ECW 8/22/95 Jericho vs Colon! Lawlers vs The Express! Omega Horsemen vs Buck &..

8-22-95 - William D. Mullins Center Amherst, MA

"Mean" Gene Okerlund and "The Genius" Lanny Poffo welcome us to the William D. Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachussetts for another exciting edition of Eastern Championship Wrestling! They then briefly recap last week's show including Slick's team dousing Baron Von Raschke's Ubermensch in black paint, Anderson defeating Dick Murdoch after putting Steve Corino and his men on notice; and The New Orient Express' attack on Jerry Lawler during his match with Tommy Dreamer.

They segway this into hyping the first match of the night, reminding us how Brian Lawler came to his father's aide only to end up receiving a face full of green mist courtesy of "The Japanese Buzzsaw" Yoshihiro Tajiri. Okerlund thinks this was definitely a factor in Brian's loss to ECW Champion Steve Corino in the Main Event. Lanny says Gene really must be a "Genius" for coming to that conclusion. They then talk about the importance of this next match to Fuji's New Orient Express who hold the record for having the longest Tag-Tean Title reign in ECW history with 6 months and 22 days. They were granted this match here tonight because this will be the last opportunity to defeat the reigning ECW Tag-Team Champs Brian and Jerry Lawler before they beat they record. The Bill Conti Overture hits.

Joel Gertner then makes with the intros as The Lawlers appear on the ramp with the ECW Tag-Titles!

Tag-Team Title Match: The New Orient Express vs. The Lawlers

Yoshihiro Tajiri starts things off with Brian Lawler and it's obvious from the moment referee S.D. Jones rings the bell that The New Orient Express have brought their A-game to the arena tonight. Tajiri draws first blood, whipping Brian across the ring and taking him down with a beautifully performed hurrancanra which he follows with a springboard moonsault for the first cover of the night. Lawler kicks out before two and Brian takes a beating early on as Yoshihiro and Masato Tanaka make with quick tags, staying fresh as they work him over. Brian Lawler however makes his escape with a superkick out of nowhere on Tanaka and manages to tag in his father Jerry Lawler! Together the Lawlers work Masato over a bit hitting him with a double flapjack before the duo go up top looking to hit a guillotine legdrop and flying fist drop! While Brian lands it, Tajiri climbs up Jerry's corner and pushes him down crotching him! He then hits a Frankensteiner on "The King." As Tajiri gets to his feet however he's attacked by Brian Lawler who ends up clotheslining him out of the ring! When Brian turns about however he himself his sent out to the floor by a discus elbow smash from Tanaka! All this madness has given Jerry time to recover somehwat and he attacks Masato. The two men battle back and forth making several pin attempts until Masato Tanaka hits Jerry with the running Death Vally Driver! He makes the cover! 1!... 2!...

Brian breaks the cover with a slingshot elbow smash and all hell breaks loose in the ring with the young Lawler battling both Express members until the numbers game catches up to him, mostly due to Mr. Fuji tripping him up from ringside; and they end up dropping him with a brutal double DDT! Brian rolls from the ring as Masato Tanaka lifts his father Jerry Lawler to his feet and whips him toward the ropes where Tajiri locks him in the Tarantula! Jones begins yelling at "The Buzzsaw" to release the illegal hold as Tanaka runs the ropes and charging back connects with a dropkick! On Tajiri?! Jerry has broken free of the hold at the last second and Masato has nailed his own tag-team partner! Tajiri crashes to the floor and Masato Tanaka looks stunned, but quickly recovers his wits. Not quick enough however as "The King" plants him with a bulldog and dragging him up to his feet lays Masato Tanaka out with the Piledriver! He makes the cover and picks up the three count! The Lawlers have won it!

COMMERCIAL BREAK

After the break ECW correspondent Terri Runnels is in front of the ECW banner talking with "Mad Dog" Luna Vachon who tells us that last week sweet little Tiffany got lucky. That last time they met Luna was in a very bad, dark place. Because back on July 25th Vachon lost the only two things that mattered to her. The ECW Women's Championship and the only man who can handle her in the bedroom; Doink the Clown. But her time for grieving is over. Because she's going to take all the hatred and frustration she feels inside and turn it inside out; using it to destroy each and every one of these so-called wrestlers in the women's division! She then storms off leaving a very squeamish looking Terri who gives us a parting "ew."

