save. The following week, on Hardcore TV, it was announced that Jack and Whipwreck would defend the World Tag Team Championship against Public Enemy in a Brawl Game match at November to Remember. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman had been feuding with each other since the July 19 episode of Hardcore TV, when Dreamer tried to stop Sandman from caning Mikey Whipwreck and Tommy Cairo and then Dreamer kissed Woman after avoiding her caning attempt and then Sandman lashed him with the cane fifty-seven times, which would weaken Dreamer enough to fail in his World Heavyweight Championship title shot against Shane Douglas. At Hardcore Heaven, Sandman defeated Dreamer in a Singapore Cane match. The two met in another Singapore Cane rematch on the August 30 Hardcore TV, where Sandman emerged victorious once again, thanks to interference by Woman and the match stipulated that the loser would be hit with the cane ten times and Dreamer agreed to receive the punishment. On the October 4 Hardcore TV, Dreamer defeated Sandman in an "I Quit" match, during which Sandman was apparently blinded after a cigarette was lit in his eyes. Dreamer expressed remorse for his actions, while Tommy Cairo appreciated Dreamer's actions and proclaimed that Sandman deserved to suffer the same fate due to Sandman having beaten Cairo in a Dueling Canes match at Heat Wave. On the October 18 episode of Hardcore TV, Sandman announced that he would retire in the near future due to the injury and give a retirement speech at November to Remember. On the October 25 episode of Hardcore TV, it was announced that Dreamer would face Cairo in a match at November to Remember. Later that night, Cairo was disqualified against Mikey Whipwreck for hitting him with a Singapore cane until Dreamer made the rescue. On the September 13 episode of Hardcore TV, the World Television Champion Jason added Dean Malenko into his group as his insurance policy and Malenko would manage Jason during matches at ringside and help him in retaining the World Television Championship. On the September 27 episode of Hardcore TV, Malenko assisted Jason to victory against Dino Sendoff and continued to attack Sendoff after the match until The Tazmaniac made the save and brawled with Malenko. The two brawled with each other again on the following week's Hardcore TV. On the October 18 episode of Hardcore TV, it was announced that Malenko