ROB VAN DAM vs. TOMMY DREAMER
Both of these hardcore icons are among the most talented (and popular) performers to first make a name for themselves in an Extreme Championship Wrestling (or ECW, for short) ring. RVD continually awed the hard-to-please ECW fans, while Dreamer won their affections with his awe-inspiring bumps he took, which included several chokeslams off of balconies, through tables, onto the concrete floor, and combinations of all of the above. RVD is the epitomy of cockiness, never hesitating to taunt opponents, show off to fans, and be as flashy as possible. Dreamer, meanwhile, has always been regarded as relatively quiet, usually letting his violent actions in the ring speak for themselves. For the first few years of his career, the fans always seemed to boo him, no matter how many bones he broke. However, once he became involved in high-profile rivalries (w/ superstars like Raven, Sabu, and The Sandman) and began bleeding night in and night out, they quickly accepted him for who he was, and it wasn't long before he became the one of the fan's most beloved superstars.
After debuting on January 27, 1996, at ECW Hostile City Showdown by defeating Axl Rotten, RVD began a classic feud with another ECW fan favorite: Sabu. After engaging in a series of classic bouts, the two formed a tag team in September '96. They quickly found success in the tag team division, defeating such teams as Dan Kroffat (Phil LaFon) & Doug Furnas and The F.B.I. (J.T. Smith & Little Guido). At ECW's first Pay-Per-View, Barely Legal (April 13, 1997), RVD turned heel and, after beating Lance Storm, (later in the show) helped Sabu attack rival Taz. After attacking Taz, RVD shot down the stereotype of him being a "second-line wrestler to fill in for somebody injured" (who was Chris Candido, who was scheduled to wrestle his former partner, Storm) and let competing promotions (namely WCW and the WWF) know that he would "love to work Mondays" (and obvious reference to him being open to wrestle on Nitro and/or RAW). He did just that, working on WWF RAW for a few weeks before suffering a fall out with chairman/owner Vince McMahon. It was back to ECW for him. It was back to ECW for RVD.
At Wrestlepalooza '97, on June 7 at the ECW Arena, Tommy Dreamer defeated longtime rival Raven and, due to prematch stipulations, sent him backing his bags out of ECW. After the match, though, was the real story, as the lights in the arena went out, and when they came back on, RVD and he and Sabu's new manager, Bill Alfonso, were standing a few feet from Dreamer. RVD tossed a steel chair to Dreamer, who caught it. What he got was RVD's trademark Van Daminator, which sent the chair straight into Dreamer's face, knocking him out for several moments. The lights went out a second time, and Sabu appeared. Together, the duo continued beating on Dreamer. The lights went out once more, and, when they came back on, former-WWF commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler was in the ring, making his ECW debut. RVD, Sabu, and Lawler, along with Alfonso, fought off attempted run-ins by several superstars and continued beating down Dreamer, sending the message that they were quite a force to be messed with. This was the beginning of the Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer rivalry.
June 28 was the night where RVD & Sabu defeated Dreamer & The Sandman. After the match, Lawler made another appearance, and so did WWF managerial employee Jim Cornette, shocking fans in attendance. At the ECW HeatWave '97 Pay-Per-View on July 19, RVD, Sabu, and Lawler went to a No Contest with Dreamer, the late Rick Rude (R.I.P.), and The Sandman. The reason the match had no decisive winner, though, was because RVD's team completely demolished their opponents to the point that the referee had no control! So, while they weren't technically the winners, RVD's team certainly were the clear victors in most viewers' minds.
ECW held their "Born To Be Wired" supercard on August 9 at the ECW Arena, and the card would go down in history as one of ECW's best ever. It featured the infamous Sabu/Terry Funk "Born To Be Wired" Barbed-Wire Deathmatch for Funk's ECW World Heavyweight Title. Along with this, the card had solid bouts like Louie Spicolli vs. Mikey Whipwreck (the match where Mikey legitimately injured his knee), Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Spike Dudley (where Spike scored the historic upset), Chris Candido vs. Chris Chetti, Lance Storm vs. Shane Douglas, Al Snow vs. Taz (w/ Taz' Television Title on the line), and, among several others, Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer. They had significant pressure on them to not disappoint, and they certainly didn't.
