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ECW Extreme Evolution: ECW World Heavyweight Title Match: Raven Vs Sandman (Barbed Wire Match): (12.07.96) - [Although this match is from 1996, it was just released on video on 8.29.00 -- Editor] Before the match, Raven examines the barbwire wire. The match begins with a tie-up with Raven and The Sandman with Raven getting the advantage with a headlock on The Sandman. Raven tries to drag Sandman to the wire but Sandman slips free. Raven kicks Sandman in the stomach and whips Sandman to the wire but Sandman somehow evades the wire. Raven now hits Sandman with a single leg dive but Sandman gets up on top of Raven and repeatedly punches Raven on his face. Sandman now tries to get Raven face first in the wire but Raven escapes. Sandman once again tries to put Raven face first on the wire but Raven escapes but gets hit in the face with a Sandman elbow. Raven now drops down the Sandman with a snapmare then hits Sandman with a fist to the groin. Raven tries another first in the groin but gets kicked in the face. Sandman puts a schoolboy on Raven for a two count. Sandman now puts Raven in a spinning toe hold on Raven but Raven gets two stiff kicks on Sandman face. Sandman does the toe hold again but Raven kicks Sandman face forcefully thus Sandman is the first victim of hitting the barbwire. Raven then hits consecutive dropkicks on The Sandman in the wire. Raven then grabs The Sandman and crotches him on the barbwire. Raven then throws Sandman to the outside. Raven sets a table to the corner and throws Sandman through the table. Raven throws Sandman to the guardrail. Raven grabs a metal tray and hits Sandman two times with it. Raven then hits Sandman shoulder first on the ring post. Raven now sets up another table and slides it in the ring. Raven then throws Sandman back to the ring. Raven gets a kneelift on The Sandman. Raven then grabs the table and sets in the corner but Sandman charges towards Raven and Raven tastes the barbwire for the first time. For no apparent reason Raven takes off his shirt and charges The Sandman. Raven tries to suplex Sandman on the wire but Sandman reverses and front suplexes Raven on the wire! Sandman now grabs wire cutters from the referee and starts the cut the wire off. Sandman now having the advantage strangles Raven on the barbwire. Sandman now puts Raven face first on the wire. Sandman grabbing the barbwire starts whipping it on Raven on his back. Raven rolls to the outside buts gets greeted with a table dropped on him by The Sandman. Sandman once again is cutting the wire thus leading to another whipping by The Sandman with the wire. Sandman and Raven are the outside but Raven comes back with four sick chair shots to The Sandman's head and a boot to his stomach. Raven's forehead and back are now lacerated. Raven now with the advantage puts Sandman face first in the wire. Raven and Sandman now battle to the outside with Raven getting the better of the two with an Irish whip to the rail and choking out The Sandman on the ring post. Raven grabs the cane but Sandman elbows Raven thus grabbing the cane and hitting Raven two times with it. Back to the ring, where Sandman charges and dives over the wire and hits Raven with a flying cane shot thus leading to a huge ECW chant in the ECW Arena. Sandman now grabs a table and hits a table suplex on Raven. Raven and Sandman are brawling on the floor with both men in a bloody mess. Back to the ring, where Sandman tries to put Raven back in the ring but Raven grabs Sandman and chokes him on the wire. Raven now grabs a table and sets it in the ring. Raven with a kick but Sandman responds back to a cane shot. Sandman once again cuts of the barbwire strands. Sandman is now wrapping the wire on Raven body!! Raven struggles to free himself while Sandman cuts off the last barbwire strands. Raven rolls to the outside to free the barbwire off his hair. While Raven is removing the wire off his hair, The Sandman is wrapping the barbwire all over his body. Sandman then his another flying cane shot to Raven. Sandman now sets up a table to the floor and puts Raven on the table. Sandman tries to put himself through the table on Raven but Raven escapes thus Sandman crashes through it. Back to the ring, where Raven sets up a table. Raven tries to setup a piledriver on top of the table on The Sandman but the table gives way dropping both men down to the ring canvas thus resulting in a loud booo chant in the audience. Raven recovers and grabs the limp Sandman and drops him down with the Evenflow DDT through the table for the win.
WINNER AND NEW ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Raven
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