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00:00Hello everyone, I'm Joey Styles.
00:02We are counting down the moments to ECW Anarchy Rules live on pay-per-view
00:07this Sunday night, September 19th.
00:09What a lineup we have for this show from top to bottom right off the bat.
00:13Taz will defend the World Heavyweight title against Japanese sensation
00:18Masato Tanaka.
00:19Mr. Pay-per-view himself, Rob Van Dam will defend his World Television title
00:24against Johnny Smith from All Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:28Believe it or not, Tommy Dreamer and Raven are the ECW World Tag Team Champions.
00:33And they will defend the belts against a mystery tag team managed by none other
00:38than Steve Corino.
00:39One half of the Impact players, Lance Storm,
00:43will go one-on-one with the new effing show, Jerry Lynn.
00:46And then the other half of the Impact players, Justin Credible.
00:50Here's the big news, the band has been lifted.
00:53He must go one-on-one with the suicidal, homicidal,
00:56genocidal maniac, Sabu, standing by now.
01:00Justin Credible, just because Sabu had a broken jaw and you were scared,
01:06you ran to the commissioners and you got suspended.
01:10And he still came after you.
01:13Then you cried at the commissioners and said he's too violent.
01:17So you got a ban from wrestling in the United States.
01:22The band's lifted, I'm happy, your ass is getting kicked.
01:26And I promise you this, whoever buys a pay-per-view this Sunday at
01:31the biggest ECW event in history,
01:34are gonna see the biggest ass-kicking any one man has received.
01:44Justin Credible, you're gonna get your ass kicked by the man who's so
01:50violent, they banned him from wrestling in the US.
01:56The band's lifted, so the ass-kicking comes this Sunday by the most suicidal,
02:04homicidal, genocidal ass-licking in the world today.
02:10You'll get your money's worth from the most violent man in
02:15professional wrestling, Sabu.
02:19Extreme Championship
02:24Wrestling.
02:30Extreme Championship
02:35Wrestling.
02:40Extreme Championship
02:45Wrestling.
02:50Extreme Championship
02:55Wrestling.
03:00Extreme Championship
03:05Wrestling.
03:10Extreme Championship
03:15Wrestling.
03:20Extreme Championship
03:25Wrestling.
03:31Extreme Championship
03:36Wrestling.
03:41Extreme Championship
03:46Chicago, Illinois, Anarchy Rules.
03:50The biggest event in ECW history.
03:53The chips are down, this company needs a home run.
03:56Who do they turn to?
03:58Impact players.
04:00Three out of the four main event matches.
04:03Johnny Smith is gonna give Rob Van Dam the wrestling lesson of a lifetime.
04:07It's because he's from Canada.
04:09Jerry Lin, I'm gonna take you to the greatest match of your life, and
04:13then I'm gonna beat you, just like I did last year, November to remember.
04:18And Sabu, the band may be lifted, but
04:21that just takes you out of the frying pan and puts you in the fire.
04:26Sabu, let me ask you a question.
04:28Just give me one moment of your time, Sabu.
04:31Do you think I'm afraid?
04:33Do you think I'm running away from you, Sabu?
04:36Do you think I'm scared for my life?
04:41You're damn right I'm scared for my life, Sabu.
04:44You're damn right I'm scared.
04:46I'm scared of what you're gonna do to me, Sabu.
04:49I'm scared of all the chairs.
04:51I'm petrified of all the tables.
04:54But you know what happens when you take an animal, and
04:58from his primitive instincts, you back his animal up against the wall,
05:04and you give that animal nowhere to go.
05:07You know where I'm gonna go, Sabu?
05:10I'm gonna rip your damn heart out.
05:14And Sabu, come Anarchy Rules,
05:19you are gonna know why we're called the Impact Players.
05:25Now that's not just the coolest, and that's not just the best.
05:32That's from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
05:35Now that's just incredible.
05:41Don't try me.
06:13Don't try me.
06:18Don't try me.
06:23Don't try me.
06:28Don't try me.
06:33Don't try me.
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09:03Don't try me.
