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ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Anarchy Rulz '99 [VHS]

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Considering there are now 4 ECW PPVs available on home video, "Anarchy Rulz '99" represents among the lower half of the current crop, but don't let that fool you. "Anarchy Rulz" offers something for every kind of wrestling fan, from scientific pinfalls to all out assaults onto tables. Most of the matches are very good, though it's sadly clear that with the departure of noticeable ECW talents, the true peak of its quality has already subsided.

"Anarchy Rulz" contains commentators Joey Styles and Don "Cyrus the Virus" Callus. As always, Styles is a terrific guttermouth whose "Oh My God!" phrases are pure verbal gold in this extreme business. Callus, however, despite coming up with several great lines for every matchup, is still nothing more than a formulaic heel announcer. Callus has the mouth, but he is no Shane Douglas.

One bad thing about "Anarchy Rulz" is how the light reflections on the ceiling occasionally conflict with the camera angles. This problem isn't quite present in "Heat Wave '98" or "Barely Legal '97", so why must it happen here?

One good thing about this show is that its executive, Mr. Paul Heyman, keeps changing the outcomes of the match before they end, and sometimes before they start. Odd, but surprising.

MATCHES

1. Lance Storm vs. Jerry Lynn- Both men clash with little more than cleverly-conceived trick pins and the occasional airborne tactic. This one deserves to be the opener to the PPV, and the fans can attest to that; the heat for this one is absolute! Check out the forty-second sequence where there's nothing but tricky pinfalls and the crowd going "1-2-" all the way! I am a huge fan of Storm and Lynn, and pitting them together is a dream. However, the match is hurt by slight pauses and Dawn Marie's interferences. ***3/4

2. Simon Diamond & DeVito vs. Chris Chetti & Nova- It's hard to tell what's going on here. The fight starts with some burly guy beating up on woman wrestler Jazz, and then ends with New Jack smashing Rod Price's head with a guitar. Too many different characters show up in this mess, including a skank whom we would recognize later as WWE's Lita. The real match could've shown promise, but when Chetti breaks his knee after a lionsault, everything has to change....New Jack is the only hombre who saves this match, as you'd expect.. **1/2

3. Little Guido vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy- As you should know, this here's a great bout and one of the top three matches in the tape. Watch three men from three different countries (Italy, Japan and Mexico) fly up and land down on each other for the critical victory. This is a fairly good tape for those unfamiliar with Guido, though obviously, he has done better. Tajiri and Crazy once again steal the show with out-of-the-ring Asai Moonsaults and more perfect trade-backs with the take-downs. Super Crazy especially takes the match to insane heights as he does a perfect top-rope Asai Moonsault to the outside and lands perfectly on his feet. The match slows down after it's down to two people, and there are some irritating pauses between hits, but all in all, it still merits excitement. Take note, though; the November To Remember '99 3-Way Dance, this time with Jerry Lynn replacing Guido, is miles beyond this one in terms of its speed and energy. ****1/2

4. Justin Credible vs. Sabu- WOW, the battle between these two is quite a story worth telling. There's a spot fest every step of the way as the weaselly Credible faces the wrath of the Living Highlight Reel. Jason and Bill Alfonso, who help Justin Credible and Sabu, respectively, help set up the tables, chairs, and a Singapore Cane for the competitors to use to their advantage. I don't know why few give much credit to this match. I think it's the best one at "Anarchy Rulz". Sabu, obviously the better wrestler, gets smashed through 3 tables and eats plenty of chairs in his face. Credible, bloody face and all, sneaks into Sabu's vulnerable side whenever he can and gets back on track. This is a great big brawl, and is among the two men's best. *****+, Match of the tape.

5. Taz vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome- The World Heavyweight Title match changes gears after Taz is eliminated less than 5 minutes into the match, which means this is more of another chapter in the legendary Tanaka vs. Awesome feud. As always, this is a brutal fight with elements mainly from the chapter set at "Heat Wave '98". However, weak camera angles (we keep missing critical attacks), slight contrivances and lagging originality do hurt the score for this match, making this the weakest chapter in the feud. Tanaka dominates the match early on with his infamous maneuvers using a chair (or two). But Awesome finally gets the better of Tanaka, planting chair seats on his head and throwing the smaller foe down to TWO tables! Easily, this is a great match for Awesome fans, but that's not his best match. The sequel, at November To Remember '99, makes this match look like the stuff you see on broadcast television. ****1/2

