Ecw champ shane douglas beat sabu and tommy dreamer in a three way dance. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Barely legal was the inaugural professional wrestling payperview ppv event held by extreme championship wrestling ecw. A new series in the timeline shoot interview franchise. All information about cookies and data security can be. From the first time the matches are available in a special dvd set from kayfabe commentaries and rf video.
Its free to sign up, and that will allow you to purchase our titles and watch them seconds after hitting the buy button. Rf video inc, the worlds leading distributor of prowrestling video tapes and dvds. Normally, we delve into the history of the wwe, but for this installment, its 1997 ecw, with one of the most revered hardcore icons in professional wrestling, sabu. Timeline history of wwe 1989 with brutus beefcake kayfabe timeline history of wcw 1988 with j. Sabu is a profisional wrestler in ecw and is an original ecw knowen for his move or finisher arabian face buster and arabian face crusher. I always seem to praise kc for getting the best possible guests for their timeline editions, and this is another example of that. The ecw world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in extreme championship wrestling ecw and world wrestling entertainment wwe. In one of the shows main events, terry funk defeated the sandman and stevie richards in a threeway dance to earn an. It took place on april, 1997, from the ecw arena in philadelphia, pennsylvania seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the card. Ecw tv champion taz defeated louie spicolli via submission with the tazmission at the 27second mark john kronus defeated tracy smothers the sandman and balls mahoney cowon a battle royal. Ecw extreme championship wrestling hardcore history. Sabu b chris candido march 15, 1997hostile city showdown in philadelphia, pennsylvania at ecw arena. Despite rocco being in a wheelchair, pe shows up and grunge talks a bunch of trash to benoit and malenko, which starts a 2on1 brawl. This is a list of professional wrestlers and other people who appeared in the original incarnation of extreme championship wrestling.
History of ecw wwe classics 11111997 video dailymotion. Sabu feuded with ecw loyalists tommy dreamer and the sandman during this period. The extremely unauthorized story of ecw offers a frank, balanced look at the evolution of the company, starting even before its early days as a philadelphiaarea independent group called eastern championship wrestling and extending past the death of extreme championship wrestling in 2001. In one of the most memorable moments in ecw history, sabu attempted the air sabu corner.
Santana no longer worked ecw shows many title histories list douglas having defeated santana by forfeit on september 9th in roanoke, va no ecw show was held on that date and no record of any independent show can be found september 18th is the first date douglas made an appearance as champion. Now you can relive the makeorbreak year of 1997 in ecw. Sabu explained why the wwe version of ecw went down the. The night ecw said im sorry ring the damn bell the sandman the official wrestling museum. You can watch many of kcs great titles instantly with our video ondemand service, hosted by world wrestling network. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the card. The history of ecw 1997 as told by sabu kayfabe commentaries released march 2011 by sean radican, torch columnist one of the better wrestlingrelated dvds ive seen in a long time is timeline. List of former extreme championship wrestling personnel. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information.
Performers are listed in alphabetical order by the ringnames they used in ecw e. In the series premiere head back to 1986 and join kkb as he faces hogan. Cyberslam 98 philadelphia, pa ecw arena february 21, 1998 featured an opening segment in which paul heyman and all the ecw talent filled the ring in tribute to the recent passing of louie spicolli, with heyman dedicating the show to spicollis memory before the bell was sounded 10 times. One of sabus most infamous matches was the norope barbedwire match with terry funk at born to be wired, a match which was promoted as being too extreme even for ecw. Ecw 1997 part 1 results, and more from the history of. J dillon kayfabe timeline history of wwe 1980 with larry zbyszko kayfabe timeline history of wcw 1991 with barry windham kayfabe 9. Super genie official website of sabu wrestler wwe ecw. The history of ecw as told by sabu the madness behind the mania. Dates listed are for when a performer used that name, not the entire time the performer was active. Super genie is born after that, melissa continued to work all over the country, until she met sabu. This free software is an intellectual property of mapimagery pty ltd.
