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00:00ECW Hardcore TV is on the air, here in Hotlanta, Georgia.
00:08Where New Jack can climb into the balcony of the tabernacle.
00:14Does he have any idea how high up he is?
00:17My God!
01:53This is extreme!
02:43Hello, everyone, and welcome to ECW Hardcore TV.
03:13Welcome to ECW Hardcore TV from the tabernacle in Atlanta.
03:17I'm Joey Styles.
03:18On tonight's program, we've got a locker room full of WCW wrestlers all looking to get into
03:19ECW.
03:20Paul Heyman has accepted one, and he will make the jump to ECW here tonight on this
03:21program.
03:22Plus, Rob Van Dam defends the World Television title here against Tracy Smothers, who, wait
03:23a minute!
03:24Go down to the ring and scream it!
03:25Heyman is up on the ring apron!
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06:57Oh Boy what the hell bro?
06:59What the f*** is going on?
07:02What does that f*** look like
07:04Look at that!
07:05Look at that freak!
07:07This hat is way too fat!
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07:16THREE!!!
07:18the entire music industry buzzing about Steve Carino making an ass out of himself at the
07:25Limp Bizkit concert. Right now, we told you a WCW wrestler was ready to jump. Here it
07:32comes. It's Super Cologne. He's jumped the ECW. When we come back, Super Cologne versus
07:39Super Crazy. It's Extreme Lucha Libre.
07:43It's Extreme Lucha Libre.
07:47There's the opening bell. Welcome back to ECW. Hardcore TV. Super Cologne has just
07:54jumped from WCW to ECW versus Super Crazy here at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia.
08:04Pulled behind by Crazy into a hip toss. Nicely done.
08:09Leading on Cologne.
08:17Two circle each other once again.
08:21Loses a midsection. Pulled behind by Cologne.
08:25Lands Crazy out of the canvas. No defense in there.
08:33Super Crazy! Super Crazy!
08:36And these Atlanta fans start rallying behind Super Crazy.
08:42Sidehand lock by Crazy. Shoved off by Cologne.
08:45Shoulder block. Down goes Cologne.
08:47And hard core and esteem by Crazy. Leapfrog by Cologne.
08:52Through goes Crazy. Cologne now.
08:56Takes Crazy over. Three-point block. Hits the leg sweep. Not even a one.
09:01Nice arm drag. Crazy back up. Leg sweep cover. Not even a one again.
09:06Arm drag now by Crazy. Both men up.
09:18Crazy and Cologne feeling one another out.
09:20Cologne gets a point reversal on the Irish whip.
09:23Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Super Cologne.
09:27And again, Crazy gets caught. He was going for the head scissors and he got caught again.
09:33In that tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
09:37Cologne now waiting on Crazy.
09:44Backdrop Cologne on his feet. Blocks the punch. Headbutt to the sternum up top.
09:50Over the top with a head scissors. Crazy to the outside.
09:54Keep your eyes on Cologne.
09:57Both feet in the chest of Super Crazy. Super Cologne.
10:02Up and over. A slingshot. Covering for a punch.
10:12Super Cologne with a calculated move.
10:16Your opponent lying on the floor.
10:19There's nothing to absorb the impact of that blow.
10:22But his body and Cologne knew it.
10:27Super Crazy thrown back in. Super Cologne again ascending the turnbuckle.
10:37Wide shoulder block. That may be all for Crazy.
10:45Great balance and another shoulder block cover.
10:53That was close. Almost a three count, but not quite says purple ring John Kiwi Long.
11:02Crazy set for the ride now.
11:06Tilt-a-whirl side slam.
11:09And another two count for Super Cologne.
11:12Cologne hooking that leg. Wrenching it. Pulling it all the way forward over the head of Crazy.
11:17Still couldn't get the three.
11:20And Conrada counters.
11:25A ball. A springboard. A threat.
11:28And a two.
11:42And right hand by the Insane Luchador.
11:50Springboard. Missile dropkick. Did you hear the boots hitting the chest of Super Cologne?
11:58Crazy goes out to capitalize. Launches Cologne over the door and rail into the first row of the tabernacle.
12:19Easy duck! Easy duck! Easy duck!
12:24Every spin here at the gym had Tabernacle on there. The extreme lucha libre in effect.
12:39And again the fans rallying behind Super Crazy as Cologne goes face first into that steel door win.
12:50Cologne throws back in.
12:57Super Crazy now going up top.
13:07Misses the diving headbutt. Cologne showing great peripheral vision for a masked luchador.
