Enigma 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Former ECW World Champion & Tag Team Champion Masato Tanaka announced today in Japan that he had been invited to appear at the 6/12 ECW One Night Stand PPV at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan, New York and will be appearing on the show. Tanaka held the ECW World championship for several days towards the end of 1999, defeating Mike Awesome in Nashville, TN on 12/17, losing the belt back to Awesome in White Plains, New York on 12/23. Tanaka also held the ECW World Tag Team championships with Balls Mahoney and Tommy Dreamer. credit: PWInsider Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 They need to get Tanaka's FMW (I think that's the promotion) theme. The one that sounds like an opening to an anime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scroby 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Thats fucking awesome, now what would he be doing? Would he be teaming with Balls since Balls has been telling people he's working it as well? Or will the WWE get Awesome so they can have another match? Hopefully they can keep Masato around, he'd be a good addition to the Smackdown brand as long as he wasn't booked as the evil jap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Keep him and put him on Smackdown. Have him go after the US Title or something or bitch slap Kenzo Suzuki around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 They need to get Tanaka's FMW (I think that's the promotion) theme. The one that sounds like an opening to an anime. Was the them called Dangun? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 They need to get Tanaka's FMW (I think that's the promotion) theme. The one that sounds like an opening to an anime. Was the them called Dangun? Yeah, that's the one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slickster 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Dangan, I think. Sign him to a deal, not just a one-night contract. Masato is a TANK and Smackdown needs him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Add me to the list, I'd tune into SD! to see Tanaka..... And they really need to bring in Awesome as his opponent, that's what people associate Tanaka with when they think ECW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 They need to put him on Raw so Tanaka & Tajiri can be a tag team and do Total Elimation with Elbow & Kick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 I used to have Tanaka's theme on an FMW CD somewhere, but my CD book got stolen a few years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatWhiteNope 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 They need to get Tanaka's FMW (I think that's the promotion) theme. He's getting the Orient Express theme, obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Trivia247 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 I don't know if someone has mentioned it or not yet but... Balls Mahoney has been telling friends that he is also Signed for ECW one Night Stand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 I'd love to see Tanaka face Awesome, but if the shape Awesome was in two years ago in TNA is any indication of how he looks now, fuck it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 PWInsider reports that Justin Credible & Jason, The World's Sexiest Man have signed on for ECW One Night Stand as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Tony Mamaluke has signed and agreed to reunite with Little Guido... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Jason = gimpy Buff Bagwell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LessonInMachismo 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Is it me, or does Tanaka not really scream ECW? He came in to feud with Awesome and worked goofy hardcore matches where you no sell chair shots that in WWE would be a 100 count. Did he ever work for ECW in years past before the Awesome thing? Now that Credible and Mamaluke are in, they MUST book Impact Players vs. FBI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 PWInsider reports that Justin Credible & Jason, The World's Sexiest Man have signed on for ECW One Night Stand as well. Wait, you mean... a) Jason was able to clear his incredibly busy schedule to work this event? and b) His phone is actually connected? Jason without Joey Styles to feign disgust is just wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The C Man 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Now that Credible and Mamaluke are in, they MUST book Impact Players vs. FBI. But what about Impact Players vs The Dudleys? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Cucaracha 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Did he ever work for ECW in years past before the Awesome thing? He wrestled Doug Furnas on one PPV event. He was supposed to wrestle someone else...I think Kanemura, I dunno, my memory isn't great...but Kanemura pulled out so Furnas replaced him. Anyway, long story short, they had a terrible match. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IWD 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Did he ever work for ECW in years past before the Awesome thing? He wrestled Doug Furnas on one PPV event. He was supposed to wrestle someone else...I think Kanemura, I dunno, my memory isn't great...but Kanemura pulled out so Furnas replaced him. Anyway, long story short, they had a terrible match. His first PPV against Awesome was Heatwave '98. He appeared before that in a couple of big cards: Living Dangerously '98 vs Doug Furnas, and at Terry Funk's WrestleFest where he tagged with Jinsei Shinzaki and Hayabusa to defeat Jake Roberts and The Headhunters. Last time I saw him was at the Ring Of Honor show where he tagged with Ohtani to defeat Corino & Loki. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Tanaka went on to hold the ECW Tag Team Championship twice. Once with Tommy Dreamer and once with Balls Mahoney. And regarding the replacement PPV, I do believe you are thinking of ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000. Balls Mahoney was supposed to face Kintaro Kanemura, but Kanemura didn't make it for whatever reason (since this was so close to the end of ECW, probably a $$$ issue), and Tanaka replaced him, since Tanaka used to be a former championship partner of Mahoney. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest souledge316 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 WWE needs to sign Sandman, Sabu, Jerry Lynn and New Jack for this reunion to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Shit, from the main page it read "WWE signs Masato Tanaka." I poped...then cliked the WWE forum to see it was for this one night thing...BAH! Tanaka vs Mahoney is suprisingly always good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 WWE needs to sign Sandman, Sabu, Jerry Lynn and New Jack for this reunion to work. The Sandman was one of the first people contacted by WWE for the PPV but Sandman turned them down. Sabu was recently contacted, but he hasn't agreed either way. Jerry Lynn is currently under TNA contract. Tommy Dreamer recently contacted TNA on behalf of WWE and asked them if they could work out a deal to use Raven, Shane Douglas, Jerry Lynn, & Kid Kash on the ECW PPV. The Jarretts told Dreamer to fuck off. I'm sure they've come to a deal with New Jack for the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2005 I still wanna see New Jack on RAW staple gunning everyone in sight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted March 15, 2005 If WWE can get a few big names (At least Sabu and New Jack), I might get the DVD for the show, as long as it's not too "WWE influenced". I don't wanna see Eddie Guerrero, considering he was in ECW for like 4 months, and in WCW/WWF for 11 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Neon Report post Posted March 15, 2005 Pwinsider reports that Axl Rotten is the latest talent to have been booked for the 6/12 ECW One Night Stand PPV in New York City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eric the Eagle Report post Posted March 16, 2005 The replacement match was definitely against Furnas, simply because Tanaka wasn't the one replaced (of course, the two are not mutually exclusive). That match is Furnas' last as "the WWF guy", since he turns on his manager and joins ECW proper immideately after. If it isn't Tanaka's first show, it's definitely an early one. Same show that has RVD vs. 2 Cold Scorpio, by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Pwinsider reports that Axl Rotten is the latest talent to have been booked for the 6/12 ECW One Night Stand PPV in New York City. The big question is whether or not he'll get fired before the show for a lack of Axl Rotten merchandise being sold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
