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|birthdate=[[April 19, 1966]]
|birthdate=[[April 19]] , [[ 1966]]
|debut=[[July 24, 1986]]
|debut=[[July 24]] , [[ 1986]]
|lostmaskto=(see note)
|lostmaskto=(see note)
|height=5'11"/180 cm
|height=5'11"/180 cm
Revision as of 11:51, 9 July 2008
El Samurai
Name El Samurai
Real name Osama Matsuda
Nicknames
Name history Osama Matsuda (debut - 1991, 2004), El Samurai (March 1991 - )
Family
Maestro(s)
Birth date, location April 19 , 1966
Obituary date
Debut, location July 24 , 1986
Lost mask to (see note)
Height 5'11"/180 cm
Weight 203 lbs/92 kg
Signature moves Samurai Bomb , Chickenwing Armlock , Inverted Brainbuster , Inverted DDT , Reverse Tornado DDT , Frankensteiner
Titles: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (2) (w/ Jushin Liger ; w/ Ryusuke Taguchi ), British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion, NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion, NWA World Welterweight Championship , UWA World Middleweight Championship , UWA Junior Heavyweight Championship (2), WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (w/ Jushin Liger ), WWA Junior Light Heavyweight Championship , WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (2)
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
Gallery
His old look
wrestling as himself in 2004
