Double Tables
Encyclopedia
Double Tables was a professional wrestling
event produced by the Extreme Championship Wrestling
promotion
, which took place on February 4, 1995 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show was a part of an internet wrestling convention being held in the area and was named after the show's main event.
had been on a roll since breaking up the Bad Breed
.
Tommy Dreamer
ended the winning streak of Stevie Richards
, who had adopted the many identities of Scott Levy, before heading off for a tour with All Japan
. Richards then brought Levy himself to ECW but now he was known simply as Raven, a man with a grudge against Dreamer and was now instilling the same hatred into Richards.
Mikey Whipwreck
and Paul Lauria were once friends but the latter had struck out on his own under the tutelage of Jason
, which brought the two men into conflict.
Immediately following their demise as a tag team, Ian Rotten
attacked older brother Axl Rotten
and began one of the most violent feuds in the promotion's history.
Chris Benoit
was bursting onto the wrestling in the U.S. while earning the reputation as "The Crippler" after breaking Sabu's neck and would take on another rising talent in Al Snow
.
Shane Douglas
had thrown down the NWA World Title
and declared himself the new ECW World Champion
. Douglas issued open challenges to the champions of both WWF and WCW and began criticizing Ric Flair
on television, saying "Flair is dead" while claiming his new stable the Triple Threat
was better than the Four Horsemen
past and present. These statements got the attention of one of the original Horsemen, Tully Blanchard
, who decided it was time to silence the new so-called "franchise" of professional wrestling.
Cactus Jack
was busy defending the throne of hardcore against the newest contender, the Sandman.
Paul E. Dangerously's
team of Sabu and The Tazmaniac
had been chasing the ECW Tag Team Titles held by Public Enemy ever since the hoodies had put both Paul E. and Sabu through tables several months earlier. Now, the challengers would get an opportunity to settle the score and win the titles in the first ever Double Tables match.
at ringside and he introduces Jason
. The Sexiest Man on Earth brings out his new tag team, the Pitbulls
, as well as his newest talent acquisition, Jason, from the W*ING promotion in Japan.
In the first match, Jason's team took on Hack Meyers
and the Young Dragons. The Dragons put up no resistance in the contest with Pitbull #2
unmasking one and thus, Meyers was essentially fighting the match two-on-one against the Pitbulls. Jason finally tagged in and bloodied Meyers by repeatedly headbutt
ing him with his hockey mask still on. Pitbull #1 takes out the Young Dragons on the apron followed by a pair of headbutts by Jason to Meyers before the Pitbulls flapjacked Jason onto Meyers for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Styles is back at ringside for an interview as Jason sends the new Jason to the back while Meyers destroys the Dragons in the ring. Jason predicts the Pitbulls will be the next tag team champions before Meyers attacks them with a steel chair. Meyers stalks Jason around and into the ring before delivering a top rope kneeling facebuster. This brings out Jason's valet Angel
, who is wearing a wedding dress and combat boots. She repeatedly slaps Meyers and berates him before he finally puts her over his knee and spanks her. The Virgin Princess appears to enjoy the treatment and kisses the Shah, which only further enrages him and he piledrives
her.
Tommy Dreamer
made his return to ECW from Japan and his first match was against Stevie Richards
with his mentor Raven at ringside. Richards had the upper hand early, removing Dreamer's "To the Extreme" t-shirt given to him by the fans at the convention. Dreamer rebounded by using weapons from the fans including a low blow
with a frying pan. Dreamer then connected with a DDT
out of nowhere followed by a sidewalk slam and a top rope splash but Raven got up on the apron to distract Dreamer from making the pin. Richards recovered momentarily to crotch Dreamer on the top rope but a belly-to-back superplex was blocked and Dreamer hit a flying crossbody for a two count. This time Raven actually entered the ring and held Dreamer's arms from behind so Richards could deliver a Stevie Kick. Richards attempted a second one but Dreamer dropped down, punched Richards below the belt and rolled him up for the three count. Raven entered the ring and took off his jacket but just stared Dreamer down while Richards and the referee held him back. As the crowd berated Raven as he left, Dreamer got on the microphone and said he should go back to the WWF before starting an "E-C-W" chant and heading into the crowd.