List of ecw supercards and payperview events wikipedia. Sabu explained why the wwe version of ecw went down the drain. The history of the wwf 1997 dvd that comes out tomorrow actually that when this happened, none of them were aware of dreamers injury. Also included in the dvd special features are promos, wrestler biographies and another extreme moments montage and yes, another hidden promo.
Ecw hardcore history dvd released august 7, 2001 your host is joey styles. Rob van dam, tommy dreamer, shane douglas, bam bam bigelow, the sandman, and sabu brawl after the match promo by rob van dam and sabu they piss on and burn the ecw flag highlight video of november to remember to november reign by guns n roses. One of sabu s most infamous matches was the norope barbedwire match with terry funk at born to be wired, a match which was promoted as being too extreme even for ecw. Dangerously and 911 22595 this prematch fun is brought to you by the public enemy. Jun 23, 2014 timeline history of ecw 2000 by justin credible official trailer for shoot interview. History of wwe comes this indepth exploration of the fed that broke the rules, showed the majors what they had to do to survive in the edgy 90s, and built a following of diehard loyalists that remains unrivaled. Wrestlings greatest nights are reexperienced by the stars. This website is dedicated to wrestling fans all over the globe who loved and still dig the old school wwf now wwe. The extreme championship wrestling ecw promotion has seen its fair share of drama and crazy moments. An awesome way to get the timeline series, this collection is nearly 10 hours long. The ecw tv title was seen as something of a stepping stone for some of todays biggest stars. The history of ecw videos available to stream instantly.
The history of ecw 1997 as told by sabu running time. It remained active until april 11, 2001 when ecw was closed and wwe subsequently purchased its assets. Once again, the mighty kayfabe commentaries strikes again, this time with a fresh take on their timeline series. Feb 28, 2011 now you can relive the makeorbreak year of 1997 in ecw. The current installer available for download requires 11.
Taz oww paul heyman on 20th anniversary of ecw barely legal ppv, taz vs. Feb 17, 2011 a new series in the timeline shoot interview franchise. Founded in 1992, the company really revolutionized the wrestling industry and helped wrestling re. Dec 16, 20 rob van dam, tommy dreamer, shane douglas, bam bam bigelow, the sandman, and sabu brawl after the match promo by rob van dam and sabu they piss on and burn the ecw flag highlight video of november to remember to november reign by guns n roses.
It was the original world title of the extreme championship wrestling promotion, later used in wwe as the world title of the ecw brand and one of three in wwe, complementing the wwe championship and. The common filename for the programs installer is mapinfow. Following in footsteps of his uncle the original sheik, sabu enlisted a woman to stand by him at ringside. History of ecw wwe classics 991997 video dailymotion. Official bio official website of sabu wrestler wwe ecw why rob van dam cant wrestle for wwe anymore rob van dam with the ecw television title. Ecw hardcore history highlights 8 of the greatest matches and superstars in ecw history during its golden era of 19951996.
The ecw televison title has featured some of the best matches in the history of ecw. The matt bornedoink the clown studio shoot interview mwfboston wrestling great mutakaz hayashi shoot timeline wwf 1985 with greg valentine. History of ecw 1998 new jack trailer for shoot interview. Wwe relaunched ecw as a wwe brand in june 2006 with the title being recommissioned and designated as the ecw brands world title. This is the second in kayfabe commentaries timeline series devoted to ecw. The promotion became extreme championship wrestling and the title became the ecw world heavyweight championship. As with the wwe timeline series, the set up for this shoot is simply sean and sabu in the studio talking about the various goings on in. Eastern championship wrestlingextreme championship wrestling ecw is a defunct professional wrestling promotion based in philadelphia, pennsylvania that operated from 1992 to 2001. Melissa coates became entranced with sabus ways began managing sabu, complete with the new middle eastern look the super genie. Kayfabe commentaries has released a number of timeline themed releases in the past marching through the history of wwe, but they overhauled. Over the course of its existence, ecw staged regular supercards and, beginning in 1997, payperview events. Kayfabe commentaries has released a number of timeline themed releases in the past marching through the history of wwe, but they overhauled everything.
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