RIPPA Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 The unofficial "Pick Guys That Dean Would Talk About" week concludes with one of the lumpiest of lumpy WAR heavyweights. And probably one of the more forgotten terrible human beings. I mean - Legit gets kicked on Sumo - Beat a woman (some might argue I am over exaggerating this one but to me, it is what it is) - Fired by New Japan for being a racist - Involved in TWO different shoots (Him shooting on John Tenta and then Nobuhiko Takada shooting on him) I am thinking most people around here would remember him either for the Tenta stuff or having the random Pride match against Nathan Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I got nothing but the Tenta thing. I could write a few thousand words about John Tenta. He's the most random guy to ever get a Wrestlemania match maybe, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 He's the most random guy to ever get a Wrestlemania match maybe, no? Excluding celebrities and NFL guys... probably Heck - I am pretty sure he and Tenryu are the most random guys to WIN a Mania match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerMark Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 He was the tall guy in the gi, and not the purple kicker of ass, right? I always get those two confused, because other guy was Koki Kitahara.One was awesome, and the other was a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 With all the scandals and stuff going on in Sumo over the past few years, he'd have fit right in. He'd probably be in IGF right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 He was the tall guy in the gi, and not the purple kicker of ass, right? I always get those two confused, because other guy was Koki Kitahara. One was awesome, and the other was a dick. Correct Koji Kitao Koki Kitahara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It sounds like he mellowed out and became less of a problem as the years went on, but that could just be his wikipedia entry lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It sounds like he mellowed out and became less of a problem as the years went on, but that could just be his wikipedia entry lying. Probably but he also went out of the spotlight as he got older. Out of the spotlight and professional sports -> Lesser chance of doing stupid stuff and have it reported on. On the bright side, his Yokozuna promotion made sure that no one would ever get to Yokozuna again without winning a tournament, which is a good thing. Realistically, he probably would have been forced out anyway since it didn't appear that he would be winning a yusho anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 The story about him and Preston Steele in Steel City will always crack me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 You gotta do Koki Kitahara- the great forgotten lumpy WAR heavyweight ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 I would say its more the great forgotten mullet of wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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