Mikey Whipwreck
took on "The Giant" Paul Lauria, with Jason, in the next match. Lauria tries to jump Whipwreck before he enters the ring but to no avail. Whipwreck throws Lauria into the crowd twice only to see the fans throw him back over the guardrail. The match turns when Whipwreck misses a plancha onto the concrete floor. Jason then front suplexes him onto the timekeeper's table and Lauria uses a chair to bloody Whipwreck's mouth. Lauria gets crotched on the top rope allowing Whipwreck to connect with a top rope bulldog but Jason pulled Whipwreck out of the ring before the three count. Mikey finally punches Jason and returns to the ring where Lauria blocks a piledriver
attempt and executes a back body drop into a bridge/pin combination. Whipwreck manages to power upward out of it and reverses into a backslide for the pinfall.
The Bad Breed
feud was showcased as Axl Rotten
charged out to meet his brother outside the ring where the two men brawled to start. Axl bloodied Ian
with chair shots as their fight reached the bleachers in the crowd. Back in the ring, Axl pounded away at the cut on Ian's forehead and then used the timekeeper's hammer to dig into his brother's arm. Ian took the advantage briefly but lost it when he dove from the apron, missing Axl and hitting the guardrail. Axl unloaded with a few more chair shots as Ian begged his brother for mercy back inside the ring. Axl pounded his brother into the corner but Ian scooped the legs out from under him and into a rollup while putting his feet on the ropes for extra leverage in securing the pinfall victory. Unhappy with the outcome, Axl hit Ian with a chair after the match and throw into the guardrails as they brawled up the aisle.
One of Canada's wrestling exports, Chris Benoit
took on Al Snow
in what Styles predicted would be a fantastic scientific matchup. The two men exchanged holds and counters early on before midway through the contest a German suplex/pin attempt has an impact Snow's neck. Benoit follows up with a hooking clothesline and taunts Snow to get up before continuing with suplexes and slams. Benoit asks the crowd "is this the best the United States has to offer?" A diving headbutt and powerbomb
both garner two counts. Another German suplex gets a nearfall before Snow reverses out of a dragon suplex and into a Snow Plex. Snow is now in control, hitting a superkick for two and an Exploder suplex for a nearfall. Benoit reverses out of another suplex
attempt into a German suplex that wipes out both men. Benoit reverses into a dragon suplex and maintains the bridge for the pinfall. Benoit continues his assault after the match and powerbombs Snow, which brings out the medics and Snow has to be carried out on a stretcher.
Tully Blanchard
didn't wait for his introduction as he hit the ring looking for a piece of Shane Douglas
and the ECW Title
. Blanchard got the upper hand early, even connecting with the slingshot suplex for a nearfall. The referee counted three after a piledriver but quickly overruled himself as Douglas had put his foot on the bottom rope just in time. Outside the ring, Douglas resorted to brawling to regain control with a front suplex to Blanchard on the timekeeper's table. Blanchard recovered and was ready to suplex Douglas back into the ring but the Franchise shifted his weight and fell on top of the former Horseman for the three count.
Cactus Jack
and the Sandman squared off in an old-fashioned Texas Death match. Catcus jumped Sandman during his entrance and began using chairs and a crutch to attack the Sandman early on. Cactus scored two early falls using chair shots and legdrops
but the Sandman answered the count at five and six, respectively, despite the appearance of a head injury. Even after gaining control, the Sandman's behavior was out of sorts, once getting off Cactus before the three count and another instance attacking Cactus while the referee's count was only at two. Cactus delivers several cane shots to the Sandman's head as the match spills onto the floor. Cactus DDT'd the Sandman twice on the concrete floor but the Sandman answered the count both times before a third one put him down for good.
