ECW Inaugural Show #2
11/13/2001
Philadelphia, PA
Host: Joey Styles
Joey Styles is in the ring and tells us the backstory of ECW. He emphasizes that the company was never meant to compete with the WWE but rather to offer an alternative. Joey says ECW is not about prima donnas. The Demon comes out with Kiss and they are excited to be in ECW. Kiss performs the new ECW opening song live. Styles then goes in to talk how exciting it is that ECW is back thanks to the new backers that Paul Heyman has found after their last one ran off with all their money. Joey then brings out the new ECW backers Jimmy Hart, Brian Knobbs and Greg Valentine. Hart gives us the usual WE ARE THE FUTURE AND ALL ABOUT THE WRESTLERS speech that every wrestling promotion gives on its first show. Hart says they have all appointed Brian Knobbs as the ECW commish. Knobbs talks about how he has seen alot of his friends get ruined by this business so he is glad to do this for his friends. He puts over the ECW stars of yesteryear and today. Knobbs is glad to be working with Hart, Valentine and Heyman. Heyman is in charge of the office while he is in charge of the wrestlers. It’s an independence day for wrestling.
Match 1: The Demon (w/ Gene Simmons) vs Devito. The fans are chanting Demon sucks. Devito comes back with a boot to the face and a side slam for two but Demon scores with right hands and a backdrop. Demon responds to the chants basically turning him heel. Devito blocks the Demon Sniper and lands a moonsault. Gene Simmons pops up on the apron to distract Devito. Demon blasts Devito with a chair to win the match.
Winner: The Demon.
Jimmy Snuka comes out with his son Jimmy Snuka Jr and wants ECW to give him a chance. Jimmy Hart comes out and says that ECW is the land where stars will be made. Hart books Snuka to face Joey Matthews right now.
Match 2: Joey Matthews (w/ Christian York) vs Jimmy Snuka Jr. (w/ Jimmy Snuka). Matthews squash match. Matthews pulls Snuka to the ropes and holds him so York can hit him with a chair but Snuka ducks and Matthews gets blasted instead. Superfly splash gets the three.
Winner: Jimmy Snuka Jr.
Paul Heyman comes out and announces ECW will invade Florida on Friday. Heyman says the main event will see Devito vs New Jack vs Sabu in a three way dance.
Match 3: Don Harris (w/ Ron Harris) vs Rob Williams (w/ Prince Justice). This is just a brawl. Williams beats on Don with a chair. They brawl through the crowd and break a wall in the building. At one point Williams teases that he’s going to climb a ladder and instead just shoves it over onto Don. Don ends up fighting back and sets Williams up on a table. He hits an elbow drop for the three.
Winner: Don Harris.
Jimmy Hart is out to announce that on Friday they have just booked a huge tag team match. Public Enemy will face York and Matthews.
Match 4: Chris Harris vs Josh Matthews. Matthews gets a chair and hits the Rock spot hurting himself. Jasmine St Claire comes out to ringside and Harris doesn't like it. Harris tells the ref to watch her and she jumps up on the apron. She ends up hitting the ref with a trash can lid. Blue Meanie slides into the ring and hits a superkick on Harris. Matthews wakes up the ref. He then hits a stunner on the ref. Meanie gets back in and hits another move on Harris and sets up a table. Meanie hits a moonsault off the top on Harris. The ref wakes up and counts the three for Matthews.
Winner: Josh Matthews. After the match Meanie and Jasmine invite Matthews to hang with them.
Alice Cooper comes out and cuts a promo on how much he likes ECW. Cooper takes a seat at ringside as ECW girls dance for him in the ring.
Match 5: Carly Colon vs Tony Mamaluke. We get moonsaults and monkeyflips and every other counter you can think of. Little Guido makes his way out and does alot of interfering. Mamaluke hits a splash. The ref gets to five on a choke hold and forcefully removes Colon. The match begins to get a boring chant mostly because of the lack of weapons used. Lion sault gets Mamaluke a 2 count. Eventually Mamaluke goes for a tope con hilo to the outside through a table but Colon moves. Backcracker gets Colon the win.
Winner: Carly Colon.
