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{{short description|1997 Extreme Championship Wrestling live event}}
{{for|the 1997 film|As Good as It Gets}}
{{Infobox Wrestling event
| name = As Good as It Gets
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| promotion = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]
| date = September 20, 1997
| date_aired = September 20, September 27, October 4, and October 11, 1997
| venue = [[ECW Arena]]
| city = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], USU.S.
| attendance = c.1,600
| liveevent = Y
| lastevent = [[Terry Funk's WrestleFest]]
| nextevent = Fright[[Ultimate FightJeopardy (1997)|Ultimate Jeopardy]]
}}
'''As Good as It Gets''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[house show|live event]] produced by [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) on September 20, 1997. The event was held in the [[ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]] in the United States.<ref name="Kreikenbohm"/> Excerpts from As Good as It Gets aired on the syndicated television show ''[[ECW Hardcore TV]]'' in late September and early October 1997, while the event was released on [[VHS]] in 19961997 and on [[DVD]] in 2003. The bout between [[Beulah McGillicutty]] and [[Bill Alfonso]] was included in the 2005 compilation DVD ''BloodSport - The Most Violent Matches of ECW''.<ref name="Mix"/>
 
As Good as It Gets is known for the confrontation between Alfonso and McGillicutty, described as "five of the most intense minutes in ECW";<ref name="Loverro2007"/> the bout between [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Spike Dudley]], which featured the "must-see moment" of Bigelow lifting Dudley overhead and hurtling him into the audience;<ref name="MurphyStyles"/> and the bout between the recently debuted [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Justin Credible]], which was used to introduce and showcase the two future ECW mainstays.<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/>
 
== Event ==
[[Image:JustinCredible1999Cropped.png|thumb|left|225px|Future [[ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Justin Credible]] was showcased at As Good as It Gets.]]
The event was attended by approximately 1,600 people.<ref name="Kreikenbohm"/>
 
The opening bout was a [[tag team match]] pitting [[Thethe Full Blooded Italians]] against Thethe Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks. [[Balls Mahoney]] pinned [[Little Guido]] using the ''[[Michinoku Driver II|Nutcracker Suite]]'', but [[Tommy Rich]] put Little Guido's foot on the ropes to break the pinfall, causing referee Jeff Jones to restart the match. Little Guido then pinned Balls Mahoney with a [[pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]] while he was still celebrating. Following the match, Jones bragged that with ECW commissioner [[Tod Gordon]] having left, he was now the highest authority in ECW, prompting senior referee Jim Molineaux to confront him before Mahoney gave Jones a [[chair shot]].<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/>
 
The second bout was a [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singlessingles match]] between [[Jerry Lynn]] and [[Justin Credible]], both of whowhom had recently debuted in ECW. Credible won the match, pinning Lynn after performing "''[[Tombstone Piledriver|That's Incredible!]]"'' on him followed by a [[swinging DDT]].<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/>
 
The third bout was a singles match between [[Chris Candido]] and [[Lance Storm]]. Candido defeated Storm by pinfall after performing the "''[[Powerbomb#Superbomb|Blonde Bombshell]]"'' on him.<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="Colling"/>
 
The fourth match was a singles bout between [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Spike Dudley]]. During the match, the much larger Bigelow used his power to dominate Dudley, at one point lifting him overhead and throwing him into the audience. Bigelow won the match by pinning Dudley with a [[diving splash]]. Following the match, Bigelow threw Dudley into the audience once again.<ref name="MurphyStyles"/><ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="Colling"/><ref name="Johnson"/><ref name="Juliano"/>
The fifth bout saw [[ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Shane Douglas]] defend his title against a mystery opponent, who was revealed as [[Phil Lafon]]. Douglas defeated Lafon by pinfall using a [[jackknife hold]] with assistance from Chris Candido.<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="Colling"/>
[[Image:BillAlfonso.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Bill Alfonso]] faced [[Beulah McGillicutty]] in a bloody [[intergender match]] at As Good as It Gets.]]▼
Following the fifth bout, [[The Pitbulls]] (making their return after being absent for several months) came to the ring with the wheelchair-bound Lance Wright, who was leading a faction of wrestlers who were "invading" ECW from the [[World Wrestling Federation]]. [[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] challenged [[Tazz|Taz]] to face [[Anthony Durante|Pitbull #2]]. Taz came to the ring, receiving a [[powerbomb]] from Pitbull #2 before rallying to give Pitbull #2 a "[[T-bone suplex|T-bone Tazplex]]" following by the "[[Tazmission]]". After Pitbull #1 pulled Pitbull #2 out of the ring, Taz attacked Lance Wright, giving him a "T-bone Tazplex" through a table at ringside. Taz then brawled with security guards until his rival [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] came to the ring, with the two men brawling until they were separated.<ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/>▼
 
