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Number Of 2-On-1 ECW Tag Team Title Defenses Made By John Kronus

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ECW Trivia

When Perry Saturn injured his knee, The Eliminators were still the ECW tag team champions. How many matches did John Kronus have defending the tag titles in 2-on-1 matches?

Answer:

3 matches, not including the June 6, 1997 Wrestlepalooza match at the ECW Arena against the Dudley Boyz where Saturn (in a knee brace) did an elbow drop to defeat the Dudley Boyz.

Those matches included:

  • June 13, 1997 when Kronus defeated the Full Blood Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido) in Allentown, PA
  • June 13, 1997 when Kronus defeated the Full Blood Italians (Tracy Smothers and Little Guido) in Warwick, PA
  • June 20, 1997 in Waltham, MA – losing the titles back to the Dudley Boyz

Confirmation: https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=976&page=4&s=100

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All Managers, Valets And Tag Team Partners At Ringside For Last ECW Arena Show

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ECW Trivia

On December 23, 2000 ECW held its final show at the ECW Arena. Other than the wrestlers who participated in the actual matches, who were the other ECW roster members who appeared in/around the ring despite not wrestling (some with interference) that night?

Answer:

In order of appearance: Atlas Security, Jasmin St. Claire, ring announcer Stephen DeAngelis, referee HC Loc, referees Jon Finegan and Jim Molineaux, Towel Boy, Chris Krueger, The Prodigy, The Prodigette, referee Mike Kehner, Joey Styles and Joel Gertner, Cyrus, Elektra, Sal E. Graziano, referee Danny Daniels, timekeeper Broom Boy (sweeping the ring who then “tagged in” Towel Boy to clean the ring ropes before the main event), Francine, and Jack Victory. Hat Guy and the rest of the regular ECW Arena front row fans appeared as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_Hell#Event_5

https://wrestlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/ECW_Holiday_Hell_2000

Found video here

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Street On The North Side Of ECW Arena

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ECW Trivia

Most ECW fans know that the ECW Arena is on the Southeast corner of Swanson and Rittner in Philadelphia. For those fans who have been to the building, they know that the entire building runs the length of the block on Swanson Street, with Rittner being on the South side of the building.

What is the street on the North side of the building?

Answer:

Wolf Street.

Google map here.

Here is more about the building’s history:

Who Owned The ECW Arena During The Time The Promotion Was Running

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Author Of Last Article In The Final ECW Magazine

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ECW Trivia

Who was credited as writing the last article in the last issue of ECW Magazine?

Answer:

Bill Alfonso. His article “The Whistleblower: Leggo Your Ego” appeared on page 54 of the April 2000 issue of ECW Magazine. That was the last issue under that title; and the remaining pages in that issue either mentioned pro wrestling websites (including this one, ECWwrestling.com), a sports magazine subscription advertisement, and images of ECW wrestlers.

Wayback/Archive link here: https://archive.org/details/ecw-magazine-april-2000/page/54/mode/2up (all credits to the copyright holders and this link is used purely for reference/confirmation purposes only)

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