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Summary: Like a WrestleMania, no no BETTER!
Review: >>Main Event Dudleyville Street Fight- The Sandman, Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer vs. D-Von, Buh-Buh Rey, and BIG Dick Dudley
This match was truely the best match I'v seen Dreamer and The Sandman in. If you only know Tommy Dreamer and The Dudley Boyz from the WWF then you really don't know Tommy Dreamer and The Dudley Boyz. Its alwayz amazing how E-C-Dub makes there main events seem like the main event (WWF should try it some time). Major highlights would be seeing Spike jump from the ring to the outside on the huge ladder and the finishing Dreamer DDT. That was good stuff.*****
>>FTW Deathmatch- Taz vs. Bam Bam
Once again, if you only know these guys from there days in the WWF you haven't seen anything. Truely awesome seeing these guys fight in the crowds. Another Main Event type match but maybe a little long for my taste. ****1/2
>>ECW Tag-Team Titles- RVD and Sabu vs. The Japanese Lossers (in the words of RVD's manager.
It started off slow but seeing that awesome Double Leg-Drop onto the Japanese Lossers through the table was pure gold! ****1/2 (for that slow start)
>>Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome
These guys are former MAIN EVENTERS in Japan and thats saying something. I'd pay $15 for this single match before paying $1 for a Austin vs. Rock Match. *****
>>Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm
Worste match on the tape but it was still really good! ****
>>Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn
Two guys that latter fought for the ECW World Championship and this match will show you why! Slow start, thats one thing ECW was a problum with, getting the match going. ****1/2PLUS...
An A+ Ratted interview with RVD and Sabu. That was a good!
Commetary by two men that know wrestling Joey Styles and speicle guest Shane Douglas.
IF YOU'RE A NEW WRESTLING FAN AND THINK RAW IS COOL YOU WILL BE SHOCKED WHEN YOU SEE HOW REAL WRESTLERS WRESTLE!
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Summary: I'm No Mark But I've Gotta Say This Video's Very Good
Review: - Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible: I couldn't have picked a better opener. The match has a couple noticable botched spots, but it's overall very good. Great athletecism. Several creative reversals. Unlike most other ECW bouts, this has a significant amount of psychology. There are some awesome sequences, including a spectacular rolling/twisting bridge. Lynn Frankensteiners Justin off the top-rope and through a table on the outside in an amazing spot. Lynn eventually fights off interference from Jason, Nicole Bass, and Chasity, but is dropped off the second-rope with a That's Incredible!
Rating: ***1/8
Very Good Match - Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm: Some amazing spots, including Candido's plancha, Storm's Springboard Crossybody into the first row, and Candido's winning Blonde Bombshell (Avalanche-Style Top-Rope Powerbomb). Tammy falls out of her dress, but nothing shows. There is awesome atletecism, and while the match didn't have quite as much psychology as the above one, it was still great, and I'm NOT an easy reviewer.
Rating: *** - RVD/Sabu promo w/ Bill Alfonso - Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome: One or two of their FMW bouts and maybe one of their ECW bouts were better than this one, but this match is tremendous! There are some absolutely INCREDIBLE bumps: Awesome springboard clotheslines Tanaka, who's in the first row, Awesome topes (suicide-dives) over the top-rope and out to Tanaka on the outside, and Tanaka drops Awesome out of the ring, over the top-rope, through a table on the outside, and onto the concrete in what is ubdoubtedly the sickest bump I've EVER seen (and I've seen MANY!)! Awesome landed right on the back of his neck! Incredible...Tanaka hits a Tornado DDT off the top-rope and onto two chairs.
Rating: ***3.5/8 - Taz promo; Very good promo - Tag Team Titles: RVD/Sabu vs. Hayabusa/Jinsei Shinzaki: RVD plays the crowd, and we eventually start off after about 5 minutes of showboating. This match really isn't what you'd expect from these guys. Some highspots are done (Hayabusa's 450 Splash, Asai Moonsault, and Shooting Star Press, RVD's Five-Star Frogsplash, etc.), but there aren't many. There's a lot of martial-arts kicks exchanged. The match gets better as it goes on, and the finish is cool, but it's really not what'd you'd expect from these guys. Hayabusa and Shinzaki really don't do the highspots in this match like they did in FMW (RIP), and while the match is good, it isn't what you'd expect.
