10 Best Matches In ECW History

10. Yoshihiro Tajiri Vs. Super Crazy - Guilty As Charged 1999

As mentioned in the introduction, ECW was responsible for properly introducing American audiences to the glory of professional wrestling from Mexico and Japan. My memory may be fuzzy, but I cannot think of a better combination of the two than the great matches put on by Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy.

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For a short while, the two seemed to redefine what 'opening match' meant. They took the knowledge that they had to get the crowd hot and took it to new heights, working a frantic pace every time with matches that harked back to previous battles with impressive subtlety.

The match the two had at 1999's Guilty As Charged is most likely their best. What it lacks in psychology it more than makes up for in athleticism and speed, with sequence after sequence flowing as smooth as you like, an example of two professionals whose chemistry could not be improved. 

Tajiri was still fairly new to the audience at the time, and he was able to pick up the win via a wicked Dragon Suplex. Excellent stuff.

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