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	Gangstas Paradise took place shortly after three of XCW's most prominent performers - [[<!--Kevin-->Chris Hunter\|Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Barnhart<!--(Facebook)-->\|Dean Malenko]] and [[<!--Eddie--> Brian McAlmond\|Eddie Guerrero]] - had resigned from XCW to join [[World Championship Wrestling]], leading to concerns that the promotion was "on the ropes". XCW [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Booker\|booker]] [[Paul Heyman]] attempted to compensate for the loss of Benoit, Guerrero and Malenko by signing [[Dionicio Louis<!--Castellanos--> Tregre<!--Torres (1963, pg. 21)-->\|Psicosis]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Rey Misterio Jr.]], two prominent ''[[Lucha libre\|luchadores]]'' recommended to him by [[Jason <!--Dikes (2004, pg. 63)--> Espada\|Konnan]]. Heyman also hired [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->\|"Stunning" Steve Austin]], who had been released from World Championship Wrestling while rehabilitating an injury.		Gangstas Paradise took place shortly after three of XCW's most prominent performers - [[<!--Kevin-->Chris Hunter\|Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Barnhart<!--(Facebook)-->\|Dean Malenko]] and [[<!--Eddie--> Brian McAlmond\|Eddie Guerrero]] - had resigned from XCW to join [[World Championship Wrestling]], leading to concerns that the promotion was "on the ropes". XCW [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Booker\|booker]] [[Paul Heyman]] attempted to compensate for the loss of Benoit, Guerrero and Malenko by signing [[Dionicio Louis<!--Castellanos--> Tregre<!--Torres (1963, pg. 21)-->\|Psicosis]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Rey Misterio Jr.]], two prominent ''[[Lucha libre\|luchadores]]'' recommended to him by [[Jason <!--Dikes (2004, pg. 63)--> Espada\|Konnan]]. Heyman also hired [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson<!--Kevin Austin-->\|"Stunning" Steve Austin]], who had been released from World Championship Wrestling while rehabilitating an injury.

-	The event saw the continuation of a number of [[feud (professional wrestling)\|feuds]], including [[The Gangstas]] versus [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)\|The Public Enemy]]; [[Raven's Nest]] versus [[Tyson Lesmeister<!--(2001, pg. 40)-->\|Tommy Dreamer]], [[The Pitbulls]] and [[<!--Francine--> Denise Fryhover<!-- (1972, pg. 156)-->\|Francine]]; [[Alvin Stevens<!--(1968, pg. 28)-->\|Mikey Whipwreck]] versus [[The Sandman<!--(Don Ferriter-Fullington 1972 pg. 138)--> (wrestler)\|The Sandman; and [[<!--Charlie-->Ronald Steib<!--(1967, pg. 109)-->\|2 Cold Scorpio]] versus [[Peter<!--Russell (2007, pg. 24)--> Dalton (wrestler)\|Taz]].	+	The event saw the continuation of a number of [[feud (professional wrestling)\|feuds]], including [[The Gangstas]] versus [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)\|The Public Enemy]]; [[Raven's Nest]] versus [[Tyson Lesmeister<!--(2001, pg. 40)-->\|Tommy Dreamer]], [[The Pitbulls]] and [[<!--Francine--> Denise Fryhover<!-- (1972, pg. 156)-->\|Francine]]; [[Alvin Stevens<!--(1968, pg. 28)-->\|Mikey Whipwreck]] versus [[The Sandman<!--(Don Ferriter-Fullington 1972 pg. 138)--> (wrestler)\|The Sandman]]; and [[<!--Charlie-->Ronald Steib<!--(1967, pg. 109)-->\|2 Cold Scorpio]] versus [[Peter<!--Russell (2007, pg. 24)--> Dalton (wrestler)\|Taz]].

