[10.0] "You could limit your lens of Sasuke to only his NJPW appearances and he'd easily be an all time great, but the man went above and beyond. Michinoku Pro, especially in the 1990s is Sasuke's gift to the world and we're all better for it. While he rose to fame thanks to the spotlight people like Liger shone on him, a lot of his MPro time is spent putting on great shows and matches in front of just hundreds of people in school gyms. He is unable to say no to the most insane match proposals put in front of him / dreamed up, especially later in his career. He's also done death matches with Onita, cross promoted Battlarts events with his pal Yuki Ishikawa, spent a brief but impressive time in CMLL where announcers still recognize the Sasuke special, and innovated The Great Space War where you can watch Ninja Turtles and Ultraman wrestle before the ring gets torn open and something dangerous happens to Sasuke, probably involving a barrel. Sasuke is proof that God is real and he wants us to be happy."
[6.0] "The guy the WWF wanted to make the first light heavyweight champion, but business stuff intervened so Taka Michinoku, the guy who was brought into put Sasuke over, got the belt. Only seen a handful of his matches, but good enough."
[10.0] "Was soll man noch groß erwähnen eine der Japanischen Wrestling Legenden der besonders in den 90er seine Hochphase hatte. Selbst heute noch wrestlet er."
[10.0] "Mostly known as the phenomenal aerial worker that wowed audiences, he had plenty of good technical matches too. He could strike with the best of them in his division and make it look like a martial arts fight. He could become a hardcore wrestler too if needed, or even act as a comedy goof. He was simply a joy to see perform, no matter the environment."
[8.0] "If you're looking for someone who is accomplished in a variety of styles, add Sasuke to the list. Most known as the phenomenal high flyer but also had plenty of good technical matches too. He was a bit too much of a spot monkey at times and some of his bumps were frankly insane but he was absolutely great at doing it. Also managing to keep his own promotion afloat for 30 years is worthy of appreciation."
[10.0] "The Great Sasuke is one of a kind. For starters, there's just too much to his skills and career than people usually give him credit for. While Sasuke will probably always be best remembered for his athleticism and flying moves from his time in the 90s', since that's the decade in which his most famous matches took place, it's hard to pinpoint if that's even his strongest suit. Depending on his opponent and the atmosphere of the match, you may get very different sides from The Great Sasuke. Athleticism-based spotfests? Yes, he can do that. Ground-based matwork and submission competitions? Oh, he's more than up to the task. Strike-heavy matches agains opponents with legit martial arts background? He can hold his own pretty nicely. Borderline hardcore matches with dangerous spots? He will take them - and keep on fighting like a superhero. A fun, comedy match with people dressed up as Star Wars characters? For somebody who has a reputation of taking things very seriously and being very short-fused, he will shockingly pull those off as well. A combination of any of those? Sure, why not? So, based on his ability alone, The Great Sasuke should be reknown as a legendary wrestler and one of the best junior heavyweights of all time. That said, what keeps me from rating him 10 points is the other side of the coin: The Great Sasuke may be just too over the top for his own good. Sometimes, the bumps he takes and the way he performs the simplest of the moves are more exaggerated than they need to be (conversely, his Thunder Fire Powerbomb seems pretty tame when compared to most of his regular moves). While that doesn't necessarily take too much from his matches, it just keeps many would-be classics of ever reaching that status, since they just don't flow naturally. Also, there's just too many painful bumps one can take before the audience stops being impressed and just wonders "Why? ". Apparently, Sasuke doesn't really believe in the proverb "less is more". Granted, age and injuries finally made him catch a break, but he will still do something unecessarily risky once a while, just because he can. Nevertheless, Sasuke's resumé is impressive any way you look at it and had he got more exposure instead of remaining mostly working on his long-lasting niche promotion, Michinoku Pro (which is really hard to follow unless you're local or a bootleg collector with a lot of disposable income), he would probably be as adored worldwide as someone like Ultimo Dragon or even Jushin Thunder Liger. EDIT: After some consideration, I've decided to raise his score to 10, as the negatives I've mentioned above are far outweighted by the positives."
[9.0] "One of the most well known and well respected Japanese wrestlers around. I can honestly say that Sasuke is indeed Great has his name suggests and deserves all the credit he has been given in wrestling. All I am going to say is watch a few Great Sasuke matches to discover the greatness for yourself."
