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What's the story?
Former WWE Kai En Tai manager, Yamaguchi San, recently suffered a stroke and had to be hospitalized.
The Japanese Manager was best known for his time in WWE (then known as WWF) during the Attitude Era. The Mirror reported that he was fighting for his life, after having suffered the stroke.
In case you didn't know...
Yamaguchi San managed the Japanese faction, Kai En Tai during the Attitude Era. He was best known for the faction's feud with Val Venis who had the gimmick of a porn star at the time.
The feud with Venis involved an infamous segment where the Japanese faction kidnapped the star to 'choppy choppy' his 'pee pee' for sleeping with Yamaguchi's wife (in kayfabe).
Yamaguchi would leave the WWF after the end of the feud.
The heart of the matter
San reportedly suffered a stroke recently. He was hospitalised and was reported to be fighting for his life.
Shunsuke Yamaguchi, the real-life brother of Yamaguchi San and one half of WWE's Japanese commentary team, posted an update on Facebook, where he talked about the stroke and shared a picture of his brother. He went on to say that he was not sure how long he had and added that some of his friends were visiting him.
"This is a pic from 1am est. Don’t know how long he has. Some of his friends from school and Gong Magazine have visited him. Love you brother!!!”
Funaki also tweeted his prayers for his former mentor.
What's next?
As per the latest report, Yamaguchi San is hospitalized and is in critical condition. No further update has come out regarding his condition.
Stay tuned, Sportskeeda will continue to provide updates regarding the condition of the former WWE manager.
Author's take
Yamaguchi may not have been in WWE for a long time, but his segment with Venis has gone down in history as one of the most ridiculous and hilarious ones.
We at Sportskeeda would like to wish the star a speedy recovery.
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