Sal Bellomo vs Don E Allen
Thankfully brief Bellomo squash. Even as a heel, he still
resorts to cheap tactics, filling the match with chokes and slams. He hits an
admittedly decent dropkick before finishing Allen with a splash. I hope Sal is
gone soon.
Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas vs Kevin Sullivan &
the Tazmaniac
Dreamer’s partner Johnny Gunn isn’t here, so Douglas comes
in to replace him in this tag title defence. It’s easy to see why Dreamer didn’t
endear himself to the ECW faithful in the early days, his
suspenders-on-long-tights look making him look like the third, wimpiest
American Male. He looks decent here though, hitting a really nice diving
clotheslines and nicely stumbling from the corner into a Taz overhead suplex.
Dreamer lands on his shoulder on a Sullivan belly-to-back suplex in an awkward
landing, as he plays face-in-peril. Douglas hasn’t tagged in at this point,
which gets your spider-senses tingling, as the seemingly reformed heel not
tagging into the bout feels like a tried and true set up. Indeed, this is the
case, as Dreamer makes the hot tag, only for Douglas to level him with a
chained fist to allow Sullivan and Tazmaniac to win the titles. Decent enough.
Tony Stetson vs The Sandman
I wonder how far Stetson could have got in wrestling if he
didn’t have such a terrible look, as he manages to work a decent bout against a
perpetually terrible Sandman. Stetson’s offence always looks good, here sinking
in his corner shoulderblocks and hitting a nice running clothesline in the
corner. Sandman hits a nice top rope back elbow, and I loved Steton sliding
backwards out of the ring, keeping his eye on Sandman and luring him to the
floor for a cheapshot. Nice powerbomb only gets a two, before Sandman rolls
through a top rope crossbody for the win.
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