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Three Way Dance
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Three Way Dance was a

ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1] It was a "double header" event with Hostile City Showdown, which took place the following weekend.[2]

Excerpts from Three Way Dance aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV, while the full event was released on VHS in 1995. It was made available for streaming on the WWE Network in 2020.[3] The bout between 2 Cold Scorpio and Eddie Guerrero also appeared on the 2009 WWE DVD Viva La Raza! The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero.[4]

Three Way Dance gained a degree of notoriety after Sabu (who was scheduled to compete in the main event) no-showed in favour of wrestling for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. As a result, he was fired from ECW and did not return until November 1995.[5][6][7] The event also saw the ECW debuts of Beulah McGillicutty, Eddie Guerrero, and Rick Steiner.

Event

The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock (left) and Johnny Grunge (right)) won the ECW World Tag Team Championship in the titular main event of Three Way Dance.

The commentator for Three Way Dance was Joey Styles.[8] The event was attended by approximately 1,150 people.[1]

The event opened with ECW booker Paul Heyman informing the audience that Sabu would not be wrestling. Heyman asked the audience to wait until the intermission before deciding whether to seek a refund.[7][9]

Prior to the opening bout,

superbomb to Johnny Hotbody.[8] As a result, the Broad Street Bullies were fired from Raven's Nest and replaced by the Pitbulls, who declared Raven to be their "master".[10]

Following the match, Richards revealed to Raven that he had tracked down

Stevie Kick and Raven gave him an Evenflow DDT for a pinfall victory.[8][9][11]

The third match was a singles bout between

jobbers.[5]

Prior to the event's intermission,

The Tazmaniac, Sabu's tag team partner. The Tazmaniac brawled with Benoit and Malenko alone until the debuting Rick Steiner came to his assistance, revealing himself as Sabu's surprise replacement for the main event.[7][9]

In the fourth match, the debuting Eddie Guerrero defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to win the ECW World Television Championship using a victory roll.[8] Guerrero dedicated the title win to his former tag team partner Art Barr, who had died in November 1994.[12] Writing in 2019, John Clapp of WWE suggested that the bout "brought a more scientific approach to the renegade company, giving ECW credibility in the eyes of purists who'd otherwise shun the revolution for its unabashed lawlessness."[13]

The fifth match was a

chair shot. Axl then began cutting off Ian's mohawk using scissors until Ian hit him with a paint can, then used the scissors to gouge Axl's face.[8]

In the sixth match, Hack Meyers defeated Dino Sandoff by pinfall following a brainbuster.[8][9]

The penultimate match saw

Singapore cane to Douglas, enabling Douglas to hit the Sandman in the crotch with the cane then pin him using a roll-up.[8][9]

The main event was a

senton bomb.[8] Following the match, the Pitbulls attacked the new champions, setting up a title match for Hostile City Showdown.[5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1
Three way dance for the ECW World Tag Team Championship
19:56[1]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ECW Three Way Dance". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Paul (2019). "Classic Wrestling Review: The 3-Way Dance '95". classicwrestlingreview.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "ECW 3 Way Dance". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  4. ^ D., Mark (June 3, 2013). "Complete list of all ECW matches released on WWE DVDs to date". WrestlingDVDNetwork.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Matt (August 6, 2011). "ECW: Three Way Dance (04.95)". PDRWrestling.net. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. ^ Scisco, Logan (August 23, 2020). "What The World Was Watching: ECW Three-Way Dance '95". InsidePulse.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. ^
    ISBN 978-1-59670-021-5
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  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Colling, Bob (June 25, 2010). "ECW Three Way Dance 4/8/1995". WrestlingRecaps.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Palij, Mike (April 9, 1995). "[ECW] Three Way Dance house show". Rec.Sport.Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  10. ^ Keith, Scott (July 31, 2002). "The SmarK Retro Repost – Three Way Dance (04/94)". 411Mania.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  11. ^ a b Raven. "Match results - April 1995". TheRavenEffect.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  12. ISBN 978-1-4165-6156-9
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  13. ^ Clapp, John (July 19, 2019). "Eddie Guerrero vs. 2 Cold Scorpio (ECW Three Way Dance 1995)". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved October 15, 2020.

External links

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