On August 2, 1998, the fiercest and most emotionally charged battles fought in the history of Extreme Championship Wrestling took place live for the world to witness on Pay-Per-View. With tensions at an all time high, hardcore combatants collided at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio during a virtual Heatwave unleashed in the name of violence and retribution!

DUDLEYVILLE STREET FIGHT! Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman & Little Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz

FTW DEATH MATCH! FTW champion Taz vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

ECW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP! Champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam vs. Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki

INTERNATIONAL WARFARE! Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka

FORMER PARTNERS COLLIDE! Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm

THE SUMMER SERIES FINALS! Justin Credible vs. Jerry Lynn

Customer Rating:
Summary: Well Worth Whatever You Pay For It
Comment: I recently bought this ECW PPV for 40 dollars used. Crazy? Hardly. I paid top dollar for used WrestleMania dvds before they were released in a set. This ppv is arguably the finest ECW ppv ever, and for the matter-all of wrestling. Im talking ECW, not WWECW.

Justin Credible VS Jerry Lynn: The thing that ECW had in its short time was rivalries. They did them better then WCW and WWF at the time, alot of rivalries are on display on this set. Good match.

Lance Storm VS Chris Candido: Anther feud, anther great match. ECW was on its game during this PPV.

Masato Tanaka VS Mike Awesome: One of the greatest feuds in all of time wrestling. These men never had a bad match between'em. Enough said.

RVD and Sabu VS Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki: The reason why I bought this dvd. One of the greatest tag team matches ive ever seen in my almost twenty years of watching wrestling. Friggin awesome with no weak spots-worth the money. Hayabusa wrestling is a treat in itself. The only match on the PPV that isnt a feud.

Taz VS Bam Bam Bigelow: This is beter then there first encounter.

The Dudleys VS The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and Spike Dudley: This was the only weak match-the main event at that. The whole PPV was excellent and then this match happened. Nothing speical came from this match and its a typical six man brawl featuring the Dudleys.

A soild show from the opening match to the main event. One of the best wrestling PPV's of all time.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Title's been said... arguably the best ECW PPV ever
Comment: It's hard to believe that ECW could not put on events like this... And yet ECW somehow managed to break the mold of "great" pay per views, and made this one a PHENOMENAL pay per view.

Justin Credible w/ Jason, Chastity, Nicole Bass vs Jerry Lynn
If you've never seen Jerry Lynn or Justin Credible wrestle, please stop watching WWE and watch a match of theirs, or no, just watch this one! Everything that is the "wrestling" in ECW was on display here, as well as the passion and skill and devotion of great wrestlers who put on a technical wrestling masterpiece with some of the best ring psychology of any match in history. (10/10)


Lance Storm vs Chris Candido w/ Tammy Lynn Sytch
I'm ashamed to say I expected an average bout here. These two managed to put on a match with just as much fervor and intensity as the first match, and yet made sure it was different enough to be unique on its own. Classical technical wrestling. (10/10)


Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome
These two have had arguably the greatest midcard-to-main event feud in ECW history, and while their ECW One Night Stand 2005 match was a stellar performance on its own, this one is significant competition in being the BEST Tanaka vs Awesome match in the history of these two's feud! Tremendous wrestling, including amazing cruiserweight-style action from the superheavyweight Mike Awesome, and a BRUTALLY SICKENING bump in which Awesome is powerbombed out of the ring through a table ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK! Utter classic. (10/10)


ECW Tag Team Championship
Rob Van Dam and Sabu (C) vs Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki
If ever you had a criticism about Sabu's sloppy style, this is perhaps one of his better (or arguably one of his best) matches, as he and Rob Van Dam work with perfect harmony, against two of the best Japanese wrestlers I have ever seen. This match, like the previous three, blew me away. (10/10)


