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Great Sasuke
Real Name: Masanori Murakawa
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 180lbs
Debut: 1/3/90
Born: 7/18/1969
Place of Birth: Morioka, Iwate
Finishing Move: Thunderfire Powerbomb
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Leagues: Michinoku Pro, Universal (UWF), and the WWF
Names: Great Sasuke & SASUKE
PWI Ratings: 132th 1994; 154th 1995; 23th 1996; 23th 1997; 69th 1998; 48th 1999; 47th 2000.
Important Facts
*Won the J Crown in 1996 winning eight titles!
*Created the Sasuke Special and the Sasuke Special II
*Cracked his skull at J Crown when he hit a Somersault Plancha on Ultimo Dragon
*One of the best highflyers of all time
*Invented the Moonsault Senton Splash
*Founder of Michinoku Pro
Titles
*U.W.A./U.W.F. Intercontinental Tag Team Title 11/20/92 Gran Hamada
*U.W.A. World Welterweight Title 7/24/93
*Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title 10/28/93
*British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title 9/25/95
*WWF Light Heavyweight Title 3/24/96
*I.W.G.P. Junior Heavyweight Title 4/29/96
*World Wrestling Association World Middleweight Title 7/27/96
*N.W.A. World Junior Heavyweight Title 8/2/96
*WWF Light Heavyweight Title 8/4/96
*World Wrestling Association World Junior Light Heavyweight Title 8/4/96
*Universal Wrestling Association World Junior Light Heavyweight Title 8/5/96
*WAR International Junior Heavyweight Title 8/5/96
*N.W.A World Welterweight Title 8/5/96
*British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title 8/5/96
*N.W.A. World Middleweight Title 2/7/99 to Present
*I.W.G.P. Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title 4/10/99 Jushin Liger
Memorable Matches
*Shiryu & Taka Michinoku & Great Sasuke & SATO vs. El Samurai & Shinjiro Otani & Jushin Liger & Tokimitsu Ishizawa
(7/15/94)- Liger SUPAFISHAMANBUSTERS Shiryu for the win
*Sasuke vs. Taka (12/15/94)- Sasuke wins with a Rear Naked Crossface Chickenwing
*Sasuke vs. El Samurai (4/16/94)-
*Sasuke vs. Jushin Liger (4/16/94)- Sasuke turns a Liger Bomb into a Hurricanrana for the win
*Sasuke vs. Pegasus Kid (4/16/94)- Pegasus nails an awesome Super Gutwrench Suplex for the win
*Sasuke vs. Ultimo Dragon (8/5/96)- Sasuke wins with a hurricanrana
*TAKA & Funaki & Men's Teioh & Dick Togo & Shiryu vs. Gran Hamada & Great Sasuke & Super Delphin & Masato Yakushiji & Gran Naniwa (12/16/96)- Hamada turns Shiryu attempted flapjack into a hurricanrana for the win
*TAKA & Dick Togo & Men's Teioh vs. Masato Yakushiji & Gran Hamada & Great Sasuke (4/13/97)- Sasuke hit a Thunderfire Powerbomb then a Tiger Suplex on TAKA for the win
*SASUKE vs. Gran Naniwa (2/7/99)- Sasuke gets a roll up victory
*SASUKE vs. Magnum Tokyo (2/7/99)- Sasuke wins with a Thunderfire Powerbomb
*Great Sasuke vs. Gran Naniwa (8/13/99)- Naniwa wins with a Sit Pinning Chokeslam
*Great Sasuke vs. Tiger Mask IV (8/21/99)- Sasuke TKOs himself missing Moonsault Senton giving Tiger the win
*Sasuke vs. Kaz Hayashi (4/1/00)- Sasuke wins with a Thunderfire Powerbomb
*Sasuke vs. Naoki Sano (4/9/00)- Sano TKOs Sasuke with a Roundhouse Kick for the win