13:16Rolls Crazy over and gets a two.
13:23Body scissors. Rolls through. Hooks the legs. Two count by Super Cologne.
13:31Flying back elbow from Crazy right on the jaw. Can't get a three.
13:38Super Cologne with his ECW debut. Looking for a victory over the Insane Luchador here on television.
13:47What a fantastic extreme debut it would be. Sit out powerbomb.
14:00The fans applauding the athletic abilities of both luchadors.
14:08Cologne says that's it. He's going for the kill. Great balance.
14:15Spins in midair on the top turnbuckle. The hand scissors take over.
14:21And Crazy manages to bridge it.
14:25Super Crazy showing great resilience as Super Cologne has hit him with everything.
14:32Great balance again shown by Cologne. Great instincts shown by Crazy.
14:40Springboard leg lariat with both feet for Super Cologne.
14:50Cologne gets landed by Crazy.
14:55And that may be the beginning of the end for Super Cologne in this matchup.
15:02First turnbuckle no-throw. Second turnbuckle no-throw.
15:09And the crowd can sense that Crazy is going for the kill. He hits it. He's on fire.
15:18No doubt our Super Cologne will win the match. Super Crazy.
15:26Everybody wants to know how I'm going to solve the problem between Rob Van Dam and Sabu.
15:33Well, it's a very simple solution and...
15:36Tommy! Fonzie's freaking out. He's pounding his head against the wall.
15:40You've got to get somebody. Get Paul or something. Hurry up. I don't know...
15:44Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. You did the right thing. Stop it. We're proud of you.
15:49Stop it, man. What are you doing? You've come so far. Don't mess up now.
15:52Stop. Calm down, man.
15:57On TNA, the giant killer, Little Spike Dudley struck again.
16:03This time against the 400-pound Uganda.
16:07To Cologne, Scorpio returned to ECW to face his arch nemesis from All Japan Pro Wrestling,
16:14ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Mike Awesome.
16:18From the 6'6", 290-pounder, Mike Awesome.
16:23He's got a lot of experience. He's got a lot of experience.
16:27He's got a lot of experience. He's got a lot of experience.
16:31He's got a lot of experience. He's got a lot of experience.
16:34The 290-pounder was too much for two cones.
16:46The King of Extreme is still Awesome.
17:04And then they tore the house down.
17:07One half of the Impact players just incredible.
17:11And the original hardcore icon, The Sandman, blew the roof off of this very tabernacle.
17:19Until the Rookie Monster Rhino scored them both.
17:22The Sandman had the matchup won.
17:25Until fellow Impact player, Lance Storm, made the difference
17:30and gave yet another pinfall victory to Just Incredible.
17:37And after Steve Toledo shot off his mouth to Limp Bizkit,
17:42you'd think the kid would learn to keep his poker face.
17:46After Steve Toledo shot off his mouth to Limp Bizkit,
17:50you'd think the kid would learn to keep his pie-hole glance.
17:54When he came face-to-face with the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.
17:59Watch ECW on TNN every Friday night at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific.
18:08Now this goes out to all the male viewers.
18:11If you're watching this at this particular moment,
18:14I want you to do yourself a big favor.
18:17If you're sitting next to a female companion, cover her eyes.
18:21Do yourself a favor, okay?
18:23Because why would she want to be sitting next to a slob like you
18:27when she can feast her eyes on the sexiest man on earth?
18:32Alright, back to business.
18:35You see, everybody's gunning for the Impact players.
18:38You got The Sandman trying to regain a gimmick.
18:41You got Dreamer and Raven desperately trying to hang on to the tag team titles.
18:46You got Rhino and Candido trying to make a name for themselves at our expense.
18:51You got those two broads, The Has-Been and The Queen of Extreme,
18:55pretending that they're half as hot as this lady right here.
18:59Oh, they're never. Look at me.
19:02Atlanta, Georgia.
19:05You see, when you are the hottest commodity in the world,
19:09when you are the hottest commodity in professional wrestling today,
19:15oh, they all come knocking on our doors.
19:18Knock, knock, knock.
19:20We were here all day, and the suits at the CNN Center
19:25were kissing our asses so bad, it made us sick.
19:29I didn't kiss my ass.
19:31Not a chance in hell.
19:34Which brings me to my next point.
19:39ECW World Tag Team Championships.
19:43Tommy Dreamer, Raven, you're looking at the hottest thing in wrestling today.
19:52Boys, come get yourself some,
19:55because it's going to be the fight of your lives.
