Hometown : Osaka, Japan

Weight : 150 lbs.

Ring Music : "Turning Japanese"

Career Profile

Masa Sushi first entere the MWF at a Little Compton house show defeating Brother Mean (Meankind) in his debut match by pinfall.

Titles Held

MWF TV Title 4/15/92 - 12/31/92

Greatest Match: 4/15/92 vs. Bonecrusher Bob. Defeated Bonecrusher Bob for the MWF TV title at the 1992 Elimination Confrontation event. Dominated the Bonecrusher and pinned him with his tsunami (sit-down) splash. Controversy has raged however, as the man who was defeated that day wore a mask allegedly as a result of a facial injury, yet wrestled exactly like Bonecrusher Bob including the use of his patented X-marks-the-spot karate thrust. The Bonecrusher insists that he was not the man that suffered defeat that day and never lost the TV title. This in large part is why the belt became inactive and no longer recognized by the MWF.

Favorite Match: 4/18/98 with Mr. Hiamoto and Terry Aki vs. The Reds. Teamed with both of his Japanese countrymen to defeat the team of Big Red, Little Red, and Red Satan in a 6-man match at Lunatic Fringe 1998. The Japanese trio used lightning-quick triple-teaming tactics and finally finished off the Reds when Masa Sushi pinned Big Red following a Hiamoto-assisted Sushi-Flip off the top rope.

Toughest Opponent: Nick Styles (Fiend). Locked up with Styles in the quarter-finals of the 1993 King of the Ring tournament and suffered his first defeat at the hands of American competition. Wrestled gamely against the larger, more experienced Styles, but was eventually cleanly pinned following a second-rope splash.

Most Hated Opponent: All non-Japanese. Came to America to prove Japanese superiority over lazy MWF American wrestlers where personality had emphasis over workrate. Only when teaming with his Japanese brethren was Sushi ever satisfied.

Favorite Manuever: Sushi-flip. Peformed this back-flip manuever onto a prone opponent singly or in cooperation with his tag-partner Mr. Hiamoto. The top-rope version was perhaps the most feared tag-team manuever ever executed in the MWF. With Sushi perched atop the top rope and Mr. Hiamoto underneath him, clasped hands with Hiamoto then flipped allowing his partner to guide him down onto a prone opponent.

Scouting Report

==Strengths==
: Martial Arts Mastery. A 3-time World's Karate Champion, Masa Sushi incorporates this well into his pro-wrestling repertoire.
: Tag-Team Specialist. Formed a highly successful tag-team with his fellow Japanese superstar Mr. Hiamoto. Wrestles his best as part of a unit.
: Rulebreaking Image. Actually draws strength from the jeers of the pro-American wrestling fans, and can easily whip a crowd into a frenzy as he often goes on to another victory over "filthy Americans".

==Weaknesses==
: High Standards. As a proud Japanese competitor, "lost face" several times thruout his career by being defeated by what he considered inferior American competition. Following defeats, often would become exceedingly moody and self-reflective.
: Over-confidence. Is convinced of his own superiority over American wrestlers, thus when faced with a stern challenge, can be thrown off from his game plan.
: Mask. Like many other masked wrestlers, can suffer poor peripheral vision when competing in the ring.

