TEW: ECW 1999 - Continued from 1997/98 Dynasty

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In an effort to gain some serious structure I will continue the dynasty here as I embark on the next year for ECW.

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ECW Business

Current Cash: $1,652,234

Current Popularity/Importance

Great Lakes: D-/E+
Mid Atlantic: D-/E+
Mid South: D-/E+
Mid West: D-/E+
New England: D/D-
Northwest: D-/E+
Southeast: D+/D
Southwest: D-/E+
Tri-State: D+/D+
Puerto Rico: E+/E
Hawaii: E+/E-

To reach National I need C+ important in eight regions and minimum of D- in the other two. With my weekly PPV's I should get there in 18 months or so.

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ECW Roster

Main Eventers

Kurt Angle
Shane Douglas
Taz
Bam Bam Bigelow
Sabu
Adam Copeland
Terry Funk

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Upper Midcarders

Steve Williams
D-Von Dudley
Budda Ray Dudley
Super Crazy
Tommy Dreamer
Stevie Richards
Rob Van Dam
Lance Storm

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Midcarders

Mike Awesome
Phil LaFon
Mikey Whipwreck
Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy
Christian Cage
Chris Candido
Doug Furnas
Spike Dudley

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Lower Midcarders

Mike Quackenbush
Steve Corino
Ballz Mahoney
Axl Rotten
Chris Hero
Chad Collyer
Reckless Youth
Christopher Daniels
Bobby Roode
C.W Anderson

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1998 Top 10 Wrestlers

1. Mitsuharu Misawa
2. Kenta Kobashi
3. Steve Austin
4. Shawn Michaels
5. Bret Hart
6. Toshiaki Kawada
7. Masahiro Chono
8. Triple H
9. Mick Foley
10. The Undertaker

ECW Notables

32. Steve Williams

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1998 Year End Awards

Wrestler of the Year: Mitsuharu Misawa

Young Wrestler of the Year: Cibernetico

Veteran Wrestler of the Year: Hulk Hogan

Female Wrestler of the Year: Manami Toyota

Promotion of the Year: World Wrestling Federation

Most Improved Promotion of the Year: Extreme Championship Wrestling

Match of the Year: Bret Hart defeated Diamond Dallas Page

Card of the Year: WWF Monday Night Raw [March 1998, A Rating, Headlined by The Undertaker defeating Steve Austin (A), also on the show was Owen Hart defeating Shawn Michaels (A)]

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ECW Presents: The Best of 1998

ECW is proud to announce their first ever yearly best of VHS Compilation Tape! On this VHS viewers will be given a look at the best matches of the year as well as a behind the scenes perspective from some of the combatants themselves!

Featured on this VHS:

Terry Funk vs Mike Awesome from Too Hot for TV [C+]

Sabu vs Tommy Dreamer from Too Hot for TV [C+]

Dudley Boys vs The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer from Living Dangerously [C+]

Adam Copeland vs Taz from ECW TV [C+]

Terry Funk vs D-Von Dudley from Too Hot for TV [C+]

The Dudley Boys vs Terry Funk & Sabu from November to Remember [C+]

Adam Copeland & Lance Storm vs Rob Van Dam & Mike Awesome vs The Hardys vs The Dudley Boys [B-]

Taz vs Cactus Jack from Hardcore Heaven [B-]

Shane Douglas vs Tommy Dreamer vs Steve Williams vs Adam Copeland vs Sabu vs Fit Finlay [B-]

Terry Funk vs Sabu from Too Hot for TV [b]

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ECW Extreme PPV Lineup
Week 1, January 1999
Live on PPV!

Main Event
ECW Tag Team Titles on the line!

Adam Copeland & Lance Storm (c) vs Taz & Tommy Dreamer vs Shane Douglas & Bam Bam Bigelow

ECW Television Title Match
Rob Van Dam (c) vs Stevie Richards

Doug Furnas vs Kurt Angle

Christian Cage vs Mike Awesome

Jeff Hardy's Return!
The Hardys vs Mikey Whipwreck & Spike Dudley

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Wrestling News

- WCW held Monday Nitro (B-), headlined by Sting defeating Scott Hall (B)

- WWF held Raw (B) headlined by Ken Shamrock beating Owen Hart (B)

- Huge news coming out of Nitro as Hollywood Hogan has gone back to being a face, after reuniting the Mega Powers with Randy Savage to beat Vicious & Delicious.

- Also coming out of Nitro was reports that both Scott Hall and Curt Hennig need time off the road.

- WWF held their Underground (B), headlined by Owen Hart defeating Steve Austin (B). The show also saw Henry Godwinn win the European Title after beating Vader (C)

- NJPW has fallen to Cult size.

- We sign the Great Sauske to a 800/ppa deal. We also make a huge signing, albeit for the short term, with Vader. He is currently a Freelancer so he has signed a short term deal (3 months) with us. He will make 3500 PPA with a 3000 downside.

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 1, January 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Quackenbush defeated Phil LaFon in 7:47 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Reckless Youth defeated Chad Collyer in 7:39 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (E)

The PPV opens up live with Taz entering the arena. On his way to the dressing room he is stopped by Tommy Dreamer. They share a quick word before Dreamer pats his chest and both men go their separate ways (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley in 15:38 when Jeff Hardy defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall with a Swanton Bomb (D)

After the match, Jeff Hardy gets on the mic and says Edge tried to take him out, but he failed because the Hardy's are still here! Matt then grabs the mic and lays down a challenge for a match at Guilty as Charged for the Tag Team Titles (E+)

We cut to the back where Christian and Stevie Richards each hype their respective matches. Christian says that tonight after Richards takes away the ECW Television Title from RVD the revolution will have begun (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage defeated Mike Awesome in 12:11 by pinfall (D-)

