ECW Taz "shoots" on Paul E. & Sabu - GREAT promo

[flyabusa]

anyone else notice the guy in the crowd wearing a mask that looks like the offspring of Psychosis and a Buffalo?

[HBKvsTazMUDM]

One of the best promos of all time in my opinion. Taz's work from November to Remember 1995-Midway through 1997 is some of the best stuff I've ever seen from a wrestler. Taz had it all, killer suplex's, a nasty finisher, and great mic skills. The year long promo he worked with Sabu from 1996 culminating in their Barely Legal match was awesome. It was cool when he turned RVD against Sabu in May 1996. This promo capped it all off. Taz vs. Sabu-Barely Legal 1997 is a 5 star match in my opinion.

[baileybushey]

i got a dvd of this

[ThatsMrTimex2You]

I still say ECW had some of the best worked shoots ever. After years passed and i read the origins of a lot of these angles i gotta say it was pure genius.

[MyNameIsNotBrad]

Lolol. E'ryone keeps talkin' about how CM Punk's worked shoot was reminiscent of Stone Cold's 3:16 promo. Nah, homie. CM Punk was watchin' ol' skool ECW tapes before he walked out there. My nigga, Taz. 

[buttercremehonda]

@MyNameIsNotBrad Dude not even...Punk's worked shoot was probably the most scripted piece of crap I've ever heard.

[captainjapan101]

Great how the audience later marks out on Taz and he tells them the fuck off right away. Classic ECW.

[83BM]

no1 says Bitch ! like Taz.

[wogacelli]

My god just imagine if Tazz was given a real push when he came to the WWF/E, he could've had some great feuds from 2001-onwards with Stone Cold/Angle/Rock/Jericho/whoeve­r if only he was given a real title push as the killer he was in ECW.

[316cenasucks]

You won't get Heels shooting promos like this in this generation. Cause some of them are scripted.

[ONDERON101]

what a promo, a real man's promo. swearing, all pissed off, blowing an angle, he was awesome.

[don417]

not a shoot. Learn the meaning of the term.

[oldschool6804]

@don417 yES IT WAS a shoot paul didn't tell him to do this!

[don417]

@oldschool6804 The term is worked shoot, slick. If Paul didn't pre-approve this he would have simply cut off his mic. Dont be so gullible.

[Seanatonin]

All praise the gospel accordin' to Human Suplex War Machine named Taz.

[Jstan85]

His attitude is crazy

[Jstan85]

Love taz

[diluted8]

that guy in the front row!!! i used to see him EVERY single pay-per-view for WWF

[bigfelon]

@diluted8 The guy with the long hair and glasses ? Ive seen him at every wwe ppv and old ECW events.

[Keano5150]

God Taz was an absolute beast! He embodied the 'bad-ass', trash talking, tough son of a bitch persona. I still believe to this day Taz could kill you where you stand :P !

[Nordfelt]

@Keano5150 Paul Heyman said it best, he was a monster, a suplex machine. And now he's just a third rate color commentator, and not even a good one. Hate to break it to any Tazmaniacs out there.

[buttercremehonda]

@Nordfelt He wasn't third-rate when he was with Michael Cole on Smackdown or with Joey Styles on WWECW. Tazz is a hilarious announcer, so much so that it shocked a lot of people. Mike Tooth Decay Tenay and the rest of TNA is responsible for Tazz's demise.

[larrystarstruck]

This reminds me of an old school wrestling crowd like you would see in the old NWA territories. Great promo and as far as the crowd goes, great heat.

[raven062000]

prelude to one of the greatest moments in wrestling history.

[TwoHandedSledge]

@WeNeedSomeGolfShoes Jesus, do you ever shut the fuck up?

[TwoHandedSledge]

Taz was such a bad ass mean motherfucker. No one captivated the "Do not fuck with that guy" role more than Taz. You actually BELIEVED that dude would kill you were you stood.

[rickylebron]

taz was the shit back then....now he is just an awful commentator : (

[hhh4evur]

TAZ=UNDERRATED

[TrueTalkTV]

Hey. How did you get these clips uncensored?

[MegamanNG]

Anytime there's an ECW event... you see Hat Guy and Kato on the front no joke.

[TurbosmoothOperator]

@MegamanNG Hat guy is legendary.

[MegamanNG]

@TurbosmoothOperator Legendary indeed.

[jwzero]

pauly killed ecw!!! ask sandman ,new jack & dudley boyz

[kryceksangel]

the night bWo debuted

[TheJrowdy80]

This opened the first ECW VHS tape I bought (N2R)

[mattzgrll]

2 questions

1 is that big vitos hat

2 is taz wearing cowboyboots

[Chjpacheco]

@mattzgrll yes it is and yes he is lol nice get up huh

[Schwarze999]

taz somehow managed to be both a face and a heel in that promo lol

[LESRAM1981]

@Schwarze999 I know he is a FUCKIN GENIUS. Just amaaaaaaaazing.

