Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)

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ECW Hardcore TV #14
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Sept. 30, 2118

DARK MATCH

ERICK STEVENS def. NIGEL MCGUINNESS

Nigel McGuinness squares off against his first opponent not named Les Thatcher. Stevens never gave Nigel a chance and bowled right through him. The Doctor Bomb twice put away Nigel.

HARDCORE TV

TAG TEAM GAUNTLET MATCH #1

MIKE QUACKENBUSH/CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI def. NECRO BUTCHER/DRAKE YOUNGER

ULTRAMANTIS BLACK/CROSSBONES def. MIKE QUACKENBUSH/CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI

IMPACT PLAYERS def. ULTRAMANTIS BLACK/CROSSBONES

IMPACT PLAYERS def. DANNY DORING/ROADKILL

TAG TEAM GAUNTLET MATCH #2

BACKSEAT BOYS def. YOUNG BUCKS

NAPTOWN DRAGONS def. BACKSEAT BOYS

NAPTOWN DRAGONS def. HEARTBREAK EXPRESS

TYLER BLACK/JIMMY JACOBS def. NAPTOWN DRAGONS

CHUCK TAYLOR def. LARRY SWEENEY

The leader of Sweet & Sour Inc. stepped into the ring for a rare match as he is entered in the ECW Television Title Tournament beginning next month. Taylor didn't lay down as a tune up though and quickly won after a big boot.

STEVE CORINO def. LES THATCHER

A good opponent for the King of Old School and Thatcher is winning over some fans in ECW with his solid mat wrestling ability. Thatcher really took charge of the match but Corino used one opening to hit the Victory Plex for the win.

SABU def. AL SNOW

All Sabu all the time in this one. Snow and head did nothing and went down after several Arabian Facebusters.

EDDIE KINGSTON def. BRYAN DANIELSON

A decision that could easily be considered an upset. Stevens' slight power advantage seemed to make all the difference in the match. Danielson couldn't keep his attack going and Stevens used the Lariat for the pin.

ROB VAN DAM def. J.D. MICHAELS

Former world Jr. champion J.D. Michaels came oh so close to a huge victory in this one. Wrestling without April Hunter at ringside, Michaels looked incredible and gave RVD his toughest match to date. This one was a real knock down drag out that saw RVD pull out the win with a rollup. (RVD 6 coins; JD 3 coins)

SANDMAN def. ARIK CANNON

The Sandman has established himself as one of the top singles stars in ECW. Cannon went toe to toe with the Sandman and almost came away the winner. Sandman needed more than one DDT to take the pinfall.

NO. 1 CONTENDER MATCH
BRENT ALBRIGHT/ADAM PEARCE def. THE MONGOLS

Problems between these teams started during the three days of the Triathlon Survivor. Then last week Ox Baker and the Terrible Turk took the ECW tag team titles from Albright and Pearce. This match determined the first challenger to the belts with the loser receiving a title match later on next month.

Larry Sweeney and Oliver Humperdink stayed at ringside and out of the action in this one. The fight went back and forth. The Mongols were taking over against Pearce but Albright got the tag and pinned Bepo with a Northern Lights Suplex.

NO. 1 CONTENDER MATCH
FRITZ VON GOERING def. RICKY LANDELL

Another of Humperdink's men Von Goering got involved with Sweet & Sour Inc. along with the Mongols. Landell defeated ECW champion Chris Hero last week. The winner will be the first to get a title match with the loser facing the title holder later in October.

Landell was on fire and blitzed Von Goering with every move he has. Out of nowhere Von Goering put a stop to Landell's attack and used the Backbreaker to grab the pinfall.

TAG TEAM GUANTLET FINAL MATCH
TYLER BLACK/JIMMY JACOBS def. IMPACT PLAYERS

Black ended the match with the Phoenix Splash on Justin Credible.

