ECW As Good as It Gets

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As Good as It Gets
ECW Arena
Attendancec.1,600
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As Good as It Gets was a

ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1] Excerpts from As Good as It Gets aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV in late September and early October 1997, while the event was released on VHS in 1997 and on DVD in 2003. The bout between Beulah McGillicutty and Bill Alfonso was included in the 2005 compilation DVD BloodSport - The Most Violent Matches of ECW.[2]

As Good as It Gets is known for the confrontation between Alfonso and McGillicutty, described as "five of the most intense minutes in ECW";[3] the bout between Bam Bam Bigelow and Spike Dudley, which featured the "must-see moment" of Bigelow lifting Dudley overhead and hurtling him into the audience;[4] and the bout between the recently debuted Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible, which was used to introduce and showcase the two future ECW mainstays.[5]

Event

ECW World Heavyweight Champion Justin Credible
was showcased at As Good as It Gets.

The event was attended by approximately 1,600 people.[1]

The opening bout was a

chair shot.[5][6][7]

The second bout was a

swinging DDT.[5][6][7]

The third bout was a singles match between Chris Candido and Lance Storm. Candido defeated Storm by pinfall after performing the Blonde Bombshell on him.[5][7]

The fourth match was a singles bout between

diving splash. Following the match, Bigelow threw Dudley into the audience once again.[4][5][7][8][9]

The fifth bout saw

jackknife hold with assistance from Chris Candido.[5][7]

intergender match
at As Good as It Gets.

Following the fifth bout,

Tazmission. After Pitbull #1 pulled Pitbull #2 out of the ring, Taz attacked Lance Wright, giving him a T-bone Tazplex through a table at ringside. Taz then brawled with security guards until his rival Sabu came to the ring, with the two men brawling until they were separated.[6][7]

The sixth bout was a singles match between Sabu and

fireball in the Sandman's face.[5][6][7]

The penultimate bout was an

blood loss.[8]

The main event saw

450° splash.[5][7][11]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) (with Big Dick Dudley, Joel Gertner, and Sign Guy Dudley) by pinfall
Tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship6:16
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ECW As Good as It Gets". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Mix, Brett (January 25, 2011). "Review: BloodSport - The Most Violent Matches of ECW (2 disc) DVD". WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4165-1312-4
    .
  4. ^ a b Murphy, Ryan; Styles, Joey (June 6, 2012). "ECW's 25 most must-see matches". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "ECW As Good as it Gets review". Wrestling20Yrs.com. November 4, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e Big Red Machine (September 20, 1997). "ECW As Good as It Gets". TheWrestlingRevolution.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Colling, Bob (July 26, 2016). "ECW As Good As It Gets 1997 9/20/1997". WrestlingRecaps.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Johnson, Mike (September 20, 2016). "9/20 This day in history: Blassie's final match, WWF One Night Only, Lawler vs. Ventura, ECW As Good as It Gets, ROH's final Murphy Rec event and more". PWInsider.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Juliano, Mike (September 21, 1997). "ECW Arena results from last night". Rec.Sport.Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  10. ^ Melok, Bobby (April 4, 2012). "Where are they now? Beulah McGillicutty". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  11. ISBN 978-1-4766-3830-0
    .

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