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Japan's Best Exports photos
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/ w8 C5 B) {/ S( S1 v& _In 1976, Antonio Inoki fights reigning heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
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Inoki is a major superstar in Japan1 k v, h, P+ H4 \' o/ }8 q4 X' a+ W
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He is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Gary Hart brought the mysterious Great Kabuki to the United States in the 1970s.6 F" r: I& Y2 U% M
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Kabuki participates in the 1994 Royal Rumble Match.: }/ W2 K3 i2 ~; A5 i
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' r. L; p( [; \& O. T7 R4 NThe Great Muta makes his way to America in the late 1980s.
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Muta, armed with blinding mist, captures the WCW World Television Title.
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Jushin Thunder Liger thrills American audiences with his colorful gear and aerial attacks." b0 f! H8 g, N! ^( i4 s
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7 n) D$ Y: V% w% r5 D9 v' EHis series of matches with Brian Pillman are fondly remembered by fans.
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Before becoming a manager, WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji is a decorated tag team competitor. Under the tutelage of Capt. Lou Albano, Fuji and Mr. Saito capture the World Tag Team Titles.( a) D" K$ w# C: i
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The Japanese pair hold the titles on two occasions.
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Mr. Fuji also forms a formidable team with Professor Toru Tanaka.- z \& ]/ O' @" W
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Tanaka and Fuji are three-time World Tag Team Champions.
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Guided by Shinja, Hakushi enters WWE in 1995.& r5 x. u) X5 c$ s4 @" ~+ ~( f
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' f1 ]. h4 I: N' H UThe mysterious high-flyer had several memorable encounters with Bret "Hit Man" Hart. } I9 D$ D: m1 A+ e2 {& r( H
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It isn't just the men who impress in America. Women, like the Jumping Bomb Angels, wow fans across the Pacific Ocean.
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4 f6 y8 T8 w' rThe ladies defeat The Glamour Girls at the first Royal Rumble event in 1988 to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles.
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The intense Bull Nakano dominates the ladies of WWE in the 1990s.9 j7 u0 ?6 a" t) `9 b2 {1 @" k
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0 _0 P4 d |# q2 q2 V. X8 `9 ~ hIn November 1994, Nakano bulldozes Alundra Blayze to take the WWE Women's Championship in her native country.
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Mr. Fuji becomes a manager by the mid-1980s and guides a new generation of Japanese Superstars to WWE.; H" z7 e; }; ~( j+ w0 o; P
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Kato and Tanaka use their martial arts expertise to gain victories.3 \9 h2 ]! G _- ~
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2 D9 k5 F! L8 V* o7 UFuji later guides a fellow WWE Hall of Famer, Yokozuna, to the WWE Championship.
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7 M! g; \, P2 x5 R5 HThe gigantic Superstar dominates competition like The Undertaker during his reign.
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Yokozuna combines surprising striking skills with his power.
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Masahiro Chono defends his NWA World Championship in WCW several times in 1992, including a match against his fellow countryman, The Great Muta, at Starrcade.
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Genichiro Tenryu is a legend in Japan and makes several appearances in WWE over the years.
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! F/ D9 o% N. h- h, `He teamed with Koji Kitao at WrestleMania VII to defeat former World Tag Team Champions Demolition.5 b# d+ h4 l! N! p# v/ x
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Tiger Mask amazes Americans in the early 1980s.0 H) Z! w6 k+ X p. g+ y. H; _
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% i+ y9 Y" Z8 M1 O9 C2 E/ I4 P. JShinjiro Otani wins a 1996 tournament to win the revived WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
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Sonny Onoo imports many Japanese stars to WCW.
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Akira Hokuto wins the WCW Women's Championship with Onoo's guidance.
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Ultimo Dragon adds the WCW Cruiserweight Championship to his J-Crown, a collection of eight Japanese titles.+ w3 @+ ?0 |* h* e( q0 \
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$ s6 x8 T/ R2 _# wAfter leaving WCW, Ultimo Dragon joins WWE in 2003.
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Taka Michinoku is the first WWE Light Heavyweight Champion.0 @& A1 \/ W; D) L. w& P6 C3 g- p% l
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Under the tutelage of the devious Yamaguchi-san, Kaientai enjoy success in WWE.
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Kaientai is perhaps remembered best for their rivalry with Val Venis
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Funaki branches out on his own in WWE, capturing the Cruiserweight Championship.8 R* K( M' E$ f0 U# e) C4 Q8 ~
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The Great Sasuke competes in WWE and ECW during the late 1990s.
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$ I& f+ D5 L. H l+ t! {! Y8 _' M3 bThe former Cruiserweight, United States and Tag Team Champion returns home in 2005.& d6 e2 X" q4 X
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Yoshi Tatsu is the latest in a long line of Japanese Superstars to make their way to WWE.
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