Both participants were accompanied by their managers/valets (Bill Alfonso, sometimes called "Fonzie," for short, for RVD, and Beulah for Dreamer). The match begins with Dreamer immediately botching a spot, which features RVD doing a split and Dreamer's supposed to leap over him, but instead trips over him. They redo the spot successfully, and Dreamer leaps over him and dropkicks him in the back of the head. Dreamer his a nice pescado, and RVD follows up with a spectacular No-Handed Leaping Somersault Plancha over the ring-ropes and onto Dreamer, who's standing on the outside ring area. Back in the ring, RVD uses a chair to hit three different versions of the Van Daminator, and follows that up with his Top-Rope Five Star Frogsplash. He doesn't go for the pin, though, as he didn't use that manuever as his finisher until late '99 or early '00.
RVD then lies Dreamer on a steel chair, and attempts a slingshot splitlegged moonsault, only to have Dreamer move out of the way, causing RVD to land on the chair. Tommy uses some of his usual offense, which includes an impressive Top-Rope Frogsplash of his own. When Fonzie tries to interfere on behalf of RVD, Beulah attacks him and subdues him. When RVD recovers from Dreamer's beating, he hits a fourth Van Daminator, out of nowhere. Sabu runs in and distracts Tommy, and, when he turns around, RVD tosses a garbage can at him (which his natural reflexes force him to catch), and hits him with a fifth Van Daminator. He follows this up with a Top-Rope Corkscrew Leg Drop, which is enough for the 1-2-3 pinfall win. Shane Osman of OhEmGee.com rated the match **3/4 (stars) out of a possible *****, which is pretty good. The main downside of this match was the number of Van Daminators, which, after awhile, no matter how impressive they were, became somewhat ridiculous.
After the match, RVD and Sabu continue beating on Dreamer, which prompts the ECW lockerroom to empty. Triple Threat (which, at the time, included Bigelow, Chris Candido, and Shane Douglas), The Eliminators (John Kronus & Perry Saturn, who was at his last ECW show ever, as he'd leave for Atlanta's WCW a few weeks later), The 'Gangstas (Mustafa Saed & New Jack), Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von), and the late Bobby Duncum, Jr. (R.I.P.) all run out, beginning a full-fledged brawl.
The next match, which was the main event, was the Barbed-Wire ECW Title Match between Sabu and Terry Funk (the champion). Midway through the match, RVD ran in (wearing protective gloves to protect his hands fromt he dangerous barbed-wire, may I add) and wrapped Funk in barbed-wire. He positioned him on a table (which was set up in the middle of the ring), and Sabu leaped off the top-rope and put the barbed-wire covered Funk through it with his trademark Flying Leg Drop! This prompted Tommy Dreamer, who was trained by Funk, to run in and attack RVD. The two eventually brawled into the backstage area, and the match continued.
The finish was absolutely amazing, and the ironic thing about was that it wasn't even planned. Sabu wrapped himself in barbed-wire, leaped off the top-rope and delivers another Flying Leg Drop to Funk, who's still covered in the barbed-wire. Funk kicks out on Sabu's first attempt, but he decides not to risk it and stays down for the second attempt, allowing Sabu to win the ECW World Heavyweight Title. The finish to the match actually wasn't supposed to occur for another five-or-so minutes, but the two were so intwined in the wire that it'd practically be suicide to attempt to kick out. So, there was a new ECW Champion, and it was Sabu.
