After writing this and doing the research, i certainly now hold the great sasuke to high acclaim, ranking him up their with the best juniors in history. Michinoku pro wrestling and the world wrestling federation agreed to have the great sasuke take part in a tournament to crown the first ever wwf light heavyweight champion in 1997. Innovated by the great sasuke, it sees a wrestler first face an. After competing in a handful of internationally ranked fivestar matches, starting one of the most famous japanbased wrestling promotions of all time, having a championship accomplishments list a mile long, innovating such moves as the michinoku driver and senton atomico thats right, jeff hardy can thank sasuke for the swanton bomb. The great sasuke vs taka michinoku 7797 old school.
So instead of intros we get the promo videowhich is amazingbut weve all seen it. The tournament also featured super delfin and taka michinoku, delfin also had a successful run in njpws best of super junior tournament also getting to the final. Great wrestling sequence taka michinoku and great sasuke. Please note that ratings are given to the overall match. Since i cant find any footage of him using the move, does anyone here know where to find or have a clip of great sasuke s orginal michinoku driver double underhook brainbuster. Mar 06, 2008 4 taka michinoku with the michinoku driver.
Taka michinoku vs great sasuke wwe raw july 7, 1997 full. This ones tricky, because the natural assumption would be that the michinoku driver is named for taka michinoku. Great sasuke as the founderownerbiggest star of mpro he is a no brainer. A gran hamada trainee, he debuted in 1990 for lucharesu promotion universal lucha libre as masa michinoku, but after a. Taka michinoku took his name to mock the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling. He made his world wrestling federation wwf debut on july 6, 1997 at the wwf payperview canadian stampede losing to the great sasuke but getting a huge reaction from the crowd. He has been married to rachel fantana since january 16, 2008. Great sasuke wrestled unmasked as masa michinoku for gran hamadas uwf great sasuke was the first ever jcrown champion, a title that consisted of 8 of the worlds top light heavyweight titles he has an incredible tolerance for pain, especially considering. Taka michinoku was a member of kaientai deluxe in japan.
Dick togo comes to the ring in the coolest getup in japan temporary mask of a skull with an eyepatch, with the sky blue skull coat has 2b seen 2 b blieved. Great sasuke wrestler visual anthropology of japan. Murakawa is also the owner, and founder, of michinoku pro wrestling, the first japanese independent promotion not to be based around the tokyo area. The great sasuke had previously wrestled under the name masa michinoku, which. The promotion mainly showcased junior heavyweight wrestling, bbc. He has wrestled in japan and in the united states in various professional wrestling promotions. He was entered in the wwf light heavyweight title tournament where the winner would become the first wwf light heavyweight champion, he beat devon storm in. Arthur ewell jr is claiming that jon moxley stole his new finisher from him, well then ewell stole it as well as last time i checked the butterfly brainbuster aka the michinoku driver the original version not the one you see today, thats actually a michinoku driver ii was created by the great sasuke years ago. Masanori murakawa july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke. Aug 14, 2009 join 411mania veteran ryan byers for his latest venture on the site. Great sasuke was the owner and founder of michinoku pro wrestling in japan great sasuke was trained by the first tiger mask, satoru sayama great sasuke wrestled unmasked as masa michinoku for gran hamadas uwf great sasuke was the first ever jcrown champion, a title that consisted of 8 of the worlds top light heavyweight titles. The great sasuke is founder of michinoku pro, michinoku would have a 6 man tag match featured at barley legal 1997, in the 2 tapped matches along with ppv match sasuke put on. Takao yoshida born october 26, 1973 is a japanese professional wrestler from morioka, iwate best known for his work internationally as taka michininoku.
May 19, 2018 taka michinoku is ready to represent suzukigun. Ultimo dragon jcrown tournament final, 05081996 duration. Bluek, gay michinoku, the great taka michinoku, great takasuke, mr. Masanori murakawa, murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for michinoku pro wrestling mpw under the ring name the great sasuke, za gureto sasuke.