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09:59Childhood, supposed to be a time of bliss.
10:04A world of knowledge opened up before you.
10:09Unless, of course, you're different.
10:14A misfit. An outcast.
10:19And then what should have been a glorious memory becomes a hideous scar
10:24that refuses to fade.
10:29You can deny it. You can hide it.
10:34You can repress it. But ultimately, Tommy Dreamer,
10:39you can never forget it.
10:44Tommy Dreamer, you will return to the inescapable horror
10:49of the classroom of your youth.
10:54Except this time, you will not graduate.
10:59Quote to Raven, nevermore.
11:04This Sunday night,
11:09Tommy Dreamer and Raven will defend the World Tag Team title belts.
11:14Tommy Dreamer and Raven, I can't believe I'm saying that.
11:16They're champions, they're partners.
11:18Nevertheless, is this whole thing a plot?
11:20Is Raven trying to suck in Dreamer?
11:22Is Dreamer trying to suck in Raven?
11:24Is Steve Corino going to come out on top
11:26and be managing the new World Tag Team champions?
11:29How in the hell can these two successfully defend the titles?
11:32They're not going to watch each other's backs.
11:34You think it's all water under the bridge?
11:36Look how much has gone down between Dreamer and Raven.
11:41Dreamer to the rescue.
11:43Dreamer with hairspray.
11:45It was a setup. It was a setup.
11:48Dreamer with his own first hit.
11:50They ain't paying.
11:52Good boy.
11:55Did Viola McGillicuddy just make the biggest mistake of her life?
12:00Tommy Dreamer!
12:03Good call from Viola McGillicuddy!
12:16DDT!
12:21DDT!
12:24DDT!
12:27DDT!
12:30DDT!
12:33DDT!
12:36Oh my God!
12:39DDT!
12:42DDT!
12:45DDT!
12:48DDT!
12:50Tommy Dreamer is finally going to score a pitfall on Raven!
12:54And he feels Raven's pain!
12:56He says, what in the hell?
13:01DDT!
13:03There's a cover!
13:04Two!
13:05Three!
13:06They did it!
13:09I'm not allowing that pitfall to go down in the record book!
13:17What's the matter?
13:18Oh, is it because you're Raven's girlfriend?
13:21No! I'm pregnant!
13:27The pills say one day at a time, moron!
13:32What are you, an idiot?
13:38What do you care? It's not yours!
13:41It's Tommy's.
13:43It's Tommy's?!
13:57One!
13:59Two!
14:01Three!
14:03Four!
14:05Five!
14:07Six!
14:09Seven!
14:11Eight!
14:13Nine!
14:15Ten!
14:17Eleven!
14:19Twelve!
14:21Thirteen!
14:23Fourteen!
14:26Tommy escaped the two and three courts!
14:30Dreamer using it to get beat here by Raven!
14:37Dreamer is set for the ride!
14:40DDT!
14:42We've got a new champion here in Tokyo, Japan!
14:47Tommy shutting out Raven!
14:49He's going to finish him once and for all!
14:52Dreamer up to the top turnbuckle!
14:56He's got him!
14:57One, two, and the meanie bang!
14:59Patricia is in the ring!
15:02She's pulling it! Dreamer's in!
15:04And in comes Beulah!
15:12He's going to put out by Patricia!
15:15Oh, my God!
15:18Raven with the tip!
15:21Good Dreamer!
15:22Did you hear that?
15:26One, two, and the meanie bang!
15:31And Tommy Dreamer is going after Raven!
15:35Irish whip!
15:38Tommy nailed the DDT!
15:40Tommy nailed Raven with the DDT!
15:46Come on!
15:52Raven looks like he...
15:55Cleaning with Beulah to take him back.
15:59Oh, no! Now Tommy rolls up Raven!
16:05Chastity just brings home the ice!
16:08With hairspray!
16:16Here we go, catfight!
16:20Beulah and Chastity going at it!
16:22Look at them, they're down.
16:23Hey, Styles, wouldn't it be great if...
16:29Catfight! Catfight!
16:34Raven wants Beulah.
16:37I can understand that.