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ECW Hardcore TV #15
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 7, 2118

NIGEL MCGUINNESS def. AL SNOW

A match between two men needing a win and these two are in a Triple Threat match to qualify for the ECW Television title tournament. Snow managed to use head against Nigel but had little offense. McGuinness went back to the London Dungeon until getting the win.

JIMMY JACOBS def. NECRO BUTCHER

A lot of fast paced action. Necro Butcher used his Tiger Driver but Jacobs pounded his way to a win with the End Time.

MONGOLS def. NAPTOWN DRAGONS

The Mongols are awaiting their ECW tag team title shot later this month. In the meantime they double teamed Dustin Lee, not letting him make any tags.

BRYAN DANIELSON def. CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI

A really good match as Danielson returns to ECW while still alive in the UWF Takedown Masters Tournament. Castagnoli showed he can compete at a high level. Danielson took the pin after a Yakuza kick.

ERICK STEVENS def. DRAKE YOUNGER

Another really good match that went back and forth. After Younger had his time trying for the pin Stevens took over with a flurry of offense until he won with the Sarasota Screwdriver.

CHUCK TAYLOR def. ROB VAN DAM

An incredible upset by Chuck Tayor. RVD is in the semifinals of the Takedown Masters Tournament but couldn't get on track in this one. Taylor had all the offense until finally winning with the Awful Waffle. After the bell rang Sabu stormed into the ring with Bill Alfonson behind him. Sabu and RVD made Taylor pay for the vicotry.

TYLER BLACK def. JUSTIN CREDIBLE

A lot of tag team history between these two including last week where Black and Jacobs beat the Impact Players in the final of the tag team gauntlet challenge. This one was back and forth, in and out of the ring. Black won after a Phoenix Splash. These two are in a triple threat match together in the opening round of the ECW TV title tournament.

RICKY LANDELL def. FRITZ VON GOERING

A rematch from last week's No. 1 contender match. Von Goerign won that one but Landell had all the offense. Landell continued by beating Von Goering all over the ring and winning this time with a top rope fist drop. Landell will get a shot at the ECW title against either Chris Hero or Von Goering.

SANDMAN def. CHRIS HERO

In a non-title match the Sandman staked his claim to going after the belt by beating Hero. The champ was eliminated on day three of the UWF Takedown Masters Tournament then returns to ECW and loses another match. Larry Sweeney tried to make the save but the Sandman was ready for him this time.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

MIKE QUACKENBUSH def. LES THATCHER and STEVE CORINO

This is a one-fall match with the man losing eliminated from the tournament and the other two will go on to face each other in the first round. All three had moves against each other. The Quackendriver on Thatcher ended the match while Corino was on the floor. Thatcher is still alive in the ongoing UWF Takedown Masters Tournament and was disappointed at not advancing toward the ECW Television Title.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

EDDIE KINGSTON def. J.D. MICHAELS and SABU

Another good fight as the three went at it. Kingston broke up J.D.'s attempt at pinning Sabu. He then used the Lariat on Michaels for the pin to win the match.

ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
BRENT ALBRIGHT/ADAM PEARCE def. OX BAKER/TERRIBLE TURK (ch)

Albright and the Turk were both in the UWF Takedown Masters Tournament but knocked out in the loser's bracket. Two weeks ago the titles changed hands and the former champs took the belts back. Baker never got a tag to the Turk. After the Jumping Piledriver and the Crowbar Turk tried to stop the count. He was sent to the floor, Baker double teamed, and Larry Sweeney's men are once again ECW tag team champions.

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Looking forward to more!!

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I really dig this new version of ECW featuring mainly the LOTF guys. I could picture ECW today with these guys if it were still around in true form.

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ECW Hardcore TV #16
Viking Hall
Philadelphia, PA
Oct. 14, 2118

DANNY DORING/ROADKILL def. YOUNG BUCKS

Nick Jackson took all of the beating for his team. The Bucks were cut off and Roadkill ended it with the Barn Burner.

