The True Story Of ECW One Night Stand

Of all the feel-good wrestling reunions that have ever been pieced together, few have been as celebrated or heralded as the one held in front of an intimate yet vociferous "Big Apple" crowd in mid-2005. ECW One Night Stand was a night of rediscovery, brashness, controversy, and a familiar blend of violence that one might consider "quaint".

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[michaelreich]

ONS was like a 5-year high school reunion, where everyone still pretty much looks and acts the same, some friends were lost along the way, and the memories were greater than the events themselves.

[pauliewalnuts]

The Awesome vs Tanaka match at ONS is one of my favorite matches ever. They beat the shit out of each other. Hardcore doesn't always mean blood and broken glass. The Jericho and Lance Storm match is kind of underrated I think.

[zacheatsworld]

Growing up in the Ruthless Aggression era, I never heard of ECW til the Rise and Fall of ECW dvd. As a kid, I had no idea this kind of wrestling exist and it was a sight to behold. ONS 2005 was a great event.

[nikobellic]

i love that vince loved the jbl joke heyman made.

[Ivantheterrible]

This PPV was a perfect example of Vince playing the political short and long game. Give the fans a little “moment” let them feel like they have their victory, but in the meantime crush the brand and everyone involved in the long run. He made money, made ECW a joke, and buried it. Total victory.

[matthewsales]

Saw this in the movie theatre (when that was a thing.) Unbelievable memories from that time. I graduated high school in '05, and this PPV was huge in keeping me interested in my late teens/early 20's. Now, I don't care what is "cool" or not and am back being a huge wrestling nerd. But, it really was an awesome time and kept my passion ablaze.

[blackcountrysmoggie]

In 2005 I was weaning myself of wrestling as I was about to head to uni and knew I wouldn't be able to follow it like I would want. This show was perfectly placed for me and was exactly what it needed to be. It provided a real blow out nostalgia trip for the late 90s gritty feeling product that hooked me in through my adolescence. It will always hold a special place in my heart 🙂

[adamadkins]

I remember watching this on PPV with my lapsed wrestling friends who kind of lost their passion after ECW and WCW closed. I won't forget how hard we popped for Heyman's promo on Edge and JBL It was a fun, nostalgia-fueled night

[SegaCDUniverse]

I didn't see this live, but it's good and boy did I love OG ECW. Great, great memories!

[TheMoonsmith]

There is nothing as exciting as a lunch break with a fresh cultaholic video!! Much love and thanks y’all 🥳

[venomousnate]

ECW: One Night Stand 05 is one of my all time favorite shows. I didn’t watch the original ECW when it was around, but this a neat little piece of what it was all about.

[Topeq_Fiasco]

Still give me chills when i remembered Awesome vs. Tanaka match.

[curlybizkit]

Still remember watching this Live free on Channel 4 here in the UK, was amazing

[Thor-Orion]

20:05 that chair shot receipt was SO necessary. I hear a lot of different things about Stevie being a little bit of a strange character personally, but he's still respect by most of his peers. I would definitely want him on my side with how loyal he proved himself to be.

[benespinosa]

ECW One night stand 2005 was awesome and it was a whole lot better than the 2006 event even though that gave us RVD Winning the WWE Title was awesome and the crowd singing Enter sandman @ one night stand 2005 was great sucks that it's Dubbed on the DVD and peacock even though Heyman used it without permission this was an amazing PPV from Beginning to end.

[jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku]

ANY time I can revisit the halcyon days of ECW, I'm a happy camper. I miss the good feeling I used to get watching the original. I've felt that a few times since, most notably the first times I saw RoH in 2013 and when I finally discovered AEW on YouTube. For a number of weeks and even months, I felt the spirit of ECW as "the little show that could".

[MrBanchiniOfficial]

Fantastic video yet again, Well done Jack and everybody involved👏

[danbauer]

I remember watching this PPV and afterwards I phoned the Toronto wrestling radio show that was covering it to tell them that they were wrong, and the matches were awesome actually and then closed out my talk by telling them that the Leafs suck. Nailed it!
Great PPV! I had never seen Super Crazy before and his moonsault into the crowd lives rent free in my brain forever. Mike Awesome power-bombed his opponent through 3 different tables, and the Dudley's went through a fire table. Benoit and Guerrero always great. Psychosis unmasked unceremoniously. RVD didn't wrestle but did some crowd work on the mic. If you just ignored the WWE guys in the crowd trying to ruin the show, it was great.

[Gabenfinn]

Never really watched ECW but remember loving ONS. Great video

[timloss]

Mike Awesome is the biggest What If in wrestling