[silverbeast75]

taz another one of my ECW favs the brooklyn badass unlucky number 13 for anyone who stepped in the ring with him

[MrTuesbigpac]

@silverbeast75 just to let you know he whore 13 because it took him 13 years to get to the wwf

[kryceksangel]

@MrTuesbigpac He's a hypocrite!

[MrTuesbigpac]

@kryceksangel what does that mean

[TwoHandedSledge]

@MrTuesbigpac That has nothing to do with 13, you idiot.

[MrTuesbigpac]

@TwoHandedSledge thats what i remember hearing . that what did it mean?

[campKILLer]

@WeNeedSomeGolfShoes Who's to say WWE wouldn't have picked up fans with the Attitude era? Well, ratings for one. Ratings were hitting drastic lows during the "Ruthless Aggression" era when they over-saturated the Jerry Springer market and were resorting to things like "HLA: Hot Lesbian Action" and necrophelia.

You say it caters to fans who "don't know any better", but if you check major online message boards like /wooo/, you'll see even the major smarks still tune in. Even if its to criticize.

[Suriel1981]

Great flame war below! (not really, but hey!) All I'll say is that skilled wrestlers can get themselves over on the mic and in the ring and still remain "PG". People tend to forget that.

This is a great promo though.

[Dfuq1964]

Man Taz was fucking raw back then.Thats the fire we need today in Pro Wrestling.

[mileyrocksmileyrulez]

EC FUCKING W!!!

[BigHomie717]

Was there an add on markuniverse asking for fanboys to unite against real wrestling fans or what? All of you should probably take your ass back to WWE com and stay there, bcuz I don't think any of us WRESTLING fans want to hear it.

[BigHomie717]

Luv it. Taz on the mic in ECW was priceless. Fuck the WWE and their PG(purely garbage) shit.

[Mr111989]

@BigHomie717  You do know that pro wrestling was originally made for family entertainment right?

[BigHomie717]

@Mr111989 No it wasn't originally made for family entertainment. When it started it was full contact with a lot of blood n broken bones. PLEASE try to give me a history lesson on wrestling. You young kids n WWE marks make me sick. Go post somewhere where someone gives a shit what you have to say.

[tonshaad1230]

@BigHomie717

Okay "ECW Lover" Excessice Cursing, Perverse Sexual Storylines, Blood doesn't make a match. This is what makes a match: Charsima, Techincal skills, Ring Physcology, and how to work a crowd. If you can't get that, then look at clips from WWF in the 1980's and NWA in the 1980's. Then come back to me.

[BigHomie717]

@tonshaad1230 I don't have to look at clips. I was around to watch it. I know what makes a good match. My point is that ECW wasn't just blood n guts. I enjoy technical wrestling just as much if not more than hardcore, especially with the garbage CZW is putting on. My opinion is that WWE has nothing that can even be considered wrestling anymore. With the exception of a few people they have basically no talent.

[tonshaad1230]

@BigHomie717

Let me guess, you'd cheer for people like RVD, Sabu, and Tazz instead of Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Razor Roman, macho Man, Hogan? What are you talking about? If WWE didn't have nothing to be considered Wrestling anymore, why is it STILL the number one rated show from 17 years? And why is ECW out of business, uh? Oh thats right because "ECW" went bankrupt.

[BigHomie717]

@tonshaad1230 Oh and it's psycology not "phsychology"

[CombatSportFan]

Ah I love Joey: "Davey....whatever his last name is..."

[StoneColdBeer316]

Fucking kids are ruining wrestling.. Fuck Vince for caving in like a pussy..This here is what wrestling was all about not some Mickey Mouse shit.

[TheWrestlingScoop]

So it's the kids' fault?

I'm confused.

[tonshaad1230]

Kids made Wrestling You're the one caving in. This is what wrestling for ECW was all about. WWF Was about entertaining their superstars, ECW was about DESTROYING their lives and make them live in a hospitial.

[Mr111989]

@tonshaad1230 You and StoneColdBeer316 as well as Big Homie717 do know that pro wrestling was made for family entertainment right?

[tonshaad1230]

@Mr111989

Uh duh

[BigHomie717]

@tonshaad1230 Get the fuck outta here. Your ridiculous. Go back to cartoonland with all ur little buddies.

