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Yoshihiro Asai, better known as Ultimo Dragon
(b.
1966) is a
Japanese
professional wrestler currently performing in
World Wrestling Entertainment on the
Smackdown! brand.
He is trained in "lucha
libre" and "technical"
styles of professional wrestling, spending the majority of his career in
Japan and
Mexico. He is credited with inventing the "Asai
Moonsault."
He made his
American debut in
1996 for the now defunct
World Championship Wrestling. He suffered an arm injury in
1999 that required
surgery that was botched causing nerve damage. It was thought this
would be the end of his career and he announced his retirement.
That same year, he opened a promotion and training school call
Toryumon, training several
wrestlers in his
style.
In
2002, he had another surgery to repair the damage done to his arm and
returned to wrestling in his promotion. In the
Spring of
2003, he signed with
WWE.
He is one of the most gifted wrestlers that professional wrestling has
ever seen, as he can adapt to any style and be effective at it.
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