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ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 REVIEW
Last year's ECW PPV was more of a homecoming tribute, and turned out to be an excellent event. This time, ECW is brought back with an another solid presentation, and plenty of "F-You"s for those who don't believe in it. The WWE Superstars battle the ECW Hardcore Wrestlers - Read on:

1) Tazz vs. Jerry Lawler
---This grudge match was conveniently short...about 30 seconds, I think. I'm not incredibly upset about this one, because I can't say it's a bad match. I can't really say it's a "match" at all. Enough said.
"No Grade"

2) Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
---Angle is the perfect catalyst to launch ECW's division of technical wrestlers. And Randy Orton, in my opinion, is one hell of a superstar. Unfortunately, this one starts off a little slow and doesn't really pick up until the end. I think it's because Orton has ring rust, and the Hammerstein Ballroom crowd clearly thinks so. This isn't a bad match, but if Kurt Angle wants to give ECW a new face, he's gonna require more suitable competition.
"6.0 out of 10"

3) Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke vs. Super Crazy & Tajiri
---Now this is an ECW match that gives fans warm nostalgia, and will educate the newcomers. This type of high-flying, hard-hitting contest is what gave ECW its reputation. It's a good clean fight with some wicked spots that WWE rarely shows. A very good Tag Team match!
"7.5 out of 10"

4) World Heavyweight Championship
Sabu vs. Rey Mysterio (champion)
---I had my doubts about this one because Sabu's body has been beaten beyond description, plus I'm sure he has the all-time record for botches. Boy, was I wrong! This match is excellent! You want fast-paced action...check. You want tables broken...check. You want sick chair spots...check. You want a great finish...sorry, too bad. I can't tell if this match's ending was planned or not, but I will say that it is the only bad part. Sabu and Mysterio pull off a great table spot, and then the match ends via referee stoppage. If you can just go easy on the finish, you'll probably still get into it.
"8.0 out of 10"---("9" for the action, "5" for the Finish & time length)

5) Mick Foley, Edge, & Lita vs. Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, & Beulah McGillicutty
---The original two-on-two match becomes bigger when the two women decided to jump in. Well not really, because Lita and Beulah don't do much, but rest easy as you will see a "CATFIGHT!". As for the four veterans, this match definitely more of a spot-fest than an actual competition. In other words, the individual moment is more important than the overall story and outcome. I'm not sure either team was really trying to "win". There are some tough spots to watch here, particularly the barbed-wire and burning-weapons moments. I think this brutal showcase, as awesome as it is, seems too choreographed. But I give tons of credit to four gladiators who are willing beat their own bodies for our sadistic pleasure.
"8.0 out of 10"

6) Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka
---It is great to see Balls back in action, and Tanaka is tougher than anybody else...PERIOD. This is your typical short-but-sweet ECW match with solid wrestling and chair violence! I wish it were longer, but it doesn't disappoint. It's the roughest main-event cooldown I've ever seen.
"7.0 out of 10"

7) WWE Championship
Rob Van Dam vs. John Cena (champion)
---If you wanna see this main event to watch John Cena get booed out of the building, it delivers in spades. If you wanna see a good hardcore match, it's adequate. I have never seen such a rabid crowd since Hogan/Rock at WRESTLEMANIA X-8. Literally every move gets a loud reaction, most of which are so obscene that nobody can print them. The match itself is solid, as RVD and Cena do some sweet moves and keep the things going. But the crowd makes the match even better. As shocking as the finish is, to me it was kind of a jip. Just like Chris Jericho didn't get a proper push as the Undisputed WWF Champion, RVD's push is tainted. But make no mistake, the crowd has to be seen to be believed. This match will go down in the books, I promise you that.
"7.0 out of 10"---(physical match gets a "6", the crowd gets a "100!")

OVERALL
ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 is almost as good a PPV as last year's, but a somewhat different experience. The quality of the matches was about equal compared to the 2005 ECW PPV. The ECW spirit has never been more alive. I guess the only criticism is that last year's WWE angle was an invasion...it might've annoyed you, but you were supposed to be angry at it. This year, WWE kind of reared its safety helmet on the title bouts, which may bother some ECW faithful. Regardless of those minor nitpicks, if WWE is serious about giving ECW a fresh start, this is a more-than-worthy way to do it. The passion is still strong, the fans are still rabid, and the physicality is still entertaining. When the DVD comes out, every wrestling fan should check this out.

