Hello and
welcome to another edition of Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling
review series on the internet that continues to be produced despite little to
no viewers (Hi Phillip!). This is a special occasion as we have an ECW pay per
view under the WWE Banner. How did this come to be? Well, WWE were producing a
DVD titled The Rise & Fall of ECW when RVD came up with the idea to
producing an authentic ECW show. Tommy Dreamer wrote the show alongside Paul E
and we had out all we needed, this is ECW’s One Night Stand 2005! Look forward
to seeing all your old favourites and more, it is time to get extreme, let’s do
this!
Opening Promo
Live from
the Hammerstein Ballroom, ECW fans everywhere. The show kicks off with Joey
Styles, the voice of ECW. The fans love Styles, this was a big indication of
WWE going all-out for the pay per view. We had the fans, the arena and the
announcer. Styles welcomes his broadcast partner, the hardcore legend Mick
Foley. Now, we are treated to the classic intro from TNN with all your
favourites, huge nostalgia wave for all of us.
Lance Storm W/ Dawn Marie vs Chris Jericho
The first
match pits the former tag team of Storm & Jericho against one another, the
thrillseekers are going to tear it up in the ring. Jericho comes out in his
Lionheart gear while Storm comes down to the ring with Dawn Marie, they embrace
in a little heart-warming moment. Storm was done with WWE by this point, I do
believe so this would be a nice send-off between two great friends.
Side
headlocks by both men, more nice theatrics before armdrags by both men and a
stand-off, the crowd erupt for it. Lock-up, Jericho takesdown Storm. Bow &
arrow hold from Jericho into a cover for two. Storm kicks Jericho and chops
Lionheart. Middle rope dropkick by Jericho, baseball slide and Storm is on the
floor. Jericho tries an apron dive but Storm dodges and Jericho crashes hard on
the guard rail. Storm stomps Jericho, huge dropkick from Storm for two.
Stalling vertical suplex by Storm, two for Storm. Reverse chinlock by Storm,
Jericho breaks free but Storm chops Jericho. Storm is Irish whipped to the
corner, Storm leaps to the top rope but Jericho plants Storm with a dropkick.
Armdrags by Jericho, running enzuigiri.
Jericho blocks a German for a roll-up, two for Jericho. Tiger suplex by Jericho
for two, knee to the face by Jericho. Storm slides out of that for a dropkick,
cradle piledriver is countered by Jericho. Storm lands on his feet off a back
drop and nails a Superkick for two. Storm places Jericho on the top rope,
Jericho suplexes down Storm. Spinning back elbow by Jericho for two, Storm
rolls through from an Irish whip to a Single Leg Boston Crab, Jericho reverses
for a Liontamer. Storm blocks and Jericho catapults Storm into the turnbuckle,
modified bulldog.
Jericho
attempts a Lionsault, Storm blocks with his knees but Jericho turns it into a
Walls of Jericho, Dawn Marie jumps onto the apron. Here comes Justin Credible
and Jason, the other members of The Impact Players. Jericho batters them down
and O Connor rolls Storm, Storm kicks out and sends Jericho to the ropes which
leads to a kendo stick shot from Credible and Storm covers for the win, The
Impact Players pose after their win.
Tonnes of
fun in this match, it plays with your emotions as it hits you with a tonne of
nostalgia. You have Lance vs Jericho, Dawn is by Storm’s side and you have a
run-in of all The Impact Players, not just Justin but you had Jason there too
for a nice touch. Simple match with both men showing off their stuff, it sets
the tone for the night, it is going to be a fun one.
Winner:
Lance Storm over Chris Jericho via Kendo Stick Shot!
Gary Wolfe & Tributes
ECW
remembers those who have passed away and could not be at the event, sad to say
that many more names would be added in the 12 years since this event. May they
all rest in peace.
Three Way Dance Match Tajiri W/ Sinister Minster & Mikey
Whipwreck vs Super Crazy vs Little Guido W/ Tracy Smothers, Tony Mamaluke, Big
Guido & JT Smith
Back in
1999, these three men had some absolute wars in ECW. Tajiri and Super Crazy had
insane chemistry and some of the best technical matches that you would see in
the company when compared to the ultra-violent matches that ECW was known for
during its time.
Guido jumps
Super Crazy, Tajiri kicks Guido to the floor. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Super
Crazy on Tajiri, Guido has Tajiri in a cross armbreaker. Standing moonsault
from Super Crazy on Guido, roll through on the sunset flip and Crazy dropkicks
Guido & Tajiri. Mamaluke trips Super Crazy, Sicilian Slice from Guido. The
three make their way into the crowd, Super Crazy climbs into the balconies and
moonsaults onto The FBI. Tajiri and Super Crazy fight in the ring, Tarantula by
Tajiri. Super Crazy ten punches Tajiri, Smothers and the rest of The FBI mug
Super Crazy. Big Guido eats a low blow from The Sinister Minister, superkick by
Tajiri on Smothers. Whipwreck nails Guido with a top rope Whippersnapper for
the elimination.