Taz vs Bam Bam Bigelow
A rematch of Living Dangerously which featured the classic bump of Bigelow slamming Taz THROUGH the ring canvas to a DEAFENING pop (that's wrestling slang for a positive fan reaction). This match had a lot to live up to, but it didn't live up to it. It made it's own reputation. A similar bump features Bigelow and Taz breaking through the entrance ramp, and an edge-of-your-seat ending. (10/10)


The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, Big Dick) vs Spike Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, and The Sandman
Despite being the main event, I can't help but feel this match was upstaged by the previous matches. But ECW isn't ECW without some hardcore brawling, and so these six delivered. There was no phenomenal technical wrestling, but there is plenty to make you go "OHH!" with the ECW fans, and make you envious of those getting to chant "ECW!" while this happens live. Just the right sort of ending for arguably the perfect ECW pay per view. (9/10)


I said it already; this is perhaps the best ECW pay per view ever. It is perhaps the perfect ECW pay per view. This deserves my HIGHEST rating for any individual pay per view, even more so than Wrestlemania X7 or either ECW One Night Stand (not WWE).

On an editorial note: The WWE owns the ECW video library. They've indulged us with plenty of ECW footage, especially for "ECW Blood Sport", but for god's sake, if the WWE never releases anything ECW related again, the least they could do is re-release THIS pay per view, bring it back in print. It is the shining example of everything that is GOOD in pro wrestling, and just how to put on a PERFECT pay per view.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best of the ECW videos
Comment: This video is the best of any ECW PPV on VHS. Every match is atleast 4 stars. Every match has afew great bumps (Awesome vs Tanaka has the most extreme powerbomb EVER!!!). The 2 main events on this card also made the WWE 2 Best of ECW dvd's and both tore down the house. They even have a color commentator (Shane Douglas) for those of us who can't stand listening to silence while Joey Styles searches for something to say. There is Hardcore, Scientific and High Flying wrestling throughout this video it won't disappoint.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: EC DUB EC Dub EC DUB
Comment: Back when I was in high school, wrestling was all the rage back then, the brutality, the immaturity and hot girls in very little and I loved it. But now wrestling is unexciting and sometimes dull but ECW was way different then imaginable. They had matches that were exciting and adrenaline rushing that left you on the edge of your seat.

This pay per view is considered a classic amongst hardcore wrestling fans, every match could have been a main event caliber match, even without champion Shane Douglas fighting. My highlight matches are Sabu/RVD vs 2 Japanese wrestlers, high risk and extreme, Sabu is one of my Idols in life (see him with Terry Funk on Born To Be Wired and see why) Another was Masato Tanaka vs Mike Awesome, back and forth action with great table spots. Bam Bam Bigelow vs Taz in a Falls count anywhere match with one of my favorite ends ever. And the Street fight with 3D versus Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley and the Sandman in basically a weapons galore, table filled and ladders that were not meant for that purpose. Basically for people who want to relive why they liked wrestling at the first place or for those who want a great wrestling brutality view like me. Doubt the WWE version of ECW will be anywhere as good as this back in the day.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great PPV from ECW
Comment: Shane Douglas & Francine joined Joey Styles on commentary thoughout the night. Justin Credible fought Jerry Lynn and if you've seen their series of matches then you know this won't disappoint. Chris Candido fights his former partner Lance Storm with Tammy (a.k.a. Sunny) having a wardrobe malfunction at the end. Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tatanka was another hardcore war with these guys using their bodies as wrecking machines. Tag Team Champions Sabu & Rob Van Dam fought Hayabusa & Shinzaki (a.k.a Hakushi from WWF) in a match that had high flyin', mat wrestling, and hardcore action. Taz defended his FTW Championship in a rematch against Bam Bam Bigelow that topped their original match. And a hardcore six man tag between Bubba Ray, D-Von and Big Dick Dudley vs. Tommy Dreamer, Sandman, and Spike Dudley that featured cameos from tables, chairs, ladders, New Jack, Jack Victory, Sign Guy Dudley, Joel Gertner, and even the referee getting involved in the action.
This DVD is a little over 2 hours and only contains 6 matches but it's worth watching.

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