BARELY LEGAL REVIEW
ECW's first PPV from 1997 --- BARELY LEGAL --- is included in the 2-disc set. Big props to WWE for giving one of their best PPV DVD bonuses ever. There are some pretty good matches on here. Rob Van Dam is an impromptu replacement to face Lance Storm, and then later cuts a killer shoot promo. There's a solid opener between The Eliminators and Kronus/Saturn. Terry Funk competes in a violent 3-way match, and gets his ECW Title shot against Raven immediately afterwards. But the real treat of the card (in my humble opinion) is a Michinoku 6-Man Tag Team contest. I don't really know where this card came from, but it appears that ECW paid 6 overseas veterans to put on an exhibition bout to give fans a dose of variety. In short, it's one of the greatest Tag Team matches you'll ever see. I know I'm forgetting a few other contests, but overall, ECW BARELY LEGAL is an excellent trip down memory lane.

Last year about about a reunion, this year was about establishing the third WWE brand, WW-ECW. You saw elements & some talents from the old ECW mixed in with what Vince is tryin' to establish with the new ECW. You could tell that by comparing the show last year (which Heyman booked all by himself) to this years show which obiviously showed the WWE influence. The real highlight of the night was the rabid audience that I haven't seen play such a big role since Goldberg/Lesnar at WM20.

Tazz vs. Jerry Lawler - This wasn't more about getting the crowd pumped up instead of actually having a match...and it worked because seeing Jerry "Extremely Crappy Wrestling" Lawler get choked out was justice.

Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton - The audience was all over Orton while Angle certified his "wrestling machine" character by dominating Orton throughout the match. Orton was a little rusty & the crowd let him know it. Average match but again, the crowd made it better than it was.

Tajiri & Super Crazy vs. F.B.I. - This match was great on many levels. We saw the return of Tajiri, Guido was allowed to show what he's made of instead of being jobbed out like he is on SmackDown, and Crazy pulled out some of his old ECW moves that we haven't seen during his "Mexicools" run in WWE. Plus the "Nacho Libre" chant from the fans was just comedy.

After this, Big Show came out & beat up all four guys along with Big Guido before leaving. This would have looked impressive but it was the same stuff we've seen Khali do on SmackDown for around the past couple of weeks so that was a obivious WWE influence on the show.

I think it was here that J.B.L. came out & did a pointless rant on how he's the new commentator on SmackDown & did a obivious swipe at the Blue Meanie incident last year before leaving. It was pointless.

World Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu - This was one of the rare matches in Mysterio's title reign where he was able to showcase what he's all about & he obiviously learned his lession from last year's event as he & Sabu went extreme. Chairshots, high flyin' action, broken tables. The ending was a little cheap but it doesn't take away from the match for me.

Dreamer & Funk vs. Edge & Foley - This match was like an updated version of the November 2 Remember '95 match...only replace Raven with Edge. Just great hardcore action with Funk stuck in barbwire, Dreamer & Edge brawling, the catfight with Beulah & Lita and even Foley on fire. Just great non-stop action...plus it was nice to see Beulah again (you can never get enough of her)

Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tatanka - Worst match of the night only because Tatanka was really injured & couldn't do much. Compared to his match last year, disapointment is an understatement but the match also was just really short for them to do much.

My favorite moment of the night came when Eugene came out and ended up getting caned by Sandman (starting his "anti-sports entertainment" gimmick) to the point to where a fan on the outside gave him another cane to use on Eugene.

The main event between Cena & RVD was one of Cena's best showings while RVD showed signs of his old ECW style. Honestly, the match was above average but the thing that put this match over the top was the crowd who was just all over Cena non-stop. From then throwing back his hat & shirt, the "If Cena Wins We Riot!" signs, their reaction to everything he did, and their creative chants...lets just say if you watched this match with no sound, you wouldn't get the same effect. But the big payoff was that RVD finally won THE BIG ONE infront of his fanbase & his audience.

