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624:Spike Dudley
555:) by pinfall
537:Little Guido
521:Stipulations
496:D-Von Dudley
478:
470:Hurricanrana
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298:swinging DDT
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1469:House Party
1132:October 21,
1073:October 21,
1001:October 19,
966:October 21,
923:October 21,
849:October 23,
820:October 19,
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711:Intergender
706:Rob Van Dam
681:the Sandman
653:Doug Furnas
647:) defeated
603:Lance Storm
578:) defeated
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492:John Kronus
462:baking tray
448:Rob Van Dam
432:intergender
421:the Sandman
384:challenged
309:Lance Storm
1632:Categories
1604:UltraClash
1324:Supercards
791:References
649:Phil Lafon
643:(c) (with
626:by pinfall
605:by pinfall
582:by pinfall
580:Jerry Lynn
549:Axl Rotten
545:Tommy Rich
474:blood loss
405:Tazmission
390:Pitbull #2
382:Pitbull #1
344:Phil Lafon
284:Jerry Lynn
273:chair shot
269:Tod Gordon
261:Tommy Rich
253:using the
205:Jerry Lynn
148:live event
96:Attendance
1475:It Ain't
1397:CyberSlam
1379:Chapter 2
1284:Heat Wave
622:defeated
601:defeated
466:powerbomb
394:powerbomb
156:ECW Arena
90:ECW Arena
50:Promotion
42:ECW Arena
1477:Seinfeld
1148:New Jack
733:New Jack
645:Francine
543:) (with
442:against
425:fireball
388:to face
317:on him.
282:between
241:pitting
115:Previous
518:Results
506:Results
498:with a
494:pinned
265:roll-up
249:pinned
223:Future
126: →
113:←
99:c.1,600
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1262:(2006)
1256:(1997)
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360:faced
259:, but
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81:, U.S.
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611:14:14
590:10:29
576:Jason
524:Times
215:Event
86:Venue
1191:IMDb
1162:ISBN
1134:2020
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386:Taz
178:DVD
174:VHS
158:in
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