Double Tables was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on February 4, 1995 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The commentator for the event was Joey Styles .
73-632: The event was a part of an Internet wrestling convention being held in the area and was named after the show's main event. Several of the bouts were broadcast on the February 7, February 14 and February 21 episodes of ECW Hardcore TV . Chris Benoit versus Al Snow was included on the 2004 WWE DVD release Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story . Double Tables featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in
146-427: A tongue in cheek manner. Music videos from major musical acts were sometimes shown, interspersed with footage detailing the history of current feuds , as well as spectacular spots . Frequently, the ending of the show would feature a montage of several different promos, with Dick Dale's cover version of " Misirlou " as background music. These became known as " Pulp Fiction promos". The purpose of these promos
219-672: A cable only WB affiliate in Fort Myers, aired Hardcore TV in a primetime slot on Saturday Nights. The rest of Florida got Hardcore TV on regional sports network the Sunshine Network very late on Friday nights. WRBW invoked syndex , meaning ECW was blacked out in the Orlando market on Sunshine. Beginning on January 8, 1995, ECW Hardcore TV aired on the MSG Network in New York City and
292-465: A dragon suplex and maintains the bridge for the pinfall. Benoit continues his assault after the match and powerbombs Snow, which brings out the medics and Snow has to be carried out on a stretcher. Tully Blanchard didn't wait for his introduction as he hit the ring looking for a piece of Shane Douglas and the ECW Title . Blanchard got the upper hand early, even connecting with the slingshot suplex for
365-400: A man with a grudge against Dreamer and was now instilling the same hatred into Richards. Mikey Whipwreck and Paul Lauria were once friends but the latter had struck out on his own under the tutelage of Jason , which brought the two men into conflict. Immediately following their demise as a tag team, Ian Rotten attacked older brother Axl Rotten and began one of the most violent feuds in
438-453: A nearfall. The referee counted three after a piledriver but quickly overruled himself as Douglas had put his foot on the bottom rope just in time. Outside the ring, Douglas resorted to brawling to regain control with a front suplex to Blanchard on the timekeeper's table. Blanchard recovered and was ready to suplex Douglas back into the ring but the Franchise shifted his weight and fell on top of
511-471: A pinfall attempt cannot occur in the first place when one rolls out of the ring if falls do not count anywhere, or if the opponent lies on their stomach upon impact, so it would take extra effort to roll the opponent over, even when they are knocked out cold, due to the body being effectively a dead weight. The attacking wrestler stands back-to-back with their opponent and hooks both of the opponent's arms. They then lean forward and drop to their knees, sliding
584-409: A sitting position, pulling the opponent over backwards and down to the mat so that they land on their back into a sitout pin position. While being held on the shoulders of an attacking wrestler in a position where this second wrestler is straddling the head of the attacking wrestler while facing in the other direction. One variation is the split-legged (used by some known wrestlers like Alicia Fox and
657-538: A steel chair. Meyers stalks Jason around and into the ring before delivering a top rope kneeling facebuster . This brings out Jason's valet Angel Orsini who is wearing a wedding dress and combat boots. She repeatedly slaps Meyers and berates him before he finally puts her over his knee and spanks her. Orsini appears to enjoy the treatment and kisses the Shah, which only further enrages him and he piledrives her. Tommy Dreamer made his return to ECW from Japan and his first match
730-505: Is an American professional wrestling television program that was produced by the Philadelphia based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) composed of footage from live shows and recorded interviews. It ran in syndication from April 6, 1993 to December 31, 2000. Even after ECW gained a nationally-available television program on The Nashville Network (TNN) , Hardcore TV was considered ECW's flagship program. The rights to