16:40It's a reconciliation!
16:42But he better have his mind on Dreamer.
16:49Here's his answer!
16:51Reconciliation!
17:09His dream has come true!
17:11It's the greatest night of his life!
17:14Tommy Dreamer has beaten Raven!
17:21ECW! ECW! ECW!
17:28Raven beats Dreamer for two and a half years.
17:30Dreamer beats Raven once.
17:32Raven leaves ECW for two and a half years.
17:34Now he's back for revenge.
17:36But what is his plan?
17:37To force Dreamer to continue wrestling
17:39with two herniated discs in his back
17:41until he's crippled?
17:45When that poor girl lay in that hospital bed,
17:48me and D-Von used to sneak in.
17:58And as that poor girl lay there,
18:01paralyzed from the neck down,
18:05we taught her the true meaning of a real double team.
18:11Oh, come on now! This is in bad taste!
18:13This is ridiculous! This is horrible!
18:16And this has got to be eating Tommy Dreamer alive!
18:20But Dudley's put his girlfriend out of wrestling forever!
18:23So what are you going...
18:24You **** brat, that comes your way!
18:29Tommy Dreamer has heard enough!
18:31Tommy Dreamer is in the ring!
18:33Tommy Dreamer has attacked the eight-time
18:36World Tag Team Champions!
18:39And Tommy Dreamer has two herniated discs in his back!
18:43Double side Russian leg sweep by Dreamer
18:46and barely stands!
18:48Cover on Bubba Ray Dudley!
18:50****!
18:51We've got an impromptu ECW World Tag Team title matchup!
18:55It's not a tag team match, it's a handicap match.
18:59No pun intended.
19:00Tommy Dreamer doesn't belong in the ring.
19:03And while he may, as you said,
19:04embody the fighting spirit of ECW,
19:08his brain is the size of a watermelon seed
19:11and this is not good.
19:13They're going to cripple him.
19:15But the odds are being evened up
19:17as the Queen of Extreme, Francine,
19:19just handed Tommy Dreamer a partner.
19:22It's not really a partner, Joey.
19:24It's cold, hard steel in the form of a ladder in the ring.
19:29Dreamer with the teeter-totter action
19:32takes out both World Tag Team Champions!
19:38You don't see seesaws like that every day
19:40in the playground, do you?
19:42Sign guy behind you!
19:44Behind you!
19:48Bingo!
19:51The next sign he sees is going to say smelling saws.
19:55Dreamer now wedging that ladder
19:57in between the second and top turnbuckles.
20:00Dreamer can barely walk
20:02and quite frankly has no business being in the ring.
20:07No!
20:09Bubba Ray Dudley whipped into that ladder.
20:14D-Von whipped into Bubba Ray.
20:17Meeting of the minds! Meeting of the minds!
20:20There it is, right in the middle of the ring.
20:22Tommy Dreamer with two herniated discs in his back
20:26is battling for the honor of ECW
20:29and taking on both ECW World Tag Team Champions,
20:33Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley
20:36all by himself here in New York City.
20:40Promotional!
20:42And Tommy's back driven into the steel ladder.
20:46Belly to back suplex folds Tommy in half.
20:49Oh, he looks like he's attached to the back.
20:54Here we see Tommy Dreamer
20:56full of determination.
20:57Oh, the back!
20:58That injured back right into the ladder
21:01and right onto the canvas.
21:03Oh!
21:06Look at it, Dreamer
21:09careening into that ladder
21:11and man, Bubba Ray Dudley still not happy.
21:15Drops him right on the back of the stick.
21:20Tommy, Tommy must just be numb right now.
21:23I mean, forget pain.
21:24He has bypassed excruciating pain.
21:27He must be numb.
21:28He can use all the determination in the world,
21:31all the memories of old girlfriends.
21:33He can have all the spit vinegar
21:35running through his body,
21:36but it doesn't matter.
21:37So many tag teams have been defeated by the Dudleys
21:41that one single man,
21:42even if it is Tommy Dreamer,
21:44doesn't have a shot in the world.
21:46You see several wrestlers surrounding the ring.
