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ECW 1997 ECW @ Webster, MA - Town Hall - January 3, 1997 (782) Stevie Richards pinned Axl Rotten Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney Brian Lee pinned Super Nova at the 49-second mark Chris Candido defeated Chris Van de Lay Chris Candido defeated Roadkill Mikey Whipwreck pinned Chris Candido Pitbull #2 pinned D-Von Dudley ECW World Champion Raven fought the Sandman to a no contest at around the 13-minute mark ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kornus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - January 4, 1997 (1,030) Stevie Richards defeated Little Guido Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Chris Van de Lay & Roadkill Axl Rotten defeated Jimmy Cicero The Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley D-Von Dudley pinned the Sandman ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated D-Von Dudley & Axl Rotten Tommy Dreamer & Pitbull #2 defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Brian Lee when Dreamer pinned Douglas ECW World Champion Raven pinned Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - January 10, 1997 Cancelled House Party 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - January 11, 1997 (1,400) Chris Candido pinned Louie Spicolli Mikey Whipwreck pinned Spike Dudley Hardcore TV: ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley at 5:25 when Kronus pinned Axl following Total Elimination; Taz provided guest commentary for the bout alongside Joey Styles; after the bout, Saturn & Kronus did a Japanese bow in the direction of Taz, who did the same back to them New Jack & Mustafa defeated Tommy Rich & Ricky Morton when New Jack pinned Rich Tommy Rich pinned Ricky Morton Mike Awesome pinned Balls Mahoney Buh Buh Ray Dudley fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest Brian Lee pinned Terry Funk Pitbull #1 defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas via count-out ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - Tabor Community Center - January 17, 1997 (150) Axl Rotten defeated Little Guido Brian Lee defeated Davey Jericho ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley Stevie Richards & the Blue Meanie defeated the Bad Crew New Jack defeated D-Von Dudley Super Nova defeated Chris Van de Lay The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck Tommy Dreamer & Pitbull #2 defeated ECW World Champion Raven & ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas ECW @ Scranton, PA - CYC - January 18, 1997 (1,500) Mikey Whipwreck pinned an unknown with a roll up after avoiding a top rope move Mike Awesome pinned an unknown with the Awesome Bomb Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray & Spike Dudley when Axl pinned Spike New Jack pinned Balls Mahoney (w/ Bad Crew) after coming off the top with a chairshot to the head Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated Shane Douglas & Francine when Dreamer pinned Douglas with a DDT after avoiding the belly to belly suplex Stevie Richards (w/ the bWo) pinned Little Guido with the superkick ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley when Axl was pinned following the Total Elimination Brian Lee fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest when the Triple Threat, Tommy Dreamer, Pitbull #1, Rick Rude, and Mike Awesome interfered ECW World Champion Raven pinned the Sandman ECW @ Middleton, NY - January 24, 1997 Cancelled ECW @ Staten Island, NY - January 25, 1997 Cancelled ECW @ Lake Grove, NY - Sports Plus - January 31, 1997 (1,280) Axl Rotten pinned Spike Dudley Little Guido pinned Chris Chetti Steve Williams defeated Balls Mahoney Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Roadkill Rob Van Dam defeated Mikey Whipwreck Sabu defeated D-Von Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido when Lee was pinned ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 via disqualification The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman pinned Raven Crossing the Line Again - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - February 1, 1997 (1,400) It was announced during the show that ECW's first pay-per-view would take place at ECW Arena on April 13 Louie Spicolli pinned Mike Awesome Lance Storm pinned Balls Mahoney Stevie Richards pinned Ricky Morton Steve Williams pinned Axl Rotten ECW World Champion Raven pinned Steve Williams The Sandman pinned D-Von Dudley with a legdrop off the top after placing a steel chair on D-Von's head; after the bout, Joel Gertner got in the ring, announced D-Von as the winner, and was laid out by Sandman; moments later, Buh Buh Ray and Spike Dudley came out to make the save with Buh Buh hitting Sandman over the head with a steel chair; moments later, Spike attempted to fight off both Buh Buh and D-Von but sustained the 3D; New Jack & Mustafa then came out to make the save, beat down the Dudleys with various weapons but were eventually beaten down as well (the debut of the 3D finisher) ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu at 20:02 when Saturn pinned RVD following the Total Elimination (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) Terry Funk pinned Tommy Rich Tommy Dreamer & the Pitbulls defeated Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Brian Lee ECW @ Downingtown, PA - Farmers Market - February 7, 1997 (980; sell out) Little Guido pinned Cody Michaels Spike Dudley pinned Cpl. Punishment with a bulldog off the top ECW World Champion Raven pinned Rob Van Dam after the bWo came out and Stevie Richards accidentally hit the superkick on the challenger Sabu pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley with the triple jump moonsault; after the bout, D-Von Dudley joined Buh Buh Ray in double teaming Sabu until Rob Van Dam made the save; moments later, Taz dropped RVD with a German suplex and locked him in the Tazmission to send a message to Sabu Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) pinned D-Von Dudley in a falls count anywhere match; after the bout, Dreamer, the Sandman, and the Gangstas were helped backstage after being laid out by the Dudleyz Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls and Shane Douglas & Brian Lee in an elimination match; Pitbull #1 pinned Douglas with a Rude Awakening neckbreaker; Pitbull #1 was pinned seconds later following the Total Elimination ECW @ Hamburg, PA - February 8, 1997 (504) Little Guido pinned Chris Chetti Spike Dudley defeated Cpl. Punishment Louie Spicolli defeated Balls Mahoney Nova defeated Cody Michaels New Jack & Mustafa defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Saturn pinned Van Dam after Taz interfered and choked out RVD ECW World Champion Raven defeated the Sandman Tommy Dreamer & the Pitbulls defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Brian Lee ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - February 9, 1997 (980) Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Louie Spicolli & Chris Chetti Spike Dudley pinned Cpl. Punishment Little Guido pinned Cody Michaels New Jack & Mustafa defeated the Bad Crew ECW World Champion Raven pinned Rob Van Dam Tommy Dreamer pinned D-Von Dudley in a falls count anywhere match Sabu pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls and ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Brian Lee in an elimination match; Pitbull #1 pinned Douglas; Pitbull #1 was pinned ECW @ Webster, MA - Town Hall - February 14, 1997 (300) Taz defeated Scott Taylor via submission with the Tazmission Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley Beef Wellington defeated Lenny Lane Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, & Taka Michinoku defeated Gran Hamada, the Great Sasuke, & Gran Naniwa when Togo pinned Hamada Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman pinned Raven Sabu pinned D-Von Dudley Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Balls Mahoney Tommy Dreamer pinned Tommy Rich Louie Spicolli fought Buh Buh Ray Dudley to a no contest Rob Van Dam defeated Pitbull #1 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Brian Lee & Chris Candido when Saturn pinned Candido ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - February 15, 1997 (950) Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten fought Nova & the Blue Meanie to a no contest Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti Taz defeated Scott Taylor Louie Spicolli defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. The Sandman pinned D-Von Dudley The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, & Gran Naniwa defeated Taka Michinoku, Dick Togo, & Mens Teioh when Sasuke pinned Michinoku Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley Tommy Dreamer & the Pitbulls defeated ECW World Champion Raven, Brian Lee, & Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - February 21, 1997 (800) Balls Mahoney defeated Chris Chetti Brian Lee & Chris Candido defeated the Pitbulls when Lee pinned Pitbull #1 Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Stevie Richards when Sandman pinned Raven New Jack & Mustafa defeated Axl Rotten & D-Von Dudley Taz defeated Little Guido via submission with the Tazmission ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam at 21:12 when Saturn pinned Van Dam Cyberslam 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - February 22, 1997 (1,400) Featured Joey Styles conducting an in-ring interview with the Pitbulls in which Pitbull #1 cut a promo on ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas to "stop being a Shawn Michaels" and face him; moments later, Douglas & Francine appeared with Douglas saying he didn't give a fuck about Monday Night Raw or ECW but did give a fuck about the Pitbulls insulting him and didn't like being compared to Michaels; Douglas then challenged the Pitbulls to come get him, with Brian Lee & Chris Candido ambushing them with Lee putting Pitbull #2 through a table and Candido choking Pitbull #1 with his own chain as the crowd chanted "Rude" ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam at 20:39 when Kronus pinned RVD after the champions hit Total Elimination on RVD two times consecutively; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands; after the match, Sabu shook the champions' hands but RVD refused; after RVD left the ring, Sabu raised Saturn & Kronus' hands in victory (ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1) Chris Chetti pinned Little Guido (w/ Tommy Rich) at 5:47 with a rolling cradle after avoiding a kneedrop off the top; prior to the bout, Rich cut an in-ring promo saying he recently found out his great grandfather was from Philadelphia and, as a result, Rich was Italian just like Guido; after the match, Rich grabbed the mic as the crowd chanted for Guido to turn on Rich, told Guido they were paisans, and the two hugged (Rich's debut with Guido) (Chetti's ECW Arena debut) Stevie Richards (w/ Nova, the Blue Meanie, & 7-11) pinned Balls Mahoney at 12:15 with the Stevie Kick; after the bout, a blonde female fan wearing a bWo t-shirt ran in the ring and grabbed Richards as he started to strip in Shawn Michaels fashion; the "fan" was quickly carried away by security Axl Rotten pinned Spike Dudley at 4:30 with a powerbomb after Spike knocked Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley - with Sign Guy