Hidden Gem: Too Sweet/Extreme

He feels a bit out of place here.

Scott Hall vs. Justin Credible
Date: November 11, 2000
Location: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
Attendance: 2,500

This is from ECW where Hall made a few shots after leaving WCW. Hall has already wrestled once on this show but looks just fine, even managing to annoy Francine at ringside before we really get going. Credible circles him a few times before getting caught with the driving shoulders. Hall armbars him down for the slaps to the back of the head and Credible freaks out.

Francine gets rather annoyed at the fans wanting her top to come off but Hall reverses a hiptoss attempt and hits the chokeslam. He also hits the mocking the Giant pose, which wasn’t as good as the spooky fingers but still works. Credible gets in a shot to slow Hall down and slowly hammers away before sending him face first into an open chair. Francine adds a rake to the eyes and Credible grabs a sleeper.

That’s broken up with a toss to the floor so Francine comes in with the kendo stick shot. Hall is right back up with a right hand to put Credible through a table at ringside but since it’s wrestling, Credible is right back up. That earns him another trip to the floor so Francine comes in. That’s fine with Hall, who loads her up for the Razor’s Edge, pulls up the tights for a look, pulls the underwear very far up, and then has to duck Credible’s kendo stick shot. The Razor’s Edge finishes Credible at 9:24.

Rating: D+. This felt like a modern indy main event as you had a big name facing a local star. I know Hall wasn’t the biggest name in the world in 2000, but he was leaps and bounds above Credible, who had been ECW World Champion just over a month ago. It shows you how far ahead WCW was of ECW even at this point and that is rather jarring.

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