Background: The former ECW Tag Team champions and one of the company’s most popular duos The Pitbulls had aligned themselves with “WWF attorney” Lance Wright, turning them into villains. Pitbull #2 had the privilege of taking on the ECW World Television champion Taz in a match that Joey Styles claimed had crossed into personal territory.
November to Remember ‘97
Monaca, PA
November 30, 1997
Taz vs. Pitbull #2
Before Taz could even get out of the gate, Pitbull attacked and power bombed him. The spinning heel kick followed for Pitbull, only for Taz to catch him with the overhead belly-to-belly Tazplex topped by a pumphandle Tazplex. Pitbull was stunned an unable to stop the Tazmission for a submission victory in Taz’s favor.
Winner: Taz (1:29)
Is It A Classic: There was nothing more intense or personal feeling in the bout than in any typical Taz squash match as he took a little abuse from the much larger adversary before suplexing his opponent into oblivion and choking him out with the Tazmission. Taz was way over for a reason, but things like this worked in context and don’t feel special now long removed from the time.
