Several ECW Originals Announced For GCW Hammerstein Ballroom Show

The spirit of ECW is clearly alive and well.

After NXT recently ran an ECW-themed episode of their TV show from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, GCW will add a little ECW flavour to their upcoming show at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom.

The promotion have announced several ECW originals for their The People Vs. GCW event, which takes place on January 19.

Tajiri, Masato Tanaka, Super Crazy and Little Guido will be on the show, joining the likes of the already-announced El Hijo del Vikingo, Josh Barnett and Maki Itoh.

For Tanaka, wrestling at the Hammerstein has special significance, as it is the venue where he last wrestled perennial rival Mike Awesome (at ECW One Night Stand in 2005).

"I'm going to the venue where Mike and I last matched. I never thought that would be the last time", Tanaka wrote on X, shortly after his GCW appearance was announced. Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther recently named that particular bout as his favourite ever WWE match, telling Gorilla Position:

"There's one match I watched over and over, and it's not my style, but it entertained the hell out of me. It's Masato Tanaka against Mike Awesome from the first ECW One Night Stand. What a car crash of a match. I think it's a little bit of a hidden gem, but that entertained the hell out of me, even though that's nothing I would ever aspire to do myself. I think just for me personally, for my entertainment, let's pick that one".

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