I don't know why I was thinking about it, but has there been any news about Hiroshi Nagao (aka Shockmaster 2003) since his debut?
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief...
Nagao was a volleyball star who went into New Japan..... before his debut match (Korakuen Hall, January 30/03, he was supposed to be Yoshihiro Takayama's partner?), he tried to slingshot himself into the ring and landed wrong on his knee, causing ligament damage.
I was just wondering how he was doing, if he was still pursuing a wrestling career, etc....
Proud enough for you to call me arrogant
Greedy enough to be labeled a thief
Angry enough for me to go and hurt a man
Cruel enough for me to feel no grief...
You can buy the show where he debuted from many sites. I have the show, and he really gets his but whipped. The rest of the card is better... The Nishimura vs. Nagata si a must see...
It's 02-02-03. Here is the card:
1- Naofumi Yamamoto vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
2- Tatsutoshi Goto vs. Toru Yano
3- Makai #1 & Makai #2 vs. Kengo Kimura & Shinya Makabe
4- Koji Kanemoto, Jado & Gedo vs. Minoru Fujita , Super Crazy & Curry
5- Ryushi Yanagisawa, Makai #4 & Makai #5 vs. Takashi Iizuka, Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura
6- Jushin Thunder Liger, Takehiro Murahama & El Samurai vs. Heat, Masahito Kakihara & Tiger Mask IV
7- Tadao Yasuda & Kazunari Murakami vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Hiroshi Nagao
8- Mike Barton & Jim Steele vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie
9- Josh Barnett & Perry Saturn vs. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan
10- IWGP Heavyweight (C,1,8) Yuji Nagata vs. Osamu Nishimura