Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee began battling it out on the thin piece of wood which, needless to say, wasn’t very stable. Below, the ring was filled with a plethora of tables. There was a very narrow scaffold made from a thin bit of wood which was hanging over the ring secured by a few ropes and chains. Somehow, what was constructed ended up being mightily impressive. Brian Lee suffered some serious damage that night, but it definitely made for an awesome spectacle – one of the best in ECW history.įor the night’s entertainment, ECW called upon the services of the drunken Sandman (God knows why) to build the stage and set the scene for the event. Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee are on this list for their part in what’s now imaginatively called the 'High Incident' of 1996. This was a gory, violent affair and at the end of it, both were bleeding profusely – their t-shirts were saturated with blood and the ring resembled a slaughter house. In the meantime, still in the ring, Axl dug a shard of glass into his brother’s head and the two traded blows back and forth until Axl dropped Ian onto a load of thumbtacks for victory. Strangely, referee Bill Alfonso then paused the match after this incident because of too much bleeding – what did he expect would happen? The Gangstas and The Public Enemy then joined in and a melee ensued in the aisle, causing the ref to leave the ring to try and sort out the chaos. Things got ugly pretty quickly.Īxl drew first blood, punching Ian and opening up a gash under his eye. The brothers taped their firsts, dipped them in superglue, then broken glass and then began the match. The name given to this fight should illustrate something about its gory nature. When brothers fight each other, things get personal and these two certainly had their own scores to settle in what would be an ugly massacre.

This match was truly hardcore! The Rotten Brother Ian and Axl took part in the first-ever Tapei Death match at Hardcore Heaven on July 1st, 1995. They serve as a reminder of the true definition of the word 'extreme.' 15 15. Some truly gruesome events took place in ECW, some staged and some happened by sheer accident, but credit to the wrestlers – many took everything in stride, and it made for some awesome entertainment.Ĭheck out this list of the top 15 most brutal injuries sustained by wrestlers fighting with ECW, and we promise you that you’ll wince as you read and recollect these shocking, crazy moments. The promotion helped revolutionize the wrestling industry and attracted an entirely new fan base – fans baying for blood, guts, violence and brutal fights – true hardcore wrestling fans.

People will remember ECW for the many crazy moments that ensued at the ECW Arena. The company wanted to stand apart from other companies operating around the world at that time and boy, did it do just that. Since the inception of the Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion in 1992, wrestling has been taken to a new level, but who started this change? Who brought in the fans and who brought many of the best known wrestlers in the world today onto the main stage? ECW deserves much of the credit for this.

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