Preliminary matches In the opening match of the event,
Balls Mahoney took on Sal E. Graziano. Graziano avoided Mahoney's
chair shot and hit a
chokeslam, an
elbow drop and applied a
bearhug for the quick victory. Next,
Kid Kash,
Danny Doring and Roadkill competed against the team of
Simon Diamond,
C. W. Anderson and
Johnny Swinger. Simon and Swinger attempted to hit a
Problem Solver on Doring but Kash saved him from the move and Doring executed a ''
Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma'am on Diamond. This allowed Kash to hit a Money Maker'' on Swinger for the win. Next,
Jerry Lynn took on
Steve Corino.
Jack Victory interfered on Corino's behalf by attempting to throw powder into Lynn but he ducked and the referee was knocked out with it instead. Lynn hit a
belly-to-back suplex to Corino but could not pin him due to the referee being knocked out. Corino nailed Lynn with his boot and then Victory hit Lynn with a cowbell, which allowed Corino to get a
near-fall on Lynn. Lynn attempted a
cradle piledriver but Corino reversed it into a pinfall attempt. A series of near-falls led to Lynn hitting a cradle piledriver for the win. After the match, the injured
New Jack came on crutches but was attacked by Da Baldies (
Tony DeVito and
Angel) until
Chris Chetti and
Nova made the save for Jack, leading to a match pitting Chetti and Nova against Da Baldies. Nova hit a
Third Degree to DeVito followed by Chetti hitting an
Amityville Horror on Angel. Nova and Chetti then hit a
Tidal Wave on Angel for the win. Next,
Yoshihiro Tajiri,
Mikey Whipwreck,
Little Guido and the returning
Psicosis competed in a
Four-Way Dance. Whipwreck knocked out all his three opponents with a
plancha outside the ring until
The Full Blooded Italians interfered in the match and Sal E. Graziano slammed him into the ring post. This allowed Psicosis to hit a
Psycho Guillotine to Whipwreck and Guido pinned him for the first elimination. The action continued between the three men as Tajiri nailed a
German suplex to Psicosis to eliminate him. After a back and forth action, Tajiri spit
mist into Guido and hit a
brainbuster on a
steel chair for the win. Later,
Rhino defended the
World Television Championship against
The Sandman. Jack Victory and Steve Corino interfered on Rhino's behalf but
Spike Dudley thwarted their interference as Dudley
caned Victory and then Sandman and Dudley hit a
3D to Corino. Rhino then attempted a
Gore on Sandman but he dodged it and Dudley was accidentally knocked out with the
Gore. Rhino drove Dudley from the apron onto a
table with a
Rhino Spike. Sandman then hit Rhino with a cane and attempted a
White Russian Legsweep; however, Rhino gave him a
Rhino Spike on the guardrail then pinned him to retain the title. In the penultimate match,
Rob Van Dam took on
Scotty Anton. Anton took out RVD's leg with a chair shot and then applied a
Clapper on RVD.
Bill Alfonso distracted Anton, allowing RVD to move out of the
Clapper, so Anton applied a
Clapper on Anton. RVD hit a
Van Daminator and a
Five Star Frog Splash and had the match won but then proceeded to debut his new move
Van Terminator on Anton for the win.
XPW Incident Prior to the main event, six performers from the Los Angeles-based
Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion, who were given front row tickets by promotion owner
Rob Black, donned shirts of their promotion, which caught the attention of Tommy Dreamer and ECW security and were promptly ejected. A brawl in the parking lot of the
Grand Olympic Auditorium between the XPW crew and the ECW locker room followed, based on false reporting that
Francine had been touched by someone from XPW.
Main event match This was followed by
Justin Credible defending the
World Heavyweight Championship against
Tommy Dreamer in a
Stairway to Hell match.
George turned on Dreamer by hugging Francine and then Jazz knocked out both women. Credible then nailed a ''
That's Incredible to Jazz, leaving the brawl to Credible and Dreamer. Credible executed a That's Incredible'' to Dreamer on the barbed wire to retain the title. ==Reception==