Little
Guido has been eliminated via Whippersnapper!
Springboard
moonsault by Super Crazy for two, Tajiri counters a powerbomb for a DDT, two
for Tajiri. Tajiri slaps and stomps Super Crazy, Super Crazy flips out of a
suplex. Firemen’s carry slam, two moonsaults by Super Crazy. Whipwreck knocks
Super Crazy off the apron, powerbomb by Super Crazy after avoiding a kick, Top
Rope Moonsault by Super Crazy for the win.
Another fun
match, Crazy does his dives, Tajiri does his kicks and Guido cheats and shows
off his impressive submission skills. You could not ask for more from these
three, they put on all the best highlights from their many matches in ECW, the
fans loved the action.
Winner:
Super Crazy over Tajiri via Top Rope Moonsault!
Old ECW Footage
The Night
The Line Was Crossed, Sandman, Pitbulls, Tommy Dreamer, Public Enemy, Terry
Funk, Sabu, 2 Cold Scorpio. Everything and everyone you know and love, it truly
did appear so different from everything else. You could see the appeal and you
wanted to be a part of it, ECW, ECW, ECW!
Psicosis vs Rey Mysterio
When ECW
lost the likes of Benoit, Malenko and Eddie Guerrero, Heyman called Konnan and
brought in the luchadores like Psicosis, Rey Mysterio and Juventud Guerrera.
These guys tore up ECW in 1995 before being signed to WCW. Lock-up, armwringer
by Mysterio. Psicosis takes the arm, Mysterio eats a kick to the mid-section.
Armdrag by Psicosis, trip by Psicosis. Mysterio rolls through for a victory
roll for two, side headlock by Mysterio. Springboard crossbody by Mysterio,
Psicosis floats-over and nails a sit-out slam. Corner hard Irish whip by
Psicosis for two, springboard moonsault by Mysterio for two. Sleeper by
Psicosis, Psicosis slams Mysterio into the turnbuckle and the canvas, two for
Psicosis.
Psicosis
rams Mysterio into the guard rail, Mysterio is placed across the guard rail.
Psicosis ascends the turnbuckle and nails his Guillotine Leg Drop to Mysterio.
Cover and two for Psicosis, corner Irish whip by Psicosis. Mysterio leapfrogs
Psicosis, Psicosis misses a corner dropkick. Irish whip by Mysterio, pop-up
facebuster for two. Psicosis hits his shoulder off of the ringpost and tumbles
into the crowd, we see some ECW alumni like Chetti, Electra etc. Mysterio nails
a seated senton into the crowd, dropkick to the back. 619 and a West Coast Pop,
this is over.
Another fun
affair in the ring, shame that the crowd booed Psicosis for not wearing his
mask but you had some good spots in this match. The Guillotine Leg Drop was
madness while Mysterio’s senton was spectacular too. Fun stuff, that is all I
can really say when it comes to this pay per view.
Winner: Rey
Mysterio over Psicosis via West Coast Pop!
WWE Crusaders Arrive & RVD “Shoot” Promo
Angle, JBL
and the rest of the Smackdown mid-card come to town, they wanted to see up
close and personal the filth that is ECW. We are shown more fun stuff from ECW
like Bubba stuttering, Dreamer celebrating with the fans. 911 killing Bill
Alfonso, Superstar Steve Austin mocking WCW and Eric Bischoff. Next, we have
Joel Gertner interviewing The Smackdown Crusaders, it does not go well as Angle
bullies the piss out of Joel Gertner before JBL takes him down. Angle and JBL
cut promos on ECW before RVD with manager Bill Alfonso comes down to the ring.
RVD and
Alfonso reminisce about old times, about how great ECW was and RVD sucks up to
the fans. RVD talks about his heartache about not being able to perform, this
sucks worse than missing Wrestlemania for RVD.
Rhyno appears out of nowhere and Gores the shit out of RVD. The lights
go out and out of nowhere, comes the one and only Sabu.
Sabu vs Rhyno
Sabu is
defending his friend RVD, Sabu and Rhyno lock up, shoulder block by Rhyno.
Belly to belly by Rhyno, Sabu whips Rhyno into the corner. Rhyno is on the top
rope, Sabu is handed a chair by Alfonso and Rhyno is cracked with the chair.
Baseball slide by Sabu, Triple Jump Body Splash by Sabu. Sabu Irish whips Rhyno
into the guard rail, chair to the head of Rhyno. Rhyno is on the table, Sabu looks
for a slingshot but Rhyno yanks Sabu off the apron. Snapmare and big boot by
Rhyno, two for Rhyno. Scoop slam by Rhyno, Sabu cuts off Rhyno on the top rope.
