The Great Sasuke won Japan election..

[Guest Mole]

Now I don't know if this has been posted or anything because I never come into this thread. However, my friend sent this to me so I thought I would share.

 

A professional wrestler who fought his way to victory in local assembly elections under his ring name and wearing his trademark mask has vowed the mask will not leave his face even after he enters the staid halls of Japanese politics.

 

 

"This is my face," the wrestler -- known as "The Great Sasuke" -- was quoted by the Nikkan Sports newspaper as saying of his black and white full-face mask with bright scarlet streaks and golden wings by the eye holes.

 

 

"I won support from voters with this face, and to take it off would be breaking promises," the 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, said of his victory in conservative Iwate prefecture, some 460 km (290 miles) north of Tokyo.

 

 

Catching opponents on the back foot to take one of 10 assembly seats, the wrestler said he now hopes to demonstrate his "superabundant power" outside of the ring as well as in it.

 

 

Sasuke's vow to go masked into the halls of power in Japan, where battles have been fought in the past over legislators refusing to don neckties, has authorities scratching their heads.

 

 

"There is no law specifically forbidding it," one Iwate prefectural official was quoted by Nikkan Sports as saying. "But now that he has won, we must look into the issue."

 

 

In a sign, perhaps, that the rough-and-tumble world of politics may prove more bruising than expected, Sasuke was forced to limp his way up to the polling box with one ankle in a cast.

 

 

He attributed the injury to stumbling over a curb during the election campaign.

[Guest DragonflyKid]

Again to those who don't frequently contribute to this folder, don't C&P news if you not going to have something substantial to say about that news that would lead to discussion. It's just pointless, most everybody here has already read the news from those who reported it.

 

I don't live in Japan so this isn't really relevant, good for Sasuke but it doesn't affect me in any way.

[Guest Sandman9000]

Aight, here's a question. Is this just a publicity stunt, or is Sasuke serious about politics?

 

Also, what will this mean to his in-ring time?

[Guest Eagan469]

[Guest Nevermortal]

Again to those who don't frequently contribute to this folder, don't C&P news if you not going to have something substantial to say about that news that would lead to discussion. It's just pointless, most everybody here has already read the news from those who reported it.

 

I don't live in Japan so this isn't really relevant, good for Sasuke but it doesn't affect me in any way.

Hmm...perhaps it was posted to....generate discussion?

 

Don't get your panties in a bunch, tiger.

[Guest Eagan469]

Again to those who don't frequently contribute to this folder, don't C&P news if you not going to have something substantial to say about that news that would lead to discussion. It's just pointless, most everybody here has already read the news from those who reported it.

 

I don't live in Japan so this isn't really relevant, good for Sasuke but it doesn't affect me in any way.

Aww, he thinks he's a mod, how cute...

[Guest Jubuki]

DFK is right. If someone doesn't have anything to say about what they're C&Ping, there's no point in doing it. I read this on ES-freaking-PN - I didn't need to come here to see it. EDIT: Fair enough.

[Guest wolverine]

He's never seen Joshi according to one of his posts. He hates the WWE women's stuff. Can't blame him.

[Guest CED Ordonez]

I question if they'll allow him to remain masked as a politician. I know pro-wrestlers are looked upon a little more highly in Japan than in the U.S. and that there are a few wrestlers aside from Sasuke that have ventured into the Japanese political arena. However, even if it is highly recognizable, a man in a political position wearing a wrestling mask such as Sasuke does seem ludicrous from my perspective.

[Guest MrRant]

DFK is right. If someone doesn't have anything to say about what they're C&Ping, there's no point in doing it. I read this on ES-freaking-PN - I didn't need to come here to see it. Then again, molestomp hates Joshi so he can't be all that bright.

What if he just hates women?

[Guest saturnmark4life]

I'm not gonna piss and moan about where this should be cos it's made me happy. I mean, keeping the fucking mask? Beautiful.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Well, He's certainly not the first wrestler to earn political office over there. I doubt too much of a stink is raised about the mask, as long as he does his job.

 

On another note, what a surprise, Sasuke injured himself.

[Guest saturnmark4life]

He can land on his head till the cows come home, but watch that crack in the road!

 

Is Onita still in office?

[Guest Black Tiger]

Shouldn't this be in the current events folder? It has nothing to do with wrestling other than Sasuke being a wrestler.

[Guest PlatypusFool]

Read that back to yourself, BT, and realise your own foolishness.

[Guest Black Tiger]

Platypus Fool,

 

I fail to see the foolishness. Its like a thread in the WWE folder about Fozzy's album, Jericho may be a wrestler in WWE, but the thread is about a CD it belongs in music.

[Guest PlatypusFool]

Both those examples, yours and the Fozzy one, blur the lines between folders, you can't label every possible thread into a folder. Besides, not many people who go into 'current events' are going to want to know about a minor political event in a minor country, it means nothing in terms of current events, but it means something in terms of puroresu. Hence, it's in the puroresu folder.

 

What does it matter anyway, it's all good!

[Guest RickyChosyu]

I don't mind so much that it's placed in here, just that it's without any comment or insight to generate discussion.

 

Also, I'm not sure what the policy is about this (I'll check into it) but I'd appreciate it if you guys would post a link to where you got the info. from if you're going to post news here. That way you offer some credit to whoever reported it first.