November to Remember (1994) was the secondNovember to Rememberprofessional wrestlingliveevent produced byExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place on November 5, 1994, in theECW Arena inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.

Nineprofessional wrestling matches were contested at the event. The event featured twomain event matches. In the first main event,Shane Douglas defended theECW World Heavyweight Championship againstRon Simmons. The second main event was asingles match, in whichChris Benoit took onSabu. During the match, Sabu suffered aspinal cord injury, which resulted in the match ending in a no contest. Benoit was then challenged by2 Cold Scorpio to animpromptu match, which ended in a double count-out.

Although not airing onpay-per-view, in July 2019 the event was added to theWWE Network, in the ECW pay-per-view section.^[1]

Chris Benoit versusSabu was included on the 2004WWEDVD releaseHard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story.

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches played out on ECW's television programHardcore TV.^[2]

At theNWA World Title Tournament,Shane Douglas disgracedNational Wrestling Alliance by throwing down theNWA World Heavyweight Championship after winning it in a tournament and thenTod Gordon announced that ECW was withdrawing from the NWA and renaming to "Extreme Championship Wrestling" and recognized Douglas as theECW World Heavyweight Champion.^[3] On October 15,Ron Simmons attacked Douglas after Douglas had retained the title againstThe Tazmaniac, with the help ofMr. Hughes. On the October 25 episode ofHardcore TV, it was announced that Douglas would defend the title against Simmons at November to Remember.^[4]

At NWA World Title Tournament,Cactus Jack andMikey Whipwreck defeatedThe Public Enemy (Rocco Rock andJohnny Grunge) to win theECW World Tag Team Championship.^[5] On the September 20 episode ofHardcore TV, Public Enemy attacked Jack and Whipwreck during a tag team match, which resulted in a brawl between the two teams.^[6] On the October 11 episode ofHardcore TV, Whipwreck received a title shot againstJason for theWorld Television Championship, during which Public Enemy interfered and helped Jason in retaining the title against Whipwreck and continued to attack him after the match until Jack made the save.^[7] The following week, onHardcore TV, it was announced that Jack and Whipwreck would defend the World Tag Team Championship against Public Enemy in aBrawl Game match at November to Remember.^[8]

Tommy Dreamer andThe Sandman had been feuding with each other since the July 19 episode ofHardcore TV, when Dreamer tried to stop Sandman from caning Mikey Whipwreck andTommy Cairo and then Dreamer kissedWoman after avoiding her caning attempt and then Sandman lashed him with the cane fifty-seven times, which would weaken Dreamer enough to fail in his World Heavyweight Championship title shot against Shane Douglas.^[9] AtHardcore Heaven, Sandman defeated Dreamer in aSingapore Cane match.^[10] The two met in another Singapore Cane rematch on the August 30Hardcore TV, where Sandman emerged victorious once again, thanks to interference byWoman and the match stipulated that the loser would be hit with the cane ten times and Dreamer agreed to receive the punishment.^[3] On the October 4Hardcore TV, Dreamer defeated Sandman in an"I Quit" match, during which Sandman was apparently blinded after acigarette was lit in his eyes.^[11] Dreamer expressed remorse for his actions,^[7] while Tommy Cairo appreciated Dreamer's actions and proclaimed that Sandman deserved to suffer the same fate due to Sandman having beaten Cairo in a Dueling Canes match atHeat Wave.^[8][12] On the October 18 episode ofHardcore TV, Sandman announced that he would retire in the near future due to the injury and give a retirement speech at November to Remember.^[8] On the October 25 episode ofHardcore TV, it was announced that Dreamer would face Cairo in a match at November to Remember. Later that night, Cairo was disqualified against Mikey Whipwreck for hitting him with a Singapore cane until Dreamer made the rescue.^[4]