Dudley - off the ring apron; after the bout, Spike sustained the 3D until New Jack & Mustafa appeared Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley & Axl Rotten) defeated New Jack & Mustafa at 15:33 when Buh Buh pinned New Jack with the Buh Buh Cutter as New Jack came off the top after knocking an interfering Axl off the apron with a steel chair Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated Tracy Smothers at 3:30 via submission with the Tazmission (Smothers' debut) Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Brian Lee at 18:53 when the Sandman - who appeared late in the bout, escorted by his son Tyler, after Raven dropped Lori Fullington with a DDT - pinned Raven with a DDT; early in the bout, Raven cut an in-ring promo in which he offered to lay down and let Dreamer pin him - since he's been unable to do so in the two years Raven has been in ECW - knowing Dreamer wouldn't do it because by pinning Raven Dreamer would cost Funk a title shot at Barely Legal; Funk was taken backstage on a stretcher at the 15-minute mark after receiving multiple shots to the head with a trash can by Lee; moments later, Stevie Richards appeared to even the odds, with Dreamer returning ringside moments later being led by the hand by Tyler Fullington; after the bout, the Sandman hugged his young son; moments later, Dreamer and Richards shook hands in the ring Sabu pinned Chris Candido at 18:26 with a triple jump legdrop; after the bout, as both men laid on the mat, Sabu raised Candido's hand in a showing of respect, with Candido then pointing to Sabu moments later as a prompt for the fans to cheer Sabu's efforts; moments later, Candido cut an in-ring promo praising Sabu, shook his hand, and hugged him ECW @ Jim Thorpe, PA - The Flagstaff - February 28, 1997 (400) Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti Taz defeated Balls Mahoney Rob Van Dam defeated Spike Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley The Sandman defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW World Champion Raven defeated Louie Spicolli Sabu defeated Chris Candido ECW @ Scranton, PA - CYC - March 1, 1997 (1,590) ECW - 3/13/97: Taz defeated Spike Dudley Sabu defeated Cpl. Punishment ECW - 3/13/97: Tommy Rich defeated Chris Chetti ECW - 3/13/97: Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Sandman pinned D-Von ECW - 3/13/97: Lance Storm defeated Axl Rotten ECW World Champion Raven pinned Pitbull #2 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam ECW @ Coshoken, PA - March 7, 1997 Cancelled ECW @ Trenton, NJ - CYO Center - March 8, 1997 (1,300) Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission with the Tazmission at 4:25 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Bad Crew at 1:37 ECW World Champion Raven pinned Nova at 2:24 Pitbull #2 fought Brian Lee to a no contest at 4:48 Chris Chetti pinned Little Guido at 4:30 Tommy Dreamer pinned D-Von Dudley at 4:13 New Jack & Louie Spicolli defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney at 4:13 when New Jack pinned both opponents The Sandman pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley at 8:17 Sabu pinned Chris Candido at 14:30 ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - March 14, 1997 (700) Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley Steve Williams defeated Balls Mahoney Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW World Champion Raven & Brian Lee when Raven was pinned Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Louie Spicolli Rob Van Dam defeated Pitbull #2 ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 via disqualification Sabu defeated Chris Candido via submission Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Hostile City Showdown 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - March 15, 1997 (1,100) Tommy Rich & Little Guido defeated Tracy Smothers & Chris Chetti ECW - 3/20/97: Taz defeated Rob Van Dam via submission with the Tazmission Sabu defeated Spike Dudley via submission Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match ECW - 3/20/97: ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 in an I Quit match ECW - 3/20/97: The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney ECW - 3/20/97: Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Sign Guy Dudley) defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus to win the titles when Buh Buh pinned Saturn with the 3D ECW - 3/20/97: Terry Funk pinned Brian Lee ECW World Champion Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer and Stevie Richards in an elimination match; Raven pinned Richards; Raven pinned Dreamer ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - March 21, 1997 (650) Little Guido pinned Chris Chetti Pitbull #2 pinned Cpl. Punishment Tracy Smothers & Little Guido fought Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley to a no contest Chris Candido pinned Balls Mahoney ECW - 3/27/97: Terry Funk defeated Axl Rotten via disqualification ECW World Champion Raven pinned Spike Dudley Pitbull #2 defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas via count-out Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus when Van Dam pinned Kronus ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer when Buh Buh pinned Sandman ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - March 22, 1997 (1,100) Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley Axl Rotten defeated Cpl. Punishment Stevie Richards defeated Louie Spicolli The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus Rob Van Dam fought Taz to a double count-out Sabu defeated Chris Candido via submission Terry Funk & Pitbull #2 defeated ECW World Champion Raven & ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas when Pitbull pinned Douglas ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - March 28, 1997 Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated the Lost Boys Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley Taz defeated Chris Chetti via submission with the Tazmission Chris Candido & Brian Lee defeated Pitbull #2 & Balls Mahoney ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus and New Jack & Mustafa in an elimination match Tommy Dreamer & Beaulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine when Beaulah pinned Douglas ECW World Champion Raven pinned Stevie Richards; the Sandman was the guest referee for the bout ECW @ New Kensington, PA - Valley High School - March 29, 1997 (850) Louie Spicolli & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Chetti pinned Guido Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission with the Tazmission Pitbull #2 pinned Balls Mahoney ECW World Champion Raven pinned Stevie Richards Terry Funk pinned Brian Lee Tommy Dreamer & Beaulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine when Beaulah pinned Francine ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Mustafa when Buh Buh pinned New Jack Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus in a tables and ladders match when Van Dam pinned Kronus ECW @ Monaca, PA - Golden Dome - March 30, 1997 (1,000) ECW - 4/24/97: Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Chetti pinned Guido ECW - 4/24/97: Balls Mahoney pinned Cpl. Punishment Pitbull #2 defeated Brian Lee Taz defeated Rob Van Dam ECW - 4/3/97: Sabu pinned Louie Spicolli ECW - 4/3/97: ECW World Champion Raven & ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk when Raven pinned Dreamer ECW - 4/3/97: ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus and New Jack & Mustafa in an elimination match; Buh Buh pinned New Jack; D-Von pinned Kronus ECW @ Scranton, PA - CYC - April 4, 1997 (900) Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti Balls Mahoney defeated Axl Rotten Spike Dudley defeated Cpl. Punishment Pitbull #2 defeated the Bad Crew in a handicap match Sabu defeated Louie Spicolli via submission Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Brian Lee when Dreamer pinned Douglas ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus and New Jack & Mustafa in an elimination match Taz defeated Rob Van Dam via submission ECW World Champion Raven defeated Stevie Richards ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - April 5, 1997 (800) Little Guido pinned Chris Chetti Brian Lee pinned Stevie Richards at the 10-second mark Balls Mahoney pinned Axl Rotten Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission ECW - 4/10/97: Rob Van Dam fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest ECW - 4/10/97: ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Perry Saturn & John Kronus and New Jack & Mustafa in an elimination match Sabu defeated Louie Spicolli Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated ECW World Champion Raven & ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas Barely Legal 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - April 13, 1997 (1,170) Louie Spicolli pinned Balls Mahoney at the 5-minute mark JT Smith & Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido & Tommy Rich Pay-per-view bouts - featured Joey Styles on commentary: Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner) to win the titles at 6:31 when Saturn pinned Buh Buh Ray following Total Elimination; prior to the match, the champions interrupted Joey Styles' opening in-ring promo; Sign Guy Dudley was in the champions' corner early on but sustained Total Elimination within the opening seconds of the contest; after the bout, Saturn & Kronus hit Total Elimination on Gertner as he cut an in-ring promo claiming the Dudleys were still the champions Rob Van Dam (sub. for Chris Candido) pinned Lance Storm with the Van Daminator and a standing moonsault at 10:10; prior to the match, Candido - his arm in a sling - cut an in-ring promo regarding his partially torn bicep and that he should have been part of the #1 contenders match; after the bout, RVD refused to shake Storm’s hand and then cut an in-ring promo implying he was going to jump to WCW (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) The Great Sasuke, Gran Hamada, & Gran Naniwa defeated Taka Michinoku, Mens Teioh, & Dick Togo at 16:56 when Sasuke pinned Michinoku with a dragon suplex; Michinoku's team wore bWo t-shirts for the duration of the bout ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Pitbull #2 with the belly to belly suplex at 20:44, moments after Chris Candido appeared ringside; prior to the match, Douglas cut an in-ring promo reviewing his accomplishments after returning to ECW in 1996 and his ongoing feud with the Pitbulls and the masked man; Pitbull #1 sat ringside for the match, wearing a neckbrace, until he was ejected from ringside at the 10-minute mark by Douglas' riot guards after he jumped the rail to get at the champion; pre-match stipulations stated the masked man would have to unmask if Douglas won; after the contest, the masked man appeared wearing Rick Rude's trademark robe and kissed Francine until Douglas attacked him from behind; moments later, one of Douglas' riot guards wearing a motorcycle helmet climbed in the ring and took off his helmet to reveal himself as Rude; the masked man then took off his mask to reveal himself as Brian Lee and dropped Douglas with the chokeslam Taz (w/ Bill Alphonso) defeated Sabu via TKO with the Tazplex and the Tazmission at 17:48; after the bout, Taz grabbed the