Profile
| Nishimura |
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| Name |
Nishimura |
| Real name |
Osamu Nishimura |
| Nicknames |
Mr. MUGA, MUGA no Dendoshi (The Missionary of MUGA), Tatakau Tetsugakusha (The Fighting Philosopher, Jiyujin ("Free" man) |
| Name history |
Osamu Nishimura (debut - ), Nishimura (Mexico, 05/02), Nishimu Lama (HUSTLE) |
| Family |
none |
| Maestro(s) |
Hiro Matsuda, Karl Gotch, Dory Funk Jr. |
| Birth date, location |
September 12, 1971 - Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, Japan |
| Obituary date |
February 28, 2025 |
| Debut, location |
April 21, 1991 - Nishizaki General Gym - Itoman City, Okinawa, Japan |
| Lost mask to |
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| Height |
6'1"/186 cm |
| Weight |
231 lbs/105 kg |
| Signature moves |
Spinning Toe Hold, Figure-Four Leg Lock, Headstand Escape From Headscissors, Cobra Twist, Octopus Hold, Butterfly Suplex |
| Titles: |
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- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2x - w/ Tatsumi Fujinami, w/ Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
- CWA Submission Shootfighting Championship
- Funking Conservatory United States Heavyweight Championship
- GWF Light Heavyweight Championship
- NKPWA World Heavyweight Championship
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Former NJPW wrestler Osamu Nishimura passed away on Friday. He wrestled for CMLL one weekend in 2002, including a pretty good match with Dr. Wagner Jr. if it remember right. I didn’t catch any mention of him on the NJPW shows, though Tanahashi did talk about him in his post match interview. There wasn’t anything in-ring for Gran Hamada on the tour [who had died 2 week prior].
