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The birth of Extreme - Aug. 27, 1994: photos
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! U A3 D, v6 R1 \7 [8 ^( X7 CAfter winning a tournament to be crowned the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Shane Douglas delivered a scathing diatribe both honoring and criticizing the history of the title.
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# a4 b! A; R2 p: |) t/ tUpon reaching the conclusion of his speech, Douglas threw down the title and picked up the ECW Championship instead.
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The Franchise proclaimed himself the new ECW Champion, but the "E" no longer stood for Eastern. ECW was now Extreme Championship Wrestling.
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& v- i! T* t% l2 j" c: iDennis Coralluzzo, an NWA representative, was none too pleased with the tournament's aftermath, calling it "a disgrace."
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, W# ~$ s; S4 [9 v2 q0 q+ vDouglas faced off with 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals of the tournament.1 h- \ t, [& b/ q! D; U
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/ s$ {* r7 ^8 GThe match has gone down as one of the most momentous in the history of sports-entertainment./ ^; \& ~ ?; T2 v
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3 I0 o: B+ z, O( f1 rAfter the match, Scorpio shook Shane's hand in a display of respect.
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8 L8 S5 `% P, KCoralluzzo and then-ECW owner Tod Gordon introduced the one-night tournament. Z9 i& G, n C6 [" k
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Douglas battled Tazz in an opening round matchup.+ z) v+ g: H- ~' N; `
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In the second round, Douglas took on technical expert and future WCW and WWE star Dean Malenko.4 n3 s# d# u+ p H, i
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911 defeated Doink the Clown in an opening round matchup after three chokeslams.3 y! W' y: _- t$ \8 q6 U% F
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But when the real Doink also ran to the ring, the imposter was revealed to be Douglas himself.
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