I liked Kenzo Suzuki

[ratetankmark]

I don't know why, I just found his whole 'I love America' gimmick quite funny, it was so cheesy and goofy yet hilarious, he wasn't that bad in the ring either but I remember him for his entertaining antics like singing 'New York' in broken English.

Oh and Hiroko was pretty hot.

[Push R Truth]

Was this the guy that started out as the vengeful descendant of the old Japanese Emperor Hirohito?

[hassanchop]

I wouldn't mind him coming back. I wish he returned back when Jimmy Wang Yang was around and they could be a team of Asians trying to be rednecks.

[Young Game]

Poor Hiroko.

Although, Torrie Wilson did look pretty sweet in a kimono.

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Sept 6, 2013 9:52:12 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Was this the guy that started out as the vengeful descendant of the old Japanese Emperor Hirohito?

Yup.

I'm amazed how that short-lived pre-debut direction still holds strength over time. I barely remember 1 or 2 promos. By the time he debuted, they'd watered it down enough so that was just a generic foreign heel (yet still far less generic than the typical Euro-heels).

Turning him face was just weird. I'd have appreciated JR or Cole just admitting on television, "Look.......creative really just doesn't know what to do with the guy."

And he provided me the funniest thing I've ever seen at a live taping: when he started doing his singing schtick at a SD! taping, the people in front of me just got up and left. And never returned. And he was on the Velocity taping, too, no less; so they bailed because of a silly low-card match before SD! could start.

[bootytea]

He certainly was awesome.

That was one of favorite time periods because there was such a variety of personalities on Smackdown.

Hiroko was definitely a crush for me and this is coming from someone who is not particularly fond of skinny women.

I remember the US title scene being so awesome back then.