One Night Stand 2005 ECW One Night Stand 2005 was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was held on June 12 , 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City , New York . The main event was a tag team match between The Dudley Boyz ( Buh Buh Ray and D - Von ) and the team of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman , which the Dudley Boyz won . Two of the matches on the undercard were Chris Benoit versus Eddie Guerrero , and Mike Awesome versus Masato Tanaka . Production . Although the build - up for the pay - per - view began in the middle of May , plans were in the works behind the scenes for several months in advance . Tommy Dreamer was in charge of organizing the event and getting ECW Originals to participate . He contacted several people , including The Sandman , Sabu , Justin Credible , and ECW commentator Joey Styles . Reports later stated that Paul Heyman was working with Dreamer to help prepare the event . Other ECW related wrestlers were later added to the pay - per - view . The event was publicly confirmed by WWE through a Dish Network magazine in March 2005 . In an interview with SLAM ! Sports days before One Night Stand , ECW Original Rob Van Dam announced he had asked Vince McMahon about the idea of holding an ECW reunion event . According to reports , many people backstage were very happy with the way One Night Stand went and many former ECW wrestlers that had worked the pay - per - view described it as a " fun " event . 325 , 000 people bought the event on pay - per - view . Many tried to order it through WWE ' s official website , but the website was shut down because not enough bandwidth was available . WWE adopted One Night Stand as an annual pay - per - view event . The event returned to the Hammerstein Ballroom for ECW One Night Stand 2006 , and the " One Night Stand " name ( dropping the " ECW " name in 2007 ) was used as a yearly pay - per - view until 2009 when its name was changed to WWE Extreme Rules . Background . Although many of the individual matches on the One Night Stand card were announced weeks before the pay - per - view occurred , none of them got any build - up , with WWE choosing to focus on an " invasion " angle , with several " Raw " and " SmackDown ! " superstars feuding against wrestlers from the original ECW . The invasion angle began on the May 9 episode of " Raw " , when " Raw " General Manager Eric Bischoff made a statement regarding the pay - per - view , saying that he would " squash ECW like a bug . " The following week , on the May 16 episode of " Raw " , Tajiri agreed to an Extreme Rules match with Chris Benoit . In the middle of the contest , however , Bischoff came out to stop it , and announced anything related to ECW was banned from " Raw " . He also vowed to " destroy " ECW with the help of the " Raw " superstars chosen to compete at the pay - per - view . Bischoff planned an ECW funeral for the May 23 episode of " Raw " but was interrupted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon . McMahon spoke of his support for the ECW reunion and his financial interest in bringing back the promotion . Paul Heyman then came out and reminded McMahon that , while Heyman did not own ECW , he still had control of it . Heyman also said that he welcomed Bischoff ' s invasion , claiming , " You may light a fire that you can ’ t put out . " Heyman then lit the funeral wreath ablaze . In a rematch from the previous week , Benoit defeated Tajiri in an Extreme Rules match after locking in the Crippler Crossface . The following week , Bischoff set up a Tables match between Edge and Benoit . During the match , Benoit attempted a diving headbutt with Edge on a table , but Lita moved Edge off the table . At that point , Bischoff sent several " Raw " superstars to the ring to assault Benoit , with Gene Snitsky booting Benoit in the face . Edge then put Benoit through the table with a Powerbomb for the victory . The feud between WWE brands also spread over to " SmackDown ! " . On the May 26 episode of " SmackDown ! " , Kurt Angle stated that ECW was a low - class promotion , that he would be part of the WWE invasion of One Night Stand , and that he would take " SmackDown ! " volunteers with him . A week later , Angle asked Tazz to join him in the invasion . On the same episode of " SmackDown ! " , John " Bradshaw " Layfield ( JBL ) announced he would be joining Angle in invading the pay - per - view . When Tazz rejected the offer , Angle reacted by assaulting Tazz and leaving him bleeding in the ring . On the June 6 episode