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Professional wrestling event series by ECW/WWE
Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Heat Wave , also stylized as Heatwave , is a professional wrestling event currently produced by WWE for its developmental brand , NXT . It was originally a pay-per-view event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) that took place annually from 1994 to 2000. ECW folded in 2001 and WWE acquired its assets in 2003. In 2022, WWE revived the Heat Wave name for NXT, but stylized as Heatwave, and it has since been held annually, first as a television special of NXT in 2022 and 2023 , then as a livestreaming event in 2024 as WWE ceased airing NXT pay-per-views from 2022. The event's name is a reference to it being held in the summer as all events have been held in either July or August.
Event
Date
City
Venue
Main Event
Ref.
Eastern Championship Wrestling
Heat Wave (1994): The Battle for The Future
July 16, 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECW Arena
The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge ) vs. Terry Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. in a barbed wire match
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Heat Wave (1995): Rage In The Cage!
July 15, 1995
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ECW Arena
The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa Saed ) in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1996)
July 13, 1996
The Sandman , Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven (c), Brian Lee and Stevie Richards in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1997)
July 19, 1997
Rob Van Dam , Sabu and Jerry Lawler vs. Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Rick Rude in a steel cage match
Heat Wave (1998)
August 2, 1998
Dayton, Ohio
Hara Arena
Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman and Spike Dudley vs. The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley , D-Von Dudley and Big Dick Dudley ) in a Street Fight
Heat Wave (1999)
July 18, 1999
Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn vs. Impact Players (Lance Storm and Justin Credible )
Heat Wave (2000)
July 16, 2000
Los Angeles, California
Grand Olympic Auditorium
Justin Credible (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship
WWE : NXT
NXT Heatwave (2022)
August 16, 2022
Orlando, Florida
WWE Performance Center
Bron Breakker (c) vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Championship
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NXT Heatwave (2023)
August 22, 2023
Carmelo Hayes (c) vs. Wes Lee for the NXT Championship
NXT Heatwave (2024)
July 7, 2024
Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Scotiabank Arena
Trick Williams (c) vs. Je'Von Evans vs. Ethan Page vs. Shawn Spears for the NXT Championship
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Championships
World Secondary Tag Team Other accomplishments
Talent Programming
Television Major events Interpromotional events
Video games Miscellaneous WWE revival Independent revivals
Pay-per-view and Network events
Television
NXT (Special episodes )
Super Tuesday
The Great American Bash (2020 , 2021 , 2022 , 2024 )
New Year's Evil (2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024 , 2025 )
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver — Night 1
Halloween Havoc (2020 , 2021 , 2023 )
Vengeance Day
Roadblock (2022 , 2023 , 2024 )
Spring Breakin' (2022 , 2023 , 2024 )
Heatwave (2022 , 2023 )
Gold Rush
NXT 2300