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{{short description|Extreme Championship Wrestling event series}}
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'''CyberSlam''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Card (sports)#Supercard|supercard]] [[List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events|event]] and [[fan convention]] produced by [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) from 1996 to 2000.
'''CyberSlam''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Card (sports)#Supercard|supercard]] [[List of ECW supercards and pay-per-view events|event]] and [[fan convention]] produced by [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) from 1996 to 2000.

==Background==
==Background==
It began in 1995 with the [[Double Tables]] event, held at the ECW Arena. The event was held for those who were posting on [[Usenet]]'s rec.sport.pro-wrestling to be able to meet performers in person and see some live pro wrestling. ECW's [[Tod Gordon]] assisted the ECW fans in organizing this. Prior to the ECW Arena show on February 4, 1995, there was a show held at the Flagstaff in [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]]. The red shirts seen on some wrestlers and fans say "To The Extreme" and was the nickname given to the event. In addition to the two shows, there was also a question-and-answer session held at the ECW Arena itself. The main guests were Tod Gordon, [[The Sandman (wrestler)|the Sandman]] and [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]]. Once the wrestlers began to arrive for the show, they came out to mingle and chat with the fans. Another event was held during the summer of 1995, called "Back to the Extreme". This time, the Q&A session was held at the [[Holiday Inn]] in [[Essington, Pennsylvania]].
It began in 1995 with the [[Double Tables]] event, held at the ECW Arena. The event was held for those who were posting on [[Usenet]]'s rec.sport.pro-wrestling to be able to meet performers in person and see some live pro wrestling. ECW's [[Tod Gordon]] assisted the ECW fans in organizing this. Prior to the ECW Arena show on February 4, 1995, there was a show held at the Flagstaff in [[Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania]]. The red shirts seen on some wrestlers and fans say "To The Extreme" and was the nickname given to the event. In addition to the two shows, there was also a question-and-answer session held at the ECW Arena itself. The main guests were Tod Gordon, [[The Sandman (wrestler)|the Sandman]] and [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]]. Once the wrestlers began to arrive for the show, they came out to mingle and chat with the fans. Another event was held during the summer of 1995, called "Back to the Extreme". This time, the Q&A session was held at the [[Holiday Inn]] in [[Essington, Pennsylvania]].


In 1996, Paul Heyman christened the event "CyberSlam". There were two events of CyberSlam in 1997. Every year, the convention included a question and answer session.<ref name=stone>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/04/22/2000-04-22_stone_cold_set_for_wwf_return.html|title=STONE COLD SET FOR WWF RETURN|author=Scherer, Dave|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-15|date=April 22, 2000}}</ref>
In 1996, Paul Heyman christened the event "CyberSlam". There were two events of CyberSlam in 1997. Every year, the convention included a question and answer session.<ref name=stone>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2000/04/22/2000-04-22_stone_cold_set_for_wwf_return.html|title=STONE COLD SET FOR WWF RETURN|author=Scherer, Dave|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=2009-09-15|date=April 22, 2000}}</ref>

==Dates, venues and main events==
==Dates, venues and main events==
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|April 3, 1999
|April 3, 1999
|{{small|[[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[D-Von Dudley|D-Von]]) and [[Mustafa Saed|Mr. Mustafa]] defeated [[New Jack]] and Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks ([[Axl Rotten]] and [[Balls Mahoney]]) in an [[WarGames match|Ultimate Jeopardy match]]}}
|{{small|[[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Bubba Ray Dudley|Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]) and [[Mustafa Saed|Mr. Mustafa]] vs. [[New Jack]] and Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks ([[Axl Rotten]] and [[Balls Mahoney]]) in an [[WarGames match|Ultimate Jeopardy match]]}}
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|[[CyberSlam (2000)]]
|[[CyberSlam (2000)]]
|April 22, 2000
|April 22, 2000
|{{small|[[Tazz|Taz]] (c) vs. [[Tommy Dreamer]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship<br>Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. [[Justin Credible]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship}}
|{{small|Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. [[Justin Credible]] for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship}}
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|colspan="10"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
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==Results==