EDDIE KINGSTON def. J.D. MICHAELS

Last week Kingston pinned J.D. in their triple threat match to eliminate him from the TV title tournament. J.D. started this one out fast but Kingston turned the match around and hit the Lariat for the pin. J.D. has been missing April Hunter since she left to compete in the IWWF.

NAPTOWN DRAGONS def. MONGOLS

A big win here as the Mongols are the next challengers for the ECW tag team titles. The Mongols did a lot of damage but a second time with the Double Dragon ended the match.

CHRIS CANDIDO def. JIMMY JACOBS

Jacobs took a lot of punishment and never got things going except for once when he drilled the spike into Candido's head. He still couldn't use that to win and Candido beat him with the Blond Bomb.

ADAM PEARCE def. OX BAKER

Last week Pearce and Albright took the tag titles back from Baker and the Turk. Now in singles matches, Pearce didn't need much time before hitting the Jumping Piledriver for the pin.

BRENT ALBRIGHT def. TERRIBLE TURK

The Turk did more in his match than Ox. Albright was slow to get things going but a northern lights suplex and then the Crowbar ended it.

ROB VAN DAM/SABU def. RICKY LANDELL/CHUCK TAYLOR

A great tag match stemming from last week's upset of Chuck Taylor over RVD. He almost did it again as Sabu and RVD really never had much going their way. Landell looked great and will challenge for the ECW title in two weeks. It took Landell missing from the top for RVD to get the pin.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

ULTRAMANTIS BLACK def. MISSING LINK and NECRO BUTCHER

Lots of action and no allies at all. The Link was a fan favorite making his first ECW appearance from the WWC in Puerto Rico. Anyone could have taken this match but the Praying Mantis Bomb by UMB pinned the Link.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

FRENCH ANGEL def. CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI and ERICK STEVENS

A favorite for the whole tournament, Claudio Castagnoli, is gone! Another wild one that saw Stevens taking most of the beating. The French Angel beat Castagnoli with his bear hug.

ECW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CHRIS HERO (ch) def. FRITZ VON GOERING

An amazing match for the title. All-out back and forth action with both Larry Sweeney and Oliver Humperdink getting involved. After Sweeney's distraction, Hero managed a couple moves before the Hero's Welcome to win the match and hold on to the title.

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ECW Hardcore TV #17
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
Oct. 21, 2118

J.D. MICHAELS def. ARIK CANNON

J.D. gets a much needed win. Cannon was basically overwhelmed this time out. Michaels hit him with every move he has before coming off the top with an elbow for the pin.

ULTRAMANTIS BLACK def. ERICK STEVENS

Almost a repeat of the opener as UMB was on fire, dominating Stevens. The Praying Mantis Bomb finished off Stevens after he took a beating (Stevens 5 coins).

CHRIS CANDIDO def. CHUCK TAYLOR

A real long one but Taylor managed little offense. Candido seemed to enjoy himself as he worked over Taylor. Candido then went to the Blond Bomb for the win.

SABU def. NECRO BUTCHER

The Necro Butcher was an ugly, completely bloody mess after this one. Sabu blasted him over and over with the chair, used tables, whatever he could. Necro kept getting up though before the Triple Jump Moonsault ended the match (Necro Butcher 6 coins).

SANDMAN def. STEVE CORINO

These two went right at it and fought in and out of the ring. Corino was in charge before the Sandman got things going his way. He used the cane and the DDT to pick up the victory.

BRYAN DANIELSON def. MIKE QUACKENBUSH

From hardcore to great wrestling. These two seemed to be dead even as they fought for control of the match. Both made use of their finishers to no avail. Danielson was able to get the three count after a Yakuza Kick.

