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The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Some seasons are set in England. The last one was primarily in the US. The premise is that the Doctor is a Time Lord, an all but extinct alien race. When he dies, he is re-incarnated as another version of the Doctor; a clever way for the BBC to keep the show on air for 40+ years. Matt Smith is the current, and 11th Doctor; arguably the best. He has a time (and space) machine in the shape of a British telephone box, and always has at least one companion.
The show is very whimsical, but has some of the most off-the-wall and interesting plots I've ever seen in SciFi TV. You will probably feel lost 90% of the time, and quite a few episode will provoke a jaw-drop, followed by your head exploding. The creator REALLY likes to do ridiculous, unexpected angles. There's usually 13 episodes in any given season, with a few of them being fun filler episodes that sees the cast travel through time and space on various adventures. The Doctor's oldest villain are the Darleks, a ridiculous and old-school trashcan robot that was never modernized because the creators really liked the niche appeal of old school 70's science fiction.
The show is quirky. That's really the best word for it. Like I said previously, I never liked the show up until the newest Doctor, but many like the 10th. Worth checking out, simply because I haven't met anyone who's watched it through to the current date and can say they hate it.
I'm indifferent to him. In fact I'm not sure I've ever read one of his articles.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Now Watching: ECW One Night Stand 2006
Already watched Tazz vs. Lawler and Angle vs. Orton.
Damn I forgot how ridiculous this crowd was. I feel bad for Orton, and really any WWE guys who had to work under conditions like "go fuck Cena", "you can't wrestle" and "boring" chants every time they take the advantage. Orton was actually quite impressive in his match, and took the beating like a champ.
Already watched Tazz vs. Lawler and Angle vs. Orton.
Damn I forgot how ridiculous this crowd was. I feel bad for Orton, and really any WWE guys who had to work under conditions like "go fuck Cena", "you can't wrestle" and "boring" chants every time they take the advantage. Orton was actually quite impressive in his match, and took the beating like a champ.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
FBI vs. Tajiri & Super Crazy was fun. Big Show clears the ring afterwards and the crowd...applauds? ECW crowds really don't have loyalty to anybody, do they? Not even their own talents.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
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Damn good.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
How damn good was Mick Foley in the build up to his tag team match against Tommy Dream and Terry Funk. Some of the best work of his entire career. Admitting to "selling out" and telling some very real truths about ECW and doing what it takes to get to the top of WWE. Damn good...
"Let's hear it for Stephanie McMahon! Long live the Alliance!"
"Let's hear it for Stephanie McMahon! Long live the Alliance!"
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
Didn't you ask me about a movie tournament recently?
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Edge, Mick Foley & Lita vs. Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer & Beulah
ECW violence at its best, with a little bit of WWE booking and psychology. An absolutely perfect match, that managed to make me phsycially sick to my stomach by also kept me glued to screen from start to finish. Jesus, what a blood bath...
ECW violence at its best, with a little bit of WWE booking and psychology. An absolutely perfect match, that managed to make me phsycially sick to my stomach by also kept me glued to screen from start to finish. Jesus, what a blood bath...
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Yes sir. You said you'd run it by Sly and get back to me eventually. And thank you for the link to ONS!
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
You can do it.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Fantastic. That'll give me something to do rather than watching Eugene get hated by an ECW crowd. Dear god...
In other news, how is this going to work logistically speaking?
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
That's your answer. It won't be happening until after Halloween.
One word of warning. This will be our second full movie tournament. The first was run by a guy named Papa Shango who was basically a schnook and this other guy. The other guy was a newcomer but people were starting to like his wrestling posts and apparently he was considered good at what he did. After the tournament, he got a PM asking him to become a mod. He accepted that, and a little over four years later he now has over 15,000 posts (which would be over 20,000 if the Board Room post coun't hadn't been turned off a week after he got here and he would likely have more posts than Jake) and the forums basically took over his life.
Be warned.
One word of warning. This will be our second full movie tournament. The first was run by a guy named Papa Shango who was basically a schnook and this other guy. The other guy was a newcomer but people were starting to like his wrestling posts and apparently he was considered good at what he did. After the tournament, he got a PM asking him to become a mod. He accepted that, and a little over four years later he now has over 15,000 posts (which would be over 20,000 if the Board Room post coun't hadn't been turned off a week after he got here and he would likely have more posts than Jake) and the forums basically took over his life.
Be warned.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
Fair enough. I'd love your input if you have the time. I concede that you have a better grasp on what would, and would not work around here.
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
Just make a bracket and go with it.
Awesome_Miz
Proud LSN mentee
I'll help you out Killiam if you need any.
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
Oh one piece of advice: don't reseed the freaking thing. Shango wanted to do that in every single round and no one could keep up with what he was talking about and it got very confusing.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
I'll wait until the Battlezone tournament gets started to make any posts about it. I don't want to detract any from what's going on there; I also want to dedicate a lot of time to participating in that too.
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
I can manage that. I'm probably going to need to start as soon as possible after the BZ tournament though. Thanksgiving is going to make things really interesting with scheduling and whatnot.
klunderbunker
Welcome to My (And Not Sly's) House
I would highly recommend taking those days off. Have polls wrapped up before then and wait for after the holidays to start them again.
The 1-2-3 Killam
Mid-Card Championship Winner
ECW One Night Stand - July 11, 2006
Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, NY
The show starts out with a huge "ECW" chant, and Paul E kicks things off to a giant ovation; more "ECW" and "Paul E" chants break out. Heyman thanks the ECW faithful, and all the professional wrestlers that didn't want to be "Superstars". He puts over the new show on SyFy and says a new global audience will realize that it all started "right here tonight". After a few thousand people in the Ballroom chant "thank you Paul E" he promises to be the Messiah of the new breed unleashed, and something about a swinging "shlong" of extreme. Yep, this is ECW alright...
After a very old school video package, Joey Styles and Drowning Pool's "Bodies" welcome us to the rebirth of ECW!
