FLASHBACK: King Of The Hill Battle Royal

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on Creative Control. Eyes up to your class. Back Jim and Patreon our time to pull out jims that you're missing at patreon dot com. Slash Francine podcast. Do you know what we're gonna talk about this week? Oh? My god, you are so redundant. No, Chad st I do not know what we are going to talk about this week? Do I ever? Well? Funny that you should mention that you don't know, because I'm about to tell you we are going to for the first time on regular broadcast

watch my favorite ECW match of all time? Do you remember it? No, it's my favorite. My favorite match of all time is the King of the Hill Battle Royal from December nineteen ninety six on ECW Hardcore TV from I Believe the Orange County Fairgrounds. Wait a minute, is this the one where Shane and I dressed this twinsies? Yes? What is this your favorite? Oh? I love the match. I just love the match itself. I just love the

the collection of guys. No, you guys, you know and when we watched it, we were surprised how quick you guys were out because of the storyline with Dreamer that was going on at the time. This was in the middle of the Terry Funk Dreamer November to remember the new Triple Threat forming. It was you guys, you're matching jammies, but you're you guys, book it out quick. No. I love the collection of guys. I love the com dress how you are. I love the nature of the over

the top or a pinfall in the match phenomenal. I love when Joey says, are they dressed the same way or something like that. He was disgusted by it. It's like, wouldn't it be funny if we wore the same exact clothes to the ring and she's like, yeah, let's do it. We're obnoxious, so great one. I want that shirt that he's that you guys are wearing. It's a f with his like picture on it. I want that. I don't

know what. I'm sure it's worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars now, you know, like all those old school shirts. But I just talked about this with him the other day, ironically, what the match or the shirt, just know the matching outfits. Because I talked about how I said that sometimes I think that the national flag is going to be changed to checkered pajama pants because that's all you see people

wear now when you go to store love. I have some, so I said, you guys twenty five years ahead of the trend, and we looked horrible when we came here. I could literally remember like people going, huh, it's like walking around dressed as you are. You guys were being obnoxious. You came dressed as you were. You're in a very baggy franchise shirt and he's in his checkered PJ pants. One of the rare times I was very comfortable in my clothing at ringside, And I'll just leave it at that.

And you also point out too that this is where the outside of the locker room. You guys had to come from the outside or something I believe. We had to cross through a alley that was free It was winter and it was freezing and there was a cold snow and cold and rain and sleet and hail, and we had to run across and it was literally so cold that there was like a one of those steel drums with fire in it that we were all up against,

like going like thiss. You guys have the bum gloves on, like we didn't have anything on and we were just doing this and Shane, it's really quickly. Shane told the story this week. And remember that time when I grabbed the steel chair and I put it over the bonfire and then I made Mini go and sit down and he burned his balls and I'm like that and then he put like his chain up against it and then burned his ball, sat with chain. So good, good times

there in New York, for sure. Yeah, anytime balls are burned, it's always a memory to cap it right there. Yeah, for sure. Well enjoy this one. If you want more, come to patreon dot com slash Franccene Podcast for four podcasts a week, or specials or whatever we can pull out in the archive to get you through your Franccene

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is my favorite ECW match of all time. The King of the Hill Battle Royal from December nineteen ninety six, I believe at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Middletown, New York. Okay, okay, we can't wait to hear what you got to say about that venue. I remember people were calling us obnoxious because we dressed in the same exact outphit Whi's funny as all hell, But yeah, I have I haven't watched this ever, probably maybe once in you know, twenty five years ago, but the only thing I remember off the

top of my head is the building. You had to cross over, like I said, in the cold, go through then alleyway, go in the other door. And I remember Shane and I just dressing the same. And I think Joey even said, oh my god, I'm going to throw up orson when you come out. You guys aren't out there long. But what I love about this match is it's in the bunk house style, so it's come as you are, So okay, you guys were like that backstage.

I'm gonna think that you dressed like that every show because that's how you're supposed to come as you are, So there you go. I think that it was fun for me because I was like, oh, I don't have to get in gimmicked tonight. I can just wear it because it was freezing and I can wear something warm. I think I had on like the zoo what is it called Zoobo? Yeah, I think I had those ridiculous outfits.

