It's the second installment of the ECW Unreleased Vol.1 DVD and we're looking at 1996. As before, I'm adding some things not on the DVD to flesh things out. 

Shane Douglas vs. Cactus Jack - ECW Cyberslam 1996: Absolute great match! There's a real grit and intensity to this match. There's no brawling in the stands or crazy table spots. Instead both guys look like they're really trying to hurt each other. This is American wrestling so we don't necessarily get a clean finish... I mean it's ECW so that's not uncommon either...we get a great match, great conclusion to a storyline and in brutal fashion from the mind of Mick. I think I like this match more as I get older.

On YouTube 

Sandman & Scorpio vs Gangstas vs Headhunters (ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash - 03/09/96): This is a great ECW bedlam match. Cat fight, canes & chairs swinging, moves off the top & to the outside... something going on seemingly everywhere. So not a great match in the traditional sense but this was so much fun!! Great to see the Headhunters!

The Gangstas vs The Eliminators (03/30/96): Not so much a match but two separate brawls from one night. Just absolutely fun stuff...New Jack's promo is great and kicks things off. Nothing fancy about this but the energy & hate is palpable. 

Tommy Dreamer & Dr. Death Steve Williams vs. Taz & Brian Lee (ECW - The Doctor is In 08/03/96): A super fun dream match of sorts. It gives you a little bit of everything that you'd want - Tommy takes a hellacious bump, we get Beulah vs Fonzie, Dr. Death man handling Fonzie in retribution, Taz vs Dr. Death... it's not a good match but it's more like a great TV segment.

Back to the DVD
Chris Jericho vs. Too Cold Scorpio - ECW The Doctor Is In - 08/03/96: Oh yeah this was cool! Scorpio comes out wearing his fancy Japan only pants. And don't you know it he & Jericho have a technical puro style bout. It's really good stuff too! It just looks hotter than hell in the ECW Arena and that does effect the pace a little bit. But they eventually pick up the pace, get their second wind, make moves they probably were too hot & tired to do and made this a very good 20 minute match. I didn't know this one happened but really glad it did & that I own it.

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And finally back to da 'tube
Eliminators vs The Gangstas - Cage match (ECW Natural Born Killaz - 08/24/96): Oh man! This is a great ECW tag match! Brawling, weapons, blood, jumps off the cage AND a real sense that these guys want to hurt each other. There's a good amount of Pro-Wrestling inside the cage as well. Saturn is the star here just going off the top a few times.  This would get some love if it was in IWA Japan or BJW. It's not polished but is really exciting and chaotic. If you're an ECW fan or of the old sleazy Japanese promotions - go watch this!

This was a lot of fun. I think most ECW guys excelled at tag matches because they didn't necessarily have to work smart and tell a story. They could do their spots and then switch out. Additionally, they could brawl on the outside and in the fans and it would generate excitement without actually doing anything too difficult. That's not knock but an observation and a smart way to work. Paul Heyman was smart to emphasize the importance of tag wrestling. 
 

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