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Old 03-22-2012, 02:05 AM   #41
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Personally I did like Hakushi however.
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Old 03-22-2012, 07:46 AM   #42
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tajiri, not the "best" but I found him fairly talented
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Old 03-22-2012, 07:51 AM   #43
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I've actually thought about this recently. Since Yoshi Tatsu is the only Japanese wrestler on the active WWE roster, and the WWE is essentially the largest promotion in the world, wouldn't that (WWE kayfabe) make him the best Japanese wrestler alive today? For a while, it was legitimately Funaki. I love that guy.

But to answer the question, you have to consider the billed part, as well. Regardless of Yokozuna being Samoan or not, he was billed as being Japanese, so he technically represented Japan in a kayfabe sense. But if we're talking Japanese wrestlers, you could narrow a short-list down to:

Mr. Fuji: He's one-half of the third longest reigning World Tag Team Champions of all-time, and had three other reigns before going onto great managing success -- with him managing Yokozuna to a 1993 Royal Rumble victory and two WWE Championships.

Antonio Inoki: When you consider the entire career of the performer, and simply use performing in the WWE as a qualifier, it's hard to look past the Hall of Famer.

Taka Michinoku: Had a pretty extensive Light Heavyweight Championship run and was involved in some memorable moments, both serious and comical, in an era where "entertainment" could be used to measure the success of a performer. He's seen as somewhat of a "pioneer" of the style he brought to the WWE. Two of his students are currently under WWE developmental contract, forming two-thirds of the Japanese talent employed by the WWE.

Tajiri: Had some mid-card success in the WWE, where he was also involved in some pretty memorable stuff. As far as singles championships goes, he's the only legitimately Japanese wrestler to have held an active one in the WWE, I believe.
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Old 03-22-2012, 03:08 PM   #44
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You know i was just watchin some ultimo dragon matches while in the "E" and he wasnt that bad. His debut vs. Shannon Moore was a fun match and he went on to battle Rey, Eddie and Tajiri. Why isnt he more in the disscussion? I mean, he didnt have the same success as Tajiri but the dude is a hall of famer. Eh. Just a thought.
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Old 03-22-2012, 03:09 PM   #45
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You know i was just watchin some ultimo dragon matches while in the "E" and he wasnt that bad. His debut vs. Shannon Moore was a fun match and he went on to battle Rey, Eddie and Tajiri. Why isnt he more in the disscussion? I mean, he didnt have the same success as Tajiri but the dude is a hall of famer. Eh. Just a thought.
He was boring and just came off as WWE trying to make him a japanese mysterio.
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Old 03-22-2012, 05:06 PM   #46
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You know i was just watchin some ultimo dragon matches while in the "E" and he wasnt that bad. His debut vs. Shannon Moore was a fun match and he went on to battle Rey, Eddie and Tajiri. Why isnt he more in the disscussion? I mean, he didnt have the same success as Tajiri but the dude is a hall of famer. Eh. Just a thought.
The most memorable moment in WWE from him for me was the time he kept falling during his entrance at WrestleMania. Then when he shook his head like "Goddammit".
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Old 03-22-2012, 06:19 PM   #47
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Everyone is forgetting about Tiger mask.
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Old 03-22-2012, 06:22 PM   #48
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The most memorable moment in WWE from him for me was the time he kept falling during his entrance at WrestleMania. Then when he shook his head like "Goddammit".

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yeah i remember that.
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Old 03-24-2012, 03:44 PM   #50
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Everyone is forgetting about Tiger mask.
Or The Cobra.
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Old 03-25-2012, 02:21 AM   #51
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Old 03-25-2012, 09:14 AM   #52
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Masato Tanaka actually, as he did wrestle at One Night Stand, THREAD OVER BITCHES.
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Old 03-26-2012, 02:29 AM   #53
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Masato Tanaka actually, as he did wrestle at One Night Stand, THREAD OVER BITCHES.
I'm with ya there! Masato is a bad motherfucka! He could hang with both Taz and Mike Awesome in the same ring, and was a former ECW heavyweight champion. Plus, fucker won the belt with a bone stickin out of his elbow!!!
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Old 03-27-2012, 02:49 PM   #54
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Yokozuna probably
he was Samoan.....
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Old 03-28-2012, 01:48 AM   #55
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Masato Tanaka isn't that good.

He just gets thrown through tables a lot.
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Old 03-28-2012, 01:52 AM   #56
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Tenryu & Kitao.
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Tenryu is great, but his work in WWE was brief, and he didn't get to do much.
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He was 1/2 of the biggest Wrestlemania upsets of all time.
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And still, people ask about that TP cling-on hanging out of Hogan's ass still being there all this time.
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