Hurricanrana by Sabu, springboard leg drop for two.
Air Sabu as
Rhyno falls throat first on the steel chair. Leg drop by Sabu for two, Rhyno
trips Sabu when Sabu was trying for a triple jump moonsault. TKO on the chair
for two, Rhyno alley oops Sabu into a turnbuckle. Rhyno Gores the referee as
Sabu pulls him in the way, Rhyno Driver on Sabu. RVD comes in and throws a
chair at Rhyno’s head, RVD dropkicks a chair into Rhyno’s face. Alfonso pulls
in a table, Rhyno is placed on the table and with an Arabian Facebuster using
the chair, Sabu wins the match.
Fun little
match, nice way to include RVD on the show and have Sabu make the save for his
longtime partner and friend. Rhyno’s last appearance for WWE until his return
to NXT ten years after this event. Not a bad way to go out considering Rhyno
was the last ECW Heavyweight and Television champion.
Winner:
Sabu over Rhyno via Arabian Facebuster!
Al Snow Reminisces About ECW
Highlights
from old pay per views are on our screens, The BWO, Tazz and Bigelow. Raven and
Sandman, RVD and Sabu’s match with Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki. Seems like
it was the most fun place to be on earth if you were in the crowd. Here comes
Eric Bischoff and the Raw crusaders.
Chris Benoit vs Eddie Guerrero
Speaking of
best friends, we have Benoit vs Guerrero who must have wrestled a thousand of
times over the course of their careers. Benoit was touted as a future ECW
Heavyweight champion in the book version of the rise and fall of ECW while
Eddie and Malenko were given standing ovations and asked not to leave, Styles
claims Heyman wanted to do this match more than anything else.
Lock-up,
Benoit shoves back Eddie. Eddie hides in the ropes, another lock-up with Benoit
shoving back Eddie. Eddie dodges a chop, armdrags by Benoit. Eddie rolls to the
floor, kick to the ribs by Eddie. Eddie clubs down Benoit, back elbow by Latino
Heat. Benoit chops back before an eye poke and step on the face by Eddie,
reverse chinlock by Eddie. Benoit escapes with a back suplex, Eddie chops
Benoit. Snapmare into a reverse chinlock by Eddie, Benoit battles back to a
vertical base. Shoulder block by Benoit, Eddie lowbridges Benoit who crashes to
the floor. Eddie cracks Benoit with a steel chair, superplex by Latino Heat.
Eddie is up
with blood spilling from his nose, Eddie climbs high to the top turnbuckle.
Benoit avoids The Frog Splash, right hands and chops by Benoit. Eddie chops
Benoit, Benoit chops back. Clothesline by Benoit, northern lights suplex for two.
Benoit nails a superplex, two for Benoit. German suplexes by Benoit, Diving
Headbutt by Benoit for two. Eddie counters a German suplex for a roll-up, Eddie
gets caught in The Crippler Crossface, Eddie taps out.
Solid match,
Benoit and Guerrero go together like bread on butter. It was stiff,
hard-hitting and a nice throwback to the wars the two would have in New Japan.
Winner:
Chris Benoit over Eddie Guerrero via Crippler Crossface!
Eric Bischoff & Joel Gertner
Gertner asks
Bischoff for a job, Bischoff tells Gertner to piss off because he is garbage
like everyone else in ECW. ECW Sucks, good stuff from Bischoff!
Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome
A rivalry
born in Japan, FMW to be more specific. Awesome and Tanaka had some great wars
before taking it to ECW in 1999 before Awesome would join WCW and Tanaka would
leave the company. Tanaka was carving out a niche for himself in Zero-1 and New
Japan during the years after ECW while Awesome would end up in Noah in 2005
before his death.
Belly to
belly suplex by Awesome, Tanaka elbows Awesome to the apron. Tanaka charges at
Awesome, slingshot shoulder block by Awesome. Suicide dive by Awesome, Irish
whip into the guard rail. Awesome is elevated into the crowd, Tanaka cracks a
chair off Awesome’s head. Tanaka whips Awesome into the guard rail, Awesome
boots Tanaka back before nailing a clothesline. Awesome grabs a table, Awesome
clotheslines Tanaka and has Tanaka for an apron Awesome Bomb through a table
that is leaning against a guard rail. Awesome Splash for a two count, powerbomb
by Awesome. Awesome has a chair, Tanaka gets cracked with a chair but does not
go down. Until Awesome gets super stiff, Tanaka boots Awesome and nails The
Diamond Dust.
