ECW Heat Wave

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.

Heat Wave
NXT Heatwave logo used since 2022
Promotions	Extreme Championship Wrestling (1994–2000) WWE (2022–present)
Brands	NXT (2022–present)
First event	Heat Wave (1994)

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 its being held in the summer, as all events are held in either July or August, since the 2024 live-streaming event took the place of The Great American Bash as it was held outside the United States.

Events

NXT-branded event

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	[1][2][3]
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	[4]