match against Al Snow, thus costing Sabu the match despite Sabu having the match in control. The two men subsequently brawled with each other. Mikey Whipwreck ended Justin Credible's undefeated streak in ECW at November to Remember and Credible retaliated by injuring his leg. At Living Dangerously, Whipwreck returned to ECW from injury and cost Credible, a match against Tommy Dreamer. Whipwreck cost Credible a rematch against Dreamer on the March 18 episode of Hardcore TV, resulting in Credible attacking Dreamer and Whipwreck after the match. On the April 8 Hardcore TV, Credible defeated Whipwreck in a match. This led to a match between the two at Wrestlepalooza. On the April 15 episode of Hardcore TV, The Bushwhackers debuted in ECW as the newest members of The Dudleys, leading to The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer coming to the ring with weapons to assault them. Sandman and Dreamer were set up for an attack by The Dudley Boyz. Dudleys attacked Sandman and Dreamer with chairs and kendo sticks and Sandman was carried away on a stretcher. This would lead to a match between the two teams at Wrestlepalooza. On the April 29 episode of Hardcore TV, a match was made between New Jack and Bam Bam Bigelow at Wrestlepalooza. Event Preliminary matches In the opening match of the event, The bWo (The Blue Meanie and Super Nova) took on The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers). Meanie attempted to execute a Meaniesault on Guido but Tommy Rich distracted him, allowing Guido to avoid the Meaniesault and then Guido hit him with the Italian flag, allowing Nova to hit a Novacaine on Guido for the win. Next, Mikey Whipwreck took on Justin Credible. Whipwreck finished off the interfering Jason with a Whippersnapper and then Chastity interfered but Whipwreck hit her too with a Whippersnapper from the top rope. Credible got a chair and attempted to hit Whipwreck with it but Whipwreck pulled him to hit a kneeling reverse piledriver but Credible reversed it by hitting a That's Incredible on the chair to win the match. Next, the unlikely tag team partners Chris Candido and Lance Storm defended the World Tag Team Championship against The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten). Mahoney nearly won the match when he executed a Nutcracker Suite to Candido but then grabbed a chair instead of pinning Candido, allowing Storm to hit a springboard dropkick