This was one of the best PPV's of the year so far. DVD extras include the battle royal from the WWE vs. ECW special (which featured The Big Show joining ECW), interviews with fans, and the segment from ECW on Sci-Fi where RVD is proclaimed the new ECW Champion (sorry Rhino!) I wish they would have added the RVD vs. Mysterio match from the special as well but you can't win them all.



But that's not all as this comes with a second DVD of ECW's first PPV event...Barely Legal. The differences between this copy & the Pioneer Home Video copy is that all the backstage interviews are on here, all non-WWE owned ECW music is removed (no "Enter Sandman"), and some of Joey Styles' commentary is redone. Eventhough 3 of these matches (RVD vs. Storm, Sandman vs. Funk vs. Richards & the match with Raven afterwards) were available on other WWE DVD's, this whole event is something worth watching. Here's my review for the original Barely Legal DVD:

"This was ECW's first PPV from the bingo hall known as the "ECW Arena" and really the event that put ECW on the map. Tag Team Champions Dudley Boyz fought Eliminators which really showed by Eliminators were one of the best teams back then, a young Lance Storm fought Rob Van Dam in a match that started his "Mr. Monday Night" push, a six man tag match with stars from the Michinoku Pro promotion in Japan, TV Champion Shane Douglas fought Pitbull #2 with a special appearence from Rick Rude at the end, Sabu vs. Taz in a match 18 months in the match with an ending nobody expected, Sandman vs. Terry Funk vs. Big Stevie Cool in a hardcore 3-way dance with the winner facing ECW Champion Raven right afterwards and Tommy Dreamer on color commentary.

It wasn't the best PPV but if your looking for one of the most emotional nights in wrestling history, you'll find it here."


Here you get two great PPV's together for the price of one. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

This is a great deal for any wrestling fan. the Barely Legal dvd it comes with is pretty good. There are a couple things bad about it tho. First the Cussing is Edited out except for the fans. Second some of the original themes have been edited out. Now on to the One Night Stand dvd it's self. There's not alot of extras on this dvd, kind of disapointing. But over all this dvd was well worth $16 at the local Wal-Mart.

1. Tazz vs Lawler- Well I cannot give this match a grade because it was about only 30 seconds. Well it was good this match was short because if it was longer this match would probably be the worst match in history. No Grade

2. Randy Orton vs Kurt Angle- A very good technical match. Angle is a machine and should carry ECW to the top. A lot of negative chants directed to Orton. A good match. 8/10

3. Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke vs Super Crazy and Tajiri- A good crusierweight style of match. A lot of hard hits especially from little guido and tajiri. This match had a lot of high flying moves and it was very enjoyable. 8.5/10

4. Rey vs Sabu- A nice high risk type of match. It could've been longer but in the time given this match was crazy. The ending was absolutely sick and it had a great reaction from the crowd. 9/10

5. Edge and Mick Foley vs Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer- A brutal ECW style match. A lot of disturbing things to see especially at the end when Terry cannot get out of the barbed wire. A lot of blood in the match and a nice spot at the end with the fire. Great match! 9.5/10

6. Balls Mahoney vs Masato Tanaka- Basically just a filler to waste time. Nothing special here and a boring match. 4/10

7. RVD vs John Cena- A good match that had a lot of crowd reaction. It was funny the things they were saying to Cena and I agree with a lot of the chants. Nothing out of the ordinary you would see from Cena and RVD won his first wwe title. Imagine if Cena won some fan would go crazy and try to attack him or something. Anyway a good match, 8/10

Well there you have it. A great ppv with a lot of good match. All the matches are definately watchable except maybe for Mahoney and Tanaka. A great event worth the purchase. ECW!

80-76%-perfect
75-71%-awsome
70-66%-good
65-61%-poor
60-56%-awful

1. Tazz vs. Jerry Lawer- This was a wierd choice to kick off the show. Was not a wrestling match i think it was just to get the crowd off to a hot start with tazz chocking out lawer. Neither can wrestle ant more because of injuries and age. It is hard to rate becuase it was for entertainment but i cant pass it. Winner tazz. Match Rating 3/10.

2. Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton- This was a decent match and told a good story as well. Angle moved to ecw was a big surprise but it could help out the compeny in years to come. Reminded me of eddie vs. beniot last year except a little longer. Most of the begining was slow but than picked up the last 6 minutes and put on a good match for everyone to watch and the crowd was all over orton. Winner Kurt Angle. Match rating 7.5/10.

3. Fbi vs. Tajiri and super crazy- This was also a nice surprise on the card. SOme might not agree nut i think this was a litlle better than last years triple threat. Great to see the fbi back together and tajiri as well. SOlid cruiserwieght action hear really non stop and given a good 12 minutes of soild action. A surprising ending and a good one were they let the fbi get the win sience nunzio has not got a win in like a year. Winners Fbi. Match Rating 8/10.

4. Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu in an extreme rules match for the WHT- This was way abouve my expectaions that i had for this match. Just an awsome match by both men. Sabu is in great condidtion and we saw it here and rey was his old ecw way and put on alot better of a match than he did last year. Some awsome table spots were sabu jumps off a rope and hits a running ddt through the table which has to be seen. A nice chair spot and another nice table one but the ending took a little bit off of this becuase they could not finish that sucked cudos to both men. Winner no contest. Match Rating 8.5/10.

5. Terry FUnk and tommy Dreamer and Bulla vs. Edge and mick foley and lita in an extreme rules match- This was also an awsome match. For funks age i did not think he would be even able to move and he still put on a awsome hardcore match. Started off with some trash cans and street signs. They pulled out a ladeer as well. LIta and bulla were added to this match before it started but did not play a big role. There was a sick spots were barb wire was invovled. Foley was acualty caught on fire which has to be seen good effort by all of these men. Winners Edge and mick foley. Match Rating 9/10.

6. Ballz Mohoney vs. Masto Tanka- This was not the awsome vs. Tanka match from the year before but it was not all that bad either. Kind of short and i was expecting a little more chairs and near falls but it seemed like this one was a filler. Not much to say. Winner Ballz Mohoney. Match Rating 6/10.

7. Rvd vs. John cena for the wwe title in an extreme rules match- This was also an awsome match. The crowd was off the hook and all over cena which was awsome to see the crowd boo the hell out of cena. So many anit cena fans i loved it. Not to many items involved in this match but more soild wretling and about a good 18 minute match. A nice table spot in the match were edge comes in and spears cena through a table. A very good main event. Winner and new wwe champ RVD. Match rating 8/10.

Well that raps up another. I would give One night sdtand 2006 a grade of 50/70 which is a 71% which means this is a awsome ppv. This was a great use of 40 dollars and i would recomend this to people to buy when it comes out. If you can tell me if my review was helpful or not i would appreicate that. Thanks for your time.

Let me just say that overall, I thought last years One Night Stand was better. This show had way to many WWE guys, but thats ok I guess


1. Tazz vs Jerry "The King" Lawler..........5/10
- Nice short little match. It was nice to see Tazz choke out Jerry and to see Joey get involved.....Good stuff.

2. Kurt Angle vs Randy Orton.............6/10
- In my opinion this match was the worst of the night. But the crowd chants were hilarious. I was hoping someone in ECW would answere Angle's challenge.

3. Super Crazy & Yoshihiro Tajiri vs The F.B.I.......8/10
- This was a nice ECW style Tag Team Match. I love the Super Crazy moonsault spot onto Little Guido & Mamaluke. I love the double "tree of woe" spot and the double tarantula spot. The interference by Big Show kind of ruined it. I hope the Big Show in ECW is just some sick joke.

4. Sabu vs Rey Mysterio.........9/10
- This was an awesome fast paced match. I wish It could've ended differently though. Both table spots were nice, but the second was just brutal looking.

