House Party - the third House Party

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supercard

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produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) - took place on January 10, 1998 in the ECW Arena in

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in the United States. Excerpts from House Party aired on episodes #247 and #248 of the syndicated

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'' ECW Hardcore TV'' on January 14 and 21, 1998, while the full event was later released on VHS and

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. The main event of House Party, a Stairway to Hell match between Sabu and

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, gained a degree of notoriety after Sabu sustained a

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upon executing a

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and inadvertently striking the

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with his chin. Sabu continue to wrestle for several minutes, at one point wrapping his heavily bleeding jaw in duct tape. The event also featured the return of

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to ECW for one night only.

Event

In the opening bout, the team of The Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks ( Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) and Tommy Dreamer faced The Full Blooded Italians ( Little Guido, Tommy Rich and Tracy Smothers) in a

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. Towards the end of the match, an argument occurred between referees Jeff Jones and Jim Molineaux, culminating in Molineaux performing a

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on Jones and pinning him, with Mahoney, Rotten, Dreamer, and Dreamer's valet

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counting the pin. The second bout was a singles match between Chris Candido and Jerry Lynn. Lynn blocked a

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attempt by Candido and fell down on Candido's injured arm, then applied a

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, forcing Candido to submit. The third bout was a singles match between the

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wrestlers Gran Hamada and

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(substituting for Terry Boy). Hamada delivered a

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to Naniwa for the win. The match continued as Hamada hit a diving hurricanrana to gain a second pin for the real win. The fourth bout was a singles match between Al Snow and Amish Roadkill (substituting for

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, who was feigning an injury). Before the match, the ECW ring crew handed out a large number of styrofoam

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heads in reference to Snow's gimmick, which saw him talk to a mannequin head. After Paul Diamond and Chastity attempted to interfere in the match, Snow gave both of them ''

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''. Snow then gave Amish Roadkill a

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and pinned him. The fifth bout was a singles match between The Great Sasuke and Justin Credible. After Sasuke injured his knee by missing a

due to Jason tripping him, Credible began targeting his knee. Credible went on to win the match after giving Sasuke '' That's Incredible'' then pinning him. The sixth bout was a singles match between Bam Bam Bigelow and Rob Van Dam. Interference by Tammy Lynn Sytch,

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, Chris Candido and Shane Douglas distracted Bigelow enough for Van Dam to give him a

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followed by a '' Five Star Frog Splash'' and then pin him. After the match,

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was interviewed in the ring by Joey Styles until Lance Wright interrupted him and introduced the

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wrestler (and ECW alumnus) Flash Funk as an impromptu challenger to Taz. Funk turned on Wright, telling Styles to introduce him using his former ring name, 2 Cold Scorpio. 2 Cold Scorpio gave Taz a

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but failed to cover Taz, giving Taz time to rally and apply a ''

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'' to 2 Cold Scorpio for a submission victory. In the penultimate match,

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and Spike Dudley took on The Dudley Brothers in a rematch from

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. The match ended when John Kronus was distracted by Sign Guy Dudley and Joel Gertner, allowing

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and D-Von Dudley to hit a '' 3D'' on Kronus and then pin him. The main event was a Stairway to Hell match between Sabu and

. During the match, The Sandman retrieved a reel of

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that was suspended from the ceiling of the arena. Towards the end of the match Sabu suffered a legitimate

after accidentally striking his chin on the

while performing a

. After Sabu's jaw began bleeding heavily, his

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Bill Alfonso attempted to close the wound using duct tape. The Sandman went on to win the match by pinfall after hitting Sabu with a

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Reception

Scott Keith, writing for 411Mania.com, praised the Stairway to Hell match but overall recommended to avoid the show.

Results

References

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