21:49They have tried to stop the Dudleys,
21:51but the Dudleys cannot be stopped.
21:53They are gonna destroy even side guy Dudley.
21:56Their own brother trying to stop them.
21:58He knows they're going too far.
22:00The Dudley boys are going to destroy
22:03the ECW World Tag Team Championship
22:06in the career of a 28-year-old ECW original,
22:12Tommy Dreamer,
22:13here in only the second week
22:15of the series ECW on TNA.
22:18And now the Dudleys are calling for 3-D,
22:22the Dudley Death Throw,
22:24and that will indeed spell the end for Dreamer.
22:28Tommy with the counter, DDT.
22:31-♪♪♪♪
22:44Dream it!
22:47Dream it!
23:07Tommy Dreamer doesn't even realize it yet.
23:16-♪♪♪♪
23:39Tommy Dreamer and Draven?
23:42Draven.
23:44And Draven are the new ECW World Tag Team Champions.
23:50-♪♪♪♪
23:53Tommy Dreamer has finally won a world title,
23:57but he has to share the honor with the man
23:59he hates more than anyone in the world,
24:01Draven.
24:03-♪♪♪♪
24:07Draven is back in ECW!
24:10-♪♪♪♪
24:22-♪♪♪♪
24:23ECW Anarchy Rules live on Pay-Per-View
24:26this Sunday night, September 19th
24:28from the Odeon in Villa Park that's in suburban Chicago
24:31will be the biggest event in ECW history.
24:35Even our critics must admit that.
24:38Just look at the lineup.
24:39Taz defending the World Heavyweight Title
24:41against Japanese sensation Masato Tanaka,
24:44who may be as tough as Taz.
24:45Mr. Pay-Per-View Rob Van Dam
24:47defends his World Television Title
24:49against Johnny Smith.
24:50Lance Storm versus Jerry Lin.
24:53That's a show-stealer,
24:54and if that one's not,
24:55this one certainly is a three-way dance.
24:57Yoshihiro Tajiri, the Japanese Buzzsaw,
25:00the insane Luchador Super Crazy,
25:02and Little Guido, you know Big Sal is gonna get involved.
25:05How about Tommy Dreamer and Raven?
25:07How could they possibly defend
25:08the World Tag Team Title Belt?
25:09They can't get along.
25:10If anyone has time to prepare for them,
25:12they'll beat them.
25:13Just ask Steve Corino.
25:14And Just Incredible takes his life into his own hands.
25:17He must face Sabu.
25:18Now that the ban is lifted.
25:20If you can't be with us in Chicago,
25:22please join us live on Pay-Per-View.
25:24Call your local cable or satellite company.
25:26If you don't get Pay-Per-View,
25:27log on to ecwwrestling.com
25:30and see live match-by-match results
25:33with exclusive digital photos.
25:34Again, it's ecwwrestling.com.
25:38This Sunday night live on Pay-Per-View,
25:40it's ECW Anarchy Rules
25:42from the Odium in Villa Park, Illinois.
25:45That's suburban Chicago.
25:46Join us live at the event.
25:48Join us live on Pay-Per-View
25:50or log on to ecwwrestling.com.
25:54One of the more intriguing match-ups this Sunday night
25:57is one half of the Impact Players'
25:59Canadian upstart Lance Storm
26:01versus the new effing show, Jerry Lin.
26:04This weekend, ECW on TNN.
26:07Another classic match-up.
26:09Jerry Lin scheduled to take on Rob Van Dam
26:12for the World Television Title.
26:13But Jerry was jumped, sent to the hospital,
26:15had his ribs kicked in by the Impact Players.
26:18Allegedly.
26:20I hate lawyers.
26:21So, the replacement for Jerry Lin,
26:24not coincidentally, by the way,
26:26Lance Storm himself,
26:27stealing Jerry Lin's title shot
26:29to challenge Mr. Pay-Per-View Rob Van Dam
26:32for the World Television Title.
26:34Jerry Lin again on his way to the hospital.
26:38You don't have any concrete evidence of that.