5. Tommy Dreamer,Beulah & Terry Funk vs Edge,Mikey Foley & Lita....10/10
- This match was brutal. Beulah & Lita looked hot as hell. Just like the crowd, I was hoping Sandman would come down after Funk got taken away. The fire spot was pretty cool. They should've lighten a table on fire. But nonetheless, It was still awesome.

6. Balls Mahoney vs Masato Tanaka...........7/10
- This match was good while it lasted. There should have been way more chair shots. Their match at Hardcore Heaven 2000 was awesome as well as the one they had back in 1998.

7. Rob Van Dam vs John Cena..............8/10
- I loved this match because of the crowd reactions. That is what made this match....the crowd. Rob Van Dam basically carried Cena in this match. The crowd...."Same Old S**t, Cena sucks C**K, and many more hilarious chants make this match awesome. The table spot was alright. It was also funny when they were punching eachother, when Cena punched the crowd was like "BOOOOOOO", when Rob punched it was like "YEAHHHHHHHH"......awesome, lol.

But yeah overall, last year I thought was better. This year just had to many WWE guys, Orton, Big Show, Eugene....I mean come on ppl. Sandman should have been in a match not caning some "short-bus riding b****" And they didn't even use Enter Sandman by Metallica, nor Walk by Pantera (for RVD) nor Man In A Box by Alice In Chains (for Dreamer), but oh well. Overall, it was a good ppv, The second best PPV of the year. But it was a good way for the new ECW to start


Long Live EC f'n W!!!!!!!!!

With One Night Stand '05 turning out to be an awesome event, WWE decided to bring back ECW to the Hammerstein Ballroom and ONS '06 turned out to be just as huge & great as ONS '05 was. From this event you will see 2 World title defenses, an extreme rules match, and lots of great ECW wrestling. Also, this is probably one of the loudest and most out-spoked crowds you will probably ever see in the WWE in a very long time. They were so energetic throughout every match.

Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Tazz
Very short contest here. Lawler would slap Joey Styles during his entrance. Then afterwards with a distraction from Styles, Tazz locks in the Taz-Mission and gets the quick chokeout victory over the King. A good way to start off the show. 2/5

Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton
For the first half of the match, it was nothing but pure wrestling dominance from Angle. It started to pick during the second half of the match. Both Angle and Orton managed to wrestle a very good match in such a hostile environment. I really enjoyed this match. Great wrestling all the way through. Just a great competitive match up right here. 5/5

F.B.I. vs. Tajiri & Super Crazy
Tremedous tag team match. Tajiri being out from WWE for about 2 years looked like he never missed a step. A lot of action with some good wrestling made this match. Awesome bout from these four. 5/5

World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu
This was an extreme rules match too. And I think this was Mysterio's best title defense from the time he was World champion. Some good high flying spots with a table crash here and there. A very good match but the ending is was murdered the overall match. 4.5/5

Extreme Rules Match
Mick Foley, Edge, & Lita vs. Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk, & Beulah
It was originally a tag team match but it got changed to a mix tag match. This match really surpassed my expectations. Funk was able to take some hard blows. Even falling off an 16 foot ladder at one point. And really getting his eye messed up. So many hardcore spots in this one. A great hardcore match that surely delivered. 5/5

Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka
If you missed 2005's ONS, Tanaka & Mike Awesome had a very extreme match. This match isn't quite on that level but its still pretty good. You will be very surprised by this one. The match has a hard chair shot at the end from Balls to Tanaka. 4.25/5

WWE Championship
Rob Van Dam vs. John Cena
This match had the loudest, most energetic, & most out-spoked reaction from the crowd then any other match from the night. Cena really gets his butt "booed right out of the freakin' door". The match went very good with a few hardcore spots. Cena looked pretty decent here. Some very good action on the outside. RVD was at his usual here being the "Whole F'N Show". A very good main event. RVD really deserved this one. 5/5

I really recommend One Night Stand 2006. Every match had solid wrestling and they all delivered. This is a great event to get.

I have been a wrestling fan since 1996 and have watched all kinds of wrestling. I have a wrestling DVD/VHS collection spanning over 50 all together. This is the most complete and accurate review of this DVD you will find. I hope you find this review helpful; remember to vote helpful or not helpful. (Note-Each DVD I review has a "Match of the DVD" award somewhere in it.)

