The Great Sasuke enters the Iwate gubernatorial race! (Video)
Great news, Iwate residents: Pro-wrestling legend The Great Sasuke wants to be your next governor:
MOROIKA — Professional wrestler and prefectural assembly member The Great Sasuke, who has stirred controversy by attending sessions by wearing an outrageous wrestling mask, has decided to run in the upcoming Iwate gubernatorial race, his aids have said.
The Great Sasuke was elected to the Iwate Prefectural Assembly in 2003 with the backing of the Liberal Party (which has since merged into the DPJ). He insisted on wearing his mask while serving in the assembly, something that clearly annoyed some of the other assembly members. LDP politicians in the assembly tried to pass a motion that would have banned members from wearing masks in the assembly hall, but their attempt failed. The people of Iwate Prefecture elected The Great Sasuke, who had campaigned using his wrestling name and wearing his mask, so it was obviously their will that he should remain The Great Sasuke while serving them in office. I don’t really know much about his politics, but how could voters not support a guy who wears a cool mask and can pull of the awesome moves shown in the video below?
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Here are some photos of The Great Sasuke at work with the mask on:
http://www.alpha-japan.com/sasuke07.htm
For those who don’t watch puroresu, The Great Sasuke could be a graceful high-flier who takes your breath away in one match and a guy who blows every move left and right the next.
Take this match for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHBoI72vLY
The Asai moonsault he hits to the outside at the :54 mark and then the second to last move of the match at the 9:04 mark illustrate both points I think.
Still, very few wrestlers put their body on the line as much as Sasuke did. I’ve never seen someone fly directly onto the concrete or land straight on their head as often as he has. One hopes that he is as dedicated to politics as he is to wrestling.
Heck, I’d vote for him if I could.
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