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Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳, Murakawa Masanori?), (born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is better known by his stage name The Great Sasuke. He has wrestled in Japan and in the United States in various wrestling promotions. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on 2 occasions. Kg redirects here. ...
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Iwate Prefecture ) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshū island, Japan. ...
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Satoru Sayama (born November 24, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known as the original Tiger Mask. ...
is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
Hiroto Wakita is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently runs Osaka Pro Wrestling, and is also working as a wrestler there. ...
is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Career
In his early days he used the name Masa Michinoku. Masa, from his given name Masanori, and Michinoku, after the alternate name for his Japanese home region, Tōhoku. Taka Michinoku adopted a similar gimmick to parody him. Later, on a tour of Mexico, he adopted the mask, uniform, and name Ninja Sasuke. This was the predecessor to the Great Sasuke gimmick he would adopt upon returning to Japan. Tohoku region, Japan The TÅhoku region (æ±åŒ—地方; TÅhoku-chihÅ) is a geographical area of Japan. ...
Takao Yoshida ) (born October 26, 1973) better known by his stage name TAKA Michinoku (TAKA is written in all caps in Japanese script), is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world. ...
For other uses, see Mask (disambiguation). ...
He is also the owner, and founder, of Michinoku Pro Wrestling in Japan, the first Japanese independent promotion not to be based around the Tokyo area. Michinoku Pro Wrestling (also known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. ...
For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...
As part of an agreement between Michinoku Pro Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, Sasuke was part of the tournament to crown the first WWF Light Heavyweight Champion of the modern wrestling era in 1997. Although Sasuke was heavily pushed to be the big winner of the tournament, he would later brag to the Japanese media how he would only defend the title in Japan had he won the title and would refuse to drop the title on WWF television. When the WWF caught wind of Sasuke's comments, Sasuke was fired as well as his working agreement with them dissolved, although a former member of Michinoku Pro, TAKA Michinoku, would end up winning the title. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. ...
For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
Takao Yoshida ) (born October 26, 1973) better known by his stage name TAKA Michinoku (TAKA is written in all caps in Japanese script), is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world. ...
In 1998 he and disciple Tiger Mask IV began feuding with heel clones of their respective gimmicks: Masked Tiger (Takeshi Ono) and Sasuke the Great (Masao Orihara). Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
Tiger Mask IV Tiger Mask (IV) (タイガーマスク) is a Japanese professional wrestler whose real name is not publicly known, and who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
In 1999, Sasuke actually performed on SASUKE, the popular Japanese obstacle course competition. In the 3rd Competition, he timed out on the Hill Climb. When SASUKE was translated into Ninja Warrior for the United States, the translators ignored his wrestling background and called him "The Great Ninja Warrior". This article is about the year. ...
See Sasuke (disambiguation) for other meanings. ...
In 2002, he briefly turned heel and started using the name SASUKE, using blue stripes on his mask instead of the red stripes shown in the photo above. However, Jinsei Shinzaki brought him back from the dark side by "exorcising the evil out of him". In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ...
Kensuke Shinzaki (æ–°å´Ž å¥ä»‹ Shinzaki Kensuke, born December 2, 1966 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki (æ–°å´Ž 人生 Shinzaki Jinsei) and Hakushi. ...
On April 13, 2003, the Great Sasuke won election to the Iwate Prefectural Assembly, making him the first actual masked legislator in history. He is the fourth Japanese wrestler to get elected to office. Antonio Inoki, Hiroshi Hase, and Atsushi Onita preceded him, though all of them were elected to the Japanese Diet at the national level. Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ...
Hiroshi Hase (born on May 5, 1961 in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, prior to transitioning to a position in the Japanese parliament. ...
Atsushi Onita is a Japanese professional wrestler and a wrestling legend, who is best known for his work in FMW. He set a new record for the most stitches needed as a result of a wrestling match when he needed 111 stitches after a very violent match. ...
The National Diet of Japan ) is Japans legislature. ...
The Great Sasuke recently lost in his bid to become governor of Iwate in a recent election. [2]
Finishing and signature moves A Powerbomb is a professional wrestling move in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestlers shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat. ...
A Brainbuster, also known as an Avalanche Suplex, is a professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock, hooks his/her tights, and lifts him/her up as if he/she was executing a vertical suplex. ...
Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
In gymnastics, a cartwheel is the movement where one moves sideways (in the motion the wheel of a cart would follow) in a straight line keeping the back straight placing the hand of the same side on the ground followed by the other hand as the legs are passed over...
Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
In gymnastics, a cartwheel is the movement where one moves sideways (in the motion the wheel of a cart would follow) in a straight line keeping the back straight placing the hand of the same side on the ground followed by the other hand as the legs are passed over...
Shawn Michaels performing a Moonsault on Chris Jericho. ...
Shawn Michaels performing a Moonsault on Chris Jericho. ...
Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
The Rider Kick is finishing move from the Kamen Rider series. ...
Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
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Championships and accomplishments - World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
1This championship is promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre it was on loan to them to New Japan Pro Wrestling when he won it. Also, despite the title still using the NWA initials, it is no longer recognized or sanctioned as a world title by the National Wrestling Alliance. The same goes for the NWA World Middleweight Championship.
²Despite winning the title twice, neither of the reigns are recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. No reign with the title prior to December of 1997 are recognized by the WWE.[1] Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, better known by its initials FMW, was a revolutionary Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi ÅŒnita (often spelled Ohnita). ...
The Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that is currently being defended in Various Independent Promotions in Japan. ...
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (also known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. ...
The Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights. ...
The Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling. ...
Shigeki Sato (born October 23, 1973 in Odate City) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dick Togo. ...
The British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that although being created in England, it gain its biggest notariaty being in Japan. ...
New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ...
The IWGP (International Wrestling Grand Prix) Junior Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in New Japan Pro Wrestlings Junior Heavyweight division. ...
The IWGP (International Wrestling Grand Prix) Junior Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in New Japan Pro Wrestlings Junior Heavyweight division. ...
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship was created in 1998 as an incentive to the junior heavyweight division. ...
Keiichi Yamada (山田æµä¸€ Yamada Keiichi) (born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (ç£ç¥žãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚¬ãƒ¼ - JÅ«shin RaigÄ) and later, Jushin Thunder Liger (ç£ç¥žã‚µãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒ¼ãƒ©ã‚¤ã‚¬ãƒ¼ - JÅ«shin SandÄ RaigÄ) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ...
The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. ...
The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. ...
The NWA World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ...
The NWA World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ...
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE El Santo 46/03/15 Mexico City Defeats Pete Pancof. ...
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE El Santo 46/03/15 Mexico City Defeats Pete Pancof. ...
Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) is a professional wrestling magazine. ...
Incorporated as Lucha Libre Internacional, S.C. in January 1975 after Ray Mendoza split from the EMLL to form a new organization with Fancisco Flores and Benjamin Mora Jr. ...
The UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship created from the working relationship between the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and the Japanese Universal Wrestling Federation from 1991 to 1993, when the title became inactive. ...
The UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship created from the working relationship between the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and the Japanese Universal Wrestling Federation from 1991 to 1993, when the title became inactive. ...
Gran Hamada (real name Hiroaki Hamada) is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. ...
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. ...
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. ...
The WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship of the World Wrestling Association promotion in Mexico. ...
David Allen Meltzer (born October 24, 1961) is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON), a newsletter for the world of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. ...
Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: ) (May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) (Spanish for Worldwide Wrestling Council) is a Lucha Libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico. ...
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...
The NWA World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. ...
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
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