|
|
The birth of Extreme - Aug. 27, 1994: photos
/ i3 f0 ^0 B6 ~/ W6 l1 ~. C! J$ M9 [ W. w* g0 q
9 Y5 [4 v& ^$ m! ]3 U# l5 k" ?# [5 ?5 t/ r
After 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.
* s Z- F" S8 H# j* E; E
) ~8 J) j7 F( l% r% y9 z. v& a # G- y$ W* b$ I6 Q2 ~) N5 X
, V+ Z, n3 i6 e/ k
6 D, x1 I/ F) s& N6 a' ?
. Y. j) h8 L& ^8 m/ I ?Upon reaching the conclusion of his speech, Douglas threw down the title and picked up the ECW Championship instead.
5 ]' o7 g# j3 ^+ a+ [5 x
+ I# P. I$ |1 F2 ~: y; F% U
( W; t0 y; g( W% v4 g. P. X. J( G$ Z: y* q. u4 x9 B
The Franchise proclaimed himself the new ECW Champion, but the "E" no longer stood for Eastern. ECW was now Extreme Championship Wrestling.0 s' n0 _+ @8 e! g
# U* ]- V) ?1 J, Z7 k5 R 4 k# r! v' v8 c
# R: w) W3 j4 o4 V1 ~' i0 N
 ! ^8 V. K' a. N% T# r/ @. K
" \+ H& e* t# ?: M, C$ k, [2 _/ @/ ]& u& u
Dennis Coralluzzo, an NWA representative, was none too pleased with the tournament's aftermath, calling it "a disgrace."2 \& E: e6 B/ F6 n9 u/ M$ H
! z, O) g4 C! {. ~' t! a7 L
% _( d+ V1 E! _. U) J! d( j
2 U. q2 @; I( l6 L, o ; ?& U+ T7 P% a
+ g# J8 w# v1 i& }5 }
Douglas faced off with 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals of the tournament.
* F+ ~: G3 }% D& U% \( S, G; }- l0 g$ e
6 A# x. L9 F h# K" V# i$ u# b2 F4 p* V6 p. D7 Z
 + W$ D% q" O4 u. Y( ^
4 L2 g+ U9 e7 c9 D: I 9 I$ V, U$ ?1 D, I& L$ n2 V9 [
' A! M+ x f7 I
/ A( O9 f9 A; o6 N9 U! s- B$ }' U) z2 n
 o8 Q6 t8 h# }, Z: G. C$ i* v
3 I4 T6 s/ U; ?# X
The match has gone down as one of the most momentous in the history of sports-entertainment.
- v* A5 c& ^1 \; A- q \% }. r+ |; }) Z9 w4 t1 t
5 [2 Q' P4 e6 y. U* S- I3 H& I! ?( b+ B" U' |0 n% c! t
 " e* E+ C4 Q" r5 d! i: A' o
' o. ^5 f" `1 l6 U: q
* M! S8 D0 @& K# ?6 S8 Y: k. B
& j8 v1 Y; W5 X 7 S. ]7 b; }0 T; i
9 W; e: d3 E7 R& B# n1 u3 y
) D: y* b5 i+ S
2 i* a1 y" v4 k4 T. J
^2 w% ^' @9 ~! B2 E1 ?- \8 S7 u3 g/ ]6 p% K* Y6 @- Z
After the match, Scorpio shook Shane's hand in a display of respect.
' N( `3 E8 B& X5 g; @, S: b5 |
0 }$ Z5 f+ c* F6 E8 T* b. V" C
( t9 e/ F6 G$ ^- l
% T' K" Z* a( m$ u6 cCoralluzzo and then-ECW owner Tod Gordon introduced the one-night tournament.
& m* I* h" ^! j; a: |7 Q; T ^7 B" O q4 @- T* Y
 3 R! D) G+ ?7 p# }1 n: b3 W
! e* ]( W2 V# M" `
Douglas battled Tazz in an opening round matchup.
K4 r4 h! V" k2 ~( ~
# Q7 T* T& Q& C" v9 f: G
: V; k0 s- ~: K9 a4 h0 B4 N0 p. ]' [, U
 3 q2 u5 {4 U& h& u) L" x
8 W) r! z6 P0 r$ R4 F
 1 E% x& D4 u3 X6 K: ~
7 @) C5 k$ G& b; Z5 X) w
Shane resorted to grabbing onto his opponent's tights to secure the victory.* ^: d7 ]/ d5 X! C# |/ x/ g" p
3 Z! B6 m& D0 x9 w3 d% Z, Y0 x 1 t; t. F/ ?1 r& \! Z$ g; o
7 J$ Z( p- }0 T) X0 o/ mIn the second round, Douglas took on technical expert and future WCW and WWE star Dean Malenko.+ K L9 s" C1 @) L; C: X5 ]
3 t3 l6 f& j" p2 `
 1 Y5 c1 B: B8 \( k# T
8 _, N& R7 G. ~7 G6 ]4 g- G! u) w
 " V0 ^: K" G' T- B6 F; C, R3 e! e
/ C; A$ U5 V* n: Q3 n+ | 1 R$ H$ O1 l1 G/ E* v: ?
6 O+ e N$ m4 N" S1 O
911 defeated Doink the Clown in an opening round matchup after three chokeslams.
5 G1 O! }. F% N6 ^! n: i( l8 D9 P7 Z* X6 H- [# r# P2 G8 t
 ' ~1 o7 u& U" o0 }* q
0 N3 T+ C2 ]5 F- f% Y
$ ?3 N- {# l% N! o- m# E' f; m s% P. T& e6 Q) m7 c( B
911 was led to the ring by ECW mastermind Paul Heyman.
2 I8 e5 F6 F8 y' H
# i8 ~- u) Y, h0 b3 M _ / E0 Z) n6 r% ~% b* v
, Z! X) {4 h1 H8 dDoink inserted himself into the second round matchup between 911 and 2 Cold Scorpio.
" E% B2 d! E* |5 k7 ?' k
8 j1 s( i8 G( M1 W: T) Z
' t8 W4 o# @9 Z/ F, o
" r7 f4 n+ ?; s$ l$ d& E J% j
' H9 g B# E" T8 _( K8 ]. r- p- |8 s
But when the real Doink also ran to the ring, the imposter was revealed to be Douglas himself./ C7 v& ` P+ |1 P# p, L
9 _' F% T5 M: C' i" ? 6 K$ d2 n) s9 V$ |7 }- j @
" d; }7 ~- ^1 u- k' y- g
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. |
|
发表于 2013-8-29 22:48
发表于 2013-8-29 22:50