ECW One Night Stand 2006
This One Night Stand event is different from the first in that it feels less like an ECW event and more like a mixture of WWE and ECW. This event is fresh and is extremely different compared to any other ECW or WWE PPV you will find. It takes place at the Hammerstien Ballroom, and seats some of the most rabid wrestling fans in the world. The show is always electric from top to bottom. Nothing in this show is less than great. If you are looking for the original, more ECW-like, event, it is ECW - One Night Stand.

Before the show begins, Paul Heyman comes out and gives a speech. He thanks the fans for their support and plugs the new ECW on Sci-Fi.

Tazz VS Jerry "The King" Lawler
This match is over within 30 seconds. You did not expect much so it was pretty entertaining anyway. Joey Styles gets involved and Lawler is choked out.
RATING- None

Tazz joins Joey Styles on commentary from this point of the show on.

Randy Orton VS Kurt Angle
Even though Angle is not a real ECW guy, the fans love this guy. The crowd is into this match and eats Orton alive. I prefer their second encounter at WWE Raw Presents: Vengeance much more, but this match and solid. I have always loved Kurt Angle's intense gimmick because the crowd loves it and gets really into the match.
RATING- 8/10

F.B.I. VS Super Crazy & Tajiri
This is a fantastic tag team match. The match is very fast paced and you see many moves you do not regularly see in WWE matches. It is nice to see Tajiri back in an American ring. After the match, Big Show comes out and destroys everyone.
RATING- 8.5/10

Between these two matches, JBL addresses the crowd. He says he is taking Tazz's place as commentator on Smackdown.

World Heavyweight Championship- Extreme Rules
Rey Mysterio(c) VS Sabu
A dream match-up in a lot of wrestling fans minds. This match is fast paced and both wrestlers work hard. There are some brutal spots including the last spot, which is sickening. The only complaint with this match is that it was a little short.
RATING- 9/10

Mixed Extreme Tag Team Match
Mick Foley, Edge, & Lita VS Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, & Beulah
Wow. What a match these six had. Lita and Beulah have very little involvement in the match. The other four work their butts off to give everyone one of the greatest brawls I have ever seen. Barbwire and fire both come into play during this match. Terry Funk looks like he is going to die at one point during the match. This is not just random violence though; everything was well done and well paced.
RATING- 10/10

Balls Mahoney VS Masato Tanaka
This was more of a slow down match. The fans are still into it and it is a great match. Balls spits beer in Tanaka's face. Good match overall.
RATING- 7.5/10

Eugene enters the ring to tell the fans how much he loves ECW. This goes on for a few minutes before Sandman shows up. Sandman gets tore up by the crowd though, everyone is hanging and pulling on him. He plays it cool though, gets to the ring, and beats up on Eugene. Good segment.

WWE Championship- Extreme Rules
John Cena(c) VS Rob Van Dam
This is one of the most emotional matches I have ever seen. The crowd gives a reaction to every single move. Cena is hated so much by the crowd. When he throws his shirt to the crowd, they throw it back...multiple times. They do not get lazy just because the crowd is into it (like Triple H VS Cena at WWE WrestleMania 22); they give you a great show.
RATING-10/10

Extras include-
WWE VS ECW Battle Royal (From WWE VS ECW: Head to Head)
Post- Show fan comments
Opening Segment of ECW on Sci-Fi

UNDER 50: AVOID, GET A REFUND FOR YOUR TIME AND MONEY (F)
50-54: PRETTY DISSAPOINTING (D)
55-59: JUST AVERAGE (C)
60-64: WORTH A LOOK (C+)
65-69: GOOD EVENT, WORTH A BUY (B)
70-74: VERY GOOD EVENT (B+)
75-79: GREAT EVENT, ADD THIS TO YOUR COLLECTION NOW! (A)
80+: LOCK THIS BABY IN A SAFE PLACE! (A+)

