Note: To search for a specific wrestler, match, location, or date, locate the 'Find' option in your browser and type in the text you're looking for. ECW 1996 Hardcore TV - 1/2/96 - featured an opening video package highlighting the Holiday Hell 95 12/29/95 New York debut of ECW, with an opening outdoor shot of the crowd waiting to get in, Missy Hyatt shown in the audience, Paul E. Dangerously addressing the crowd from the ring, and highlights from several of the night's top matches; included an opening in-ring introduction by Joey Styles until he was interrupted by Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie; moments later, Richards began insulting fans in the crowd until he noticed Missy Hyatt in the front row; Missy initially turned down Richards' advances but after he promised her a date with Raven she kissed him on the lips (Hyatt's surprise debut); featured an ad promoting November 2 Remember 95 on VHS; included Lance Wright hosting an ad promoting the ECF'nW T-shirt; featured Wright hosting a Hype Central segment in which it was announced 2 Cold Scorpio vs. ECW TV Champion Mikey Whipwreck, ECW World Champion the Sandman vs. Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr. & 911 vs. the Eliminators, Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs. Jimmy Del Ray, and Taz vs. Hack Myers would take place Jan. 5 at the ECW Arena; included an ad promoting Gangsta's Paradise to the tune of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise;" featured an extended video package on the Public Enemy to the tune of "Slam" by Onyx, "Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio, and "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze; included an ad for the ECW Hardcore Hotline; featured the Whipwreck vs. Scorpio and New Jack & Mustafa vs. Public Enemy matches taped 12/29/96 in Queens, NY; included an outdoor promo by New Jack & Mustafa regarding their upcoming match against Public Enemy at the ECW Arena, during which they said WCW would soon dress them up in little pink dresses; featured a promo by Public Enemy regarding their final ECW match upcoming against the Gangstas; included a closing backstage segment in which Cactus Jack talked to Raven about Whipwreck's title win earlier in the show, with Beaulah McGillicutty standing behind Raven wearing a neckbrace; Raven then told Whipwreck he was worthless, with Beaulah saying she could make Mikey a man while Woman couldn't get the job done, Whipwreck saying he wanted nothing to do with Raven, and Raven shoving Cactus around to close the broadcast House Party 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - January 5, 1996 (1,150) Featured an opening segment in which Bill Alphonso interrupted Joey Styles' in-ring intro, with the two men arguing until Taz got in the ring, grabbed Styles, and threatened him in the corner; moments later, 911 made the save leading to several wrestlers having to pull the two men apart; after the crowd left the ring, Taz dropped El Puerto Ricano with a Tazplex causing 911 to again get in Taz' face until he was attacked by the Eliminators leading into the opening match; included Styles conducting an in-ring interview with Stevie Richards, alongside the Blue Meanie and Beulah McGillicutty, in which he bragged about making out with Missy Hyatt a few weeks ago, renamed himself from "Dancin" Stevie to "Studly" Stevie, and said he was better looking than Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs; moments later, Richards attempted to kiss Beulah but she told him she didn't want to be touched; when Richards pushed the issue, she admitted she was pregnant; Raven then came out, confronted Beulah, and then dropped Richards when she said the baby wasn't Raven's; Beulah then admitted it was Tommy Dreamer's, with Dreamer then coming out and knocking Raven to the floor as Beulah did the same to Richards and the Meanie; Dreamer assaulted Raven around ringside before hitting a piledriver in the ring onto a STOP sign and blueberry pie; Dreamer and Beulah then left ringside together; the home video concluded with a Public Enemy tribute video: Hardcore TV - 1/16/96: 911 & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus (w/ Jason) when Mysterio pinned Saturn at around 7:30 with a hurricanrana from 911's shoulders as Saturn was on Kronus' shoulders; during the bout, Taz interfered several times attacking 911; after the match, the Pitbulls and Francine came out to make the save against the Eliminators and Jason until Francine suffered Total Elimination; moments later, medics took Francine backstage on a stretcher Hardcore TV - 1/23/96: Rob Van Dam pinned Axl Rotten with the split-legged moonsault at 6:13 (RVD’s debut) (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) 2 Cold Scorpio (w/ Woman) pinned ECW TV Champion Mikey Whipwreck to win the title at 16:45 with a powerbomb and the moonsault legdrop off the top after Raven interfered and dropped the champion with the DDT Hardcore TV - 1/23/96: Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated Hack Myers via submission with the Tazmission at 3:40; Alphonso wore an Emmit Smith Dallas Cowboys jersey for the bout; after the match, Taz cut an in-ring promo responding to the fans' chants of "Sabu" and said this was just the beginning of the trail of bodies he would leave behind before telling the crowd to "Fuck off" Hardcore TV - 1/16/96: Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy, Chubby, DW, & Big Dick Dudley) pinned Jimmy Del Ray (w/ Mr. Hughes) at 2:58 with a DDT; after the match, Bubba, CW, and Big Dick fought off Del Ray & Hughes until Hughes grabbed the mic and said he had something for Bubba; moments later, Shane Douglas came out, said he had been in purgatory, and then slapped Bubba to teach him some proper English; the fans chanted "Dean is Dead" upon Douglas' entrance (Douglas' surprise return after a 7-month absence) The Bad Crew fought JT Smith & Tony Stetson to a no contest ECW World Champion the Sandman (w/ Woman) defeated Konnan via TKO at 14:00 when Sandman was the only one who could meet the referee's standing 10-count after both men beat the other with kendo sticks; Rey Mysterio Jr. interfered on behalf of the challenger at the 12:30 mark, throwing Konnan his own kendo stick to use on the Sandman; after the bout, Konnan took the mic and endorsed Sandman as ECW's champion Sabu pinned Stevie Richards (w/ the Blue Meanie) at 14:30 with the Atomic Arabian Facebuster; Paul E. Dangerously came out at the 11-minute mark to check on an injured Sabu The Public Enemy defeated the Gangstas when Rocco Rock pinned Mustafa at 13:01 with the Drive By; prior to the bout, the PE cut an in-ring promo saying the ECW Arena was the house they built, with the crowd chanting both "You sold out" and "You'll be back;" after their entrance, New Jack cut a promo on the Public Enemy leaving for WCW by saying, "When you see those pussy bitches Harlem Heat, tell them I invented this" and "I called Santa Claus the other day and asked 'What do you think of Sensational Sherri?' and he said 'A ho ho ho;'" after the match, Rocco cut an in-ring promo saying they were the greatest wrestling fans in the world and the energy they gave off made them do things they normally wouldn't do and all the wrestlers in the back agreed; he then invited the wrestlers in the back to come out and have one last dance with them (PE's last appearance for 3 years) Hardcore TV - 1/9/96 - featured an opening video package recapping the Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven feud, with clips from 4/8/95 of Beaulah McGillicutty tricking Dreamer and spraying him in the face with hair spray, allowing Raven to get the win, a clip of Dreamer dropping Beaulah with a piledriver on 4/15/95, footage of Dreamer being assaulted by Raven in Tampa, FL during May 1995, a clip of 6/17/95 of Raven snapping Dreamer's fingers, Dreamer hitting Raven over the head with a steel chair in a cage on 7/15/95, 10/28/95 of Raven crucifying Dreamer at the ECW Arena, and Dreamer & Terry Funk facing Cactus Jack & Raven at November 2 Remember on 11/18/95; included an ad promoting November 2 Remember 95 on VHS; featured Lance Wright hosting an ad promoting the ECF'nW T-shirt; included a promo by New Jack & Mustafa in a stairway about their return to ECW; featured clips from the Eliminators vs. Pitbulls match taped 12/29/95 in Queens, NY; included an ad promoting Holiday Hell 95 on VHS; featured an ad promoting Gangsta's Paradise to the tune of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise;" included the Taz vs. Koji Nakagawa, Bruiser Mastino vs. El Puerto Ricano, and Dreamer vs. Raven matches taped 12/29/95; featured a closing video package with promos from JT Smith, Bill Alfonso & Taz, New Jack & Mustafa, ECW World Champion the Sandman & Woman, 911, Damien Kane, the Blue Meanie & Stevie Richards, with Shane Douglas walking in during Meanie & Richards' promo and correcting their grammar; after Joey Styles noted Douglas, the last shot of the broadcast was Douglas shown laughing wearing a tuxedo (Douglas' surprise return) Hardcore TV - 1/16/96 - featured an opening clip recapping Shane Douglas's surprise return the previous week; included the in-ring confrontation between Taz and 911 from the 1/5/96 ECW show, followed by 911 & Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Perry Saturn & John Kronus; featured an ad with Lance Wright promoting the ECF'NW T-shirt; included an ad promoting November to Remember 95 on VHS; featured the Buh Buh Ray Dudley vs. Jimmy Del Ray match taped 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena, followed by Douglas's surprise appearance after the contest; included an ad promoting the Gangstas Paradise VHS; featured highlights of 2 Cold Scorpio winning the ECW TV Title from Mikey Whipwreck on 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena; included a backstage promo by Rey Mysterio Jr., in which he spoke in Spanish until he was interrupted by Dances with Dudley; included Styles conducting an in-ring interview with Stevie Richards, alongside the Blue Meanie and Beulah McGillicutty, from the 1/6/96 ECW Arena show in which he bragged about making out with Missy Hyatt a few weeks ago, renamed himself from "Dancin" Stevie to "Studly" Stevie, and said he was better looking than Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs; moments later, Richards attempted to kiss Beulah but she told him she didn't want to be touched; when Richards pushed the issue, she admitted she was pregnant; Raven then came out, confronted Beulah, and then dropped Richards when she said the baby wasn't Raven's; Beulah then admitted it was Tommy Dreamer's, with Dreamer then coming out and knocking Raven to the floor as Beulah did the same to Richards and the Meanie; Dreamer assaulted Raven around ringside before hitting a piledriver in the ring onto a STOP sign and blueberry pie; Dreamer and Beulah then left ringside together; featured a backstage promo by Dreamer in which he said he was one up on Raven in their feud, then walking in to find Beulah naked in their Travelodge hotel room Hardcore TV - 1/23/96 - featured the Rob Van Dam vs. Axl Rotten match taped 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena; included a video package highlighting the recent return of Shane Douglas, injury to Francine, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck becoming ECW Tag Team Champions, Raven costing Whipwreck the ECW TV Title, the Taz / 911 feud, and Beulah McGillicutty announcing Tommy Dreamer was the father of her child; featured the announcement that Dreamer and a partner of his choice would face Cactus & Mikey at the ECW Arena the following Saturday; included a silhouette of Beulah, appearing to be naked, telling Dreamer she's loved him since she was 10 years old; featured Lance Wright promoting the ECF'nW T-shirt; included the Taz vs. Hack Meyers match taped 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena, followed by Taz's post-match promo; featured an ad promoting the 'Fonzie Must Die!' T-shirt; included an ad promoting the Gangstas Paradise VHS; featured highlights from the Sabu vs. Stevie Richards match taped 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena; included an ad promoting House Party 96 on VHS; featured an ad promoting the November to Remember 95 VHS; included highlights from the ECW World Champion the Sandman vs. Konnan match taped 1/6/96 at the ECW Arena; featured Wright promoting the Buh Buh Ray Dudley T-shirt; included closing comments from Dreamer & Beulah, Raven, Richards & the Blue Meanie, Bill Alphonso & Taz, the Pitbulls & Francine, Perry Saturn & John Kronus, Dreamer, JT Smith, and a final segment showing Douglas accepting Dreamer's search for a partner to face Cactus & Whipwreck, with Douglas saying whichever one of them wins a singles title first gives the other a title shot ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - January 26, 1996 (666) Taz defeated Hack Myers Judge