Rating: **1/2 - Video Recap of the Bigelow/Taz feud - FTW Deathmatch: Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Taz: 3B (Bigelow) hits a powerbomb within the first few seconds. Taz hits some Tazplexes through a table. They brawl around the building and lock on Jujigatames (cross-armbreakers), Fujiwara Armbars, STF's, and Tazmissions. While they're brawling up on the entrance ramp, Taz goes for a Tornado DDT-like manuever and 3B picks him up and swings him around, but in a tremendous spot, they crash THROUGH the entrance ramp!!! Both eventually get up and Taz locks on the Tazmission. Basically a big brawl, but I've seen worse. Very little psychology.
Rating: *1/4 - Dudleyville Streetfight: Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, & Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, & Big Dick): Before the match, Gertner gets on the microphone and does some HILARIOUS jokes about Beulah. I mean they are just hilarious! However, they are very sexually-oriented. Hardcore brawl. Spike gets in some offense on his big brothers. Sandman hits his Frankensteiner and other trademark manuevers. Dreamer hits his baseball-slide. Spike leaps off of a 20-foot ladder, out of the ring, and onto everybody! From then on, it's a huge brawl. Dreamer on Big Dick while Spike and Sandman focus on Buh Buh Ray and D-Von. In the ring, Dreamer hits a picture-perfect, awesome-looking Dreamer-Driver (Over the Shoulder Sidewalk Slam Drop), and then a DDT on the ladder on Buh Buh Ray. After the match, Jack Victory comes in and attacks the faces, but New Jack comes in and cleans house. The Gertner jokes are very funny before the match, but this isn't recommended for anyone below 13 years of age, as the jokes are VERY sexual and have explicit language.
Rating: *1/2 Overall: The PPV started out very good, but kind of got a bit worse as it went on. However, I have seen most of the ECW PPV's and supercards, and this is one of their best. The Lynn/Credible and Tanaka/Awesome matches were amazing, and the Candido/Storm match was great. There were some hardcore matches like Taz/3B and the Main Event, and the RVD/Sabu vs. FMW wasn't horrid. This tape is very good. I have Barely Legal and this is about as good as that. Those are very good videos. I just ordered Best of Cactus Jack, so I'll review that soon. The commentary (Shane Douglas & Joey Styles) was also very good and very funny. This video is recommended...
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Summary: IF YOU DON'T TAKE A LOOK TO THIS VIDEO, YOU'RE REALLY A.....
Review: ...........CRAZY PERSON. THIS TAPE IS ONE OF THE MOST SELLING TAPES IN ECW COLLECTION. ALL THE MATCHES ARE FIVE-STAR MATCHES. ESPECIALLY TAKE A LOOK TO THE VAN DAM/SABU VS. HAYABUSA/SHINZAKI MATCH(THIS FMW PERFORMERS ARE LEGENDS IN JAPAN). CREDIBLE/LYNN IS A CLASSIC. AWESOME/TANAKA ALWAYS DELIVER GREAT MATCHES. AND THE OTHER MATCHES POINT TO WHAT ECW WAS.........EXTREME. BUY IT, YOU DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.
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Summary: A review of the actual video!
Review: A lot of reviewers have missed out on a few things that should be told to anyone thinking of purchasing this tape. As an ECW fan, this was one of their best shows ever. I have seen every ECW pay-per-view, except for a few. This is not the official pay-per-view version and a few things have been cut, due to copyright problems and other reasons. Make no mistake, every match on here was classic and if I was ever going to show a non-ECW fan an event in hopes of getting them to enjoy, this would more than likely be in the top 5. However, I was slightly dissapointed by the fact that a number of things were cut included a pretty good entrance by Taz.
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Summary: best ecw ppv ever!
Review: all of the matches on heat wave 1998 were great.some were so awesome.so buy this,it is the best ecw ppv.it has very extreme stuff in it!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling - Heatwave 1998
Review: Arguably Extreme Championship Wrestling's finest pay-per-view in history, Heatwave '98 delivered everything any wrestling fan could hope for and more on the 2nd of August, 1998. In a full run-down of the matches... In the finals of their superb summer feud, Jerry Lynn took on Justin Credible in a terrific, fast-paced opener... Chris Candido battled Lance Storm in a good showing... Long-time rivals Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka locked horns in a mind-blowing display of brutality... Rob Van Dam and Sabu defended their ECW World Tag Team gold against FMW icon Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki (formerly Hakushi in the WWF) in a solid yet mildly disappointing bout... The self-proclaimed 'F--- The World' Heavyweight Champion Taz(z) battled Bam Bam Bigelow in a thrilling brawl... And finally in six-man action, The Sandman teamed with Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley to take on The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von and Big Dick) in an entertaining main event. This video/DVD is another gem of a release from ECW and Pioneer worthy of a spot in your collection as a reminder of who left no doubt as to which wrestling promotion delivered the most bang for your buck on pay-per-view.