ROB VAN DAM def. CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI

Another match where Castagnoli shows how good he is and how tough, but he comes up short in the win column. Castagnoli really took some punishment and kept coming back. RVD almost lost this one but kicked out of the Ricola Bomb at least three times. A moonsault is what finished the night for Castagnoli.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

JIMMY JACOBS def. NIGEL MCGUINNESS and AL SNOW

The opening round of the TV title tournament continues where the man beaten is eliminated and the remaining two will square off in the first round starting in November. There were no friends at all in this one. Jacobs came out on top after a springboard dropkick on McGuinness.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

JUSTIN CREDIBLE def. DRAKE YOUNGER and TYLER BLACK

Credible and his partner Chris Candido have had good matches and fights with Black and Jimmy Jacobs. The majority of this bout featured Credible going at it with Black. Younger showed no favoritism and went after both men. Credible ended it with the cane on Younger, than fought with Black to the locker room.

ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
BRENT ALBRIGHT/ADAM PEARCE (ch) def. MONGOLS

Oliver Humperdink's men got their match for the belts but didn't perform as well as in recent weeks here in ECW. It was an intense confrontation though and went back and forth. Pearce took the fall on Bepo after a spinebuster slam.

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ECW Hardcore TV #18
Harrisburg, PA
Oct. 28, 2118

J.D. MICHAELS def. ULTRAMANTIS BLACK

J.D. was all over UMB and never let up the attack. A top rope elbow smash put him away.

NIGEL MCGUINNESS def. ERICK STEVENS by C.O.

The match took a turn for the worse when Nigel turned vicious on the outside and took a win by countout.

NAPTOWN DRAGONS def. DANNY DORING/ROADKILL

This was went back and forth with each team coming close to winning. Two times with the Kiss of the Dragon finished off Doring, and the Naptown Dragons enjoyed continuing the punishment after the match.

BRYAN DANIELSON def. EDDIE KINGSTON

The American Dragon is getting things going of late in ECW. Kingston just fought to stay alive with hardly any moves of his own. Danielson won with the Cattle Mutilation.

TYLER BLACK/JIMMY JACOBS def. YOUNG BUCKS by C.O.

Another match that got ugly on the outside. Matt Jackson was brutalized on the floor and counted out.

STEVE CORINO def. JUSTIN CREDIBLE

Corino hit the super kick and Old School Expulsion to beat Credible in no time at all and hightailed it to the back.

ROB VAN DAM/SABU def. NECRO BUTCHER/DRAKE YOUNGER

Necro didn't get his revenge on this night for the damage he took last week at the hands of Sabu. Younger never made it in the match and Sabu won with the Arabian facebuster.

AL SNOW def. SANDMAN

Al Snow slowed down the hot Sandman who is eyeing a title match in the month of November. Snow fought hard and won with the Snow Plow.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

LARRY SWEENEY def. ARIK CANNON and BRODIE LEE

The manager of Sweet & Sour Inc. made a rare in-ring appearance as he is looking to add the TV title to his stable that already has all the other belts in ECW. For a time both opponents concentrated on Sweeney, then it became every man for himself. Sweeney pinned Cannon with his finisher after Lee had just kicked him in the head.

ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT
QUALIFYING ROUND
TRIPLE THREAT MATCH

BRAD ARMSTRONG def. CHRIS CANDIDO and CHUCK TAYLOR

This one went round and round with wrestlers teaming up then nailing each other to try and grab the win. Armstrong pinned Candido with the Russian Leg Sweep.

Next week the first round of the ECW Television title tournament takes place and will continued all through the month of November.

Mike Quackenbush vs. Steve Corino

Sabu vs. Eddie Kingston

Necro Butcher vs. Ultramantis Black

Erick Stevens vs. French Angel

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Al Snow

Tyler Black vs. Justin Credible

Brodie Lee vs. Larry Sweeney

Chuck Taylor vs. Brad Armstrong

BRENT ALBRIGHT/ADAM PEARCE def. MIKE QUACKENBUSH/CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI

The ECW tag champs looked to be in a lot of trouble as Pearce could do nothing against both opponents and was held in the ring a long time. Albright got the tag and went to work. Albright eventually won the match with the Crowbar on Castagnoli.

