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Bloodsport : ECW's Most Violent Matches

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Despite the fact that its WWE owned now, I have to give WWE a little credit in that at least they recognize that ECW, years after its demise, still has power!

ECW: Bloodsport featured matches that I've never seen before so I was happy to pay $18 bucks to purchase it! Here are the matches:

DISC 1

Catcus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck Vs. Public Enemy (ECW World Tag Team Championship Match) - I am not sure but I think ECW was still EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING at this point. Even back in those days though, it was already EXTREME! The match itself sees Mikey take a beating as well as Catcus but still pulls off an upset against the favored P.E.

Sandman & Terry Funk Vs. Cactus Jack and Shane "Franchise" Douglas - A wild affair from 1995 which saw the introduction of the flaming branding iron!

Axl Rotten Vs. Ian Rotten (Taipei Death Match) - Taking a page from the Jean Claude Van Damn movie "Kickboxer", these two have an anything goes match with taped fists mixed with superglue and beer glass! VERY BLOODY BOUT!

Rey Mystero, Jr. Vs. Psicosis (Mexican Death Match) - These two went at in a match where you must answer a 10 count or lose the bout! Similiar to a "Last Man Standing" match but you must gain a pinfall or submission prior to the 10 count!

Shane "Franchise" Douglas Vs. Chris "Lionheart" Jericho Vs. 2 Cold Scorpio Vs. Pitbull #2 (ECW TV Title Match) - This was done Four Corners style where you had to tag in and out. It went on until only one man remained! This match saw Douglas win the TV title and the beginning of a long team-up with Francine, who turned on Pitbull #2 during this match.

Tommy Dreamer Vs. Brian Lee (Weapons Match) - The former fake "Undertaker" gives his biggest moment in his time in ECW as he choked-slammed Tommy Dreamer though about 4 or 5 tables to the concrete floor!

Rob Van Damn Vs. Sabu (Stretcher Match) - Not really bloody but very physical, especially in the last 10 minutes!

Terry Funk Vs. Sandman Vs. Stevie Rchards (3-Way Dance #1 Contender's Match) - This was at the first ECW PPV called Barely Legal in 1997! You will also see the winner take on then-ECW champ Raven immediately following this match as well! Classic ECW bout!

DISC 2

Sabu Vs. Terry Funk (Barbed Wire Match/ECW Title) - A match so violent, even Paul Heyman didn't want to see another!

Beulah McGillicutty Vs. Bill Alfonso (Intergender Match) - Very bloody bout! Surprisingly vicious!

Tazz Vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (ECW Death Match) - These two had two PPV matches and in my book this one was overall the better of the two!

Tazz Vs. Shane Douglas (ECW World Title Match) - Okay match but the one from Guilty As Charged '99 a week earlier was better! My only guess why they didn't use this match was because it featured the late Chris Candido running in as well as Tammy Lynn Sytch (Sunny) but then again, that's never stopped WWE before so who knows!

The Dudley Boyz Vs. Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney (ECW World Tag Team Title Match) - This was made a Chicago Street Fight match with an ending reminisent of the Dudleyz' bout with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman at the recent ECW One Night Stand!

Mike Awesome Vs. Spike Dudley (ECW World Title Match) - HOW THE HELL IS SPIKE NOT DEAD AFTER THIS MATCH?! He had his moments but Awesome really destroyed him!

Rhino Vs. Sandman - Not a bad bout from ECW on TNN.

Super Crazy Vs. Tajiri Vs. Little Guido (3 Way Dance) - These three always put on a great show together and this match is no exeception!

Tommy Dreamer Vs. C.W. Anderson ("I Quit" Match) - Very physical bout! Features alternate commentary from "The Coach" and Tommy Dreamer himself who admits he watched the legendary Magnum T.A. Vs. Tully Blanchard "I Quit" bout to get ready for this match!

Mike Awesome (RIP) Vs. Masato Tanaka - Their recent bout from ECW One Night Stand!

ECW Music Video Recap

EXTRAS

Axl Rotten on the Taipei Death Match

ECW & Blood

Extreme Measures: The Flaming Table

C.W. Anderson on his "I Quit" Match with Tommy Dreamer

Danny Doring & Roadkill get into the business

The Pitbulls

Justin Credible on being ECW champion

Public Enemy Vs. Cactus Jack/Mikey Whipwreck History Video

Gangstas Vs. Public Enemy Hous Party - January 5, 1996

While there are things about this collection that could've been better (and I do agree that the Mastato Tanaka/Mike Awesome match should've been left off since its already available on ECW One Night Stand), I am over all pleased with this since I only saw ECW in its latter days so any footage I can get my hands on, I am glad to get!

UPDATE 2/20/07:
I should report that Mike Awesome recently passed away at age 42. While viewed as a traitor by "original" ECW fans, he DID put on great matches and (along with Masato Tanaka) put on the best match at ECW One Night Stand 2005! He will be missed.

Bloodsport: ECW Most Violent Matches include some of the most brutal, extreme matches in ECW history. If you are a fan of brutal moves and some extreme shows of violence, this is the DVd for you!