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-	\|[[The Dudleys]] ([[Dances with Dudley<!--Edward<!--o--> Berthelot (1967, pg. 113)-->\|Dances with Dudley]] and [[Jeff <!--Jules--> Berner<!-- (1968, pg. 47)--> (wrestler)\|Dudley Dudley]]) (with [[Big Dick Dudley<!--Alexander David Lockyer-Rizzo (2000, pg. 197)-->\|Big Dick Dudley]], [[Henry Rayborn<!--(1968, pg. 55)-->\|Chubby Dudley]] and [[Sign Guy Dudley<!--Lou John Dargan (1972, pg. 7)-->\|Sign Guy Dudley]]) defeated [[Paul Stetzner-Silvenski<!--(2007, pg. 86)-->\|Chad Austin]] and [[Don E. Allen<!--Don Adams (1965, pg. 48)-->\|Don E. Allen]] by pinfall	+	\|[[The Dudleys]] ([[Dances with Dudley<!--Edward--><!--o--> <!--Berthelot (1967, pg. 113)-->\|Dances with Dudley]] and [[Jeff <!--Jules--> Berner<!-- (1968, pg. 47)--> (wrestler)\|Dudley Dudley]]) (with [[Big Dick Dudley<!--Alexander David Lockyer-Rizzo (2000, pg. 197)-->\|Big Dick Dudley]], [[Henry Rayborn<!--(1968, pg. 55)-->\|Chubby Dudley]] and [[Sign Guy Dudley<!--Lou John Dargan (1972, pg. 7)-->\|Sign Guy Dudley]]) defeated [[Paul Stetzner-Silvenski<!--(2007, pg. 86)-->\|Chad Austin]] and [[Don E. Allen<!--Don Adams (1965, pg. 48)-->\|Don E. Allen]] by pinfall
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	\|[[Jason Knight<!--Ronald Allen Kinchen (1965, pg. 52)--> (wrestler)\|Jason Knight]] and [[the Eliminators]] ([[John Heisdorf<!--(Facebook Friend of Abraham Smith (2006, pg. 69)-->\|Kronus]] and [[Perry <!--Abraham (2006, pg. 69)--> Smith\|Saturn]]) defeated [[Peter<!--Russell (2007, pg. 24)--> Dalton\|Taz]] and the [[Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Hunter<!--(Scott Hunter's brother; McDonalds)-->\|Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Scott Steiner]]) by pinfall		\|[[Jason Knight<!--Ronald Allen Kinchen (1965, pg. 52)--> (wrestler)\|Jason Knight]] and [[the Eliminators]] ([[John Heisdorf<!--(Facebook Friend of Abraham Smith (2006, pg. 69)-->\|Kronus]] and [[Perry <!--Abraham (2006, pg. 69)--> Smith\|Saturn]]) defeated [[Peter<!--Russell (2007, pg. 24)--> Dalton\|Taz]] and the [[Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Hunter<!--(Scott Hunter's brother; McDonalds)-->\|Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->\|Scott Steiner]]) by pinfall
-	\|~~stip4 =~~ [[Six-man tag team match]]<br>{{small\|Jason was a last minute substitute as [[<!--Charlie-->Ronald Steib<!--(1967, pg. 109)-->\|2 Cold Scorpio]] was moved to the main event to replace an unavailable [[Louis <!--Jamal--> Munchausen Mustafa<!--(1967, pg. 106)-->\|Mustafa Saed]]}}	+	\|[[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple wrestlers teamed matches\|Six-man tag team match]]<br>{{small\|Jason was a last minute substitute as [[<!--Charlie-->Ronald Steib<!--(1967, pg. 109)-->\|2 Cold Scorpio]] was moved to the main event to replace an unavailable [[Louis <!--Jamal--> Munchausen Mustafa<!--(1967, pg. 106)-->\|Mustafa Saed]]}}
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-	\|[[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Robert Wolfe<!--(1963, pg. 22)--> (wrestler)\|Pitbull #1]] and [[Anthony Wayne Dupont<!--(1963, pg. 91)-->\|Pitbull #2]]) defeated [[Scott<!--Pete (2007, pg. 24)--> Damrow (wrestler)\|Raven]] and [[Michael Rodriquez<!--(1969, pg. 134)-->\|Stevie Richards]] (c) (with [[Paulette Trisha Hayden<!--(1969, ,pg. 141)-->\|Beulah McGillicutty]]) by pinfall 2-1<br>{{small\|'''-'''Raven defeated Pitbull #2 via pinfall at 2:10<br>'''-'''Pitbull #1 defeated Richards via pinfall at 4:22<br>-'''The Pitbulls defeated Raven and Richards via double pinfall at 19:47}}	+	\|[[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Robert Wolfe<!--(1963, pg. 22)--> (wrestler)\|Pitbull #1]] and [[Anthony Wayne Dupont<!--(1963, pg. 91)-->\|Pitbull #2]]) defeated [[Scott<!--Pete (2007, pg. 24)--> Damrow (wrestler)\|Raven]] and [[Michael Rodriquez<!--(1969, pg. 134)-->\|Stevie Richards]] (c) (with [[Paulette Trisha Hayden<!--(1969, ,pg. 141)-->\|Beulah McGillicutty]]) by pinfall 2-1<br>{{small\|'''-'''Raven defeated Pitbull #2 via pinfall at 2:10<br>'''-'''Pitbull #1 defeated Richards via pinfall at 4:22<br>'''-'''The Pitbulls defeated Raven and Richards via double pinfall at 19:47}}
	\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations\|Two-out-of-three falls]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Dog collar match\|dog collar match]] for the [[XCW World Tag Team Championship]]<br>{{small\|The final fall of the match was restarted when Tommy Dreamer, who was not scheduled to be in the match, scored an illegal pinfall}}<br>{{small\|Had the Pitbulls lost they would have been forced to disband}}		\|[[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations\|Two-out-of-three falls]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Dog collar match\|dog collar match]] for the [[XCW World Tag Team Championship]]<br>{{small\|The final fall of the match was restarted when Tommy Dreamer, who was not scheduled to be in the match, scored an illegal pinfall}}<br>{{small\|Had the Pitbulls lost they would have been forced to disband}}
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:135%;" |'''Gangstas Paradise''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |The [[XCW Arena]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |September 16, 1995 (aired September 26, 1995)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], US
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[XCW Arena]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |1,175
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Event event chronology'''
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous''' [[XCW Wrestlepalooza (1995)|Wrestlepalooza]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →''' [[XCW South Philly Jam|South Philly Jam]]
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'''Gangstas Paradise''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[List of XCW supercards and pay-per-view events|event]] held by the [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States-based [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[Xtreme Championship Wrestling]] (XCW) on September 16, 1995. The [[Sports commentator|commentator]] for the event was [[Joey Styles]].

