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Xero
08-21-2004, 05:26 PM
I'll prolly have pleanty more questions after this, I'm looking through my old tapes...

Anyway, I'm watching a RAW from 97 (July I believe) and it seems like it was one of the first matches for the light heavyweight division (They flashed that it was a Light Heavyweight match)... It's Taka Michinoku vs. Tajiri Yoshahiro... How long was Tajiri in the WWF? Was this a one time deal?
DaveWadding
08-21-2004, 05:33 PM
that might be during the original ECW invasion...
Xero
08-21-2004, 05:34 PM
that might be during the original ECW invasion...
They didnt say anything about ECW, they kept talking about Japan, but your right, it very well could be...
DaveWadding
08-21-2004, 07:43 PM
You're right..the ECW invasion happened in February and the match in question happened on July 14th.

So, it was probably just a one-time deal.
Rob
08-21-2004, 08:06 PM
He and Super Crazy (Super Loco in WWF) were part of the SuperAstros programme that focused on light-heavyweights for the latin audience. Both were brought onto Raw to do light-heavy matches when Taka's popularity took off. They did a few matches each and were around until the finals of the light heavyweight title tournament.
The Mackem
08-21-2004, 08:17 PM
I didn't know either were ever in the WWE. Although I didn't realise that Essa Rios was the light-heavyweight dude in the mask.
Xero
08-21-2004, 08:21 PM
Thanks guys...
Cool King
08-21-2004, 08:23 PM
You're right..the ECW invasion happened in February and the match in question happened on July 14th.

So, it was probably just a one-time deal.

That's my Birthday! :D
KayfabeMan
08-21-2004, 08:30 PM
Tajiri worked for WWF on and off in the mid-90's quite a bit, on TV and off.

He worked for them once on a RAW back in 1996 I think, teaming with some job guy against The Godwinns I believe it was (either The Godwinns or The Legion Of Doom).
Rob
08-21-2004, 08:46 PM
Tajiri worked for WWF on and off in the mid-90's quite a bit, on TV and off.

He worked for them once on a RAW back in 1996 I think, teaming with some job guy against The Godwinns I believe it was (either The Godwinns or The Legion Of Doom).

He worked for AAA who Vince McMahon started an agreement with in late 96. All the guys from AAA worked the SuperAstros show at some point.
DaveWadding
08-21-2004, 09:03 PM
This is why you listen to Rob and KayfabeMang and not me.
Rob
08-21-2004, 09:09 PM
Well I can remember tiny things from the mid 90s. Don't ask me what happened on WWE TV in the last 2 years though.
Loose Cannon
08-21-2004, 09:12 PM
^^That's like me. I have no clue what's happened in the WWE the past few years if you ask me. Like 2001-now. But I remember so much crap before that.
Rob
08-21-2004, 09:15 PM
You wanna know why that is? I've pinpointed it.

Around the time they bought WCW, they started pissing on titles. 72 title changes a month and nobody could keep track. I bet you knew every IC champ pretty much off the top of your head until then. Everyone stopped caring then.
Loose Cannon
08-21-2004, 09:19 PM
Yeah, that is probably why. I can name just about every single Title change from about 85-98 with the Three Big Titles in the WWF. With the IC, I get clouded around when Godfather, Road Dogg and whomever else won it.
Volchok
08-22-2004, 12:02 AM
^^ Golddust... i think..? it was shortly after WM15 Goldy won it...