ECW The Doctor Is In

The Doctor Is In
The ECW Arena
PromotionExtreme Championship Wrestling
DateAugust 3, 1996
(aired August 6 and 20, 1996)
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
VenueECW Arena
Attendancec. 1,400
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The Doctor Is In was a professional wrestling live event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) on August 3, 1996. The event was held in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.[1] The title of the event referred to the debuting "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.

Excerpts from The Doctor Is In aired on episodes #172 and #174 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on August 6 and 20, 1996, while the full event was released on VHS in 1996. It was made available for streaming on the WWE Network in 2020.[2] The main event (a stretcher match between Rob Van Dam and Sabu) was included on the 2001 Pioneer Entertainment compilation DVD Hardcore History[3] and the compilation DVD Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches released by WWE in 2006,[4] while the bout between Pitbull #2 and Shane Douglas was also featured on Hardcore History[3] and the bout between 2 Cold Scorpio and Chris Jericho was included on the compilation DVD ECW Unreleased, Vol. 1 released by WWE in 2012.[5]

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