Today in ECW History - July 25th

Today in ECW History - July 25th, 1997

Rochester Convention Center in Rochester, New York:

• Shane Douglas def. Chris Chetti
• Jason Knight def. Marty Barnett
• Little Guido def. Danny Morrison
• Taz def. John Kronus
• The Triple Threat (Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Candido) def. Axl Rotten and Louie Spicolli
• Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley def. The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
• Rob Van Dam def. Balls Mahoney
• Sabu def. Tommy Dreamer

Today in ECW History - July 25th, 1998

Tampa Expo Park in Tampa, Florida:

• Lance Storm def. Tommy Rogers
• The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) def. The Blue Meanie and Super Nova
• The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy SMothers)
• John Kronus def. Ulf Herman
• Chris Chetti def. The Cuban Assassin 
• Jerry Lynn and Masato Tanaka def. Justin Credible and Mike Awesome
• Taz fought Mike Lozanksy to a no contest
• ECW World Television Championship: Rob Van Dam (c) fought Bam Bam Bigelow to a no contest
• Sabu def. Mikey Whipwreck
• The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) def. Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley

Today in ECW History - July 25th, 1999

Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 

• Steve Corino def. Vito LoGrasso
• Super Crazy def. Little Guido
• ECW World Tag Team Championship: Balls Mahoney and Spike Dudley (c) def. Danny Doring and Roadkill to retain the titles
• Chris Chetti and Nova def. Simon Diamond and Tony DeVito
• Jerry Lynn def. Lance Storm
• Justin Credible def. D-Von Dudley
• Sabu def. One Man Gang
• ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Taz (c) def. Yoshihiro Tajiri to retain the title

Wrestler birthday(s): Pitbull #2 would have turned 55 years old today. He passed away back in 2003 at 36 years old of a fentanyl overdose. After leaving ECW, The Pitbulls continued to compete on the independent wrestling circuit for promotions such as JAPW (Jersey All Pro Wrestling). They would later appear in ECW knock off promotion XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling), FMW (Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling) and World Wrestling Council (WWC). On September 25th, 2003, he along with his girlfriend, both were found dead from Fentanyl-induced overdoses. Both bodies were found after lying dead in their home for days while two small children, a 21-month old boy and 8-month old girl were alone with the bodies for 24 to 48 hours.