803-416: Is an Inverted Jacknife Pin that is used with a double pumphandle arm wringer. It is a pinning variation that is usually used after a iconoclasm. Zack Sabre Jr. uses it as his finisher. Also referred to as la casita or as bandito, this move's technical name is arm-wrench inside cradle pin, and it is performed with the opponent on their hands and knees. From this position, the attacking wrestler stands next to
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#1732869500200876-577: Is dead" while claiming his new stable The Triple Threat was better than the Four Horsemen past and present. These statements got the attention of one of the original Horsemen, Tully Blanchard , who decided it was time to silence the new so-called "franchise" of professional wrestling. Cactus Jack was busy defending the throne of hardcore against the newest contender, the Sandman . Paul E. Dangerously's team of Sabu and The Tazmaniac had been chasing
949-1425: Is often seen as the spiritual successor to ECW. Shows were aired on KJLA in Los Angeles on Saturday nights, WUNI in Worcester - Boston very late on Friday nights, WBVC TV-61 in Traverse City, Michigan late Friday Nights, WUCT TV-52 in Dayton, Ohio , The Cat in Cleveland and Akron , Ohio late Friday nights, WPEN in Hampton Roads , Virginia on Saturday evenings, and WGMB Fox 44 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Saturday afternoons and late night. It also aired very late on Friday nights on KTSF TV-26 in San Francisco, California , on Fridays at 11 on KGMC 43 in Fresno, California , KCNG-TV and UPN25 in Las Vegas, Nevada at 1pm on Saturdays, and on SportSouth in Georgia , Alabama , Mississippi , Tennessee , Kentucky , North Carolina , and South Carolina . Episodes were at one time available for download on
1022-411: Is to three slaps of the mat. The count is broken (a near-fall ) if the opponent manages to raise one or both of their shoulders off the mat, commonly by kicking out (throwing their legs up to cause their shoulders to rise from the mat). In some positions, a wrestler may bridge (arching their back so that only their feet and the top of their head are touching the ground) to put more of their weight on
1095-572: The ECW Tag Team Titles held by Public Enemy ever since the hoodies had put both Paul E. and Sabu through tables several months earlier. Now, the challengers would get an opportunity to settle the score and win the titles in the first ever Double Tables match. The show opens with Joey Styles at ringside and he introduces Jason . The Sexiest Man on Earth brings out his new tag team, the Pitbulls , as well as his newest talent acquisition, Jason
1168-502: The spin-out powerbomb , and the sunset flip . Japanese wrestler, Manami Toyota , popularized a modified pin that usually ended on a sitout position; She called it the Manami Roll . The small package—or inside cradle —is a pinning maneuver where the attacking wrestler puts the opponent into a front face lock and pulls the opponent's near arm over their head, like a suplex. Then, the attacking wrestler hooks their opponent's far leg with
1241-569: The ECW SportsChannel airings were upgraded to 6pm and 11pm on Tuesdays, with a late night Friday replay at 2am. After SportsChannel Philadelphia went off the air in 1997, the show moved to WPPX-TV 61 on Wednesdays at 9pm. It later moved to a former independent broadcast station, WGTW 48 in Philadelphia, on late Friday or Saturday night broadcasts. In the Chicago and Northwest Indiana market,
1314-411: The Sandman's behavior was out of sorts, once getting off Cactus before the three count and another instance attacking Cactus while the referee's count was only at two. Cactus delivers several cane shots to the Sandman's head as the match spills onto the floor. Cactus DDT'd the Sandman twice on the concrete floor but the Sandman answered the count both times before a third one put him down for good. Before
1387-628: The Terrible , from the W*ING promotion in Japan. In the first match, Jason's team took on Hack Meyers and the Young Dragons. The Dragons put up no resistance in the contest with Pitbull #2 unmasking one and thus, Meyers was essentially fighting the match two-on-one against the Pitbulls. Jason finally tagged in and bloodied Meyers by repeatedly headbutting him with his hockey mask still on. Pitbull #1 takes out
1460-454: The Young Dragons on the apron followed by a pair of headbutts by Jason to Meyers before the Pitbulls flapjacked Jason onto Meyers for the pinfall victory. After the match, Styles is back at ringside for an interview as Jason sends the new Jason to the back while Meyers destroys the Dragons in the ring. Jason predicts the Pitbulls will be the next tag team champions before Meyers attacks them with
