Grimmas Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Discuss here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blak Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 This is more of an exploratory nomination on my part, but I think he could be fodder for interesting discussion. He's held tag belts in six different promotions/territories, including Stampede and Puerto Rico. A stout and feisty character with one of the best running elbow drops you'll ever see. A twenty-five year career in the ring that has been followed up by a notable run as a trainer, if that sort of thing plays any role in your GWE criteria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Crackers Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I like Hamaguchi but I think that out of all of the IWE wrestlers that Mighty Inoue is the easiest sell for a list like this. Inoue has great matches/performances in IWE as well as in All Japan. Hamaguchi never felt like more than a solid hand to me in his New Japan matches and was just kind of there in All Japan. Even Teranishi had more memorable performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Waco Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Total spark plug of a wrestler, I thought he was really fun to watch in the high energy tags and multi-man's NJPW ran in the early part of the 80's. He's a guy I would be willing to explore more of, and I think he's worth thinking about, but I think he may lack the singular performances I ideally want in a top 100 candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think this is the sort of guy who'd have a lot more people taking him up if he spent his whole career in WWF. I mean people are arguing that The Barbarian is a guy who might push for the bottom end of their lists, and, well, surely this dude is better than him and has more memorable matches to his name. I like his singles efforts vs. Jumbo in 1986 as well as Choshu in 1990. Add those to all the multiman extravaganzas he was a part of, as well as the 1970s stuff, and I think it is a solid resume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blak Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 If you're looking for more Hamaguchi singles matches that are worth a look, NJPW World has a Hamaguchi/Fujinami match from 11/5/1981 that I enjoyed quite a bit (outside of the finish, which is garbage). It's only around 12-13 minutes and it's Fujinami, but Hamaguchi acquits himself quite well as a veteran gatekeeper that wants to teach this upstart junior a lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 I want to find a place for this guy. Convinced that if this guy had had his exact same career in WWF or WCW, he'd be making a lot more lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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