Ah, 3PW. Everyone’s third favourite post-ECW Viking Hall occupants. Music… United Kingdom by Don Veca (Road Rash 3: Tour de Force) Battle Theme by David Wise (Diddy Kong Racing) Race Theme 02 by P.Phelan/A.Bennet/P.Bennet (Top Gear 2, SNES) You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! by Words by Sammy Cahn. Music by Sammy Fain. Vocals by Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, The Jud Conlon Chorus, and The Mellomen. Kid (Ending 1) by Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan (The King of Fighters ’95) Headdy the Hero by Kazuo Hanzawa, Jun Irie, Hideki Matsutake (Dynamite Headdy) Stage Theme 11 by Hirohiko Takayama, Tsukamoto (Lemmings, Mega Drive) Stayin Alive In The Wall by Wax Audio 3PW’s biggest issue was finding an identity. It ended up being ”stuff you wouldn’t see in nearby XPW, CZW, ROH or JAPW” which meant Legends who couldn’t do anything but blade, your least favourite ECW guys (Pitbull #1, Jason Knight, Chad Austin etc.) and tits (Jasmine St. Claire). Which doesn’t sound that bad on paper, but with endless Todd Gordon segments, no direction and horrible commentary, the highlights were sparse. In fairness, Matt Striker, Joey Matthews and Rob Eckos all excelled in the company and looked like stars from the get-go. 3PW became known later on for the problems caused by Jasmine St. Claire and others. Here’s a brief list of 3PW Follies: Year End Mayhem… -Bam Bam Bigelow apologised to fans after his match with Abdullah The Butcher. -Syxx-Pac apologised for not being 100% for the second show in a row. Syxx said he wouldn’t return until he was 100% -Dusty Rhodes, Too Cold Scorpio and Ron Killings all no-showed. A New Era… -Sandman (subbed for 3PW Champion Sabu, who missed his flight for not the first time) and then lost it to Terry Funk. Justin Credible would later win the belt and have it vacated for the same reason. Five Star Four Way… -There was a long wait, because Chr