TAZ VS. JERRY LAWLER
I WAS EXPECTING THIS GRUDGE MATCH TO BE A SHORT SQUASH, LIKE AROND 4-5 MINUTES. BUT I DIDNT EXPECT THIS. I'LL TYPE EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. TAZ ENTERS. LAWLER ENTERS, SLAPS JOEY SYLES ACROSS THE FACE AND ENTERS THE RING. JOEY ENTERS THE RING AND JUMPS ON LAWLERS BACK, LAWLER THROWS HIM OFF, GOES FOR A PILEDRIVER, BUT TAZ LOCKS IN THE TAZMISSION AND LAWLER PASSES OUT, IN UNDER A MINUTE.
WINNER: TAZ
RATING: N/A

RANDY ORTON VS. KURT ANGLE
FOR SOME REASON I REALLY ENJOYED THIS MATCH. I NEVER MIND A SLOW PACE MATCH, ESPECIALLY ONE SO ENTERTAINING. THE CROWD WAS ALIVE THE WHOLE MATCH. ANGLE DOMINATES ORTON THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE MATCH WITH HIS GREAT TECHNICAL WRESTLING SKILLS. EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE HE TOLD ORTON TO PUT IN A WRESTLING HOLD, JUST SO HE CAN COUNTER IT INTO HIS OWN. AT THE END THE PACE PICKS UP AND THE ACTION GOES BACK AND FORTH, LEADING TO ANGLE LOCKING IN THE ANKLE LOCK, MAKING ORTON TAP OUT.
WINNER: KURT ANGLE
RATING: 7

FULL BLOODED ITALIANS VS. SUPER CRAZY & YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI
THIS WAS A GREAT CRUISERWEIGHT STYLE TAG TEAM MATCH. THERE WERE MANY GREAT MOVES USED HERE BY BOTH TEAMS. INCLUDING BOTH MEMBERS OF THE FBI TIED UP IN THE TREE OF WOE IN SEPERATE CORNERS, FOLLOWED BY CRAZY & TAJIRI DROP KICKING THEIR FACES AT THE SAME TIME! THE MATCH STARTS WITH MAMALUKE AND CRAZY, WHO ENTERTAIN US WITH UNIQUE WRESTLING MOVES, THEN GUIDO AND TAJIRI GO AT IT WITH GREAT WRESTLING TOO. AFTER THE FBI HITS A DOUBLE FISHERMAN BUSTER ON TAJIRI, THEY GET THE WIN. AFTER THE MATCH BIG SHOW DESTROYS EVERYONE, INCLUDING BIG GUIDO.
WINNERS: FULL BLOODED ITALIANS
RATING: 8

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
REY MYSTERIO VS. SABU
HERE IS AN ECW DREAM MATCH, AS TAZ & STYLES CALL IT. IN MY MIND IT LIVED UP TO ITS EXPECTATIONS. IT STARTED WITH SOME FAST PACED WRESTLING, AND THEN SABU TOOK IT TO THE EXTREME USING HIS CHAIR. LATER A TABLE IS BROUGHT IN, FOLLOWED BY REY HITTING A SEATED SENTON ON SABU THROUGH IT, WHICH WAS A NICE SPOT. THE CROWD WAS FULLY BEHIND SABU, AS I WAS. EVEN THOUGH REY HAD ECW WRITTEN ON THE BACK OF HIS MASK. IT ENDED IN A NO CONTEST, WHEN SABU HIT HIS TRIPLE JUMP DDT ON REY THROUGH A TABLE, AND A DOCTOR CALLS OF THE MATCH. COULDVE BEEN A 5 STAR MATCH, BUT THE END RUINS IT.
WINNER: NO CONTEST
RATING: 8

EXTREME 6 PERSON TAG TEAM MATCH
EDGE, MICK FOLEY & LITA VS. TOMMY DREAMER, TERRY FUNK & BEULAH
AFTER EDGE, FOLEY & LITA WASTE TIME ON THE MIC, THEIR OPPONENDS COME OUT, AND BEULAH MAKES IS A 3 ON 3 MATCH. THE MATCH STARTED OUT WITH LITTLE WRESTLING, UNTIL TERRY & TOMMY TURNED IT INTO A HARDCORE, ECW STYLE BATTLE. TRASHCANS, BAKING SHEATS, STREET SIGNS, A BAREBED WIRE BOARD, AND A FLAMING 2X4 WRAPPED IN BARBED WIRE! THE ONLY NEGATIVE, A LOT OF THE MOVES SEEMED TOO SCRIPTED. EDGE'S TEAM WINS WHEN HE SPEARS BEULAH.
WINNERS: EDGE, LITA & MICK FOLEY
RATING: 7

