ECW - One Night Stand (2005)

Not as bad as it seems.

If you were really excited about this dvd, chances are its not gonna be as good as you think. However if you think this dvd is gonna suck, chances are its better than you think. Wwe didnt do a good job in fully explaining all the action your gonna find in this dvd. Im sure its to keep the element of suprise fresh because there are alot of suprises on this dvd. Alot more than the box says. All in all it coulda been better, mostly if it didnt have so many Raw and Smackdown goons in it. But it is deff a must have for a true ECW fan. January 5, 2008

Ony One to Own

Out of the following 06 and 07 One night Stand ppv's, the very first one, is the only one to Own. I recommend buy the 2006 ONS, just because it came with ECW's very first PPV, Barely Legal. forget buying 2007, it sucked. August 21, 2007

Good...but not great

2006's One Night Stand had Funk.....but this is still worth the watch!!!!! May 8, 2007

A great ECW event. With flaws

As is typical with ECW One Night Stand (I also got 2006), it's a showcase of some of the best of ECW with the production values of WWE. The athletes return for one night and we get to see them do what they do best.

The likes of Yoshohiro Tajiri, Mikey Whipwreck, Little Guido, and Super Crazy (pre-WWE) are astounding athletes, all of whom save Whipwreck have been criminally underused during their stints in WWE.

Showstopping matches are the likes of Rey Mysterio vs Psicosis (who removes his mask as a show of respect to the fans), Tommy Dreamer and Sandman vs The Dudley Boyz, and Eddie Guerrero (rest his soul) vs Chris Benoit.


It's the flaws in the event that bring this otherwise stellar showcase of talent that is sadly lacking in today's professional wrestling down a star. For one, some superstars' original music apparently couldn't be paid for, and so instead of "Enter Sandman", you get some random generic rock song (was also used in Rise and Fall of ECW DVD when covering Sandman). Me, who has never seen Sandman enter to "Enter Sandman" was disappointed at not being able to experience the event. Other superstars' music, while I'm not sure if it is edited generic music or not, certainly sounds that way. Tajiri's entrance music sounds very cheaply done, like a single person in the back with a tambourine and a keyboard, and Balls Mahoney's music, whether or not it is his original music, and though still the same melody as his current music, sounds like it is done by someone backstage on a single guitar with a 12 inch amplifier (ie, the really cheap ones you buy for like 60 dollars when starting a band).


Another irritating event is the presence of WWE Superstars in the top balconies looking smug at the ECW superstars, and their not-funny and not-entertaining events with them tormenting Joel Gertner or saying "ECW sucks" or whatever.

The end also seemed a bit of a trashy way to end, with all the ECW superstars (including some who didn't compete for the PPV) and all the WWE superstars crowding the ring and having a pillow-strike brawl, while Eric Bischoff is stunned by Stone Cold Steve Austin (helping ECW guys) and whose last words before being dragged away by the Dudleys, "F*** ECW!"

All in all, the matches were great, but it has some flaws which could have been averted. Not as good as ECW One Night Stand 2006, but definitely a great event. March 7, 2007

ECW came back.....only to be killed again.

ECW One Night Stand 2005 was probably the best iteration of ECW we the fans are ever likely to get from Vince McMahon, and as history as proven, it was more of a lucky strike than a harbinger of success to come. There are some truly great matches on this DVD, and I'd suggest buying it if for no other reason than to see the late Eddie Guerrero (who wrestles Chris Benoit), and the late Mike Awesome (who steals the show along with longtime partner in crime Masato Tanaka) tear up the ring one last time. Both men will be missed, and even if these were not their absolute finest matches, they ARE still better than 99% of what you'll find on RAW or Smackdown lately.

The angle with RAW and SMACKDOWN invading the PPV does kinda interrupt the flow, and yes, portions of the DVD are edited for crowd profanity, and bizarrely, The Sandman's theme (Vince will hand a fake-breasted talentless bimbo $250,000, but can't pony up the cash for Metallica's "Enter Sandman" ? WTF is up with that?) but aside from that, I do think this DVD belongs in any self respecting wrestling fan's library, if for no other reason than pure nostalgia.

Recommended for ECW fans, and hardcore wrestling fans. All casual wrestling fans would do well to avoid this, and all fans looking for a glimpse of the "true" ECW (if you've never actually experienced it) would do well to seek out Pioneer's ECW DVDs. February 26, 2007

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