The Foreigners

[Father:_Polley]

No, not members of the band! But those who come from another country other than America.

Over the years, all the federations have had their share of overseas wretlers - Japanese, Indian, Samoan, Iranian, Russian, Mexican and British for examples. But out of all those who don't trace their routes back to America, who has played the foreign gimmick the best.

For me...I'm going to go for Mr Fuji ( a bit of a cheat as he's only half Japanese). To me, he played the part of a JApanese wrestler and manager perfectly. He was everything you associate with being from Japan (except a sumo)...technical, vicious, and cunning.

Granted, WWF did make him look like Oddjob from Goldfinger, but there's no denying he was easily one of the greatest managers, and played his role as Yokozuma and other Asian wrestlers such as Orient Express perfectly.

Agree or disagree...there are plenty to choose from

 

[FallenAngelV2]

To be honest, I would rather talk about the band Foreigner. I mean, you can't get more "Urgent" or "Hot Blooded" than over listening to "Juke Box Hero," it will give you "Double Vision." LOL.

In all seriousness though, I would have to go with a guy like the Great Muta, who embodied, successfully might I add, the Japanese wrestling culture here in America. I mean, this guy in the late 1980s had matches with the likes of Ric Flair, Sting and Lex Luger, all big names in the NWA at that time.

 

[Davi323]

I am gonna have to say either Nikolai Volkoff or the Iron Sheik. Because of Volkoff, thousands of kids during the 1980s learned the words to the Soviet anthem...he was booed every time he did it, he totally played off of the Cold War status between the USA and the USSR, his entire character was a caricature of US/Soviet relations. It was absolutely classic. The Iron Sheik is much the same, but, playing off of the Iranian hostage animosity from the 1970s. When the Persian Gulf War came on, Our Iranian became an Iraqi sympathizer, and the heat continued...

 

[Mr. TM]

Can we go with a Canadian? Or a group of Canadians like the New Hart Foundation. Sure only 3 of them were actually born in Canada, but the British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith lived in Canada for most of his life, and Brian Pillman was very close to the Harts. They may have extravagated the tensions between Canada and the United States that exist. The wanted to make a name for themselves as Canadians, not to be brought under by the Americans. Canadians loved the Hart Foundation.