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Summary: ECW at its prime.
Review: Being a long time fan of Extreme Championship Wrestling, I have to say that this was HANDS DOWN the most exciting ECW Pay-Per-View I had the pleasure of watching. There wasn't one match that I thought was boring "filler," every match had its own history and importance -- and to be honest, either of them could have qualified as "main event" status in my opinion. My absolute favorite matches were: Mike Awesome VS. Masato Tanaka:
These two have history which dates back to Awesome's days in FMW, wrestling under "The Gladiator" name (Better gimmick since Awesome epitomizes the name.) This was the start of many matches between the two afterwards, and the "awesome" bump which sees Masato Tanaka powerbomb him OVER the top-rope and out of the ring through a table, demolishing it in the process! Rob Van Dam & Sabu VS. Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki
This is DEFINITELY my favorite tag-team match of all time. Both teams were constantly trying to show the other up with spectacular double-team maneuvers. Even Van Dam and Sabu constantly out-do eachother and hog for the spotlight! The ending involves Hayabusa and Shinzaki both laying on two tables side by side in the center of the ring and Sabu/Van Dam on opposite ends of the top turnbuckles dropping double leg-drop's in unison to flatten their opponents (and the tables!) Dudley Boyz VS. Sandman, Dreamer, & Little Spike Dudley
There was an emotional build up leading to this match. The Dudley Boyz had previously delivered Beulah, Dreamer's vallet, "3D: The Dudley Death Drop" at a prior event, thus breaking her neck which sent Tommy Dreamer into a tantrum wanting revenge on his crude, foul mouthed aggressors. Boy, is revenge sweet! This was a riot! Near the end when all four members of Dudleyville are hanging upside down on the turnbuckles (Tree-of-Woe position) Sandman, Dreamer, and Little Spike Dudley place chairs next to their faces and of all people the REFEREE decides to lend a hand as everyone baseball slides into the chairs! This was halarious and pretty F'N cool. To top it off, New Jack comes out and adds the icing to the cake with his small arsenal of weapons. Some people try to pass off ECW as a "mindless violence" organization, but I guarantee that it wouldn't have had the following it does without some GREAT wrestling. What many fail to see is that ECW had many of the best PURE wrestling matches you or I had ever seen this side of Japan, where they treat it moreso as a sport and not "sports entertainment." WWE's watered down, cliched wrestling matches are 90% not even worth keeping your eyes open for, whereas ECW would have you literally standing, eyes glued to the television in disbelief saying "I've never seen that in my life!" ECW was all about originality -- it started the "hardcore" trend over here, and despite many weak attempts by feds like XPW to mold themselves after ECW, they could never quite get the knock-off ingredients to work. Many of ECW's wrestlers were extremely innovative in the wrestling department, and we've seen moves and ideas both copied and stolen by the WWE and WCW in their respective time. Speaking of the WWE, it's rather saddening to see former ECW talent being held back, thrown away, or ruined. I wish Vince McMahon and the higher-ups would wake up and market these guys correctly.. Can't you still hear those "ECW" chants for guys like Tommy Dreamer on Monday Night Raw?
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Summary: BEST PPV EVER!
Review: ECW HEATWAVE 98' is definetly the best PPV ever. First from the best opening match ever between Jerry Lynn and J.Credible all the way to the end. Here is the list rated on 10. 10 the highest. Jerry Lynn V. Justin Credible 10/10 : Best opening match ever in wrestling, no doubt about it. Awesome spots which I won't spoil with a huge main event crazy ending. Chris Candido V. Lance Storm 8.5/10 : Great match with great ending. Masato Tanaka V. Mike Awesome 10/10 : Unbelievable spots from the big man and this match is just brutal. The table spot is insane the way he lands. RVD, Sabu V. Shiseke Susuki,Hayabusa 9.5/10: Crazy spots a lot from these four men. Great ending , crazy. Taz V. BBB 8/10 : A lot of build up but kinda of slow but nice table spots , and the ending is crazy! Dudley Boyz V. T.Dreamer , Spike , Sandman 9/10 : A huge amount of build up, pratically everyone bleeds a lot o x-rated talking on the mic before the match, this is hardcore. Fun ending. Overall 10/10. No doubt about it , I am not an easy reviewer.
