10 Perfectly Over-Booked Wrestling Trainwrecks
8. Raven & Stevie Richards Vs. The Pitbulls (ECW Gangstas Paradise)
It would've been easy to fill this list with mid-'90s ECW matches alone. Paul Heyman's promotion resembled a giant trainwreck for much of its existence, and with nutjobs like Sabu and New Jack around (plus the booker's fondness for in-match angle developments), bouts often devolved into anarchy, and this might be the best of the bunch.
A two-out-of-three falls dog collar match for the ECW Tag Team Championships, it stipulated that The Pitbulls would be forced to split if they lost - because titles don't add enough stakes on their own, apparently. Chicanery was guaranteed, and it started before the bell, with Beulah explaining that Richards had a broken arm and wouldn't be able to compete, leaving Raven all alone.
A violent, weapon-filled brawl ensued. The Pitbulls hung Raven by a chain, before #1 went looking for Stevie backstage, dragging him into the match. The first five minutes saw three separate table spots, and the Dudleyz interfered after the opening fall. Raven brought out an ether-soaked rag. Francine and Beulah got into a catfight for no apparent reason. Tommy Dreamer, Bill Alfonso, and 911 all got involved too, because why the hell not?
A dumb restarted finish cements this as one of ECW's most perfectly overbooked matches, with Alfonso overruling Dreamer's baffling decision to substitute in for Pitbull #2.