mic and said he had a lot of respect for Sabu and said he would be up for a rematch; the two men shook hands and raised each other's hand in a showing of respect until Rob Van Dam attacked Taz from behind; as Taz attempted to hit a Tazplex on RVD, Sabu punched him and the two double teamed Taz with Sabu eventually putting him through a table on the floor and locking on the Tazmission outside the ring; moments later, Alphonso got in the ring and took off his Team Taz t-shirt to reveal a Sabu t-shrit underneath; RVD then grabbed the mic and said promoters wanting his business should now call Alphonso for RVD's schedule, then added he loves to work Mondays (ECW: Hardcore History, ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1) Terry Funk defeated Stevie Richards (w/ the Blue Meanie, Nova, & ?) and the Sandman in an elimination match at 19:09; Funk & Sandman pinned Richards at 15:41 with a spike powerbomb; Funk pinned Sandman with a moonsault after Richards superkicked Sandman as he had a trashcan over his head; due to pre-match stipulations, Funk earned an immediate title match against ECW World Champion Raven; Tommy Dreamer, with Beulah McGillicutty, did guest commentary for the bout alongside Joey Styles (Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) Terry Funk pinned ECW World Champion Raven to win the title with an inside cradle at 7:20; late in the bout, Reggie Bennett interfered on behalf of the champion and dropped Funk with a sit-down powerbomb; moments later, Raven grabbed the mic and said he would put Funk through three tables and end his career right in front of Dreamer; Big Dick Dudley then appeared on the stage behind Dreamer at the commentary table and attempted to chokeslam Dreamer through the three tables set up below but Dreamer knocked Big Dick off the stage and through the tables before going to the ring and dropping Raven with the DDT; after the match, Dreamer celebrated with Funk (Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - April 18, 1997 (721) Balls Mahoney defeated Chris Chetti The Sandman pinned Balls Mahoney Axl Rotten & Cpl. Punishment defeated the Lost Boys The Pitbulls defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Louie Spicolli The Dirt Bike Kid defeated Super Nova D-Von & Big Dick Dudley defeated New Jack & Mustafa Taz defeated Lance Storm Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido Tommy Dreamer pinned Tracy Smothers Raven pinned Stevie Richards ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam in a tables and ladders match ECW @ Warwick, PA - Twin Rinks - April 19, 1997 (671) ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Spike Dudley Stevie Richards won a battle royal The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney Louie Spicolli defeated Chris Chetti via disqualification Sabu defeated Lance Storm ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in an elimination match ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - April 25, 1997 (400) The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Pitbull #2 pinned Guido Louie Spicolli pinned Chris Chetti ECW - 5/1/97: Rob Van Dam pinned Spike Dudley Balls Mahoney defeated Cpl. Punishment The Sandman pinned Balls Mahoney Axl Rotten pinned Bill Wiles ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Tommy Dreamer Raven pinned Stevie Richards Taz, ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated D-Von Dudley, Sabu & Rob Van Dam when D-Von was pinned ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - April 26, 1997 (900) ECW - 5/1/97: The Blue Meanie & Nova defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Meanie pinned Guido with a moonsault Stevie Richards won a King of the Hill battle royal (Royal Rumble style) by last eliminating Balls Mahoney; other participants included: Sabu, Taz, Rob Van Dam, the Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and Shane Douglas Balls Mahoney pinned Axl Rotten with an elbowsmash off the top Raven pinned Spike Dudley ECW - 5/1/97: Louie Spicolli defeated Chris Chetti via disqualification when Tommy Dreamer interfered after Spicolli refused to cover Chetti and continued to assault him Shane Douglas pinned Stevie Richards after Raven interfered and dropped Richards with the DDT Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Pitbulls ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Dudley Boyz (w/ Joel Gertner) and Rob Van Dam & Sabu in an elimination match; Sabu & RVD were eliminated; the Dudleyz were eliminated; Killer Kowalski interfered during the bout by hitting Buh Buh Ray with a crutch and applying the claw on Gertner's stomach ECW @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Center - May 2, 1997 (1,209) Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Chris Chetti & Jimmy Shoulders Wing Kanemura defeated Kevin Quinn ECW - 5/8/97: Tommy Dreamer defeated Cpl. Punishment via disqualification Louie Spicolli defeated Bill Wiles ECW - 5/8/97: Balls Mahoney defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas via disqualification ECW - 5/8/97: ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in an elimination match; Big Dick pinned New Jack; Big Dick was pinned Taz & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam Stevie Richards defeated the Sandman and Raven in an elimination match ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Stevie Richards ECW @ Trenton, NJ - CYO Center - May 3, 1997 (750) ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers Wing Kanemura pinned Kevin Quinn D-Von Dudley won a Royal Rumble; stipulations stated the winner would earn an ECW World Title shot later in the show New Jack & Mustafa defeated Axl Rotten & Cpl. Punishment Stevie Richards pinned the Sandman Rob Van Dam pinned Balls Mahoney ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Pitbull #1 ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated D-Von Dudley via submission ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - May 8, 1997 (925) Axl Rotten pinned Chris Chetti Spike Dudley pinned Little Guido Balls Mahoney pinned the New Jersey Devil (Bill Wiles) Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Pitbull #1 ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and D-Von & Big Dudley in an elimination match Raven defeated the Sandman and Stevie Richards in an elimination match; stipulations stated the winner would earn an immediate ECW World Title shot ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Raven at the 4-minute mark Taz & Chris Candido defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu at the 10-minute mark ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - May 9, 1997 (500) Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck Taz defeated Cpl. Punishment Raven defeated Chris Chetti ECW TV Champion Shane Doulgas defeated Balls Mahoney Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido The Sandman defeated Louie Spicolli Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Pitbulls ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in an elimination match ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - May 10, 1997 (1,100) ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Pitbulls when Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 Axl Rotten pinned Chris Chetti Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated PG-13 when Saturn pinned Wolfie D ECW - 5/15/97: Tommy Dreamer pinned Louie Spicolli D-Von & Big Dick Dudley defeated New Jack & Mustafa when Mustafa was pinned ECW - 5/15/97: Taz & Chris Candido defeated Rob Van Dam & Sabu when Candido pinned Van Dam ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Raven, the Sandman, and Stevie Richards in an elimination match; Sandman pinned Raven; Richards & Funk pinned Sandman; Funk pinned Richards ECW @ Syracuse, NY - Pepsi International Building - May 16, 1997 (700) The Pitbulls defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti Taz defeated Spike Dudley Stevie Richards defeated Bill Wiles ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine defeated Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty when Douglas pinned Dreamer ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated New Jack & Mustafa and D-Von & Big Dick Dudley in an elimination match; New Jack was pinned; Big Dick was pinned The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Raven ECW @ Buffalo, NY - Flickinger Center - May 17, 1997 (1,697) Included a segment where Bill Alphonso cut a promo on Buffalo, saying he was going to have ECW banned from the city, until ECW Commissioner Tod Gordon came out, gave Alphonso a low blow, and assaulted him in the ring; moments later, several wrestlers came out and pulled apart both men The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers (w/ Tommy Rich) at 14:04 when Pitbull #2 pinned Guido following the Super Bomb Balls Mahoney pinned Bill Wiles at 4:53 after a chairshot to the head ECW - 5/22/97: Taz defeated Spike Dudley via submission with the Tazmission at 5:30; Rick Rude did guest commentary for the bout alongside Joey Styles ECW - 5/22/97: ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Chris Chetti at 13:10 with the belly to belly suplex after avoiding a springboard moonsault; Rick Rude came out at the 11-minute mark, pulled up Francine's dress to reveal her panties, and then carried her backstage in a very suggestive piledriver position, leaving Douglas by himself ECW - 5/22/97: Raven (w/ Chasity & Lupus) & Stevie Richards (mystery partner) defeated Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty wearing a neckbrace) & ECW World Champion Terry Funk (mystery partner) at 16:16 when Richards pinned Funk after saving him from an interfering Louie Spicolli by dropping Spicolli with the Stevie Kick as Funk was set up for the Spicolli Driver; Rick Rude did guest commentary for the bout (Chasity & Lupus' debut) ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Big Dick & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner & Buh Buh Ray Dudley) and the Gangstas in an elimination match at 18:09; Saturn pinned Mustafa and Kronus pinned Big Dick after the champions hit the Total Elimination on both men at the same time; the Gangstas didn't appear until 4:30 into the match; after the bout, Saturn & Kronus hit Total Elimination on Buh Buh Ray as well Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) pinned Louie Spicolli at 7:35 with the DDT after Beulah, who Spicolli held in front of him to block a chairshot from Dreamer, gave Spicolli a mule kick low blow; prior to the bout, Spicolli cut an in-ring promo putting over the fact his interference cost Dreamer & Funk their win earlier in the show, the fact he broke Beulah's neck, and Dreamer was too hurt to compete - with Dreamer then appearing as the referee began counting him out; after the bout, Spicolli dropped Dreamer with the Spicolli Driver to abruptly end his victory celebration ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Raven (w/ Lupus & Chasity), Stevie Richards, and the Sandman in an elimination match at 10:41; Sandman pinned Raven at 5:07 following the Stevie Kick from Richards; Richards pinned Sandman with the Stevie Kick at 10:30; Funk pinned Richards after dropping the steel retaining barrier across Richards' back; Funk came out about a minute after the match began ECW @ Indiana, PA - Ice & Expo Center - May 23, 1997 (250) Axl Rotten defeated Jimmy Cicero Raven defeated Chris Chetti Taz defeated Danny Morrison Louie Spicolli defeated Balls Mahoney Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated the Pitbulls ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Stevie Richards Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman defeated D-Von & Big Dick Dudley when D-Von was pinned ECW @ Monaca, PA - Golden Dome - May 24, 1997 (1,926) The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers Chris Chetti fought Danny Morrison to a no contest Chris Candido defeated Wolfie D ECW - 5/29/97: D-Von & Big Dick Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when Whipwreck was pinned ECW - 5/29/97: The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney New Jack defeated Axl Rotten Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Stevie Richards ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas defeated Raven ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Big Dick & D-Von Dudley in a weapons match ECW @ West Liberty, WV - State College - May 25, 1997 (411) The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti Axl Rotten defeated Super Nova Spike Dudley defeated Wolfie D Stevie Richards defeated Raven; Raven dressed as Johnny Polo for the match The Sandman defeated Balls Mahoney Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Francine ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Big Dick & D-Von Dudley ECW @ Hazelton, PA - St. Joe High School - May 30, 1997 (600) Little Guido pinned Chris Chetti Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 when Spike pinned JC Ice Balls Mahoney defeated Tracy Smothers New Jack pinned Axl Rotten after coming off the top and hitting Rotten with a steel chair Tommy Dreamer pinned D-Von Dudley The Pitbulls defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas & Chris Candido when Pitbull #1 pinned Douglas Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned the Sandman after D-Von and Big Dick Dudley interfered ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Raven & Stevie Richards ECW @ Trenton, NJ - CYO Center - May 31, 1997 Chris Chetti defeated Axl Rotten Spike Dudley defeated Bud Liscious Mikey Whipwreck defeated Little Guido ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated PG-13 and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match Tommy Dreamer defeated Tracy Smothers ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Pitbulls & Balls Mahoney The Sandman defeated Raven in a dog collar match ECW @ Scranton, PA - CYC - June 6, 1997 (450) Spike Dudley pinned Chris Chetti ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Kronus pinned Smothers Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck via submission ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas pinned Pitbull #2 Chris Candido pinned Raven Louie Spicolli pinned Tommy Dreamer in a lumberjack match Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Balls Mahoney The Sandman pinned D-Von Dudley Wrestlepalooza 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - June 7, 1997 (1,250) Featured Joey Styles introducing Rick Rude to the ring to open the show in which the two discussed the top matches of the night: ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Chris Chetti with the belly to belly suplex at 6:51 after avoiding a standing top rope moonsault The Pitbulls defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers (w/ Tommy Rich) at 7:14 when Pitbull #2 pinned Guido following the Super Bomb Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner, Big Dick & Sign Guy Dudley) defeated the Sandman & Balls Mahoney at 7:26 when Buh Buh pinned Balls following the 3D onto a steel chair; after the bout, the Sandman made the save and used his cane to clear Buh Buh Ray & D-Von from the ring; due to pre-match stipulations, the Dudleyz earned a title shot against ECW Tag Team Champions the Eliminators later in the show ECW World Champion Terry Funk pinned Chris Candido (sub. for an injured Stevie Richards) with a rolling cradle at 12:54; prior to the bout, Richards came out in street clothes and said this was to have been his chance to wrestle for the world title in his hometown but because of an injury doctors have told him he might not ever wrestle again; he then addressed Funk and said he looked up to him and was looking forward to wrestling him before hugging Funk and then leaving ringside; after the match, Shane Douglas & Francine came to the ring, with Douglas arguing with Candido for losing Hardcore TV - 6/12/97: Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beaulah McGillicutty) pinned Raven (w/ Lupus & Chasity) with a DDT onto a street sign after a DVD at 15:06, despite interference from Louie Spicolli; after the bout, the lights went on and off three times as Rob Van Dam, Sabu, and Jerry Lawler made surprise appearances and assaulted Dreamer, fighting off several ECW wrestlers - the Gangstas, the bWo, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, the Sandman as well as Paul E Dangerously as Spicolli forced Beaulah to watch; after a lengthy beat down, all the heels left the ring when Taz appeared; Rick Rude did guest commentary with Joey Styles for the bout; moments later, Taz cut an in-ring promo telling Lawler to suck his cock until Shane Douglas, beside Francine in the crowd, cut Taz off with Taz telling him to shut up and "go fuck that little rat;" this all went on as medics attended to the injured wrestlers in the ring; Taz then said he wasn't leaving until Sabu came out and had their main event match then and there (Raven's last appearance for 2 years) (The Rise & Fall of ECW) Hardcore TV - 6/12/97: Sabu (w/ Bill Alphonso) pinned Taz at 8:14 when Taz pinned himself as Sabu was caught in the Tazmission; after the bout, Taz kept the hold applied until several referees rushed the ring; moments later, Taz dropped several of the referees and locked two in the Tazmission; Taz then applied the hold on Alphonso; as Taz grabbed the mic and prepared to speak, he was cut off again by Shane Douglas in the crowd - alongside Francine, Chris Candido, and Tammy Sytch - who told him to get the fuck out of the ring because he was tired of seeing him; Taz then said if Douglas wanted him out of the ring he should come make him leave; Taz then guaranteed he would make Douglas tap within 5 minutes; Douglas agreed and said he would put the belt on the line but if Taz couldn't make him tap in 5 minutes he wouldn't be able to work in ECW for 30 days, with Taz pushing it to 60 days and said he could do it in 3 minutes Hardcore TV - 6/12/97: Taz defeated ECW TV Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) via submission with the Tazmission to win the title in an impromptu match at 2:51; had Taz not been able to make Douglas submit within 3 minutes he would have been forced out of ECW for 60 days; after the match, Chris Candido attended to Douglas in the ring Hardcore TV - 6/19/97: ECW Tag Team Champions Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner, Big Dick & Sign Guy Dudley) at 7:34 when Saturn pinned D-Von with an elbowsmash off the top; prior to the bout, Tod Gordon came out and announced the Eliminators wouldn't be able to defend the titles because Saturn sustained a serious leg injury, would have surgery Tuesday, and would be out nearly a year; moments later, the champions came out, with Saturn's left leg wrapped up and on crutches; Saturn said he didn't want to hand over the titles as they were instructed to do and said if they were going to lose the belts they wanted to do so in the ring; Kronus said he would wrestle the match by himself since Saturn was injured but Saturn became more and more involved in the match as it continued ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - June 13, 1997 (900) Tommy Rich pinned Chris Chetti Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 The Pitbulls defeated Axl Rotten & Bobby Duncum Jr. ECW Tag Team Champion John Kronus defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in a handicap match by pinning Smothers; the match was to have been a tag team title match but Kronus' partner Perry Saturn was too injured to compete Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated the Sandman & Balls Mahoney Shane Douglas defeated Tommy Dreamer in a falls count anywhere match Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated ECW TV Champion Taz & Chris Candido ECW @ Warwick, PA - Twin Rinks - June 14, 1997 (350) Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti The Pitbulls defeated PG-13 Axl Rotten defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. ECW Tag Team Champion John Kronus defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in a handicap match by pinning Smothers; the match was to have been a tag team title match but Kronus' partner Perry Saturn was too injured to compete Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated the Sandman & Balls Mahoney Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated ECW TV Champion Taz & Chris Candido ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - June 20, 1997 (700) Chris Chetti pinned Danny Morrison Axl Rotten defeated Roadkill Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck defeated PG-13 Hardcore TV - 6/26/97: Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Big Dick Dudley) defeated ECW Tag Team Champion John Kronus in a handicap match to win the titles when Buh Buh Ray scored the pin following the 3D Hardcore TV - 6/26/97: Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney & the Pitbulls when Bigelow pinned Pitbull #1 Tommy Dreamer defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. via disqualification Tracy Smothers defeated Super Nova Sabu & Rob Van Dam fought the Pitbulls to a no contest Hardcore TV - 6/26/97: Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli in an I Quit match ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - June 21, 1997 (988) Shane Douglas pinned Chris Chetti Axl Rotten pinned Bobby Duncum Jr. ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated John Kronus, the Pitbulls, Little Guido & Tracy Smothers in an elimination match Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 when Whipwreck pinned JC Ice Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Louie Spicolli via submission with the Tazmission at the 31-second mark Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - June 27, 1997 (700) Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Louie Spicolli ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated John Kronus, the Pitbulls, and Tracy Smothers & Little Guido in an elimination match Axl Rotten defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney The Sandman fought Rob Van Dam to a no contest Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - June 28, 1997 (1,400) ECW - 7/10/97: Lance Storm pinned Tracy Smothers ECW - 7/10/97: PG-13 defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when JC Ice pinned Spike ECW TV Champion Taz defeated John Kronus ECW - 7/3/97: Chris Candido pinned Tom Prichard ECW - 7/3/97: Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Pitbull #2 ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Mustafa when New Jack was pinned Balls Mahoney pinned Louie Spicolli ECW - 7/3/97: Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Belmar, NJ - Bar A - June 29, 1997 (500) ECW - 7/10/97: ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Louie Spicolli via submission with the Tazmission at the 27-second mark John Kronus defeated Tracy Smothers The Sandman and Balls Mahoney co-won a battle royal Shane Douglas, Chris Candido, & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Lance Storm, the Blue Meanie, & Chris Chetti Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Pitbulls ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated the Sandman & Balls Mahoney WAR @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - July 6, 1997 (6,000) Tadahiro Ishii, Shoichi Ichinomiya, & Shikeo Okumura defeated Takashi Okamura, Maasaki Mochizuki, & Yoshikazu Taru at 13:49 when Ishii pinned Taru Ryo Myake pinned Battle Ranger at 7:50 Rumi Kazama & Michiko Omukai defeated Eagle Sawai & Sayori Okino at 13:32 when Kazama pinned Okino Takashi Ishikawa & Kishin Kawabata defeated Jun Kikuchi & Osamu Tachihikari at 13:27 when Kikuchi forced Ishikawa to submit Arashi & Shinichi Nakano beat Joel Deaton & Tatsuo Nakano at 15:03 when Arashi pinned Deaton Yoshiaki Fujiwara pinned Abdullah the Butcher at 14:19 WAR International Jr. Heavyweight Champion Yuji Yasuraoka pinned Masao Orihara at 17:06 Koki Kitihara, Lance Storm, & Nobutaku Araya defeated Tommy Dreamer, Koji Kitao, & Nobukazu Hirai at 16:46 when Kitao pinned Hirai; due to pre-match stipulations, Kitihara, Storm, & Araya won the vacant WAR Six-Man Tag Team Championship Genichiro Tenryu pinned Tarzan Goto at 16:59 ECW @ Wildwood, NJ - Convention Hall - July 10, 1997 (1,350) Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison & Roadkill Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. Chris Candido defeated Balls Mahoney ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & New Jack when New Jack was pinned ECW TV Champion Taz defeated John Kronus Tommy Dreamer defeated Louie Spicolli in an I Quit match The Sandman defeated Rob Van Dam ECW @ Asbury Park, NJ - Convention Center - July 11, 1997 (950) Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison & Bud Licious Tom Prichard pinned Louie Spicolli Chris Chetti defeated Jason via disqualification ECW - 7/17/97: ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Nova via submission PG-13 defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley ECW - 7/17/97: Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Pitbulls & Balls Mahoney Axl Rotten & Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Jimmy Shoulders & Bill Wiles Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman ECW @ Allentown, PA - Agricultural Hall - July 12, 1997 (900) John Kronus defeated Roadkill PG-13 defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck when Wolfie D pinned Spike Balls Mahoney defeated the Hellraiser Chris Candido pinned Tracy Smothers Axl Rotten & New Jack defeated Louie Spicolli & Little Guido when New Jack pinned Guido Rob Van Dam pinned Bobby Duncum Jr. ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Shane Douglas via submission with the Tazmission at 3:13 ECW Tag Team Champion Buh Buh Ray Dudley & Spike Dudley (sub. for ECW Tag Team Champion D-Von Dudley) defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - July 18, 1997 (900) Jason pinned Chris Chetti Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Spike Dudley when Guido pinned Spike Bobby Duncum Jr. pinned Nova Chris Candido pinned Mikey Whipwreck Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Balls Mahoney ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Mustafa and Perry Saturn & John Kronus in an elimination match; Buh Buh pinned Kronus; Buh Buh pinned New Jack ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Shane Douglas via submission with the Tazmission Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman Heatwave 97 - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - July 19, 1997 (1,500) Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 when Whipwreck scored the pin Axl Rotten defeated Tracy Smothers Hardcore TV - 7/24/97: John Kronus pinned Prodigy Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney & Chris Chetti when Candido pinned Chetti ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Lance Storm via submission with the Tazmission Hardcore TV - 7/24/97: ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas via disqualification Hardcore TV - 7/24/97: New Jack & Mustafa defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Big Dick & Sign Guy Dudley) in a steel cage match to win the titles when Mustafa pinned Buh Buh Ray immediately after Buh Buh dropped New Jack with a Bubba Cutter off the top, injuring his leg in the process; after the bout, Big Dick dropped Mustafa with a chokeslam and assaulted both Mustafa and New Jack with a steel chair Hardcore TV - 7/24/97: Tommy Dreamer, the Sandman, & Rick Rude fought Rob Van Dam, Sabu, & Jerry Lawler to a no contest ECW @ Rochester, NY - Convention Center - July 25, 1997 (850) Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti Jason Knight defeated Marty Barnett Little Guido defeated Danny Morrison ECW TV Champion Taz defeated John Kronus Chris Candido & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Axl Rotten & Louie Spicolli Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Buffalo, NY - Flickinger Center - July 26, 1990 (1,800) John Kronus pinned Louie Spicolli Jason Knight defeated Roadkill ECW - 7/31/97: Sabu defeated Bill Wiles Mikey Whipwreck pinned Barry Hardy Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti, Spike Dudley, & Nova Tommy Dreamer & ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam ECW @ Rostraver, PA - Ice Garden - August 1, 1997 (800) John Kronus defeated Louie Spicolli Nova defeated Barry Hardy Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Los Cholos ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Wolfie D Axl Rotten defeated Chris Chetti Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. & Jason Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido defeated Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley Rob Van Dam defeated Balls Mahoney Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW @ Monaca, PA - Golden Dome - August 2, 1997 (2,200) Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Lou Marconi Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Nova & Barry Hardy ECW - 8/7/97: Chris Candido defeated Spike Dudley Chris Chetti defeated Jason Louie Spicolli pinned Wolfie D Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido when Balls pinned Guido ECW - 8/7/97: Rob Van Dam pinned Mikey Whipwreck ECW - 8/14/97: ECW World Champion Terry Funk defeated Shane Douglas Tommy Dreamer fought Sabu to a no contest ECW @ Warwick, PA - Twin Rinks - August 8, 1997 (1,100) John Kronus pinned Louie Spicolli Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Chris Chetti when Smohters pinned Chetti Bobby Duncum Jr. pinned Nova Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated the Blue Meanie & Spike Dudley when Buh Buh pinned Meanie Rob Van Dam pinned Mikey Whipwreck ECW TV Champion Taz, Tommy Dreamer, & Balls Mahoney defeated Shane Douglas, Bam Bam Bigelow, & Chris Candido when Douglas submitted to Taz' Tazmission ECW World Champion Terry Funk pinned Sabu Born to Be Wired - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - August 9, 1997 (1,400) Little Guido pinned Prodigy at 6:05 Mikey Whipwreck pinned Louie Spicolli at 6:56 Hardcore TV - 8/14/97: Spike Dudley pinned Bam Bam Bigelow at 6:37 Chris Candido pinned Chris Chetti at 10:43 Shane Douglas pinned Lance Storm at 9:02 ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Al Snow via submission with the Tazmission at 10:15 Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick Dudley defeated Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, & Hack Myers at 12:00 when Myers was pinned Hardcore TV - 8/21/97: Rob Van Dam pinned Tommy Dreamer at 9:49 Hardcore TV - 8/14/97: Sabu (w/ Bill Alphonso) pinned ECW World Champion Terry Funk to win the title in a barbed wire match at 20:40 after wrapping himself in barbed wire and hitting a legdrop on top of Funk, also wrapped in barbed wire, through a table on the floor; the pinfall came a couple minutes later after both men pulled themselves back inside the ring and were connected by the barbed wire; Funk attacked Alphonso during the bout with the barbed wire; late in the match, Rob Van Dam attacked Funk on behalf of the challenger but was dropped with a DDT onto a trash can lid by Tommy Dreamer and carried backstage; after the bout, medics and Tommy Dreamer attended to the two men in an attempt to cut them apart (Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) ECW @ Elmhurst, NY - August 1997 Spike Dudley & Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido & Tracey Smothers ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Pablo Marquez Tommy Dreamer pinned Rob Van Dam Chris Candido defeated PG-187 ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten Sabu defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley New Jack & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a non-title streetfight Shane Douglas pinned Al Snow after twice hitting the belly to belly suplex Hardcore Heaven 97 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - War Memorial Auditorium - August 17, 1997 (1,950) Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & Mustafa via forfeit to win the titles ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido via submission with the Tazmission at 10:52 Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Spike Dudley at 5:05 Rob Van Dam pinned Al Snow at 13:43 ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated PG-13 at 10:58 when Buh Buh pinned Wolfie D Tommy Dreamer pinned Jerry Lawler at 18:57 after interference from Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Beulah McGillicutty, and Tammy Sytch Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) defeated ECW World Champion Sabu (w/ Bill Alphonso) and Terry Funk in an elimination match to win the title at 26:37; Alphonso and an interfering Tod Gordon were both put through a table by Sabu via a legdrop off the top mid-way through the match; Gordon was placed on the table by Douglas, while Funk put Alphonso on the table without Sabu knowing; moments later, officials pulled both men out of the ring and took them backstage; Douglas and Funk pinned Sabu at 19:34 with a double roll up after the Sandman came out and assaulted Sabu with a ladder until he was pulled out of the ring by officials; moments later, Sabu hit a springboard splash over Funk to hit Sandman in the aisle; moments later, the two brawled their way backstage; during the final moments of the contest, Al Snow, Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, PG-13, Mikey Whipwreck, and several others came out to watch; late in the match, Dory Funk Jr. appeared to counter Francine's interference and attacked Douglas before leaving ringside; Douglas pinned Funk with the belly to belly suplex after Funk kicked out after sustaining a series of them ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - August 21, 1997 (850) Spike Dudley & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido (w/ Tommy Rich) when Douglas pinned an interfering