Matches:

ECW World Tag Team Champiionships
The Public Enemy vs. Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck:
Okay match to start the show. The Public Enemy beats up Whipwreck and Cactus Jack brawls with them as well all over the building. Rocko Rock even moonsaults off the turnbuckle onto Cactus Jack through a table. Mikey Whipwreck rolls up Rocko Rock out of nowhere and gets the pin. 7/10

Cactus Jack and Shane Douglas vs. Terry Funk and The Sandman:
Brawling all over the building by all four men. Weapons included were kendo sticks, chairs, and even a section of guardrail. Cactus gives the Cactus Clothesline left and right, but The Sandman and Terry Funk take out Shane Douglas with the guardrail. In the end Terry Funk comes in with a FLAMING branding iron and brandishes Cactus Jack! Terry Funk and The Sandman win the match. 8.5/10

Taipei Death Match
Axl Rotten vs. Ian Rotten:
This is just very bloody and gruesome! Both men had taped hands with glue on them covered in broken glass. Let it be known that there is not one wrestling move in this whole match. Both men In the match get cut open and bleed heavily. In the end Ian gets slammed on top of thumbtacks and Axl wins with a big splash on top of him. 8/10

Mexican Death Match
Psichosis vs. Rey Mysterio:
A very high flying match that had Rey take a pounding throughout the entire match. They fight all over the ring and the crowd, the only way to win was to pin your opponent and then he had to get to his feet before a count of 10. In the end they fight behind the crowd and Rey gives a big hurricanrana to Psichosis who can't get to his feet and loses the match. 8.5/10

ECW Television Championship
Shane Douglas vs. Pitbull #2 vs. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Chris Jericho:
Fantastic wrestling match between all four men. A lot of chairs were used as well as some great wrestling moves. A great highlight included Scorpio kicking Jericho in the head as Jericho attempted a Lionsault! In the end Francine turns on the Pitbulls and gets powerbombed through a table from the second rope for her double cross. Shane Douglas wins the title after pinning Pitbull #2. 10/10

Weapon's Match
Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee:
Very short but wild brawl between these two. A lot of weapons spread all throughout the ring, it looked like a warzone! They fight outside the building and Brian Lee gives some HARD shots to Tommy by ramming his head into a garage door. They fight back in the ring and Beulah McGuillicutty and Kimona Wana Laya distract Brian Lee to allow Tommy to win the match. 8/10 After the match Tommy gets chokeslammed off a platform through a bunch of tables!

Stetcher Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu:
Another classic between these two. The only way to win was to roll your opponent out of the building on a stetcher. The two men fought with chairs, tables, and even the stretcher was used as a weapon. A great highlight was when Sabu DDT'd Van Dam through a table that was bridged between the guardrail and the ring apron. Sabu wins the stretcher match after Van Dam misses a splash and lands on the stretcher. 9/10

#1 Contendership Match
Terry Funk vs. Stevie Richards vs. The Sandman:
Great match. Some weapons were used such as trashcans, chairs, and a long ladder that is used to punish all three men. Stevie Richards is eliminated first, and Sandman pulls a length of barbed wire and wraps himself up in it before giving a leg drop to Terry Funk. Terry fights back and pins the Sandman to win the match. 9.5/10

An extra match is shown as Terry won the world title from Raven.

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Barbed Wire Match [Born to be Wired]
Terry Funk vs. Sabu:
This is just the most extreme match you will ever see! Instead of ring ropes there were coils of barbed wire! Sabu misses a splash in the corner and rips his bicep completely open and bleeds profusely. They continue to fight and both men get wrapped up in barbed wire. Sabu puts Funk through two tables with himself wrapped in barbed wire. In the end Sabu pins Funk to become the new champ. 10/10

Beulah McGuillicutty vs. Bill Alphonso:
Short brawl that had Beulah kick the crap out of Alphonso using a cookie sheet, chairs, and Bill even gets a nasty cut above his eye. Beulah wins and the crowd was really into it which made this match something to see.

ECW Death Match
Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow:
This was a brawl that went all over the arena. Both men get thrown around against walls, on top of chairs, and into guardrails. They fight back in the ring and both men get put through tables by the other. They fight to the walkway and Tax gives a swinging DDT and both men crash through the floor! Taz wins after both men crawl out and Taz applies the the Tazmission for the win. 8.5/10

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Taz vs. Shane Douglas:
This was an okay match, not much violence but a good table spot near the end. the crowd was chanting for Shane to win his belt back but Taz wins the match and retains the title. 8/10

ECW Tag Team Championships
Chicago Street Fight
Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz:
This is one of my favorites! A true fight that had forks, chairs, tables, thumbtacks, and fire in it. Spike Dudley, bloody face and all, jumps off a section of the stadium onto The Dudleyz and even his own tag team partner. They fight back in the ring and the Dudleyz get taken out by steel chairshots by Balls Mahoney. Balls pulls out a table and pours lighter fluid on it but The Dudleyz counter and put Balls through the table that they set on fire! The Dudleyz wins. 9/10

ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Spike Dudley vs. Mike Awesome:
Spike takes a pounding by the 6 foot 6 300 pound man, who puts Spike through a table even before the bell rings. Spike gets back in the ring but almost immediately gets thrown out through two other tables! Spike continues to fight and even puts Awesome through a table, but Awesome wins after powerbombing Spike through yet another table from the top rope! 9/10

Rhyno vs. The Sandman:
Short match, only thing worth remembering is Rhyno goring Sandman through a table in the end. 6/10 Really short match.