[10.0] "I honestly feel like Sasuke is one of the best wrestlers of all time, overall. Excellent wrestler, excellent high flier, pretty cool costumes, willing to take ridiculous bumps even now. As one of the founders of Michinoku Pro, he's helped establish the japanese lucha style and inspire an entire generation that followed in his footsteps."
[9.0] "This man needs no introduction, he is one of the most fast and agile wrestler in junior heavyweight division and perhaps the greatest junior heavyweight champion in his prime to hold many of championship titles came from Morioka, Iwate, Japan no doubt he is a truly and rightful owner of Michinoku Pro"
[10.0] "Einer der absoluten Pioniere für die heutigen High-Flyer und das obwohl er ja selbst noch nicht der älteste ist. Er hatte sau starke Matches in den Jahren zwichen 1990 bis 2000 und ist einer meiner absoluten Lieblinge wenn es um NJPW geht."
[10.0] "44 Jahre alt und so ein Körperbau, dazu die Bereitschaft bis zum heutigen Tage sein abgefahrenes Repertoire zu zeigen. Ich finde wenn Sasuke aufdreht ist er weiterhin eine Augenweide - und er schont seinen Körper ausreichend, indem er seine Auftrittsrate heruntergefahren hat. Eine Legende und einer, der seinem guten Namen bis heute Ehre macht."
[9.0] "Leider naht auch für Sasuke die Zeit des Abschieds, aber objektiv gesehen ist bzw war er einer der Besten im Wrestling.... jedoch auch ein absolut Irrer! Diese Dives & Bumps macht doch kein normaler Mensch freiwillig, das war ja zeitweise noch schlimmer als bei Mck Foley. Der Asai Moonsault gegen Jushin Liger DIREKT auf die Absperrung tut schon beim Zusehen weh, "bemerkenswerte Schmerzresistenz" ist da noch schmeichelhaft formuliert! Anyway, er hat das japanische Wrestling entscheidend mitgeprägt, was soll man da noch meckern? 9 Punkte!"
[8.0] "Da er sich im Rahmen seiner Möglichkeiten nachwievor den Arxxx aufreißt, sehe ich mich mit Berücksichtigung seiner damaligen Glanztaten zu dieser Note genötigt. Natürlich ist er mit über 40 Jahren nicht mehr dort, wo er Mitte bis Ende der Neunziger wreslerisch stand, dennoch nachwievor ein herrlich bekloppter und dadurch ungemein sympatischer Kerl, der, wenn er es will, auch heute noch richtig aufdrehen kann."
[7.0] "Hat einen gewissen Status durch die Super J Crown und seinen Politik-Run, aber sollte langsam wirklich endgültig aufhören. Er ist nicht mehr auf dem Niveau von früher."
[8.0] "Früher gern gesehen, er hatte unglaubliche Matches in Japan bestritten aber heute hatt er sehr nachgelassen sollte wirklich schon langsam ans aufhören denken."
[9.0] "Ein Jr. Heavyweight, der diesen Stil über die Jahre wirklich geprägt hat. Trotz der riskanten Aktionen und vielen Verletzungen hat er seinen Highflying-Stil beibehalten. Trotzdem sollte er langsam mal an einen Rücktritt denken."
[7.0] "Da ist heutzutage nicht mehr viel. Für seine früheren Verdienste gibt es allerdings einen Legendenbonus. Trotzdem naht die Zeit des Rücktritts."
[10.0] "Legendär, der Mann hat ne Austrahlung dat is nich mehr Feierlich, der brauch bloß zum Ring zu schländern und mann bekommt den Mund nicht mehr zu. Mit Sicherheit einer der besten Worker die man finden kann."
[9.0] "Sasuke, ein riesen Wrestler! Der Junior Heavyweight schlechthin, klasse Matches, unter anderem mit J. T. Liger und einer netten Titelsammlung aus vielen verschiedenen Ligen. Dazu sein Stil, außerdem noch Besitzer einer eigenen Wrestlingliga, fast die Bestnote!"
[8.0] "Gehört ohne Zweifel zu den größten Junior Heavyweights Japans. Heute allerdings etwas lustlos und nicht mehr mit früher zu vergleichen, aber gut, jeder wird irgendwann mal älter."
