Post by MadStepDad on Apr 23, 2011 14:45:20 GMT -5
"3rd MAN IN THE MAIN EVENT"
** We are LIVE at Logan Airport in Boston MA, where we have been told the 3rd participant in the BCCW International 3-Way Dance is set to arrive in this country!!! I’m Chip Chimney, intrepid IWC reporter, first on the scene.
We have been told this man can compete with JOHN CENA and MIL MASCARAS on all levels – ring work, merchandising and multimedia platforms. For what Cena and Mascaras mean to America and Mexico (their native countries), this man means just as much if not MORE to the Nation of Japan and the art of puroresu (Japanese Pro Wrestling), which he created.
Ladies and gentleman, the man – the myth – the legend – the “rugged mountain road”…
RIKIDOZAN!!!! [/size]
5’10”
230 lbs
The FATHER of Puroresu
The GREATEST wrestler in Japanese history
RIKIDOZAN!!!
For the uninitiated, I pulled together a press packet detailing some of his greatest accomplishments and his serious Championship goals here in BCCW:
1) [/color]He’s an Icon in Japan. He has bronze statues erected in his honor much like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Red Auerbach. Here, a Tibetan monk stands guard around the statue 24/7 and will immediately slay anyone who attempts to desecrate or curse the sacred area.
2) After training as a sumo for most of his formative years, he quit that sport for financial reasons. He made his official pro wrestling debut on October 28th 1951 in Tokyo, wrestling to a 10 minute draw against Bobby Bruns. After losing World War II, the Japanese were in a state of depression and searching for a hero. RIKIDOZAN emerged as the figure-head of a brand new spectacle in Japan called “pro wrestling” or “puroresu”.
3) RIKIDOZAN won the World Heavyweight Championship on August 27th 1958 by beating BCCW legend LOU THESZ, and validated his greatness in the eyes of this sport worldwide. He beat THESZ again in the Final Round of the 4th Annual World League Tournament on May 25th 1962.
4) He laid the blueprint for Japanese wrestling for years to come, by training and initiating such luminaries as GIANT BABA and ANTONIO INOKI into the puroresu fold.
5) RIKIDOZAN has won countless championships… the Pacific Coast Tag Team title in 1952, the Japanese Heavyweight title in 1954, the Hawaiian Tag Team championship, the All-Asian Heavyweight title in 1955, the N.W.A. World Tag Team title (w/Koukichi Endo) in 1956, the N.W.A. International Heavyweight title (from Thesz) in 1958, the All-Asian Tag Team title four times between 1960-1963, and the W.W.A. World Heavyweight title (Los Angeles) in 1962. He also won 5 prestigious tournaments is Japan, defeating the likes of Thesz, Killer Kowalski, and others.
6) Much like Cena and Mil Mascaras, RIKIDOZAN has had his own feature film and successful line of action figures, stamps and other lucrative merchandising.
7) Not only that, RIKIDOZAN is also a very successful businessman. He has amassed a vast empire which includes his wrestling and boxing promotions, as well as hotels, golf courses, night clubs, and real estate holdings.
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