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Summary: ECW HEATWAVE 1998 IS EXTREMELY HOT
Review: ECW performed one of there most hot wired performances of there short history.All matches were done with 100% effort, if you are a WWE fan you would find this hard to believe considering the WWE PPV's, but welcome to ECW where all wrestlers poor there guts out for there fans no matter how bad they are injured these guys will give top performances. THE SUMMER SERIES FINALS!
JUSTIN CREDIBLE vs JERRY LYNN
Unbelievable opener, if you know these guys from the WWE, you dont really know them.This is a back and forth scientific wrestling war with a nice table spot and a great ending.I really enjoyed this match. FORMER PARTNERS COLLIDE!
CHRIS CANDIDO vs LANCE STORM
Very nice match up between these two.Fans of Lance Storm will enjoy this, although he has had better matches, these two worked very well with each other which ends with a powerbomb from the top rope to the other side of the ring. INTERNATIONAL WARFARE!
MIKE AWESOME vs MASATO TANAKA
Extremely hard hitting matches you would expect from these two.Alot of chairs, high flying moves and a table makes this a very in your face confrontation.No rest periods taking in this match just back and forth fast paced power move after power move battle which ends with a very extreme table break which Awesome landed to the concrete on the back of his neck and somehow finsihed the match.Most defanatly one of the nights HOTTEST. ECW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!
SABU & ROB VAN DAM vs HAYABUSA & JINSEI SHINZAKI WOW what a match, alot of effort poured into this hard fought match.A slow start but do give it time as it will turn into a classic back and forth, martial arts war.The japanese guys are very good in this match and really shine more than RVD and Sabu.The match also features another AWE inspiring finisher.This would have to be one ECW's finest tag matches and if there is another one like it i do really want to see it.Some say this is the best match on the card and i cant really argue with that.MUST SEE MATCH FTW DEATH MATCH!
TAZ vs BAM BAM BIGALOW
If you are a fan of out of control brawls you will love this.Im not a fan of brawls so to me this wasnt the best match but the scorching hot ending is worth the wait. DUDLEYVILLE STREET FIGHT!
TOMMY DREAMER, THE SANDMAN & SPIKE DUDLY vs THE DUDLY BOYZ
The name of the match says it all.They start off with some wrestling but doesnt take long till all participants spread out to ring side and ladders and chairs come in to use.Some say this was very dissapointing, i can see why as when the brawling started to get really interesting and fast it all of a sudden just ends.But for some reason i put this dvd on just to watch this match, probably because it is a fun bumb fest match.If there are more matches like this i want to know what they are. New Jack also makes an appearance and makes work of the Dudlyz and jack victory with all sorts of weapons with a great picture of the champs. OVERALL
Im going to say it straight out, this is a must have dvd whether you are a fan of hardcore, high flying, techniqle or scientific wrestling it is all here on one HOT disc.
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Summary: ECW Back When It Was REALLY ECW!
Review: For all of you WWF fans who are only now getting your first glimpse at ECW and their superstars, this is for you: you absolutely, positively have got to watch the old school ECW, before Paul Heyman came to work for the WWF. Sabu & Rob Van Dam take on Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi from the WWF in the mid 90's) in one of the greatest ECW tag team matches of all time. "The Human Suplex Machine" Taz takes on "The Beast From The East" Bam Bam Bigelow in a match with a contraversial ending. One of the hardest hitting wrestlers from Japan, Masato Tanaka takes on Mike Awesome in a match that occured two years before they would battle for the ECW World Heavyweight Title. Former ECW tag team champions Chris Candido and Lance Storm go at it, plus many more! Commentated by Joey Styles and ECW Heavyweight Champion of the time, Shane Douglas. For those of you new to ECW, this will serve as a good introduction into the world of extreme. To all ECW fans, you already know exactly what I'm talking about! ECW will live on forever, thanks to these DVD's!
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