ECW: Bloodsport - The Most Violent Matches Review
This 2 disc set features a variety of the most wild and brutal matches in the history of ECW. Before each match, Paul Heyman gives the backstory along with his insight.
1) Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Public Enemy - ECW World Tag Team Championship Match - Hardcore TV - August 27th, 1994
I always enjoyed the Cactus Jack/Mikey Whipwreck story in ECW so I was automatically interested in this match. The story going in, as stated by Paul Heyman before the match, was that Foley chose Whipwreck over all the hardcore icons he could have picked to be his partner. Everyone wondered why he'd choose a young man who had only had a handful of matches. Because of that, most expected Cactus and Whipwreck to lose quickly, but that was the exact opposite of what happened. The action here was decent. There was a table spot and some brawling through the card. Chairs were also used here as well. The match itself wasn't anything special, but it told a great story. Fun start to the DVD.
Match rating - **1/2
2) Sandman & Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack & Shane Douglas - Extreme Warfare Vol 1 - March, 18 1995
The odd team of Cactus & Douglas teamed up here for the first time to take on Funk & The Sandman. This one got off to a hot start and never slowed down. Just a wild crazy brawl, the type of stuff ECW is known for. Tables, chairs,
ECW Unreleased Volume 1 DVD Review
1) Shane Douglas vs. 2 Cold Scorpio - NWA World Championship Match - Hardcore TV
This was the match that changed everything. Well, what happend after the match changed everything. The match itself was a solid encounter between Douglas and Scorpio although it came off as just an average encounter. I feel it could have been much better given the two guys involved, but that's not to take away from it as it was still a good match. Afterwards, Shane Douglas cuts the promo in which he throws the NWA Championship to the ground and says that all the legends who held it could kiss his ass. Douglas then brings out the ECW Championship. That promo was the beginning of the era of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Match rating - ***
2) Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven - Hostile City Showdown
With this being a best of ECW set, there's no way a match from the Raven/Dreamer feud couldn't be included. It was one of the most famous feuds in the history of the company.
ECW One Night Stand 2005 DVD Review
ECW was a company led by Paul Heyman in the 90's. It produced some of the biggest stars of the last 10-15 years such as Chris Jericho, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, and also gave guys such as Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, The Dudley Boys, and The Sandman a place to make a name for themselves. The company was known for its hardcore wrestling, but it also had an emphasis on lucha libre and technical wrestling with names such as Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Juvented Guerrero, Too Cold Scorpio and others.
ECW shut down in 2001, but in 2005, they had a one night reunion pay-per-view event. I did not see this orginally when it happened, but I got the DVD a few months ago and have watched it several times since, so I decided to write a review it. It was truly a great event and one of my all time favorites!
Match 1) Lance Storm vs. Chris Jericho
This was billed as Lance Storm's last match and what better way to go out than wrestling the same guy you wrestled in your first ever match. Storm and Jericho have always had great chemistry and it showed here. A very enjoyable bout and a great way to start the show. Justin Credible makes an appearance during the match.
