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Simon Watches ECW - 1998
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ECW World Heavyweight Champion: Shane Douglas, Since 11/30/1997 - LONGEST REIGNING CURRENT CHAMPION
FTW World Heavyweight Champion: Taz, Since 5/14/1998
ECW Television Champion: Rob Van Dam, Since 4/4/1998
ECW World Tag Team Champions: Rob Van Dam/Sabu, Since 12/13/1998

ECW Hardcore TV
December 23rd, 1998
Philadelphia, PA


LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR. I WIN.

In the ring, Joey Styles introduces the show. Taz comes out and says this is the FTW belt, and receipt #3 is gonna happen to Sabu right here in South Philadelphia! He says he'll do the heist, and Douglas WILL pay the price!

Before the match, Justin Credible and Jason throw Chastity out for looking "hot". Joey announces Dreamer/Credible for Guilty as Charged in a Stairway to Hell Match. A black fan fights Chastity and beats her down. Oh hey, it's Jazz. Great. Credible canes Chastity, so she's gone to go be Raven's sister. Bob Artese tries to protect her from more caning and gets beat on before Tommy Dreamer runs out to save. Terry Funk comes out and calls him Tommy Loser, and says he loves Tommy and he'd love to kick him right in the balls, because he's yellow. He's a yellow chicken fucker. Funk and Credible get in the ring and Funk says he has a hand behind his back. He says Tommy used him and dares him to hit the one armed man, and tries to start a "CHICKEN DICK" chant and fails. They both beat on Tommy and Terry Funk says to meet his new protege, Justin Credible. PLEASE. REACT TO JUSTIN CREDIBLE. HE BEAT UP SASUKE AND MIKEY AND PUT THE SANDMAN OUT AND NOW TERRY FUNK TURNED HEEL TO BE WITH HIM. JUST CARE ABOUT HIM PLEASE. Credible then destroys Tommy's leg with a ladder and chair. They do more stuff, including Credible fucking up a Spinning Toe Hold, and it goes on and on and on and on.

Match #1: Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Antifaz Del Norte
They got 6 minutes and totally killed it, although it was mostly Tajiri killing it. Clean shaven Tajiri in short trunks is so strange. But yeah, this is Tajiri's debut and he rules it. Joey tries to sell this as two stars being born, but it's immediately obvious that Tajiri is the fucking man and Norte is just a dude. He has some cool offense, but Tajiri just has "it". I hate that term because a lot of times it's not true and another way to hype up some dude, but Tajiri undisputedly has that certain intangible. Tons of brutal kicks all match, and Tajiri wins with a Bridging Dragon Suplex.
***

In the back, Stevie Prazak interviews Robert Gibson who is watching the show. Danny Doring and Roadkill come over and Doring says Robert Gibson is his dad after they double teamed his mom in the bathroom of a Hardee's. He thought it was Ricky at first, but he has blond hair so it can't be him, and then does a lot of insane dancing and struts away. He asks Roadkill if he knows his mom too, AND ROADKILL RESPECTFULLY TAKES HIS HAT OFF, SHAKES ROBERT'S HAND AND SAYS "CHICKENS."

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Match #2: Rob Van Dam [c] w/ Bill Alfonso vs. Balls Mahoney [ECW Television Championship]
Poor RVD, holding the only title without World status now. This was actually great, I was pleasantly surprised. RVD is still good with someone that provides a styles clash, but it's just against other guys similar to him where he seems to get too caught up in what constitutes an "RVD match". Balls goes nuts with power stuff, so RVD has to use crazy stuff to stay alive, like a lesser version of RVD/Bam Bam, right down to the insane RVD bumping and cool new offense. RVD finally hits the Van Daminator and IMMEDIATELY hits a Five Star Frog Splash to a chair on Balls' chest to win.
***

Match #3: Taz [c] vs. Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso [FTW World Heavyweight Championship]

This got 7 minutes, but was again really fucking great. Sabu immediately went after Taz and wanted revenge for his neck. Really great table and chair spots from Sabu, and then to put over the fight Sabu is putting up, Taz has to use a weapon for once to take control. He then bloodies up Sabu and destroys him in wonderful fashion. Sabu fights back, BUT TAZ HITS A DRAGON SUPLEX THROUGH A TABLE IN THE CORNER! Shane Douglas comes out and holds up three fingers. He says to cover him, and Fonzie tries to throw in the towel, BUT TAZ CATCHES IT AND THROWS IT OUT! TAZ GIVES SHANE AND FONZIE THE FINGER AND LIES DOWN! HE PUTS SABU ON TOP AND SABU WINS THE FTW TITLE.
***1/4

Taz puts the belt on his knocked out body and applauds, but leaves through the crowd. Shane is confused and Fonzie waves EMTs out.

