Kick Your Face
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Post by Kick Your Face on May 8, 2008 21:16:49 GMT -5
 Time has flown by. R.I.P. Jumbo Tsuruta.        I've been on a Jumbo Tsuruta kick as of late. I'm currently working on a 20-disc set of his career, too. What were some of your favorite Jumbo matches? Here are some YouTube videos. - Jumbo Tsuruta "My Way" - Frank Sinatra tribute. - "J" theme music MV Pt. 1 - Misawa 9/1/90 rematch Pt. 2 Pt. 3 Pt. 4 As far as I'm concerned, he is the greatest wrestler of all-time; with only Ric Flair and Kenta Kobashi coming close. He was absolutely smooth and crisp on every move he did, whether it be a backdrop suplex hold, an overhead belly-to-belly suplex, gut wrench suplex or double arm suplex. He also could work a crowd by simply raising a clenched fist in the air. No one else could do it like him. He inspired many wrestlers today, including Takeshi Morishima, Harry Smith, Takeshi Rikio and many others. I also have the tribute shows from 2000 uploading to YouTube at the moment, if you guys want to check those out. R.I.P. Tomomi "Jumbo" Tsuruta. |
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Post by ToastMaster General on May 9, 2008 3:11:54 GMT -5
Damn, RIP Jumbo!
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2008 22:17:42 GMT -5
I'll be honest with yee on this, only recently heard of the guy, but what I have seen of him, he seems to be a really great wrestler, that sadly, most people have never heard of/never will hear of..
One good thing to come out of his death, NOAH...
RIP Jumbo
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Post by wwegalore on May 11, 2008 10:15:33 GMT -5
R.I.P Jumbo!
Jumbo!Jumbo!Jumbo!
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Post by The Mac on May 11, 2008 10:40:59 GMT -5
R.I.P What a legend!!
Misawa vs. Jumbo= Classic
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Post by justamazing on May 11, 2008 12:02:56 GMT -5
I don't think many people here know him..
And if you think he is the only one who can get a crowd going by a simple pose...
Hulk Hogan says "hi"
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Kick Your Face
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Post by Kick Your Face on May 11, 2008 13:27:13 GMT -5
I don't think many people here know him.. And if you think he is the only one who can get a crowd going by a simple pose... Hulk Hogan says "hi" Not even Hogan could get the entire crowd to pose with him. When you saw the clenched fist pose, you saw the crowd going with him. There was no other like him. When looking at the post-celebration of the 4/18/91 Triple Crown Championship Misawa defense, Hogan NEVER made that big of an impact on his pose. |
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Kick Your Face
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Post by Kick Your Face on May 13, 2008 2:21:42 GMT -5
R.I.P. Jumbo, a full eight years. A little fun Backdrop Suplex MV.  |
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Post by Mr. Old School™ on May 14, 2008 18:53:24 GMT -5
I haven't seen much of him, but I do know enough about him to know he was a wrestling legend over in Japan. Geez, eight years already...Time sure does fly..
R.I.P.
Jumbo Tsuruta
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