ECW Heat Wave
In professional wrestling, Heat Wave was an event held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling annually from 1994 to 2000. The 1998, 1999 and 2000 iterations of Heat Wave aired on pay-per-view, while the 1997 iteration was an Internet pay-per-view. The footage from the seven Heat Wave events is owned by WWE.
Results
1994
Heat Wave 1994 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
Tagline(s) | The Battle for the Future | |||
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Promotion | Eastern Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | July 16, 1994 | |||
Attendance | 850 | |||
Venue | ECW Arena | |||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
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Heat Wave 1994: The Battle for The Future was a live event that took place on July 16, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | The Bad Breed (Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten) defeated Hack Meyers and Rockin' Rebel | Tag team match | 9:40 |
2 | Mikey Whipwreck (c) defeated Chad Austin (with Jason) by disqualification. | Singles match for the ECW Television Championship | 9:10 |
3 | Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards (with Angel) | Singles match | 7:45 |
4 | Mr. Hughes defeated Tommy Dreamer | Singles match | 3:00 |
5 | Sabu and The Tazmaniac defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) (with Jason) | Tag team match | 5:23 |
6 | The Sandman (with Woman) defeated Tommy Cairo (with Peaches) | Dueling canes match | 8:48 |
7 | Shane Douglas (c) (with Angel and Mr. Hughes) defeated Sabu (with 911 and Paul E. Dangerously) by count out. | Singles match for the ECW Heavyweight Championship | 19:38 |
8 | The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. | Barbed wire match | 11:51 |
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1995
Heat Wave 1995 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
Tagline(s) | Rage In The Cage! | |||
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | July 15, 1995 | |||
Attendance | 1,000 | |||
Venue | ECW Arena | |||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
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Heat Wave 1995: Rage In The Cage! was a live event that took place on July 15, 1995 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles.
Heat Wave 1995 is known for the aftermath of the cage match between Stevie Richards and Luna Vachon, which saw Tommy Dreamer handcuff Raven to the cage and break a folding chair over his head in what was described as "the chair shot heard around the world".[1]
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Mikey Whipwreck defeated Mike Norman | Singles match | N/A |
2 | Tony Stetson and Don E. Allen defeated Raven and Stevie Richards (c) (with Beulah McGillicutty) by countout. | Tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | N/A |
3 | Hack Meyers defeated Val Puccio | Singles match | N/A |
4 | The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) and Tommy Dreamer (with Luna Vachon) defeated Raven and The Dudley Brothers (Dudley Dudley and Snot Dudley) (with Beulah McGillicutty, Stevie Richards and Big Dick Dudley) | Six-man tag team match | N/A |
5 | The Sandman (c) (with Woman) defeated Axl Rotten. | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | N/A |
6 | Dean Malenko and 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Eddy Guerrero and Taz (with Paul E. Dangerously) | Tag team match | N/A |
7 | Luna Vachon defeated Stevie Richards by submission | Cage match | N/A |
8 | The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) | Cage match | N/A |
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1996
Heat Wave 1996 | |
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The ECW Arena. | |
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling |
Date | July 13, 1996 |
Attendance | 1,500 |
Venue | ECW Arena |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Heat Wave 1996 took place on July 13, 1996 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was internet only.[2]
1997
Heat Wave 1997 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | July 19, 1997 | |||
Attendance | 1,600 | |||
Venue | ECW Arena | |||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Heat Wave 1997 took place on July 19, 1997 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was an internet pay-per-view (iPPV).
1998
Heat Wave 1998 | ||||
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The Hara Arena. | ||||
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | August 2, 1998 | |||
Attendance | 4,400 | |||
Venue | Hara Arena | |||
City | Dayton, Ohio | |||
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ECW event chronology | ||||
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Heat Wave 1998 took place on August 2, 1998 from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This was the first edition of Heat Wave to be broadcast on pay-per-view.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1D | The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten) defeated The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracey Smothers) | Tag Team match | N/A |
2 | Justin Credible (with Jason, Nicole Bass and Chastity) defeated Jerry Lynn | Singles match | 14:36 |
3 | Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated Lance Storm | Singles match | 11:00 |
4 | Masato Tanaka defeated Mike Awesome | Singles match | 11:49 |
5 | Rob Van Dam and Sabu (c) (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki | Tag Team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | 20:51 |
6 | Taz (c) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow | Falls Count Anywhere match for the ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship | 13:21 |
7 | Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von and Big Dick Dudley) (with Joel Gertner, Sign Guy Dudley and Jeff Jones) | Street Fight match | 14:26 |
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1999
Heat Wave 1999 | ||||
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The Hara Arena. | ||||
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | July 18, 1999 | |||
Attendance | 3,700 | |||
Venue | Hara Arena | |||
City | Dayton, Ohio | |||
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Heat Wave 1999 took place on July 18, 1999 from the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1D | Vito LoGrasso defeated Simon Diamond | Singles match | N/A |
2 | Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill (with Miss Congeniality) | Tag Team match | 7:03 |
3 | Jazz defeated Jason Knight | Singles match | 6:33 |
4 | Super Crazy defeated Little Guido (with Sal E. Graziano) | Singles match | 12:31 |
5 | Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) (c) (with Joel Gertner and Sign Guy Dudley) | Tag Team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | 15:41 |
6 | Taz (c) defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 10:06 |
7 | Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn (with Bill Alfonso) defeated The Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible) (with Dawn Marie) | Tag Team match | 21:07 |
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2000
Heat Wave 2000 | ||||
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Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | July 16, 2000 | |||
Attendance | 5,700 | |||
Venue | Grand Olympic Auditorium | |||
City | Los Angeles, California | |||
Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Heat Wave 2000 took place on July 16, 2000 from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Prior to the main event, six wrestlers from the LA-based Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion, who were given front row tickets by promotion owner Rob Zicari, donned shirts of their promotion, which caught the attention of Tommy Dreamer and ECW security and were promptly ejected. A brawl in parking lot between XPW ring crew and the ECW locker room followed, based on false reporting that Francine had been touched by someone from XPW.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Sal E. Graziano (with Tony Mamaluke) defeated Balls Mahoney | Singles match | 1:39 |
2 | Kid Kash, Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill defeated Simon Diamond, C. W. Anderson and Johnny Swinger | Six-Man Tag Team match | 11:03 |
3 | Jerry Lynn defeated Steve Corino (with Jack Victory) | Singles match | 15:25 |
4 | Chris Chetti and Super Nova defeated Da Baldies (Tony DeVito and Angel) | Tag Team match | 4:39 |
5 | Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Mikey Whipwreck, Little Guido and Psicosis | Four-Way Dance match | 9:17 |
6 | Rhino (c) defeated The Sandman | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 8:39 |
7 | Rob Van Dam (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Scotty Anton | Singles match | 19:02 |
8 | Justin Credible (c) (with Francine) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Jazz and George) | Stairway To Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 14:58 |
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References
- ↑ "Raven flying high". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. July 14, 2005. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Finn (1996-09-15). "Red Hot (Heat Wave 1996)". Power Slam magazine. SW Publishing. pp. 26–27.
See also
External links
- Heat Wave 1994 at the Internet Movie Database
- Heat Wave 1998 at the Internet Movie Database
- Heat Wave 1999 at the Internet Movie Database
- Heat Wave 2000 at the Internet Movie Database