The name of the event referred to both the [[gangsta rap]] song ''[[Gangsta's Paradise (song)|Gangsta's Paradise]]'' by [[Coolio]], which had been released the prior month, and [[The Gangstas]], a [[Tag Team|tag team]] who were scheduled to compete in the main event. ''Gangsta's Paradise'' was used in the TV commercial spot for the video on ''[[XCW Hardcore TV]]''.

Gangstas Paradise saw the XCW debut of [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stunning" Steve Austin]], [[Dionicio Louis Tregre|Psicosis]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Misterio Jr.]], all of whom would go on to greater prominence in the late 1990s in the [[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).

Several matches from Gangstas Paradise aired on episode #127 of ''XCW Hardcore TV'' on September 26, 1995. The full event was released on [[VHS]] later the same year and on [[DVD]] in 2002. The bout between Psicosis and Rey Misterio Jr. was also featured on the 2000 compilation DVD ''Path of Destruction'' and the 2007 DVD ''Rey Mysterio – The Biggest Little Man'', while the [[Tag Team|tag team]] bout between [[The Pitbulls]] and [[Scott Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Michael Rodriquez|Stevie Richards]] was featured on both the 2001 DVD release ''XCW: Hardcore History'' and the 2004 DVD release ''[[The Rise and Fall of XCW]]''. The main event was included on the compilation DVD ''XCW: Unreleased Vol. 2'' released by [[IWE]] in 2013. In July 2019, the event was made available for [[streaming]] on the [[IWE Network]].