Tazz vs. Jerry "the King" Lawler
Winner via submission: Tazz at 00:35
Thoughts: This wasn't so much a match, as it was a gimmick. They needed Tazz on commentary for the PPV, but they also needed to get the fans in the right mindset: you cheer anything ECW, and boo anything remotely WWE. No exceptions. The animosity between Tazz and Lawler had been building for a long time before this collision; it probably felt real because it was, at least in some small way, emulating their real-life feelings. I do take exception to ECW essentially burying Lawler in under a minute, but if he was willing to go out there and do "the job", there's really nobody else to blame but the King. This segment served its purpose, but it also doesn't deserve a real rating.
Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
Winner via submission: Kurt Angle at 15:07
Following the match, Randy Orton milks an injury to his ankle as the crowd lets him have it. Orton seems to take it all in, even smiling and sarcastically saying "my fans..." as he is helped to the back by two referees.
Thoughts: Not a bad match, but the unusual crowd dynamic certainly made things tricky. Angle dominated the entire match, with Orton getting brief moments of clarity in the onslaught. This made the live audience happy, but for the majority of people watching at home - even six years later - things are entirely too one-sided to invest any real emotion. Not only that, but the constant battering of Randy Orton by the Hammerstein crowd had me, as a WWE fan, almost cheering for him to pull through. I don't remember if this was during a period of face-Orton or heel-Orton, but either way I doubt that was the intended result. Angle came off as a school yard bully, the ECW fans his playground posse. Orton is better than the reaction and the booking he received in this match.
Rating: 3/5
The FBI vs. Super Crazy & Tajiri
Winner via pinfall: The FBI at 12:24
Thoughts: This is precisely the kind of match I'd expect to see in a bingo hall... Two teams made up of talents that only hardcore wrestling fans know, and who even less actually care about, with no regard to ring psychology or defining clear lines between heels and faces. Just throw a bunch of names from the past together, and let the fans decide what they want to do with the match. I guess you could say the FBI were the obvious heels, but with half the crowd on their side and the "faces" making just as many questionable decisions, you can't be sure.
The result was a decent tag bout, but not something I even remembered was on the card until I re-watched this PPV. Certainly better than anything WWE is doing these days with the tag division; the fact that these guys got more than ten minutes to work is outstanding! I still can't help but feel they could have put together something with a bit more meaning than this match-up though.
Rating: 3/5
Following the match Big Show hits the ring and stares down Big Guido. The "World's Largest Athlete" takes out all five men, tossing them around the ring like rag dolls as the ECW crowd applauds. This crowd has no loyalty to anybody, do they?
JBL is shown in a sky box seat with a bunch of other WWE wrestlers. He cuts a really heated promo on ECW, and says that guys like RVD are only stars because of the WWE, himself and Vince McMahon. He calls himself the "king of Hardcore", a "wrestling god" and announces his return to the WWE as Smackdown's color commentator! JBL soaks in all the chants, which only makes things that much worse; one of the best promos from the best heel in the industry at that time.
World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Sabu
No winner via official stoppage
Thoughts: I'm not as upset at the way this match ended as I probably should be. It's true Sabu has taken ten times the amount of physical damage in a match and kept going. But it's also true that Sabu is one of the most over-rated, unsafe and inconsistent workers in extreme wrestling. And that truly is saying something. When he hits his moves, he's a great attraction. But I've seen him literally try four or fives times to
land the same move off the top rope; it just gets to a point where his botches make everyone look bad.
Say what you will about Rey Mysterio's lackluster Championship reign, he's a much more reliable talent who made it much further in professional wrestling than Sabu ever did. So for me, it was easier to put aside Sabu's past history with extreme finishes, and buy into the ending. The DDT was sick, and looked like it could have been a legitimate knock out for both guys. There's also no way WWE was going to put the belt on Sabu at this point; keeping in mind the hostile environment of the Hammerstein crowd, this was the only logical move.
Rating: 3.5/5
Mick Foley, Edge & Lita vs. Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk & Beaulah
Winners via pinfall: Edge, Mick Foley & Lita at 18: 45
Thoughts: This is what happens when you take the extreme environment of Extreme Championship Wrestling and you apply a little bit of WWE's ring psychology and match booking. Behold, an ECW masterpiece if I've ever seen one! The built-up to this match was so good; Foley channeled a passion I hadn't seen since he won the WWF Championship for the first time. The women-folk were quite pointless for a vast majority of the match, but their ultimate usefulness definitely added to the match later on.
Terry Funk is a legend, if for no other reason than his affinity for taking pain. As he screamed "God Mick, don't do it!" I almost became physically ill. There was such intensity in that moment, I actually thought about pleaded with Foley to stop torturing the old man... It might have been a story covered in blood, but it was still a damn good story. Nearly 20 minutes passed and it went by in a flash; I'd go back and buy this on PPV all over again just to see this match.
Rating: 5/5
Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka
Winner via pinfall: Balls Mahoney at 5:03
Thoughts: Filler to calm down the fans between two excellent matches. My only real complaint with the match itself was that they tried to rush about 10 minutes of booking into a 5 minute spot. Nothing had room to breath; moves could have been spared in order to sell what was happening. Outside of the match, this remeinded me of why wrestling has made great strides forward in safety. That there was even a time where chair shots the like used in this match were not only legal, but encouraged... What did they think was going to happen? The brain is just too damn fragile to be taking that kind of reckless assault.
Eugene Graces ECW w/ His "Special" Presence
Eugene interrupts the WWE Championship introduction and graces the Ballroom with his - erm - unique presence. He reads a poem he wrote about ECW (who is this guy, Heidenrich?) and the fans are absolutely taking a dump on this segment. Much to the relief of the ECW faithful, Sandman makes his return through the crowd and busts open Eugene with his signature kendo stick!
This is the kind of segment you look back on and say...maybe this was a bad idea. At the time, in that environment I'm sure it made perfect sense. But then again, the whole Eugene character is, in my opinion, a regrettable experience for the WWE. Come on Vince, be a star...
WWE Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Rob Van Dam
Winner, and new ECW Champion via pinfall: Rob Van Dam!
Thoughts: This is Rob Van Dam at his absolute best. Being on top of ECW is one thing, but no matter how many "hardcore" fans may disagree with me, being the WWE Champion is a league unto itself. I also have to feel incredibly bad for John Cena. The crowd chanted "you can't wrestle" and he followed up with some great maneuvers (sure we've seen them all 100x by now, but in 2006 they were cool!). The crowd chanted "same old shit" and he went full heel and mocked them all. There was literally nothing he could have done, short of cut off his own head and laid down for RVD, that would have gotten him over in the Hammerstein Ballroom. And that's disappointing, because this is easily one of Cena's best matches.
