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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ECW returns for a night of hardcore action....., June 14, 2005
Come on, you have to be just plain stupid not to like this ppv. The promos, the crowd enthusiasm, the brutality, and the emotion made this the best ppv so far of the last 2 years. So many great moments, one night that wont be forgotten, [especially by me]
Lance Stom [With Dawn Marie] vs. Chris Jericho:
A great match between two canadians. Technical wrestling at its finest by Storm, who looks as if he never left wrestling or that he has a reason to retire. Dawn distracts the ref which allows Justin Credible to nail Jericho with a singapore cane to have Storm win. 8/10
Three Way Dance
Super Crazy [who is just plain crazy] vs. Tajiri vs. Little Guido:
A great match between three great crusierweight size men. Super Crazy gives an INSANE moonsault off one of the balconies onto Little Guido and the entire F.B.I. Tajiri pins Little Guido thanks to Mikey Whipwreck, then Super Crazy gets the win after moonsaulting off the top rope onto Tajiri. 8.5/10
Sabu vs. Rhyno:
The only problem I have with this match was that it was too short! A hardcore dream match with Sabu giving huge chairshots to Rhyno, then Rob Van Dam gives the Van-Terminator to Rhyno after Rhyno gored him during a promo. The ending has Sabu give a HUGE legdrop onto Rhyno through a table in the ring for the win. 7/10 [Just for the time it was given.]
Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis:
Not as good as their match on the RISE and FALL of ECW, but Psicosis gives a great leg drop onto Rey from the ring as Rey was on the barricade outside. Rey was injured so I give him props for coming out. Rey even jumps into the crowd onto Psicosis for another breathtaking manuever. 8/10 Rey wins with the 619.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit:
Another technical masterpeice between these two. Back and forth action, Eddie even bleeds a little from his nose it looked like. Two superplexes and a chair all give this match a 8.5/10 Eddie taps out to the crossface.
Mike Awsome vs. Masato Tanaka:
All I can say is that how can Tanaka have a head after those chairshots by Awsome? Good god, all those wasted brain cells.... This was tied for best matches of the night with the main event. About 4 tables were broken, and Awsome even throws Tanaka out of the ring through a table then dives off the ring right onto Tanaka for the win. 10/10 A brutal match
Paul Heyman comes down to the ring with a promo and attacks both Eric Bischoff, Edge, and JBL. Best lines in the promo were against Edge and JBL. "Hey guys, hide your wives its EDGE!" And the one on JBL, "The only reason you were champ for a year was because Triple H didn't want to work tuesdays!" A "Thank you Paul" chant started by the fans, a chant that Paul rightfully derserved.
The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Dudley Boyz:
What can i say other than that this match was worth the money for the whole event by itself. The Sandman comes down into the ring from the crowd and the crowd starts singing with his entrance music.
The weapons included, Kendo sticks, trash cans, street signs, a ladder, two tables, a CHEESE GRATER, and, of course, a barb wire ball. Believe me you'll understand what I mean when you see the match.... The ending has the Dudleyz powerbombing Tommy Dreamor through a table SET ON FIRE. 10/10
[special appearances include: Beulah, Francine [Catfight!] Kid Kash, the BWO [Meanie has lost some weight] Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney, and Spike Dudley] Kid Kash gives a great leap into the crowd of ECW wrestlers after a mini brawl happens.
Those were the matches, the only problems was that some of them were cut way too short. The Sabu/Rhyno match, and the Storm/Jericho match all could have been 20 minute classics, but they are reduced to less than 10 minute "good" matches. Oh well...
The reason they were cut short? The stupid invasion angles with Raw and Smackdown. I personally liked it better with ECW invading Raw, but I think it was Joey Styles who put it best, "We have one night to shine on our own, and the WWE, who are already international stars, decide to come and not even give us one night of our own."
Anyway, this is totally reccomended, and when you see the main event look for a guy smack his head repeatedly with Sandman's cane right after he appears in the crowd, its pretty funny.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One Of The Best PPV's Of The Year, December 30, 2005
This was one of the best PPV's of the entire year...and I'm just just saying that because of the ECW references.
It starts with the intro of Joey Styles who you could see was emotionally choked up followed by an introduction to his color commentating partner for the night Mick Foley. Throughout the night they would show retro footage from different eras of ECW and have Joel Gertner interview the RAW & SmackDown invaders.
Chris Jericho vs. Lance Storm - Great match & one of the best ones there two have have had in their careers in recent times. Jericho came out with in his old "Lionheart" outfit. Some people say they wish it would have went longer but this was just fine because it was non-stop action. Some people didn't like the ending but it lead to a reunion of the Impact Players so I won't bitch.
ECW Remembers - A video package acknowleding those who had passed away. Alot of people complained about no mention of people like Rick Rude & Brian Pillman but the purpose of this was to pay tribute to those who didn't get a tribute or acknowledge of their passing by ECW when it was in business. Nice mentions of Rocco Rock, Pitbull #2, Chris Candido, Terry Gordy & others.
