Three Way Dance was a

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produced by

Eastern Championship Wrestling HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The promotion was founded in 1992 by Tod Gordon as National Wrest ...

(ECW) on April 8, 1995. The event was held in the

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in the United States. It was a "double header" event with

Hostile City Showdown Hostile City Showdown was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling HHG Corporation, doing business as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), was a professional wrestling promotion and media company ...

, which took place the following weekend. Excerpts from Three Way Dance aired on the syndicated television show ''

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'', while the full event was released on VHS in 1995. It was made available for

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on the

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in 2020. The bout between

2 Cold Scorpio Charles Bernard Scaggs (born October 25, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name 2 Cold Scorpio (sometimes spelled Too Cold Scorpio). He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Extrem ...

and

Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory Guerrero Llanes (October 9, 1967 – November 13, 2005) was an American professional wrestler. He was a prominent member of the Guerrero wrestling family, being the son of first-generation wrestler Gory Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero is ...

also appeared on the 2009

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''Viva La Raza! The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero''. Three Way Dance gained a degree of notoriety after Sabu (who was scheduled to compete in the main event) no-showed in favour of wrestling for

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. As a result, he was fired from ECW and did not return until November 1995. The event also saw the ECW debuts of

Beulah McGillicutty Trisa Laughlin (née Hayes; born March 14, 1969) is an American author and retired professional wrestling valet, better known by her ring name, Beulah McGillicutty. She is best known for her appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1995 ...

, and

Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961) is an American real estate broker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was ...

Event

The commentator for Three Way Dance was

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 p ...

. The event was attended by approximately 1,150 people. The event opened with ECW booker

Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, former promoter, photographer, and executive. He is currently signed to WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand as manager for Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight ...

informing the audience that Sabu would not be wrestling. Heyman asked the audience to wait until the intermission before deciding whether to seek a refund. Prior to the opening bout,

Stevie Richards Michael Stephen Manna (born October 9, 1971), better known by his ring name Stevie Richards, is an American professional wrestler. Over the course of his career, Richards has performed for major professional wrestling promotions including Easte ...

- the henchman of

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- informed the Broad Street Bullies that they would be fired from

Raven's Nest Raven's Flock was a professional wrestling stable led by Raven that was present in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1995 and 1997. Later, Raven created other incarnations of the group in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) such as Th ...

if they failed to defeat their opponents, who were then revealed to be

the Pitbulls The Pitbulls (sometimes written as The Pit Bulls) were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of "Pitbull #1" Gary Wolfe and "Pitbull #2" Anthony Durante. They were best known for their tenure in Extreme Championship Wrestling, where ...

. The Pitbulls went on to defeat the Broad Street Bullies by pinfall in a short

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after delivering a superbomb to

Johnny Hotbody John Weiss (born February 19, 1963) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Johnny Hotbody. In Eastern Championship Wrestling, he won the ECW Championship, ECW Tag Team Championship, and ECW Television Champions ...

. As a result, the Broad Street Bullies were fired from Raven's Nest and replaced by the Pitbulls, who declared Raven to be their "master". Following the match, Richards revealed to Raven that he had tracked down

- an overweight girl with acne who Raven and his rival

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) promo ...

had met at

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as youths - who was now a slim and beautiful ''

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'' model. McGillicutty then made her ECW debut, coming to ringside for the scheduled bout between Raven and Dreamer. During the match, Richards attempted to kiss McGillicutty; after she slapped him, he began choking her. When Dreamer attempted to intervene, McGillicutty blinded him with

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, revealing the altercation between her and Richards to have been a ruse to trick Dreamer. Richards then gave Dreamer a ''

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'' and Raven gave him an ''

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'' for a pinfall victory. The third match was a singles bout between

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 w ...

and

Ron Simmons Ronald Nasir Simmons (born May 15, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. He performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under his real name, and in the World Wres ...

. After dominating most of the match, Simmons gave Whipwreck two

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s, then also chokeslammed the referee, drawing a disqualification. Following the match,

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(whose signature move was the chokeslam) attempted to attack Simmons, but was also chokeslammed following a low blow from Simmons. After Simmons left, a frustrated 911 chokeslammed multiple jobbers. Prior to the event's intermission,

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and

Dean Malenko Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time with Extreme ...

called out

The Tazmaniac Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967), better known by the ring name Taz (also spelled Tazz) is an American radio personality, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator and mana ...

, Sabu's tag team partner. The Tazmaniac brawled with Benoit and Malenko alone until the debuting

came to his assistance, revealing himself as Sabu's surprise replacement for the main event. In the fourth match, the debuting

defeated

to win the

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using a victory roll. Guerrero dedicated the title win to his former tag team partner

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, who had died in November 1994. Writing in 2019, John Clapp of

suggested that the bout "brought a more scientific approach to the renegade company, giving ECW credibility in the eyes of purists who'd otherwise shun the revolution for its unabashed lawlessness." The fifth match was a hair versus hair match between former tag team partners

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 Worl ...

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 A ...

. Following a bloody brawl, Axl Rotten pinned Ian Rotten after a

chair shot Strikes are offensive moves in professional wrestling, that can sometimes be used to set up an opponent for a hold or for a throw. There are a wide variety of strikes in pro wrestling, and many are known by several different names. Professional wre ...

. Axl then began cutting off Ian's

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using scissors until Ian hit him with a paint can, then used the scissors to gouge Axl's face. In the sixth match,

Hack Meyers Donald Haviland (December 7, 1973 – December 5, 2015) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Hack Meyers. He was best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1993 to 1996. Professional wrestling ...

defeated Dino Sandoff by pinfall following a

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. The penultimate match saw

Shane Douglas Troy Allan Martin (born November 21, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name Shane Douglas. He is best known for his tenures in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (W ...

defend his

ECW World Heavyweight Championship 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 ...

against

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. The match ended when The Sandman's

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, betrayed The Sandman by throwing his

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to Douglas, enabling Douglas to hit the Sandman in the crotch with the cane then pin him using a roll-up. The main event was a three way dance for the

ECW World Tag Team Championship The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It was introduced in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate and ECW precursor, Extreme Championship Wrestlin ...

pitting champions Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko against

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and

the Tazmaniac Peter Senerchia (born October 11, 1967), better known by the ring name Taz (also spelled Tazz) is an American radio personality, color commentator, and retired professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator and mana ...

(with Steiner substituting for Sabu). Steiner and the Tazmaniac were the first team eliminated, with Malenko pinning The Tazmaniac using a roll-up following a diving headbutt from Benoit. The Public Enemy went on to win the match, with

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 Championsh ...

pinning Malenko following a

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. Following the match, the Pitbulls attacked the new champions, setting up a title match for

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Three Way Dance 1995 in Pennsylvania 1995 in professional wrestling April 1995 events in the United States Extreme Championship Wrestling supercards and pay-per-view events Events in Philadelphia Professional wrestling in Philadelphia