Probably if you're ready to uh to check it out, well, you let me know when you're gonna like about this is just that it's blocked. Oh, it was blocked. The video contains content from WWE who blocked it. All right, hold on, I got to back up ship. Damn, they're quick. I got it online, so hold on, Wow, they are freaking quick. Let me try again. No, it's black. Hold on, hold on, I'm gonna put it on this screen, but oh no, no no, I'll send you the link. Hold on,

I'm gonna block this part out. Obviously. I did this as a fail save. I was gonna delete it after I was done with it because it's not anywhere at all, and I was gonna pull it up on Joe's plex. But the episode has a different thing on it. It's not ECW Okay, all right, hold on, So am I getting a new email? I'm gonna send you. Yeah, I'm gonna send you a link. Okay. Oh shoot, we forgot to wish people happy Mother's Day. This will air after Mother's Day. No, but the show won't write. Oh well

Monday on Saturday. No, that's episode there. There, we're a week behind. Okay, you're always on week in the rear, in the rear, all right, hold on, let me get this in here. So I'm sending you a link to my Google Drive. So it should just open up as a video. Okay, just but the box might be a little smaller. That's the only thing. As long as I can see it, you should. I had I screen grabbed it with an app, all right, tell me if you can.

I can't believe they blocked it. And that's fast, and you know, and and it's funny because you see now on Facebook people are doing like watch alongs on Facebook with WWE network behind them. It's like, how do you get away with that? I don't know. I hate that. We can't put it on the screen. All right, did you get that link? No? I did not? How about now, how about now? No, nope, nope, is it really that Oh it's smaller than it should be. But you'll be able to hear it and see it. Well, I have

to squint if I get it again? Hm, sent it again? Okay, good, this is gracious. Where is it? Oh? There you are? Okay, let's try this one. Well, okay, it's you got it though. Yeah. At least you got it and you can be able to hear it too, which is good. Okay, all right? Uh? Three two one? So I just put out a PAS promo and Saboo lights out in the ring. Okay, this is the match starting. The eliminators are technically now the

second and third entrance with Saboo. Okay, uh, Saboo, I believe maybe the only ones dressed in his ring gear. Everybody else in their finest blue jeans and boots, cowboy boots. I assume I'm trying to turn this down a little bit. Therea, I believe it like that. Does the place look familiar when you see it? I'm kind to sort of. I mean, I remember the locker room more than I remember the actual building. Ooh knew Jack dressed in street clothes? Remember

my favorite part about it. They're dressed in street clothes. Also underlining storyline here was are the eliminators joining the triple threat? Or is it Brian Lee and Candido what it was? Okay, you'll see it develop as the night goes on. Now eliminators in yourself in the franchise is a triple threat? Not bad? The services that would be interesting right after they beat me up so many times and better on your side than the other side. Mustafa Boying,

I can remember that promo he did. That's all he said, Boying When I say a few weeks ago about my favorite ECW tropes, gangster's music playing and they're now getting totally eliminated while their music playing in the background. Awesome. Does Jack take it too? Oh? Yeah he does. Oh they get like their asses kicked here. Well, you don't see that very much. The text messages are coming up on the top of the screen as well. Yes, mom, Timmy, and there you go, there's Mustafa. He's gone, okay, yeah,

my mommy's so impressive though, your mom? Is that? Your mom so handsome? So my mommy? Yes? Did she say that, Yes she did, yes, and that she wrote both Yes. I don't know what she's talking saying that I look like her father who died fifty years ago yesterday. Oh oh, Spike pile Driver. You know Saboo's stressed like that because that's how they dress in Bombay, Michigan. Just to let you know, well, here here's r VD. Now look at

rvd's zoopbeb is overall. Who knew? Who knew? Well, now I'm wondering did all these people wrestle at They had to, They had to wrestle another match, So we watched this. Did the franchise wrestle twice that night? Is the question? Yeah? I don't remember. So was it a commonplace for uh Zubazi overalls to be worn back in the nineties? You remember robbing those overalls so much I paid attention to because, man, you're watching this a going you're coming dressed as you are,