After the match Christian tells Awesome that he is a monster but he is letting himself grow soft. Christian makes an offer for him to join up with Cage and Richards. Awesome stares at Christian before leaving the ring (D-)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Doug Furnas in 12:23 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (C-)

A video airs hyping a huge announcement from Paul Heyman at Holiday Hell tomorrow (B)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Stevie Richards in 16:34 by pinfall with a Frog Splash. Rob Van Dam makes defence number 2 of his ECW World Television title (D-) After the match Christian comes out to lay into RVD. Mike Awesome runs out apparently to make the save but instead he Awesome Bomb's RVD as Christian and Stevie celebrate (D-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Taz and Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow in 14:04; the order of elimination was Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow first, and finally Taz and Tommy Dreamer. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 9 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (D+) As the teams collect themselves, the Hardys hit the ring and go right after Copeland & Storm. The two teams brawl all around the arena (C) As the brawl goes on, the show ends with Taz and Shane Douglas nose to nose, a scene that takes the PPV off air (C-)

Show Rating: D+

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ECW Holiday Hell '99
Saturday, Week 1, January 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had some good action and average heat, Lance Storm defeated Mike Quackenbush in 7:51 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (D+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Reckless Youth defeated C.W. Anderson in 7:50 by submission with a Stretch Plum (D-)

Holiday Hell opens with an unusual video. It is a scene from Terry Funk's Double Cross Ranch, set one week prior. The video shows the Dudley Boys looking for Terry Funk but they are told he is still in the hospital. When the video ends the Dudley's are in the ring demanding they get to finish the job vs Sabu tonight! (C-)

The Dudleys' wait isn't long as Sabu hits the ring and gets an advantage early on but the Dudleys over power him, that is until Tommy Dreamer hits the ring and the brawl escalates (D+)

Finally Paul Heyman comes out and says the two teams will wrestle right fucking now! (D-)

In a match that had some good action and a good crowd, Dudley Boys defeated Sabu and Tommy Dreamer in a tag team match in 25:20 when Bubba Ray Dudley put Sabu through a table (C+)

We get an interview backstage from Christian, Richards and Awesome. Christian says this the Power Trio and no one will stop them! (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Stevie Richards, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome defeated Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon and Chris Candido in 15:57 when Mike Awesome defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D)

Kurt Angle comes out and says he has been in ECW a few months now and is ashamed he has yet to taste gold, so tonight he is laying down the challenge to RVD to man up and face him with his gold on the line! (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Rob Van Dam drew with Kurt Angle in 30:00 when the time limit expired (D)

Paul Heyman comes out to the ring and says he is proud to announce ECW's newest acquisition, The Man They Call Vader! (B)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Super Crazy and Christopher Daniels in 15:13 when Matt Hardy defeated Super Crazy by pinfall with a Flying Legdrop (D+)

A video airs hyping our Main Event triple threat match (C)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Taz defeated Shane Douglas and Adam Copeland in 32:39 when Taz defeated Shane Douglas by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex. Taz makes defence number 2 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (C+)

After the match Taz is celebrating his win when Vader hits the ring and absolutely destroys Taz, laying him to waste before posing with his ECW Title (C)

Show Rating: C-

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Wrestling News

- The weekly PPV does a 0.01.

- Holiday Hell does a solid 0.07.

- WCW holds Turmoil (B) which was headlined by DDP retaining his WCW World Title by beating Sting (B+)

- WWF holds Raw (B+) which was a great show headlined by The Rock beating The Undertaker (B+). Also on the show was Steve Austin beating Triple H (A).

- WCW holds Nitro (B-) a solid offering, headlined by Roddy Piper beating Randy Savage (B).

- WWF holds Underground (B+), yet another amazing show from the WWF. The show saw Triple H beat Mankind (A) as well as Steve Austin beating Shawn Michaels (A).

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 2, January 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Chris Candido defeated Chad Collyer and Spike Dudley in 7:56 when Chris Candido defeated Chad Collyer by pinfall with a Blonde Bombshell (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Reckless Youth defeated Steve Corino in 8:01 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (D-)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Great Sasuke defeated Super Crazy in 20:15 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (D)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Dudley Boys defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 7:38 when Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Axl Rotten by pinfall with a Power Bomb (C-)

After the match Bubba Ray gets on the mic and says that at Holiday Hell they put Sabu through a table, but they heard he is still alive and kicking. The Dudley's say that to rule ECW they need to dethrone its Kings, and right now Sabu & Tommy Dreamer are Kings of ECW, so they are demanding a match at Guilty as Charged to finally finish the deal! (C-)

We cut to a video package hyping Kurt Angle. In the video Angle does a quick promo where he says he wants his chance at Rob Van Dam in a no time limit match at Guilty as Charged! (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Stevie Richards, Christian Cage and Mike Awesome defeated Rob Van Dam, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 19:49; Jeff Hardy was eliminated first, then Stevie Richards, then Matt Hardy, then Mike Awesome, and finally Rob Van Dam. During the match we also had Kurt Angle run in and attack RVD (D-)

We cut backstage where Adam Copeland and Lance Storm are laying into Matt Hardy. Finally Jeff Hardy emerges to run them off but the damage is done (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mikey Whipwreck defeated Mike Quackenbush in 12:29 by pinfall with a Whippersnapper (D)

Backstage Vader hypes his match tonight vs Bam Bam Bigelow and then says he is coming after Taz (C)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Vader defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 11:38 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D+)

After the match end Taz comes out and says that he has no reason to hide from Vader, so if he wants some, he can come get some at Guilty as Charged! (C+)

Show Rating: D+

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Wrestling News

- The Weekly PPV bumped up with our recent popularity boost, to a robust 0.02.

- Bubba Ray Dudley has signed a PPA deal with the WWF.

- WCW held Turmoil (C+) headlined by Kevin Nash beating Lex Luger (B-)

- NJPW is in trouble of losing their TV slot, adding to the issues since falling to Cult.

- WWF has offered D-Von Dudley a PPA contract.

