Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome - Final Round (2005)

[@frankiehitman2610]

Fuckin loved this match. Brutal as hell

[@bradentwidwell7955]

All their encounters are

[@Kas58223]

@@bradentwidwell7955one of my favourite rivalries they upped the intensity each time

[@LThaPunisha]

​@Kas58223 Same here one of the greatest feuds and matches I've ever seen!

[@TimmyTommeq-r9v]

Jesus is God amen

[@unclecreed2986]

That pin on the outside was just the ref trying to end it before they killed each other.

[@garyk2629]

One of the best matches EVER, in any promotion.

[@AbbasKhan9364]

This is easily one of the top 5 greatest matches of all-time, not just ECW.

[@BirdGang6]

They just beat the absolute piss out of each other and the fans loved. Rest in Peace Mike Awesome, I could only imagine the star you’d have become if you were around now

[@beau94rockband]

This rivalry was just brutal and iconic forever. FMW days all the way to ECW days. Just FN brutal 💪💪

[@jamessmithjr6788]

The battles these 2 have had. All their matches are underrated

[@Cyriuxa]

That move from ropes onto the already broken table was eye wincing, with one of the support bars sticking straight up..

[@lasselippert3892]

Masato Tanaka is still wrestling in 2024. Man must be made of titanium.

[@Drunkzilla.]

Damm!

[@philipjohnson9913]

He's only 51. Meanwhile, Ricky Morton is still wrestling

[@HORSEYANIME2024]

Rip mike awesome 😢😢😢

[@_JaneDoe000]

Respect!!! Two brutal guys. We miss you Mike Awesome 🤘🏾

[@ezmode5439]

Killed it every time, god I miss it all.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Awesome was an underrated talent. Just couldn't talk.

[@TheChatterbox1991]

Awesome's jumping shoulder block was so clean...

[@femscoutf2]

R.I.P Mike 🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊🕊

[@thomasmacalpine2747]

Mike awesome is one of the most underappreciated, and underrated flying big men. The dude was huge and could pull all kinds of crazy like guy shit and he was incredibly strong. This is by far the best match on that card that night.

[@Swoll826]

I show this match to non-wrestling fans and they get into it

[@xtrememarioplush793]

Great job with the 8 videos of these 2 guys putting on what I believe to be the best matches btwn same opponents ever in ecw

[@shaunmichaelsantos5834]

R.I.P. Mike Awesome

[@SuperZerlin]

Definitely match of the night

[@davidbermudez7704]

Amazing match

[@Spunch.Bop99]

The comment that Joey made about Mike Awesome in this match was sadly prophetic. Uncalled for, but prophetic.

[@dean8917]

@spunch.Bop99 what did he say

[@Nosirrl4747]

What did he say

[@anitabonghit7606]

A bunch of shit about how Mike awesome sold his soul and is scum cause he went to WCW over ECW back in the day

[@stevonwhite8933]

@@Nosirrl4747 Essentially how he wished death on him for being a snake to ECW, and sadly Mike would end his life two years after this…

[@Nosirrl4747]

@@stevonwhite8933 damnnnnn wtf

[@kleverv5818]

The best match of that PPV, was f**ing awesome

[@welcometothemovies9157]

Still shocked why Vince wouldn't use awesome. And styles comment didn't age well.

[@jameshill9615]

Vince offered awesome a contract immediately after this match but he turned it down and decided to stay retired.

[@MSNking14]

They literally took finishes from all their other matches, did them as spots, and then added that insane finish. Wonderful match!

[@FrederickChampaguno]

These two had some bangers!!! Mike Awesome was is very underrated

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Oh, I don't care *_who_* you are, that's got to hurt!

[@itsdoomedjack9774]

This is the way to build two stars. I miss this more than anything in modern wrestling. Two men who respect each other, but hate each other going out every time they wrestling trying to kill each other

[@YusukeKnight]

RIP Mike Awesome

[@andresgonzaleztorres3808]

This match earned 5 star ⭐️

[@flex4life]

Way better than HBK vs. Undertaker

[@TheDatabaseNetwork]

This match was like: "How many lines of Coke you've done before your match?" And the other guy responds with "...Yes "

[@Nintendoes2]

Spot after spot after high spot. AMazing.

[@shashankbhushan-g4q]

best match from one night stand 2005!

