Mikey Whipwreck vs. Shane Douglas

[6.0] "Perfectly decent match, I generally like Mikey and Shane is... ok, some of the time anyway. The dynamic worked well here."

[8.0] "Hell of an opener - this match had a lot to offer. Both Douglas and Whipreck were great. Franchise back into heel territory."

[9.0] "Awesome What a match! Many, many, many people need to study at ECW with Douglas and Mickey. Although my opinion is that the first PPV fights are necessary for littleknown fighters. And Douglas was already an ECW Champion, as was Whipwreck. They could have made this the third or fourth match, but it's too good for the first one."

[6.0] "A surprisingly well thought out match for ECW standards. Shane Douglas is fresh off losing the TV title and this is just getting some of his heat back before winning the belt back pretty soon after. Mikey continues to be one of the biggest hit-or-miss guys in ECW, his babyface fire is pretty great like diving into the crowd and is genuinely likable but then puts on the worst figure four ever where half of the time sat in the hold it's not actually applied properly. Shane sells the leg real well afterwards though, refusing to hit the ropes on irish whip attempts and after a back and forth whip catches the belly to belly for the finish."

[9.0] "Not only a great match but an important story beat as Shane Douglas moves back into being a heel territory"

[6.0] "A pretty good opener here, with Douglas pretty much completing his heel turn and getting a good win over Mikey. The wrestling was solid all the way through, and both guys looked good. Nothing out of the ordinary, but a fine way to start the show."