Dread defeated the Blue Meanie Axl Rotten defeated JT Smith The Headhunters defeated the Bad Crew Shane Douglas defeated Stevie Richards The Pitbulls & Tommy Dreamer defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & the Eliminators Sabu defeated Jimmy Del Ray ECW Tag Team Champions Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck defeated Buh Buh Ray & Dances with Dudley ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Mr. Hughes ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - January 27, 1996 (1,006) Hack Myers pinned Mr. Hughes Judge Dread pinned the Blue Meanie Buh Buh Ray & Dances with Dudley defeated JT Smith & Axl Rotten when Buh Buh pinned Smith The Headhunters defeated the Bad Crew ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio pinned El Puerto Ricano (sub. for Jimmy Del Ray) The Gangstas defeated the Pitbulls when Pitbull #2 was pinned Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam via disqualification ECW Tag Team Champions Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck defeated Tommy Dreamer & Shane Douglas (mystery partner) when Cactus pinned Douglas Raven (w/ Stevie Richards) pinned ECW World Champion the Sandman to win the title with a DDT onto a steel chair ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - February 2, 1996 (550) The Bad Crew & Mr. Hughes defeated Axl Rotten, Hack Myers, & El Puerto Ricano when Hughes pinned Ricano Taz pinned the Shark Attack Kid ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio pinned ECW Tag Team Champion Mikey Whipwreck Shane Douglas & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards when Douglas pinned Richards The Pitbulls defeated the Headhunters Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned JT Smith Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Chris Jericho & Rob Van Dam at 15:52 when Kronus pinned Jericho with Total Elimination after RVD was knocked to the floor Sabu pinned ECW Tag Team Champion Cactus Jack ECW @ Queens, NY - Lost Battalion Hall - February 3, 1996 (1,200) Included an opening segment in which Paul Heyman introduced several cameramen from "A Current Affair" who were in the arena filming; featured the Gangstas cutting a backstage promo challenging the new ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators; included Joey Styles conducting an in-ring interview with Taz & Bill Alphonso regarding 911, which was interrupted by Rey Mysterio Jr. who said he wasn't afraid of Taz; moments later, Mysterio dropped Alphonso but was eventually dropped by Taz; moments later, Hack Myers and JT Smith came out to check on Mysterio, with Smith then stomping Mysterio until Myers knocked him out of the ring; Mysterio was then helped backstage before Woman came out - to chants of "You sold out" - and confronted Styles in the ring, saying the fans could catch action like that on Monday night - referring to her jumping to WCW; the Sandman then came out and said he didn't want to come with her and called her a bitch, with Woman challenging any man or woman to come out and physically remove her; 2 Cold Scorpio then came out, threw Woman over his shoulder, and threw her out the building into a limo in the parking lot, with Scorpio telling the driver to "Take that bitch to Atlanta;" moments later, Stevie Richards and the Blue Meanie confronted Sandman in the ring on behalf of Raven and gave him one chance to back out of Sandman's upcoming title shot against Raven; after saying no, the Sandman twice caned the Meanie and told Richards he was coming for "his" belt; moments later, ECW World Champion Raven, with Kimona Wanalaya, came out and said if Richards' "surprise" wasn't big then he was fired; Richards then announced he was suing Missy Hyatt for sexual harassment, stemming from the last month's show in which Missy "violated him;" Missy then came out and insulted Richards and Raven before the Sandman appeared and caned both men Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated the Shark Attack Kid via submission with the Tazmission at 3:34; after the bout, Taz grabbed a mic and responded to several chants he heard during the match for 911 and then challenged 911 to come out and face him; ECW Commissioner Tod Gordon then came out and said 911 didn't want to wrestle Taz and had left the building for unknown reasons; Alphonso then challenged Gordon to a fight, with Gordon getting the advantage until Taz attacked him; moments later, Bam Bam Bigelow cleared the ring (Bigelow's surprise debut) The Headhunters (w/ Damien Kane & Lady Alexandra) defeated Axl Rotten & El Puerto Ricano at 6:45 when Ricano was pinned following a moonsault Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck to win the titles at 12:11 when Saturn pinned Whipwreck with Total Elimination after Whipwreck collided with Cactus on the ring apron; prior to the bout, the champions were escorted to the ring by ECW World Champion Raven, who repeatedly shoved Whipwreck around before going backstage; late in the match, Cactus attempted to use a broken bottle on Saturn but was dropkicked by Whipwreck; Cactus wore a "WW F'n F" t-shirt for the match; after the contest, Raven came back out and shoved Whipwreck down before Cactus joined in to double team his own partner, finishing him with a double arm DDT onto a steel chair; moments later, Joey Styles attempted to interview the new champions in the ring until they were interrupted by Francine, wearing a neckbrace, who distracted the Eliminators long enough for the Pitbulls to attack them from behind; Kronus then sustained the Super Bomb and Francine cut Saturn's hair as he was choked with a chain Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) & Shane Douglas defeated ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Kimona Wanalaya) & Stevie Richards (w/ the Blue Meanie) when Dreamer pinned Richards at 19:35 with an enzuiguri after Beulah tied a frying pan to Dreamer's boot; prior to the bout, Richards cut an in-ring promo stating he and the Meanie would now be known as the Fabulous Ones before they started to strut; at one point in the match, Richards put on a Razor Ramon t-shirt, chewed on a toothpick, and then threw it at Douglas; mid-way through the bout, Cactus Jack interfered on behalf of Raven & Richards while the Sandman assaulted members of both team and the referee AAA Walterweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera at 9:27 by reversing a Splash Mountain off the top into a hurricanrana; ring announcer Joel Gertner did half the announcing in Spanish (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man) The Pitbulls defeated the Headhunters Chris Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam at 10:58 Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy, Dances with, and Big Dick Dudley) pinned JT Smith at the 39-second mark with a powerbomb and splash; prior to the bout, Smith offered Buh Buh $100 to call off the match since JT was recovering from the beating Hack Myers gave him earlier in the show but then attacked Buh Buh Sabu pinned Mr. Hughes at 12:24 with a springboard kick using a steel chair The Sandman & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated New Jack & Mustafa Saed at 7:43 when Scorpio pinned Mustafa after spraying him in the face with hairspray ECW @ Newark, DE - February 16, 1996 Cancelled Cyberslam 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - February 17, 1996 (1,300) Featured an in-ring segment hosted by Joey Styles in which the lights went out and when they came back on Brian Pillman was in the ring; moments later, Pillman said an announcer in Atlanta took away his Constitutional rights and he had just been fired by Eric Bischoff, who he referred to as "Jerkoff," and then called Paul E. Dangerously - Verne Gagne's former gopher - "a piece of fucking shit;" Styles then attempted to end the interview but Pillman grabbed the mic and took over; as Pillman started calling the crowd smart marks, several fans in the front row held up a sign saying "Don't work me, Pillman;" as Pillman attempted to urinate in the ring, Tod Gordon, Paul E. Dangerously, and Shane Douglas came out to stop him, with Pillman calling Dangerously "Bookerman" before he was taken away by security; Pillman eventually broke away from the security, pulled a ringside fan into the ring, and appeared to stab him before Douglas chased Pillman out of the ring; Douglas then grabbed a mic and said he wouldn't let the show continue until Pillman was thrown out the door; moments later, Pillman was dragged ringside by security, taken through the crowd, and ejected from the building (Pillman's surprise return after a 15-month absence); included Styles conducting an in-ring interview with Tommy Dreamer - his arm in a sling - and Beulah McGillicutty and said Raven had seperated his shoulder; moments later, Raven, Kimona Wanalaya, Stevie Richards, and the Blue Meanie appeared; as Raven alluded to planning to cut off Dreamer's dick as payback for what he did to Raven's girlfriend Beulah, Shane Douglas and the Bruise Brothers appeared to step in-between, with Douglas taking Beulah backstage to safety; moments later, the Harris brothers jumped Dreamer and pulled him crotch-first into the steel ringpost before leaving ringside with Raven's Nest Judge Dread & the Bad Crew defeated Dino Sendoff, Don E. Allen, & the Dirt Bike Kid at 2:03 when Sendoff was pinned following a modified Doomsday Device from the Bad Crew; after the bout, the Sandman came out and repeatedly caned everyone in the ring before going backstage Spiros Grekko pinned El Puerto Ricano at 4:26 with a side pumphandle slam; during the bout, the crowd chanted "You fuck sheep" at Grekko Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated Joel Hartgood via submission with the Tazmission at 1:53; after the match, Taz said Hartgood was "just another victim" before scaring off the medics and assaulting Dino Sendoff, Don E. Allen, and the Dirt Bike Kid as they attempted to make the save; moments later, Mikey Whipwreck attacked Taz and sent him reeling for several moments until Taz caught him coming off the top, hit a Tazplex, and then locked Whipwreck in the Tazmission Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy, Chubby, TW, & Big Dick Dudley) pinned Mr. Hughes at the 35-second mark with a splash off the top after Big Dick broke a crutch across Hughes' back The Bruise Brothers (sub. for the Gangstas) defeated the Headhunters (w/ Damien Kane & Lady Alexandra) at 3:54 when a Harris pinned a Headhunter with a boot to the face at the same time the other Headhunter had the other Harris pinned with a moonsault; prior to the bout, Styles announced New Jack was in jail in Atlanta and Mustafa had agreed to face both Headhunters himself; moments later, Damien Kane and Lady Alexandra appeared with Kane saying he could offer Mustafa a job with the Headhunters and Mustafa looking at Alexandra and saying he needed a handjob; moments later, Mustafa threw Kane to the floor and assaulted him at ringside until the Headhunters assaulted Mustafa inside the ring, leaving Mustafa unable to compete; Kane then issued an open challenge to any team in ECW to face the Headhunters, with the Bruise Brothers then appearing (the Bruise Brothers' surprise return) JT Smith pinned Axl Rotten at 6:12 after hitting him in the back with a steel chair; after the bout, Smith spat on Rotton and hit a moonsault - holding the chair - onto Rotten; after the bout, Hack Myers and several referees came out, with Smith assaulting Myers and throwing him to the floor until Myers sent Smith from the ring; Smith then attacked Rotton on the floor until Myers made the save and fought him backstage The Pitbulls & Francine defeated Stevie Richards & ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators in a dog collar match at around the 15-minute mark when Francine pinned Richards after Richards sustained a neckbreaker off the top from the Pitbulls; after the bout, the Eliminators hit Total Elimination on both Pitbulls and Francine ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scoprio fought Sabu to a 30-minute time-limit draw moments after the challenger hit a somersault legdrop into the ring onto a steel chair and gained a 2-count (The Rise & Fall of ECW, Wrestling's Highest Flyers) Shane Douglas pinned Cactus Jack at 15:40 when Mikey Whipwreck interfered as Cactus was caught in a figure-4 and hit Cactus in the head with a steel chair; late in the contest, Douglas handcuffed Cactus' hands behind his back and repeatedly hit him over the head with a steel chair, with Cactus calling out to Vince McMahon and Whipwreck for help; Cactus wore an Eric Bischoff t-shirt for the match; Brian Hildebrand was the referee for the bout (ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1) ECW World Champion Raven (w/ the Blue Meanie, & Stevie Richards) pinned the Sandman at 8:18 with the DDT onto a steel chair after sending the challenger off the top face-first onto the chair; Missy Hyatt was in the