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ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Wrestlepalooza '97

ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Wrestlepalooza '97

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: extremely awesome wrestling
Review: about a month ago i recieved ecw wrestlepalooza 97 and
let me say it was tremendous let me just run down the events
match 1
for the ecw television championship
the franchise shane douglas vs the rookie chris chetti
this was a great match it was kind of short it would have been better if it was a little longer.
match 2
the full blooded itallians vs the pitbulls
the only extremely bad match on the video thank god it was short the pitbulls returned after gary wolfe's injury impressivly.

match 3
the dudley boyz vs sandman/balls mahoney
great hardcore match need i say more gertner's promo's are tremendous
match 4
for the ecw championship
mr no gimmicks needed chris candido vs terry funk
this match had it tremendous wrestling and a very creative finish.
match 5
loser leaves town match
raven vs tommy dreamer
great match all around brutal match with a great finish.
wwe challenges team extreme this was a great storyline that put ecw in tact and gave them even more fans then they already have i mean seeing rvd well i won't go any further.
match 6
sabu vs taz
great match all around.
interview taz/shane douglas this was a great preylude to their match.
match 7 taz vs franchise for the ecw television title
now talk about a heavy stipluation douglas puts a stipluation and uses taz's creo against him.
main event
for the ecw tag team titles
the elimanators vs the dudleys
there is a fine line between stupidity and being so incredibly stupid and saturn crossed that line saturn is nuts.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wrestlepalooza 1997
Review: Here is a quick run down.
-Shane Douglas wrestles Taz's cousin Chris Chetti for the T.V. title
-Tracey Smothers and Little Guido vs. The Pitbulls
-The Dudley Boyz vs. Balls Mahoney and The Sandman
-ECW champion Terry Funk vs. Chris Candido
-Loser Leave Town match:Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven
-Sabu vs. Taz 2
-Taz vs. Shane Douglas
-Tag Title Match: Dudley's vs. The Eliminators.
Buy the video or DVD. ECW is without a question the best wrestling promotion of the 90's. Now we are just left with waterdown and reused storylines and the worst wrestling company ever, that only wishes they could be ECW, XPW. XPW just takes ECW talent and put on crappy shows.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ECW was the best wrestling promotion!
Review: i'll just give you the run down on the matches:

shane douglas v. chris chetti - decent opener, few scientific moves, but nothing too special

pitbulls v. f.b.i. - decent tag match, not too much going on, pretty short

dudleys v. balls and sandman - this was a brawl for the most part, pretty good match, one funny spot with sandman jumping over with the cane hitting balls and devon

terry funk v. chris candido - pretty good, repetative piledrivers and neckbreakers, not much for a world title match though

tommy dreamer v. raven - this was a great brawl, probably my favorite match on the ppv, there was something like 7 ddts in this match, good stuff, and an all around great finish for a great feud

rvd, sabu, and jerry lawler segment - this was hilarious, there were more cursing in this segment to the end than two osbournes show put together, rvd and sabu just kicked everyone's butt while lawler is on the mic the whole time, awesome stuff!!!!!!

sabu v. taz - rematch from barely legal ppv, nowhere as good, but still one of the best matches on this ppv, the ending is ala piper and bret hart

taz v. shane douglas - stipulation match, if shane wins, taz can't wrestle for 60 days, if taz makes him submit in 3 min., taz gets the tv title, fairly good story put together in this match

eliminators v. dudleys - tag titles, saturn has a torn ACL, not much of a match, but still interesting and a pretty good finish

