Date August 13, 1994 Venue ECW Arena | Attendance 1,000 | |
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Promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling Hardcore Heaven (1994) NWA World Title Tournament | ||
In professional wrestling, Hardcore Heaven was an event held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based professional wrestling promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling/Extreme Championship Wrestling annually in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000. The 1997, 1999 and 2000 iterations of Hardcore Heaven aired on pay-per-view. The footage from the six Hardcore Heaven events is owned by WWE.
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1994
Hardcore Heaven (1994) was a live event that took place on August 13, 1994 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles.
Hardcore Heaven (1994) is known for the ending of the show, which saw the audience throw dozens of folding chairs into the ring, burying The Public Enemy.
1995
Hardcore Heaven (1995) was a live event that took place on July 1, 1995 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles.
Hardcore Heaven (1995) marked the debut of The Dudley Brothers, a stable that would ultimately evolve into the tag team The Dudley Boyz.
1996
Hardcore Heaven (1996) was an internet pay-per-view that took place on June 22, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles.
The bout between Taz and mixed martial artist Paul Varelans was promoted as being a legitimate contest. The match has been described as "at least partly a shoot".
The ring collapsed following the penultimate bout between Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee, resulting in the main event being delayed by an hour until it could be repaired. During the interval, Kimona Wanalaya performed a striptease in the Eagle's Nest box to pacify the audience. During the main event bout between Rob Van Dam and Sabu, one of the ring ropes snapped.
1997
Hardcore Heaven (1997) was a pay-per-view event that took place on August 17, 1997 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The commentator for the event was Joey Styles. This was the first iteration of Hardcore Heaven to be broadcast on pay-per-view and ECW's second ever pay-per-view following Barely Legal in April 1997.
1999
Hardcore Heaven (1999) was a pay-per-view event that took place on May 16, 1999 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. The commentators for the event were Joey Styles and Cyrus the Virus.
2000
Hardcore Heaven (2000) was a pay-per-view event that took place on May 14, 2000 at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The commentators for the event were Joey Styles, Joel Gertner and Cyrus.