[1995-07-29-WCW-Saturday Night] Col. Robert Parker & Kurasawa vignette

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Manabu Nakanishi in WCW as Kurosawa, being signed by Col. Parker.

[Ditch]

Nakanishi looked solid as a young lion and had a great pedigree, so I understand WCW for being interested, but he just wasn't US TV quality yet (and wasn't for a long while). Thankfully he wasn't around forever.

[FLIK]

I remember exactly two things about his run in WCW.

 

1) the time he fucked up Road Warrior Hawk's arm on a Clash of the Champions

 

and

 

2) the time Disco Inferno beat him on Nitro when a giant Disco ball lowered from the cieling and he smashed him in the back with it.

[Ditch]

2) the time Disco Inferno beat him on Nitro when a giant Disco ball lowered from the cieling and he smashed him in the back with it.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6gfj3_di...-kurasawa_sport

[Tim Evans]

This along with Hakushi in WWF are signings I never quite understood. Although at least Kurasawa had guys like Benoit and Hawk to work with.

[El-P]

Hakushi was more understandable to me, he was one hell of a worker, and he had a look and a mystique that was easy (well, should have been at least) to market. Nakanashi was a big green goof at this point. And why the hell would they call him Kurosawa anyway ? It's like a green Johnny Ace coming to Japan and being called Ford.

[FLIK]

New Japan had a long standing relationship with WCW and had sent many previous talents over there (Muta, Liger, Sasaki) for long stints. WWF signing a Michinoku Pro indy guy is way more random as fuck...

[PeteF3]

Col. Parker is in "Japan" at the home of Kurasawa, who apparently hangs out in his garden in full ring gear. Cue cheesy gong sound effect.