Match: Luna Vachon vs. Tiffany

Luna Vachon wasn't kidding (does she ever) about destroying her opponents. Because that's exactly what she does in this match to Tiffany who receives a beating and a half. It isn't pretty and Luna doesn't mind pulling hair, choking, jabbing eyes; or even biting while she's reprimanded by referee Danny Davis. Thankfully the match is short as Luna puts Tiffany away with a body slam for the three count. The medics are called for as ECW goes to...

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Match: Steve Blackman vs. Cousin Jamie

Steve Blackman is already in the ring when ECW returns and his manager Captain Lou Albano is already hyping him for the crowd, doing his best to piss them off in the process. Banjo music then begins playing as Cousin Jamie heads to the ring with his tag-team partner Doug Gilbert. The fans cheer as the duo dosey doe around the ring. Jones starts the match and Jamie gives Blackman a decent fight, but he ends up on the receiving end of a bridged Fisherman's suplex! 1!... 2!. Doug hits the ring to break up the count! He and Jamie then attempt to double-team Blackman, but "The Silent Assassin" counters with a double DDT! He then hurls Gilbert from the ring where Albano pounces on Doug and begins beating him. Inside the ring Steve Blackman now punishes Cousin Jamie eliciting boos from the crowd before he forces his opponent to tap using the guillotine choke. Captain Lou enters the ring and raises his man's hand in victory just as...

"White Train" by Tito & Tarantula hits and ECW President Eric Bischoff appears on the ramp?! He swaggers down to the ramp as usual and gets a microphone from Joel Gertner. Albano and Blackman are about to leave, but he asks them to stay and hear his big announcement. First Eric thanks the fans for their continued support, inspiring him to make Eastern Championship Wrestling the best wrestling promotion in the world! He then says that as we all know ECW's last big event Hardcore Heaven was a huge success with tv viewers around the country glued to the television watching ECW and not some second-rate has been promotion that is in constant jeopardy of losing it's timeslot to the Real World. And once again he has the fans to thank for that. Okerlund calls him a shill of course. Now he's not out here to congratulate us on our good taste of course. No, when Bischoff is out in the ring is always means one thing. Business is at hand. And what business does he have for us tonight you might be asking? Very well. He's going to tell us. He's here to announce that on September 26th at the Commack Arena on Long Island, New York; Eastern Championship will be holding it's next Big Event; Old School Rules! And like Hardcore Heaven this huge show will be brought to you live and for free; right here on TNN The Nashville Network as a big thank you to the fans! Now what big matches will there be? Well Eric isn't going to tell you. Not yet. But... we'll know the first one next week. Because Bischoff has scheduled a number one contender's Match for the Eastern States Championship! And that match will between two men who've been on a roll here in ECW. In one corner will be Sir William Regal! And in the other; "The Silent Assasin" himself, Steve Blackman! Albano seems very excited by this news, but Steve's expression of course; doesn't change.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

Lanny and Gene welcome us back from the break before reminding us that next week Eastern Championship Wrestling will be coming to us live from the Frank W. Keany Gymnasium in Kingston, Rhode Island. And that while tickets for the show are sold out, those folks at home should be sure to check in right here on ECW's home station of TNN The Nashville Network to catch all the exciting ECW action live! They then discuss ECW President Eric Bischoff's huge announcement before the break about Eastern Championship's next Big Event; Old School Rules! They're both sure we'll see the next man on the card, Inter-Promotional Champion "The Long Island Loud-Mouth" Chris Jericho! They wonder just who is opponent will be and discuss the great matches he's had with top talent from around the world over the last couple weeks.

They talk about his matches with AAA's Cien Caras, ACW's Wolf Hawkfield; and WWWA's Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. Three men who looked to claim the coveted Inter-Promotional Title and failed. Not without just a little cheating from Chris Jericho of course Okerlund reminds us. Poffo claims to have no idea what Gene is talking about and "Mean" Gene responds "You wouldn.'t" Lanny doesn't know how to take that, but drops it as they hype "The Loud-Mouth's" opponent tonight sent from the Word Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico; he's a legend of the sport by anyone's estimation; "El Acrobata de Puerto Rico" Carlos Carlon!

