Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee ( mn, Долгорсүрэнгийн Сэржбүдээ) is a Mongolian retired

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, best known for his time with

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(NJPW), where he wrestled under the

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Blue Wolf. He also competed once in

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in 2004, defeating fellow professional wrestler Tom Howard.

Professional wrestling career

Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee is the brother of

Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyabazar ( mn, Долгорсүрэнгийн Сумъяабазар, ''Dolgorsurengín Sumyaabazar'', ɔːɮɢɔrsureːŋgiːŋ sʊmiaːpat͡sar also referred to as Dolgorsuren Sumiyabazar; born 7 January 1974) is a Mongoli ...

, a high ranking Mongolian traditional wrestler, and Asashōryū Akinori (Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj), a

sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...

yokozuna. Because of this fact, Serjbüdee received a large amount of press coverage when he became the first Mongolian professional wrestler when he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Serjbüdee made his debut during the 2001 G1 Climax tournament, facing

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. Having wrestled in amateur and sumo competitions since he was 15 years old, he showed immediate skill, strength and submission knowledge. Showing remarkable growth going into 2002, he was putting up good fights against established wrestling names. In January, 2002 he changed his ring name to Blue Wolf, which was similar to that of his brother's sumo name, Blue Dragon. This made it easier to promote Serjbüdee. He joined Kensuke Sasaki's short-lived SWING-LOWS faction in July, 2002, which placed him into more feature matches. Even though he was often the loser in these matches, just the fact that he was even in such a position as a rookie was quite amazing. In 2006, Blue Wolf failed to renegotiate a contract with NJPW, however stating he would fight in the company without a contract. Blue Wolf has not yet been seen again in NJPW, pointing towards a return to Mongolia where he runs his own dojo. In May 2004, Serjbüdee defeated fellow pro wrestler Tom Howard (aka "Green Beret") in an overwhelming

debut victory hosted by

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Mixed martial arts record

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Championships and accomplishments

**Yuko Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2004) – with

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and Katsuhiko Nakajima

References

External links

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