WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Osamu Nishimura Real Name: Birthday: September 23, 1971 Hometown: Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo Marital Status: 6'1" - 232lbs Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: April 21st, 1991 Previous Gimmicks: Mr. Muga Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Cobra Twist Bow-and-Arrow Hold Octopus Hold Notable Feuds:
GWF (Global Wrestling Federation) Light Heavyweight title defeating Alex Porteau (August 26, 1994); IWGP Tag Team titles w/Tatsumi Fujinami defeating Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (September 23, 2001); Funkin Conservatory United States Heavyweight title defeating Brandon Groom (September 29, 2001); IWGP Tag Team titles w/Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie (December 14, 2003); Funking Conservatory Tag Team titles w/Dory Funk Jr. defeating Lord of Discipline & Big Daddy (May 26, 2005); NKPWA (South Korea) World Heavyweight title defeating Riki Passan (c) and Kurt Angle in a 3-WAY (Early May);
April 1990: Osamu Nishimura was initated into New Japan Pro Wrestling.. Young Lions Cup 1993: Osamu Nishimura lost to Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (Tenzan).. Osamu Nishimura left on a learning excursion to the USA.. October 1995: Osamu Nishimura returned to New Japan Pro Wrestling.. October 29, 1995: Osamu Nishimura competed on the debut show of Tatsumi Fujinami's new part-time promotion, Muga.. May 1997: Osamu Nishimura left on a second learning excursion, this time in Germany's CWA promotion.. January 4, 1998: Osamu Nishimura & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated the Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima).. February 7, 1998: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Osamu Nishimura to retain the IWGP Heavyweight title.. April 4, 1998: Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono defeated Osamu Nishimura & Shinya Hashimoto to retain the IWGP Tag Team titles.. September 1998: Osamu Nishimura was told that he had cancer and underwent extensive treatment.. June 2, 2000: Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Osamu Nishimura (1st match back).. August 2001: Osamu Nishimura competed in the G1 Climax.. September 23, 2001: Osamu Nishimura & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Kojima to capture the IWGP Tag Team titles.. 2002: Osamu Nishimura formed a team with Manabu Nakanishi called Gotch-ism.. June 5, 2002: Osamu Nishimura & Manabu Nakanishi wrestled Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan to a 60 minute draw.. December 2002, Gotch-ism (Nakanishi,Nishimura,Yoshie) won the first ever Triathlon Survivor.. January 4 2003: Osamu Nishimura defeated Tatsumi Fujinami.. November 13, 2004--New Japan: Yuji Nagata & Osamu Nishimura beat Riki Choshu & Masahiro Chono in an elimination match.. January 4, 2005--New Japan Pro Wrestling: Satoshi Kojima defeated Osamu Nishimura.. May 14, 2005--New Japan Pro Wrestling: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe defeated Yutaka Yoshie & Osamu Nishimura.. May 26, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk & Osamu Nishimura beat Big Daddy & Lord of Discipline to win the Tag Team titles.. October 8, 2005--New Japan PPV: Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura defeated Riki Choshu & Tomohiro Ishii.. November 23, 2005--NJPW: Masayuki Naruse defeated Osamu Nishimura.. November 26, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie defeated Blue Wolf & Masayuki Naruse.. November 27, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura defeated Tatsutoshi Goto... November 30, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiroshi Nagao.. December 3, 2005--NJPW: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Nishimura.. December 4, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura & Masayuki Naruse defeated Takashi Iizuka & El Samurai.. December 6, 2005--NJPW: Yutaka Yoshie & Toru Yano defeated Osamu Nishimura & Hiroshi Nagao.. December 7, 2005--NJPW: Mark Jindrak & Matt Morgan defeated Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie.. December 8, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura defeated El Samurai.. December 10, 2005--NJPW: Mark Jindrak & Matt Morgan defeated Osamu Nishimura & Toru Yano.. December 11, 2005--NJPW: Osamu Nishimura defeated Hiro Saito.. February 26, 2006--CHIKARA Tag Tournament: Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura defeated The Heartbreak Express (1st Rnd).. ~~~SECOND ROUND: Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura defeated Arik Cannon & Jigsaw to advance to the Next Round.. February 27, 2006--CHIKARA Tag Tournament: Skayde & Milano Collection A.T. beat Osamu Nishimura & Katsushi Takemura.. March 8, 2006--Elite Wrestling Entertainment: Steve Madison & Osamu Nishimura beat Donovan Morgan & Lex Lovett.. December 16, 2006--Full Impact Pro: Shingo & Osamu Nishimura defeated Black Market (Shawn Murphy & Joey Machete).. June 2, 2007--NWA Bluegrass: Brent Albright defeated Osamu Nishimura in the 1st Round of the NWA World Title Tournament.. March 1, 2008--AJPW: Dory Funk Jr. (Retirement Match) & Osamu Nishimura defeated Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Masa Fuchi Early May: Osamu Nishimura defeated Riki Passan (c) and Kurt Angle in a 3-WAY to win the NKPWA World title!