20:00Now, that's not just the coolest.
20:03That's not just the best.
20:05That's from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
20:10Now that, my friends, is just incredible.
20:16Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
20:23Welcome back to ECW Hardcore TV.
20:26We return to pay-per-view on Sunday night, January 9th
20:29with ECW Guilty as Charged.
20:31Ticket information available now on ecwwrestling.com.
20:36But right now, we are headed down to the ring.
20:39Rob Van Dam to defend the World Television Title.
20:45Tracy Smothers heads to the ring
20:48with Wildfire Tommy Rich.
20:52I hate to use the word legend,
20:55because it's an overused and abused word
20:58in sports entertainment.
21:01But Tommy Rich is truly a legend
21:04when it comes to professional wrestling
21:07in the great state of Georgia.
21:09He has one of the biggest draws in the history
21:13of pro wrestling in this state.
21:16Here he is.
21:28Tracy Smothers, who has seen it all
21:31in this great sport of professional wrestling.
21:35Also a former ECW World Tag Team Champion.
21:39You can believe it, he was one half of the FBI
21:42with Little Guido.
21:44Smothers now getting his shot
21:46at the ECW World Television Title.
21:53Equally important,
21:55you've got Wildfire Tommy Rich in his corner.
21:59And Rich neutralized the efforts
22:02of Phil Alfonso,
22:05who will do anything and everything
22:08to make sure that Rob Van Dam
22:11remains the longest reigning champion
22:15in professional wrestling today.
22:18Rob Van Dam has been the ECW World Television Champion
22:23for 20 months.
22:25And winning the title
22:26from Bam Bam Bigelow
22:28in Buffalo, New York
22:30in April of 1998.
22:42He's the World Television Champion.
22:45He's Mr. Pay-Per-View.
22:47He's Mr. Hardcore TV.
22:49He's Mr. TNN.
22:51He's the whole effing show in New York.
22:54He's the whole effing show in anything
22:57he wants to be.
22:59Because Rob Van Dam
23:01is everything as good as he says he is.
23:12It doesn't matter
23:14if we're in New York,
23:16Atlanta, Philadelphia,
23:19Fort Lauderdale, you name it.
23:21No matter what city ECW travels
23:24to, everybody loves Rob Van Dam.
23:30Except Sabu.
23:34Rob Van Dam, former World Tag Team Champion
23:38Jeff Hortner, former best friend.
23:42Sabu wants to tear the heck
23:46off of Rob Van Dam.
23:48It's not about the World Television title.
23:51Sabu just genuinely
23:53has had enough of Rob Van Dam.
23:58Because more than anyone else,
24:00Rob Van Dam loves Rob Van Dam.
24:04And Sabu, injuries or not,
24:07will stop at nothing
24:09to destroy Rob Van Dam
24:11and take the World Television title
24:13just to humble his former tag team friend.
24:16He's become famous now
24:18by his manager
24:20Tommy Royal Fire Rich.
24:27Weighing in at 235 pounds,
24:32hailing from Nashville, Tennessee,
24:36Tracy Smothers.
24:39His opponent,
24:41he's a competitor inside
24:43by the manager of champions,
24:46and the man who calls it
24:49right down the middle,
24:52Mr. Bill Alfonso.
24:58He represents,
25:00weighing in tonight
25:02at 236 pounds,
25:04hailing from Battle Creek, Michigan.
25:08He's the current
25:10ECW World Television Champion,
25:16Mr. Big Bird View,
25:20Rob Van Dam.
25:25Before this World Television title matchup
25:28gets underway,
25:30we take you to pre-recorded
25:32comments from the champion, Rob Van Dam.
25:37You know, Sabu,
25:39back when you and I were partners
25:42and I was carrying you
25:44through our tag team championship reign,
25:46I never liked sharing the ring with you.
25:48You knew then, just like you know now,
25:50that the spotlight's always gonna shine bright
25:52on Rob Van Dam,
25:54and you gotta be there
25:56with your nasty, ugly, dark shadow
25:58on my light.
26:00You always gotta do that, Sabu.
26:02You know,
26:04it was a big load off my back
26:06sending you away from the ring
26:08injured in Chicago.
26:10Yeah, a big load.
26:12And I know you're not gone for long.
26:14I know that you're always gonna come back
26:16because it's your nature,
26:18because you're that stupid.
26:20And you gotta realize,
26:22when you keep coming back,
26:24I'm gonna keep beating your ass.
26:26That's what's gonna happen.
