the titles. On the July 17 episode of Hardcore TV, it was announced that Gangstas would receive another rematch against Dudleys at Heat Wave. Event Preliminary matches The opening match of the event was a 3-on-2 handicap match, in which the team of Mikey Whipwreck and Spike Dudley defeated PG-13 (J. C. Ice and Wolfie D) and Jason. In the next match, Axl Rotten defeated Tracey Smothers. Next, John Kronus took on Pablo Marquez. Kronus executed a 450° splash from the top rope to win the match. Later, Chris Chetti and Balls Mahoney competed against The Triple Threat members Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow in a tag team match. Candido pinned Chetti for the victory. Next, Taz defended the World Television Championship against Lance Storm. Taz made Storm submit to a Tazmission to retain the title. In the following match, Terry Funk defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Shane Douglas. Chris Candido and Francine interfered in the match as Francine bit Funk's ears. The referees checked onto Funk but he attacked them and Francine continued to bite it, forcing the referee to disqualify Douglas. As a result, Funk retained the title. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defended the World Tag Team Championship against The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) in a steel cage match. Buh Buh injured his legs by hitting a Bubba Cutter to New Jack from the top rope and Saed pinned him to win the title. After the match, Big Dick Dudley hit both members of Gangstas with a steel chair. Main event match The ECW representative team of Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman took on Rob Van Dam, Sabu and Jerry Lawler in a steel cage match. Rick Rude came out to compete as Dreamer and Sandman's third partner but he quickly turned on his team by hitting a clothesline to Dreamer which led to Beulah McGillicutty slapping him and Rude tossed her into the cage wall. Rude threw chairs into the cage and then locked the cage with RVD, Sabu and Lawler attacking Dreamer and Sandman inside the cage with the chairs until Taz made the save. RVD and Sabu escaped the cage but Lawler was trapped inside the cage and Taz knocked him out with a Tazmission until Rick Rude and The Triple Threat attacked him and knocked him out and Chris Candido applied Taz's own Tazmission on