[2000-09-22-ECW-TNN] Tony Mamaluke & Little Guido vs Danny Doring & Roadkill

[soup23]

Tajiri and Corino get the headlines for 2000 ECW but these individuals are the other unsung heroes and possible contenders to land on my top 1000 wrestler of the year list as well. The match they have here reflects this and is a ton of fun. Guido/Doring have some indie rific opening wrestling but it is fine and not too absurd. Roadkill really brings things up a notch throwing around the FBI until they are forced to come together and give him a double Russian leg sweep to take over on control. Roadkill being FIP is unique but fun to watch. Big Sal uses his size to take out Doring and we get another short FIP segment involving him. Hot tag to Roadkill which is always awesome and they run through all sorts of offense with the crowd rocking and smelling a title change. They hit their finisher but Sal pulls out the referee. Big dive from Doring onto Sal. Joey and Joel have a good commentary exchange saying this is the closest Doring/Roadkill have gotten to winning the tag titles. Roadkill takes a big chance hitting the Barnburner and going to the top rope but gets pushed down through the table which always pops the crowd as well. Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am has Guido pinned but ref is tending to Roadkill. Sal gives Doring a chokeslam and then the Vader corner splash and FBI escapes with the belts. A very good tag. ***1/2 (7)

[AstroBoy]

This is the result of putting a good team like the FBI in against a hot babyface act like Doring and Roadkill and letting them do their thing. Mamaluke was bumping like a madman and also had a great roll through under a clothesline into a springboard tornado DDT. Good stuff. Doring was plenty serviceable taking a beating and Roadkill was good running through the champs and really getting the crowd amped for a possible title win. Big Sal cheats to help the FBI retain in a fine finish.

 

***1/2

[GSR]

Not just any old ‘stand-off’, but “what a stand-off” according to Joey Styles after the opening trading of holds between Guido and Doring.  Roadkill is over huge with this Canadian crowd who immediately start chanting for him when Mamaluke tags in.  He grabs a side headlock, Mamaluke shoots him off and Roadkill just runs through him.  Same hammerlock/lifting Mamaluke up and dumping him out onto Sal from the 9/7 Cleveland show.  Amish whip, jeez Joey, Roadkill grabs Mamaluke around the waist but he counters with a swinging DDT.  He then springboards backwards onto his shoulders, transitions to a sunset flip however Roadkill with a sit down splash and Guido is forced to break the pin up with a dropkick to the face.  Fuck, an Italian whip now!  Roadkill slams Guido in the corner and comes off the middle dropping an elbow to his chest.  ‘Dirt Road’ slam on Guido and the ‘Lancaster Lariat of Lust’ for Mamaluke.  The FBI take to the floor but Doring fails to connect on the pescado as they step out the way.  Big Sal is busy distracting Roadkill, who is up on the ropes jawing back at him, and the FBI are in for their side Italian legsweep/powerbomb combo.  They kick him to the outside where Sal splashes him up against the guard rail.  Not sure what happens in the heat section, although it looks like Mamaluke either slips or mistimes a springboard.  If that was a botch, Guido and Doring, who races into the ring, do a great job covering and carrying on as normal.  As referee H.C. Loc is dealing with Roadkill, Sal is up on the apron and Guido whips Doring into his back.  ‘Sicilian slice’.  Doring blocks the ‘Kiss of Death’ and counters with the ‘G-Spot Sweep’.  Both men make the tag and Roadkill takes Mamaluke’s head off with a clothesline.  It’s all the challengers at this point and after they hit the ‘Buggy Back’ on Guido, Sal pulls Loc from the ring to stop the count and save the titles.  Crossbody by Doring from the top turnbuckle out onto Sal.  Mamaluke waffles Roadkill with one of the belts and as the fans start booing thinking they’re being screwed, Roadkill kicks out in a great tease as the match continues.  Roadkill with a ‘Barn Burner, he then heads upstairs but Guido gives him a shove and he falls from the top through a table on the arena floor.  ‘Wham, Bam, Thank You Mam’ on Guido.  Doring only gets a visual pin though as H.C. is on the outside trying to separate Mamaluke and Roadkill.  Big Sal is in, gives Doring a chokeslam followed by a ‘Vader bomb’ and then puts Guido on top as Mamaluke shoves Loc inside to count the fall.

Parts of this were similar to the Cleveland match, but this was much better with a far hotter crowd.  Some great teases in there and the FBI doing everything in their power to hold onto the straps.  The challengers are ready for a run with the gold.