ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Heatwave '98
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In Theaters : 1998
Video Release : 07 August, 2001 |
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ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Heatwave '98 Customer Reviews
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Title's been said... arguably the best ECW PPV ever
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It's hard to believe that ECW could not put on events like this... And yet ECW somehow managed to break the mold of "great" pay per views, and made this one a PHENOMENAL pay per view.
Justin Credible w/ Jason, Chastity, Nicole Bass vs Jerry Lynn
If you've never seen Jerry Lynn or Justin Credible wrestle, please stop watching WWE and watch a match of theirs, or no, just watch this one! Everything that is the "wrestling" in ECW was on display here, as well as the passion and skill and devotion of great wrestlers who put on a technical wrestling masterpiece with some of the best ring psychology of any match in history. (10/10)
Lance Storm vs Chris Candido w/ Tammy Lynn Sytch
I'm ashamed to say I expected an average bout here. These two managed to put on a match with just as much fervor and intensity as the first match, and yet made sure it was different enough to be unique on its own. Classical technical wrestling. (10/10)
Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome
These two have had arguably the greatest midcard-to-main event feud in ECW history, and while their ECW One Night Stand 2005 match was a stellar performance on its own, this one is significant competition in being the BEST Tanaka vs Awesome match in the history of these two's feud! Tremendous wrestling, including amazing cruiserweight-style action from the superheavyweight Mike Awesome, and a BRUTALLY SICKENING bump in which Awesome is powerbombed out of the ring through a table ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK! Utter classic. (10/10)
ECW Tag Team Championship
Rob Van Dam and Sabu (C) vs Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki
If ever you had a criticism about Sabu's sloppy style, this is perhaps one of his better (or arguably one of his best) matches, as he and Rob Van Dam work with perfect harmony, against two of the best Japanese wrestlers I have ever seen. This match, like the previous three, blew me away. (10/10)
Taz vs Bam Bam Bigelow
A rematch of Living Dangerously which featured the classic bump of Bigelow slamming Taz THROUGH the ring canvas to a DEAFENING pop (that's wrestling slang for a positive fan reaction). This match had a lot to live up to, but it didn't live up to it. It made it's own reputation. A similar bump features Bigelow and Taz breaking through the entrance ramp, and an edge-of-your-seat ending. (10/10)
The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, Big Dick) vs Spike Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman
Despite being the main event, I can't help but feel this match was upstaged by the previous matches. But ECW isn't ECW without some hardcore brawling, and so these six delivered. There was no phenomenal technical wrestling, but there is plenty to make you go "OHH!" with the ECW fans, and make you envious of those getting to chant "ECW!" while this happens live. Just the right sort of ending for arguably the perfect ECW pay per view. (9/10)
I said it already; this is perhaps the best ECW pay per view ever. It is perhaps the perfect ECW pay per view. This deserves my HIGHEST rating for any individual pay per view, even more so than Wrestlemania X7 or either ECW One Night Stand (not WWE).
On an editorial note: The WWE owns the ECW video library. They've indulged us with plenty of ECW footage, especially for "ECW Blood Sport", but for god's sake, if the WWE never releases anything ECW related again, the least they could do is re-release THIS pay per view, bring it back in print. It is the shining example of everything that is GOOD in pro wrestling, and just how to put on a PERFECT pay per view. |
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