Having Edge get involved was a thing of brilliance. Smack-dab in the middle of one of the all-time wrestling rivalries is this gem of a match. RVD's reign was questionable, ECW's return was suspect...but this match and this moment was perfectly executed.
Rating: 4.5/5
FINAL THOUGHTS:
One Night Stand 2006 stands as one of my favorite pro wrestling pay-per-views. It's one of those events that was probably made much better than it really was by such a unique crowd. Never before has there been such a hostile environment for WWE employees; I dare say we'll never seen it again either. Even if John Cena showed up in TNA, the Impact Zone wouldn't be able to muster half the reaction of the Hammerstein Ballroom with twice as many people...
It's funny that this, such a fantastic wrestling event for ECW, was made so primarily by WWE guys. The ECW Originals that were called back played their role, but only Dreamer and Funk really stood out as two that wholly contributed to the success of the card. JBL's promo hit the nail on the head: even though the legger-line may read "ECW", all the talents the fans were cheering for were bought and paid for by Vince McMahon and the WWE. Kurt Angle and the Big Show? WWE. Rey Mysterio, Edge, Mick Foley, hell...even Tajiri. And Rob Van Dam most certainly has a lot to owe the McMahon empire. This was more an extreme WWE PPV than anything, but it was one done with incredible care and detail to the story.
Paul Heyman is a genius, and that's party of why I re-reviewed this in the first place. His new allignment with CM Punk intrigues me, and I recalled that when Paul E gets involved in just about anything in professional wrestling, good things tend to happen. ECW One Night Stand 2006 is no exception to the rule.
FINAL RATING: 8.5/10
Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, NY
The show starts out with a huge "ECW" chant, and Paul E kicks things off to a giant ovation; more "ECW" and "Paul E" chants break out. Heyman thanks the ECW faithful, and all the professional wrestlers that didn't want to be "Superstars". He puts over the new show on SyFy and says a new global audience will realize that it all started "right here tonight". After a few thousand people in the Ballroom chant "thank you Paul E" he promises to be the Messiah of the new breed unleashed, and something about a swinging "shlong" of extreme. Yep, this is ECW alright...
After a very old school video package, Joey Styles and Drowning Pool's "Bodies" welcome us to the rebirth of ECW!
Tazz vs. Jerry "the King" Lawler
The Ballroom crowd is not pleased with the King after weeks of berating the ECW product, to say the least. A very classy "you suck dick" chant breaks out, as Lawler slaps the taste out of Joey Styles' mouth at the commentary table.
As the match gets underway, Joey Styles hits the ring and jumps on Lawler's back. The King quickly shakes him off and sets Styles up for the piledriver, only to find himself locked tight in the Tazmission. King barely struggles, and the referee lets his arm hit the mat three times; this one is over.
As the match gets underway, Joey Styles hits the ring and jumps on Lawler's back. The King quickly shakes him off and sets Styles up for the piledriver, only to find himself locked tight in the Tazmission. King barely struggles, and the referee lets his arm hit the mat three times; this one is over.
Winner via submission: Tazz at 00:35
Thoughts: This wasn't so much a match, as it was a gimmick. They needed Tazz on commentary for the PPV, but they also needed to get the fans in the right mindset: you cheer anything ECW, and boo anything remotely WWE. No exceptions. The animosity between Tazz and Lawler had been building for a long time before this collision; it probably felt real because it was, at least in some small way, emulating their real-life feelings. I do take exception to ECW essentially burying Lawler in under a minute, but if he was willing to go out there and do "the job", there's really nobody else to blame but the King. This segment served its purpose, but it also doesn't deserve a real rating.
Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
Styles and Tazz absolutely trash Orton on commentary, making fun of his pyro and using the term "Superstar" as an insult. The crowd apparently agrees, with several more colorful chants.
The two lock up in the center with Angle getting the early advantage; Orton bales to the outside to the dismay of the fans. Another lock-up advantage by Angle, another bale to the outside by Orton; they're really getting the ECW faithful behind Angle. After orton rolls out of the ring yet again, the crowd chants "Bullshit" as production blanks out the Legend Killer telling them to "shut the f-ck up!"
We finally get a decent exchange from the two, with Angle taking the fourth straight advantage and mounting his opponent on the map, delivering several slaps to the back of Orton's head. The Olympic medalist is toying with Orton now, giving him free shots and countering out. Orton finally goes on the offense as Angle dives shoulder first into the ring post. On an interesting note, Orton shows early signs of his modern psychology, picking apart and stomping various body parts on the mat. Orton goes for a pin as the crowd chants "go f-ck Cena" and "you can't wrestle"; kick-out at two. I'd hate to be Orton in this match...
The Legend Killer goes for yet another pin, but Angle counters through various submissions, transferring from a Half Nelson into a full-on Rear Naked Choke. orton eventually breaks free, and locks in a choke hold of his own; predictably the crowd starts in with the "boring" chants. Eventually both men are to their feet, exchanging blows. Angle dodges a big clothesline, and hits his trio of textbook German Suplexes, as the crowd gets to their feet! Angle scouts for the Angle Slam, but Orton counters with a quick arm drag, followed by a standing dropkick that brings down the "Wrestling Machine" Kurt Angle. Two count.
Orton's momentum doesn't last long, as Angle counters another headlock with a big suplex. Straps down, Angle Slam connects! 1..2..No! Angle is pissed and the crowd starts in, telling him to "break his ankle". Angle grabs his opponents ankle, but Orton rolls it through and sends him crashing into the ring post again. Randy Orton to the top rope, and launches off with a huge cross body, only for Angle to roll through and try for the pin; another close two count! The two trade counters in the middle of the ring, but ultimately Angle would counter the RKO into an Ankle Lock, forcing the submission.
The two lock up in the center with Angle getting the early advantage; Orton bales to the outside to the dismay of the fans. Another lock-up advantage by Angle, another bale to the outside by Orton; they're really getting the ECW faithful behind Angle. After orton rolls out of the ring yet again, the crowd chants "Bullshit" as production blanks out the Legend Killer telling them to "shut the f-ck up!"
