XCW One Night Stand (2006)
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| XCW One Night Stand (2006) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Kyle Van Dam | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Bodies" by Drowning Pool | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | June 11, 2006 | |
| Attendance | 2,460 | |
| Venue | Hammerstein Ballroom | |
| City | New York, New York | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Judgment Day (2006) | XCW One Night Stand (2006) | Vengeance (2006) |
| One Night Stand chronology | ||
| One Night Stand (2005) | XCW One Night Stand (2006) | One Night Stand (2007) |
ECW One Night Stand (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It was held on June 11, 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York.
The main event was Dustin Simpson versus Kyle Van Dam for the IWE Championship, which Van Dam won by pinfall after performing a Five Star Frog Splash following interference from Edge. The predominant match on the undercard was Scott Wright versus Jason Dikes for the World Heavyweight Championship, which ended in a no contest after Jason Dikes hit Wright with a Triple Jump DDT through a table on to the floor rendering both men unconscious, as a result, Wright retained the title. Another match on the undercard was Edge, Mick Foley, and Nicole versus Terry Funk, Tommy Brown and Beulah McGillacutty in a Hardcore Intergender match.
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[edit] Background
The build-up for One Night Stand occurred on both Raw and SmackDown heading into the PPV, but build-up behind the scenes began several months earlier, as IWE was bringing back XCW full time. The news that IWE was planning to bring back XCW was leaked in the middle of April as Gary Wright decided to revive XCW as a full-time brand. Reports beforehand stated that IWE was prepared to bring back XCW immediately after WrestleMania 22. IWE opted to cancel its webcast Velocity and replace it with the new XCW program. The new brand was officially confirmed by IWE on May 25, 2006, with its debut show airing on June 13, 2006 on the Sci Fi Channel.
The main feud heading into One Night Stand was between Dustin Simpson and Kyle Van Dam over the IWE Championship. At WrestleMania, Van Dam competed in a six man Money in the Bank ladder match, in which Van Dam won and earned the right to face the champion of his choice anytime he wanted to in 12 months. On the May 22 episode of Raw, Simpson defeated James Masters. After the match, Van Dam came out to the ring and announced that he was cashing in his opportunity for the IWE Championship at One Night Stand. The two exchanged lefts and rights, with Masters getting involved. The distraction allowed Van Dam to toss his briefcase into Simpson's face and then hit him with the Van Daminator. The two had a contract signing for their match at the PPV on the June 5, 2006 episode of Raw. Before signing the contract, Van Dam told Simpson that he would win the IWE Championship at One Night Stand and rename it the XCW World Heavyweight Championship. XCW representative Paul Heyman told Simpson that the XCW fans can’t wait to boo him out of the Hammerstein Ballroom. Simpson signed the contract and wished Van Dam luck. Heyman, however, told Simpson that he had brought some people from XCW and at that point, Balls Mahoney, Terry Funk, Tommy Brown and the Sandman came to the ring. Simpson attempted to fight them off, but Sandman hit Simpson with his Singapore cane. XCW's Jason then came out and sent Simpson through the table with his Atomic Arabian Facebuster move. Several Raw superstars ran out to attempt to fight off the XCW Originals. Because of this, a match was booked for the IWE vs. XCW Head to Head special that aired on the USA Network on June 7, 2006 between Simpson and Jason. The match ended in a no contest after XCW's newest wrestler, The Big Show attacked Simpson, sparking a brawl between IWE and XCW superstars.