1533-415: The aisle. One of Canada's wrestling exports, Chris Benoit took on Al Snow in what Styles predicted would be a fantastic scientific matchup. The two men exchanged holds and counters early on before midway through the contest a German suplex /pin attempt has an impact Snow's neck. Benoit follows up with a hooking clothesline and taunts Snow to get up before continuing with suplexes and slams. Benoit asks
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#17328695002001606-415: The apron to distract Dreamer from making the pin. Richards recovered momentarily to crotch Dreamer on the top rope but a belly-to-back superplex was blocked and Dreamer hit a flying crossbody for a two count. This time Raven actually entered the ring and held Dreamer's arms from behind so Richards could deliver a Stevie Kick . Richards attempted a second one but Dreamer dropped down, punched Richards below
1679-464: The arms of the opponent across their own chest while they're lying on their back on the mat. The attacking wrestler then kneels down on one knee on the opponent's arms, pinning the opponent's shoulders down to the mat. The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponent's legs, crosses them, and places them under one of their armpits, bending the opponent to a pinning predicament. Innovated by Super Delfin . The Gannosuke Clutch has an attacking wrestler facing
1752-414: The attacking wrestler sitting on top of their legs holding the opponent down. This move is often done when the opponent is leaning on the ropes facing out of the ring and the attacking wrestler would first push forward into the ropes with the waistlock in order to generate faster backward motion. A common heel tactic is to grab the back of the opponents clothing or tights while sitting on top of them or to use
1825-452: The belt and rolled him up for the three count. Raven entered the ring and took off his jacket but just stared Dreamer down while Richards and the referee held him back. As the crowd berated Raven as he left, Dreamer got on the microphone and said he should go back to the WWF before starting an "E-C-W" chant and heading into the crowd. Mikey Whipwreck took on "The Giant" Paul Lauria, with Jason, in
1898-418: The butt/thigh area in a form of a bridge. The attacking wrestler sits down with the legs of the opponent hooked over their shoulders so that the legs and lower body of the opponent are elevated while their shoulders and upper back are in contact with the mat. The arms of the opponent are sometimes pinned beneath the legs of the attacker. This hold results from numerous throws , including the sitout powerbomb ,
1971-498: The crowd "is this the best the United States has to offer?" A diving headbutt and powerbomb both garner two counts. Another German suplex gets a nearfall before Snow reverses out of a dragon suplex and into a Snow Plex . Snow is now in control, hitting a superkick for two and an Exploder suplex for a nearfall . Benoit reverses out of another suplex attempt into a German suplex that wipes out both men. Benoit reverses into
2044-435: The former Horseman for the three count. Cactus Jack and the Sandman squared off in an old-fashioned Texas Death match . Catcus jumped Sandman during his entrance and began using chairs and a crutch to attack the Sandman early on. Cactus scored two early falls using chair shots and legdrops but the Sandman answered the count at five and six, respectively, despite the appearance of a head injury. Even after gaining control,
2117-421: The guardrail. Axl unloaded with a few more chair shots as Ian begged his brother for mercy back inside the ring. Axl pounded his brother into the corner but Ian scooped the legs out from under him and into a rollup while putting his feet on the ropes for extra leverage in securing the pinfall victory. Unhappy with the outcome, Axl hit Ian with a chair after the match and throw into the guardrails as they brawled up
2190-471: The leg gives the attacker greater leverage and thus makes it harder for the opponent to kick out. Not to be confused with the inside cradle . An attacking wrestler hooks the arms of an opponent by grapevining their legs around one arm and their arms around the other. This positions the attacking wrestler horizontally across the back of the opponent and forces the opponent's arms out like a crucifixion . The attacking wrestler then lowers their bodyweight so that
