Rise and Fall of ECW DVD: Wow Good Stuff.
 

This post contains a huge amount of information regarding the upcoming Rise and Fall of ECW DVD, set for a November release...

Chapters:

Early ECW
The Public Enemy
Taz
Sabu
Terry Funk
The Night The Line Was Crossed
Paul Heyman vs. WCW
Tommy Dreamer
The Sandman
Sandman-Dreamer Feud
ECW Evolution
Cactus Jack
Mikey Whipwreck
The Extreme Begins
Philadelphia
Technical Wrestlers
Production Value
The Fans
Raven/Dreamer
Sabu Gets fired
Taz breaks his neck
The Monday Night War
Lucha Libre
Steve Austin Comes to ECW
Promos
Cactus Jack Leaves ECW
Taz returns
Sandman/Raven
The bWo
Beulah & Dreamer
ECW & WWE
The Crucifixion
The importance of PPV
ECW loses the PPV
The PPV is back on
WWE Co-promotion
Barely Legal: Lance Storm vs. RVD
Barely Legal: Taz vs. Sabu
Barely Legal: The Main Event
Raven goes to WCW and Jerry Lawler invades ECW
A Locker Room mole?
The Superstars' Roles (a discussion of everyone's out of the ring responsibilities)
Paul Heyman's creativity
WCW & WWE's ECW Imitation
Taz & the FTW Title
The Dudleys: the most hated tag team
Financial Woes
The TNN Deal & Taz Leaves
The Dudleys Leave ECW
Disappointment with TNN
RVD - the whole F'n show
Mike Awesome controversy & Tommy Dreamer wins the title
The Demise of ECW
Paul Heyman debuts on Raw


Easter Eggs

The Public Enemy training Mikey Whipwreck for his ECW World title match against the Sandman

Michael Cole being shown an injury by Rob Van Dam from his feud with Jerry Lynn

The build to Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

Tazz tells a story about a phone call he made to Paul Heyman while on his way to Madison Square Garden for his WWE debut.

Complete matches as extras:

ECW World Tag Team chanmpions Raven & Stevie Richards vs. The Pitbulls - Best of Three Falls Dog Collar Match (Gangstas Paradise, September 1995)

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis - Best of Three Falls (October 1995, ECW Arena)

ECW World champion The Sandman vs. Mikey Whipwreck - Ladder Match (10/28/95 ECW Arena) - First Time Ever released in its entirety.

ECW World Television champion 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Sabu (Cyberslam '96, 30 minute draw, February 1996)

Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer - the final confrontation (WrestlePalooza '97, June 1997)
Scheduled to feature alternative commentary

ECW World Television champion Tazz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (Living Dangerously '98 PPV, February 1998)
Scheduled to feature alternative commentary

ECW World Television champion Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn (Hardcore Heaven '99 PPV, May 1999)


Extras:

Steven Richards Apologises for Leaving ECW

Tazz Seeks Paul Heyman's Blessing

Paul Heyman: Travel Agent

- In addition to the above, the never before seen angle where The Sandman was crucified by Raven and his nest does appear on the Rise and Fall of ECW DVD.

The angle is seen in several clips with Kurt Angle (Angle was at the show and was very angry and upset about the angle) and Steven Richards discussing it.

People featured on the DVD for comments include Paul Heyman, Vince McMahon, Tommy Dreamer, former ECW producer Ron Buffone, Mick Foley, Nunzio (Little Guido in ECW), Bubba Ray Dudley, Chris Jericho, D-Von Dudley, Tazz, Mick Foley, Al Snow, and Spike Dudley.

Apparently, Vince McMahon confirms that Paul Heyman was under WWE payroll during ECW's run, partially in return for talent that left ECW for the then-WWF.

The main feature of the DVD is said to run close to three hours total in a documentary-style presentation.

Full Credit: Mike Johnson @ PWInsider.com

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I just totally marked out reading that. I not a big ECW fan, but 3 hours of documentary style :eek: That's my favorite style WWE DVD's. Hottness to the EXTREME. See what I did there :naughty:

Yeah, its should be an awesome dvd.

WILL be buying that.

Very cool looking DVD

Does it have Paul Heyman's shoot interview on Vince from Smackdown?

