Fight the Power was attended by approximately 1,025 people.[1][2] The commentator for the event was Joey Styles. The referees were Jim Molineaux, John Finnegan, John Moore, and Paul Richards.[6][7]
The second bout was a singles match between Mikey Whipwreck and Rob Van Dam. At the outset of the match, Brian Pillman - who had begun disrupting ECW events by behaving erratically - came to ringside in a wheelchair and inexplicably demanded the match be stopped, then hit Whipwreck with his crutch after Whipwreck confronted him. Van Dam went on to win the match by pinfall following a standing moonsault.[2][7] Following the match, Pillman gave a promo in which he referred to the African Americantag teamthe Gangstas as "Niggas With Attitudes", legitimately angering them.[9][10]
Following the third bout, Joey Styles interviewed Raven and Stevie Richards in the ring. Richards announced that Raven had instructed him to find the "dirtiest skank" he could for Raven. Richards then introduced Divine Brown (who had been arrested for prostitution the prior year). Brown offered to do "anything" to Raven but he rejected her offer, saying "she hasn't been with enough people yet", after which Richards himself carried Brown backstage.[6][9][11]
The fourth bout was a "shoot fight" between Jason Helton (a Muay Thai fighter) and Taz, with the rules being that the only way to win was by knockout or submission. Taz won the match by submission using the Tazmission. Following the match, Taz brawled with mixed martial artistPaul Varelans, who was seated at ringside, setting up a bout between them at Hardcore Heaven later that month.[2][6][9][11]
The fifth bout was a falls count anywheresix-man tag teamelimination match pitting Raven's Nest members Brian Lee and the Bruise Brothers against The Pitbulls and Tommy Dreamer. Pitbull #1 (who went into the match with an injured arm) was the first wrestler eliminated, being pinned by Lee after having his crotch repeatedly driven into the ring post. Lee and Dreamer fought on the balcony of the ECW Arena known as the "crow's nest", with Lee chokeslamming Dreamer off the balcony through a stack of tables in a spot that was repeatedly played on ECW programming in the following years. After rallying, Dreamer pinned one of the Bruise Brothers following a DDT. The Pitbulls then attempted to superbomb Dreamer through Lee (who was lying on top of a table), only for the remaining Bruise Brother to pull Lee out of the way. Lee then pinned Dreamer, leaving Pitbull #2 alone. Pitbull #2 went on to pin Lee after the remaining Bruise Brother accidentally gave him a big boot, then pinned the remaining Bruise Brother with a small package following a DDT from Dreamer.[2][6][9]
As a result of winning the match, Pitbull #2 was to receive a future title shot against ECW World Heavyweight ChampionRaven. As the Bruise Brothers and Lee attacked Pitbull #2, Raven came to the ring and announced that the match would take place immediately. Raven went on to pin Pitbull #2 to retain his title following an Evenflow DDT onto a chair.[2][6]
The seventh bout was a singles match between the Sandman and Stevie Richards. Richards and his henchman the Blue Meanie - who regularly impersonated other wrestlers - came to the ring dressed as World Championship Wrestling tag team the Blue Bloods. Richards - who had announced earlier that year at Big Apple Blizzard Blast that he intended to sue the Sandman's valetMissy Hyatt for sexual harassment for kissing him the previous December at Holiday Hell - then served Hyatt by stuffing the summons into her cleavage. Subsequently, a doctor who had recently operated on the Sandman's injured knee came to the ring. After the doctor refused to clear the Sandman to wrestle, Hyatt kissed him, causing him to faint and thus allowing the match to commence. The Sandman went on to win the match by pinfall using a small package. Following the match, Raven attacked the Sandman, applying a figure-four leglock to his injured knee while hitting him with a Singapore cane.[2][8][9]
The eighth bout was scheduled to be ECW World Television ChampionShane Douglas defending his title against 2 Cold Scorpio, but 2 Cold Scorpio had been hospitalized due to a staph infection.[9] Douglas instead issued an open challenge. He went on to win four matches in quick succession, pinning El Puerto Riqueño, Don E. Allen, and Devon Storm following belly-to-back suplexes, and defeating Mikey Whipwreck by submission using the Texas cloverleaf. As Pitbull #2 help carry the defeated wrestlers backstage, Douglas challenged him, asking "are you a Pitbull or a pussy?" After Pitbull #2 demurred, Douglas taunted Pitbull #2's manager, Francine, calling her the "ugliest bitch" in ECW. After Francine slapped Douglas, he gave her a belly-to-belly suplex, prompting an enraged Pitbull #2 to attack him. Pitbull #2 went on to win the impromptu match, pinning Douglas after reversing a superbelly-to-belly suplex into a superbomb, therefore becoming the new ECW World Television Champion.[2][7][9]