Many call that match the greatest in ECW's history, and, in my mind, while it's probably not the best, it's undoubtedly in the top 10. Anyway, let's continue: ECW got their national television deal with TNN in late '99, so, before that, they never had national television. They did, however, have a local show that aired in Philadelphia (only) each week, on SportsChannel Philadelphia. On edition #228, which aired on August 28, 1997, Dreamer (w/ Beulah) and RVD (w/ Fonzie) faced off.
They began with a staredown. They eventually locked up, and RVD began with a side headlock. Dreamer whips him into the ropes and attempts a hiptoss, but RVD kicks him in the gut, places his foot on Dreamer's neck, and springboards up and over him, landing on his feet. He runs toward the corner, leaps up to the top-rope, and flied off with a Flying Corkscrew Leg Drop, which brings Dreamer down. RVD kicks him a few times before standing him back up and whipping him into the ropes. RVD falls to the mat with a split, and Dreamer leaps over him and runs off the opposite rope. RVD springs back up and attempts a hiptoss, only to get a punch in the stomach, followed by Dreamer's trademark Swinging Neckbreaker.
Dreamer follows this by clotheslining RVD out of the ring. He steps out of the ring apron, but Dreamer leaps up and dropkicks his shins causing him to fall to the concrete and hit his head on the apron. Dreamer took a hard fall, as he too landed on the concrete. As RVD's staggering to his feet, Dreamer leaps off the ring apron and clotheslines RVD to the concrete, again. He grabs an "RVD Smokes Pot" sign from a ringside fan and tries to suffocate RVD with it. Dreamer follows this by whipping him into the steel guardrail three straight times, each time on a different side of the ring.
He doesn't go completely around the ring, though, as he then leaps off the ring apron, chair in hand, towards RVD, but RVD steps aside and Dreamer, along with his chair, crash into the steel guardrail. RVD follows this by dropping Dreamer crotch-first on the guardrail with an atomic drop. Then comes a spectacular clips, as Fonzie holds a steel chair in front Dreamer's face, who's still on the guardrail, as RVD springboards up onto the railing and leaps off, at the same time kicking the chair into Dreamer's face as he's coming down. VAN DAMINATOR! The two quickly roll back into the ring, and the action continues.
RVD keeps control, as he kicks Dreamer, who's seated in the corner, several times into the steel ring post. He then does a great manuever where he backflip dropkicks Dreamer into the steel once again. RVD then moves him into the middle of the ring and hits his Rolling Thunder (rolling somersault back splash) spot. RVD's double-thumb taunt is next, followed by a spectacular Top-Rope Five-Star Frogsplash, which hits Dreamer like an avalanche. RVD brags a bit more before going for the cover, which allows Dreamer time to recover enough and kick out. It's not over quite yet.
Fonzie then makes his prescence felt by tossing a chair into the ring towards Dreamer, who ducks it. RVD's natural reactions cause him to catch him, and Dreamer leaps up and spinkicks the chair into RVD's face! VAN DREAMINATOR!!! It certainly wasn't quite as good as it is when RVD does it, but it was pretty impressive, considering that Dreamer's never been considered a five-star (yeah, I guess you could say that there was a pun intended there) athlete. Dreamer takes the oppurtunity to hang RVD in the corner in a tree of woe position. He places a steel chair in front of his face, backs up to the opposite turnbuckle, charges, and baseball slide dropkicks the chair into his face.This is followed up with Dreamer's own Top-Rope Frogsplash.
Fonzie again interferes, low blowing Dreamer, but this time, Beulah runs in and, behind his back, kicks Fonzie straight in the nuts! She forces him down to the mat and begins repeatedly slamming his head on the bottom turnbuckle. Dreamer then picks him up and sets him up for the Dreamer DDT, but RVD tosses him a chair, Dreamer catches it, and RVD leaps up and hits him with another Van Daminator! Dreamer's down (face-up), so RVD takes the chair and places it on his face. He slingshots up to the top-rope and comes off with a splitlegged moonsault, but Dreamer shoves the chair up into RVD's face, right as he's coming down!