and this is what these guys are wearing. This is what they wear, no shirt, American overalls, I think, right, there's Balls. Look at Balls with no hair. This is one of Ball's first appearance in ECW. And what year is this? Ninety six? It's December ninety sixth. I feel like Balls was with us earlier than that. No, he's built as the newcomer from Nutlet. Okay, interesting, what are they chanting you fat? Fuck? Oh? Nice? Okay, that's a

nice welcome to the company. Wow, gotta love the ecw fair with that hair, he kind of looks like Builvis Wesley. You know. Yes, that's a great Paris and I also thought maybe even hack buyers from Afar. Yep. Wow, Ball's in there now and we're starting to say the ring is starting to pick up a little bit of beef. There's a lot of guys in there, so somebody's got here comes a little spike. All Oh, Balt has a rip in the butt of his pants. I wouldn't say

they're tights. They look like sweatpants. They're ripped in the Crotchell region. What this gimmick? Wow, this is interesting. It was a p you either pin the guy or they get thrown out, So that's why the referee is there. But the referee is kind of getting in the way as there's like nine guys starting to come in, so it's kind of it's interesting how the referee is able to still maneuver his way around the ring. Did you have to go over the top rope to get eliminated,

so you're either thrown over the top rope something. It's a king of the hill. So since it's king of the hill, you can pin the guy if you want to as well. Okay, and then you have to get rolled out of the ring. Correct, got it? Well, nobody's really going for a pin here. Yeah, finishes. That's the thing is that little Guido. Look at his sweatpants. How cute little sweatpants, little Guido, it is little sweatpants. All right, Well, this has the feeling of the real there there's a pin.

There we go. Finally somebody gets but it had to be spiked. Come on, Jamal, now I'll help you. Spike pee wee pee wee was uh Van damn and Saboo's boy, oh was he really? Yeah? That uh just so you know this? So this was December twentieth, nineteen ninety six. Uh you guys, let's see. Wow, unless you guys were here for the Battle Royal. That's it. That's it, easy night. I love those kind of night. Maybe a promo perhaps, maybe Who's GQ Gorgeous? That was my ring name before

I be No, well I that's who. Spike Dudley defeated on the Q gorgeous. Yes, huh, I don't know. Here's another interesting thing. This has the Battle Royal as being the first match of the evening. Cood Ben, Well, we need to get this out of the way so everybody can get the real gear on. All right, I found you guys are way way at the bottom. Tommy Dreamer and Beulah defeated ecwt V champion Shane Douglas and Francine. You worked on this night. You were in a ring

this night. Dang it. I was a double super kick and he only dropped to one knee. Look at Bubba. Bubba is very big here, very large and in charge in this very large Oh wow. He was the only one who didn't have music. I was gonna say, I didn't hear black Back and Black He did not have music. We probably didn't have his music for some reason. But see this look teasing the So who's who's gonna be with? Yeah? Up there there we go. Okay, huh, how about this

is so bad? I don't even remember the storyline. Not not that it's bad, it's bad me. I'm bad that I don't remember this storyline. Yes, this was and I when I watched this, I remember it, but I I just thought that it was Brian Lee left the you know, Raven's Nest and then came to the Triple Thread. I don't even remember Brian Lee being in the Ravens and asked, how about that he was Raven's Uh heavy, that's what he was. Get off of Chris. You get off of him,

bad man, Get him Chris. I like how Chris has his title but just threw as a sweatshirt, because that's how you come as you are, That's how you come to the building. You're sitting in the back with this sweatshirt on. That's right, I come wearing my franchise shirt and my zubas. Yeah, you guys are you guys are coming up? We are ridiculous. I think we got to see Brian Lee first. I think we just stroll into I don't know, everybody's running. I think we just walk like,

you know, we don't even care. You take your time? Come on, I mean why not? Wow on the back end, Oh there's a bulldozer. God. I love Brian Lee. Brian Lee the the E c W alumni that nobody has seen. I really hope that he's okay. Yeah, he's completely falling off the radar. He's the best. He was so fun. I I can't even tell you how fun that guy is. Fun, funny, great to work with. Oh my goodness, so under utilized. Oh oh did you see that? Yes, he's breaking all