We finally get a decent exchange from the two, with Angle taking the fourth straight advantage and mounting his opponent on the map, delivering several slaps to the back of Orton's head. The Olympic medalist is toying with Orton now, giving him free shots and countering out. Orton finally goes on the offense as Angle dives shoulder first into the ring post. On an interesting note, Orton shows early signs of his modern psychology, picking apart and stomping various body parts on the mat. Orton goes for a pin as the crowd chants "go f-ck Cena" and "you can't wrestle"; kick-out at two. I'd hate to be Orton in this match...
The Legend Killer goes for yet another pin, but Angle counters through various submissions, transferring from a Half Nelson into a full-on Rear Naked Choke. orton eventually breaks free, and locks in a choke hold of his own; predictably the crowd starts in with the "boring" chants. Eventually both men are to their feet, exchanging blows. Angle dodges a big clothesline, and hits his trio of textbook German Suplexes, as the crowd gets to their feet! Angle scouts for the Angle Slam, but Orton counters with a quick arm drag, followed by a standing dropkick that brings down the "Wrestling Machine" Kurt Angle. Two count.
Orton's momentum doesn't last long, as Angle counters another headlock with a big suplex. Straps down, Angle Slam connects! 1..2..No! Angle is pissed and the crowd starts in, telling him to "break his ankle". Angle grabs his opponents ankle, but Orton rolls it through and sends him crashing into the ring post again. Randy Orton to the top rope, and launches off with a huge cross body, only for Angle to roll through and try for the pin; another close two count! The two trade counters in the middle of the ring, but ultimately Angle would counter the RKO into an Ankle Lock, forcing the submission.
Winner via submission: Kurt Angle at 15:07
Following the match, Randy Orton milks an injury to his ankle as the crowd lets him have it. Orton seems to take it all in, even smiling and sarcastically saying "my fans..." as he is helped to the back by two referees.
Thoughts: Not a bad match, but the unusual crowd dynamic certainly made things tricky. Angle dominated the entire match, with Orton getting brief moments of clarity in the onslaught. This made the live audience happy, but for the majority of people watching at home - even six years later - things are entirely too one-sided to invest any real emotion. Not only that, but the constant battering of Randy Orton by the Hammerstein crowd had me, as a WWE fan, almost cheering for him to pull through. I don't remember if this was during a period of face-Orton or heel-Orton, but either way I doubt that was the intended result. Angle came off as a school yard bully, the ECW fans his playground posse. Orton is better than the reaction and the booking he received in this match.
Rating: 3/5
The FBI vs. Super Crazy & Tajiri
Super Crazy and Tony Mamaluke start things off by exchanging arm submissions. Mamaluke takes the advantage with a Key lock, but Tajiri breaks it up while the referee is distracted. Mamaluke back on the offense, but Super Crazy with a Fireman's Carry as a "Nacho Libre" chant breaks out. The announcers bash WWE booking, pointing out the racism in having Super Crazy come to the ring on a lawnmower.
Back in the ring, Super Crazy and Mamaluke get the hot tags to Tajiri and Little Guido. Tajiri with several swift kicks, and throws Guido off the ropes. Tajiri attempts a tilt-the-whirl back-breaker, but is countered beautifully into the Fujiwara Armbar by Guido! The Buzzsaw gets his foot on the ropes to break the hold, but Guido keeps his hold on the wrist and delivers a beating into the corner. Tony Mamaluke in, but Super Crazy interferes and the faces (I think?) set up both the FBI members in opposite trees-of-woe. Baseball slides connect in the corner, but Tajiri only gets a two-count.
Super Crazy with the tag, but can't get his vintage Triple Moonsaults as Mamaluke pulls Guido out of the ring. Instead Crazy goes off the ropes to the outside with a huge moonsault, and the "ECW" chants run wild! Big Guido gets involved, incapacitating Super Crazy and sending him back in the ring. Mamaluke with the Camel Clutch, and Little Guido hits a nasty drop kick for the tag team combo! Tajiri out of nowhere to clear the ring and even the odds; doesn't last long though as Little Guido gets the tag and takes the advantage yet again.
Super Crazy with the hot tag to Tajiri, who lands a picture-perfect Spinning Heel Kick, and locks in my personal favorite submission, the standing Crucifix Armbar! Both teams enter the ring and the faces lock in double Tarantula holds in the ropes, but Big Guido hits the ring to break it up. Tajiri and Super Crazy take care of the big man with stereo standing dropkicks, but the heels (again...I think?) are back to their feet. Super Crazy gets launched out of the ring and into the fans, leaving Tajiri to the double team attack. The FBI hits a double Fisherman's Buster off the top rope for the pinfall.
Back in the ring, Super Crazy and Mamaluke get the hot tags to Tajiri and Little Guido. Tajiri with several swift kicks, and throws Guido off the ropes. Tajiri attempts a tilt-the-whirl back-breaker, but is countered beautifully into the Fujiwara Armbar by Guido! The Buzzsaw gets his foot on the ropes to break the hold, but Guido keeps his hold on the wrist and delivers a beating into the corner. Tony Mamaluke in, but Super Crazy interferes and the faces (I think?) set up both the FBI members in opposite trees-of-woe. Baseball slides connect in the corner, but Tajiri only gets a two-count.
Super Crazy with the tag, but can't get his vintage Triple Moonsaults as Mamaluke pulls Guido out of the ring. Instead Crazy goes off the ropes to the outside with a huge moonsault, and the "ECW" chants run wild! Big Guido gets involved, incapacitating Super Crazy and sending him back in the ring. Mamaluke with the Camel Clutch, and Little Guido hits a nasty drop kick for the tag team combo! Tajiri out of nowhere to clear the ring and even the odds; doesn't last long though as Little Guido gets the tag and takes the advantage yet again.
Super Crazy with the hot tag to Tajiri, who lands a picture-perfect Spinning Heel Kick, and locks in my personal favorite submission, the standing Crucifix Armbar! Both teams enter the ring and the faces lock in double Tarantula holds in the ropes, but Big Guido hits the ring to break it up. Tajiri and Super Crazy take care of the big man with stereo standing dropkicks, but the heels (again...I think?) are back to their feet. Super Crazy gets launched out of the ring and into the fans, leaving Tajiri to the double team attack. The FBI hits a double Fisherman's Buster off the top rope for the pinfall.
