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Revision as of 12:15, 2 June 2010
| El Samurai |
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| Name |
El Samurai |
| Real name |
Osamu Matsuda |
| Nicknames |
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| Name history |
Osamu Matsuda (debut - March 1991, 2004, 2005), El Samurai (March 1991 - ) |
| Family |
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| Maestro(s) |
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| Birth date, location |
April 19, 1966 |
| Obituary date |
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| Debut, location |
July 24, 1986 |
| Lost mask to |
(see note) |
| Height |
5'11"/180 cm |
| Weight |
203 lbs/92 kg |
| Signature moves |
Samurai Bomb, Chickenwing Armlock, Inverted Brainbuster, Inverted DDT, Reverse Tornado DDT, Frankensteiner |
| Titles: |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (2) (w/ Jushin Liger; w/ Ryusuke Taguchi), British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion, NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion, NWA World Welterweight Championship, UWA World Middleweight Championship, UWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (2), WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (w/ Jushin Liger), WWA Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2), Super J-Cup 1997 |
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Note: Despite never losing his mask, El Samurai has unmasked on occasion, in 2004 for one night only against Osamu Nishimura, and at a NJPW/MUGA show on 1/29/2005 vs Shinsuke Nakamura.
Sources
Wikipedia
Gallery
 wrestling as himself in 2004 |
