8 Greatest Karate Dudes in pro wrestling history

#2 Tajiri

Tajiri

"The Japanese Buzzsaw" follows in the great tradition of other Japanese stars, that of completely scaring the bejesus out of fans and opponents alike simply from reputation alone. Much like Asuka (well, at least when she was in NXT) and - well, I don't want to spoil it but he's next - once you heard the name "Taijiri", you knew his opponent was going to be in big trouble.

Yoshihiro Tajiri first rose to prominence, like you do, in Extreme Championship Wrestling. A trained kickboxer, Taijiri used that knowledge and combined it with wrestling training - hey, maybe he went to the same guys that Glacier did! - to create a deranged lunatic of a character who was hell-bent on not just defeating his opponents, but destroying them.

He had a hunched-over stride to the ring - you could say he "stalked" his way there - and would attack his opponents with flurries of kicks befitting of his "buzzsaw" nickname.

He certainly had his comedic side - especially in his role as WWF Commissioner William Regal's assistant - and even won the WWF Tag Team Championship with his boss at one time. But, at his core, Taijiri was - and still is - a fearless (and fearsome) martial arts machine. He still works in Japan, mostly for All Japan Pro Wrestling