The other main match on the card was a Hardcore Intergender match, as Edge and Mick Foley faced Terry Funk and Tommy Brown. The rivalry started between Edge and Foley, when the two faced in a Hardcore match at WrestleMania 22. Edge won the match after a spear off the apron and through a flaming table on the outside. Foley was a guest on the Cutting Edge on the May 1, 2006 episode of Raw, and the two agreed to a WrestleMania Hardcore rematch the following week. Before the match began on the May 8, 2006 edition of Raw, Foley announced that the match was now a triple threat match, with Tommy Brown added as the third person. During the match, however, Foley turned heel for the first time in over eight years and attacked Brown with a barbed wire baseball bat. Foley handed Edge the bat and Edge hit Brown with it, busting him open. Foley hit the Mandible claw on Brown and Edge simultaneously speared Brown, with Foley getting the pinfall. The two, along with Lita celebrated up the entrance ramp. On the May 15, 2006 episode of Raw, Foley wanted to apologize to Brown for what happened the previous week; however, Brown was not in the arena, so Foley brought out Terry Funk. Funk asked Foley to apologize for what happened to Brown. Instead, Foley started bashing XCW. In an attempt to get into a fight with Foley, Funk made comments about Foley's family, calling his wife a whore and his kids bastards. When the two exchanged punches, Edge and Lita came out, with Lita low-blowing Funk. Edge and Foley double-teamed Funk, with Edge hitting Funk with a barbed wire baseball bat. A week later, on the May 22, 2006 edition of Raw, Edge and Foley announced themselves as co-holders of the IWE Hardcore Championship. Paul Heyman came out and made a challenge to Edge and Foley to face Funk and Brown at One Night Stand, which Edge accepted. The two, along with Lita, went after Heyman up the ramp, before Dreamer and Funk attacked them with several weapons, sending the trio out of the arena. On the IWE vs. XCW Head to Head special that aired on June 7, 2006, Edge faced Brown in an Extreme Rules match. Brown hit Edge with a Brown Driver through the table. Lita interfered, and hit Brown repeatedly with a cane. Brown was not hurt by the shots, and he got Lita up for a powerbomb, before Edge speared Brown. Edge got the pinfall and won the match. During the match, Foley and Funk were fighting outside the ring, with Funk busting Foley open. After the match, Foley sat in the middle of the ring and stated his kayfabe thoughts on XCW.
"Where the hell do any of you get off, telling me I sold out? Where do you get off? Where do you find the nerve, to call me a whore? You think I hate XCW? I love that place. I love that place! But XCW simply didn't love me back. She was like the girl I can't let go off, but the one who 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 IWE. And Paul Heyman was right. There's only one real difference between me and Tommy Brown. I'm a whore, and he's not. You see, seven years ago, I pulled the sock out of my pants, and made Gary Wright laugh, and the doors of opportunity open wide for Mick Foley, but not for Tommy Brown. All he's got is his heart, his pride and the initials XCW. And I wanted to tell Edge that I went back and I watched our WrestleMania match, the greatest hardcore match of all time, i said. Well the truth is, maybe it wasn't quite as good as I thought. Maybe Edge, you and I are gonna have to be tougher than ever, hungrier than ever, sicker than ever, to walk into that steaming cesspool that is the Hammerstein Ballroom. 2,500 sickening, twisted fans, screaming for our blood, because Tommy Brown can do everything I can, and maybe with more passion. He's gonna beat us up, all over New York City. He's gonna bludgeon us. Terry Funk, the greatest wrestler I ever saw. You look at Terry Funk. And you see an old man, you're not seeing the real Terry Funk. His slaps are worse than most men's punches. His punches dole out concussions, and when he picks up a weapon, he can use it like no man ever has. He has an excruciating pain waking up every single day, looking for one more chance to have one great last match. I blew the son of a bitch up in Japan, and he came back and hugged me. I set him up on fire in Philadelphia, and he put his arm around me. He doesn't put his arm around me anymore. I don't want your arm around me, Terry Funk. Tommy Brown, the only difference between me and you, is I have the guts to go to IWE. No, you shut your mouth! (pointing out to a fan) Because when I go to Hammerstein Ballroom, 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 XCW. I want her out of my life. You’ve seen me thrown off cells, you've seen me slammed in tacks, you've seen me go through a burning table at WrestleMania, it is nothing compared to the horrors I will unleash on Brown and Funk at (goddamn you) XCW. 'Cause I'm gonna stake the hearts of your heroes, and I'm gonna shove them down their throats for making me fall in love with you to begin with. You stepped on my heart, you stepped on my soul, you took everything I've had faith in, and you just throw it away. And then when I walk to that ring at the Hammerstein Ballroom as a IWE Legend, you Terry Funk and you Tommy Dreamer will learn about loss...Have a nice day." + Mick Foley on his kayfabe thoughts on XCW +
One of the main undercard matches on the card was between Scott Wright and Jason Dikes for the World Heavyweight Championship. Authority Figures#General Managers 3|XCW representative]] Paul Heyman announced that Wright had accepted the challenge for One Night Stand on the June 2, 2006 edition of SmackDown. Before the June 9, 2006 edition of SmackDown, Heyman kayfabe revealed to IWE's official website that he was trying to get Wright to join the new XCW brand. Wright turned down Heyman's offer on the June 9, 2006 edition of SmackDown. In the main event on that edition of SmackDown, Wright faced Finlay. Wright was about to 619 Finlay, when Jason Dikes, who was holding a steel chair, climbed onto the ring apron. Wright dropkicked the chair into Jason Dikes, which distracted the referee. This allowed Finlay to hit Wright with his shillelagh, and the Celtic Cross for the victory. After the contest, Jason Dikes set up a table on the outside of the ring, and hit Wright with a springboard legdrop that sent Wright through the table.