Inter-Promotional Title Match: Chris Jericho vs. Carlos Colon

After Chris Jericho finishes showing off his Championship, Danny Davis starts the match and the two men lock up with Chris capturing Carlos Colon in a quick headlock. Just as quickly Colon slips free and the two men trade wrestling holds for several minutes before Carlos capures the downed Jericho in a chickenwing hold and begins working over his arm. Slowly Jericho manages to fight his way up to his feet and lets Colon have it with a chop to the chops! Colon continues wrenching the arm as Jericho begins firing away and grabbing Carlos by the head rams him face first into the corner! Carlos keeps hold of "The Loud-Mouth's" arm however and eventually takes him down with an armdrag before letting the same arm have it with a legdrop! He holds on the armbar and it's obviously beginning to hurt as Chris begins screaming in pain, but he once again manages to get back up to his feet; this time driving Colon into the corner where he gets in a few cheap shots before goes for the Irish whip. Which Carlos reverses sending Jericho's hard into the corner! Following him in Colon begins pounding on Jericho whom he takes down with another armdrag and locks in the armb- Jericho retaliates with an uppercut staggering Colon! He drives him back with a kick to the shin and whips him across the ring! On the rebound however Carlos Colon knocks Chris flat with a jumping headbutt! He makes the cover but only gets a two.

Getting to his feet Colon begins stomping out the Champ before grabbing the arm he's been working on and hitting it with another legdrop before applying the armbar! Chris is in some real trouble as he begins screaming and clawing with his free hand toward the ropes! Chris staggers up to his feet and in desperation tosses Colon with an armdrag of his own! Carlos however counters with the same taking Jericho back down to the mat! The challenger works his arm over for several minutes before Chris manages to get up to his feet again, though he doesn't escape the hold. With a bit of crowd support this time Chris begins to rally back and forcing Colon into the ropes frees himself and whips his opponent who drops him with a shoulder thrust on the rebound! Colon runs the ropes, but Jericho stays down letting Carlos run over him and popping back up on the rebound hits Colon with a spinning back elbow! Colon goes down and Jericho runs and hits the ropes! Springboard moonsault! But Colon has his knees up and they drive hard into the ribs of the Inter-Promotional Champ! Not wasting anytime Carlos pulls Chris up by the damaged arm and hits the rolling cross armbreaker! Chris is flailing on the floor screaming in pain as Colon locks in the armbar! When... the lights go out.

They stay out as a hush falls across the arena.

And then come back on. There's blood all over the ring and Carlos Colon is lying with blood using from his head. Chris Jericho is back up on his feet holding his arm looking confused. Danny Davis however isn't and lifting up a black baseball bat that's lying near Colon begins yelling at and accusing Chris who's claiming to be innocent. Davis calls for the bell, giving Colon the win by DQ as referee S.D. Jones heads from the back and checks Carlos out. He seems dazed but conscious and clutching his head he gets a crazed look in his eyes. Before attacking Jericho! He shoots across the ring and begins hammering on the Champ who barely has time to defend himself! Colon is on him and beating Chris savagely, biting him and Jericho screams in pain! Th locker room spills out and it takes several wrestlers and officials to pry the two men apart. By now both of them are bloody. Colon is fighting to get back to Jericho wildly; but Chris obviously wants no part of it as we go to...

COMMERCIAL BREAK

"Mean" Gene and "The Genius"discuss what happened between Chris Jericho and Carlos Colon before the break. Neither them seem to know what to make of it or whether or not Jericho really had anything to do with the bat. Though Okerlund says he wouldn't be surprised to learn Chris did in fact do it. They're both sure we'll here more about it next week. Both men were taken to an area hospital to be treated for their injuries here tonight.

Match: Dustin Rhodes w/Tommy Dreamer vs. Rhino w/ Mongo Vyle

Mongo Vyle is still sporting a limp as he heads down to ringside with Rhino. Dustin Rhodes and "The Man-Beast" give each other one hell of a fight with Rhino hitting The Gore striking spear early on, a fireman's carry cutter; and trapping him in a massive bearhug that makes it look like it's all over for a while. Dustin gives as good as he gets, hitting a springboard bulldog off the second rope, a bionic elbow; and an inverted atomic drop. This last one leads to a close call when Rhodes makes the cover getting a near three when Mongo reaches into the ring, grabs him foot; and pulls Dustin off his partner. This of course sets off Tommy Dreamer who's until now only argued verbally with Vyle at ringside. He attacks the big man, knocking him off his feet and pulling him up hits a DDT on the outside. Meanwhile inside the ring Rhino has recovered and pounces on Dustin Rhodes once he re-enters the ring and dominates him before hitting a superplex off the top for the pinfall from S.D. Jones.

