5 superstars from the 2005 ECW Invasion: where are they now?

#4 Tazz

Tazz has an ongoing radio program and podcast today.

During his career, he was known for being able to choke out anyone and everyone with whom he stepped into the ring. When Tazz initially debuted in ECW, he had long hair and was known as the Tazmaniac. As time passed he was reintroduced as Taz, the human suplex machine.

Draped in black and orange, Taz had a tough as nails persona, reflective of his home in the Red Hook district of Brooklyn. He had feuds with the likes of Rob Van Dam and Mike Awesome, but none were as prominent as his feud with Sabu. Those two men pushed each other to the limit and in the process created some of the most violent contests the promotion had ever seen.

Although Tazz joined WWE prior to the Invasion angle in 2001, he became a part of the 2005 invasion angle as part of the talent that lined up against Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff. During an in-ring promo with fellow commentator Michael Cole, he said that he was leaving Smackdown because he was returning home…to ECW.

At that point, he left the ring and walked into the waiting arms of Paul Heyman, who embraced him and welcomed him back into the fold. He then joined Styles as the color commentator on ECW.