Rating: 
Summary: ECW Heatwave 1998
Review: Get out a cold glass of water because after watching one of the hottest ECW Pay Per Views your going to want to soak yourself.On August 2nd 1998, there was one of the biggest wars that ever took place, There where 6 outstanding matches that at the end of every match you will see yourself yelling ECW ECW ECW ECW.Here is a rundown of all the matches with a rating of 10 being the highest. Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn I belive that this was there last match that they had against each other and oh man they didnt go down soft. This match has some very high spots, at one point Jerry Lyn gave Justin Creadible a hurricarana to the outside and threw a table!!! but Justin Creadible gives the crowd a huge surprise and didnt stay down. This match ends with Justin Creadibles finisher (Thats Increadible) off the top rope!!!, Jerry Lyn lands right on his head and looks like he his dead. 8/10 Lance storm vs. Chris Candido This is another grudge match of former tag team partners Collideing. Both Storm and Candino hit some amazing top rope moves but it is Storm who takes a huge beating, Storm falls victim to one of the most devasting Powerbombs ever. 7.5/10 Tag Team Champions Sabu and Rob Van Dam vs. Shinzaki and Hayabusa This match is AMAZING! If you like high flying matches well this is the best. I think I counted 15 jumps off the ropes and almost all of them where perfectly executed. All of the great top rope moves are here like the 450 splash, Asia Moonsault, Swantom Bomb and even a pair of dueling leg drops threw a table. Increadible Match 9/10 Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka Heres a question, when have these two men ever been in a match that sucked. Anwser.....NEVER, Once again in this match they pull off so many power spots like a dive into the crowd and a devasting Awesome Bomb or shall I call it the Tanaka Bomb to the outside threw a table. Tanaka actully wins the match with a tornado DDT on two steel chairs. 8.5/10 FTW champion Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow This is just like there match at living dangerously, the diffrence.. Its better. This has so many cool spots like a firemens carry on the concreat, an irsh whip threw a table that was planted in the corner and Taz even used the remains of the table to T-Bone Tazplex Bam Bam threw. Now just like living dangerously they go out and destroy the arena. Literally!! this time its not the ring it the entire RAMP!!!!(no joke) Great match 8.5/10 The Sandman, Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer vs. Big Dick, D-Von, and Buh Buh Ray Dudley in a streetfight. This main event is AWESOME and ECW at its best. The spots in this match where very impressive, Spike makes a leap off the top of a ladder in the ring to the outside!The ending of the match is a little disapointing where tommy DDTed Buh Buh Ray on a ladder and pinned him for the win. This match is great.After the match is over Jack victory comes in the ring and hits dreamer over the head with a guitar so to even out the score comes New Jack with tons of weapons. The show ended with New Jack, Tommy Dreamer and Sandman on 3 seperate ladders with little Spike running around them, what a match, WHAT A SHOW. 9.5/10 Overall this is one of top or even maybe the best PPV that ECW has ever had. If you do not buy this DVD when it comes out you will be sorry because you will be missing one of the greatest PPV from one of the greatest promotions ECW.
Rating:
Summary: ECW put out the best DVD ever.
Review: Heatwave '98 was a gold mine. It showed what ECW was all about, hardcore and barely legal wrestling. This DVD has it all, and you can`t even compare "Extreme Evolution" or "Deep Impact" to this showing. Every match kept you on your feet right from the start. 1. Jerry Lynn vs Justin Credible. This was a great match and proved the WWF wrong, on how they use both of these competitors. They both had a strong showing. (4.5/5 Stars) 2. Chris Candido vs Lance Storm. This proved me wrong on how good Candino is, because I saw him when he was in the WWF and WCW and he sucked ass. Now it shows why he is "Mister No Gimmicks Needed"! Lance Storm was also very impressive. (4/5 Stars) 3. Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka. This match was AWESOME. This is one of those matches that you just to pop in and watch anytime you want. Personally I thought the match with Awesome vs. Tanaka on "Extreme Evolution" was better, but this one was very good too. (4.5/5 Stars) 4. RVD/Sabu vs Hayabusa/Shinzaki. This was the show stealer, and it wasn`t really RVD or Sabu that made this match an instant classic it was Shinzaki (Formally Known as Hakushi, WWF), and Hayabusa! They were amazing. This is without a doubt the best tag match I have ever seen. Best on PPV. (5+/5 Stars) - Highlights leading up to the next match. 5. Bam Bam Bigelow vs Taz. This was another good showing by both individuals, and the FTW World Title was on the line in this falls count anywhere, GRUDGE MATCH. This time it`s not the ring the gives way! (4/5 Stars) 6. Buh Buh Ray /Dvon/Big Dick Dudley vs Spike/Dreamer/Sandman This was a very great ending, to an AWESOME Pay Per View. This match had everything, but a shopping cart. Oh Wait! It did have a Shopping Cart! Appearances by Jack Victory, and NEW JACK. (4.5/5 Stars) All in all, best DVD EVER! Bonus Features:
- DVD includes text match review leading up to their matches at Heatwave 1998.
