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The birth of Extreme - Aug. 27, 1994: photos
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After winning a tournament to be crowned the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Shane Douglas delivered a scathing diatribe both honoring and criticizing the history of the title.. |1 f( e0 j8 v9 K3 o8 e
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, _+ y+ Q0 l# `9 F; ^Upon reaching the conclusion of his speech, Douglas threw down the title and picked up the ECW Championship instead.
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The Franchise proclaimed himself the new ECW Champion, but the "E" no longer stood for Eastern. ECW was now Extreme Championship Wrestling.
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Dennis Coralluzzo, an NWA representative, was none too pleased with the tournament's aftermath, calling it "a disgrace."
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/ q+ ~7 W. @5 d, [6 }* O1 Y7 ?Douglas faced off with 2 Cold Scorpio in the finals of the tournament. x8 J8 b4 b- n% a" U' V! P
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The match has gone down as one of the most momentous in the history of sports-entertainment.1 z8 G) w1 e( r* w* P
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After the match, Scorpio shook Shane's hand in a display of respect.
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C* I7 {. @) [1 A R+ d8 i9 p' WCoralluzzo and then-ECW owner Tod Gordon introduced the one-night tournament.; J/ ]* M# S! \! |
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In the second round, Douglas took on technical expert and future WCW and WWE star Dean Malenko.+ B" K: `# J3 ^) [0 |! u
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911 defeated Doink the Clown in an opening round matchup after three chokeslams.
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% f ]' I$ A& PBut when the real Doink also ran to the ring, the imposter was revealed to be Douglas himself.7 h# r* X0 Z6 X- e, e7 z' Y
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