Today in #ECW History - March 1st
1998: ECW Living Dangerously 1998 takes place and during the infamous match between Taz (c) and Bam Bam Bigelow for the ECW World Television Championship, the ring is broken after Bam Bam Bigelow puts Taz through it, winning the gold in the process.
Taz reveals how he and Bigelow went through the ring during an episode of Dark Side of the Ring focused on Bigelow. He said:
“We weren’t just trying to hurt each other. We were professionals,” Taz said. “What happens in that ring is built on trust. So the infamous Taz and Bigelow go through the ring in Asbury Park. So I get this phone call from Paul Heyman, and he says, ‘You and Bigelow, he’s gonna beat you for the belt, and he’s gonna put you through the ring to do it. He goes, ‘What do you think?’ The first thing I thought is, ‘I’m gonna die.’”
He continues by describing how they made the ring break in a safe way, saying:
“The way a ring is constructed, it’s a steel frame, and then there’s these thick wood boards, and then there’s kind of a cushion,” Taz said. “It’s not as big as a mat, and then a canvas. So these wood boards were cut first, so then the boards were just moved out of the way, then opened a trap door. Bam Bam was concerned. ‘What about Taz’s head? His head’s gonna hut the frame of this thing.’ How are we going to clear this hole?’ I almost feel dirty explaining this on here. I’m so old-school, it’s like f—cking unbelievable. So basically, we fought, fought, fought. We were outside of the ring for quite some time fighting until we get the signal that this door is open."
“If you watch closely, when I have the choke on him, and I’m really pulling it back this curtain all the way here. Bam Bam, he’s tapping first. Then he puts his hand on the top rope. Under his hand is a little piece of white tape. That white tape was the measurement to clear my head. We hit that crash mat hard as hell. The ring engulfs us, and we heard the people. My eyes lit up, I was so happy. The first thing he says to me, ‘Are you okay?’ That’s Bam Bam Bigelow. He goes, ‘We f—cking did it!’ We were laughing because the place was rumbling."
Here are the results from the Pay-Per-View:
ECW Living Dangerously - March 1st, 1998
Asbury Park Convention Center in Asbury Park, New Jersey
- Jerry Lynn and Chris Chetti def. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers)
- Masato Tanaka def. Doug Furnas
- Rob Van Dam def. 2 Cold Scorpio
- 3-Way Dance Tag Team Match: New Jack and Spike Dudley def. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) and The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney)
- Tommy Dreamer def. Justin Credible
- ECW World Television Championship: Bam Bam Bigelow def. Taz (c) to win the title
- Dueling Canes Match: Sabu def. The Sandman
- Al Snow and Lance Storm def. Shane Douglas and Chris Candido
- Taz def. Spike Dudley
- Sabu def. Corporal Punishment
- Tommy Rich def. Chris Chetti
- Chris Candido def. Louie Spicolli
- The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer def. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
- Lance Storm def. Axl Rotten
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Raven (c) def. Pitbull #2 to retain the title
- ECW World Tag Team Championship: The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn) (c) def. Rob Van Dam and Sabu to retain the titles
- Tommy Cairo, Tommy Dreamer and Salvatore Bellomo def. Jimmy Snuka, The Rockin' Rebel and Pitbull #1
- Bad Breed (Axl Rotten and Ian Rotten) def. Sabu and 911
- Falls Count Anywhere Match for ECW World Tag Team Championship: The Bruise Brothers (Don Harris and Ron Harris) vs. Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac (c) ended without a winner as a no contest
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