Van Dam then performed a standing moonsault and pinned Storm for the victory. Before he could connect for the third time, Van Dam sprung up from his knees and performed a Van Daminator, kicking the chair Storm was holding into his face. At about the ten-minute mark, Storm connected with two chair shots to Van Dam's head. The match was fast-paced with both men exchanging control throughout, using many high-risk maneuvers, as well as steel chairs. Chris Candido was originally scheduled to be Storm's opponent, but could not compete due to a biceps injury. The following match was a standard singles match between Lance Storm and Rob Van Dam. Buh Buh Ray Dudley suffered a legitimate broken ankle during the match. The match ended when The Eliminators performed their finishing move, Total Elimination, and Saturn pinned Buh Buh Ray to win the ECW Tag Team Championship. The majority of the match was controlled by The Eliminators using a variety of double-team and high-flying maneuvers. The first match to air live on pay-per-view was a tag team match for the ECW World Tag Team Championship between the champions, the Dudley Boyz ( Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), and the challengers, The Eliminators ( John Kronus and Perry Saturn).
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Terry Funk defeated Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of Barely Legal. to 9 p.m., and no excessive amount of blood.
#ECW THE BUFFALO INVASION 1997 TV#
Dangerously and ECW GM Steve Karel, Request TV reversed their earlier decision and agreed to carry the event under certain conditions which included, among other things, an advanced script of the show, pushing back the scheduled start time from 7 p.m. After further discussions with ECW owner Paul E. However, e-mails sent to Viewer's Choice and Cablevision were unsuccessful in convincing the companies to air the show, as they were unhappy with visual imagery used in ECW's television, including young Tyler Fullington's involvement in the Raven/Sandman feud. Eventually, through the efforts of e-mails from hundreds of fans, Premiere decided to carry the event. Another company, Premiere, expressed concern over the amount of violence ECW showcased, and that its programming was not suitable for children. Featured matches on the undercard included Shane Douglas defeating Pitbull #2 to retain the ECW World Television Championship and The Eliminators ( John Kronus and Perry Saturn) defeating The Dudley Boyz ( Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship.ĭifficulties getting pay-per-view companies to air Barely Legal arose in late 1996 when Request TV initially canceled the show after wrestling journalist Wade Keller alerted Request of the November 1996 "Mass Transit" incident during an interview about the event.
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In another main event, Taz defeated Sabu via submission. In one of the show's main event's, Terry Funk defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards in a Three-Way Dance to earn an immediate title match against ECW World Heavyweight Champion Raven, which Funk also won to win the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
#ECW THE BUFFALO INVASION 1997 PROFESSIONAL#
Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the main card. The Eliminators versus The Dudley Boyz was included on the 2016 WWE DVD and Blu-ray release Straight Outta Dudleyville: The Legacy of The Dudley Boyz. Sabu versus Taz was included on the 2012 WWE DVD and Blu-ray release ECW Unreleased: Vol 1 and the 2013 WWE DVD and Blu-ray release The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History. Rob Van Dam versus Lance Storm was included on the 2005 WWE DVD release Rob Van Dam: One of a Kind. It took place on April 13, 1997, from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. DVD cover featuring The Sandman and Rob Van Damīarely Legal was the inaugural professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).