Promos and Segments by:
- Taz
- Dudley Boyz - Rob Van Dam/Bill Alfonso/Sabu
- New Jack gets jumped
Rating:
Summary: ECW AT ITS BEST
Review: I gog this DVD a couple of months ago...and have now decided to write a review for one of ECW's BEST PPV's in history!!! Let's get a rundown of some of the fine matches: Match 1: Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn-What an awesome match! These two waged war to end their feud in the Summer Series Finale. Great table work by Jerry Lynn (hurricanranna off the top rope outside through a table!) Also, a great and brutal ending! ****1/2 (out of 5) Match 2: Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm-Also a great matc with good technical contest at some points-but at some points an all-out brawl. Good entertainment. **** Match 3: Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka-Oh My God. What a match. Tanaka with his chairs, and Awesome with the tables (even though that backfired on him bad!) makes this a must-see match. Great action...not a boring moment!! ****1/2 Match 4: Sabu and RVD vs. Hayabusa and Shinzaki-Another classic. I couldn't believe what these guys did to each other. This match is so hot you're gonna want to hose yourself down afterwards. ***** Match 5: Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow-A huge brawl that spanned the arena until it ended up right back in the ring where they use a table and some chairs...and then...then ending! Taz putting BBB through the ring was nothing compared to what he puts him through this time! A good quote just after the "ending" happened: "They are dead...oh my God!"-Shane Douglas. ***** Match 6: Dudley Boyz vs. Dreamer, Sandman, and Spike Dudley-Well...this sums it up...the last match on the dvd. Not even the best...but the most HARDCORE. Spike flies off about 20 feet in the air...4-way- sliding-kick-chair-in-the-face. Dudleys pissing the crowd off, chairs, tables, and canes. What a match! X-Tra Stuff:
1. Footage of New Jack being attacked by Dudleys and Jack Victory in the parking lot. REALLY cool. 2. RVD/Sabu/Bill Alfonso Promo-Hilarious 3. Taz Promo 4. Dudley Boyz promo And...an appearence of New Jack at the end of the last match...really cool! Overall...a great PPV. One of the best ever. Go ahead and buy it! *****
Rating: 
Summary: Overrated....
Review: I love ECW but I don't love this event.
PPV Name- ECW Heatwave 98
Date - 8/2/98
Buyrate - 0.25
Attendence - 4,370
City - Dayton, Ohio
Arena - Hara Arena
Justin Credible over Jerry Lynn
Chris Candido over Lance Storm
Mike Awesome lost to Masato Tanaka
Rob Van Damn/Sabu over Hayabusa/Hakushi
Taz over Bam Bam Bigelow
Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, and Spike Dudley over Dudley Boys
Rating: 
Summary: Now I'm REALLY upset that I didn't watch ECW TV!
Review: I saw Heatwave '98 at Suncoast Video and decided to buy it. I've been interested in ECW since the Invasion started. Regretfully, I only watched Hardcore TV once in a great while, so I was never properly introduced to the world of EXTREME. Anyway, on to the review of my first ever ECW ppv: Jerry Lynn VS. Justin Credible Great choice for an opener here. Credible and Lynn looked most impressive working together here. The highlights: Lynn's Top rope Frankensteiner to Credible through a table on the outside; Credible's tope rope Tombstone; and Lynn's lowblow to Nicole Bass (that was HILARIOUS!). Exciting match that got the fans fired up. *** Storm VS. Candido Why hasn't the WWF signed Candido? Anyway, long story short, both guys are AWESOME. Great hybrid of aerial manuevers, psychology, and stiff shots. The ending was particularly memorable for Sunny getting her top ripped off and Candido delivering a top rope release powerbomb to Storm! ***1/2 Awesome VS. Tanaka No backstory here needed, although there is one: these two have been fueding all over Japan with Awesome dominating nearly every match. Will the outcome be different in Dayton? Brutal match, highlighted by a Tanaka bomb delivered to Awesome through a table on the outside...ooh, someone read Awesome his last rites. ***3/4 RVD/Sabu VS. Shinzaki/Hayabusa Oh, c'mon do you really need a recap? The action is really too fast and furious to thoroughly document here. Everyone in this matchup is well suited for this type of acrobatic, suicidal affair. RVD was as impressive as ever. My new favorite wrestler...****1/4 After watching this match, it is abundantly clear how much the WWF copied ECW's format for tag team brawls. Taz VS. Bam Bam These guys REALLY hate each other and that mood is conveyed beautifully in this match. I never realized how strong Taz was, but after watching this, I'm a believer. Great stuff here. ***3/4 Spike/Dreamer/Sandman VS. Bubba Ray/D-Von/Big Dick Dudley Dreamer hates the Dudleys because they broke Buela's neck with the 3D. As someone else said, this match was the original TLC match with very innovative spots, especially for back then. The ending is super-hot and leaves one with a VERY good impression...**** Analysis: THIS was an excellent ppv. All five matches were excellent with the highpoint being the Tag team title match. Watching this event makes me REALLY upset that I didn't watch ECW when it was on television. I have to get the other five videos in the series now. Also, I hope that they release more "best of ECW" videos, because darn it, I want MORE! ECW! ECW! ECW!
