A gran hamada trainee, he debuted in 1990 for lucharesu promotion universal lucha libre as masa michinoku, but after a trip to mexico, he went to form michinoku pro. Apr 03, 2012 this moveset is a retrospect in a sense, i did add moves he used while in wwe as alternate suggestion but the main set tries to remain true with the puroresu style that he uses, so this moveset doesnt have a lot of wrestling moves per say but lots of martial arts strikes, submissions, and high flying moves his used through out his career. Upon taking up a career in wrestling, in a doff of the hat to his mentor and hero the great sasuke, he took the name taka michinoku sasuke was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling and had been the first to use michinoku as part of his ring name. While the great sasuke was being courted by the wwf, it was taka and later his friend sho funaki that stayed.
Joey goes to the top and he does the flipping senton. Michinoku pro best of the great sasuke volume 3 video. Well, sasuke originally competed under the name masa michinoku. The future light heavyweight champion michinoku hits the michinoku driver but sasuke kicks out at two. It predicts everyones movements when fighting so that sasuke may do a counter attack. Comments taka michinoku wrestlers database cagematch. Followers 0 19970706wwfcanadian stampede taka michinoku vs great sasuke. Step up enzuguri 2 vs the great sasuke 2, ryusuke taguchi snap suplex. Michinoku driver double underhook brainbuster innovated. While serving, he turned the reins over to jinsei shinzaki as an influx of talent helped the promotion dramatically. Ranking such talent was far from easy, and truth be told, anyone in the top ten or fifteen could be considered the best. The move shouldnt be confused with the original michinoku driver, also. The md i was a sort of a double underhook brainbuster, if anyone wondered. Formerly a michinoku driver, later the michinoku driver ii.
He made his world wrestling federation wwf debut on july 6, 1997 at the wwf payperview canadian stampede losing to the great sasuke but getting a huge reaction from the crowd. Later, on a tour of mexico, murakawa adopted the mask, uniform, and name ninja sasuke. Im trying to compile a huge list of wrestlers and the moves they innovated. Im trying to compile a huge list of wrestlers and the moves. Mu no taiyos tag team finisher is the messiah korin, a move in. He debuted in north america with extreme championship wrestling in a sixman tag team match at their debut payperview barely legal.
Therefore, taka michinokus move is more likely to be used because its safer to execute. Great sasuke vs taka michinoku michinoku pro august 15th, 1993 roy luciers wrestling classics. He has wrestled in japan and in the united states in various wrestling promotions. The michinoku driver ii is the more well known version that youre probably thinking of. Sasuke moves, and janela just crushes the chair and lands on the floor. A gran hamada trainee, he debuted in 1990 for lucharesu promotion universal lucha libre as masa michinoku, but after a. In fact taka would debut in the ring as a tag team partner with sasuke. If you think one of the namings is incorrect, please email me. Trained by the great sasuke, and debuted for the uwf promotion on september 4, 1992. But it was this, a crisp, light heavyweight masterpiece from michinoku and sasuke that really stood out. Taka michinoku academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. As one of the founders of michinoku pro, hes helped establish the japanese lucha style and inspire an.
Taka michinoku vs super delfin michinoku pro may 1997. Twnp contains all the latest news and information, also containing message boards, column boards, polls, and more. Everyone worked really hard and this was lots of fun. And so we come to the end of my list of the top fifty japanese wrestlers of all time. Mu no taiyo with brahman kei and brahman shu as the great. Michinoku was in his physical prime and should have been a top junior heavyweight in japan, but instead he was making great money while doing comedy acts and job matches in the us. Wwf light heavyweight title tournament novemberdecember 97 michinoku beat devon storm and mr. Aug 18, 2011 great wrestling sequence taka michinoku and great sasuke. Team michinoku pro with dick togo and jinsei shinzaki as the great sasuke stables. Michinoku pro best of the great sasuke volume 2 video. Im trying to compile a huge list of wrestlers and the moves they. Signature moves, michinoku driver, sasuke special cartwheel moonsault attack suicida, sasuke special ii. The michinoku driver is a professional wrestling move.
