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Kyle’s ECW Hardcore TV 2.06.96 Review


02.06.96

From:  Queens, New York City

Your Host: Joey Styles

Raven cuts a promo saying he wants to introduce is to his most prized possession—the ECW belt as he throws that whore out of the way. Read the rest of this entry

The 100 Greatest WWE Matches of the Decade: 2000

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It’s hard to believe that time has flown so quickly, but ladies and gentlemen we have come to the end of another decade. It feels like we just celebrated a new millennium too. Read the rest of this entry

ECW Hardcore History DVD

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ECW Hardcore History DVD
Released August 7, 2001

Your host is Joey Styles.

The Rise & Fall of WCW – Disc One

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The Rise and Fall of WCW – Disc One
Released: 8/25/2009

It’s pretty fitting that this would be my first wrestling DVD documentary I’ve ever reviewed. Read the rest of this entry

ECW: Hardcore Heaven 1994

ECW: Hardcore Heaven
August 13, 1994
Philadelphia, PA
ECW Arena

The current ECW Champs were as follows:
ECW Champion: Shane Douglas (3/26/1994)
ECW Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy (3/6/1994)
ECW TV Champion: Mikey Whipwreck (5/13/1994)

Your host is Joey Styles. Read the rest of this entry

WWEClassics on Demand Showcase (06.09)

WWEClassics on Demand Showcase
June 2009

Best of WCCW

  • Harley Race vs. Kerry Von Erich – No DQ Match (WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show, 6/4/82)

Winner gets a shot at Flair’s NWA world title. Read the rest of this entry

ECW World Tag Team Titles History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
The Super
Destroyers
The Night Breed 6/23/1992 Philadelphia, PA[1]
Tony Stetson &
Larry Winters
The Super
Destroyers
4/2/1993 Radnor, PA
The Suicide
Blondes[2]
Tony Stetson &
Larry Winters
4/3/1993 Philadelphia, PA
The Super
Destroyers (2)
The Suicide
Blondes
5/15/1993 Philadelphia, PA
The Suicide
Blondes (2)
The Super
Destroyers
5/15/1993 Philadelphia, PA[3]
The Dark Patriot &
Eddie Gilbert
Salvatore Bellamo
& The Sandman
8/8/1993 Philadelphia, PA[4]
Johnny Hotbody &
Tony Stetson
10/1/1993 NWA Bloodfest:
Part 1[5]
Tommy Dreamer &
Johnny Gunn
Johnny Hotbody &
Tony Stetson
11/13/1993 November to
Remember
Kevin Sullivan &
The Tazmaniac
Shane Douglas &
Tommy Dreamer
12/4/1993 Philadelphia, PA[6]
The Public Enemy Kevin Sullivan &
The Tazmaniac
3/6/1994 Philadelphia, PA
Cactus Jack &
Mikey Whipwreck
The Public Enemy 8/27/1994 NWA World Title
Tournament
The Public Enemy
(2)
Cactus Jack &
Mikey Whipwreck
11/5/1994 November to
Remember
Sabu &
The Tazmaniac
The Public Enemy 2/4/1995 Double Tables
Chris Benoit &
Dean Malenko
Sabu &
The Tazmaniac
2/25/1995 Return of the
Funker
The Public Enemy
(3)
Chris Benoit &
Dean Malenko
4/8/1995 Three Way
Dance
[7]
Raven &
Stevie Richards
The Public Enemy 6/30/1995 Jim Thorpe, PA
The Pitbulls Raven &
Stevie Richards
9/16/1995 Gangsta’s Paradise
Raven &
Stevie Richards
(2)
The Pitbulls 10/7/1995 Philadelphia, PA
The Public Enemy
(4)
Raven &
Stevie Richards
10/7/1995 Philadelphia, PA[8]
2 Cold Scorpio &
The Sandman
The Public Enemy 10/28/1995 Philadelphia, PA[9]
Cactus Jack &
Mikey Whipwreck
(2)
2 Cold Scorpio &
The Sandman
12/29/1995 New York, NY[10]
The Eliminators Cactus Jack &
Mikey Whipwreck
2/3/1996 Queens, NY[11]
The Gangstas The Eliminators 8/3/1996 The Doctor Is In
The Eliminators
(2)
The Gangstas 12/20/1996 Middletown, NY
The Dudley Boyz The Eliminators 3/15/1997 Hostile City
Showdown
The Eliminators
(3)
The Dudley Boyz 4/13/1997 Barely Legal
The Dudley Boyz
(2)
The Eliminators 6/20/1997 Waltham, MA[12]
The Gangstas (2) The Dudley Boyz 7/19/1997 Heat Wave
The Dudley Boyz
(3)
The Gangstas 8/17/1997 Hardcore
Heaven
[13]
John Kronus
& New Jack
The Dudley Boyz 9/20/1997 As Good As It Gets
Little Guido &
Tracy Smothers
John Kronus
& New Jack
10/18/1997 Philadelphia, PA
Doug Furnas
& Phil LaFon
Little Guido &
Tracy Smothers
12/5/1997 Waltham, MA
Chris Candido
& Lance Storm
Doug Furnas
& Phil LaFon
12/6/1997 Better
Than Ever[14]
Sabu &
Rob Van Dam
Chris Candido
& Lance Storm
6/27/1998 Philadelphia, PA
The Dudley Boyz
(4)
Sabu &
Rob Van Dam
10/24/1998 Cleveland, OH
Balls Mahoney &
Masato Tanaka
The Dudley Boyz 11/1/1998 November to
Remember
The Dudley Boyz
(5)
Balls Mahoney &
Masato Tanaka
11/6/1998 Queens, NY
Sabu &
Rob Van Dam (2)
The Dudley Boyz 12/13/1998 Japan
The Dudley Boyz
(6)
Sabu &
Rob Van Dam
4/17/1999 Buffalo, NY[15]
Spike Dudley &
Balls Mahoney
The Dudley Boyz 7/18/1999 Heat Wave
The Dudley Boyz
(7)
Spike Dudley &
Balls Mahoney
8/13/1999 Cleveland, OH
Spike Dudley &
Balls Mahoney (2)
The Dudley Boyz 8/14/1999 ECW on TNN
The Dudley Boyz
(8)
Spike Dudley &
Balls Mahoney
8/26/1999 ECW on TNN
Raven &
Tommy Dreamer
The Dudley Boyz 8/26/1999 ECW on TNN
The
Impact Players
Raven &
Tommy Dreamer
1/9/2000 Guilty as Charged
Tommy Dreamer &
Masato Tanaka
The
Impact Players
2/26/2000 ECW on TNN
Raven &
Mike Awesome
Tommy Dreamer &
Masato Tanaka
3/4/2000 Philadelphia, PA
The
Impact Players (2)
Raven &
Mike Awesome
3/12/2000 Living
Dangerously[16]
Yoshihiro Tajiri &
Mikey Whipwreck
Simon Diamond &
Johnny Swinger
8/25/2000 ECW on TNN[17]
Little Guido &
Tony Mamaluke
Yoshihiro Tajiri &
Mikey Whipwreck
8/26/2000 ECW on TNN
Danny Doring
& Roadkill
Little Guido &
Tony Mamaluke
12/3/2000 Massacre on
34th Street[18]

Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final.
[2]: The Suicide Blondes consisted of Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody & Chris Michaels. Since there were three members of the team, all three members were allowed to defend the titles using the Freebird Rule.
[3]: The titles were vacated once Chris Candido left ECW for Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
[4]: This was a tournament final.
[5]: Johnny Hotbody and Tony Stetson were awarded the titles due to the fact that the Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert were leaving ECW.
[6]: Shane Douglas substituted for Johnny Gunn in this match.
[7]: This was a three-way match which also included the team of Rick Steiner & The Tazmaniac.
[8]: This was a three-way match which also included the team of The Gangstas.
[9]: Scorpio defeated Rocco Rock in a match also for Scorpio’s ECW World TV title, choosing Sandman as his partner.
[10]: Whipwreck defeated Scorpio in a match for his TV and Tag Team titles; Cactus Jack appointed himself as Mikey’s partner.
[11]: This match aired on February 6, 1996, on ECW Hardcore TV.
[12]: The Dudley Boyz defeated John Kronus in a handicap match due to Perry Saturn being injured.
[13]: Due to Mustafa Saed leaving ECW, the Dudley Boyz were once again crowned ECW world tag team champions.
[14]: This was a three-way match which also involved the team of Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten.
[15]: D-Von Dudley defeated Rob Van Dam in a singles match to win the titles.
[16]: This was a three-way dance which also involved the team of Tommy Dreamer & Masato Tanaka. On April 22, 2000, Justin Credible won the ECW world heavyweight title and therefore was forced to vacate the title. By this point, Lance Storm had left ECW for WCW anyway, so Credible threw down his tag belt as a sign that he was abandoning the title.
[17]: Tajiri and Whipwreck won the titles in a three-way tournament final which also included the teams of Tommy Dreamer & Jerry Lynn and Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger.
[18]: On April 11, 2001, ECW shut down and the WWF buys their assets, which makes Doring and Roadkill the final REAL ECW world tag team champions.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

