It may not seem like a big deal now, but on this date in eastern championship wrestling ecw history, shane douglas threw down the belt sanctioned by the national wrestling alliance nwa and everyone lost their minds. Shane douglas throws down the nwa title shane douglas shocked the world when he threw down the nwa title and instead introduced the ecw championship on this date in history. The franchise, shane douglas, is the man who ignites the new flame of the sport of. Wwe ecw championship match download why randy orton. Ecw secedes from the nwa as shane douglas denounces nwa title. Shane douglas the franchise of ecw a fitting tribute to. On shawn michaels refusing to drop the intercontinental title to him. Shane douglas seemed to revel in humbling chance beckett with his superior abilities, but eventually put him out of his misery with the franchiser. Wcw in 2000 every wrestling website youve ever seen is fake, except this one.
Apr 09, 20 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Tnn cut the ecw program in favor of wwf raw, and vince mcmahon bought and shut them down. In professional wrestling, the nwa world title tournament was a live supercard held by the. Site includes bio, pics, media, forum, updated news, and much more. Douglas tells a story of one night during a brawl in the ring, sandman dropped his kendo stick and shane picked it up and hit someone before putting it back down. Nwa, cameroon, a commune in dongamantung, cameroon north waziristan, an administrative region in pakistan northwest arkansas, the fayettevillespringdalerogers metropolitan region of the u. Shane douglas recently spoke with the two man power trip of wrestling, and explained why he wouldnt do an on camera interview with the nwa. Too cold scorpio nwa title tournament 82794 shane douglas throws the nwa belt down bonus footage 1st day sabu sherri. Shane douglas won a hardcore invitational for the wcw hardcore title rating. Zbyszko says tonight the nwa world title match will be taken care as tna management has made earl hebner the referee and everything will be fair. He began to rack up belts all over the national wrestling alliance.
Shane douglas throws down nwa title svr 2011 youtube. The nwa wanted to have their brand work with this up and coming eastern championship wrestling, but tod gordon backstabbed them and used their promotion of the event against them nonkayfabe. Ecw secedes from the nwa as shane douglas denounces nwa. Nwa united states unified national championship 19861991. On the latest episode of the triple threat podcast featuring the franchise shane douglas and the two man power trip of wrestling, shane douglas was asked about being featured in the latest nwa ten pounds of gold youtube episode after declining to speak on camera with their production team back in november at the ecw arena. This match is more remembered for its aftermath where shane douglas throws down the nwa championship, its a pretty important moment in ecw history so im glad its included. Douglas flees, but ddp chases him around ringside, over the guard rail and into the crowd. Feb 19, 2016 in an interview with the two man power trip of wrestling podcast, shane douglas spoke about his angle with ric flair in wcw and how it never really got off the ground due to being undermined. Pat patterson becomes the first ever wwwf intercontinental champion. This is without a doubt a way, way better match than that god awful ppv match.
Twenty years ago, sportsentertainment changed forever when shane douglas threw down the nwa world heavyweight title and proclaimed. Up next great brian last from 605 superpodcast talk about douglas throwing down the nwa title duration. Cabana notes that hes been wrestling for nearly 20. S2 e35 0827 0902 looking back at a memorable 77 wwwf msg match and feud between superstar billy graham vs ivan putski. Douglas described his throwing down of the title as the defining moment for my career. Paul heyman on shane douglas and the birth of extreme wwe. Looking back at a memorable 79 tournament for the mid atlantic nwa us title featuring ricky steamboat, jimmy snuka, bruiser brody. He made history when he threw it down and called it useless. The event featured an eightman tournament for the vacant championship. As nwa president dennis coraluzzo stood outside a bathroom door with pen and paper in hand, he was going to ask shane douglas for a signature when he emerged. After becoming their mentor, prerecorded videos showed douglas training the. Shane douglas reveals his reservations before throwing. Fan site of the most controversial man in professional wrestling, shane douglas. Zbyszko says tonight the nwa world title match will be taken care as tna management has.
Twiwh s2 e35 0827 0902 this week in wrestling history. Looking back at a memorable 79 tournament for the mid atlantic nwa us title featuring ricky steamboat, jimmy snuka, bruiser brody, buddy. Aug 28, 2012 douglas initially appeared to be proud to become nwa world heavyweight champion, until he pulled a complete 180 and threw the belt down while and began slandering the nwa in the process. Gordon was upset at corzalluzzo for his power plays so gordon and shane douglaswho was decided to win the title planned to have douglas throw the title down after he won it and break ecw from the nwa. Sabu defeated taz and justin credible in a 3way dance to win the ftw title. The name is listed below, but watch the video first or visit nwa youtube page to avoid spoilers. To give you a taste of what we have in store for you here on the triple threat podcast featuring the franchise shane douglas and the two man power trip of wrestling, feast your eyes and ears on the benchmark episode of the show so far originally broadcasted 82817. Cabana will challenge aldis for the title in shanghai, china on april 15. The nwa then had a tournament to declare a new champion. I am not the man who accepts a torch to be handed down to me from an organization that died rip seven years ago. Shane douglas on why he declined an on camera interview with. After throwing down the nwa worlds heavyweight title, shane douglas who was in his. D douglas cuts a promo on being the true icon of hardcore. Martin checked himself into a drug rehabilitation program due to a painkiller addiction.