===1996===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = CyberSlam (1996)
|image = TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg
|caption = The [[ECW Arena]].
|promotion = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
|date = February 17, 1996
|liveevent = Y
|venue = [[ECW Arena]]
|city = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], US
|attendance = 1,300
|lastevent = Big Apple Blizzard Blast
|nextevent = Just Another Night
|event = CyberSlam
|lastevent2 = '''''First'''''
|nextevent2 = [[CyberSlam (1997)]]
}}
'''CyberSlam (1996)''' was a [[house show|live event]] that took place on February 17, 1996 in the [[ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], US. The announcer for the event was [[Joey Styles]].

CyberSlam (1996) featured the ECW return of [[Brian Pillman]] (who used to be known in the company as California Brian), who had recently left [[World Championship Wrestling]] in unusual circumstances. During an interview conducted in the ring by Joey Styles, Pillman insulted Bischoff, calling him a commentator, a "[[gofer]]", and a "piece of shit". He then turned his attention to the ECW audience, derisively calling them "[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#S|smart marks]]". After Styles attempted to end the interview, Pillman threatened to "yank out [his] [[Penis|Johnson]]" and [[Urination|urinate]] in the ring. Pillman was confronted by ECW owner [[Tod Gordon]], booker [[Paul Heyman]], and wrestler [[Shane Douglas]], who had him removed from the ring by security guards. While being dragged from the arena, Pillman attacked a [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#P|plant]] sitting in the audience with a [[fork]] he produced from his boot.<ref name="Shoemaker2013">{{cite book|author=David Shoemaker|title=The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chLof3We7nYC&pg=PT196|date=31 October 2013|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-101-60974-3|pages=196}}</ref> Pillman's erratic behavior in the ring and backstage caused confusion amongst both members of the audience and his fellow wrestlers.<ref name="Jericho2011">{{cite book|author=Chris Jericho|title=A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-oOAv5YSY8C&pg=PT248|date=12 May 2011|publisher=Orion|isbn=978-1-4091-3692-7|pages=247-248}}</ref>

CyberSlam also saw [[Francine Fournier|Francine]] pin [[Stevie Richards]], avenging his betrayal of her in August 1995, while [[Tommy Dreamer]] was betrayed by his allies [[The Harris Brothers|The Bruise Brothers]], who attacked him and joined [[Raven's Nest]]. Meanwhile, [[Mikey Whipwreck]] betrayed [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]] by attacking him during his match with [[Shane Douglas]], setting up an encounter between the two at Big Ass Extreme Bash on March 9, 1996 in what would be Cactus Jack's final match for ECW.

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[The Bad Crew]] (Dog and Rose) and Judge Dredd defeated Dino Sendoff, Don E. Allen and The Dirt Bike Kid
|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches|Six-man tag team match]]
|time1 = 2:03
|match2 = Spiro Greco defeated [[Pablo Marquez|El Puerto Riqueño]]
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Singles matches|Singles match]]
|time2 = 4:27
|match3 = [[Tazz|Taz]] (with [[Bill Alfonso]]) defeated Joel Hartgood by submission
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 1:54
|match4 = [[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] (with [[Big Dick Dudley]], [[Dances with Dudley]] and [[Lou D'Angeli|Sign Guy Dudley]]) defeated [[Curtis Hughes|Mr. Hughes]]
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4 = 0:36
|match5 = [[The Harris Brothers|The Bruise Brothers]] (Don and Ron) defeated [[The Headhunters (professional wrestling)|The Headhunters]] (Headhunter A and Headhunter B)
|stip5 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Team matches|Tag team match]]
|time5 = 3:54
|match6 = [[J.T. Smith (wrestler)|J.T. Smith]] defeated [[Axl Rotten]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6 = 6:12
|match7 = [[Francine Fournier|Francine]] and [[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] and [[Anthony Durante|Pitbull #2]]) defeated [[Stevie Richards]] and [[The Eliminators]] ([[John Kronus]] and [[Perry Saturn]])
|stip7 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Dog Collar match]]
|time7 = 14:03
|match8 = [[2 Cold Scorpio]] (c) fought [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] to a time limit draw
|stip8 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Television Championship]]
|time8 = 30:00
|match9 = [[Shane Douglas]] defeated [[Mick Foley|Cactus Jack]]
|stip9 = Singles match
|time9 = 15:37
|match10 = [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] (c) (with [[Kristina Laum|Kimona Wanalaya]], Stevie Richards and [[The Blue Meanie]]) defeated [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]] (with [[Missy Hyatt]])
|stip10 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time10 = 8:21
}}
{{clear}}

