CyberSlam 2000: Tommy Dreamer Wins and Loses the ECW World Title

Masato Tanaka versus 2 Cold Scorpio opens CyberSlam with a useful return match and a clean official result. Scorpio is back in ECW, while Tanaka remains one of the promotion's most credible heavyweight workers after his program with Mike Awesome. Tanaka wins with Diamond Dust. B+ rewards opponent quality, historical interest, crowd response, and the value of opening with recognizable wrestlers rather than another angle-heavy segment. The surviving account does not provide a runtime, which limits a more precise evaluation. Even so, the pairing carries enough credibility and novelty to stand as one of the stronger straightforward wrestling attractions on the card.

Lance Storm and Dawn Marie versus Nova and Jazz is an intergender match that becomes increasingly crowded as Jason, Chris Chetti, and Justin Credible become involved. Credible eventually strikes Jazz with a cane, allowing Dawn Marie to score the pin. B rewards the unusual pairing, storyline continuity, crowd engagement, and a decisive official winner. The amount of outside involvement keeps the bout from feeling self-contained and makes the finish more about the Impact Players' numbers than the four listed competitors. The Results table remains authoritative for the official participants, so the additional people are treated as interference rather than being added to the match sides.

Little Guido versus Super Crazy and Kid Kash is the best pure wrestling match on CyberSlam. Crazy eliminates Kash first after a brainbuster, leaving Crazy and Guido to continue the three-way dance under ECW's elimination format. Sal E. Graziano later becomes involved, Guido drives Crazy through a table from Graziano's shoulders, and Guido eventually wins with the Maritado. A- rewards opponent quality, elimination structure, crowd investment, athletic execution, and a clearly documented final winner. The interference keeps the match from reaching an even higher grade, but the three wrestlers provide one of the card's strongest sustained in-ring sequences and important continuity from Wrestlepalooza.

The New Dangerous Alliance versus Danny Doring and Roadkill continues the feud that developed through Elektra's turn. Roadkill prepares for the Amish Splash, but C. W. Anderson uses Lou E. Dangerously's cell phone to stop him. Anderson then hits Doring with the Anderson Spinebuster to secure the official victory. B rewards tag-team continuity, faction stakes, a decisive result, and the clear advancement of Anderson and Bill Wiles. The interference makes the finish less satisfying as a competitive match, while the post-match Da Baldies attack quickly shifts attention toward New Jack. The official tag result is preserved separately from the brawl that creates the next match.

Balls Mahoney and New Jack versus DeVito and Angel is preserved exactly as the explicit Results table records it. The event narrative describes New Jack brawling with DeVito and then says Balls Mahoney returns after a win, which creates tension with the official card listing. The Results table takes priority, so the Event File records one tag-team match with Mahoney and New Jack defeating Da Baldies. B rewards feud importance, crowd response, recognizable participants, and the need to preserve the official result without inventing an unsupported singles match. The confusing narrative transition and lack of a listed runtime keep the match from receiving a stronger grade.

Steve Corino versus Dusty Rhodes continues the program that began with Rhodes' surprise ECW debut at Guilty as Charged. Jack Victory interferes with a cowbell, and Corino wraps the bullrope around his elbow before hitting an elbow drop to win. B+ rewards feud continuity, star presence, crowd interest, and the significance of giving Corino an official victory over Rhodes. The interference reduces the value of the match as a clean contest, but the result is meaningful for Corino's rise. Sandman, Lori Fullington, Rhino, and the Network become involved afterward, yet those developments remain post-match material rather than part of the official result.

Rhino versus Yoshihiro Tajiri begins after Tajiri refuses Cyrus' demand to surrender the ECW World Television Championship to the Network. Rhino attacks and the title match follows. Tajiri survives attempted interference from Steve Corino and Jack Victory, but Rhino eventually hits two consecutive piledrivers and wins the championship. A- rewards title stakes, crowd response, faction significance, decisive championship change, and the importance of Rhino's elevation. The match is still surrounded by Network interference, which keeps it from feeling entirely clean. Rob Van Dam's post-match appearance further increases the historical value without changing the official result itself. It is a compact turning point rather than a self-contained classic.

Tommy Dreamer versus Taz is one of the most historically important matches on CyberSlam because Dreamer wins his first ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Dreamer pins Taz with a sunset flip, ending the returning champion's brief transitional reign. Taz then presents Dreamer with the belt, praises him, and allows the locker room to celebrate the victory. A rewards championship stakes, emotional payoff, character history, crowd response, historical consequence, and a clean official title change. The match's importance extends far beyond technical execution because Dreamer's long association with ECW makes the victory a major symbolic moment. That celebration also creates the setup for the separate match that follows.

Justin Credible versus Tommy Dreamer begins immediately after Dreamer's championship celebration and is listed as a separate official match. Credible attacks, discards the ECW World Tag Team Championship belt, and challenges the new champion. Dreamer accepts, but Jason distracts the referee and Francine turns on Dreamer, allowing Credible to hit That's Incredible and win the World Heavyweight Championship. A rewards the shocking title change, storyline consequence, crowd emotion, Credible's elevation, and the extraordinary context of Dreamer's reign lasting only minutes. The interference prevents the match from being a pure athletic classic, but its historical importance is undeniable. The Results table clearly separates it from Dreamer versus Taz.