Hardcore Heaven (1997)
The 1997 Hardcore Heaven was the fourth Hardcore Heaven professional wrestling event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), as well as ECW's second ever pay-per-view event. The event took place on August 17, 1997 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joey Styles provided commentary for the event. This was the first edition of Hardcore Heaven to be broadcast on pay-per-view and ECW's second ever pay-per-view following Barely Legal in April.
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| Promotion | Extreme Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 17, 1997 | ||
| City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||
| Venue | War Memorial Auditorium | ||
| Attendance | 1,800 | ||
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Six professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. The main event was a Three-Way Dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, in which Shane Douglas defeated defending champion Sabu and Terry Funk to win the title. In the penultimate match, Tommy Dreamer defeated Jerry Lawler in an interpromotional match between ECW and World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Also at the event, Taz and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) retained the World Television Championship and the World Tag Team Championship respectively.