6. Tommy Dreamer & Raven vs. Steve Corino & Rhino- Argh...You know every PPV has a black sheep, and this is the one. Everybody except Tommy Dreamer thinks they're having an off day in this Tag Title brawl, especially Raven, who shows up only to land a few DDTs. It's definitely not the best way for novice ECW fans to check out Corino and Rhino for the very first time. Thankfully, it's quite short. As I would imply, Dreamer comes out of this match forgiven. *1/2

7. Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney- Go ahead, say it. You're amazed that big, burly Balls Mahoney can actually wrestle for a chair-swinging brawler without the body of Mr. PPV, the long-running ECW Television Champ. But Mahoney quickly steals the show here with great mighty slams and a few aerial tricks of his own, as well as a few painful stunts with a chair. Rob Van Dam relies on his well-recognized kicks and chair assaults, as well as another daring leap off the top turnbuckle to the crowd outside, in an effort to best Mahoney (The leap is one of Van Dam's stunts on the night he would win the TV Title). Considering the originality and effort put in this match, I have to say that I like this one better than that overly-hyped RVD vs. Jerry Lynn fight at Hardcore Heaven '99. This is definitely a terrific showcase for those not aware of Mahoney's hard work. Bravo, Balls, and hopefully we'll see more of your matches! ****1/4

Thus, if you compute the PPV by its grades, the order from Best to Worst is...

A+ Sabu vs. Justin Credible
A- Little Guido vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy
A-/B+ Taz vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome
B+/B Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney
B Lance Storm vs. Jerry Lynn
C Simon Diamond & Devito vs. Chris Chetti & Nova
D+ Tommy Dreamer & Raven vs. Steve Corino & Rhino

However, only the last two matches may not be worthy of your time.

There you have it. "Anarchy Rulz" is a PPV with its smudgy areas, but they can be ignored with a little help from the Fast Forward button. Enjoy the rest of the stuff, and it'll be worth it.

Now this PPV has history making on so many levels in both a positive & negative way..this was the largest crowd in the history of ECW, ECW went on national TV with their "ECW on TNN" deal weeks earlier, and this was the first ECW PPV available in Canada.

Jerry Lynn vs. Lance Storm - Lance Storm has gone on record saying that this was his most remembered PPV match of his career by his fans who said it made them fans of his. Jerry Lynn came into the ring with his ribs taped which Lance focused on throughout the match but this match is tagged as a "purists' dream match" as that's exactly what it was this was a very atheltic encounter between both men just going out there & doing what they do best, wrestle. Look out for the sequence of trading fast near-falls between both men at one point that brought everyone to their feet.

Simond Diamond & Devito vs. Chris Chetti & Nova - This was the first situation of the night that heavily reflected the PPV title as this started off as a segment between Jazz & Simon Diamond that led to it just being a huge cluster with the lowercard members of the ECW roster (including an appearence from a woman who's better known as Amy "Lita" Dumas) before New Jack came out & cleaned house the only way New Jack knows how.

Super Crazy vs. Little Guido vs. Tajiri - The combination of these three in the ring together has made Paul Heyman go on record saying that this was the best triple threat combination ECW ever had. This was a huge clash of styles as Guido was "the shooter" while Tajiri had the stiff Japanese style & Tajiri had the quick lucha libre style. You knew how this match was going to go right from the start as Guido was launched face first into the mat and it didn't stop there as they went around the outside & through the crowd more than they did in the ring that even Guido's manager in Big Sal went through a table. You saw some nice moves like Tajiri's tarantula onto Crazy with Guido doing a dropkick into Crazy's face for an added effect, Crazy having Tajiri into a combination of both a bow & arrow/surfboard while hooking the head into dragon sleeper, Tajiri on the end of a double submission with Crazy doing a camel clutch while Guido had a boston crab, and the way Crazy & Tajiri double teamed to eliminate Guido that was so high impact that Guido couldn't even roll out of the ring afterwards. One of the best triple threats in ECW history.

Sabu vs. Justin Credible - This was Sabu's return to PPV after the Impact Players had Sabu banned by the athletic commissioners and after Justin Credible tried to get out of the match again...let's just say it didn't pay to be the ring announcer. Those two brought the hardcore out of each other as both men put each other through tables with Sabu's attempt looking like he was trying to break Justin's spine in half. This was such a hardcore war that even Alfonzo got a shot in on Jason at ringside.