BALLS MAHONEY VS. MASATO TANAKA
THIS MATCH WAS A SHORT BUT SWEET, ECW STYLE MATCH. BALLS & TANAKA STARTED THINGS OFF WITH SOLID WRESTLING, UP UNTIL BALLS HITS HIS BALLS GOING OVER THE TOP ROPE, LETTING OUT WHAT JOEY STYLES CALLED, AN "OH SHUCKS", LOL. THEN IT TURNED INTO A FIGHT, WITH CUPS OF BEER GETTING INVOLVED. THE END CAME WHEN BALLS HIT A HUGE, AND I MEAN "HUGE" CHAIR SHOT, LEAVING A LARGE DENT IN THE CHAIR, FOR THE WIN.
WINNER: BALLS MAHONEY
RATING: 6

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
JOHN CENA VS. ROB VAN DAM
AS FAR AS MATCH QUALITY GOES, THIS WAS GOOD. BUT FAR AS CROWD INVOLVEMENT GOES, THIS WAS AWESOME! ROB VAN DAM COMES TO THE RING WITH THE CROWD FULLY BEHIND HIM, BUT WHEN CENA ENTERS, HE IS BOOED OUT OF THE BUILDING. HE THROWS HIS SHIRT INTO THE CROWD, BUT IT GETS THROWN BACK. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL HE FINALLY GIVES UP. BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS THE CROWD THROWS TOILET PAPER INTO THE RING, DIRECTED AT CENA. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW GOOD SPOTS HERE, WITH RVD TAKING THE BRUNT OF A LOT OF THEM. IN THE END, EDGE COMES IN AND SPEARS CENA THROUGH A TABLE, LEADING TO "THANK YOU EDGE" CHANTS. AFTER THAT RVD HITS THE 5 STAR FROG SPLASH, BUT THE REF IS OUT, BUT PAUL E. TO THE RESCUE. AND HE COUNTS THE THREE AND WE HAVE A NEW WWE, I MEAN, ECW CHAMPION!
WINNER: ROB VAN DAM
RATING: 8

ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 - (44/60) 73%

ECW ONE NIGH STAND 2006 RECIEVES AN OVERALL (B+) GRADE, MEANING IT WAS A VERY GOOD PAY PER VIEW. I AGREE, I THINK IT WAS JUST AS GOOD AS LAST YEARS, THOUGH SOME MAY DISAGREE. THERE WERE NO BAD MATCHES ON THE CARD. (NOT COUNTING TAZ VS. LAWLER, AS IT WAS MORE OF A SEGMENT). I'D RECOMMEND THIS DVD, EVEN MORE BECAUSE IT COMES WITH A BONUS DISC, OF ECW'S FIRST PAY PER VIEW, BARELY LEGAL! I'LL REVIEW THAT DVD AFTER I FINISH WATCHING IT.

Matches:

Mikey Whipwreck vs. Two Cold Scorpio

Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten vs. The Impact Players

The Mexicools vs. The BWO vs. The FBI

Mike Awsome vs. Tommy Dreamer

The Sandman vs. Sabu

Masato Tanaka vs. New Jack

Terry Funk vs. Cactus Jack

Apparently there is a rumor going around that Rob Van Dam is going to win the MITB ladder match and cash in his contract at ECW One Night Stand. There are several ways of him winning the world title if he does win at WM, but here's the match that I predict will happen...

Rob Van Dam vs. Rey Mysterio

Expect another WWE invasion because Vince still isn't convinced that ECW can put on a hell of show without the help of WWE superstars in it. I just hope Cena is there so the ECW crowd can tear him a new one like they were chanting last year.