...And we get a cowboy?

[Ninjavenom]

Masked wrestler will continue with disguise after election win

A masked wrestler has won a seat in local elections in Japan and says he'll continue to wear his disguise at meetings.

The Great Sasuke won a seat in the Iwate Prefectural Assembly, gaining more votes than any of the other 11 candidates.

The 33-year-old professional wrestler says he will champion the cause of others in his battles out of the ring.

"I want to do my best to combat medical problems and eradicate child abuse. I also want to work in the assembly while masked," he said.

The Great Sasuke was endorsed by the Liberal Party, reports the Mainichi Daily News.


Story filed: 10:00 Monday 14th April 2003



That's SO awesome!

[FS]

I always love seeing those new reports of fights breaking out in foreign parliaments. How great would they be now?

Sasuke: And I say, we need to pump more money into medical care!

Politician: I disagree!

Sasuke: *breaks chair over his back*

[AChimp]

I think Chewbacca would make the perfect president.

[Protoclown]

He would certainly be more articulate than Bush, that's for sure.

[AChimp]

"This just in: The President has just ripped another ambassador's arms off and is yelling a lot."

[Protoclown]

Hell, I'd vote for that.

[AChimp]

"This just in: The President has just single-handedly reconstructed the Boris Yeltsin robot and has appointed it as the new leader of Russia."

[kellychaos]

Would the president get to wear a humongous championship belt?