ECW Heat Wave

Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Promotions	Extreme Championship Wrestling
First event	Heat Wave (1994)
Last event	Heat Wave (2000)

Heat Wave was a professional wrestling event produced by Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling. It took place annually from 1994 to 2000. The 1998-2000 iterations of Heat Wave aired on pay-per-view (PPV), while the 1997 iteration was an Internet pay-per-view (iPPV). The footage from the seven Heat Wave events is owned by WWE.

Dates, venues and main events

Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event
Heat Wave (1994): The Battle for The Future	July 16, 1994	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	ECW Arena	The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) vs. Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. in a barbed wire match
Heat Wave (1995): Rage In The Cage!	July 15, 1995			The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1996)	July 13, 1996			The Sandman, Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven (c), Brian Lee and Stevie Richards in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1997)	July 19, 1997			Rob Van Dam, Sabu and Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Rick Rude in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1998)	August 2, 1998	Dayton, Ohio	Hara Arena	Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley vs. The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) in a Street Fight
Heat Wave (1999)	July 18, 1999	Dayton, Ohio	Hara Arena	Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn vs. Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible)
Heat Wave (2000)	July 16, 2000	Los Angeles, California	Grand Olympic Auditorium	Justin Credible (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

External links

v t e Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling supercards and pay-per-view events
Heat Wave	1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Pay-per-view events	Anarchy Rulz (1999–2000) Barely Legal (1997) December to Dismember (2006) ECW/FMW Supershow (1998) Guilty as Charged (1999–2001) Hardcore Heaven (1994–2000) Heat Wave (1994–2000) Living Dangerously (1998–2000) Massacre on 34th Street (2000) November to Remember (1993–2000) One Night Stand (2005–2006) Wrestlepalooza (1995–2000)
Supercards	As Good as It Gets (1997) Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams (1995) Better Than Ever (1997) Big Apple Blizzard Blast (1996) Big Ass Extreme Bash (1996) Born to Be Wired (1997) Break the Barrier (1999) The Buffalo Invasion (1997) Chapter 2 (1997) Crossing the Line '99 (1999) Crossing the Line Again (1997) CyberSlam (1996–2000) December to Dismember (1995) The Doctor Is In (1996) Double Tables (1995) ECW vs. IWA vs. True FMW: Total War (1996) Enter the Sandman (1995) Extreme Warfare (1995) Fight the Power (1996) Gangstas Paradise (1995) High Incident (1996) Holiday Hell (1993–1996, 2000) Hostile City Showdown (1994–1999) House Party (1996–1999) It Ain't Seinfeld (1998) Just Another Night (1996) The Last Show at the Madhouse (1999) Massacre on Queens Boulevard (1996) A Matter of Respect (1996, 1998) Midtown Massacre (2000) Mountain Top Madness (1995, 1997) Natural Born Killaz (1996) The Night the Line Was Crossed (1994) NWA Bloodfest (1993) NWA World Title Tournament (1994) Orgy of Violence (1997) Re-enter the Sandman (1999) Requiem for a Pitbull (1996) Return of the Funker (1995) South Philly Jam (1995) Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular (1993) Terror at Tabor (1993) Terry Funk's WrestleFest (1997) Three Way Dance (1995) Ultimate Jeopardy (1994, 1996–1997) UltraClash (1993, 1998) Unlucky Lottery (1996) When Worlds Collide (1994, 1996)