. “That light workout I had earlier tonight just wasn’t enough for me. I wouldn’t mind having a second match, another shot at you, Eddie Gilbert, and a chance to take that crown away from you.” Owens then jumps Gilbert and the match is on.
“The Prizefighter” Kevin Owens vs. “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert
Referee: Tommy Young
They brawl and fight out of the ring. Owens is handed a chair by a fan and he nails Gilbert in the head with it. Gilbert falls over the guardrail and they go into the crowd fighting. Gilbert grabs a beer can and smashes it into Owen’s head with beer flying everywhere. Gilbert with a kick to the gut and a DDT onto a chair. Gilbert takes a seat and steals another beer and drinks it. Owens starts getting up, he’s bleeding, and Eddie kicks him in the head. Gilbert then waffles Owens three times in the back with the chair he was sitting on.
Gilbert with a suplex on the floor and he throws Owens headlong into the guardrail and then does a Hotshot on the guardrail. Gilbert backs up and runs, looking to clothesline Owens over the guardrail, but Kevin backdrops him over the guardrail. Owens with a slingshot leg drop over the guardrail onto Gilbert. He tries a package piledriver, but Gilbert fights out and gets a backdrop. Gilbert pulls the small chain he carries out of his boot, wraps it around his fist and works the cut on Owens’ head.
Gilbert rolls Owens into the ring and goes to the top rope for a flying fist drop. He misses. Owens comes back with a pop-up powerbomb for a two count. Package piledriver for the one…two…thre…Dark Patriot breaks up the cover. They brawl. Gilbert gets a low blow from behind. Dark Patriot holds Owens and Gilbert goes for a running punch with the chain wrapped fist. Owens moves and Gilbert hits the Dark Patriot, who falls out of the ring. Owens hits a second pop-up powerbomb and then finishes with the bullfrog splash at 12:20.