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Shachihoko Boy
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2002–present) Shachihoko Boy is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. On the seventh night of the '' AJPW Excite Series 2018'' from February 22, he teamed up with Violent Giants ( Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama) to defeat Atsushi Maruyama, Jun Akiyama and Kai. Toryumon Project (2002–2003) Shachihoko Boy made his professional wrestling debut in Toryumon Project on January 23, 2002, at ''T2P Desembarcamiento II'', where he teamed up with Shachihoko Machine #1 in a losing effort against Toru Owashi as a result of a two-on-one handicap match. He has spent around the year in the company as a trainee of Último Dragón and competed in a tag team with Shachihoko Machine #1 during his entire tenure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakage, Okayama
is a town located in Oda District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of june 1 2020, the town has an estimated population of 14,041 and a density of 147 persons per km². The total area is 90.62 km². The town is home to a former post station along the San'yōdō and contains a sub-''honjin'' from the Edo period. A samurai parade (大名行列) is held every November in commemoration of the town's history as a major stopping point on the ''daimyō''s trip to Edo during the era of ''sankin-kōtai''. Geography Neighbouring municipalities * Kurashiki * Asakuchi * Ibara * Kasaoka * Soja Transportation Railway * Ibara Railway: Ibara Line ** Mitani - Yakage - Oda Highway * Japan National Route 486 Notable people from Yakage *Okanoyama Yoshiro Okanoyama Yoshiro (born 3 November 1935 as Kiichiro Yamabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Yakage, Okayama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1955 and reached the top division in March 1962. His highest ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toryumon (Último Dragón)
is a professional wrestling promotion that operated in Japan until 2004 and in Mexico, where it's called Toryumon Mexico. The promotion is owned and operated by Yoshihiro Asai, who is best known under the name Último Dragón. Tōryūmon is a coined word that means ''Fighting Dragon Gate''. The word is coined after the homonym that literally means ''climbing up dragon gate'' and means ''gateway to success''. The promotion was originally created to give graduates of the Último Dragón Gym a promotion to gain their initial in-ring experience in, it developed a major following and grew into becoming one of the hottest independent promotions in the country. The promotion would run for five years. On July 4, 2004, Último Dragón left the promotion and took the name and trademarks with him. The wrestlers and officials decided to adopt the name Dragon Gate and continue in the traditions of Toryumon. Since then Último Dragón has promoted Toryumon mainly in Mexico but also holds occa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Royal (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor Professional wrestling match types, match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner. Typical battles royal begin with a number of participants in the Wrestling ring, ring, who are then eliminated by going over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor. Variations Battlebowl In a two-ring variation on a battle royal, the wrestlers start in one ring and try to throw wrestlers into the second ring, after which they can be eliminated by being thrown out of that ring. The last remaining wrestler in the first ring can rest until only one wrestler is left in the second ring, after which they fight in both rings until one is eliminated and a winner is declared, in similar fashion to a double elimination tournament. The two-version was held in World Championship Wrestling's 1991 Starrcade (1991), Starrcade eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato (wrestler)
, better known by his ring name Yamato (stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he is a record five-time Open the Dream Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2006–present) The 5th graduate of the Dragon Gate dojo, Onodera had previous mixed martial arts experience competing under his real name in Pancrase and was recruited into Final M2K directly after his debut. Yasushi Kanda gave him his "Gekokujoh" character, and inherited a lot of the Gekokujoh-era moves that Kanda had used during his own career. He later chose to leave Final M2K so he could grow along his own path, which was one of the reasons for the M2K break-up. He won the first Nex-1 tournament, which earned him the right to travel to the U.S. His stay was brief, at under three months. He returned in May, aligning with his generation peers Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong in New Hazard, dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mad Blankey
Mad Blankey, or MB for short, was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed on March 1, 2012. It was founded by former Blood Warriors members Akira Tozawa, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, Tomahawk T.T., and Kzy. On August 1, 2013, after Tozawa had led MAD BLANKEY to victory against -akatsuki- in a match, where the losing stable would have to disband, the rest of MAD BLANKEY turned on him, kicking him out of the group and assuming YAMATO their new leader. On August 16, 2015 MAD BLANKEY was forced to disband after losing to Jimmyz in a 5-on-5 elimination tag team match, where they were betrayed by K-Ness, who had defected to the Jimmyz. History Tozawa era (2012–2013) On March 1, 2012 Akira Tozawa renamed the Blood Warriors as MAD BLANKEY. The name is a combination of musical groups Mad Capsule Markets and Blankey Jet City, of which BxB Hulk is a fan of. Hulk also created the unit logo and colour scheme. Three days later, he and BxB Hulk lost the Open t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnitude Kishiwada
