Just prior to the event, WWE also established a third brand dubbed ECW for wrestlers of the former promotion and newer talent.

After the success of 2005's ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view (PPV), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) decided to hold another Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion show for June 11, 2006, establishing the hardcore-based PPV as an annual show for the promotion.

heading into the pay-per-view, but build-up behind the scenes began several months earlier, as WWE was bringing back ECW full-time.

[5] The new brand was officially confirmed by WWE on May 25, 2006, with its debut show airing on June 13 on the Sci Fi Channel.

[7] The main feud heading into One Night Stand was between John Cena and Rob Van Dam over the WWE Championship.

[8] On the May 22 episode of Raw, Van Dam announced that he would be cashing in his opportunity against Cena for the WWE Championship at One Night Stand.

Heyman, however, told Cena that he had brought some people from ECW and at that point, Balls Mahoney, Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer and the Sandman came to the ring.

[10] Because of this, a match was booked for the WWE vs. ECW Head-to-Head special that aired on the USA Network on June 7, 2006 between Cena and Sabu.

[13] Foley was a guest on the Cutting Edge on the May 1, 2006 episode of Raw, and the two agreed to a WrestleMania Hardcore rematch the following week.

During the match, however, Foley turned heel for the first time in over eight years and attacked Dreamer with a barbed wire baseball bat.

You see, seven years ago, I pulled the sock out of my pants, and made Vince McMahon laugh, and the doors of opportunity open wide for Mick Foley, but not for Tommy Dreamer.

Maybe Edge, you and I are gonna have to be tougher than ever, hungrier than ever, sicker than ever, to walk into that steaming cesspool that is the Hammerstein Ballroom.

(pointing out to said fan) Because when I go to Hammerstein Ballroom, Edge and I are prepared to take the beatings of our lives, and I will do that to exorcise the sick, twisted whore that is ECW.

You've seen me thrown off cells, you've seen me slammed in tacks, you've seen me go through a burning table at WrestleMania; it is nothing compared to the horrors I will unleash on Dreamer and Funk at (goddamn you) ECW.

And then when I walk to that ring at the Hammerstein Ballroom as a WWE Legend, you Terry Funk and you Tommy Dreamer will learn about loss ... Have a nice day.One of the main undercard matches on the card was between Rey Mysterio and Sabu for the World Championship.

ECW representative Paul Heyman announced that Mysterio had accepted the challenge for One Night Stand on the June 2, 2006 edition of SmackDown!.

[18] Before the June 9, 2006 edition of SmackDown!, Heyman kayfabe revealed to WWE's official website that he was trying to get Mysterio to join the new ECW brand.

Despite Angle's participation as an anti-ECW crusader from last year's One Night Stand he was met with raucous cheers from the ECW faithful.

Orton gained the main advantage in the match after Angle missed a running shoulder tackle, which sent him into the ringpost.

[22][25] The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido Maritato and Tony Mamaluke) versus Super Crazy and Tajiri was next.

After the contest, Big Show entered the ring and executed the cobra clutch backbreaker on Mamaluke and kicked F.B.I.

JBL recalled his (legitimate) assault on The Blue Meanie from ECW One Night Stand 2005 and referred to himself as "The King of Hardcore".

Sabu had the upper hand for most of the match, executing an Arabian facebuster and a triple jump moonsault, but Mysterio kicked out of both moves.

[22][27] Edge and Mick Foley versus Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk was next in what was a violent and bloody Hardcore Tag Team match.

A bandaged Funk returned to the match a few minutes later, hitting Edge and Foley with a barbed wire bat.

[23] In the main event John Cena faced Rob Van Dam for the WWE Championship.

The action quickly went to ringside, and Van Dam got the advantage on Cena, with a moonsault press off the steel steps.

Van Dam continued his offense when the action went back inside the ring as he placed a chair on Cena's stomach before executing Rolling Thunder.

The person was revealed as Edge, who won a number one contender's match to challenge for the WWE Championship at Vengeance on June 25, 2006.

[35] On Raw the next day Paul Heyman addressed the controversy of Rob Van Dam's WWE Championship win.