ECW Champion Taz vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome - Anarchy Rulz once again as Mike Awesome came through the crowd unannounced & was added to the match last minute at the request of Taz...who got a heavy negative reception after it leaked that he was leaving ECW for the WWF. This match was more of Awesome vs. Tanaka featuring Taz because both men took out & eliminated Taz from the match within the first few moments of the match. From there, you got the performance always expect & recieve from Tanaka & Awesome as both men just beat the hell out of each other with their high impact moves along with weapons like Tanaka doing diving & running chairshots on Awesome while also on the recieving end of some some chairshots to the head of his own & two seperate powerbombs through a table both off the top rope & over the top rope. This was a performance that made Mike Awesome a superstar overnight in the United States.

ECW Tag Team Champions Tommy Dreamer & Raven vs. Steve Corino & Rhino - As a side note, Tommy Dreamer recently won the ECW Tag Team Titles from the departing Dudley Boyz with help from Raven while still suffering a back injury so Tommy did an interview with Joel Gertner before the match to address those issues. In a nutshell, this was basically Corino & Rhino beating down Dreamer & Francine (who got one hell of a chairshot in on Jack Victory) until Raven came in last minute to score the quick pin. If this was the original plan for this match, no wonder Insane Clown Posse backed out at the last minute.

ECW Television Champion Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney - This was another situation where the phrase "Anarchy Rulz" came into play as Johnny Smith was suppost to be the original challenger for RVD but after taking one chairshot from the "Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freak", Balls stepped in as the next challenger. This match was a great match as people sterotyped Balls Mahoney as someone who's just a hardcore brawler who can only street fight & use weapons but yet kept up & went toe to toe with RVD here who brought out the best in Balls (insert perverted joke here).
("Rob Van Dam: One Of A Kind")

Now there has probably never been a more valid name for a PPV than "Anarchy Rulz" because so many different things happened here that this was an event that signaled a huge change in the direction of ECW so for that alone, this is a memorable event but quality wise, the Tag Team Title match, the New Jack segment, and the fact that Taz was only in the match for 4 mins....this was a nice DVD showcasing ECW but not the best event available.

The WWF wishes they could put out a PPV this good. Jerry Lynn vs Lance Storm is the opening bout and they show how good they can really be. Jerry Lynn is one of the most underrated superstars of his day and the WWF made a huge mistake releasing him. Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Super Crazy vs little Guido is a 5 star match that has many high spots with the normal greatness of any Tajiri and Super Crazy match up. World Heavyweight Title Match- Taz(champion) vs Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome in a ECW classic three way dance. Taz is of course [cheated] do to the fact that he [cheated] over the ECW fans by leaving to the WWF. oh but that worked out great for him, going from one of the top men in wrestling history to a goof that wears a stupid... prison suit to the ring. Anyways, Mike "Gladiator" Awesome puts on a unbelievable showing with Tanaka which outshines even some of their classic FMW bouts. World TV title- RVD(Champion) vs Balls Mahoney, it proves once again that Rob Van Dam can work with anyone. Even the "Fake" Wrestling fans in the WWF that only watch to see the rock can see that RVD is amazing. He proves it here when he does a front flip off the top rope into the crowd. Balls Mahoney also gets in some wicked offense. Just figure if RVD can carry (The should be deadman) The Undertaker to a 5star match imagine what he can do with someone who can take bumps. Overall a great buy and see why the WWF stole ECW wrestlers and ECW tv time, because ECW was the wrestling purists dream and they would be toe to toe with WWF if the greedy front office of the WWF and Vince McMahon didnt fear Paul Heymans company as much as they did.

this isnt ecw's best ppv, but it is great.

jerry lynn vs. lance storm- great technical wrestling match, and some awesome arial moves, plus we get funny commentary from none other than cyrus the virus. 9/10

the next match never got started really, it was just a little bit of talking, and about 3 miniutes of wrestling, and new jack cleans house. okay segment though for little wrestling. 5/10

justin credible vs. sabu- i thought this match would of been a whole lot better than it was but it was still alright, the usual sabu stuff, and some cool table spots. 8/10

tajiri vs. super crazy vs. little guido- best match on the card, alot of arial stuff, alot of technical stuff also. 10/10

raven and tommy dreamer vs. rhyno and steve corino- not much of a match, basically a five miniute garbage style wrestling match. 6/10

tazz vs. mike awesome vs. masato tanaka- pretty good match, this was tazz's last offical ecw match but he really wasnt in the match that long. we got a few good table spots also, and a really awesome one at the end of the match. 8/10

rvd vs. balls mahony- well rvd managed to even make balls mahony have a good match, not rvd's best match but far from his worst. rvd takes some rough chair shots, as does balls, all in all good match. 9/10

