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ECW - One Night Stand

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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.

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.

Its' often been said that, ever since Vince Mcmahon destroyed the mainstream territories (WCW, and the already financially-crippled ECW), many fans felt the time had come to abandon the WWF, without comepetition, there was no diversity, no preferred promotions, and without motivation, the WWF has been reduced to a hit-and-miss mess plauged by political manipulators like Triple H, and forced to change it's name to satsify the World Wildlife Funds.

Whilst WWE occasionly still manages to bring out a great PPV here and there, a long term goal on thier part has yet to be accomplished: To grab the attention of an IMMENSE worldwide audience, and not just thier loyal fanbase.

Then, in 2005, Rob Van Dam proposed an ECW reunion PPV to follow the immesnly sucessful sales of "The Rise And Fall of ECW", the result? The most entertaining WWE funded event in YEARS.

ECW One Night Stand reunited most of the original stars of ECW (minus Terry Funk, Shane Douglas, and Raven, arguably three of the greatest wrestlers and draws in the companys' history), and even managed to accomplish the unbeleivlble and restore Joey Styles to commentary, alongside hardcore legend Mick "Cactus Jack" Foley.

The event, featuring surpise finishes, unbeleivible shoot promos from Rob Van Dam and Paul Heymen, and a main event brawl which included the return to the states of burning tables, completly outperformed the promotion that funded it, a promotion whose main PPV attractions range from Chris Masters' masterlock challenge filling up ten minutes, and Diva segments filling up five, and Triple H in the main event as usual. ECW One Night Stand was a tribute to a truly exciting and innovative diversion from the same ratings-sapping garbage we've come to expect from the WWE, a company now, in DIRE need of examnining itself.

Lance Storm defeated Chris Jericho: **, a short, yet enthrallnig wrestling match between Jericho and the former Impact Player, Storm puts on a credible performance, and aid from Justin Credible ensures he wins the match.

Super Crazy defeated Tajiri and Little Gu=ido (Nunzio): ***1/2, another short match, but far above any cruserweight encoutner on SMACKDOWN, Super Crazy took more than a handful of risks in the match, even moonsaluting off of a balcony in the ballroom.

Rey Mysterio vs Psychosis: **, Rey and Psychossi played it safe here, Rey's recent leg injury however did'nt hamper much of the action that followed, look out for Psychosis' leg drop off the top rope onto Rey proned on the steel barricade, Rey wins with a 619 (Not a finsiher he had performed in ECW, hence why the New York Crowd boos him)

Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero: ***, match of the night so far, another criminally short, but enthrallnig encounter,m Benoit wins with the crossface

Following this, Rob Van Dam emerges and cuts a scathing promo on his WWE Chracter, Rhyno speares him, setting yup a match with Sabu

Sabu defeated Rhyno: ***1/2, a great match, which revived expectations from the legendary Sabu, Rhyno was out to prove something tonight, as he pulled all the stops, even a pildriver, before Rob Van Dam interfered, giving Sabu enough time to hit a legdrop onto a table to defeat the ex-WWE employee

Mike Awesome defeated Tanaka: ****, say what you want about Awesome, but he redeemed himself in more than one way as he and Tanaak put on a ferocious powerbomb-ridden encounter with many near falls, broken tables, and broken bodies, Awesome awesome bomba Tanaka through a table followed by a diving head butt to the outside to pin him.

Heyemen then emerged to cut his own promo, acknowledging the fans for restoring ECW, turning his attention to Edge, Heymen only had two words for him: MATT-FREAKING-HARDY (Edge tries to disguise his complete decimation by insisting Heymen said three words), confirming the REAL person who suffered from Edges; affair with Lita behind the scenes. He also went the distance in confirming J.B.L was only champion for a year because "Hunter did'nt want to work Tuesdays"

The Dudley Boyz defeated Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman: Not a five star classic in terms of wrestling, but TEN STARS for being the main reason WWE main event currently suck, the crowd singing The Sadmans' entrace theme to the ring, Sandman swallowing beer from fellow ECW Divas' chest areas, cameos from Kid Kash and the Blue World Order, Tommys' former girlfreind Buela returning and helping him to double DDT The Dudleyz, and the return of the flaming tables, which the Dudleyz used to destroy Dreamer and pin him to win the match.