Rating:
Summary: A SUPERB ECW PPV
Review: I SAW THIS THE NIGHT IT WAS SHOWN ON PAY-PER-VIEW. IT COSTED $21.95, WHICH WAS WHAT ALL ECW PPVS COSTED. HERE'S MY THOUGHTS ON THIS MESMERIZING PPV;
1. JUSTIN CREDIBLE VS. JERRY LYNN
A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE EVENT. THE TOP ROPE THAT'S INCREDIBLE PILEDRIVER THAT JUSTIN CREDIBLE PUTS JERRY LYNN IN AT THE END OF THE MATCH WAS JUST F'N EXTREME! RATING; 5/5
2. CHRIS CANDIDO VS. LANCE STORM
YOU MAY REMEMBER CHRIS CANDIDO FOR HIS WWE STINT, WHICH HE WRESTLED UNDER THE NAME SKIP. ANYWAY, THIS WAS ANOTHER GOOD MATCH. RATING; 4.5/5
3. MIKE AWESOME VS. MASATO TANAKA
ANOTHER GOOD MATCH. IT'S A SHAME HOW MIKE AWESOME'S CAREER JUST FIZZLED ALMOST THE VERY MOMENT HE ARRIVED IN THE WWE. RATING; 5/5
4. FOR THE ECW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
CHAMPIONS ROB VAN DAM & SABU VS. JINSEI SHINZAKI & HYABUSA
THE BEST MATCH ON THIS PAY-PER-VIEW. HIGHLIGHT OF THIS MATCH; RVD & SABU, AT THE SAME TIME, LEGDROP JINSEI SHINZAKI & HYABUSA THROUGH A TABLE! YOU JUST GOTTA SEE THIS ONE. UNFORTUNATELY, HYABUSA IS CURRENTLY PARALYZED AND IS UNABLE TO WRESTLE AGAIN. RATING; 5/5
5. DEATH MATCH
TAZ VS. BAM BAM BIGELOW
AN ENTERTAINING MATCH. YOU'LL BE REAL SHOCKED WHEN YOU SEE TAZ AND BAM BAM BIGELOW KNOCK EACH OTHER INTO THE ENTRANCE WAY SO HARD, THAT THEY ACTUALLY TORE A HOLE IN IT AND THEY BOTH WENT UNDERNEATH! RATING; 5/5
6. THE DUDLEY BOYZ VS. TOMMY DREAMER & SPIKE DUDLEY
THE LOWEST POINT OF THE EVENT. BUT, IT'S STILL NOT BAD ENOUGH TO LOWER THIS PPV'S PERFECT RATING! RATING; 4/5
THIS EVENT STANDS AS A TESTEMENT TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF WRESTLING THAT WE'LL NEVER EVER SEE AGAIN. ALL WRESTLING FANS NEED TO GET THIS ONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Rating:
Summary: ECW Heat Wave '98
Review: I'm sure I'm not the only one who watched this tape as the first exposure to ECW. Before I watched this show I was convinced ECW was pointless, unecessary violent garbage wrestling. This tape was an absolute eye-opener back in the day when ECW was the most influential and innovative wrestling promotion anywhere. And although the production quality may not be first rate it still rates highly today because of the great in ring action. There are plenty of other reviews on this page giving a run down of the great matches on this show so I wont got through them all. I guess now watching this tape five years after the event it just goes to show how badly talented guys like Mike Awesome and Jerry Lynn where mistreated during there time in the big two. This show has everything, if you haven't checked out you owe it to yourself to watch this tape.
Rating:
Summary: Could this be the best ECW PPV ever?
Review: I'm sure I'm not the only one who watched this tape as the first exposure to ECW. Before I watched this show I was convinced ECW was pointless, unecessary violent garbage wrestling. This tape was an absolute eye-opener back in the day when ECW was the most influential and innovative wrestling promotion anywhere. And although the production quality may not be first rate it still rates highly today because of the great in ring action. There are plenty of other reviews on this page giving a run down of the great matches on this show so I wont got through them all. I guess now watching this tape five years after the event it just goes to show how badly talented guys like Mike Awesome and Jerry Lynn where mistreated during there time in the big two. This show has everything, if you haven't checked out you owe it to yourself to watch this tape.