all in all, it's a good ppv worth the money.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ECW will always be the better promotion
Review: I've got a couple of ECW TV shows on tape, and quite of couple of their DVDs. ECW never ceases to amaze me.In my opinion ALL of the ECW DVDs are top quality (And hope they keep on coming out with ECW DVDs)Wrestlepalooza '97 is a classic. I remember when I first watched ECW it was like 1am on the Sunshine Network. And during that period I didnt watch wrestling. But this was no WWF circus wrestling bulls&*$. This was HARDCORE wrestling, it was unique and one of a kind. As ECW got more popularity the other wrestling promotions WWF & WCW started not only copying their style, and storylines, but raided their talent roster..Each time I finish watching an ECW DVD I just want to go out and buy another one. ECW may not have gotten alot of money, but they got ALOT of wrestling fans respect, and a chance for wrestlers to make their mark in wrestling.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Taking it to the EXTREME!
Review: The conclusion of the 2½ year rivalry between Tommy Dreamer and Raven is the highlight of Wrestlepalooza 97. An outstanding, heated, voilent arena wide match between the two is a fitting end to a captivating feud between the two which in my opinion was THE feud of the 90's. Worth it on that match alone, let alone the fact that JErry Lawler debut's at the end in what was the most shocking angle ever in ECW history.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The best ECW release yet
Review: The Dreamer vs. Raven match to the end of the Tazz match is simply the greatest 45 minutes ever in wrestling. This release shows why ECW had some of the greatest angles in wrestling. The WWE should make this required viewing for their booking staff. Tazz's microphone work alone is worth the purchase of this DVD.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A memorable wrestling card
Review: This card was memorable for a few reasons. First off, it has the "Final Battle" between Tommy Dreamer and Raven, who have been feuding for a lifetime. A very good match, which also has Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu appear following it, starting the infamous ECW-WWF interpromotional war. They destroy the entire locker room, until Taz clears the ring. That brings us to the next memorable match, Taz vs Shane Douglas for the TV Title. A great last minute match. Finally, the main event has The Eliminators defending the Tag Titles against The Dudleys. Good match, but its really memorable for Perry Saturn's elbow drop off the top rope. That's memorable because Saturn is in a leg brace, due to having a torn ACL. The rest of the card is good, but these are the main reasons to see it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: ec f'n w
Review: tv title: Shane Douglas v. Chris Chetti
amusing promo for shane. franchise pins rookie after a belly-to-belly suplex. not bad.

pitbulls v. fbi
yawnfest. thank goodness the pitbulls win. worst match

#1 contender tag titles
dudleyz v. sandman and balls mahoney
joel with an amusing pre-match promo. a pure brawl from start to finish. dudlez win after balls gets a 3-d on a chair. good match.

world title
terry funk v. chris candido
lots of chairs used. could have been better. funk pins candido to retain the title.

tommey dreamer v. raven
another slugfest from begining to end. both get busted up. louie spicoli tries to interfere but dreamer wins after a dreamer ddt on a chair. great match. seven ddts given by both men. it's safe to say raven and tommy dreamer dispise each other.

sabu v. taz
these two hate eachother. chairs and tables used. sabu counters tazmission and pins taz 1-2-3 in the ring. sabu messed up on a springboard moonsault(lionsault) taz cllears the ring

taz/franchise promo very entertaining. both do good mike work.
sets up mext match.
tv title between the above two.
taz must make shsne submit in 3 minutes or less. if he fails he must leave ecw for 60 days. an ok match. taz spent from match w/ sabu but he makes doulas submit taz wins ecw tv title.

tag team title match
eliminators(c) v. dudleyz
shortest joel promo yet. saturn spends much time outside the ring due to injury. saturn is insane. he drops an elbow from the top rope on d-von and wins the match for his team. kronos puts up one hell of a fight against the dudleyz.
all-in-all a good tape to have. i recomend it. insane wrestling action brought to you by ec f'n w

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: ECW S WORST DVD
Review: YES CLASSIC MATCH UPS BUT TOO SHORT ,NOT ENOUGH TO FILL IN FOR THE PRICE TAG ....PAUL HEYMAN NEEDS TO RELEASE SOME OF THE 3HR PPVS LIKE HARDCORE HEAVEN 2000 .GUILTY AS CHARGED 2000 ,NOVEMEBER TO REMEMBER 2000..THOSE WOULD BE WORTH BUYING MR.HEYMAN

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: ecw!
Review: yes, wrestling at it,s best. ecw ALWAYS outdid the big two. taz at his best on this tape. UNBELIEVEABLE!!. i was so sorry to see ecw go under. ecw forever!


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