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^I'm pretty sure this was the case. I haven't seen the full match but I remember seeing clips of it back in the day. ECW guys were being destroyed by the WWF contingency, Rude came out like he was going to make the save and then did what he did.

Extreme Championship Wrestling Wrestlepalooza '97 June 7th, 1997 ECW Arena South Philly, PA This show takes place just 24 hours prior to the WWF King of the Ring 97 pay per view, which went down in Providence Rhode Island. Taker defended his WWF Championship against Farooq and the...

Heyman and ECW was in a working relationship with WWF when Shotgun launched. Vince actually even offered Heyman a job doing commentary on Shotgun. Heyman actually used his connections in the New York nightclub scene(he worked at Studio 54 at one point) to introduce Vince to the owners of the...

IVP videos sells cheap sets of unedited Hardcore TV but they don't have them advertised on the site, you have to contact the administrator of the site and ask for them. I'm pretty sure they go for $50-60 a set, I can vouch for them that they are reliable and trustworthy to buy from, I buy stuff...

There are a lot of elements of the Attitude Era that they could never recreate now matter how hard they tried, but I don't see why they couldn't pull off a product that a couple of 30 year old blue collar class guys can gather around and drink a few cold ones and enjoy without being embarrassed...

I never understood younger fans bitterness over people and their nostalgia for older wrestling. It's no different than a favorite movie or a favorite music CD, if you love it, you will always love it. I love Terminator 2 and And Justice For All so chances are I'm going to watch/listen to them...

Life After Barely Legal With ECW making their debut on pay per view the company lost it's innocence. That is why I feel like Barely Legal was the climax of the ECW story because in many ways it was the definitive end of an era for the promotion. Even though there was a lot of great moments...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Barely Legal April 13th, 1997 ECW Arena South Philly, PA Here we are, after 3 plus years, over 500 replies, and 56 reviews we're finally at Barely Legal. I remember when I started this thread the main inspiration was another "History of ECW" thread written on the...

The entire ECW should be inducted into the hall of fame for the influence they had on wrestling. Make a stipulation that anyone who was with the company for at least 2 years from the period of 1993 up to Barely Legal should be part of the group that goes in together collectively.

Terry Funk: The Godfather of ECW Here we are on the eve of my Barely Legal review, the review this thread has been building up to for the past 3 years. Before we get to Barely Legal I feel that it is paramount to take some time and really cover why exactly Terry Funk was so special in the...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Hardcore TV(Episode #207) April 10th, 1997 Alright man, we have finally arrived at the go-home show for Barely Legal. This episode consists of mostly promos and music videos to hype up the show, starting with an outstanding promo video with The Pitbulls. This is...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Hardcore TV(Episode #206) April 1st, 1997 Here we go, just two more episode left until Barely Legal. ECW Hardcore TV aired on Thursday nights but they changed it for this week for some reason, this episode was aired on a Tuesday. This version of this episode that...

I'm going to disagree with most in this thread and say yes. I'm not going to suck Russo's dick but to a small degree he does deserve a little credit. I watched WCW as it happened back in the day. WCW was awesome for the first 7 or 8 months of 1998, then by the Fall of 1998 shit started going...

Austin had pointed out in more than 1 promo through 96-97 that he knew Vince was the one pulling the strings in the WWF. There were seeds planted.

Extreme Championship Wrestling Hardcore TV(Episode #205) March 27th, 1997 This is one of three episodes of Hardcore TV left until Barely Legal. We are so close to Barely Legal it is killing me. I've been waiting years to review that show. :lol: This episode starts off with a recap of last...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Hardcore TV(Episode #204) March 20th, 1997 Alright man, the coffee pot is rolling and I'm in the mood for some ECW right now. This is one of four shows left until my long overdue Barely Legal review. I have officially decided to put my WWF/WCW 1997 Tapes project...

If WWE would have kept ECW going, John Cena would have become the new Tommy Dreamer and Punk would have become the new Raven, they would have feuded through 2002-2004 in what would have went down as the greatest feud of all time. Interesting subject though. After watching through the Sopranos...

1. Taz His work in ECW has aged like a fine wine in my opinion. For me number one has to be either Sabu or Taz, Taz had the better overall body of work in ECW while Sabu was probably more of a defining figure for the ECW brand. Taz as a character and as a performer was every bit of a decade...

Extreme Championship Wrestling Hardcore TV(Episode #203) March 13th, 1997 The curtains are opened back up and we are just five episodes away from finally reviewing Barely Legal. This show opens up with a pretty big, enthusiastic crowd. Looks like a bigger crowd than the ECW Arena. This was...

WWF Raw March 10th, 1997 Rating: 2.3 Double header nostalgia matinee up in this motherfucker today. We are on the road to Wrestlemania 13, just 13 days away. First off we start this one with the very first Marilyn Manson Beautiful People "Attitude" opening: bZlRy9QqD0M Fucking...