This event is definately a contender for pay-per view of the yaer, 1999. Kicking off with an absolute cracker, Jerry Lynn takes on Lance Storm in a match easily worth 4.5 stars. Smooth exchanges and high spots combined with some breathtaking near falls.The next one's your typical card filler with Simon Diamond,Tom Marquez and Tony DeVito taking on Jazz(why?),Nova and Chris Chetti. I give it 2 stars as they tried their best in a hopeless situation.Put Tajiri and Super Crazy in a ring together and you get results. Add Guido and you get 4 Stars.The ever suicidal Sabu battles Justin Average in an entertaining 3.5 star brawl.Probably Justins best ever match as the guy really [stinks] in general.The ECW World Title match is an example of bad card placement despite the spectacular results. This definately should have been the main event as it by far the best match on the card. Originally slated as a one-on-one contest between Taz and Masato Tanaka, the unannounced arrival of Mike Awesome (so wasted in WWF) makes this into a crazy stunt filled jaw dropping 5 star match. Tanaka is nuts for taking some of these bumps!!! We are then treated to a waste of everyones time with a rushed tag team title match between Dreamer and Raven and Rhino and Corino. A big disapointment for what I believe was going to be my first real look at the manbeast. 1.5 stars.Finally, RVD manages to somehow bring a good match out of chair swinging ... Balls Mahoney. Not RVDs best but there are some very good spots. 4 stars.Here in the UK, they've pretty much released every ECW pay-per view on DVD and this is certainly one of the best overall purchases.

Anarchy Rulz '99 was one of the turning points in ECW history as it was the first PPV after yet another massive exodus of talent, namely the Dudley Boyz and current champ Taz. The one thing about this particular PPV was that it was a definite hit or miss with some GREAT matches and segments and some decent parts and some otherwise worthless tripe. In all though, it's still worth at least a borrow or a watch as the entertaining parts are worth seeing while the rest can be easily fast-forwarded through.

Here's the rundown of this DVD:

Taped 9/19/99 from the Odeum in Chicago, Illinois

THE MATCHES:

1. Intro by Joey Styles and Cyrus

2. Lance Storm (w/ Dawn Marie) vs. Jerry Lynn: Solid scientific/aerial contest between two of the best workers in the world. 4 stars.

3. Simon Diamond promo which leads to...

4. Jazz vs. Tom Marquez: Jazz is the same Jazz who was the WWF women's champ. Dud of a match but it's pretty cool to see Jazz take on a guy and hold her own. This leads to...

5. Simon Diamond and Tony Devito vs. Nova and Chris Chetti: Decent tag action for however long it lasted. Match was a DUD with a run-in by Danny Doring and Roadkill (followed by C.W. Anderson, Rod Price, The Skull, Spanish Angel, Billy Wyles, etc) which leads to...

6. New Jack running in and unleashing some "Natural Born Killa" violence on everyone...

7. Super Crazy vs. Tajiri vs. Little Guido (w/ Big Sal): Patented ECW style Three-Way Dance elimination match. Solid action between three world-class workers. 4 stars.

8. Steve Corino promo

9. Sabu vs. Justin Credible (w/ Jason): Credible promo. Story behind this was Credible got Sabu suspended. Sabu comes back with a vengeance and Credible's scared to face him. Anyway, this is a typical Sabu match. ULTRA-VIOLENT with tons of table spots. 4 stars.

10. Taz (champ) vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome: Three-Way Dance for the ECW Heavyweight Title. This was one of the most emotional and pivotal turning points in ECW history. Taz was one his way out of ECW and this was basically his last hoorah. This was definitely one of the Matches of the Year as it saw a dramatic and emotional all-out war between longtime rivals Tanaka and Awesome. The crowd was HOT for this one. Easy 5 stars.

