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Old 08-27-2004, 04:41 PM   #1
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Appreciation Thread, taken to the EXTREME
This is an appreciation thread for ECW.

ECW was my favorite promotion until it folded in early 2001. The innovative ()storylines and hardcore matches gained admiration and respect from fans around the world. The wrestlers gave 110% everytime they stepped out in front of the crowd and always sent the crowd home happy.

Most of the feuds in ECW spawned fantastic matches, Raven vs. Sandman, Raven vs. Dreamer, Awesome vs. Tanaka, RVD vs. Lynn, Super Crazy vs. Tajiri

Post your favorite memories of ECW







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Old 08-27-2004, 05:48 PM   #2
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Dumb mutants...I loved ECW...I honestly don't think even 20 people on these boards had ever even seen an RVD match before he came to WWE. I love that everyone claims to be huge fans of it, yet they can't list ACTUAL classic matches because they didn't appear on the best of DVDs...you want the best of ECW, fucking look to Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit's early ECW career...I am so sick of hearing about how great RVD and JL were...yes it was a good program, yes they had 3 good matches, but for christ sake there was more to that company then RVD/JL...and sorry but Raven isn't a draw. I love the man, but he couldn't sell out a 500 seat arena. (except when he was with Stevie...I don't know why it made sense, but somehow they pulled off a kick ass team)

ECW should have been called ECB (B for brawling), because with the exception of a handful of guys, there was no wrestling. Tommy Dreamer is not a wrestler, he is a side show carnival act. Van Dam is not a wrestler, he is a show man. Sandman is not a wrestler, he is a human punching bag. Don't get me wrong, it had it's place in the world and I loved it, but for the love of god it is done and over with, it's impact on wrestling was NOT big...and that who storyline/new attitude comparision...ECW ripped off their angles from Japanise companies, so their not revolutionary either. It was fun, it was great, and now it's done. Get over it. And go back to your mama's basements you damn ECW Mutants!
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Favorite ECW Moments

- I don't care what The One says, the RVD/Lynn series was some of the best technical wrestling of the last decade. Yes, there were hardcore elements to the matches (Van Daminators, Lynn almost killing himself tumbling to the floor), but the core of the series was the counter-counter-counter style of both men.

- Francine betraying the Pitbulls and allying with Shane Douglas at the end of the phenomenal Douglas vs. PBII vs. Jericho vs. Scorpio match for the Television Title.

- The crowd reaction when "Natural Born Killaz" would hit the speakers.

- Joey Styles. "Oh, my GAHD!" Plus, the way he would call finishers and his near-trademark "Catfight! Catfiiiiiiiiiiight!"

- My first exposure to lucha libre.

- Shane Douglas getting disqualified (!) because Francine bit Terry Funk.

- Raven, Taz, and Joel Gertner promos.

- The crowd cheering who they liked, not who they were supposed to like.

- Perry Saturn dropping the elbow off the scaffolding at the end of the abysmal Eliminators vs. Williams/Gordy match. Honestly, if it wasn't for that spot, I would never watch that match.

- Three-way dances. Stairway to hell. Double jeopardy. High impact.
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Old 08-27-2004, 07:51 PM   #4
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-Tajiri vs. Psicosis. This was Psicosis's return to ECW in 2000, him and Tajiri put on one amazing match

-Yeah what loopy said, anytime "Natural Born Killaz" hit, somebody was getting fucked up

-Joel Gertner

-Coochicanranas by Dawn and Francine

-Joey Styles actually calling the matches and the moves

-The Human Suplex Machine
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Old 08-27-2004, 07:52 PM   #5
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oh and I marked out everytime Tanaka got hit with a chair and absorbed it
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Old 08-27-2004, 07:57 PM   #6
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The Taz/Sabu Fued that was 18 months in the making.

The Tag Team Crispness of The Eliminators

Joel Gertners awesome introductions

Tazz going thru the ring, When he had Bam Bam in the Tazmission

Raven returning to ECW to help Tommy Dreamer win the ECW Tag Team Titles

Lynn/RVD Matches

The outragous chants of, Franchise Swallows, She has herpes

The Violent Wars of Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka

The crowd chanting in Spanish during a Super Crazy Match.

and Taz winning the ECW Title from Mike Awesome

I'll name more later
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Old 08-27-2004, 09:45 PM   #7
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When Rhino won the title from sandman after saying:if that what people are willing to die for,that what im willing to kill for"

also spike vs mike awesome
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Old 08-28-2004, 02:08 AM   #8
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I saw ECW's only Canadian apperance.