Tommy Rich ECW - 8/28/97: ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Prodigy ECW - 8/28/97: ECW World Champion Shane Douglas pinned Al Snow ECW - 8/28/97: Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) pinned Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alphonso) Chris Candido defeated PG-187 (PJ Walker) ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten Sabu defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a streetfight when New Jack pinned D-Von ECW @ Downington, MA - Farmers Market - August 22, 1997 (400) Tracy Smothers defeated Danny Morrison Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated the Bad Crew Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley Chris Candido defeated Al Snow ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Little Guido ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & John Kronus Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman ECW @ Trenton, NJ - CYO Center - August 23, 1997 (1,100) The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight Chris Chetti defeated PG-187 Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Danny Morrison & Roadkill Axl Rotten defeated Al Snow Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & John Kronus ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated Balls Mahoney Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - September 5, 1997 (600) Spike Dudley defeated PJ Walker Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Balls Mahoney John Kronus pinned Tracy Smothers Chris Candido pinned Jerry Lynn ECW World Champion Shane Douglas pinned Axl Rotten Sabu fought the Sandman to a no contest Mikey Whipwreck defeated Al Snow John Kronus pinned Big Dick Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest Bobby Duncum Jr. defeated Nova New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - September 6, 1997 (900) Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Al Snow defeated Bobby Duncum Jr. PJ Walker defeated Jerry Lynn Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated John Kronus Nova fought Bill Wiles to a no contest Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer at 4:15 Terry Funk's Wrestlefest - Amarillo, TX - Tri-State Fairgrounds Coliseum - September 11, 1997 (announced at 4,000) Featured an opening announcement regarding the passing of Chris Von Erich, followed by a 10-bell salute in tribute Wing Kanemura pinned Roadkill at 6:01 with a bodyslam and senton off the top ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido via submission with the Tazmission at 7:22 following a reversal; prior to the bout, the ring announcer noted Candido would be managed by Sunny but she did not appear Shark Tsichiya pinned Lady Cooga at 6:55 following a clothesline Mark & Chris Youngblood (w/ Ricky Romero) defeated the Bushwhackers at 10:20 when Mark pinned Luke after Chris dropkicked his partner onto Luke behind the referee's back The Sandman fought Balls Mahoney to a no contest when ECW Tag Team Champion Buh Buh Ray Dudley attacked the Sandman before Mahoney's entrance and bloodied him until Balls made the save; moments later, Balls grabbed the mic and challenged Buh Buh to a No DQ match; when Buh Buh said no, Balls threatened to hit the referee over the head with a steel chair if he didn't make the match happen; Buh Buh then went to leave until the referee began to count him out Balls Mahoney (w/ the Sandman) pinned ECW Tag Team Champion Buh Buh Ray Dudley at 6:00 after avoiding a chair shot and hitting Buh Buh three times in the head with the Sandman's cane; after the bout, the Sandman knocked Buh Buh to the floor ECW - 10/17/97: ECW World Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beaulah McGillicuty) with the belly to belly suplex at 10:09 after sending Dreamer into the corner; late in the bout, Douglas hit the belly to belly on Beulah while Dreamer hit a piledriver on Francine Dory Funk Jr. pinned Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfonoso) at 11:32 Mankind defeated Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) via disqualification at 8:30 after Alfonso interfered Hayabusa, Masato Tanaka, & Jensei Shinzaki defeated Jake Roberts & the Headhunters (w/ Victor Quinones) at 11:12 when Hayabusa pinned Headhunter A WWF World Champion Bret Hart pinned Terry Funk in a non-title match at 25:07 by lifting his shoulder out of a back suplex into a bridge; this was deemed Funk's retirement match in Amarillo and he was awarded a ECW Lifetime World Championship belt by the ECW contingent before the bout ECW @ Blackwood, NJ - CYO Center - September 19, 1997 (1,200) Little Guido & Tracy Smothers defeated Jerry Lynn & PJ Walker when Smothers pinned Lynn Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Roadkill via submission with the Tazmission The Blue Meanie pinned Jason Knight Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti ECW World champion Shane Douglas pinned Mikey Whipwreck ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney Rob Van Dam pinned the Sandman Sabu pinned Tommy Dreamer As Good As it Gets - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - September 20, 1997 (1,600) In footage taped before the show, ECW TV Champion Taz attacked Lance Wright in the parking lot; featured a segment where the Pitbulls wheeled Wright to ringside, with Pitbull #1 cutting a promo on Taz, noting he beat Taz' ass in 1994, and then challenged him to face Pitbull #2; moments later, Taz appeared, fought with Pitbull #2, and locked on the Tazmission; moments later, Taz took Wright through a table on the floor and then assaulted a fan, with two police officers confronting him in the ring; Taz then took down one of the officers with a Fujiwara armbar, with several wrestlers coming out to hold him back; Sabu then appeared, as Taz was held back, and repeatedly slapped Taz until Taz broke free and fought with Sabu until he was pulled out of the ring ECW - 10/17/97: Little Guido & Tracy Smothers (w/ Tommy Rich) defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten at 8:40 when Guido pinned Balls with a roll up; Balls & Axl originally won the match at 8:15 when Balls pinned Guido with the Nutcracker Suite but Rich put Guido's foot on the bottom rope during the cover, with referee Jeff Jones making the pinfall and then realizing Guido's foot was on the ropes; after the bout, Balls threatened to hit Jones with a chair until other referees came out, with Jones grabbing the mic and cutting a promo saying he was the man in charge and was the best referee in the country; Jones then hit referee John Molino when he talked back to him and then raised the hands of Balls & Axl, with Balls then hitting Jones with the chair ECW - 10/10/97: Justin Credible (w/ Jason) pinned Jerry Lynn at 10:28 with a tombstone and jumping DDT; prior to the bout, Joey Styles conducted an in-ring interview with Jason in which Jason introduced his latest find as PJ Walker; Walker then appeared to chants of "Aldo" with Jason renaming him "Justin Credible;" after Styles recapped Credible's run in the WWF, Credible shoved Styles away to end the interview (Credible and Lynn's ECW Arena debut) ECW - 10/10/97: Chris Candido pinned Lance Storm at 14:16 with the powerbomb off the top Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Spike Dudley at 5:21 with a splash off the top after press slamming Spike into the front row, with the audience then crowd surfing Spike until Bigelow rolled him back inside the ring; prior to the bout, Bigelow cut an in-ring promo hyping the crowd up that he would press slam Spike into the audience during the match, with the crowd then chanting "Over here" and "We want Spike;" after the match, Bigelow threw Spike into another section, with the crowd initially not catching Spike but then lifting him up and again passing him around the arena ECW World Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine) pinned Phil Lafon (w/ Doug Furnas) (mystery opponent) at 12:03 with a roll over; prior to the match, Douglas cut an in-ring promo on Terry Funk and Shawn Michaels as well as mentioning Rick Rude couldn't be at the show because he was in London, England that weekend with the WWF; Douglas then asked who Rude had spent three months training to face him, with Furnas & Lafon appearing; after Douglas said he wanted to face Furnas - since Furnas' shoulder was recently injured in a car wreck - Furnas then took the mic and said he and Lafon were in the ring with the biggest pussy in the business - and it wasn't Francine; late in the match, Furnas, Chris Candido, Francine, and Bam Bam Bigelow all interfered, with Douglas and Candido having to hold Bigelow back from going after Furnas following the contest ECW - 10/10/97: Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty (w/ New Jack, Axl Rotten, & Balls Mahoney) defeated Rob Van Dam & Bill Alphonso in a mixed tag team match at around the 6-minute mark when Beulah pinned Alphonso with a hurricanrana; the match was wrestled as Beulah vs. Alphonso since Dreamer was injured before the match began (Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches) ECW - 10/17/97: The Sandman fought Sabu (w/ Bill Alphonso) to a no contest when Sabu shot a fireball into Sandman's face, with medics and wrestlers immediately rushing the ring and helping Sandman backstage New Jack & John Kronus defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Big Dick Dudley) to win the titles ECW @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - War Memorial - September 26, 1997 (1,100) ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Roadkill Mr. Peurto Rico (w/ Julio Caesar Alfonso) defeated Dave Morrison Chris Candido defeated Chris Chetti Little Guido & Tommy Rich defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Al Snow & Paul Diamond Justin Credible (w/ Jason) defeated Jerry Lynn Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated ECW World Champion Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow John Kronus & New Jack defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner) and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in an elimination match ECW @ Orlando, FL - Fairgrounds - September 27, 1997 (1,140) Al Snow & Roadkill defeated Marty Jannetty & the Vampire Warrior (w/ Luna Vachon) Justin Credible (w/ Jason) defeated Chris Chetti Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Candido Rob Van Dam defeated Paul Diamond Beulah McGillicutty defeated Bill Alphonso Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Little Guido & Tommy Rich and Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck in an elimination match ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated Dory Funk Jr. Sabu fought ECW TV Champion Taz to a time-limit draw ECW Tag Team Champions John Kronus & New Jack defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in an elimination match ECW @ Kutztown, PA - University - October 3, 1997 (300) Danny Morrison defeated Bud Liscious Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Justin Credible pinned Roadkill Big Dick Dudley pinned Nova Chris Candido pinned Chris Chetti Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated ECW World Champion Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match ECW @ Rostraver, PA - Ice Garden - October 10, 1997 Spike Dudley defeated Roadkill Mikey Whipwreck defeated Paul