11. Tommy Dreamer promo followed by a Steve Corino promo

12. Tommy Dreamer (w/ Francine) vs. Rhino (w/ Corino and Victory): Dud of a match but mercifully short.

13. Axl Rotten promo featuring a confrontation between he, Balls and Spike Dudley against the Impact Players (Justin Credible, Lance Storm and Johnny Smith).

14. RVD vs. Balls Mahoney: Decent match with solid action, if not otherwise unspectacular. 3 ½ stars.

THE DVD FEATURES:

The features section of the DVD contains the normal standard for ECW released PPVs on DVD, namely the match history write-ups by Jim Johnston III, the same guy who did the ECW website and the previous ECW DVDs. Overall, the match histories give good background info on the storylines that led up to the matches and are a good read prior to viewing the matches themselves.

THE GRADE:

Price of Admission: The Heavyweight Title Match

Good: Sabu vs. Credible

Decent sides: Lynn vs. Storm, RVD vs. Balls

Worthless but fun: The Diamond/New Jack fiasco

Flush it: Dreamer vs. Rhino

THE VERDICT

Again, the PPV definitely had its "hit or miss" parts. The Heavyweight Title match, with its great drama and AWESOME action is worth the price of buying or renting this alone. Everything else ranged from okay to blah...

If you view this only the heavyweight title match is must see, anything else you can feel free to take or leave.

Highly Recommended ONLY for the Hvt. Title Match
Mildly Recommended/Passable otherwise

Unlike WWE dvds for ECW, this one features almost all the superstar's original entrances and music unedited, from RVD's "Walk" by Pantera, to Justin Credible's "Snap Your Fingers Snap Your Neck" by Grinspoon.

Back in the day, this must have been a great PPV for ECW, as was typical for the grungy promotion with a powerful fan base of 18-35 year olds. These days, with WWE thinking it was spoiling us the four years of the Attitude era, this is a rare example of what wrestling could and would be, from blood and violence to pure athletics and amazing displays of power and talent.



Lance Storm vs Jerry Lynn
Like the DVD promo says, this is a purist's dream match. Both men are on, and put on a classic ECW-style matchup. (9/10)


Simon Diamond and Devito vs Chris Chetti and Nova
I had no idea what was going on here, as it seemed Simon Diamond had a one on one matchup, which became a tag team matchup, and then another tag team ran in and interfered, including CW Anderson and others, until New Jack came out and beat everyone but Nova up. Really unsure as to what was happening the whole time. (6/10)


Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Super Crazy vs Little Guido
These three have had so many matches with one another, from tag teams to three way dances, and they never get old. The ending was a grueling, surprising one, which saw the two remaining men completely exhausted from battering one another. (10/10)


Justin Credible vs Sabu
The justification for this one was kind of weak, as Credible had a restraining order against Sabu, and the officials decide 'since tonight is "Anarchy Rulz", we're gonna ignore that legal document and let Sabu fight'. The match was great, and truly brutal, as Sabu, ever the innovator, shows me things I've never seen done with tables and chairs. (10/10)


ECW World Heavyweight Championship
Taz (C) vs Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome
This was Taz's last match for ECW, and the emotion really wasn't felt until the match ended, and we saw a proper send-off for Taz. Meanwhile, the majority of the match was a classic Awesome vs Tanaka bout that was as brutal, if not more so, than their ECW One Night Stand match in 2005. We lost a great wrestler in Mike Awesome and I mourn his loss (10/10)



ECW World Tag Team Championship
Tommy Dreamer and Raven vs Steve Corino and Rhino
This one was way too short to be of any greatness, but at least it provided a highly memorable funny spot of Raven getting rejected by the ring ropes when trying to rush in and help Tommy, which he talks about in a shoot interview years later. Even at 3 minutes, this match was fun to watch, and far better than most things I see on "ECW" these days. (6.5/10)



ECW Television Championship
Rob Van Dam (C) vs Balls Mahoney
Rob Van Dam more than proves why he is called Mr. Pay Per View. This match is an absolute classic in my view, not just from Rob Van Dam, but from Balls Mahoney too, who surprised me by showing he's not just a brawler---he could actually wrestle. The near falls these two had on each other, and the intense high spots were absolutely riveting, and this match was everything any wrestling fan could ever want. Rob Van Dam is a masterful wrestler, and even Balls Mahoney is spellbindingly talented. (10/10)




ECW's Pay Per Views are always a sight to behold, and I was lucky to have gotten this one on DVD to watch.