Christian and that was the end of taka michinoku being seen as any kind of a star in the world wrestling federation. Osaka pro wrestling tag team championship wasian cougar. Appeal 4 dragon rana drop toe hold ra mahistoral appeal 3 dragons ray sasuke. Great sasuke vs taka michinoku wwf canadian stampede 1997 after a year, the wwf finally tries to respond to wcws cruiserweight division by striking up a partnership with michinoku pro. Taka michinoku academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Michinoku pro best of the great sasuke volume 2 video. The michinoku driver ii is this to the original michinoku driver, to the extent that takas version is often the only one that gets named, and often just gets called the michinoku driver.
Reflecting on his 20 turbulent years as a wrestler, sasuke decides to climb back into both arenas wrestling and politics for a final battle royale. Additionally, outside of those familiar with the career of the great sasuke, the name michinoku is more popularly used to refer to taka. Signature moves, michinoku driver, sasuke special cartwheel moonsault. Diving bodypress murder ride show zusammen mit kei, fisherman buster nazi zombie, inverted double underhook facebuster karma drop and muscle buster double muscle zusammen mit kei tag teams. After an otherwise fun, seesaw battle, christian reversed a michinoku driver to capture the title in his debut match for the company.
Taka michinoku adopted a similar gimmick to parody him. Sasuke is also seen as innovating the michinoku driver i, as well as the senton atomico, plus all of his various sasuke specials are sure to keep his legacy going for many years to come. Unfortunately his attitude rubbed many the wrong way, and he didnt last there long. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. Michinoku pro 19950325 sendai champ forum 19950415 01. See more of old school wrestling haven on facebook. He lost a rematch to sasuke the following night on raw. The great sasuke chronicles ayearinthelife of an aging japanese professional wrestler and politician who once enjoyed a great fame. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling and had been the first to use michinoku as part of his ring name. Debuting in michinoku pro and winning an established championship within his first three months quickly established tiger mask iv as a highlight in the promotion. The top fifty japanese wrestlers of all time part i. The michinoku driver is a professional wrestling move. As well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator.
Excellent wrestler, excellent high flier, pretty cool costumes, willing to take ridiculous bumps even now. Well, sasuke originally competed under the name masa michinoku. We train in american strong style, lucha libre, catch, submission, old. Oct 26, 2016 with training from the original tiger mask, satoru sayama, and the great sasuke, yamazaki formulated the perfect puroresulucha libre blend. In truth, it gets its name from innovator the great sasuke. Later, on a tour of mexico, murakawa adopted the mask, uniform, and name ninja sasuke. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on.
Michinoku was in his physical prime and should have been a top junior heavyweight in japan, but instead he was making great money while doing comedy acts and job matches in the us. He is a japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke, as well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Bodyslam piledriver, ending straight into a pin innovated by great sasuke. Formerly a michinoku driver, later the michinoku driver ii. Jul 11, 20 bwo japan taka michinoku, mens teioh, dick togo vs great sasuke, gran hamada, masato yakushiji ecw barely legal 1997 very good touring match that i assumed help greatly in getting them a partnership with the wwf in the summer of 1997, which also ended up killing the promotion well that and sasuke basically retiring. Comments taka michinoku wrestlers database cagematch. While the great sasuke was being courted by the wwf, it was taka and later his friend sho funaki that stayed. Heavyweight tag team championship great sasuke as masa michinoku as sasuke. In october 1992, the great sasuke founded michinoku pro wrestling northeastern wrestling. After his entrance, he unmasked himself in the middle of. Takao yoshida was born on october 26, 1973 in japan. Join 411mania veteran ryan byers for his latest venture on the site. The great sasuke double underhook brainbuster michinoku driver, senton atomico highangle senton bomb mando guerrero moonsault note. Wwf light heavyweight title tournament novemberdecember 97 michinoku beat devon storm and mr.