Before the main event, Rocco Rock
told the internet fans they would now see some real wrestling. Sabu
and the Tazmaniac
charged the ring as the two teams brawled to start. Sabu hit a suicide dive on a seated Johnny Grunge
as Tazmaniac and Rock brawled in the crowd near the entrance. Sabu and Grunge would soon join them as Grunge was bloodied. Back in the ring, Sabu connected with Air Sabu and an Arabian facebuster before the tables were finally introduced into the match. Grunge managed to avoid Sabu's attempt to put him through the table and Rock attacked him with the broken table leg. Tazmaniac half nelson suplexes Sabu onto Rock but Public Enemy regrouped and took turns ramming Sabu and Tazmaniac into a table set up in the corner. Sabu throws Rock into a table but only splinters it, therefore Rock remains in the match. Meanwhile, Grunge sets up Taz on a table and goes to the top rope but Tazmaniac meets him before he can execute whatever he had planned. In their struggle, both men fall through the table and only Sabu and Rock remain legally in the match. Rock somersaults onto Sabu and puts him through a table but both referees were distracted by the Tazmaniac and so the match continues. Grunge chokes out Paul E.
outside the ring as Tazmaniac sets up Rock on a table for Sabu to leg drop him through for the win and the titles.
The new tag team champions have no time to celebrate as Tazmaniac and Grunge brawl back up the aisle while 911
assisted Sabu in an attempt to put Rock through another table. Chris Benoit
hit the ring and powerbombed Sabu on top of a prone Rock and through the table. The show ended with Benoit standing over Sabu while Paul E. and 911 looked on.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
event produced by the Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
, which took place on February 4, 1995 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show was a part of an internet wrestling convention being held in the area and was named after the show's main event.
Storylines
The PitbullsThe Pitbulls
The Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time World Tag Team Champions...
had been on a roll since breaking up the Bad Breed
Bad Breed
The Bad Breed was the professional wrestling tag team of Axl Rotten with his storyline brother/real life protégé Ian Rotten. The team achieved their greatest fame in the Philadelphia wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling but has also competed in the Global Wrestling Federation and...
.
Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
ended the winning streak of Stevie Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
, who had adopted the many identities of Scott Levy, before heading off for a tour with All Japan
All Japan Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular puroresu promotions still in operation.-The Giant Baba Era :...
. Richards then brought Levy himself to ECW but now he was known simply as Raven, a man with a grudge against Dreamer and was now instilling the same hatred into Richards.
Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion....
and Paul Lauria were once friends but the latter had struck out on his own under the tutelage of Jason
Jason Knight
Ronald Jason Knight is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his stints in Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was a one time World Television Champion.-World Wrestling Federation :...
, which brought the two men into conflict.
Immediately following their demise as a tag team, Ian Rotten
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
attacked older brother Axl Rotten
Axl Rotten
Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler...
and began one of the most violent feuds in the promotion's history.
Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
was bursting onto the wrestling in the U.S. while earning the reputation as "The Crippler" after breaking Sabu's neck and would take on another rising talent in Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...
.
Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
had thrown down the NWA World Title
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and...
and declared himself the new ECW World Champion
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
. Douglas issued open challenges to the champions of both WWF and WCW and began criticizing Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....
on television, saying "Flair is dead" while claiming his new stable the Triple Threat
Triple Threat
The Triple Threat was a professional wrestling heel stable that existed in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 1998. It was Shane Douglas's answer to Ric Flair's Four Horsemen...
was better than the Four Horsemen
Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)
The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard...
past and present. These statements got the attention of one of the original Horsemen, Tully Blanchard
Tully Blanchard
Tully Arthur Blanchard is a semi-retired second generation American professional wrestler. He is best known as an original member of the Four Horsemen....
, who decided it was time to silence the new so-called "franchise" of professional wrestling.
Cactus Jack
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
was busy defending the throne of hardcore against the newest contender, the Sandman.
Paul E. Dangerously's
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
team of Sabu and The Tazmaniac
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
had been chasing the ECW Tag Team Titles held by Public Enemy ever since the hoodies had put both Paul E. and Sabu through tables several months earlier. Now, the challengers would get an opportunity to settle the score and win the titles in the first ever Double Tables match.
