Triple Threat
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- For the US game show, see Triple Threat (game show).
The Triple Threat was a professional wrestling stable that existed in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1998. It was Shane Douglas' answer (so to speak) to Ric Flair and the Four Horsemen; Douglas legitimately hated Flair since he felt that Flair had held him back during his first run in World Championship Wrestling, or WCW (Flair had been a booker in WCW at the time).
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[edit] History
The original Triple Threat consisted of Shane Douglas, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in ECW. When Benoit and Malenko left for WCW, Douglas reformed the Triple Threat with Chris Candido and "Bulldozer" Brian Lee. Bam Bam Bigelow joined the group shortly after Brian Lee betrayed the Triple Threat at ECW Barely Legal. When Bigelow left the group to feud with Douglas for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, Lance Storm took his place. It was short-lived, however, as Storm and Candido did not get along and Storm was kicked out. Eventually, Bigelow returned and replaced Storm. The group disbanded after Bigelow left for WCW, and Candido and Douglas went their separate ways after Douglas left the ECW Title to Taz at ECW Guilty as Charged 1999.
In 2000, Douglas, Candido and Bigelow were briefly reunited in a group together in WCW, but did not use the name Triple Threat. They did, however, use everything else about the group. It was disbanded shortly after, starting when Candido left WCW.
[edit] Members
- Shane Douglas
- Chris Benoit
- Dean Malenko
- Brian Lee
- Bam Bam Bigelow (Died January 19, 2007)
- Chris Candido (Died April 28, 2005)
- Lance Storm
[edit] Managers
[edit] Titles
- ECW Heavyweight Title (Douglas)
- ECW Tag Team Titles (Benoit & Malenko, then Candido & Storm)
- ECW TV Title (Malenko, Bigelow, Douglas)
[edit] Notable Feuds
[edit] The New Triple Threat
In late 1998, Rob Van Dam, Sabu and Taz teamed up to form the "New Triple Threat". They wrestled Douglas, Candido and Bigelow at November to Remember on November 1, 1998 and were able to defeat them. The New Triple Threat then disbanded due to inner dissension.