26:28You think that you're gonna take something from me
26:30that everybody in the world
26:32is gonna take from you?
26:34I'm Mr. Paperview.
26:36And I'm the Sheik's favorite wrestler.
26:38I'm Rob Van Dam.
26:40Like I said,
26:42the whole
26:44show.
26:46What?
26:48Bill Alfonso uncharacteristically silent
26:51as Rob Van Dam
26:53taunted Sabu
26:55by calling himself
26:57the Sheik's favorite wrestler.
26:59The Sheik,
27:01Sabu's uncle,
27:03trained both Sabu
27:05and Rob Van Dam,
27:07and that was the most
27:09personal slap
27:11in the face of Sabu
27:13that anyone
27:15could possibly utter.
27:18We've gotta take a short commercial break.
27:21When we come back,
27:23the world television champion
27:25Rob Van Dam
27:27defends that belt that he has held
27:29for 20 months
27:31against the challenge of Tracy Smothers,
27:33who has wildfire Tommy Rich
27:35in his corner here in Atlanta.
27:43Welcome back to
27:45ECW Hardcore TV.
27:47Tracy Smothers
27:49challenging Rob Van Dam
27:51for the ECW
27:53World Television Championship.
27:58I don't think Tracy Smothers
28:00wants to exchange kicks
28:02with Rob Van Dam.
28:04Smothers almost teasing Van Dam,
28:07trying to get inside
28:09the head of Rob Van Dam.
28:17Van Dam seems so natural,
28:19so loose in the ring.
28:21He's got a lot of power.
28:23He's got a lot of power.
28:25He's got a lot of power.
28:27He's got a lot of power.
28:29He's got a lot of power.
28:31He's got a lot of power.
28:33He really enjoys what he's doing.
28:35I don't think you're going to shake him.
28:37Even if you're a veteran like Tracy Smothers.
28:45Tommy Rich provides the distraction.
28:47There's the takedown by Smothers.
28:49Sit-out by Van Dam.
28:51Reversal.
28:53Smothers now attempts a sit-out.
28:55Van Dam trying to ride it.
28:57Smothers rolls through and escapes.
29:03It's not too much to Tracy Smothers
29:05has not seen
29:07in his professional wrestling career.
29:09A waist lock now,
29:11standing switch by Van Dam
29:13into a side headlock.
29:18Smothers now into a top headlock.
29:25Body scissors,
29:27takedown by Van Dam
29:29into a pretty predicament.
29:31Clothesline duck,
29:33into a knee.
29:43Round of applause here in Atlanta
29:45for both champion and challenger.
29:51Smothers and Van Dam
29:53feeling one another out.
29:55Similar to the opening round
29:57of the boxing match.
30:04Collar and elbow tie,
30:06upside headlock,
30:08this time by Smothers.
30:10A headlock takeover,
30:12head scissors counter,
30:14Smothers out, back up,
30:16headlock takeover,
30:18head scissors,
30:20Smothers out once again.
30:22Smothers will not back down
30:24from Brock Van Dam
30:26or anything else on two legs
30:28for that matter.
30:30Where did that come from?
30:33I'm not sure if we let Smothers
30:35see that in slow motion,
30:37he would have had a chance
30:39in hell of ducking it anyway.
30:41Van Dam all over
30:43the challenger now.
30:45The veteran Smothers
30:47nice leverage moves
30:49hitting Van Dam face first
30:51into the second turnbuckle.
30:54And some heavy forearms
30:56in the corner.
31:00And now Smothers
31:02just kicking Van Dam in the chest.
31:05And you can ask anyone
31:07in professional wrestling,
31:09that's not where you want to be,
31:11trapped in a corner
31:13with Tracy Smothers
31:15pounding on you.
31:18The fans now rallying
31:20behind the world television
31:22champion Rob Van Dam.
31:24But Smothers still on the attack,
31:26Van Dam puts the brakes on,
31:27tip up in the corner,
31:29back the other way.
31:31Good elevation of the high cross body.
31:33Gets it too.
31:37Tight headlock.
31:39Van Dam shot off.
31:41There's the trip again
31:43by Wildfire.
31:45And again Tracy Smothers
31:47capitalizes.
31:49The veterans Rick and Smothers
31:51came to the tabernacle
31:53with the game plan tonight.
31:55Drop down by Smothers
31:57Rich eats the boots of Van Dam
31:59and now Smothers
32:01to the outside as well.
32:04Here's one for Smothers.
