ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) - Path of Destruction (Uncensored) [VHS]
"If it's blood you want, it's blood you're gonna get," screams Extreme  Championship Wrestling (ECW) play-by-play announcer Joey Stiles. He's talking  about the hardcore "Glass Match," which features two men sticking their taped  hands in glue and then glass shards before doing battle... But, really, he could  just as well be summing up all of ECW. Unlike the World Wrestling Federation and  World Championship Wrestling, ECW eschews flash and overwrought soap operas and  focuses on brutal mutilation and, occasionally, some wrestling moves. This  compilation tape (a follow-up to the extremely successfulECW: Extreme  Evolution) of five matches showcases what makes ECW so popular among rabid  wrestling fans. The collection starts with a four-man title match (featuring  Chris Jericho, 2 Cold Scorpio, Pit Bull #2, and Shane "the Franchise" Douglas)  that runs over 40 minutes and challenges any notions that these guys aren't  athletes. It's exhausting. The centerpiece, however, is the Stairway to Hell  match, featuring Sabu vs. Sandman. As you watch Sandman, head wrapped with  barbed wire and gushing blood, repeatedly cane Sabu with a 4-foot stick, your  month will just hang open. Perhaps the biggest star here, however, is Stiles.  He's a maniac announcer with hilarious catch phrases like "Oh my gaaawwd!"  sounding likeSouth Park's Cartman calling wrestling. "Why watch bad  boxing pay-per-view? You got ECW!" he bellows, and who can argue?--Dave  McCoy