ECW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CHRIS HERO (ch) def. RICKY LANDELL

A disappointing outing for the challenger after looking great the last several weeks and holding a non-title win over the champion. Hero took Landell out of the match from the start and won with the Hero's Welcome.

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ECW Hardcore TV #19
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 4, 2118

Tonight on ECW Hardcore TV, the first round of the Television Title Tournament takes place. The tournament will run through the month of November with the final on payper view at November to Remember. This entire month will be "A November to Remember" and the great action starts right now!

THREE WAY DANCE
NAPTOWN DRAGONS def. DANNY DORING/ROADKILL and YOUNG BUCKS

These teams went at it and it was indeed every man for himself. The Naptown Dragons were on fire and eliminated Doring and Roadkill with the Double Dragon, and then did the same to the Young Bucks.

FIRST ROUND
ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT

MIKE QUACKENBUSH def. STEVE CORINO

An excellent opening match with both scoring near falls early on. Quackenbush started to take over but Corino is tough to put away. Quackenbush won after a swanton dive (Corino 5 coins).

SABU def. EDDIE KINGSTON

Kingston is another man known for being hard to beat, but Sabu was relentless in his attack. The Triple Jump Moonsault carrid him to the second round.

ULTRAMANTIS BLACK def. NECRO BUTCHER

A real contrast in styles here and the speedy masked man came out on top. The match started off slow with both trying to maintain the upper hand. Ultramantis used the Cosmic Disaster and then LaSafarina to grab the pin.

ERICK STEVENS def. FRENCH ANGEL

The French Angel is in from the USWA once again. He and Stevens really put it to each other. Stevens stayed alive in the bear hug and worked to take the match. The Sarasota Screwdriver and then the Doctor Bomb put Tillet down for the three count.

JIMMY JACOBS def. AL SNOW

Both wrestlers were bloody messes when this one was over. Jacobs used his spike on Snow but still couldn't win the match. Snow put the spike and Head to Jacobs to bust him open. Jacobs didn't go down after two times with the Snow Plow. Jacobs took the fall after a springboard dropkick (Jacobs 5 coins, Snow 3 coins).

JUSTIN CREDIBLE def. TYLER BLACK

A win by Black would have put him against his tag team partner in the second round. Black and Jacobs have been battling Credible and Candido for some time now. Credible wasted no time in taking this match with That's Incredible. Jimmy Jacobs ran out to double team Credible, and he was followed by Candido causing a melee that carried all the way to the back.

BRODIE LEE def. LARRY SWEENEY

The manager of Sweet & Sour Inc. Larry Sweeney wanted to add gold of his own to go with the heavyweight and tag team titles held by his men. Brodie Lee easily bashed his way to the win and the pin after a chokeslam.

CHUCK TAYLOR def. BRAD ARMSTRONG

Brad Armstrong controlled the match but couldn't end it. Taylor didn't do a lot but enough to win after the Awful Waffle.

NON-TOURNAMENT MATCHES

BRYAN DANIELSON def. DELIRIOUS

Delirious returned from his tour of ICW, without the World Jr. heavyweight title that he left with. He gave Danielson a few problems but the variety of moves available to Danielson was enough. Danielson won after a diving headbutt.

SINGAPORE CANE MATCH
ANDRE THE GIANT def. SANDMAN

The Eighth Wonder of the World made his debut in ECW against the Sandman. He agreed to a Singapore Cane Match and the Sandman was drunker than he'd ever been before. Both took hilacious shots with the cane and the blood flowed freely. The Sandman had the crowd completely on his side and going bananas because he came so close to beating the Giant time after time. After both men killed each other with the cane the Giant won the match with his Big Splash (Andre & Sandman 6 coins)

ROB VAN DAM def. CHRIS HERO

RVD took a relatively easy win over the ECW champion. Hero had the offense and momentum but RVD turned the tide and won after split legged moonsault. Sweeney called for Albright and Pearce to hit the ring and make RVD pay.