Career Bio

Trained by Mike Speedo, Masa Sushi first received his MWF try-out at a Little Compton house show in June 1990 pinning Brother Mean (Meankind). After that impressive debut, received an opportunity to wrestle at the 1990 MWF Wrestlemania spectacular. Defeated Hillbilly Hick (Big Hick Magee) following his trademark somersault sushi-flip in that encounter. To add insult to injury, threw ceremonial Japanese salt in the eyes of Hick, then savagely DDT-ed him in a post-match assault. Squared off against Bonecrusher Bob in a 2nd-round match in the Fright Night card TV title tournament. Was dq-ed against the Bonecrusher and eliminated from the tourney. Received a TV title rematch against the Bonecrusher at the 1992 Elimination Confrontation event. After Sushi made his way to the ring, it was announced to those in attendance that Bonecrusher Bob had just been in a hellacious automobile accident the night before and required facial bandages. "Bonecrusher Bob" appeared, however, and came out to defend his TV title belt. After a brief offensive flury by "Bob", including the use of his patented x-marks-the-spot manuever, Sushi took back the advantage and pinned "Bonecrusher" following a sit-down tsunami splash to capture the MWF TV title. Following the title loss, Bonecrusher Bob disappeared for some months from the MWF. Indeed, controversy followed this encounter, as Bonecrusher Bob was interviewed following a Madison Square Garden card, and insisted that he was not the man that suffered defeat that day and never lost the TV title. This in large part is why the belt became inactive and no longer recognized by the MWF, an act by MWF President Fred Travalenee that Masa Sushi found intolerable. As a result of this stripping him of the title, Sushi brought in fellow Japanese superstar Mr. Hiamoto to wreak havoc on the MWF. Formed a very successful tag-team with Hiamoto as the two became a formidable combination called the Orient Express. Along with Hiamoto, was a participant in the 1993 King of the Ring 2 tournament. Accompanied Hiamoto to ringside in his 1st-round victory over The Big Kahuna. Received a bye of his own in the first round to advance to the quarter-finals. Faced Nick Styles (Fiend) in the 2nd round but was eliminated by the MWF veteran following a second-rope splash. This was Masa Sushi's first singles loss in the MWF, and as a result of this "losing face" against a American opponent, abandoned singles competition to focus on his Orient Express tag-team with Mr. Hiamoto. Briefly was the host of his own interview segment, the Sushi Bar, that appeared in the syndicated MWF tv show whose guests included the Vigilante, Brother Mean(Meankind) and Dr. Destruction. Teamed with Hiamoto at Summer Showdown 1997 defeating the tag-team combination of the Menace and Simon Glieman the Pieman. Unveiled the dreaded top-rope Sushi-flip in this match-up for the first time and defeated Glieman after it's use. In an effort to bulk up, used illegal anibolic steroids prior to Independence Day 1997 and, with Hiamoto, defeated Deathmask and Adam Bomb. Was administered a drug-test following the match, and failed, thus Sushi was put on probation by MWF President Fred Travalenee. At BattleBowl 1997, was teamed with Dr. Destruction in the random tag-team portion of BattleBowl but was actually matched against his own Orient Express partner Mr. Hiamoto and the NWA's bodyguard Juicer Jeremy. Refused to wrestle his Japanese countryman, however, as Hiamoto and Sushi ignored the rules of the contest and often coordinated their efforts to double-team Sushi's partner Dr. Destruction. Won the match when Destruction overcame this and pinned Hiamoto's partner Juicer Jeremy. Was eliminated in the BattleBowl battle royal by the Big Kahuna. The Orient Express were granted a Wrestlemania MWF Tag Team title match. Suffered complications from the steroid use, however, and went on hiatus while his body recovered. Due to this, Mr. Hiamoto was forced to choose Reverend Ralph Right as his partner to face the Coalition and lost the match to close out 1997. Returned to action at Lunatic Fringe 1998 teamed with Hiamoto and their new partner Japanese sensei Terry Aki to defeat the Reds in a 6-man contest. At the 1998 BattleBowl the Orient Express caught a break this time and were randomly drawn to team together against Reverend Rodney Righteous & the Big Kahuna. With their superior teamwork, defeated the duo following a Sushi-flip onto Reverend Rodney. Went on to the BattleBowl battle royal and survived to the very end before being eliminated along with the rest of the Japanese contigent Hiamoto and Aki, by Buford T. Justice. Together with Hiamoto, were an entrant and favorite in the MWF tag-team tournament as a result of the belts being vacated by Brother Fiend and Bobo Bravado. In a surprising upset, were defeated by the Menace and the Big Kahuna when the Menace pinned Sushi after a Kahuna-bomb from the Big Kahuna and eliminated from the tournament. Having lost face once again to "inferior American competition", embarked on a journey to the land of the rising sun to contemplate his future and is currently retired from the MWF.

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