ECW One Night Stand 2005 Review

ECW One Night Stand 2005 Review



You can thank the success of the Rise and Fall of ECW DVD set that this PPV even exists. And thanks to the success of this event, the new ECW was born, even if it didn't go so well. Right lets begin.




Chris Jericho vs Lance Storm
I think that Lance wanted to make this his final wrestling match, and who better than the guy he had his first ever match with and one of his best friends, Lionheart Chris Jericho. Great way to start off the show with some awesome back and forth technical wrestling. It's a shame it couldn't have lasted longer. Storm gets the win. ***


ECW remembers their wrestlers who have passed away.



Tajiri vs Little Guido vs Super Crazy
Elimination rules apply in this kind of match. A lot of exciting high flying in this one. Super Crazy's moonsault from the balcony was.... well crazy. Mikey Whipwreck hits a stunner from the top rope to eliminate Guido. Crazy hits a moonsault from the top rope to win the match. ***



Psicosis vs Rey Mysterio
These two had some excellent matches in the original ECW. Unfortunately this isn't one of them. The fans really didn't like Psicosis without his mask. I guess it takes away from the contest considering it's a Luchador match. Psicosis did seem to have lost some of his skill. Mysterio hits the 619 to win. **1/4



Rob Van Dam comes out to talk to the fans, and that leads us to our next match of the evening.



Sabu vs Rhyno
Fans are really happy to see Sabu. Rhyno gets a 'You got fired' chant. The chairs are brought out pretty quickly. Very entertaining match while lasted and it wasn't long at all. Sabu hits an Arabian facebuster through a table to win. **1/2



Man Eric Bischoff was treated like an anti-christ here.



Eddie Guerrero vs Chris Benoit
As is usual with these two, a great match has been made. Two of ECW's best ever technical wrestlers here. It's sad that this is the last PPV match that these two would face each other in. Maybe the last match they ever had together. Just a great wrestling bout here. Benoit gets the win. ***1/2



Mike Awesome vs Masato Tanaka
The match that stole the show. When I first watched this show 3 years ago, I had no idea who these guys were. After viewing this match, I love them. A match filled with nearfalls, broken tables and brutal chair shots. Brilliantly paced too. Great stuff as Awesome picks up the victory. ****



Here comes Paul Heyman who gives us a fantastic shoot promo directed towards the wrestlers of Raw and Smackdown. He also gives his love for the ECW fans.



The Dudley Boyz vs Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman
Now this is extreme. It seemed like they used everything except the kitchen sink. There was even a barbed wire ball! Before the match could even start though, there was a lot of chaos with the rest of the ECW roster. And it was all a hell of a lot of fun. The actual match was pretty damn brutal with cheese graters and a flaming table being used. Dudley Boyz get the win after a fun match. ***1/2


After the match a final confrontation between WWE and ECW ensues with ECW coming out on top. Eric Bischoff takes a nice beating too to end the show.



9/10. Such a fun night that should be experienced by all wrestling fans. Every match was fun in some way and you even had 5 matches at three stars or over, with one of those being four stars. Nothing bad here, and the shoot promos made it even better.