Heat Wave (2000)

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Heat Wave (2000)
Promotion
Extreme Championship Wrestling
DateJuly 16, 2000
CityLos Angeles, California
VenueGrand Olympic Auditorium
Attendance5,700
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Heat Wave (2000) was the seventh Heat Wave professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place on July 16, 2000 from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the final event to be held under the ECW banner.

Eight

Rhino successfully defended the World Television Championship against The Sandman.[1] This event was notable for the controversial incident between ECW wrestlers and the personnel from Xtreme Pro Wrestling although its wrestlers were not involved.[2]

Storylines

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 programs, Hardcore TV and ECW on TNN.[3]

At

Francine turned on Dreamer.[4] At Hardcore Heaven, Credible was scheduled to defend the title against Dreamer and Lance Storm in a three-way dance but threatened to throw down the ECW World Heavyweight Championship belt if Dreamer came to the ring to wrestle him. Credible then defeated Storm in Storm's last ECW match to retain the title. Dreamer hit a Dreamer Driver to Credible after the match.[5] Credible successfully defended the title against Raven on the May 19 episode of ECW on TNN.[6] Two weeks later, Credible attacked Raven with a That's Incredible until Dreamer made the save but was attacked by The Network.[7] The following week on ECW on TNN, it was announced that Credible would defend the title against Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match at Heat Wave.[8]

At Hardcore Heaven,

Kintaro Kanemura, the #1 contender for the World Television Championship and announced that Sandman would have to beat Kanemura in order to gain a title shot at Rhino. Sandman defeated Kanemura to become the #1 contender for the title. On the June 2 episode of ECW on TNN, Sandman received a title shot against Rhino but the match ended due to interference by The Network, Dusty Rhodes, Yoshihiro Tajiri and Rob Van Dam.[7]
This led to a match between Rhino and Sandman for the title at Heat Wave.

At Hardcore Heaven, Scotty Anton cost Rob Van Dam, a match against Jerry Lynn.[5] Anton joined The Network and began attacking Network's rivals with his Clapper. On the June 9 episode of ECW on TNN, Anton interfered in a tag team match between Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman and the team of Justin Credible and Rhino until RVD attacked him and helped Dreamer and Sandman in winning the match.[8] On the June 23 episode of ECW on TNN, it was announced that RVD would face Anton at Heat Wave and Cyrus predicted that RVD would receive a Clapper at the event.[9] On the July 14 episode of ECW on TNN, RVD said that he had no respect for Anton and he would introduce him to the Van Terminator during their match.[10]

Event

Preliminary matches

In the opening match of the event,

elbow drop and applied a bearhug
for the quick victory.

Next, Kid Kash, Danny Doring and Roadkill competed against the team of Simon Diamond, C. W. Anderson and Johnny Swinger. Simon and Swinger attempted to hit a Problem Solver on Doring but Kash saved him from the move and Doring executed a Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am on Diamond. This allowed Kash to hit a Money Maker on Swinger for the win.

Next, Jerry Lynn took on Steve Corino. Jack Victory interfered on Corino's behalf by attempting to throw powder into Lynn but he ducked and the referee was knocked out with it instead. Lynn hit a belly-to-back suplex to Corino but could not pin him due to the referee being knocked out. Corino nailed Lynn with his boot and then Victory hit Lynn with a cowbell, which allowed Corino to get a near-fall on Lynn. Lynn attempted a cradle piledriver but Corino reversed it into a pinfall attempt. A series of near-falls led to Lynn hitting a cradle piledriver for the win.

After the match, the injured New Jack came on crutches but was attacked by Da Baldies (Tony DeVito and Angel) until Chris Chetti and Nova made the save for Jack, leading to a match pitting Chetti and Nova against Da Baldies. Nova hit a Third Degree to DeVito followed by Chetti hitting an Amityville Horror on Angel. Nova and Chetti then hit a Tidal Wave on Angel for the win.

Next,

mist into Guido and hit a brainbuster on a steel chair
for the win.