Following this was a short brawl between ECW and WWE led by Stone Cold Steve Austin, with WWE being destroyed in a matter of seconds, Kurt Angle being choked into submission by Tazz, and Eric Bischoff left to the mercy of the very promotion whose talents he raided to keep WCW fresh and innovative.

Although each match was quite short, not ONE was actually bad, the excitment and entertainment was everlasting, when have we seen this in WWE for a long time? Even Wrestlemania does'nt hold a candle to this gem, this reminder of what we used to watch. This not the WWE, nor is it WCW, or RAW, or SMACKDOWN, this is consistent, non-stop WRESTLING, this is E-C-F'ING-W

Chris Jericho vs. Lance Storm
Good match here. A lot of technical wrestling. Submissions, suplexes, and counters and much more. Lance Storm pulling off the win with Dawn Marie distracting the ref and allowing Justin credible to hit Jericho from behind with the kendo stick
Match rating:7.5/10

Three Way Dance-Super crazy vs. Little Guido vs. Tajiri
This match is great. Three high flyers and a great match. Super crazy did great and pulled off the win when it came down to him and Tajiri. Super crazy pulled off 6 moonsaults, including one off the balcane onto the entire FBI. Great match here, but a little short.
Match rating:8.5/10

Sabu vs. Rhino
This match is good, but way to short. Sabu pretty much beat the heck out of Rhino, and won with a legdrop through a table for the win. Also, RVD got involved and hit Rhino with the van terminator.
Match rating:6/10

Extreme Luchadore action-Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis
This a match worth watching. This match has great high flying moments where Psicosis does a leg drop on Mysterio on the Barricade. But, this match had some slow move moments which gave the match a different twist. But even though Rey was injured. I still give him props for pulling off the win with a 619 and west coast pop.
Match rating:7.25/10

Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit
Pretty good match here. Like Jericho/storm earlyier, this match had tons of technical wrestling. But Benoit pulled off the win with the cross face after Eddie missed a frog splash. Good moments in this match like when a chair came into play.
Match rating:8/10

Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome
This is defenatly match of the night. Three tables and about 4 chairs were used in this match. Great part in the match were Mike does a Awesome bomb outside and through a table and nerely breaks Tanakas neck. Also, the ddt through the table by Tanaka from the second rope and then Mike Awesome winning with a Awesome bomb through another table and then doing a splash on Tanaka for the win.
Match rating:10/10

Then Paul Hayman comes down to the ring and cuts a funny promo. He attacked edge, jbl, and eric bishoff. "Hey guys, hide your wives, its edge." and "JBL, you were champion for a year because triple h didn't want to work on tuesdays."

Tommy Dreamer and Sandman vs. The Dudelys
Great match here. Funny moments when the BWO came out and when Spike came out. But this match is very brutal and has a lot of weapons like, trash cans, signs, tables, and a kendo stick and a cheese grader, also, a ladder. Awesome moment at the end when Tommy Dreamer went through a flaming table. There were about 2 tables in that match. Great match here.
Match rating:9.5/10

Awesome moment at the end when Stone cold comes out and starts a brawl between ECW and wwe. Funny moment when Eric bishoff gets a 3d, flying headbut, 619 and a stunner. My favorite moment in the brawl, was when snitsky went through a table.
Brawl Rating:20/10

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ECW One Night Stand 2005 was probably the best iteration of ECW we the fans are ever likely to get from Vince McMahon, and as history as proven, it was more of a lucky strike than a harbinger of success to come. There are some truly great matches on this DVD, and I'd suggest buying it if for no other reason than to see the late Eddie Guerrero (who wrestles Chris Benoit), and the late Mike Awesome (who steals the show along with longtime partner in crime Masato Tanaka) tear up the ring one last time. Both men will be missed, and even if these were not their absolute finest matches, they ARE still better than 99% of what you'll find on RAW or Smackdown lately.

The angle with RAW and SMACKDOWN invading the PPV does kinda interrupt the flow, and yes, portions of the DVD are edited for crowd profanity, and bizarrely, The Sandman's theme (Vince will hand a fake-breasted talentless bimbo $250,000, but can't pony up the cash for Metallica's "Enter Sandman" ? WTF is up with that?) but aside from that, I do think this DVD belongs in any self respecting wrestling fan's library, if for no other reason than pure nostalgia.