===1997===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name=CyberSlam (1997)
|image=
|caption=
|promotion=[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
|date=February 21, 1997<br />February 22, 1997
|liveevent= Y
|venue=Lost Battalion Hall<br />[[The Arena (Philadelphia)|ECW Arena]]
|city=[[Queens|Queens, NY]]<br />[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
|attendance=2.800 (combined)
|lastevent= [[Crossing the Line Again]]
|nextevent= Mountain Top Madness
|event= CyberSlam
|lastevent2= [[CyberSlam (1996)]]
|nextevent2= [[CyberSlam (1998)]]
}}

The 1997 event featured two events which were held at February 21 and February 22. The first event of 1997 was held on February 21, 1997 in Lost Battalion Hall, [[Queens|Queens, NY]]

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[Balls Mahoney]] defeated [[Chris Chetti]]
|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
|time1 = 5:58
|match2 = [[Brian Lee (wrestler)|Brian Lee]] and [[Chris Candido]] defeated [[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull#1]] and [[Anthony Durante|Pitbull#2]])
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|Tag team match]]
|time2 = 10:20
|match3 = [[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] defeated [[Spike Dudley]]
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 10:43
|match4 = [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]] and [[Tommy Dreamer]] defeated [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Stevie Richards]]
|stip4 = Tag team match
|time4 = 14:15
|match5 = [[The Gangstas]] ([[New Jack]] and [[Mustafa Saed|Mustafa]]) defeated [[Axl Rotten]] and [[Devon Hughes|D-Von Dudley]]
|stip5 = Tag team match
|time5 = 13:14
|match6 = [[Tazz|Taz]] defeated [[James Maritato|Little Guido]] by submission
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6 = 4:04
|match7 = [[The Eliminators]] ([[Perry Saturn]] and [[John Kronus]]) (c) defeated [[Sabu and Rob Van Dam]]
|stip7 = Tag team match for the [[ECW Tag Team Championship]]
|time7 = 21:15
}}

The second event of 1997 was held on February 22, 1997 in [[The Arena (Philadelphia)|ECW Arena]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]].

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[The Eliminators]] ([[Perry Saturn]] and [[John Kronus]]) (c) defeated [[Sabu and Rob Van Dam]]
|stip1 = [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match|Tables and Ladders match]] for the [[ECW Tag Team Championship]]
|time1 = 20:40
|match2 = [[Chris Chetti]] defeated [[James Maritato|Little Guido]]
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
|time2 = 5:46
|match3 = [[Stevie Richards]] defeated [[Balls Mahoney]]
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 12:26
|match4 = [[Axl Rotten]] defeated [[Spike Dudley]]
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4 = 4:06
|match5 = [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[Devon Hughes|D-Von]]) defeated [[The Gangstas]] ([[New Jack]] and [[Mustafa Saed]])
|stip5 = [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|Tag team match]]
|time5 = 14:22
|match6 = [[Tazz|Taz]] defeated [[Tracy Smothers]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6 = 3:21
|match7 = [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Brian Lee (wrestler)|Brian Lee]] defeated [[Terry Funk]] and [[Tommy Dreamer]]
|stip7 = Tag team match
|time7 = 18:53
|match8 = Sabu defeated [[Chris Candido]]
|stip8 = Singles match
|time8 = 18:26
}}
{{clear}}

===1998===
{{main|CyberSlam (1998)}}

===1999===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = CyberSlam (1999)
|image = TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg
|caption = The [[ECW Arena]].
|promotion = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
|date = April 3, 1999
|liveevent = Y
|venue = [[ECW Arena]]
|city = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], US
|attendance = 1,200
|lastevent = Crossing the Line
|nextevent = [[Hostile City Showdown (1999)]]
|event = CyberSlam
|lastevent2 = [[CyberSlam (1998)]]
|nextevent2 = [[CyberSlam (2000)]]
}}
'''CyberSlam (1999)''' was a [[house show|live event]] that took place on April 3, 1999 in the [[ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], US. The announcer for the event was [[Joey Styles]].