Reflecting on his 20 turbulent years as a wrestler, sasuke decides to climb back into both arenas wrestling and politics for a final battle royale. Taka michinoku finisher michinoku driver iib youtube. Additionally, outside of those familiar with the career of the great sasuke, the name michinoku is more popularly used to refer to taka, despite his not even being from that region. Therefore, taka michinoku s move is more likely to be used because its safer to execute. Space tornado ogawa, a front falling leg sweep slam, used first by naoya ogawa. Great sasuke active also known as sasuke, sasuke, ninja sasuke, masanori murakawa, masa michinoku. Fire pro wrestling returns finisherfavorite moveset. The great sasuke born july 18, 1969, real name masanori murakawa is japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician best known for his work in new japan prowrestling and his own promotion michinoku pro wrestling. Sasuke special cartwheel into an over the top rope corkscrew suicide senton or suicide plancha. Great sasuke was the owner and founder of michinoku pro wrestling in japan great sasuke was trained by the first tiger mask, satoru sayama great sasuke wrestled unmasked as masa michinoku for gran hamadas uwf great sasuke was the first ever jcrown champion, a title that consisted of 8 of the worlds top light heavyweight titles. Innovated by the great sasuke, it sees a wrestler first face an opponent and apply a double underhook before then lifting the opponent upside down and falling backwards down to the mat onto his back, driving the opponent head first down to the mat. The original was innovated by the great sasuke, but because of.
Debuted for ecw on february 4, 1997, and appeared on their barely legal ppv in april of 97. As well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Aug 14, 2009 join 411mania veteran ryan byers for his latest venture on the site. He lost a rematch to sasuke the following night on raw. This was the predecessor to the great sasuke gimmick he would adopt upon returning to. Michinoku tries to follow up with a top rope crossbody but sasuke counters with a dropkick.
Great wrestling sequence taka michinoku and great sasuke. Masanori murakawa murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler and politician who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke, as well as a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. When taka michinoku began wrestling in japan, he adopted the michinoku name in a nod to sasuke. T, pepe michinoku, pepe warrior, piza michinoku, robo michinoku, taka michinoku, taka michinoku, taka south america, takecaras. Other similar replacements occur for other wrestlers. Japanbased wrestling promotions of all time, having a championship accomplishments list a mile long, innovating such moves as the michinoku driver and senton atomico thats right, jeff hardy can thank sasuke for the swanton bomb, wrestling for top promotions around the world, and being one of the most wellknown. Taka michinoku its wild that im watching wrestling 20 years later and i can see taka and hes still not 40 years old. The move shouldnt be confused with the original michinoku driver, also known as a double underhook brainbuster. Michinoku and sasuke, one of his mentors, wowed the wwe universe at in your house. Im trying to compile a huge list of wrestlers and the.
Heavyweight tag team championship great sasuke as masa michinoku as sasuke. Masanori murakawa, murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for michinoku pro wrestling mpw under the ring name the great sasuke, za gureto sasuke. Great sasuke with the ryder kick sasuke with a ryder kick to ultimo dragon with the iwgp jr. Great sasuke wrestlers database cagematch the internet. The michinoku driver i is a double underhook brainbuster. Naniwa was the leader of the mask league 1999 after the 1st phase, but he broke his arm during the last match versus the great sasuke and was therefore forced to forfeit. Bodyslam piledriver, ending straight into a pin innovated by great sasuke. The great sasuke found a new platform public service. This is what it says on the screen, but as far as i can see, takaiwa doesnt have the triple pb into michinoku driver ii move assigned.
This is sasuke s ems, it unlocks all kinds of new abilities for him when it is used. He debuted wrestling international new generations and michinoku pro wrestling joint event by teaming up with great sasuke, they lost to super delfin. This was the predecessor to the great sasuke gimmick he would adopt upon returning to japan. Cameras cut back to trips and mankind, still battling in the crowd.
Dec 10, 2016 michinoku pro best of the great sasuke volume 2. Followers 0 19970706wwfcanadian stampede taka michinoku vs great. The same goes for the nwa world middleweight championship. A sitdown scoop slam pin, used by many people, most notably by taka michinoku. The great sasuke had previously wrestled under the name masa michinoku, which. Innovated by the great sasuke, it sees a wrestler first face an.
Taka michinoku see, the wcw was destroying the wwf with the cruiserweight division, so the wwf was trying to bring in a light heavyweight division. Trainer was trained by gran hamada and the great sasuke. Signature moves michinoku driver ii, springboard kneedrop, springboard dropkick, asai moonsault, springboard missile dropkick, superk 2, just facelock titles. Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Whatever happened to taka michinoku ring the damn bell. Apr 07, 2018 joey janela vs the great sasuke gcw, 462018 april 7. Masanori murakawa july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler who is best known by his stage name the great sasuke. The great sasuke chronicles ayearinthelife of an aging japanese professional wrestler and politician who once enjoyed a great fame.