In the parking lot, Prazak interviews Taz. He says he always picks his spot, and it's just like Shane said. He did the heist, and now Shane pays the price.
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TOP 50 ECW MATCHES OF 1998:

50. The Sandman/Tommy Dreamer/Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz/Big Dick Dudley, Hardcore TV (June 3rd)
49. Lance Storm vs. Balls Mahoney, It Ain’t Seinfeld (May 14th)
48. New Jack/Spike Dudley vs. Axl Rotten/Balls Mahoney vs. The Dudley Boyz, Living Dangerously (March 1st)
47. Rob Van Dam [c] vs. Tommy Dreamer, Hardcore TV (November 13th)
46. Al Snow vs. Sabu, Hardcore TV (April 22nd)
45. The Sandman vs. Sabu, Living Dangerously (March 1st)
44. Sabu/Rob Van Dam vs. Axl Rotten/Balls Mahoney, Hardcore TV (February 11th)
43. Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible, Cyber Slam (February 21st)
42. The Sandman/2 Cold Scorpio vs. Little Guido/Tracy Smothers, Hardcore TV (March 18th)
41. Justin Credible vs. The Great Sasuke, House Party (January 10th)

40. Axl Rotten/Balls Mahoney vs. Rob Van Dam/Sabu, Hardcore TV (February 18th)
39. The Dudley Boyz [c] vs. Masato Tanaka/Balls Mahoney, November to Remember (November 1st)
38. Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible, Heatwave (August 1st)
37. The Sandman/Tommy Dreamer vs. The Dudley Boyz, Wrestlepalooza (May 3rd)
36. Rob Van Dam/Lance Storm vs. Sabu/Chris Candido, A Matter of Respect (May 16th)
35. Rob Van Dam [c] vs. Lance Storm, Hardcore TV (June 3rd)
34. The Sandman/Tommy Dreamer/Spike Dudley/New Jack vs. The Dudley Boyz/Big Dick Dudley/Jack Victory, Hardcore TV (June 10th)
33. Mikey Whipwreck vs. Justin Credible, Hardcore TV (April 1st)
32. Chris Candido/Lance Storm [c] vs. Rob Van Dam/Sabu, Hardcore TV (July 1st)
31. Taz/Shane Douglas vs. Rob Van Dam/Sabu, Hardcore TV (November 27th)

30. Rob Van Dam [c] vs. Mike Lozansky, Hardcore TV (December 4th)
29. Mikey Whipwreck vs. Justin Credible, Wrestlepalooza (May 3rd)
28. Taz/Rob Van Dam/Sabu vs. Shane Douglas/Chris Candido/Bam Bam Bigelow, November to Remember (November 1st)
27. Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm, Hardcore TV (September 5th)
26. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Antifaz Del Norte, Hardcore TV (December 23rd)
25. Rob Van Dam vs. 2 Cold Scorpio, Living Dangerously (March 1st)
24. Rob Van Dam/Sabu vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Tommy Dreamer/The Sandman vs. The Gangstnators, Hardcore TV (February 18th)
23. Masato Tanaka/Jerry Lynn vs. Mike Awesome/Justin Credible, Hardcore TV (July 29th)
22. Masato Tanaka vs. Balls Mahoney, Hardcore TV (September 19th)
21. The Sandman/2 Cold Scorpio vs. Rob Van Dam/Sabu, Hardcore TV (March 11th)

20. Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm, Cyber Slam (February 21st)
19. Masato Tanaka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Hardcore TV (September 12th)
18. The Dudley Boyz vs. Masato Tanaka/Balls Mahoney, Hardcore TV (October 23rd)
17. Rob Van Dam/Sabu [c] vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Chris Candido/Bam Bam Bigelow, Hardcore TV (August 26th)
16. Masato Tanaka vs. Balls Mahoney, Hardcore TV (July 1st)
15. Rob Van Dam/Sabu [c] vs. The Dudley Boyz, Hardcore TV (October 30th)
14. Rob Van Dam/Sabu [c] vs. Chris Candido/Lance Storm, Hardcore TV (July 22nd)
13. Rob Van Dam [c] vs. Balls Mahoney, Hardcore TV (December 23rd)
12. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome, Hardcore TV (July 8th)
11. Chris Candido/Lance Storm [c] vs. Little Guido/Tracy Smothers, Monaca (January 17th)

10. Taz [c] vs. 2 Cold Scorpio, House Party (January 10th)
9. Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm, Heatwave (August 1st)
8. Taz [c] vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Heatwave (August 1st)
7. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome, Heatwave (August 1st)
6. Rob Van Dam vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, House Party (January 10th)
5. Taz [c] vs. Sabu, Hardcore TV (December 23rd)
4. Chris Candido/Lance Storm [c] vs. Little Guido/Tracy Smothers, Hardcore TV (March 11th)
3. Sabu vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Hardcore TV (October 23rd)
2. Taz [c] vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, Living Dangerously (March 1st)

1. Bam Bam Bigelow [c] vs. Rob Van Dam, Hardcore TV (April 8th)
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TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR:

1995: The Pitbulls
1996: The Eliminators
1997: The Dudley Boyz

No tag team really lit the world on fire in ECW in 1998. the FBI were clearly on fire in the first half of the year, but ECW completely took them off TV, and turned it into a race between two teams. One of them won, whatever.

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1. ROB VAN DAM & SABU - 38 POINTS

2. The Dudley Boyz – 37
3. Chris Candido & Lance Storm – 19
4. Little Guido & Tracy Smothers – 18
5. Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman – 15
6. Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten – 14
7. The Gangstanators – 9
8. BWO – 8
9. New Jack & Spike Dudley – 8
10. Balls Mahoney & Masato Tanaka – 7
11. Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow – 6
12. Shane Douglas & Chris Candido – 6
13. Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow – 5
14. The Sandman & 2 Cold Scorpio – 5
15. Danny Doring & Roadkill – 3
16. The Can-Am Express – 2
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WRESTLER OF THE YEAR:

1995: The Sandman
1996: Sabu
1997: Sabu

This makes a lot of sense, as awful as he became in the mid 2000s, since he got the most TV time in 1998 and produced a high quality of matches relatively consistently. And for the first time, Biggie and I get the actual same WOTY.

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1. ROB VAN DAM - 75 POINTS

2. Sabu – 58
3. Chris Candido – 51
4. Lance Storm – 49
5. Bubba Ray Dudley – 44
6. D-Von Dudley – 41
7. Bam Bam Bigelow – 36
8. Balls Mahoney – 36
9. Masato Tanaka – 35
10. The Sandman – 33

11. Tommy Dreamer – 31
12. Justin Credible – 31
13. Jerry Lynn – 26
14. Taz – 25
15. Tracy Smothers – 25
16. Spike Dudley – 20
17. Little Guido – 18
18. Axl Rotten – 18
19. New Jack – 18
20. Mikey Whipwreck – 17
21. Big Dick Dudley – 14
22. Shane Douglas – 13
23. Al Snow – 13
24. John Kronus – 13
25. Chris Chetti – 11
26. 2 Cold Scorpio – 11
27. Doug Furnas – 9
28. Mike Awesome – 9
29. Jack Victory – 8
30. The Blue Meanie – 8
31. Nova – 8
32. Danny Doring – 7
33. Rod Price – 6
34. Tommy Rogers – 6
35. Roadkill – 5
36. Mike Lozansky – 5
37. Jamie Dundee – 4
38. Gran Hamada – 4
39. Yoshihiro Tajiri – 3
40. Antifaz Del Norte – 3
41. Tommy Rich – 2
42. Gran Naniwa – 2
43. The Great Sasuke – 2
44. Dan Kroffat – 2
45. Jake Roberts – 2
46. Jason – 1
47. Hayabusa – 1
48. Jinsei Shinzaki – 1
49. Paul Diamond – 1
50. Brakkus – 1
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On TBS. Very Funny.

We must now move in together you know.
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