South Boston Street Fight: Papa Joe vs Tommy Sleeper
As "Man in the Box" played, Tommy Sleeper walked to the ring with real-life wife Stoolah Mcgilliturdy. Both took the time to acknowledge the crowd once they entered the ring. Then “Ecstasy Of Gold” started and Papa Joe came out to the ring.
Jjoey Sstylles: It looks like Papa Joe, these days known as Joe Mama, has decided to keep things real and is still wearing the fat suit to stay in character.
Paul Hyman: I'm just excited to see this match! It’s gonna be the Death Valley Driver against Papa Joe’s Dago Driver! The DDT versus the Wop Drop! These two men had a tremendous rivalry back in the day and it looks like that rivalry is about to be renewed!!!
Papa Joe entered the ring and pointed to the crowd while simultaneously grabbing his crotch. The crowd took great delight in booing the Iron Guinea. Just before the bell rang, Tommy motioned to Papa Joe’s fat suit, demanding he remove the cushioning because it gave him an unfair advantage. Papa Joe turned to remove the padding and Tommy Sleeper attacked him from behind.
Jjoey Sstylles: Oh my GAWD! Tommy’s picking right up where he left off!
Paul Hyman: Bad move by the Goomba! You NEVER turn your back in an ECW street fight!!!
Tommy Sleeper drove Papa Joe’s head into the turnbuckle several times as the crowd watched and cheered. Then he tore off the padding and started working on his opponent’s ribs. Tommy Irish whipped Papa Joe into the opposite corner but, as he rushed in to hit him with a clothesline, Papa Joe charged out and hit Tommy with a spear, driving him to the mat. Papa Joe drove fist after big fist into Tommy’s head, then picked him up, flung him into the ropes, and hit a clothesline that took both men over the ropes and out of the ring.
That’s where the street fight began in earnest.
Tommy sleeper pulled a “Stop” sign out from under the ring as Papa Joe grabbed two street signs: one for “H Street” and one for “7th Street”. The two collided again, ducking and dodging each other’s swings. Papa Joe seemed to get pushed back against a ring post but, when Tommy moved in to hit with his sign, Papa Joe ducked under and hit Tommy in the forehead with both street signs, creating a gash the immediately started bleeding.
Paul Hyman: First blood to the Iron Guinea!
Jjoey Sstylles: Not coincidently enough, that’s the exact street corner where Papa Joe hails from!
As Tommy Sleeper tried to shake off the blows, Papa Joe reached under the ring again and came out with a set of “L Street Pub” glasses and tray. He set them on the announcers’ table, then walked over and grabbed two beers from a pair of fans. He poured the beers into the glasses and walked over to Tommy with them. Papa Joe handed one to Tommy, they toasted, and took swigs from the glasses. Then they smashed the glasses into each other’s head at the same time. Now both were on the ring floor and both were bleeding with glass and beer in their hair.
Tommy Sleeper crawled under the ring and came out with some barbed wire wrapped around his right fist. He rushed over to drive this new weapon into any part of Papa Joe and it was only Papa Joe’s quick thinking that kept him from getting mangled from a blow from Tommy – Papa Joe grabbed the beer tray and used it to deflect the blow before smacking Tommy in the groin with it. As Tommy dropped to his knees, Papa Joe stood up and hit him in the back of the head with the tray. Then Papa Joe reached under the ring and pulled out…
Jjoey Sstyles: MY GAWD!!! It’s one of the Sandleman’s Singapore Canes!!!
Paul Hyman: I’m thinking that Joe wanted a Louisville Slugger…
Papa Joe paused for exactly a moment before rushing at Tommy Sleeper and smacking him in the back of the head with the cane. But, even with the blow causing more bleeding, Tommy stood. Papa Joe hit him again but Tommy only turned, blood pouring down his face. Papa Joe went for another strike, but was caught in the face with Tommy’s barbed wire-wrapped fist. As Papa Joe fell, bleeding profusely, Tommy took the cane and started to abuse Papa Joe’s back and ribs with the weapon. After a few more whacks, Tommy lifted Papa Joe for a Death Valley Driver. But Papa Joe had the wherewithal to rake Tommy’s battered and bleeding face with his hands while desperately kicking, so Tommy had to let him go. Papa Joe dropped to the floor and was slow getting up.
In the meantime, Tommy Sleeper dragged a table into the ring and set it up. Papa Joe grabbed a street sign for “Broadway” as he slowly got to his feet and, as Tommy grabbed his hair to pull him into the ring, Papa Joe smacked him again with the sign, stunning Tommy Sleeper. Papa Joe rolled into the ring and started working on Tommy with the sign and then threw him into the ropes. Tommy ricocheted off the ropes and Papa Joe hit the Enforcer. Papa Joe laid Tommy across the table climbed up to the top rope, and hit the…
Jjoey Sstylles: WOP DROP!!! WOP DROP!!!
The force of the finisher (also known as the Flying Tea Bag Slam) shattered the table. The ref counted the pin and declared Papa Joe the winner. After the two wrestlers recovered and got to their feet, they shook hands and played up to the crowd, even putting Stoolah on their shoulders. Then they left the ring to have their blood-soaked head looked at by EMTs.
PH: JJoey, it's been a pleasure calling the show here with you tonight, but I have to leave for my match with Rob Blackandblue. Thank you, and Gob bless.
JS: Gob bless ECW!