- WWF held Raw (B) headlined by Ken Shamrock defeating The Undertaker (B)

- WCW held Nitro (C+) headlined by Lex Luger going to a Time Limit draw with Randy Savage (C)

- WWF held Underground (A), a great show headlined by Shawn Michaels beating Steve Austin (A). Also on the show Mike Awesome beat Bob Holly (B)

- Chris Kanyon was busted for steroids.

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 3, January 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome and Stevie Richards defeated Mike Quackenbush and Chad Collyer in 7:34 when Mike Awesome defeated Chad Collyer by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (D-)

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Chris Hero defeated Phil LaFon in 8:15 by pinfall with a Heros Welcome (E)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Dudley Boys defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley in 15:11 when Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley by pinfall with a Power Bomb (C-)

After the match Tommy Dreamer comes out to the top of the ramp and tells the Dudleys the match is on! (C-)

Christian is backstage where he cuts a promo on the Power Trio. He says that no title is safe (D)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Great Sasuke defeated Doug Furnas in 17:39 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (D)

Adam Copeland & Lance Storm cut a promo backstage on how the Hardy's are like annoying little nats and at Guilty as Charged they will be shooed out of ECW forever (D+)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Candido in 12:24 by pinfall with a Frog Splash. Rob Van Dam makes defence number 4 of his ECW World Television title (D+)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Jeff Hardy drew with Lance Storm in 10:09 when the referee lost control and stopped the match (D)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Sabu defeated Shane Douglas in 12:24 by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (D)

A video airs hyping the Main Event of Guilty as Charged, Vader vs Taz (C+)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Vader defeated Steve Williams in 12:23 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D+)

After the match Taz comes to the ring and he and Vader share an intense staredown as the show goes off air (C-)

Show Rating: D+

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Wrestling News

- The Weekly PPV drops back down to a 0.01.

- D-Von Dudley signs his PPA deal with WWF.

- WCW holds Turmoil (B-) headlined by Scott Steiner beating Kevin Nash (B-)

- WCW holds Souled Out (B), doing a huge 10.37 buy. The main event saw DDP retain the WCW World Title by beating Hulk Hogan (B)

- WWF holds Royal Rumble (B-), doing an 8.39 buy. The Main Event saw The Undertaker winning the Royal Rumble (B-). Also on the show was Steve Austin retaining his WWF Title beating Shawn Michaels (A)

- WWF holds Raw (B-), headlined by Ken Shamrock beating Kane (B-)

- WCW holds Nitro (B-) headlined by the Mega Powers beating the Outsiders (B-)

- WWF holds Underground (C+) headlined by Ahmed Johnson beating Mankind (C+)

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 4, January 1998
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Mike Quackenbush defeated Chad Collyer in 18:26 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (E)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas in 14:57 when Jeff Hardy defeated Bam Bam Bigelow by submission with a Texas Cloverleaf (D) After the match Shane Douglas gets on the mic and says he is disgusted at himself for how shitty he has been. He says he is taking some time off to reassess things but promises he will be back soon and he'll be getting back what is rightfully his! (D+)

A video airs hyping RVD vs Kurt Angle (C-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Kurt Angle defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 14:54 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (D)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Christian Cage defeated Doug Furnas in 11:41 by pinfall (D)

After the match Stevie Richards comes out and high fives Christian. He cuts a promo about how the Power Trio is not just a fad, but here to stay (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Super Crazy in 12:17 by pinfall with a Frog Splash. Rob Van Dam makes defence number 5 of his ECW World Television title (D)

Adam Copeland is backstage where he promises that tonight after he takes care of Mike Awesome, he will go find the Hardy's and treat them to their final meal because tomorrow their careers will be over (C-)

A video airs hyping the Dudleys vs Sabu & Dreamer. It is announced that the match will a Street Fight (D+)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Mike Awesome in 15:06 by pinfall with a surprise roll up (C-)

We cut to the back where Vader is laid out Taz. He says tomorrow the ECW Title will be his. We exit the PPV with Taz writhing in pain (C)

Show Rating: D+

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ECW Guilty as Charged
Saturday, Week 4, January 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Chad Collyer defeated C.W. Anderson in 8:06 by pinfall (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Chris Hero and Steve Corino defeated Reckless Youth and Christopher Daniels in 7:53 when Chris Hero defeated Christopher Daniels by pinfall with a Heros Welcome (D-)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Ballz Mahoney in 10:23 when Ballz Mahoney was knocked out (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Stevie Richards and Christian Cage defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 10:28 when Christian Cage defeated Doug Furnas by pinfall (D+)

Backstage we see Bam Bam Bigelow approached by Steve Williams. The two men talk before shaking hands and heading to the ring together (D+)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Bam Bam Bigelow and Steve Williams defeated Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley in 16:24 when Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall with a Power Bomb (D)

A video airs hyping the Dreamer & Sabu vs Dudleys feud (C-)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Tommy Dreamer and Sabu drew with Dudley Boys in 15:43 when Sabu and D-Von crashed off the top of the cage to the concrete (C-)

Another hype video airs, this time for the Hardy's vs Copeland & Storm (D+)

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Adam Copeland and Lance Storm defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 14:45 when Lance Storm defeated Jeff Hardy by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf after blatantly cheating. Adam Copeland and Lance Storm make defence number 10 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (C-)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Rob Van Dam drew with Kurt Angle in 30:00 when the time limit expired (D+)

A video airs to hype our Main Event, Taz vs Vader (C)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Taz defeated Vader in 12:03 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex. Taz makes defence number 3 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (C)

Show Rating: C-

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Wrestling News

- The Weekly PPV does a 0.02.

- Guilty as Charged does our biggest buy at 0.11.

- WCW holds Turmoil (B), headlined by Sting beating DDP (B)

- WWF have offered deals to both Hardy's.

