[1999-04-30-ECW-Fort Lauderdale, FL] Yoshihiro Taijiri vs Little Guido

[Loss]

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[Loss]

This was an awesome hybrid of things, for lack of a better way to describe it. Taijiri brought the great babyface selling and a nasty cut on his eye while Little Guido brought the cool heel psychology, keeping the crowd involved and really putting over Taijiri's kicks in a great way. Big Sal was even an effective second. I'm not saying as much about the match as it deserves, but I really enjoyed it.

[tim]

Awesome match, really unique like the Tajiri/Crazy match was but in a totally different way. They work in a lot of submissions, mat work and strikes but stay within the confines of a pro wrestling style. Just a really well worked match that feels like something different you couldn't see from two other guys.

[Tim Evans]

I always liked the Guido/Tajiri matches better than the Crazy/Taijiri matches. Guido knew how to work with Tajiri better and blend styles. Fun house show match.

[soup23]

Fun atmosphere and a really good match that could have been great with a few more minutes to flesh things out. I really loved the mat work here and the submission attempts as it gave the overall match a rugged vibe that worked well within the confines of Tajiri being split open. HIs comeback spots were timed well and the Tarantulas was used effectively. Sal losing his mind on the nearfalls was a nice touch too. A really good undercard match to make a house show worth going to and the overall show more memorable. ***1/2

[PeteF3]

Great house show opener, worked almost ungodly stiff at times. This starts off as a quasi-shoot-style match before segueing into more standard wrasslin' spots, and done so very well.