26:41You've got no proof, Judge Ido.
26:43You're running on assumptions.
26:45It's speculation.
26:47Give me a view ahead of your mind.
26:51For the second week in a row,
26:53the Impact Players have tried to ruin our television show.
26:57We were so happy to bring all of North America
27:01the experience of the Impact Players.
27:04All of North America,
27:06the experience of the building where it all began,
27:09the infamous ECW Arena in South Philadelphia.
27:14Lance Storm and Just Incredible again.
27:18Lance Storm up and over the top.
27:21This match-up is underway.
27:23Just Incredible will get his Sunday night
27:26when he has to face Sabu live on Pay-Per-View
27:29in Anarchy Rules.
27:31Lance Storm's gonna get his now.
27:33If you think Rob Van Dam's gonna lay down
27:36and give up his title, you're nuts, Gertner.
27:39Springboard Missile Dropkick connects.
27:42I may be nuts, but it looks to me
27:44like the Canadian upstart Lance Storm
27:47is well on his way to disposing of Rob Van Dam
27:51and winning that World Television Title.
27:54Easier said than done rehearsal.
27:58Van Dam gets dropped by Lance Storm
28:01and falls to the steel chair.
28:03Go on, Maria Blizzard.
28:05Chair to the skull of the World Television Champion.
28:09Lance Storm turns his back
28:12and eats the chair sidekick from the top.
28:17It's Just Incredible.
28:22Van Dam all over Just Incredible.
28:26Crowd chanting,
28:28Sabu! Sabu! Sabu!
28:31The Impact Slayers are double-teaming the win.
28:34It's Jerry Lynn. Jerry Lynn jumped out of the ambulance.
28:38Jerry Lynn now in the ring.
28:41That's Johnny Smith.
28:44Johnny Smith, who returned to ECW tonight
28:49from Old Japan Pro Wrestling,
28:52just attacked Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam.
28:57This makes sense, too.
28:59He was trained by the Hart family,
29:01just like Lance Storm, just like Just Incredible.
29:05He was trained in Calgary.
29:07Now, that's not just the coolest.
29:11That's not just the best.
29:14That's from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
29:20Now, my friends, that's Just Incredible.
29:31Johnny Smith has aligned himself with the Impact Slayers,
29:35and they have ripped us off for the second week in a row.
29:41This ripoff will not go unpunished,
29:44and it will not go unpunished tonight.
29:47I guarantee you, guarantee you,
29:50this war has just begun.
29:53Welcome back to ECW Hardcore TV.
29:56We are counting down the moments to ECW Anarchy Rules
29:59live on pay-per-view this Sunday night.
30:02It was back at a TNN television taping
30:05at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia
30:08that we saw the Impact Slayers, along with Johnny Smith,
30:11attack Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam.
30:14Hey, Jerry. Jerry, wait.
30:17Let me know if you're with me on this,
30:20because I feel just like these people.
30:23F***.
30:25CROWD CHANTING
30:27R.B.D.! R.B.D.! R.B.D.!
30:31R.B.D.! R.B.D.! R.B.D.!
30:35R.B.D.! R.B.D.! R.B.D.!
30:40When these people pay to watch Rob Van Dam,
30:48they know they get their money's worth.
30:51And Rob Van Dam didn't kick enough a** in three minutes.
30:54So, Jerry, let's give them their money's worth.
30:57Come on in here and let me kick your a** some more.
31:05We're going to have the title match.
31:08I promise, we guarantee it, and we will deliver.
31:11This is not WCW Monday Nitro.
31:14We come through on matches we advertise.
31:22Hey, after what we both just went through,
31:25I can barely stand up.
31:27CROWD CHANTING
31:37But I can barely stand not having that belt around my waist.
31:41Let's get it on!
31:43CROWD CHEERING
31:45Jerry Lynn accepts the challenge of Rob Van Dam.
31:48Senior official Josh Finnegan calls for the bell.
31:51And this World's Tallest Title Man Joke is underway.
31:54Reversal of the Irish Whip!
31:56Throw behind by Van Dam!
31:58Scoop!
