Takao yoshida, yoshida takao born october 26, 1973, better known by his ring. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great sasuke. In this trios match we have taka michinoku whos most known for his time in the wwfs attitude era and being its first light heavyweight champion. The great sasuke born july 18, 1969, real name masanori murakawa is japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician best known for his work in new japan prowrestling and his own promotion michinoku pro wrestling. The state of the art michinoku tag of the era, focusing mainly on light hearted athletic lucha comedy but containing enough quality wrestling and teamwork to take notice of. Michinoku driver iib, just facelock, super pump kick, superk. More dazzling moves closed out the final few minutes, including the michinoku driver ii he stopped doing the michinoku driver i a while back for a near fall. Also known as taka michinoku, bluek, pepe michinoku, piza michinoku. They finally figured out how to have a great match together, and it only took taka going to mexico and joining the wwf to pull it off. Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former iwate prefectural assembly legislator. Alias, bluek, gay michinoku, the great taka michinoku, great takasuke, mr. Honestly, id add the whole show to this list, but if you only watch one match from it besides that incredible main event, watch taka and the great sasuke trading stiff strikes, dazzling ariel moves and suplexes that were truly a thing of beauty.
Wwf light heavyweight title tournament novemberdecember 97 michinoku beat devon storm and mr. Taka michinoku adopted a similar gimmick to parody him. Taka michinoku its wild that im watching wrestling 20 years later and i can see taka and hes still not 40 years old. Download takamichinoku youtube videos to 3gp, mp4, flv. He debuted wrestling international new generations and michinoku pro wrestling joint event by teaming up with great sasuke, they lost to super delfin. This was the predecessor to the great sasuke gimmick he would adopt upon returning to japan. Sasuke is also seen as innovating the michinoku driver i, as well as the senton atomico, plus all of his various sasuke specials are sure to keep his legacy going for many years to come. Taka michinoku was a member of kaientai deluxe in japan.
Apr 03, 2012 super kick 1 dlc, 2, sweet chin music dlc vs used tagging with dick togo or harlem side kick missle dropkick 1 wwe signature finishing move michinoku driver 1 or 2 michinoku driver ii crossface or lebell lock just facelock or michinoku driver i caf created finishing moves. A gran hamada trainee, he debuted in 1990 for lucharesu promotion universal lucha libre as masa michinoku, but after a. Taka then played to the crowd, who by this time had totally gotten into the match. The michinoku driver is a professional wrestling move. Masanori murakawa, murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for michinoku pro wrestling mpw under the ring name the great sasuke, za gureto sasuke. Ultimo dragon in the finals of the historic jcrown tournament. Taka michinoku invented his own finishing manuver called the michinoku driver. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. We dont get to see any entrance for taka, but the wwfs original plan was to push sasuke ahead of taka. When i started watching njpw recently, i started with the g1 2014.
Masa, from his given name masanori, and michinoku, after the alternate name for his japanese home region, tohoku. Taka michinoku has some shootstyle experience pancrase and battlarts. The light heavyweight championship is on the line as taka michinoku meets the great sasuke. Jul 11, 20 great sasuke vs taka michinoku wwf canadian stampede 1997 after a year, the wwf finally tries to respond to wcws cruiserweight division by striking up a partnership with michinoku pro. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling and had been the first to use michinoku as part of his ring name. Apr 29, 2017 watch great sasuketiger maskshiryu vs super delfingran naniwataka michinoku michinoku pro march 16th, 1996 roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion. Great wrestling sequence taka michinoku and great sasuke. Super delfingran naniwa taka michinoku march 16, 1996. The coolest match on the tape was the tajiri vs ohtani at the tokyo dome show from last month. Taka tries a springboard moonsault, but slips on the top rope and falls backward on sasuke. Great sasuke as the founderownerbiggest star of mpro he is a no brainer. Taka michinoku took his name to mock the great sasuke, who was the owner.
Masanori murakawa, murakawa masanori, born july 18, 1969, is a japanese. His underling taka michinoku would receive a similar character. Cameras cut back to trips and mankind, still battling in the crowd. I gotta another tape from the kind and benevolent glenn in japan the mother theresa of wrestling fans and god did i. I gotta another tape from the kind and benevolent glenn in japan the mother theresa of wrestling fans and god did it rock. Additionally, outside of those familiar with the career of the great sasuke, the name michinoku is more popularly used to refer to taka. The next part features jigsaws sky high the theme of mil mascaras. Sep 11, 2011 bruce prichard shoots on taka michinoku vs great sasuke duration. The only significant threat here is sasuke, but if naruto can take on multiple kagelevel opponents granted, sasuke did the same but with more trouble, taka shouldnt be much different. Formerly a michinoku driver, later the michinoku driver ii which he. Mix play all mix wwe youtube ecw hardcore tv 1997 03 01 the dudley boyz vs the gangstas duration. This match is 32 minutes long and includes every highspot imaginable and every counter to every highspot imaginable. The michinoku driver ii is this to the original michinoku driver, to the extent that taka s version is often the only one that gets named, and often just gets called the michinoku driver. Michinoku driver sets up a beautiful moonsault, but sasuke rolls out of the way.
Taka eventually came back with a dragon screw and springboard onto sasuke. Great sasuke vs taka michinoku michinoku pro august 15th, 1993. Jan, 2018 taka michinoku took his name to mock the great sasuke, who was the owner of michinoku pro wrestling. He also went up against super delfin for the cmll world welterweight. Erfinder des michinoku drivers ii debutierte als schuler des the great sasuke in michinoku pro. Innovated by the great sasuke, it sees a wrestler first face an. The great sasuke takao yoshida october 26, 1973, better known by his ring name taka michinoku taka is written in all caps in japanese script, is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world as well he was a former mixed martial artist. I was pretty surprised to realize it was taka and he was still around. Everyone worked really hard and this was lots of fun. Battle ranger z taka michinoku great sasuke vs gran naniwajinsei shinzakisuper delfin fmw august 22nd, 1993. Back in, michinoku flips out of a german suplex and hits a belly to belly suplex for two. Watch taka michinoku vs sasuke edward thomas on dailymotion. Great sasuke active also known as sasuke, sasuke, ninja sasuke, masanori murakawa, masa michinoku.
Later, on a tour of mexico, murakawa adopted the mask, uniform, and name ninja sasuke. Bruce prichard shoots on taka michinoku vs great sasuke duration. Their most recent match as a team was against great sasuke and dick togo on the. Taka michinoku took his name as a sign of respect for his mentor the great. After sasukes entrance, we look over to see helmsley and mankind are still fighting in the crowd. Jan 02, 20 taka back in and catches naniwa with the michinoku driver but his springboard dropkick finds no success. The great sasuke in your house 16 canadian stampede wwevideos on dailymotion. This would be before the taka sho heel turn and actually, this is the match when they turn, if im not. Ultimo dragon jcrown tournament final, 05081996 duration. Watch great sasuketiger maskshiryu vs super delfingran naniwataka michinoku michinoku pro march 16th, 1996 roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion. After writing this and doing the research, i certainly now hold the great sasuke to high acclaim, ranking him up their with the best juniors in history. A description of tropes appearing in taka michinoku. Michinoku tries to make up for it with an asai moonsault right after that. Team taka feats from killerbee arc sasuke has ms itachi is healthy and full knowledge to sasuke.