Event took place in April 2024 at 2300 Arena (formerly the ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sabu Passes Away At Age 60 Days Following His Brutal Retirement Match
We've lost another legend of the land of Extreme, this one being one of ECW's biggest names in it's history and one who just days back had his final match.
"The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal Maniac" known as Sabu has passed away, aged 60 (1964-2025).
The former one-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion recently wrestled in what was being billed as his retirement match and we now know that it indeed was. He faced Joey Janela in a brutal No Ropes Barbed Wire match and for 60 years old gave the fans a hell of a match with lots of sick spots.
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| Sabu and Joey Janela wrested in what would be Sabu's final match - a match billed as his "Retirement Match" at Game Changer Wrestling's Joey Janela's Spring Break 9 event in Las Vegas on April 18th, 2025. The match was a "No Rope Barbed Wire" match. |
Sabu's most famous moment happened during a similar Barbed Wire match, this one, taking place in 1997 in the height of ECW's success, saw Sabu tear his bicep during his brutal match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against the champion, Terry Funk. Instead of stopp
ing the match (something no ECW fans would have allowed), Sabu requested his manager, Bill Alfonso, grab some super glue and athletes tape and you know the rest! Iconic momen in his career and ECW's history!
Tri-State Wrestling Alliance - One and Done (TWA Reunion Show) - May 3rd, 2025
Tri-State Wrestling Alliance - One and Done (TWA Reunion Show) - May 3rd, 2025
2300 Arena (fka ECW Arena) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 200~
Commentary: Joe Dombrowski and Joel Gertner
Results:
- Special Referee: Madusa Micelli: Gabby Ortiz def. Notorious Mimi
- Special Referee: Jim Molineaux: Angel Medina def. Super Crazy
- 4-Way Match: Joey Ace def. Clutch Robinson, Darius Carter and Jay D. Luscious
- Lumberjack Match: Tony Stetson def. Mike Tartaglia
- Special Referee: John Finegan: Pitbull #1 (Gary Wolfe) and Shane Douglas def. Memphis Mafia (Doug Gilbert and Tommy Rich)
- 6-Man Tag Team Match: Kerry Morton and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) def. The BackSeat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere, JP Grayson and Tommy Grayson)
- Special Referee: Heidi Lee Morgan: Tessa Blanchard def. Vicki Venuto
- South Philly Street Fight for the TWA Heavyweight Championship: Chris Wylde (c) def. Breaker Morant to retain the title
2025 Hardcore Hall of Fame Inductees:
- JOEL GOODHART
- TONY STETSON
- JOHNNY HOTBODY
- LARRY WINTERS
- DC DRAKE
Today in ECW History - March 16th
Today in ECW History - March 16th, 2025:
1996: ECW Live Event @ Briarcliffe Fieldhouse in Glenolden, Pennsylvania
Attenance: 491
Results:
- The Dudleys (Big Dick Dudley and Buh Buh Ray Dudley) def. Dog and Rose
- Spiros Gekko def. El Puerto Ricano
- Taz def. Mikey Whipwreck
- Axl Rotten def. Damien Stone
- ECW World Tag Team Championship: The Eliminators (Perry Saturn and John Kronus) (c) def. The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) to retain the titles
- Sabu def. Mustafa
- Chris Jericho def. Stevie Richards
- ECW World Television Championship: 2 Cold Scorpio (c) def. New Jack to retain the title
- Don Harris and Ron Harris def. Shane Douglas and The Sandman
Today in ECW History - March 12th
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Today in ECW History - March 12th:
Birthday(s): Little Guido (pictured, above) was born on this day in 1972. Guido is best known for his time in ECW as a member of the highly entertaining Full Blooded Italians stable that lasted from 1996-2001. Guido is a former 2 time ECW World Tag Team Champion, having won the title with Tracy Smothers and Tony Mamaluke in different iterations of the group (1998 (Smothers) and 2000 (Mamaluke)).
1999: ECW Live Event @ Unknown Arena in Trenton, New Jersey
Attendance: 1,100
Results:
- Chris Chetti def. Skull Von Krush
- Nova def. Tracy Smothers
- Tommy Dreamer def. Steve Corino4,000
- Little Guido and Super Crazy def. Antifaz del Norte and Yoshihiro Tajiri
- Jerry Lynn def. Lance Storm
- Mustafa vs. Spike Dudley ended in a no contest
- Justin Credible vs. Shane Douglas ended in a no contest
- ECW World Tag Team Championship: Rob Van Dam and Sabu (c) def. The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) to retain the titles
2000: ECW Living Dangerously 2000 @ O'Neill Center in Danbury, Connecticut
Attendance: 4,000
Results:
- Bullrope Match: Dusty Rhodes def. Steve Corino
- Bill Wiles and CW Anderson def. Danny Doring and Roadkill
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Mike Awesome (c) def. Kid Kash to retain the title
- Chris Chetti and Super Nova def. Gedo and Jado
- ECW World Television Championship Tournament Semifinal Match: Rhino def. The Sandman by forfeit
- ECW World Television Championship Tournament Semifinal Match: Super Crazy def. Little Guido
- Balls Mahoney def. Kintaro Kanemura
- New Jack vs. Vic Grimes ended in a no contest
- 3-Way Dance Tag Team Match for ECW World Tag Team Championship: The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) def. Mike Awesome and Raven (c) and Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka to win the titles
- ECW World Television Championship Tournament Final Match: Super Crazy def. Rhino to win the vacant title
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