Super Crazy vs. Tajiri vs. Little Guido:
Great fast paced match. Lot of back and forth action and a lot of near falls by all three men. Super Crazy even does a moonsault out of the ring onto both Tajiri and Guido. Little Guido is the first to go, then Super Crazy gets the pin on Tajiri. 9/10

I Quit Match
Tommy Dreamer vs. C.W. Anderson:
This was a vicious fight. Both men get cut open with tools, chairs, razor wire, and tables. Anderson spinebusters Dreamer onto razor wire but Tommy fights back with chairshots and even puts Anderson through a table using a Death Valley Driver from the second rope! Dreamer uses parts of the table to make Anerson say, "I Quit!" 8.5/10

Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka:
This was from last years One Night Stand ppv. Great match with a lot of tables used. Tanaka gets thrown through a table set up against the guardrail, then gets vicious chairshots by Awesome. However Awesome gets DDT'd by Tanaka through another table off the top rope! They continue to fight and Tanaka gets thrown out of the ring through a table on the outside! Awesome wins. 10/10

This is a great DVD collection, worth every single dollar. Highly recommended.

Disc #1 -- WWE Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches
4. ECW World Tag Team Championship Match: Hardcore TV 8/27/97 - Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Public Enemy [15:26]
6. Extreme Warfare Vol.1 3/18/95 - Sandman & Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack & Shane Douglas [13:48]
8. Taipei Death Match: Harcore Haven 7/1/95 - Ian Rotten vs. Axl Rotten [11:40]
10. Mexican Death Match: November 2 Remember 11/18/95 - Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis [16:22]
12. Four Corners Match for the ECW Television Title: Heatwave 6/13/96 - Shane Douglas vs. Chris Jericho vs. 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Pitbull #2 [16:34]
14. Weapons Match: Harcore Heaven 6/22/96 - Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee [:25]
16. Stretcher Match: The Doctor Is In 8/3/96 - Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu [:40]
18. 3-Way Dance #1 Contender's Match for the ECW World Heavy Championship: Barely Legal 4/13/97 - Terry Funk vs. Sandman vs. Stevie Richards [1:23]
Disc #2 -- WWE Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches
3. Barbed Wire Match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Born to Be Wired 8/9/97 - Sabu vs. Terry Funk [25:05]
5. Intergender Match: As Good As It Gets 9/20/97 - Beulah McGillicutty vs. Bill Alfonso [6:17]
7. ECW Death Match: Heatwave 8/2/98 - Tazz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow [15:26]
9. ECW World Championship Match: Hardcore TV 1/17/99 - Tazz vs. Shane Douglas [13:16]
11. Chicago Street Fight Falls Count Anywhere Match for the ECW Tag Team Championship: Hardcore TV 7/5/99 - Dudley Boyz vs. Spike Dudley & Balls Mahoney [13:23]
13. ECW World Championship Match: Guilty As Charged 1/9/00 - Mike Awesome vs. Spike Dudley [7:43]
15. ECW on TNN: 2/25/00 - Rhino vs. Sandman [:24]
17. 3-Way Dance: ECW on TNN 3/3/00 - Super Crazy vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Little Guido [:31]

For shame WWE, for shame TNA, for shame all of them. Watching this DVD put all those franchises to shame, no offense to their talent. WWE has been going downhill recently, and this DVD makes it plainly obvious through blood and violence.

Introducing each match in his own colorful way is Paul Heyman, mastermind and leader of ECW during its heyday

The matches are all this incredible display of violence, tolerance, high flying moves, street-brawling, technical wrestling, even the intense athletics of luchadores and the beer, blood, and cigarettes of the Sandman, this DVD features 19 of the absolute best wrestling matches I have ever see and it's tragic that I most likely will not see many more like these ever again in the future.


Rather than recount all the matches like everyone else, I'll only recount my favorite ones:

Mexican Death Match: Rey Mysterio Vs. Psicosis
Sick of blood? This is a spellbinding, bloodless match which sees these two luchadores pulling off astounding athletics, heavily technical wrestling and high flying. The fighting moves up the ramp and a steel chair is used for Rey Mysterio to hurricanrana Psicosis from atop the ramp down onto the crowd area below. You're literally hanging off your seat as Mysterio is dangling between standing and lying as the referee counts to 10, and has just barely passed nine when Mysterio starts to stand up. A spectacular match which showcases the best of bloodless ECW


Stretcher Match: Rob Van Dam Vs. Sabu
Any match with Sabu and RVD is bound to be a spectacle. In order to win this match, a man had to be carried away on a stretcher out of the ring and into the locker room. These two pull off their best stunts, and there are plenty of laugh-worthy moments, especially towards the end with Sabu being carried away outside of the ring, RVD leaping off the turnbuckle only to hit bare stretcher as Sabu rolls off the stretcher, and the team starts carrying RVD away! Sabu's win


Three Way Dance for #1 Contendership of ECW Title followed by ECW Title match: Sandman Vs. Stevie Richards Vs. Terry Funk
Commentated over by Joey Styles and Tommy Dreamer (rooting for Terry Funk), these three are amazing with their brawls and straight wrestling style. I had a blast as Sandman whipped out a ladder and tossed it into the ring---right on Stevie Richards' head as he was on top of Terry Funk! After Richards' is eliminated, Sandman and Funk shake hands and go at each other. Weapons make their obvious appearance, including barbed wire, and Terry Funk wins the match, barely able to stand.