Results
| # | Result | Stipulation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pitbulls The Pitbulls The Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time World Tag Team Champions... & Jason def. Hack Meyers Hack Meyers Donald Haviland is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. A mainstay in Florida independent promotions during the 1990s, he is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996.-Career:Haviland made his wrestling debut as Bronco... & Young Dragons |
11:20 | |
| 2 | Tommy Dreamer Tommy Dreamer Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment... def. Stevie Richards Stevie Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr... |
7:38 | |
| 3 | Mikey Whipwreck Mikey Whipwreck John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion.... def. Paul Lauria |
9:17 | |
| 4 | Ian Rotten Ian Rotten John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"... def. Axl Rotten Axl Rotten Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler... |
6:41 | |
| 5 | Chris Benoit Chris Benoit Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide... def. Al Snow Al Snow Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven... |
14:36 | |
| 6 | Shane Douglas Shane Douglas Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly... (c) def. Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard Tully Arthur Blanchard is a semi-retired second generation American professional wrestler. He is best known as an original member of the Four Horsemen.... |
ECW Title ECW World Heavyweight Championship The Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment... |
9:26 |
| 7 | Cactus Jack Mick Foley Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he... def. The Sandman |
Texas Death Match | 15:46 |
| 8 | Sabu & Tazmaniac Tazz Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz... def. Public Enemy (c) |
ECW Tag Team Titles Double Tables |
12:48 |
Event summary
The show opens with Joey StylesJoey Styles
Joseph Carmine Bonsignore better known by his ring name Joey Styles, is an American professional wrestling play-by-play commentator and former professional in the field of advertising sales...
at ringside and he introduces Jason
Jason Knight
Ronald Jason Knight is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his stints in Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was a one time World Television Champion.-World Wrestling Federation :...
. The Sexiest Man on Earth brings out his new tag team, the Pitbulls
The Pitbulls
The Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where they were one-time World Tag Team Champions...
, as well as his newest talent acquisition, Jason, from the W*ING promotion in Japan.
In the first match, Jason's team took on Hack Meyers
Hack Meyers
Donald Haviland is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. A mainstay in Florida independent promotions during the 1990s, he is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996.-Career:Haviland made his wrestling debut as Bronco...
and the Young Dragons. The Dragons put up no resistance in the contest with Pitbull #2
Anthony Durante
Anthony Durante was a professional wrestler best known as "Pitbull #2" as one half of the tag team The Pitbulls, with "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe.-WWF:...
unmasking one and thus, Meyers was essentially fighting the match two-on-one against the Pitbulls. Jason finally tagged in and bloodied Meyers by repeatedly headbutt
Headbutt
A headbutt is a strike with the head, typically involving the use of robust parts of the cranium as areas of impact. Effective headbutting revolves around striking a sensitive area with a less sensitive area, such as striking the nose of an opponent with the forehead...
ing him with his hockey mask still on. Pitbull #1 takes out the Young Dragons on the apron followed by a pair of headbutts by Jason to Meyers before the Pitbulls flapjacked Jason onto Meyers for the pinfall victory.
After the match, Styles is back at ringside for an interview as Jason sends the new Jason to the back while Meyers destroys the Dragons in the ring. Jason predicts the Pitbulls will be the next tag team champions before Meyers attacks them with a steel chair. Meyers stalks Jason around and into the ring before delivering a top rope kneeling facebuster. This brings out Jason's valet Angel
Angel
Angels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
, who is wearing a wedding dress and combat boots. She repeatedly slaps Meyers and berates him before he finally puts her over his knee and spanks her. The Virgin Princess appears to enjoy the treatment and kisses the Shah, which only further enrages him and he piledrives
Piledriver (professional wrestling)
A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The most common piledrivers are the basic belly-to-back, or Texas piledriver, and the...
her.
Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
made his return to ECW from Japan and his first match was against Stevie Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
with his mentor Raven at ringside. Richards had the upper hand early, removing Dreamer's "To the Extreme" t-shirt given to him by the fans at the convention. Dreamer rebounded by using weapons from the fans including a low blow
Groin attack
A groin attack is an attempt to cause pain to the groin area of one's opponent. The technique can be quickly debilitating, due to the large number of sensitive nerve endings in the penis and testicles of males, as well as the highly innervated vulva of females. A sufficiently powerful blow may...
with a frying pan. Dreamer then connected with a DDT
DDT (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...
out of nowhere followed by a sidewalk slam and a top rope splash but Raven got up on the apron to distract Dreamer from making the pin. Richards recovered momentarily to crotch Dreamer on the top rope but a belly-to-back superplex was blocked and Dreamer hit a flying crossbody for a two count. This time Raven actually entered the ring and held Dreamer's arms from behind so Richards could deliver a Stevie Kick. Richards attempted a second one but Dreamer dropped down, punched Richards below the belt and rolled him up for the three count. Raven entered the ring and took off his jacket but just stared Dreamer down while Richards and the referee held him back. As the crowd berated Raven as he left, Dreamer got on the microphone and said he should go back to the WWF before starting an "E-C-W" chant and heading into the crowd.
Mikey Whipwreck
Mikey Whipwreck
John Watson , better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling where he became the third ECW Triple Crown Champion....
took on "The Giant" Paul Lauria, with Jason, in the next match. Lauria tries to jump Whipwreck before he enters the ring but to no avail. Whipwreck throws Lauria into the crowd twice only to see the fans throw him back over the guardrail. The match turns when Whipwreck misses a plancha onto the concrete floor. Jason then front suplexes him onto the timekeeper's table and Lauria uses a chair to bloody Whipwreck's mouth. Lauria gets crotched on the top rope allowing Whipwreck to connect with a top rope bulldog but Jason pulled Whipwreck out of the ring before the three count. Mikey finally punches Jason and returns to the ring where Lauria blocks a piledriver
Piledriver (professional wrestling)
A piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The most common piledrivers are the basic belly-to-back, or Texas piledriver, and the...
attempt and executes a back body drop into a bridge/pin combination. Whipwreck manages to power upward out of it and reverses into a backslide for the pinfall.
The Bad Breed
Bad Breed
The Bad Breed was the professional wrestling tag team of Axl Rotten with his storyline brother/real life protégé Ian Rotten. The team achieved their greatest fame in the Philadelphia wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling but has also competed in the Global Wrestling Federation and...
feud was showcased as Axl Rotten
Axl Rotten
Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler...
charged out to meet his brother outside the ring where the two men brawled to start. Axl bloodied Ian
Ian Rotten
John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"...
with chair shots as their fight reached the bleachers in the crowd. Back in the ring, Axl pounded away at the cut on Ian's forehead and then used the timekeeper's hammer to dig into his brother's arm. Ian took the advantage briefly but lost it when he dove from the apron, missing Axl and hitting the guardrail. Axl unloaded with a few more chair shots as Ian begged his brother for mercy back inside the ring. Axl pounded his brother into the corner but Ian scooped the legs out from under him and into a rollup while putting his feet on the ropes for extra leverage in securing the pinfall victory. Unhappy with the outcome, Axl hit Ian with a chair after the match and throw into the guardrails as they brawled up the aisle.
One of Canada's wrestling exports, Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
took on Al Snow
Al Snow
Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven...
in what Styles predicted would be a fantastic scientific matchup. The two men exchanged holds and counters early on before midway through the contest a German suplex/pin attempt has an impact Snow's neck. Benoit follows up with a hooking clothesline and taunts Snow to get up before continuing with suplexes and slams. Benoit asks the crowd "is this the best the United States has to offer?" A diving headbutt and powerbomb
Powerbomb
A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
both garner two counts. Another German suplex gets a nearfall before Snow reverses out of a dragon suplex and into a Snow Plex. Snow is now in control, hitting a superkick for two and an Exploder suplex for a nearfall. Benoit reverses out of another suplex
Suplex
A suplex is an offensive move used in professional sport wrestling . The move consists of one wrestler picking up his or her opponent off the ground and then using a large portion of his or her own body weight to drive the opponent down on the mat. Nearly all suplexes have the attacker going down...
attempt into a German suplex that wipes out both men. Benoit reverses into a dragon suplex and maintains the bridge for the pinfall. Benoit continues his assault after the match and powerbombs Snow, which brings out the medics and Snow has to be carried out on a stretcher.
