XCW CyberSlam (1997)
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| CyberSlam (1997) | ||
| Promotion | Xtreme Championship Wrestling | |
| Date | Night 1: February 21, 1997 Night 2: February 22, 1997 | |
| City | Night 1: Queens, New York Night 2: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Venue | Night 1: Lost Battalion Hall Night 2: XCW Arena | |
| Attendance | Night 1: 800 Night 2: 1,400 Combined: 2,800 | |
| Event event chronology | ||
| ← Previous Crossing the Line Again | Next → Mountain Top Madness | |
| CyberSlam event chronology | ||
| ← Previous 1996 | Next → 1998 | |
CyberSlam (1997) was the second CyberSlam professional wrestling event produced by Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW). The event was held on two nights on February 21 and February 22. The first CyberSlam show was held on February 21, 1997 in Lost Battalion Hall, Queens, New York and the second show was held on February 22, 1997 at the XCW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Eliminators versus Sabu and Rob Van Dam was included on the 2012 IWE DVD and Blu-ray release XCW Unreleased: Vol 1.
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[edit] 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.
At Crossing the Line Again, Terry Funk defeated Tommy Rich. After his win, Funk declared his intention of challenging Raven for the World Heavyweight Championship. On the February 20 episode of Hardcore TV, Raven mocked Funk and Tommy Dreamer in his promo. It was announced that Funk and Dreamer would be facing Raven and Brian Lee at the CyberSlam tour.
The Sandman defeated D-Von Dudley in a match at Crossing the Line Again. D-Von caned Sandman after the match until his estranged brothers Bubba Ray Dudley and Spike Dudley apparently came to make the save until Buh Buh turned heel by attacking Sandman. Spike objected to it but was hit with a 3D, which led to Buh Buh and D-Von forming a tag team The Dudley Boyz. This set up a match between Buh Buh and Spike at CyberSlam.
At Crossing the Line Again, The Eliminators defeated Rob Van Dam and Sabu in the main event to retain the World Tag Team Championship, This would lead to title matches between the two teams at CyberSlam. An additional match for Sabu was announced against Chris Candido for CyberSlam on the February 20 episode of Hardcore TV.
[edit] Event
[edit] Night 1
[edit] Night 2
The opening match was a rematch from the previous night, in which The Eliminators defended the World Tag Team Championship against Sabu and Rob Van Dam in a Tables and Ladders match. Eliminators executed two Total Eliminations on RVD to retain the titles. After the match, Sabu embraced both members by shaking hands with them but RVD refused to show respect. After the match, Joey Styles conducted an interview with The Pitbulls, in which Pitbull #1 berated Shane Douglas. Douglas and Francine arrived at the ramp where he confronted them and challenged them to a fight and Pitbulls went to charge at him but were tricked by Douglas into being attacked by Triple Threat. Brian Lee executed a Primetime Slam to Pitbull #2 through a table and Chris Candido choked Pitbull #1 with a dog chain.
Next, Chris Chetti took on Little Guido. Guido missed a diving knee drop on Chetti, who quickly pinned Guido with an inside cradle for the win.
Next, Balls Mahoney took on The Blue World Order member Big Stevie Cool. Mahoney attempted to execute a Powerbomb on Stevie but he jumped from the back and hit a Stevie Kick for the win.
Later, Spike Dudley took on Axl Rotten. Dudley avoided a bulldog and hit an Acid Drop on Rotten until Dudley Boyz attacked Spike, allowing Rotten to hit a powerbomb for the win. After the match, Dudley Boyz hit a 3D to Spike until The Gangstas made the save and competed against Dudley Boyz to begin the next match. Jack knocked Rotten from the apron with a steel chair and then climbed the top rope and attempted a 187 but Buh Buh Ray Dudley caught him with a Bubba Cutter for the win
Next, Tracy Smothers made his XCW debut against Taz. Taz dominated Smothers by executing a T-Bone Tazplex and applied a Tazmission to make him submit.
In the penultimate match, Raven and Brian Lee competed against the team of Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk. The match stipulated that Funk would earn a title shot at Raven's World Heavyweight Championship at Barely Legal should he beat Raven. Funk initially made Raven submit to a spinning toe hold but the referee was distracted in ejecting Lee and Dreamer, so he could not see it and then Lee hit a trashcan to Funk to break the hold. Lee injured Funk by repeatedly hitting him in the face with a trashcan, thus making him bleed and Funk was removed from the match by the medical staff. Stevie Richards showed up along with Lori Fullington and Tyler Fullington and Raven distracted him enough for Brian Lee to hit a Primetime Slam. Raven then nailed an Evenflow to Lori and then Dreamer came back to the ring and charged at Raven but Lee nailed a Primetime Slam to Dreamer. Tyler came back with his father, The Sandman, who substituted for Funk and caned Lee and Raven multiple times and then hit an Evenflow to Raven and pinned him for the win.
In the main event, Sabu competed against Chris Candido. Candido attempted a diving headbutt but Sabu blocked it with a chair to Candido's face and nailed a triple jump leg drop to win the match.
[edit] Reception
[edit] Aftermath
Terry Funk would become the number one contender for Raven's World Heavyweight Championship and began feuding with Raven over the title. Funk defeated Raven to win the title at XCW's first-ever pay-per-view event Barely Legal.
Shane Douglas and Triple Threat continued their feud with The Pitbulls. At Barely Legal, Douglas defeated Pitbull #2 to retain the XCW World Television Championship.
Chris Chetti and Little Guido continued their rivalry as Chetti teamed with Tracy Smothers to compete against Guido and Tommy Rich at Hostile City Showdown, where Smothers turned on Chetti to cost him the match and joined Full Blooded Italians.
[edit] Results
- February 21, 1997 – Lost Battalion Hall in Queens, New York
| No. | Results | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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- February 22, 1997 – XCW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| No. | Results | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eliminators (Saturn and Kronus) (c) defeated Sabu and Rob Van Dam | Tables and Ladders match for the XCW World Tag Team Championship | |
| 2 | Chris Chetti defeated Little Guido (with Tommy Rich) | Singles match | |
| 3 | Big Stevie Cool (with The Blue Meanie and Hollywood Nova) defeated Balls Mahoney | Singles match | |
| 4 | Axl Rotten defeated Spike Dudley | Singles match | |
| 5 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defeated The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) | Tag team match | |
| 5 | Taz defeated Tracy Smothers via submission | Singles match | |
| 6 | Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven and Brian Lee | Singles match | |
| 7 | Sabu defeated Chris Candido | Singles match | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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