At that moment, the champion Raven comes out and begins their match immediately
ECW Championship: Raven Vs. Terry Funk
Terry Funk is barely able to stand and covered in blood when Raven starts on him. At first this seems to be an utter squash match, but Terry is proving resilient, and with the crowd almost screaming for Tommy Dreamer to help him (he had previously promised Terry he wouldn't interfere). Finally Tommy gets up to the roaring cheers of the audience, until one of the Dudley boys (not Buh Buh Ray or D-von or Spike---one of the others) comes out and attacks him. Dreamer recovers and makes it to the ring, brutalizing Raven, and Funk amazingly wins the match and the title! You can't help but at least feel slightly emotional as Funk is crowned ECW champion for the first time.



Barbed Wire Match: Terry Funk Vs. Sabu
An absolute classic. This was the last barbed wire match ever done in ECW, but after this one, who needs another? Plenty of thrills in the beginning watching these two beat at each other while trying to avoid the barbed wire surrounding the ring which had replaced the ropes, until Funk drops Sabu on his crotch directly onto the wire. Such a bloody match with so much wire that paramedics feared to touch the wire wrapped around Funk's neck, thinking his neck would be lacerated and he'd bleed to death.



Chicago Street Fight: The Dudley Boyz Vs. Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley
I was kind of disappointed at the blatantly obvious blading (wrestling term for cutting your forehead so you'll look like you're bleeding from a hit) by Buh Buh Ray when he supposedly had his forehead grated with a cheese grater, but we all know why he fell out of the ring and went under the apron. The violence of this match is astounding, and scenes like Spike Dudley leaping from one story off onto all three other men outside of the ring is only surpassed by the finishing touch---a powerbomb by the Dudleys on Balls Mahoney, through a table covered in thumbtacks and lit on fire!



ECW Championship: Mike Awesome Vs. Spike Dudley
Mike Awesome is almost 300 pounds and six and a half feet tall. Spike Dudley is a full foot shorter, and at best, half that weight. Now picture the two fighting, with several tables set up outside of the ring, and Mike Awesome's specialty is putting people through tables. Despite being put through tables countless times (at least 5 or 6 times), Spike Dudley manages to fight back effectively, and we get an amazing match that is far from the typical WWE squash match (wrestling term for a match that ends quickly with one man dominating the other easily)



ECW One Night Stand 2005: Mike Awesome Vs. Masato Tanaka
I've never heard of Masato Tanaka; he's nowhere in any of the matches on this DVD or on Rise and Fall of ECW. I knew nothing of Mike Awesome save for the few matches I've seen him in and his segment in Rise and Fall of ECW. Joey Styles has some very harsh words about him in the commentary for this match. While superstars from Raw and Smackdown (led apparently by JBL) watch from the rafters, Awesome and Tanaka put on possibly the best match of 2005 I've ever seen. Chair shots to the head are all real and plenty of tables are broken by the duo. So much violence, high flying, technical wrestling, and ECW style brawling leads the whole crowd to literally chant "THIS MATCH RULES! THIS MATCH RULES! THIS MATCH RULES! THIS MATCH RULES!" An excellent wind-up to this disc, with the most recent ECW match since the DVD was produced (in 2005).





With ECW gone, all we're left with is gems like this. Where else can you see a man suplex a table onto another man, as opposed to the other way around? This was the best wrestling DVD I've ever bought and I only regret that I paid so little for it.

Okay, I've been a fan of ECW since I first saw Barely Legal in 1997, and I've gone to see them many times in Queens, NY. But I gotta be honest with you - when I think of the most violent ECW matches, you can't think about them without thinking about New Jack. Hello, did anyone forget about Living Dangerously 2000, and that fall during his match w/ Vic Grimes? What about Steve Corino and Jerry Lynn at Heat Wave 2000, where Corino's busted open so badly that Lynn picks up enough blood to write D-I-E? Don't get me wrong - I love the selections of matches, but the Tanaka/Awesome match at One Night Stand could have been omitted since ONS is already on DVD. I would have thought the Dreamer/Funk vs. Raven/Cactus match would have been on it, but then again, it's already released on Foley's Hits and Misses. All in all, though, the matches are great, and the picture is better than what was originally seen on MSG. I believe this DVD is for any fan of ECW, or pro-wrestling in general. The product itself is great, and a very good representation of what ECW was all about. Enjoy.

This DVD arrived at my house on Friday (1 business day early GO AMAZON SHIPPING) and I ended up watching every match on it over the weekend. This DVD brings back alot of good ECW memories for all of the old school fans. Terry Funk celebrating with Tommy Dreamer after beating Raven to become the champion is still one of the best thins I have ever seen in wrestling. This DVD also contains the greatest match in the history of wrestling, the Sabu vs. Terry Funk Barbed Wire match from Born to be Wired. The only thing I didn't like was that it included the Buela/Alfonso match and none of New Jack's matches. All in all a GREAT buy for anyone that has ever chanted "F** em up Tommy, F** em up!"

