History of ECW One Night Stand/Extreme Rules

[Mike]

ECW One Night Stand has now become WWE Extreme Rules. Discuss your favorite moments if you want in the history of the PPV, the history will follow.

[Mike]

ECW One Night Stand 2005[/u]

Sunday, June 12, 2005
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, New York
Attendance: 2,500
Announcers: Joey Styles and Mick Foley

Matches:[/u]

--Lance Storm w/ Dawn Marie def. Chris Jericho.

--Super Crazy defeated Tajiri w/The Sinister Minister and Mikey Whipwreck, and Little Guido w/ Tracy Smothers, Tony Mamaluke, Big Guido and J.T. Smith in a Three Way Dance.

--Rey Mysterio def. Psychosis.

--Sabu w/ Bill Alfonso def. Rhyno.

--Chris Benoit def. Eddie Guererro

--Mike Awesome def. Masato Tanaka.

--The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray and D-Von) def. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman.

Match of the Night: Tie between Storm/Jericho and Eddie/Benoit

Interesting Notes:[/u]
--Tommy Dreamer and Paul Haymen were responsible for putting the event together and getting the ECW Originals together.
--Many ECW wrestlers interfered in the main event, but it was Spike Dudley who aided the Dudley's to victory.
--RAW and SmackDown both brought crusaders to try and crash the event. JBL cut a promo to which the crowd really let him have it, as did Kurt Angle. The ending saw the ECW originals and the WWE Superstars squaring off in a brawl in which JBL legitimately hurt the Blue Meanie.
--Tommy Dreamer was the last to leave as he bowed to the ECW logo and a "Thank You Tommy" chant broke out.
--Paul Haymen cut a promo thanking the fans and stating that the only reason JBL was Champion for a full year was because Triple H didn't feel like working on Tuesdays and also ripped on Edge for screwing Matt Hardy.
--RVD cut a promo that was a shoot saying this event isn't about WWE and missing it is bigger to him than missing WrestleMania. Rhyno then gored him and out came Sabu for an impromptu match with Rhyno.
--Rey Mysterio and Psychosis later revealed that they were disappointed with the way their match turned out.
--During the Mike Awesome match, he hit a suicide bomb and Joey Styles said "Too bad he didn't take his own life" joking around about him selling how he is a heel. Unfortunately, 2 years later Mike Awesome was found hanging in his house by friends in a believed suicide.
--Justin Credible cost Jericho the match in the opener by hitting him with a Kendo Stick.
--Lance Storms victory over Chris Jericho was his last match as he retired from wrestling shortly thereafter.

[Mike]

"You think I loved ECW? I loved ECW, but they didn’t love me back. She was like the girl I couldn’t let go of, but the one that makes me sick upon seeing her. She wanted too much blood, too much of my heart, too much of my life, so I left and I found fame and fortune in WWE. Edge and I are prepared to take the beatings of our lives, and I will do that to exorcise the sick, twisted whore that is ECW. I want her out of my life. You’ve seen me thrown off cells, slammed into tacks, put through burning tables. It is nothing compared to the horrors I will unleash on Dreamer and Funk at ECW (One Night Stand). You stepped on my soul. You took everything I worked for and threw it all away. When I walk into the Hammerstein Ballroom as a WWE Legend, you Terry Funk and you Tommy Dreamer will learn about loss…Have a nice day."
—Mick Foley on his thoughts on ECW

ECW One Night Stand 2006[/u]

Sunday, June 11, 2006
Hammerstein Ballroom
New York, New York
Attendance: 2,460
Announcers: Joey Styles and Tazz

Matches:[/u]

--Tazz def. Jerry "The King" Lawler

--Kurt Angle def. Randy Orton.

--The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke) w/ Big Guido def. Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy.

--Rey Mysterio and Sabu fought to a No Contest in an Extreme Rules Match for the World Heavyweight Championship, due to that Mysterio retained.

--Edge, Mick Foley, and Lita def. Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk, and Beulah McGillicutty in an Extreme Rules inter-gender six person tag team match.

--Balls Mahoney def. Masato Tanaka in an Extreme Rules Match.

--Rob Van Dam def. John Cena in an Extreme Rules Match to win the WWE Championship.

Match of the Night: Many good ones, but I'll say Cena/RVD.

