What Happened To EVERY Wrestler From ECW's First PPV? (Barely Legal 1997) 

Terry Funk's one of those people death isn't sure he can take in a fight.

It’s crazy how almost all the wrestlers who hasn’t passed away still wrestle, it shows their love and care for the sport

ECW’s First PPV reminds me of Jerry Lawlers first wife

Summary: Dead or Indies.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, best intro on RU-vid.

I still expect Terry to lace up his boots when he's 90 murdering RVD, Dreamer and Sabu one last time

What Lance Storm had is called a rattail not a ponytail. A ponytail is what RVD has.

Honestly out of the people on this list that are dead I’m more shocked that Sabu, Sandman and Terry Funk are still with us.

I love how so many of these guys are still active.

*WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VENUE?* What became the legendary ECW Arena was originally built in 1974 as a freight warehouse. In 1986 it was taken over by the South Philadelphia Viking Club, a local mummers organisation (think folk LARPing and that's more-or-less what mummers are), who christened the building as *Viking Hall,* which was actually the venue's official name until 2003. ECW began using the building in 1993, and it hosted the vast majority of the promotion's events over the coming decade; the last being Holiday Hell in December 2000. Following ECW's demise 4 months later, the building was used by various promotions like CZW, 3PW and the infamous Xtreme Pro Wrestling, who signed an exclusive lease to use the building in December 2002, but whom were evicted after just 2 months. In 2005 the newly-renamed Alhambra Arena hosted the first Hardcore Homecoming show, an indie answer to the ECW One Night Stand PPV and held two days prior; the next year the then-new WWECW brand even held a house show there, with a main event of RVD beating Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Championship; and in 2008 scenes from the movie _The Wrestler_ were filmed at the arena, as part of CZW's 9 F'ing Years show. Today the building, now named 2300 Arena, still sees semi-regular use; in 2018 the Super Bowl LII winning Philadelphia Eagles received their championship rings in a private ceremony at the arena, and in June 2019 Evolve 131 was held there as a WWE Network special, as counterprogramming for AEW's Fight For The Fallen PPV.

How terry funk made it to retirement is beyond my understanding. the man must really be as tough as nails to go through all those hardcore matches and survive. Glad he's still with us though :)

I'm almost certain Adam Cole (Bay Bay) is just Stevie Richards with some cosmetic work done, now you can't unsee it

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Whenever i see "what happened" on a cultaholic video i smile...because i know what songs coming.

Stevie Richards is so underrated and gave a great promo leading up to the PPV where he 'forgave' the ECW faithful.

I was remodeling a kitchen in Chester PA it was cold and about 4 inches of snow. I kept hearing a loud crazy holler outside. Looking outside it was a guy playing with kids and a gocart. I mentioned to the homeowners that guy's crazy YEAH THAT'S THE SANDMAN.

“Sadly...”. Too many times we had to hear Adam preface with that word in this clip.

I sing along every damn time. 🎶🎶

I literally just watched this PPV last night after watching One Night Stand 2005 where Joey Styles said Barley Legal is the ECw first ever PPV. Shit is crazy

Still have the original vhs recording from back in the day

Bit confronting how frequently the phrases "passed away of a heart attack/failure", "died after overdosing on" and "took their own life" pop up on these lists.

I honestly thought the dead/alive ratio would be a lot worse.

Even, Chuck Norris is scared of Terry Funk

I still have my DVD of "Barley Legal".

So glad Adam still does these wouldn’t feel right if he didn’t

6 views 6 likes The way it should be

Wasn’t even born in 1997, came for the intro

You should do tough enough competitors where are they now

Why do I love this theme song so fucking much?

Tracy Smothers wrestled at the first wrestling show I’ve ever been to and he teamed up with Glacier. The main event was James Ellsworth vs. Hornswaggle. Good shit.

Terry Funk is the Kenny of South Park of wrestling. He's immortal for real

I just watched the full theme then got this noti. Im marking out bro!!!

I used to think it was sad seeing a 60yr old former star wrestling on the indie scene, now I think it's sad seeing a 60yr old former star hosting a podcast

I remember when Louis Spicoli was a jobber for WWF in the 80's. It's sad that he passed away.😢

That theme song is amazing (Yes I know its Billy Joel we didn't start the fire)

I love that intro song!!!!