(Hardcore TV 8/27/94)
ECW Tag Team Champions Public Enemy Vs. Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck - ECW has just started not even a year before but man, they were still violent even before they were under the name EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! The match started out in the ring but soon progressed into the rabid ECW crowd just before the team of Cactus Jack & Mikey pulled out the biggest upset of the year after capturing the ECW Tag Team Titles from the Public Enemy! 4/5

(Extreme Warfare Vol. 1 3/18/95)
Cactus Jack & "The Franchise" Shane Douglas Vs. Terry Funk & Sandman - An all out brawl among the four that saw Terry Funk introducing a flaming branding iron and setting Mick Foley on fire! 4.5/5

(Hardcore Heaven 7/1/95)
Taipei Death Match: Ian Rotten Vs. Axl Rotten - If you do not know the rules of this Taipei Death Match, both opponents wrap their hands in tape, dip those taped hands in super glue, roll their taped and superglued hands in broken glass and just punch the holy heck out of each other! This isn't one of my favorite matches on the set but it is still one bloody contest among these 2 brothers! 3.75/5

(November 2 Remember 11/18/95)
Mexican Death Match: Rey Mysterio Jr. Vs. Psicosis - The cruiserweights shines in this match as the 2 just went head to head with each other from the start! Much similar to a Texas Death Match where you must gain a pinfall or submission before the referee can start his 10 count. A CLASSIC CRUISERWEIGHT BOUT! 5/5

(Heatwave 6/13/96)
Four Corners Elimination Match: ECW TV Champion "Lionheart" Chris Jericho Vs. Pitbull #2 Vs. "The Franchise" Shane Douglas Vs. 2 Cold Scorpio - This match was Four Corners style where the competitors had to tag in and out with each other until only one man remains. Two surprises occured in this match, first was the reigning TV Champion, Chris Jericho, being the first to go! And secondly was the turn of Francine on Pit Bull #2 and joining forces with Shane Douglas that led to "The Franchise" gaining the ECW TV Title in the end. 5/5

(Hardcore Heaven 6/22/96)
Weapons Match: "The Innovator Of Violence" Tommy Dreamer Vs. "Prime-time" Brian Lee - A wild and violent weapons affiar between the two that saw Brian Lee chokeslamming Dreamer all the way through 4 or 5 tables among the masses of the ECW crowd! 3.75

(The Doctor Is In 8/3/96)
Stretcher Match: Sabu Vs. "The Whole F'N Show" Rob Van Dam - A very physical and wild match that saw RVD being stretchered away after missing a sunset flip from the top rope and onto the stretcher! 4.5/5

(Barely Legal 4/13/97)
Terry Funk Vs. Sandman Vs. Stevie Richards - This was ECW's first PPV and they delivered! After the match, you will also see the winner immediately take on Raven for the ECW World Title that saw Tommy Dreamer getting involved! Two classic ECW matches in one! 5/5

(Born To Be Wired 8/9/97)
Barbed Wire Match: ECW World Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk Vs. Sabu - A match so bloody and violent that even Paul Heyman (who openly admitted prior to the match), that he himself did not want to see another! 4/5

(As Good As It Gets 9/20/97)
Intergender Match: Beulah McGillicutty Vs. Bill Alfonso - A match that Joey Styles claimed to be the bloodiest bout in ECW history! 3.5/5

(Heatwave 8/2/98)
ECW Death Match: Taz Vs. Bam Bam Bigelow - These 2 previously battled at the Living Dangerously PPV where we saw Taz and Bigelow crashed through the ring! The same thing happens here but its the ramp way they crash through! Awesome ECW bout and of the two PPV matches, this is my favorite match between the two! 5/5

(Hardcore TV 1/17/99)
ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz Vs. "The Franchise" Shane Douglas - "The Franchise" was wrestling with a cast on his right arm but this is still a classic ECW Title bout! I hear their Guilty As Charged title bout was better but this match is still pretty good in my book! 4/5

(Hardcore TV 7/5/99)
Chicago Street Fight Falls Count Anywhere Match: ECW Tag Team Champions Dudley Boyz Vs. Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley - The place where argubably the most decorated Tag Team of all time got their start and man, what a tag team bout this was! This match saw Balls Mahoney getting his butt slammed through a flamming table courtesy of Buh Buh Ray and D-Von! 5/5

(Guilty As Charged 1/9/00)
ECW World Heavyweight Champion Mike Awesome Vs. Spike Dudley - Man, talk about someone getting their a** handed to them! Spike took everything Mike Awesome dished out onto him and Spike still came back fighting! That t-shirt said it all, Spike is definitely One Tough Little Bastard! 5/5

Rhyno Vs. Sandman - This match took place on TNN from 2000. This a short bout that saw Sandman introducing a ladder to the match and soon being gored through a table allowing Rhyno to pick up the win. 3/5

3-Way Dance: Super Crazy Vs. Tajiri Vs. Little Guido - A fast paced and wild 3 Way Dance that occured on TNN! Another cruiserweight classic! 4.75/5

(Guilty As Charged 1/7/01)
"I Quit" Match: Tommy Dreamer Vs. C.W. Anderson - This match truly shows the heart and desire Tommy Dreamer had for ECW! This match was just a violent affair. My favorite match in the whole set and just another classic ECW bout! 5/5

(One Night Stand 6/12/05)
Mike Awesome Vs. Masato Tanaka - This was an all out warefare encounter between the two! Swinging chairs and table crashes is what made this match EXTREME! 5/5

If you enjoy watching pure wrestling and violent wrestling and none of that BS garbage we see every week on RAW and on TNA, this DVD is truly for you and any die-hard, ECW wrestling fanatic. I was very pleased and staisfied with this DVD and I highly recommend this set to anyone!