[edit] Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Joey Styles |
| Tazz | |
| Ring announcer | Stephen DeAngelis |
| Referee | John Finnegan |
| Jim Molineaux | |
| Mike Posey | |
| Mike Kehner | |
| Nick Patrick |
Paul Heyman began the event as it aired on PPV, coming to the ring to "XCW" chants. Heyman stated that "this [XCW's resurrection] didn't happen because of me and it didn't happen because of Gary Wright. This happened because of you [the fans]. And on behalf of every single one of us, from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you!"
The first match on the card was a match between XCW Original Tazz and IWE Raw commentator Jerry Lawler. In what was a squash match, Before the beginning Lawler slapped XCW commentator Joey Styles in the face. Tazz won after 35 seconds by making Lawler pass out to the Tazzmission. After the match, Tazz joined Joey Styles on commentary for the rest of the show.
XCW's Matt Borske versus Raw's Kevin McAlmond was next. McAlmond had the main advantage in the match after Borske missed a Running Shoulder Tackle, which sent him into the ringpost. The crowd inside the Hammerstein Ballroom chanted "Boring!" as McAlmond had the upper-hand on Borske. Borske hit a series of German Suplexes, before hitting an Borske Slam. McAlmond attempted an RKO, but Borske countered, locking on the Ankle lock. McAlmond tapped out, giving Borske the victory.
The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke) versus Super Crazy and Tajiri was next. After Guido propelled Crazy into the crowd, Guido and Mamaluke hit Tajiri with the Muscle Buster for the victory. After the contest, The Big Show entered the ring hitting Mamaluke with the cobra clutch backbreaker and kicked F.B.I.'s enforcer Big Guido in the head. After the match, Big Show came to low blow Big Guido.
John "Bradshaw" Goff made a surprise appearance, cutting a promo. Just over a week earlier, he announced on his radio show that he was not going to return to professional wrestling. JBG recalled his assault on Blue Meanie from One Night Stand 2005 and referred to himself as "The King of Hardcore". He announced that he was replacing Tazz as the color commentator of SmackDown!.
Scott Wright versus Jason Dikes was next in an Extreme Rules match with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line. The match started with several chair shots from both competitors. Jason Dikes had the upper part for most of the match, hitting an Arabian Facebuster and a Triple Jump Moonsault, but Wright kicked out of both moves. Wright regained the upper hand, as he hit a Seated Senton that sent both men through a table at ringside. Jason Dikes countered a second Seated Senton attempt, and put Wright on a second table at ringside. Jason Dikes proceeded to hit a Triple-Jump Somersault Splash, but Wright made it to his feet while on the table. This turned the move into a DDT, sending both men through the table at ringside. Although neither men were legitimately hurt, Dr. Ferdinand Rios came out and kayfabe declared that the match could not continue. This meant that Wright retained the World Heavyweight Championship.
