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Yamamoto signed
Topic Started: Sep 14 2008, 07:30 PM (326 Views)
Kame

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Since November 12th, 2007, Naofumi Yamamoto has been away from New Japan on a learning excursion overseas. He's spent much of his time in FCW in Florida, a WWE "farm" base. Yamamoto returned to New Japan offices today to announce that he was leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling to formally joined Vince McMahon's WWE. Yamamoto said he had actually left in February after not having a new contract, then passed an official WWE tryout in April. Yamamoto was thinking of returning, but then saw Nakamura defeat Kurt Angle in February, and knew he wouldn't be able to return until he reached Nakamura's level anyway. Yamamoto said he would start from the bottom in WWE, he knew, but his target was to fight on a Wrestlemania show. Yamamoto says he has no regrets in Japan, and hopes to make WWE his final home, as it is the biggest promotion in the world. Yamamoto spoke about Goto's G1 Climax victory and smiled bitterly as he recalled his first G1 in 2006, where he lost every match. His style in the United States is going to to be fundementally the same - black shorts, black shin guards, and a kick-based offense.

President Sugabayashi wished Yamamoto luck in America and told him he will always be welcome back in New Japan if he decides to return to Japanese wrestling. As one of the gifted class of 2002 - featuring Nakamura, Goto, and Taguchi - he has finally made it somewhere after a sluggish spell, and looks to conquer the peak of American professional wrestling. Yamamoto said that he would prove the strength and ability of New Japan Pro-Wrestling to the world, and apologized to fans because he would not be returning to New Japan, but asked for their support in this new phase of his career.
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All I have to say is that I'm glad that WWE usually changes the talents' names, because I doubt that name would ever sell on a t-shirt. :lol:
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Here we go again. I hope he receives better treatment from the WWE than most of the other Japanese stars that the WWE has signed. I mean, you don't know what to do with Ultimo Dragon? WTF? Anyway, good luck....
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Kraul

Oh, man. I can't wait for the comedy stylings of Yamamoto.

Or, of course, if he's taken seriously, the jobbing of Yamamoto.

WWE, prove me wrong. /benoit /triple h
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Maybe it's not that WWE doesn't know how to use these guys, but that these guys just suck. Just cause you can flip around don't mean shit. Thats why they job. They suck. Deal with it.
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Kame

Click here for a thirty second promo video of him. That's about all that I could find about him on YouTube. If you'd like to see him actually wrestle, then you've got to start downloading off of SSS.
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The Associated Press is reporting that World Wrestling Entertainment has signed Japanese wrestler Naofumi Yamamoto to a multi-year developmental contract. The story is getting a lot of press in Japan.

The signing of Yamamoto is the latest effort by the company to continue building its business in Japan. Earlier this month, WWE held a festival in Tokyo to promote SummerSlam.

WWE Japan executive Ed Wells said, "We are thrilled about adding another Japanese talent to our developmental roster and look forward to his speedy and successful development."

Yamamoto will begin training as early as this month at WWE's developmental system, Florida Championship Wrestling. He is the second Japanese wrestler under contract (after Funaki).
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