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Christian D'Andrea

Let’s talk about the time wrestling legend Jushin Thunder Liger beat up a Japanese baseball mascot

Jushin Thunder Liger is one of the most legendary performers in the world of professional wrestling. The Japanese junior heavyweight, saddled with a gimmick in which he turned a forgettable anime character into a compelling, electric, flesh-and-blood superhero, had a glorious career that spanned more than 35 years.

He wrestled for worldwide institutions like New Japan Pro Wrestling, WCW, Ring of Honor, and NXT. He grappled with legends like Owen Hart, Big Van Vader, Sting, Rey Mysterio Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Eddie Guerrero, and Toru Yano.

And, in 2018, he added Frep the Fox, one of four (!) mascots of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, to the pile of bodies left in his wake.

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