Interesting Notes:[/u]
--Paul Heyman announced that ECW would be returning two days after this PPV as a separate brand for WWE, and that Velocity was done with.
--RVD told John Cena prior to the PPV that he would be cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase he won at WrestleMania 22 at this PPV, marking him as the first and only man to declare when and where he'd select his title shot.
--Mick Foley turned heel before the PPV on RAW by attacking Tommy Dreamer with a barbed wire baseball bat and siding with Edge and Lita.
--During the RVD/Cena match, many fans were screaming very insulting chants to John Cena.
--A man in a motorcycle mask speared Cena, he took it off to reveal himself as Edge and the crowd yelled "Thank You Edge!" RVD hit the fivestar for the win and the whole ECW roster poured out to congratulate him. The next night on RAW, McMahon said that even though it was controversial Van Dam was indeed the Champion.
--RVD was also given the ECW Championship on the premier show of ECW making him the only man in history to hold the WWE and ECW Titles simultaneously.
--Eugene came out to cut a promo about his Uncle Eric and then Sandman came out and repeatedly hit him with his singapore cane.
--The six person tag was originally supposed to be a tag match with just the men until Beulah and Lita started fighting and were added to the match, though they didn't partake in much action.
--Terry Funk had to leave the match halfway through due to getting a barbed wire baseball bat to his eye, though he did return.
--Mysterio and Sabu both went through a table, causing the draw.
--JBL cut a promo about how he beat up the Blue Meanie in 2005, and said he was the "King of Hardcore." He then added that he was returning to wrestling as an announcer for SmackDown, surprising many who thought he was done with wrestling.
--Tazz beat Jerry Lawler in just 35 seconds, and then went to the announce table for the rest of the night.
--This was greatly received by most wrestling fans and is one of the best PPVs in many people's eyes.

[Mike]

WWE One Night Stand 2007[/u]

Sunday, June 3, 2007
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 13,250
Announcers: Jim Ross (RAW), Jerry Lawler (RAW), Michael Cole (SD), JBL (SD), Joey Styles (ECW), Tazz (ECW)
"Extreme Rules"

--RVD def. Randy Orton in a Stretcher Match.

--CM Punk and The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman) def. The New Breed (Elijah Burke, Matt Striker and Marcus Cor Von) in a Tables Match.

--The Hardy Boys (Matt and Jeff) def. The World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) in a Tag Team Ladder Match to retain the World Tag Team Championship.

--Mark Henry def. Kane in a Lumberjack Match.

--Bobby Lashley def. Vince McMahon w/ Shane McMahon and Umaga in a Street Fight to win the ECW Championship.

--Candice Michelle def. Melina in a Pudding Match.

--Edge def. Batista in a Steel Cage Match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

--John Cena def. The Great Khali in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the WWE Championship.

Match of the Night: Edge/Batista, RVD/Orton, Hardys/WGTT

Interesting Notes:[/u]
--This was the first ONS to not take place in the Hammerstein Ballroom and to not be ECW themed.
--Though RVD won the stretcher match, he had to be taken out by a stretcher due to Orton attacking him after the match.
--The 12 lumberjacks for the Kane/Mark Henry match were Chris Benoit, Val Venis, Santino Marella, Balls Mahoney, Stevie Richards, The Miz, Kevin Thorn, Chris Masters, Johnny Nitro, Chavo Guerrero, Kenny Dykstra and Carlito.
--Kenny and Chavo interfered on Henry's behalf, and that allowed him to lock in the bearhug on Kane. Kane passed out in storyline causing the end of the match.
--Lashley and McMahon was a 1 on 1 match, however Shane and Umaga both intervened throughout the match making it a 3 on 1, despite that Lashley got the win.
--Batista was trying to escape through the door while Edge climbed the cage, Edge barely won.
--Cena won by delivering the FU to Khali off of a crane.
--The following night on RAW, WWE began planting the seeds for the Vince McMahon death storyline. Ultimately, it culminated in Vince breaking character due to the Benoit tragedy.

[Mike]

WWE One Night Stand 2008[/u]

Sunday, June 1, 2008
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, California
Attendance: 15,960
Commentators: Michael Cole (RAW), Jerry "The King" Lawler (RAW), Jim Ross (SD), Mick Foley (SD), Matt Striker (ECW), Todd Grisham (ECW)
"''The One Night a Year When the WWE Goes Extreme"

Matches:[/u]

--Jeff Hardy def. Umaga in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.

--The Big Show def. CM Punk, John Morrison w/ The Miz, Tommy Dreamer, and Chavo Guerrero w/ Bam Neely in a Singapore Cane on a Pole Match.

--John Cena def. JBL in a First Blood Match.

--Beth Phoenix def. Melina in an "I Quit" Match.

--Shawn Michaels def. Batista in a Stretcher Match.

--Triple H def. Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the WWE Championship.

--Edge def. The Undertaker in a TLC Match to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Match of the Night: Edge vs. Taker.

Interesting Notes:[/u]
--The only titles on the line were the World Heavyweight and WWE Championships.
--The Undertaker, due to the stipulation made before the match, had to leave the WWE but would be brought back by Vickie Guerrero a few months later.
--Hawkins and Ryder pushed Taker off the ladder and through a table, aiding Edge to victory.
--Though Kane was on the promotional poster, he did not partake in One Night Stand.
--Due to winning his match, The Big Show received an ECW Title Shot against Champion Kane at Night of Champions.
--This was the fourth and last One Night Stand to don that name.