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Part 2 of our ECW story continues...
Over the next few weeks, Lashley takes on members of the Tribe of Extreme. Although Lashley outmatches each of the extremists individually, the numbers game always gets to him. What's more, the Tribe of Extreme keep challenging him to more and more hardcore matches - a Singapore Cane match with the Sandman, a TLC match with Sabu, a falls-count-anywhere match with Ballz Mahoney and a first blood match with Tommy Dreamer. Lashley manages to keep his hold on the title, but takes severe beatings throughout this series.
Meanwhile, a mysterious phone booth appears backstage. Every week, Tommy Dreamer talks on the phone, taking orders from someone while the other Tribe members guard. One week, Tommy says, "Yes, we'll find out what side he's on."
During the third of a face vs. face "mutual respect" match series, Rob Van Dam takes on CM Punk. As Punk is about to get the win, the Tribe hits the ring. They decimate Punk and turn to RVD.
Dreamer: "It's time, Rob. It's time to decide who's side you're on. Unlike the Tribe of Extreme, you seem to be doing pretty well in the new ECW. You've had main events, world title shots and big paydays. But it's time to find out what you've got inside, Rob. You and the Tribe - we go way back. We used to spill each other's blood when there were only 10 people in the audience. It didn't get us rich. It didn't get us glory. We did it because we believed in it. And now, Rob - what do you believe in?"
Dreamer takes the singapore cane from the Sandman and offers it to RVD. Before he can respond, Lashley hits the ring and attacks the Tribe. CM Punk recovers and jumps into help Lashley run the Tribe off, as RVD looks on not sure what to do.
Over the next few months, RVD teams with Lashley and Punk to take on the Tribe of Extreme in a series of one-on-one and group matches, all prompted by Dreamer getting instructions on from the mysterious man on the other side of the phone booth. RVD claims to be solidly with his allies, but Punk doesn't trust him. Lashley manages to keep the peace between them as without each other, they may not survive.
As WrestleMania approaches, the matches get more intense and the Tribe of Extreme can't seem to take the title from Lashley. The phone calls get more and more frustrated in tone until one night Dreamer hangs up the phone and turns to the Tribe: "He'll be here himself next week."
ECW on Sci Fi the next week: in the main event slot, the empty phone booth stands in the ring. Who is it? The lights go out. When they come back on, the mastermind is in the phone booth: Cactus Jack. The crowd goes wild and chants "Foley! Foley! Foley!"
Cactus Jack: "A few months ago, my phone rang and it was Tommy Dreamer. He asked, 'Is Cactus Jack there?' I said, 'What are you talking about, Tommy? It's just lovable old Mick Foley.' And you know what he did? He hung up the phone. The next day, the phone rang again. 'Is Cactus Jack there?' I said, 'What's going on, Tommy?' He hung up again. After about a week of this, I called Tommy myself to ask him, 'Hey, what's the deal?'
He said that he was sick and tired of busting his ass and smiling and signing autographs for you ungrateful people with no respect for the history and tradition of ECW who are just waiting to get their pictures taken with Bobby Lashley. He said he was sick of watching world class talents like Sabu, Ballz Mahoney and the Sandman get treated like second class citizens because they don't have winning smiles and perfect bodies like Bobby Lashley. He said that he was sick of the good name of ECW being destroyed by Bobby Lashley and that each and every one of you idiots were eating it up.
After I listened to him for about an hour, you know what I said? I said, 'Cactus Jack is here.'
Bobby Lashley, I've never met you. This is nothing personal. But when you jumped over from Smackdown, speared the Big Show and took the ECW title, you had no idea the consequences that you would pay for that decision. It's not about you, Bobby Lashley. It's about what's around your waist - the ECW world title. I'm going to take it from you and I'm going to walk out of the arena and throw it in the garbage.
Why? Because I would rather see ECW destroyed in a blaze of glory than to watch it slowly bleed to death. Bang bang!"
As Cactus finishes up his speech, Lashley hits the ring and runs Cactus off. In a rage, he absolutely destroys the phone booth. In the last shot of the show, the Tribe of Extreme comes from the back and stares down an extremely fired up Lashley.
The match: Bobby Lashley vs. Cactus Jack in an extreme rules match for the ECW title
The place: WrestleMania XXIII
Or, you know, maybe a rematch with Test?