31:59Then throws behind!
32:01Waist lock by Van Dam!
32:03Elbow freeze, Jerry Lynn!
32:04Through the legs of the champion!
32:06Leg split misses!
32:07Clothesline duck!
32:08Spin kick duck!
32:11Double clothesline!
32:13CROWD CHEERING
32:17Even I, the quintessential stunt hunk of Joel Gertner,
32:21have to give Jerry Lynn all the props in the world.
32:24He was just bawled by the Impact players and Johnny Smith,
32:29and yet he's back in the ring when he should be an outing general.
32:37He's in the ring with perhaps the most physically intense
32:41athlete in all of professional wrestling.
32:44Jerry Lynn is the gutsiest wrestler I've ever seen.
32:48High cross body kicks from champion and challenger
32:52all the way to the outside.
32:54Van Dam hit the concrete hard.
32:57Jerry just managed to land on his feet.
33:00Jerry Lynn is upset.
33:04He is consumed with being the man to end Rob Van Dam's
33:0918-month reign as ECW's World Television Champion.
33:15Jerry knows that by defeating Rob Van Dam,
33:18he'll become the new World Television Champion.
33:22He will instantly be a main event for not only here at ECW,
33:26but anywhere around the globe.
33:30Back to Alfonso and Jerry Lynn!
33:35Jerry saw the Van Daminator coming
33:38and wanted no part of the sidekick.
33:40Van Dam eats the champ!
33:44Absolutely incredulous presence of mind by Jerry Lynn.
33:48He was on his way to the hospital.
33:50He got beat up by the Impact players.
33:52Still manages to get rid of that chair
33:54and keep himself in the game.
33:58And now drives Van Dam face first into the chair.
34:03Jerry Lynn is lunging at his ribs.
34:05Can't even stand up straight.
34:07It's going to be hard for him to breathe
34:09to get air in those lungs.
34:11And he is still taking the fight
34:13for the World Television Champion here on TNN.
34:20Jerry going back out after Van Dam.
34:25Van Daminator connects!
34:27Jerry Lynn takes the steel chair right in the head.
34:33And Jerry Lynn never saw the chair coming
34:37down on the concrete floor just like that.
34:41Rob Van Dam has taken control
34:44of this great television title matchup.
34:47You're right, Jerry Lynn never saw the chair.
34:50In fact, the last thing he might have seen
34:52was his opportunity to win this match
34:55by right out of the ring.
34:58Possible but not possible.
35:01Jerry Lynn wins
35:04for fighting Rob Van Dam.
35:06Jerry Lynn wins for the opportunity
35:10to become the World Television Champion.
35:13Face first into the corner post.
35:15He goes, that's solid steel.
35:17It does not give.
35:21Jerry throws back in.
35:23Van Dam, cover!
35:24Ball is made across the shoulders.
35:28Get to two count.
35:29What a cover by Van Dam
35:31and his torso on Jerry Lynn.
35:33Shoulders got up on his toes.
35:35May Jerry carry all of his weight
35:37and Jerry Lynn still managed to kick out.
35:42Jerry Lynn's gotta be running on fumes by now.
35:47And what fumes were left.
35:49They have gotten kicked out of him by Van Dam.
35:51Somersault leg drop misses.
35:53The leg sweep does not.
35:55Down goes Jerry.
35:58Split leg and moonsault.
36:00Van Dam to the ground.
36:02That may be all.
36:04One, two.
36:07Two count.
36:08Jerry Lynn getting the right shoulder up again.
36:12Joey, I'm beginning to believe you're right
36:14about what you said before.
36:16Jerry Lynn is upset,
36:18crazed like a man possessed.
36:20It's nothing but sheer adrenaline
36:23that got his shoulders up off the mat.
36:27Van Dam looks visibly frustrated
36:29after failing to pin Jerry Lynn.
36:32He was looking to Phil Alfonso for answers.
36:35Jerry Lynn has been attacked by the Impact.
36:37Players jumped out of an ambulance
36:39and still manages to bring the fight
36:42to the world television champion here tonight
36:45in Philadelphia.