ECW: Hostile City Showdown (06.94)

ECW: Hostile City Showdown
June 24, 1994
Philadelphia, PA
ECW Arena

The current ECW Champs were as follows:
ECW Champion: Shane Douglas (3/26/1994)
ECW Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy (3/6/1994)
ECW TV Champion: Mikey Whipwreck (5/13/1994)

Your host is Joey Styles.
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WCW World Tag Team Titles History

Champion Won From Date City/Event
Doom 1/1/1991 [1]
The Freebirds Doom 2/24/1991 WrestleWar
Rick & Scott Steiner The Freebirds 3/9/1991 Power Hour[2]
The Enforcers Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier 9/5/1991 Clash 16[3]
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes The Enforcers 11/19/1991 Clash 17
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes 1/16/1992 Jacksonville, FL
Rick & Scott Steiner (2) Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton 5/3/1992 Chicago, IL
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy Rick & Scott Steiner 7/5/1992 Atlanta, GA
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes Steve Williams & Terry Gordy 9/21/1992 Saturday Night
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes 11/18/1992 Clash 21
The Hollywood Blondes Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas 3/2/1993 Power Hour
Arn Anderson & Paul Roma The Hollywood Blondes 8/18/1993 Clash 24
The Nasty Boys Arn Anderson & Paul Roma 9/19/1993 Fall Brawl
Marcus Bagwell & Too Cold Scorpio The Nasty Boys 10/4/1993 Saturday Night
The Nasty Boys (2) Marcus Bagwell & Too Cold Scorpio 10/24/1993 Halloween Havoc
Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan The Nasty Boys 5/22/1994 Slamboree
Pretty Wonderful Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan 7/17/1994 Bash at the Beach
Stars N Stripes Pretty Wonderful 9/25/1994 Saturday Night
Pretty Wonderful (2) Stars N Stripes 10/23/1994 Halloween Havoc
Stars N Stripes (2) Pretty Wonderful 11/16/1994 Clash 29
Harlem Heat Stars N Stripes 12/8/1994 Saturday Night
The Nasty Boys (3) Harlem Heat 5/21/1995 Slamboree
Harlem Heat (2) The Nasty Boys 6/24/1995 Worldwide
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater Harlem Heat 7/22/1995 Saturday Night
Harlem Heat (3) Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater 9/17/1995 Fall Brawl
The American Males Harlem Heat 9/18/1995 Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (4) The American Males 10/28/1995 Saturday Night
Sting & Lex Luger Harlem Heat 1/22/1996 Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (5) Sting & Lex Luger 6/24/1996 Monday Nitro
Rick & Scott Steiner (3) Harlem Heat 7/24/1996 Cincinnati, OH
Harlem Heat (6) Rick & Scott Steiner 7/27/1996 Dayton, OH
Public Enemy Harlem Heat 9/23/1996 Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (7) Public Enemy 10/5/1996 Saturday Night
The Outsiders Harlem Heat 10/27/1996 Halloween Havoc
Rick & Scott Steiner (4) Scott Hall & Syxx 10/13/1997 Monday Nitro[4]
The Outsiders (2) Rick & Scott Steiner 1/12/1998 Monday Nitro
Rick & Scott Steiner (5) The Outsiders 2/9/1998 Monday Nitro
The Outsiders (3) Rick & Scott Steiner 2/22/1998 Superbrawl VIII
Sting & The Giant The Outsiders 5/17/1998 Slamboree
Sting & Kevin Nash 6/15/1998 Monday Nitro[5]
The Giant & Scott Hall Sting & Kevin Nash 7/20/1998 Monday Nitro
Rick Steiner The Giant & Scott Steiner 10/25/1998 Halloween Havoc[6]
Barry Windham & Curt Hennig Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko 2/21/1999 Superbrawl IX[7]
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko Barry Windham & Curt Hennig 3/14/1999 UnCeNSoReD
Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko 3/29/1999 Monday Nitro
Raven & Perry Saturn Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman 5/9/1999 Slamboree
Jersey Triad Raven & Perry Saturn 5/31/1999 Monday Nitro
Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn Jersey Triad 6/10/1999 Thunder
Jersey Triad (2) Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn 6/13/1999 Great American Bash
Harlem Heat (8) Jersey Triad 8/14/1999 Road Wild
Barry & Kendall Windham Harlem Heat 8/23/1999 Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (9) Barry & Kendall Windham 9/12/1999 Fall Brawl
Konnan & Rey Mysterio Harlem Heat 10/18/1999 Monday Nitro
Harlem Heat (10) Konnan & Rey Mysterio 10/24/1999 Halloween Havoc
Konnan & Billy Kidman Harlem Heat 10/25/1999 Monday Nitro
Creative Control Konnan & Billy Kidman 11/22/1999 Monday Nitro
Bret Hart & Bill Goldberg Creative Control 12/6/1999 Monday Nitro
The Outsiders (4) Bret Hart & Bill Goldberg 12/13/1999 Monday Nitro
David Flair & Crowbar Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner 1/3/2000 Monday Nitro[8]
The Mamalukes David Flair & Crowbar 1/19/2000 Monday Nitro
The Harris Brothers (2) The Mamalukes 2/12/2000 Germany
The Mamalukes (2) The Harris Brothers 2/13/2000 Germany
The Harris Brothers (3) The Mamalukes 3/19/2000 UnCeNSoReD[9]
Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell Ric Flair & Lex Luger 4/16/2000 Spring Stampede[10]
KroniK Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell 5/15/2000 Monday Nitro
Perfect Event KroniK 5/31/2000 Thunder
KroniK (2) Perfect Event 7/9/2000 Bash at the Beach
Great Muta & Vampiro KroniK 8/13/2000 New Blood Rising
Rey Mysterio & Juventud Guerrera Great Muta & Vampiro 8/14/2000 Monday Nitro[11]
Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak 9/25/2000 Monday Nitro[12]
Misfits in Action Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak 10/9/2000 Monday Nitro
Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak (2) Misfits in Action 10/9/2000 Monday Nitro
Alex Wright & General Rection Sean O’Haire & Mark Jindrak 11/16/2000 Monday Nitro
Perfect Event (2) Alex Wright & General Rection 11/20/2000 Monday Nitro
The Insiders Perfect Event 11/26/2000 Mayhem
Perfect Event (3) The Insiders 12/4/2000 Monday Nitro
The Insiders (2) Perfect Event 12/17/2000 Starrcade
Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire The Insiders 1/14/2001 Sin
In March 2001, WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming.
The Undertaker & Kane Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire 8/9/2001 Smackdown!
Booker T & Test The Undertaker & Kane 9/25/2001 Smackdown!
The Hardy Boyz Booker T & Test 10/8/2001 Raw
The Dudley Boyz The Hardy Boyz 10/25/2001 Smackdown![13]

