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At the beginning of jericho/storm match i was mainly referring to.Right at the start of the show. |
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How is Sabu Genocidal?
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EL MERO MERO!
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Heyman said it best with Dreamer on Byte this, this past week that yeah, Monday, they are out of a job. Maybe, judging from all this madness, but hey, he went out on a high note that I wish I could have watched it myself.
I am getting the DVD, whether or not the stuff is edited. Just as long as Enter Sandman plays, I am a happy camper, because that was epic when everyone used to just sing along... but anyways, praise to you, Sir Heyman, who just made two new fans from my friends who actually watched and loved it. |
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I wonder what Vince's face was like when RVD cut that amazing promo.
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BTW..the Sandman/Austin thing was due to the fact that even the WWE and Steve himself admits that the 'Stone Cold' character was basically a rip-off of Sandman. |
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The homicidal, suicidal, genocidal ...Sabu. This explaining stuff to ECW n00bs is going to get old fast, I see. |
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Didn't deserve a neg rep though i don't think but i understand where your coming from.
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Damn! Great to see Beulah and Francine there and hearing Joey saying "CATFIGHT! CATFIGHT! CATFIGHT!". Would've loved to see New Jack come in the Dudleys match just to hear his Natural Born Killaz theme, crowd would've went nuts!
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Except, Austin owns Sandman in every way possible. The beer drinking may have been ripped, but everything else..Austin is just the man. |
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Great f'n show.
-Lance Storm and Chris Jericho put on a really good show. I would have marked out if Jericho had slapped in the Liontamer version of the Walls of Jericho, but it was not to be. You could tell they were ECW fans when they booed the Boston Crab, though. -I was not expecting Benoit vs. Guerrero to be a classic. I was not very excited in tha match at all heading in, and I came out thinking the match was alright, which makes me think a lot of people expecting ***** from the two would have been EXTREMELY disappointed. But it was still a good match, and I really got into Act II and Act III of the match. It would hav been really nice if Guerrero had counted and they'd gone a bit longer, but what are you going to do? They didn't put on a bad show at all. -Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka should have opened the show, IMO. The two put on a really great show, and you could just tell the WWE guys were getting into it as well. Match of the Night for me. I read something about Mike Awesome and Tanaka working a spot into one of their previous matches where Tannak got hit with a German suplex, then bounced to his feet. Tha would have been awesome to see live. Awesome vs. Tanaka was the match that emboddied the night, IMO. -Sabu vs. Rhyno was good. I like the way both guys came off looking good with RVD & Sabu working together to put away the Man Beast. I still think the WWE should re-hire Rhyno. He's reaching Matt Hardy-style popularity now that he's got himself into great shape and has realy gotten backing from the WWE and ECW fans in recent weeks. -Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis didn't disappoint me. That Psycho Guillotine was just awesome. I loved the way the fans booed the 619. Nothing phenominal from these guys, but with Mysterio working with a sore ankle, this was REALLY good. -The 3-Way Dance was great, and the match I was most thrilled about. I'll probably remember that moonsault from Super Crazy my entire life. Th WWE should let Nunzio really go in the WWE, and this match didn't disappoint me. Part of me wanted to see Guido and Crazy be the last two guys, but the booking for this match made HEAPS of sense -The Dudley Boyz vs. The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer was a really fun match, and really was the best choice for a main event. Everything about this match was fun, and Beulah and Bubba Ray mis-co-ordinating their spot didn't even phase the energy of this match. With a crowd like ECW, that means magic. -The RVD and Paul Heyman shoot promos were good, and Heyman's comments to Edge and JBL made me really mark out. I almost orgasmed when Paul said to Edge "I've got two words for ya'....MATT FREAKIN' HARDY!", and I can guarantee you Matt Hardy would have too. That was some awesome support for Hardy right there. There's only one complaint I have about the show. WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T RHYNO GORE BISCHOFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That would have really, REALLY made the night complete. It's nothing too big, but everytime Austin said something when they were moving Bischoff around, I was hoping for a Gore, and I could tell the fans were too. Great show, and if the WWE are smart they'd take notes. 1. Let guys go to the best of their ability in the ring, 2. USE HEYMAN!!!!!!!!!! |
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Rhino should have given Bischoff the pile driver through a table from the apron like he used to...
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Well, my working place recieved the release date for ECW: One Night Stand DVD.
