Greetings From Allentown

Things get Extreme at Wrestlepalooza 97 on this edition of ECW Hardcore TV from June 12, 1997! - The final battle between Raven and Tommy Dreamer, culminating a two and a half year war - Jerry Lawler invades the ECW Arena, talks some trash, directs traffic - How I saw Taz for the first time and why it explains why I love the character - Deciphering if a Sabu botch is an actual botch - Finding common ground with the woman who was Chastity - Rick Rude the color man: the uncool kid who made up stories in high school - Trying to figure out the motivations of Shane Douglas’ “Franchise” character - Paul Heyman’s broken promise (one of them!) Plus: - Why the counters to the “Van Terminator” spot don’t work as well as you would think - Worrying about the state of Jake Roberts watching the Raven-Dreamer match as his legendary finisher gets spammed to hell - Making a retroactive choice between the ECW Arena show and the local team in the Stanley Cup Final on TV - Uncensored audio with copious amounts of cursing - Lif