10 Things You Should Miss About ECW

9. The Mike Awesome vs. Masoto Tanaka Series

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Mike Awesome was something of an unheralded worker later in his career because of how WCW and then even the WWE misused him. Really, the Fat Chick Thrilla? 

Masoto Tanaka is probably unknown to most modern WWE fans, but in ECW the two put on a number of stellar matches that were absolute classics - something fans of the promotion very much miss today.

Luckily, Awesome and Tanaka did get a chance to put on one last bout together at ECW One Night Stand in 2005 - and blew the roof off the place in doing so, stealing the show by putting on the best match of the night, one that had fans chanting ECW and "this is Awesome" over and over throughout.

Sadly, as Awesome passed away in 2007, the bout will stand as their final encounter.

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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.