- WCW holds Nitro (B), headlined by Hulk Hogan beating Scott Hall (B)

- WWF holds Raw (C+) headlined by X-Pac beating Ahmed Johnson (C), the show also saw the Dudley's beat Bob Holly & Rikishi (C-)

- WWF holds Underground (B), headlined by HBK beating Vader (B+), also on the show were the Dudley's beating the Samoan Swat Team (C-)

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 1, February 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-Show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Spike Dudley defeated Chris Hero in 8:03 by pinfall with an Acid Drop (34)

Pre-Show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Steve Corino defeated Chad Collyer in 7:36 by pinfall with an Old School Expulsion (37)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Tommy Dreamer defeated Mike Awesome in 15:13 by pinfall with a Piledriver (52)

After the match, the Power Trio comes out and lays into Dreamer before Sabu runs them off for the save (41)

Paul Heyman announces a three team round robin tournament to determine the #1 contenders. It'll be Dreamer & Sabu, The Dudleys and the Hardy's (60)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Vader defeated Doug Furnas in 11:52 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (45)

After the match Vader promises he will get another shot at Taz and this time he won't leave empty handed (57)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Chris Candido defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 11:34 by pinfall with a Blonde Bombshell (40)

Kurt Angle comes out and says he wants one more shot at RVD, this time with no time limit, and no other possibilities for a draw (47)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Mike Quackenbush in 11:58 by submission with an Ankle Lock (49)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bam Bam Bigelow and Steve Williams defeated Christopher Daniels and Reckless Youth in 6:14 when Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Christopher Daniels by pinfall with a Power Bomb (48)

Taz is backstage where he says he has continued to mow down the best ECW has to offer. He says if Vader wants another shot, that's fine, he just better prove his worth (60)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Taz defeated Lance Storm in 22:21 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (68)

Show Rating: 61

I switched to the # system to get a better idea on how things were going.

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Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.02.

- WCW held an amazing episode of Turmoil (86) headlined by DDP beating Bret Hart to retain his WCW Title (95)

- D-Von Dudley beat Doug Basham to win the OVW Title (47)

- NJPW loses it's TV show.

- WCW holds Nitro, another good effort (84) headlined by Sting beating DDP (90)

- WWF holds Raw (B-), headlined by The Rock beating Owen Hart (77). The show also saw the Dudleys beat Brian Christopher & Butch Miller (49) and Rikishi beating Mike Awesome (33)

- We bring Little Guido back.

- WWF held Underground (78) headlined by Vader beating The Undertaker (83)

- We agree to terms with AJ Styles, Scotty Taylor and Xavier.

- We agree to deals with Brent Albright, Jamie Noble and Shane Helms.

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 2, February 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Scott Taylor defeated Jamie Noble, Shane Helms, Xavier, Brent Albright and Bobby Roode in 14:32 when Scott Taylor defeated Xavier by pinfall with a Jumping Bulldog (34)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Ballz Mahoney in 7:37 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (36)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Quackenbush defeated Doug Furnas in 12:20 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (31)

Stevie Richards and Christian Cage are backstage demanding to know why they were excluded in the round robin tournament. They promise to make an impact before all is said and done (44)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Stevie Richards and Christian Cage defeated Spike Dudley and Mikey Whipwreck in 10:40 when Christian Cage defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall (49)

Adam Copeland is interviewed backstage where he promises to beat Vader tonight (61)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Great Sasuke defeated Super Crazy and James Maritato in 14:39 when Great Sasuke defeated Super Crazy by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (42)

Rob Van Dam comes out to announce he accepts Kurt Angle's challenge for an Anything Goes match where there must be a winner (44)

The Dudley's hype the Round Robin Tournament (54)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Vader defeated Adam Copeland in 14:45 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (50)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Dudley Boys defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy in 17:13 when Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Jeff Hardy by pinfall with a Power Bomb (59)

Show Rating: 54

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Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.02.

- WCW holds Turmoil (78) headlined by Hulk Hogan beating Randy Savage (81)

- WWF held No Way Out, a great show (85) that did a nice 7.91 buy. The Main Event saw Steve Austin beat Kane to retain the WWF Title (89)

- WCW held Nitro (76) headlined by The Mega Powers beating The Outsiders (81)

- WWF held Raw (77) headlined by Kane beating Mankind (83). Also on the show, DX won the tag titles over The New Blackjacks (72) and Al Snow & Chaz Worthington beat the Dudley's (53)

- WWF held Underground (79) headlined by X-Pac beating The Undertaker (82)

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ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 3, February 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, AJ Styles defeated Jamie Noble in 8:11 by pinfall with a Styles Clash (22)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Chris Hero defeated Xavier in 8:23 by pinfall with a Heros Welcome (31)

Kurt Angle opens up the show. He says that he had an epiphany over the last week as he watched his past matches with RVD. He says he is playing on an unfair playing field because RVD shows up to the arena high as hell and becomes impervious to pain. He says he is going to even the odds a little bit this time around because he is going to place a bounty on RVD's head! (46)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Dudley Boys defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 11:38 when D-Von Dudley defeated Axl Rotten by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop (55)

After the match the Dudley's promise to win next week vs Dreamer & Sabu and clinch their Tag Team Title match at CyberSlam! (57)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Great Sasuke defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 9:55 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (45)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Adam Copeland defeated Scott Taylor in 11:35 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (56)

Sabu is in the back taping up before his match with Dreamer vs the Hardy's when the Power Trio emerges out of nowhere and lays him lying in a pool of blood (40)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated James Maritato in 15:11 by pinfall with an Angle Slam (55)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Taz defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 11:27 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (55)

In an extremely short match, Vader defeated Reckless Youth in 4:28 by pinfall with a Vader Bomb (45)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated Sabu and Tommy Dreamer in 19:38 when Jeff Hardy defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall with a quick roll up (61)

After the match Adam Copeland & Lance Storm hit the ring and lay to waste all four men (61)

Show Rating: 58

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.02.

