The Night the Line Was Crossed

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Not to be confused with Crossing the Line Again or Crossing the Line '99.
The Night the Line Was Crossed
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The Night the Line Was Crossed was a

ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]

Excerpts from The Night the Line Was Crossed (including the unabridged main event) aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV, while the full event was released on VHS in 1994. It was made available for streaming on the WWE Network in 2020.[2] The main event and the bout between Jimmy Snuka and Tommy Dreamer were both included on the compilation DVD ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1 released by WWE in 2012.[3]

Event

The commentator for The Night the Line Was Crossed was Joey Styles.[4] The ring announcer was Bob Artese.[5] The referees were Jim Molineaux and John Finnegan.[6] The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people, selling out the ECW Arena.[7]

In the opening match, which was not included on the VHS release, the previously unnamed

Chad Austin by pinfall following a chokeslam.[5][8]

The second match saw

squash.[9][4]

The third match was a

belly-to-belly suplex to the Pitbull and pinned him, with the Sandman wrapping a chain around the Pitbull's legs to prevent him from kicking out.[9][4]

ECW Heavyweight Championship
in the main event of The Night the Line Was Crossed.

The fourth match was a "no rules" tag team match between

the Bruise Brothers. The Public Enemy won the bout after Johnny Grunge hit one of the Bruise Brothers with a 2×4 then pinned him.[9][4]

In the fifth match,

diving double axe handle to ECW president Tod Gordon after he attempted to intervene.[6]

In the next match,

the Tazmaniac. The match ended after the Sheik threw a fireball at the Tazmaniac, enabling Tanaka to pin him with a roll-up.[5]

The penultimate match was a singles bout between

diving splash, but the ring rope broke.[6]

The main event was a

Paul E. Dangerously, and Sherri Martel.[10] After 60 minutes, the match was declared a time limit draw.[4][9] The match received a standing ovation from the audience.[7] Following the match, Douglas gave "a fiery interview, laced with shoot comments",[11] then brawled with Funk.[6]

Response

"The first match that I recall ever feeling good about was The Night the Line Was Crossed. I remember coming back to the

back and thinking to myself 'I don't know how we did it, but somehow that was a pretty damn good match'."
- Shane Douglas[7]

The main event of The Night the Line Was Crossed has been attributed with making "wrestling fans around the country take notice of the happenings in

three way dances, with the match helping popularize them.[11] ECW mainstay Tommy Dreamer described The Night the Line Was Crossed as "a turning point" for ECW, stating "you knew something special was here, and we started running more and more towns after that."[13]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
ECW Heavyweight Championship
60:00
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ECW The Night the Line was Crossed". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ D., Mark (April 2, 2012). "Full match listing for ECW: Unreleased Vol. 1 DVD revealed". WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Keith, Scott (July 31, 2002). "The SmarK Retro Repost – The Night The Line Was Crossed (02/94)". 411Mania.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Matthews, Paul (August 3, 2019). "Classic Wrestling Review: The Night the Line Was Crossed". classicwrestlingreview.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Heels Inc (May 30, 2015). "The "Oh My God!! Review: ECW – The Night The Line Was Crossed & ECW TV 2/1/94". CrazyMax.org. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-1-55490-268-2
    .
  8. ^ Woodward, Buck (February 4, 2004). "Mat classic: The Night the Line Was Crossed". Rec.Sport.Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Campbell, Mike (July 9, 2012). "Rated R Reviews: ECW: The Night the Line Was Crossed – 2/5/94". 411Mania.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Melok, Bobby (July 19, 2019). "Terry Funk vs. Shane Douglas vs. Sabu (ECW The Night the Line Was Crossed 1994)". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  11. ^
    ISBN 978-1-61321-873-0
    .
  12. ^ Meltzer, Dave (July 2003). Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  13. ISBN 978-1-4165-1312-4
    .

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