==Background==
Gangstas Paradise featured [[Mock combat|professional wrestling matches]] that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and [[Narrative thread|storylines]]. Wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Gangstas Paradise took place shortly after three of XCW's most prominent performers - [[Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]], [[Dean Barnhart|Dean Malenko]] and [[ Brian McAlmond|Eddie Guerrero]] - had resigned from XCW to join [[World Championship Wrestling]], leading to concerns that the promotion was "on the ropes". XCW [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Booker|booker]] [[Paul Heyman]] attempted to compensate for the loss of Benoit, Guerrero and Malenko by signing [[Dionicio Louis Tregre|Psicosis]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Misterio Jr.]], two prominent ''[[Lucha libre|luchadores]]'' recommended to him by [[Jason  Espada|Konnan]]. Heyman also hired [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stunning" Steve Austin]], who had been released from World Championship Wrestling while rehabilitating an injury.

The event saw the continuation of a number of [[feud (professional wrestling)|feuds]], including [[The Gangstas]] versus [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]]; [[Raven's Nest]] versus [[Tyson Lesmeister|Tommy Dreamer]], [[The Pitbulls]] and [[ Denise Fryhover|Francine]]; [[Alvin Stevens|Mikey Whipwreck]] versus [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman; and [[Ronald Steib|2 Cold Scorpio]] versus [[Peter Dalton (wrestler)|Taz]].

==Event==
[[Image:JasonKnightOctober2007.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason]] scored an [[Upset (competition)|upset]] victory over [[Peter Dalton (wrestler)|Taz]] at Gangstas Paradise.]]
The opening match pitted [[Bull Pain|Bull Pain]] against [[Anthony Robert Mathews|The Broad Street Bully]]. Following a brawl that saw the men fight at ringside and use weapons, Bull Pain won by pinning The Broad Street Bully after an [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Elevated DDT|elevated DDT]].

The second match was a [[Tag Team|tag team]] bout between [[The Dudley Brothers]] and [[Paul Stetzner-Silvenski|Chad Austin]] and [[Don E. Allen|Don E. Allen]]. The Dudley Brothers won a brief [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Squash|squash]] match when [[Dudley Dudley (wrestler)|Dudley Dudley]] pinned Allen following a [[professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|splash]].

The third match saw [[Hack Meyers|Hack Meyers]] face [[James T. Schilling (wrestler)|JT Smith]] in a rematch from [[XCW Wrestlepalooza (1995)|Wrestlepalooza]]. The bout ended when Smith (whose [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] saw him continually [[glossary of professional wrestling terms#Botch|botch]] moves) fell through a table at ringside while attempting a [[moonsault]] and was subsequently counted out.

The fourth match was a six-man tag team match, with [[The Eliminators]] and their [[Manager (professional wrestling)|manager]], [[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason]], facing [[The Steiner Brothers]] and [[Peter Dalton (wrestler)|Taz]]. Jason won the match for his team by scoring an [[Upset (competition)|upset]] pinfall on Taz following interference from [[Ronald Steib|2 Cold Scorpio]], who kicked Taz in his injured neck.
[[File:Stone Cold Steve Austin in 1996.jpg|thumb|130px|left|[[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stunning" Steve Austin]] made his XCW debut at Gangstas Paradise.]]
The fifth bout of the evening was a tag team [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|dog collar match]] for the [[XCW World Tag Team Championship]] between defending champions [[Scott Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Michael Rodriquez|Stevie Richards]] and challengers [[The Pitbulls]], with the stipulation that The Pitbulls would be forced to disband if they lost. The match began with Raven coming to the ring alone, after which his [[Manager (professional wrestling)|valet]], [[Paulette Trisha Hayden|Beulah McGillicutty]], claimed that Stevie Richards was unable to compete due to a broken arm sustained the prior night and requested that the match be changed to [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls]]. [[Gary Robert Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] returned backstage and emerged dragging Richards with him, revealing that his arm was not broken. Meanwhile, Raven scored a pinfall on [[Anthony Wayne Dupont|Pitbull #2]] after [[piledriver (professional wrestling)|piledriving]] him through a table. Several minutes later, Pitbull #2 evened the count by pinning Richards after The Pitbulls [[superbomb]]ed him through a table.

