A Matter of Respect

In professional wrestling, A Matter of Respect was a supercard held by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-based professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling annually in May in 1996 and 1998.

Results

1996

A Matter of Respect 1996
File:TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg The ECW Arena.
Information
Promotion	Extreme Championship Wrestling
Date	May 11, 1996
Attendance	1,000
Venue	ECW Arena
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Event chronology
Hostile City Showdown 1996 A Matter of Respect 1996 Fight the Power

A Matter of Respect 1996 was a supercard that took place on May 11, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.

The event marked the culmination of the feud between Rob Van Dam and Sabu, who faced one another in a bout in which the loser was required to shake the winner's hand and declare their respect for them. Van Dam defeated Sabu and subsequently refused to shake Sabu's hand, establishing his cocky personna.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Taz defeated Beef Wellington	Singles match	4:35
2	Damien fought El Puerto Ricano to a no contest	Singles match	N/A
3	Damien Kane and Devon Storm (with Lady Alexandra) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley, with Chubby Dudley, Dances with Dudley and Sign Guy Dudley) by disqualification	Tag team match	14:01
4	The Full Blooded Italians (J.T. Smith and Little Guido) defeated Axl Rotten and Hack Myers	Tag team match	10:55
5	Raven (c) (with Stevie Richards, The Blue Meanie and Miss Patricia) defeated Pitbull #2 (with Pitbull #1 and Francine) and The Sandman (with 2 Cold Scorpio and Missy Hyatt)	Three way dance for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship	18:26
6	Chris Jericho defeated Mikey Whipwreck	Singles match	12:00
7	Shane Douglas defeated 2 Cold Scorpio (c)	Singles match for the ECW World Television Championship	26:31
8	Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu	Respect match	18:47
9	The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) and Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee and The Eliminators (John Kronus and Perry Saturn)	Six man tag team match	20:46
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

1998

A Matter of Respect 1998
File:TheArenaPhiladelphia.jpg The ECW Arena.
Information
Promotion	Extreme Championship Wrestling
Date	May 16, 1998
Attendance	1,600
Venue	ECW Arena
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Event chronology
It Ain't Seinfeld A Matter of Respect 1998 UltraClash 1998

A Matter of Respect 1998 was a supercard that took place on May 16, 1998 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. The announcer for the event was Joey Styles.

No.	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	Justin Credible (with Chastity and Jason) defeated Jerry Lynn	Two out of three falls match	25:04
2	Chris Chetti defeated Jamie Dundee	Singles match	7:54
3	Mikey Whipwreck defeated Mike Lozansky	Singles match	5:42
4	John Kronus defeated Danny Doring (with The Equalizer, Lance Wright and Ulf Herman)	Singles match	3:41
5	The Blue World Order (The Blue Meanie and Super Nova) fought The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers, with Tommy Rich) to a no contest	Tag team match	N/A
6	Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney defeated The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers, with Tommy Rich)	Tag team match	6:06
7	Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Al Snow	Singles match	7:13
8	Chris Candido and Sabu fought Lance Storm and Rob Van Dam to a no contest	Tag team match	17:23
9	The Sandman, Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer (with Beulah McGillicutty) defeated The Dudley Brothers (Big Dick Dudley, Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)	Six man Stairway to Hell match	24:25
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match