[tonshaad1230]

@BigHomie717

I'm ridiculous because I speak the truth? Okay "Big "Homie" ", let me say this to you. if it wasn't for Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin and the Rock wouldn't have a pot to pee in. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan's WM3 match, "Charisma" wouldn't be there. If it wasn't for Hulk Hogan PERIOD, Where would the WWF been at? If we had Attitude era in the 1980's, the product would've stunked. If we had this Atmosphere like back in the 80's, WWF would've died out. Screw you

[BigHomie717]

@tonshaad1230 "stunked"? Anyway there was wrestling before Hulk Hogan. NWA had plenty of wrestler's with "charisma" and more talent in one finger than Hogan. Lou Thesz, Ric Flair, Larry Zbysko, Pat O'Connor, Killer Kowalski, Dusty Rhodes, n I could go on n on. But Vince started competing with territories he wasn't supposed to be in. And, so began the decline of pro wrestling.

[tonshaad1230]

@BigHomie717

If NWA wrestlers had "plenty" of Charisma, why'd they didn't come up North? thats like ECW saying we have all these Technical wrestlers, but we don't know what to do with them. By the time Vince "Competed" Killer Kowalski, Larry Zbysko, Pat O'Connor were retired. Vince wouldn't and did change The landscape, regardless of the promise his father had made with the promoters. ECW sucks plain and simple.

[BigHomie717]

@tonshaad1230 You're taking pieces of what I say and bending it to fit whatever point you're trying to make. I'm aware they were retired (except Zbysko). That was part of the point. I clearly stated there was wrestling BEFORE Hogan. You're either not comprehending what I'm saying or you're intentionally twisting everything. Either way, I'm done. Someone once told me, "If you argue with fools, chances are......they're doing the same. So before I lose some more IQ points...

[tonshaad1230]

@BigHomie717

You already lost some IQ points when you became an ECW jackass fan.

[larrystarstruck]

@BigHomie717 All I can say is Amen.

[campKILLer]

@StoneColdBeer316 Kids arn't ruining anything, and Vince didn't "cave in". UFC is cornering the 18-24 male demographic that wrestling used to have, and by going PG WWE has picked up alot more sponsors and advertisers, as well as increasing revenue and income.

If they were still treading in the black waters of the 'attitude era' like they were 2002-2004, i'd hate to think where the product would be now.

[StoneColdBeer316]

@campKILLer It is now design for children they are revolving wrestling around some asshole who can't wrestle his way out of a paper bag by the name of Cena. Fuck Cena

[campKILLer]

@StoneColdBeer316 If wrestling was based on technicality then Lance Storm and Dean Malenko would have been world champions and people like Undertaker and Andre the Giant would have floundered in the mid-card. Cena is a money maker with charisma and he entertains people. Thats why the company can revolve around him.

Also, by your logic, Cena is a better in-ring worker then Batista, but he doesn't get nearly as much flack. Weird, right?

[Mr111989]

@campKILLer Thank you! Some needed to say it. If the jerks you are responding to think that this all pro wrestling should be, then it's obvious that they haven't and will not open their minds to other pro wrestling promotions.

Excessive cursing, perverse sexual storylines and blood-and-gore does not guarantee a good wrestling product

[Mr111989]

@campKILLer Thank you! Some needed to say it. If the jerks you are responding to think that this all pro wrestling should be, then it's obvious that they haven't and will not open their minds to other pro wrestling promotions.

When will these ECW fanboys learn that excessive cursing, perverse sexual storylines and blood-and-gore does not always guarantee a good wrestling product?

[BigHomie717]

@Mr111989 First of all, you can shove your fanboy comment up your ass, MARK. Second, if you think that's all ECW was then you're even dumber than I originally thought.

[tonshaad1230]

@Mr111989

Look I don't want to argue with you because we both have points that we need to start directing this to Bighomie. So I call a truce!

[Mr111989]

@tonshaad1230 I was not trying to argue with you and I am sorry that it came across that way. I was merely trying to make my point that pro wrestling in general is more family-oriented as opposed to ECW's brand of wrestling. Even though ECW did showcase good technical wrestling, it seems that all certain fans care about is the MA-rated blood, sex and cursing aspects.

I call truce as well.

[BigHomie717]

@campKILLer excusses excuses

[campKILLer]

@BigHomie717 You should reply to more video comments on this page. Oh, and call people 'marks' some more. It makes you look superior.

Feel free to post some logic or educated reasoning as counterpoints. But really, why start now, right?

[BigHomie717]

@campKILLer cute

[BigHomie717]

@campKILLer That's cute. Anyway if anyone had a legit reason for bashing ECW than maybe I would post a "counterpoint." But in order for me to do that you would first have to have a point to counter. Oh, and from my experience and judging by your blind allegiance to WWE reasoning and logic won't work on you MARKS. :-D

[campKILLer]

@BigHomie717 Well, i'm glad you took my advice. Feel free to keep lambasting anyone who doesn't follow your smark motif of "BRING BACK TEH ATTITUDE ERA! ORIGINAL ECW 4EVA! CENA SUX". The only blind logic thats being exercised is your calling people marks without any validation. But hey, you wouldn't be a very black pot then, would you kettle.