32:08Smothers and Rich
32:10talking it over on the outside.
32:12They better make it a quick conversation
32:14because Van Dam
32:16wanted to interject.
32:18And I think he made his point.
32:28Tracy Smothers
32:30brought Tommy Rich to ringside
32:33to neutralize Bill Alfonso
32:35but Van Dam
32:37just took out Smothers
32:39and Rich all by his lonesome.
32:44Springboard guillotine leg drop.
32:47Gets it too.
32:49You see Van Dam up on the poles
32:51with speed at all of his 235 pounds
32:53across the shoulders of Smothers
32:55who is still able to kick out
32:57of the ring.
32:59Reverso
33:01back flip
33:03front kick.
33:05Tommy Rich
33:07pulled down the top rope.
33:09Smothers now capitalizing again
33:11took the world television champion
33:13to the outside.
33:15And now while Smothers
33:17distracts the ref
33:19Wildfire
33:21rocks his Van Dam
33:23and sends an elbow
33:25right to his mouth.
33:27Almost a handicap match.
33:29Wildfire
33:31Tommy Rich
33:33has already interfered
33:35not one, not two
33:37but three times
33:39early on
33:41in this world television title
33:43venture.
33:45Van Dam
33:47hits the steel guardrail
33:49and hard.
33:58Van Dam brought it
34:00to the end of the stage.
34:02No kid there.
34:04Van Dam punching at the top
34:06of his head
34:08which bounced off that
34:10unforgiving stand.
34:13Smothers
34:15has taken the champion
34:17to the outside
34:19and battered him.
34:24Cover
34:26Crazy Smothers
34:28went for a quick cover
34:30and a hook of the leg.
34:32Thought he could surprise Van Dam
34:34and get the three.
34:36Didn't work out that way.
34:38Rich now hanging on to Van Dam
34:40lands a right hand
34:42and a second one
34:44right in the mouth.
34:46Smothers now looking
34:48to capitalize.
34:50A shot to the kidney
34:52now right in the back
34:53and Van Dam firing back
34:55cracking Smothers
34:57on his left quadriceps
34:59looking for the charley hook.
35:01Smothers now drags the eyes
35:03of Van Dam across the top rope.
35:05This matchup is not in critics.
35:11And that's got to feel like
35:13a baseball bat
35:15cracking you on your cheekbone.
35:17And again
35:19there's Smothers
35:21stomping away in the corner
35:23of the ring.
35:27Smothers planting
35:29boot after boot
35:31in the back of the head
35:33of Rob Van Dam.
35:36You pick up your
35:38wrestling dictionary
35:40look up the word sniff
35:42and there's going to be
35:44Tracy Smothers
35:46beating Cheshire Cat Brent
35:48looking right back at you
35:50inside cradle small back
35:52Smothers on loads
35:54with a clothesline.
35:57Van Dam goes down
35:59hard.
36:03Forearm down across
36:05the front cover.
36:07Van Dam was able
36:09to get his right forearm
36:11in between his chest
36:13and the chest of Tracy Smothers
36:15and that may have been
36:17the difference between
36:19crowning a new world television
36:21and Van Dam escaping
36:23at two and a half.
36:25Alfonso chases away
36:27Tommy Rich with a chair.
36:30And Tracy Smothers
36:32again in control
36:34of this matchup.
36:38Arm wringer
36:41cover after the kick.
36:43Two count for Smothers
36:46who now traps Rob Van Dam
36:48in a rear chin lock.
36:51To be simple
36:53Tracy Smothers has
36:55gripped the neck of the
36:57world television champion.
36:59He is making Rob Van Dam
37:01fight for each and every
37:03threat while Smothers
37:05is essentially giving himself
37:07a freedom.
37:09A simple yet effective
37:11fundamental professional
37:13wrestling hold being applied
37:15by the veteran Smothers.
37:18Trifecta of elbows
37:19to freeze the champ
37:21who ducks his elbow
37:23in the clothesline.
37:25Spinning leg,
37:27rearing both boots
37:29across the chest
37:31and jaw of Smothers.
37:33Van Dam steps through
37:35and almost decapitates
37:37the challenger.
37:44And now the fans
37:46rallying behind the champion.
37:47Van Dam with the forearms
37:49astute in a slam on Smothers.
37:55Tumbling slant
37:57hook.
38:00And Smothers to his credit
38:02somehow with all the
38:04wind taken from him
38:06gets his right shoulder
38:08up off the chin.
38:12Forks through
38:14leg drop and a cover
38:15and Smothers
38:17kicks out yet again.