Ok in a night of supposed to be no rules and all anarchy it was only proved in some matches. But the ppv was still ok but if you're looking which ecw dvd/vhs to purchase first , check out HEATWAVE 98' or Path of Destruction, that's real ecw! Anyways lets start:

PURISTS' DREAM MATCH!
Lance Storm vs. Jerry Lynn. Pretty good match,nice non stop reversals but people over exagerrated it, they said Lynn V. Credible + Super Crazy V. Tajiri matches = this match. But it wasn't. 8/10
NEW JACK ON THE WARPATH!
Simon Diamond & Devito vs. Chris Chetti & Nova. Uhhh what the [heck] is this [stuff]!?! First it starts with stupid "Simon Says" promos then a 2 minute match starts then Doring and Roadkill with Lita in her ECW days come down, then these [people] come down and start fighting then New Jack comes and destroys almost everyone and uses staple guns , steel signs and a keyboard. Match :1.5/10 for Anarchy thanx to New Jack 7/10.
INTERNATIONAL INVASION!
Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy vs. Little Guido. Pretty good match with some neat spots but nothing compared to Super Crazy V. J.Lynn V. Tajiri at November to Remember 1999. 9/10
THE BAN IS LIFTED!
Justin Credible vs. Sabu: Good match, neither man's best match not even close to any of theirs but pretty entertaining.Shocking ending, i guess it was a push for the winner against the suicidal,homicidal,genodical whirlwind of destruction. 9/10
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!
Taz vs. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome. Uhh ok, it was supposed to be Tanaka v. Taz then taz does soemthing so stupid and lets Awesome into it. Something shocking , really shocking near the beginning of the bout thanks to Taz's stupidity/ First the crowd boos him then they start cheering his name at the end. Whatever. From the rest of the match Awesome and Tanaka do a replay of Heatwave 98' so if youve seen that then you wont really be shocked. 9.5/10
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP!
Tommy Dreamer & Raven vs. Steve Corino & Rhino. What the... Where the [heck] is Raven? He only comes in @ the very very end for a simple little move. Dreamer and Rhino battle as Corino runs away. But the Queen of Xtreme gets slammed hard though. Match: 3/10WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP!
Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney. Holy [poo] i didnt know Balls was so [darn] good! His appearance looks like he [stinks] or if seen him wrestle b4 , he does kinda [stink] but in this match he proves what he can do. Amazing moves from a big man of his proportions.RVD showcases his stuff as well, and great spots. 10/10.
Overall alright but not the best video/dvd out there. 6.7/10

Great pay per view, great video! Well worth the money. Several great matches, RVD does the sumersault poncha he did against Bigelo to Balls Mahoney which I think is even more impressive since Balls is a smaller guy!! Hot girls as well with Dawn Marie, Francine, and Jazz. Little Guido vs Tajiri vs Super Crazy was an amazing match that was tons of fun to watch. Sabu and Justin Credible's match was really good as well. I thought the crowd wasn't quite as loud during big moments as ECW crowds usually are but there's no negatives with this ppv. I just dont know how ECW could have ever gone out of business. They were bigger then they had ever been in 1999, it just doesn't make sense that it could completely disentergrate in only two years. I guess it had a lot to do with Taz selling out to the WWF and then Mike Awesome selling out to WCW. Losing two big main event stars hurts a company, but ECW was still the best bar none. Did I mention I HATE Vince McMahon!!!!

The Jerry Lynn-Lance Storm match was a back-and-forth,hard-hitting,high tech showstealer. The Jazz-Tom Marquez match was a 58 second stinkfest. The Nova/Chris Chetti-Simon Diamond/Tony DeVito tag team match was short and ruined by many interferences by many wrestlers. The Yoshihiro Tajiri-Super Crazy-Little Guido-3 way dance was a high-flying/solid match. The Justin Credible-Sabu match was a hardcore,hardhitting,bloody brawl. The Taz-Mike Awesome-Masato Tanaka-3 way dance for the Worlds title was a high-flying,hard-hitting,entertaining match and the same goes for the RVD-Balls Mahoney-TV Title match. The Tommy Dreamer/Raven-Steve Corino/Rhino-World Tag Team title match was short but sweet. I give this PPV a 8 out of 10.