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ECW High Incident
High Incident was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on October 26, 1996. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The title of the event referred to the main event: a scaffold match.
Excerpts from High Incident aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV in October and November 1996. The bout between the Eliminators and the Miracle Violence Connection was included in the 2000 ECW compilation DVD ECW Extreme Evolution and the 2015 compilation DVD ECW Unreleased Vol. 3, while the scaffold match featured on the 1996 ECW compilation VHS Extreme Warfare Volume 2, the 2001 Pioneer Entertainment compilation DVD Hardcore History and the 2007 WWE compilation DVD ECW – Extreme Rules.
High Incident is best known for a highly controversial angle in which ECW World Heavyweight Champion the Sandman was "crucified" by the villainous stable Raven's Nest, who tied him to a cross using barbed wire. The religious imagery was considered offensive by some and the angle was never aired on television, with ECW issuing an apology. High Incident is also notable for the first appearance of Olympic medallist (and future Impact and WWE Hall of Famer) Kurt Angle in professional wrestling. Angle had considered wrestling for ECW but lost interest after seeing the "crucifixion"; he did not return to professional wrestling until signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1998.
The commentator for High Incident was Joey Styles, with guest commentary from Kurt Angle for the bout between Little Guido and Taz. The event was attended by approximately 1,350 people.
The opening match was a six-man tag team match in which the team of Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Davey Morton, and Hack Meyers defeated Axl Rotten, D-Von Dudley, and J.T. Smith when Morton pinned Smith after Louie Spicolli interfered in the match, giving him a Spicolli Driver. After the pinfall, D-Von Dudley, Rotten, and Smith attacked Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Morton, and Meyers, and continued the assault until the Gangstas did a run in to make the save.
The second match saw Mikey Whipwreck defeat Johnny Smith by pinfall with a FrankenMikey.
After the second match, announcer Joey Styles introduced Olympic medallist Kurt Angle. Angle was confronted by Taz, who demanded that he join Styles on commentary for his bout with Little Guido. Taz defeated Little Guido in what was billed as a "shoot rules fight" in which the only way to win was by knockout or submission. Taz won the bout by submission using the Tazmission.
The fourth match saw the return of Chris Candido, who had recently left the World Wrestling Federation and worked in ECW 3 years prior. Candido pinned Spike Dudley in a short squash following the Blonde Bombshell, a superbomb.
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ECW High Incident
High Incident was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on October 26, 1996. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The title of the event referred to the main event: a scaffold match.
Excerpts from High Incident aired on the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV in October and November 1996. The bout between the Eliminators and the Miracle Violence Connection was included in the 2000 ECW compilation DVD ECW Extreme Evolution and the 2015 compilation DVD ECW Unreleased Vol. 3, while the scaffold match featured on the 1996 ECW compilation VHS Extreme Warfare Volume 2, the 2001 Pioneer Entertainment compilation DVD Hardcore History and the 2007 WWE compilation DVD ECW – Extreme Rules.
High Incident is best known for a highly controversial angle in which ECW World Heavyweight Champion the Sandman was "crucified" by the villainous stable Raven's Nest, who tied him to a cross using barbed wire. The religious imagery was considered offensive by some and the angle was never aired on television, with ECW issuing an apology. High Incident is also notable for the first appearance of Olympic medallist (and future Impact and WWE Hall of Famer) Kurt Angle in professional wrestling. Angle had considered wrestling for ECW but lost interest after seeing the "crucifixion"; he did not return to professional wrestling until signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1998.
The commentator for High Incident was Joey Styles, with guest commentary from Kurt Angle for the bout between Little Guido and Taz. The event was attended by approximately 1,350 people.
The opening match was a six-man tag team match in which the team of Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Davey Morton, and Hack Meyers defeated Axl Rotten, D-Von Dudley, and J.T. Smith when Morton pinned Smith after Louie Spicolli interfered in the match, giving him a Spicolli Driver. After the pinfall, D-Von Dudley, Rotten, and Smith attacked Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Morton, and Meyers, and continued the assault until the Gangstas did a run in to make the save.
The second match saw Mikey Whipwreck defeat Johnny Smith by pinfall with a FrankenMikey.
After the second match, announcer Joey Styles introduced Olympic medallist Kurt Angle. Angle was confronted by Taz, who demanded that he join Styles on commentary for his bout with Little Guido. Taz defeated Little Guido in what was billed as a "shoot rules fight" in which the only way to win was by knockout or submission. Taz won the bout by submission using the Tazmission.
The fourth match saw the return of Chris Candido, who had recently left the World Wrestling Federation and worked in ECW 3 years prior. Candido pinned Spike Dudley in a short squash following the Blonde Bombshell, a superbomb.