Samoa Joe vs Masato Tanaka

[brianban110]

the only way i can describe this match is ouch. This match was brutal and some of the parts i had to look away. Like when tanaka gave joe a ddt on the entrance ramp. Now i know thats not uncommon but the way tanaka did ouch.

[Rasdrizzy]

Can someone tell me if its common in japan for the 2 guys to bitch slap each other after the match?Havent seen it in the other puro matches that i watched.

[magnumta1986]

if this american kid loses the blonde hair and put on some weight he might make in wrestling.

[mindchanger9121]

@magnumta1986 and then......he ate.......alot......alot of people

[DomIstKrieg]

fantastic match.

[mysonchanz]

dh dh tee... BAM!!!

[koldkase77]

TNA could do this, but they choose to do the crap they have been doing. TNA as the talent but lack the brains to get this kind of match on Impact. Can't wait til they screw up so bad that they have no choice but to get new management.

[TheWrestleman12]

samoa joe was so skinny here



[Moredread25]

I think I can hear Joe say 'suplex' at 5:35.

[8D8A8N]

Joe used a pedigree? Hope Haitch doesn't catch wind of this...

[guyq101]

hehehehehe thumbs up for a blonde joe lol

[burzumaske20]

Masato Tanaka and Samoa Joe are both bad ass's.

[conradojavier]

@burzumaske20 you mean "BAAAAAAAAAAD ASSES!"

[nopishp]

比WWE好看

[blacklexo8]

awesome ass match!!!!!!!

[Callme198]

wtf was so special about kamala? i couldve gotten over with that gimmick in the 80s

[KaguyaTorei]

Tanaka is underrated

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. Excellent match. The best wrestling comes from Japan.

[ps3tna]

the funny thing is the only thing i think i understood as ECW from the announcers

[nakatasnoodles]

Not really no. Vader has achieved more than most and he hasnt exactly been svelt!!! Same applies for Bam Bam Bigelow, one of the best workers in the business back in his hey-day. Granted, having washboard abs might help you get noticed, but its your skills and mic work that gets you famous!

[cicatrizatdi]

was joe is really in shape in this match....which is way different from the shape he is now....round

[kakarolto18]

ISLAND DRIVER!!!!!!!!

[iFight2009]

he wasnt as aggressive and vicious as he is now....well i hate that nation of violence bullshit but b4 that he was pretty damn vicious

[24varner]

Samoa Joe was amazing until 2008 when he got lazy and out of shape.

[Stealthsuit07]

eee ceee dabbeljoo

[DaReelDeal]

I had no idea this match took place, this has been a Dream Match of mine for awhile!

[ilnonvivo]

joe win with the island driver!!

[cylusxxx]

Joes a fatass now

[chasfarrugia]

WOW Joe's put on weight.lol

[PunkRingOfHonorX]

Joe had some ugly, ugly gear.

[TheAbsintheReviewNet]

*sob*...w-why must Tanaka lose virtually every match?

[thelt232629]

It is funny Joe wore a shirt in the ring when he was thinner now he doesn't and he is heavier. Either way he is awesome.

[bighustle]

just cus he was thinner doesn't mean he looked better, he probably had horrible looking moobs under that shirt, lol

[AziaXtreme]

Y does Tanaka where those bandages around his shoulder?

[bighustle89]

joe is awesome hes different and hes amazing he deserves the tna world title as he did the roh title but masato tanaka is 1 of my all time favorites hes hardcore

[Blacklarry]

...and thus the legend of Samoa Joe starts.

[FOBcheesehead]

Masato Tanaka is awesome! Original ECW and FMW RULE!!!!!

[mrdrillller]

damn i would love tanaka to go to tna and smack the poo out of all the second chance wwe quiters

[SirFerguesson]

Nice one!

[ThePesh316]

Tanaka's great, Samoa Joe's just a fat piece of trash.

