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ECW Wrestling on TNN: Dreamer Promo: (2.25.00) - Dreamer comes out wearing an "ECW Hardcore Revolution" t-shirt and does a promo talking about how Milwaukee is ECW country, not WCW or WWF, and since this isn't WWF country, the soap opera ga-ga ends here and he calls out Raven to finish it once and for all. Suddenly, Francine comes out and confronts Dreamer. She tells him she knows that he is defending her honor, but she's seen the tape and knows Raven didn't DDT her on purpose, he was blinded. Francine then tells Dreamer his problem is that he can't concentrate or focus on what's important. She, on the other hand, has led people to every one of ECW's championships (Shane Douglas to the TV and World Titles, The Pitbulls to the Tag Titles) and even led Dreamer to his first title reign [Vic's note - this is revisionist history at best, that win was all Raven's]. At this point, The Impact Players come down to ringside and say they are the there to see them argue since it looks like a hell of a fight. Dreamer tells Lance to send his Bytch up there to show the crowd her fake breasts as that would be a real show and challenges them to a title shot with anyone in the crowd as his partner. Francine agrees to a tag title match with Dreamer and his partner, as chosen by Francine, will be RAVEN!
ECW Tag Title Match: The Impact Players vs. Raven & Dreamer - The Impact Players come out and basically mug Dreamer until The Offspring hits and Raven runs down to ringside in his street clothes (a long-sleeve black shirt and black FUBU jeans). Raven comes in, evenflows Lance Storm and pins him for the win, until Justin Credible interferes and knocks Raven off. The match quickly turns into a brawl with a few choice spots, including Raven hitting Justin with his own cane, Raven and Dreamer doing stereo drop toe holds on Lance and Justin on a section of four seats that Dreamer ripped out of the arena. Dreamer then goes for the pin on Lance Storm after giving him the DVD on a table from the top rope buckle, but Dawn Marie interferes. A cat fight breaks out. At this point, Vandenburg shows up, dressed like a satanic priest, and gives Raven powder to throw at Lance while Dreamer is about to piledrive Dawn. Raven 'misses' and hits Dreamer, Dreamer then blinded, DDTs Francine. Raven carries Francine out, leaving Dreamer to be mugged by the Impact Players til they finish him off with a tandem stuff piledriver from the top rope. A cackling Vandenburg then cuts a promo from an abandoned swimming pool talking about how Raven was blinded when he hurt Francine, but Dreamer had a fire in his eyes.
WINNER: The Impact Players
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ECW Wrestling on TNN: (2.18.00) - Recap of Raven Activity from last week's show.
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ECW Wrestling on TNN: Raven/Mikey/Vandenberg Promo: (2.11.00) - Raven approaches Mikey Whipwreck backstage, and asks Mikey to talk to Tommy Dreamer and explain that there is nothing going on between Raven and Francine. He asks Mikey to make Tommy understand that he and Raven are best friends. Mikey reminds Raven that he's fighting "The Innovator of Violence" tonight, and Raven tells Mikey that he can do it then. Raven tells Mikey that he can feel his pain, and Mikey says he can feel Raven's. Raven leaves, and the camera pulls back to find the former James Vandenberg, no longer masquerading as a priest, overseeing the events. He tells Mikey that Raven would make the perfect disciple, and he and Vandenberg begin laughing maniacally.
Raven Interference: Tommy Dreamer vs. Mikey Whipwreck - During the match, Joel Gertner is insistent something is going on between Raven and Francine while Joey Styles tells Joel he has no proof. The artist formerly known as Vandenberg comes to ringside, telling Mikey he isn't a baby, he's a man, while the delusional Whipwreck stays on offense. Francine lowblows the faux priest, and Raven makes his way to the ring to help Dreamer. Mikey tosses powder in his face, leading to Raven accidentally DDTing Francine. An irate Tommy attacks Raven, until Mikey tries to pin him with a schoolboy. Dreamer hits the Spicolli Driver, but instead of going for the pin, attacks Raven again. Dreamer heads backstage and when he cannot find Francine, attacks Beautiful Billy Wiles in frustration. As Dreamer leaves, Simon Diamond's personal ring announcer Mitch (wearing the new ECW Raven t-shirt) tells Dreamer Raven was blinded and didn't realize he was DDTing Francine. Dreamer attacks Mitch, tells him "next time, speak when spoken" and leaves.
Raven vs. Justin Credible - Before the match, Gertner talks about how Raven keeps doing the right thing, and it keeps backfiring. The battle is soon underway, with Raven bleeding from the forehead while Justin is lacerated on his back. The hardcore war goes back and forth, until Lance Storm hits the ring, hitting Raven with a springboard clothesline. With no one to help Raven, the Impact Players hit That's Incredible on a chair, with Storm coming off the ropes to give additional pressure to the move. The Impact Players gloat over the injured Raven, until Danny Doring and Roadkill hit the ring as we go to commercial. When we return to the ring, a slew of ECW personnel are tending to the unconscious and injured Raven. Cyrus is screaming that the ratings are dropping and they had to remove Raven immediately, as the success of Rollerjam was at stake.
WINNER: Raven via Disqualification
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ECW Wrestling on TNN: Raven Vignette w/Paul Heyman & James Vandenburg: (2.04.00) - As the ring announcements begin, we go backstage, where the artist formerly known as James Vandenberg, masquerading as a priest, is trying to console a morose Raven, who is sitting at the bottom of a stairwell. Raven tells him that Dreamer doesn't need Francine to be with him, he's just trying to keep Raven from having anyone to talk to about his problems. Raven begins to explain his problems to the faux priest, when ECW Executive Producer Paul Heyman realizes what is going on and chases him off. Paul E. tells Vandenburg not to talk to Raven, because he's disturbed, and Vandenburg says that would make him a perfect disciple, aping his old WCW gimmick. Although Heyman tells the cameraman to stop filming, we catch a glimpse of Raven as Paul E. tells him he has to snap out of his depression, and if he keeps going back down the road he is heading, Paul can't do anything to help him. Raven questions Heyman, asking "When did you ever help me before?" and that if he snaps out of it, he's just going to snap period and he won't be crucified for his sins ever again, but the camera fades out before we can hear the boss' answer.
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