Sandman's corner and Kimona Wanalaya was in the champion's corner but both were ejected at the 5-minute mark following a catfight; the Bruise Brothers attacked the Sandman on behalf of Raven at the 7-minute mark; after the match, the Sandman caned Richards, the Meanie, and the Bruise Brothers; moments later, Missy returned ringside and gave the Sandman a beer and cigarette ECW @ Glenolden, PA - Briarcliffe Fieldhouse - February 23, 1996 (493) Just Another Night The Bad Crew defeated JT Smith & Joel Hartgood at 1:10 when Hartgood was pinned following a powerbomb / splash off the top double team; prior to the bout, Smith attacked his own partner and assaulted him with a steel chair before leaving ringside, causing Hartgood to work the match by himself; after the match, the Sandman appeared, caned Bad Crew out of the ring, caned Hartgood outside the ring, and then left ringside The Pitbulls (w/ Francine) defeated Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie at 9:06 when both men pinned Meanie following the Super Bomb after Richards was knocked to the floor Bill Alfonso (w/ Taz) pinned Tod Gordon (w/ Bam Bam Bigelow) at 2:36 after Taz punched Gordon on the face as Alphonso was covered; after the bout, Alphonso hit Gordon with a steel chair until Bigelow got in the ring and no sold a chair shot from Taz, scaring Taz and Alphonso to the floor Mikey Whipwreck defeated El Puerto Ricano ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Hack Myers at 6:03 when Kronus pinned Myers with Total Elimination after Buh Buh Ray was knocked to the floor; prior to the bout, the champions laid out CW Dudley with Total Elimination, with the Big Dick Dudley then attacking them and dropping Saturn with the chokeslam; moments later, the other Dudleys helped CW backstage as Big Dick was escorted backstage by security; Buh Buh worked most of the match himself as Myers didn't appear until the 4-minute mark The Sandman pinned Axl Rotten at 16:09 with a legdrop off the top after repeatedly caning Rotten; after the bout, the Sandman grabbed the mic and praised Rotten, with Rotten then handing Sandman a beer and leaving ringside, letting him enjoy the victory Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Cactus Jack (w/ Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie) at 3:47 with a clothesline; prior to the bout, Richards, Meanie, and Cactus did a Fabulous Ones strut as a going away present to Cactus since he was leaving for the WWF; moments later, Bigelow knocked the two out of the ring, with Cactus then grabbing the mic, making fun of Bigelow for main eventing WrestleMania against Lawrence Taylor, and saying he was about to become an even bigger star than Bigelow in the WWF; Bigelow then grabbed the mic and said McMahon told him to do the job to LT but no one told him to do the job to Cactus; Cactus wore a "WW F'N F" t-shirt for the bout; after the match, Bigelow fought off an attack from all three before Taz, with Bill Alphonso, attacked Bigelow from behind and applied the Tazmission; El Puerto Ricano, Joel Hartgood, and Buh Buh Ray Dudley attempted to make the save but were laid out as well ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 19:59; the bell rang immediately after the challenger hit an Arabian Facebuster; after the match, Scorpio offered his hand to Sabu, with Sabu shaking it and each man raising the other's out of respect; moments later, Scorpio hit a clothesline on Sabu and left the ring, only for Sabu to jump him in the aisle ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Kimona Wanalaya, Stevie Richards, & the Blue Meanie) pinned Shane Douglas at 12:41 with a DDT onto a steel chair after Richards hit Douglas with the Stevie Kick behind the referee's back after Douglas laid out an interfering Cactus Jack; Brian Pillman appeared at the 6:30 mark, taking photographs at ringside, but was eventually removed by security as Douglas himself was restrained from getting at Pillman; after the match, Sandman made the save, clearing the ring of Raven, Richards, and Meanie; moments later, Douglas grabbed the mic and offered Sandman a deal that whichever of them won the title from Raven the other would get the first shot; after Douglas and Sandman again cleared Richards and Meanie from the ring, Sandman accepted Douglas' offer by symbolically giving him a beer ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - February 24, 1996 (804) The Bad Crew defeated JT Smith & El Puerto Ricano Axl Rotten pinned the Blue Meanie ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Mr. Hughes via count-out Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Don E. Allen Shane Douglas defeated Stevie Richards ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators defeated the Pitbulls ECW World Champion Raven defeated the Sandman Sabu defeated Cactus Jack Big Ass Extreme Bash - Queens, NY - Lost Battalion Hall - March 8, 1996 (1,200) Kendo Nagasaki & Chris Michaels defeated Damien Stone & Joel Hartgood at 1:31 when Michaels pinned Stone; after the bout, the Sandman ran out and assaulted all the participants with his Singapore cane, resulting in a loud chant of "ECW" JT Smith pinned Hack Myers at 2:47 Hardcore TV - 3/12/96: Chris Jericho pinned Cactus Jack (w/ Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie) at 13:21 with a German suplex into a bridge; prior to the bout, Richards and Meanie joined Cactus in the ring and invited him to do the Fargo strut with them; moments later, Jericho knocked Richards and Meanie out of the ring with a dropkick, with Cactus then taking the mic and asking if they were OK; Cactus's face was heavily taped for the match (Jericho's debut) (Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho) Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck via submission at 4:12 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls at 14:06 when Pitbull #2 was pinned Juventud Guerrera defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:26, 2-1; fall #1: Mysterio pinned Guerrera; fall #2: Guerrera pinned Mysterio; fall #3: Guerrera pinned Mysterio Big Titan pinned Judge Dredd at 3:42 ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a 20-minute time-limit draw Buh Buh Ray & Dances with Dudley defeated the Headhunters at 2:36 when Buh Buh Ray pinned Headhunter B ECW World Champion Raven pinned the Sandman at 12:27 Big Ass Extreme Bash 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - March 9, 1996 (1,200) JT Smith pinned Axl Rotten at 6:50 El Puerto Ricano & Damien Stone fought the Bad Crew to a no contest at 1:48 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Hack Myers at 8:15 when Myers was pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 16:06; fall #1: Guerrera pinned Mysterio with a dragon suplex into a bridge at 5:34; fall #2: Mysterio pinned Guerrera with a sit-down gutwrench powerbomb at 9:05; fall #3: Mysterio pinned Guerrera by reversing a Splash Mountain into a hurricanrana; after the bout, Mysterio hit a sit-down powerbomb through a table set up at ringside (ECW: Hardcore History, Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man) Chris Jericho defeated Taz via disqualification at 6:00 Cactus Jack pinned Mickey Whipwreck at 17:19 with a piledriver onto a steel chair; after the bout, Cactus helped Mickey to his feet (Cactus' last match before jumping to the WWF) (Mick Foley's Greatest Hits & Misses) Ron & Don Harris fought the Pitbulls to a no contest at 16:58 Sabu pinned Big Titan at 12:18 ECW World Champion Raven pinned Shane Douglas at 8:40 New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Sandman & 2 Cold Scorpio and the Headhunters at 14:22 in an elimination match; Scorpo pinned Headhunter B at 9:51; New Jack pinned Scorpio ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - March 15, 1996 (666) The Bad Crew defeated El Puerto Ricano & Chubby Dudley Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Spiros Grekko Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck Chris Jericho pinned Mikey Whipwreck Rob Van Dam defeated Damien Stone ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a 20-minute time-limit draw ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls Ron & Don Harris defeated Shane Douglas & Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Glenolden, PA - Briarcliffe Fieldhouse - March 16, 1996 (491) Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley defeated the Bad Crew Spiros Grekko pinned El Puerto Ricano Taz defeated Mickey Whipwreck Axl Rotten pinned Damien Stone ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls Sabu pinned Mustafa Chris Jericho defeated Stevie Richards ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio pinned New Jack ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a no contest Ron & Don Harris defeated Shane Douglas & the Sandman in a falls count anywhere match when Sandman was pinned ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - March 29, 1996 (680) The Bad Crew defeated JT Smith & Chad Austin Hack Myers defeated Damien Stone Billy Black & the Studd defeated JT Smith & Axl Rotten ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated A-Train & El Puerto Ricano Rob Van Dam pinned Stevie Richards Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck Tommy Dreamer defeated the Blue Meanie Ron & Don Harris defeated the Pitbulls New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Sandman & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio ECW World Champion Raven pinned Shane Douglas ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - March 30, 1996 (1,000) The Pitbulls defeated the Bad Crew Mikey Whipwreck pinned Damien Kane New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Blue Meanie & Chad Austin when New Jack pinned Austin JT Smith defeated Hack Myers in a stretcher match Taz pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Billy Black & the Punisher ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Rob Van Dam to a 30-minute time-limit draw Joel Hartgood defeated the Broad Street Bully Shane Douglas, Tommy Dreamer, & the Sandman defeated ECW World Champion Raven, Ron & Don Harris when Raven pinned Douglas ECW @ Glenolden, PA - Briarcliffe Fieldhouse - April 12, 1996 (400) JT Smith defeated El Puerto Ricano Taz defeated Damien Stone via submission ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley Chris Jericho pinned Damien 666 at 8:05 with a Dragon suplex; during the bout, there were chants of "Muta" directed at Damien The Bad Crew defeated New Jack & Mustafa via count-out ECW World Champion Raven defeated Axl Rotten Shane Douglas fought the Sandman to a no contest Sabu defeated Billy Black The Headhunters & Brian Lee defeated the Pitbulls & Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Queens, NY - Lost Battalion Hall - April 13, 1996 (1,100) JT Smith & Damien Stone defeated Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley at 3:46 via disqualification Hack Myers defeated Billy Black at 6:01 Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Joel Hartgood & El Puerto Ricano at 2:08 ECW World Champion Raven pinned Damien at 8:30 Shane Douglas pinned Axl Rotten at 6:55 Taz defeated Chris Jericho at 3:17 via KO Brian Lee, Ron & Don Harris defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Pitbulls at 11:45 when Dreamer was pinned Sabu pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 15:21 New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Sandman & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio and the Headhunters in an elimination match at 18:57; the Headhunters were counted-out; Scorpio was pinned ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - April 19, 1996 (350) The Pitbulls defeated the Bad Crew Brian Lee fought Axl Rotten to a no contest Little Guido defeated Hack Myers Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a 20-minute time-limit draw Shane Douglas & the Sandman defeated Rob Van Dam & Billy Black ECW World Champion Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer in a lumberjack match Hostile City Showdown 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - April 20, 1996 (1,075) Included Joey Styles conducting an in-ring interview with New Jack & Mustafa about the attack they suffered the previous month at the hands of ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators, with New Jack calling the Eliminators out; moments later, the Eliminators rushed the ring and all four men brawled around ringside and into the ring until many of the other wrestlers broke up the fight Super Nova fought El Puerto Ricano to a no contest at 2:07 when ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators attacked both men and hit them both with the Total Elimination; moments later, Perry Saturn grabbed the mic and called out the Gangstas, with the two teams again brawling for several minutes until referees and wrestlers broke up the fight; JT Smith, with Little Guido, attempted to make peace between the two teams but was chased