Favorite ecw moment

[hulksmash87]

What is your favorite ecw moment? I have two the sandman's return in 2000 and Paul heymans speech prior to barley legal with everyone in the ring

[Hit Girl]

When it ended.

[El Pollo Guerrera]

RVD's flip into the audience when won the TV title from Bigelow.

When Taz and Bigelow crashed through the ring.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Raven and Dreamer’s first faceoff.

The crowd was chanting boring and 911 at Raven during his first promo, then he faced off against Dreamer, the crowd kept booing but Raven then let a primal scream that scared and silenced the audience before he jumped at Dreamer and punched him.

The crowd was expecting an emo Johnny Polo, not a character who would revolutionize the business.

[Wieners=$$$]

Hard to pick one. Cactus Jack's promos, RVD v. Jerry Lynn, Awesome v. Tanaka, Bigalow being booked like a beast and tossing Spike into the crowd, were all incredible, and are just several reasons I watch old videos and tapes from time to time.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

This is a tough choice.

It was already one of my favourite matches before I realised that wrestling like that is probably what killed Awesome eventually, but every Awesome/Tanaka match had me on the edge of my seat with my jaw hanging open. Every single criticism of those matches is valid, but my God, what a thrill ride. And I actually like the One Night Stand 2005 one best.

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Prime Sabu was something else.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Mar 19, 2019 16:47:58 GMT -5 @akeemresurrection said:

Prime Sabu was something else.

A guy who changed wrestling and who every major company wanted, too bad he was/is a f***ing idiot.

[toodarkmark]

Blue Meanie and Bubba Ray doing a mirror of each other and Raven's promo in the classroom.

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Kimona Dancing
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Rey vs Psicosis

[chronocross]

Taz winning the TV title from Shane Douglas.

[DjZonk]

Juventud Guerrera vs Rey Mysterio 2/3 Falls.

Funk vs Sabu, Barbed Wire Match.

Tanaka vs Mike Awesome (Heat Wave 98).

Dean Malenko vs Eddie Guerrero (2/3 Falls).

RVD vs Jerry Lynn (Living Dangerously 99 > Hardcore Heaven 99)

Something I never really understood the love for was Funk vs Douglas vs Sabu, Night the Line was Crossed.

[Mozenrath]

Foley's heel stuff tended to be pretty amazing there, especially near the end where he was really rubbing it in that he was leaving.

[DiBiase is Good]

The Dudleys at Heatwave 99. The stuff they said to the crowd is still shocking today. The line about taking a big black cock up her ass almost makes me forgive what a dick Bubba Ray is.

[BorneAgain]

Bit of a dark horse choice given it was when the company was passed its prime, but the departure of the Dudleys/Raven return in August 1999 felt like the last perfectly executed ECW angle.

It was a final great heat moment for Devon and Bubba with the latter killing it in his final promo via his promise to put the ECW tag titles on Vince's desk. Dreamer emerging as ECW's defender made perfect sense, as did the impromptu match which finally capped off the feud with the Dudleys that had been off and on the previous 18 months. Even little touches like Sign Guy objecting to what they were doing and being shoved down by Bubba really put over how far gone the duo was and added just a bit more drama to the bit. Finally Raven's surprise return brought defeat to the heels, a major victory to babyface Dreamer, and immediately put Raven back on the map in terms of presence in the company. All this on top of setting up the next few months of angles with the two as unlikely tag team champions.

The whole segment demonstrates why Heyman's booking could be so good when it clicked; it got heat, efficiently combined programs, and created a shock that still made complete sense within the context of the angle.

[No Longer a Produceman]

Pretty much all of Heatwave 98. Was my first exposure to ECW. I went from “Hey, this Jerry Lynn/Justin Credible match is pretty good” to “Holy shit! Awesome and Tanaka are trying to kill each other!” to “This show is f****** amazing”

Everything clicked on this show and made me an instant fan. Yeah, a lot of the crap they did looks bad in hindsight, but I enjoyed it. That being said, the industry is better off without ECW.

[Ronny Rayguns Is All Elite]

Mar 20, 2019 16:39:24 GMT -5 BorneAgain said:

Bit of a dark horse choice given it was when the company was passed its prime, but the departure of the Dudleys/Raven return in August 1999 felt like the last perfectly executed ECW angle.

It was a final great heat moment for Devon and Bubba with the latter killing it in his final promo via his promise to put the ECW tag titles on Vince's desk. Dreamer emerging as ECW's defender made perfect sense, as did the impromptu match which finally capped off the feud with the Dudleys that had been off and on the previous 18 months. Even little touches like Sign Guy objecting to what they were doing and being shoved down by Bubba really put over how far gone the team had gone the duo was and added just a bit more drama to the bit. Finally Raven's surprise return brought defeat to the heels, a major victory to babyface Dreamer, and immediately put Raven back on the map in terms of presence in the company. All this on top of setting up the next few months of angles with the two as unlikely tag team champions.

The whole segment demonstrates why Heyman's booking could be so good when it clicked; it got heat, efficiently combined programs, and created a shock that still made complete sense within the context of the angle.

I came in to mention this, GOOD Choice! That look of confusion on Dreamer's face sold that moment so well.

In that case I'll go with that Bill Alphonso versus Beulah McGillicutty match since Fonzie just they basically just murdered one another. The things a guy will do to save his job.

[Natural Born Farmer]

First episode I ever saw on TNN started with Mike Awesome and his manager in the ring harassing Masato Tanaka, who was sitting ringside. Promo ended with Awesome telling him to get in the ring right now. Tanaka got up, took his shirt off, and had an absolute f***ing barnburner with Awesome, ultimately winning after hitting the roaring elbow and getting the title. Meanwhile the other talent on the show had come out to the entrance to watch the match and came to the ring after the fact to give Tanaka daps. Awesome got the title back that week at the PPV but I thought it was an incredible moment and it sold me on the promotion from the start.

[Woo]

The first to come to mind was Brian Pillman's surprise debut. I love that promo and his look was fantastic.

Cactus Jack's heel promos are awesome. Everyone knows the Cane Dewey one, but the other anti-hardcore promo on his 2 disc DVD is even better in my opinion.