CyberSlam
CyberSlam was a professional wrestling supercard event and fan convention produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1996 to 2000.
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 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]
Results
1996
| CyberSlam (1996) | |||
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 The ECW Arena. | |||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 17, 1996 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 1,300 | ||
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CyberSlam (1996) was a 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 "smart marks". After Styles attempted to end the interview, Pillman threatened to "yank out [his] Johnson" and 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 plant sitting in the audience with a fork he produced from his boot.[2] Pillman's erratic behavior in the ring and backstage caused confusion amongst both members of the audience and his fellow wrestlers.[3]
CyberSlam also saw Francine pin Stevie Richards, avenging his betrayal of her in August 1995, while Tommy Dreamer was betrayed by his allies The Bruise Brothers, who attacked him and joined Raven's Nest. Meanwhile, Mikey Whipwreck betrayed 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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | The Bad Crew (Dog and Rose) and Judge Dredd defeated Dino Sendoff, Don E. Allen and The Dirt Bike Kid | Six-man tag team match | 2:03 | ||
| 2 | Spiro Greco defeated El Puerto Riqueño | Singles match | 4:27 | ||
| 3 | Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Joel Hartgood by submission | Singles match | 1:54 | ||
| 4 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley (with Big Dick Dudley, Dances with Dudley and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated Mr. Hughes | Singles match | 0:36 | ||
| 5 | The Bruise Brothers (Don and Ron) defeated The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) | Tag team match | 3:54 | ||
| 6 | J.T. Smith defeated Axl Rotten | Singles match | 6:12 | ||
| 7 | Francine and The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) defeated Stevie Richards and The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) | Dog Collar match | 14:03 | ||
| 8 | 2 Cold Scorpio (c) fought Sabu to a time limit draw | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 30:00 | ||
| 9 | Shane Douglas defeated Cactus Jack | Singles match | 15:37 | ||
| 10 | Raven (c) (with Kimona Wanalaya, Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie) defeated The Sandman (with Missy Hyatt) | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 8:21 | ||
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1997
| CyberSlam (1997) | |||
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| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 21, 1997 February 22, 1997 | ||
| City | Queens, NY Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Venue | Lost Battalion Hall ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 2.800 (combined) | ||
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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, NY
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Balls Mahoney defeated Chris Chetti | Singles match | 5:58 | ||
| 2 | Brian Lee and Chris Candido defeated The Pitbulls (Pitbull#1 and Pitbull#2) | Tag team match | 10:20 | ||
| 3 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley defeated Spike Dudley | Singles match | 10:43 | ||
| 4 | The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven and Stevie Richards | Tag team match | 14:15 | ||
| 5 | The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) defeated Axl Rotten and D-Von Dudley | Tag team match | 13:14 | ||
| 6 | Taz defeated Little Guido by submission | Singles match | 4:04 | ||
| 7 | The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) (c) defeated Sabu and Rob Van Dam | Tag team match for the ECW Tag Team Championship | 21:15 | ||
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The second event of 1997 was held on February 22, 1997 in ECW Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) (c) defeated Sabu and Rob Van Dam | Tables and Ladders match for the ECW Tag Team Championship | 20:40 | ||
| 2 | Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido | Singles match | 5:46 | ||
| 3 | Stevie Richards defeated Balls Mahoney | Singles match | 12:26 | ||
| 4 | Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley | Singles match | 4:06 | ||
| 5 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) defeated The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) | Tag team match | 14:22 | ||
| 6 | Taz defeated Tracy Smothers | Singles match | 3:21 | ||
| 7 | Raven and Brian Lee defeated Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer | Tag team match | 18:53 | ||
| 8 | Sabu defeated Chris Candido | Singles match | 18:26 | ||
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1998
1999
| CyberSlam (1999) | |||
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The ECW Arena. | |||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 3, 1999 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 1,200 | ||
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CyberSlam (1999) was a 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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Jerry Lynn defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri | Singles match | 8:52 | ||
| 2 | Chris Chetti and Nova defeated Rod Price and Skull Von Crush | Tag team match | 4:22 | ||
| 3 | Super Crazy defeated Mosco de la Merced | Singles match | 9:51 | ||
| 4 | Taka Michinoku defeated Papi Chulo | Singles match | 6:42 | ||
| 5 | Rob Van Dam (c) (with Bill Alfonso) defeated 2 Cold Scorpio | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 16:42 | ||
| 6 | Taz (c) defeated Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Sytch) | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 11:46 | ||
| 7 | Shane Douglas (with Francine) defeated Justin Credible (with Jason and Jazz) | Singles match | 14:50 | ||
| 8 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von) and Mr. Mustafa defeated New Jack and Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) | Ultimate Jeopardy match | 14:23 | ||
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2000
| CyberSlam (2000) | |||
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The ECW Arena. | |||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | April 22, 2000 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 1,600[4] | ||
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CyberSlam (2000) was a 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.[5][6]
The scheduled main event of CyberSlam 2000 saw ECW mainstay Tommy Dreamer face Taz for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Taz, who had signed with the 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 turned on him, ending Dreamer's title reign just a few minutes after it had begun.[7]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Masato Tanaka defeated 2 Cold Scorpio | Singles match | 07:50 | ||
| 2 | Lance Storm and Dawn Marie defeated Nova and Jazz | Intergender match | 09:05 | ||
| 3 | Little Guido (with Sal E. Graziano) defeated Super Crazy and Kid Kash | Three-Way Dance | 13:25 | ||
| 4 | The New Dangerous Alliance (Billy Wiles and C.W. Anderson) (with Lou E. Dangerously and Elektra) defeated Danny Doring and Roadkill | Tag team match | 11:14 | ||
| 5 | Balls Mahoney and New Jack defeated Da Baldies (DeVito and Angel) | Tag team match | 10:40 | ||
| 6 | Steve Corino (with Jack Victory) defeated Dusty Rhodes | Singles match | 12:23 | ||
| 7 | Rhino defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri (c) | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 05:00 | ||
| 8 | Tommy Dreamer (with Francine) defeated Taz (c)[5] | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 13:31 | ||
| 9 | Justin Credible (with Jason) defeated Tommy Dreamer (c) (with Francine)[5] | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 06:42 | ||
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See also
References
- ^ Scherer, Dave (April 22, 2000). "STONE COLD SET FOR WWF RETURN". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ David Shoemaker (31 October 2013). The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-101-60974-3.
- ^ Chris Jericho (12 May 2011). A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex. Orion. pp. 247–248. ISBN 978-1-4091-3692-7.
- ^ "ECW Barely Legal info/results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ a b c Milner, John M. (April 7, 2006). "Tommy Dreamer". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Brian Fritz (2006). Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. ECW Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1-55490-268-2.
- ^ Oliver, Greg. "Mike Awesome found dead". Slam! Sports. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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