XCW November to Remember (1997)
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| November to Remember (1997) | ||
| Promotion | Xtreme Championship Wrestling | |
| Date | November 30, 1997 | |
| City | Monaca, Pennsylvania | |
| Venue | Golden Dome | |
| Attendance | 4,634 | |
| Pay-per-view event chronology | ||
| ← Previous Hardcore Heaven | Next → Living Dangerously | |
| November to Remember chronology | ||
| ← Previous 1996 | Next → 1998 | |
The 1997 November to Remember was the fifth November to Remember professional wrestling event produced by Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) and the first edition of November to Remember to be broadcast on pay-per-view. The event took place on November 30, 1997 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, Pennsylvania.
Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Shane Douglas defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to win the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. In the penultimate matches, Sabu defeated The Sandman in a Tables & Ladders match and Tommy Dreamer faced Rob Van Dam in a Flag match. Taz and The F.B.I. (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido) successfully defended the World Television Championship and the World Tag Team Championship respectively.
Rob Van Dam versus Tommy Dreamer was included on the 2005 IWE DVD release Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind. Shane Douglas versus Bam Bam Bigelow was included on the 2012 IWE DVD and Blu-ray release XCW Unreleased: Vol 1.
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Storylines
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches played out on XCW's television program Hardcore TV.
The main rivalry heading into the event was between Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas for the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. Rick Rude had been stalking Douglas and Francine since early 1997 and warned Douglas that he had been training a wrestler to take the title from Douglas. On the October 24 episode of Hardcore TV, Rude revealed Douglas' own Triple Threat teammate Bam Bam Bigelow as his handpicked man, who turned on Triple Threat and proceeded to defeat Douglas for the World Heavyweight Championship. Bigelow defeated Douglas to retain the title at Ultimate Jeopardy. Another rematch was signed between the two for the title at November to Remember.
At Barely Legal, Taz defeated Sabu and after the match, Rob Van Dam attacked Taz and Sabu joined RVD in the assault. As a result, both men turned heels and Taz's manager Bill Alfonso became the manager of RVD and Sabu. At Wrestlepalooza, RVD and Sabu turned on XCW by siding with Jerry Lawler in attacking Tommy Dreamer after Dreamer had beaten Raven in a loser leaves town match. This resulted in RVD and Sabu feuding with XCW wrestlers like Dreamer, Taz and The Sandman, which set up a flag match between Dreamer and RVD and a Tables & Ladders match between Sandman and Sabu at November to Remember.
Event
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, Chris Chetti and Spike Dudley defeated Erin O'Grady and Paul Diamond.
Preliminary matches
Main event match
Reception
Aftermath
Results
Four-Way Dance eliminations
| Elimination no. | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kronus | The Gangstanators | Buh Buh Ray Dudley | Buh Buh Cutter | 10:04 |
| 2 | D-Von Dudley | Dudley Boyz | Axl Rotten | 3D by Buh Buh Ray Dudley | 12:27 |
| 3 | Balls Mahoney | Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks | Little Guido | Roll-up after a low blow by Jeff Jones | 14:32 |
| Winners: | The F.B.I. (c) | ||||