Little Guido gets in the ring after the match and issues Mamaluke a challenge. Mamaluke gets up and chases Guido off. Mamaluke talks about how the F.B.I got shortchanged in the old ECW and accepts Guido's challenge.
Match 6: Blue Meanie (w/ Jasmine St. Claire) vs Barry Horowitz. Horowitz comes out yelling at the crowd being the heel. Meanie with control early on connecting with a back body drop. Horowitz can not get anything going. Horowitz with a whiplash type of move, and a flying forearm smash to gain control. Horowitz with a straight jacket reverse DDT on Meanie. Horowitz misses a springboard moonsault from the apron into the ring. Running bulldog by Meanie for near fall. Russian leg sweep by Orion. Chris Harris comes out and kidnaps Jasmine St Claire. Meanie chases him and the two come brawling back out as Horowitz wins by countout.
Winner: Barry Horowitz by CO. Harris hits Meanie with some chairshots to the head. The brawl spills into the ring, and referees and security hit the ring to break it up.
Match 7: Mike Rotunda, Rockin Rebel & Buddy Lee Parker vs The Kingpins & Billy Reil. Before the match Parker grabs the mic and puts him, Rebel, and Rotunda over as being the best. Rebel cuts a promo saying he is better than everyone because he is the man that holds ECW's State approval contract. Kingpins get in the ring and announce their partner Reil. The match starts with some basic grappling. It only lasts for a moment though before Reil throws Rotunda out and Kingpins whips him on the outside. REBEL THEN HITS A TOP ROPE TOPE TO THE OUTSIDE ONTO EVERYONE. The crowd brawl begins. Everyone gets busted open. Eventually they fight over to the crows nest by the ramp and Kingpins get thrown off through a table with tons of pizza on it. Reil gets a mic and yells at Kingpins to get up. Rotunda takes a nasty fall off a ladder to the outside. Rebel finds a staple gun under the ring and brings that into play. Everything breaks down and Parker gets his head stapled. Kingpins get a double superkick on Rotunda and Rebel. That allows Reil to steal a pin on Rebel for the win.
Winners: Kingpins & Billy Reil. After the match The Harris Brothers run out to save Rotunda, Rebel and Parker. Brothers clear house of Kingpins and Reil. Harris' help them up but the three shove them off. Kingpins grab the mic and tell the Harris Bros that they may not be ten feet tall but on Friday they will fight the Brothers like they are ten feet tall and 800 lbs. Harris Brothers says that's fine with them because they are here to fight. Everybody starts to brawl.
Main Event: Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs AJ Styles vs Roadkill. Triangle lock up, Sabu goes to work on both opponents. Styles and Roadkill go to work on Sabu in the corner. Sabu goes to work on Styles on the floor. Roadkill sends Sabu in to the guard railing. Sabu drops Roadkill and Styles onto a ladder set up on the guard railing. Styles drops Sabu chest first onto the ladder set up in the corner. Styles and Roadkill argue who is getting the cover. Styles drops Sandman on his side, onto the ladder, with Roadkill again sending Sabu into Styles. Roadkill with a head scissors, Styles with a figure four on Sabu at the same time. Roadkill and Styles proceed to drop the ladder to the floor, onto Sabu. Roadkill with his belt begins to choke Sabu. Roadkill hangs Sabu over the top rope, while Styles delivers a few chair shots to the ribs. Styles rolls into the ring and hits Roadkill over the back with the chair, ending that brief partnership. Roadkill drop toe holds Styles into the chair, and connects with a scoop slam with the chair against the back of Styles. Roadkill with a somersault leg drop off the apron into the ring on Styles, with a chair on top of him. Roadkill with a springboard moonsault onto a ladder, with Styles underneath. Sabu with a splash onto a ladder, with Roadkill underneath. Styles with a DDT onto the ladder, on Sabu. Sabu gets a table, but is knocked out by Styles. Repeated jaw breakers by Roadkill on Sabu. Double super kick on Sabu. Roadkill with a death valley driver on Styles. Sabu with a kendo stick shot on Roadkill. Sabu leaps off the top, misses a Swanton Bomb, Styles falls backwards and picks up the three count.
Winner: AJ Styles.