Mountain Top Madness was the name of two

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live events produced by the professional wrestling promotion

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(ECW) in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Both events were held at the Flagstaff in

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in the United States.

1995

The first Mountain Top Madness was produced by

(ECW) on June 30, 1995, the night prior to

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. The event was held at the Flagstaff in

in the United States, with around 385 attendees. A "fan cam" recording of the event was released on

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by ECW.

Event

The opening bout was a

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pitting Dino Sandoff and Don E. Allen against the Pitbulls. The Pitbulls won the bout in a

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, pinning Allen following a aided superbomb by pinfall. The Pitbulls - who at the time were members of

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- were accompanied to ringside by Raven, Stevie Richards, and

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; during the match, Francine, who was seated at ringside, flirted with Richards, resulting in McGuillicutty bickering with Francine until Raven led Richards and McGuillicutty backstage. The second bout was a singles match between

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and

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. 2 Cold Scorpio won the bout by pinfall following a 450° splash. The third bout was scheduled to be a singles match between

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and Taz, but Whipwreck was unable to compete due to a

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. He was replaced by

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, who

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ed Taz. After Taz knocked Austin out with a ''

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'', referee

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(who would incur the ire of the ECW audience by enforcing rules that were otherwise largely overlooked, invariably to the advantage of

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) disqualified him for striking his opponent before the bell. As Taz went to confront Alfonso, he was attacked by 2 Cold Scorpio, his opponent for the following evening at

, who injured his neck by giving him a tombstone piledriver followed by a somersault leg drop. The fourth bout was a barbed wire baseball bat match between

Axl Rotten Brian Knighton (April 21, 1971 – February 4, 2016), better known by the ring name Axl Rotten, was an American professional wrestler. In the early 1990s, he was a part of the tag team The Bad Breed with Ian Rotten. He had a short stint with Wor ...

and

Ian Rotten John Benson Williams (born June 1, 1970) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), the United States Wrestling As ...

. Axl Rotten won the bout by pinfall after giving Ian Rotten a

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using the titular bat. Following the fourth bout, Cactus Jack confronted

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in the ring. The fifth bout saw

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defend their titles against Raven and Stevie Richards. Raven and Richards defeated the Public Enemy to win the titles when Richards pinned

Rocco Rock Theodore James Petty (September 1, 1953 – September 21, 2002) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "Flyboy" Rocco Rock. Rock is best known for his appearances in Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Champion ...

after

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interfered, hitting Rock with a pipe and dragging an unconscious Richards on top of Rock. An attempt by a referee to reverse the decision due to the interference was in turn overturned by Bill Alfonso. Following the match, Richards issued an open challenge, prompting

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to come to the ring and

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Raven and Richards. After Alfonso confronted him, 911 chokeslammed him as well. The main event

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saw the Sandman defend his title against

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. Before the match, Raven and Stevie Richards attacked Dreamer as he approached the ring, injuring his hand. The Sandman won the bout after his

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, distracted Dreamer, enabling the Sandman to strike him in his injured hand with his

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then pin Dreamer using a

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to retain his title.

Results

1997

The second Mountain Top Madness was produced by

(ECW) on February 28, 1997. The event was held at the Flagstaff in

in the United States, with around 400 attendees. A "fan cam" recording of the event was released on

Event

The opening bout was a singles match between

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and

Little Guido James Maritato (born March 12, 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring names Little Guido and Nunzio. A high-school footb ...

. The bout was won by Little Guido. The second bout was a singles match between

Balls Mahoney Jonathan Rechner (April 11, 1972 – April 12, 2016), better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney, was an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) during the late 199 ...

and Taz. The bout was won by Taz. The third bout was a singles match between

Rob Van Dam Robert Alexander Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam (frequently abbreviated to RVD). He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling ...

and

Spike Dudley Matthew Jonathan Hyson (born August 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Spike Dudley. Prior to WWE, Hyson began performing as Spike Dudley in the 1990s with E ...

. The bout was won by Van Dam. The fourth bout saw

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defend their titles against the Pitbulls. The Eliminators won the bout to retain their titles. The fifth bout was a singles match between

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and

in a rematch from their bout on the February 24, 1997 episode of ''

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''. The bout was won by Dreamer. The sixth bout was a singles match between

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and the Sandman. The bout was won by The Sandman. The seventh bout saw

Raven defend his title against

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. Raven won the bout, retaining his title. The main event was a singles match between

Chris Candido Christopher Barrett Candito (March 21, 1972 – April 28, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, New Japan Pro-W ...

and Sabu. The bout was won by Sabu.

Results

References

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