A Matter of Respect
In professional wrestling, A Matter of Respect was a supercard held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling annually in May in 1996 and 1998.
Results
1996
| A Matter of Respect 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The ECW Arena. | |||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 11, 1996 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 1,000 | ||
| Event chronology | |||
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A Matter of Respect 1996 was a supercard that took place on May 11, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.
The event marked the culmination of the feud between Rob Van Dam and Sabu, who faced one another in a bout in which the loser was required to shake the winner's hand and declare their respect for them. Van Dam defeated Sabu and subsequently refused to shake Sabu's hand, establishing his cocky personna.[1]
1998
| A Matter of Respect 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
The ECW Arena. | |||
| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | May 16, 1998 | ||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Venue | ECW Arena | ||
| Attendance | 1,600 | ||
| Event chronology | |||
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A Matter of Respect 1998 was a supercard that took place on May 16, 1998 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Credible (with Chastity and Jason) defeated Jerry Lynn | Two out of three falls match | 25:04 |
| 2 | Chris Chetti defeated Jamie Dundee | Singles match | 7:54 |
| 3 | Mikey Whipwreck defeated Mike Lozansky | Singles match | 5:42 |
| 4 | John Kronus defeated Danny Doring (with The Equalizer, Lance Wright and Ulf Herman) | Singles match | 3:41 |
| 5 | The Blue World Order (The Blue Meanie and Super Nova) fought The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers, with Tommy Rich) to a no contest | Tag team match | — |
| 6 | Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers, with Tommy Rich) | Tag team match | 6:06 |
| 7 | Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Al Snow | Singles match | 7:13 |
| 8 | Chris Candido and Sabu fought Lance Storm and Rob Van Dam to a no contest | Tag team match | 17:23 |
| 9 | The Sandman, Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer (with Beulah McGillicutty) defeated The Dudley Brothers (Big Dick Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | Six man Stairway to Hell match | 24:25 |
References
- ^ Scott E. Williams (13 December 2013). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-1-61321-582-1.