Tournament NonAmericana Part 6

[strykerdarksilence]

www.angrymarks.com/?ArticleID=3017 an article I wrote on Alfred February last year.

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KAAAAAYYYYYNNNNEEE

[strykerdarksilence]

Kane advances.



Paul Diamond

Hometown: Born in Croatia, Grew up in Winnipeg, Moved to Huntsville, AL
Height & Weight: 6'1" - 230 lbs
Trained by: Boris Malenko, Dean Malenko, Joe Malenko
Debut: 1985
Previous Gimmicks: Kato -masked- (WWF), Max Moon -masked- (WWF), Venum
Finishing Move: Flying Back Body Press (Max Moon), Thrust Kick (as Kato)

# Texas All Star Texas Tag Team titles w/Nick Kiniski defeating Tudui & Wakahi (May 25, 1985);
# Texas All Star Texas Tag Team titles w/Shawn Michaels Awarded (September 1, 1985);
# Texas All Star Tag Team titles w/Shawn Michaels defeating Tony Torres & Ricky Santana (November 17, 1985);
# CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Jeff Jarrett defeating Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato (November 3, 1986);
# CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Tarzan Goto & Akio Sato (December 13, 1986);
# CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Luke Williams & Butch Miller (January ??, 1987);
# CWA (Memphis) International Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Mark Starr & Steve Kiern (May 9, 1987);
# AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Billy Travis & Jeff Jarrett (August 2, 1987);
# AWA World Tag Team titles w/Pat Tanaka defeating Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels (March 19, 1988);
# USWA World Tag Team titles w/Steven Dunn defeating Truth Commission (May 14, 1997);
# TWA (Texas) Heavyweight title (as Venom) defeating Ken Johnson (October 16, 1999);
# TWA (Texas) Heavyweight title (as Venom) defeating Tiger Steele (February 15, 2000);
# CWF (Canada) Heavyweight title defeating Robby Royce (October 28, 2000);

# Thomas Boric played pro soccer with the Tampa Bay Rowdies before going full-time into wrestling..
# Paul Diamond wrestled in San Antonio in a tag team called the American Breed with Nick Kiniski..
# Paul Diamond later teamed with a young local kid named Shawn Michaels in a team known as American Force..
# Paul Diamond first formed a tag team with Pat Tanaka in the Memphis territory in 1986..
# Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka moved onto AWA where they were known as Bad Company and managed by Diamond Dallas Page..
# Paul Diamond & Pat Tanaka defeated Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty for the AWA World tag title in 1988..
# Paul Diamond Diamond & Pat Tanaka wrestled in the WWF as the Orient Express, with Diamond as the masked Kato..
# Paul Diamond also wrestled under a mask as Max Moon, replacing Konnan under the mask when he left the WWF..
# Paul Diamond now runs the Paul Diamond Hard Knocks Pro Wrestling Academy..
# Tom "Paul Diamond" Boric has moved to Huntsville, AL and has opened up a group called Rocket City Wrestling.

Round 1: Beat Lincoln Steen
Round 2: Beat Chaparita Asari

VS



Satoshi Kojima

Hometown: Katsuyama City, Tokyo
Height & Weight: 6' - 247 lbs
Debut: July 16, 1991
Previous Gimmicks: The Great Koji
Finishing Move: The Kojo Cutter, The Lariat, The KOJI MAX Submission

# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Manabu Nakanishi defeating Kensuke Sasaki & Riki Choshu (May 3, 1997);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeating Shiro Koshinaka & Genichiro Tenryu (January 4, 1999);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeating Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata (July 20, 2000);
# MLW (Major League Wrestling) World Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lynn for vacant title (September 26, 2002);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Taiyo Kea won a tournament (December 6, 2002);
# AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles (as Great Kosuke) w/Shiryu (aka Kaz Hayashi) defeating Mr. Gannosuke & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (January 2, 2004);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Kaz Hayashi defeating Arashi & Keiji Mutoh (January 18, 2004);
# AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Toshiaki Kawada (February 16, 2005);
# IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Hiroyoshi Tenzan (February 20, 2005);
# AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/TARU defeating Taiyo Kea & Toshiaki Kawada (August 26, 2007);
# AJPW (All Japan) Triple Crown defeating Yoshihiro Takayama (September 26, 2009);

Round 1: Beat Ty Prattis
Round 2: Beat Chris Gray

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

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...............Unnamed 2nd guy

[strykerdarksilence]

Whoops, forgot to put his details down properly. However...it is Kojima, who is pretty dang recognisable.

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Eh I don't really follow Puro
But I'll vote for Kojima

[strykerdarksilence]

Well...I was partially serious, partially covering for my error, so I sold it well ;D

1-0 KOJIMA!!

[J is Justice]

Satoshi Kojima

[Kick Your Face]

Kojima.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Kojima.

[strykerdarksilence]

Kojima advances and is our 50th guy into the next round!



