ECW 1997 Part 2
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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 - Lost Battalion Hall - 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 - Lost Battalion Hall - 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 - Lost Battalion Hall - 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
In : 1997





