What is ECW Heat Wave?
{{Infobox wrestling PPV series|name=Heat Wave|promotions=[[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (1994–2000)<br>[[WWE]] (2022–present)|brands=[[WWE NXT|NXT]] (2022–present)|firstevent=[[Heat Wave (1994)]]|lastevent=}} '''ECW Heat Wave''', known as '''NXT Heatwave''' since 2022. is a series of [[professional wrestling]] [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|events]] that was first made by [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW) from 1994 to 2000. ECW began making it a [[pay-per-view]] starting in 1998. In 2022, [[WWE]] (which bought ECW in 2003) brought back the event's name for their [[WWE NXT|NXT]] brand. ==Results== ===1994=== {{Infobox wrestling event|name=Heatwave '94|promotion=[[Extreme Championship Wrestling|Eastern Championship Wrestling]]|date=July 16, 1994|date_aired=|liveevent=Y|venue=[[ECW Arena]]|city=[[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]|attendance=850|lastevent=[[Hostile City Showdown (1994)]]|nextevent=[[Hardcore Heaven (1994)]]|event=Heat Wave|lastevent2='''''First'''''|nextevent2=[[#1995|Heat Wave (1995)]]|tagline=The Battle for the Future}} '''Heat Wave 1994: The Battle for The Future''' took place on July 16, 1994 at the [[2300 Arena|ECW Arena]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was the first Heat Wave event held by ECW.{{Professional wrestling results table|match1=The Bad Breed ([[Axl Rotten|Axl]] and [[Ian Rotten]]) defeated [[Hack Meyers]] and [[Rockin' Rebel]] by pinfall|stip1=[[Tag team match]]|time1=9:40|match2=[[Mikey Whipwreck]] (c) defeated [[Chad Slivenski|Chad Austin]] (with [[Jason Knight (wrestler)|Jason]]) by disqualification|stip2=[[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]] for the [[ECW Television Championship]]|time2=9:10|match3=[[Tommy Dreamer]] defeated [[Stevie Richards]] (with Angel) by pinfall|stip3=Singles match|time3=7:45|match4=[[Curtis Hughes|Mr. Hughes]] defeated Tommy Dreamer by pinfall|stip4=Singles match|time4=3:00|match5=[[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]] and [[Taz (wrestler)|The Tazmaniac]] defeated the Pitbulls ([[Gary Wolfe (wrestler)|Pitbull #1]] and [[Antho