#super crazy ecw

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Went to Legends Fanfest yesterday and met SO many of my favorite ECW Originals! (And my favorite to hate lmao)

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ECW Magazine: February 2000

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Super Crazy vs. Tajiri | Mexican Deathmatch ECW on TNN January 21, 2000

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ECW Hardcore TV #305 (02/27/1999) // New York, New York

Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy.

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Nah coz Super Crazy would 100% be in my OSW style Boy Stable. I LOVE watching his matches man, dude was INSANE.

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in terms of the zero-g girls,what male and female wrestlers would you consider their most notable move/skillset basis? malu for example gives me vibes of samoa joe,umaga and jacob fatu,tak naturally no doubt has many a hardcore and deathmatch type past and present

absolutely, and not just wrestlers but each kinda represents a style of a different promotion that i like Malu moveset is def Umaga / Yoko, big power moves, samoan drops, also can fly with big splashes. a bit of Bam Bam in there. Tak's moveset heavily based on Foley / Mox type. she's ECW. Yuna works a king's road / strong style like kobashi / misawa, or like Meiko Satomura, lots of strikes. she's AJPW / AJW Stellar is more high speed joshi type, like AZM / Starlight Kid. She's kinda Dragon Gate inspired as a style CKO is mma style / shooter / catch. like Shayna / Taz / Joe moveset. so she represents UFC / Pancrase / IGF style Dagmara is power moves, heavy hits, shes like undertaker / vader type, some Nash vibes mixed in there. shes WWF style. and Blue Corazón and Corazón Sombrío are lucha libre, mexican high flyers, if Blue is like Mysterio then Sombrío is her Psicosis, Super Crazy / Penta / Fenix / Vikingo types. AAA / CMLL style.

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Double or Nothing preview

MJF vs. Sammy Guevara vs. Jack Perry vs. Darby Allin - MJF defends the AEW men's world title in a four-way, so the first man to score a pinfall or submission on any opponent will be the winner and champion.

On September 29, 2021, MJF characterized Guevara, Perry, Allin, and himself as "the four pillars" of AEW. (I assume it's an intentional reference to the Four Pillars of Heaven from 1990s All Japan.) The idea was that all four men were top recruits in AEW's first year, and all four were clearly being groomed for big pushes, so the company was being built on their work. Sooner or later they had to put all four into one program, which finally happened when the other three challenged Max on March 15.

My problem with this pillar bit is that all four guys are clearly still works in progress, while other homegrown talent (Britt Baker, Orange Cassidy, the Acclaimed, Wardlow, Ricky Starks) have begun to overtake them. If these guys were really carrying AEW, then any two of them would be able to headline this show on their own. Someday that will be true, I think. For now, though, the main draw of the match is that it's a four-way, simply because four is the number MJF pulled out of his ass in 2021.

This is being set up like every four-way main event you've ever seen. The heels (Sammy and Max) have teased that they'll be in cohoots, and then that they can't get along. The challengers (Sammy, Darby, and Jack) have discussed making sure one of them wins and MJF loses. The babyfaces (Darby and Jack) seemed to be on the same page, but seeds of doubt have been planted. Typically this intrigue is totally dropped once the bell rings, and they'll all brawl for 20 minutes until the heel champion steals a pin. Then the announcers will act like Max has discovered an obscure loophole in the rules, as we haven't seen this in literally every four-way ever.

Kenny Omega & Adam Page & Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson vs. Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli & Bryan Danielson & Wheeler Yuta - This is billed as "anarchy in the arena," so it's basically a brawl all over the building, until someone scores a pin or submission inside the ring. Page and Moxley have been feuding since October. In March, Page brawled with Mox's entire team (the Blackpool Combat Club) all the way to the ring and ran into Omega and the Young Bucks. After that the BCC was fighting separate wars with Page and the Elite, until the babyfaces joined forces on May 17. It's the first time Page has been on good terms with the Elite since 2020.

When they did this type of match last year, Eddie Kingston poured "gasoline" all over Chris Jericho, so that's the kind of craziness this match has to live up to. I don't mean "they have to do a fire spot," more like "someone has a chainsaw, but never actually uses it." Note that last year's anarchy in the arena didn't settle a damn thing and they came back with a "blood & guts" match a month later, which also didn't end the feud. So don't count on the Elite finally getting revenge. If anything I expect the BCC to get even more heat with even more heinous brutality.

Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole - This is billed as an unsanctioned match. Nominally that just means AEW isn't responsible for what the participants do to each other, but practically speaking it's just another street fight with no count-outs or disqualifications. There's nothing to prevent the Jericho Appreciation Society from interfering, so Cole is bringing in ECW legend Sabu for backup.

The story is that Jericho and his goons beat up Cole, then handcuffed him to the ring and forced him to watch as his girlfriend Britt Baker got beat up by Saraya. So technically Jericho didn't directly give Baker a black eye, but Jericho and Cole are both playing it as if that's what happened. That means Cole wants to super-mega-fucking-murder Jericho, and Jericho must stoop to the most despicable atrocities imaginable to avoid getting super-mega-fucking-murdered.

I'm pretty sure Cole has to win this, so that Sabu can do at least one big crazy spot that helps secure the victory. I have no idea what 58-year-old Sabu can actually do, but I'm certain he'll try to do it.

Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm - Hayter won the AEW women's world championship from Storm in November, and this is the rematch. Six months ago Hayter and Britt Baker were the top heels, feuding separately with Storm and Saraya. Hayter's title win triggered a double turn, with Storm and Saraya becoming sore losers and later aligning with Ruby Soho as the Outcasts. The heels need to maintain their heat on their way to some kind of multi-woman blowoff match, but I don't think any of them are going to win the title before that happens. Hayter retains.

Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler vs. Jeff Jarrett & Jay Lethal - FTR (Harwood and Wheeler) are defending the AEW tag team title. Mark Briscoe is the special guest referee. The story is that Mark and FTR became close friends after their 2022 rivalry, but Lethal is an old friend/rival from even further back. Lethal's faction is clearly only pretending to be nice to Mark so he can give them tips on how to fight FTR. FTR don't want him to get taken in, but they can't help but be all passive-aggressive and FTR about it. So the story going into the match is that we don't know what Mark is going to do.

I am extremely bored with Lethal and Jarrett chasing every title in AEW, and this story in particular has been extra-boring. So I hope they just do the basic thing and have Mark call it down the middle so FTR can end the feud.

Wardlow vs. Christian Cage - This is a ladder match with Wardlow's TNT title on the line. The title belt will be suspended above the ring, and the first participant to pull it down wins. Ladders will be placed around the ring, although technically I suppose Christian could just stand on the shoulders of his heavy, Luchasaurus.

The gimmick here is that Christian is a veteran at winning ladder matches, but ladder matches are super-violent and Wardlow is great at violence. There's also a sense that Wardlow vs. Luchasaurus is going to happen at some point, so I'm pretty sure Wardlow will retain and that won't really settle anything.

Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie - Cargill already defeated Valkyrie last month to retain the TBS championship, but this time Taya is not prohibited from using her finishing move. The whole feud is that both women use a double chicken wing facebuster, and Jade acts like she has proprietary rights to the maneuver. Jade is 60-0 and someone has to end her win streak, but I don't think it's Taya. But it's probably about time for Jade to need more help putting opponents away, so I expect a lot of interference.

Blackjack Battle Royale - Orange Cassidy invited literally anyone to challenge him for the AEW international title, and when 20 guys stepped up he proposed a battle royale. I don't know if a blackjack battle royale is the same as a casino battle royale, or what the rules are going to be.

AEW has announced the following 21 participants: Ari Daivari, Bandido, Big Bill, Brian Cage, Chuck Taylor, Dustin Rhodes, Jay White, Juice Robinson, Keith Lee, Kip Sabian, Komander, Lee Moriarty, Orange Cassidy, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix, Ricky Starks, Swerve Strickland, The Butcher, The Blade, Tony Nese, and Trent Beretta.

They're building up Orange for a very dramatic title loss, but that needs to be a singles match against one guy, not 20 people ganging up on him and one getting lucky. I guess you could move the belt to a cocky heel, with the idea that he couldn't beat Cassidy in a one-on-one situation. But defending the title in a battle royale was his idea! He has to retain here to not look like an idiot.

Malakai Black & Brody King & Buddy Matthews vs. TBD - Black's team, the House of Black, has issued an open challenge with their AEW trios title on the line. Under "house rules," you get a twenty-count outside the ring instead of ten, you can't escape a fall by getting to the ropes, and the challengers can name any additional stipulation except no-disqualification. It sounds like Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn intend to accept the open challenge, but I don't know why AEW wouldn't simply book that match and advertise it. So my best guess is they'll be interrupted by some heel team. Either way I think the House of Black retain.

Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy & HOOK vs. Ethan Page & Austin Gunn & Colten Gunn - This is set for the pre-show. Matt and Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen, who are both sidelined right now) have been feuding with Ethan Page and the Firm since October. Of late Jeff and Hook have joined the fight, and it seems like they've successfully disbanded the Firm. Page wants payback, so he's recruited the Gunns (who were in the Firm for about two weeks but never mind that now). If Matt's team wins, he gains control of Ethan's contract, in revenge for the months when the Firm controlled Matt's contract. The stip is kind of pointless if Matt doesn't win, so I think he will.

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World Wrestling Entertainment 2008

January 1 - Kelly Kelly, Shannon Thorne & Jimmy Wang Yang vs Layla, The Miz & John Morrison (ECW)

January 4 - Michelle McCool & Chuck Palumbo vs Victoria & Kenny Dykstra (Smackdown)

January 7 - Ashley Massaro vs Mickie James vs Maria vs Melina vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

January 14 - Beth Phoenix, Melina & Jillian Hall vs Maria, Mickie James & Ashley Massaro (RAW)

January 18 - Michelle McCool vs Layla (Smackdown)

January 21 - Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James (RAW)

January 25 - Layla, The Miz & John Morrison vs Michelle McCool, Chick Palumbo & Jamie Noble (Smackdown)

January 28 - Mickie James & Ashley Massaro vs Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall (RAW)

January 28 - Maria vs Melina (RAW)

January 29 - Kelly Kelly vs Victoria (ECW)

February 4 - Mickie James & Maria vs Beth Phoenix & Victoria (RAW)

February 5 - Kelly Kelly & Michelle McCool vs Layla & Victoria (ECW)

February 11 - Melina vs Maria (RAW)

February 12 - Kelly Kelly vs Layla (ECW)

February 15 - Victoria vs Michelle McCool  (Smackdown)

February 18 - Maria vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

February 24 - Mickie James vs Melina (Heat)

February 26 - Kelly Kelly & Kofi Kingston vs Layla & Santino Marella (ECW)

March 9 - Mickie James vs Melina (Heat)

March 10 - Melina & Beth Phoenix vs Candice Michelle & Maria (RAW)

March 17 - Maria & Candice Michelle vs Jillian Hall & Victoria (RAW)

March 23 - Mickie James vs Melina (Heat)

March 24 - Maria vs Melina (RAW)

March 24 - Beth Phoenix, Melina & Santino Marella vs Maria, Ashley Massaro & Jerry Lawler (RAW)

March 25 - Kelly Kelly & Steven Richards vs Layla & Mike Knox (ECW)

March 28 - Maryse & Victoria vs Michelle McCool & Cherry  (Smackdown)

March 30 - Beth Phoenix & Melina vs Maria & Ashley Massaro (Wrestlemania)

March 31 - Maria vs Santino Marella (RAW)

April 7 - Maria vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

April 11 - Michelle McCool vs Victoria (Smackdown)

April 14 - Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

April 18 - Cherry vs Victoria  (Smackdown)

April 20 - Melina & Jillian hall vs Maria & Ashley (Heat)

April 25 - Natalya vs Cherry (Smackdown)

April 22 - Kelly Kelly & Tommy Dreamer vs Layla & Mike Knox (ECW)

April 27 - Mickie James, Maria, Kelly Kelly, Cherry, Ashley Massaro & Michelle McCool vs Beth Phoenix,, Melina, Layla, Jillian Hall, Natalya & Victoria (Backlash)

April 28 - Mickie James, Maria, Kelly Kelly, Cherry, Ashley Massaro & Michelle McCool vs Beth Phoenix,, Melina, Layla, Jillian Hall, Natalya & Victoria (RAW) 

April 28 - Katie Lea Birchill & Paul Birchill vs Super Crazy (RAW)

May 2 - Victoria & Natalya vs Cherry & Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

May 5 - Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James (RAW)

May 5- Katie Lea Birchill & Paul Birchill vs Jon Cutler (RAW)

May 9 - Kelly Kelly vs Victoria (Smackdown)

May 12 - Maria & Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall (RAW)