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[Jerry Lynn]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]]
|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
|time1 = 8:52
|match2 = [[Chris Chetti]] and [[Mike Bucci|Nova]] defeated Rod Price and [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Crush]]
|stip2 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Tornado tag|Tag team match]]
|time2 = 4:22
|match3 = [[Super Crazy]] defeated [[X-Fly|Mosco de la Merced]]
|stip3 = Singles match
|time3 = 9:51
|match4 = [[Taka Michinoku]] defeated [[Essa Rios|Papi Chulo]]
|stip4 = Singles match
|time4 = 6:42
|match5 = [[Rob Van Dam]] (c) (with [[Bill Alfonso]]) defeated [[2 Cold Scorpio]]
|stip5 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Television Championship]]
|time5 = 16:42
|match6 = [[Tazz|Taz]] (c) defeated [[Chris Candido]] (with [[Tammy Lynn Sytch]])
|stip6 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time6 = 11:46
|match7 = [[Shane Douglas]] (with [[Francine Fournier|Francine]]) defeated [[Justin Credible]] (with [[Jason Knight|Jason]] and [[Jazz (wrestler)|Jazz]])
|stip7 = Singles match
|time7 = 14:50
|match8 = [[The Dudley Boyz]] ([[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[Devon Hughes|D-Von]]) and [[Mustafa Saed|Mr. Mustafa]] defeated [[New Jack]], [[Axl Rotten]] and [[Balls Mahoney]]
|stip8 = [[WarGames match|Ultimate Jeopardy match]]
|time8 = 14:23
}}
{{clear}}

===2000===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = CyberSlam (2000)
|image = TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg
|caption = The [[ECW Arena]].
|promotion = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
|date = April 22, 2000
|venue = [[ECW Arena]]
|city = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], US
|attendance = 1,600<ref name=BLinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/results/1997b.html#041397|title=ECW Barely Legal info/results|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2011-01-26}}</ref>
|event = CyberSlam
|lastevent2 = [[CyberSlam (1999)]]
|nextevent2 = '''''Final'''''
|event2 = Event
|lastevent3 = [[Hostile City Showdown (1999)]]
|nextevent3 = A New Era Begins
}}
'''CyberSlam (2000)''' was a [[house show|live event]] that took place on April 22, 2000 in the [[ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], US. The announcer for the event was [[Joey Styles]].<ref name=dreamer>{{cite web|url=http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/dreamer_tommy.html|title=Tommy Dreamer|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|author=Milner, John M.|accessdate=2009-09-15|date=April 7, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Fritz2006">{{cite book|author=Brian Fritz|title=Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pf04aqi1i0AC&pg=PA113|year=2006|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55490-268-2|pages=113–114}}</ref>

The scheduled main event of CyberSlam 2000 saw ECW mainstay [[Tommy Dreamer]] face [[Tazz|Taz]] for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]. Taz, who had signed with the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] earlier that year, won the championship from [[Mike Awesome]], who had signed with [[World Championship Wrestling]]. As Dreamer celebrated his victory, [[Justin Credible]] attacked him before challenging him to an impromptu match. Credible defeated Dreamer after [[Francine Fournier|Francine]] [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on him, ending Dreamer's title reign just a few minutes after it had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/02/19/3645984.html|title=Mike Awesome found dead|last= Oliver|first=Greg|accessdate=2007-07-23|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer|Slam! Sports]]}}</ref>

