champion Raven needed to be pinned for the title change. Sandman and Raven fought inside the cage, Dreamer and Lee brawled throughout the arena and Gordy and Richards fought at the Eagle's Nest. Sandman hit a DDT to Raven inside the cage to win the match. However, the title did not change hands as Richards had not been pinned. After the match, Lee choked out Missy Hyatt, Beulah McGillicutty and Kimona Wanalaya. Reception Heat Wave received mixed reviews from critics with most of the critics praising the World Television Championship match. Arnold Furious of Wrestling Recaps wrote "One great match and a bunch of decent stuff. It’s a good show. If you’ve not got Path of Destruction (which has the 4-way match on it) then it’s well worth picking up for the TV title match, a decent Sabu match and some other ECW antics. Minor recommendation based on whether or not you’ve seen the TV title match." Wrestling 20 Years Ago staff gave a rating score of 6.5 out of 10, the World Television Championship match was named match of the night and Shane Douglas was named the MVP, stating Heat Wave to be "A largely forgettable show, but with a forty-minute title match including Jericho, Douglas and Scorpio; you'd be struggling to put it down any more. There's some good early incarnations of what would soon be household names; the Francine turn shows Heyman's chops for telling a compelling story and it would be a further example of how ECW was easily the most consistent promotion in North America." Crazy Max staff wrote "the 4-way Elimination match was just awesome, both the action and all the stuff at the end. The tag title match was also pretty decent and the main event was pretty bloody, which is what you should expect in an ECW cage match. None of the other matches were all that good. Mildly recommended show considering the 4-corner match was good and took up a good chunk of the show." Aftermath Despite pinning Raven at Heat Wave, The Sandman did not win the World Heavyweight Championship due to the unique match stipulation. He continued his feud with Raven's Nest over the next several months. At Ultimate Jeopardy, Sandman and Tommy Dreamer defeated Stevie Richards and Brian Lee in an Ultimate Jeopardy match, which stipulated that each competitor had placed something on the line were they to