- WCW holds Turmoil (73) headlined by Kevin Nash beating Roddy Piper (72)

- WCW holds SuperBrawl (79) doing a huge 10.17 buy and drawing a sell out crowd of 66,995. The show saw DDP retain his WCW World Title by beating Scott Steiner (77) Also the Mega Powers beat Vicious & Delicious (79) to win the WCW Tag Team Titles

- WCW held Nitro (80) headlined by Scott Steiner beating Ric Flair (81)

- WWF held Raw (74) headlined by Kane beating Vader (78)

- WWF held Underground (79) headlined by HBK beating Ken Shamrock (87)

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Friday, Week 4, February 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Bobby Roode defeated C.W. Anderson in 8:09 by pinfall with a Roode Cutter (19)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Steve Corino defeated Shane Helms in 8:16 by pinfall with an Old School Expulsion (34)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 15:15 by pinfall with a Leaping DDT (54)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Great Sasuke defeated Super Crazy, Scott Taylor and James Maritato in 17:07 when Great Sasuke defeated Scott Taylor by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (49)

A video airs hyping Vader (78)

In an extremely short match, Vader defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 5:28 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (43)

After the match Taz says Vader is impressive but he needs to do more if he thinks he deserves a shot against Taz (68)

We cut backstage to where Bam Bam Bigelow & Steve Williams have laid to waste Rob Van Dam (55)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Stevie Richards defeated Doug Furnas in 11:47 by pinfall with a Stevie Kick (50)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Spike Dudley in 9:48 by submission with an Ankle Lock (55)

A video airs hyping CyberSlam (60)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Tommy Dreamer and Sabu defeated Dudley Boys in 15:32 when Sabu defeated Bubba Ray Dudley by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsaul (57)

Show Rating: 58

[DeToxRox]

ECW CyberSlam
Saturday, Week 4, February 1999
CT - Mohegan Sun Arena (Tri State)
9518 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In an extremely poor match, Phil LaFon defeated Brent Albright in 7:58 by pinfall with a Dragon Suplex (30)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Quackenbush defeated Chad Collyer in 7:43 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (47)

CyberSlam opens with none other then Shane Douglas in the ring. He has a table set up in the ring, but it is covered in cloth. He says while he was away he got to thinking about his career. He mentions how when he tossed down the NWA Title, he made a statement. Yet now he looks back and realizes no one ever won the NWA Title from him, so he is the rightful champion. He says he found out who had the belt and used his own money to buy it back! He says from here on out he is the NWA World Champion, the most prestigious champion in the entire world, and if Taz, RVD or anyone else doesn't like it they can kiss his ass! (61)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Shane Douglas defeated Doug Furnas in 11:48 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (51)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Great Sasuke defeated James Maritato in 14:45 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (59)

Backstage Christian Cage cuts a promo about the inevitable dominance of the Power Trio tonight! (45)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Mike Awesome, Stevie Richards and Christian Cage defeated Mikey Whipwreck, Spike Dudley and Scott Taylor in 14:31 when Christian Cage defeated Scott Taylor by pinfall (51)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Vader defeated Super Crazy in 8:19 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (53)

Backstage a battered RVD mentions how Kurt Angle is a piece of shit who doesn't realize the mistake he made ordering the bounty on RVD. He says Bigelow & Dr. Death will get there's eventually, but first he has to take care of Kurt Angle (50)

Taz comes out and makes an open challenge citing the fact that it is bullshit the ECW Champion isn't on a PPV (64)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Taz defeated Steve Corino in 9:42 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex. Taz makes defence number 4 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (59)

In a match that had some good action and a good crowd, Kurt Angle defeated Rob Van Dam in 21:28 by pinfall with an Angle Slam. Kurt Angle wins the ECW World Television title (58)

A video airs hyping our Main Event. It is a Four Way Ladder match as just announced by Paul Heyman to ensure there is a winner (62)

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Dudley Boys defeated Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, Sabu and Tommy Dreamer and Adam Copeland and Lance Storm in 22:11 when Bubba Ray Dudley retrieved the item. Dudley Boys win the ECW World Tag Team titles (68)

Show Rating: 61

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- Our weekly PPV does a 0.03.

- CyberSlam does a 0.16, easily our biggest buy to date.

- WCW holds Turmoil (80) headlined by The Outsiders beating The Mega Powers (79)

- Combat Zone Wrestling has opened its doors. It'll promote a violent style of wrestling along the Tri State area.

- We decide to offer CZW the chance to be our developmental promotion and they accept. This is great news for us as it allows us a place to send some guys who need work once we become National.

- WCW holds Nitro (82) headlined by DDP, The Giant and Ric Flair beating Bret Hart, Roddy Piper and Lex Luger (83)

- WWF holds Raw (71) headlined by X-Pac beating Shawn Michaels (82) Also on the show were the Dudley Boys beating Butch Miller & Tiger Ali Singh (42)

- WWF holds Underground (77) headlined by The Rock beating Owen Hart (79) Also on the show the Samoan Swat Team beat the Dudley's (49)

- WWF offers deals to Kurt Angle and The Great Sasuke.

- We make the decision to branch out to the South East again for more shows.

- We net a profit of $197,321 for February.