of " Raw " , Benoit defeated Snitsky in an Extreme Rules match by performing a diving headbutt . The ECW Originals made their debut on WWE television as Tommy Dreamer , Rhyno , Balls Mahoney , Axl Rotten , The Sandman , and other ECW Originals attacked Bischoff ' s " Raw " invaders , with ECW Originals the Dudley Boyz hitting a 3D on " Raw " invader Maven . Benoit was drafted to " SmackDown ! " on the June 9 , 2005 episode , and he faced JBL in the main event with the ECW Originals at ringside cheering on Benoit . JBL ' s Cabinet was also at ringside , as well as Carlito , Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle . Benoit locked in the Crossface on JBL , but Angle interfered and broke the submission hold , resulting in a disqualification . A brawl broke out between the ECW Originals and WWE Invaders , with ECW coming out on top before One Night Stand . Event . Before the event aired live on pay - per - view , an episode of " Extreme Heat " aired on Spike TV , showing footage from the build - up to the event . The event started with a speech from ECW commentator Joey Styles , who was greeted with an " ECW " chant . Styles welcomed the fans to One Night Stand before introducing the color commentator for the evening , Mick Foley . The first match of the event was Lance Storm versus Chris Jericho . Storm was accompanied to the ring by Dawn Marie in what would be his last match before retirement . During the match , a " Chris Candido " chant broke out , a reference to the recently deceased wrestler who was a tag team partner of Lance Storm in ECW . Jericho locked in the Walls of Jericho on Storm , but Marie jumped on the ring apron and distracted the referee . Jason and Justin Credible interfered , with Credible hitting Jericho with a kendo stick . Storm got the pinfall on Jericho for the victory . A tribute video played next , highlighting the wrestlers from ECW that had died between the promotion ' s end in 2001 and One Night Stand . A three - way dance was next , with Tajiri facing Little Guido Maritato and Super Crazy . Tajiri was accompanied to the ring by The Sinister Minister and Mikey Whipwreck , and Guido was accompanied by his fellow F . B . I . members . One of the highlights of the match occurred when Super Crazy hit a moonsault off the balcony onto all the members of the F . B . I . Guido was the first eliminated when Whipwreck hit a Whipper Snapper while the referee was distracted . Tajiri picked up the three count to eliminate Guido . Super Crazy won the match after hitting a moonsault off the top rope onto Tajiri , getting the three - count in the process . Next came singles Luchador action , as Psychosis faced " SmackDown ! " superstar and ECW Original Rey Misterio , Jr . Misterio won the match at the seven - minute mark after hitting his signature move , the 619 , followed by the West Coast Pop . The two later revealed that they were disappointed with the way their match panned out . After the contest , the " SmackDown ! " crusaders entered the Hammerstein Ballroom . They consisted of Kurt Angle , JBL and his Cabinet , Carlito and Matt Morgan . The crowd chanted , " You Suck Dick " and " Fuck You " SmackDown ! " " as they entered the arena . Joel Gertner attempted to interview the invaders , but Angle took the microphone out of his hand and JBL pushed him to the ground . JBL and Angle cut a promo , with the crowd continuing to chant , " You Suck Dick " , to which Angle replied with " Your MOTHER taught me how " . Angle stated , " The last time I was at an ECW event I walked out halfway through because it sucked " . The crowd continued to chant , " Shut the Fuck Up " , while JBL spoke . Rob Van Dam ( RVD ) and Bill Alfonso interrupted the promo , with RVD stating it had nothing to do with " SmackDown ! " . RVD claimed that WWE deserved no credit , that the interview was a shoot with no scripts , and that missing One Night Stand was worse than missing WrestleMania . The promo was interrupted when Rhino hit Van Dam with a Gore . Van Dam ' s former tag team partner Sabu then appeared following the lights turning off , and had a match with Rhino . Sabu won the match with Van Dam ' s help as he hit a Van Daminator on Rhino before Sabu hit the Arabian Skullcrusher on Rhino through the table for the victory . The " Raw " crusaders , which included Eric Bischoff , Jonathan Coachman , Edge , Christian , Tyson Tomko , Snitsky , La Résistance and William Regal , entered the building . Chris Benoit versus Eddie Guerrero followed , with Benoit making Guerrero tap out with the Crippler