The back-to-back incidents generated tremendous buzz throughout the wrestling industry for both companies. The following night on Raw, Tazz jumped the guardrail with a bright orange sign that read вЂњSABU FEARS TAZZвЂќ and injured a photographer who got in his way. вЂњSupposedly there was a lot of chaos and commotion with the WWE guys who wanted to fight. He had rage in his eyes,вЂќ Dreamer recalled. вЂњI remember Jerry Brisco, he was mad as can be, daring us to hop over the rail. He was ready to fight and Savio cut him off.вЂќДЄfter a brief scuffle and mass confusion, the hardcore renegades were escorted from the premises. I found out later that Savio Vega was the only one who knew. вЂњWe all met up in the parking lot.В We had The Eliminators in the crowd as backup in case we got into a fight. вЂњWe didn't know what we were getting into,вЂќ The Innovator of Violence explained. As Vega brawled with a young Texan called Justin вЂњHawkвЂќ Bradshaw, Sandman spat beer in the face of Savio. During the eventвЂ™s opening contest, Heyman, Dreamer and The Sandman appeared at ringside, all with the ECW logo emblazoned on their clothing. More than one year later at In Your House: Mind Games, Savio Vega was once again the victim of an ECW involvement.

вЂњI think it was Paul, Vince and Bruce Prichard - the head of talent relations at the time. вЂњPaul said we were working on a deal with WWE to get us national exposure, but not a lot of people know about it,вЂќ Dreamer revealed. McMahon began to take notice of the small promotion that would revolutionize sports-entertainment. During the tournament final between Mabel and Savio Vega, a distinct chant of вЂњE-C-Dub!вЂќ echoed throughout the famed Spectrum arena. At that time, ECW had built up a fiercely loyal following in their hardcore home of Philadelphia. The tenuous relationship between the two companies began in June 1995, when WWE came to Philadelphia with the King of the Ring pay-per-view. ( PHOTO GALLERY | VIDEO PLAYLIST | MORE ECW) We were taking away from their television time and IвЂ™m sure guys werenвЂ™t happy with it.вЂќ

вЂњWe looked like a team and I remember Vince was really impressed with that, but the locker room wasnвЂ™t very welcoming to us. вЂњWe all showed up in matching tracksuits that said ECW on them,вЂќ Tommy Dreamer told. It was a historic night for sports-entertainment, but the mood backstage was tense to say the least. McMahon to compete in sanctioned matches on that eveningвЂ™s broadcast. Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and nearly a dozen more competitors from Extreme Championship Wrestling had been invited by Mr. 24, 1997, a group of misfits from Philadelphia showed up in the WWE locker room before that nightвЂ™s Raw taping.

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