10 Weirdest ECW Main Events Ever

10. Rob Van Dam vs Balls Mahoney - Anarchy Rulz 1999

Only ECW could have gotten away with having a wrestler named Balls on their roster. 

The late Jonathan Rechner's most famous character was a mainstay of the original land of extreme, winning their tag titles three times and participating in numerous midcard angles. Though popular, he was never considered to be a top star by the brand, which is what makes the main event of Anarchy Rulz 1999 so odd. 

Mahoney made it to the show's conclusion, taking on actual top guy Rob Van Dam for a championship. Not the World championship, mind you, but the Television Championship.

It's not like the World title wasn't featured on the card. Taz defended the belt in a three-way dance against Mike Awesome and Masato Tanaka, a star-studded affair by anybody's measure. Furthermore, this was one of Taz's final matches for the promotion, as he would jump to the WWF early the following year. 

Did Paul Heyman not book Taz in the main event because he felt betrayed by him leaving? It's entirely possible, but whatever the reason was, at least Balls got a nice payday out of it. Or he would have done, if this wasn't ECW.