Name: Jushin Thunder Liger
Real Name: Keiichi Yamada
Birthdate: 30th November, 1964
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 207 pounds
Hometown: Hiroshima, Japan
Background: Keiichi Yamada was the star of his high school amateur wrestling. After graduating, he asked the Finisher: Super Fishermanbuster (Fisherman Superplex)
Titles held: 8-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, NWA World Junior Title, NWA World Welterweight Title, Current wrestles in: Favourite moves: Liger Bomb(jumping powerbomb), slaps combo, rolling kick, shooting star press, top-rope
Frankensteiner, dropkick to the knee, flying somersault bodyblock, flying cross bodyblock, surfboard and top-rope DDT
for a spot, but the rejected his request. Then he went to
Mexico to train his skills in a wrestling school. In June, 1983, the had a taping in Mexico.
Keiichi Yamada got his second chance to join the . That time, Yamada was offered a try-out. Then
he had his debut on 3rd March, 1984. Two years later, Yamada won the '86 Young Lion Cup,
which was the tournament for rookies in the . Yamada became more and more popular, so the office decided to send Yamada on tours of other countries, so that he could be an ace when he returned
to Japan. Thus, Yamada wrestled in England and Calgary. In the fall of 1988, Jushin Liger cartoon debuted in Japan,
and it became very popular. Due to the success of Tiger Mask character, the
office decided to use Jushin Liger character to present that angle again. Then, Keiichi Yamada became Jushin Liger and debuted on 29th April, 1989. Less than one month later, Jushin Liger won his first IWGP
Jr. Heavyweight Title from Hiroshi Hase. On 5th January, 1990, Jushin Liger changed his name to Jushin Thunder Liger. At the following years, Liger beat many superstars, such as Owen
Hart, Ultimo Dragon, Wild Pegasus(Chris Benoit), Super Delfin and Brian Pillman. However, in the summer of 1996,
Liger suffered a brain cancer that almost ended his wrestling career. Hopefully, Liger
healed his cancer and became the KING of the Jr. wrestling again.
Light Heavyweight Title. WWA World Junior Leight Heavyweight Title, WAR International Junior Heavyweight
Title, 
World Light Heavyweight Title, Britsh Commonwealth Junionr Heavyweight Title, British World
Heavy Middleweight Title(as Flying Fuji Yamada) and WAR International Junior Tag Team Title (w/El Samurai)
Mo's comment:
Jushin Thunder Liger is the icon of the Jr. wrestling. Comparing with Tiger Mask, Liger is more likely a cartoon character. It is because his costume, in my opinion, is more toward "performer" than
"wrestler". And his mask with horns was a resloution also, it affected many Mexican Luchadors, such as Psicosis. Looking back of his
wrestling style, Liger is a Jr. powerhouse, he can overpower many Jr. wrestlers easily. Besides aerial and power
moves, Liger is also the master of brawling moves. His rolling kick and slaps combo are great, he can wrestle
well in a shoot-wrestling match. And most importantly, Liger knows how to work the crowd, such as he making up
himself to The Great Muta at the match against the real The Great Muta. Even though Satoru Sayama(the original Tiger
Mask) is the father of the Japanese Jr. wrestling, but I still think Jushin Thunder Liger is the icon the
Jr. wrestling.
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