Osamu Nishimura
| Osamu Nishimura | |
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Nishimura in January 2012.
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| Born |
September 23, 1971 Tokyo |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Osamu Nishimura Nishimu Lama |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Debut | April 21, 1991 |
Osamu Nishimura (西村修) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling as a freelancer. Nishimura formerly worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and MUGA World Pro Wrestling.
Nishimura debuted for New Japan Pro Wrestling in April 1991 after training in their Dojo. In 1994, he embarked on a tour of the United States, entering the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas, Texas, winning its Light Heavyweight Championship on August 26, and eventually becoming the promotion's final champion. A day later, Nishimura was one of eight men chosen to take part in a tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship. In the infamous tournament promoted by Eastern Championship Wrestling (which featured winner Shane Douglas throwing the belt down after winning it), Nishimura was eliminated in the first round by Dean Malenko. In a second tournament hosted by Smoky Mountain Wrestling in November, Nishimura battled Lou Perez to a draw and both men were eliminated. Nishimura returned to Japan when his mentor Tatsumi Fujinami was forming an offshoot promotion called MUGA (Selflessness), which would base its style around traditional catch-as-catch-can wrestling. Nevertheless, the promotion did not catch on and Nishimura left the country once again, targeting Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association, touring throughout Austria and Germany, eventually winning its Submission Shootfighting Championship.
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