1. Osamu Nishimura was a Japanese professional wrestler.
25 Facts About Osamu Nishimura
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Osamu Nishimura joined the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in April 1990, while a senior in high school.
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Osamu Nishimura would be brought back to NJPW for one match in October 1994, before Nishimura returned to the States to resume his excursion.
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Osamu Nishimura would vacate the title in January 1998, due to his return to NJPW.
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Osamu Nishimura would wrestle on and off with them until 2019.
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Osamu Nishimura would hold onto the title for nearly a year, before losing it back to Yun Kang Chul.
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Osamu Nishimura would regain the title nearly a year later for a third time.
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Osamu Nishimura was immediately paired with Keiji Muto for the annual Super Grade Tag League; they tied for third with the team of Shiro Koshinaka and Tatsutoshi Goto.
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Osamu Nishimura made his triumphant return in June 2000, despite losing to Tatsumi Fujinami on his first match back.
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Osamu Nishimura's star was bright enough to warrant an earnest push, and he won the IWGP tag team titles with Fujinami.
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Osamu Nishimura later began teaming with Hiroyoshi Tenzan, with whom he won another IWGP tag team title in late 2003.
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In January 2006, Osamu Nishimura opted not to renew his NJPW contract and left the company altogether.
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On October 20,2007, Osamu Nishimura announced that he and trainee Manabu Soya have signed with All Japan Pro Wrestling as full-time wrestlers, citing unhappiness with the erratic MUGA World scheduling.
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From November 23 to December 9,2007, Osamu Nishimura teamed with Masanobu Fuchi to compete in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing the league with 7 points and placing 5th overall.
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In November 2007, Osamu Nishimura announced plans to form a tag team with Dory Funk, Jr.
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On March 31,2013, Osamu Nishimura made his debut for Wrestling New Classic, defeating Zeus to become the number one contender to the WNC Championship.
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In 2022, Osamu Nishimura began working with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Explosion.
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In 2004, Osamu Nishimura starred in the film The Calamari Wrestler.
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In March 2010, Osamu Nishimura announced that he was taking a hiatus from professional wrestling and announced his candidacy for the House of Councillors, but lost his bid in July 2010.
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In May 2012, Osamu Nishimura changed his political party to Independent, due to the collapse of the People's New Party.
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Osamu Nishimura spent nearly two years fighting by using natural remedies such as natural diet, medicinal food, Chinese medicine, Ayurvada, sea bathing, and urine therapy, instead of chemotherapy, until he was declared cancer-free in 2000.
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In March 2024, Osamu Nishimura was diagnosed with stage-four esophageal cancer.
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In October 2024, Osamu Nishimura underwent a craniotomy to remove a four-centimeter-sized cancer that had spread to his brain.
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In January 2025, Osamu Nishimura missed two shows he was scheduled to wrestle and by the end of the month, he was hospitalized again, this time due to the side effects of anti-cancer medication, worsened by the metastasizing of his brain tumor.
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On February 28,2025, it was announced by Shinsuke Nakamura that Osamu Nishimura had died at the age of 53.