Super Crazy vs. Little Guido (Nunzio) vs. Tajiri - It was nice to see a match with three guys that WWE had completely misused for the longest time. I forgot how many members the F.B.I. had until Guido came out with Smothers, Smith, Big Guido, and Mamaluke while Tajiri had Whipwreck & Sinister Minister. Great three way dance with two with the retro balcony flips and spots that were so tremendous that even Foley had to take a backstep on the commentary. Once again, another great match.
Rey Mysterio vs. Psichosis - Psichosis came out with his mask & then unmasked which had people booing him later. This match wasn't as good as their previous matches & Mysterio was working with a bad ankle so they made the best they could. The match is watchable but with only a few memorable moments such as the legdrop off the top rope onto Mysterio who's hanging off the guardrail...and the crowd booing Mysterio doing the west coast pop & 619 which are his WWE moves.
The SmackDown crew arrives with Kurt Angle & JBL leading. They're promo was interrupted by RVD (with Fonzie) who did an emotional promo telling the truth on how he's not happy with the WWE guys being advertised on the show, his idea behind One Night Stand, and how not wrestling at ONS is worst than missing WrestleMania. Rhyno attackes RVD which leads to...
Sabu vs. Rhyno - This was the best Rhyno has looked since he returned from his neck injury two years ago. Sabu is bandaged up from his barbed wire match from Hardcore Homecoming two nights earlier. Typical Sabu match with alot of tables & chairs involved. Great match.
Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero - Normally you would think a match between these two would be a classic but for some reason, they were just off on this night. Eddie came out in his "I can't beat Rey Mysterio" heel gimmick instead of the Eddie that ECW remembers. Nothing memorable here.
Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tatanka - You better break out the "HOLY S***!!!!" chants on this one. This match was the only one that didn't have any guys under WWE contract competing in it so they were allowed to go balls out. This was high impact & high intensity to the fullest. Chairshots, breaking tables, high flyin'. As Joey Styles would put it "OH MY GOD!"
Paul Heyman came out & said his thank yous to those involved with ECW & the fans before saying a few words to the invaders such as Edge (MATT FREAKING HARDY!), JBL, and Eric Bischoff.
Tommy Dreamer/Sandman vs. Dudley Boyz - WWE did edit out the "Exit Sandman" theme & replaced it with the theme they used for him on the Rise & Fall DVD and they also edited out the Dudley Boyz theme with an old one from around 2002. Before the match even begins...you get run ins from the bWo, Kid Kash, Balls Mahoney & Axl Rotten where Joey styles hits the line of the night the moment Nova got hit in the head with a chair "That's more painful than having to be Simon Dean every Monday night." The rest of the match was your typical ECW wild brawl full of blood & of course, the cheesegrader. After a while, you get more apparences from the Impact Players, Francine, the return of Beulah, and in the end...Spike Dudley came out for the flaming tables finish.
In the end came a suprize in Stone Cold Steve Austin who called out the WWE invaders which lead to the big brawl (watch JBL go directly for Blue Meanie) with them & the ECW stars in the end along with Taz appearing to choke out Kurt Angle. Then in the end, Eric Bischoff (who was the ECW anti-christ) was beaten up by the ECW stars & thrown out the building before the stars celebrated at the end.
The DVD extras include comments from the fans before the event, all the commericals & superstar spotlights, highlights from the ECW funeral on RAW. There's also a "JBL alternative commentary" feature in which JBL was wired throughout the event & you just hear the comments from him & those around him.
Overall, this event was nice for alot of retro moments & good matches & superstar appearences but if your looking for the better ECW experience...check out the Hardcore Homecoming DVD's since this version had alot of the wrestlers in their current WWE characters/storylines instead of them being in their retro ECW characters. One Night Stand was the better show but Hardcore Homecoming did a better job at capturing the "ECW spirit."
Side Note: The funny story behind this is that Heyman & Dreamer were booking the show and to make sure ECW didn't get a better buyrate than WWE itself, Stephanie & WWE creative stacked the card for Vengance in a big way the next night just to make sure they got higher buyrates (ala HBK/Angle rematch). It's amazing how good WWE can get when they feel like they have competition.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
ECW ONE NIGHT STAND REVIEW, June 30, 2006
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+)
LANCE STORM VS. CHRIS JERICHO
THIS WAS A NICE, QUICK PACED PURE WRESTLING MATCH TO OPEN UP THE PAY PER VIEW. I WOULDNT HAVE MINDED ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES, BUT THE ENDING WAS A BIT DISSAPOINTING. I DID ENJOY THE IMPACT PLAYERS REUNION. BUT IN THE END I FELT A BIT CHEATED.
