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HOUSE OF HARDCORE EPISODE 3 - The Fight Network 5/27/15
The announcers welcomed everyone to the show and pushed that fans could reach out to them on Twitter. Daniel Morrison said he's married with kids and is begging people to tweet him so he can interact with them. They pushed it to the opening match.
Carlito Colon & Thea Trinidad vs. Stevie Richards & Lisa Marie Varon
The camera angles looks so much better on this episode. The camera caught Carlito looking at Trindad's butt as she walked in front of him and Daniel Morrison quipped that he was wondering why her tights said "Rosita." Vic responded, "It's her real name."
The announcers noted everyone can wrestle everyone. Richards and Carlito started out. Richards is playing his heel WWE persona. They locked up and he pushed Carlito into the corner. They broke clean and Richards said, "I'll show you, you see." Richards slapped Carlito and he slapped Richards down. They slugged it back and forth. Carlito nailed a dropkick and Richards ran to Victoria, cowering in the corner. He tagged in Lisa .
Lisa wanted to wrestle Carito but he balked. She slapped him and nailed several hiptosses on him, then slammed him, then nailed a standing moonsault on him for a two count. They locked up and Carlito ended up holding her in a sexually intimate position, and broke it laughing. Richards tagged in and daredThea to tag in. The crowd chanted "Yes!" to this. She was game and tagged in. She got in Richards' face, which was great since she's so much smaller. Richards got on his knees to mock her so she kicked him in the face and challenged him.
Richards easily grabbed her for a sideslam. She turned it into a head scissors. Lisa hit the ring and was nailed with a Thesz Press and drilled with punches. Tara was sent into Richards but when Thea went to rebound off the ropes, he tripped her.
Thea worked over Lisa and raked her on the mat, then drilled her with a series of shoulderblocked in the corner. Thea caught her with a sunset flip for a two count, but Lisa drilled her face first into the mat, then slammed her. Richards tagged in and covered Thea in an insulting way, then pulled her up. He teased ramming her into the buckles but she slipped off his shoulders and rolled him up for a two count.
Richards and Lisa regained control. Lisa drilled her down to the mat from a Fireman's Carry position. Lisa went for a superplex but was fought off. Thea leapt off with a leaping rana. She Matrixed out of a clothesline attempt and nailed a stunner for a two count. Lisa went for the Widow's Peak but Thea slipped out and nailed a neckbreaker. Carlito and Stevie tagged in and fought back and forth. Carlito nailed a springboard elbow off the ropes for a two count. All four battled in the ring.
Stevie and Lisa nailed stereo kicks and laid them both out. Carito wiped out the referee in the process. Lisa went up for a moonsault but Stevie insisted he get to do it. He went up and changed his mind and called for....The Blue Meanie!
Meanie came to the ring and climbed up. Well he couldn't get up so they pushed him up like Richards used to do in ECW. It took forever so Carlito and Rosita recovered and laid them out. Meanie was still taking forever, so Carlito went outside and spit the apple on him. He fell off the ropes. Thea nailed a moonsault on Stevie and scored the pin.
Your winners, Thea Trinidad & Carlito Colon!
The announcers noted that Colon was now 2-0 in HOH.
A good back and tag match with some funny comedy mixed in.
They went to a promo with Tommy Dreamer sitting on a couch. He said that next week, he'll team with Terry Funk for the last time and now he has 2 minutes to try and tell you what Terry means to him. He said Funk was the NWA champion when the business was gauged on how you were as an athlete. He said Funk was a second generation wrestler who saw his father die in the ring. He said Funk was the one who told Hulk Hogan to call Vince McMahon and set the stage for Wrestlemania. Dreamer ran down Funk's accomplishments and then ran down advice he gave Dreamer when Dreamer was having a hard time getting over with ECW. Dreamer said that this isn't a bunch of men trying to re-live their glory, but a throwback to the way things used to be. He thanked Terry and said next week, it will be him and Funk against Lance Storm and Sean Waltman.
Doc Gallows (with The Bullet Babe) vs. MVP
They locked up and ended up muscling each other to the floor and around the ringside area. They returned to the ring where Gallows slapped him and grabbed a side headlock. MVP fought back and they battled to the outside, where Gallows was slammed into the guard rail.
MVP brought him back to the ring and drilled him in the back with a hard kick, followed by a leaping kick to the face. Gallows made a comeback and stomped the hell out of him. He peppered him with punches to the face and mid-section in the corner. He nailed him with a short arm clothesline for a two count.
Gallows nailed a series of elbows. He held him down but MVP fought back. They battled back and forth and went to the floor. MVP made a comeback and nailed an awesome belly to belly overhead suplex. He nailed the Ballin' elbow for a two count.
MVP nailed a neckbreaker for a two count. Gallows came back with a big chokeslam for a two count. Gallows nailed him with a chair for a two count. Gallows missed a charging knee in the corner. MVP nailed the shining wizard for the pin.
Your winner, MVP!
Good back and forth slugfest. I liked this one a lot.
The announcers discussed Tommy Dreamer's promo from earlier and said this would be an emotional week on HOH TV next week. Daniel Morrison said that in some ways, wrestling has lost it's credibility. He said he grew up around Tommy Dreamer and has been around Terry Funk and he's proud knowing that in HOH, when they advertise a stipulation, you can guarantee they will live up to it. Morrison said he was at a loss for words. Vic said they are going to team one last time, next week.
Rhino cut a promo promising to be the winner and that he would cut him in half with a "Gore Gore Gore!"
Kevin Steen vs. Rhino
They began slugging it out right away. They battled to the floor. Steen slammed Rhino into the guardrail. He began arguing with a fan, which allowed Rhino to recover and nail him from behind. Rhino removed a piece of the guard rail but Steen attacked him. Rhino battled him off and they returned to the ring.
Steen attempted to suplex Rhino inside the ring but Rhino battled back and Steen nailed a DDT into the ring. He preened to the crowd and began stomping away at Rhino, then choked him against the ropes. Steen argued with the crowd, allowing Rhino to make a comeback.
Steen began ripping at Rhino and tearing at his face and choking him against the ropes. Steen rebounded off the ropes and locked in a chinlock. He controlled Rhino. Rhino made a comeback and they battled back and forth. Rhino nailed a belly to belly suplex.
Steen nailed a missile dropkick off the ropes, then hit a running cannonball into the corner. Steen grabbed a chair and brought it into the ring. He wedged it between the turnbuckles. He went to whip Rhino into it but Rhino nailed him with an F5.
Rhino went for the gore but Steen moved and Rhino ate the chair in the corner. Steen hit a move but Rhino kicked out. He hit the gore for a two count. He brought the guard rail into the ring. The crowd chanted "ECW."
He went to nail Steen but was shoved down into the rail. Steen covered him for a two count. He grabbed another chair and went for a move but Rhino grabbed him for a belly to belly on the rail, the belly to belly suplexed him on the open chair. Rhino went for the gore but got kicked. He rebounded and gored Steen for the pin.
Your winner, Rhino!
Fun brawl.
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