| WWE One Night Stand | |
|---|---|
 WWE One Night Stand logo | |
| Promotions | World Wrestling Entertainment |
| Brands | Raw (2007–2008) SmackDown (2007–2008) ECW (2005–2008) |
| Other names | ECW One Night Stand (2005–2006) WWE One Night Stand: Extreme Rules (2007–2008) |
| First event | 2005 |
| Last event | 2008 |
| Eventgimmick | Hardcore wrestling |
WWE One Night Stand was aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV) event, produced every June byWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), aprofessional wrestling promotion based inConnecticut. The event was created in 2005 and its name refers to its original format, that being a one-night reunion show forExtreme Championship Wrestlingalumni. The first two shows were promoted under the ECW acronym; this, however, was changed for the 2007 and 2008 events. As WWElaunched their own version of ECW in 2006 as a thirdbrand alongsideRaw andSmackDown, these two shows were promoted under the WWE acronym. The final event under the One Night Stand name was in 2008 before being renamedExtreme Rules in 2009. The2009 Extreme Rules was noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology; however, the2010 event was later promoted as only the second event under a new Extreme Rules chronology, one that is no longer a direct continuation of the One Night Stand event. Extreme Rules, however, continued the theme of featuring various hardcore-based matches.
In 2001, theExtreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion was closed down due to financial issues andWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) acquired the former promotion's assets in 2003.[1][2] With the success ofThe Rise and Fall of ECW (2004) documentary, WWE announced that they would be holding an ECW reunion show on June 12, 2005, at theHammerstein Ballroom in theManhattan borough ofNew York, New York, titled ECW One Night Stand. Although the build-up for thepay-per-view began in the middle of May, plans were in the works behind the scenes for several months in advance.Tommy Dreamer was in charge of organizing the hardcore-based event and getting ECW alumni to participate, which were referred to as ECW Originals in the build to the show. He contacted several people, includingThe Sandman,[3]Sabu,Justin Credible,[4] and ECW commentatorJoey Styles.[5] Reports later stated thatPaul Heyman was working with Dreamer to help prepare the event.[6] Other ECW related wrestlers were later added to the pay-per-view.[7] The event was publicly confirmed by WWE through aDish Network magazine in March 2005.[8] In an interview withSLAM! Sports days before One Night Stand, ECW originalRob Van Dam announced he had askedVince McMahon about the idea of holding an ECW reunion event.[9] Although held as a reunion show for ECW alumni, wrestlers from WWE'sRaw andSmackDownbrands also took part in the event.[10]
WWE adopted One Night Stand as an annual June pay-per-view event and continued the theme of featuring hardcore-based matches on the show. The event returned to the Hammerstein Ballroom forECW One Night Stand 2006.[11] Just prior to this 2006 event, WWE established a thirdbrand dubbedECW for former wrestlers of the original promotion, as well as newer talent, to compete on.[12] One Night Stand would continue for another two years (dropping the "ECW" name in 2007 and just being promoted as WWE), until it was replaced byExtreme Rules in 2009. One Night Stand was originally just renamedExtreme Rules for 2009, but in2010, WWE declared that Extreme Rules was its own chronology, one that was no longer part of the One Night Stand chronology. Extreme Rules, however, continued the hardcore-based theme.[13]
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECW One Night Stand (2005) | June 12, 2005 | New York, New York | Hammerstein Ballroom | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley andD-Von Dudley) vs.Tommy Dreamer andThe Sandman | [8] | |||
| 2 | ECW One Night Stand (2006) | June 11, 2006 | John Cena (c) vs.Rob Van Dam in anExtreme Rules match for theWWE Championship This was Rob Van Dam'sMoney in the Bank cash-in match. | [14] | |||||
| 3 | One Night Stand (2007) | June 3, 2007 | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | John Cena (c) vs.The Great Khali in aFalls Count Anywhere match for theWWE Championship | [15] | |||
| 4 | One Night Stand (2008) | June 1, 2008 | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena | Edge vs.The Undertaker in aTables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the vacantWorld Heavyweight Championship | [16] | |||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||||||||
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