| El Samurai |
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| Name |
El Samurai |
| Real name |
Osama Matsuda |
| Nicknames |
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| Name history |
Osama Matsuda (debut - 1991, 2004), El Samurai (March 1991 - ) |
| Family |
N/A |
| Maestro(s) |
New Japan Dojo |
| Birth date, location |
April 19, 1966 |
| Obituary date |
N/A |
| Debut, location |
July 24, 1986 |
| Lost mask to |
N/A (see note) |
| Height |
5'11"/1.80m |
| Weight |
203 lbs/92 kg |
| Signature moves |
Samurai Bomb, Chickenwing Armlock, Inverted Brainbuster, Inverted DDT, Reverse Tornado DDT, Frankensteiner |
| Titles: |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2) (w/ Jushin Liger; w/ Ryusuke Taguchi), British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA Welterweight Championship, UWA Middleweight Champion, UWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (2), WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (w/ Jushin Liger), WWA Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2) |
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Note: Despite never losing his mask, El Samurai has unmasked on occasion, in 2004 for one night only against Osamu Nishimura, and at a NJPW/MUGA show on 1/29/2005 vs Shinsuke Nakamura.
Sources
Wikipedia