ECW
BLOOD SPORT
THE MOST VIOLENT MATCHES

1.{TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP}-CACTUS JACK, MIKEY WHIPWRECK VS PUBLIC ENEMY-this match is not as violent as some other matches may be but it is very memorable because of the ending that every one wanted but did not expect. They go back and forth with Mikey actually getting in some moves. As they battle Mikey gets the pin and wins the titles with Jack, a surprise ending at the time that had the crowd going crazy.3.5/5

2.SANDMAN, TERRY FUNK VS CACTUS JACK SHANE DOUGLAS-this one is a little more violent and a lot of fun as well. The action in this one is great as both teams try to destroy each other with two ECW legends and two hardcore legends all come together for this one. Terry and Sandman take this one after a hard fought contest, I really enjoy this one.4.5/5

3.IAN ROTTEN VS AXL ROTTEN-now this one is very violent as these two brothers go at it in a death match with glass glued to their tapped up hands. There is plenty of gore and blood in this one so it is right up ECW's ally. There is some outside interference from other familiar faces; Axl takes the win after a very bloody affair.5/5

4.REY MISTERIO JR. VS PSICOSIS-this one right here is a classic no doubt as these two legends battle it out all over the place. This Lucha Libre style match was a good change of pace to the crazy things going on in ECW. But they added in that hardcore element to an already exciting style. In this match you had to pin your opponent and then count them out to 10. The action in this one is none stop and all should enjoy it, Rey gets the win in this great contest.5/5

5.SHANE DOUGLAS VS CHRIS JERICHO VS 2 COLD SCORPIO VS PITBULL #2-this was for the ECW TV Title as Y2J defended it against these three killers. This full of all kinds of action and it last a while before the first elimination occurs. Jericho who is the champ surprisingly is the first one out. It does not take longer after that elimination that the next occurs when 2 Cold Scorpio bites the dust so to speak. Then it comes down to the two rivals, Shane and Pitbull. After all of this one of the most memorable moments in ECW history happens in my opinion involving a female, some pitbulls and some tables. The Franchise ends up taking this one after a hard fought battle and is awarded the TV title, great match.4.5/5

6.TOMMY DREAMER VS BRIAN LEE-this match was a weapons match meaning every weapon was legal and featured one of my favorite wrestlers of all time Tommy Dreamer taking on the Brain Lee. This is a very violent match with all kinds of weapons put to use on one another, and even though Dreamer takes this one it does not work out for him. In one of the best moments from the company Dreamer is choke slammed onto four tables. Great, exciting and fun match right here.5/5

7.ROB VAN DAM VS SABU-this is another really fun match between two of the biggest legends from ECW. These two really go at it doing any and every thing to each other even though they miss a few spots. Still they go all out doing things I could never ever do putting on a great match. This was a stretcher match that Sabu would eventually end up winning.4/5

8.TERRY FUNK VS SANDMAN VS STEVIE RICHARDS-this is a classic from the first ECW pay per view called "Barley Legal". These three went at it to decide who would get a title shot after this match that night. There is a lot of crazy things that happen in this match with a lot of action. But it is the old man named Terry Funk who gets the win after a hard fought battle.5/5

9.RAVEN VS TERRY FUNK-this was the match right after that last one for the ECW title as one of the best takes on an old man. Raven was basically unstoppable and no one expected Terry Funk to win this match. But in true under dog fashion he upsets Raven and becomes the new ECW champion. Great match.5/5


DISC 2

1.SABU VS TERRY FUNK-this was the only barbwire match in the history of the company, and for good reason. These two literally got ripped apart by the wire and at one point they were so tangled in it that they could not move. It was even wrapped around Funk's throat, this is a classic.5/5

2.BEULAH MCGILLICUTTY VS BILL ALFONSO-we follow that last one with another classic but for a different reason. This was not a classic in the typical way but because it was so violent in the short amount of time it took place, and because it was between these two. This one is very entertaining and the lady takes it.5/5

3.TAZZ VS BAM BAM BIGELOW-once again we are treated to another masterpiece or at least in my opinion because I really enjoy this one. These two battle it out in the rematch and much like the first go crashing threw something. This time instead of the ring it is the entrance ramp. Tazz takes this one but not before taking some damage himself.5/5

4.TAZZ VS SHANE DOUGLAS-Tazz returns to defend the ECW title against the man he took it from and once again we are treated to a classic. Both guys are excellent in this match and even make their way out of the building and go every were. Both give a great performance and pull out every thing they have with Tazz coming out on top once more.5/5

5.DUDLEY BOYS VS SPIKE DUDLEY, BALLS MAHONEY-this is another one that is completely wild as these four guys seem like they will battle to the death. There is a lot of action in this one with all kinds of weapons being used. It ends after a flaming thumbtack table, poor Mahoney has to get slammed threw that. This is another really entertaining match.5/5

6.MIKE AWESOME VS SPIKE DUDLEY-this match was basically Mike beating on Spike for the entire match. Spike would get in some really good shots through out but it was not enough. Another really entertaining fight that shows what ECW was all about. Excellent finish in this one for sure.5/5