backstage by D-Von Dudley wielding a steel chair Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley & Big Dick Dudley, in a wheelchair) fought the Pitbulls (w/ Francine) to a no contest at the 9-minute mark after D-Von hit the referee over the head with a steel chair and the Pitbulls later dropped the referee with the Super Bomb Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated Devin Storm via count-out at 4:51 after Taz hit a belly to belly suplex which sent Storm over the top and onto a table set up on the floor; after the bout, Taz applied the Tazmission on the floor before grabbing the mic and calling Storm a Sabu wannabe (Storm's surprise debut) Axl Rotten pinned Little Guido (w/ JT Smith) with the Dominator at 6:21 The Sandman (w/ Missy Hyatt) & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio defeated the Bruise Brothers at 8:25 when Scorpio scored the pin with a moonsault onto a standing Bruise Brother Brian Lee pinned Tommy Dreamer at 6:49 after placing a cinder block on Dreamer's crotch and crushing it with a steel chair after the Bruise Brothers interfered; prior to the bout, a vignette of Lee was shown in which he said he would take out Dreamer for Raven Sabu pinned Rob Van Dam in a No Time Limit match at 18:57 following a springboard moonsault off the ropes; after the bout, Sabu helped RVD to his feet and offered to shake his hand but RVD refused and left the ring (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie) pinned Shane Douglas at 16:40 after hitting him with his boot after the Bruise Brothers interfered; prior to the bout, Douglas grabbed the mic and said Beulah McGillicutty was cheating on Tommy Dreamer at the same time she was cheating on Raven; moments later, Dreamer came out and threatened Douglas, asking who the man was; Kimona then grabbed the mic away and confessed it was her; Beulah then came out with the two women kissing until Dreamer pulled the apart and said he would take them both; mid-way through the match, Brian Lee attempted to interfere but Tommy Dreamer fought him off, with Douglas dropping Dreamer moments later; after the match, Joey Styles conducted an in-ring interview with Douglas until ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio interrupted; moments later, Douglas attacked Scorpio, caned both he and the Sandman, and then hit a piledriver on Scorpio onto the TV belt ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - April 26, 1996 (350) Tommy Dreamer defeated Little Guido Axl Rotten & Hack Myers defeated the Bad Crew El Puerto Ricano defeated Super Nova Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls New Jack & Mustafa defeated Sabu & ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a no contest ECW World Champion Raven defeated Shane Douglas ECW @ Wilmington, DE - Kahoona Bar - April 27, 1996 (518) Devon Storm & Damien Kane defeated El Puerto Ricano & Hack Myers Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck via submission Tommy Dreamer pinned Little Guido The Sandman pinned Axl Rotten The Pitbulls & Francine defeated Stevie Richards, Perry Saturn & John Kronus ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio fought Sabu to a 20-minute time-limit draw ECW World Champion the Sandman pinned Shane Douglas ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - May 10, 1996 (375) Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated JT Smith & Little Guido Sabu defeated Damien Taz defeated Axl Rotten ECW World Champion Raven defeated Hack Myers ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio pinned New Jack Chris Jericho pinned Mikey Whipwreck Rob Van Dam pinned Shane Douglas Brian Lee pinned Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - May 11, 1996 (1,000) El Puerto Ricano fought Damien to a no contest Devon Storm & Damien Kane defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley via disqualification JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Hack Myers at 10:55 when Guido pinned Myers Taz defeated Beef Wellington via submission at 4:53 ECW World Champion Raven defeated the Sandman and Pitbull #2 in an elimination match at 18:26; Raven pinned Pitbull #2 at 15:10; Raven pinned Sandman Chris Jericho pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 12:00 Shane Douglas pinned ECW TV Champion 2 Cold Scorpio to win the title at 26:31 with a belly to belly suplex off the top Rob Van Dam pinned Sabu at 18:47 Tommy Dreamer, New Jack & Mustafa defeated Brian Lee, Perry Saturn & John Kronus at 20:46 when New Jack pinned Saturn ECW @ Glenolden, PA - Briarcliffe Fieldhouse - May 17, 1996 (250) Rob Van Dam defeated El Puerto Ricano Big Titan defeated Hack Myers Taz defeated Axl Rotten Pit Bull #2 defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley via disqualification ECW World Champion Raven defeated Mikey Whipwreck John Kronus defeated Mustafa New Jack pinned Perry Saturn 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Jericho Brian Lee defeated Tommy Dreamer in a falls count anywhere match ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - May 18, 1996 (1,200) Rob Van Dam pinned El Puerto Ricano Brian Lee defeated Axl Rotten at 1:30 Ron & Don Harris defeated the Pitbulls ECW World Champion Raven defeated Chris Jericho at 17:23 JT Smith, Little Guido, & Big Titan defeated Hack Myers, Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Taz defeated 2 Cold Scorpio via submission Sabu pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 15:45 ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer and 2 Cold Scorpio in an elimination match; Douglas pinned Dreamer; Douglas pinned Scorpio ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa when New Jack was pinned ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - May 31, 1996 (325) 2 Cold Scorpio won a battle royal; due to pre-match stipulations, Scorpio earned a ECW World Title match later in the show; other participants in the match included: the Bad Crew, ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas, Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Ron & Don Harris, John Kronus, Brian Lee, New Jack, Pitbull #1, Stevie Richards, Perry Saturn, and Mikey Whipwreck Bad Crew #1 defeated Bad Crew #2 Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards Ron Harris pinned Don Harris New Jack defeated Brian Lee D-Von Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley at the 20-second mark Pitbull #2 defeated Perry Saturn ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned John Kronus Taz fought the Sandman to a no contest ECW World Champion Raven defeated 2 Cold Scorpio World Wrestling Peace Festival - Los Angeles, CA - Sports Arena - June 1, 1996 (5,964) Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated KGB via submission at 6:11 Jim Neidhart pinned Bobby Bradley Jr. at 5:00 Lady Apache & Akira Hokuto defeated Neftali & Bull Nakano at 8:24 when Hokuto pinned Neftali Chris Benoit pinned Alex Wright at 9:54 by blocking an attempted roll up out of the corner and grabbing the middle rope for leverage Rey Mysterio Jr. & the Ultimo Dragon defeated Psychosis & Heavy Metal at 11:44 when Dragon pinned Metal with an Asai moonsault and dragon suplex; Psychosis & Metal used Guns 'n' Roses "Sweet Child of Mine" as their theme music; after the bout, both teams hugged and raised each others' hands Lex Luger defeated Masa Saito at 5:53 Negro Casas pinned El Hijo del Santo at 5:54 with an Oklahoma side roll after Santo missed a top rope move Atlantis, Dos Caras, & Hector Garza defeated Silver King, Dr. Wagner Jr., & Gran Markus Jr. at 10:35 when Caras pinned Markus Tatsumi Fujinami pinned Black Cat at 5:15 Perro Aguayo & La Parka defeated Pierroth Jr. & Cibernetico at 9:35 when Aguayo pinned Pierroth WCW US Champion & Mexican Heavyweight Champion Konnan defeated Chris Jericho and Bam Bam Bigelow in a non-title elimination match at 7:42; Jericho pinned Bigelow at 4:56 by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex into a bridge; Konnan pinned Jericho with a crucifix powerbomb; Konnan used Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" as his theme music for the bout; after the bout, Konnan raised Jericho's hand out of respect Jushin Liger pinned the Great Sasuke at 12:46 with a fisherman buster and Liger Bomb; after the bout, the Ultimo Dragon appeared and helped Sasuke from the ring WCW World Champion the Giant pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Sting at 5:12 with the chokeslam as the challenger attempted a fifth consecutive Stinger Splash Antonio Inoki & NWA World Champion Dan Severn defeated Oleg Taktarov & Yoshiaki Fujiwara at 9:15 when Severn pinned Fujiwara as he had an armbar applied, moments after dropping Fujiwara with an overhead armbar slam; after the match, all four men shook hands; moments later, as the other wrestlers on the show filed into the ring, Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Bill Apter presented Inoki with PWI's Lifetime Achievement Award before Inoki addressed the audience ECW Fight the Power @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - June 1, 1996 (1,025; sell out) Featured an opening in-ring introduction by Joey Styles before then introducing ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards; Richards then said Raven had sent him on a mission to find the skankiest woman he could find, with Richards then bringing out Devine Brown, notable for being the prostitute caught with Hugh Grant the previous year; Brown then came out to the ring and said she would do anything for Raven, with Raven saying she hasn't been with enough people yet and he didn't want her: Devon Storm defeated El Puerto Ricano Hardcore TV - 6/10/96: Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck Hardcore TV - 6/10/96: JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley via disqualification Hardcore TV - 6/3/96: Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso & Team Taz) defeated Jason Helton in a shootfight via submission with the Tazmission at 2:24; after the bout, Taz took the mic and said he was getting lots of cheers but he didn't like "any fucking one of you;" he then said he couldn't find anyone to fight him; Joey Styles then entered the ring and told Taz his challenge has been accepted but it wasn't the man he wanted to face; Lance Wright then appeared in the front row and handed the mic to Paul Varelans, with Vareleans accepting Taz's challenge and then having to be held back by Nova, other wrestlers, and police as Taz goaded him, called him a bitch, said he was better than Ken Shamrock, and said he'd choke him out; Vareleans eventually broke away and almost made it into the ring before he was held off by security and referees and taken backstage; the crowd then chanted "Fuck you, Taz" as Taz mocked Sabu's pointing to the sky, then said he would eat Sabu up (Varelans' debut) Hardcore TV - 6/3/96: Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty & Kimona) & the Pitbulls (w/ Francine) defeated Brian Lee & the Bruise Brothers in a falls count anywhere elimination match; Lee pinned Pitbull #1 after #1 was repeatedly shoved groin-first into the ringpost; mid-way through the bout, ECW World Champion Raven appeared and dropped Dreamer with a DDT on the stage at the Eagle's Next, with Lee then dropping Dreamer with a chokeslam through three tables set up on the floor; Dreamer pinned one of the Bruise Brothers with a DDT on the floor; Lee pinned Dreamer after Lee avoided Pitbull #2 powerbombing Dreamer onto Lee, set up on a table, with Dreamer crashing through the table instead; #2 pinned Lee after the Bruise Brother accidentally kicked Lee in the head with a steel chair; #2 pinned the Bruise Brother immediately with a roll up; stipulations stated that if Dreamer's team won, the survivor would receive a title match against Raven; immediately after the bout, Raven entered the ring, took the mic, and said the title defense would happen then and there Hardcore TV - 6/3/96: ECW World Champion Raven pinned Pitbull #2 (w/ Francine) at 2:22 with a boot to the face after a DDT on the steel chair The Sandman defeated Stevie Richards ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated El Puerto Ricano ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Don E. Allen ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Devon Storm ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Mikey Whipwreck Pitbull #2 pinned ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas to win the title ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa Hardcore TV - 6/3/96 - included the Taz vs. Jason Helton, Tommy Dreamer & the Pitbulls vs. Brian Lee & the Bruise Brothers, and ECW World Champion Raven vs. Pitbull #2 matches taped 6/1/96 at the ECW Arena; featured an opening in-ring introduction by Joey Styles before then introducing Raven & Stevie Richards; Richards then said Raven had sent him on a mission to find the skankiest woman he could find, with Richards then bringing out Devine Brown, notable