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The birth of Extreme - Aug. 27, 1994: photos
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8 c4 ~, N2 r/ I) t! b% hAfter 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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Upon reaching the conclusion of his speech, Douglas threw down the title and picked up the ECW Championship instead.
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+ n7 r; _ a1 tThe Franchise proclaimed himself the new ECW Champion, but the "E" no longer stood for Eastern. ECW was now Extreme Championship Wrestling.- U a ?$ V2 [9 _; N7 s. r/ E
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/ p. f5 J* E9 J- ODennis Coralluzzo, an NWA representative, was none too pleased with the tournament's aftermath, calling it "a disgrace."; M3 Z; @: G, n( t4 z
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Douglas faced off with 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals of the tournament.
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: ^% h2 p, C3 g: _1 M- G$ rThe match has gone down as one of the most momentous in the history of sports-entertainment.2 w5 P7 i W7 C1 }
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5 D- @! f3 ^4 T( G* I% e# f! RAfter the match, Scorpio shook Shane's hand in a display of respect.
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Coralluzzo and then-ECW owner Tod Gordon introduced the one-night tournament.
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) g7 a4 K8 c' P( N% n+ hDouglas battled Tazz in an opening round matchup.
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7 Z) ?( c6 M2 \+ r$ q5 X- VShane resorted to grabbing onto his opponent's tights to secure the victory.* S# g1 A- D) W0 Y/ x: T
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4 ]- d% _: [8 ^6 c$ Q3 fIn the second round, Douglas took on technical expert and future WCW and WWE star Dean Malenko.- F) n# Y/ O+ ?7 d
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9 R# y l+ P% e$ h7 j$ y$ `911 was led to the ring by ECW mastermind Paul Heyman.
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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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In a bout often forgotten about that night, Cactus Jack & Mikey Whipwreck won the ECW Tag Team Championship by defeating longtime champs The Public Enemy. |
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