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Wrestlepalooza 1997

kasey richardson | pocatello, ID United States | 07/25/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here is a quick run down.
-Shane Douglas wrestles Taz's cousin Chris Chetti for the T.V. title
-Tracey Smothers and Little Guido vs. The Pitbulls
-The Dudley Boyz vs. Balls Mahoney and The Sandman
-ECW champion Terry Funk vs. Chris Candido
-Loser Leave Town match:Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven
-Sabu vs. Taz 2
-Taz vs. Shane Douglas
-Tag Title Match: Dudley's vs. The Eliminators.
Buy the video or DVD. ECW is without a question the best wrestling promotion of the 90's. Now we are just left with waterdown and reused storylines and the worst wrestling company ever, that only wishes they could be ECW, XPW. XPW just takes ECW talent and put on crappy shows."

Great Event...And It Wasn't Even A PPV

D.P. | California | 05/28/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was a major ECW event that was held back in May of '97 to set up for their next PPV (ala WCW's Clash Of The Champions or WWF's Saturday Night's Main Event) and Rick Rude joined Joey Styles on commentary for the main event matches.



Television Champion Shane Douglas vs. Chris Chetti - The best part of this match was the prematch promo when Shane Douglas completely buried the Philadelphia Flyers for being "swept" in the Stanley Cup finals. Besides that, it was an average wrestling match that went around 7 minutes but Chetti was impressive for being a rookie at this time.



The Pitbulls vs. F.B.I. - This was nothing more than a comedic tag team match as most of the F.B.I.'s matches were as Guido & Smothers got in their comedic spots before the Pitbulls beat them with their power moves.



Dudley Boyz vs. Sandman & Balls Mahoney - This was an enjoyable just a brawl from bell to bell.



ECW Champion Terry Funk vs. Chris Candido - Before the match, there was an emotional speech by Stevie Richards who had a neck injury & had to forfit the title shot. The match for the most part was dominated by Candido before Terry Funk pulled out the victory out of nowhere. A match that wasn't anything special but watchable.



Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven - Their final encounter & this match showcases what was great about the ECW enviroment...anywhere else you go in wrestling at this time, if you knew that a wrestler was leaving the company after a match, you know they were going to lose & put the other guy over but you weren't sure here still just based on the fact that Tommy never beat Raven for over 2 years. The had fighting through the crowd & all around the arena & Raven using all of his tactics & members of his nest to stop Dreamer who just wouldn't be denied this time. ECW classic here but it got overshadowed by what happened after the match involved the returning "Mr. Monday Night", Jerry "The King" Lawler and the rest of the ECW locker room.

(Also available on "Rise & Fall Of ECW")



Taz vs. Sabu - This was the rematch from Barely Legal but this match was less than 10 minutes & was just a backdrop to the storyline that was being setup for the next match but it was a good match for the short time it had.



Television Champion Shane Douglas vs. Taz - After Douglas had been taunting Taz for the past couple of mins., they fought in a 3 min. challenge for the TV belt which Taz choked out Douglas to win the TV belt.



Tag Team Champions Eliminators vs. Dudley Boyz - Saturn had a torn ACL & was scheduled for surgery so Kronis fought this match alone & was beat up by the Dudleys a majority of the match with Saturn occassionally coming in to help him out but the ending to this match is something you would never expect concidering the circumstances.



This event had more plot twist and unexpected appearances that would crap on a majority of the WWE/WCW PPV's during that time period. If your a fan of a show that's worth your $$$ from top to bottom, this is highly recommended."

A memorable wrestling card

Eric Hyde | DeKalb, IL United States | 11/07/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This card was memorable for a few reasons. First off, it has the "Final Battle" between Tommy Dreamer and Raven, who have been feuding for a lifetime. A very good match, which also has Jerry Lawler, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu appear following it, starting the infamous ECW-WWF interpromotional war. They destroy the entire locker room, until Taz clears the ring. That brings us to the next memorable match, Taz vs Shane Douglas for the TV Title. A great last minute match. Finally, the main event has The Eliminators defending the Tag Titles against The Dudleys. Good match, but its really memorable for Perry Saturn's elbow drop off the top rope. That's memorable because Saturn is in a leg brace, due to having a torn ACL. The rest of the card is good, but these are the main reasons to see it."

Extremely awesome wrestling

Kim Goodwin | Benton, ME United States | 10/14/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"about a month ago i recieved ecw wrestlepalooza 97 and
let me say it was tremendous let me just run down the events
match 1
for the ecw television championship
the franchise shane douglas vs the rookie chris chetti
this was a great match it was kind of short it would have been better if it was a little longer.
match 2
the full blooded itallians vs the pitbulls
the only extremely bad match on the video thank god it was short the pitbulls returned after gary wolfe's injury impressivly.match 3
the dudley boyz vs sandman/balls mahoney
great hardcore match need i say more gertner's promo's are tremendous
match 4
for the ecw championship
mr no gimmicks needed chris candido vs terry funk
this match had it tremendous wrestling and a very creative finish.
match 5
loser leaves town match
raven vs tommy dreamer
great match all around brutal match with a great finish.
wwe challenges team extreme this was a great storyline that put ecw in tact and gave them even more fans then they already have i mean seeing rvd well i won't go any further.
match 6
sabu vs taz
great match all around.
interview taz/shane douglas this was a great preylude to their match.
match 7 taz vs franchise for the ecw television title
now talk about a heavy stipluation douglas puts a stipluation and uses taz's creo against him.
main event
for the ecw tag team titles
the elimanators vs the dudleys
there is a fine line between stupidity and being so incredibly stupid and saturn crossed that line saturn is nuts."