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Post by TKO Propagandist on Sept 4, 2020 6:33:55 GMT -5
He came up during one of the worst years in company history and sadly after his match with Bret was relegated to being a jobber to the stars. Very cool underrated character. He was the number 1 Classic Superstars I wanted that never got made.
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Post by TKO Propagandist on Sept 4, 2020 6:45:28 GMT -5
He still wrestles to this day believe or not. He was quite similar to Tensai, who came nearly a decade later. Pretty much the same gimmick, won lots of matches early on but both then became a job guy after their first big match (vs Cena in Tensai's case).
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Post by The Brain on Sept 4, 2020 7:02:11 GMT -5
The IYH match with Bret and SSlam with 123 Kid immediately stand out.2 fantastic matches from that year.
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Post by Artie Kendall on Sept 4, 2020 7:34:36 GMT -5
Imagine
Two years after debuting in wrestling you make it to WWF. Then you go from working with Bret Hart looking very strong to being on a Survivor Series team called underdogs.
What could have been.
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zoomfactor32
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Post by zoomfactor32 on Sept 4, 2020 7:48:24 GMT -5
Definitely ahead of his time. I was a fan of his work back then and always hoped he would break out and become a huge star.
Very memorable look, and one I would love to get a figure of sometime.
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Post by MKSavage on Sept 4, 2020 8:32:01 GMT -5
I liked him, he had a cool look and was very good in the ring, I wonder why they went from being high on him to basically making him a jobber in half a year.
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Post by The Brain on Sept 4, 2020 8:47:53 GMT -5
I also liked his theme song.Very peaceful!
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Sept 4, 2020 10:38:30 GMT -5
Didn't he end up in a tag team with Barry Horowitz?
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Post by The Brain on Sept 4, 2020 10:44:42 GMT -5
Didn't he end up in a tag team with Barry Horowitz? Yeah they had a brief little run together in the final months of 95.I remember them showing segments with Barry teaching em how to speak english. |
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Post by jason88cubs on Sept 4, 2020 11:05:54 GMT -5
I never appreciated Hakushi, I need to go back and watch his matches
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Sept 4, 2020 14:12:26 GMT -5
Sadly the last story I heard of him was about 10 years ago or so where he was homeless, and living out of his car. I believe cause some natural disaster destroyed his home.
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Post by Retrospect on Sept 5, 2020 0:36:58 GMT -5
I always thought he was great. He had a great match with Bret Hart that was on Bret’s dvd release. Very unique character.
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Post by hbkjason on Sept 5, 2020 4:27:14 GMT -5
He had such a strong start, but he had no personality. I always felt they should have put him in camp cornette. I think if he had a solid mouthpiece he could have been a really credible mid card threat.
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Post by JokerFC on Sept 5, 2020 11:35:50 GMT -5
The IYH match with Bret and SSlam with 123 Kid immediately stand out.2 fantastic matches from that year. Was coming in here to say just that. Guy was a brilliant worker. |
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