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|name=El Samurai | |name=El Samurai | ||
|realName= | |realName=Osamu Matsuda | ||
|nicknames= | |nicknames= | ||
|nameHistory= | |nameHistory=Osamu Matsuda (debut - March 1991, 2004, 2005), El Samurai (March 1991 - ) | ||
|family= | |family= | ||
|maestro= | |maestro= | ||
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|signatureMoves=[[Samurai Bomb]], [[Chickenwing Armlock]], [[Inverted Brainbuster]], [[Inverted DDT]], [[Reverse Tornado DDT]], [[Frankensteiner]] | |signatureMoves=[[Samurai Bomb]], [[Chickenwing Armlock]], [[Inverted Brainbuster]], [[Inverted DDT]], [[Reverse Tornado DDT]], [[Frankensteiner]] | ||
|titles=IWGP Junior Heavyweight | |titles=British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship, [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (2), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (3) (1 w/[[Jushin Liger]], 1 w/[[Ryusuke Taguchi]] and 1 w/[[Koji Kanemoto]]), [[NWA World Welterweight Championship]], [[UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship]] (2), [[WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship]] (2), [[UWA World Middleweight Championship]], [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship]] (2), WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (w/[[Jushin Liger]]), [[X-LAW International Title]] ([[X-LAW International Championship#Japan Branch|Japan Branch]]), 1997 Super J Cup,Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (w/[[Jushin Liger]]) | ||
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Wrestled in UWA in 1990 and 1991 as part of a NJPW training excursion. Teamed with [[Akiyoshi]] and [[Takayama]] as a trio. He was never pushed as strong as his partners in Mexico due to not working for the [[Universal Lucha Libre]] group in Japan. | |||
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== | ==Sources== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Matsuda Wikipedia] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Matsuda Wikipedia] | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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{{Gallery|name=ElSamurai.jpg|caption=His old look}} | {{Gallery|name=ElSamurai.jpg|caption=His old look}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Osamu Matsuda.jpg|caption=wrestling as himself in 2004}} | {{Gallery|name=Osamu Matsuda.jpg|caption=wrestling as himself in 2004}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=FB IMG 1479237712306.jpg|caption=early design}} | |||
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Wrestled in UWA in 1990 and 1991 as part of a NJPW training excursion. Teamed with Akiyoshi and Takayama as a trio. He was never pushed as strong as his partners in Mexico due to not working for the Universal Lucha Libre group in Japan.
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.
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