Re-enter the Sandman was a
professional wrestling
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live event
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produced by
Extreme Championship Wrestling
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(ECW) on October 23, 1999. The event was held in the
ECW Arena
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in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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in the United States.
Excerpts from Re-enter the Sandman aired on episode #11 of the
television show
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''
ECW on TNN
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'' on
The Nashville Network
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on November 5, 1999,
as well as on episodes #340, #331, and #343 of the
syndicated television show ''
ECW Hardcore TV
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'' on October 29, November 5, and November 19, 1999.
A "fan cam" recording of the event was later released by the Highspots Network.
Re-enter the Sandman marked the return of
the Sandman and
Mikey Whipwreck
John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career ...
to ECW, as well as the debut of
Elektra and the final appearance of
Miss Congeniality.
Event
The event was attended by approximately 1,500 people.
The commentators for the event were
Joey Styles
Joseph Carmine Bonsignore (born July 14, 1971) better known by his ring name Joey Styles, is an American former professional wrestling commentator. He is best known for his time with ECW and WWE. Before working for WWE, Styles was a full-time ...
and
Joel Gertner
Joel Gertner (born September 20, 1975) is an American professional wrestling announcer, color commentator, and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2001.
Professional wrestling career
...
.
The event began with Joey Styles interviewing
Sign Guy Dudley. Dudley gave a
promo
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Promotions and advertising
*Promo (media), a form of commercial advertising used to promote television or radio programs
*Promo (professional wrestling), a televised interview in which a wrestler's on-screen personali ...
in which he claimed to be the greatest manager in professional wrestling, then renamed himself "Lou E. Dangerously" (a reference to
Paul E. Dangerously). Dangerously then introduced the returning
Mikey Whipwreck
John Michael Watson (born June 4, 1973), better known by his ring name Mikey Whipwreck, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler working for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a trainer, and global ambassador. He is best known for his career ...
.
The opening bout saw
ECW World Heavyweight Champion
The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and later, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the original world title of the ECW ...
Mike Awesome
Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestl ...
defend his title against Mikey Whipwreck. Awesome defeated Whipwreck by pinfall using a
frog splash
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.
The second bout 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
Nova. During the match,
Chris Chetti
Christopher Chetti (born July 16, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1996 and 2001.
Professional wrestling career
Extreme Championship Wrestling ...
came to ringside, kissing Candido's
valet
A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, valet de chambre was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "valet ...
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tamara Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972), commonly known by her ring name Sunny, is an American former professional wrestling manager, valet, ring announcer, and adult entertainer. Sytch achieved great success as Sunny within the World Wrestling ...
before carrying her backstage. Nova went on to defeat Candido by pinfall following a ''
Kryptonite Krunch''.
Following the second bout,
Danny Doring
Daniel Morrison (born February 19, 1974) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Danny Doring. He is best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1997 t ...
,
Roadkill, and Doring's girlfriend
Miss Congeniality were confronted in the ring by
Cyrus
Cyrus ( Persian: کوروش) is a male given name. It is the given name of a number of Persian kings. Most notably it refers to Cyrus the Great ( BC). Cyrus is also the name of Cyrus I of Anshan ( BC), King of Persia and the grandfather of Cyrus ...
, who offered to trade the debuting
Elektra for Miss Congeniality. After Doring told Miss Congeniality that he had no intention of marrying her and that he had cheated on her, Miss Congeniality slapped him, prompting Doring to give her a
double arm DDT and Roadkill to give her a
diving splash. Miss Congeniality was then stretchered out of the ring; this marked her final appearance with ECW, with Elektra replacing her as Doring and Roadkill's valet.
The third bout was a
three way dance between
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 ...
,
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 ...
, and
Super Crazy. Dudley was the first competitor eliminated when Little Guido pinned him following a ''
Sicilian Drop''. Super Crazy went on to pin Little Guido to win the match using a
sitout powerbomb.
Following the third bout,
Simon Diamond
Patrick Kenney (born May 26, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He is currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance as Director of Talent Relations. Diamo ...
gave an innuendo-laden promo in which he introduced the debuting "Dick Hertz" as his new bodyguard. As Diamond spoke,
Jazz
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came to the ring and attacked him, giving him a ''
Jazz Stinger'' before attempting to pin him. The pinfall attempt was broken by Hertz, who gave Jazz a ''
Michinoku Driver'', resulting in her being stretchered from the ring.
The fourth bout was a singles match between
Jerry Lynn
Jeremy Lynn (born June 12, 1963), better known by the ring name Jerry Lynn, is an American retired professional wrestler currently signed with All Elite Wrestling as a producer and coach. He has worked for promotions such as World Championship ...
and
Yoshihiro Tajiri
is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as "TAJIRI"), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Kikkoman and briefly worked as the ...
. Following interference from Tajiri's allies
Jack Victory
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and
Steve Corino
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, Tajiri blew
red mist in Lynn's eyes, then gave him a
brainbuster
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and pinned him.
The fifth bout was a singles match between
David Cash
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and Tom Marquez. The bout ended in a no contest when Da Baldies (
Angel
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Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles inclu ...
,
DeVito, and
Vito LoGrasso
Vito Joseph LoGrasso (born June 18, 1964) is an American actor and professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling as Big Vito and more recently World Wrestling Entertainment and working for their " developmental te ...
) attacked both men, then called out the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (
Axl Rotten
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and
Balls Mahoney
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). After the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks beat down Da Baldies,
P. N. News
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Professional wrestling career
Earl ...
came to the ring and attacked both men. P. N. News and Da Baldies then beat down the Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks, drawing out
New Jack
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, who was also beaten down, with Angel using a
staple gun
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on his eye.
The sixth bout saw
ECW World Television Champion 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 ...
defend his title against
Sabu, with
Bill Alfonso
William Matthew "Bill" Sierra (born August 11, 1957) is an American former professional wrestling referee and manager better known by his ring name Bill Alfonso. He achieved his greatest success in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-to-late ...
accompanying both men to ringside. The match ended in a time limit draw. Following the match, Sabu refused to shake Van Dam's hand, mirroring Van Dam's refusal to shake Sabu's hand after their bout at
Hostile City Showdown
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in 1996.
The main event saw
ECW World Tag Team Champions
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Raven and
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James Laughlin (born February 13, 1971), is an American professional wrestler and promoter better known by the ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is signed to Impact Wrestling and is the owner and promoter of the House of Hardcore (HOH) prom ...
defend their titles against
the Impact Players
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History
The Impact Players formed when Lance Storm an ...
. During the match, Dreamer and Raven repeatedly failed to cooperate, eventually brawling with one another.
Rhino
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went on to interfere in the match, attacking Dreamer. The three men attacked Dreamer and Raven until
the Sandman made his surprise return to ECW, driving the Impact Players and Rhino away before celebrating with Dreamer and
Francine
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.
Results
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