Hostile City Showdown (1996) was the third Hostile City Showdown professional wrestling supercard event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It that took place on April 20, 1996 in the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Excerpts from Hostile City Showdown aired on episodes #157, #158, and #159 of the syndicated television show ECW Hardcore TV on April 23, April 30, and May 7, 1996. The full event was later released on VHS and DVD. In July 2019, the event was made available for streaming on the WWE Network. Event The event began with commentator Joey Styles interviewing the Gangstas in the ring. After the Gangstas insulted the Eliminators, the Eliminators came to the ring and brawled with the Gangstas. The opening bout was a singles match between El Puerto Riqueño and Super Nova. The match ended in a no contest after the Eliminators interfered, performing Total Elimination on both men. After the Eliminators called out the Gangstas, the Gangstas came to the ring and brawled with the Eliminators once more. As the brawl ended, J.T. Smith attempted to sing "Fly Me to the Moon"; when D-Von Dudley attempted to give Smith a chair shot, Smith pulled his tag team partner Little Guido in front of him, with Guido taking the chair shot. Dudley then chased Smith backstage. The second bout was a singles match between Billy Black and Mikey Whipwreck. Whipwreck won the bout by pinfall, giving Black a FrankenMikey followed by a small package. The third bout was a tag team match between the Dudley Boyz and the Pitbulls. The match ended in a no contest when the Pitbulls gave Buh Buh Ray Dudley an aided superbomb then attempted to pin him, only for D-Von Dudley to give chair shots to both of the Pitbulls followed by the referee. Following the match, the Pitbulls gave the referee an aided superbomb then left the ring. D-Von Dudley then berated the other Dudley Brothers, eventually chasing Buh Buh Ray Dudley backstage. The fourth bout was a singles match between Devon Storm and Taz. The match ended when Taz threw Storm out of the ring and through a table at ringside with a belly-to-belly suplex, resulting in Storm being counted out. After the match, Taz applied the Tazmission to Storm to choke him out unconscious. The fifth bout was a singles match between Axl Rotten and Little Guido.