Tanaka
Tornado DDTs Awesome on a pile of chairs for two, Tanaka smacks a chair into
Awesome’s face, Tanaka dives off the top rope and drives a chair into Awesome’s
face for two. Awesome ducks a roaring elbow for a German suplex and spear,
Awesome has a new table. Awesome has Tanaka on the top rope, Tanaka DDTs
Awesome through the table for a two count. Tanaka is on the top rope, Awesome
comes to meet Tanaka and Awesome Bombs Tanaka through the remains of the table
for two. Awesome has another table, Awesome looks for an Awesome Bomb to the
floor. Tanaka blocks momentarily but Awesome sends Tanaka through the table
before diving onto Tanaka for the win.
Insane
spot-fest, this was a highlight package for the two of these, a collection of
their best spots, you had the dives, the tornado DDTs on the chairs and the
numerous table spots. They have had better matches but once again, it is the
theme of the night in saying this was super fun.
Winner:
Mike Awesome over Masato Tanaka via Awesome Splash!
The Messiah is Here!
Shooting
time, it is all in good fun though as Heyman mocks JBL’s reign claiming it is
only because Triple H does not do Smackdown and Heyman brings up Edge’s affair
with Lita. They loved him, they bought into those three letters with all their
hearts.
The Dudley Boyz vs Tommy Dreamer & Sandman
Only thing
that breaks my heart is not hearing Metallica for Sandman’s entrance, that
would be magical each and every time The Sandman would make an appearance.
Sandman enters through the fans in some kind of scene from a movie, it might be
better than his return to the company in 1999 after a stint in WCW. Before the
match, Dreamer and Sandman motorboat Electra while Chris Chetti and CW Anderson
watch on, nice cameo for the fans. It is not over just yet, here come The BWO.
Richards
says “We are taking over” The BWO attack Sandman and Dreamer before Kid Kash
comes down to the ring. We are also greeted by Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten,
The Hardcore Chair-Swinging Freaks. Poor Nova eats some stiff chair shots, The
Dudleys brawl with everyone. Kid Kash dives onto everyone with a somersault,
Dreamer has a cheesegrater. Bubba avoids it and suplexes Dreamer, sign to the
head of Tommy Dreamer. Cheesegrater to the head of Dreamer, elbows and right
hands by Bubba. Bubba misses a middle rope senton, reverse 3D by The Dudleys.
Sandman has a ladder, The Dudleys eat the ladder to the face. Dreamer has the
ladder on his head and swings it around on The Dudleys.
Bubba tastes
the cheesegrater, Sandman drop toeholds D-Von onto the trash can. Two for
Sandman, Bubba eats a tray to the head. Bubba crotches Dreamer on the guard
rail, Sandman nails D-Von with The Rolling Rock, Bubba waffles Sandman with a
chair. Sandman is placed on a ladder, Bubba splashes Sandman for two. D-Von has
the cane, Bubba is hit by mistake. White Russian legsweep by Sandman, Dreamer
& Sandman perform figure fours. Here comes The Impact Players, Sandman eats
a That’s Incredible on the barbed wire. Here comes Francine to kick Dreamer in
the dick, Beulah comes out to defend her man Tommy. Credible grabs Beulah,
Storm nails Credible by mistake.
Dreamer and
Beulah embrace in a beautiful moment, Dreamer & Beaulah DDT The Dudleys for
two, Dreamer whacks a sign onto D-Von’s nuts. Bubba canes Sandman &
Dreamer, Bubba has a table. Sandman is powerbombed through a table for two,
Dreamer canes D-Von before eating a 3D. Another table, here comes Spike Dudley.
Spike has a lighter, the table is set alight and Dreamer is powerbombed through
the table.
Well, that
was a huge nostalgic wave hitting you at once, it is like Sting vs Triple H at
Wrestlemania: The wrestling is not going to be great but they will pack it full
of so many call-backs and returns that you do not even care, you are loving
every minute of the match. Although, while The NWO made no sense helping Sting,
everyone run-in for this match made sense. It was so fitting that Dreamer would
be in the final match, it really was a fun pay per view.
Winners:
The Dudley Boyz over Sandman & Dreamer via Powerbomb!
Stone Cold
Steve Austin comes to the ring as Sandman calls out for a beer, the ECW locker
room comes to the ring for a celebration. Austin invites down The Crusaders for
a fight, The Crusaders oblige which leads to The ECW guys clearing the ring and
everyone beating the piss out of Bischoff. The perfect end as Bischoff hated
ECW more than anyone else, great for Bischoff to be willing to do that for the
fans to give them the ultimate revenge.
That was ECW’s
One Night Stand 2005, one of the most fun shows I have ever seen, it was
tremendous fun. The wrestling was not blowing me away, there was no top quality
match but it was so fun, they gave the fans what they wanted to see, they
showed us they could still go, they showed us they could still perform, it was just
the perfect show. Thanks for reading and remember: There’s always another night!
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