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00:00become the most talked about title in this sport thanks to these two.
00:25It's cold as ice, that's his norm.
00:30Tied up, jockey for position, Guerrero back into a corner, and Malenko backs away.
00:49Power elbow tie up once again, Malenko went for waist lock, got caught by Guerrero, slapped on an arm bar, arm wringer now on the shooter.
01:01Malenko reverses the hold, arm wringer of his own on Guerrero.
01:16Guerrero rolls through, nice kip up, and now Guerrero has the advantage.
01:24Malenko not to be outdone, single leg takedown and a cover, reversal, won by Guerrero.
01:35And these two men are so evenly matched, perhaps the most evenly matched competitors, opponents, wrestling in this sport today, both second generation athletes.
01:46Dean Malenko, the son of Professor Boris Malenko, brother of Joe Malenko, Eddie Guerrero's son of Gorrie Guerrero, with brothers Hector Chavo and Mondo, and uncle to Chavito Guerrero,
02:02who recently made his professional wrestling debut in the city of Angels, Los Angeles, California.
02:08Side headlock now by the challenger.
02:16Malenko regained the title in his hometown of Tampa, Florida.
02:24Nice monkey flip, Guerrero lands on his feet.
02:31Unbelievable.
02:35Great athleticism on the part of both athletes.
02:49And scissors takes the shooter over.
02:56And it seems the reigns have subsided, at least for now.
03:03As if it were meant to be that way, for the fans here in Middletown.
03:10Could enjoy some great classic mat wrestling.
03:17Frankensteiner from the top turnbuckle.
03:22Cover, one, two and oh.
03:32Malenko shot in, no reversal.
03:36Hit toss, reverse by Guerrero.
03:41Guerrero takes down Malenko, pulling with the lights.
03:46Nice head scissors by the shooter.
03:50Head scissors in midair by Guerrero.
03:54And we are witnessing a great classic wrestling feud in the tradition of Luthez vs. Eduardo Carpentier.
04:05Billy Robinson vs. Vern Gagne.
04:08Sling shot, somersault, splash.
04:13Cover, one, two, two count only.
04:17This feud also reminiscent of Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat, even the Briscoes vs. the Pucks.
04:23And you can bet all those legends of this great sport are sitting back right now at home
04:30and watching two wrestlers who have taken classic mat wrestling to a whole new extreme.
04:43Abdominal stretch now being applied by Guerrero.
04:47Referee Jim Mullen asking the shooter if he wants to give it up.
04:51The shooter with no response. That is a negative.
04:56Malenko doesn't say much, if anything at all, does his talking in the ring.
05:03Clothesline by Guerrero, nothing fancy about that.
05:08Almost took the shooter's head off though.
05:13Waistlock reversal.
05:17Billy to back suplex.
05:24And that took a toll on Guerrero.
05:32The champion back to his feet.
05:37Shoots in Guerrero.
05:40Well placed elbow.
05:46And the challenger is in trouble.
05:55Guerrero shot in, followed up by a clothesline.
06:00The shooter looking to maintain a firm grasp
06:05on the extreme championship wrestling television title belt.
06:10Elbow to the back of the neck.
06:15Banebuster on Guerrero.
06:23Cover, one.
06:26Cover, one, two and no!
06:30Guerrero just gets the shoulder up.
06:44Guerrero shot in. Malenko with a well placed knee goes downstairs.
06:56Fireman's carry.
07:00Vertical press into a rib breaker.
07:07The shooter is awesome.
07:11Guerrero to the back of the neck once again.
07:15That's it!
07:17Look at the face.
07:24And this is a wonderful show.
07:27The challenger's head hit.
07:30The champion's head is up.
07:34Tap-dash, and it's in.
07:36Guerrero having a hard time
07:42getting back to a vertical base.
07:45Come on, come on, don't give up.
07:52Reversal, Malenko into the corner.
07:59Guerrero to the second turnbuckle.
08:02He went for the DDT and got thrown by the shooter.
08:09And Guerrero may have injured his knee.
08:18No, it's his ribs, he's clutching his ribs.
08:24The shooter sensing the weakness will now be relentless.
08:33Cover, one, two, and down.
08:38Guerrero squeaks out at two.
08:41Malenko looking a bit frustrated,
08:44almost in disbelief that he did not put away Guerrero
08:48Last double underhook, powerbomb.
08:53Elbow between the eyes, Irish whip in.
08:58And again, Malenko's going to work on the injured ribs of Guerrero.
09:13Cover, two and no.
09:16Guerrero finds the backdoor.
09:18Malenko took just a little too much time in covering Guerrero.
09:29He's holding him up, two count only.
09:35Don't know what to call that, but Guerrero.
09:40He's taken over by Malenko now.
09:47And that's why Guerrero is so dangerous.
09:50At any point in the match, no matter how badly you think he's hurt,
09:54he'll find a fitting combination.
09:58Nice takedown by Guerrero.
10:02And he's going up top, Guerrero with the presence of mind
10:05and the top turnbuckle, frog splash.
10:10But the ribs are just injured too badly.
10:14Guerrero couldn't go for the cover.
10:19Referee Jamalo now with the standing count on home athletes.
10:30Malenko back to his feet.
10:38And Malenko locks in the abdominal stretch.
10:41This may be all for Guerrero, depending on how badly those ribs are injured.
10:48Guerrero now clutching for the ropes, fighting through the pain.
10:51He does not want to submit to the shooter.
11:01Malenko really has it cinched in.
11:03Referee Jamalo is right there in case Guerrero says to give it up.
11:08He makes it to the ropes, the hold must be broken.
11:10And it is by the shooter.
11:13But the shooter continuing to work over the ribs of Guerrero.
11:23Leg drop, Malenko utilizes the ropes for extra leverage to end up two count off.
11:38Guerrero shot in.
11:41Malenko in midair.
11:43He hooks the legs.
11:44Now Malenko roped over.
11:45Guerrero rolls up Malenko.
11:47Two, three.
11:48He got him.
11:49He got him.
11:50We've got a new ECW television champion.
11:54Eddie Guerrero has done it again.
11:56We've got a new television champion in Eddie Guerrero.