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CMPunk · 02-26-2009, 10:50 PM

With our 5th Round pick, The Second City Saints select:

In the 80-90's catagory:
Keiji Mutoh
A.K.A
The Great Muta

Keiji Mutoh (武藤敬司 ,Mutōh Keiji?, born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in America, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He is the current President of All Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as being a full-time wrestler for the promotion since 2002. Mutoh is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all-time, both in Japan and America. He is currently the reigning AJPW Triple Crown Champion.
Mutoh is credited as one of the first Japanese wrestlers to achieve a fan base outside of his native Japan in the United States. The Great Muta gimmick is one of the most influential gimmicks in puroresu, having been emulated by many wrestlers including Satoshi Kojima (The Great Koji), Kazushi Miyamoto (The Great Kazushi) and Atsushi Onita (The Great Nita). In addition, countless independent wrestlers have paid tribute to Muta through emulation and imitation.
Mutoh is one of two (the other being Shinya Hashimoto) wrestlers to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the AJPW Triple Crown Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He is also infamous for taking part in what is generally considered to be the bloodiest match of all time against Hiroshi Hase, leading to the creation of the "Muta Scale."[1]

02-26-2009, 10:50 PM	#180
CMPunk aka Spike Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The Darkest Corners of My Mind Exp:	With our 5th Round pick, The Second City Saints select: In the 80-90's catagory: Keiji Mutoh A.K.A The Great Muta Keiji Mutoh (武藤敬司 ,Mutōh Keiji?, born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in America, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He is the current President of All Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as being a full-time wrestler for the promotion since 2002. Mutoh is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all-time, both in Japan and America. He is currently the reigning AJPW Triple Crown Champion. Mutoh is credited as one of the first Japanese wrestlers to achieve a fan base outside of his native Japan in the United States. The Great Muta gimmick is one of the most influential gimmicks in puroresu, having been emulated by many wrestlers including Satoshi Kojima (The Great Koji), Kazushi Miyamoto (The Great Kazushi) and Atsushi Onita (The Great Nita). In addition, countless independent wrestlers have paid tribute to Muta through emulation and imitation. Mutoh is one of two (the other being Shinya Hashimoto) wrestlers to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the AJPW Triple Crown Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He is also infamous for taking part in what is generally considered to be the bloodiest match of all time against Hiroshi Hase, leading to the creation of the "Muta Scale."[1]