[@ocsjc13]

Rip mike awsome

[@mikeywhispers1588]

fat dad bod no steroids mike awesome was still a beast. him and masato always put on banger matches

[@Larryandhisbelts]

The dive at the end was fuckin incredible. I popped so hard for that.

[@NOISEf7]

His Masato taller than i taught or Awesome is not as tall as i taught

[@raymichaels5022]

These two were apart of my daily diet of sleep, eat and 💩

[@BlackBearNE]

Can’t imagine how good Mike felt after this match. A great swan song for a guy with TONS of talent that could have and should have been a bigger star. This match completely stole the show.

[@Farmerb1985]

Epic hardcore match and the steel chairshot to masato Tanaka are brutal and vicious,ending to the match were,what a good way to end this fantastic rivalry that begins in the original ecw.

[@IvanGarcia-vx4kh]

One the best matches ever

[@dark_antihero]

Tanaka is still going at it in 2024, so if anybody took those chair shots I'm glad it was him. But I'm glad they're taking CTE more seriously

[@TomCat-zo5ig]

Masato deserves all the cred for the amount of abuse he took every match

[@itsmasifshahid]

Best editing just loved this video Your editing is 😍😍

[@YY-bl1is]

ECW＆FMW FOEVR

[@StevenJackson215]

What makes me sad is neither of them were offered jobs with WWE after this classic. They could have been brilliant both being on separate brands then faced one another sporadically. Imagine a MITB ladder match with these two involved!?

[@JeffreyMarksWorld]

I'm not a big fan of garbage wrestling but this match is phenomenal

[@iamnatehill9185]

I loved Mike awesome. lol awesome bomb off the top ropes is undefeated

[@vimal4154]

It's look like a war end

[@significantstrike-nd8cs]

Lol, this had me busting out out laughing then to top it off, the ring announcer declares the winner and it cuts to the shot of both of them strung out on the floor barely conscious, needing medical attention, lol.

[@SDSOverfiend]

They literally and legally tried to kill each other

[@Sanchen9595]

이때 리얼로 타나가 뒤지는줄 알았는데 마지막 심판한테 하는 어썸밤 까지 보여줘야지

[@rayleighdominguez6317]

Yo no me creo que la wwe y wcw lo hayan desperdiciado

[@RaiBaran-gn6dv]

Legends

[@meeshobatayeh3413]

Ecw ecw ecw

[@JalenPrice_252]

Joey really let us know how he felt during this match. And can you blame him????

[@theVampkingkindredk]

Where's the full match

[@DXmemberJJ1]

5 ⭐️ match

[@MrBoswel1]

What a match hard hitting Joey styles hated mike awesome

[@onlychild8784]

I know what awesome did could’ve put them out of business and ruin ECW but damn styles wasn’t holding back on how he felt about it ain’t it..

[@mehulrathod7739]

I remember JBL was absolutely enjoying this match and his facial expressions where shown by camera!

[@stephanelabelle6153]

Except he wasn't. He was making fun of the guys not selling anything and was trying to demonstrate with obvious sarcasm

[@mehulrathod7739]

@@stephanelabelle6153 watch the match again and improve your eyesight!

[@stephanelabelle6153]

I wasn't tyring to insult you. It's just well known that JBL hated the ECW wrestlers (ask Blue Meanie lol), hated their fans and hated the fact the wrestlers weren't selling anything. It was even more apparent in the Tanaka/Awesome match. You can see his obvious sarcasm when they kick out of every huge move, he's scoffing, turning to the other WWE guys and mockingly doing the kick-out motion with his shoulder. Read his lips. He's clearly ridiculing them. At one point Tanaka kicks out of (I believe) a tornado DDT on a chair. JBL proceeds to get up, takes his hat off and turns his back on the match, looking at his lackeys (Orlando Jordan namely) with a look of disgust on his face.

[@Cryptbomber]

Sorry to break it to you buddy, but JBL fucking hated this match. It was covered in a shoot interview a while ago and Joey Styles was fucking PISSED at him

[@bradentwidwell7955]

​​@stephanelabelle6153 don't forget he was also a little drunk I believe too

[@Cmoney6488]

Joey Styles went in on Awesome during this match 😢

[@ChristopherWilkinson-h8z]

life and death

[@solaflair]

This wasn't their final match

[@elijahloveell8809]

Which one was their last one?

[@LoganR0423]

😢