May 13 - Kelly Kelly, Cherry & Michelle McCool vs Victoria, Layla & Natalya (ECW)

May 16 - Michelle McCool vs Layla (Smackdown)

May 16 - Cherry vs Maryse (Smackdown)

May 18 - Katie Lea & Paul Birchill vs Super Crazy (Heat)

May 18 - Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James vs Melina (Judgment Day)

May 19 - Beth Phoenix vs Maria (RAW)

May 20 - Kelly Kelly & Colin Delaney vs Layla & Mike Knox (ECW)

May 23 - Cherry, Jesse & Festus vs Maryse, Deuce & Domino (Smackdown)

May 26 - Melina vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

May 30 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

June 1 - Beth Phoenix vs Melina (One Night Stand)

June 2 - Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea Birchill vs Mickie James & Melina (RAW)

June 6 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool vs Layla vs Kelly Kelly vs Cherry vs Natalya vs Victoria (Smackdown)

June 9 - Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

June 10 - Kelly Kelly vs Victoria (ECW)

June 13 - Maryse vs Cherry (Smackdown)

June 16 - Mickie James & Mr Kennedy vs Katie Lea Birchill & Paul Birchill (RAW)

June 20 - Michelle McCool vs Layla (Smackdown)

June 23 - Natalya & Victoria vs Mickie James & Melina (RAW)

June 27 - Maryse, Natalya & Victoria vs Michelle McCool, Kelly Kelly & Cherry (Smackdown)

June 29 - Mickie James vs Katie Lea Birchill (Night of Champions)

June 30 - Mickie James vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

July 4 - Cherry vs Maryse vs Michelle McCool vs Victoria vs Kelly Kelly (Smackdown)

July 7 - Kelly Kelly & Mickie James vs Layla & Jillian Hall (RAW)

July 11 - Maryse & Natalya vs Michelle McCool & Cherry (Smackdown)

July 14 - Mickie James vs Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

July 14 - Beth Phoenix vs Santino Marella (RAW)

July 18 - Cherry vs Natalya (Smackdown)

July 20 - Michelle McCool vs Natalya (Great American Bash)

July 21 - Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly (RAW)

July 21 - Katie Lea BIrchill & Paul Birchill vs Mickie James & Kofi Kingston (RAW)

July 25 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

July 28 - Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella vs Kelly Kelly & DLo Brown (RAW)

July 28 - Mickie James vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

August 1 - Victoria vs Maria (Smackdown)

August 4 - Mickie James vs Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

August 8 - Victoria, Natalya & Maryse vs Cherry, Maria & Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

August 11 - Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly (RAW)

August 11 - Mickie James vs Santino Marella (RAW)

August 15 - Maryse & Natalya vs Maria & Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

August 17 - Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella vs Mickie James & Kofi Kingston (SummerSlam)

August 18 - Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs Katie Lea Birchill & Beth Phoenix (RAW)

August 22 - Natalya vs Maria (Smackdown)

August 25 - Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

August 29 - Maryse & Natalya vs Maria & Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

August 29 - Brie Bella vs Victoria (Smackdown)

September 1 - Mickie James, Kelly Kelly & Candice Michelle vs Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall & Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

September 5 - Maryse vs Maria (Smackdown)

September 5 - Brie Bella vs Victoria (Smackdown)

September 7 - Michelle McCool vs Maryse (Unforgiven)

September 8 - Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James (RAW)

September 12 - Brie Bella, Maria & Michelle McCool vs Maryse, Victoria & Natalya (Smackdown)

September 15 - Candice Michelle vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

September 19 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

September 22 - Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

September 23 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool (ECW)

September 26 - Maria & Brie Bella vs Natalya & Victoria (Smackdown)

September 29 - Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall vs Kelly Kelly & Candice Michelle (RAW) 

October 3 - Beth Phoenix vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

October 5 - Candice Michelle vs Beth Phoenix (No Mercy)

October 6 - Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella vs Mickie James & Jamie Noble (RAW)

October 6 - Kelly Kelly vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

October 10 - Natlaya vs Brie Bella (Smackdown)

October 13 - Jillian Hall, The Miz & John Morrison vs Kelly Kelly & Cryme Tyme (RAW)

October 17 - Maria vs Brie Bella vs Maryse vs Natalya vs Victoria (Smackdown)

