Today in ECW History - June 5th

 

Today in ECW History - June 5th, 1998

ECW Live Event
Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:

• Justin Credible def. Jerry Lynn
• The Hardcore Chair Swingin'  Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers)
• Taz def. Chris Chetti
• Jack Victory def. John Kronus
• Chris Candido def. Al Snow
• Sabu def. Danny Doring
• ECW World Television Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) def. Mike Lozansky to retain the title
• 6-Man Tag Team Match: Spike Dudley, The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer def. The Dudley Boys (Big Dick Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)

Today in ECW History - June 5th, 1999

ECW Live Event
Comer Auditorium in Columbus, Georgia:

• Taka Michinoku def. Mosco de la Merced
• Chris Chetti and Nova def. Danny Doring and Roadkill
• Lance Diamond def. Steve Corino
• Yoshihiro Tajiri def. Little Guido
• Balls Mahoney def. Rod Price
• ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Taz (c) def. Skull Von Krush to retain the title
• ECW World Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) (c) def. Jerry Lynn and Spike Dudley to retain the titles
• Sabu def. Justin Credible

Wrestler birthday(s): Glen Osbourne turns 52 years old. Osbourne was an ECW original, having competed first for Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance beginning in 1990. When Tod Gordon founded ECW after Tri-State's closing in 1992, he and Max Thrasher formed a team known as Nightbreed. He is a former one-time ECW World Television Champion, having been the second person to hold the title. After ECW he competed on the independent wrestling circuit for the rest of his career, until he retired in 2011.