History Wrestling / UltimoDragon

* IHaveTheHighGround: His turnbuckle handstand. Also, he innovated the Asai Moonsault.

Yoshihiro Asai (born December 12, 1966) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, trainer, promoter and actor best known for his work as Último Dragón. He debuted in 1987 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling but moved to the Universal Wrestling Association in UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, where he won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/uwa-wl.html UWA World Welterweight Title]] in 1988. In 1990 he returned to Japan to work for the Universal Wrestling Federation and Universal Lucha Libre, the latter which was founded by his mentor Gran Hamada. He returned to Mexico in 1991, specifically to Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, where he started the Último Dragón gimmick. He went back and forth between CMLL and [=WAR=], and got to win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] twice due to the companies having a cooperative agreement. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1996 as a {{Heel}}, with WCW having changed his name to "Ultimate Dragon," though it actually means "Last Dragon," as his original gimmick was that he was supposed to have been the last student of Creator/BruceLee. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Hog Wild 1996'' in a loss to Rey Misterio Jr. He would hold the WCW World Cruiserweight Title twice and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] twice. In 1998, he suffered a serious arm injury, which was made worse by a botched surgery which caused nerve damage and led to him having to retire. He became a trainer, with some of his early students including Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO, [=CIMA=] and [=SUWA=], and was a co-promoter for [=IWRG=] in Mexico. He started his own promotion, Wrestling/{{Toryumon}}, with a roster made up mostly of his students. He parted ways with the promotion after it was renamed Wrestling/DragonGate. He had a second, this time successful, surgery in 2002 and got back in the ring for his [=T2P=] ([=Toryumon 2000=] Project) and [=Toryumon=] Mexico promotions. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 2003 following the company's success with Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr. However, his run was not successful, as apparently Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}} [[CriticalResearchFailure had thought Dragon was the same kind of wrestler]] as [=Mysterio=], and proceeded to bury him as a result. Dragon left in 2004. He wrestled for [=Dragondoor=], a promotion run by his students, but it did not last very long. He has continued to compete in Mexico, Japan, Canada and Europe ever since. Along with the ones mentioned above, he has competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE and Wrestling/{{AAA}}.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He teamed up with Kendo and Gran Hamada to challenge Los Brazos for the Universal Wrestling Association trios titles at ''Wrestling/{{A|llJapanWomensProWrestling}}JW Wrestlemarinepiad II''

* RealMenWearPink: His entrance theme, "Separados" by Sergio Vargas, is a melancholic love song.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Altimo_Drag%C3%B3n The Other Wiki]].

* {{Trope 2000}}: As a trainer, one of the groups of students he produced was called the [=Toryumon 2000=] Project.

* AccidentalMisnaming: His name was initially mistranslated as ''The Ultimate Dragon''.

* EvilLaugh: He may not have spoken much English, if any, but his WCW run could be used be used as the basis for the theory of haughty, boastful laughter crossing all language barriers.

** He was seen as a rival to Wrestling/ReyMysterio in both WCW and WWE, and they have also faced each other in AAA. In theory, he was seen as following in Mysterio's footsteps due to legendary reputation and his mask's marketability. In practice, his style was more submission based and less high flying, and promoters didn't really know what to do with him.

** He did work heel in Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling as the BiggerBad behind [=Kowloon=], though.

* BadassGrandpa: He and Wrestling/JinseiShinzaki are the oldest wrestlers on the Michinoku Pro roster.

* RedBaron: El Rey del Shabu Shabu

Yoshihiro Asai (born December 12, 1966) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, trainer, promoter and actor best known for his work as Último Dragón. He debuted in 1987 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling but moved to the Universal Wrestling Association in UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, where he won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/uwa-wl.html UWA World Welterweight Title]] in 1988. In 1990 he returned to Japan to work for the Universal Wrestling Federation and Universal Lucha Libre, the latter which was founded by his mentor Gran Hamada. He returned to Mexico in 1991, specifically to Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, where he started the Último Dragón gimmick. He went back and forth between CMLL and [=WAR=], and got to win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] twice due to the companies having a cooperative agreement. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1996 as a {{Heel}}, with WCW having changed his name to "Ultimate Dragon," though it actually means "Last Dragon," as his original gimmick was that he was supposed to have been the last student of Creator/BruceLee. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Hog Wild 1996'' in a loss to Rey Misterio Jr. He would hold the WCW World Cruiserweight Title twice and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] twice. In 1998, he suffered a serious arm injury, which was made worse by a botched surgery which caused nerve damage and led to him having to retire. He became a trainer, with some of his early students including Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO, [=CIMA=] and [=SUWA=], and was a co-promoter for [=IWRG=] in Mexico. He started his own promotion, Wrestling/{{Toryumon}}, with a roster made up mostly of his students. He parted ways with the promotion after it was renamed Wrestling/DragonGate. He had a second, this time successful, surgery in 2002 and got back in the ring for his [=T2P=] ([=Toryumon 2000=] Project) and [=Toryumon=] Mexico promotions. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 2003 following the company's success with Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr. However, his run was not successful, as apparently Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}} [[CriticalResearchFailure had thought Dragon was the same kind of wrestler]] as [=Mysterio=], and proceeded to bury him as a result. Dragon left in 2004. He wrestled for [=Dragondoor=], a promotion run by his students, but it did not last very long. He has continued to compete in Mexico, Japan, Canada and Europe ever since. Along with the ones mentioned above, he has competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} and Wrestling/{{AAA}}.