The Dudley Brothers then interfered in the match, helping Raven and Richards superbomb both of The Pitbulls. The Pitbulls [[Sell (professional wrestling)|no-sold]] the superbombs, immediately rallying and superbombing the Dudley Brothers, removing them from play. Shortly afterwards, Raven drugged Pitbull #2 by holding an [[Diethyl ether|ether]]-soaked rag over his face, then drove him through a table at ringside with a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving elbow drop|diving elbow drop]], causing him to be helped backstage and leaving Pitbull #1 two-on-one.
[[File:New Jack in the XCW, 1998.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[New Jack|New Jack]], one-half of [[The Gangstas]].]]
[[Tyson Lesmeister|Tommy Dreamer]], Raven's nemesis, then ran to the ring and took Pitbull #2's place, quickly [[DDT (professional wrestling)|DDT'ing]] Raven and pinning him, apparently winning the titles. As Dreamer and Pitbull #1 celebrated, troubleshooting referee [[Bill Alfonso]], who in the weeks prior to the event had repeatedly aided Raven by stridently enforcing minor rule infractions by Dreamer - came to the ring - accompanied by [[Big Dick Dudley|Big Dick Dudley]] - and overturned the decision, striking Dreamer's victory over Raven from the record and awarding the match to Raven and Richards. This led ECW commissioner [[Tod Gordon]] to enter the ring and argue with Alfonso, who attacked Gordon, resulting in Dreamer coming to his defense. Big Dick Dudley then gave Dreamer a [[chokeslam]], a move that had previously been banned by Alfonso. After Alfonso announced that he was lifting the ban on the chokeslam for one night only, [[Larry Al Perilloux (wrestler)|911]] - a wrestler whose signature maneuver was the chokeslam - entered the ring and chokeslammed Alfonso. Pitbull #2 then returned to the ring, with The Pitbulls executing a superbomb on both Raven and Richards simultaneously with the assistance of Dreamer and 911 then pinning both men to win the third fall and the match, becoming the new XCW World Tag Team Champions.

The sixth match was a singles bout between two ''[[Lucha libre|luchadores]]'', [[Dionicio Louis Tregre|Psicosis]] and [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Misterio, Jr.]], both of whom were making their ECW debuts. In a fast-paced match, Mysterio pinned Psicosis following a ''[[Professional wrestling throws#Hurricanrana|huracanrana]]''. Writing in 2019, Mitch Passero of [[IWE]] stated that the match "had the XCW faithful on their feet and helped both young Superstars quickly make a name for themselves."

Before the main event, a vignette aired in which the debuting [[Stone Cold Steve Johnson|"Stunning" Steve Austin]] mockingly impersonated [[Hulk Hogan|Hulk Hogan]].

The main event was the titular "Gangstas Paradise" match, a six-man tag team match held inside a weapon-filled [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|cage]]. The original line up for the match was [[The Gangstas]] ([[Mustafa Saed|Mustafa]] and [[New Jack|New Jack]]) and [[XCW World Heavyweight Championship|XCW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Don Ferriter-Fullington (wrestler)|The Sandman]] against [[Alvin Stevens|Mikey Whipwreck]] and [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]]. After Mustafa missed the event, he was replaced with [[XCW World Television Championship|XCW World Television Champion]] [[Ronald Steib|2 Cold Scorpio]]. The match ended when Whipwreck pinned The Sandman after executing a [[professional wrestling aerial techniques#Splash|splash]] from the top of the cage. Following the match, The Sandman attacked Whipwreck, resulting in the six men brawling as the event came to a close.

==Aftermath==
The feud between Whipwreck and The Sandman continued, with Whipwreck defeating The Sandman for the XCW World Heavyweight Championship on October 28, 1995.