While this wwe article credits mando, mutoh is said to have done it first, and lanny poffo may have been doing it even earlier. He innovated the rarely used michinoku driver i a butterfly brain. Naniwa uses his version of the michinoku driver and then a powerbomb onto taka for the win and to send the fans home happy. Only the strong survive here at the santino bros wrestling academy, its not for the weak, the. The sasuke special 2 is the best move in wrestling. Asai moonsault, double underhook brainbuster, over the top rope corkscrew moonsault sasuke special ii, over the top rope corkscrew plancha sasuke special and rider kick. The michinoku driver ii is this to the original michinoku driver, to the extent that takas version is often the only one that gets named, and often just gets called the michinoku driver. This will be sort of a supplemental issue, because the big dog issue of yamadaliger and alljapan 93 will be out before this weekend so i figured id better gush about this match before i forget something important about it. Taka michinoku michinoku driver ii takao omori axe guiotine driver tatsumi fujinami dragon screw, dragon sleeper, dragon suplex tetsuya naito gloria lifting hammerlock cradle hold dropped into a sitout side powerslam the great sasuke double underhook brainbuster michinoku driver, senton atomico highangle senton bomb. The great sasuke born july 18, 1969, real name masanori murakawa is. Everything moves slow for sasuke when this is activated. The great sasuke double underhook brainbuster michinoku driver, senton. Naniwa also took part to new japan best of the super juniors tournament in 1997 and 2001 and in the michinoku pro mask league 1995.
Bluek, gay michinoku, the great taka michinoku, great takasuke, mr. Tombstone piledriver rounding body press appeal senton atomico appeal 24. This ones tricky, because the natural assumption would be that the michinoku driver is named for taka michinoku. In truth, it gets its name from innovator the great sasuke. The original was innovated by the great sasuke, but because of how dangerous it is, the move is banned in the wwe. A springboard moonsault, dominatorstyle powerbomb and tiger suplex follows from sasuke for. Michinoku and taichi june 14th, 2014 shiori asahi and tonai vs.
The great sasuke double underhook brainbuster michinoku driver, senton atomico highangle senton bomb mando guerrero moonsault note. Taka michinoku adopted a similar gimmick to parody him. Canadian stampede in july 1997 watch, as well as on the following nights raw. He has wrestled in japan and in the united states in various professional wrestling promotions. The great sasuke was making his wwe debut and needed an opponent, taka explained of the renowned masked japanese wrestler. He was entered in the wwf light heavyweight title tournament.
Join 411mania veteran ryan byers for his latest venture on the site. Great wrestling sequence taka michinoku and great sasuke duration. Bruce prichard shoots on taka michinoku vs great sasuke duration. The coolest match on the tape was the tajiri vs ohtani at the tokyo dome show from last month. Popularized by taka michinoku as michinoku driver ii. Jan 02, 20 taka back in and catches naniwa with the michinoku driver but his springboard dropkick finds no success. He, mask and all, was elected to the iwate prefectural legislature. Fire pro wrestling 2 faqmove list game boy advance by. Murakawa is also the owner, and founder, of michinoku pro wrestling, the first japanese independent promotion not to be based around the tokyo area. Taka michinoku and tomato january 25th, 2015 kotaro yoshino vs.
Despite his loss, sasuke represented michinoku pro excellently and allowed for it. Its referred to as michinoku driver when other wrestlers, like marcela, use it for their finish. Taka back in and catches naniwa with the michinoku driver but his springboard dropkick finds no success. Honestly, id add the whole show to this list, but if you only watch one match from it besides that incredible main event, watch taka and the great sasuke trading stiff strikes, dazzling ariel moves and suplexes that were truly a thing of. Takao yoshida was born 26 october 1973 in morioka, iwate, japan. Finishing move michinoku driver 1 or 2 michinoku driver ii. I gotta another tape from the kind and benevolent glenn in japan the mother theresa of wrestling fans and god did it rock. The top fifty japanese wrestlers of all time part ii. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.
Masa, from his given name masanori, and michinoku, after the alternate name for his japanese home region, tohoku. Hart at center of megatag main event, plus taker vs. Jul 11, 20 19970706wwfcanadian stampede taka michinoku vs great sasuke sign in to follow this. Masanori murakawa, murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese. For some strange reason, kane has the odd distinction of being the only character to have five specialty moves instead of the normal four.
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