* ShoutOut[=/=]{{Homage}}: His name is one to Bruce Lee. At one point part of his gimmick was that he was Bruce Lee's final student.
* SignatureMove
** La Quebrada (better known to English speakers as a [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Lionsault]]), Asai moonsault, leg drop, elbow drop, Catapult arm drag, Japanese arm drag (duh), spring board arm drag, Atlantinda Backbreaker Drop (modified version of Atlantis's finishing move), reverse kneeling pile driver, kicks to calves to hamstrings to chest to a jumping sole kick, dragon screw (spinning leg take down), La Magistral (Arm wrench inside cradle), Aztec Suplex (Straight jacket), Dragon Suplex (duh)
** The Tiger Spin legsweep as Tiger Mask/The Tiger.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: He teamed up with Kendo and Gran Hamada to challenge Los Brazos for the Universal Wrestling Association trios titles at ''Wrestling/{{A|llJapanWomensProWrestling}}JW Wrestlemarinepiad II''
* StudentAndMasterTeam: Himself as the student of Gran Hamada, whom he tagged with on and off for twenty four years!

Yoshihiro Asai (b. 1966) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, trainer, promoter and actor best known for his work as Último Dragón. He debuted in 1987 for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling but moved to the Universal Wrestling Association in UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, where he won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/uwa-wl.html UWA World Welterweight Title]] in 1988. In 1990 he returned to Japan to work for the Universal Wrestling Federation and Universal Lucha Libre, the latter which was founded by his mentor Gran Hamada. He returned to Mexico in 1991, specifically to Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, where he started the Último Dragón gimmick. He went back and forth between CMLL and [=WAR=], and got to win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/iwgp-j.html New Japan IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] twice due to the companies having a cooperative agreement. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in 1996 as a {{Heel}}, with WCW having changed his name to "Ultimate Dragon," though it actually means "Last Dragon," as his original gimmick was that he was supposed to have been the last student of Creator/BruceLee. He made his [=PPV=] debut at ''WCW Hog Wild 1996'' in a loss to Rey Misterio Jr. He would hold the WCW World Cruiserweight Title twice and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-tv.html WCW World Television Title]] twice. In 1998, he suffered a serious arm injury, which was made worse by a botched surgery which caused nerve damage and led to him having to retire. He became a trainer, with some of his early students including Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO, [=CIMA=] and [=SUWA=], and was a co-promoter for [=IWRG=] in Mexico. He started his own promotion, Wrestling/{{Toryumon}}, with a roster made up mostly of his students. He parted ways with the promotion after it was renamed Wrestling/DragonGate. He had a second, this time successful, surgery in 2002 and got back in the ring for his [=T2P=] ([=Toryumon 2000=] Project) and [=Toryumon=] Mexico promotions. He debuted in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 2003 following the company's success with Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr. However, his run was not successful, as apparently Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}} [[CriticalResearchFailure had thought Dragon was the same kind of wrestler]] as [=Mysterio=], and proceeded to bury him as a result. Dragon left in 2004. He wrestled for [=Dragondoor=], a promotion run by his students, but it did not last very long. He has continued to compete in Mexico, Japan, Canada and Europe ever since. Along with the ones mentioned above, he has competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} and Wrestling/{{AAA}}.

!!! "The Last Tropes":

* FakeNationality: Being a MaskedLuchador, he was often billed as being from Mexico.

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Early in his WCW career.
* ForHalloweenImGoingAsMyself: At ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1997'' and World Wonder Ring STARDOM's 2015 Halloween party. The latter was made more noticeable in that he and Dark Dragon were about the only ones in their usual attire.