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(BIG Rate the Moment - 94)
ECW reforms on Monday Night Raw
From 1994 to 1997, the "underground" wrestling company ECW was producing a very violent (and quite popular) brand of professional wrestling involving stunt-filled matches and risk-taking wrestlers from all over the world. Unfortunately, due to some horrible management, in 2000, ECW went out of business, with many of its wrestlers and assets being absorbed by the WWF. This included the company's owner, Paul Heyman, as well as wrestlers Spike Dudley, Taz, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, and Justin Credible. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome went to WCW, which itself became a part of the WWF in 2001. Cut forward to July 9, 2001. On the WWF's flagship program, Raw is War, a tag team match between Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (who were supposedly fighting on the WWF's behalf as part of the WCW Invasion storyline) vs. WWF stars Kane and Chris Jericho was interrupted by the all of the rest of the ECW wrestlers from the locker room slowly entered the ring. The ten ECW wrestlers then proceeded to utterly destroy the WWF duo. Paul Heyman, the former owner of WCW, was on commentary, and he proceeded to tell his co-commentator, Jim Ross (a long time WWF stalwart) to "kiss his ass" and then joined the rest of the ECW crew in the ring. The arena went into utter bedlam at this point and it was unquestionably the high-water mark in the otherwise weak Invasion storyline of 2001; in fact, the moment would even be detracted from by the end of the show, as it was revealed that WCW and ECW were in cahoots to take down the WWF. However, for one brief shining moment, it was magic.
(BIG Rate the Moment - 94)
ECW reforms on Monday Night Raw
From 1994 to 1997, the "underground" wrestling company ECW was producing a very violent (and quite popular) brand of professional wrestling involving stunt-filled matches and risk-taking wrestlers from all over the world. Unfortunately, due to some horrible management, in 2000, ECW went out of business, with many of its wrestlers and assets being absorbed by the WWF. This included the company's owner, Paul Heyman, as well as wrestlers Spike Dudley, Taz, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, Rob Van Dam, Rhyno, and Justin Credible. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome went to WCW, which itself became a part of the WWF in 2001. Cut forward to July 9, 2001. On the WWF's flagship program, Raw is War, a tag team match between Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (who were supposedly fighting on the WWF's behalf as part of the WCW Invasion storyline) vs. WWF stars Kane and Chris Jericho was interrupted by the all of the rest of the ECW wrestlers from the locker room slowly entered the ring. The ten ECW wrestlers then proceeded to utterly destroy the WWF duo. Paul Heyman, the former owner of WCW, was on commentary, and he proceeded to tell his co-commentator, Jim Ross (a long time WWF stalwart) to "kiss his ass" and then joined the rest of the ECW crew in the ring. The arena went into utter bedlam at this point and it was unquestionably the high-water mark in the otherwise weak Invasion storyline of 2001; in fact, the moment would even be detracted from by the end of the show, as it was revealed that WCW and ECW were in cahoots to take down the WWF. However, for one brief shining moment, it was magic.
now he is the BEST ! Austin Vs Rock Mania 17 possibly the BEST match EVER ! ???
