ECW Heat Wave

Heat Wave, also known as Heatwave, is a professional wrestling event produced by the WWE for its NXT brand division. It was originally a pay-per-view event produced by Eastern/Extreme Championship Wrestling that took place annually from 1994 to 2000. The 1998-2000 iterations of Heat Wave aired on pay-per-view (PPV), while the 1997 iteration was an Internet pay-per-view (iPPV).

Heat Wave
The 2022 NXT Heat Wave logo under the WWE banner
PromotionsExtreme Championship Wrestling (1994–2000)
WWE (2022–present)
BrandsNXT (2022–present)
First eventHeat Wave (1994)

The intellectual property and all footages from the seven Heat Wave events are now owned by WWE since 2003. On July 26, 2022, WWE revived the Heat Wave name for its 2022 event.[1][2][3]

Dates, venues and main events
NXT-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main Event
Heat Wave (1994): The Battle for The Future July 16, 1994 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ECW Arena The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) vs. Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. in a barbed wire match
Heat Wave (1995): Rage In The Cage! July 15, 1995 The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed) in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1996) July 13, 1996 The Sandman, Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven (c), Brian Lee and Stevie Richards in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1997) July 19, 1997 Rob Van Dam, Sabu and Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Rick Rude in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1998) August 2, 1998 Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley vs. The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley) in a Street Fight
Heat Wave (1999) July 18, 1999 Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn vs. Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible)
Heat Wave (2000) July 16, 2000 Los Angeles, California Grand Olympic Auditorium Justin Credible (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
NXT Heatwave August 16, 2022 Orlando, Florida WWE Performance Center Bron Breakker (c) vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. "WWE NXT to Go Against AEW All Out, WWE Bringing Back Former ECW Event, NXT Tapings Booked". 26 July 2022.
  2. "Two Title Matches Set for WWE NXT Heatwave". 27 July 2022.
  3. "WWE Files Trademarks for WCW & ECW PPV Names". 11 December 2019.
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