The great sasuke in your house 16 canadian stampede wwevideos on dailymotion. Taka michinoku has some shootstyle experience pancrase and battlarts. Some wrestler is accusing moxley of stealing his finisher. Introduction below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in dave meltzers wrestling observer newsletter. Trainer was trained by gran hamada and the great sasuke. Innovated by the great sasuke, it sees a wrestler first face an opponent and apply a double underhook before then lifting the opponent upside down and falling backwards down to the mat onto his back, driving the opponent head first down to the mat. With 30 years of inring experience on his resume, sasuke was the original holder of the jcrown, a unification of eight different titles from eight different companies which included wwe and new japan. Masa, from his given name masanori, and michinoku, after the alternate name for his japanese home region, tohoku. The light heavyweight championship is on the line as taka michinoku meets the great sasuke. The great sasuke a true legend in japanese wrestling trained by the legend tiger mask 1 sasuke trained taka michinoku and tiger mask 4. The wwf gave his spot to taka michinoku, who ended up having a job with the company much longer than expected. Michinoku pro 1992 to 1997, wwe 1997 to 2002, all japan 2003 to 2007, and kdojo 2002 to present awards and recognition. He adopted the name ninja sasuke as well as the mask and outfit while on tour in mexico. Bonus and adfree content available with stitcher premium.
Tombstone piledriver rounding body press appeal senton atomico appeal 24 thunderfire power bomb dragon kid. When taka michinoku began wrestling in japan, he adopted the michinoku name in a nod to sasuke. Goldbergs master plan to rip faces off and rewrite history. Taka michinoku invented his own finishing manuver called the michinoku driver. It starts off great with handsome dick togo, shiryu, mens teiho with barry windhamesque hair, funaki, and taka michinoku doing the something dx salute and im instantly psyched. Michinoku pro wrestling michinoku pro promotions database. T, pepe michinoku, pepe warrior, piza michinoku, robo michinoku, taka michinoku, taka michinoku, taka south america, takecaras. May 12, 2020 he is a japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke, as well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Great sasuke with the ryder kick sasuke with a ryder kick to ultimo dragon with the iwgp jr. Great sasuke simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly. Masanori murakawa murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler and politician who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke, as well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Its referred to as michinoku driver when other wrestlers, like. Hello, gentle reader, and welcome to this universally indie edition of your beloved dvdvr as we cover the wrestling from three different continents, wrestling that tell the big boys to shove it up their asses. Straight shoot michinoku pro wrestling with excalibur. Defeats oishi makoto but immidiately vacates the title and makes a proposal for a tournamet to take place on 060323 in sendai. While this wwe article credits mando, mutoh is said to have done it first, and lanny poffo may have been doing it even earlier. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great sasuke, who was the. The great sasuke born july 18, 1969, real name masanori murakawa is japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician best known for his work in new japan prowrestling and his own promotion michinoku pro wrestling. He is an actor and director, known for eastern championship wrestling 1993, wwe smackdown. Sep 11, 2011 bruce prichard shoots on taka michinoku vs great sasuke duration. He debuted wrestling international new generations and michinoku pro wrestling joint event by teaming up with great sasuke, they lost to super delfin.
Great sasuke wrestled unmasked as masa michinoku for gran hamadas uwf great sasuke was the first ever jcrown champion, a title that consisted of 8 of the worlds top light heavyweight titles he has an incredible tolerance for pain, especially considering the injuries he has had, including a cracked skull twice. From the michinoku pro mask tournament 1999 dirtbike kid was booked to job to the great sasuke in the opening round, and threw a hissy fit. Based out of the northeastern tohoku region, michinoku pro began creating waves in the japanese scene and sasuke was their top star and promoter. The great sasuke was an exciting wrestler from japan who made quite a name for himself overseas, to the point the wwf hired him briefly in 1997.
As part of an agreement between michinoku pro wrestling and the world wrestling federation, the great sasuke was part of the tournament to crown the first wwf light heavyweight champion in 1997. Sasuke also participated in the first fukumen world league, hosted by michinoku pro wrestling in 1995 and admitting only masked wrestlers. Wrestling academy is a pro wrestling school in southern california. Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former iwate. Great sasuke cagematch the internet wrestling database. The biggest names and places in the japanese pro wrestling. He is the founder and the current owner of michinoku pro wrestling. A lot of wrestling fans became aware of michinoku pro thanks to the first super junior cup held in 1994 where the great sasuke had a run to the final before losing to chris benoit. He has wrestled in japan and in the united states in various wrestling promotions. Alongside some of the other juniors in his stable like zack sabre jr. Make sure to turn on the notifications so you would never miss the new videos. Jan, 2018 taka michinoku took his name to mock the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling. In his early career, murakawa wrestled under the name masa michinoku. Sasuke did great spots where janela would kick him in the face and sasuke would kip up into a cross legged.
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