of our furniture? Was uh was devon there? Hang on? Oh sorry? Uh oh? Here's the music? That music? Do we did? We? We need we need? Oh my god, oh my god, those are great. They got magic outfits. How ridiculous is that? Mm hmmm, uh no, there's no allegiance with the eliminators. Yeah, we're done. That didn't last very long. Now is his arm hurt here ninety I don't think so. In ninety six, I don't know. Oh, where's your where's your makeup? What are they say? Where's

your makeup? I'm being chatted? Where's your makeup? It's come as you are, damn it. Get ready for the match. Come on, you didn't have your kaboodle out yet. You were getting ready for the match. My kaboodle was packed. I was waiting for the for later on. Where's your makeup? They were also they were also chanting rest in peace at Brian Lee as the undertaker, as if Brianlee forgot he was the fake undertaker. Yes, did the claw. Oh he's got the triple I thought he did this. Oh no,

get out of here. Come as you are. He's in his leather jacket. He is with his leather jacket and his E. C. W shirt. Look at that. Look he eliminated himself. We just jumped over. We don't need this. We have nothing to prove in this match, right. Oh my god, you are also rocking the white as white can be sneakers. Those are my Atomics. Yes, all those fresh I was I was lit, as the kids say. I had that drip as the kids say back in the day, drip. Yeah, you're really getting fresh and you're

getting dope. Don't be jealous of my sneakers. We all wore atomics. The Triple Threat had the Atomics the Zuba pants, so it's ota, I said, Atomics. O ta, Okay, we look them up. I think in one episode that we talked about them before. I don't know, but they're very expensive sneakers. They're like one hundred and twenty dollars. I had nothing but the finest for the Triple Threat. They told me they're the best thing to wear for your feet. So I went and got them and then I told

them I was upstairs somewhere my favorite thing. So that that outfit is probably also yeah, oh you know what we should have looked, was that the Shane Douglas shirt you wore a couple of weeks ago. No, that's that's not the Shane Douglas shirt. There's Devon. He just also came in. So this is when this is when Devon completely left the Dudleys and was was teaming with Axel. I was it, But then he goes back, but then Bubba turns and then that's when they start there. Now. No, no,

he's a heel by himself. Here, Oh, he's a heel by himself. Okay, but Axel's a babyface. No, Axel was a heel at this point too. He was se I don't know, I'm the worst guys, really, And it was Axel and uh, Divon versus Bubba and basically either Spike or they fill in somebody else for for the partner of Bubba. Okay, well, a couple more, a couple more, five minutes left, but look at the ecw oh see see it's it's that kind of stuff I'm talking about. Did you see that chair shot going around his head?

Oh but there's no protection. Oh no, here's our favorite drunk. So I was talking about earlier text messages being out of control, and uh, you know in the text chain, Sandman rights, this is this morning around eight thirty. This is what I love. I love all of you guys, and yes, I'm still drunk eight thirty. I'm like, okay, well he got right in there. He didn't pose. Go figure, what's that? Uh? This may have been a ten thousand dollars prize or some sort of prize associated with it.

There goes upst Oh there was a bounty. I think there was. Yes, Well, you see, the franchise is so rich. She doesn't need that a little bit of money. So that's why we just left. So now this is the prototypical oversized sweatshirt that the wrestlers would wear because they're also weightlifters for the most part. Right, that's a comfy shirt to lift weight soon. Yeah, Chris always wore those

gold gym you know sweatshirts, the big ones. Nice. Hey, if anybody's gonna make a off teal green color look good, it's gonna be Chris Candy. It's going to be Chris for sure, just birthday just passed, the thinker passed away one of those, or they both might have just passed within a few days of each other, Chris and Balls. No, I think Chris's passing day and his birthday birthday, all here we go. Here's Louis, Louis Pacoli. I love Louis,

right for it? Come on, former associate. I'm pretty sure Louie I should be mad at him for this, but I'm not. But he told all his friends that him and I were a thing. Oh and we weren't, of course, Louis. I used to talk to Louis all the time though, on the phone. Yeah, yeah, broke my heart when he passed. Unfathomable. How long ago that was too? I know ninety nine was insanely long time ago. Now, yeah, I love this. Louis starts to count instead of the rat for some reason.

