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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler: |
El Samurai |
| Real Name: |
Osamu Matsuda |
| Birthday: |
April 19, 1966 |
| Hometown: |
Hanamaki City, Iwate, Japan |
| Marital Status: |
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| Height & Weight: |
5'11" - 203lbs |
| Trained by: |
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| Debut: |
July 4, 1986 |
| Previous Gimmicks: |
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| Finishing Move: |
Chickenwing Armlock |
| Favorite Moves: |
Diving Headbutt
Inverted DDT
Super Hurricanrana
Samurai Bomb (Side Drop Powerbomb)
Octagon Special |
| Notable Feuds: |
Shinjiro Otani
Koji Kanemoto |
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Thunder Liger (June 26, 1992);
UWA (Mexico) World Middleweight title defeating Ultimo Dragon (May 20, 1993);
UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Sabu (December 1, 1995);
WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Great Sasuke (June 22, 1996);
WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Jushin Liger defeating Yuji Yasuraoka & Lance Storm (July 20, 1996);
WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Gran Hamada (August 3, 1996);
J Crown Championship (Seven Unified Junior Heavyweight titles) (July 6, 1997);
~~~IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~NWA World Welterweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
~~~British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title defeating Jushin Liger (July 6, 1997);
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Jushin Liger defeating Minoru Tanaka & Koji Kanemoto (March 6, 2001);
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Yuusuke Taguchi defeating Hirooki Goto & Minoru Tanaka (February 19, 2006);
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April 1985: Osamu Matsuda was initiated into the New Japan dojo..
June 1985: Osamu Matsuda debuted against Yuji Funaki..
March, 1991: Osamu Matsuda travelled to Mexico on a "learning excursion" working for the UWA promotion..
~~~This is where Osamu Matsuda became the masked character named El Samurai..
Early 1992: El Samurai returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling..
June 1992: El Samurai defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to capture the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title..
June 1997: El Samurai defeated Koji Kanemoto to win his first Best of the Super Jr touriment..
July 1997: El Samurai defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to win the J Crown title..
El Samurai & Jushin Liger also teamed and fought Koki Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani..
November 26, 2005--NJPW: Koji Kamemoto & Tiger Mask & Akiya Anzawa beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka & El Samurai..
November 27, 2005--NJPW: Tiger Mask IV & Hirooki Goto beat Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai..
November 30, 2005--NJPW: Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai defeated Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi..
December 4, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura & Masayuki Naruse defeated Takashi Iizuka & El Samurai..
December 6, 2005--NJPW: El Samurai defeated Akiya Anzawa..
December 7, 2005--NJPW: Masayuki Naruse & El Samurai defeated Jado & Gedo..
December 8, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura defeated El Samurai..
December 9, 2005--NJPW: Jado & Gedo defeated Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai..
December 11, 2005--NJPW: El Samurai & Sangre Azteca defeated Jado & Gedo..
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