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[1999-01-10-ECW-Guilty As Charged] Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Super Crazy


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Tajiri vs Super Crazy - ECW Guilty As Charged 1999

 

If ECW was still open, I think these two would still be wrestling each other. I think this is the first meeting of these two in a rivalry that would last until the very last shows of ECW two years later in January of 2001.

 

Tajiri looks so weird with the short hair and short trunks. You can tell from the word go, he has charisma in spades and is so fluid in the ring. I thought Super Crazy more than held his own. I would liken this to something like a Psicosis/Rey or a Dean/Eddie match where it is clear they are showcasing their talents at the expense of a story. I think in a debut or near-debut that's fine to really establish your identity. We see Tajiri targeting the legs, using submissions like a legbar, flying with his Asai Moonsaults and even a couple nice kicks to head. We see how well-rounded offensively Tajiri is. I thought some of his timing on his bumps was a bit off. Super Crazy just did not have that presence to me, but he did have some nice chops, cool Asai moonsault off railing, loved the rolling Surfboard. Could have done more to get crowd into it. Here we see Crazy not only has the high flying, but has some chops to add some violence to his aerial attack. The finish was DDT-heavy but it is the late 90s. I am a big powerbomb fan lots of those too. The rolling cradle was awesome by Tajiri totally marked out for that. I liked the unique spinning backbreaker where Tajiri used his own back as the fulcrum with Crazy's side parallel to the ground. Dragon suplex wins. Tajiri does get a pretty sizeable push in 99 and I think it was definitely the right move to put him over. Good solid showcase. Definitely made me want to see more Tajiri. ***

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Basic Tairi w/ no signature pants. Awesome! The match, predictability was very good. Both guys were able to blend a showcase of their moves to the ECW crowd to a highly competitive match. Taijiri had some good strikes but his main focus was his quick submission, aerial offence, including a beautiful Asai moonsault. Super Crazy delivered on his end as well. Good stuff. ***1/2

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