Heat Wave (1997)
Heat Wave (1997) | |||
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ECW Arena | |||
Attendance | 1,600 | ||
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Heat Wave (1997) was the fourth
Excerpts from Heat Wave appeared on episode #222 of ECW Hardcore TV, which was broadcast on July 22, 1997.
Background
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches played out on ECW's television program Hardcore TV.[3]
At Wrestlepalooza,
Event
Preliminary matches
The opening match of the event was a 3-on-2 handicap match, in which the team of Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 (J. C. Ice and Wolfie D) and Jason.
In the next match, Axl Rotten defeated Tracey Smothers.
Next, John Kronus took on Pablo Marquez. Kronus executed a 450° splash from the top rope to win the match.
Later, Chris Chetti and Balls Mahoney competed against The Triple Threat members Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow in a tag team match. Candido pinned Chetti for the victory.
Next,
In the following match,
Main event match
The ECW representative team of
Aftermath
Four matches of the event aired with syndication on the July 24, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV.
Terry Funk and Shane Douglas continued their feud after Heat Wave over the World Heavyweight Championship. A match had been made between the two for the title at Hardcore Heaven. However, before the event, Funk lost the title to Sabu in a
This marked Mustafa's final appearance in ECW until 1999 as he quietly left the promotion after winning the World Tag Team Championship at Heat Wave. At the Hardcore Heaven pay-per-view event in August, the former champions Dudley Boyz were awarded the titles by default.[8]
Tommy Dreamer continued his feud with Jerry Lawler, resulting in Dreamer wrestling Lawler in a match to settle the score at Hardcore Heaven.[8]
Chris Candido's application of Tazmission on Taz at Heat Wave evolved into a rivalry between the two, leading to Candido receiving a shot against Taz for the World Television Championship at Hardcore Heaven.[8]
Results
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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1 | Steel cage tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | 17:44 | |||
8 | Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu vs. Rick Rude, The Sandman, and Tommy Dreamer ended in a no contest | Steel cage match | 32:24 | ||
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References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ECW Heat Wave 1997". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Heat Wave 1997". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ^ Bob Colling. "WWF RAW 2/24/1997". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "ECW WRESTLEPALOOZA 1997 REVIEW". Wrestling 20 Years Ago. August 27, 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Orgy of Violence". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ Arnold Furious. "ECW Born To Be Wired 1997 8/8/1997". Wrestling Recaps. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d David. "ECW Hardcore Heaven 1997 8/17/1997". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
External links
- Heat Wave 1997 at IMDb