Hardcore Holly unexpectedly scored the victory when a Hardcore Title scuffle with the bulk of the lower card went well until a botched finish, but made good on the clumsy conclusion with a sensational post-match promo in the post-show.
The notoriously narked Alabama native put Michael Cole in his place with a scathing assault on the announcer and anybody else that dared to doubt his credentials as the hardest man in the f*cking world.
"I'll break your *ss in half you little sh*thead" was his closing salvo after promising to work twice as hard as cousin Crash now he'd won the title. It was scarier looking than any of the million-or-so cookie sheet shots dished out in the banter brawl itself.
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