The Unholy Alliance (ECW)
| The Unholy Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Mikey Whipwreck[1][2] Yoshihiro Tajiri[1][2] |
| Heights | Whipwreck: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Tajiri: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
| Combined weight |
394 lb (179 kg) |
| Debut | 2000 |
| Disbanded | 2001 |
| Promotions | ECW |
The Unholy Alliance was the tag team of Mikey Whipwreck and Yoshihiro Tajiri in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).[2] They were managed by The Sinister Minister.[1][2]
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[edit] History
Whipwreck and Tajiri became tag team partners soon after Tajiri was kicked out of The Network. On August 24, 2000, Whipwreck and Tajiri won a one-night tournament to be crowned new ECW World Tag Team Champions (Justin Credible "dropped" the belts so he could face Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Title) when they defeated Tommy Dreamer and Jerry Lynn and Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger in a 3-way match in the finals.[1][3] They lost the titles to Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) the following night.[3][1]
At both Anarchy Rulz and November to Remember 2000, the Unholy Alliance failed to recapture the title from the FBI.[4][5] On January 7, 2001, Tajiri and Whipwreck beat Kid Kash and Super Crazy and The FBI in a 3-way dance at Guilty as Charged 2001 to become the number one condenters to Danny Doring and Roadkill's ECW Tag Team Titles.[6] The match never happened as ECW went bankrupt soon after.
The Unholy Alliance reunited at ECW One Night Stand on June 12, 2005, when Whipwreck and the Sinister Minister managed Tajiri during his match with Super Crazy and Little Guido.[7]
On January 28, 2012, The Unholy Alliance once more reunited, though without the Sinister Minister, to team against the tag team 7OH!4 of Caleb Konley and Cedric Alexander on the Pro Wrestling Superstars show that was part of the sixth WrestleReunion event. The duo won when Tajiri sprayed poision mist in Konley's face, allowing for Whipwreck to hit the Whippersnapper.[8]
[edit] In wrestling
- Double-team finishing moves
- Double Buzzsaw Kick to kneeling opponent
- Double brainbuster
- Sharpshooter with opponent's throat hung across bottom rope (Whipwreck) followed by slingshot leg drop to outside of the ring (Tajiri)
- Double-team finishing moves
- Double baseball slide dropkicks with chairs on each side of two opponents heads
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time)[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Milner, John M.; Molinaro, John. "Tajiri". SLAM! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/tajiri.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ a b c d "The Unholy Alliance". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/u/unholy-alliance.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ a b c "History of the ECW Tag Team Championship". WWE. http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Powell, John (2000-10-02). "Jerry Lynn new ECW champ". SLAM! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/oct2_anarchyrulz-can.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Powell, John (2000-11-06). "ECW has an Old School champ". SLAM! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/nov6_ecw-can.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Powell, John (2001-01-08). "Confusion reigns at Guilty As Charged". SLAM! SPorts. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan8_ecwguilty-can.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Gramlich, Chris (2005-06-13). "One great Night of hardcore hostalgia". SLAM! Sports. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/06/13/1084767.html. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Short, Daniel (2012-01-29). "PWS convention show: Steiners vs. Outlaws, Finlay vs. Cabana, Richards vs. Harry Smith, Legends". Wrestling Observer Newsletter/Figure Four Online Wrestling. http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/23983-pws-convention-show-steiners-vs-outlaws-finlay-vs-cabana-richards-vs-harry-smith-legends. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