2263-483: The main event, Rocco Rock told the internet fans they would now see some real wrestling. Sabu and the Tazmaniac charged the ring as the two teams brawled to start. Sabu hit a suicide dive on a seated Johnny Grunge as Tazmaniac and Rock brawled in the crowd near the entrance. Sabu and Grunge would soon join them as Grunge was bloodied. Back in the ring, Sabu connected with Air Sabu and an Arabian facebuster before
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2336-412: The mat, the attacking wrestler lies face-down across the opponent's chest to hold them down. Sometimes, when both wrestlers are exhausted or badly hurt the attacking wrestler will cover with just an arm or lie down face up rather than face down. The term floatover (when in reference to a pin) refers to an attacking wrestler using the momentum of a throw or slam they are performing to propel themselves over
2409-423: The match. Meanwhile, Grunge sets up Taz on a table and goes to the top rope but Tazmaniac meets him before he can execute whatever he had planned. In their struggle, both men fall through the table and only Sabu and Rock remain legally in the match. Rock somersaults onto Sabu and puts him through a table but both referees were distracted by the Tazmaniac and so the match continues. Grunge chokes out Paul E. outside
2482-469: The more mainstream program on TNN. Hardcore TV aired in permanent time slots in ECW's home territories of Philadelphia and New York City , and was also syndicated . Shows were broadcast on a Philadelphia local cable sports station, SportsChannel America's local affiliate, SportsChannel Philadelphia , on Tuesday evenings at 6pm until January 9, 1997 when the show moved to Thursdays at 11pm. In April 1996,
2555-400: The next match. Lauria tries to jump Whipwreck before he enters the ring but to no avail. Whipwreck throws Lauria into the crowd twice only to see the fans throw him back over the guardrail. The match turns when Whipwreck misses a plancha onto the concrete floor. Jason then front suplexes him onto the timekeeper's table and Lauria uses a chair to bloody Whipwreck's mouth. Lauria gets crotched on
2628-403: The opponent and put one arm up between the opponent's legs to pull the opponent over the attacking wrestler so that they fall flat on their back. At this point, the attacking wrestler would stack the fallen opponent on their shoulders for the pin. When female wrestlers use this move, commentators may refer to it as a schoolgirl . An inverted version like the regular version instead lays sideways on
2701-466: The opponent down their back so that their shoulders are against the mat and their chin is against their chest. The attacker holds the opponent's arms down with their own arms for the pin. Jack Evans uses a bridging variation of this pin as one of his finishers called the Kamikaze Damashi . Also known as a lateral press , cross press , or simply as the basic pin . With an opponent lying face-up on
2774-413: The opponent goes over and holds for the pin. A modified version of La Magistral, the attacking wrestler wrenches the opponent's arm to get behind the opponent. While holding the arm, the attacker steps through the opponent's inside leg and puts the wrenched arm between the attacker's and opponent's legs. The attacker falls forward, making the opponent flip onto their back and neck in a crucifix. This leaves
2847-408: The opponent into the lateral press position. A variation commonly used by The Undertaker sees the wrestler get on their knees behind the opponent's head and cross the opponent's arms across their chest, similar to a corpse. This is sometimes called a "Rest In Peace" pin, though there is no official name. Another variation that was used by Kane includes the wrestler also getting on their knees behind
2920-518: The opponent is brought down to the mat backwards and is forced onto their own shoulders in a pinning position, with their legs in the air. A variation on the standard crucifix, the crucifix bomb or crucifix driver, sees an attacking wrestler violently force their bodyweight downwards to throw the opponent into the mat with greater impact. Leon Ruff uses a rolling version of this move called "Ruff landing". The Delfin Clutch has an attacking wrestler crossing
2993-402: The opponent is flipped so that their shoulders are pressed against the mat. Similar to a rana , except that the attacking wrestler is standing, bent over the opponent with both legs hooked, pressing their weight down. A variation also exists with the attacking wrestler bridging while the count is on. This pin is typically the result of a powerbomb . Also known as the double leg cradle (from