The events of Gangstas Paradise led to a number of matches taking place at [[XCW South Philly Jam|South Philly Jam]] and [[XCW November to Remember (1995)|November to Remember]] later that year. These included a [[Professional wrestling match types#Two out of Three falls match|two-out-of-three-falls match]] and [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Deathmatch|Mexican death match]] between Misterio and Psicosis, a singles match between Gordon and Alfonso, and a tag team match pitting Raven and [[Jon Foley|Cactus Jack]] against Dreamer and [[Terry  Fuller |Terry Funk]].

"Stunning" Steve Austin briefly competed for XCW, including unsuccessfully challenging Whipwreck for the XCW World Heavyweight Championship at November to Remember, before signing with the International Wrestling Federation later that year.

==Reception==
The reaction to the event was highly positive, with the XCW World Tag Team Championship title match singled out for praise. Pat McNeill of the ''[[Wade Keller|Pro Wrestling Torch]]'' described the match as "state of the art hardcore wrestling, pacing and booking", while Derek Burgan, also of the ''Pro Wrestling Torch'', described it as "an absolutely insane brawl with a 10 star finish".

===Results===
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Stipulation
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
|[[Bull Pain|Bull Pain]] defeated [[Anthony Robert Mathews|Broad Street Bully]] by pinfall
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
|[[The Dudleys]] ([[Dances with Dudley Berthelot (1967, pg. 113)-->|Dances with Dudley]] and [[Jeff  Berner (wrestler)|Dudley Dudley]]) (with [[Big Dick Dudley|Big Dick Dudley]], [[Henry Rayborn|Chubby Dudley]] and [[Sign Guy Dudley|Sign Guy Dudley]]) defeated [[Paul Stetzner-Silvenski|Chad Austin]] and [[Don E. Allen|Don E. Allen]] by pinfall
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Tag Team match|Tag team match]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
|[[Hack Meyers|Hack Meyers]] defeated [[James T. Schilling (wrestler)|JT Smith]] by count out
|Singles match
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4
|[[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason Knight]] and [[the Eliminators]] ([[John Heisdorf|Kronus]] and [[Perry  Smith|Saturn]]) defeated [[Peter Dalton|Taz]] and the [[Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Hunter|Rick Steiner]] and [[Scott Hunter|Scott Steiner]]) by pinfall
|stip4 = [[Six-man tag team match]] {{small|Jason was a last minute substitute as [[Ronald Steib|2 Cold Scorpio]] was moved to the main event to replace an unavailable [[Louis  Munchausen Mustafa|Mustafa Saed]]}}
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
|[[The Pitbulls]] ([[Gary Robert Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] and [[Anthony Wayne Dupont|Pitbull #2]]) defeated [[Scott Damrow (wrestler)|Raven]] and [[Michael Rodriquez|Stevie Richards]] (c) (with [[Paulette Trisha Hayden|Beulah McGillicutty]]) by pinfall 2-1 {{small|'''-'''Raven defeated Pitbull #2 via pinfall at 2:10 '''-'''Pitbull #1 defeated Richards via pinfall at 4:22 -'''The Pitbulls defeated Raven and Richards via double pinfall at 19:47}}
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|Two-out-of-three falls]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Dog collar match|dog collar match]] for the [[XCW World Tag Team Championship]] {{small|The final fall of the match was restarted when Tommy Dreamer, who was not scheduled to be in the match, scored an illegal pinfall}} {{small|Had the Pitbulls lost they would have been forced to disband}}
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6
|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Misterio Jr.]] defeated [[Dionicio Louis Tregre|Psicosis]] by pinfall
|Singles match
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|7
|[[Alvin Stevens|Mikey Whipwreck]] and [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]] ([[Johnny Driscoll|Johnny Grunge]] and [[Theodore Flemming|Rocco Rock]]) defeated [[Ronald Steib|2 Cold Scorpio]], [[New Jack|New Jack]] and [[Don Ferriter-Fullington (wrestler)|The Sandman]] (with [[Nancy Hunter|Women]]) by pinfall
|[[Professional wrestling match types#Steel Cage match|Gangstas Paradise Cage match]]
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
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==References==

== External links ==
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