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

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...

, best known for his time with

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV ...

(NJPW), where he wrestled under the ring name Blue Wolf. He also competed once in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

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 is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler ('' rikishi''). He was the 68th '' yokozuna'' in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most succes ...

(Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj), a sumo

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. 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

Shinya Makabe , better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, two-time N ...

. 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 is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring. Sasaki is the first of four men ever to hold all three of '' puroresus major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heav ...

'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 K-1.

Mixed martial arts record

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Championships and accomplishments

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

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References

External links

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