Rating:
Summary: ECW Heat Wave '98
Review: Justin Credible w/ Jason,Chastity and Nicole Bass vs. Jerry Lynn
Nice match with a lot of counter moves near falls. Justin wins after a Top-Rope That's Incredible. 8/10 Chris Candido w/Tammy(Sunny)vs. Lance Storm
Another good matchup between the former ECW World Tag Team Champions. Candido wins after the Blonde Bombshell. 8/10 Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome
A back and forth match with lots of near falls. Tanaka wins after a Tornado DDT on two chairs. 9/10 ECW Tag Titles
Rob Van Dam and Sabu w/Bill Alfonso (C) vs. Hayabusa and Jinsei "HAKUSHI" Shinzaki.
One Word, WOW! Without a doubt my absolute favorite tag team match(that does not involve ladders). They throw some chairs and tables into the mix just for fun. RVD said that this was his favorite ECW Tag Title Defense because it made him and Sabu better champions. FTW Death match
Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
An ok match. FTW Death Match is ECW's way of saying "falss-count-Anywhere. Taz wins after the Tazmission. 7/10 Dudlyeville Sreet Fight.
The Dudleyz vs. Tommy Dreamer,The Sandman and Spike Dudley
An all-out war between these two teams. Dreamer pins Buh-buh after the Dreamer DDT on the ladder. 7.5/10 Footage was shown of Jack Victory and the Dudley Boyz assaulting New Jack in the parking lot. Promo of Rob Van Dam with Sabu and Bill Alfonzo
RVD told Sabu that "it doesn't make you bad losing to Rob Van Dam. It just makes you like everybody else." Dudleyz znd Joel Gertner saying that they will destroy Tommy Dreamer,The Sandman and Little Spike Dudley. Worst moment of the PPV. And Taz claimed he was going to take back the victory that Bigelow took from him at Living Dangerously '98.
All-in-all a good,solid PPV filled with plenty of grudge matches and hardcore action. This is one of the few PPVs I have seen that does not contain any "filler" matches.
Rating:
Summary: Pretty much over-rated
Review: Okay, almost everyone on the internet is so biased towards this PPV and they all like to say that this PPV is the best PPV ever. Well it isn't. Here's the true, un-biased ratings for every match. Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn- I actually liked this match alot. This was a good match to start the PPV. Well, you know it automatically was gonna be good since both men are great talents. **** Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm- Good match. Both these men are also great talents. Both men knew they only had ten minutes, so they went out there and battled non-stop the whole time. *** Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka- GREAT SPOTFEST, MAN!! Some brutal stuff were done in this match. It was well paced, and that table spot and the end was cool too. ***3/4 Okay, here's where the PPV really starts to get bad. Rob Van Dam & Sabu vs. Jinsei Shinzaki & Hayabusa- To all you American fans, you may know Shinzaki as Hakushi. That wrestler from about 1995-1996 who had some good matches with Bret Hart. Most of you will probably know Hayabusa just on reputation, too. Okay, let me see, this match was a mess. The Japanese guys kept trying to actually WRESTLE, but Rob and Sabu. Quite frankly, they can't any more. So the decide to do a spotfest. Hayabusa and Jinsei try to carry it throughout, but Rob and Sabu don't know anything except for spots. ** Okay, now this is where the really horrible stuff starts. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Taz- Okay, you know, Bam Bam and Taz actually had a pretty good match at Living Dangerously, but they had to fight outside the ring alot since as many of you have already know if you saw the match, it was gimmicked for the end where Taz falls through on a Katihajime attempt. So common sense would tell tell Paul to let them have a regular wrestling match without having fight around the gimmicked ring. Well, apparently Paul Heyman has none, as he MAKES THEM FIGHT IN THE CROWD for 7 or eight minutes. And then to make it even worse, THEY GO THROUGH THE RAMP. You know, going through the ring is something that has only happened once, so don't you think it's weird that they went through the ramp the next match. Exposing the business is EXTREME. DUD I would go negative stars because of the idiotic booking, but I am a generous man, you know. DudleyZ vs. Spike, Tommy Dreamer, and Sandman- What a waste of time. That's all I can say. Just a crazy brawl. But there were a few good spots. *1/2 Overall thoughts: Probably the most over-rated PPV in a long time. Everyone always says it's the greatest, and it could've been if they kept up what they had going in the first half, but the second half was just horrible. And who's bright idea was it to give the main event to 6 stupid brawlers. But you know, maybe it isn't over-rated. Since all the people who review here are just some ECW Worshipping Marks, who rate everything ****+.
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