ECW 1996 Part 1
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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
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
In : 1996