{{Pro Wrestling results table
|match1 = [[Masato Tanaka]] defeated [[2 Cold Scorpio]]
|stip1 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
|time1 = 07:50
|match2 = [[Lance Storm]] and [[Dawn Marie Psaltis|Dawn Marie]] defeated [[Mike Bucci|Nova]] and [[Jazz (wrestler)|Jazz]]
|stip2 = [[Intergender wrestling|Intergender match]]
|time2 = 09:05
|match3 = [[James Maritato|Little Guido]] (with Sal E. Graziano) defeated [[Super Crazy]] and [[Kid Kash]]
|stip3 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Three-Way Dance]]
|time3 = 13:25
|match4 = [[The Dangerous Alliance|The New Dangerous Alliance]] ([[Billy Wiles]] and [[C.W. Anderson]]) (with [[Lou D'Angeli|Lou E. Dangerously]] and [[Elektra (wrestling)|Elektra]]) defeated [[Danny Doring and Roadkill]]
|stip4 = [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|Tag team match]]
|time4 = 11:14
|match5 = [[Balls Mahoney]] and [[New Jack]] defeated Da Baldies ([[Tony DeVito|DeVito]] and [[Angel Medina (wrestler)|Angel]])
|stip5 = Tag team match
|time5 = 10:40
|match6 = [[Steve Corino]] (with [[Jack Victory]]) defeated [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]]
|stip6 = Singles match
|time6 = 12:23
|match7 = [[Rhino (wrestler)|Rhino]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] (c)
|stip7 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Television Championship]]
|time7 = 05:00
|match8 = [[Tommy Dreamer]] (with [[Francine Fournier|Francine]]) defeated [[Tazz|Taz]] (c)<ref name=dreamer/>
|stip8 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]
|time8 = 13:31
|match9 = [[Justin Credible]] (with [[Jason Knight|Jason]]) defeated Tommy Dreamer (c) (with Francine)<ref name=dreamer/>
|stip9 = Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
|time9 = 06:42
}}
{{clear}}


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 2 March 2023

CyberSlam
PromotionsExtreme Championship Wrestling
First eventCyberSlam (1996)
Last eventCyberSlam (2000)
Event gimmickWrestling fan convention

CyberSlam was a professional wrestling supercard event and fan convention produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1996 to 2000.

Background

[edit]

It began in 1995 with the Double Tables event, held at the ECW Arena. The event was held for those who were posting on Usenet's rec.sport.pro-wrestling to be able to meet performers in person and see some live pro wrestling. ECW's Tod Gordon assisted the ECW fans in organizing this. Prior to the ECW Arena show on February 4, 1995, there was a show held at the Flagstaff in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The red shirts seen on some wrestlers and fans say "To The Extreme" and was the nickname given to the event. In addition to the two shows, there was also a question-and-answer session held at the ECW Arena itself. The main guests were Tod Gordon, the Sandman and The Public Enemy. Once the wrestlers began to arrive for the show, they came out to mingle and chat with the fans. Another event was held during the summer of 1995, called "Back to the Extreme". This time, the Q&A session was held at the Holiday Inn in Essington, Pennsylvania.

In 1996, Paul Heyman christened the event "CyberSlam". There were two events of CyberSlam in 1997. Every year, the convention included a question and answer session.[1]

Dates, venues and main events

[edit]
Event Date City Venue Main Event
CyberSlam (1996) February 17, 1996 ECW Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Raven (c) vs. The Sandman for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
CyberSlam (1997) February 21, 1997 Lost Battalion Hall Queens, New York The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) (c) vs. Sabu and Rob Van Dam for the ECW Tag Team Championship
February 22, 1997 ECW Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sabu vs. Chris Candido
CyberSlam (1998) February 21, 1998 Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Sabu and Rob Van Dam
CyberSlam (1999) April 3, 1999 The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and Mr. Mustafa vs. New Jack and Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) in an Ultimate Jeopardy match
CyberSlam (2000) April 22, 2000 Tommy Dreamer (c) vs. Justin Credible for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Scherer, Dave (April 22, 2000). "STONE COLD SET FOR WWF RETURN". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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