There are so many memories I don't even know where to begin.
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Old 08-28-2004, 02:10 AM   #9
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Terry Funk beating Raven after big dick dudley got put through 3 tables by Dreamer is my best

Thank god I got a shitload of ecw dvd's to keep the memory alive
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The T-Bone Tazzplex, Off the Stage into the Crowd and a bunch of chairs

The Ultra-Violent Sabu/Terry Funk Barbed Wire match at Borned To Be Wire

Balls Malhoney Theme music

Mikey Whipwreck

Sandman Entrances in general
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The Ultra-Violent Sabu/Terry Funk Barbed Wire match at Borned To Be Wire
Is that the one where they got tangled together in the wire and had to be cut apart? That was brutal.

I just re-watched the Stairway to Hell match between Sabu and Sandman where Sabu broke his jaw. *Shudder*
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Is that the one where they got tangled together in the wire and had to be cut apart? That was brutal.

I just re-watched the Stairway to Hell match between Sabu and Sandman where Sabu broke his jaw. *Shudder*

Yep that would be the one and yes, Stairway to Hell was brutal as well
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Benoit, Jericho, Guerrero , Malenko. That's what I liked. Plus Lance Storm I'll go into more detaikl later.
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WHen Taz beat Shane Douglas for the ECW world title after Chris Candido turned on Douglas.

True Heel Dudleys.

Steve Corino "The King of Oldschool." I loved it when he went to hit someone with a chair, and the crowd was waiting for him to do it, and instead he set the chair up, sat down, and put his opponent in a sleeper.

The Tajiri Vs Corino matches.

Hell, ECW Tajiri.

Cyrus and Joey Styles commentary.

"Now that's not just the coolest, and that's not just the best"
" That's from Calgary............................................................................................. .................................................................................................... ..............................Alberta Canada."
" That my friends, is Justin Credible.
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The fat that they could push the envolope because they wern't mainstream.

Good story telling with fueds that's lasted more than until the next PPV

Not Insulting the fan intelligence.

I miss ECW
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anything with sandman is good to me...... Rip ECW!!!!
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Taz Vs. Sabu in Barely Legal my first ECW tape.

Raven vs. Terry Funk a cool match for the ECW world title!

Terry Funk Vs. Sabu Bardwire match!
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......Public Enemy being buried under a shit load of chairs, anytime RVD would pull the guardrail close to the ring and then somersault plancha into the crowd, and who could forget the Arabian Face Buster.

But I guess my all time favourite moment from ECW was when Rhyno had taken RVD's vacated TV title because he broke his leg. "Walk" fires up, out comes Van Dam on Scotty Rigg's shoulders, hops in the ring, ducks a Rhyno clothesline and then puts him through a table
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......Public Enemy being buried under a shit load of chairs
Ok, that was pretty cool. Mainly cause I hate Public Enemy, I think Funk got clocked in the head quite a few times that night too.
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Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko farewell from ECW match
RVD 'mistakingly' winning the title from Bam Bam Bigelow (Alfonso wanted RVD to soften him up for Sabu)
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Best parts of ECW were Taz, Shane Douglas' shoot when he through down the Eastern Championship Wrestling title, Rey and Juvi (amongst others), Malenko, Guererro, Jericho, Benoit, Storm and Lynn. Also, any of the actual wrestling matches usually were great, there was quite a bit of garbage too however (Sabu, Dreamer *both in the booth and in the ring*, New Jack, Balls, ect)
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Old 08-29-2004, 10:10 PM   #23
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The Tajiri-Super Crazy matches. They were awesome. Them and the RVD-Lynn matches and Raven, Taz and Steve Corino.
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RVD and Sabu vs Shinsaki/hayabusa

Sandman's entrance made me go nuts, especially at live events

Spike's balcony dives

FBI chants( where's my pizza, Sal E ate It)

How matches would just "happen" out of nowhere

Pretty much any entrance

Kimona Wanalaya

Raven vs Dreamer feud
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Where crowds would chant "ECW!!!, ECW!!!".......at WCW and WWE Pay Per Views.
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