( WATCH CANDIDO BATTLE FORMER TAG TEAM PARTNER LANCE STORM). The hospital staff couldn’t believe he had walked into the building.

Never before has a contest had a bigger match feel. Would you guys be down for a ECW Supershow watch party? Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. Moving seamlessly between mat wrestling, high-flying and even tables, ladders and chairs contests, Lynn routinely stole shows against ECW standouts like Justin Credible, Mikey Whipwreck and Lance Storm.

Wearing oversized sports jerseys and baggy athletic shorts, the four-time ECW Tag Team Champions brought table-breaking into the sports-entertainment vernacular.

Hell, just about anything in WCW from 2000-on. With Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” pulsating through the arena, the hardcore brawler would make his way through the raucous crowd with Kendo stick in hand, guzzling adult beverages both for himself and for nearby fans. ECW wasn't supposed to get big enough to run a PPV. Tommy wanted to be the martyr, but in this case, we had to have one of our own win that title back from Tazz,” Joey Styles said while explaining the complicated turn of events that led to this bout.

Also, the Wikipedia entry makes mention of El Gigante having a “gaggle of midgets.” Oh, hells yes.

RELATED: 10 Best ECW Wrestlers From WWE's Sci-Fi Era. So, of course, Tommy is about to be hurt and in comes Raven, who returns the same night The Dudleys are leaving.

Monday Night” — a moniker RVD fulfilled years later when he became WWE Champion. A year before a rough Living Dangerously, fans got a good one.

When Storm joined ECW, his no-nonsense demeanor and flawless technical abilities made him standout among the chair-swinging freaks in the locker room.

And Cactus Jack was world-renowned for his willingness to sacrifice his own well-being.

“ECW was unique because the fans were as much a part of the show as any of the wrestlers or myself or the ring announcer,” Joey Styles said of the rowdy Philly fans who piled into the ECW Arena once a month. Marc: Considered by many to be greatest ‘mania of all time, Wrestlemania XVII, top to bottom, is what a PPV card should be. There is a strong chance that this is the most underrated pay-per-view in ECW history. It is a bonkers stipulation, and it wasn't surprising to see both men busted open as they used the glass to scrape across each other's foreheads in a match that isn't for the fainthearted. It’s a technique that still works.”, “Tommy never wanted to be champion. We know of the “big four” PPVs of WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam (hell, I own all the early ones on DVD already), but the Wrestling Classic is like the disowned, deformed son that WWE keeps in the cellar, like a character in a Richard Matheson short story. With some incredibly risky spots, that wouldn't happen on a major company anymore taking place, the matches sometimes were incredibly violent, and, within this list, we will rank the 10 more violent and bloody matches in the history of ECW.

Their epic clashes over the ECW TV Title raised the standard for technical wrestling in America and became the stuff of sports-entertainment legend. This includes new WWE Conversation Series episodes such as Chasing Glory, The New Day:... Another WWE Network compilation has been added to the WWE Network archives! The card also featured Hawk vs Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship which sounds fun. Masato Tanaka and Balls Mahoney had a surprisingly strong opener.

You can sign up for the WWE Network here! With every title on the line, the card features the best of the late Attitude Era.

This was honestly no contest.

Whilst there was also some fantastic wrestling and great storytelling, the most memorable takeaway from Paul Heyman's crazy company was the violence and the extreme matches that took place. One week later, The Human Suplex Machine lost the title to Dreamer.

ECW's finest athletes battle for the prestegious ECW Television Title. Privacy Policy / About Us. Even the power going out didn’t happen until 15 seconds after we went off the air.”. It was the end of an era and a harbinger of a new one as that week the WWE controlled ECW debuted, and while the show did breakout Sheamus and Jack Swagger, the old ECW spirit was never rekindled. You know, I believe I was the first American wresting announcer to call a hurricanrana. He’s saying, ‘Why don’t you go down there and stop the match in front of all these people?’ And I’m calling him irresponsible. But it was the Katahajime judo choke that became Tazz’s meal ticket. ( WACTH CACTUS JACK'S LEGENDARY MONOLOGUE ABOUT HIS FAMILY AND THE ECW FANS). Sabu and Rob Van Dam nearly tear each other apart. Terry Funk has done a lot for this business and he doesn’t get enough credit. Tommy Dreamer finally gets the best of his archrival, Raven, despite interference from Louie Spicolli at Wrestlepalooza on June 7, 1997. This was one of ECW's finest moments, and certainly one of the companies biggest ever shows, and therefore placing a major match like this to end the show was only fitting of the occasion. As always, stick to WWE Network News for the latest WWE Network news, results, exclusives, and more! Ultimate Warrior match.

