Ecw one night stand 2006
The predominant match on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Sabu for the World Heavyweight Championship, which ended in a no contest after Sabu executed a Triple Jump DDT on Mysterio through a table on to the floor rendering both men kayfabe unable to wrestle, as a result, Mysterio retained the title. The main event was John Cena versus Rob Van Dam for the WWE Championship, which Van Dam won by pinfall after performing a Five Star Frog Splash following interference from Edge. The event was in turn WWE's first PPV to feature the ECW brand. Just prior to the event, WWE also established a third brand dubbed ECW for wrestlers of the former promotion and newer talent.
Like the previous year's event, although wrestlers from WWE's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions had appeared on the show, it was primarily held as a reunion show for wrestlers from the former Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion, the assets of which WWE acquired in 2003. It was held on June 11, 2006, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York.
ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 PROFESSIONAL
The 2006 ECW One Night Stand was the second annual One Night Stand professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In December 2006, ECW had its own pay-per-view event, December to Dismember.Promotional poster featuring Rob Van Dam, winning the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 22 The ECW World Championship returned and became one of the major titles in WWE. Separate from Raw and SmackDown, the revived ECW had a roster all its own, complete with ECW originals such as Dreamer, Sandman, Sabu and Rob Van Dam.
ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 TV
In May 2006, WWE announced that ECW would become its own brand with its own TV show on the Sci-Fi network. WWE likely expected this show to be a one-time thing, but it literally re-launched the ECW product.ĮCW One Night Stand was held again the following year, but that was only part of what this night did for the history of the business. Who can forget the crowd chants that night? Who can forget Heyman's passionate promo? And who can forget the fans singing along to "Enter Sandman" by Metallica as Sandman made his way to the ring? It was not only a nostalgic night but one where fans truly felt like something special was happening. Taz made his first appearance during this fight, slapping the Tazmission on Kurt Angle to the delight of the crowd.ĮCW got the best of the brawl, and it was capped off by Austin delivering the Stunner to Bischoff. He challenged the Superstars from Raw and SmackDown to come to the ring, setting off a huge brawl. Those Superstars were led by Eric Bischoff and included Kurt Angle, JBL and Edge.įans were probably hoping to see old ECW stars such as Sandman, Tommy Dreamer and Sabu as well as some great matches that would make them remember why they loved the original ECW so much.īut they were equally hoping that WWE wouldn't disgrace the old ECW and ruin their night inside the Hammerstein Ballroom.įollowing the match, all of the ECW originals came to the ring and were joined by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. WWE chose to run an angle where several Superstars from Raw and SmackDown would invade ECW One Night Stand, destroying it once and for all. It was billed as a reunion show for the old ECW. In fact, it didn't have any buildup for any of the matches on the card.
The two-disc set would go on to be one of the best-selling DVDs ever released by WWE, and it would open doors for the former hardcore wrestling promotion that no one could have imagined.ĮCW One Night Stand was certainly not a very heavily promoted pay-per-view from the WWE's standpoint. This was based largely off the sales numbers of the DVD The Rise and Fall of ECW, which was released in November 2004. However, in the summer of 2005, WWE decided to hold a reunion show for the company.
ECW ONE NIGHT STAND 2006 SERIES
Once WWE reigned supreme over The Alliance at Survivor Series in 2001, it appeared ECW was buried for good. After ECW went out of business, WWE revived the company in storylines, making it part of its invasion angle in late 2001 that also included WCW.