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I was up in the air about a couple of them...Austin at King of the Ring was certainly one I considered, so was Hogan at Bash at the Beach, along with also Hogan from MSG proclaiming the start of Hulkamania...Russo's shoot on Hogan...and about 30 others. But there was one that for me just changed everything.
Shane Douglas on August 27, 1994 from the ECA arena in Phiadelphia, PA. For me, when Shane Douglas threw down the NWA World Title, it was ECW breaking free of everything that wrestling was known for back then. It was the promo that started down the Extreme road. It was like a giant "Fuck You" to the rest of the world that not only gave them their outlaw image, but also it made them known for the anything can happen attitude. Before the nWo, before Austin was even bald, before anyone was swearing, looking at hot women, drinking beer, and saying "anything can happen" ECW was doing just that. Without ECW, I don't know that Steve Austin would have ever been allowed to go around stunning people or DX making the joes they made, or The Rock allowed to say all that he was. ECW changed the world of wrestling from their little bingo hall and it was through that promo that Douglas gave that everything was set in motion.
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