It’s just phenomenal to watch. “This is a big match because it took so long for Tommy to finally get a victory over Raven,” Styles revealed. “I know it’s technically two matches, but I’ve always considered it one match,” Joey Styles said of the two consecutive bouts that served as the main event of ECW’s inaugural pay-per-view, Barely Legal. “Rey Mysterio, from minute one, proved what a star he was. “The story with Sandman versus Raven was that Raven had stolen The Sandman’s wife, Lori, and was living in The Sandman’s house. This PPV was only shown in Japan; in the United States, clips from the PPV were shown on ECW Hardcore TV.

Mikey, the protege of Foley, tried his best to beat his mentor at his own hardcore game. Only one of those was advertised on television! James Fullington (born June 19, 1963), better known by his ring name The Sandman, is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a smoking and drinking "Hardcore Icon" and held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship a record five times. Even more independent wrestling content is set to arrive on the WWE Network this weekend. Their match was unusually boring to the point where the crowd started chanting for the Junkyard Dog who appeared earlier in the night. Some of their pay-per-views were fantastic and some missed the mark by a mile.

It doesn't often get mentioned when most people discuss the best of the best but it should be. Ray Charles sings the National Anthem though, which sounds rather pleasant.

He did nothing wrong in the ring.

A key member of the Extreme organization both in the ring and behind the scenes, Tommy remained with ECW until the day the company closed — proof that no competitor was ever more loyal. Even though it isn't a great match, it instantly made a star out of Beulah, with the rabid crowd buying into the entire thing and being massively behind her, with a huge pop for the finish. But I did have to be on my game (for this match). With that said we’ve got to know: are you excited for the upcoming ECW Supershows classic content drop?

Well, all hell broke loose.

“What makes this a must-see moment is not the insanity of one Superstar throwing another Superstar into the crowd. Unfortunately, with all due respect to Francine, Bill Alfonso, Joel Gertner and the many other personalities who played integral parts in ECW’s success, managers and valets didn’t make the cut. Credible’s mere presence was enough to incite a near riot in the ECW Arena, but the self-righteous jerk truly enraged the ECW faithful when he beat Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship only minutes after Tommy’s emotional victory.

( WATCH RHYNO WIN THE ECW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP), For all the CM Punks and Brock Lesnars of the world, no competitor has been more of a “Paul Heyman Guy” than the near-400-pound monster from Asbury Park, N.J., known as Bam Bam Bigelow.

“When WCW hired Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko, we needed to replenish our roster and make our own stars, so we made the call to bring in the luchadores,” Joey Styles said of ECW’s 1995 acquisition of such masked Mexican standouts as Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis and the amazing Rey Mysterio. “Had he not come to terms with WWE, ECW was going to be built around Steve Austin. Still, the hardworking grappler’s evolution from pure wrestling enthusiast to expert brawler remains one of the highlights of ECW’s dying days.

The next thing you know there had to be at least 100 chairs thrown into the ring. They attempted to replicate that with the sequel, Hardcore Heaven 1997. Basically, (ECW owner) Paul (Heyman) came up with this plan.

But as veteran members of the ECW locker room jumped to WWE or WCW, ECW replenished its ranks with younger talent and Rhyno lead the charge — literally. These rarely seen matches, featuring some of the biggest stars in wrestling history, show where hubris can bring you. Plus, I am in the crowd holding up signs on the hard camera side, so I look forward to reliving that.

At least that's how it felt.

And I am seriously looking forward to seeing this again in all of its absurdity. A two-time ECW Tag Team Champion, RVD made his reputation as ECW’s greatest Television Champion with a tenure that lasted 700 days — by far the longest in the title’s history. In the late ’90s, RVD claimed that he was better than everyone in ECW and believed he deserved to perform on either WCW Monday Nitro or WWE Monday Night Raw. — JOEY STYLES, ( WATCH STEVIE BRAG ABOUT WINNING THE ECW TAG TEAM TITLES). Between the Legion of Doom and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, you should have any crowd cheering. Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee battle on a scaffold above a plethora of tables. "The Franchise" Shane Douglas ushers in an innovative era by declaring himself the new ECW World Heavyweight Champion after beating 2 Cold Scorpio on August 27, 1994.

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