October 20 - Candice Michelle & Kelly Kelly vs Jillian Hall & Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

October 24 - Maryse & Natalya vs Maria & Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

October 27 - Mickie James, Kelly Kelly & Candice Michelle vs Katie Lea Birchill, Jillian Hall & Layla (RAW)

October 31 - Maria, Michelle McCool & Brie Bella vs Natalya, Victoria & Maryse (Smackdown)

November 3 - Beth Phoenix, Victoria, Natalya, Katie Lea Birchill, Maryse, Layla, Lena Yada & Jillian Hall vs Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Kelly Kelly, Tiffany, Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, Brie Bella & Mae Young (RAW)

November 7 - Brie Bella vs Victoria (Smackdown)

November 10 - Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix (RAW)

November 14 - Michelle McCool vs Maria (Smackdown)

November 17 - Kelly Kelly vs Victoria (RAW)

November 21 - Bella Twins vs Natalya & Victoria (Smackdown)

November 23 - Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, Jillian Hall, Kelly Kelly & Candice Michelle vs Maria, Maryse, Michelle McCool, Victoria & Natalya (Survivor Series)

November 24 - Melina, Mickie James & Candice Michelle vs Beth Phoenix, Jillian Hall & Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

November 28 - Bella Twins & Michelle McCool vs Maryse, Natalya & Victoria (Smackdown)

December 1 - Melina vs Jillian Hall (RAW)

December 5 - Maria vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

December 8 - Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella vs Finlay & Hornswoggle (RAW)

December 12 -  Bella Twins vs Victoria & Natalya (Smackdown)

December 14 - Maryse, Jillian Hall, Victoria & Natalya vs Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Maria & Melina (Armageddon)

December 15 - Melina & Kelly Kelly vs Jillian Hall & Beth Phoenix (RAW)

December 19 - Maryse vs Maria (Smackdown)

December 22 - Mickie James & Melina vs Jillian Hall & Layla (RAW)

December 22 - Trish Stratus & John Cena vs Beth Phoenix & Santino Marella (RAW)

December 26 - Maryse vs Michelle McCool (Smackdown)

December 29 - Melina vs Mickie James vs Jillian Hall vs Candice Michelle vs Kelly Kelly vs Katie Lea Birchill (RAW)

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ECW Magazine: February 2000

16 QUESTIONS WITH YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI

BY GABE SAPOLSKY ‘JAPANESE BUZZSAW’ KICKS HIS WAY THROUGH ECW ROSTER

Since joining Extreme Championship Wrestling in the beginning of 1999, Yoshihiro Tajiri has proven to be a perfect fit for the federation. From his bloody, barbed-wire beating at the hands of Taz at Heat Wave on July 18 to his victory over Little Guido and Super Crazy during a three-way dance at Anarchy Rulz on Sept. 19, Tajiri solidified the brutal reputation he built as a wrestler in Japan.

Tajiri is currently a soldier in Steve Corino’s war against hardcore wrestling. The following is an interview with the “Japanese Buzzsaw” conducted through an interpreter.

Q1. DO YOU LIKE WRESTLING IN THE UNITED STATES?

A. I like it except for the people. They are really ignorant and disrespectful. This has become a home to me, though. In Japan, I was also considered a rebel, I never really fit in. I am much more comfortable here. I get paid the most money here. I’d say that’s my favorite thing about the United States.

Q2. HAVE YOU PICKED UP A LOT OF ENGLISH?

A. I’m learning very quickly. I know a lot of phrases, for instance (now speaking in English): “ECW fans are white trash” (now back to Japanese through the interpreter). I’m very intelligent so my English improves every day. I learned Spanish while I was in Mexico. Soon I’ll be fluent in three languages. 

Q3. HOW DOES MEXICO COMPARE TO THE UNITED STATES?

A. Im supposed to answer that in one paragraph? They are very different. I can live in Mexico, Japan or the United States with equal ease. 

Q4. HOW DO THE DIFFERENT PROMOTIONS YOU’VE WORKED FOR COMPARE?

A. ECW has been my favorite promotion. I’m on national television every week here, I get the biggest checks of my career. I’m in a video game and everywhere I go I can find someone to kiss my ass because they know how good I am.

Q5. HAVE YOU HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING AROUND IN THE UNITED STATES?