Winner via pinfall: The FBI at 12:24
Thoughts: This is precisely the kind of match I'd expect to see in a bingo hall... Two teams made up of talents that only hardcore wrestling fans know, and who even less actually care about, with no regard to ring psychology or defining clear lines between heels and faces. Just throw a bunch of names from the past together, and let the fans decide what they want to do with the match. I guess you could say the FBI were the obvious heels, but with half the crowd on their side and the "faces" making just as many questionable decisions, you can't be sure.
The result was a decent tag bout, but not something I even remembered was on the card until I re-watched this PPV. Certainly better than anything WWE is doing these days with the tag division; the fact that these guys got more than ten minutes to work is outstanding! I still can't help but feel they could have put together something with a bit more meaning than this match-up though.
Rating: 3/5
Following the match Big Show hits the ring and stares down Big Guido. The "World's Largest Athlete" takes out all five men, tossing them around the ring like rag dolls as the ECW crowd applauds. This crowd has no loyalty to anybody, do they?
JBL is shown in a sky box seat with a bunch of other WWE wrestlers. He cuts a really heated promo on ECW, and says that guys like RVD are only stars because of the WWE, himself and Vince McMahon. He calls himself the "king of Hardcore", a "wrestling god" and announces his return to the WWE as Smackdown's color commentator! JBL soaks in all the chants, which only makes things that much worse; one of the best promos from the best heel in the industry at that time.
World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Sabu
The two start things off swinging chairs at each other, to no avail. Sabu with a big back body drop, sets up a chair near the corner and hits a very early Air Sabu. It takes two attempts (and a "you f-cked up" chant) by Mysterio stops Sabu with a drop toehold, sending him face first into his set up chair. Mysterio off the chair with his own corner hurricanrana. The two are exchanging arial moves to get the crowd behind both men, but they're not having it.
Another botch early on, as Sabu has Mysterio set up on a table wedged between the ring and the guardrail. Mysterio rolled off the table about five seconds too early, and Sabu jumped off the top rope and basically took himself out; quite awkward.
Back in the ring sabu hits a gorgeous guillotine leg drop with Mysterio hanging off the ropes. He locks in a Camel Clutch temporarily in ode to the original Shiek, but lets it up in favor of an Arabian Facebuster; two count. Sabu sets another table up on the outside, but Mysterio dropkicks him onto it and launches himself to the outside, both men crashing through the table. Crowd can't decide whether to chant "holy sh-t" or "ECW". Tazz says you've got to respect Mysterio, but the crowd and their "you still suck" barrage apparently does not agree.
Back in the ring both men are countering cruiserweight moves I don't even want to try calling... Fun spots with a chair that inevitably end with Sabu chucking it with a vengeance at the skull of Mysterio. That's a spot you will 100% not see in today's WWE! Mysterio is dazed - after a shot like that, he should be - and heads to the outside. Sabu follows and puts up on the table set up earlier in the match. Mysterio finally gets to his feet on the table, but Sabu puts up a chair in the ring, jumps off the ropes and lands likely the most devastating DDT through a table you'll ever see!
Officials hit the ring and declare that the match cannot continue. Both men are taken to the back as the crowd applauds in respect, still very much on the side of Sabu.
Another botch early on, as Sabu has Mysterio set up on a table wedged between the ring and the guardrail. Mysterio rolled off the table about five seconds too early, and Sabu jumped off the top rope and basically took himself out; quite awkward.
Back in the ring sabu hits a gorgeous guillotine leg drop with Mysterio hanging off the ropes. He locks in a Camel Clutch temporarily in ode to the original Shiek, but lets it up in favor of an Arabian Facebuster; two count. Sabu sets another table up on the outside, but Mysterio dropkicks him onto it and launches himself to the outside, both men crashing through the table. Crowd can't decide whether to chant "holy sh-t" or "ECW". Tazz says you've got to respect Mysterio, but the crowd and their "you still suck" barrage apparently does not agree.
Back in the ring both men are countering cruiserweight moves I don't even want to try calling... Fun spots with a chair that inevitably end with Sabu chucking it with a vengeance at the skull of Mysterio. That's a spot you will 100% not see in today's WWE! Mysterio is dazed - after a shot like that, he should be - and heads to the outside. Sabu follows and puts up on the table set up earlier in the match. Mysterio finally gets to his feet on the table, but Sabu puts up a chair in the ring, jumps off the ropes and lands likely the most devastating DDT through a table you'll ever see!
Officials hit the ring and declare that the match cannot continue. Both men are taken to the back as the crowd applauds in respect, still very much on the side of Sabu.
No winner via official stoppage
Thoughts: I'm not as upset at the way this match ended as I probably should be. It's true Sabu has taken ten times the amount of physical damage in a match and kept going. But it's also true that Sabu is one of the most over-rated, unsafe and inconsistent workers in extreme wrestling. And that truly is saying something. When he hits his moves, he's a great attraction. But I've seen him literally try four or fives times to
land the same move off the top rope; it just gets to a point where his botches make everyone look bad.
Say what you will about Rey Mysterio's lackluster Championship reign, he's a much more reliable talent who made it much further in professional wrestling than Sabu ever did. So for me, it was easier to put aside Sabu's past history with extreme finishes, and buy into the ending. The DDT was sick, and looked like it could have been a legitimate knock out for both guys. There's also no way WWE was going to put the belt on Sabu at this point; keeping in mind the hostile environment of the Hammerstein crowd, this was the only logical move.
Rating: 3.5/5
Mick Foley, Edge & Lita vs. Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk & Beaulah
Tommy Dreamer and Edge start things off. Joey Styles mentions that Dreamer can't out-wrestler Edge, but Dreamer does a decent job of proving him wrong as Edge tags in Mick Foley. Foley says he wants Terry Funk, and we get the tag, but Foley tries to leave the ring after getting the life punched out of him. The action spills everywhere, as all four men brawl around ring side. Lots of weapons used; I'm losing track of it!
