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Post by YiHammer on Feb 27, 2013 3:39:24 GMT -5
Inspired by the Kenzo Suzuki thread
Who would you call the worst wrestlers to ever come from Japan?
I always thought Akira from AJPW was awful, his Muta ripoff gimmick didn't help
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Feb 27, 2013 6:52:44 GMT -5
Hiroshi Wajima and Koji Kitao spring to mind.
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Post by dlg3000 on Feb 27, 2013 7:15:31 GMT -5
I read somewhere that Shark Tsuchiya is pretty bad. I don't think she is bad. She is just limited and generic. Eagle Sawai isn't anyone to brag about skillwise.
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Post by kamotengkahoy on Feb 27, 2013 7:56:00 GMT -5
Haven't watched any of his matches so I'm not really credible at this but basing on his looks and on the general stigma on giant wrestlers I guess Giant Baba was bad in the ring.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Feb 27, 2013 7:59:03 GMT -5
Haven't watched any of his matches so I'm not really credible at this but basing on his looks and on the general stigma on giant wrestlers I guess Giant Baba was bad in the ring. Actually, no. In his prime, Giant Baba was a great old-school technican wrestler. But, unfortunedly, it's a lot easier to find matches where he's past-his-prime then in it. |
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Post by kamotengkahoy on Feb 27, 2013 8:10:31 GMT -5
Haven't watched any of his matches so I'm not really credible at this but basing on his looks and on the general stigma on giant wrestlers I guess Giant Baba was bad in the ring. Actually, no. In his prime, Giant Baba was a great old-school technican wrestler. But, unfortunedly, it's a lot easier to find matches where he's past-his-prime then in it. Oh ok. Come to think of it, I remembered that I watched some matches of him here in a local cable channel that shows various Japanese promotions. But yeah he was already past his prime on them. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 27, 2013 8:21:03 GMT -5
Kintaro Kanemura.
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Post by Smiley Smile on Feb 27, 2013 10:27:53 GMT -5
The first name that sprung to mind was Takeshi Rikio, who got a GHC Heavyweight title push in NOAH at one time despite being rather dull and plodding in the ring.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Feb 27, 2013 16:03:43 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2013 16:12:02 GMT -5
I used to think Takao Omori was bad until I watched some NO FEAR tag matches and his awesome match with Jun Akiyama from '96(?), and I grew to love him.
Akebono just.... sucks.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Feb 27, 2013 16:34:40 GMT -5
Shibata is a kicking machine. A lame kicking machine.
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Post by kidkamikaze10 on Feb 27, 2013 16:56:34 GMT -5
Akebono usually sucks. But his tag team with Hama actualy had great matches.
Usually with Sekimoto and Okabayashi but still.
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Post by YiHammer on Feb 28, 2013 13:28:49 GMT -5
Shibata is a bit meh
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Post by Medicinal Thunder Liger on Feb 28, 2013 17:42:51 GMT -5
Omori, Kentaro Shiga, Kitao, Nosawa, theres more than people probably think
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Feb 28, 2013 18:57:41 GMT -5
Omori, Kentaro Shiga, Kitao, Nosawa, theres more than people probably think Actually, Shiga was a pretty decent wrestler up until his neck injury in 2003 that put him out for two and a half years. After that, he was never the same. |
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Post by mjolnir on Feb 28, 2013 19:11:02 GMT -5
Also I'd argue that Nosawa can range from bad to good. More so the latter in his earlier years, with his more hardcore matches starting to catch up to him these days. But the point still stands.
I'd probably go with Kitao, the shit stain that he is. You know you're a jerk when you piss off Tenta.
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