WWE/WWF - Essa Rios w/Lita & Steven Richards vs Kaientai

[daz14s]

essa rios moonsault is awesome!!! cant believe wwf didnt give him a bigger chance

[MrRosenburg]

This the the only match I can find with Stevie doing his parody gimmick been looking for more if anyone knows how to find them please let me know. I'm trying to find him vs Bossman

[bigb69ti]

wow i always wanted what happen to rios

seein this match bring back mems lol

[LogWaft]

Lita was hot before the steroids and what not

[ShinningProdigy]

"who do you think will win this match?"

"essa rios!"

"essa rios isn't even in this match"

[jfearless1]

It is interesting...whenever RVD or Justin Gabriel do their respective finishing maneuvers they grab their ribs as if they are in pain. Lita does a moonsault which is basically a backwards version of what Justin Gabriel does and...NOTHING, BTW Essa Rios had the best moonsault EVER!!!

[anjfire]

Essa Rios is awesome.

[MegaDarkness69]

@anjfire he got fat hes called mr aguila

[drastikotv]

@MegaDarkness69 hes not fat his just chubby lol

[RE4LEGEND]

I don't get why they had 2 let Essa Rios go. Yes I know becuz he refused 2 learn English but still, they had Taka Michinoku longer than Essa Rios but Taka never actually spoke enough English. And 2 be honest, with all do respect 2 Taka (hes 1 of the greatest high flyers) Essa Rios is more impressive in my POV. The dudes got MAD air-bourne talent. Not jus anybody can pull of the hurricanrana and moonsault like he did. WWF wuz SOOO wrong.

[Fitz125]

R.I.P Eddie

[darthbandon10]

So this is what Steven Richards was doing before RTC...

[Android18uk]

@darthbandon10 He also did random impersonations of wrestlers, like the Big Show, Chyna and Val Venis.

[xxxruzzelxxx]

I wanna have Essa's boots

[jhle13]

WWE needs steven richards back

[pReTTyfCkNaMaZiNq]

essa rios was the master of the moonsault. lita`s is very sloppy but still dope (=

[xxCCWxxPRODUCTIONSxx]

whoa essa is the king of moonsaults look at that airtime!!!!!!!!!!

[CanItAlready]

Heh. Taka slid over to be in position for Lita's moonsault. Shoulda had Essa put him in position, the dodo.

[arnoldcanela]

wow lita was the first to use the stratusfaction

[SOCALVANITY]

that was actually a tornado ddt, but yeah, i thought it was the stratusfaction at first (= so basically, she kinda did!! ahha.

[twistofme]

Actually Lita did indeed use the stratusfaction first. It was a match etween lita and stephanie mcmahon where lita won the title from steph. Lita used the corner ropes and did it and at the time trish was just using her running bulldog as her finisher.

[demolitapower]

@arnoldcanela she was but that's not a stratusfaction, that is a tornado ddt

[dgenerate707]

This brings back memories of me staying up after 12am just to watch WWF Jackked and see essa rios. i remember seeing this match and 2:18 - 2:22 is when i started liking lita.

I wished they had brought in essa rios for smackdown there could've been so many cool storylines with the cruiserweight title back in 2003.

[randomdude32]

both essa and stevie deserve a big fat slap

[XoxoPunkrockalpsXoxo]

i freakin luv stevie and well all of dem they r awsum

[wizardz199]

I loved Kaientai! Next to the Dudley Boys, they were my favorite tag team!

[Noy234]

5:28-5:30 is my favorite part!!! =)

[xlazmlx]

3:05 and 3:06 glam slam!

[serena4]

I love Lita.

[BLOOURN]

kaientai had a cool song

[tortugon18]

omg Essa Rios is so great high flyer wrestler one of the best that exist omg.if he returns to wwe he needs a push to become intercontinental champion.because he is a great wrestler.

[easley2k8]

i miss taka. i want him back in the wwe!

[newagepun]

@easley2k8 watch him in K-Dojo. His matches are OFF THE HOOK! And his intro is even more super charged badass!

[apejameswild]

2:05 is an awesome DDT...TAKA is totally underrated in wwf/e...so was Essa...they should both go to TNA

[Theedgerob]

With so many other promotions in the world for the best lightweight wrestlers to go to, it means the mainstream audience which is pretty much WWE don't get treated to a real super junior or lucha style anymore, I guess that's why everyone goes crazy for the spot monkeys in TNA who use no psychology or intelligence when building a match. It's just spot after spot really.

[ThunderMage]

You know, I've always wondered what Vince McMahon had against light heavyweights and cruiserweights.

[modelspiceboi]

Vince has a muscleman fetish. Unfortunately no one that currently has Vince's ear is high up on true blue cruiserweight competition. Notice, Drew McIntrye is billed at like 265, when he isn't. John Morrison suddenly gained 6 or 7 pounds once he won the ECW title (he went from a just inside WWE Cruiserweight range of 218 to like 225 overnight). Vince thinks that people want to see monsters and supermen, not athletes.

[DementedXShenzi]

taka is actually swahili for trash or garbage

[modelspiceboi]

Funny thing that Taka is Japanese, so he wouldn't care.

[HaohmaruOfTheWind]

If I was Lita, I'd take Funaki with em to a hotel and forget those other 2 losers. I'm a dude by the by.

[OMGitsTangy]

Ew. Who the fuck would be attracted to Funaki?

[grigorovich07]

srry lol =)

[grigorovich07]

taka and funaki should have won it is a disgrace what wwf did to them

[achillesculaj95]

thanks for the spoiler btw lol

[XoxoPunkrockalpsXoxo]

u kno what u guys have so much guts 2 call some1 a hoe but look @ u guys she makes more money that u and is very popular than u so dont get mad if u end up on ur ass like a lazy bum when u need sumbody 2 look up 2 she be standing right there after all the shit uve said about her

[1982CMC]

I don't care if you guys call Lita a ho she has a fine ass and you know you would do her so hard. lol

[dufouria]

the other guy is former freebird Micheal Hayes

[swantonface]

why did wwe get rid of essa rios??

[DanielH8Club]

he wouldn't talk English.

[PforPZ]

It has been rumored that Essa Rio was released because he refused to learn English.

[jimmiejohnsonfan148]

Isn't that John Coachman commentating? He doesn't sound that much different than today. Who's the other guy commentating?

[superfly1582]

this was the start of the best womens wrestling era ever. Lita, trish, ivory, jackie, chyna,

[evilsneasel]

dont forget Tori

[modelspiceboi]

Chyna was horrible for the women's division. She made EVERYONE (except Lita) look like weak bitches. That didn't help put Molly, Trish, Ivory, or any of the other girls over. WWF painted themselves into a corner with Chyna

[EDkED2hot]

i don't like her much but she still good

[tommyboy897]

essa rios have sick movies and hoe lita try to copy him lol

[Cypres1]

kool

[hiimjem]

its cute she tryed to do it

[SuperGayBunny]

Lita has the most adorable smile ever! Especially her eyes.

[almsunwanted]

totally right!