After the match we cut to the ECW banner again where "Rock 'N Roll" Buck Zumhoff is with his partners Sex & Violence as well as Tiffany who looks a little shaken up after her match. They're talking with ECW correspondent Terri Runnels a special surprise he has tonight. Zumhoff says he doesn't have one surprise, he has two. First on September 1st all the little Rock 'N Rollers better be prepared to party hard; because they'll be witnessing the season premiere of ECW Slammin' Saturdays! Terri says that's groovy news and asks if the second surprise has anything to do about their mysery partner here tonight.

Buck says it sure does. That over the last couple of weeks he's had enough of Steve Corino and his little lackeys in the Omega Horsemen. He says that up until tonight they're had the advantage. The numbers have always been in their favor. But tonight, tonight he has a savage surprise for Corino; so "Mr. Wrestling" had better be ready. Because his little dream world is about to come to a crashing end with a very rude awakening.

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Match: Scott Taylor vs. B. Brian Blair

B. Brian Blair gives Scott Taylor a tough fight in this match officiated by Danny Davis that comes to an end when Taylor drops Blair with a standing dropkick before going up top and connecting with the flying high-angle chop drop for the win. After the match he celebrates with Arn Anderson who watched from ringside.

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Okerlund and Poffo welcome us back from the last commercial break of the even. They hype tonight's huge main event which will see ECW Champion Steve Corino and his Omega Horsemen against ECW Lightweight Champion Buck Zumhoff, Sex & Violence; and a mystery opponent whom Lanny is placing bets is going to be that dolt the "Macho Chump." They talk about the events that led us here tonight starting with the Hardy Boyz attack on Zumhoff with Sex & Violence making the save. This led to a match between the Hardys and S& V and another wherein "Mr. Wrestling" Steve Corino fought Buck Zumhoff. Each time "Rock 'N Roll" and his friends have been defeated, usually with the help of the massive Jason Venom. Tonight Venom will make his in-ring debut as Zumhoff evens the odds with a mysery fourth man who'll be revealed here tonight. Okerlund says that Buck did mention a "rude awakening." Could "The Ravishing One" himself Rick Rude be returning to Eastern Championship here tonight? He hasn't been seen on ECW tv since May 2nd's big event Hardcore Heaven. "Fire" by Scooter hits.

Gertner: The following match is an 8-man tag-team match scheduled for one fall. Introducing first making their way to the ring at a combined 950 lbs.; they are The Omega Horsemen: Jason Venom, Matt & Jeff Hardy; and the Eastern Heavyweight Champion; the self-proclaimed "Mr. Wrestling" Steve Corino!

Corino comes out in his very Flairesque robe with the Title slung over his shoulder as he slinks down to the ring followed by his men. He gets the microphone of of Joel Gertner and tells the booing audience to shut the hell up and let the one true ECW Champion speak. He says there's been alot of talk over the past week. About who the "Rocking Fool" Buck Dumbhoff got to back him here tonight. Couldn't be anymore pathetic than Sex & Violence that's for sure. Now speculation has ranged from wishful thinking in Rick Rude. He isn't leaving the safety of ACW to face the future of wrestling. Oh no. To the ludicrous of his former tor"mentor" Randy Savage. He ain't coming here. Corino put him on the shelf. Ended his career. He's gone folks. Deal with it. Now Corino he's thinking some other names are far more likely; his fat-ass washed up co-host Lou Albano? Possibly. That idiot former rival of his "Mr. Electric?" Wouldn't be terribly shocking. Buck isn't exactly high on the food chain after all. Nobody's going to risk losing their career, their very livelihood by coming down here and facing the future of the business, that's for damn sure. So basically what "Mr. Wrestling" is saying, is he don't give a damn who ol' Buck Zumhoff brings down here to the ring tonight. Because they're going to be leaving here the same way Zumhoff himself did two weeks ago. After getting pinned 1-2-3!
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" by The Scorpions then hits as Buck Zumhoff appears on the ramp with Sex & Violence.

Gertner: And now introducing their opponents this evening at a combined weight of 958 lbs.; they are the team of ECW Lightweight Champion Buck Zumhoff, Joe E. Legend, Sexton Hardcastle and.... "THE ENFORCER" Arn Anderson!!!