[RatedRMatt]

Great Match

[mikedubya]

I think Triple H was the first person to call it the Pedigree though... otherwise wouldn't it just be a double-underhook ddt/facebuster?

[ishbla]

that was one hideous pedigree

[knucklepuckclinton]

Yeap

[mikedubya]

Okay you know what... it's only 3 minutes into the match and I gotta stop and say, THIS MATCH RULES!!! Do wrestlers in Japan always wrestle that stiff? No wonder Samoa Joe is so good...

[ThePesh316]

Samoa Joe is highly overrated by the marks of TNA.

He's nothing special.

[mikedubya]

He's the best heavyweight worker in TNA. I admit, I haven't watched TNA since they went to two hours, but who else in TNA do you think is superior? Joe is just being horribly mis-booked and being lost among the new acquisitions...

[Explosivo57]

i like how TNA is pushin all the Ex WWE guys

but Samoa Joe is a wwe alumni too!

hes gonna kill you!

[Smithwal7]

wrestling on jacked/metal does not make you wwe alumni Joe was made a star in ROH not WWE or TNA

[knucklepuckclinton]

Christian Cage is easily TNA's best.

[hancocker]

Well, :i guess you've missed his two five star matches in ring of honor.

[theredraven]

They pretty much do always wrestle this stiff.

[DingusStudley]

Samoa Joe looks like a jackass with that hair.

[abinniss]

Did I just see Samoa Joe do a pedigree at 7:19?

[JCorb]

2:52 is fucking brutal. Reversing a plancha into a suplex, lmao.

[ShooterJoe]

joe has really let himself go

[haiyah6]

ahh yeah he has.. its like wtf.. u didnt get buff u just got mmm hefty..hehe

[taichi29]

Does anybody have the Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher match?

[MaxyMangabey]

awesome bout

[PunkRingOfHonorX]

At least we know if Joe's weight eventually becomes a health issue, he'll have a spot as part of the cruiserweight division on Smackdown.

[miasma1616]

hehe...samoa joe looks like a plump queer...lol

[J5MARLON]

Does anybody remember Mick Foley book have a nice day when he says fan's expression of shock is "gwaaaaaaah" at 2:53

[stalingrad32]

joe just came from the gym

[scumbus]

Tanaka is tougher than a two $ steak

[aikoarisaka420]

ECW guy vs TNA guy = Great match

[7coolman]

original ECW guy vs original ROH guy = fuckin awesome match

[caprichief]

Pure Strong style smashmouth classic from Joe and Tanaka. ***1/2.

[monkeywithchainsaw]

joe looked so gay back then

i want more tanaka matches.

thanks for this

[turdsandwich2]

his match versus mike awesome is a classic

[DingusStudley]

His matchES versus Mike Awesome ARE classicS

[sep0868]

Man, what a match. looked better than any of his TNA work. Is it me or did Joe look a little lighter? I hated his ring gear, though. I'm glad Tanaka found a home with Zero1-MAX after the demise of FMW. He's too good to be left out.

[arvindpandey]

TRIPLE H'S PEDIGREE?

[bubz123]

what the hell...joe still performs like this, weather people like it or not hes one of the bets wrestlers alive

[jerryreiner]

Did Joe just do the friggin' people's elbow? WTF?

[HIWbootleg]

haha..yeah, it kinda did look like it.

[perdado]

Tanaka is a very good performer when he's not getting pummeled by the likes of Mike Awesome or carved up by Mr Pogo

[kyotanahashi]

joe almost did that corkscrew plancha without touching the rope...friggin awesome

[Maus0r]

Omg the announcers called it clotheslinlarito

Great match btw! Joe should lose some weight so he can perform like this again

[thebigandgreat1]

Thats crap! What do you mean he should loose weight so he could perform like this again...he's a damn good performer with or without the weight. His added weight suits him and his persona.

[LifegrindX]

Cool finish!

[mastro316]

cool

[kevinhardy]

awesome match

[nymeria83]

awesome!!

[arkangel187045]

Great match!