It's scheduled to be released on June 28. From what I read on the event, it's a MUST BUY. It would be in the best interest of business for WWE to leave it uncensored. Last edited by Pegasus Crawford; 06-13-2005 at 11:07 PM. |
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Holy shit. Honestly, I marked the fuck out for that Pay-Per-View, even though I was expecting it to be mundane and watered down.
I'm somewhat pissed about the censorship, as they promised ECW no holds barred, and they were on Pay-Per-fucking-View, but even THAT was made up for by Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome and also the main event segment. Heyman on the mic was great too. I don't know what kind of clearance he had or what of that was discussed in advance, although I would say that by the reactions of all three men he addressed, it was at least fairly rehearsed. Still nice play to the "internet fans", because as you may or may not remember, ECW fans were always said to be some of the "smartest fans in all of wrestling". Beaulah surprised me due to Byte This. I can't begin to describe my reaction when TaZ came out. That's right, as Styles said, ONE Z. Like I said, GREAT show. The only regretful thing apart from the fact that the office will probably give a lot of the credit to the crusaders is the fact that more past names could not or would not be a part of the show. I really hope that guys like Terry Funk and Shane Douglas were watching the show from somewhere. Marked out huge for the cheese grader too. My favorite pro wrestling weapon ever.
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During the final brawl segment, John Bradshaw Layfield allegedly targeted Blue Meanine and completely stiffed him. The shots were so hard that Meanie's cuts from Hardcore Homecoming were reopened.
_ Also after the cameras stopped rolling, Tommy Dreamer rolled into the ring and began crying, before bowing to the ECW logo. The fans chanted "thank you, Tommy," with the Dudleys returning to the ring to embrace Dreamer. Dreamer then left and hugged fans at ringside on his way up the ramp. |
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And oh i was hoping so bad that hardy would show up, when heyman said matt freaking hardy, i was just hoping for him to jump on edge
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But anyway, my purchase was not in vain. Is it me, or has the WWE really stepped it up a bit with their PPV's lately. They didn't disappoint on Judgment Day (from my POV), this thing kicked major ass, the Royal Rumble was tight (the Casket Match on it brought back memories), and although Wrestlemania 21 was something I didn't get the chance to see, from what I hear, the show had a LOT of good things in it. Maybe the WWE is finally getting it right with the PPV's. And one more thing: I may not even have to PAY for this one. During the Sandman's entrance, my Comcast "flip-bar" thingie said that I "missed" the program (I had purchased it by phone earlier in the day, but then I had to call them again because I couldn't get a picture until 20 minutes into the Free For All), and thus, I wouldn't be charged for the showing, even though I was watching it ALL NIGHT LONG!! Not sure if this means I'm not getting billed for this PPV, but if it does, this would be SUPER SWEET!! |
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I agree. Matt Hardy making an apperance would've been the icing on the cake, even though we knew it would've never happened. |
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nah... Hardy appearing would have made little sense and might have actually elicited BOOs, potentially at least. Leaving him out was good IMO.
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The rep you got was mainly for your argument that SD being moved to Fridays would be a good tihng and the stuff you said about the relaxed censors that had no basis in actual facts. I didn't answer your PM because I don't think its that big a deal; I don't use the neg rep thing to point out when I disagree with someone but mainly when I think that they're just talking out of their ass. |
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Like I said....Heyman shooting on the WWE contingent (especially with stuff that the WWE would never mention on its TV shows) makes perfect sense. But having Hardy run out and take away from the PPV would've been a waste of time. |
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Just got home from watching the replay, I was at work for the live show. After reading through the whole thread there isn't much else I can say to praise this show. It was beautiful, purely entertaining the entire time.