Footnotes:
[1]: When WCW withdrew from the NWA in January 1991, Doom’s NWA world tag team title reign carried over to the first ever WCW world tag title reign.
[2]: The Steiners actually won the titles before WrestleWar in real time, giving the Freebirds a negative title reign.
[3]: After Scott Steiner suffered an injury in June 1991, the titles were vacated. This was a tournament final.
[4]: Syxx is subbing for an injured Kevin Nash.
[5]: When Sting and Giant couldn’t get along, they had a match to determine who would get the tag belts. Sting won the match and chose Kevin Nash as his new partner.
[6]: Rick Steiner won a handicap match against the Giant and Scott Steiner who was subbing for Scott Hall.
[7]: After Rick Steiner was suffered an injury in January 1999, he and partner Kenny Kaos were stripped of the titles. This was a tournament final.
[8]: On the December 27, 1999 Nitro, the Outsiders vacated the titles after Scott Hall sustained an injury. This was a tournament final.
[9]: On April 10, 2000 when Bischoff and Russo joined together to take control of WCW, all the titles were made vacant for the WCW reboot.
[10]: This was a tournament final.
[11]: The titles became vacant when WCW Commissioner Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno. Whatever.
[12]: O’Haire & Jindrak won the titles in a six-team battle royal.
[13]: At Survivor Series on 11/18/2001, the titles were retired after being unified with the WWF tag team championship.

Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com

Fall Brawl 1994

WCW Fall Brawl 1994
September 18, 1994
Roanoke, VA
Roanoke Civic Center

The current WCW Champs were as follows:
WCW World Champion: Hulk Hogan (7/17/1994)
WCW U.S. Champion: Ricky Steamboat (8/24/1994)
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Pretty Wonderful (7/17/1994)
WCW World Television Champion: Lord Steven Regal (6/23/1994)

Your hosts are Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan. Read the rest of this entry