Over the next few weeks, Lashley takes on members of the Tribe of Extreme. Although Lashley outmatches each of the extremists individually, the numbers game always gets to him. What's more, the Tribe of Extreme keep challenging him to more and more hardcore matches - a Singapore Cane match with the Sandman, a TLC match with Sabu, a falls-count-anywhere match with Ballz Mahoney and a first blood match with Tommy Dreamer. Lashley manages to keep his hold on the title, but takes severe beatings throughout this series.
Meanwhile, a mysterious phone booth appears backstage. Every week, Tommy Dreamer talks on the phone, taking orders from someone while the other Tribe members guard. One week, Tommy says, "Yes, we'll find out what side he's on."
During the third of a face vs. face "mutual respect" match series, Rob Van Dam takes on CM Punk. As Punk is about to get the win, the Tribe hits the ring. They decimate Punk and turn to RVD.
Dreamer: "It's time, Rob. It's time to decide who's side you're on. Unlike the Tribe of Extreme, you seem to be doing pretty well in the new ECW. You've had main events, world title shots and big paydays. But it's time to find out what you've got inside, Rob. You and the Tribe - we go way back. We used to spill each other's blood when there were only 10 people in the audience. It didn't get us rich. It didn't get us glory. We did it because we believed in it. And now, Rob - what do you believe in?"
Dreamer takes the singapore cane from the Sandman and offers it to RVD. Before he can respond, Lashley hits the ring and attacks the Tribe. CM Punk recovers and jumps into help Lashley run the Tribe off, as RVD looks on not sure what to do.
Over the next few months, RVD teams with Lashley and Punk to take on the Tribe of Extreme in a series of one-on-one and group matches, all prompted by Dreamer getting instructions on from the mysterious man on the other side of the phone booth. RVD claims to be solidly with his allies, but Punk doesn't trust him. Lashley manages to keep the peace between them as without each other, they may not survive.
As WrestleMania approaches, the matches get more intense and the Tribe of Extreme can't seem to take the title from Lashley. The phone calls get more and more frustrated in tone until one night Dreamer hangs up the phone and turns to the Tribe: "He'll be here himself next week."
ECW on Sci Fi the next week: in the main event slot, the empty phone booth stands in the ring. Who is it? The lights go out. When they come back on, the mastermind is in the phone booth: Cactus Jack. The crowd goes wild and chants "Foley! Foley! Foley!"
Cactus Jack: "A few months ago, my phone rang and it was Tommy Dreamer. He asked, 'Is Cactus Jack there?' I said, 'What are you talking about, Tommy? It's just lovable old Mick Foley.' And you know what he did? He hung up the phone. The next day, the phone rang again. 'Is Cactus Jack there?' I said, 'What's going on, Tommy?' He hung up again. After about a week of this, I called Tommy myself to ask him, 'Hey, what's the deal?'
He said that he was sick and tired of busting his ass and smiling and signing autographs for you ungrateful people with no respect for the history and tradition of ECW who are just waiting to get their pictures taken with Bobby Lashley. He said he was sick of watching world class talents like Sabu, Ballz Mahoney and the Sandman get treated like second class citizens because they don't have winning smiles and perfect bodies like Bobby Lashley. He said that he was sick of the good name of ECW being destroyed by Bobby Lashley and that each and every one of you idiots were eating it up.
After I listened to him for about an hour, you know what I said? I said, 'Cactus Jack is here.'
Bobby Lashley, I've never met you. This is nothing personal. But when you jumped over from Smackdown, speared the Big Show and took the ECW title, you had no idea the consequences that you would pay for that decision. It's not about you, Bobby Lashley. It's about what's around your waist - the ECW world title. I'm going to take it from you and I'm going to walk out of the arena and throw it in the garbage.
Why? Because I would rather see ECW destroyed in a blaze of glory than to watch it slowly bleed to death. Bang bang!"
As Cactus finishes up his speech, Lashley hits the ring and runs Cactus off. In a rage, he absolutely destroys the phone booth. In the last shot of the show, the Tribe of Extreme comes from the back and stares down an extremely fired up Lashley.
The match: Bobby Lashley vs. Cactus Jack in an extreme rules match for the ECW title
The place: WrestleMania XXIII
Or, you know, maybe a rematch with Test?
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