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311:D-Von Dudley
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226:Bill Alfonso
218:Barely Legal
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157:Philadelphia
147:produced by
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108:
73:Pennsylvania
69:Philadelphia
1499:House Party
969:December 7,
944:December 7,
885:The Sandman
873:Rob Van Dam
836:) defeated
779:Lance Storm
725:) defeated
719:John Kronus
591:Hardcore TV
587:syndication
558:clothesline
542:Rob Van Dam
538:The Sandman
522:steel chair
444:Lance Storm
406:450° splash
398:John Kronus
339:Hardcore TV
319:Hardcore TV
272:The Sandman
264:Hardcore TV
244:Paul Heyman
212:shockingly
206:Rob Van Dam
199:Hardcore TV
1662:Categories
1634:UltraClash
1354:Supercards
999:2015-11-15
920:References
852:Steel cage
799:Terry Funk
758:by pinfall
729:by pinfall
702:by pinfall
696:Axl Rotten
679:by pinfall
624:Tazmission
575:Tazmission
567:Tazmission
457:Terry Funk
449:Tazmission
387:Axl Rotten
182:storylines
176:Background
145:live event
90:Attendance
1678:Heat Wave
1505:It Ain't
1427:CyberSlam
1409:Chapter 2
1314:Heat Wave
1224:Heat Wave
881:Rick Rude
750:defeated
698:defeated
669:J. C. Ice
663:defeated
581:Aftermath
554:Rick Rude
389:defeated
372:J. C. Ice
366:defeated
280:Rick Rude
254:defeated
216:heels at
153:ECW Arena
139:Heat Wave
84:ECW Arena
44:Promotion
35:ECW Arena
1507:Seinfeld
1103:Archived
834:New Jack
673:Wolfie D
577:on him.
540:took on
496:New Jack
490:against
469:Francine
463:against
442:against
423:members
400:took on
376:Wolfie D
327:New Jack
301:against
186:villains
109:Previous
1131:David.
830:Mustafa
642:Results
630:Results
502:) in a
500:Mustafa
411:Later,
331:Mustafa
120: →
107:←
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1053:7 June
1024:7 June
887:, and
875:, and
721:(with
675:) and
434:Next,
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378:) and
295:Kronus
291:Saturn
268:promos
214:turned
190:heroes
897:32:24
860:17:44
817:15:00
790:12:23
766:13:51
735:11:34
687:10:13
677:Jason
665:PG-13
648:Times
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345:Event
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256:Raven
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192:, or
93:1,600
80:Venue
1262:2000
1257:1999
1252:1998
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1242:1996
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1167:IMDb
1144:2018
1111:2018
1080:2018
1055:2018
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971:2020
946:2020
879:vs.
877:Sabu
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