El Samurai

Introduction
Below you can see all known star ratings for wrestling matches featuring in Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Please note that ratings are given to the overall match; not to the performers within them. Therefore, high or low ratings may reflect aspects of the match including booking, length and performance of partners/opponents, over which the performers may have little or no control. Please also note that a match that received a particular rating many years ago may have been judged on a different criteria from today's.

Following the same rating system devised in part by Jim Cornette, matches are rated from the lowest rating of -***** (-5) through to the highest rating of ***** (+5), with a small number of matches being rated above that theoretical maximum. Matches with a rating of zero stars are referred to as a "DUD" and an average match tends to score around a ** (2) rating. All ratings can only be considered subjective and this page is designed purely for reference purposes.

NJPW matches wrestled by El Samurai

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AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title IWGP World Tag Team Titles

J-Crown Championship NWA Junior Heavyweight Title UWA Junior Heavyweight Title UWA Middleweight Title UWA Welterweight Championship

UWA World Lightheavyweight Title WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles WWA Junior Lightheavyweight Title WWF Light Heavyweight Title

card/ date	match			match type	title(s)	Rating
NJPW Battle Final '04 - Day 12 Dec 11th 2004	El Samurai & Hiroshi Nagao	def. (pin)	Akiya Anzawa & Ryusuke Taguchi			*¼ (1.25)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '02 - Day 10 Feb 16th 2002	El Samurai & Jushin Liger & Masayuki Naruse & Wataru Inoue	def. (sub)	Gedo & Jado & Koji Kanemoto & Pat Tanaka	8-person tag		*** (3.00)
NJPW G1 Tag League '01 - Day 4 Nov 23rd 2001	Katsuyori Shibata & Wataru Inoue	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			**** (4.00)
NJPW G1 Tag League '01 - Day 1 Nov 16th 2001	Gedo & Jado	draw (time)	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW G1 World '01 - Day 7 Sep 16th 2001	Masayuki Naruse (c)	def. (pin)	El Samurai		IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title	**¼ (2.25)
NJPW Dome Quake Jul 20th 2001	Gedo & Jado	def. (sub)	El Samurai (c) & Jushin Liger (c)		IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (title change)	***¼ (3.25)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 May 5th 2001	El Samurai (c) & Jushin Liger (c)	def. (pin)	Dr. Wagner Jr. & Silver King		IWGP World Tag Team Titles	***½ (3.5)
NJPW Hyper Battle '01 - Day 15 Mar 20th 2001	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger	def.	Kendo Kashin & Minoru Tanaka			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW Hyper Battle '01 - Day 3 Mar 6th 2001	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger	def.	Koji Kanemoto (c) & Minoru Tanaka (c)		IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (title change)	½* (0.5)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '01 - Day 7 Feb 11th 2001	Super Delfin & Takehiro Murahama & Tsubasa	def.	El Samurai & Minoru Tanaka & Shinya Makabe	6-person tag		***¼ (3.25)
NJPW New Century Dash '01 Jan 19th 2001	El Samurai & Kendo Kashin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka			***½ (3.5)
NJPW Battle Final '00 Dec 10th 2000	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger	def.	Shinya Makabe & Tatsuhito Takaiwa			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW Hyper Battle 00' - Day 2 Mar 10th 2000	Jushin Thunder Liger (c)	def.	El Samurai		IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title	***¼ (3.25)
NJPW Summer Struggle '98 - Day 8 Jul 2nd 1998	El Samurai & Kendo Kashin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani			**** (4.00)
NJPW Battle Line Kyushu '98 - Day 9 Apr 26th 1998	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		***½ (3.5)
NJPW Hyper Battle '98 - Day 1 Mar 6th 1998	Kendo Ka Shin	def.	El Samurai			** (2.00)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '98 - Day 17 Feb 15th 1998	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Ka Shin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '98 - Day 8 Feb 4th 1998	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Super Grade Tag League VII - Day 14 Dec 5th 1997	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		**** (4.00)
NJPW Super Grade Tag League VII - Day 11 Nov 30th 1997	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def.	El Samurai			***½ (3.5)
NJPW Super Grade Tag League VII - Day 5 Nov 22nd 1997	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin	6-person tag		****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Typhoon '97 - Day 17 Oct 31st 1997	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Kendo Kashin	6-person tag elimination		****½ (4.5)
NJPW Typhoon '97 - Day 9 Oct 22nd 1997	Koji Kanemoto	def.	El Samurai			**** (4.00)
NJPW G1 Climax Special '97 - Day 5 Sep 17th 1997	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def.	El Samurai			***½ (3.5)
NJPW The Four Heaven Aug 10th 1997	Shinjiro Otani	def. (pin)	El Samurai (c)		J-Crown Championship	**** (4.00)