38:23There's the chair
38:25from Alfonso
38:27laying across Smothers.
38:31Are you with me?
38:36Cover.
38:39Left shoulder up.
38:42Give crazy Smothers
38:43all the credit in the world.
38:45He is absorbing everything
38:47the world television champion
38:49can dish out here in Atlanta
38:51and he just keeps coming.
38:56Spin kick in the corner
38:58catches Smothers across the nose
39:00and fails the challenger.
39:03Side kick from the top
39:05turns up.
39:07Van Dam looking to put Smothers
39:09away.
39:11Smothers just
39:13barely escapes
39:15the fatal three
39:17and Van Dam looking frustrated
39:19has to be thinking
39:21what will it take to put away
39:23crazy Smothers here tonight.
39:28Van Dam in a duck.
39:34Smothers goes down.
39:40Chair across the head.
39:44Oh my God.
39:52Smothers may be out.
39:55He got the right shoulder up.
39:57Crazy Smothers got the right
39:59shoulder up
40:01after having that steel chair
40:03driven into his forehead
40:05by both boots of Rob Van Dam.
40:09Looks like Smothers
40:11is going to have to
40:13go for the suplex
40:15once and twice.
40:17Smothers slams the knee.
40:19Beautiful belly to belly
40:21held up by Crazy Smothers.
40:27Front kick.
40:29Smothers looking for the
40:31pile driver.
40:33He spikes Rob Van Dam.
40:35We could have a new champion.
40:37Van Dam kicks out.
40:41Smothers has taken
40:43out Van Dam condition
40:45and yet he again
40:47takes the fight for the
40:49World Television Champion.
40:51And now the fans rally
40:53behind Van Dam again.
40:55Sleeping side kick
40:57by Crazy Smothers.
41:03Chair across the back.
41:07And Smothers
41:09drives the cane in the skull
41:11of the World Television
41:13Champion.
41:15Van Dam may be out covered.
41:18Van Dam gets to the bottom rope.
41:20Van Dam punches at the bottom
41:22rope out of desperation
41:24to save the World Television
41:26title.
41:28Smothers up top.
41:30Van Dam lands a hoof kick.
41:32Catches Smothers behind the ears.
41:34Van Dam now going up.
41:37This is a crazy Smothers.
41:39Smothers blocks
41:41the superplex.
41:44But Van Dam
41:46crushes Smothers.
41:49Van Dam up top.
41:55Top turnbuckle
41:57Van Daminated.
42:03Bill Alfonso
42:05finally gets involved
42:06in this matchup
42:08after the constant
42:10interference of Wildfire
42:12who takes a Van Daminator
42:14as well.
42:16Van Dam up top.
42:20Five star
42:22Frost Flash.
42:24Can Van Dam make the cut?
42:26He does.
42:28It's over.
42:37Rob Van Dam still
42:39the ECW
42:41World Television
42:43Champion.
42:47But you have got
42:49to take your hat off
42:51to Crazy Smothers
42:53who saved Van Dam
42:55in one of the
42:57shortest cuts
42:59of the World Television
43:01title.
43:03He is the
43:04one of the
43:06shortest challenges
43:08we have ever seen
43:10here at ECW.
43:19So Rob Van Dam
43:21will lead Atlanta, Georgia
43:23still the ECW
43:25World Television
43:27Champion.
43:28Still forever swinging
43:30champion
43:32in professional wrestling
43:33but he has got to
43:35know that
43:37Samu
43:38his former best friend
43:40his former
43:41Grand Slam
43:42partner
43:43is coming for him.
43:49And here comes Samu.
43:51Samu has come
43:52to tear down
43:53Rob Van Dam.
44:04You can see the suicidal
44:06homicidal
44:07genocidal
44:08death defying
44:09Samu
44:10Mr. Pay-Per-View
44:11Rob Van Dam
44:12and all the stars
44:13of ECW
44:14December 16th
44:16in Cookville, Tennessee
44:18December 17th
44:19at the TNN Taping
44:21in Nashville
44:22and December 18th
44:24at the Chattanooga State College
44:26Chattanooga, Tennessee
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45:03Get back in the ring
45:05Samu has got Rob Van Dam
45:07on a table
45:09Samu has attacked Rob Van Dam
45:11He's got the world television
45:13champion
45:14laid out on a table
45:16Samu has attacked
45:17Rob Van Dam
45:19Oh my God
45:21ECW
45:22ECW
45:23ECW