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One of THE BEST (2007-04-22)
One of THE BEST Pioneer ECW DVDs, and that's saying something! Scaffold match! New Jack and Perry Saturn in a cage match! Much, much more brutality and supreme wrestling skill!

One Of ECW's Best DVDs (2006-05-28)
Another compilation of matches from various ECW TV shows & PPV's with an introduction to each match by Joey Styles.

Tag Champions Sabu & Tazmaniac (Taz) vs. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko - This was really a quick handicap match as Taz was taken out of the match quickly & Sabu had to fend of both men himself. This match showcased the merciless style of Benoit & Malekno as a tag team since they took apart each team member before winning their tag team championship...and the first title Benoit won in the United States. Also watch out for the pre & post match confrontations with Public Enemy to set up the 3 way fued between all 3 teams.

Steel Cage Match: Tag Champions The Gangstas vs. Eliminators - This was the best Gangstas match I've seen because it didn't involve their usual "come to the ring with the trashcans full of weapons & use them non-stop" formula. The match looked like a legit fight with an occassional weapon here or there plus all the dives that Saturn did off the cage were right out of Jimmy Snuka's playbook & Shane Douglas makes a cameo appearence here as well. Again, the best Gangstas match I've seen.
(Also available on "ECW Extreme Rules")

Double Dog Collar/2 out of 3 Falls Match: Tag Team Champions Raven & Stevie Richards vs. The Pitbulls - The match itself featured plenty of broken tables before anyone had ever heard of Bubba & D-Von Dudley along with so many important appearances & storyline twist in a single match than a month's worth of WWE TV featuring ECW stars such as owner Tod Gordon, Bill Alfonzo, Tommy Dreamer, Taz, Paul Heyman, and 911. This was Stevie Richards breakout match for the next couple of years as this was an out of control brawl & one of the most famous matches in the early history of Extreme Championship Wrestling.
(Also available on "Rise & Fall Of ECW")

Television Champion Shane Douglas vs. Pitbull #2 - This was their best match from their yearlong storyline revolving around Douglas breaking the neck of Pitpull #1 (again, that's not kayfabe...he really did it!). Pitbull #1 did a prematch promo that got the crowd so heated that they wanted to kill Douglas & you saw that by watching this match. They had the kind of heat that you rarely see in wrestling. The story behind this match (besides the crowd heated at Douglas & Francine) was really Pitbull #2 never giving up despite losing alot of blood. Douglas escaped with his life & this was their best match. The crowd reactions in his match was really something to see.

"High Incident" Scaffold Match: Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee - There's not much to a scafford match except climb up the scaffold & knock the other guy off but in this case, there were tables stacked to crash through below. However this one had them brawling all over the building & even had Tommy take the hardest crotch shot before the eventual ending happened.
(Also available on "ECW Extreme Rules")

ECW Champion Sandman vs. Cactus Jack - This is the match were Cactus Jack had his arm wrapped in barbed wire while Sandman had his singapore cane. The match was mostly just a brawl like most Sandman matches are but the bigger picture here was the Shane Douglas storyline where he was leaving for WWF that night (remember Dean Douglas?) and had issues with both men leading to a cameo appearence in the end. The ending was a little weak as most of their matches were but still, it's a good brawl.
(Also available on "ECW Extreme Rules")

2 out of 3 Falls Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Juventud Guerrera - This was probably the most memorable "extreme lucha" match in ECW history as this was the most high impact one. One memorable spot was when they brawled outside the building & Mysterio did a "frankensteiner" (I can't spell the mexican name for it) to Juvi off the hood of a fan's car. Again, this was the best & most memorable "extreme lucha libre" match in ECW history.

Stretcher Match: Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam - These two were trained together & learned off each other's styles while growing up so you can see that this is going to be a great match (and they never had a bad one). Very physical match with very unique spots involving the stretcher as well.
(Also available on "Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches")

The DVD extras are another Extreme Moments section which features an insane bump by J.T. Smith that ends up having a bump on his head swell up to the side of a ping-pong ball, a wrestler does breaks his leg off the top rope (ala Sid Vicious) and ends up still getting caned by Sandman, and a New Jack balcony dive onto Jack Victory. Also featured is Steve Austin's last promo before leaving to WWF, a short Brian Pillman promo, the second incident between Shane Douglas & Brian Pillman that results in damn near another riot, and a hidden ECW promo blooper between Shane Douglas & Francine.

Just like the Extreme Evolution DVD, I highly recommend this one as well right behind it.

Excellent DVD (2005-03-02)
I recently got in ECW, and im very impressed with the matches. I always loved WWE, and when I heard about ECW, it was like porn. You rarely saw it, and when you did-it was a real treat. When they folded, I guess I didnt care at the time. Now that I got in WWE hardcore, I purchased as much ECW dvds as I could. This dvd has some excellent matches, and I recommend it to anyone who loves wrestling.