Main Event: Arn, Buck, Sex & Violence vs. Steve Corino & The Omega Hormen

Steve Corino's eyes bug out of his head as he decides he doesn't want to wrestle first after all. He instead gives the job to Matt Hardy with a pat on the shoulder. Sexton Hardcastle enters for his team and the two men battle back and forth with Hardcastle hitting a Spear on Hardy which nets him a two count. Matt goes on to nail Sexton for the Twist of Fate cutter which would've been a three if not for the intervention of Joe E. Legend with a diving double axe handle onto the back of Hardy. This causes everyone to get in the ring including Corino who knocks Buck Zumhoff around until Arn Anderson comes in swinging which causes Steve to flip out of the ring over the top rope to make his escape. Arn begins yelling at "Mr. Wrestling" who has a big mouth while remaining outside the ring, distracting "The Enforcer" enough to get hit with a clothesline from behind by big Jason Venom. After several minutes of chaos referee S.D. Jones manages to restore some order. With Matt Hardy still down following a double flapjack from Sex & Violence, Hardcastle tags Joe E. Legend in making him the legal man. Over the next twenty or so minutes everyone gets some ringtime and nice offense in with the exception of the ECW Champion who remains on the outside. Legend hits a Legend Driver on Matt causing him to make the hot tag to his brother Jeff Hardy after a two count, Jeff eventually hits a senton bomb on Joe E., Buck Zumhoff hits the Rocking and Rolling springboard DDT on Jeff; and when Jeff tags in Jason Venom he makes an impressive in-ring debut as he works over "Rock 'N Roll" real good. He dominates Zumhoff, hitting the Lightweight Champ with several power moves including a big boot, a gutwrench suplex; and a sheer-drop release powerbomb the announcers dub the Venom Bomb. Buck is out cold as Jason makes the cover, but in storms Arn Anderson to break up the pin!

He puts the boots to big Venom who rolls to safety as Anderson helps Buck to his corner and tags in. "The Enforcer" charges across the ring, but Jason Venom is already back up and grabs Arn by the throat and tosses him into the corner where he begins working him over. Steve Corino is a bit "braver" here and gets in a few cheap shots before Jason lets Arn have it with a very delayed vertical suplex. "Mr. Wrestling" is barking orders at his giant now and instead of going for the pin, Jason Venom hoists Anderson into the air again and lets him have it on the top turnbuckle with a Snake Eyes! Nobody seems able to believe how Venom is just manhandling "The Enforcer." With Arn down and out, Steve Corino wants the tag and begins theatrically stomping Arn out to anger the crowd. He then hits Anderson with an elbow drop, mockingly dusts it off; and makes the cover. 1!... 2!..

Arn kicks out! Corino is pissed now and pulls Anderson up to his feet; but with a sudden surge of power Arn Anderson wakes up and sends Steve Corino flying across the ring with a huge Irish whip! The ECW Champ hits the corner hard and Arn grabs him from behind and hits a backbreaker over his knee. He doesn't try to make a cover. He just starts working Steve over being sure to keep the Champ in his corner. Corino finds himself on the receiving end of a jawbreaker, a DDT; and soon finds himself trapped in the figure four!

The Champ is in a bad way and clutching toward his corner looking for help, but referee S.D. Jones is barking at the Omega Horsemen to keep to their corner. Steve looks like he's on the verge of submitting however when he uses the last of his strength to turn over and reverse the figure four! He puts the pressure on Arn's legs, but "The Enforcer" is very close to his corner and quickly grabs the ropes breaking the hold. Steve Corino however sees his chance and sprints across the ring! Arn gives chase and catches him by the head just before he can make the tag and tosses him back into his own corner with a snapmare! Steve rolls and stumbles up to his feet falling back against the ropes and Arn charges in. Corino sees him coming but swings too early and Arn Anderson ducks under it, grabs Steve Corino up into the air and nails him with the Double A spinning spinebuster! He makes the cover as the Hardy Boyz rush the ring! They're soon cut off by Zumhoff and S&V! And Jones makes the count! 1!... 2!...

Jason Venom pulls Corino out of the ring! Arn is up and shouting for Steve to get his ass back inside the ring, but the Champ takes a walk to the back belt in hand! Meanwhile Sex and Violence along with Zumhoff clear the ring of the Hardy Boyz and S.D. Jones gives Buck's team the win via Count Out as the...

Lights Fade.