▲[[Image:BillAlfonso.jpg|thumb|right|225px|[[Bill Alfonso]] faced [[Beulah McGillicutty]] in a bloody [[intergender match]] at As Good as It Gets.]]
The sixth bout was a singles match between Sabu and [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]]. The match ended in a no contest after Sabu threw a [[Professional wrestling attacks#Fireball|fireball]] in The Sandman's face.<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/>
 
▲Following the fifth bout, [[Thethe Pitbulls]] (making their return after being absent for several months) came to the ring with the wheelchair-bound Lance Wright, who was leading a faction of wrestlers who were "invading" ECW from the [[World Wrestling Federation]]. [[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] challenged [[Tazz|Taz]] to face [[Anthony Durante|Pitbull #2]]. Taz came to the ring, receiving a [[powerbomb]] from Pitbull #2 before rallying to give Pitbull #2 a "''[[T-bone suplex|T-bone Tazplex]]"'' following by the "''[[Tazmission]]"''. After Pitbull #1 pulled Pitbull #2 out of the ring, Taz attacked Lance Wright, giving him a "''T-bone Tazplex"'' through a table at ringside. Taz then brawled with security guards until his rival [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] came to the ring, with the two men brawling until they were separated.<ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/>
The penultimate bout was an [[intergender match|intergender]] tag team match pitting [[Beulah McGillicutty]] and [[Tommy Dreamer]] against [[Bill Alfonso]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]. Early in the match, Dreamer injured his leg while performing a move from the top rope to the floor of the arena. After several minutes, Sabu came to the ring to help Van Dam, with the two men ultimately putting Dreamer through a table with a combination [[diving leg drop]] and "[[Frog splash|Five Star Frog Splash]]". Van Dam then walked out on the match, while Dreamer was ruled to be unable to continue. The match was left as Alfonso versus McGillicutty. After McGillicutty hit Alfonso with a [[baking tray]] she had concealed under her shirt, he began bleeding heavily. The match ended when Alfonso attempted to give McGillicutty a [[powerbomb]], only for her to reverse the move into a [[Hurricanrana]] for a pinfall victory.<ref name="Mix"/><ref name="Loverro2007"/><ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/><ref name="Melok"/> Following the match, Alfonso was hospitalized for [[blood loss]].<ref name="Johnson"/> ▼
 
The mainsixth eventbout sawwas [[ECWa Worldsingles Tagmatch Teambetween Champions]]Sabu and [[The DudleySandman Boyz]] defend their titles against [[The(wrestler)|the GangstanatorsSandman]]. The Gangstanatorsmatch defeatedended Thein Dudleya Boysno tocontest winafter theSabu titlesthrew aftera [[JohnProfessional Kronus]]wrestling pinned [[D-Von Dudleyattacks#Fireball|fireball]] within athe [[450°Sandman's splash]]face.<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="CollingBigRedMachine"/><ref name="NewJackNorman2020Colling"/>
 
▲The penultimate bout was an [[intergender match|intergender]] tag team match pitting [[Beulah McGillicutty]] and [[Tommy Dreamer]] against [[Bill Alfonso]] and [[Rob Van Dam]]. Early in the match, Dreamer injured his leg while performing a move from the top rope to the floor of the arena. After several minutes, Sabu came to the ring to help Van Dam, with the two men ultimately putting Dreamer through a table with a combination [[diving leg drop]] and "''[[Frog splash|Five Star Frog Splash]]"''. Van Dam then walked out on the match, while Dreamer was ruled to be unable to continue. The match was left as Alfonso versus McGillicutty. After McGillicutty hit Alfonso with a [[baking tray]] she had concealed under her shirt, he began bleeding heavily. The match ended when Alfonso attempted to give McGillicutty a [[powerbomb]], only for her to reverse the move into a [[Hurricanrana]] for a pinfall victory.<ref name="Mix"/><ref name="Loverro2007"/><ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="BigRedMachine"/><ref name="Colling"/><ref name="Melok"/> Following the match, Alfonso was hospitalized for [[blood loss]].<ref name="Johnson"/>
 
The main event saw [[ECW World Tag Team Champions]] [[the Dudley Boyz]] defend their titles against [[the Gangstanators]]. The Gangstanators defeated the Dudley Boys to win the titles after [[John Kronus]] pinned [[D-Von Dudley]] with a [[450° splash]].<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs"/><ref name="Colling"/><ref name="NewJackNorman2020"/>
 
