{{Proposed deletion/dated |concern = Fails Wikipedia notability guideline and is completely unsourced. |timestamp = 20141007115110 }} {{refimprove|date=April 2012}} {{Infobox Wrestling event |name = Crossing the Line |image = |caption = [[DVD]] cover featuring [[Francine Fournier|Francine]], [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]], [[Rob Van Dam]] and [[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray Dudley]] |promotion = [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] |date = February 12, 1999 |venue = [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks Lodge]] |city = [[Queens|Queens, NY]] |attendance = 2,100 |lastevent = |nextevent = }} '''Crossing the Line''' was a [[professional wrestling]] event held by [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] (ECW), which took place on February 12, 1999 at the [[Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks|Elks]] Lodge in [[Queens|Queens, NY]]. The show featured six matches, in which two of these were championship matches, first [[Terry Brunk|Sabu]] fought to no-contest with [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Krush]] for the [[ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship]], and in the main event [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] for the [[ECW World Television Championship]]. ==Background== The main [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]] heading into the event was between [[ECW World Television Championship|ECW World Television Champion]] [[Rob Van Dam]] and challenger [[Jerry Lynn]] for the championship. Another match heading into the event was between [[Terry Brunk|Sabu]] and [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Krush]] for the [[ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship]]. ==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !'''#''' !'''Result''' !'''Stipulation''' !'''Time''' |- |1 |[[Chris Chetti]] defeated [[James Maritato|Little Guido]] |[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]] |5:57 |- |2 |[[The Prodigy]] and [[Vince DeMarco]] defeated [[The Dominator]] and [[Krysis]] |[[Tag Team|Tag Team match]] |6:43 |- |3 |[[Super Crazy]] defeated [[Yoshihiro Tajiri]] |Singles match |7:13 |- |4 |[[Terry Brunk|Sabu]] (c) fought [[Vito LoGrasso|Skull Von Krush]] to a [[List of professional wrestling terms#N|no-contest]]. |Singles match for the [[ECW FTW Heavyweight Championship]] |9:00 |- |5 |[[John Kronus]] fought [[Steve Corino]] to a no-contest. |Singles match |3:00 |- |6 |[[Rob Van Dam]] (c) defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] |Singles match for the [[ECW World Television Championship]] |17:42 |- |colspan="4"|{{center|{{small|''(c) - refers to the champion(s) heading into the match''}}}} |- |} ==Event summary== Included an in-ring promo by [[ECW World Heavyweight Championship|ECW World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Tazz|Taz]] in which he said he would face anyone at [[Living Dangerously]] for the title, regardless if they were from the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] or [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]. Featured an in-ring segment in which [[Shane Douglas]], accompanied by [[Francine Fournier|Francine]], cut a promo about wanting to retire with his last match as his best and knowing when to walk away; both Francine and Douglas appeared visibly moved by the crowd's outpouring emotion, asking Douglas to stay; as Douglas prepared to leave his boots in the ring as a symbolic gesture, [[Justin Credible]], accompanied by [[Jason Knight|Jason]] and [[Jazz (wrestler)|Jazz]], came out and said he is the new Franchise, [[Lance Storm]] then came out and argued he should be the next Franchise, with Douglas saying neither of them were and the man who would continue in his footsteps is [[Tommy Dreamer]], Credible and Storm then attacked Douglas, with Francine being caned in the face, until Dreamer attempted to make the save but was beaten down as well. Included an in-ring promo by [[Mark LoMonaco|Buh Buh Ray]] and [[Devon Hughes|D-Von Dudley]], with [[Joel Gertner]], [[Alex Rizzo|Big Dick]] & [[Lou D'Angeli|Sign Guy Dudley]], in which Buh Buh Ray cut a promo on running the [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|Public Enemy]] - their scheduled opponents for the night - out of ECW and to the WWF; moments later, [[New Jack]] interrupted and said he brought someone with him; after Buh Buh Ray joked it was [[John Kronus]] or [[Matt Hyson|Spike Dudley]], [[Mustafa Saed|Mustafa]] came out and cleared the ring with New Jack until turning on New Jack and helping the Dudleyz beat him down; Spike Dudley and Kronus attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well before Gertner unveiled that Mustafa was the mysterious benefactor that offered the Dudleyz a sum of money to rid ECW of the Public Enemy. Also [[Sid Vicious (wrestler)|Sid Vicious]] makes his debut on ECW by destroying John Kronus and Steve Corino with [[Powerbomb]]s. Featured an in-ring promo by Lance Storm in which he said he had a new manager and introduced [[Beulah McGillicutty]], with [[Dawn Marie]] then coming out dressed as Beulah; Tommy Dreamer then ran in the ring and attacked Storm until he was triple teamed by Storm, Justin Credible, and Jason; moments later, Shane Doulgas, with Francine, ran in the ring and made the save; Dreamer and Douglas then hugged and gave the sign of the [[Triple Threat]]. Early in the segment, [[Don Callis]] was seen watching on from the balcony. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]] {{wikipedia-deleted|Lukejordan02}}