Best Wrestling Maneuver (1987, 1988) Shooting star press Match of the Year (1990) vs. Naoki Sano on January 31 in Osaka, Japan Most Outstanding Wrestler (1990–1992) Rookie of the Year (1984) tied with Tom Zenk Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999) Luchas de Apuestas record Mixed martial arts record |- |Loss |align=center| 0–1 |Minoru Suzuki |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Pancrase: Spirit 8 |November 30, 2002 |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:48 |Yokohama, Kanagawa | |} See also Jushin Liger (anime), the 1989 anime series that inspired Yamada's wrestling character Jushin Thunder Liger: Fist of Thunder, the 1995 OVT tokusatsu movie starring Yamada Notes References External links 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Hiroshima Masked wrestlers WWE Hall of Fame inductees Stampede Wrestling alumni Japanese YouTubers IWGP Junior Heavyweight champions IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions GHC Junior Heavyweight Champions GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions CMLL World Middleweight Champions CMLL World Tag Team Champions NWA World Welterweight Champions British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champions Open the Dream Gate Champions International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Champions