Diamond Al Snow defeated Lou Marconi Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in a death match when Kronus pinned Buh Buh Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten ECW World Champion Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Douglas pinned Van Dam ECW @ Beaver Falls, PA - Middle School - October 11, 1997 (400) The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Little Guido Al Snow defeated Lou Marconi Tracy Smothers defeated Marty Barnett via disqualification Justin Credible defeated Paul Diamond Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti ECW World Champion Shane Douglas defeated Al Snow Hardcore TV - 10/10/97 - featured an ad for the "As Good As it Gets" VHS; included an ad for the "Born to Be Wired" VHS, set to the Phantom of the Opera theme song; featured an ad for the "Big Ass Extreme Bash" VHS; included the Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn, Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm, and Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty vs. Rob Van Dam & Bill Alphonso matches from the Sept. 20 ECW Arena show ECW @ Downington, PA - Farmers Market - October 17, 1997 (850) Justin Credible defeated Paul Diamond Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Danny Morrison The Great Sasuke defeated Lance Storm The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Shane Douglas & Chris Candido defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Hardcore TV - 10/17/97 - featured an opening video montage of Brian Pillman's appearances in ECW; included footage of ECW TV Champion Taz assaulting the Pitbulls and Lance Wright during the Sept. 20 ECW Arena show, then fighting with Sabu; included an ad for the "Born to Be Wired" VHS, set to the Phantom of the Opera theme song; featured a promo by Jenna Jameson in which she said she had seen a lot of extreme things but nothing compared to ECW; included an ad for the "Terry Funk's Wrestlefest" VHS, set to the Eagle's "Desperado;" featured a promo by Taz, in the production truck while reviewing comments from Gary Wolfe during the Sept. 20 ECW Arena show, in which Taz said he did have one friend - the TV title - and said the TV title was the top title in the industry; he then challenged both Pitbulls and Wright to face him all at the same time, if the Pitbulls could stay out of jail long enough; included an ad for "Extreme Warfare Vol. 2;" featured highlights from the Tommy Dreamer vs. ECW World Champion Shane Douglas match, from the Sept. 11 Amarillo show; included a promo by Douglas, with Francine; featured highlights of Rick Rude bringing in Al Snow, Balls Mahoney, and Phil Lafon to challenge Douglas; included highlights of the Dreamer & Beulah vs. RVD & Alphonso, Sandman vs. Sabu, and Little Guido & Tracy Smothers vs. Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten matches from Sept. 20; featured a video package set to Weezer's "Say it Ain't So," recapping the earlier feud between the Sandman and Mikey Whipwreck; moments later, Joey Styles conducted an interview with Whipwreck in which Whipwreck spoke about Rob Van Dan and Sabu's claims that they wanted to go to the WWF, then cut a promo on them and said he wasn't afraid to face either man; included highlights of Dreamer blinding the Sandman during the Oct. 1, 1994 ECW Arena show, followed by Sandman attacking Dreamer with his Singapore cane the following month at November 2 Remember; featured a promo by Dreamer in which he mentioned his wins over Raven and Jerry Lawler and said he would do the same to Sabu; included an ad for the "Hardcore Heaven 97" VHS; featured footage of Guido, Smothers, & Tommy Rich making pizzas at a pizza parlour, during which Smothers accidentally threw the dough into his face, with the three then arguing until Rich called Domino's; included footage of New Jack & Kronus winning the ECW Tag Team Titles; featured highlights from recent action set to LL Cool J's "Phenomenon" ECW @ Queens, NY - Elk's Lodge - October 16, 1997 (900) Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley defeated Little Guido & Tracy Smothers when Dreamer pinned Guido Paul Diamond pinned Prodigy Hardcore TV - 10/24/97 - featured an opening in-ring introduction by Joey Styles in which he brought out ECW World Champion Shane Douglas & Francine; after Douglas cut a promo on the crowd, he introduced Rick Rude to give him another easy challenge; upon Rude's entrance, the crowd chanted "You fuck Chyna," with Rude then telling off the crowd; Rude then said he had a man for Douglas to face who had run through the WWF, WCW, Japan, Asia, and Europe; Bam Bam Bigelow's music then played, with Bigelow then coming out to face his Triple Threat partner; included an ad for the "Terry Funk's Wrestlefest" VHS; featured an ad for the "Born to Be Wired" VHS: Hardcore TV - 10/24/97: Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Rick Rude) pinned ECW World Champion Shane Douglas (w/ Francine & Chris Candido) in an impromptu match to win the title at 6:50 with a powerbomb; prior to the bout, Candido and Tammy Sytch came out to try to talk Bigelow out of the match but he shoved them away; after the bout, Rude celebrated with Bigelow in the ring Hardcore TV - 10/24/97: Justin Credible (w/ Jason) pinned the Great Sasuke at 9:59 with That's Incredible after Jason kicked Sasuke in the face as he was on the top rope (Sasuke's ECW singles debut) Hardcore TV - 10/24/97: Sabu (w/ Bill Alphonso) pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 9:36 with a moonsault after Rob Van Dam, who appeared late in the bout, held Whipwreck's leg from the outside, causing Sabu's knee to hit Whipwreck in the head on the way down Rob Van Dam pinned Al Snow ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match ECW @ Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - October 18, 1997 (1,600) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Mikey Whipwreck Paul Diamond pinned Spike Dudley Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated ECW Tag Team Champions John Kronus & New Jack to win the titles when Guido pinned Kronus Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Axl pinned D-Von The Great Sasauke pinned Al Snow ECW TV Champion Taz fought Rob Van Dam to a no contest Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon when Storm pinned Furnas Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas in an elimination match; Sabu & Dreamer pinned Douglas; Sabu pinned Dreamer ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - October 24, 1997 (1,000) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Al Snow Justin Credible pinned Jerry Lynn PG-13 defeated the Blue Meanie & Nova Paul Diamond defeated Chris Chetti Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Spike Dudley & Mikey Whipwreck ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Bill Wiles via submission with the Tazmission ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney Chris Candido fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated Shane Douglas & Chris Candido New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - October 25, 1997 (1,000) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Paul Diamond Justin Credible pinned Chris Chetti Jerry Lynn pinned Al Snow Axl Rotten pinned D-Von Dudley Shane Douglas & Chris Candido defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon when Douglas pinned LaFon ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Tommy Dreamer & Spike Dudley when Guido pinned Spike The Blue Meanie & Nova defeated PG-13 ECW TV Champion Taz fought Sabu to a 30-minute time-limit draw John Kronus pinned Buh Buh Ray Dudley ECW @ Plymouth Meeting, MA - Lulu Temple - October 30, 1997 (800) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Spike Dudley Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti Rob Van Dam defeated Jerry Lynn Justin Credible defeated Tommy Rogers ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Al Snow & Paul Diamond New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Chris Candido Sabu defeated Shane Douglas and Tommy Dreamer in an elimination match ECW @ Stamford, CT - Twin Rinks - October 31, 1997 (1,000) ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti Paul Diamond defeated Al Snow Tommy Rogers defeated Roadkill Justin Credible pinned Jerry Lynn ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Spike Dudley Shane Douglas & Chris Candido defeated Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon ECW TV Champion Taz fought Sabu to a 30-minute time-limit draw Tommy Dreamer defeated Rob Van Dam in a flag match New Jack & John Kronus defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match ECW @ Elizabeth, NJ - Dunn Centre - November 1, 1997 (1,557) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Candido ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Jerry Lynn New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Paul Diamond defeated Chris Chetti Doug Furnas & Phil LaFon defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley Justin Credible defeated Tommy Rogers Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow Sabu defeated Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas in an elimination match ECW @ New Britain, CT - Sports Palace - November 7, 1997 (650) ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mikey Whipwreck ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Jerry Lynn Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow Justin Credible defeated Erin O'Grady Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley Tommy Dreamer defeated Shane Douglas New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Ultimate Jeopardy - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - November 8, 1997 (1,100) Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn when Storm pinned Rogers Mikey Whipwreck pinned Spike Dudley Al Snow pinned Paul Diamond Axl Rotten defeated D-Von Dudley, John Kronus, and Tracy Smothers in an elimination match at 12:53; D-Von pinned Kronus; Axl pinned D-Von; Axl pinned Smothers Justin Credible pinned Chris Chetti The Blue Meanie pinned Jason at 1:09 ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Shane Douglas ECW TV Champion Taz & Tommy Dreamer defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam when Dreamer pinned Van Dam at 20:17 ECW @ Glasgow, DE - High School - November 15, 1997 (1,500) Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible Spike Dudley defeated Erin O'Grady Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers defeated Chris Chetti & Mikey Whipwreck ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney New Jack & John Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley when Kronus pinned D-Von Chris Candido pinned Bud Liscious ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Danny Morrison Rob Van Dam defeated the Sandman ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas ECW @ Queens, NY - Elk's Lodge - November 20, 1997 Tommy Rogers defeated Chris Chetti Justin Credible & Jason defeated Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley when Credible pinned Spike Chris Candido pinned Jerry Lynn ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Buh Buh Ray Dudley via submission with the Tazmission ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney Tommy Dreamer defeated Paul Diamond ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Sabu via disqualification ECW @ Poughkeepsie, NY - Mid-Hudson Civic Center - November 21, 1997 (1,200) Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn defeated Paul Diamond & Roadkill when Lynn pinned Diamond Justin Credible pinned Mikey Whipwreck ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Spike Dudley Shane Douglas defeated Chris Chetti ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, New Jack & John Kronus, and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chris Candido Sabu defeated the Sandman in a Singapore cane match Tommy Dreamer pinned Rob Van Dam ECW @ Trenton, NJ - CYO Center - November 28, 1997 (950) Chris Chetti pinned Danny Morrison at 6:03 Spike Dudley pinned Erin O'Grady at 7:41 Paul Diamond defeated Jerry Lynn via disqualification at 6:39 Justin Credible pinned Mikey Whipwreck at 4:00 ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Roadkill at 3:40 ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, New Jack & John Kronus, and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley in an elimination match at 20:41 ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Chris Candido The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam at 12:20 when Sandman pinned Sabu November to Remember 97 - Monaca, PA - Golden Dome - November 30, 1997 (4,634) Chris Chetti & Spike Dudley defeated Erin O'Grady & Paul Diamond when Spike pinned O'Grady Pay-per-view bouts - included an opening in-ring segment in which Joey Styles welcomed the fans to the show; it was mentioned during the show this was the largest crowd to ever see an ECW event; featured a backstage vignette with Al Snow, alongside Nova, the Blue Meanie, and Spike Dudley, yelling at the Head in the locker room for spreading the word he was injured; during the vignette, Snow made several references to the recent "Bret Screwed Bret" segments from the WWF and said "The Head screwed the Head;" included a vignette for the upcoming Sandman / Sabu bout; featured footage from the recent Bam Bam Bigelow / Spike Dudley match in which Spike crowd surfed as well as a vignette showing Bigelow's recent ECW World Title victory over Shane Douglas; included footage of Tommy Dreamer & Beulah McGillicutty arriving to the arena, with Dreamer cutting a promo on facing Rob Van Dam later in the night; featured a vignette to promote the RVD / Dreamer flag match; included a segment in which Styles was to have interviewed the participants in the ECW World Title match but he said both refused to give interviews; featured Taz interrupting Styles prior to the main event in which he laid out a challenge for Bam Bam Bigelow to face him at ECW's next pay-per-view, Living Dangerously, on March 1: Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn in an impromptu match at 3:26 when Candido pinned Rogers with a northern lights suplex; the bout was originally scheduled as a Candido vs. Rogers in a singles match but was changed to a tag match at the 13:15 mark after both Storm and Lynn interfered Mikey Whipwreck pinned Justin Credible (w/ Jason) at 7:16 with a Whippersnapper off the top after fighting off an interfering Jason; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Whipwreck pinning Steve Austin at November to Remember 95 as well as of Credible recently pinning the Great Sasuke (the end of Credible's undefeated streak) ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Pitbull #2 (w/ Mr. Right & Pitbull #1) via submission with the Tazmission at 1:30; Paul Heyman joined Joey Styles on commentary for the match; after the bout, Taz laid out an interfering Pitbull #1; moments later, Taz grabbed the mic, made note of a large man standing beside Mr. Right on the floor wearing a WWF t-shirt, and then challenged the man to a fight; a fight didn't take place but when a security guard got between Taz and the man, Taz assaulted him; the man was Brakkus, who briefly appeared in the WWF in 1997-98 ECW Tag Team Champions Little Guido & Tracy Smothers (w/ Tommy Rich) defeated New Jack & Kronus, Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley (w/ Joel Gertner, Sign Guy Dudley, & Big Dick Dudley), and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in an elimination match at 14:31; Kronus & New Jack laid out both Big Dick and Rich before the 9:30 mark, taking them out of the match; Buh Buh Ray pinned Kronus at 10:04 with a Bubba Cutter as Kronus fell off the top after Guido hit him with the Italian flag; Kronus & New Jack's music played from their entrance at the 3-minute mark until their elimination; Axl pinned D-Von at 12:26 after Buh Buh Ray, accidentally blinded by Gertner moments earlier, accidentally dropped his partner with the 3D; Guido pinned Balls with a roll up and fast count from replacement referee Jeff Jones after Jones landed a low blow on Balls Tommy Dreamer (w/ Beulah McGillicutty) fought Rob Van Dam (w/ Bill Alfonso) to a no contest in a flag match at around the 16-minute mark when Doug Furnas, Phil Lafon, and Stevie Richards interfered on behalf of RVD, all the referees were knocked out, and RVD landed a frog splash onto a trash can laid across Dreamer, with RVD's enterage then counting to three; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would raise the flag of their promotion, ECW for Dreamer and the WWF for RVD; earlier in the bout, referee Jeff Jones twice prevented Jeff Molino and John Finnegan from counting Dreamer's covers until Beulah hit a low blow from behind and Molino & Finnegan dropped Jones with a double DDT, only to then be laid out by Alfonso; after Alfonso grabbed a mic and announced RVD as the winner, Sabu came out to put Dreamer through a table; however, Beulah stepped in the way and Sabu came off the top knocking her down; RVD, Sabu, Furnas, and Lafon then repeatedly stomped Dreamer as he covered Beulah's body until the Sandman made his entrance (Richard's surprise return after a 5-month absence) (Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind) Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) pinned the Sandman in a tables and ladders match at 21:00 following an Atomic Arabian Facebuster with a steel ladder Shane Douglas (w/ Francine on crutches, recovering from a fractured pelvis) pinned ECW World Champion Bam Bam Bigelow to win the title at 25:01 with a belly to belly suplex through a table after avoiding a powerbomb off the top through the same table; both Chris Candido and Lance Storm were banned from ringside for the duration of the match but attempted to interfere at the 19:30 mark only for Bigelow to press slam the challenger onto them at ringside; Bigelow played the heel for the match since it was near Douglas' hometown of Pittsburgh; after the bout, Candido and Storm came to the ring to check on the condition of the new champion (ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1) ECW @ Revere, MA - Wonderland Greyhound Park - December 4, 1997 (700) ECW TV Champion Taz defeated ECW Tag Team Champion Little Guido Spike Dudley defeated Chris Chetti Jerry Lynn defeated Paul Diamond Balls Mahoney defeated ECW Tag Team Champion Tracy Smothers Chris Candido defeated Axl Rotten Al Snow defeated Nova Stevie Richards defeated Mikey Whipwreck New Jack & Kronus defeated Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Tommy Dreamer & the Sandman defeated Sabu & Rob Van Dam ECW @ Waltham, MA - IBEW Hall - December 5, 1997 (850) Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley defeated Chris Candido & Lance Storm Justin Credible defeated Chris Chetti Al Snow pinned Paul Diamond Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Little Guido to win the titles at 11:36 when Lafon pinned Smothers Stevie Richards defeated Jerry Lynn Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley Sabu & Rob Van Dam defeated the Sandman & Tommy Dreamer Beulah McGillicutty pinned Bill Alfonso at 2:38 Better Than Ever - Philadelphia, PA - ECW Arena - December 6, 1997 (1,600) Tommy Rogers & Jerry Lynn defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Mikey Whipwreck pinned Justin Credible Al Snow pinned Paul Diamond Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated ECW Tag Team Champions Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon and Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten in an elimination match to win the titles; Balls pinned Furnas; Balls was pinned Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated New Jack & Spike Dudley Stevie Richards pinned Chris Chetti Rob Van Dam & Sabu defeated ECW TV Champion Taz & Tommy Dreamer when Van Dam pinned Dreamer ECW @ Rochester, NY - Convention Center - December 11, 1997 (790) Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers defeated Danny Morrison & Roadkill Justin Credible pinned Chris Chetti Al Snow defeated Nova Mikey Whipwreck pinned Paul Diamond Tracy Smothers & Little Guido defeated Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Pitbull #1 Buh Buh Ray Dudley pinned Spike Dudley The Sandman pinned Rob Van Dam ECW @ Jamestown, NY - Community College - December 12, 1997 (538) Mikey Whipwreck & Chris Chetti defeated Roadkill & Danny Morrison Justin Credible defeated Jerry Lynn Al Snow defeated Paul Diamond Tommy Rogers defeated ECW Tag Team Champion Chris Candido The Sandman defeated Pitbull #2 ECW TV Champion Taz defeated Pitbull #1 Rob Van Dam defeated Tommy Dreamer New Jack & Spike Dudley defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, Tracy Smothers & Little Guido, and Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley ECW @ Buffalo, NY - Flickinger Center - December 13, 1997 (1,700) Al Snow pinned Paul Diamond Justin Credible defeated Mikey Whipwreck via TKO Chris Chetti pinned Pitbull #2 ECW Tag Team Champions Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney defeated Bill Wiles & Lou Marconi Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Jerry Lynn & Tommy Rogers The Blue Meanie defeated Jason Knight Hardcore TV - 12/27/97: ECW TV Champion Taz fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest Rob Van Dam fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest Hardcore TV - 12/31/97: Sabu pinned the Sandman in a death match ECW @ Queens, NY - Elks Lodge - December 26, 1997 (1,000; sell out) The Great Sasuke defeated Tiger Mask IV Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Chetti Justin Credible defeated Tommy Dreamer ECW Tag Team Champions Chris Candido & Lance Storm defeated Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney and Tracy Smothers & Little Guido Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & New Jack ECW TV Champion Taz, the Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, & Al Snow defeated Sabu, Rob Van Dam, Doug Furnas, & Phil Lafon ECW @ Blackwood, NJ - CYO Center - December 27, 1997 (1,300; sell out) The Great Sasuke pinned Tiger Mask IV Paul Diamond pinned Adam Flash Doug Furnas & Phil Lafon defeated Chris Chetti & Jerry Lynn when Furnas pinned Chetti Justin Credible pinned Nova Al Snow pinned Lance Storm Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, & Axl Rotten defeated Tracy Smothers, Little Guido, & Tommy Rich ECW TV Champion Taz fought Sabu to a 30-minute time-limit draw Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Spike Dudley & New Jack when Buh Buh pinned New Jack The Sandman pinned Rob Van Dam