question about Mutoh's Shining wizard...

[gansobomber]

Why is Mutoh's Shining wizard sometimes called the 'infamous shining wizard'? Does 'shining' have some significance since I heard Darkness Dragon does a Shining enziguri.

[Muiyan]

I don't think the word "Shining" actually describes anything. Or mebbe it does, i don't know.

What i do know is this: You know what a Shining Wizard looks like. There is also a move called "Shining Black" that is executed much the same as SW, only, instead of the knee strike, the attacker kicks him across the face Yakuza Kick style. Something tells me Chono does it, but i can't say for certain.

If Shining does mean the "spring-off-of-leg" maneuver, then i'm sure you can imagine what the Shining Enziguri looks like.

[gansobomber]

Yeah, but I still don't know why its infamous.

[Haiku Warrior]

I think they called it 'infamous' because he started using it too much and the move got stale. I heard in the Kawada match he used it like 10 times. (There was a thread that had a discussion about if he used it too much, yadda yadda yadda)

I think that might be correct but what do I know?

[gansobomber]

Thanks man!!!!!!

[BlackTigerIV]

I think it's Taiyo Kea who does the Shining Black.

[Sean Kassai]

The Shning Black was first done to Mutou by Chono, I believe.

[EvilMidnightBomber]

From Haiku Warrior:

I think they called it 'infamous' because he started using it too much and the move got stale. I heard in the Kawada match he used it like 10 times.

I don't know about 10 times, but at Excite Series 2002, Mutoh attempted six SHINING WIZARDS in his match with Dangerous K. I like the move well enough, but what's the point of burying your own finisher?

I have no idea where the name shining wizard came from, I guess I always just assumed it came from the series Mobile Fighter G Gundam and Domon's "Shining Finger."

[TRZZXQ]

Maybe it's just me, but it's always seemed that the New Japan heavyweights use their finishers a lot more than most leagues.

[Dr Feelgood]

I've heard that the Shining Wizard name came from a video game (probably an RPG with a name like that ).
Mutoh ripped the move from a MMA fight (can't remember which one... Maybe Gilbert Yvel vs Garry Goodridge?) and plays it like a legit, devastating move, so that might be where the "infamous" bit comes in.