Dreamer takes the oppurtunity and gets him in a facelock, the setup position for the Dreamer DDT, which, this time, looks like it's going to be tried on the steel chair. RVD, though, uses his years of kickboxing and martial-arts training to back-legsweep Dreamer down, causing him to hit his head extremely hard on the chair. When Dreamer's back up to his feet, RVD attempts to whip him across the ring into the corner, but Dreamer reverses it and sends RVD into the ring post. Dreamer charges him, but RVD gets a boot up and causes him to eat foot. He charges him again, and, this time, RVD springs up onto the second-rope and does a split. He looks as if he's going to try to catch Dreamer with a sunset-flip, but that's not to be, as Dreamer kicks him extremely hard in the nuts!!! An exceptionally stiff Dreamer DDT follows, as he drops RVD right on his head!!! 1-2-3!!! Tommy Dreamer has defeated RVD in one hell of a great match!
After the match, as Dreamer's celebrating his hard-fought victory, Sabu, dressed in a formal shirt and pants, hits the ring puts the boots to Dreamer. He then locks him in his trademark Camel Clutch, and, when he releases the hold, RVD follows up with his Rolling Thunder. RVD then locks Dreamer in an incredible surfboard stretch, while Sabu, steel chair in hand, climbs up top, looking to leap off and smash Dreamer. Beulah, though, gets in front of him and tries to block him from coming off, only to get choked and pushed out of the ring. Sabu climbs back up to the top, leaps off, and uses the chair to bash the exposed face of Dreamer! A loud, "THUD," sound is heard, which certainly can't mean lower medical bills for Dreamer.
Fonzie then grabs a big flag with the old World Wrestling Federation (or WWF, for short) logo on it, and gives it to the two, and they don't hesitate to lay it over Dreamer's injured body, making for the ultimate humiliation of the "heart and soul of ECW," himself, Tommy Dreamer. Their next match occurred in Waltham, MASS. It was taped on 9/5/97 and aired on ECW TV episode #230 on 9/11/97. It began during a match between Sabu and The Sandman. Dreamer runs out and attacks Sabu, eventually setting him up for the Dreamer DDT. RVD, though, runs out (along with Bill Alfonso) and nails him with a spinning heelkick, which leads to a match between the two. The bell rings, and we're underway.
RVD starts off by hitting Rolling Thunder ( a rolling somersault back splash), which sends Dreamer rolling out of the ring. RVD attempts a baseball-slide dropkick, but Dreamer moves away. RVD is then scooped up and dropped neck-first on the railing. Dreamer then crotches him on it and leaps off the top-rope to the concrete below, drilling RVD with a hard chairshot. Dreamer rolls a hurt RVD into the ring and covers, but Fonzie breaks it up. RVD recovers and hits a chair-assisted Van Daminator. He follows with some stomps on Dreamer in the corner, and then a dropkick, sending a chair into his foe's face. Corner whip. RVD tosses a chair to Dreamer, but when he charges, Dreamer swacks his forehead with it. RVD leaps up for a spinning heelkick, but Dreamer ducks and tosses the chair at him. RVD catches it, and he's hit with Dreamer's own Van Daminator! "The Innovator of Violence" follows that up with another one of RVD's signature moves: a top-rope flying frogsplash! Cover. Sabu runs in and breaks it up.
The Arabian maniac hits a chair-assisted leg drop (Arabian Facebuster) and follows with some stomps on Dreamer. He and RVD corner whip Dreamer, charge, and nail him with simultaneous spinning heelkicks! Sabu locks on a camel clutch as Alfonso holds a chair in front of Dreamer's face and RVD climbs up top. WOW! RVD damn near kills Dreamer with a Van Daminator, sending a chair into the ultra face's - well - face. Keep in mind that Sabu also had him in the Camel Clutch at the time. RVD and Sabu hit their Rolling Thunder sequence, which sees RVD nail his rolling somersault back splash and Sabu nail a catapult somersault leg drop from the apron. As Fonzie takes out a WWF flag, the familiar sounds of "War Machine" hit and Taz comes out!
