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Old 08-27-2018, 05:36 PM   #9
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I came to Tajiri late, when he first showed up WWF. He was doing the slightly racist Japanese man servant thing, which I remember a lot of fans familiar with what he was like in ECW being extremely upset by. I also didn't get how being a goofball could hurt people and stop people from seeing them as complete heavyweight wrestlers. But man do I remember marking out when Tajiri had his first match against Crash Holly and just kicked the shit out of him.

He got WWF/E over, man. Crowds seemed to adore him. Everyone seemed to get excited when he was turned heel, but I think WWE audiences were always disappointed because they loved the guy so much. But it never felt like he got real traction in the company. A stream of Cruiserweight Titles (it was probably only two or three) and the occasional tag team run where he never felt like he completely blended because his act was so complete.

I remember he had a team with Eddie Guerrero while Chavo was out hurt or something. In retrospect, it would have probably been "better" had they kept that relationship strong and/or turned it into a rivalry. But I'd probably only appreciate that as much as I would now now.
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