Gran Naniwa

"Maybe my favorite wrestler. Endlessly charismatic and funny, but knows when to get serious when the match calls for it. His performance on 1/21/1997 in battlarts is probably my favorite babyface performance of all time."

[9.0] "Extremely charismatic guy with a fun gimmick and a knack for using comedy to elicit sympathy. Excellent babyface. Gone too soon, RIP glorious crab king."

[10.0] "Gran Naniwa was so great. A great look obviously with the crab mask but was everything you could want out of a Jr , Fast , Great mat skills , high flying and a beloved underdog babyface who could take a beating."

[10.0] "Respect the crab, was absolutely amazing as worker and was great at getting his ass whooped to be a young underdog, had some great matches with Liger and Kanemoto while in the junior scene, he passed away too young and had such a fun gimmick that i'll never forget."

[10.0] "The Crab Walk Elbow is infinitely greater than The People's Elbow, and if there was any justice Naniwa would still be alive and a Hollywood star. Small consolation that he's Maki Itoh's favourite wrestler. Naniwa was regularly willing to get his ass beat to play the young underdog, but also had the fire in him to take the fight to the Ligers and Kanemoto's of the junior scene."

[10.0] "Extremely impressive worker, passed away way too young, excellent technician and high Flyer and just a fun gimmick."

[7.0] "HE'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE. Entering to the ring at such a young age like 16, he's probably one of the very definitions of lucharesu and had a great impact in the business on his first years. Could work in a comedic style also, and could work in 6-man tags, which makes him pretty well-rounded. Sad he died too young."

[7.0] "Very fast in the ring. Best remembered in Japan. He could jump and run every where in the ring. Exciting to watch."

[10.0] "the crab-man was born in 1993 when he debuted for MichiPro. since that year he became one of the favorite faces of the people. He has great moves, great agility(despite being chubby), great charisma and a funny comedic voice. he may be remembered because of his crab walk elbow, but for me he's a wrestling comedic legend. we need characters like him right now. RIP GURAN NANIWA-SAN! the crab man never dies!"

[7.0] "Great wrestler and a comedic individual along with his mentor, Super Delfin not only he is the best wrestler but also the best performer that ever know in Michinoku Pro R. I. P Naniwa, the crabman never dies"

[7.0] "A good wrestler with a decent character. Rest in Peace."