Taz cleans house, but some eventual distraction by Fonzie is enough to allow RVD and Sabu to attack him from behind and steal back control. They each hit some dropkicks to his upper and upper body before both climbing up top. Dreamer, though, crotches Sabu on the top. RVD leaps off from the opposite corner, but Taz is up, thereby allowing him to catch RVD and hurl him with a nice Release Belly-To-Belly Overhead Tazplex! Within a few moments, Dreamer and Taz have cleared the ring of Fonzie, RVD, and Sabu. Back in the ring, though, it looks like Dreamer and Taz may go at it. Dreamer takes a mic and says that he has Taz's back, and if the monsterous Taz ever needs a favor, he'll be there. Taz says that he doesn't need any backup, but that he would like to give Dreamer a shot at his ECW Television Title, hoping to show RVD and Sabu what being "extreme," is all about.
The TV Title match between Dreamer (w/ Beulah) and Taz (taped: 9/5/97; aired: 9/18/97 on ECW TV) was a very well-worked performance by both men. During it's latter stages, RVD and Sabu (w/ out Bill Alfonso) run in and attacked both men. Sabu hits his Air Sabu (running corner chairvault leg lariat [heelkick]) on Taz, and then takes a page out of his (Taz's) book by using a T-Bone Suplex on Dreamer. The two heels take out a WWF flag, but The Sandman (who's fairly bloody due to a match he had earlier on the same card) comes out and tries to fight off the heels, but is quickly overpowered. RVD locks him in a surfboard stretch and Sabu grabs a chair and heads up top. Taz recovers and locks on the Tazmission (Katahajame) on RVD.
Sandman eventually escapes the surfboard hold, and when Sabu leaps off the top, the chair accidently hits RVD. Dreamer hits Sabu with the Spicolli Driver (a DVD [Death Valley Driver]). Bill Alfonso runs in, but Beulah low blows him and takes the whistle-blowing fool out with a DDT. Fade out. On September 20, at the ECW Arena's "As Good As It Gets" supercard, the main event pitted RVD and Bill Alfonso against Dreamer and his valet, Beulah in a Mixed Tag Team Match. The word, "extreme," may never have been more apparent than it was in this match. The show fades off the air with the image of Dreamer face-down under the WWF flag.
The bout begins with Dreamer and RVD brawling throughout the crowd. When they enter the ring, Dreamer sets up three chairs and sits RVD on one. He then backs up and hits a rolling neck snap (like Shane Douglas), sending RVD into both of the other chairs. OUCH! He whips RVD into the corner and sets up a chair in front of him. He takes another chair, backs up, and runs straight at RVD. He leaps off the one chair and, in midair, heelkicks the other into RVD's face! It's the same as Sabu's "Air Sabu" mauever, but, since Dreamer did it, I guess it's safe to call it "Air Dreamer." He then takes the chair and brings it back over his head, about to hit RVD. Heel referee Judge Jeff Jones has different plans, though, as he rips it away from Dreamer. At the same time, though, RVD charges out of the corner and leaps into the air, Van Daminating the chair, inadvertently sending it into Jones' face, as he had been aiming to hit Dreamer, who moved away.
This allows Dreamer to throw in some exclamation points, which include his trademark Dreamer DDT and a surprisingly nice-looking Top-Rope Flying Frogsplash on RVD. His advantage doesn't last much longer, though, as Sabu ran in and helped attack Dreamer. Alfonso then grabbed two steel chairs and held each one on one side of Dreamer's head. RVD and Sabu took this oppurtunity to do a great spot where they each dropkicked one of the chairs into Dreamer's head, which gave basically the same result as Edge & Christian's signature Conchairto. When Dreamer gets back up, he's hit with a Van Daminator, and is then layed up on a table, which is positioned in the middle of the ring. RVD and Sabu each climb up to the top-rope on opposite turnbuckles, leap off, and deliver their signature Stereo Flying Leg Drops, slamming Dreamer through the table.