36:46Back the other way.
36:47Lynn hits hard.
36:50There's the cheer from Alfonso
36:52who always makes the difference
36:54in these match-ups.
36:56Van Dam and Jerry Lynn.
36:58It's always even money.
37:00It's always a pick-up.
37:01And Phil Alfonso gives Rob Van Dam
37:04that little extra something he needs like a chair
37:07to win the match-up.
37:09Clothesline dunk.
37:10Waist lock.
37:12Tip-up out of the corner.
37:14Boop in the face of Jerry Lynn.
37:16Van Dam up top in one motion.
37:19Kicks Jerry Lynn right in the face.
37:22Will Van be enough?
37:24Will Van Dam go on to retain the title?
37:31Upper again.
37:35In case Van Dam didn't believe the first time,
37:37Jerry Lynn just kicked out twice.
37:39And Jerry Lynn not only doing well
37:42in this quote-unquote single match
37:45against Rob Van Dam,
37:46but basically trying to hold his own
37:50in a battle royal.
37:52A calculative start.
37:53Because to win the title,
37:54he'll have to beat Van Dam,
37:56Alfonso, the chair,
37:58the impact players,
38:00and Johnny Smith.
38:01He'll have to take on everybody
38:03just to get the brass ring
38:05that he so dearly wants.
38:09Jerry Lynn trying to take Van Dam over.
38:11Van Dam pouncing away,
38:13waiting Lynn.
38:15But loses that round to the flag.
38:20That was love at first sight.
38:21I think every fan in this building,
38:23every fan of the ECW arena
38:25thought that Jerry Lynn was finally
38:27going to realize his dream
38:29of defeating Rob Van Dam
38:31and becoming the new world television champion.
38:35Everybody has had that dream
38:37since April 4th of 1998
38:39when Rob Van Dam pinned Van Van Bigelow
38:42to win that television title.
38:44Everybody has wanted that belt.
38:46But nobody has taken Rob Van Dam
38:49to the limit the way Jerry Lynn has
38:52and the way he continues to do
38:54even in the light of incredible odds against him.
39:00Nice go behind by Jerry Lynn.
39:02Driving suplex with a bridge.
39:06It doesn't get any closer than that.
39:12Referee Joe Finnegan's hand was
39:15maybe, I don't know, less than an inch
39:17from smacking the canvas for the third and final time.
39:23And you can almost feel the momentum shifting now
39:26despite the attack by the impact players.
39:29The momentum is shifting towards Jerry Lynn right now
39:32despite the fact that he's clutching at his ribs.
39:35Despite the fact that Van Dam opened him up
39:38right above his right eye it looks like.
39:40Lynn just keeps on coming.
39:45Van Dam blocks the turnbuckle.
39:48It blows by Jerry Lynn to the tag teamers table.
40:02And the recapping of an already injured Jerry Lynn.
40:07He was already clutching at his ribs
40:10as a result of the ovation attack
40:13by the impact players that we never saw.
40:16And now they're going for that table
40:18and hit the concrete.
40:22He says something about his stitches.
40:27Jerry Lynn is screaming out in pain
40:30something about his stitches opening up.
40:32He's being attended to now by several referees.
40:39Jeff Jones is there as well.
40:41Everyone concerned for the well being of Jerry Lynn
40:46who quite frankly should not have accepted the challenge of Rob Van Dam.
40:51He should have gone to the hospital
40:54and get checked out after being attacked allegedly
40:57by Lance Storm, Justin Credible and probably Johnny Smith as well.
41:02But like you said, he is obsessed.
41:05He is obsessed with defeating Rob Van Dam
41:09with television titling.
41:11Well then this could have all been avoided.
41:14Jerry should never have accepted the challenge.
41:17Now it looks like he's going to have to go to the hospital anyway.
41:20And I'm sure you guys know that's not it.
41:23No, it's not smart. It is intelligent.
41:26Jerry Lynn, I respect the vision of him.
41:30He's a man who's interested in giving the people
41:33exactly what they want.
41:35And because of that, he's taking a second trip to the hospital.
