They continued to build up The Dark Patriot and J.T. makes a comeback. Gilbert’s upset again. Samoan Warrior misses a corner splash on Stetson and hits his head on the top turnbuckle. Eddie Gilbert & Dark Patriot Interview Snuka vs. Cairo was okay but there were moments in the match were it felt a little slow. Gilbert throws Smith at the building doors. He’s also wearing sunglasses but he does remove them. Eddie Gilbert & Paul E. Interview on the streets Trainer: Tommy Gilbert. Eddie Gilbert & Dark Patriot vs. Tommy Cairo & JT Smith (1st Round of the Tag Title Tournament) Cairo gets a few forearms in and then hip-tosses him. Hot Stuff International (Eddie Gilbert & The Dark Patriot) (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) vs. Glen Osbourne & J.T. Tod Gordon is now joined at the ECW Control Center by Eddie Gilbert. J.T. The tag match was mostly Gilbert and Dark Patriot trying to injure Smith further as part of that feud’s progression. Some would argue that Eddie Gilbert was the guy who put ECW on the map. Paul E. & Terry Funk Interview Eddie Gilbert makes bunny ears behind the ring announcer while he’s introducing J.T. Eddie Gilbert grabs the mic and insults the fans. Smith uses a reverse slam on Gilbert and then goes for a moonsault but Gilbert moves! Eddie Gilbert & Dark Patriot Interview Eddie Gilbert vs. JT Smith (Round 1 of the ECW TV Title Tournament) Snuka gets near the ropes and Cairo breaks away. Eddie Gilbert & Terry Funk Confrontation Gordon tells Gilbert that he doesn’t know who his opponent will be. Hot Body celebrates. Funk tells Gilbert that he’s not taking any crap from him. This week’s episode had a good match between Eddie Gilbert and J.T. Eddie Gilbert & Dark Patriot vs. Super Destroyers (Semi Finals of the Tag Title Tournament) Watch and see how the seeds of hardcore wrestling were planted by "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert. Surfin’ USA!!! Follow Us: Sandman dominated much of the early action until Kodiak Bear used his size to wear down Sandman. Michaels saves himself from going over the ropes, but then Stetson clotheslines him out of the ring. Don Muraco is on commentary with Jay Sulli. Jay Sulli and Stevie Wonderful are back announcing. Cairo body slams Snuka, who rolls out of the ring. Smith armdrags Gilbert who gets a pep talk from Paul E. Dangerously. Aired on 8/3/1993. Snuka then uses the ropes for leverage to get the pin on Cairo. Even though he had worked regularly as a wrestler Gilbert "retired" to become a manager. He also hypes up the arrival of wrestlers from the Japanese promotion W*ING. YES!!!! They get back in the ring and Hot Body puts Osbourne in a sleeper hold. Smith’s injured leg. He follows it up with a nice looking spin kick at Super Ninja. Eddie Gilbert & Terry Funk Interview Very trippy outfit worn by The Sandman. Eddie Gilbert hosting segments in the control room They brawl on the outside as the show is ending. Follow Us: Disc 1 Eddie Gilbert & Terry Funk Confrontation Eddie Gilbert & Jimmy Snuka Interview He smashes Smith’s knee in the ringpost. Gilbert attacks Funk Super Ninja charges at Cairo in the corner, but gets caught by Cairo who slams him and goes for the pin. In-ring experience: 16 years. Adventures of “The King” Eddie Gilbert Hot Body tries to clothesline Osbourne but he ducks and instead hits the referee. I went ahead and googled that location and it is near “Parts Unknown”. Osbourne head-butts the top corner turnbuckle to get hyped up. He was 33. He whips Cairo into the ropes and Cairo tries for a sunset flip but Snuka lands on him and gets a 2-count. Snuka whips Cairo into the ropes and misses a clothesline. This was a match from the 6/19/1993 “Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular” show. Terry Funk joins Jay Sulli on commentary for this match. The Dark Patriot distracts Osbourne and the referee and Eddie Gilbert uses a chair to hit J.T. The Dark Patriot gets out of the ring. He invites fans to attend the upcoming TV tapings that will feature Stan Hansen, Eddie Gilbert, Paul E. Dangerously, Tito Santana, Jimmy Snuka, Don Muraco, the Koloffs, Sensational Sherri and several others. Eddie Gilbert & Jimmy Snuka Interview The Dark Patriot tosses Osbourne out of the ring and stomps on Smith as he leaves with a victory. Terry Funk returns for commentary. They think it was a heart attack. Eddie Gilbert & Jimmy Snuka vs. JT Smith & Max Thrasher Eddie Gilbert, Dark