Whipwreck, who was the ECW World Heavyweight Champion at the time, defeated Austin for the title at November to Remember on November 18. It has been alleged that during this time, Austin learned Whipwreck's finishing move (the "Whipper-Snapper") and would adopt it and popularize it in his later career as the "Stone Cold Stunner"; in reality, Whipwreck would not use this particular wrestling move until late 1997. The Sandman defeated Austin and Whipwreck in a triple threat match at December to Dismember on December 9 for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Heyman would later state that he had wanted Austin to win the title, but Austin had refused because he felt he was more effective "as the hunter, rather than the hunted".