History Wrestling / JushinThunderLiger

* OldMaster: To Cheeseburger in Ring Of Honor, whom the other wrestlers so nicknamed because of his less than impressive size ([[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas saying he needed one), something Liger can relate to.

* OldMaster: To Cheeseburger in Ring Of Honor, whom the other wrestlers so nicknamed because of his less than impressive size ([[Wrestling/WorldsGreatestTagTeam Charlie Haas saying he needed one), something Liger can relate to.

* OldMaster: To Cheeseburger in Ring Of Honor, whom the other wrestlers so nicknamed because of his less than impressive size, something Liger can relate to.

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Kishin Liger adopted the Great Muta's tactics in an effort to beat him and get his revenge for Muta's cheating ways. Didn't work though.

* FollowTheLeader: After coming out of Stu Hart's dungeon he was called back to NJPW, who were looking for a wrestler they thought could duplicate the runaway success of Tiger Mask.

* UrExample: First to do the shooting star press, though his version had his legs wider spread and less tucked in than Wrestling/BillyKidman's, who most wrestlers imitate when they do the move. Liger himself said he got the idea from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.

* IHaveTheHighGround: He was the innovator of the Shooting Star Press.
* MaskedLuchador: Though in a twist, his Mexican debut (which would have made him the purest example of the trope from the start) was postponed by Japanese wrestlers who urged him to return to his native land and was only pursued in the first place because the Japanese dojos would not train him for being too short. He would thus not get his mask for awhile and would not start in Mexico for another decade.

* {{Determinator}}: Before he became Liger, he was initially rejected by New Japan because he didn’t meet height requirements. He would start his training in Mexico instead and when NJPW officials who were visiting saw him literally starving while studying there, they allowed him to train at the New Japan Dojo. The rest is history.

* MaskedLuchador: Though in a twist, his Mexican debut (which would have made him the purest example of the trope from the start) was postponed by Japanese wrestlers who urged him to return to his native land and was only pursued in the first place because the Japanese dojos would not train him for being too short (still a teenager, he was not likely done growing when he applied and even later at 173 CM or 5'7 he is still short for a wrestler). He would thus not get his mask for awhile.

*** ForeignWrestlingHeel: Demoted to this in WCW in late 1995. The theme for ''[=Starrcade=] 1995'' was the "World Cup of Wrestling," a series of matches pitting regular WCW guys vs. New Japan guys. Of course, they had [[Characters/WCWManagers Sonny Onoo]] as the representative for New Japan. WCW even told their stupid audiences at the Disney tapings to boo Liger no matter what he did.

* {{Superhero}}: His whole gimmick, as it is based on an anime character.

* UrExample: First to do the shooting star press, though his version had his legs wider spread and less tucked in than Wrestling/BillyKidman's, who most wrestlers imitate when they do the move.

* MaskedLuchador: Though in a twist, his Mexican debut (which would have made him the purest example of the trope from the start) was postponed by Japanese wrestlers who urged him to return to his native land and was only pursued in the first place because the Japanese dojos would not train him for being too short (still a teenager, he was not likely done growing when he applied and even later at 173 CM or 5'7 he is still short for a wrestler).
* MeaningfulName: He got his start in the NJPW Young Lion cup and was its eventual winner.

* MaskedLuchador: Though in a twist, his Mexican debut (which would have made him the purest example of the trope from the start) was postponed by Japanese wrestlers who urged him to return to his native land and was only pursued in the first place because the Japanese dojos would not train him for being too short.

* MaskedLuchador: Though in a twist, his Mexican debut (which would have made him the purest example of the trope from the start) was postponed by Japanese wrestlers who urged him to return to the country and was only pursued in the first place because the Japanese dojos would not train him for being too short.

* MaskedLuchador

* CoolMask

* TagTeam: The Unbeatables, with Koji Kanemoto

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The theme song for The Jushin Liger anime serves as his theme music. Listen to both versions [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqq2eWbN-vs here]]

* BadassHandicap: Can't hear in one ear due to a surgery to get rid of a brain tumor.

* {{Face}}: In early WCW, Liger actually started out as the heel when feuding with Brian Pillman, but he was such a natural face that the fans started cheering for him.

* CostumePorn

* {{Superhero}}.

* PowerStable: Control Terrorism Unit (CTU)

* {{Superhero}}.