Jushin Liger has been all over the world as a wrestler, but is best known in his native Japan. He is a true innovator in the aerial style of wrestling. He wrestles in a full body suit and names himself after a popular Japanese television character.
    Liger's time in Stampede as Fuji Yamada was very short, but he did make an impact. As a result of Japanese wrestlers competing in Stampede, most American and Canadian wrestlers were able to tour the Orient and more Japanese wrestlers became known on this side of the Pacific. Liger's battles with Brian Pillman in WCW are legendary.
    Liger is still wrestling in Japan where he is a top star in the New Japan territory.

Vital Statistics:

Real Name: Keichi Yamada
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 216 lbs
Hometown: Morioka, Japan
AKA: "Flying" Fuji Yamada

Titles Held:

8 Time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2 Time British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champion (Michinoku Pro)
J-Crown Champion
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion

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Chronology:

1984:
    March: Keichi Yamada makes his New Japan debut.

1986:
    Yamada wins the New Japan Young Lion Cup. This a tournament for rookies in the New Japan territory.
    Yamada makes his first tour of North America, wrestling in the Stampede area.

1989:
    April: Yamada dons the Jushin Liger costume for the first time.
    May: Liger wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title from Hiroshi Hase.
    August: Liger loses the IWGP belt to Naoki Sano.

1990:
    January: Liger regains the IWGP Jr. belt from Sano
    August: Liger loses the IWGP belt to The Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit)
    November: Liger regains the belt from Benoit.

1991:
    April: Liger vacates the title for the Top of the Super Junior Tournament. Liger then loses in the finals for the belt to Norio Honaga.
    June: Liger regains the IWGP belt from Honaga.
    August: Liger loses the belt to Akira Nogami.
    Fall: Liger begins a tour of the States, wrestling mostly in WCW.
    December: Liger beats Brian Pillman for the WCW Light Heavyweight Title.

1992:
    February: Liger loses the WCW belt to Pillman

1993:
    January: Liger wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Belt from Ultimo Dragon.
    September: Liger breaks his leg and is forced to vacate the IWGP Title.

1995:
    Liger and the Great Sasuke tour the United States, stopping in WCW for some matches.

1996:
    January: Liger wins the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Belt from Koji Kanemoto
    April: Liger vacates the title for the J-Crown Tournament.
    Summer: Liger undergoes an operation to remove a benign tumor from his brain.
    June: Liger wins the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title from Dick Togo. This belt is from the Michinoku Pro federation in Japan.
    July: Liger pins The Great Sasuke at the Wrestling Peace Festival Supercard.
    August: Liger enters the J-Crown tournament to crown a unified Junior Heavyweight Champion. Liger loses his British Commonwealth Belt to Ultimo Dragon in the first round.

1997:
    January: Liger wins the J-Crown belts (this includes the IWGP belt and the British Commonwealth Belt) from Ultimo Dragon.
    July: Liger loses the J-Crown to El Samurai.

1998:
    February: Liger regains the IWGP Belt from Shinjiro Otani

1999:
    March: Liger loses the IWGP belt to Koji Kanemoto
    April: Liger teams with The Great Sasuke to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles from Kendo Ka Shin and Dr. Wagner Jr.
    July: Liger and Sasuke lose the IWGP Tag Titles to Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
    October: Liger regains the IWGP Title from Kendo Ka Shin.
    November: Liger makes a short tour of the States and enters WCW. Liger loses the IWGP Belt to Juventud Guerrera.
    December: Liger regains the IWGP Belt from Psicosis, who was substituting for Guerrera.