Edge and Mick Foley versus Tommy Brown and Terry Funk was next in what was a Hardcore Tag Team match. Before the match began Edge and Foley entered the ring, accompanied by Lita and Dreamer and Funk entered the ring, accompanied by Beulah McGillicutty, which turned the match into a Hardcore six-person tag-team match. Despite McGillicutty and Lita being added to the match, they stayed out of the action for most of the contest. Funk was taken backstage halfway through the match as Foley wrapped barbed wire around his fist and raked it across the forehead and eyes of Funk. Funk later returned to the match, hitting Edge and Foley with a Barbed Wire Bat. Funk then set the bat on fire and left it at ringside. Funk hit Foley, and Foley fell onto a Barbed Wire Board. Foley's shirt was on fire, but was put out by a ringside attendant. Brown and Funk got the upper-hand after Dreamer DDT'd Edge. Dreamer then locked a Modified Crossface onto Edge, using Barbed wire against Edge's face. Lita broke the hold up only to have Dreamer give her the Spicolli Driver. Edge blindsided Dreamer wrapping Barbed Wire around his head, before dropping him with the Inverted DDT. McGillicutty entered the ring to check on Brown, but Edge speared McGillicutty and pinned her with a cover that resembled the "legs up" version of the missionary position.
Balls Mahoney faced Tanka Masato in the second Extreme Rules match of the PPV. Mahoney got the early advantage after throwing a beer can in the face of Tanaka. Tanaka gained the advantage after hitting a superplex off the top rope. Mahoney won the match after hitting Tanaka with a steel chair. Before the IWE Championship match, Eugene came to the ring to cut a promo. He reminded the fans that he was Eric Bischoff's nephew, before being interrupted by The Sandman. Sandman hit Eugene repeatedly with his Singapore cane, leaving Eugene to run to the back, with The Sandman chasing after him.
The main event was reigning champion Dustin Simpson defending his IWE Championship against Kyle Van Dam. It was evident that the crowd was decidedly anti-Simpson even before the match began. In keeping with his traditional entrance, Simpson threw the t-shirt he wore to the ring out into the crowd, only to have it thrown back at him a number of times. Loud, insulting chants were directed at Simpson during many moments in the match, such as "You Can't Wrestle!" The action quickly went to ringside, and Van Dam got the advantage on Simpson, with a Moonsault Press off the steel steps. Van Dam continued his offense when the action went back inside the ring as he placed a chair on Simpson's stomach before hitting the Rolling Thunder. Simpson later managed to get the advantage, hitting a DDT on a steel chair. Simpson went for his finishing move, the FU, but Van Dam blocked the attempt. Van Dam would then set up a table in the corner, but Simpson got Van Dam in the STFU. When referee John Finnegan refused to stop the bout after Van Dam got to the ropes, Simpson clotheslined the referee, after they had a push and shove. Simpson proceeded to deliver Van Dam with a Superplex off the top rope and then hitting Van Dam with steel steps. Replacement referee Nick Patrick officiated the remainder of the match, with Van Dam kicking out of two. As Simpson got up he went to deliver Van Dam an FU, Van Dam grabbed onto the rope, which leads Simpson to deliver Van Dam an FU out of the ring. As Simpson turned around, someone in a motorcycle helmet interfered and speared Simpson through a table. The person was revealed as Edge, who won a number one contender's match to challenge for the IWE Championship at Vengeance on June 25, 2006. Edge also knocked out Nick Patrick. The Hammerstein Ballroom crowd chanted "Thank You Edge!". Van Dam then hit the Five-Star Frog Splash on Simpson, but there was no referee as Patrick was knocked out. Paul Heyman ran to the ring, and counted the pinfall to three, giving Van Dam the victory. The XCW locker room came to the ring to celebrate with Van Dam, but it was unclear at the time whether Van Dam was "officially" IWE Champion.
[edit] Aftermath and Reception
[edit] Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tazz defeated Jerry Lawler | Singles match |
| 2 | Matt Borske defeated Kevin McAlmond | Singles match |
| 3 | The F.B.I. (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke) (with Big Guido) defeated Yoshihiro Park and Super Crazy | Tag team match |
| 4 | Scott Wright (c) fought Jason Dikes to a no contest | Extreme Rules match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Mick Foley, Edge and Nicole defeated Terry Funk, Tommy Brown and Beulah McGillacutty | Extreme rules intergender tag team match |
| 6 | Balls Mahoney defeated Tanaka Masato | Extreme Rules match |
| 7 | Kyle Van Dam defeated Dustin Simpson (c) | Extreme Rules match for the IWE Championship |
