Couple of WCW/Japan questions

[Rollermacka]

I have been tryin to remember a couple of wrestlers who came from Japan to WCW.

1) I remember when NWO Japan first showed up I remember Jericho repeatingly having to wrestle some "Sumo" champ from Japan who came in and ripped off a WCW shirt and had an NWO one underneath. Dose anyone remember who that was? I just remember this as odd because Jericho was still a cruiserweight at the time and you put him in there with a 350-400 pounder :?:

2) The other wrestler I am trying to remember is when the Jung Dragons were feuding with 3 Count and 3 Count in a "brilliant" move brang in Tank Abbot as an enforcer so the Dragons brang in one of there own. I want to say it was The Great Kabuki or The Great Muta but I'm not quite sure. Dose anyone remember that wrestler?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I don't recall, but looking over the NWO Japan roster, my only real guess would be Hiro Saito.... The only person I remember ripping off a WCW shirt to show an NWO one was Chono though.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

http://www.njpw.com/img/fighters/hirosaito.jpg

Look familiar?

[ddpBANG]

#2 - The Great Muta

[94 SVT Cobra]

I have been tryin to remember a couple of wrestlers who came from Japan to WCW.

1) I remember when NWO Japan.....



this is basically what that thread looked like to me......

When the FUCK was there a NWO japan? keep in mind i stopped watchin nitro when it started getting bad and didnt see half of the "dying days of WCW" nonsense, i knew of that latin nwo thing but....NWO JAPAN?!?!

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Nah, NWO Japan was literally an NJPW branch of Japan, with only a few members who actually showed up in WCW. It was a good group though, and it later branched off into It happened early in the incarnation of the NWO when Chono/Muta were in it.
nWo Japan
<SMALL style="LINE-HEIGHT: 130%">(wrestled in NJPW (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Japan_Pro_Wrestling))</SMALL>
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The Great Muta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiji_Mutoh)
Masahiro Chono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiro_Chono)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan)
Satoshi Kojima (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima)
Hiro Saito (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Saito)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="33.33%">
AKIRA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Nogami)
Tatsutoshi Goto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsutoshi_Goto)
Michiyoshi Ohara
Big Bubba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Traylor)
Scott Norton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Norton)</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width="33.33%">
Michael Wallstreet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rotunda)
Louie Spicolli (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Spicolli)
nWo Sting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Farmer_%28wrestler%29)
Big Titan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Bogner)<SUP class=reference id=_ref-nwo_japan_2>[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(professional_wrestling)#_note-nwo_japan)</SUP></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[U-Warrior]

The guy who kicked Jericho's ass was Chono. Which shows the logic of WCW as Chono was never over 300 pounds. Was never even fat for gods sake. But he has slanted eyes so he must be categorized as either a samarai, sumo, or ninja.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Wow... I can't even imagine Chono being 300 lbs. Dudes always been in pretty good shape.

[Rollermacka]

The guy who kicked Jericho's ass was Chono. Which shows the logic of WCW as Chono was never over 300 pounds. Was never even fat for gods sake. But he has slanted eyes so he must be categorized as either a samarai, sumo, or ninja.

I remember seeing him and thinkin well this guy is kinda big but he's not "sumo" big. Then again it was WCW calling him a sumo makes as much sense as taking an accomplished MMA fighter and having him try to sing with cruserweights :shifty: