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