Recommended for ECW fans, and hardcore wrestling fans. All casual wrestling fans would do well to avoid this, and all fans looking for a glimpse of the "true" ECW (if you've never actually experienced it) would do well to seek out Pioneer's ECW DVDs.

The first One Night Stand produced by WWE was more of a tribute to the old ECW unlike the second ONS. All of the old fans of ECW will not be dissappointed with this dvd. All of the old nostagalic touches from the old ECW pay-per-views are in place. The pay-per-view takes place in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, a place that is only topped in its importance to ECW by the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, ECW's birthplace.
The matches start off kind of slow then pick up later on. Chris Jericho takes on Lance Storm with a surprise reunion of the Impact Players. Chris Benoit takes on Eddie Guerrerro (R.I.P) in a mat-based "wrestling" match with no weapons. Rey Mysterio takes on Psicosis with some nice high-flying action.I almost forgot about the " Raw & Smackdown Crusade/Invasion of the ppv. There are some funny segments with JBL, Kurt Angle, and Eric Bischoff with the other wrestlers. Paul Heyman comes out a completely disses Edge, JBL, and Bischoff. The pay-per-view starts to get goof though when the main ECW guys takeover. An injured Rob Van Dam does a promo about how he wants so bad to wrestle at this ppv then is viciously attacked by the man-beast Rhino. This causes Sabu to come to RVD's aid and a match takes place between Rhino and Sabu. The real showstealer of the night has to be Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome, this match alone is worth buying the dvd. There is alot of chair shots and people being put through tables(mostly Tanaka). Plus Joey Styles shoots on Mike Awesome leaving ECW for WCW while he was Heavyweight Champ. The main event is the Sandman and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Dudley Boys. This match is the best when it comes to straight-up garbage wrestling. Alot of weapons, blood, and violence!! And even appearances by Little Spike Dudley, Beaulah, and Francine. And someone gets put through a flaming table. At the end of the match the Sandman tells somebody to get him a beer after all the mayhem and none other than Stone Cold Steve Austin comes out and says he wants to see a fight. Then the WWE and ECW stars face-off in the ring and an all out brawl breaks out. The ECW stars win and have their revenge on Eric Bischoff who after taking a beating screams " F*** ECW" and is given the Stone Cold Stunner. He is then thrown out of the building by the Dudley Boys and all the ECW stars celebrate with a beer-bash!!! For any fans of ECW this is a great dvd to have along with the Rise & Fall of ECW.

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

1. Y2J vs. lance Storm- This was a nice way to kick off the ppv. It was about ten minutes and both of these guys put alot into this match. Nice way to get the crowd going. Just a soild wrestling match. Reminds me of the old ecw and thats the way the show should kick off. Ending was a little nit weak though. WInner Lance Storm. Match rating 7.5/10.

2. Super Crazy vs. Tajiri vs. Little Gudio- This was another soild match. These guys should have been more time than they were given. Little Gudio was eleminted quick but before that could happen super crazy did a moonsualt off of the top of the balcony it was sick. Once little Guido was gone it was better with just quick cruiserwieght moves and you will enjoy this one. Winner Super Crazy. Match Rating 8/10.

3. Rey Mysterio vs. Physcios- This was not what i was hoping for. Dont get me wrong this was a good amtch but the begining was not themselfs in ecw it was to wwe. It started out withwrestling holds which lead to a sleeper hold which the crowd booed the hell out of and from there fast pace. action. Rey went to the top rope and jumped all the way into the crowd. Overall turned out preatty good. WInner Rey Mysterio. match rating 7.5/10.

4. Rhyno vs. Sabu- This started out with a rvd promo and lead to this amtch which i was not expecting. This was a very good macth. it was the first time in the night were we accualty brought out some weapons. There were some sick cahirs shots in this match and a nice table spot were sabu jumps off the top rope and drives a chair on top of rhyno through the table. Sabu looked excellent as well as rhyno and they did a very good job here. Winner Sabu. match rating 8.5/10.

5. Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Beniot- This was not as good as some of the classics that they used to have but it was up there for a good match. Good job by wwe to put this one the card so they could also see some soild wrestling whcih i think the crowd really liked. The crowd was behind both men and just a good 10 minute wrestling match. Winner Chris Beniot. Match Rating 8/10.

6. Masto Tanka vs. Mike Awsome- This was an awsome match. match of the night in my opioion. This was just two men that were willing to put there bodies on the line here. Some of the sickest chairs shots in this macth were diliverd esspically to tanka. Also there was a sick part in this match were mike awsome gave the awsome bomb to masto tanka and it looked like he broke his neck. SO many near falls good crowd support and a powerbomb over the top rope and a dive through the table to cap off the match. Winner Mike Awsome. match rating 9.5/10.

7. The dudleys vs. Sandman and tommy dreamer- This was a good match but started out a little wierd. There were tons of ecw people that interfered. I did not like it at first but it turned out to be good got to see bwo kid kash and more. Than it broke down hardcore style with barbwire chairs tables ladders trash cans you name it. It was here. Also a apperance by bulla nad tommy reunting was awsome. Crowd loved this match and the sandmans entrence. A sick powerbomb through the table lit on fire Kutos to all men here great match. Winners the dudley boyz. Match Rating 8.5/10.

Well that raps up another i would give ecw one night stand a grade of 57.5/70 which is a 82% which is over my rating scale which means this is a perfect ppv. the wwe really did a good job here ppv of the year in my opioion and you are missing out if you dont get this dvd. If you can tell me if my review was helpful or not i would appreicate that. thanks for your time.

This DVD is worth your $20 bucks and I can only describe it in one word: EMOTION! While there are a few things they could've done without or done better, it was overall a good show! I do have to give Vince McMahon a little credit for letting them more or less do an ECW style show for the most part! Here is a review of the matches:

Introduction of Joey Styles - Very emotional. You could see Joey fighting back tears as I am sure he never thought he'd be doing this again for ECW. Was good to see Mick Foley again too!

Lance Storm w/Dawn Marie Vs. Chris "Lionheart" Jericho - The former "Thrillseekers" got it on in the opening match! Not a great bout but definitely a good opener. Look for Justin Credible and Jason to show up during this bout too!

Super Crazy Vs. Tajiri w/Mikey Whipwreck & Sinister Minister Vs. Little Guido w/FBI - They did an ECW style Triple Threat bout rather than the WWE one. This version is better in my eyes because it is a more satisfying ending with two men being eliminated rather than the first man to get a pinfall! Best spot was S.C. doing a mooonsault from....well, you'll have to see it but it was great!

Rey Mysterio Vs. Psychosis - Okay bout but definitely not one of their better ones. Fans turn against Rey during this because he did his WWE style rather than his old ECW one.

RVD shoot interview - I like this new intensity out of Rob Van Damn! I hope they let him keep it when he returns to action for WWE RAW!

Sabu Vs. Rhino - Pretty good match. Have to give Sabu props for wrestling at all as he isn't in good health these days! Rhino looked in great shape as well!

Chris Benoit VS. Eddie Gurrerro - Pretty good match but definitely not their best! I've seen better with these two! Word is even they weren't happy with the match either!

Paul Heyman shoot - Very entertaining and truthful!

Mike Awesome Vs. Masato Tanaka - Match of the evening! Awesome wasn't in good shape BUT he and Tanaka did tear it down! I also liked how Joey Styles reminded the fans how Awesome screwed over ECW a few years back! Hilarioius!

Tommy Dreamer/The Sandman Vs. The Dudley Boyz - Probably my only real gripe about this DVD! They edited out "Enter The Sandman" for some crappy generic theme! Then again, considering how big of jerks Metallica is over their music, the WWE probably didn't feel like fighting with them! Brutal bout that saw Justin Credible, Lance Storm, Kid Kash, the bWo, Francine and Beullah (Tommy's real life wife) interfere in it! Ending will widen your eyes!

WWE Vs. ECW brawl - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin makes an appearance and challenges his fellow WWE wrestlers to come down and kick ECW's butt (Austin was clearly siding with ECW by the way)! They come down and TAZ from WWE Smackdown makes an appearance too! The ECW group pretty much beats down WWE and even Eric Bischoff gets his butt handed to him at the end!