7.RHINO VS SANDMAN-this is a pretty good match between these two ECW legends, Rhino in particular is a favorite of mine. The action in this one is good and well paced, another entertaining match put on by these two. The ending to this one is cool.4/5

8.SUPER CRAZY VSYOSHIHIRO TAJIRI VS LITTLE GUIDO-this is absolutely one of the best matches on this set for sure. These three put on one great show putting on a wonderful display of skill. This was a three way elimination match that would see Super Crazy win, but trust me when I say he earned it.5/5

9.TOMMY DREAMER VS C.W. ANDERSON-this was a phenomenal "I Quit" match at least in my opinion on ECW's last pay per view event. One of the greatest ever Tommy Dreamer would go all out against C.W. in this hardcore match. Dreamer would take the win but only after a hard fought battle, there is a great commentary track to this match with Tommy.5/5

10.MIKE AWESOME VS MASATO TANAKA-this match is the classic that was put on when the WWE put on one last event for the company. At "One Night Stand" these two would do battle in one of the greatest matches in the history of the company. These two got a standing ovation and even had the haters from WWE cheering in this match. Awesome takes it in spectacular fashion.5/5

BONUS

11.GANGSTAS VS PUBLIC ENEMY-this match pits two of the most popular tag teams in the history of the company against each other. This is another worthy addition to the set with action all over the place. Public Enemy gets the win in this bloody tag match.5/5

This is an excellent DVD set full of non stop action and classic bouts from the legendary ECW. Luckily I was there on the East Coast when this was going down so it will always be a personal favorite of mine. I highly recommend this DVD to every body out there.

I've been a wrestling fan for some 30 years now. I remember the great bloodbaths between Jerry Lawler and Austin Idol/Tommy Rich in mid-80's Memphis. The "I Quit" match between Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard that set a new standard for brutality in American pro wrestling. The Shiek. Abdullah the Butcher. Bruiser Brody. And of course the bosses of the blade, the giants of the gig, the two most prolific mainstream bleeders in history, Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes. In the past, there were 2 ways to know you were watching an important match: announcer Jim Ross/Gordon Solie/Lance Russell getting really excited/distraught, and seeing blood. If a guy was gigging on TV, it usually meant a beginning, an end, or an escalation of a big feud. I could never, ever have imagined a wrestling promotion like ECW.
Not coincidentally, the aforementioned Lawler/Idol/Rich bouts in 1985-87 Mid-Southern wrestling out of Memphis were nasty affairs; brilliant booking that led to brutal bladings. The manager of the despised Idol and Rich was a new kid on the block who first went by Paul E. Dangerously, then briefly Paul E Dangerly, back to Dangerously, and finally to the brash loudmouth's birth name-Paul Heyman. I love this guy.
I missed the original ECW explosion. I heard about it-but I new of no way to see it, and besides, it was just another pro wrestling group, how good could it be? Answer: For about 5 shining years, it was the greatest promotion in the history of the business.
ECW;BLOODSPORT was the first true, clear taste I had of Heyman's boys in action. I'd seen YouTube's videos, but most were grainy, and frankly I don't like watching things on my computer. I was blown away instantly. Heyman narrates wonderfully, using that natural carny shill and his earnest love of ECW to draw us in. Then it's up to Cactus Jack, Mikey Whipwreck, and Public Enemy to keep us. And do they, and everyone that follows, deliver.
Almost all of the Hardcore greats are here-Mick Foley, who became a legend when he fell from the 'Hell in a Cell' cage in 1998, is here a couple of times. His hero and mentor, former NWA champion turned 53 year old Hardcore newcomer, Terry Funk, shows why he's adored by fans and fellow workers the world over. You'll see The Sandman, pounding beers, smokin cigarettes and swingin kendo sticks. There's Tommy Dreamer, perhaps the heart and soul of ECW. Future hall of famer Chris Jericho bumps with "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, 2 Cold Scorpio, and Pitbull #2. Every match is brutal, bloody, and decidedly NOT for the WWE's current target audience. If Dad pops into Best Buy to buy 8 year old Timmy that Jeff Hardy or John Cena DVD he's been begging for, and they're sold out, Dad might just bring little Timmy this instead, assuming all wrestling to be about the same. And he'll happily hand his sensitive boy 5 hours and fifteen minutes of nightmares.
Two matches deserve special mention. The outrageous "Taipei Death Match" featuring Ian vs Axl Rotten-a family feud Richard Dawson would have steered clear of. The rules are simple: Put on gloves, put superglue on gloves, dip gloves in broken glass. Saying this is not for the squeamish doesn't quite do it justice. Suffice to say, there's not much hidden blading going on-the bros. Rotten just slash each other up with the glass. This is not Lou Thesz vs Whipper Billy Watson...or Chavo Guerrero vs Hornswaggle, thank God.
Lastly, and my personal favorite, features the "Hardcore Legend" Funk against high-flying, insane-risk-taking Sabu. This little delight takes place in a ring surrounded by barbed wire, and not some phony, "non-painful" kind, either. Both men get their bodies completely immersed in the wire, the barbs piercing flesh without forgiveness. Halfway through Sabu rips his bicep open on one of the sharp barbs. The muscle literally exposed, screaming "My Arm!!" Sabu does what any sane man would do-pushes the muscle back in the arm, gets some tape, and wraps his mangled bicep back together. No time outs, no medical help. Just more agonizing bumps ahead.
It's simple: If you're a true fan of this business, this DVD should be the first one you buy. Period.