Tully Blanchard
Tully Blanchard
Tully Arthur Blanchard is a semi-retired second generation American professional wrestler. He is best known as an original member of the Four Horsemen....
didn't wait for his introduction as he hit the ring looking for a piece of Shane Douglas
Shane Douglas
Troy Alan Martin is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. In the course of his career, which has spanned nearly three decades, Douglas has wrestled in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling and briefly...
and the ECW Title
ECW World Heavyweight Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
. Blanchard got the upper hand early, even connecting with the slingshot suplex for a nearfall. The referee counted three after a piledriver but quickly overruled himself as Douglas had put his foot on the bottom rope just in time. Outside the ring, Douglas resorted to brawling to regain control with a front suplex to Blanchard on the timekeeper's table. Blanchard recovered and was ready to suplex Douglas back into the ring but the Franchise shifted his weight and fell on top of the former Horseman for the three count.
Cactus Jack
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
and the Sandman squared off in an old-fashioned Texas Death match. Catcus jumped Sandman during his entrance and began using chairs and a crutch to attack the Sandman early on. Cactus scored two early falls using chair shots and legdrops
Leg drop
A leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
but the Sandman answered the count at five and six, respectively, despite the appearance of a head injury. Even after gaining control, the Sandman's behavior was out of sorts, once getting off Cactus before the three count and another instance attacking Cactus while the referee's count was only at two. Cactus delivers several cane shots to the Sandman's head as the match spills onto the floor. Cactus DDT'd the Sandman twice on the concrete floor but the Sandman answered the count both times before a third one put him down for good.
Before the main event, Rocco Rock
Rocco Rock
Theodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...
told the internet fans they would now see some real wrestling. Sabu
Sabu (wrestler)
Terry Michael Brunk , better known by his ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler best known for his extreme wrestling style...
and the Tazmaniac
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
charged the ring as the two teams brawled to start. Sabu hit a suicide dive on a seated Johnny Grunge
Johnny Grunge
Michael "Mike" Durham was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge...
as Tazmaniac and Rock brawled in the crowd near the entrance. Sabu and Grunge would soon join them as Grunge was bloodied. Back in the ring, Sabu connected with Air Sabu and an Arabian facebuster before the tables were finally introduced into the match. Grunge managed to avoid Sabu's attempt to put him through the table and Rock attacked him with the broken table leg. Tazmaniac half nelson suplexes Sabu onto Rock but Public Enemy regrouped and took turns ramming Sabu and Tazmaniac into a table set up in the corner. Sabu throws Rock into a table but only splinters it, therefore Rock remains in the match. Meanwhile, Grunge sets up Taz on a table and goes to the top rope but Tazmaniac meets him before he can execute whatever he had planned. In their struggle, both men fall through the table and only Sabu and Rock remain legally in the match. Rock somersaults onto Sabu and puts him through a table but both referees were distracted by the Tazmaniac and so the match continues. Grunge chokes out Paul E.
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
outside the ring as Tazmaniac sets up Rock on a table for Sabu to leg drop him through for the win and the titles.
The new tag team champions have no time to celebrate as Tazmaniac and Grunge brawl back up the aisle while 911
911 (wrestler)
Al Poling is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, 911.-Professional wrestling career:He achieved his greatest national exposure in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s. He debuted in ECW as a "handler" to Sabu...
assisted Sabu in an attempt to put Rock through another table. Chris Benoit
Chris Benoit
Christopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
hit the ring and powerbombed Sabu on top of a prone Rock and through the table. The show ended with Benoit standing over Sabu while Paul E. and 911 looked on.