Edge is able to duck under a baking sheet from Tommy Dreamer, and deliver one of his own upside the head of his opponent. Edge brings a ladder into the ring and drives it into the temple of Dreamer as Foley and Funk continue to brawl up the ramp and into the fans. I'm not quite sure who's legal right now, but Dreamer moves out of the way of a spear, sending Edge shoulder-first into the ladder he set up in the corner! Neither of the women have gotten involved in the match thus far.
Funk finally makes his way back and puts the steel ladder around his neck, helicopter spinning around the ring and taking out anyone in his path! Funk heads up the ladder as the announcers bring up that he's a 61-year-old man; Edge recovers in time to send the old man crashing to the ground. Dreamer takes Edge by surprise and hoists him up for the Dreamer Driver, but Lita finally enters the ring and kicks Tommy square in the balls. Edge and Foley are now firmly in control, and remove plywood covered in barbed wire from under the ring. This provokes a "holy sh-t" chant without even doing anything!
Foley and Edge suplex the board onto Dreamer, who flails around under it and gets his flesh caught in the wire! They go for it again, but Funk grabs their ankles and they fall backwards with board falling on top of them. Dreamer and Funk take pot-shots to Foley's blackened eye before sending him straight through the barb-covered board! E-C-Dub!
Edge takes out Dreamer, Funk takes out Edge, Foley takes out Funk...chaos is unfolding all around the ring as Lita brings even more barbed wire into the ring. Foley wraps the wire around his arm and drives it head first into the busted open Terry Funk, who was still caught in the table! Funk begs Foley to stop and screams out in pain as Foley continues his horrific beat down; some seriously Rated-R, disturbing hardcore wrestling going down.
The officials take Funk to the back, and the double team begins on Tommy Dreamer. Beulah is still standing on the apron, being totally pointless. Dreamer takes a baseball bat to the groin, and Foley pulls out "Mr. Socko" as the crowd chants "We Want Sandman!" Foley puts the Mandible Claw on Beulah, but Dreamer finds new life and comes to her rescue! The numbers game is just too much though, and Edge hits a spear with the assist from Foley and Lita. The trio turn their sights on Beulah once again, but Terry Funk makes his way back completely bandaged up! That is one sick, muffucka!
Edge and Foley wait for Funk to hit the ring, but Dreamer sneaks up behind them and hits stereo low blows. The faces clear the ring now, and Funk lights a baseball bat on fire (yes, really) and swings for the fences, sending Foley crashing through another wire-covered board on the outside! Lita and Beulah go at it, leading to a Dreamer Driver on Lita! Apparently turn about is fair play though, as Edge takes Dreamer out and spears Beulah for the 3-count...
Edge is able to duck under a baking sheet from Tommy Dreamer, and deliver one of his own upside the head of his opponent. Edge brings a ladder into the ring and drives it into the temple of Dreamer as Foley and Funk continue to brawl up the ramp and into the fans. I'm not quite sure who's legal right now, but Dreamer moves out of the way of a spear, sending Edge shoulder-first into the ladder he set up in the corner! Neither of the women have gotten involved in the match thus far.
Funk finally makes his way back and puts the steel ladder around his neck, helicopter spinning around the ring and taking out anyone in his path! Funk heads up the ladder as the announcers bring up that he's a 61-year-old man; Edge recovers in time to send the old man crashing to the ground. Dreamer takes Edge by surprise and hoists him up for the Dreamer Driver, but Lita finally enters the ring and kicks Tommy square in the balls. Edge and Foley are now firmly in control, and remove plywood covered in barbed wire from under the ring. This provokes a "holy sh-t" chant without even doing anything!
Foley and Edge suplex the board onto Dreamer, who flails around under it and gets his flesh caught in the wire! They go for it again, but Funk grabs their ankles and they fall backwards with board falling on top of them. Dreamer and Funk take pot-shots to Foley's blackened eye before sending him straight through the barb-covered board! E-C-Dub!
Edge takes out Dreamer, Funk takes out Edge, Foley takes out Funk...chaos is unfolding all around the ring as Lita brings even more barbed wire into the ring. Foley wraps the wire around his arm and drives it head first into the busted open Terry Funk, who was still caught in the table! Funk begs Foley to stop and screams out in pain as Foley continues his horrific beat down; some seriously Rated-R, disturbing hardcore wrestling going down.
The officials take Funk to the back, and the double team begins on Tommy Dreamer. Beulah is still standing on the apron, being totally pointless. Dreamer takes a baseball bat to the groin, and Foley pulls out "Mr. Socko" as the crowd chants "We Want Sandman!" Foley puts the Mandible Claw on Beulah, but Dreamer finds new life and comes to her rescue! The numbers game is just too much though, and Edge hits a spear with the assist from Foley and Lita. The trio turn their sights on Beulah once again, but Terry Funk makes his way back completely bandaged up! That is one sick, muffucka!
Edge and Foley wait for Funk to hit the ring, but Dreamer sneaks up behind them and hits stereo low blows. The faces clear the ring now, and Funk lights a baseball bat on fire (yes, really) and swings for the fences, sending Foley crashing through another wire-covered board on the outside! Lita and Beulah go at it, leading to a Dreamer Driver on Lita! Apparently turn about is fair play though, as Edge takes Dreamer out and spears Beulah for the 3-count...
Winners via pinfall: Edge, Mick Foley & Lita at 18: 45
Thoughts: This is what happens when you take the extreme environment of Extreme Championship Wrestling and you apply a little bit of WWE's ring psychology and match booking. Behold, an ECW masterpiece if I've ever seen one! The built-up to this match was so good; Foley channeled a passion I hadn't seen since he won the WWF Championship for the first time. The women-folk were quite pointless for a vast majority of the match, but their ultimate usefulness definitely added to the match later on.
Terry Funk is a legend, if for no other reason than his affinity for taking pain. As he screamed "God Mick, don't do it!" I almost became physically ill. There was such intensity in that moment, I actually thought about pleaded with Foley to stop torturing the old man... It might have been a story covered in blood, but it was still a damn good story. Nearly 20 minutes passed and it went by in a flash; I'd go back and buy this on PPV all over again just to see this match.