== Results ==
{{Pro Wrestling results table
| times = <ref name="Kreikenbohm"/>
| match1 = [[The Full Blooded Italians]] ([[Little Guido]] and [[Tracy Smothers]]) (with [[Tommy Rich]]) defeated Thethe Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks ([[Axl Rotten]] and [[Balls Mahoney]]) by pinfall
| stip1 = [[Tag team match]]
| time1 = 8:42
| match2 = [[Justin Credible]] (with [[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason]]) defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] by pinfall
| stip2 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]
| time2 = 10:29
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| stip5 = Singles match for the [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship]]
| time5 = 12:06
| match6 = [[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] (with [[Bill Alfonso]]) wrestledvs. [[The Sandman (wrestler)|Thethe Sandman]] toended in a no contest
| stip6 = Singles match
| time6 = 9:16
| match7 = [[Beulah McGillicutty]] and [[Tommy Dreamer]] defeated Bill Alfonso and [[Rob Van Dam]]
| stip7 = [[Intergender match|Intergender]] tag team match
| time7 = -
| match8 = [[The Gangstanators]] ([[John Kronus|Kronus]] and [[New Jack]]) defeated [[Thethe Dudley Boyz]] ([[Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] and [[D-Von Dudley]]) (c) (with [[Big Dick Dudley]], [[Joel Gertner]], and [[Sign Guy Dudley]]) by pinfall
| stip8 = Tag team match for the [[ECW World Tag Team Championship]]
| time8 = 6:16
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<ref name="BigRedMachine">{{cite web|url=http://thewrestlingrevolution.com/review.php?id=3031|title=ECW As Good as It Gets |website=TheWrestlingRevolution.com|author=Big Red Machine|date=September 20, 1997|accessdateaccess-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Colling">{{cite web|url=https://wrestlingrecaps.com/2016/07/26/ecw-as-good-as-it-gets-1997-9201997/|title=ECW As Good As It Gets 1997 9/20/1997|website=WrestlingRecaps.com|accessdateaccess-date=November 19, 2020|first=Bob|last=Colling|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|url=https://www.pwinsider.com/article/96646/920-this-day-in-history-blassies-final-match-wwf-one-night-only-lawler-vs-ventura-ecw-as-good-as-it-gets-rohs-final-murphy-rec-event-and-more.html?p=1|title=9/20 This day in history: Blassie's final match, WWF One Night Only, Lawler vs. Ventura, ECW As Good as It Gets, ROH's final Murphy Rec event and more|website=PWInsider.com|accessdateaccess-date=October 21, 2020|date=September 20, 2016|last1=Johnson|first1=Mike}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Juliano">{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.pro-wrestling/c/DyN1Zk7-pzs/m/QGwCNNXTD9kJ|title=ECW Arena results from last night|website=Rec.Sport.Pro-Wrestling|last=Juliano|first=Mike|accessdateaccess-date=November 19, 2020|date=September 21, 1997}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Kreikenbohm">{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=17897|title=ECW As Good as It Gets|website=Cagematch.net|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|accessdateaccess-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Loverro2007">{{cite book|first=Thom|last=Loverro|title=The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KYrCt0kt3iYC&pg=PA213|date=2007|publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]]|isbn=978-1-4165-1312-4|pages=212–213}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Melok">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/wherearetheynow/where-are-they-now-beulah-mcgillicutty|title=Where are they now? Beulah McGillicutty|website=[[WWE]].com|publisher=[[WWE]]|accessdateaccess-date=October 21, 2020|date=April 4, 2012|last1=Melok|first1=Bobby}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Mix">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdvdnetwork.com/review-bloodsport-violent-matches-ecwdvd/9049/|title=Review: BloodSport - The Most Violent Matches of ECW (2 disc) DVD|website=WrestlingDVDNetwork.com|last1=Mix|first1=Brett|accessdateaccess-date=October 23, 2020|date=January 25, 2011}}</ref>
 
<ref name="MurphyStyles">{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/classics/ecw/25-must-see-ecw-matches-list/page-3|title=ECW's 25 most must-see matches|website=[[WWE]].com|publisher=[[WWE]]|last1=Murphy|first1=Ryan|authorlink2author-link2=Joey Styles|last2=Styles|first2=Joey|accessdateaccess-date=October 21, 2020|date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>
 
<ref name="NewJackNorman2020">{{cite book|author1=[[New Jack]]|first=Jason|last2=Norman|title=New Jack: Memoir of a Pro Wrestling Extremist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zF_SDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA106|date=2020|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=978-1-4766-3830-0|pages=106}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Wrestling20Yrs">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling20yrs.com/blog/ecw-as-good-as-it-gets-review|title=ECW As Good as it Gets review|website=Wrestling20Yrs.com|accessdateaccess-date=October 21, 2020|date=November 4, 2017}}</ref>
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