There has been a little mention of this, but Guerrero really killed that match for me. I'm not sure if he was feeling well, but if he was he looked totally uncooperative. He goes and stands outside the ring for a minute or 2 after the match starts? wtf! I figured he got a stiff shot or something, it was forgivable. The thing that really pissed me off was how he no-sold the crossface. He just layed there, waited a minute or 2, then tapped. He didn't struggle or even act like it hurt. He looked legitimately pissed off after the match. If he wasn't, then why the hell was he in character tonight? Argghhh, but enough of the down points. Despite that one thing, this ppv was 100% worth the money. It would've been worth twice what I paid for it. It was very sad to see a lot of this stuff because now I know I won't be able to go back to WWE programming for a while. It's like they are showing us how great things can be, but at the same time telling us that we may never see it again. |
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Seriously, though, ONS was the best wrestling event I've ever seen. And this is coming from someone who has been watching for a decade and a half and is obsessive about old tapes. This was an ECW show. Yes, there were WWE guys there, but they were just window dressing for an ECW show. I was literally on the edge of my seat for most of the show and actually exclaimed out loud more than once (despite the fact that I was alone in my apartment). I almost teared up when Styles came out. I almost teared up when Heyman came out. Hell, I was on the verge of tears for two and a half hours. I have never been so moved by a wrestling event. Well, okay, I've been moved that way once (the Owen Hart tribute RAW). I was when the fans were booing the WWE themes. As soon as "Who's that jumpin' out the sky" hit, the crowd booed like crazy. As soon as Rey showed up, they started cheering, but this was definitely an ECW crowd. Booing the 619? Beautiful.Tanaka/Awesome was everything I hoped it would be. These two always put on some of my favorite brawls, and tonight was no exception. Chair shots. Tables. More chairs. More tables. Powerbombs through tables. Top rope chairshots. Top-rope powerbombs onto the remnants of a broken table. Yeah. Can't beat it. And, even though I saw it coming a mile away, when the lights went out after Rhino attacked RVD, I still marked out like a little bitch when they came back up to show Sabu staring Rhino down. And an Arabian Headcrusher (technically not a Facebuster, since he did it on the back of his head) through the table to cap it all off. The next best thing to an RVD/Sabu tag match. Speaking of RVD... I would normally say that I hope that shoot is the start of an awesome heel character for him when he returns from his ACL surgery. But I'm having a hard time imagining anyone booing him ever again. I was really hoping for a Van Terminator after the slidekick, but that probably would have snapped his leg in half, sending his shin and foot into the crowd like the kicker on "The Simpsons." The only things (and I mean the only things) missing from the ending were a New Jack run-in (I was kinda hoping to see Sylvain Grenier get stapled. Don't know why), Raven, and Terry Funk. While it would have been kind of cool to see Shane Douglas, it doesn't bother me too much that he wasn't there. Oh, and I wasn't crazy about Austin being there, 'cause...well...I hate Austin. And tonight proved that Joey Styles needs a WWE gig right fucking now. The man is knowledgeable, he's funny, and he's got a catchphrase that's better than "Bah Gawd," "Puppies," "Wait a minute," and "Tamata" rolled into one. Foley did a good job, but it didn't quite feel right without the Quintessential Studmuffin Joel "I'm like a Rubik's cube. The more you play with me, the harder I get" Gertner. At least we got a "Well! Well! Well!" out of the deal. I honestly could just keep typing and typing and typing and typing about the phenomenal time I had tonight watching "One Night Stand." This was the ECW I remember, and this is the ECW I hope comes back. And, Corky, I don't think that ECW would necessarily fail. As long as Vince doesn't try to put ECW in, say, Madison Square Garden, and keeps it in Hammerstein-sized venues. Hey, he's Vince McMahon, he can afford to buy Viking Hall, right? As long as the scale is kept small and Heyman (and maybe Dreamer if he's not willing to go full-time in the ring anymore) writing it, ECW's fanbase is so rabid that the ones just there for the ride would be totally drowned out anyway. If ECW doesn't come back, that will be okay, too. Because tonight was a hell of a last memory. Thank you Vince McMahon, for letting this happen (even though I'm sure you had people *cough*Stephanie*cough* telling you it was a bad idea). Thank you ECW fans for keeping the atmosphere alive. Thank you Joey Styles for those three little words you say that turn me back into a mark. Thank you Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, Mike Awesome, Masato Tanaka, Little Guido, Super Crazy, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Chris Benoit, Eddy Guerrero, Rey Misterio, Psicosis, Rhyno, Sabu, Rob Van Dam, Bubba Ray, D-Von, Tommy Dreamer, Sandman...aw, fuck it, thank you ECW locker room. And, finally, thank you Paul Heyman. Two words: You freaking rule! |
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While I must agree with some of you that a lot of the matches were watered down, especially the WWE workers, you got to consider a lot of things. Tommy Dreamer and Lance Storm have been in retirement for the past year or so except for an OVW match or two. This was the Dudleyz first match since November except for an OVW match or two. Rey Mysterio is working with an injury (don't know how severe it is or if it is even severe at all...but still doesn't help during a match). From what I've read on the 'net, Shane Douglas and others have put on benefit shows just to help Sabu pay his medical bills, which tells me that Sabu is probably in worse physical shape than ever, yet he and Rhino still had a really good match (even though Rhino didn't do a lot of his old spots...I was really wanting to see the piledriver off the apron through the table).