Rating: 5/5
Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka
A little "code of Honor" applied before the match, as the two former partners slap hands and show some mutual respect. They lock up with Tanaka sending Balls off the ropes, only to get taken down by a big shoulder block. Tanaka with an arm drag into a hold, which is quickly broken by Mahoney. Masato hits a huge running clothesline into the corner, but is taken down by a running powerslam in the follow-up. Both men to their feet, with the crowd chanting "balls!" with every Mahoney punch; so about ten times.
The action spills to the outside, where Balls takes a beer from the audience and smashes it upside the head of his opponent. Tanaka does the same with a bottle of water. Tanaka goes for the bigger equipment now as he grabs a steel chair, but Balls Mahoney sneaks out of the way sending Masato crashing into the guardrail. Balls throws the chair into the ring and brings the action back to the mat.
Superplex from the top rope in favor of Mahoney only gets two; these two are solid, but haven't really sold any move for more than a few seconds. Balls Mahoney with a straight chair shot off the skull for the three count. Absolutely sick; the kind of move that wakes you up, and makes you realize why that sh-t is banned in today's product.
The action spills to the outside, where Balls takes a beer from the audience and smashes it upside the head of his opponent. Tanaka does the same with a bottle of water. Tanaka goes for the bigger equipment now as he grabs a steel chair, but Balls Mahoney sneaks out of the way sending Masato crashing into the guardrail. Balls throws the chair into the ring and brings the action back to the mat.
Superplex from the top rope in favor of Mahoney only gets two; these two are solid, but haven't really sold any move for more than a few seconds. Balls Mahoney with a straight chair shot off the skull for the three count. Absolutely sick; the kind of move that wakes you up, and makes you realize why that sh-t is banned in today's product.
Winner via pinfall: Balls Mahoney at 5:03
Thoughts: Filler to calm down the fans between two excellent matches. My only real complaint with the match itself was that they tried to rush about 10 minutes of booking into a 5 minute spot. Nothing had room to breath; moves could have been spared in order to sell what was happening. Outside of the match, this remeinded me of why wrestling has made great strides forward in safety. That there was even a time where chair shots the like used in this match were not only legal, but encouraged... What did they think was going to happen? The brain is just too damn fragile to be taking that kind of reckless assault.
Eugene Graces ECW w/ His "Special" Presence
Eugene interrupts the WWE Championship introduction and graces the Ballroom with his - erm - unique presence. He reads a poem he wrote about ECW (who is this guy, Heidenrich?) and the fans are absolutely taking a dump on this segment. Much to the relief of the ECW faithful, Sandman makes his return through the crowd and busts open Eugene with his signature kendo stick!
This is the kind of segment you look back on and say...maybe this was a bad idea. At the time, in that environment I'm sure it made perfect sense. But then again, the whole Eugene character is, in my opinion, a regrettable experience for the WWE. Come on Vince, be a star...
WWE Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Rob Van Dam
Cena tries to throw his shirt into the crowd, but it continues to be thrown back time and time again. This ECW crowd wants absolutely nothing to do with John Cena, even if the black shirt was by far one of his better looks... RVD finally has enough and gets in the champ's face with the biggest "Rob...Van...Dam" chant of his career. Toilet paper enters the equation now and Cena is visibly upset; after this match I don't think we have to wonder why it's so easy for John Cena to shrug off his haters.
When we finally lock up, Cena backs RVD into the corner with several punches. The crowd starts in with "you can't wrestle" but CEna lands a big Cradle Suplex; two count and the crowd is still on fire! Another lock up, RVD off the ropes and Cena with a standing shoulder block. Van Dam gets back to his feet and hits the fake-out Enzeguri to a wheel kick, sending his opponent to the outside to recover. RVD is incredibly over, more-so than just about anyone I've ever seen in ECW.
Cena back into the ring and the two trade blows with the crowd taking sides on every punch. RVD runs off the ropes, but Cena levels him with a big powerslam. "Same old shit" chant as Van Dam gets dumped to the outside. Cena goes up to the top rope and drops a hammer to the floor, trying to be a little unorthodox. The Champ holds his belt up as the predictable crowd chants "you still suck" and "over-rated". Van Dam catches Cena off-guard with a big Moonsault Press off the steel steps! He grabs a chair, but his pandering classically gets the best of him, leading to Cena taking the advantage yet again.
The two go back and forth with RVD finally taking some sort of lead, eventually draping Cena over the guardrail and landing a sick Corkscrew Leg Drop. Cena pulls himself slowly onto the ring apron, only to be met with a Guillotine Leg Drop over the top rope! RVD brings a chair into the ring and lands a picture-perfect dropkick into the corner. Somehow Cena manages to kick out at two-and-a-half...
Van Dam is pulling everything out of his arsenal trying to get the pin now, using a chair to increase the damage output of his Rolling Thunder, but Cena still kicks out! RVD goes for his signature Split-leg Moonsault, but his much-hated opponent gets the knees up and shows his first signs of life in quite some time. Cena props the chair in the corner and sends Van Dam crashing head-first into it with a slingshot; yet another chair move banned in 2012.
Both are back to their feet and the announcers mention an impending riot if Cena manages to win. The Champ hits his spin-out suplex and taunts the raucous crowd with a rather extra-cocky "You Can't See me"... Cena waits for the FU int he middle of the ring, but Van Dam counters out with a big dropkick! Fans chanting "RVD!" like mad; Cena rushes the corner but gets caught with a big boot. Van Dam goes up top, but Cena recovers and sends him crashing hard all the way down to the mat. RVD does manage to gain some momentum, dumping Cena to the apron and kicking him straight into the guard rail.
RVD with a table in the ring as Cena gradually rolls his back in; table set up in the corner. RVD turns around into an STFU as the fans "boo" the hell out of the Champion. Everyone from the crowd to Tazz and Joey Styles scream at RVD not to tap out, as he reaches the ropes. The referee tells Cena to break the hold, but he refuses. Following the hold he gets in the refs face, who pushes him away. Cena reaches his breaking point and actually clotheslines the ref!
Cena goes to the outside of the ring and grabs the ring steps; he is absolutely done with this match, ECW and the Ballroom crowd - it shows! The ring steps bounce off RVD's skull and a Smackdown referee makes his way out to the ring for the count. 1..2..no! Cena dumps RVD to the outside of the ring, but turns around into a giant spear through the set up table in the corner by a masked man! The man removes his helmet to reveal Edge, much to the surprise of the crowd! Edge takes out referee Nick Patrick and sets up Cena in the middle of the ring.
