WWE signs Japanese wrestler Yamamoto

Tuesday 16th September, 04:15 PM JST

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11 Comments

BurakuminDes at 09:02 PM JST - 16th September

Good luck, Yama....I think youre gonna be SMACKED DOWN!
Sarge at 09:04 PM JST - 16th September

Whatever happened to Professor Toro Tanaka?
romulus3 at 09:53 PM JST - 16th September

oh sarge, what ever happened to Mr Fuji?
Kwaabish at 10:10 AM JST - 17th September

Whatever happened to Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat?
TokyoGas at 11:32 AM JST - 17th September

Mr Fuji! I remember him... A few years back Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat was a ref at a WWE event in Shin-Yokohama. He looked chubby.
Sarge at 11:48 AM JST - 17th September

Whatever happened to Killer Kowalski, Pedro Morales, Bruno Sammartino, and George the Animal Steele?
dennis0bauer at 12:54 PM JST - 17th September

tajiri has more fun in Hustle promotion
Suzu1 at 01:16 PM JST - 17th September

What ever happened to the Great Kabuki?
northlondon at 02:33 PM JST - 17th September

'Let me tell YOU Yamamoto. You think you can step into my backyard and walk around as the new boy as if it doesn't matter ? Ever since you threw my girlfriend through the table that day, I've been waiting for my revenge ! Well, I'm going to get that chance. Because this weekend I'm giving you the chance to fight the one and only, yes, the UNDER-TAAAKER !'
TeruSensei at 04:41 PM JST - 17th September

All joking aside, this is a good and bad career move for Yamamoto.

The good side is, he'll be making steady money.

The bad side is, he will almost certainly be saddled with some lame stereotypical Japanese man gimmick like every other Japanese wrestler the WWE has ever employed. I shudder to think how this talented performer is going to be wasted like all the others.
EurajReturns at 12:21 AM JST - 23rd September

The bad side is, he will almost certainly be saddled with some lame stereotypical Japanese man gimmick like every other Japanese wrestler the WWE has ever employed. I shudder to think how this talented performer is going to be wasted like all the others.

Or else just be used as cannon fodder to hype one of the more popular wrestlers.