RVD grabs the mic and says that he has better things to do than wrestle a mixed tag team match, so he tells Fonzie to finish off Beulah. The real reason, though, that he said this was because Dreamer had legitiately hurt his shoulder and badly bruised his heel, so it's be completely ludicrous to have RVD and Fonzie team up on Beulah. So, with that, he and Sabu leave and head to the backstage area. The ECW lockerroom empties and they help Dreamer out of the ring, just as Fonzie grabs Beulah and attempts to finish it off and win the match for his team.. She dares him to hit her, and he gladly obliges, only to end up slamming his hand into a cookie sheet, which Beulah has hidden in her shirt. She takes it and stiffly bashing it onto his forehead, busting him open. They take it to the outside ring area, where Beulah stays in control. By the time they get back in the ring, though, Fonzie's gained control, thanks to two straight low blows, one of which with a frying pan. By this time, Fonzie is just gushing blood. It's quite a sight.
He bodyslams her, but his attempted suplex is reversed into a DDT, which I'll happily call a "Beulah DDT" (a la the Dreamer DDT). Fonzie's shirt is completely blood-soaked at this point, and it's very disgusting-looking. He's very wobbly, too, by now, but is able to recover and get Beulah subdued long enough to attempt a Top-Rope Moonsault. He climbs up, just as Beulah rises, too, and crotches him on the top-rope. She sets him up in a tree of woe position, and then backs up and charges, using Dreamer's trademark chair-assisted baseball slide dropkick, opening Fonzie up even worse. YUCK!!! She then climbs up to the top-rope and sets up for a Moonsault, but Fonzie climbs to his feet and lifts her into position for a powerbomb. This was not to be, though, as she reversed it into a "Beulahcanrana (a la Hurricanrana), which is enough to keep him down for the 1-2-3 upset win. Now, keep in mind that the tag team match was still on, and RVD and Sabu just left during the middle of the match. The tag team match was still on, so Beulah and Dreamer had defeated Alfonso and RVD.
This match is a blood-lovers' dream. Beulah, even when she's covered in blood, is still really hot. Fonzie, meanwhile, did an incredible job. He hit about .75 and .8 on the "Great Muta Blood Scale," which is almost unheard of, except for in promotions like Big Japan and IWA Japan. The reason why this match is so infamous is because Fonzie almost died (literally!), as he lost about 33% (one-third) of the blood in his body!!!!! Shane Osman of OhEmGee.com rated the match *** (stars) out of a possible ***** (stars). This is above average, and very rare, considering that two of the participants (and those two were the ones who wrestled the most important part of the match, where the winning fall occurred) were both managers or valets (anotherwards, untrained wrestlers). Of course, one participant was a woman (and the other an extremely inathletic man), and it's almost unheard of to see a woman take so much abuse in a match (except in FMW), too.
On November 6, 1997, at the ECW Arena's "Better Than Ever" supercard, Rob Van Dam and Sabu went up against the dream team of Tommy Dreamer and Taz, who had been engaged in a bitter feud with Sabu for the last year or so. RVD and Dreamer went at it, while Sabu and Taz tore into eachother. In the end, RVD and Sabu won, gaining a major advantage in the feud. On November 8, at the ECW Arena's "Ultimate Jeopardy" supercard, the two teams fought again in a rematch. Like before, RVD and Dreamer focused on one another, while Sabu and Taz secluded themselves and continued their rivalry. In the end, the faces won when Dreamer pinned RVD to win the match for he and Taz.