Crossface . During this match , several anti - Lita chants could be heard , including " Lita ' s Got Herpes " and " I Fucked Lita " . After the Benoit versus Guerrero match was over , Gertner again tried to interview the crusaders and begged Bischoff for a job . He was not successful , and Bischoff poured his drink over Gertner , saying , " ECW Sucks " . Mike Awesome versus Masato Tanaka followed , and Joey Styles made comments during the match about Awesome over his controversial departure from ECW . At one point , after Awesome hit a high - flying suicide dive , Styles said , " And it ' s a shame he didn ' t succeed in taking his own life . " Nearly two years after the match , Awesome committed suicide . Styles has confirmed that this comment , as well as several other comments he made , were actually shoots . He said if the Original ECW was ending he was " going to say whatever the hell I wanted . " Awesome won the match after powerbomb ing Tanaka through a table on the outside of the ring and followed it with a Suicide Dive , getting the pinfall . ECW booker Paul Heyman then cut a promo in the ring , with the crowd chanting , " Thank You Paul " and rising for a standing ovation . After thanking several people , including Tod Gordon , Heyman turned his attention to the " Raw " and " SmackDown ! " invaders . He first spoke to Eric Bischoff , stating that Bischoff was in " our ( ECW ' s ) house now , bitch ! " . Bischoff responded by flipping the bird at Heyman . Heyman turned to Edge and said , " Hide your wives , its Edge " . Heyman shouted at Edge , " Matt ' Freaking ' Hardy " , a reference to his legitimate heat with the wrestler who was not contracted with WWE at the time . A huge " We Want Matt " broke out in the Hammerstein Ballroom . He then commented that the only reason JBL was WWE Champion for a year was because Triple H did not want to work Tuesdays ( a reference to the day " SmackDown ! " is taped ) . The Dudley Boyz then faced Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman in the main event . As the match was about to begin , the bWo , a stable consisting of Hollywood Nova , Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie entered the ring . Kid Kash interfered , and Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten then came to the ring with steel chairs and took out the bWo . They attacked all three members of the bWo before hitting Nova with a steel chair twice . Styles made a reference to Simon Dean , the character Nova played with WWE , by stating " That ' s more painful than being Simon Dean on national TV . " When the match eventually started , it involved trash cans , cheese graters and street signs . The Impact Players interfered , attacking Dreamer and Sandman . Francine , Dreamer ' s former manager , entered the ring and delivered a low blow to Dreamer . Dreamer ' s other valet and real life wife , Beulah McGillicutty , returned to wrestling for the first time in over seven years , sparking a catfight with Francine . The Dudley Boyz eventually won with the help of Spike Dudley , who had just turned heel . They sent Dreamer through a flaming table with a Powerbomb to get the victory . The Dudleyz attempted to attack McGillicutty before Sandman attacked them with a Singapore cane . Sandman shouted for a beer repeatedly . Stone Cold Steve Austin then made his way to the ring , with the ECW Originals coming out moments later . Austin referenced his time in ECW and then asked the crusaders to come to the ring . A huge brawl occurred , with the Originals fighting the Crusaders . The crowd chanted " We Want Taz " , which brought Taz to the ring and he then locked Kurt Angle in the Tazmission . During the brawl , JBL legitimately attacked Blue Meanie , causing him to bleed . The Originals came out on top , as The Dudley Boyz hit the Dudley Death Drop on the Crusaders ' leader , Benoit hit Bischoff with a diving headbutt and Mysterio hitting the 619 on the " Raw " General Manager . Austin asked for Bischoff ' s thoughts on the event while on the ground , and Bischoff replied , " Fuck ECW " . Austin then hit the Stone Cold Stunner on Bischoff to end the show . After the show went off the air , the ECW wrestlers left the ring one at a time , but Dreamer stayed in the ring . He bowed to the ECW logo as the crowd chanted , " Thank You Tommy " . The Dudley Boyz came back to the ring and hugged Dreamer , with Buh Buh saying to Dreamer , " This is all for you " . Reception . The overall reaction to the pay - per - view was very good , with 325 , 000 people ordering the event .