for being the prostitute caught with Hugh Grant the previous year; Brown then came out to the ring and said she would do anything for Raven, with Raven saying she hasn't been with enough people yet and he didn't want her; included a look at the Japanese wrestling coverage on Sabu's neck injury and rivalry with Rob Van Dam; featured an ad promoting the Brian Pillman ECW T-shirt; included an ad promoting the Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 VHS; featured an ad promoting Sabu's T-shirt; included an ad promoting Hostile City Showdown 96 on VHS; featured an ad promoting the ECW T-shirt; included footage of Brian Lee attacking Tommy Dreamer in Glenolden, PA, courtesy RF Video; featured a backstage segment with Wright in which he said ECW and BMW were offering 15-minute dates with Devine Brown; included an ad promoting the EC'FW T-shirt; featured an ad promoting the Big Apple Blizzard Blast on VHS; included a backstage promo by Brian Lee regarding his chokeslam on Dreamer earlier in the show through multiple tables, during which he named it the Prime Time Slam; featured Styles announcing Pitbull #1 had been hospitalized after the earlier six-man elimination match; included the announcement that Pillman would make his first appearance back after his car wreck in April, Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley would face JT Smith & Little Guido, and Rob Van Dam would face Mikey Whipwreck; featured a segment showing Buh Buh trying to make a phone call only to be chased out of the building by D-Von; included a closing segment recapping the highlights from the broadcast ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - June 8, 1996 (250) Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated JT Smith & Super Nova Hack Myers defeated Axl Rotten Mikey Whipwreck defeated El Puerto Ricano Devon Storm & Damian Kane fought Bad Crew to a no contest Taz (sub. for Sabu) defeated Devon Storm at 1:25 Paul Varelans defeated Jason Helton via KO at the 20-second mark (Varelans' in-ring debut) ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 defeated Shane Douglas Brian Lee defeated Tommy Dreamer in a falls count anywhere match ECW World Champion Raven defeated the Sandman at 2:52 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - Flagstaff - June 14, 1996 (385) Bad Crew defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley via disqualification JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Devon Storm & Salvatore Bellomo Paul Varelans defeated Jason Helton Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa The Bruise Brothers defeated Hack Myers & Axl Rotten Taz defeated the Sandman ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 defeated Shane Douglas ECW World Champion Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - June 21, 1996 (400) Devon Storm & Damien Kane defeated the Bad Crew JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Hack Meyers ECW Tag Team Champion John Kronus defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho at 14:00 with a jump kick off the top Taz & Bill Alfonso defeated the Sandman & Tod Gordon at 3:18 when Taz forced Sandman to submit ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 defeated ECW Tag Team Champion Perry Saturn Shane Douglas defeated Sabu via referee's decision when the match was stopped after Sabu sustained a neck injury Brian Lee, Ron & Don Harris defeated Tommy Dreamer, New Jack & Mustafa in a falls count anywhere match Hardcore Heaven 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - June 22, 1996 (1,511; sell out) The ring collapsed following the Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee match, causing Paul Heyman to send Kimona out to the bird's nest part of the arena and do a striptease dance routine to stall for time (ECW: Extreme Warfare Vol. 2) Shane Douglas pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 1:33 with a belly to belly suplex JT Smith & Little Guido (w/ Salvatore Bellomo) defeated Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) via disqualification when, after Big Dick took Bellomo backstage, D-Von Dudley made the save for Buh Buh before then hitting Buh Buh over the head with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Smith & Guido made fun of Buh Buh's stutter, with Buh Buh then saying "My name is Buh Buh Ray Dudley" without a stutter; moments later, D-Von walked out of the arena and into a waiting car as Big Dick went to chase after him Taz defeated Paul Varelans via submission at 2:24 ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Peaches) pinned Terry Gordy; prior to the bout, Stevie Richards unveiled Peaches as Raven's new valet Hardcore TV - 7/9/96: ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus fought New Jack & Mustafa to a no contest; during the challengers' entrance, they were jumped from behind by the Samoan Gangsta Party; as New Jack & Mustafa gained the upper hand in the ringside brawl, the Bruise Brothers then attacked the challengers and repeatedly hit them with steel chairs with the Samoan Gangsta Party helping in assault New Jack & Mustafa; moments later, the Samoan Gangsta Party and Bruise Brothers were sent backstage as New Jack's face was bloodied; Saturn & Kronus then took the mic and challenged the Bruise Brothers to a fight, with the teams fighting for several minutes in and out of the ring as well as into the crowd; eventually, New Jack & Mustafa, his head bandadged, returned to the ring and cleared the other two teams from ringside Hardcore TV - 7/9/96: Axl Rotten & Hack Myers fought the Samoan Gangsta Party to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark when, after the Samoans mocked New Jack & Mustafa before hitting a double headbutt off the middle turnbuckle on Myers, New Jack & Mustafa ran out and attacked the Samoans; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Yokozuna" at the Samoans; moments after the match, the Bruise Brothers and ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus got involved in the brawl before the ring filled with more than a dozen wrestlers and referees trying to break up the fight as fans threw trash into the ring; eventually, only New Jack & Mustafa were left in the ring and played to the fans Hardcore TV - 7/2/96: Chris Jericho pinned ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 (w/ Francine) to win the title at 12:09 by reversing the Super Bomb into a hurricanrana off the top; late in the bout, Shane Douglas appeared ringside, grabbed the title belt, and kissed Francine, with the champion then coming to the floor and accidentally knocking Francine out when Douglas moved out of the way; moments later, Pitbull #1 appeared ringside as well; during the closing moments of the match, Douglas tried to leave ringside with the title belt but was held back by referees; after the contest, Pitbull #2 handed Jericho the belt before keeping Douglas out of the ring by using a steel chair; moments later, the two men hugged as Douglas was held back by referees Hardcore TV - 7/2/96: Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty & Kimona) pinned Brian Lee in a weapons match at 9:02 with a DDT onto a STOP sign after interference from Beulah and Kimona; after the bout, the Bruise Brothers helped Lee triple team Dreamer, with Lee eventually dropping Dremer with a chokeslam from the top of the stage through three tables set up in the aisle (Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) Hardcore TV - 7/9/96: Sabu pinned Rob Van Dam at 19:40 following an Atomic Arabian Facebuster; Sabu wore a neckbrace to the ring but removed it before the match; after the bout, Paul E. Dangerously and medical personnel came out to attend to both men with RVD and Sabu being taken backstage on a stretcher (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) ECW @ Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse - June 29, 1996 (700) Devon Storm pinned El Puerto Ricano Stevie Richards (w/ Nova) pinned Dances with Dudley with the superkick; Richards dressed as Lord Steven Regal for the bout JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley via disqualification after D-Von Dudley interfered with a chair Taz defeated Hack Myers via submission with the Tazmission Shane Douglas pinned Mikey Whipwreck with the belly to belly suplex ECW TV Champion Chris Jericho pinned Pitbull #2; Shane Douglas interfered during the bout and attacked both men The Eliminators defeated the Gangstas when Mustafa was pinned after sustaining the Total Elimination Tommy Dreamer pinned Brian Lee with the DDT in a weapons match ECW World Champion Raven pinned the Sandman with the DDT; during the bout, the challenger was caned by his own son, Tyler ECW @ Deer Park, NY - Community Center - June 30, 1996 (400) Taz defeated Prodigy Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards JT Smith & Little Guido defeated Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley via disqualification The Sandman defeated the Blue Meanie Pitbull #2 defeated Shane Douglas Brian Lee defeated Dances with Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW TV Champion Chris Jericho & Mikey Whipwreck ECW World Champion Raven pinned Tommy Dreamer after D-Von Dudley hit both Dreamer and Buh Buh Ray Dudley, who tried to take over referee duties for the bout, with a steel chair; late in the bout, two referees counted Dreamer and Raven down for 3 and the match continued Hardcore TV - 7/2/96 - featured an opening outdoor promo by ECW World Champion Raven in which he noted the sacrafices parents go through to raise their children, only for their kids to turn to Raven for their salvation; moments later, Sandman's son Tyler Fullington appeared behind him and said "Quote the Raven, nevermore," with Raven then bragging about controlling him; included Joey Styles recapping the previous week's match between Raven and Terry Gordy, Peaches being unviled as Raven's new valet, and Raven bringing out Sandman's son; Styles then said Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, & Terry Gordy would face Raven, Stevie Richards, & Brian Lee in a steel cage / brawl anywhere match at Heatwave 96 at the ECW Arena; featured an ad for the Brian Pillman T-shirt; included an ad promoting Cyberslam 96 on VHS; featured the announcement Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer would face Raven & Brian Lee on 7/12/96 in Allentown, PA, with Styles then conducting an interview with Dreamer regarding the match; included an ad promoting Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 on VHS; featured an ad promoting Hardcore Heaven 94 and 95 on VHS; included an ad promoting Hardcore Heaven 96 on VHS; featured the ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 vs. Chris Jericho, Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee in a weapons match, and clips from Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley vs. JT Smith & Little Guido matches from Hardcore Heaven 96 taped 6/22/96 at ECW Arena; included an ad promoting the ECF'nW T-shirt; featured an ad promoting the Sabu T-shirt ECW @ Salisbury Beach, MA - July 5, 1996 Cancelled due to a problem with the arena ECW @ Salisbury Beach, MA - July 6, 1996 Canceled due to a problem with the arena Hardcore TV - 7/9/96 - featured an opening clip recapping Brian Lee dropping Tommy Dreamer with a chokeslam off the balcony and through three tables set up in the aisle from the previous week's show; Tod Gordon, Beaulah McGillicutty, and Kimona Wanalaya were then shown tending to Dreamer on the floor before he was taken out of the arena on a backboard; included Joey Styles conducting an interview with Dreamer, his head bandaged and wearing glasses, regarding the main event of Heatwave 96, with Dreamer taking his glasses off at the end to show the bandages around his eyes caused by Lee; featured an ad promoting the Brian Pillman T-shirt; included an ad promoting Hardcore Heaven 96 on VHS; featured an ad promoting Hardcore Heaven 94 and 95 on VHS; included the New Jack & Mustafa vs. ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus, Samoan Gangsta Party vs. Axl Rotten & Hack Myers, and Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam matches from Hardcore Heaven 96 taped 6/22/96 at ECW Arena; featured an ad promoting Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 on VHS; included a clip of Dreamer hitting Raven over the head with a steel chair from the previous year's Heatwave event; featured the announcement Shane Douglas, ECW TV Champion Chris Jericho, Pitbull #2, and 2 Cold Scorpio would compete in an elimination match at Heatwave 96; included an ad promoting the Sabu T-shirt; featured a closing segment to the tune of 'Misirlou' by Dick Dale & the Del Tones with promos from ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards regarding the title being at stake should Richards be pinned at Heatwave, the Blue Meanie as Bluedust with ?, Tommy Dreamer & Terry Gordy, Raven & Richards again, Dreamer talking about Raven, Scorpio saying he wanted the ECW TV title back, Pitbull #2 & Francine regarding Douglas, Douglas - while getting stitches on his head - regarding Pitbull #2, Jericho, and Scorpio and wanting the TV title, Jericho regarding the history of the TV title, and Richards bursting into Gordon's office saying he's got a new wrestler for ECW, then bringing in the Blue Meanie dressed as a British character before Gordon ordered them both out, the Samoan Gangsta Party, Meanie dressed as Cpl. Kirchner and playing with Richards in Gordon's office until Gordon walked in and ordered them out; New Jack & Mustafa regarding the Samoans, and Richards bringing in Bluedust to Gordon's office, another promo from Jack & Mustafa, and a shot of Raven and Tyler Fullington, along with Peaches, at a playground at night ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - July 12, 1996 (900) Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck Louie Spiccoli defeated El Puerto Ricano Tarzan Goto defeated Axl Rotten ECW TV Champion Chris Jericho fought Shane Douglas to a 30-minute time-limit draw The Samoan Gangsta Party fought Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley to a no contest Bad Crew defeated Havoc Inc. Bill Alphonso pinned Tod Gordon in a lumberjack match when Alphonso hit Gordon in the back of the head with a weapon after lumberjacks the Sandman, Axl Rotten, and Mikey Whipwreck became distracted by Taz in the aisle The Sandman defeated Bluedust (the Blue Meanie) Sabu defeated Hack Myers 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Pitbull #2 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Brian Lee Heatwave 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - July 13, 1996 (1,500) ECW - 7/16/96: New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party at 2:55 when referee Jim Molineaux stopped the match when he deemed the Samoans too injured to continue; after the bout, several more referees came out to stop the fight; moments later, New Jack took the mic and cut a promo on ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn, the Bruise Brothers, and the WWF ECW - 7/16/96: Mikey Whipwreck pinned Paul Lauria (w/ Damien Kane & ?) at 1:33 with a Frankensteiner off the top after crotching Lauria on the top; after the bout, ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus attacked both men and hit the Total Elimination on Lauria; moments later, Saturn grabbed the mic, accepted New Jack & Mustafa's challenge of a four-way match including the Bruise Brother and the Samoan Gangsta Party; after Whipwreck was thrown to the floor, Saturn challenged him to grab Sabu backstage for a tag team match; Sabu then came out for the impromptu title match ECW - 7/16/96: ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Mikey Whipwreck in an impromptu match at the 12-minute mark when Saturn pinned Whipwreck following Total Elimination after Sabu crashed through a table on the floor Buh Buh Ray, Big Dick, & Dances with Dudley defeated Big Guido, Little Guido, & JT Smith Tarzan Goto defeated Axl Rotten Shane Douglas defeated ECW TV Champion Chris Jericho, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Pitbull #2 (w/ Francine) in an elimination match to win the title at 39:37; Scorpio pinned Jericho at 27:02 with a tombstone and the Tumble Weed; Pitbull #2 pinned Scorpio with the Super Bomb at 31:36; Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 with the belly to belly suplex; during the final moments of the match, Francine turned on Pitbull #2 and revealed a "Franchise" thong; Pitbull #1 then came out with the Pitbulls eventually hitting the Super Bomb on Francine through a table in the ring before the finish (ECW Path of Destruction, Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) Sabu pinned Louie Spicolli with a botched DDT off the top followed by an Arabian facebuster The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, & Terry Gordy defeated Raven, Stevie Richards, & Brian Lee in a steel cage / brawl anywhere match when Sandman pinned Raven Hardcore TV - 7/16/96 - featured opening footage showing the recent altercations between New Jack & Mustafa, the Bruise Brothers, the Samoan Gangsta Party, and ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus; included the New Jack & Mustafa vs. Samoan Gangsta Party, Mikey Whipwreck vs. Paul Lauria, and Sabu & Whipwreck vs. Saturn & Kronus matches from Heatwave 96; featured an ad for the EC F'n W t-shirt; included an ad for Hardcore Heaven 96; featured an ad for a Brian Pillman t-shirt in which the t-shirt was never shown; included Paul E. Dangerously promoting the Sabu t-shirt; featured a recap of the Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam rivalry; included the world premiere of House of Pain's "Fed Up," edited as a tribute video for Saturn & Kronus; featured a promo by the Sandman on his upcoming matches with ECW World Champion Raven Aug. 17 and Aug. 18 in New York; included a promo by New Jack & Mustafa regarding the upcoming tour of New York; featured a vignette of Raven, with Sandman's son, in which he told him Sandman's divorce was his fault; included D-Von interrupting Joey Styles at the broadcast booth to talk about his feud with the Dudley Boys, specifically Big Dick; featured closing moments from the Tod Gordon vs. Bill Alphonso match taped 7/12/96 in Allentown, PA; included an ad for Heatwave 94 and 95; featured footage of Alphonso and Taz in training, with Taz working out in front of a t-shirt of Sabu; included New Jack & Mustafa cutting a promo on Jim Cornette in which they said they wanted the money he owed them; featured Saturn & Kronus joining Styles to comment on their upcoming title defense against New Jack & Mustafa, the Bruise Brothers, and the Samoan Gangsta Party; included a backstage promo by Stevie Richards, with the Blue Meanie showing up until Richards threatened to beat him up; featured a promo by Brian Lee in which he said he has Raven's back; included a promo by Meanie, with ?, as Bluedust; featured a promo by ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas regarding his recent title victory; included a promo by New Jack & Mustafa outside at night in which they commented on Saturn & Kronus, the Bruise Brothers, and the Samoans; moments later, New Jack & Mustafa spotted the Samoans getting into their car nearby, with the Samoans then beating them down in the road and setting Mustafa up to run over his head but opting instead only to send a message; the Samoans then drove off ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - July 26, 1996 (600) El Puerto Rico defeated Super Nova D-Von Dudley defeated Hack Myers ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley Raven fought JT Smith to a no contest Taz defeated the Sandman New Jack & Mustafa defeated Devon Storm & Damien Kane Brian Lee defeated LA Smooth ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Chris Jericho & Mikey Whipwreck Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer defeated Ron & Don Harris ECW @ Warwick, PA - Twin Rinks - July 27, 1996 (860) Debut in Warwick Taz & Bill Alfonso defeated the Sandman & Tod Gordon when Sandman submitted to Taz Super Nova defeated El Puerto Ricano Hack Myers defeated Devon Storm Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Pitbull #2 New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Bruise Brothers ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Chris Jericho Taz & Brian Lee defeated Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - August 2, 1996 (800) Mikey Whipwreck pinned the Dirt Bike Kid Ron & Don Harris defeated the Bad Crew Axl Rotten pinned Devon Storm Taz defeated El Puerto Ricano via submission Salvatore Bellomo pinned JT Smith 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Johnny Smith Louie Spicolli pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley Rob Van Dam pinned Hack Myers Shane Douglas, Brian Lee, Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Tommy Dreamer, Pitbull #2, New Jack & Mustafa when Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 Sabu pinned Chris Jericho at 21:44 with a triple jump moonsault; prior to the match, fans threw streamers into the ring; after the bout, the two men shook hands and hugged (ECW: Extreme Warfare Vol. 2) The Doctor is In - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - August 3, 1996 (1,500) Mikey Whipwreck pinned Devon Storm Johnny Smith pinned Louie Spicolli D-Von Dudley fought Axl Rotten to a no contest Stevie Richards defeated the Sandman 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Chris Jericho at 19:56 with a tombstone and Shooting Star Press after avoiding a twisting plancha off the top; during the bout, there were chants of "Lionheart," "You sold out," and "Bischoff sucks" directed at Jericho (Jericho's last match) (ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1) ECW - 8/20/96: ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Pitbull #2 (w/ Pitbull #1) at 15:26 after twice hitting the belly to belly suplex; prior to the champion's entrance, Pitbull #1, wearing a head brace, cut an in-ring promo on the broken neck he sustained from Douglas and that he was told by his doctor earlier in the day he would never wrestle again after cracking his skull, a vertebrae, and losing part of the movement in his left arm; Joel Gertner took over the ring announcing for Bob Ortiz to introduce Douglas & Francine; after the bout, Pitbull #2 hit the Super Bomb on the referee and Gertner (ECW: Hardcore History) Taz & Brian Lee defeated Tommy Dreamer & Steve Williams when Lee pinned Dreamer ECW - 8/6/96: New Jack & Mustafa defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus, Ron & Don Harris, and the Samoan Gangsta Party to win the titles in an elimination match; New Jack pinned a Samoan; an Eliminator pinned a Harris; New Jack pinned Kronus following a powerslam from Mustafa and a chairshot off the top by New Jack Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam in a stretcher match at 23:22 when RVD was placed on a stretcher and taken backstage after hitting a somersault splash off the top onto the stretcher on the floor but missing Sabu (ECW: Hardcore History, Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) IWA @ Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall - August 11, 1996 (2,000; sell out) Orito defeated Feliito Emi Motokowa defeated Kyoko Ichiki Tudor the Turtle, Katsumi Hirano, & Hiroshi Itakura defeated Akinori Tsukioka, Ryo Myake, & Flying Kid Ichihara Stevie Richards defeated Keizo Matsuda Terry Gordy & Leatherface defeated the Blackhearts ECW - 8/13/96: Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Takashi Okano & Keisuke Yamada at 14:01 when Saturn pinned Okano following Total Elimination ECW - 8/13/96: ECW World Champion Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer at 9:23 after twice hitting Dreamer in the head with a steel chair after Dreamer hit a piledriver on an interfering ?; prior to the ring entrances, Paul E. Dangerously came into the ring; following the entrances, Dangerously held up the title belt for the crowd until Raven snatched it away; Dreamer was escorted to the ring by Beulah McGillicutty before the contest; late in the match, Stevie Richards interfered as Dreamer and Raven fought in the crowd and continued to interfere for the remainder of the match IWA World Champion Tarzan Goto defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley Hardcore TV - 8/13/96 - featured an opening introduction by Joey Styles from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan during the 8/11/96 card and a clip of Buh Buh Ray Dudley facing Tarzan Goto during the show; included a promo outside the arena by ECW World Champion Raven regarding his title defense later in the show against Tommy Dreamer, in which he mentioned Mike Tyson lost the WBF title at the same sports complex; featured footage of the Japanese fans meeting the ECW talent and buying ECW merchandise during the show; included a backstage vignette with Tommy Dreamer and Terry Gordy, with Perry Saturn & John Kronus interrupting and laying a challenge to Gordy once they return to the United States; featured footage of New Jack & Mustafa winning the ECW Tag Team Titles the previous week from Saturn & Kronus; included a backstage vignette in which Saturn said he would win back the respect that Kronus cost the team the previous week, with Kronus saying he didn't cost them anything; featured the Saturn & Kronus vs. Takashi Okano & Keisuke Yamada and Raven vs. Dreamer matches from Tokyo ECW @ Staten Island, NY - Sportsfest - August 18, 1996 (1,033) Stevie Richards defeated the Sandman when ECW World Champion Raven scored the pin; pre-match stipulations stated Richards was defending the title on behalf of Raven Louie Spicolli pinned Hack Myers Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Devon Storm Mikey Whipwreck pinned John Kronus 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Perry Saturn Terry