Why not look at that? Splash by frog splash, Oh into a leg, drop, getting getting a little froggy. Hats just just punching away, blown up, saying when is this going to end? Oh? Look at that. We got two minutes left. There's still one entry left. Now, I saw Taz on the outside earlier, did he get no. He opens the show with the promo saying how he's not wrestling in this match, and Saboo's too chicken, and then

the lights go out and Sabo's there. Okay, But you could tell how cold it was based off how Taz was dressed. It was freezing, had everything but gloves on, and I remember there was some kind of I don't know if it was like a fire in one of those big tin bins or whatever, but I remember Shane wanted to heat up the the chain because the chain was ice cold, and he had to put it in his pants and I said, well, if you heat it up, you're gonna burn your balls. You gotta be careful. That

was quite the idea. Yeah, well you know, come on, look, you can't have a match here without the entire b w O be in the They're the last participants to come out. It's what Joey says. He goes there, he goes, there're all three of them are the last entrant. Oh there's Raven though, Where is Raven? Who just slid in? Is that Scott? Oh that's Brian Lee again. This is why Brian Ley's back. I was gonna say that his hair is too long. Hold on, man, picture perfect nice.

I've taken that she have. It's not fun, uh, Steve, you don't do your pose when you're like with Brian Lee. He's gonna just beat you. Uh oh okay, So Saboo's back. Everybody's waiting for the jump. I was to say, b w o, just they're just hanging out for yeah, the personal reasons. Pee wee's just walking around. This is what gets my go. Okay when the spot now obviously, oh okay, look look at that. Oh and then Brian Lee's out. Saboo, it's Saboo. Taboo was the first entrant and the survivor.

You always know that's the end of it. You always know there's a high spot coming because there's four or five guys and they're doing this. Yeah, I mean at least like come on, fight each other, do something. They're pushing, they're pushing, but they're looking at the same time. Goodness. So isn't that cool though for a little time piece. That's all your your brothers back there of extreme Oh my brothers. Yes, I guess I was the only girl

out there. You were you were you were the only one infusing that little bit of lady class with no makeup one men clothing. How many times has has that been chanted you in your career, whether you here's your makeup. I think that's the only time that I can remember it. I don't know. We want Revlon. Yeah, that's fun. Yeah, I remember more about the locker room than I do now,

if I'm not mistaken. I think this is the same night where Shane we beat up Beulah and Tommy and Shane's got her like this, and I go up to her and I start smacking her across the face, and then Tommy's on the ground. I start kicking him. Brian, Brian's with us. I think this is the night, the same night we do it later and I have on

this black a black dress or something. If I remember, I'll look and see, you know, e CW would tape this show at the Middletown, New York the Fairgrounds, and then they'd run a couple of the matches over the next few weeks. So I'll check a look and see if this might be what I'm thinking of. So, and I'm gonna find out who GQ Gorgeous was. GQ Gorgeous gout that's an earl that When you said that name, it reminded me of that kid that works for WWE,

Tyler Breeze. Yes, that's gorgeous. That's gorgeous. Okay, just for context. Mikey Whipreck also on this show wrestled Saboo, but then wrestles. I guess it was for an opportunity to face the champion Raven. So Raven wasn't in the match, and neither was Mikey Whipwreck. But Mikey Whiprec did wrestle twice, so he wasn't in the battle royal weird, very odd booking, but there you go. My one of my, if not my favorite match in East Wstor. Just love it really well.

I just love everybody in there. I love the music, I love the reactions, I love everybody getting their their spots in. I just I love this match. Okay, So all right, well we'll say goodbye for this week. What a week long day. We will catch you next week for eyes up here for the Queen of Extreme Francine. This is the chat, sir. We'll catch you on the flip side.