Sunday, 20 August 2017

ECW Hardcore TV #25 28/09/1993

Tony Stetson vs Tommy Cairo
Another solid Stetson performance here, though this dragged a bit more than their previous match. Cairo is a guy who can throw some nice suplexes but not much else, so Stetson is kinda forced to work around those limitations. It works when Stetson is in control, as he heels it up nicely. Nasty looking chop to the throat, grinding his boot into Cairo’s face and stalling outside the ring when Cairo gets any advantage. It’s when Cairo is in control that it drags a little, as he’s not really sure how to fill the void. I liked his flying leg lariat here, but only because it came across like Cairo just hurling his body at Stetson rather than specifically his legs. Stetson hits a nice flying clothesline and uses his Pennsylvania title for the match winning belt shot.

Salvatore Bellomo vs the Wolfman

Hilariously, Joey Styles uses this match to illustrate how much the ECW crowd love Bellomo, as he wrestles to not much reaction. This was terrible, two lumbering oafs throwing weak blows, exchanging some scarcely applied holds (witness Bellomo’s Camel Clutch where he can barely be bothered to hold Wolfman’s head) and the Wolfman adds some ineffectual biting. Just so bad, but thankfully short before Bellomo gets the win with a splash.

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