On the September 13 episode ofHardcore TV, the World Television Champion Jason addedDean Malenko into his group as his insurance policy and Malenko would manage Jason during matches at ringside and help him in retaining the World Television Championship.^[13][6] On the September 27 episode ofHardcore TV, Malenko assisted Jason to victory against Dino Sendoff and continued to attack Sendoff after the match until The Tazmaniac made the save and brawled with Malenko.^[14] The two brawled with each other again on the following week'sHardcore TV.^[11] On the October 18 episode ofHardcore TV, it was announced that Malenko would compete against Tazmaniac at November to Remember.^[8]

On the September 20 episode ofHardcore TV, it was announced theSabu would faceChris Benoit in a match at alive event on October 1, which Benoit won by count-out.^[15] On the October 18 episode ofHardcore TV, it was announced that Sabu would face Benoit in a rematch at November to Remember.^[8]

In the opening match,J.T. Smith defeatedHack Meyers, followed byThe Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 andPitbull #2) getting a win overThe Bad Breed (Axl Rotten andIan Rotten) in a tag team match.^[16]

Next,2 Cold Scorpio took onMr. Hughes. Hughes overpowered Scorpio by using his strength advantage and executing power moves. Hughes continued to control Scorpio throughout the match until he missed a charge at Scorpio in the corner and got knocked out, allowing Scorpio to execute aScorpio Splash for the win.^[17]

Tommy Dreamer took onTommy Cairo. Dreamer immediately attacked Cairo until Cairo countered with aspin kick which sent Dreamer outside the ring. Cairo hit him another spin kick until Dreamer grabbed asteel chair and hit Cairo with it on numerous occasions and thensuplexed him on the floor. The action returned to the ring where both men used several weapons against each other. Near the end of the match, Cairo got aSingapore cane and attempted to strike Dreamer with it but he countered it and then Dreamer began hitting Cairo with the cane. He launched several cane shots on Cairo, which made him bleed and the referee stopped the match, awarding the victory to Dreamer. The match was followed by a retirement ceremony forThe Sandman, who had seemingly been blinded in an"I Quit" match with Dreamer. During the ceremony, The Sandman's ex-wife,Peaches, attempted to reconcile with him, only to be interrupted byWoman, The Sandman's former manager, who had labelled him "useless" and abandoned him upon his blinding. Woman interrupted the reconciliation, caning Peaches and threatening The Sandman. After Dreamer came to the ring to protect Sandman, The Sandman revealed that he was not in fact blinded and attacked Dreamer, with his estrangement from Woman revealed as a ruse to ensnare Dreamer in order to gain revenge on Cairo.^[17][18]

Next,The Tazmaniac took onDean Malenko. Tazmaniac took down Malenko with asingle leg takedown and then attempted towhip Malenko but Malenko countered and applied abutterfly hold on his opponent. Tazmaniac broke out of it with aNorthern Lights suplex. Malenko then nailed Tazmaniac with adouble underhook powerbomb and then tried aroll-up but Tazmaniac countered by dropping him throat first on the rope and hit aGerman suplex. He then attempted ahalf nelson suplex from thetop rope but Malenko countered out of it.Jason interfered by attacking Tazmaniac, who went outside the ring to attack him, allowing Malenko to grab a towel and pour something in it. Tazmaniac returned to the ring where Malenko shove the towel into Tazmaniac to knock him out for the victory.^[17]

Later,Shane Douglas defended theWorld Heavyweight Championship againstRon Simmons. Simmons attacked Douglas as the match began until Douglas knocked him down with adropkick. He began rolling out of the ring which angered Simmons, who chased Douglas at the ringside and ultimately got control by countering adiving crossbody attempt by Douglas into aPowerslam. He followed with agutbuster and then attempted adiving headbutt on Douglas but missed it. Simmons continued the momentum with aChokeslam and charged at him with arunning clothesline but Douglas countered and pinned him with acrucifix to retain the title. After the match, Douglas attacked Simmons with the championship belt until 2 Cold Scorpio made the save and then Simmons attacked Douglas with the title and Scorpio nailed aMoonsault on Douglas.^[17]

