The commentator for Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams was
Joey Styles. The event was attended by approximately 1,150 people. The opening match pitted
Tony Stetson - wrestling as the "Broad Street Bully" - against the "New Jersey Devil" (Doug Gentry) in a reference to the defeat of the
Philadelphia Flyers in the
1995 Stanley Cup playoffs by eventual winners the
New Jersey Devils several days prior. Wearing a Philadelphia Flyers
hockey jersey, the Bully defeated the Devil by
pinfall in 16 seconds with a flurry of punches. Following the match, the Devil attacked the Bully with a
hockey stick until
911 came to the ring and repeatedly
chokeslammed him. In the second match,
Mikey Whipwreck defeated the much larger
Val Puccio by pinfall after a series of
low blows followed by a
DDT. The third match saw the debuting
Vampire Warrior defeat
Hack Meyers by pinfall with a
lifting DDT. Immediately following the third match, a brawl erupted between Vampire Warrior and
Tommy Dreamer, with Vampire Warrior angry that his wife,
Luna Vachon, was acting as Dreamer's
valet. Dreamer won a bloody bout after DDT'ing Vampire Warrior onto a steel chair. , one-half of
the Gangstas, made his ECW debut at Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams. In the fifth match, 911 defeated the debuting
"Jungle" Jim Steele in a
squash that lasted less than one minute, pinning him following a chokeslam. Following the match, 911 gave Steele several more chokeslams. The sixth match saw
Beulah McGillicutty face
Luna Vachon in an extension of the feud between
Raven and Tommy Dreamer. In her first match for ECW, the diminutive McGillicutty pinned Vachon in a matter of seconds after Raven's henchman
Stevie Richards hit Vachon with a steel chair immediately following the bell. Following the match, Raven and Richards attacked Vachon. When Dreamer - injured from his impromptu match with Vampire Warrior - intervened, Raven gave him a chair shot and a DDT and then broke his fingers. Raven then handcuffed Vachon and prepared to hit her with a steel chair, but Dreamer threw himself in front of her and absorbed the blow. challenged for the
ECW World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams. A scheduled
six-man tag team match pitting Dreamer,
2 Cold Scorpio and
Taz against
the Pitbulls and Raven was changed to a
handicap match due to Dreamer being incapacitated following the chair shot from Raven. Hack Myers attempted to substitute for Dreamer but this was disallowed by referee
Bill Alfonso, who would draw the ire of the ECW audience by rigidly enforcing rules. During the match,
Francine debuted as a member of the audience besotted with Stevie Richards (who had accompanied Raven to ringside); Richards' flirting led to an argument between Francine and Beulah, prompting Raven to lead Richards and Beulah backstage, leaving The Pitbulls two-on-two with 2 Cold Scorpio and Taz. The match ended when Taz delivered a
super belly-to-belly suplex to
Pitbull #2 and pinned him. The penultimate match was scheduled to be
the Public Enemy defending the
ECW World Tag Team Championship against
Axl Rotten and a
tag team partner of Rotten's choosing. Rotten introduced his brother,
Ian Rotten, as his partner but his selection was disallowed by referee Bill Alfonso due to
the Bad Breed having lost a match in November 1994 with the stipulation that they could no longer team together if they lost. The Rotten brothers subsequently brawled with one another. With no opponents, the Public Enemy danced in the ring until
the Gangstas made their debut, attacking the Public Enemy until being arrested. The main event saw
the Sandman defend his
ECW World Heavyweight Championship against
Cactus Jack in a
barbed wire match. During the bout, Cactus Jack seemingly defeated the Sandman by
technical knockout, but in a "
Dusty finish", referee Bill Alfonso ordered the match to continue, ruling that the Championship could not change hands on a 10 count. The match ended when the Sandman choked Cactus Jack with a length of
barbed wire and Alfonso declared that Cactus Jack could no longer continue, awarding the bout to the Sandman. Following the match, ECW commissioner
Tod Gordon attempted to attack Alfonso, but was
clotheslined down by Alfonso. The event ended with Cactus Jack - wrapped in barbed wire - leaving the ring to a
standing ovation. == Results ==