WINNER: LANCE STORM
RATING: 7
THREE WAY DANCE
SUPER CRAZY VS. TAJIRI VS. LITTLE GUIDO
I ENJOYED THIS MATCH. IT WAS A VERY GOOD HIGHFLYING MATCH, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LONG. THERE WERE SOME GOOD SPOTS HERE, BUT THE MOST RECOGNIZED WAS THE HUGE MOONSAULT BY SUPER CRAZY FROM THE BALCONY ONTO THE FBI. AFTER GUIDO WAS ELIMINATED WE HAD A NICE SHORT BOUT BETWEEN TAJIRI AND SUPER CRAZY. OVERALL A GOOD MATCH.
WINNER: SUPER CRAZY
RATING: 7
PSICOSIS VS. REY MYSTERIO
EVEN THOUGH THIS MATCH WASNT AS GOOD AS THE 3 WAY DANCE BEFORE IT, IT WAS STILL A DECENT MATCHUP. DISSAPOINTING TO SEE PSICOSIS SLOW THE PACE OF THE MATCH DOWN, UNTIL THE POINT WHERE HE WAS BOOED. BUT THESE TWO MIXED WELL, AS THEY HAVE FACED EACHOTEHR SO MANY TIMES BEFORE. I DID ENJOY THIS MATCH, BUT I EXPECTED A LITTLE MORE FROM IT.
WINNER: REY MYSTERIO
RATING: 6
SABU VS. RHINO
HERE WAS AN IMPROMPTU MATCH, AFTER AN ENJOYABLE SHOOT PROMO BY ROB VAN DAM, WHICH WAS ENDED WITH A GORE FROM RHINO. THE MATCH COULD HAVE BEEN LONGER, BUT FOR WHAT TIME IT WAS GIVEN, THEY MADE THE MOST OF IT. THE FIRST USE OF A WEAPON WAS IN THIS MATCH. NICE ENDING WITH THE SUPER ARABIA FACEBUSTER THROUGH A TABLE, TO END A PRETTY SOLID MATCH. THIS WAS YOUR AVERAGE SHORT BUT SWEET ECW MATCH.
WINNER: SABU
RATING: 6
EDDIE GUERRERO VS. CHRIS BENOIT
THIS WAS ANOTHER GREAT ENCOUNTER BETWEEN THESE TWO GREAT ATHELETS. THE BEST PURE WRESTLING MATCH OF THE NIGHT. BUT ONCE AGAIN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LONGER. ANOTHER 10 MINUTES WOULDN'T HURT ANYONE. IT WAS HARD TO FOCUS ON THE MATCH, AS EARLY ON IN THE BOUT, THE CROWD STARTED BERATING EDGE AND THE OTHER RAW SUPERSTARS. ANYWAYS, THIS WAS AN AWESOME WRESTLING MATCH.
WINNER: CHRIS BENOIT
RATING: 8
MASATO TANAKA VS. MIKE AWESOME
HERE IS A GREAT ECW MATCH. THOUGHT IT MAY BE A SPOTFEST, IT IS VERY ENTERTAINING, AND KEPT YOU ON YOUR FEET THE WHOLE MATCH. SO MANY TABLES WERE BROKEN IN THIS MATCH, AND IM SUPRISED MASATO IS STILL BREATHING AFTER WHAT HE WENT THROUGH IN THIS MATCH. I THINK THIS IS THE LONGEST MATCH ON THE CARD, AND IT WAS WELL WORTH WATCHING. THIS WAS MY PICK FOR MATCH OF THE NIGHT, AS WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE.
WINNER: MIKE AWESOME
RATING: 8
DUDLEY BOYZ VS. SANDMAN & TOMMY DREAMER
THIS WAS A DECENT MAIN EVENT, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IN MY MIND. THOUGH SOME ENJOYED IT, I DIDNT LIKE HOW THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE INTERFERING BEFORE THE MATCH COULD GET STARTED. BUT AFTER THE BELL RANG, WE HAD A NICE ECW HARDCORE MATCH. AND YES, THE CHEESE GRATER IS INCLUDED HERE. A LOT OF VIOLENCE HERE, AS TO THE PLEASURE OF ALL THE ECW FANS. NICE ENDING WITH THE DUDLEY BOYZ POWERBOMBING TOMMY THROUGH A FLAMING TABLE. GOOD ECW MATCH.
WINNERS: DUDLEY BOYZ
RATING: 7
PAY PER VIEW RATING: (49/70) = 70
OVERALL, ECW ONE NIGHT STAND RECIEVED A (B+), WHICH MEANS THIS IS A VERY GOOD EVENT. THAT IS TRUE, THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST PAY PER VIEWS OF 2005. THIS WAS JUST HOW IT SHOULD BE. THE ONE FAULT THAT BUGGED ME HERE WAS THE WWE SUPERSTARS, BUT FORGETTING THAT, THIS WAS A GREAT PAY PER VIEW, AND I RECCOMEND IT TO EVERY ECW FAN.
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