The penultimate match was aBrawl Game match, in whichCactus Jack andMikey Whipwreck defended theWorld Tag Team Championship againstThe Public Enemy (Rocco Rock andJohnny Grunge). The match stipulated that the opponent must be knocked down for a ten count, allowing the team to use abaseball bat as a legal weapon. Public Enemy got the chance to use baseball bat as a weapon after Rocco ducked a punch by Whipwreck and pushed him into Jack, who mistakenly hit Whipwreck with adouble arm DDT and Whipwreck was knocked down for the ten count. Public Enemy began hitting the champions with the bats and Rocco attempted to drive Whipwreck through a table from the top of a nest untilSabu showed up to confront him and pushed him through the table. The match continued until Rocco drove Cactus through the table with adiving elbow drop. Grunge then dove from the top rope and nailed a baseball bat on Whipwreck's face to win the titles.^[17]

The main event betweenChris Benoit andSabu ended quickly when Benoitbotched aback body drop which sent Sabu over the top rope andlegitimately injured hisspinal cord resulting innerve damage. Immediately after the match, Benoit demanded a real fight with 2 Cold Scorpio coming out as he challenged Benoit to a match. During the match, Public Enemy tried to interfere but Scorpio chased them away. The action spilled to the ringside, where Benoit drove Scorpio through a table into the guardrail, which resulted in the match ending in a double count-out.^[17]

A few matches from November to Remember were aired on the November 8 and November 15 episodes ofHardcore TV.^[19][20]

Shane Douglas continued his feud with Ron Simmons as it was announced on the November 29 episode ofHardcore TV that Douglas would defend the title against Simmons in a rematch atHoliday Hell.^[21] Simmons pinned Douglas in a tag team match on the December 6 episode ofHardcore TV.^[22] Douglas retained the title against Simmons at Holiday Hell.^[23]

The Tazmaniac continued his feud with Dean Malenko. On the November 22 episode ofHardcore TV, Tazmaniac teamed with Sabu to take on Dean and his brotherJoe Malenko in a tag team match, which Sabu and Tazmaniac won. After the match, they were assaulted by the World Tag Team Champions Public Enemy, who proceeded to further injure Sabu's neck by hitting aDrive-By to Sabu through the table.^[24] This would lead to a match between the two teams for the World Tag Team Championship at Holiday Hell, where Public Enemy retained the title.^[23]

The feud between Tommy Dreamer, Tommy Cairo and The Sandman continued after November to Remember. On the December 13 episode ofHardcore TV, Dreamer and Peaches defeated Cairo and Angel in amixed tag team match. After the match, Sandman rushed in the ring to attack Dreamer and then Cairo ended his hatred with The Sandman by joining forces with him in assaulting Dreamer until Cactus Jack made the save for Dreamer.^[25][26] This culminated in a tag team match, in which Dreamer and Jack defeated Sandman and Cairo at Holiday Hell.^[23]

The Pitbulls and Bad Breed continued their rivalry after November to Remember as the two teams competed in a Double Dog Collar match on November 19, which Pitbulls won. On the January 17 episode ofHardcore TV, Pitbulls defeated Bad Breed in a match which stipulated that the losing team must break up, which resulted in Bad Breed being forced to disband.^[27] After the loss, Ian Rotten turned on Axl Rotten by attacking him with a chair and the two former tag team partners engaged in a feud with each other culminating in a series of matches between the two which ended in aTaipei Deathmatch atHardcore Heaven.^[28]

Due to crippling Sabu at November to Remember, Chris Benoit subsequently adopted the nickname "The Crippler".

It has been said that when Sabu was in the hospital he refused to speak in order to protect kayfabe as part of his character was he didn't speak. Paul Heyman had to act as a translator. This lasted for hours until Sabu was eventually forced to talk in order to save his life.^[29]

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