41:41No, he's not.
41:43He's slipping back towards the ring.
41:45Jerry Lynn is slipping back towards the ring
41:47and takes a knee right in the ribs.
41:49Van Dam capitalizing.
41:51Drives a knee into the inset ribs of Jerry Lynn.
41:55Brings him back to the ring with a heart attack.
41:57The vertebral cortex goes to the cover immediately.
42:01On top again.
42:04Jerry Lynn just keeps on kicking out.
42:07Van Dam with a smile on his face.
42:09Can't believe it.
42:10Alfonso Rolls in and out with a knee for ten.
42:16Jerry Lynn has that move up.
42:18Can he do this?
42:22That was close.
42:24Against all odds, Jerry Lynn manages to stay one step ahead.
42:34And even the most of Rob Van Dam fans
42:38are up on their feet for Jerry Lynn.
42:41What a story is being told tonight.
42:44Well, Jerry may have stolen Rob Van Dam's fans,
42:48but can he take Rob for a television title?
42:51Cradle pile driver.
42:52This will be the end of the matchup.
42:54No, Van Dam escapes.
42:56Back body drop.
42:57Van Dam just narrowly escaped Jerry Lynn's cradle pile drive.
43:02Cradle pile drive.
43:06Jerry counters the northern lights.
43:08Smooth flight to the DDT cover.
43:13So close.
43:14So close is Jerry Lynn to realizing his dream.
43:24And Jerry Lynn follow-up.
43:26And he put away Mr. PPV.
43:29RBD, Rob Van Dam.
43:31And take the world television title
43:33into the Adelphi Rolls pay-per-view
43:36this Sunday night in Chicago.
43:41Van Dam's in for the ride.
43:44And again, Van Dam drives the knee into the ribs of Jerry Lynn.
43:48How close can he go?
43:50But he gets caught and dropped.
43:55Right now, the right hand keeps clutching at his ribs.
43:58Going all the way up top,
44:00cinching up Rob Van Dam,
44:02the world television champion.
44:04Superplex.
44:06Yes!
44:08But what a fall it took on Jerry Lynn.
44:14Jerry Lynn in so much pain.
44:19Cover!
44:24Jerry Lynn now has to be thinking
44:26like Van Dam was thinking minutes earlier.
44:29How do you beat this man?
44:34Inside rail, small packet.
44:36Jerry's on top.
44:44Van Dam gets rolled up.
44:45He gets rolled up.
44:48There it was.
44:49Phil Alfonso with that chin.
44:51Damn it, Alfonso again.
44:54Van Dam on top.
44:57Misses the 5-4-4 split.
45:06I can't believe that Rob Van Dam kicked out.
45:10What must Van Dam be thinking?
45:12Jerry Lynn escapes the 5-4-4 split.
45:19Van Daminator.
45:23Cover.
45:27Cover.
45:48...but takes the boot to the face!
45:50And a closed line that floors him.
45:53Again, Austin picking up Tanaka, Austin falling for the turn.
45:59Coming up, Tanaka escapes again.
46:02Fall, make it two.
46:05This Sunday at Anarchy Rules, that man, Masato Tanaka, gets the opportunity of a lifetime.
46:32He challenges Taz for the ECW World Heavyweight Title.
46:36Mr. Pay-Per-View himself, Rob Van Dam, defends the ECW World Television Title against Johnny
46:42Smith from All Japan Pro Wrestling.
46:44Believe it or not, Dreamer and Raven are the ECW World Tag Team Champions.
46:49They will defend the belts against the mystery tag team managed by Steve Corino.
46:53This should be a show-stealing three-way dance.
46:56The Insane Luchador, Super Crazy, the Japanese Buzzsaw, Yoshihiro Tajiri, and the FBI's
47:02Little Guido.
47:03Lance Storm, one half of the Impact Players, takes on the new effing show, Jerry Lin.
47:09Plus, Justin Credible takes his life into his own hands because the fan has been lifted.
47:14He will face Sabu.
47:15It won't just be hardcore, it won't just be extreme.
47:17This Sunday, Anarchy Rules.
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