A. Not really. A guy named Doug Gentry has actually helped me a lot. I call him and he drives me wherever I want. If I need something done around the apartment, he comes running. If I ask for a favor, he does it. He’s such a mark. It makes me laugh. It’s like I have my own butler. 

Q6. WHY DON’T YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR THE ECW FANS?

A. Like I said earlier, most of them are ignorant white trash. They chant items off a Chinese food Menu at me. They are just too stupid to even know that I am Japanese. Most of them couldn’t tell the difference between a Japanese, Chinese and Korean guy if they were all standing next to each other with their country’s flags hanging over their heads. That is pure ignorance. 

Q7. HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN YOUR CHANGE IN APPEARANCE AND ATTITUDE SINCE YOU ENTERED ECW?

A. This is the real me. I acted polite and quiet when I first got here because I was trying to earn a job. Now that I have cemented my place in ECW as a star, I can do and act however I want. You can say I put on an act and that I worked the ECW fans. Their stupid minds stereotype me as a nice, little foreigner. Well, that’s not me. I’m the Japanese buzzsaw and I’m the most dangerous athlete in ECW. I’m after the big money and I’ll do anything to get it.

Q8. THAT INCLUDES ALIGNING WITH STEVE CORINO?

A. He pays me the best. I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to make as much money as I can. There were two things that attracted me to wrestling. I wanted to travel and I wanted to make money. So far in ECW I’ve been very successful at both. 

Q9. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE TARANTULA?

A. That has to be one of the stupidest questions I've ever been asked. I'm proficient in Japanese, American and Mexican wrestling styles and kick boxing. I know every pressure point and every way possible to twist and turn your body. I know more wrestling holds than most wrestlers, for instance Tommy Dreamer, will ever forget.  The Tarantula is just what happens when I apply my immense knowledge to the ring.

Q10. WHICH WRESTLING STYLE DO YOU PREFER

A. It really doesn’t matter to me. I’m a machine. I just win and make money.

Q11. WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOUR CAREER?

A. Of course Kendo Nagasaki who trained me. I’d say from Mexico it would be Negro Casas. I have learned many things from him that I do today in ECW. As far as non-wrestlers, Victor Quinones, who booked me in ECW, has been very influential to me in and out of the ring. Victor has played a huge role in my success

Here are the names of some people you have been involved with in ECW. What are your opinions of them?

Q12. STEVIE CORINO

A. He is one of the most intelligent people I have met. Did I mention he pays me really well?

Q13. Jack Victory

A. A true legend in the business. It is an honor to be associated with him.

Q14. TOMMY DREAMER

A. I have shown respect for everyone mentioned, but I cannot do that for Tommy Dreamer. I hate everything that Dreamer stands for. I really take pleasure in hurting him and anything that is dear to him. That is why i sprayed Francine in the face [on July 31 at ECW arena in Philadelphia]. I will make him suffer and I will break his back and put him out for good.

Q15. SUPER CRAZY

A. Crazy and I were once very good friends. The rivalry we had in ECW has destroyed that friendship. I think he’s just getting jealous because I’m winning more of the matches. He is definitely one of the best lucha libre wrestlers in the world and a great athlete, but I’m better.

Q16. JERRY LYNN

A. I’ve been in the ring with the best of Japan, like Jushin Liger, the top wrestlers of two Mexican promotions and many of the top stars in America. Jerry Lynn is one of the best technical wrestlers I have ever faced. He is flawless, except for one thing: He is weak. He is always injured and that always gives me a body part to kick the hell out of. If i know Lynn has injured ribs, you better believe I’m going to kick and chop those ribs until he cannot breathe. That is why he will never beat me.

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Super Crazy vs. Tajiri | Mexican Deathmatch ECW on TNN January 21, 2000

[joearlikelikeswrestling]

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I was thinking about people I could watch have matches against each other forever, and off the top of my head several ECW rivalries came to mind.

Mike Awesome vs. Spike Dudley.

Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka.

And any combinations of Yoshihiro Tajiri, Super Crazy, and James Maritatio. Which I would also extend into The Unholy Alliance vs. The FBI.

I could’ve perpetually watched those guys have matches, until they were no longer in their prime. The matches were all familiar, but somehow new every time. Unfortunately, like a lot of things, how good all these matches were are getting lost to time. It seems as the more years pass, the less they are interested in looking back.

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One of the many beautiful finish sequences only these two could of done.