2000 Extreme Championship Wrestling pay-per-view event
Heat Wave (2000) was the seventh Heat Wave professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The event took place on July 16, 2000 from the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and the final event to be held under the ECW banner.
Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event. The main event was a Stairway to Hell match, in which Justin Credible successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Tommy Dreamer. On the undercard, Rob Van Dam defeated Scotty Anton and Rhino successfully defended the World Television Championship against The Sandman.[1] This event was notable for the controversial incident between ECW wrestlers and the personnel from Xtreme Pro Wrestling although its wrestlers were not involved.[2]