Feel free to watch some of my clips or comment if you wanna talk Puro and Indy, bro. I'm a huge Tanahashi MARK.

[BigHomie717]

@campKILLer @campKILLer I could give a shit about the "attitude era." I'll admit I'm an ECW mark, but I live in Pa n I was there when ECW was at it's best. As far as Cena....he does suck. But that's why I don't watch WWE. I'm not going on WWE vids and talkin shit. I'm catchin shit for sayin that Taz was gold on the mic? And I somehow got labelled as not liking anything other than hardcore when I watch everything AAA, CMLL, TNA, Dragon Gate, ROH, basically anything but WWE.

[campKILLer]

@BigHomie717 I'm sorry you're 'catching shit' by people, but I was telling somebody else that WWE's move to PG was demographic and financially based, and that technicality does not dictate championships in the WWE. You chose to reply to that with 'excuses excuses'. So please don't feel bad about catching shit when you're adding fuel to the fire.

[BigHomie717]

@campKILLer It was a joke. Everything you said was logical n I understand why they r doing it , but that doesn't mean I have to like it.

[MrBee1186]

Honestly what was so good about this promo? All he did was curse throughout the whole thing basically. It's easy to get heat thru a profanity laced promo. Taz is pretty good on the stick, but this is by far not his greatest work on the mic!

[crumblingimages]

I love ECW promos, and pretty much everyone cussed like crazy in them. It's just an opinion, one man's "great" is another man's shit I guess.

I loved Taz and Franchise promos in the ring because they would always get a pissed off and tell the crowd to shut their fucking mouths or STFU, real angry like, yelling into the mic. It always struck me as funny because you know they couldn't possibly believe that, of all things, would shut THAT crowd up. But they were still so convincing.

[crumblingimages]

I also loved how the Duds or sometimes Taz would threaten to beat every person in the audience's ass. You see Stone Cold adopt this tactic when he did his heel turn with HHH. It's much funnier when there's like 20,000 people though.

[phychopat]

fuck vince mcmahon and that pg bullshit. Let the kids fuckin watch nickelodeon if pro wrestling is too harsh for them.

[StoneColdBeer316]

@phychopat amen brother

[floeticdeath]

One of the best promos I've ever seen. "Best staged shoot I've seen. Taz was so funny in this promo

"Everybody's chantin' 'Sabu fears Taz, Aw!, SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Crowd responds: FUCK YOU TAZ

lol but still cheer for him when he left. A good perfomance. 5 stars.

[BCX1000]

i would've been laughin sooo hard if the big show came ot and said "are u sayin my name?"

[mdkred75]

I miss those days of the real ECW!!

[JMFabianoRPL]

Got the interviews leading up to this by Paul E. and Taz (they talk about their "deal" about Sabu and Taz leaving each other alone)?

[Tom86]

Anyone known Taz's entrance music in this?

[bluebrotherx7]

"War Machine" by Kiss.

[jaroncreed]

he blew that whistle in the mic just to piss everybody off lololol

[Rlotpir1972]

@jaroncreed He needs to swallow that whistle.

[AmericanDragonfan]

haha i never seen this, damn i think just as much as the Crazy, innovative hardcore wrestling that ECW had and all the fire and tables, just important was the Shoot promos and the free range guys had to talk about ANYthing they wanted and really didnt have no repercussions unless i guess on a few occasions, like this or just about anything Brian Pillman did in ECW

[kefkaroth]

ill pass on wwe on demand considering they change the music because of copyright issues. i prefer the actual thing.

[TrueTalkTV]

@kefkaroth me too. I wish they'd air it as it originally aired. Unfortunately, they cannot / won't.

[ExtremeECWv1]

Great promo that was the quitest ive ever seen Fonzy

[bighustle]

anyway you can post this whole show...there about to get up to it on WWE Classics on Demand, but its only the Hardcore TV episode.

Great promo

[fullmetal2k8]

its hard to fine lucky i find it and its on my favs

[nextbigthing]

This is one of my favorites as well.

[eddiegfan22]

@nextbigthing do you have the one where The Franchise gives Francine a belly to belly? It was the first ECW show I saw and it got me hooked.

[Shadeprint]

Coarse language works so well with wrestling, needs to be popularised again.

Come back Heyman.

[juicefreak247]

@Shadeprint damn dude, I hope english is your second language.

[fullmetal2k8]

hey i got give major props for posting classic ecw matches and moments. have many more like the infamous match sabu vs benoit

[nextbigthing]

Would you like the entire Sabu/Benoit match uploaded? I never did because I just assumed it was already on here.

[Inspector711]

Put up Al Snow vs. Benoit.