- Our new popularity/importance is:

Great Lakes: 44/37
Mid Atlantic: 41/35
Mid South: 41/39
Mid West: 41/37
New England: 46/41
North West: 41/35
South East: 50/45
South West: 41/35
Tri State: 53/53
Puerto Rico: 38/29
Hawaii: 38/27

To get to National we need to be in 65 in eight of these regions so it's still a long road to go.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Saturday, Week 1, March 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Chad Collyer and Steve Corino defeated Doug Furnas & Phil La Fon in 17:52 when Chad Collyer defeated Phil LaFon by pinfall (42)

In a bout that had a good crowd and some decent in-ring action, Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 11:36 by pinfall with a Piledriver following interference from Rob Van Dam (49) RVD continues to lay into Bigelow promising he will never get the money Angle owes him! (41)

After that all calms down Terry Funk says it is great to be back. He says he came back without any warning because he heard what Shane Douglas did. He says Shane Douglas could never hold the NWA World Title like Funk or Flair or Race did and Funk is going to make it his fucking mission to get that title back! (51)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome defeated Scott Taylor in 9:26 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (39)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, James Maritato defeated Mike Quackenbush in 12:15 by submission with a Sicillian Crab (42)

Adam Copeland cuts a promo on how he feels robbed not having the ECW Tag Team Titles. He says his ECW career is at the cross roads, but he knows just how to make sure it stays on the right track and promises the rest of ECW will find out how soon enough (67)

We then get a promo from Kurt Angle celebrating his TV title win over RVD. He says RVD is a loose cannon and there is no way he will ever give that maniac a shot at his beloved title! (45)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Stevie Richards and Christian Cage defeated Tommy Dreamer and Sabu in 15:27 when Christian Cage defeated Sabu by pinfall. During the match we also had Bubba Ray Dudley run in and attack Sabu (45)

After the match Bubba Ray gets on the mic and says just because they are champs doesn't mean this feud is over by a long shot. They make the challenge for Living Dangerously to face Sabu & Dreamer in the same Double Jeopardy Match that put Funk out of commission (46)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Vader defeated Rob Van Dam in 11:33 by pinfall with a Power Bomb after a distraction from Kurt Angle (49)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Shane Douglas defeated Great Sasuke in 19:39 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (52) Shane Douglas makes defence #1 of the NWA World Heavyweight Title

Show Rating: 54

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.03.

- WCW holds Turmoil (73) headlined by DDP retaining his World Title in four corner match vs Bret Hart, Sting and Kevin Nash (76)

- Kurt Angle signs a PPA deal with WWF.

- WWF held Raw (84) headlined by The Undertaker beating Steve Austin, X-Pac and Owen Hart (86) to win the WWF World Title (86) Also on the show Marc Mero beat D-Von Dudley (50)

- WCW held Nitro (77) headlined by Sting & The Steiners beating The Giant, Scott Hall and Ric Flair (78)

- We sign Jake Roberts and Scott Norton to PPA deals. Roberts will be used (when he shows) as a manager and occasional wrestler while Norton will be used as a challenger for Taz. Norton has excellent popularity so that helps us a great deal.

- We move our lineup around. Our weekly PPV's will be Thursdays now and our big show's will be on Friday's as to avoid conflicts.

- WWF holds Underground (78) headlined by Shawn Michaels and Vader going to a No Contest (83)

- WWF has offered Stevie Richards and Christian Cage.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Saturday, Week 2, March 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mikey Whipwreck, Christopher Daniels and Reckless Youth defeated Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon and Chad Collyer in 17:07 when Mikey Whipwreck defeated Doug Furnas by pinfall with a Whippersnapper (35)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Scott Norton defeated Ballz Mahoney in 9:54 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (53)

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy defeated James Maritato and Scott Taylor in 15:23 when Matt Hardy defeated Scott Taylor by pinfall with a Flying Legdrop (51)

Backstage Jake Roberts spots Mikey Whipwreck. Roberts says he has been watching ECW and Whipwreck has shown him something, but Whipwreck needs to show the people who are too dumb to see what he does. He says he will make sure he figures it out (45)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Taz defeated Lance Storm in 17:48 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (62)

After the match, Vader comes out to the ring and lays to waste Taz (60)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Vader defeated Mike Quackenbush in 10:16 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (60)

Vader gets on the mic and says he has nothing left to prove and he wants Taz at Living Dangerously! (66)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Adam Copeland drew with Sabu in 15:00 when the time limit expired (49)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Kurt Angle defeated Terry Funk in 20:07 by submission with an Ankle Lock. During the match we also had Shane Douglas run in and attack Terry. Kurt Angle makes defence number 1 of his ECW World Television title (59)

Show Rating: 52

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.02.

- WCW holds Turmoil (74) headlined by Roddy Piper beating Kevin Nash (76)

- Stevie Richards has signed a PPA deal with WWF.

- We sign Harvey Wippleman to act as Scott Norton's manager.

- WWF held Raw (80) headlined by Mankind & The Rock beating DX (81) Also on the show Flash Funk, D'Lo Brown and Taka beat Mike Awesome, D-Von Dudley and Stevie Richards (45)

- WCW held Nitro (84) headlined by DDP beating Sting (89)

- WWF held Underground (77) headlined by Mankind & X-Pac beating DX (83)

- WWF signs Christian Cage to a PPA deal.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Saturday, Week 3, March 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, James Maritato and Steve Corino defeated Christopher Daniels and Reckless Youth, Shane Helms and Jamie Noble and Xavier and Chris Hero in 13:59; the order of elimination was Xavier and Chris Hero first, then Shane Helms and Jamie Noble, and finally Christopher Daniels and Reckless Youth (40)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Lance Storm in 20:09 by submission with an Ankle Lock. Kurt Angle makes defence number 2 of his ECW World Television title (51)

We are then shown video from earlier where Kurt Angle pays Bigelow & Williams their bounty money. We flip to real time where Williams is laid out and RVD is standing over him holding a briefcase full of money. RVD says at Living Dangerously he is going to put this briefcase up vs Bigelow's in a ladder match. RVD says winner takes all, and then once RVD wins Kurt Angle's money, he is going to win his title too! (39)

Jake Roberts comes out to the ring and says that tonight his new friend Mikey Whipwreck is making a challenge to Taz to prove to everyone how good he is! (40)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Scott Norton defeated Doug Furnas in 9:37 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (55)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Taz defeated Mikey Whipwreck in 9:42 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (50)