That's a keeper

SWEET! :)

I said it before and I'll say it again: Man, I am so gonna buy that dvd. One turn-off though would be the fact that we probably won't be able to hear Joey Styles and his wonderful catchphrase: 'OH MY GOD!"

that DVD is mine as soon as it comes out.

Personally, my most anticipated DVD since the Mick Foley DVD.

Definitely picking up a copy of that when it comes out.

I creamed myself

ECW made everything better

plus it was from SOUTH PHILADELPHIA!!!!!!!!!

Hope that early ECW chapter includes Shane's shoot. I've only seen it once, but I really really want to have it in my media collection.

Yeah, cannot wait. Didn't get to see much ECW until towards the end of their TNN run/existence. So this should be some really good/interesting/new stuff for me.

I've seen a ton of ECW, HUGE mutant. Got a ton of crappy shot matches on tapes, buying tapes when they were small. Have a ton from when Taz was Tazmaniac, and even further back. ECW was probably the best times I had watching wrestling since I was a very young HBK mark. I had gotten out of wrestling quite a bit until I came across a ton of ECW tapes, hooked me all over again. Not so much stuff like New Jack and Sabu, but guys like Benoit, Eddie, Taz, Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn, Rey, all these guys were able to work unrestricted matches. Made for a great show.

Yeah, those are the types of matches I'm most interested in seeing/learning about.

That's the good stuff. If you ever come across Eddie vs Dean at Hostile showdown, get it quickly and watch it over and over. Run time of that match is around 30 mins. Um, Lynn vs RVD matches tended to be great and repeated themselves very little. While a lot of the moves were the same, it's amazing that their matches differed so much considering how often they wrestled each other. Most anything Taz is great, save the "shoot fight" he had with Jericho. That one would have been great had they not tried to build it as a shoot fight. Rey's stuff is priceless there, as is Benoit's. Lynn's shit was gold no matter who he wrestled. That man could carry Sabu to a good match had he had the chance. Basically, when ECW had wrestling. It was some of the best wrestling in the business because they were allowed to go out and still the show. If they were the first match on the card, and tore the house down, well that just meant that everyone after them worked that much harder. Raven was great in ECW. Ah, I'm rambling now. I love ECW

*sheds tear of joy*

E-C-W

How can I not ask for this for Christmas?

They better feature the chairshot heard around the world, looks totally sweet though

Awesome DVD. I'm looking forward to this one.

Good shit there

How could anyone NOT love ECW? I mean, I'm sure there are people who don't, but I don't see how you can't love it. I'm definitely getting this DVD for Christmas. ECW, biznatch!

That DVD is a must have, I'll be asking Santa for one this year.

E-SEE-DUBYAH...
E-SEE DUBYAH...
E-SEE DUBYAH

:'(

The people who do not love ECW have never watched ECW IMO.

:yes:

So I got the DVD today, and watched it all the way through. Excellent DVD, I must say. When I saw the crucifiction of the Sandman, I was like.: "whoa."

Jericho in his interview regarding Paul Heyman: The Travel Agent = :lol:

I just watched Disc 1, and I must say, if you have ever been a fan of ECW, hardcore wrestling or even the WWE today, this DVD is a must have. Also, you get a free RVD toy with it, for all you youngsters and colllectors out there. I guess nobody was buying his action figure. :-\

Getting it today or tomorrow through Amazon. I still have almost the entire second disc of the Benoit DVD to watch, plus the entire Eddie Guerrero DVD set, but I'll put them on hold for the ECW DVD. Is the documentry really great? How much detail does it go into? I mean, the Monday Night War DVD was pretty detailed, and that was like an hour and a half.

I can't wait for this. :drool:

Going to best buy today, im going to buy the DVD and a cheeseburger and edges book and some salty fries and some cheedo’s and some hot tomallies…..

I heard somewhere that you got a free ECW skullcap...anyone find that?

Anyway, since DeepDiscountDVD is having a 20% off sale this week, I bought the DVD for $14.50, but I have to wait for it. so :-\

So it's out now? WORD UP

I don't even watch wrestling anymore, but I think I am going to go out right now and buy it.

Do it, Sacha.

I have a friend who just bought it, so I might borrow his copy. But he tried to go tto Best Buy within the hour when they opened, and the DVD was already sold out, so he got it at FYE instead. So this DVD is doing big business this week.

Well guess what just came in the mail :naughty: