Ultimo Dragon

[JustS2pendous]

According to Jim Ross's latest Ross Report on www.wwe.com the WWE have had talks with Dragon and plan to have in join in early 2003!

Unbelieveable

[Sofa Kingdom]

Uh-oh.

[RoaringElbow25]

SWEETNESS!

[OldSchoolFan]

I'd normally be excited about this but since the junior devision is still seem much like a joke there I'm not looking forward to this.

[Dante_Inferno]

They are trying to bring their junior heavyweight division back alive as they are collecting free juniors as we speak.

As for Ultimo, I can't believe he is actually doing this. I thought he would of risen again and had some great matches in Japan. Who knows, he might still fit a few in before going to WWE. Besides...
Ultimo will probably brighten up the junior heavyweight Division in WWE and give us something to watch on TV Monday or Tuesday when its a rainy day or nothing to do.

[ElGringo]

Aparently, Dragon wants to go back to working the US, Mexico and Japan all at the same time, like he did with WAR, EMLL and WCW; this time it's Toryumon, CMLL and WWE (where Ultimo got in touch with Bischoff). I doubt he'll sign a contract, probably just work out a verbal deal; could these mean we get to see Toryumon wrestlers in the WWE? I hope not, since they'll just be downgraded.

[Luds]

This is both good & bad...

Ultimo in WWE means I might get to see him live... but he's gonna be used like crap... and job to people like scotty 2 hotty...

[j.o.b. squad]

hopefully malenko will pull the same strings he did for mysterio and get his introduction to be an event as well

[RoaringElbow25]

I think they will bring him in and have him win some big matches and win the CRusierweight title at WrestleMania or something, thats why they want to get him in the beginning of the year, so he can be at wrestlemania

[JustS2pendous]

Well good thing is they are still trying to find way's to book the cruiserweights successfully. Even better news is that Ultimo Dragon is seriously planning to return full time. And even better news is that they are clearly establishing a link with Torymon.

[Tradewynd]

Ultimo wanting to work for the WWE shouldn't be a big surprise, he's a mark for the circus aspect of sports entertainment, and really gets a kick out of performing it. I don't think we'll have to worry about how he's booked. Since he's a junior he'll obviously be on Smackdown, meaning Paul E. will be the booker for what he does, and I really don't see Paul letting Stephanie tarnish the legend of a legend like Ultimo, and I would go so far as to say the greatest worker the world has ever seen. It's no secret the Ultimo would have worked for Paul in ECW if Paul E. could have afforded him. Just think about matches like Ultimo wrestling guys like Eddie, Benoit and Rey again. Not to mention Ultimo vs. Kurt Angle, which would be a hell of a lot of fun to watch. As long as Paul E. or Eric has the book when Ultimo comes in, and not Steph for Gerwertz, we have nothing to worry about.

Now, if they bring Goldberg in and have squash "the Ultimate Dragon" in his debut, I just may kill somebody.

[ElGringo]

I don't think it matters who books him, he won't be used properly. Benoit and Edde are 'heavyweights' now, anyway, and Rey sucks. Yes, I said that. Rey sucks. I said it again. Rey was just a spot worker for most of his career, he developed into a nice little flier, and then turned back into a spot machine. These days he's too worn down to perform well.

I wouldn't class Ultimo as greatest of all time (hell, there are a plenty of guys just as good as he was; Lyger, Sasuke, Benoit, Dyanmite Kid, Sayama, and thats just the juniors), but he is a legend, and his contribution to lucharesu both in the ring and out of the ring as a trainer is undoubtable.

I really can't bear the thought of the WWE using him,or any Toryumon workers; look at what they did to Kaientai and then Tajiri.

And what is the deal with people raving about Kurt Angle? He was pretty good, with some flaws that could be ironed out, but now he's pretty much your typical WWE worker; same match formula, no build, small moveset.

[UltimoMysterio]

A little question:

How old is Ultimo?

[The Franceman]

I think we will see a match for the trademark of Dragon Sleeper between The Undertaker and Ultimo Dragon...

[TRZZXQ]

Originally posted by UltimoMysterio
A little question:

How old is Ultimo?

Yoshihiro Asai, born December 12, 1966. 35 years old.