Overall, this is a good DVD! Just one piece of advice: DO NOT TURN ON THE ALTERNATE COMMENTARY OF JBL! THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE EVER BEEN ON THIS DVD AND HE SAYS NOTHING OF VALUE WHATSOEVER! LISTEN TO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK BUT I'LL BET MOST OF YOU WILL AGREE THAT IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME FOR WHOEVER PRODUCED THIS DVD TO PUT ON THERE AS AN EXTRA! THAT ALTERNATE COMMENTARY WAS A WASTE OF SPACE! IF ANYONE, THEY SHOULD'VE GAVE IT TO "STONE COLD" OR TAZZ!

Anyway, that's my only real gripe about this DVD! Still, it is a good buy and I would only rank WWE Vengeance above it so far this year!

Let me first start off by saying that I am not an original ECW fan. I never saw them on TNN, but maybe once, or seen any of their PPV's. Since becoming a member of an online movie rental, I noticed some old ECW shows. I watched Wrestlepalooza 97' and Cyberslam 99'. But truthfully I wasn't that impressed by them "wrestling". ECW isn't wrestling, ECW is carnage. Now their have been some good wrestling matches in the ECW arena, but this is hardcore wrestling. I'm talking senseless beatings of random objects, but they have been known for bringing wrestlers such as Lance Storm, Chris Benoit, Taz, Chris Candido, Shane Douglas, Rob Van Dam, and my personal favorite, Chris Jericho. Also you can't be anything then less then amazed when watching Tag Team matches of the greatest team ever, RVD and the suicidal, homicidal, genocidal, Sabu, managed by the most annoying man alive, Bill Alphonso. So saying ECW is utter crap isn't exactly true. Watching Jerry Lawler "invade" ECW with the help of RVD and Sabu was truly amazing. ECW was easily the best wrestling promotion for fans and if they had the money to keep core wrestlers and hardcore legends happy, their would easily be no Vince McMahon on television. So I think it's clear to say, ECW is the most amazing experience.

So if ECW is so great, why only 4 stars? Like I said, the best WWE PPV of the year. Key word being WWE and of course that was going to ruin it. Vince couldn't stand that One Night Stand do well without having a little bit of his creative genius. So in order to promote the PPV on television he incorporated it into a absolutely horrible storyline. He created the crusaders from Raw and Smackdown! to come and "liven things up". First of all, true ECW fans aren't going to buy the PPV because of this, so why did they do it? For all the WWE fans. So thanks to that we continuously have to see JBL and the supposed man to "kill" ECW, Eric Bischoff. So not only do we get to see an awful WWE storyline, we get to see Bischoff be made a fool of on WWE once again. Vince took all this as he was the man who kept ECW alive for so long, the man who funded all things ECW. Please, Vince was just as bad as Bischoff was during the Monday Night Wars. Do names such as Tazz, the Dudley Boys, Too Cold Scorpio, Cactus Jack, and of course Stone Cold. So while Vince tried to come away with the hero, he just came away over exposed.

Alright, the ECW part of the PPV was excellent. Even though the matches showcased current WWE "superstars" and employees, I had some high spots. The Jericho VS Storm match is supposed to be Lance's final match and it was a good opener, nothing over done but it got the job done and it brought the Impact Players reunion as Justin Credible and Jason show up. The crowd gave Jericho props, chanting "Lionheart" at the end of the match. What I didn't like was when Jericho put on the Walls of Jericho, the Boston Crab. Do us all a favor and give us the Lion Tamer with the stand up version. The 3-Way Dance had a lot of spots, Super Crazy went nuts. His Moonsault off the balcony was jaw dropping. Also we got to see FBI and the Whippersnapper got Little Guido eliminated. Nice quick match. Rey VS Psychosis wasn't as good as I expected. These guys had a series of good matches in ECW earlier I guess, and Psychosis just went slow and Rey just isn't what he was. The fans showed their disproval as well. It had its moments but nothing worth getting this for. RVD isn't great on the microphone but his injury kept him out of the ring which sucks. The fans loved him and he got to speak his mind. Rhino shows up and Gores him, the Sabu shows up. Sabu is just nuts, no other way to put it and RVD did a little bit, nice match. Fans didn't take to Rhino well, but he did a good job. Eddie VS Benoit wasn't great, the JBL tried to claim Benoit to Smackdown!. Like I said, match didn't really do anything for me. Least favorite, if they ha been given more time it would have kicked ass.