Oh yeah (2004-09-08)
All around, a really great DVD, and that is rare, considering all of the bad DVD releases wrestling-wise. Brutal hardcore wrestling, great high flying action... it has everything ECW was about, and everything that the WWE lacks today. Buy the DVD version, as it has a great promo from Steve Austin before he became the badass Stone Cold character, along with wrestler profiles for those not so familar with the now defunct ECW.

Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko vs. Sabu & Taz (***1/2): Alright match, probably put on the DVD just to show how these guys got a start in ECW back in 1995, and how it launched their American careers.

The Gangstas vs. The Eliminators (*****): A brutal, brutal cage match with blood from everybody, especially John Kronus, who bleeds like a pizza. Perry Saturn (pre-WCW/WWE fame) takes about 10 dives off the cage, all of which are very cool. Not many wrestling holds are executed, but this one is fun to watch, for sure.

Raven & Stevie Richards vs. The Pitbulls (***): Okay match, the most memorable thing being the amount of tables used by the Pitbulls. Like most early ECW, it's all brawl and table, which is okay.

Shane Douglas vs. Pitbull 2 (*): Worst match on the DVD, just because it wasn't up to par with the rest of the stuff. Okay if you're a Douglas or Pitbull fan though, I guess.

Cactus Jack vs. The Sandman (**1/2): A great brawl, but nothing too spectacular. It's more of a crowd reaction thing than it is a good match, but these two ECW icons are great fighters and can put on a show, kinda.

Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu (****): One of the best matches on the DVD in my opinion. It's known as the 'Stretcher Match', where you have to get your opponent on a stretcher and wheel him out. Sounds stupid, but the concept really is great. RVD wasn't that big when the match occured, but he impresses everybody with high spots and great brawling as well as wrestling. Sabu blows a bunch of spots as usual, but makes up for it with crazy moonsaults and eventually the big dive onto the stretcher for the win. Very cool match, but loses a star for blown spots.

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera (*****): This is a great example of how ECW brought lucha libre into the US. Mexican-style wrestling in this 2 out of 3 falls match, these guys are both about 170 pounds and they fly like ragdolls. Amazing, amazing in ring action.

Tommy Dreamer vs. Prime Time Brian Lee (*****): HIGH INCIDENT! Yeah, these guys brawl all over the ECW Arena before going up to the scaffold and fighting up there for about 5 minutes. After a few slugfests, Dreamer knocks Lee off the scaffold and into the ring through a ring stacked full of tables! Worth 5 stars just for that, one of the greatest high spots you'll see, ECW or elsewhere.

Buy this DVD now! The price is well worth it, whether you're an ECW fan, a fan of brawling-style wrestling, or just a casual wrestling fan, you'll probably enjoy something, cause this early years ECW DVD has it all.

4-1/2 stars, but I knocked it up a notch! BAM! (2004-03-09)
ECW always puts out great DVD's so let's see what we got here:

1. Sabu/Taz Vs. Chris Benoit/Dean Malenko - Really great match but short, especially when one of them leaves with an injury. What's here is great though! ****

2. The Gansters Vs. The Eliminators - Cage match - Not the greatest match, but with the Gansters you'd know they'd be blood everywhere. They beat on each other with various objects like they were in a video game or somethin :-).. Saturn Flies off the top of cage like 5 times giving this an extra star. *1/2

3. Raven/Steven Richards Vs. The Pitbulls - 2/3 Fall Double-Collar match - The stipulation is that each person is attached to an opponent with a collar wrapped around their head. Sounds stupid, but they really pulled it off. Violence and tables .. TO THE EXTREME!.. Really great match with a really great ending and Tommy Dreamer and 911 getting involved at the end. *****

4. Shane Douglas Vs. Pitbull #2 - Pitbull #1 was injured by Douglas and his partner vows revenge! This series always seemed
boring to me and unfortunatly so did this. *1/2

5. The Sandman Vs. Cactus Jack - Barbed-Wire match - Cactus gets his chance at the ECW Championship belt. Some crazy spots in this match from both wrestlers made this a surpring good barbed-wire match. ****

6. Sabu Vs. RVD - Stretcher match - The first person to be carried out on a stretcher loses. Crazy, Insane, Career-Ending Spots in this one. Sloppy match, but the insane moves these men attempt make this my favorite match of the DVD. *****

7. Rey Mysterio Jr. Vs. Juventud Guerrera - 2/3 Falls match - Ridiculously non-stop lucha match with both men flying around inside and outside the ring.. Even outside the arena! Awesome match *****

8. Tommy Dreamer Vs. Brian Lee - Scaffold match - A Scaffold match is where 2 wrestlers battle on a cakewalk 15ft or so over the ring, first one thrown off loses. This one has a 1,000 tables or so under the scaffold for someone break on the way down. For a scaffold match (which always suck) this isn't too bad - **1/2

-Another great DVD from ECW with a little something for everybody. Cya!