Keith Hart

Hometown: Calgary, AB
Height & Weight: 5'10" - 205lbs
Trained by: Stu Hart
Debut: 1973
Finishing Move: Figure four leglock

# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Leo Burke defeating Cuban Assassins (Febuary 18, 1977);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Hubert Gallant defeating Cuban Assassin & Norman Frederick Charles III (April 29, 1978);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Fidel & Raul Castillo (November ??, 1978);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Sekigawa & Dynamite Kid (January 26, 1979);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Leo Burke defeating Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Hito (April 6, 1979);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Loch Ness Monster & Dynamite Kid (?, 1980);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bret Hart defeating Kasvudu & Dynamite Kid (?, 1980);
# Polynesican Pacific Tag Team titles w/Bruce Hart defeating (?, 1980);
# Stampede World Mid Heavyweight title defeating Dick Steinborn (July ??, 1980);
# Stampede British Commonwelth Mid Heavyweight title defeating Hubert Gallant (May 9, 1981);
# Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Chris Beniot defeating Cuban Assassin & Wayne Ferris (May 2, 1986);

Round 1: Beat Larry O'Dea
Round 2: Beat Jack Veneno

VS



Masa Saito

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Height & Weight: 5'11" - 265 lbs
Debut: June 3, 1965
Previous Gimmicks: Mr. Saito, Assassin #3, The Unknown Soldier
Finishing Move: "Saito" Suplex

# NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Pedro Morales & Pepper Gomez (July 13, 1968);
# NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Dale Lewis (December 22, 1969);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Goliath & Black Gordman (May 21, 1971);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Salvador Lothario & Pantera Negra (November 19, 1971);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Dory Dixon (March 11, 1972);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Ray Mendoza & Raul Mata (June 30, 1972);
# NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title defeating Eric Froelich (September 16, 1972);
# NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/Kenji Shibuya defeating Interns (September ??, 1973);
# NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Gene Kiniski defeating Wayne Bridges & Dan Kroffat (November 11, 1974);
# NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Dale Lewis defeating Ricky Hunter & Guy Mitchell (August 10, 1975);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Ivan Koloff defeating Pedro Morales & Rocky Johnson (?, 1977);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Ivan Koloff defeating Steve Keirn & Mike Graham (?, 1977);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Ivan Koloff defeating Masked Maurauders [Tournament] (December 6, 1977);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Mr. Sato (aka Kabuki) defeating Steve Keirn & Mike Graham (?, 1978);
# NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Sato defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (?, 1978);
# NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Mr. Sato defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (March ??, 1978);
# NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles w/Mr. Sato defeating Jimmy Garvin & Killer Karl Kox (January ??, 1979);
# NWA (L.A./Japan) North American Tag Team titles w/Hiro Matsuda defeating Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi (April 5, 1979);
# NWA Florida Television title defeating Steve Keirn (May 6, 1980);
# NWA (Southeastern) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Ray Candy (?, 1981);
# NWA (Southeastern) Alabama Heavyweight title defeating Bob Armstrong (March ??, 1981);
# WWF World Tag Team titles w/Mr. Fuji defeating Rick Martel & Tony Garea (October 13, 1981);
# WWF World Tag Team titles w/Mr. Fuji defeating Jules & Jay Strongbow (July 13, 1982);
# IWGP (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Riki Choshu defeating Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (June 10, 1988);
# IWGP (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Shinya Hashimoto defeating Takayuki Iizuka & Riki Choshu (September 20, 1989);
# AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Larry Zbyszko (February 10, 1990);

# Masa Saito competed as a super heavyweight at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games placing 7th in freestyle..
# Masa Saito turned to pro wrestling following the Games and quickly became successful in Japan & North America..
# December 22, 1969: Masa Saito (of Japan) defeated Dale Lewis for the Florida Heavyweight title..
# Masa Saito formed a successful tag team with Mr. Fuji, together they won two WWWF Tag Team titles..
# 1980s: Masa Saito spent two years in prison after he and Ken Patera threw a boulder through the window of a McDonalds in Wisconsin..
# 1984: Masa Saito was also part of the exodus that left New Japan for All Japan..
# 1987: Masa Saito returned to New Japan for the best years of his career..
# 1987: Masa Saito had a famous feud with Antonio Inoki that did record business..
# October 4, 1987: Antonio Inoki defeated Masa Saito (by TKO) in an "Island Death Match"..
# ~~~They were dropped on Ganryujima Island and had a match all over the island without any audience that lasted two hours.

Round 1: Beat Alan Garfield
Round 2: Beat Caveman Broda

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Keith Hart. There's no way Saito should have gone over a guy named "Caveman" in any conceivable universe.

[Kick Your Face]

Saito.

[thesam07]

Saito

[J is Justice]

Masa Saito

[h]

Even with Keith's awesome moustache, he isn't even close to being the most ridiculous looking person in that picture.

I'll go with Saito on this one, though. The clips from the Ganryujima Island encounter are more entertaining than anything I've seen from Keith.

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Hart

[strykerdarksilence]

Saito advances.



Akira Maeda

Hometown: Osaka, Japan
Height & Weight: 6'3" - 225 Lbs.
Trained by: Karl Gotch
Debut: August 1978
Previous Gimmicks: Kwik-Kik-Lee
Finishing Move: Crossface Chickenwing

# European Heavyweight title (as Kwik Kick Lee) defeating Wayne Bridges (January 25, 1983);
# WWF International Heavyweight title defeating Pierre Lefebvre (March 25, 1984);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Osamu Kido defeating Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (August 5, 1986);
# IWGP Tag Team titles w/Nobutaka Araya defeating Shiro Koshinaka & Keiji Mutoh (March 26, 1987)

Round 1: Beat Sakalia
Round 2: Beat Drew McIntyre

VS



Stu Hart

Hometown: Calgary, Alberta

# (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Luigi Macera defeating Kurt Von Poppenheim & Buddy Knox (July 27, 1956);
# (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Pat Meehan defeating Mighty Ursus & Bob Wagner (September 26, 1956);

Round 1: Beat Hector Garza
Round 2: Beat Osamu Kido

LET'S GET IT ON ;D

[quantum]

Hart

[Numero Dos]

Stu Hart