Rob Van Dam goes up top and hits the biggest Five Star Frogsplash, but the referee is still out! Paul E makes his way back to the ring and the Hammerstein goes crazy. He screams for Van dam to make the cover; he does and Heyman counts the three!
When we finally lock up, Cena backs RVD into the corner with several punches. The crowd starts in with "you can't wrestle" but CEna lands a big Cradle Suplex; two count and the crowd is still on fire! Another lock up, RVD off the ropes and Cena with a standing shoulder block. Van Dam gets back to his feet and hits the fake-out Enzeguri to a wheel kick, sending his opponent to the outside to recover. RVD is incredibly over, more-so than just about anyone I've ever seen in ECW.
Cena back into the ring and the two trade blows with the crowd taking sides on every punch. RVD runs off the ropes, but Cena levels him with a big powerslam. "Same old shit" chant as Van Dam gets dumped to the outside. Cena goes up to the top rope and drops a hammer to the floor, trying to be a little unorthodox. The Champ holds his belt up as the predictable crowd chants "you still suck" and "over-rated". Van Dam catches Cena off-guard with a big Moonsault Press off the steel steps! He grabs a chair, but his pandering classically gets the best of him, leading to Cena taking the advantage yet again.
The two go back and forth with RVD finally taking some sort of lead, eventually draping Cena over the guardrail and landing a sick Corkscrew Leg Drop. Cena pulls himself slowly onto the ring apron, only to be met with a Guillotine Leg Drop over the top rope! RVD brings a chair into the ring and lands a picture-perfect dropkick into the corner. Somehow Cena manages to kick out at two-and-a-half...
Van Dam is pulling everything out of his arsenal trying to get the pin now, using a chair to increase the damage output of his Rolling Thunder, but Cena still kicks out! RVD goes for his signature Split-leg Moonsault, but his much-hated opponent gets the knees up and shows his first signs of life in quite some time. Cena props the chair in the corner and sends Van Dam crashing head-first into it with a slingshot; yet another chair move banned in 2012.
Both are back to their feet and the announcers mention an impending riot if Cena manages to win. The Champ hits his spin-out suplex and taunts the raucous crowd with a rather extra-cocky "You Can't See me"... Cena waits for the FU int he middle of the ring, but Van Dam counters out with a big dropkick! Fans chanting "RVD!" like mad; Cena rushes the corner but gets caught with a big boot. Van Dam goes up top, but Cena recovers and sends him crashing hard all the way down to the mat. RVD does manage to gain some momentum, dumping Cena to the apron and kicking him straight into the guard rail.
RVD with a table in the ring as Cena gradually rolls his back in; table set up in the corner. RVD turns around into an STFU as the fans "boo" the hell out of the Champion. Everyone from the crowd to Tazz and Joey Styles scream at RVD not to tap out, as he reaches the ropes. The referee tells Cena to break the hold, but he refuses. Following the hold he gets in the refs face, who pushes him away. Cena reaches his breaking point and actually clotheslines the ref!
Cena goes to the outside of the ring and grabs the ring steps; he is absolutely done with this match, ECW and the Ballroom crowd - it shows! The ring steps bounce off RVD's skull and a Smackdown referee makes his way out to the ring for the count. 1..2..no! Cena dumps RVD to the outside of the ring, but turns around into a giant spear through the set up table in the corner by a masked man! The man removes his helmet to reveal Edge, much to the surprise of the crowd! Edge takes out referee Nick Patrick and sets up Cena in the middle of the ring.
Rob Van Dam goes up top and hits the biggest Five Star Frogsplash, but the referee is still out! Paul E makes his way back to the ring and the Hammerstein goes crazy. He screams for Van dam to make the cover; he does and Heyman counts the three!
Winner, and new ECW Champion via pinfall: Rob Van Dam!
Thoughts: This is Rob Van Dam at his absolute best. Being on top of ECW is one thing, but no matter how many "hardcore" fans may disagree with me, being the WWE Champion is a league unto itself. I also have to feel incredibly bad for John Cena. The crowd chanted "you can't wrestle" and he followed up with some great maneuvers (sure we've seen them all 100x by now, but in 2006 they were cool!). The crowd chanted "same old shit" and he went full heel and mocked them all. There was literally nothing he could have done, short of cut off his own head and laid down for RVD, that would have gotten him over in the Hammerstein Ballroom. And that's disappointing, because this is easily one of Cena's best matches.
Having Edge get involved was a thing of brilliance. Smack-dab in the middle of one of the all-time wrestling rivalries is this gem of a match. RVD's reign was questionable, ECW's return was suspect...but this match and this moment was perfectly executed.
Rating: 4.5/5
FINAL THOUGHTS:
One Night Stand 2006 stands as one of my favorite pro wrestling pay-per-views. It's one of those events that was probably made much better than it really was by such a unique crowd. Never before has there been such a hostile environment for WWE employees; I dare say we'll never seen it again either. Even if John Cena showed up in TNA, the Impact Zone wouldn't be able to muster half the reaction of the Hammerstein Ballroom with twice as many people...
It's funny that this, such a fantastic wrestling event for ECW, was made so primarily by WWE guys. The ECW Originals that were called back played their role, but only Dreamer and Funk really stood out as two that wholly contributed to the success of the card. JBL's promo hit the nail on the head: even though the legger-line may read "ECW", all the talents the fans were cheering for were bought and paid for by Vince McMahon and the WWE. Kurt Angle and the Big Show? WWE. Rey Mysterio, Edge, Mick Foley, hell...even Tajiri. And Rob Van Dam most certainly has a lot to owe the McMahon empire. This was more an extreme WWE PPV than anything, but it was one done with incredible care and detail to the story.
Paul Heyman is a genius, and that's party of why I re-reviewed this in the first place. His new allignment with CM Punk intrigues me, and I recalled that when Paul E gets involved in just about anything in professional wrestling, good things tend to happen. ECW One Night Stand 2006 is no exception to the rule.
FINAL RATING: 8.5/10
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