After the match Taz grabs a mic and tells Vader his challenge is accepted. Taz also says he is going to give Vader a gift and allow him to fight Taz in Vader's own match, The Texas Death Match! (67)

We then cut to the back where Jake Roberts is slapping Mikey Whipwreck for embarrassing him. He tells he better make up for it next week or he is going to deal with Jake (50)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Sabu and Tommy Dreamer defeated Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks in 12:57 when Sabu defeated Ballz Mahoney by pinfall with a Triple Jump Moonsault (45)

The Dudley's come out and tell Dreamer & Sabu that they meet their fate in just under two weeks. They want to know just how they will handle that? (54)

Shane Douglas comes out and says he has organized a little match tonight, as Terry Funk will take on Vader (62)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Great Sasuke in 11:18 by pinfall with a Frog Splash (51)

In a bout that had great heat and good action, Vader defeated Terry Funk in 12:05 by pinfall with a Power Bomb after a distraction from Shane Douglas (55)

Show Rating: 51

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.04 buy.

- ECWA held their annual Super 8 Tournament. ECW's own Christopher Daniels won the tournament, beating Glenn Osbourne (39) in the finals.

- WCW holds Turmoil (74) headlined by Kevin Nash beating Roddy Piper (75)

- WCW holds Uncensored (85) an incredible show which did a 10.42 buy. it was headlined by DDP beating Sting (90) to retain the WCW World Title

- WWF holds Raw (77) headlined by The Rock beating Shawn Michaels (85) Also on the show Mike Awesome beat Skull (37)

- WCW held Nitro (70) headlined by Scott Steiner beating The Giant (66)

- WWF held Underground (83) headlined by The Undertaker beating The Rock (84) to retain the WWF Title. Also on the show, The Samoan Swat Team beat the Dudley's (45)

[EdReedIsGod]

These Wrestling dynasties are always great reading.

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Thursday, Week 4, March 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Mike Quackenbush defeated Shane Helms in 7:54 by pinfall with a Quackendriver (40)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Chad Collyer defeated Reckless Youth in 7:54 by pinfall (35)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Scott Norton defeated James Maritato in 13:34 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (54)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Shane Douglas defeated Scott Taylor in 12:25 by pinfall with a Belly to Belly Suplex (45)

After the match Douglas gets on the mic and runs down Terry Funk, calling him a piece of shit and a has been who barely was. He promises that from here on out the NWA Title is not up for grabs, and instead will be used to showcase his greatness everywhere he goes! (51)

A video plays hyping Taz vs Vader (68)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christian Cage and Stevie Richards defeated Spike Dudley and Mikey Whipwreck in 15:45 when Christian Cage defeated Mikey Whipwreck by pinfall (42)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome defeated Steve Corino in 10:04 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (39)

A video airs hyping the rest of the Living Dangerously card (50)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Taz, Tommy Dreamer and Sabu defeated Vader and Dudley Boys in 30:03 when Tommy Dreamer defeated D-Von Dudley by pinfall with a Piledriver (61)

Show Rating: 52

[DeToxRox]

ECW Living Dangerously
Friday, Week 4, March 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christian Cage won a battle royal in 15:28. The final four competitors also included Mikey Whipwreck, Scott Taylor and Phil LaFon, with Mikey Whipwreck being the final elimination (47)

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Adam Copeland defeated Great Sasuke in 15:22 by pinfall with a Missile Dropkick (54)

After the match Copeland gets on the mic and says he went from Main Events to Jerking the Curtain and that just doesn't fly. Copeland says he is going to introduce ECW to a new concept at the next weekly PPV to put himself back on the map (66)

A video airs hyping Scott Norton (74)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Scott Norton defeated Super Crazy in 13:03 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (47)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome defeated Ballz Mahoney in 10:45 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (48)

Kurt Angle is backstage where he says he will be watching as Bam Bam Bigelow wins all the bounty money and hopefully in the process rids ECW of Rob Van Dam and his drug addict ways (47)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 19:42 when Rob Van Dam retrieved the money (57)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Dudley Boys defeated Tommy Dreamer and Sabu in a Double Jeopardy match in 25:19 when Bubba Ray Dudley put Tommy Dreamer through a table. Dudley Boys make defence number 1 of their ECW World Tag Team titles (62)

After the match the Dudley's continue to lay into Dreamer & Sabu until the Hardy's make the save (39)

We get one last hype video for the main event Texas Death Match between Taz and Vader (73)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and great wrestling action, Taz defeated Vader in 23:16 when Vader was pinned with a T-Bone Suplex and could not beat a ten count. Taz makes defence number 5 of his ECW World Heavyweight title (73)

Show Rating: 65

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The weekly PPV did a 0.03.

- Living Dangerously did a nice 0.18.

- Larry McGraw opens up a new incarnation of Stampede Wrestling.

- WWF held WrestleMania XV (78) headlined by The Undertaker beating Vader (82) to retain the WWF Title.

- WCW held Nitro (71) headlined by The Giant beating Roddy Piper (72)

- WWF held Raw (80) headlined by The Undertaker beating X-Pac to retain the WWF Title (86) Also on the show the Dudleys beat the Samoan Swat Team (44) and Kama Mustafa beat Stevie Richards (52)

- WWF held Underground (66) headlined by Ahmed Johnson beating Ken Shamrock (61) Also on the show Goldust beat Mike Awesome (56)

- We make a profit of $176,516 in March.

