Heatwave 1998 - The Recap

Joey Styles welcomes everyone to the show, and introduces his co-host and color commentator, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, who is also accompanied by Francine. Shane Douglas is excited tonight, because Bam Bam Bigelow will get his hands on Taz, and reminds everyone how, at Living Dangerously, Bigelow put him through the ring, and that tonight, Bigelow will put Taz through the concrete floor. Joey Styles compliments Douglas on his appearances, as does Douglas to Styles. Styles says it is a new suit and is double breasted, and Francine responds by saying that "it couldn't have cost six grand like these" before putting Styles' face in her breasts.

Justin Credible beats Jerry Lynn in the final match of their summer series after much interference from "The Sexiest Man Alive" Jason, Nicole Bass and Chastity. Referee Jon Finegan and a trainer have to check on Jerry Lynn after the match. Chastity has to be carried to the back.

Tammy Lynn Sytch, aka Sunny, shows up with "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido before the next match, and the two of them make out in the ring before Tammy stops ring announcer Bob Artise and does the introduction for Candido, billing him as from "Spring Lake, New Jersey, or wherever he damn well pleases," and calling him "240 of the hardest pounds I ever felt."

"No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido beats Lance Storm. During the match, Tammy Lynn Sytch hands Candido a handful of powder, but Storm sends it into Candido's face. A blinded Candido accidentally punches out referee Jim Molineaux, and Storm hits Candido with a leaping side kick. Storm goes up top, but Tammy gets into the ring, feels Storm's butt and pulls him off the top rope. Molineaux confronts Tammy and grabs the string on her dress, but when a blinded Candido rolls up Molineaux with a schoolboy, the top of Tammy's dress is yanked off and her breasts are almost exposed. Candido then hits the Blonde Bombshell to win.

We see footage from the outside of the arena where New Jack says the fans are ready to take Heatwave to the extreme, and that Jack Victory is getting his ass beat and this time, nobody will help Jack Victory. Suddenly, Jack Victory shows up, and New Jack says they can do this right now. Security has to keep both men separated, but a red car pulls up and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von and Big Dick Dudley) come out and attack New Jack. Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney also show up to hold back and protect New Jack, as does Pitbull #2. The Dudleys soon run back into the car and speed off, and New Jack's forehead is busted open. Axl Rotten calls for some help. As a result of this attack, the Weapons Match between Jack Victory and New Jack will not take place tonight.

Bill Alfonso says that Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki are losers, and that "Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and Sabu will retain the tag team titles. Rob Van Dam says everyone here to see him - and Sabu - defend the ECW tag team titles, and fakes sneezing while saying the word "Hakushi." (Jinsei Shinzaki went by the name Hakushi in the WWF.)

Masato Tanaka beats Mike Awesome in a brutal match after hitting him with a Tornado DDT on two steel chairs.

Taz tells Bam Bam Bigelow tonight is the night and that he feels it. He says that Bam Bam Bigelow will tap in a short while to the only champion on pay-per-view who means anything - not "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, not Golberg, not Mike Tyson - and get his win back, even if Bam Bam kicks his ass, which he will enjoy. Bigelow beat him once, but not a second time.

"The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner says it is not the end of The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley), and that New Jack "has a prior engagement" and won't be able to make it while Beulah McGillicutty "won't be walking around anywhere." Once the Dudley Street Fight begins, nobody can save The Sandman, Spike Dudley or "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer. Buh Buh Ray Dudley tells Dreamer he can give his soul to Jesus, but his ass belongs to the Dudleys. The ring is their church, the tie-dye is their color and "3D" is their cross, and it is Dreamer's cross to bear.

"Mr. Monday Night" Rob Van Dam and Sabu retain the ECW World Tag Team Championships against Jinsei Shinzaki and Hayabusa.

Taz retains the FTW World Heavyweight Championship against Bam Bam Bigelow in an ECW Deathmatch with the Tazmission after he and Bam Bam Bigelow go through the entrance ramp. After the match, Taz tells "The Franchise" Shane Douglas "Beat me if you can, survive if I let you," which enrages Douglas, causing him to smash a headset down and throw a monitor down into the stands before leaving with Francine.

"The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von, Big Dick and Sign Guy Dudley) show up, accompanied by their preferred referee Jeff Jones, who is carrying a blow-up doll with Beulah McGillicutty's face on it (which is named "Beulah McGillislutty"). Buh Buh Ray tells the crowd he hates them, and that The Dudleys are the toughest men in professional wrestling today. They challenge anyone in WWF, WCW and ECW to bring it on down to the ring so they can kick their asses if they have the guts. Nobody shows up, and Buh Buh Ray says that there is not a person man enough to face the Dudley Boyz before taunting people in the crowd.

"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley and The Sandman beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von and Big Dick Dudley) in a brutal, violent Dudley Street Fight. During the match, Joel Gertner gets hit with a drop kick to the face from the Tree of Woe position by referee Jim Molineaux for calling him bald as Dreamer, Spike and The Sandman do the same to the Dudleys. After the match, Jack Victory attacks Dreamer with a guitar shot to the head, but New Jack shows up fresh from the hospital and makes the save, decimating the Dudleys along with Jack Victory. After the match, Dreamer announces that it is safe to say that Dayton, Ohio is ECW country as the show goes off the air.