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1304:As Good as It Gets
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510:
497:
489:legitimately
465:Jim Cornette
460:Jerry Lawler
441:
426:
419:
418:following a
412:the Gangstas
402:
397:Jim Cornette
351:
344:
333:Tom Prichard
326:
319:
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274:Spike Dudley
263:
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194:Jim Cornette
186:Jerry Lawler
179:
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144:produced by
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117:
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73:Pennsylvania
69:Philadelphia
1442:House Party
960:November 9,
929:November 9,
892:November 9,
848:November 9,
782:the Sandman
780:) defeated
723:) defeated
694:) defeated
614:) defeated
573:Lance Storm
536:Paul Heyman
448:the Sandman
256:springboard
248:Lance Storm
233:Joey Styles
202:Paul Heyman
1605:Categories
1577:UltraClash
1297:Supercards
821:References
759:by pinfall
698:by pinfall
696:Pitbull #2
669:by pinfall
622:by pinfall
585:Tommy Rich
521:cage match
437:chair shot
383:Pitbull #1
369:stablemate
358:Pitbull #2
321:Tazmission
298:chair shot
259:back elbow
166:Background
142:live event
90:Attendance
1448:It Ain't
1370:CyberSlam
1352:Chapter 2
1257:Heat Wave
755:defeated
665:defeated
608:J. C. Ice
575:defeated
525:Rick Rude
513:Heat Wave
507:Aftermath
493:testicles
477:leg drops
456:piledrive
290:J. C. Ice
237:Rick Rude
150:ECW Arena
123:Heat Wave
84:ECW Arena
44:Promotion
35:ECW Arena
1450:Seinfeld
733:New Jack
688:Francine
612:Wolfie D
446:against
416:New Jack
379:Francine
286:Wolfie D
276:against
268:pitting
246:between
109:Previous
93:c. 1,200
729:Musfata
558:Results
546:Results
387:bulldog
288:giving
120: →
107:←
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1567:(1995)
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1312:(1995)
1306:(1997)
1271:(2000)
1241:(1998)
1235:(2006)
1229:(1997)
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788:(with
776:(with
686:(with
643:Kronus
579:(with
534:While
529:turned
316:Kronus
137:was a
798:13:09
604:PG-13
564:Times
487:that
481:stiff
376:valet
362:bleed
282:Jason
278:PG-13
225:Jason
216:Event
172:angle
80:Venue
1159:2020
1133:2020
1107:2020
1053:ISBN
1021:2020
995:2020
984:.com
962:2020
931:2020
894:2020
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250:and
235:and
118:Next
75:, US
65:City
55:Date
33:The
988:WWE
982:WWE
807:(c)
639:Taz
554:No.
500:Taz
473:DDT
339:as
312:Taz
181:Raw
152:in
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