Later,

Gore on Sandman but he dodged it and Dudley was accidentally knocked out with the Gore. Rhino drove Dudley from the apron onto a table with a Rhino Spike. Sandman then hit Rhino with a cane and attempted a White Russian Legsweep
; however, Rhino gave him a Rhino Spike on the guardrail then pinned him to retain the title.

In the penultimate match,

Van Daminator and a Five Star Frog Splash and had the match won but then proceeded to debut his new move Van Terminator
on Anton for the win.

XPW Incident

Prior to the main event, six performers from the Los Angeles-based

Francine had been touched by someone from XPW.[11][12]

Main event match

This was followed by Justin Credible defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match. George turned on Dreamer by hugging Francine and then Jazz knocked out both women. Credible then nailed a That's Incredible to Jazz, leaving the brawl to Credible and Dreamer. Credible executed a That's Incredible to Dreamer on the barbed wire to retain the title.

Reception

Arnold Furious of Wrestling Recaps wrote "This is a thumbs in the middle effort. It’s not terrible by any stretch of the imagination but no one match stands out particularly. It’s made memorable by the odd spot but not by any of the matches. There is a lot that needs to be fast-forwarded."[13]

Scott Keith of 411Mania wrote "Thumbs in the middle, leaning up for some decent action, but the lack of a great match keeps it from going up."[14]

Aftermath

Rob Van Dam began feuding with Rhino over the World Television Championship since RVD never lost the title and was stripped off the title due to injury. On the September 8 episode of ECW on TNN, Rhino lost the title to Kid Kash due to assistance by RVD. Two weeks later, Rhino defeated Kash to regain the title. At Anarchy Rulz, Rhino defeated RVD to retain the title.[15]

On the August 25 episode of ECW on TNN, Jerry Lynn was named the number one contender to Justin Credible's World Heavyweight Championship at Anarchy Rulz due to the event taking place in Lynn's home state of Minnesota. Lynn defeated Credible to capture the title.[15]

A tournament was set up for the vacant

Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke). FBI successfully defended the titles against Unholy Alliance at Anarchy Rulz.[15]

This was the final Heat Wave under the ECW banner, as the promotion would close its doors seven months later. Over 22 years later, the WWE, which purchased the assets of ECW in 2003, revived the Heat Wave event as an television special for the NXT brand division on August 16, 2022.

Results

No.Results
Francine) defeated Tommy Dreamer (with Jazz and George)
Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship12:20
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Four-Way Dance eliminations

Elimination no. Wrestler Eliminated by Elimination move Time
1 Mikey Whipwreck Little Guido Psycho Guillotine by Psicosis 1:36
2 Psicosis Yoshihiro Tajiri German suplex 4:28
3 Little Guido Yoshihiro Tajiri Brainbuster on a steel chair 9:17
Winner: Yoshihiro Tajiri

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Messiah, Kid Kaos, Supreme, Kristi Myst, Homeless Jimmy and XPW announcer Kris Kloss

References

  1. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  2. ^ "The Night XPW Invaded ECW".
  3. Discovery Communications
    . Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  4. ^ Powell, John (22 April 2000). "Credible ECW champ at Cyberslam". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b c Powell, John (15 May 2000). "Credible retains title at Hardcore Heaven". Slam Wrestling. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ Bob Colling. "ECW on TNN 5/19/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b Bob Colling. "ECW on TNN 6/2/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b Bob Colling. "ECW on TNN 6/9/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. ^ Bob Colling. "ECW on TNN 6/23/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ Bob Colling. "ECW on TNN 7/14/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  11. Pro Wrestling Insider
    . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  12. ^ "The night ECW fought off outlaw invaders - What you need to know..." WWE. July 18, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  13. ^ Arnold Furious. "ECW Heatwave 2000 7/16/2000". Wrestling Recaps. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  14. ^ Scott Keith (July 30, 2002). "The SmarK Retro Repost – Heat Wave 2000". 411Mania. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  15. ^
    Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  16. ^ "Heatwave 00 - Los Angeles, CA - Grand Olympic Auditorium - July 16, 2000 (5,700)". The History of WWE. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  17. ^ "ECW Heat Wave 2000 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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