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Post by Citizen Snips on Mar 24, 2019 14:12:01 GMT -5
Pit Bulls vs Raven & Richards, 2 out of 3 falls Double Dog Collar match.
Rey Misterio Jr vs Psicosis, 2 out of 3 falls.
2 Cold Scorpio vs Sabu for the TV Title
Those are my top 3 matches. I could list promos and "Misirlou" sound bites all goddamn day.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 22:10:32 GMT -5
Taz winning the TV title from Shane Douglas. My vote is that entire hour of television. First Dreamer and Raven have their "final" battle, then Jerry Lawler invades with RVD and Sabu and the entire roster gets beaten down but Taz, then Taz beats Sabu in a rematch, then he beats Douglas for the TV title. The whole thing was freaking amazing, probably the best hour of wrestling television in history.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2019 22:22:07 GMT -5
Loved when Stevie and Blue Meanie dressed up as KISS and Sandman beat them up, singing "I wanna kick your ass all night!"
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 24, 2019 22:53:28 GMT -5
I need to put another moment that it’s also underrated.
Jerry Lynn turning heel. He gave a promo that I’m surprised that nobody as far as I know has replicated, he opened the show attacking Christian York and Joey Matthews telling them to learn their place as underneath talents that they only exist to make other people look good, that Lynn would never make anyone but himself look good again and that the only way people are gonna see him is if he’s in the main event, that every match he will ever have from now on needs to be on the main event or he’ll just leave the building...too bad ecw croaked two months later.
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Post by mattperiolat on Mar 25, 2019 23:12:22 GMT -5
I’ll go there.
The Public Enemy disappearing under an avalanche of chairs. Dangerous as hell, but amazing to see audience respond like that.
And still one of my favorite “Oh my God, they went there!” and a laugh out loud moment - Tommy Dreamer’s immortal “I’m hardcore, I’ll take them BOTH!” Of all the ways to play off a moment, no one else in the industry would have the guts.
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on Mar 26, 2019 2:09:12 GMT -5
Wrestlepalooza 97, as it was my first major exposure to ECW. I was hooked.
Heatwave 98 - realizing now that I attended an event that included not only an Awesome vs. Tanaka match but also Hayabusa and other great moments...wow.
Bam Bam being booked as Bam Bam should've been booked. I loved the guy and jesus christ, Heyman was the only one who knew how to use him.
To be a bit more specific, the Eliminators' promo/run-in at Wrestlepalooza 97. Saturn and Kronus were PERFECT tag partners and this was my first exposure, even if Saturn was injured and would leave soon. Afterall, the ECW influx is a big part of what drew me to WCW even if I'd just found ECW shortly before.
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Post by chazraps on Mar 26, 2019 2:22:13 GMT -5
Al Snow being engulfed in a sea of styrofoam heads. A visual that could never be accomplished in another other promotion. A snapshot of what made ECW so special.
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Post by David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 on Mar 26, 2019 4:23:04 GMT -5
When Stephanie McMahon took over.
Seriously though, anything with Mike Awesome and Tanaka was always insanely enjoyable.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Mar 26, 2019 17:37:54 GMT -5
Taz winning the TV title from Shane Douglas. My vote is that entire hour of television. First Dreamer and Raven have their "final" battle, then Jerry Lawler invades with RVD and Sabu and the entire roster gets beaten down but Taz, then Taz beats Sabu in a rematch, then he beats Douglas for the TV title. The whole thing was freaking amazing, probably the best hour of wrestling television in history. Do you have the date for this?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 18:38:59 GMT -5
My vote is that entire hour of television. First Dreamer and Raven have their "final" battle, then Jerry Lawler invades with RVD and Sabu and the entire roster gets beaten down but Taz, then Taz beats Sabu in a rematch, then he beats Douglas for the TV title. The whole thing was freaking amazing, probably the best hour of wrestling television in history. Do you have the date for this? It was Wrestlepalooza '97, but I don't know which episode air date the tv show version was. It had to be somewhere around April 1997 though. And I know for a fact it's on the Network, I've watched it on there.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Apr 2, 2019 18:06:20 GMT -5
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. I'm so glad you mentioned Pillman's debut, it's up there for me, and is one of my favorite promo's of all time (and probably my favorite face to heel in one promo, promo's) Brian was so so so good on the mic, and had his "character" down pat. I remember watching it 'live' and my mouth dropped when he said he was gonna "whip out his johnson and piss all over this hell hole" I was absolutely sold on the Loose Cannon from then on, and I wish he had stayed around longer. Both in ECW and life in general. Other mentions are Bubba's infamous promo, seeing RVD vs. Jerry Lynn for the first time, and the entire Raven vs. Sandman saga (which in my opinion is the best long term storyline ECW ever produced). I was fortunate enough to be able to see ECW as it happened, and for what it was, it was amazing.
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Post by Celexa Bliss on Apr 2, 2019 19:00:21 GMT -5
Do you have the date for this? It was Wrestlepalooza '97, but I don't know which episode air date the tv show version was. It had to be somewhere around April 1997 though. And I know for a fact it's on the Network, I've watched it on there. Hardcore TV episode 216. As for my pick, I'll go with the Pulp Fiction from episode 213. Basically, it's the entire roster giving their thoughts about RVD showing up on Raw and it's a nice bit of foreshadowing of what happened at Wrestlepalooza.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 19:06:13 GMT -5
Shane and the Funker's promo face off after the three way dance. Two guys playing their roles to perfection, selling the perfect storytelling match and building to their next.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 19:10:19 GMT -5
As sick as it sounds, I thought he visual of everyone in the crowd throwing chairs into the ring was f***ing awesome.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 3, 2019 17:39:30 GMT -5
As sick as it sounds, I thought he visual of everyone in the crowd throwing chairs into the ring was f***ing awesome. I love that one hit Terry and he sold it.
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Post by beavis666 on Apr 3, 2019 18:31:27 GMT -5
For moment it's the Sandman not actually being blinded reveal.
Match has gotta be any RVD Jerry Lynn match.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Apr 3, 2019 19:20:53 GMT -5
2 Gold Scorpio. My God, the night of 2 Gold Scorpio was amazing. Sandman loses the ECW Title to Mikey Whipwreck, comes out later to beat the hell out of Hack Myers and Dances With Dudley, caning them while leading the crowd in "SHAH!" "SHIT!" chants. Then ends up as half of the tag champions when he helps Scoprio beat Rocco Rock.
1995 ECW was off the f***ing charts.
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Post by MrElijah on Apr 5, 2019 7:36:33 GMT -5
2 Gold Scorpio. My God, the night of 2 Gold Scorpio was amazing. Sandman loses the ECW Title to Mikey Whipwreck, comes out later to beat the hell out of Hack Myers and Dances With Dudley, caning them while leading the crowd in "SHAH!" "SHIT!" chants. Then ends up as half of the tag champions when he helps Scoprio beat Rocco Rock. 1995 ECW was off the f***ing charts. *After Rocco misses Scorpio and goes into a flaming table, Scorpio helps him up* Joey Styles: Will you look at that. They say we don't have class here in ECW, respect for our fellow man-- *Scorpio clothesline the shit outta Rocco Rock for the 1-2-3* Styles: Never mind.
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Post by TGM on Apr 5, 2019 7:40:19 GMT -5
The Terry Funk / Sandman / Stevie Richards match. That is all kinds of awesome.
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