Gordy & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee & Stevie Richards ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam Hardcore TV - 8/20/96 - featured opening footage of New Jack & Mustafa winning the ECW Tag Team Titles two weeks ago, followed by a promo by New Jack talking about his sister's child being shot and killed by a stray bullet as he slept in his bed and said that served as inspiration for he taking the titles - so he could afford to get the rest of his family out of the ghetto; included a tribute to New Jack & Mustafa set to Dr. Dre & Ice Cube's "Natral Born Killaz;" New Jack then finished the segment by saying because of the title win, his family could now afford a tombstone for his nephew; featured the announcement that New Jack & Mustafa would defend the titles against Perry Saturn & John Kronus Saturday at the ECW Arena in a steel cage weapons match; included "fan cam" footage of ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine cutting a promo, saying they wouldn't be at the "Reqium for a Pitbull" tribute show for Gary Wolfe Friday night; during the segment, Douglas compared Wolfe to Magnum TA because he expected a handout for not being able to physically compete anymore; featured the Douglas vs. Pitbull #2 match taped 8/3/96 at the ECW Arena, followed by a backstage promo by the Pitbulls in which Pitbull #2 wished he was the one injured; included a backstage promo by Douglas & Francine in a limo bragging over his victory; featured a backstage promo by Brian Lee regarding his feud with Tommy Dreamer; included a "fan cam" promo taped in Japan of Terry Gordy speaking about Lee; featured a backstage promo by Taz & Bill Alphonso; included footage of Buh Buh Ray, Big Dick, Sign Guy, & Dances With Dudley at a Dumpster in which Buh Buh talked about the reciept he gave D-Von Dudley; featured footage of Stevie Richards, Nova, ?, & the Blue Meanie outside dressed up as KISS and trying to get a ride; moments later, they were picked up after Meanie showed off his thigh; included a backstage promo by ECW Tag Team Champion New Jack until he was jumped by Saturn & Kronus ECW @ Reading, PA - Bodyslams Arena - August 23, 1996 (500) Requim for a Pitbull The Sandman & Missy Hyatt defeated Raven & Lori Fullington Hack Myers defeated Super Nova Mikey Whipwreck defeated Little Guido Louie Spicolli defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party Tommy Dreamer & Terry Gordy defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus Brian Lee defeated Prodigy Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer Natural Born Killaz - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - August 24, 1996 (1,400) European Jr. Heavyweight Champion Mikey Whipwreck pinned Little Guido at 10:12 ECW - 8/27/96: Rob Van Dam pinned Doug Furnas (mystery opponent) at 14:02; prior to the bout, Joey Styles cut an in-ring introduction and brought out RVD, who pointed to the sky like Sabu; after it was mentioned Sabu was in Japan, RVD spoke about his mystery opponent, who he had wrestled before and beaten him before; RVD then said he knew it wasn't ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas or 2 Cold Scorpio because he had beaten both of them Louie Spicolli pinned Devon Storm at 6:34 ECW - 9/10/96: Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley & Dances With Dudley) defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten at 8:54 when Buh Buh pinned Axl after Big Dick threw his partner on Axl after D-Von accidentally hit Axl with a steel chair and was knocked to the floor; after the match, Buh Buh threw D-Von into the crowd; moments later, D-Von and Axl argued but then raised each other's hand (ECW: The Best of the Dudley Boyz) Lori Fullington pinned Lady Alexandra ECW - 9/10/96: Terry Gordy pinned Brian Lee in a Badstreet Match at 5:13 with the Asiatic Spike Tommy Dreamer fought Taz to a no contest; after the bout, Terry Gordy attempted to make the save but was jumped from behind by Perry Saturn & John Kronus and sustained Total Elimination; moments later, Brian Lee joined in and helped Saturn & Kronus fight off Pablo Marquez, Bad Crew, Don E. Allen, Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Sign Guy Dudley, and Hack Meyers; Gordy was eventually fitted with a neckbrace by medics and taken backstage due to the Asiatic Spike he sustained from Lee The Sandman & ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Shane Douglas in a dog collar match at 15:28 when Pitbull #2 pinned Raven ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus in a steel cage weapons match at around the 13-minute mark when New Jack pinned Kronus after coming off the top with a steel chair, following a powerslam from Mustafa, moments after Saturn was knocked off the top of the cage through a ringside table; late in the bout, Shane Douglas was revealed to be one of the masked men at each corner providing weapons to the participants and interfered on behalf of the challengers; prior to the bout, Tommy Dreamer came ringside and challenged Brian Lee, Perry Saturn & John Kronus to face him, Steve Williams, & Terry Gordy (ECW: Hardcore History, ECW: Extreme Rules) Hardcore TV - 8/27/96 - featured the Rob Van Dam vs. Doug Furnas match taped 8/24/96 at the ECW Arena Hardcore TV - 9/10/96 - featured opening footage of Brian Lee injuring Terry Gordy during the 8/24/96 ECW Arena show, with Tommy Dreamer and Gordy attended to moments later by medics; included the Terry Gordy vs. Brian Lee and Buh Buh Ray & Big Dick vs. D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten matches from 8/24/96; featured an ad for "Natural Born Killaz" on home video; included footage from later in the night of Tommy Dreamer challenging Brian Lee, Perry Saturn, & John Kronus to face him, Gordy, & Steve Williams; featured a promo by Lance Wright in which he said he would be getting tickets to see the reunion of Gordy & Williams if he wasn't already working for ECW; included an ad for "When Worlds Collide 94" on home video; featured an ad for the Brian Pillman t-shirt in which the shirt was never shown; included a look at the Sandman losing his ECW World Title, his wife, kid, and recently losing Missy Hyatt due to a bribe from Stevie Richars; featured a promo from ECW World Champion Raven, with Lori Fullington, in which Raven talked about the Fullington family before Lori spoke up about the bond being broken between the Sandman and his son Tyler; included an ad for the home video of "November 2 Remember 95," set to Guns 'n' Roses "November Rain;" featured a look at the history between Sabu and Rob Van Dam and the upcoming match between Sabu & RVD against Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon at the ECW Arena; included Francine at a pool with Gary Wolfe's physical therapist, with ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas then jumping in the pool and making fun of Wolfe's condition; featured a promo by Bill Alphonso in which he made fun of Joey Styles; included a promo by Buh Buh Ray Dudley, with the other Dudleys, regaring D-Von Dudley; featured Douglas & Francine in the water making fun of Wolfe; included Wolfe, in his head brace, cutting a promo on Douglas; featured a vignette of JT Smith & Little Guido at the Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia; included a promo by Brian Lee regarding his attack on Gordy; featured a shot of Steve Williams in which he gave a blank stare at the screen; included a promo by Taz & Alphonso regarding Johnny Smith; featured a promo by Divine Brown in which she scared Stevie Richards away when he asked for an autograph; included ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa, with trash behind them; featured a promo by Raven regarding the Sandman, during which Lori appeared and said she wanted the Sandman to die; included a promo by Lee, beside a bloody Saturn & Kronus, regarding Dreamer ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - September 13, 1996 Unlucky Lottery Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Hack Myers defeated the Bad Crew Taz defeated Little Guido in a submission match Johnny Smith defeated Super Nova Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Louie Spicolli ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Samu (mystery partner) Steve Williams pinned Devon Storm Pitbull #2 defeated Perry Saturn The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Brian Lee Sabu defeated Rob Van Dam ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - September 14, 1996 (1,250) ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated JT Smith & Salvatore Bellomo when New Jack pinned Bellomo ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated defeated Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie when New Jack pinned Meanie The Sandman pinned Devon Storm Axl Rotten pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley; stipulations stated Axl would have to face D-Von Dudley if he didn't pin Buh Buh Ray D-Von Dudley pinned Hack Myers ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Louie Spicolli ECW World Champion Raven pinned Pitbull #2 Sabu & Rob Van Dam fought Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon to a 30-minute time-limit draw Taz defeated Johnny Smith via submission Brian Lee, Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Tommy Dreamer, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - September 20, 1996 (450) New Jack defeated JT Smith & Little Guido in a handicap match Doug Furnas defeated Hack Myers Terry Gordy defeated Brian Lee in a spike match Mikey Whipwreck defeated Devon Storm Tommy Dreamer defeated John Kronus The Sandman defeated Matty Smalls Taz defeated Louie Spicolli ECW TV Champion Pitbull #2 defeated Shane Douglas via disqualification Sabu pinned Perry Saturn ECW World Champion Raven defeated Rob Van Dam ECW @ Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse - September 21, 1996 (742) Louie Spicolli defeated Damien Doug Furnas defeated Hack Myers ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated the Erotic Experience Tommy Dreamer defeated Little Guido Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck Brian Lee defeated Terry Gordy ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam ECW World Champion Raven defeated the Sandman in a steel cage match ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - September 27, 1996 (750) Taz defeated Jimmy Cicero Mikey Whipwreck defeated JT Smith Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated the Erotic Experience when Spike scored the pin Terry Gordy defeated John Kronus Tommy Dreamer pinned Tommy Dreamer New Jack defeated Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie in a handicap match by pinning both men ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 Sabu pinned Perry Saturn Raven pinned the Sandman in a steel cage match ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - October 5, 1996 (1,200) Louie Spicolli pinned Doug Furnas Mikey Whipwreck pinned JT Smith Taz defeated Johnny Smith in a submission match Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa fought Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie to a no contest ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus when New Jack pinned Kronus Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Terry Gordy at 10:40 with the diving headbutt after Perry Saturn & John Kronus hit Gordy with Total Elimination behind the referee's back (Bigelow's ECW Arena debut) (ECW: Extreme Warfare Vol. 2) D-Von Dudley pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richars & Brian Lee when Sandman pinned Richards with a DDT after avoiding being hit with a Singapore cane; stipulations stated whomever defeated Richards would win Raven's ECW World Title ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - October 11, 1996 (903) ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party at the 2-minute mark Doug Furnas pinned Johnny Smith Louie Spicolli defeated Devon Storm Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated JT Smith & Little Guido Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 via disqualification Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee in a weapons match Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Erotic Experience Sabu pinned 2 Cold Scorpio ECW World Champion the Sandman pinned Stevie Richards ECW @ Burlington, MA - Sports One - October 12, 1996 (849) ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Samoan Gangsta Party Louie Spicolli defeated JT Smith Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated the Erotic Experience Bill Alphonso defeated Tod Gordon Pitbull #2 defeated John Kronus 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Doug Furnas Johnny Smith pinned Devon Storm Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck Sabu pinned Perry Saturn ECW World Champion the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee & Stevie Richards ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - October 