[2000-11-05-ECW-Hardcore TV] Yoshihiro Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck vs Joey Matthews & Christian York

[soup23]

Unholy Alliance clearly most over people in ECW at this point and they really should be the champions. We will see what the PPV match is like. They reign in York and Matthews here and we get an enjoyable tv match. Tajiri like usual does a couple of little things even through stiff strikes or facial expressions that are memorable. Mikey is in better shape and flying around more than he would at most points past this. Kip up and some mist for Matthews lead to a stiff kick and Whipwreck and Tajiri doing their double team flapjack finisher into a brainbuster for the pin. **

 

[GSR]

So Tajiri and Mikey are the number one contenders for the World tag team titles and are getting a(nother) shot against the FBI at the November to Remember PPV.  I’m going to continue beating this drum, but why on earth is it not Danny Doring & Roadkill?  The match has barely got going when it’s interrupted for a backstage interview from Rhino who promises to beat those bitches (Steve Corino and New Jack) bloody and leave them lying in a puddle of their own blood. Mikey and Matthews have some nice exchanges ending with a cool Magistral cradle by Whipwreck.  York wants in and wants some of Tajiri, although Joey Styles can’t see why anyone would want some of the ‘Japanese Buzzsaw’.  Combination backbreaker/slingshot legdrop by the ‘Unholy Alliance’.  Matthews is back in but he meets a similar fate, swinging neckbreaker/slingshot senton combo this time.  We return from an advert to see Mikey snatch Joey as he is walking around ringside.  He dumps him onto the guard rail and then Tajiri and Whipwreck take it in turns to open hand him across the chest.  Flying clothesline off the top for a two.  Matthews ducks under the lariat and lands a Hangman’s neckbreaker as he and York look to mount a comeback.  The comeback doesn’t last long, Mikey hitting a huracanrana before hot tagging ‘the Buzzsaw’.  Handspring elbow on York.  Tajiri mists Matthews, who drops to his knees, and then kicks him around the head like only he can.  Double brainbuster and the ‘Unholy Alliance’ take the momentum into the PPV.

Yes you’re guaranteed a good match but the FBI vs Tajiri & Mikey felt played out last month and we’re getting it again this.  I’m really struggling to think why Paul E. didn’t fancy going with Doring and Roadkill at this point.