CyberSlam 1998: The Triple Threat Wins Big as ECW Honors Louie Spicolli

Jerry Lynn versus Danny Doring is a compact opener that gives CyberSlam a straightforward wrestling match after the ten-bell salute for Louie Spicolli. Doring tries to superplex Lynn from the top rope, but Lynn counters into a sunset-flip powerbomb for the pin. B rewards execution, a clean finish, pacing value, and the usefulness of giving Lynn another victory as his ECW credibility continues to rise. Doring remains early in his development and does not need to be protected from the loss. The match is not historically central to the show, but its simplicity is helpful before the card moves into heavier interference and faction-driven material.

Al Snow versus Tracy Smothers is driven as much by Snow's mannequin-head gimmick as by the wrestling. The audience fills the scene with Head references before the Full Blooded Italians and Judge Jeff Jones become involved. Snow eventually clears them out, uses Head as a weapon, hits Snow Plows, and secures the victory. B- rewards crowd engagement, character presentation, and the decisive finish, but the match runs more than twenty minutes and becomes overloaded with outside involvement. Snow remains one of ECW's hottest acts, yet the bout asks too much time from a simple premise. Its best moments are presentation-driven rather than the result of sustained in-ring structure.

Chris Chetti versus Doug Furnas is short but gives Chetti a meaningful win over a more experienced opponent. Furnas controls portions with his strength and catches Chetti in a bearhug, but Chetti counters with a DDT and follows with a double-jump moonsault for the pin. B rewards decisive finishing, athletic execution, opponent credibility, and the developmental value of the result. The limited runtime prevents the match from becoming a major attraction, yet it accomplishes its purpose cleanly. Chetti gets to display a memorable finishing sequence, while Furnas supplies enough established credibility that the victory feels more useful than another win over a comparable developing wrestler.

Lance Storm versus Chris Candido is one of CyberSlam's strongest matches because it turns the Triple Threat breakup into a focused singles contest. Candido has already turned on Storm, and their former partnership now gives every exchange added context. Storm ultimately wins with a superbomb. A- rewards storyline significance, opponent chemistry, a decisive finish, crowd investment, and the importance of giving Storm credibility after being pushed out of the group. The match is not especially long, but it does not need interference to produce its central result. That clarity makes it stand out on a show where several other bouts rely on outside involvement, and it sets up the next stage of the rivalry.

Taz versus Brakkus is brief but presents the Television Champion as resilient against a much larger opponent. Brakkus uses his size and strength, a table is brought into play, and Taz drives him through it with a T-Bone Tazplex. Taz then escapes a military press, hits another suplex, and applies the Tazmission for the submission. B+ rewards championship stakes, dominant character presentation, a decisive finish, and the visual contrast between the wrestlers. The short runtime keeps the match from reaching a higher level, but it accomplishes exactly what the booking requires. Taz survives the power threat and leaves with the championship intact.

Justin Credible versus Tommy Dreamer turns their increasingly personal rivalry into a First Blood match built around barbed wire and interference. Dreamer wraps himself in barbed wire and attacks aggressively, but Rob Van Dam interferes and helps create the opening that causes Dreamer to bleed. Credible then attacks Beulah before the referee awards him the match. A- rewards rivalry intensity, stipulation use, crowd heat, storyline progression, and the importance of Credible earning another major-event victory over an established ECW figure. The interference prevents the result from feeling clean, but the match succeeds as a violent character chapter and pushes Credible further into the promotion's upper-storyline mix.

The three-way dance begins as a six-man tag before Spike Dudley and the Gangstanators join the match as a third team, creating the official elimination structure. Axl Rotten eventually hits Severe Skull Trauma on Spike to eliminate Spike, Kronus, and New Jack. The match then returns to the original teams, where Sandman pins Buh Buh Ray after a hotshot. B+ rewards crowd energy, elimination logic, faction continuity, and the way the match consolidates several tag-team feuds into one result. The structure is messy because of how the third team enters, but the official eliminations are clear and the final Sandman fall gives the match a decisive endpoint.

Shane Douglas and Bam Bam Bigelow versus Rob Van Dam and Sabu gives the reformed Triple Threat a valuable main-event test against two of ECW's most dangerous opponents. The match stays competitive until Bigelow catches a diving RVD in mid-air and hits Greetings From Asbury Park, with Douglas adding a belly-to-belly suplex during the closing sequence. Bigelow pins RVD for the win. A- rewards star power, faction significance, crowd investment, decisive finishing, and the importance of establishing Douglas and Bigelow as an effective combination after the Hostile City Showdown realignment. The victory provides a strong bridge toward Living Dangerously and gives the show a clean official ending.