- - Our new popularity/importance is:

Great Lakes: 45/38 - +1/+1
Mid Atlantic: 43/36 - +2/+1
Mid South: 43/40 - +2/+1
Mid West: 43/38 - +2/+1
New England: 47/41 - +1/+2
North West: 43/36 - +2/+1
South East: 52/46 - +2/+1
South West: 43/36 - +2/+1
Tri State: 53/53 - 0/0
Puerto Rico: 41/30 - +3/+1
Hawaii: 40/28 - +2/+1

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Thursday, Week 1, April 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome defeated Scott Taylor in 7:57 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (38)

Pre-show Dark Match
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Christopher Daniels and Mikey Whipwreck defeated Steve Corino and Bobby Roode in 7:33 when Mikey Whipwreck defeated Steve Corino by pinfall with a Whippersnapper (3)

Adam Copeland is backstage headed to the ring when he bumps into Vader. Copeland tells him nice work at Living Dangerously which leads to a shoving match and in turn a brawl (59)

Adam Copeland comes out to the ring spitting mad. He says he had a big announcement planned but Vader had to shit all over it. Copeland says he is feeling rebellious tonight so he is offering Vader a match tonight .. Loser Leaves Town! (55)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Lance Storm defeated James Maritato in 12:17 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (47)

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Great Sasuke defeated Mike Quackenbush in 11:51 by pinfall with a Thunder Fire Power Bomb (45)

RVD comes out to the ring and says he wants his match vs Kurt Angle! (45)

Shane Douglas is in the back continuing his one man verbal attack against Terry Funk (50)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Terry Funk defeated Ballz Mahoney in 12:15 by pinfall with a Piledriver (43)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Scott Norton defeated Spike Dudley in 12:23 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (54)

Taz comes out and cuts a promo on why he is the baddest MF'er in ECW. He says Vader had his shot, and he came up short. He then says he is making a six way dance for next week to find an opponent for Hostile City Showdown! (61)

We cut to the back where Vader says Copeland made a horrible mistake and his challenge is accepted (55)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy drew with Christian Cage and Stevie Richards in 15:00 when the referee was forced to rule a no contest when all hell broke loose (56) After the match the Dudley's come out and put both Hardy's through tables (51)

In a match that had a fantastic crowd and good action, Adam Copeland defeated Vader in 11:59 when Vader was pinned with a Missile Dropkick and could not beat a ten count (64)

Show Rating: 58

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.02.

- WCW holds Turmoil (77) headlined by The Meda Powers beating The Outsiders (80)

- Bruce Hart is given the book in Stampede.

- WWF holds Raw (78) headlined by Owen Hart beating Steve Austin (80) Also on the show The Samoan Swat Team beat the Dudleys (52)

- WCW holds Nitro (75) headlined by Lex Luger beating DDP (77)

- Lou Thesz passed away.

- Indy worker Joe E. Legend passes away following a car accident.

- WWF holds Underground (80) headlined by The Undertaker beating Ken Shamrock (83)

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Thursday, Week 2, April 1999
FL - Ocean Center (South East)
8582 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

Adam Copeland opens the PPV up by discussing the impromptu Loser Leaves Town match vs Vader last week. He says the reason he wanted that match so badly was because he was sick of the so called "Man" running his mouth while Copeland saw his career hanging in the balance. Copeland says that was just the start, because after tonight he'll be the #1 Contender and finally get his World Title! (67)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Taz defeated James Maritato in 7:49 by pinfall with a T-Bone Suplex (51)

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Scott Norton defeated Great Sasuke in 10:09 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (53)

After the match we get a recap of the weeks of destruction from Scott Norton (61)

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Matt Hardy defeated Lance Storm in 12:28 by pinfall with a Flying Legdrop (46)

After the match the Dudley's show up and surround Hardy. They promise they aren't going anywhere and that they won't be happy until there are no teams left in ECW (51)

Christian Cage is backstage where he says the pressure of leading the most dominate Power Trio in the World is nothing to him, and tonight is the biggest match of his career. He promises to become #1 Contender (58)

In a match that had an average crowd reaction and some decent in-ring action, Mike Awesome defeated Jeff Hardy in 10:03 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb after a distraction from Bubba Ray Dudley (45)

In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Terry Funk defeated Adam Copeland, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam and Christian Cage in 32:20 when Terry Funk defeated Christian Cage by pinfall with a Piledriver (62)

Show Rating: 55

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling News

- The PPV does a 0.03

- WCW holds Turmoil (68) headlined by DDP defeated Stevie Ray and Lex Luger to retain the WCW World Title (69)

- WWF holds Raw (82) headlined by The Undertaker defeating Ken Shamrock to retain the WWF World title (83)

- WCW holds Nitro (86) headlined by DDP defeating Sting and Bret Hart to retain the WCW World Title (92)

- WWF holds Underground (83) headlined by Seve Austin beating the Undertaker (89)

[DeToxRox]

ECW Extreme PPV
Thursday, Week 3, April 1999
ME - Augusta Civic Center (New England)
6777 People -- Sellout
Live on PPV

A video plays hyping the destruction of Scott Norton (77)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Mike Awesome defeated Spike Dudley in 11:46 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb (41)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Lance Storm defeated Mike Quackenbush in 12:16 by submission with a Canadian Maple Leaf (44)

Shane Douglas comes out with his NWA World Title. He says Terry Funk somehow got a title shot at Hostile City Showdown but he sure as shit didn't earn it because the Franchise wasn't in the match. He promises Funks time is coming to an end (55)

In a bout that had solid in-ring action and average heat, Kurt Angle defeated Phil LaFon in 12:03 by pinfall with an Angle Slam. Kurt Angle makes defence number 3 of his ECW World Television title (53)

The Dudleys say they requested a match tonight with Tommy Dreamer and Taz for one simple reason; to show the Hardy's that they can easily dispatch the cream of the crop, so if they can do it that easily to Taz & Dreamer, just imagine what happens to the Hardy's (54)

We get an announcement from Paul Heyman that the King of the Mat tournament will return at Wrestlepalooza (54)

In a bout that had great heat and great wrestling action, Scott Norton defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in 12:41 by pinfall with a Power Bomb (55)

The show ends with a contract signing between Taz and Terry Funk. They have a staredown as Shane Douglas is seen in the Crow's Nest looking on in disgust (61)

Show Rating: 55