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The Great Sasuke | |
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Birth name | Masanori Murakawa[1][2] |
Born | Morioka, Iwate, Japan | July 18, 1969
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Great Sasuke Masa Michinoku Ninja Sasuke Sasuke Black Ninja Sasuke The Ram |
Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Billed weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
Trained by | Kotetsu Yamamoto Gran Hamada |
Debut | March 1, 1990 |
Masanori Murakawa (村川 政徳, Murakawa Masanori, July 18, 1969), best known under his ring name The Great Sasuke (ザ・グレート・サスケ, Za Gurēto Sasuke), is a Japanese professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and politician. He is the founder of Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW). Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly legislator. He has wrestled in Japan and in the United States in various professional wrestling promotions. He is said to have an incredible tolerance for pain, mainly in reference to the injuries he has had including a cracked skull on two occasions.