Did anyone else mark out for the reunion of Mikey, Tajiri and the Sinister Minister as much as I did? Or the F.B.I. for that matter? Only lacking members were Tommy Rich and Big Sal. Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka gets my vote for match of the night. I really wish Doring and Roadkill could've had a match, seems like there was plenty of time left. Don't know if Simon Diamond is still TNA contracted or was even there but they could've put C.W. Anderson (who, btw, was left off the list of ECW people who appeared at the PPV) and Johnny Swinger against them. Would've made sense since C.W. was the guy that got the team of Simon & Swinger to "drop the comedy." |
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Prepare for the same comments, but this time with spelling and grammar error ; )
Anyway, this was probably the best PPV i've seen since Mania 17, I've had time to think about it now (well 3 hours sleep) and I can honestly say I loved it that much. Yes there were a few sore points, some of the matches didn't produce the potential that they had, but from Vince's point of view, you wouldn't want the talent on your books getting injured on a 'non-wwe' show. Most of the guys who wern't on the WWE books performed above the call of duty, Tanaka and Awesome to get special mentions there, Jesus I though Tanaka was dead after the first bomb to the outside, yet he still worked for another 10 minutes after! It did actually make sense for the WWE guys to be there, as if I was there i'd be marking out for every guy that came through that curtian, you need heels, why not use the guys that are bound to get boo'd by the ECW crowd? There was a touch of overkill as JBL got more TV time than alot of the matches, but still it was ok and not to the point where I got pissed off with it. Entrance music, man I wish some of the guys had the old music, I really wanted Guido to come out to staying alive by N-Trance, nevermind though as they paid Metallica for the right song. The RVD thing can go one of 2 ways, he's either burned himself or pushed himself, I hope it's the latter as he was displaying the RVD I know and remember, back in a time when he didn't just say 'Whatever and Cool' Same goes for Heyman I feel, If Vince wanted an Authentic show, he got one, I just hope he sees some of the new potential in the talent he already has to enhance them in the future. Overall though i'm nit picking, this show gets and A* from me |
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Here's an ECW roster.
1. Al Snow 2. Axl Rotten 3. Balls Mahoney 4. Beulah 5. Big Stevie Cool 6. Big Guido 7. Bill Alfonso 8. Buh Buh Ray Dudley 9. C.W. Anderson 10. Chris Benoit 11. Chris Chetti 12. D-von Dudley 13. Danny Doring 14. Dawn Marie 15. Eddie Guerrero 16. Francine 17. Hollywood Nova 18. Jason 19. Joel Gertner 20. Joey Styles 21. Johnny Swinger 22. JT Storm 23. Justin Credible 24. Kid Kash 25. Lance Storm 26. Lionheart Chris Jericho 27. Little Guido 28. Masato Tanaka 29. Mick Foley 30. Mike Awesome 31. Mikey Whipwreck 32. Paul Heyman 33. Pitbull Gary Wolfe 34. Psicosis 35. Rey Mysterio, Jr. 36. Rhino 37. Roadkill 38. Rob Van Dam 39. Sabu 40. Sinister Minister 41. Steve Austin 42. Super Crazy 43. Taz 44. The Blue Guy 45. The Sandman 46. Spike Dudley 47. Tommy Dreamer 48. Tony Mamaluke 49. Tracy Smothers 50. Yoshihiro Tajiri Last edited by The Cerebral Assassin; 06-14-2005 at 04:44 PM. |
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50 Guys? Holy Fuck!!!!!
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I think the icing on the cake would have been if Rhyno had brought out the ECW World title with him at the end and paraded it around etc.
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This PPV seriously kicked more ass than a cheeseburger. Best fucking thing all year.
Crowd was awesome, RVD and Heyman promos were awesome, it was all awesome, even Mike Awesome was awesome. I taped the fuggin thing, but I'm buying the freakin DVD when it comes out anyway. |
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Having said all that yes the whole thing was a blast from the past and fucking great viewing. First time in like 4 years I've stayed up to watch a PPV and it was worth it
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