On August 2, 1998 ECW’s Heat Wave took place in front of 4,400 fans at the Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This marked the 5th Heat Wave produced by ECW but was the first edition of Heat Wave to be broadcast on pay-per-view. The event also featured talent from Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) due to partnership between ECW and FMW. Check out the match between ECW World Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Sabu (with Bill Alfonso) and Hayabusa & Jinsei Shinzaki. The match marked Hayabusa's first and

Exact Date: July 19, 1998 Event: ECW Heat Wave 1998 – Dayton, Ohio Match: Rob Van Dam & Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) vs. The Dudley Boyz for the ECW World Tag Team Championship Pure ECW mayhem from start to finish! Heat Wave ’98 delivered one of the wildest tag matches of the era—tables exploding, Sabu flying everywhere, nonstop chair shots, and Bill Alfonso blowing that whistle like a siren. The Dudleys tried to isolate Sabu early, but RVD flipped the momentum with his signature springboards, crisp k