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Dueling Chair Shots
by Kurt La Mont
Column date 11/28/2000

Massacre on 34th Street Preview

At long last we have an announced card. While it probably isn't something set in stone without it we would have no PPV Preview column!

Tommy Dreamer v. C.W. Anderson

A rivalry from a few months ago is brought back with this grudge match. Tommy is the master at putting guys over. Tommy's last singles win on PPV was back at Living Dangerously in March 1998 (although there were a number of tag team wins with numerous partners). I don't see things being any different here. It's too bad other wrestlers aren't as selfless as Tommy.

Prediction: CW Anderson

Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri v. Super Crazy and a partner of his choice

I'd like to see no mystery partner and have this turn into a 3 way dance but that's unlikely. If I were to guess the mystery partner I would guess it's someone already in ECW. Kid Kash would seem like a natural fit for this match in my mind. You know what to expect with these 3 so it will be tough not to have a good match no matter who the 4th wrestler ends up being.

Prediction: Whipwreck & Tajiri

TV Title Match - Spike Dudley v. Rhino

My initial thought would be that Spike would be a rag doll for Rhino much like he was for Mike Awesome at the beginning of the year. Then after thinking about the current state of ECW I thought Rhino might have his main event push accelerated by dropping the belt and being added to the main event mix. Now I'm just confused. I hope Spike wins, and sparks an interesting title reign with the TV Belt that we aren't seeing now, but I'm going with my initial instinct.

Prediction: Rhino

Tag Team Championship - FBI v. Doring & Roadkill

A very interesting stipulation was added to this match. If Doring and Roadkill lose, they will be forced to split up as a team. I've written on a few occasions that I thought it would be good for Doring & Roadkill to split because I think Doring is a better heel and Roadkill is a better face. If they did split ECW would still be left with the FBI, Mikey & Tajiri, Simon& Swinger, Hot Commodity, York & Matthews, and the Baldies left as tag teams. That seems like a strong enough tag team roster to have without Doring and Roadkill in the mix so the possibility of them losing is truly there. I can see this match going either way. If this match is done well it could easily be the match of the night.

Prediction: Doring & Roadkill

ECW Heavyweight Title - Steve Corino v. Justin Credible v. Jerry Lynn

ECW's last 3 Heavyweight Champions face off to in this matchup for the title. Since Steve Corino did not pin Lynn to win the title at November to Remember there is the question of him being a legitimate champion in some people's minds. I think Lynn should take the gold back but I expect Corino to pin both wrestlers and retain the belt to "legitimize" his championship reign.

Prediction: Steve Corino

Thanksgiving Leftovers:

ECWWreslting.com says that "in addition to the announced matches, Hot Commodity, New Jack, The Sandman, Simon Diamond, Swinger, Da Baldies, Balls Mahoney and the rest of Team Extreme will be on hand to deliver Seasons Beatings." Who knows what else will be added to the show but there are a lot of combinations that can deliver strong matches. As always there is the chance for a big surprise. We'll find out on Sunday if it truly will be a "Massacre on 34th Street".

If you want to give your predictions for the show go to the ECW News.com message board by clicking on the left hand column of the main page or by clicking here (http://sportsonly.com/a/14404/)

I will be at the show this Sunday and I'll be back next Monday with my review and rating of the show. As always, more good stuff next week. Send any comments, questions of concerns to me at [email protected].

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