(born May 19, 1971), better known under his ring name Magnitude Kishiwada (マグニチュード岸和田), is a Japanese wrestler. Career During his highschool life, Fujita trained in artistic gymnastics, mixed martial arts and powerlifting, and years later, he showed interest in professional wrestling. For many years Fujita trained in worked in preliminary matches in Japan's hardcore wrestling promotions, including FMW, W*ING, and Big Japan Pro Wrestling, competing under his real name, and as Toryu ("Dragon Slayer"). Osaka Pro Wrestling (1999–2005) In 1999, he landed in Osaka Pro, where he became a kaiju character named Monster Zeta Mandora. However, he gained fame in late 2001 by turning heel, donning a more traditional wrestling mask and renaming himself Big Boss MA-G-MA. He left the promotion in 2005. Dragon Gate (2005–2010, 2012) His debut in Dragon Gate was heavily hyped. He first arrived wearing a motorcycle helmet, referring to himself as MA-G-MA. In what was to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hub (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Hub (stylized in all capital letters), currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1999–present) During his career, Kigawa worked for various promotions for which he made sporadic appearances. On the first night of the ''Cherry Blossom Tour 2014'', an event promoted by Wrestle-1 (W-1), Kigawa teamed up with Tigers Mask and scored a victory over Junior Stars (Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka). At ''STRONGHEARTS Action 2 Alpha'', an event promoted by Oriental Wrestling Entertainment (OWE) on July 24, 2020, Kigawa teamed up with Dick Togo, Eisa8 and Gaina in a losing effort to StrongHearts ( El Lindaman, Issei Onitsuka, Shigehiro Irie and T-Hawk) as a result of an eight-man tag team match. On May 23, 2021, Hub participated at the ''Hana Kimura Memorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshito Sugamoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion. Professional wrestling career Yoshito Sugamoto began his career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling when he entered their dojo along with Makoto Saito and Susumu Mochizuki. He wrestled in several dark matches against Wellington Wilkins, but eventually left the promotion before gaining any status. A year later, he joined Osaka Pro Wrestling. Osaka Pro Wrestling (1999–2005) Sugamoto spent some years in the low card of Osaka Pro until finally breaking up in 2001, where he adopted the ring name of Gamma and the gimmick of a young punk. Turning heel, he joined Dick Togo's stable FLUXxx, whose leadership he inherited after Togo departed. Flanked by Big Boss MA-G-MA and Daio QUALLT, he achieved OPW's top heel status and feuded with Super Delfín and the rest of babyface wrestlers of the company. This lasted until 2003, when his henchmen betrayed him, kicked him out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryo Saito
(born August 15, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently works for Dragon Gate. He is a former member of the Jimmyz stable, where he was known by the ring name Ryo "Jimmy" Saito. His name is sometimes abbreviated as SaiRyo, so as not to confuse him with SAITO. Professional wrestling career Toryumon Ryo Saito debuted in 1999 as a fourth term student. He fought in that year's Young Dragons Cup, but lost in the finals to the newly-heel Yasushi Kanda. In 2000, he divided his time between Japan and Mexico, and in Japan he adopted the gimmick of a bicycling enthusiast, wearing a professional bicycler's outfit, helmet, and glasses and coming to the ring on a bicycle. He became something of a jobber, losing nearly 20 opening matches in a row to Kenichiro Arai. He also participated in that year's Young Dragons Cup, and made it to the finals again, but lost to the man who became his greatest foil, Milano Collection A.T. When he returned to Japan, his bicycle was stole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayuki Mori
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Dragon Gate, under the ring name Anthony W. Mori, where he is a one-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, one-time Open the Owarai Gate Champion and two-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion. Biography Before entering the Toryumon dojo, Mori was an accomplished scholar, graduating with a law degree from Ehime University. Mori debuted with the Toryumon T2P class in 2000 under his real name. The following year, he became KENtaro Mori, "Barbie's boyfriend", and the year after that, he switched over to his current gimmick of Anthony W. Mori, a royal prince. The "W" stands for White. Aside from a stint under his real name in 2006, when he became a member of Tozawa-juku for six months, Mori's character has not changed greatly since his debut. In 2002, upon taking on the royal prince character, he formed the Royal Prince Brothers unit with Junya Fukumasa and Takuya Sugawara, who were renamed to – respectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Shisa
Yoshiyuki Saito (born April 9, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Super Shisa, currently wrestling for Dragon Gate. His gimmick is inspired by the Ryukyuan Shisa. He claimed to be a student of Toryumon alumni Saito, but was outed as being Saito himself in 2007. Career As SAITO Saito got his start in wrestling with Último Dragón's upstart promotion Toryumon. He trained in Mexico with the rest of the Último Dragón students, and briefly used the Super Shisa gimmick while there. He wrestled January 31, 1999, on Toryumon's debut show. Wrestling under his real name, he teamed with Magnum Tokyo and Dragon Kid to take on Shima Nobunaga, Sumo Fuji and Judo Suwa in an elimination match on the main event of the card. Saito would be eliminated second following a Nodowa Elbow from Fuji, but his team would go on to win the match. He would continue to be a top line player in early Toryumon, and would rename to Saito. In the spring of 2000, he and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