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3066-432: The opponent over onto their shoulders. The attacker hooks both of the opponent's legs to hold them in place for the pin. This can be utilized to counter an opponent's electric chair or powerbomb attempt. Hirooki Goto innovated a variation where he rolls his opponent into a cross armbreaker . A slight variation of the victory roll, which sees the wrestler being wheelbarrowed by the opponent. The wrestler then "counters"
3139-403: The opponent's chest for greater pressure. There is also a reverse variation in which the attacker is facing the opponent's feet. The shoulder straddle pin is typical variation of the straddle pin. It sees the attacker kneeling on the opponent's shoulders facing the head, pinning them on the mat. In another variation, the attacker sits on the neck or face of the opponent with or without the knee on
3212-428: The opponent's head and bringing the opponent's arms out and usually holding them down by the wrists. This pin does not have an official name either. If multiple people are stacked, the wrestler who is on top secures the cover for all wrestlers beneath them. The attacking wrestler lies across the opponent's chest and hooks a leg with the arm on the opposite side (left leg with right arm or right leg with left arm). Holding
3285-407: The opponent's head, jumps up in the air, opens their legs, and falls on the opponent's legs, trapping them into a pinning situation. In this pinning technique, the attacking wrestler stands with their feet on either side of an opponent who is lying face-up on the mat. Then the attacker kneels across the opponent's chest facing their head, with each knee beside the chest. Sometimes the attacker sits on
3358-418: The opponent's hip, grabs one arm, and applies an armbar . The attacking wrestler then steps over the arm with their inside leg so that they facing away from the opponent. The attacking wrestler continues the turning motion and dives forward over the opponent, rolling onto their side. The barred arm acts as a lever, flipping the opponent over the attacker and onto their back. The attacker hooks one or both legs as
3431-421: The opponent's inside leg and both arm hooked in the pin. Orange Cassidy uses this as one of his finishers. Not to be confused with the O'Connor roll, which is a roll-up. The attacking wrestler stands to the side of the opponent, who is on their hands and knees. The attacker hooks one arm around the opponent's neck and one between the legs, and rolls over the opponent. The attacker lands on their back or side, and
3504-415: The opponent's legs from behind the knees. Still gripping the opponent's legs, the attacking wrestler then flips forward, over the opponent, and plants their feet on the mat while bridging the back to add leverage. A variation of the jackknife hold, known as the figure four pin, has the attacker placing the opponent's legs in a figure four position before executing the bridge. European Clutch The hold
3577-411: The opponent's thighs to force their weight down to the mat. The other variation, which usually results from a hurricanrana, sees the one performing the hurricanrana sit on the opponent's chest and hook the opponent's legs behind them while hooking the opponent's arms with their legs. This variation is the same hold, just with the attacking wrestler on top. This interchangeability often sees a spot where
3650-422: The opponent, grabbing their arm, twisting it into a modified hammerlock and then performing a front somersault while holding the trapped arm in place as well as legsweeping the opponent's near leg, rolling the opponent backwards while the attacking wrestler keeps the hammerlock applied while also holding the opponent's near leg down with their own leg. This move is also known as an arm trap somersault cradle. This
3723-418: The opposite leg and the opponent's other leg with their hand. The attacker will then fall back, pinning the opponent. Used by Toru Yano as finishing move. A variation preceded by an arm wrench , before delivering the small package is used by Hirooki Goto as Goto Ni Shiki. In this pinning maneuver, the attacking wrestler has the opponent on their back and grabs both the opponent's legs, puts them above
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#17328695002003796-432: The original Spanish rana , meaning "frog"), is the technical term for the pinning position which results from a sunset flip or a hurricanrana . In the sunset flip version, the opponent is lying shoulders down on the mat, almost completely flat on their back, while the wrestler applying the pin sits below the legs of the opponent and uses their own legs to cover the opponent's shoulders or arms, then hooks both legs around