On November 20, 1997, ECW held their "November To Remember" Pay-Per-View (at the Golden Dome in Monoca, PA). Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer faced off, one-on-one, in a "Flag Match" that night, where the winner would be allowed to hold up their promotions flag (RVD: the WWF flag; Dreamer: the ECW flag). They start with some nice mat-wrestling, before the match is taken to the outside ring area. RVD hits the Van Daminator on Dreamer, who's hung up on the guardrail. Dreamer, though, gains control with a low blow, and the two quickly take it back in the ring. The two continue brawling inside the ring, hitting eachother with various power manuevers. It's not long before it's a full-fledged brawl, including the referees and the wrestlers.
In the midst of the chaos, RVD tosses the chair to Dreamer, who catches it, but as RVD charges, Dreamer bashes him with it, grounding him (for the timebeing). Fonzie enters the ring and takes out several referees. Now, he, Beulah, Dreamer, and RVD are the only ones left standing. Beulah somehow becomes the legal referee, and the match continues. Dreamer spikes RVD with an extremely stiff Piledriver, as he bounces literally four feet in the air!!! OUCH!!! It's beyond me how that guy can take DDT's and Piledrivers like that.
Doug Furnas, Phil LaFon, and Stevie Richards quickly run down now and pummel Dreamer, allowing RVD to gain a three count over him (16:02). The only problem was that that Richards counted the pinfall and he wasn't an offiicial referee. So, the pinfall never legally counted, and the match went down in the record books as a No Contest. After the match, Sabu ran into the ring and continued the beating on Dreamer, and even hammered Beulah several times. Most sources rate this match as ***, which is pretty good.
At ECW Hostile City Showdown, on January 31, 1998 at the ECW Arena, Rob Van Dam teamed with Sabu to compete in a four-way elimination tag team match. The other teams were the Dudley Boyz, Gangstanators (John Kronus & New Jack), and The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer. D-Von pinned Kronus first, eliminating the Gangstanators. RVD & Sabu then pinned both of the Dudleyz, eliminating them. It was now down RVD & Sabu and Sandman & Dreamer. In the end, Sabu pinned Sandman, who he was feuding with at the time, to gain the win for he and RVD.
So, there you have it: the Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer feud.
Tag Team Match Results:
6/28/97: RVD & Sabu d. DREAMER & Sandman via pinfall
HeatWave PPV (7/19/97): RVD, Lawler & Sabu went to a No Contest with DREAMER, Rude, & Sandman
As Good As It Gets I (9/20/97): DREAMER & Beulah d. RVD & Alfonso in a Mixed Tag Team Match via pinfall when Beulah pinned Alfonso after her "Beulahcanrana"
Better Than Ever (11/6/97): RVD & Sabu d. DREAMER & Taz
Ultimate Jeopardy (11/8/97): DREAMER & Taz d. RVD & Sabu via pinfall when Dreamer pinned RVD
Hostile City Showdown (1/31/98): RVD & Sabu d. The Gangstanators, Dudleyz, and DREAMER & Sandman in a Four-Way Elimination Tag Team Match
FINAL TALLY: RVD: 3 wins; Dreamer:
2 wins; Non-Decisions: 1 No Contest
WINNER: RVD (3 wins)
One-On-One Match Results:
Born To Be Wired (8/9/97): RVD d. DREAMER via pinfall after his Van Daminator and Top-Rope Flying Corkscrew Leg Drop
Episode #228 of ECW TV (aired: 8/28/97): DREAMER d. RVD via pinfall after hitting his Dreamer DDT
Episode #230 of ECW TV (taped: 95/97; aired: 9/11/97): DREAMER & RVD went to a No Contest when Sabu interfered, and then Bill Alfonso and Taz
November To Remember '97 (11/20/97): DREAMER & RVD went to a No Contest (16:02) in a "Flag Match"
FINAL TALLY: RVD: 1 win; Dreamer:
1 win; Non-Decisions: 2 No Contests
WINNER: RVD (1 win)
FINAL TALLY: RVD: 4 wins; Dreamer: 3 wins; Non-Decisions: 3 No Contests
UNDISPUTED WINNER of the ROB VAN
DAM vs. TOMMY DREAMER feud:
Rob Van Dam (5 wins)
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