The tournament began with 2 cold scorpio defeating chris benoit in an aerial showcase using a cradle, followed by 911 squashing the surprise wild card entrant, doink. This week, shane, chad and john poz dedicate the entire two hour episode of tttp to the night shane changed. Troy allan martin born november 21, 1964 is an american professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name shane douglas. Shane douglas sends a message to former nwa champions and then introduces the new ecw world title. Sep 19, 20 douglas said that it started with sandman drinking two 16oz cans of beers and grew significantly after that. Douglas initially appeared to be proud to become nwa world heavyweight champion, until he pulled a complete 180 and threw the belt down while and began slandering the nwa in the process. Shane douglas i should point out shane has cut his hair, so that terrible long ponytail is gone, he looks a little more respectable hair wise. Shane douglas troy martin 082794 philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states ecw arena 12. Up next shane douglas on national wrestling alliance title incident duration. Click to reveal a promo code to save 15% off all subscriptions and credits. Douglas takes you inside the philly wrestling war with some great stories and insights. Shane douglas, winner of the nwa world title tournament and shortlived nwa world heavyweight champion. Heavyweight title with a tournament win over paul jones in greensboro on november 9, 1975.
Full details of what wwe is including on ecw unreleased vol 1 dvd blu ray omg full details of what wwe is including on ecw unreleased vol 1 dvd blu ray ecw world tag team championship match sabu rob van dam vs hayabusa and jensei shinzaki heat wave august 2 1998 homegrown talent. Rection drives douglas through the announce table with a thrust spinebuster, but appears to blow out his hurt knee in the process. They do brawl into the crowd for a bit, showing signs of what ecw would evolve into, you couldnt see much in the crowd but luckily that bit didnt last long. He is best known for his tenures in extreme championship wrestling ecw. This caw sucks only because its a 2009 version of douglas not made by me since i couldnt find a 2010 version to use since conversion from 20102011 is somewhat simple. Over the course of professional wrestlings long history, few men have commanded the kind of instant respect from both the fans and his coworkers as the wildman from the double cross ranch in amarillo, tx.
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Rob van dam and sabu w bill alfonzo defeated taz and shane douglas. This being the infamous shane douglas throwing down the title promo. Shane douglas reveals why his ric flairwcw angle failed. B ddp runs down to the ring after the match to try and get a piece of shane douglas. Mar 10, 2020 douglas dumps rection out of the ring, but rection immediately grabs douglas by the leg and pulls him out to the floor as well.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Nwa, cameroon, a commune in dongamantung, cameroon north waziristan, an administrative region in pakistan northwest arkansas, the fayettevillespringdalerogers metropolitan region of. Gordon was upset at corzalluzzo for his power plays so gordon and shane douglas who was decided to win the title planned to have douglas throw the title down after he won it and break ecw from the nwa. Lex luger dusty rhodes barry windham lex luger michael hayes lex luger stan hansen. Since its release in 1988, the fuck the police slogan continues to influence pop culture today in the form of tshirts, artwork, and even transitions into other genres as seen in the cover versions by dope, rage against the machine and kottonmouth kings featuring insane clown posse. The plan worked and gordon broke away from the nwa and changed his promotions name to extreme championship wrestling. From shane douglas account of throwing down the nwa world title. It was 25 years ago that shane douglas won the nwa world title and denounced it, leading to. Douglas said that it started with sandman drinking two 16oz cans of beers and grew significantly after that. This week, shane, chad and john poz dedicate the entire two hour episode of tttp to the night shane changed professional. This makes rection very slow getting to the ring, setting up the ladder and climbing it. The franchise, shane douglas, is the man who ignites the new flame of the sport of professional wrestling. Watch the video below or visit the nwa youtube page.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Low ki and christopher daniels defeated shane douglas and michael shane in the tag title tournament. The nwa continues as a legal entity following the withdrawal of wcw and holds a tournament for the revived nwa world heavyweight title in 1994. Douglas dumps rection out of the ring, but rection immediately grabs douglas by the leg and pulls him out to the floor as well. Free titles stock video footage 2,818 free downloads. The footage includes jay bradley showing up on behalf of billy corgan and trading. As a result, ecw awarded the title to his challenger, shane douglas. Douglas holds nothing back when talking about his time in wcw, nwa tna and his experiences with xpw. In an interview with the two man power trip of wrestling podcast, shane douglas spoke about his angle with ric flair in wcw and how it never really got off the ground due to being undermined. Too cold scorpio nwa title tournament 82794 shane douglas throws the nwa belt down. Shane douglas provides a loaded shoot interview covering a number of topics where the first one finished.