The Great Kabuki. Wrestling pundits are divided over who first started the face paint wearing tradition in wrestling, but they can all agree on the man who made it famous; The Great Kabuki. Ad.

The Great Kabuki was a fresh act for WCCW. The Great Kabuki's presentation and talents helped make him a unique attraction. The green mist captured wrestling fans' imagination.

The Great Kabuki was a highly influential "act" without being a great worker; the first to pioneer spraying mist in wrestling, the Great Muta borrowed from his act but also invented offence so ...

3. Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta There have been few Japanese wrestlers more emulated than The Great Muta. One of the few true gimmicks in Japanese wrestling, Keiji Mutoh was, and still remains, one ...

Debuting in 1989 as an associate of managers Gary Hart and Hiro Matsuda, Muta was introduced as the son of The Great Kabuki — the first competitor to captivate American wrestling fans with Asian ...

Akihisa Mera, better known as The Great Kabuki, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He was famous for being the first to blow "Asian mist" in his opponents' faces. Mera was born on September 8 ...

He ended up facing several legends and huge stars, including the Great Kabuki, Kintaro Kanemura, Yoshihiro Takayama, and even a female legend like Aja Kong. He started his wrestling career in 1998 ...