-Today we look at Holiday Hell '95 from ECW.
-Holiday Hell '95 took place on December 29, 1995 from the Lost Battalion Hall in Queens, NY. There were 1,283 in attendance.
-TV-MA and Intro. The crowd chants ECW. Joey Styles says OMG, we're in NYC. He is joined in the ring by the Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards. The crowd antagonizes Meanie. Richards says the crowd is there to see him. He then puts the crowd down. They see Missy Hyatt in the crowd and come over to her. She calls Richards a clueless putz. Richards asks her out, and she laughs at him. He says he will give her a date with Raven, and she's interested.
-Taz with Bill Alfonso vs. Koji Nakagawa: Alfonso antagonizes the crowd before the match. Alfonso slaps Nakagawa. Taz takes over on Nakagawa. He hits a German suplex. He throws Nakagawa out. Nakagawa attacks Taz, who no sells it. He hits a belly to belly suplex to Nakagawa. He hits a series of suplexes. He puts the Tazmission on and Nakagawa taps. The crowd chants Sabu at Taz. Alfonso says nobody can beat Taz. Taz says he's from New York. He berates the crowd and puts Sabu down.
-JT Smith vs. Hack Meyers: The bell rings, and they circle each other. Meyers with the early advantage. They trade moves. The crowd taunts Smith. He beats Meyers in the corner. Meyers comes back. They trade shots. Smith with a low blow. He throws Meyers out and slams Meyers on the floor. Smith hits a top rope elbow to Meyers on the floor. He gets a slam and a two count. He powerbombs Meyers for a two count. He goes for a moonsault, and loses his footing. Meyers drives Smith into the mat to get the pin.
-ECW Television and Tag Team Championship Match. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Mikey Whipwreck: Scorpio is a double champion, and both belts are on the line. A kick his ass, Mikey chant goes out. The crowd loves Whipwreck. Scorpio drives Whipwreck to the ropes and breaks clean. They trade moves and counters. Scorpio with a wrist lock. Whipwreck reverses it. Scorpio with a takeover. Scorpio with an arm bar. He gets a side headlock. Back and forth. Whipwreck is thrown outside, and Scorpio hits him with a baseball slide. Whipwreck thrown into the barricade and hit with a clothesline. Scorpio hits Whipwreck with a running kick. Whipwreck gets a headscissors and some dropkicks. Scorpio goes outside and Whipwreck hits him with a tope. Scorpio ran into the barricade. Back in, Whipwreck misses a dive. They trade moves. Scorpio with a knee lift. Scorpio with a pump handle slam. He hits a Tombstone piledriver. He hits a moonsault and a powerbomb. He hits the Bomb moonsault. He superkicks Whipwreck. He goes up top, but gets caught. FrankenMikey from the top for a two count. Scorpio misses a corner splash, and Whipwreck gets a two count. They battle, and referee John Finnegan accidentally gets hit. Scorpio hits a twisting splash from the top. Scorpio is just dominating, but he won't go for the pin. Cactus Jack comes in and Double Arm DDTs Scorpio. He puts Whipwreck on Scorpio and revives the referee to count the pin, and Whipwreck is a new Double Champion.
-The Eliminators Saturn and Kronus with Jason vs. The Pit Bulls with Francine: Saturn and Pit Bull 1 start. Saturn with a Northern Lights Suplex for a one count. They trade moves. Kronus and Pit Bull 2 tagged in. Kronus with the early advantage. Pit Bull 2 comes back with a power slam. Kronus with a Dragon suplex. Back and forth. Saturn tagged in. Pit Bull 2 kicked out of the ring. Saturn moonsaults onto Pit Bull 2. Saturn goes for a suicide dive, but hits Jason. Pit Bull 1 hits Saturn and Jason with a chair. Pit Bulls dominate the Eliminators outside with a chair. Pit Bulls with the advantage. They hit their opponents with a cookie sheet. Pit Bull 2 with an elbow drop for a two count. Kronus in and hits a springboard Splash for a two count. They trade shots. Pit Bull 1 tagged in. All four men briefly in. Pit Bull 1 gets a two count. Pit Bull 1 with an arm bar on Kronus. Pit Bull 2 tagged in. Double clothesline to Kronus. They trade punches. Saturn tagged in. Pit Bull 2 hits a piledriver. Jason trips Pit Bull 2 and Saturn attacks him. It goes outside. Eliminators hit Total Elimination on Pit Bull 2. Kronus hits a moonsault for a two count. Kronus with a splash for a two count. Saturn tagged in, and a double team splash gets a two count. All four men are in again. Jason hits a top rope splash and Pit Bull 2 no sells it. Kronus hits a splash for a two count. Saturn tagged in. He hits a diving knee drop to Pit Bull 2. Pit Bull 1 breaks up the pin attempt. Saturn with an elbow drop that Pit Bull 2 no sells. Double clothesline to the Eliminators. Kronus and Pit Bull 1 tagged in. Pit Bull 1 cleans house. Pit Bull 1 gets an inside cradle, but referee Jim Molineaux was distracted. Pit Bulls in control. They take out Kronus and super bomb Saturn. Jason up on the apron. Francine attacks Jason, but in the confusion, the Eliminators hit Total Elimination on Pit Bull 2 to get the pin.
-Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven with Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie, and Beulah McGillicutty: Raven doesn't come out with his entourage. Richards says Raven won't be able to wrestle because he broke his leg. The crowd chants bullshit. Richards says Dreamer will face the Meanie. Dreamer calls Raven a pussy and tells Richards to go get Raven. Meanie attacks Dreamer. Dreamer hits a DDT to get the pin. He then DDTs and pins Richards. Dreamer grabs Beulah and goes to piledriver her, but Raven comes in and attacks Dreamer. He throws Dreamer out. Raven runs Dreamer into the barricade several times. He puts Dreamer on the table and then dives on the table, driving Dreamer through the table. He headbutts Dreamer down in the ring. He chokes Dreamer. Dreamer comes back and DDTs Raven and Richards several times. He hits Raven on the outside with a chair and a cheese grater. He hits Raven with several more weapons and then throws Raven into the first row. They fight towards the back and fight outside the building. They make their way back in the building. They get in the ring and both are bleeding. Both men down. Dreamer low blows Raven. Referee John Finnegan accidentally gets taken out. Beulah goes to spray Dreamer with hairspray, but he ducks, and she sprays Raven. Richards comes in to help, and Raven DDTs Richards. Dreamer DDTs Raven and gets a two count. Raven put in the tree of woe, and Dreamer punches his crotch. Dreamer grabs a piece of broken table. He piledrives Raven into the piece of table and gets another two count. Dreamer goes to corner charge Raven with a chair, and Raven pulls Finnegan in, so he gets hit instead. Richards hits Dreamer with a superkick and Raven covers, but there is no referee. Meanie misses a moonsault when Dreamer moves. Dreamer pushes Richards, but Raven DDTs Dreamer on a chair to get the pin.
-El Puerto Ricano vs. Bruiser Mastino: Crowd taunts Bruiser. EPR avoids Bruiser. EPR with a series of moves, but can't get Bruiser down. Bruiser clotheslines and stomps EPR. Bruiser then suplexes EPR. He stomps EPR. He hits EPR with a belly to belly suplex. He misses a splash and EPR with a series of dropkicks. Bruiser catches EPR and slams him down to get the pin. He slams him again after the match. The fans chant 911. Mastino slams EPR again and 911 comes out. Mastino pushes 911. He punches 911. 911 chokeslams Mastino. Bill Alfonso comes out and says he's banned the chokeslam. Tod Gordon comes out and attacks Alfonso. Taz comes in and grabs Gordon. 911 grabs Alfonso. Taz goes after 911, but Mastino grabs him first. He gets choke slammed again. Taz and 911 are face to face until they get separated by other wrestlers. 911 chokeslams other wrestlers before he leaves.
-Blue Meanie, Stevie Richards, Chubby Dudley, and Dances with Dudley come in and dance some, and the crowd wants Bubba. He comes out with Big Dick. He dances for the crowd. He slaps Blue Meanie, and Richards gets pissed and tells Bubba he isn't happy and that Raven wouldn't be happy with him. Richards slaps Bubba and says if he can't beat the Blue Meanie, he's fired. Bubba puts down Richards and Meanie, and Meanie attacks Bubba. Meanie moonsaults Bubba. Bubba attacks Meanie. He hits an elbow drop and pins Meanie. The rest of the Dudley's then attacked Meanie. Richards then kisses up to the Dudley's. They leave Richards and go to the back.
-ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match. The Sandman with Woman vs. Raven with Stevie Richards and Beulah McGillicutty: Sandman and Woman do their pre match routine. It takes a while to get started. Raven attacks Sandman after Sandman was distracted by Richards. Sandman ran into the barricade repeatedly. Then Raven sent over the barricade. Sandman blocks a DDT attempt. Sandman with a guillotine leg drop to Raven. Raven hits a low blow. Raven punches Sandman and gets a one count. Sandman hits a back elbow. He punches and kicks Raven down. Raven comes back with a suplex for a two count. Sandman throws Raven outside. He throws Raven over the barricade and guillotines Raven on the barricade using the cane. Sandman with a running kick. He misses a somersault splash, and Raven gets a two count. Raven suplexes Sandman to the outside and they both go over. Back and forth. Sandman throws the timekeeper's table at Raven. Raven boots Sandman several times. Raven ran into the table and broke it. Sandman slams Raven with the table. He misses an elbow drop when Raven moves. Sandman drops an elbow on Raven. Sandman with a corner whip. He hits another one. Raven gets a boot up on a charge and clotheslines Sandman, but referee John Finnegan also gets taken out. All three down in the ring. Richards enters and jumps Sandman. Woman canes Richards. She then canes Raven. Raven gets the cane and hits Sandman repeatedly. He covers Sandman. Tommy Dreamer comes out and gets the cane and hits Raven, Sandman, and Richards. Beulah comes in and Dreamer piledrives her. He goes out, and Raven and Sandman continue to punch each other. Cactus Jack comes out and hits Sandman with a Double Arm DDT. Sandman kicks out at two. Sandman blocks a superplex attempt and bulldogs Raven off the top rope to get the pin.
-The Public Enemy Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge vs. The Gangstas New Jack and Mustapha: They start to brawl as soon as the Gangstas get to the ring. New Jack hangs Grunge over the top rope. Rock hits Mustapha with a garbage pail lid. Rock with a moonsault for a two count. They all brawl at ringside. Rock is a bloody mess. New Jack and Grunge trade blows inside the ring. They brawl all over using weapons the fans hand them. Grunge chokes Mustapha with a cane. New Jack hits Rock with a Stun Gun. Rock moonsaults Mustapha on a table, but it doesn’t break. Mustapha sets the table up again. Mustapha moonsaults Rock through the table. He gets a two count. Rock hits the Drive By, but referee Jim Molineaux was distracted. New Jack hits Rock with a chair, and Mustapha rolls him up to get the pin. The crowd chants you sold out to Public Enemy, but then give them a standing ovation.
-Main Event. Cactus Jack vs. Sabu: Jack comes to the ring first. He gets the mic and puts WCW down. He then tells a story about a friend in a wheelchair, and the crowd is not interested at all. He says his match will be an Olympic Rules match. Sabu comes to the ring. They try to get Sabu to start. 911 comes out and chokeslams referee Pee Wee Moore two times. He then says he’s the referee, and Sabu attacks Jack. Sabu with a suicide dive to Jack on the outside. Sabu hits a guillotine leg drop. Sabu with a kick for a one count. Jack with a back elbow to Sabu. Jack with a Double Arm DDT to get a two count. He hits another one on the chair for another two count. Jack runs and drops a chair on Sabu from the apron. He runs Sabu into the barricade. Back and forth. Sabu attacks Jack with a chair. Jack gets caught in the ropes. Sabu with Air Sabu to Jack. They brawl on the outside. Sabu ran into the timekeeper's table. They fight on the apron. Jack is thrown onto the floor. Sabu with a suicide dive to Jack. SaAbut with a kick to the face. He follows it up with a chair to the face. They battle back outside. Sabu hits Jack with a chair. Sabu with a crossbody to Jack from the apron through a table. Jack with an inside cradle for a two count. They both get hurt on a chair spot. Jack misses a leg drop. Sabu with several chair shots to Jack. Sabu with an atomic Arabian face buster for a two count. Sabu falls on Jack when Jack goes for a scoop slam to get the pin. They sign off from Philadelphia.
-Final Thoughts: A good show that sets up 1996 for ECW.