You need to do one on well-known ECW fans, like Strawhat and Sign Guy

One of the best ppvs of 97 for me👏🏻)

Adam you forgot to mention Saturn is.a.real life hero

Mason Ryan, stevie Ray....

I always thought it was a missed opportunity to not give sandman Black Lable Society berserkers as his theme if it had come out at the time... Can't remember if it had though

ok .... now have to watch my copy.

How long ago was this one originally filmed?..

3:00 Joe Gatto from Impractical Jokers, on the left??!

FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE TO THOSE TEAM IN LEAGUE TWO

ECW's first ever PPV is kind of like a death metal show: barely legal, crazy as hell, and half of the people there are probably dead now.

Sandman : Being misoginistic on twitter :D

RIP Tracey Smothers

Man i miss some good ECW coming ftlauderdale ahhhhhhh good oldays

No mention of Tracy Smothers ,Franchise, Sabu and Sandman being in JCW this past July ?

YESSS YESSS YESSS U PRONOUNCED SASUKE VERY VERY VERY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT WAY. Finally an english man does it, all i hear is sasuki, almost like suzuki, when it is SAsuKE. LOVE YOU ADAM, MADE MY DAY (i am a fckin nerd me)

Yes!!!! I love this song!!!!

From what I read (I don't remember where I found it), Masato Yakushiji is now a dentist.

Damn Pitbull ODing on fentanyl back in 2003...it seems to be all too common now 😕😕

I heard Terry Funk has come out of retirement to take care of the virus we shall not name

Best song ever

Oh no...I didn't know Balls died. R.I.P.

TERRY FUNK IS 73 YEARS OLD AND HE COULD STILL KICK YOUR ASS YESTERDAY

That we didn't start the fire parody is everything right and wrong with this world, it hurts so good

Balls died of an overdose outside a McDonalds I think his mom says heart attack so doesn't sound good

what's the name of the original song he was parodying

F in the chat for ECW

Mason Ryan. Stevie Ray. Earthquake. Alundra Blayze. Norman Smiley. Zack Gowan. Bam Bam Bigelow.

me throughout the entire video: oh yeah that guy he was in WWE right oh 'the tag-team ha I know everything about ecw

Terry Funk, the bastard too tough to die

No Shane Douglas is actually Joey janela

I am engaging with this content.

Your song made me die inside

WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT WRESTLER....

RIP ECW! I loved ECW so much. WWE messed it up so bad.

hey you guys should mention how at ECW One Night Stand 2005 JBL his the Blue Meanie for real. I have it on good authority no one knows about that fact.

Sandman: shitting on women’s wrestling

It’s really awkward to talk about the sandman after that news video

I like this series but it's kind of depressing how the majority of them are either "still wrestling" or "dead"

Idk who fucking lied to u but Terry funk is 156 years old

Screw the sandman freaking hax

Taka is still good.

E C DUBYA!!!!!

What happened to Francine? She's in the freaking song.

Umm... Spicolli wasn't on Barely Legal. Not even for a second.

Skip to 1:38 to start the list and bypass the shitty song they insist on putting in these videos.

This is an obituary

i skipped the Intro

When you do a worse to best do all Nitro episodes that would be awesome

Didn't they have a ppv before the name change from Eastern Championship Wrestling ?

ECW 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!! ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW

I just wanted to see what the Japanese wrestlers were doing :)

Was there not a November to Remember in like 94?

Jake Hagger

These aren’t so bad if you skip the intro....

TAKA

I’ve got the honor to meet raven that day in that picture greatest day until January 4th same company emerge pro wrestling I get a meet a greet with rhino

They should of left it as it was...

Depressing

Whatculture was hurt and cultoholic isn't as big as what culture

We all know why we are here...

Who clicked for the intro?

Sandman is like the photo negative of New Jack. Neither can wrestle even competently and they both compensate with plunder, but Sandman doesn't seem like a genuinely bad human being.

Lance Storm: dyed blonde rat tail

Dick To Go