18, 1996 (525) ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Mikey Whipwreck Taz defeated Roadkill Hack Myers & Louie Spicolli defeated the Bad Crew New Jack defeated Axl Rotten Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley Doug Furnas defeated Devon Storm Pitbull #2 defeated Sammy Silk Sabu pinned 2 Cold Scorpio Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee in a steel cage match ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Stevie Richards in a steel cage match ECW @ Bensalem, PA - Boomerang Nightclub - October 19, 1996 (325) Hack Myers, Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated JT Smith, Axl Rotten, & D-Von Dudley Taz defeated Roadkill New Jack defeated John Kronus Perry Saturn defeated Mikey Whipwreck Brian Lee defeated Pitbull #2 ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Sabu ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Stevie Richards ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - Flagstaff - October 25, 1996 (432) Louie Spicolli & Mikey Whipwreck defeated Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie Doug Furnas defeated Devon Storm Steve Williams defeated Johnny Smith Brian Lee defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley Tommy Dreamer defeated Axl Rotten Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated JT Smith & Little Guido ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Hack Myers Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW World Champion the Sandman & 2 Cold Scorpio ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - October 26, 1996 (1,350) Hack Myers, Buh Buh Ray Dudley, & Davey Morton defeated JT Smith, Axl Rotten, & D-Von Dudley when Morton pinned Smith Mikey Whipwreck pinned Johnny Smith Taz defeated Little Guido via submission Chris Candido pinned Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Cody Michaels ECW World Champion the Sandman pinned 2 Cold Scorpio Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at 8:58 when Saturn pinned Gordy with an elbow drop from a scaffold over the ring, built for the night's main event; after the bout, Saturn and Gordy were taken backstage on stretchers (ECW: Extreme Evolution) Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon when Sabu pinned Furnas Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee in a scaffold match at 8:49 after repeatedly punching Lee until he fell backwards off the scaffold and onto about a dozen tables set up in the ring below; after the bout, a bloody Dreamer celebrated in the crowd and Lee was taken backstage in a neckbrace and on a stretcher (ECW: Extreme Warfare Vol. 2, ECW: Hardcore History, ECW: Extreme Rules) ECW @ Staten Island, NY - Sportsfest - November 1, 1996 (400) Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley & Rick Rage Pitbull #2 defeated Devon Storm Mikey Whipwreck & Davey Taylor defeated the Erotic Experience Bill Alfonso defeated Tod Gordon Steve Williams defeated 2 Cold Scorpio ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas fought Louie Spicolli to a no contest Perry Saturn & John Kronus fought Rob Van Dam & Sabu to a 25-minute time-limit draw Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Brian Lee in a steel cage match when Sandman pinned Raven ECW @ Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse - November 2, 1996 (700) Louie Spicolli defeated Stevie Richards Big Dick Dudley defeated the Erotic Experience in a handicap match 2 Cold Scorpio defeated DD Taylor Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten Pitbull #2 defeated Brian Lee Mikey Whipwreck defeated Raven Pitbull #2 defeated the Pittsburgh Steel Team in a handicap match ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer after Brian Lee interfered ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated 2 Cold Scorpio ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus, despite interference from Rob Van Dam and Sabu ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, PA - Lulu Temple - November 15, 1996 (600) European Jr. Heavyweight Champion Mikey Whipwreck defeated the Dirt Bike Kid Chris Candido defeated Spike Dudley Rob Van Dam defeated David Jericho Axl Rotten & ? defeated Rick Rage, Hack Myers, & Devon Storm D-Von Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated JT Smith & Little Guido ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Louie Spicolli ECW World Champion the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven & Stevie Richards Sabu defeated 2 Cold Scorpio November to Remember 96 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - November 16, 1996 (1,250) Stevie Richards pinned David Tyler Morton Jericho at 9:25 Axl Rotten pinned Hack Myers at 4:25 Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned D-Von Dudley at 10:20 Perry Saturn & John Kronus fought Sabu & Rob Van Dam to a draw at 26:55 Chris Candido pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 11:54 ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus and Sabu & Rob Van Dam in an elimination match; Saturn pinned Sabu; New Jack pinned Saturn 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Devon Storm at 1:00 in a loser leaves town match 2 Cold Scorpio pinned JT Smith at the 32-second mark in a loser leaves town match 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Hack Myers at 1:15 in a loser leaves town match Louie Spicolli pinned 2 Cold Scorpio at 2:14 in a loser leaves town match (Scorpio's last appearance for more than 2 years) ECW World Champion the Sandman pinned Raven at 15:07 Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Brian Lee at 26:12 when Funk pinned Lee ECW @ Webster, MA - Town Hall - November 22, 1996 (300) Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley Taz defeated Spike Dudley Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine Stevie Richards defeated Roadkill Louie Spicolli defeated GQ Gorgeous Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Candido when Saturn pinned Whipwreck Pitbull #2 fought Brian Lee to a no contest Rob Van Dam pinned Super Nova ECW World Champion the Sandman pinned Raven ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - November 23, 1996 (947) GQ Gorgeous defeated Roadkill Chris Candido defeated Stevie Richards Brian Lee defeated Louie Spicolli Rob Van Dam fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated D-Von Dudley & Mass Transit (Eric Kulas) Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Raven in a dog collar match ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - November 29, 1996 (679) Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley GQ Gorgeous defeated Roadkill Chris Candido defeated Super Nova Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Little Guido & David Jericho Taz fought Rob Van Dam to a no contest Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley Pitbull #2 defeated Rick Rage ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Tommy Dreamer ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Raven ECW @ Bensalem, PA - Boomerang Nightclub - November 30, 1996 (250) New Jack defeated D-Von Dudley Axl Rotten defeated David Jericho Pitbull #2 defeated Rick Rage Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley Chris Candido fought Rob Van Dam to a 30-minute time-limit draw ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW World Champion the Sandman defeated Raven ECW @ Jim Thrope, PA - The Flagstaff - December 6, 1996 (250) Axl Rotten defeated GQ Gorgeous Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Devon Storm Stevie Richards defeated David Jericho Brian Lee defeated Louie Spicolli Pitbull #2 defeated D-Von Dudley ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer The Sandman, ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Raven, Perry Saturn & John Kronus ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - December 7, 1996 (1,150) Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Davey Pisano & Little Guido at 7:20 when Buh Buh pinned Guido Balls Mahoney pinned Devon Storm at 4:45 Gary Albright defeated Rick Rage at 2:06 Brian Lee pinned Louie Spicolli at 10:30 Hardcore TV - 12/24/96: Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso & Team Taz) defeated Rob Van Dam via submission with the Tazmission at 10:25 after passing out while in the hold for roughly two minutes ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley when New Jack pinned Axl Hardcore TV - 12/24/96: ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine defeated Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty when Douglas pinned Beulah at 12:54 with the belly to belly suplex, moments after Beulah hit a moonsault on Francine (ECW: Extreme Evolution) Sabu pinned Perry Saturn at 19:37 Raven pinned ECW World Champion the Sandman in a barbed wire match to win the title at 17:40 with a DDT onto a broken table (ECW: Extreme Evolution) ECW @ Middletown, NY - Fairgrounds Fieldhouse - December 20, 1996 (900) Sabu won a Royal Rumble match Spike Dudley defeated GQ Gorgeous Brian Lee defeated Louie Spicolli Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated D-Von Dudley Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido Sabu defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW World Champion Raven defeated Mikey Whipwreck Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa to win the titles Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine ECW @ Staten Island, NY - Sportsfest - December 21, 1996 (770) Louie Spicolli pinned Balls Mahoney at 8:35 with the Spicolli Driver Mikey Whipwreck pinned ? at 6:10 with a la magistral cradle Chris Candido pinned Spike Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) at 11:04 with the powerbomb off the top Brian Lee pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) at 6:51 by sitting on him after hitting a chokeslam from the apron through a table at ringside; after the bout, Lee punched out the referee ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam and New Jack & Mustafa in an impromptu elimination match at 13:03; the bout was originally Saturn vs. Sabu but was changed to a tag team title match after both RVD and Kronus interfered at around the 4:20 mark; New Jack & Mustafa joined in around the 6-minute mark; prior to the bout, Taz and Bill Alphonso appeared ringside, with Taz attempting to get at Sabu until he was sent backstage; Kronus pinned RVD with a spin kick at 12:45; Saturn pinned New Jack after dropkicking a steel chair into his face; after the match, all six men raised hands and RVD & Sabu shook hands with the champions; after the intermission - following the bout - Taz and Alphonso again appeared, with Taz goading Sabu to ringside but Sabu was repeatedly held back by security and Paul Heyman before the two could fight; the crowd erupted with "Fuck you, Taz" after Sabu had been taken backstage Pitbull #2 pinned D-Von Dudley at 11:57 with a fallaway slam off the top; after the bout, Joel Gertner appeared, said D-Von won on points, and was still undefeated; moments later, Pitbull #2 cornered Gertner, with D-Von then attacking him from behind with a steel chair until the bWo made the save; Pitbull #2 then hit the Superbomb on Gertner and put on a bWo t-shirt; moments later, Nova hit a legdrop on Gernter with Stevie Richards making the 3-count Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine at 6:39 when Dreamer pinned Douglas with a roll up as Douglas attempted to get at Beulah; after the bout, Douglas attacked Dreamer and the referee until Pitbull #2 made the save and cleared Douglas from the ring, with Dreamer then dropping Francine with the piledriver ECW World Champion Raven (w/ Lori Fullington) pinned the Sandman at 10:27 after the bWo appeared and, after Raven and Stevie Richards got into a shoving match, Richards hit the superkick on Sandman and left ringside; prior to the bout, it was announced Sandman stole the title belt after the previous night's show and if he didn't go backstage and come back with it then the match would be non-title ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - December 27, 1996 (969) Chris Candido pinned Mikey Whipwreck Louie Spicolli pinned Balls Mahoney Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated the Bad Crew when Buh Buh scored the pin New Jack & Mustafa defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten Stevie Richards pinned GQ Gorgeous ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu Pitbull #2 pinned Brian Lee ECW World Champion Raven pinned the Sandman Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - December 28, 1996 (1,300) Mikey Whipwreck defeated the Bad Crew in a handicap match Pitbull #2 defeated D-Von Dudley Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney & Jimmy Cicero Stevie Richards defeated Axl Rotten Brian Lee defeated Louie Spicolli Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and Rob Van Dam & Sabu in an elimination match; Saturn pinned Mustafa; Saturn & Kronus pinned RVD