This is a great collection of ecw matches and if you love ecw you will love this

1. ECW Tag Team Titles Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck vs Public Enemy
This match is from the night Shane threw down the NWA title but the match is still pretty extreme but not very good a few tables are used and other weapons but this is still pretty timid combared to later in these discs 5.25/10

2. Sandman and Terry Funk vs Cactus Jack and Shane Douglas
WOW this match is crazy with Shane going crazy with the Sandman's cane to Jack putting down tons of Cactus Closelines to Terry throwing chairs and the Flaming Branding Iron this is a really good match 7.75/10

3. Taipei Death Match Ian Rotten vs Axl Rotten
This is a insane match blood all over the place after this mess and a run in by the Gangstas and Public Enemy to warm you up for a bonus match but thats later the match isn't great but it is fun to watch everyonce in a while 6/10

4. Mexican Death Match Rey Misterio Jr. vs Psicosis
This match is good but not as good as there 2/3 falls on Rise and Fall of ECW and it's a bit longer and slower so I guess thats why I don't like it as much but still a really good match and the best so far the spots get better as Psicosis isn't just destroying Rey Rey 8/10

5. Four Corners Match for the ECW Television Championship Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio vs Chris Jericho vs Pitbull 2
Holy Crap is all I can say after watching this match it is over 40 min and I never get bored during the match it's just really enjoyable the spots are great and so are the falls the match is given time to turn into a classic and it does with a turn at the end and then it gets violent 10/10

6. Weapons Match Tommy Dreamer vs Brian Lee
I like it when a Tommy match goes into the crowd but not outside it is kinda boring when they are out there and thats pretty much the whole match so i just really don't get too much enjoyment out of this one 5.75/10

7. Stretcher Match RVD vs Sabu
Not to many botched spots in this one unlike there ladder match in wwecw I don't know how people say that match rules it is horrible in my standpoint but I love this match at first they use chairs and just do some wrestling which is good then here comes a table and the stretchers and this one gets brutal in a good way unlike the ladder match great match 9.5/10

8. 3 Way Dance Stevie Richards vs Sandman vs Terry Funk
This match is amazing the spots are great and this is just so hardcore that it even gets hard to watch at points some of the spots are just really hardcore I like this so much better than the 3 Way Dance at there last ppv because it is just better spots in it and it could have been longer but then Terry wouldn't have any gas left 9.5/10

9. World Championship Raven vs Terry Funk
This is I guess a match that is a bonus because it's not in the deal in the box so heres a present the match is pretty much storytelling but I still love watching it as Tommy breaks his promise to not help Terry and an insane table spot off the balcony 7.25/10

10. World Championship Barbed Wire Match Terry Funk vs Sabu
This is the most violent, brutal, insane bloodfest I've ever seen in my life the spots that are taken are so hard to watch it is the best Barbed Wire match I've ever seen it is just so hard but crazaly fun to watch 10/10

11. Beulah vs Alfonso
Wow this is just WOW I mean Bill almost bleeds to death and he is in there with Beulah but WOW it is actully pretty good with a couple of good moves and almost Alfonso's death 7.5/10

12. ECW Death Match FTW Title Taz vs Bam Bam Bigelow
This is a pretty good match as Taz and Bam Bam go allover the arena and they get back to the ring for some more good spots and then a spot that makes you think of there last encounter 7.25/10

13. ECW World Title Match Taz vs Shane Douglas
I would have rather seen their match from the ppv where Taz wins the belt but this is still a classic just like Paul said before the match 8.75/10

14. Chicago Street Fight Falls Count Anywhere ECW Tag Title Match thats a huge name for the match Dudleyz vs Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney
This Match maybe the most crazy of them all with the fire and dive and the tag team teamwork it's just really great 9.5/10

15. ECW World Title Mike Awesome vs LSD
This could have been a Table match exept it would have lasted 2 seconds but it wasn't so they use about 6 tables I think it's six but i'm not sure but I do know that this is an Awesome match and he dominates most of it but it never slows down too much so I just love it and thinks it's one of the best on these dvds 10/10

16. Rhino vs Sandman
This could have been left out not much here just a few ladder spots and sandman getting gored through a table 5/10

17. Three Way Dance Super Crazy vs Little Guido vs Yoshihiro Tajiri
This one is from ECW on TNN as was the last match and this one is worth it it's not violent but it's really good with everyone getting spots and just great wrestling 8.75/10

18. I Quit Match Tommy Dreamer vs C.W. Anderson
The match is ok and it goes to the outside which is a bit boring but then they return to the ring and I start to enjoy this one with many weapons the match is a little of a mess but not to bad and I love the finish it's something I would Quit to 8/10

19. Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome
This is from One Night Stand and it's really good but I would have rather seen one of their older matches instead of the new one because they had classics then too 9.5/10

Extra. Gangstas vs Public Enemy
The match is brutal with everyone bleeding after awhile and it's a pretty good match but it's just a spotfest a good last match for public enemy and they use bread and pies and joey says "Rock with the pie, hes warming up for WCW" I thought that was cleaver 7.25/10