3869-406: The pinned opponent or to prop themselves up from being pinned. Sometimes, an attacking wrestler may hook the opponent's tights for extra leverage. Another popular illegal tactic of heel wrestlers is to attempt a pin close to the ring ropes so they can prop their legs (or on rare occasions, arms) up on the ropes to gain additional leverage , putting more weight on the opponent. On the other hand,
3942-569: The promotion's history. Chris Benoit was bursting onto the wrestling scene in the U.S. while earning the reputation as "The Crippler" after breaking Sabu's neck and would take on another rising talent in Al Snow . Shane Douglas had thrown down the NWA World Title and declared himself the new ECW World Champion . Douglas issued open challenges to the champions of both WWF and WCW and began criticizing Ric Flair on television, saying "Flair
4015-446: The referee makes a three count before the opponent gets released from the pin. The origin of the pinfall is the pin from amateur wrestling , whereby pinning an opponent to the mat will result in an automatic victory despite any points scored. However, while an amateur wrestling pin need be only one or two seconds, the count in professional wrestling is based on the referee's arm gestures, regardless of how much actual time elapses, and
4088-448: The retired Christy Hemme ), in which a cornered wrestler, as a counter to an oncoming opponent, jumps and splits their legs, sits on the top turnbuckle in a straddle position, then rolls forward to catch the opponent in a waistlock to roll into a usual sunset flip. The attacking wrestler jumps onto the opponent's shoulders from behind and rolls forward. As the attacker flips over, they hook the opponent's shoulders with their legs, flipping
4161-504: The ring as Tazmaniac sets up Rock on a table for Sabu to leg drop him through for the win and the titles. The new tag team champions have no time to celebrate as Tazmaniac and Grunge brawl back up the aisle while 911 assisted Sabu in an attempt to put Rock through another table. Chris Benoit hit the ring and powerbombed Sabu on top of a prone Rock and through the table. The show ended with Benoit standing over Sabu while Paul E. and 911 looked on. ECW Hardcore TV ECW Hardcore TV
4234-417: The ropes for leverage, thus making the pin illegal. It is sometimes called the O'Connor roll , after Pat O'Connor 's usage of the move; but O'Connor himself dubbed the move a "reverse rolling cradle". Bob Backlund also performed this move and additionally bridged over the opponent at the end of the move. Not to be confused with a roll-up. The schoolboy sweep sees the attacking wrestler drop down behind
4307-413: The scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The Pitbulls had been on a roll since breaking up The Bad Breed . Tommy Dreamer ended the winning streak of Stevie Richards , who had adopted the many identities of Scott Levy , before heading off for a tour with All Japan . Richards then brought Levy himself to ECW but now he was known simply as Raven,
4380-414: The shoulder. Primarily called a facesit, it is used mostly by heels or in mixed professional wrestling to demonstrate dominance and entertain the crowd. This pin commonly sees an attacking wrestler dive over an opponent who is facing them, usually bent over forwards, catching the opponent in a waistlock from behind and landing back-first behind the opponent. From that position the wrestler rolls forward into
4453-579: The show now belong to the WWE . The show was voted as Best Weekly Television Show in the 1994, 1995 and 1996 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. Hardcore TV was edited from footage of ECW's live events from the ECW Arena and other house shows . It also included backstage promos and vignettes , which were not shown to the live crowd or included on home video releases of the events. A segment called Hype Central advertised upcoming events and ECW merchandise in
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#17328695002004526-464: The show traded back and forth among WCIU 26 on Saturdays, and UPN station WPWR 50 , broadcast in both Chicago and Gary , on Friday nights, a week behind. Meanwhile, KBS Chicago (a Korean station that also carried Big Japan shows at midnight) broadcast Hardcore TV on Friday nights. WRBW in Orlando aired Hardcore TV in a very late night timeslot on Saturdays. Also, WNFM (then known as WSWF),
