ECW House Party
In professional wrestling, House Party was a supercard held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling annually in January in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999. The name of the event was a reference to the tag team The Public Enemy, who departed ECW after wrestling in the main event of the inaugural event.[1]
Results
1996
| House Party 1996 | ||||
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 The ECW Arena. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 5, 1996 | |||
| Attendance | 1,150 | |||
| Venue | ECW Arena | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
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House Party 1996 was a supercard that took place on January 5, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.[1] Several matches from the event aired on the January 23, 1996 episode of ECW Hardcore TV.
House Party 1996 featured the final appearance of tag team The Public Enemy, who had signed contracts with World Championship Wrestling, until their return in January 1999. The event also saw the debut of future ECW mainstay Rob Van Dam, along with the surprise return of Shane Douglas from the World Wrestling Federation.[2]
The event saw a key development in the feud between Raven and Tommy Dreamer, which had begun upon Raven's debut in ECW one year prior. During the event, Raven's girlfriend and valet, Beulah McGillicutty, unexpectedly announced that she was pregnant, and that the father of the baby was not Raven, but his arch-rival, Dreamer. After Raven began throttling her, Dreamer stormed to the ring and decisively beat down Raven and his henchmen, Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie, before embracing McGillicutty. McGillicutty subsequently joined forces with Dreamer, managing him until her retirement from professional wrestling in 1998.[2] The storyline of McGillicutty's pregnancy was resolved in April 1996 at Hostile City Showdown, when it was revealed that she had been lying.[1]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 911 and Rey Misterio, Jr. defeated The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) (with Jason) | Tag team match | 6:49 |
| 2 | Rob Van Dam defeated Axl Rotten | Singles match | 6:11 |
| 3 | 2 Cold Scorpio (with Woman) defeated Mikey Whipwreck (c) | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 16:47 |
| 4 | Taz (with Bill Alfonso) defeated Hack Myers | Singles match | 3:41 |
| 5 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley (with Big Dick Dudley, Chubby Dudley, Dances with Dudley and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated Jimmy Del Ray (with Mr. Hughes) | Singles match | N/A |
| 6 | The Sandman (c) (with Woman) (c) defeated Konnan | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 14:01 |
| 7 | Sabu (with Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Stevie Richards (with The Blue Meanie) | Singles match | 14:31 |
| 8 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) defeated The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) | Tag team street fight | 13:41 |
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1997
| House Party 1997 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 11, 1997 | |||
| Attendance | 1,400 | |||
| Venue | ECW Arena | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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House Party 1997 was a supercard that took place on January 11, 1997 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sandman defeated Raven | Singles match | |
| 2 | Chris Candido defeated Louie Spicolli | Singles match | |
| 3 | Mikey Whipwreck defeated Spike Dudley | Singles match | |
| 4 | The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) (c) defeated Axl Rotten and D-Von Dudley | Tag team for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | |
| 5 | The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) defeated Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich | Tag team match | |
| 6 | Tommy Rich defeated Ricky Morton | Singles match | |
| 7 | Mike Awesome defeated Balls Mahoney | Singles match | |
| 8 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley fought Pitbull #2 to a no contest | Singles match | |
| 9 | Brian Lee defeated Terry Funk | Singles match | |
| 10 | Pitbull #1 defeated Shane Douglas (c) by count out | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | |
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1998
| House Party 1998 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 10, 1998 | |||
| Attendance | 1,650 | |||
| Venue | ECW Arena | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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House Party 1998 was a supercard that took place on January 10, 1998 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.
The main event of House Party 1998, a Stairway to Hell match between Sabu and The Sandman, gained a degree of notoriety after Sabu sustained a broken jaw upon executing a plancha and inadvertently striking the guard rail with his chin. Sabu continue to wrestle for several minutes, at one point wrapping his heavily bleeding jaw in duct tape.[3][4]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and Tommy Dreamer (with Beulah McGillicutty) defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Tommy Rich and Tracy Smothers) | Six man tag team match | 13:49 |
| 2 | Jerry Lynn defeated Chris Candido | Singles match | 10:47 |
| 3 | Gran Hamada defeated Gran Naniwa | Singles match | 10:41 |
| 4 | Al Snow defeated Amish Roadkill | Singles match | 4:07 |
| 5 | Justin Credible (with Jason and Nicole Bass) defeated The Great Sasuke | Singles match | 12:58 |
| 6 | Rob Van Dam defeated Bam Bam Bigelow | Singles match | 16:35 |
| 7 | Taz (c) defeated 2 Cold Scorpio | Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship | 11:19 |
| 8 | The Dudley Brothers (Big Dick Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley, with Joel Gertner and Sign Guy Dudley) defeated The Gangstanators (John Kronus and New Jack) and Spike Dudley | Tag team match | 8:56 |
| 9 | The Sandman defeated Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) | Stairway to Hell match | 17:48 |
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1999
| House Party 1999 | ||||
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The ECW Arena. | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | |||
| Date | January 16, 1999 | |||
| Attendance | 1,700 | |||
| Venue | ECW Arena | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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House Party 1999 was a supercard that took place on January 16, 1999 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.
House Party 1999 saw the return of tag team The Public Enemy to ECW after a three year absence, brawling with The Dudley Boyz.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spike Dudley defeated Danny Doring and Roadkill | Handicap match | 3:17 |
| 2 | Chris Chetti defeated Steve Corino | Singles match | 9:24 |
| 3 | Antifaz del Norte defeated Little Guido (with Sal E. Graziano, Tommy Rich, Tracey Smothers and Ulf Herman) | Singles match | 7:52 |
| 4 | Super Crazy defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri | Singles match | 7:46 |
| 5 | Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible (with Dawn Marie, Jason, Jazz and Nicole Bass) and Lance Storm | Three way dance | 12:27 |
| 6 | Rob Van Dam and Sabu (c) defeated The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) | Tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship | 8:52 |
| 7 | John Kronus defeated Ulf Herman | Singles match | N/A |
| 8 | Taz (c) fought Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Sytch to a no contest) | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | N/A |
| 9 | Taz (c) defeated Shane Douglas (with Francine) | Singles match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship | 15:14 |
| 10 | Sid defeated Skull Von Krush | Singles match | 2:19 |
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References
- 1 2 3 Thom Loverro (22 May 2007). The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. Simon and Schuster. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-1-4165-6156-9.
- 1 2 Scott E. Williams (13 December 2013). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 105–109. ISBN 978-1-61321-582-1.
- ↑ Clapp, John (May 1, 2014). "An extreme revolutionary: How Sabu changed wrestling and everyone forgot". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
Before long, everybody and their brother knew about the time Sabu broke his jaw mid-match, only to wrap his head in tape and forge ahead.
- ↑ Jeremy Roberts (3 November 2009). Rey Mysterio: Behind the Mask. Simon and Schuster. pp. 113–. ISBN 978-1-4391-6656-7.
Sabu was one tough dude. Most fans who know ECW history have probably heard the story about him duct-taping his jaw in place during a match with Sandman.