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ECW Hardcore TV #20
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 11, 2118

THREE-WAY DANCE
ARIK CANNON def. DRAKE YOUNGER and NECRO BUTCHER

An all-out battle with no friends in this one. Necro Butcher fell to the floor and Cannon hit the Glimmering Warlock to eliminate Younger. Then he used his finisher twice on Necro to win the match.

QUARTERFINALS
ECW TELEVISION TITLE TOURNAMENT

SABU def. MIKE QUACKENBUSH

Sabu totally killed Quackenbush in this matchup. Sabu was on fire, flying all over the ring and the arena. He hit a spectaular dive to the concret floor and continued his aerial assault until picking up the win.

ERICK STEVENS def. ULTRAMANTIS BLACK

The masked junior heavyweight started quickly but the match then turned in favor of Stevens. After nailing Ultramantis off the ropes he used the Doctor Bomb for the pin.

JUSTIN CREDIBLE def. JIMMY JACOBS

A great grudge match here that was as intense as any matchup so far in ECW. Jacobs kicked out after That's Incredible. Credible avoided the railroad spike and came off the top rope to beat Jacobs.

CHUCK TAYLOR def. BRODIE LEE

Another upset win for Taylor. He hit the Awful Waffle and then pinned Lee with his own move, the big boot.

The semifinals are next week on ECW Hardcore TV.

Sabu vs. Erick Stevens
Justin Credible vs. Chuck Taylor

NON-TOURNAMENT MATCHES

RICKY LANDELL def. NIGEL MCGUINNESS

Landell picks up a nice win as he tries to get another shot at the ECW title. Nigel hasn't shown very much since joining ECW. Landell used the Fisherman Buster before taking the win with a hiptoss neckbreaker.

ROB VAN DAM def. LARRY SWEENEY

Last week RVD beat the champion Chris Hero, but paid for it when Albright and Pearce jumped him after the match. Van Dam took care of the leader of Sweet & Sour Inc. in this one. Sweeney did apply his piledriver to Van Dam, but it was RVD and the Frog Splash that ended the match. Chris Hero ran in to protect his manager, but then the Sandman came in to even the odds.

CHRIS CANDIDO def. TYLER BLACK

Candido pulled off a fast win with a back suplex. The two kept fighting and tag partners Justin Credible and Jimmy Jacobs came back out as all four men battled around the ECW Arena.

DELIRIOUS def. J.D. MICHAELS

A rematch between two former NWA World Jr. heayvweight champions. Michaels missed an opening to take over with Delirious down. After that Delirous rolled to the win with Chemical Imbalance #2.

SANDMAN def. CHRIS HERO

For the second time in as many months the Sandman beat the ECW champion in a non-title match. Hero took charge at the start but the Sandman waited for his opportunity. It came on the outside of the ring as usual. Back inside the hardcore DDT put Hero down for the three count. Larry Sweeney called for Albright and Pearce to triple team the Sandman. Then the Naptown Dragons stormed in to help and the bell rang for the main event.

ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
BRENT ALBRIGHT/ADAM PEARCE (ch) def. NAPTOWN DRAGONS

The match started with all four fighting in the ring. A great back and forth tag match ensued. Albright ended the match with the sharpshooter on Dustin Lee.

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From the ECW newswire:

We are just over two weeks away from November to Remember live on pay-per view, November 27th at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

Matches signed so far:

For the ECW tag team championship, Ox Baker and the Terrible Turk come back to ECW, after spending a little time in Puerto Rico, to try and regain the titles from Brent Albright and Adam Pearce.

ECW officials are extremely excited to announce a tremendous special match just signed that will feature two superstars from International Championship Wrestling when Jushin Thunder Liger squares off against Tiger Mask!

You will not want to miss this one as ECW is bringing in Andre the Giant to go up against Rob Van Dam!

In the main event, the ECW heavyweight champion Chris Hero will finally defend the gold against the Sandman!

The final of the ECW Television title tournament will also take place at November to Remember.

We will be bringing you more information on November to Remember as it becomes available.