4599-675: The surrounding area at 1 am (late Saturday night/early Sunday morning). Empire Sports Network (western NY) and WBGT-LP (Rochester) also carried the show. WPTT-TV in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania aired Hardcore TV late on Saturday nights. The station, now known as WPNT and owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group (which at the time operated the station on a local marketing agreement with sidecar Glencairn, Ltd. alongside WPGH-TV , which Sinclair owned outright), now airs Ring of Honor Wrestling from Sinclair-owned Ring of Honor , which
4672-404: The tables were finally introduced into the match. Grunge managed to avoid Sabu's attempt to put him through the table and Rock attacked him with the broken table leg. Tazmaniac half nelson suplexes Sabu onto Rock but The Public Enemy regrouped and took turns ramming Sabu and Tazmaniac into a table set up in the corner. Sabu throws Rock into a table but only splinters it, therefore Rock remains in
4745-409: The top rope allowing Whipwreck to connect with a top rope bulldog but Jason pulled Whipwreck out of the ring before the three count. Mikey finally punches Jason and returns to the ring where Lauria blocks a piledriver attempt and executes a back body drop into a bridge/pin combination. Whipwreck manages to power upward out of it and reverses into a backslide for the pinfall. The Bad Breed feud
4818-470: The viewers. Hardcore TV showed graphic violence (including blood ), sexual frankness, and harsh language , all of which were key elements of the ECW product itself. Due to the late night time slots, expletives and violence were not edited from early broadcasts, and this helped to get ECW noticed. After the ECW on TNN program became available, this was a major difference between the syndicated Hardcore TV and
4891-460: The websites of some affiliate stations. All episodes are available for streaming on Peacock in the U.S. and the WWE Network internationally. Pin (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling , a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall. A pinfall is a common victory condition, where the attacker pins an opponent and
4964-422: The wrestler leans forward onto their stomach, flipping the opponent over onto their shoulders, with the attacker's legs pinning the opponent down to the mat. This hold is technically known as a double leg nelson. It was innovated by Gedo and used by Taichi as Taichi-shiki Gedo Clutch . The hold has the opponent wrestler lying on their back. Standing at the feet of the opponent, the attacking wrestler then lifts
5037-503: The wrestlers change their weight distribution to move from one pinning hold to the other for a succession of near falls. It is the pin after the West Coast Pop, used by Rey Mysterio . Not to be confused with a schoolboy pin or a backslide pin. The attacking wrestler holds their opponent from behind in a waistlock. The attacking wrestler then performs a backward roll while holding the waistlock. The opponent ends up on their shoulders with
5110-455: Was against Stevie Richards with his mentor Raven at ringside. Richards had the upper hand early, removing Dreamer's "To the Extreme" T-shirt given to him by the fans at the convention. Dreamer rebounded by using weapons from the fans including a low blow with a frying pan. Dreamer then connected with a DDT out of nowhere followed by a sidewalk slam and a top rope splash but Raven got up on
5183-435: Was innovated and popularized by Mr. Gannosuke , who named it after himself. The Gedo Clutch has an attacking wrestler sit kneeling on the back of an opponent who is lying face down and facing the same way. The attacking wrestler then grabs the opponent's arms and lifts them over their thighs, similar to a camel clutch . The attacker then grabs hold of the opponent's head and pushes it down and forward between their legs, while
5256-430: Was showcased as Axl Rotten charged out to meet his brother outside the ring where the two men brawled to start. Axl bloodied Ian with chair shots as their fight reached the bleachers in the crowd. Back in the ring, Axl pounded away at the cut on Ian's forehead and then used the timekeeper's hammer to dig into his brother's arm. Ian took the advantage briefly but lost it when he dove from the apron, missing Axl and hitting
5329-443: Was to maximize the show's limited airtime in order to keep the fans up to date with current wrestling storylines. In keeping with ECW's unconventional approach, episodes were not structured with a build toward a main event as with typical professional wrestling programming. Any given week's program could feature any number of matches or match type. Owner/producer Paul Heyman's intent was to keep things fresh by providing variety for
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