The final 2 matches were easily the best of the night. They bled hardcore ECW style and the fans ate it up. Awesome VS Tanaka was amazing, a lot of amazing moves and things and Awesome ran wild while Tanaka took the pain. Almost a squash match though, great match though. Paul Hayman gave a great promo and took shots at JBL and Edge among others. The Dudleys VS Sandman and Tommy Dreamer. Here is the thing, these guy can't wrestle, they are strictly hardcore. The Dudleys are the best Tag Team in ECW history and Dreamer and Sandman are legends to the promotion. The bWo showed up was great along with Balls and Axel. Kid Kash cleared the ring to get things started. Great hardcore Tag match with an excellent run-in by the Impact Players and some eye candy, Dreamer's wife and Francine. You get to see a cat fight and Francine's ass but it is nothing you haven't seen before.

So overall a really good PPV, I won't say the end, even though everyone probably knows what happened. They needed Raven and a few other stars, but what can you do when he is with the rival? New Jack would have been cool too, but the law got involved. Like I said, WWE crusader's ruined the PPV because guys like Snitsky, Maven, one of the French guys, the Basham's and a bunch of other useless tools. Like RVD said, this PPV didn't need storylines, but Vince couldn't help himself and made a great thing just simply good.

Lance Storm w/Dawn Marie vs. "Lionheart" Chris Jericho
Good opener, Jericho was called Lionheart in ECW before Y2J.
Justin Credible interfears
8/10

3-Way Dance
Tajiri w/Mikey Whipwreck & Sinister Minister vs. Little Guido w/F.B.I. vs. Super Crazy
Awesome 3-Way Dance, unbeliveable moonsault by Super Crazy off a balcony
10/10

Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis
Kind of slow in the begining but gets better as it goes on. Psicosis takes off his mask to show respect, but Mysterio doesn't
8/10

RVD Speech
RVD expresses of how he wanted to compete in One Night Stand than at Wrestlemania 21. Plus you see Bill Alfonso, man I missed that guy. Then you see Rhyno gore RVD, then all of a sudden the lights go off then on in 15 seonds. In the ring is none other than Mr. ECW himself "The Suicidel, Genocidel, Homocidel, Deathdifying" SABU

Rhyno vs. Sabu
Awesome match, and I missed seeing Sabu in action
10/10

Paul Heyman speech
Obsolutly genius, to me Paul Heyman is the greatest mind in pro wreslting history. Heyman tells Edge "Matt freakin' Hardy" because Edge stole Matt's girlfriend and forced Matt out of the WWE. And he mocks Eric Bischoff because Eric drove ECW out of buisness "boo, ECW Rulez"
10/10

Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Gurrero
Great match by these guys. They really know each other well
9/10

Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome
This match is AWESOME. They use chairs and about 3 or 4 tables. Tanaka kicked out of 2 powerbombs.
10/10

The Dudley Boys vs. Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman
The best match of the night, Sandman's entrance was awesome, but in the dvd they edit it"come on". You see appearences from the bWo, The Impact Players, Kid Kash, Francine, and Tommy's wife Beulah. Spike Dudley brings out gasoline and Bub Buh and D-Von light a table on fire and powerbomb Tommy through it.
10/10

The Sandman calls out for beer, then all of a sudden Stone Cold Steve Austin comes out. He mocks how the WWE crusaders are nothing (...). The crusaders come down, then the ECW superstars come out as well. The crowd roars "WE WANT TAZ, WE WANT TAZ, WE WANT TAZ". Then Taz's music hits and he comes out in his classic ECW look.

ECW vs. WWE Crusaders
A huge brawl goes on in the ring, and Taz is outside of the ring with the Tazmission on Kurt Angle. And of course JBL gets cheap shots on the Blue Meanie. All of the crusaders are beaten up, and "The Hardcore Legend" Mick Foley brings Eric Bischoff to the ring and gets a 619, Diving Headbutt, 3-D, Austin asks Bischoff does he quit. But Bischoff curses ECW, so Austin gives him a good ol' Stone Cold Stunner and then The Dudley Boys carry Bischoff onto a truck
10/10