NJPW G1 Climax '97 - Day 3 Aug 3rd 1997	Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def. (pin)	El Samurai			****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Summer Struggle '97 - Day 12 Jul 6th 1997	El Samurai	def.	Jushin Thunder Liger (c)		J-Crown Championship (title change)	***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors IV - Day 17 Jun 5th 1997	El Samurai	def. (pin)	Koji Kanemoto			***** (5.00)
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors IV - Day 9 May 25th 1997	Chris Jericho	def.	El Samurai			***½ (3.5)
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors IV - Day 2 May 17th 1997	El Samurai	def.	Yoshihiro Tajiri			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Strong Style Evolution May 3rd 1997	Dick Togo & Hanzo Nakajima & Koji Kanemoto & Men's Teioh & Shinjiro Otani	def. (pin)	El Samurai & Gran Hamada & Norio Honaga & Super Delfin & The Great Sasuke	10-person tag (2 out of 3 falls)		**** (4.00)
NJPW Battle Line Kyushu '97 - Day 6 Apr 23rd 1997	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Norio Honaga	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		***½ (3.5)
NJPW Battle Formation 1997 Apr 12th 1997	El Samurai	def. (pin)	Shinjiro Otani			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Hyper Battle '97 - Day 1 Mar 5th 1997	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Wild Pegasus	def.	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	6-person tag		****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '97 - Day 10 Feb 8th 1997	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '97 - Day 7 Feb 2nd 1997	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Norio Honaga	6-person tag		****½ (4.5)
NJPW Fighting Spirit '97 - Day 4 Jan 29th 1997	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger	def.	Chris Jericho & Koji Kanemoto			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Naha Show (Jan '97) Jan 20th 1997	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW G1 Climax '96 - Day 5 Aug 5th 1996	Negro Casas & Shinjiro Otani	def. (pin)	El Samurai & Jushin Liger			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW G1 Climax '96 - Day 4 Aug 4th 1996	Akira Nogami & Kuniaki Kobayashi	def. (pin)	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW G1 Climax '96 - Day 3 Aug 3rd 1996	The Great Sasuke (c)	def. (pin)	El Samurai (c)		WWA Junior Lightheavyweight Title NWA Junior Heavyweight Title IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title (title change)	****¼ (4.25)
NJPW G1 Climax '96 - Day 2 Aug 2nd 1996	El Samurai (c)	def. (pin)	Gran Hamada (c)		WWF Light Heavyweight Title WWA Junior Lightheavyweight Title (title change)	**½ (2.5)
NJPW Hiroshima Show (Jun '96) Jun 11th 1996	Jushin Thunder Liger	def.	El Samurai			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Tokyo Show (Apr '96) Apr 5th 1996	Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani & TAKA Michinoku	def.	El Samurai & Gran Hamada & Jushin Thunder Liger	6-person tag		****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Amagasaki Show (Mar '96) Mar 17th 1996	Koji Kanemoto	def.	El Samurai (c)		UWA Junior Heavyweight Title (title change)	***½ (3.5)
NJPW Tokyo Show (Jan '96) Jan 21st 1996	El Samurai (c)	def.	Shinjiro Otani		UWA World Lightheavyweight Title	****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Battle 7 Jan 4th 1995	Shinjiro Otani (c)	def. (pin)	El Samurai		UWA Welterweight Championship	****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Lucha World 94' - Day 3 Nov 18th 1994	El Samurai & Satoshi Kojima	def.	Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata			***¼ (3.25)
NJPW Best of the Super Junior - Day 18 Jun 15th 1994	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger & Shinjiro Otani & Tokimitsu Ishizawa	def.	SATO & Shiryu & TAKA Michinoku & The Great Sasuke	8-person tag		****¼ (4.25)
NJPW Best of the Super Junior - Day 12 Jun 8th 1994	El Samurai	def.	Jushin Thunder Liger			***¾ (3.75)
NJPW Super J Cup '94 Apr 16th 1994	The Great Sasuke	def. (pin)	El Samurai			****½ (4.5)
NJPW Super J Cup '94 Apr 16th 1994	El Samurai	def. (pin)	Masayoshi Motegi			***½ (3.5)
NJPW Battlefield Jan 4th 1994	Kengo Kimura & Kuniaki Kobayashi & Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka & The Great Kabuki	def. (pin)	El Samurai & Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Kido & Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata	10-person tag		** (2.00)
NJPW Sumo Hall Show (Apr '93) Apr 6th 1993	Norio Honaga & Ultimo Dragon	def.	El Samurai & Jushin Thunder Liger			****½ (4.5)
NJPW G1 Climax '92 - Day 3 Aug 10th 1992	El Samurai	def. (pin)	Hiro Saito			***½ (3.5)
NJPW G1 Climax '92 - Day 2 Aug 9th 1992	Hiro Saito & Norio Honaga & Super Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto	def. (pin)	El Samurai & Jushin Liger & Osamu Kido & Takayuki Iizuka	8-person tag		**¾ (2.75)
NJPW Explosion Tour '92 - Day 13 Apr 30th 1992	Jushin Thunder Liger	def. (pin)	El Samurai			***** (5.00)
NJPW Wrestling Scramble '90 - Day 1 Jul 19th 1990	Hiro Saito & Norio Honaga & Super Strong Machine & Tatsutoshi Goto	def.	Kengo Kimura & Kuniaki Kobayashi & Osamu Matsuda & Takayuki Iizuka	8-person tag		*** (3.00)

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