Супер Крейзи: Мексикалық күресшінің жолы

Mexican professional wrestler
the Mexican luchador

Islas resumed working as "Super Crazy" when he left AAA to join the newly created Promo Azteca. Super Crazy also continued his feud with Venum, who now worked as "Venum Black" after leaving AAA, a feud that culminated in a "mask vs. hair" Luchas de Apuesta that Super Crazy won, unmasking Venum Black. After leaving AAA Super Crazy began defending the UWA World Welterweight title, losing it to Kid Guzmán in 1997.

Super Crazy was signed to a contract by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) owner Paul Heyman in 1998 after Heyman saw him work for the WWF and on the recommendation of Konnan who had worked for Heyman. Crazy defeated Antifaz del Nortre in his televised ECW debut on the December 31 episode of Hardcore TV. He was brought in to showcase cruiserweight action and was paired with other smaller wrestlers in a series of well received matches for the next two years. His first major rivalry in the cruiserweight division came against Yoshihiro Tajiri as the duo competed against each other in a series of matches in the first half of 1999, where the duo exchanged wins on Hardcore TV, and the Guilty as Charged and the Living Dangerously pay per view events. Crazy followed with participation in a series of matches with international cruiserweights as he racked up wins against fellow luchador Mosco de la Merced at CyberSlam, Japanese wrestler Taka Michinoku at Hardcore Heaven while losing to Italian Little Guido at Hostile City Showdown and defeating him at July's Heat Wave pay per view. Crazy closed the year with two high profile three way dance matches, the first against Tajiri and Guido at Anarchy Rulz and the second against Tajiri and Jerry Lynn at November to Remember. In the end of the year, Crazy joined forces with rival Tajiri and defeated Jerry Lynn and Little Guido in a tag team match at Guilty as Charged on January 9, 2000.

Super Crazy was booked to win a tournament in March for the World Television Championship after the title had been vacated by Rob Van Dam due to an injury. He defeated CW Anderson in the quarter final round on March 4, Little Guido in the semi final round and Rhino in the final round at the Living Dangerously pay per view, despite interference from The Network. Super Crazy went on a hiatus for the next few months until pre taped vignettes began airing on television in October, which hyped his return at the November to Remember pay per view. Crazy teamed with Unholy Alliance against Hot Commodity (E. Z. Money, Julio Dinero and Chris Hamrick) in a six man tag team match on the November 19 episode of Hardcore TV. Crazy's team lost and the Unholy Alliance turned on him when Whipwreck helped Tajiri in defeating Crazy in a match. Crazy and Kash were pitted against Unholy Alliance and Full Blooded Italians in a three way dance at ECW's final pay per view Guilty as Charged on January 7, 2001. Unholy Alliance won the match. Crazy performed at ECW's final show on January 13, where he lost to Tajiri. ECW folded down as it was bought by WWF due to the bankruptcy.