Patriot & Don Muraco vs. Larry Winters, Glen Osborne & Tommy Cairo Watch and see how the seeds of hardcore wrestling were planted by “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert. Eddie Gilbert Jason The Terrible Tommy Gilbert Jr. Eddie Gilbert Interview The Sandman is announced being from Southern Beach, California. They open the show with a recap of last week’s press conference covering “Ultra Clash” with Eddie Gilbert interrupting. Eddie Gilbert looks for a new co-host of the show SHOW THOUGHTS: Eddie Gilbert and Terry Funk being on these early ECW TV shows makes up for some of the ok matches as they really add to the show with Funk on commentary going out of his way putting talent over. Samoan Warrior finally gets in the ring. Eddie Gilbert vs. Terry Funk Feud Recap The Dark Patriot tosses Osbourne out of the ring and stomps on Smith as he leaves with a victory. Sulli tells Gilbert that he’s not the guest commentator and again shows him a clip of Terry Funk on an episode of Quantum Leap. He then applied the Cobra Clutch on Kodiak Bear for the submission win. I approve of Glen Osbourne’s use of Skid Row’s “Slave to the Grind” as his entrance song! Smith. The Dark Patriot gets upset at Eddie. Eddie Gilbert & Terry Funk Confrontation; Eddie Gilbert & Jimmy Snuka Interview; Peaches and The Sandman make out before the match. They focused mostly on hyping the next big show Ultra Clash and the W*ING talent coming in to work ECW shows. Eddie Gilbert, Terry Funk Interview Cairo Irish whips Snuka into the ropes and backdrops him. Smith showing up with his leg and arm bandaged up and reminds everyone about the balcony incident. Smith as a great athlete. Eddie Gilbert Interview Tod Gordon is now joined at the ECW Control Center by Eddie Gilbert. Test of strength by Gilbert and Smith turns to Gilbert kneeing Smith in the mid-section. Your winner and moving on to to the second round of the ECW TV Title Tournament….Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert! The show is hosted via the ECW Control Center with ECW President Tod Gordon opening the show. Smith. Disc 1. Cairo catches him with a dropkick and follows with a suplex. Don Muraco says they have no issues anymore. Winters brings in Michaels and holds him for Stetson to do a top rope legdrop on Michaels for the win. This match is joined in progress with Super Ninja having the edge on Cairo. Eddie Gilbert applies a figure-four leglock on Smith! Larry Winters & Tony Stetson vs. Chris Michaels & Samoan Warrior. ECW Heavyweight Title: The Sandman © (w/Peaches) vs. Kodiak Bear, *fingers crossed*I hope Sandman comes out to a Beach Boys song…PLEASE!!! Gilbert puts on some foreign object on his hand. He tells Smith to sit down and let Osbourne and the Dark Patriot have a singles match because he’s in no condition to wrestle. Smith tries to slam Gilbert back into the ring, but Gilbert punches Smith with the weapon and gets the pin. Gilbert hits Smith with a chair on the outside and then follows it up with a clothesline. I approve of Glen Osbourne’s use of Skid Row’s “Slave to the Grind” as his entrance song! Paul Interview & Eddie Gilbert Interview at a bar Eddie Gilbert continued to annoy Tod Gordon on this week’s show. Jimmy Snuka w/ Eddie Gilbert vs. Larry Winters (Round 1 of the ECW TV Title Tournament) Gilbert misses an elbow on Smith. Eddie Gilbert watches a interview of Terry Funk on the ranch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/retrowrasslin/. Terry Funk threatens Scott Bakula and breaks a locker door over his own head in the clip! Hunter Q Robbins III & the Super Destroyers interrupt the interview and attack Winters and Stetson. Stetson comes in and I think he tried for a neck breaker but Michaels slipped out of his grasp so it looked a little awkward. Beginning of in-ring career: 10.02.1979. The Dark Patriot grabs hold of Smith’s knee and starts attacking it while Eddie distracts the referee and Osbourne. Smith. So Gilbert wasn't real. ECW Television Title Tournament First Round: #3 Glen Osbourne vs. #5 Johnny Hot Body. Good match. Terry Funk tells him it is his pleasure because he knows what The Sandman has done for the kids and the community. They show highlights of The Dark Patriot and J.T. Hot Body hits a snap suplex on Osbourne on the floor. Gilbert smashes Smith into a table. The Dark Patriot in a scaffold match, plus a battle of the sexes battle royal featuring Sensational Sherri.