is a Japanese
professional wrestler, better known by his
ring name
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Gorgeous Matsuno, currently working for the Japanese
professional wrestling promotion
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DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2001–present)
Matsuno is a
comedy wrestler and sticks up to a gimmick of an old man taking wrestling to a funny extent. Unlike other wrestlers, he made his
professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the late age of 39, however, his first documented match was back at the ''
IWA Japan 8th Anniversary Show'' on October 10, 2002 where he teamed up with Yuji Kito and
Tiger Jeet Singh to face Tatsukuni Asano, Ryo Miyake and
The Great Kabuki in a
six-man tag team match. He is known for tenures with various
promotions such as
Dragon Gate where he worked in a cross-over event with
DDT, the ''Dragon Gate/DDT Dramatic Dream Gate Returns'' from May 6, 2012, in which he teamed with
Rich Swann and
Ryo Jimmy Saito in a losing effort to
Don Fujii, Antonio Honda and
Danshoku Dino. Matsuno participated in the Futaritabi Tag Tournament 2019 of
Michinoku Pro Wrestling where he teamed up with
Jinsei Shinzaki, falling short to
Yapper Man I and
Yapper Man II in the semi-finals on October 14, 2019.
Dramatic Dream Team (2003-present)
At ''
DDT 8th Anniversary: Judgement 9'' on March 27, 2005, Matsuno teamed up with
Danshoku Dino and
Muscle Sakai
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name and is currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Dramatic Dream Team/DDT Pro Wrestling (2002 ...
to defeat
Akeomi Nitta,
Giant and Jun Inomata in a
Six-man tag team match. Matsuno is a former
O-40 Champion, title which he won at ''Who's Gonna Top? 2019'' on September 29, 2019 after defeating
Sanshiro Takagi. He eventually lost it 406 days later at ''DDT TV Show! #11'' from November 8, 2020 to
Toru Owashi. Matsuno also won the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship alongside
Brahman Kei
In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...
and
Brahman Shu
In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...
at ''God Bless DDT 2014'' on November 30 after defeating T2Hii (
Kazuki Hirata,
Sanshiro Takagi and
Toru Owashi). Matsuno is a former multiple time
Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion
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. He competed in a
falls count anywhere four-way tag team match to promote the protection of the elderly people from the
Coronavirus
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in which he teamed up with
Gabai Ji-chan to defeat
Konosuke Takeshita and
Shunma Katsumata,
Chris Brookes and Mike Bailey, and
Shinya Aoki and
Makoto Oishi on March 30, 2020. He also works in
singles matches as a sole wrestler, of these matches being at ''DDT TV Show! #12'' on November 14, 2020, where he fell short to
Danshoku Dino.
Personal life
Mastuno was a collateral victim of the
East Japan Earthquake and he stated that his home was briefly affected by the natural disaster back in 2011.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Dramatic Dream Team/DDT Pro Wrestling
**
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (
1 time) - with
Brahman Kei
In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...
and
Brahman Shu
In Hinduism, ''Brahman'' ( sa, ब्रह्मन्) connotes the highest universal principle, the ultimate reality in the universe.P. T. Raju (2006), ''Idealistic Thought of India'', Routledge, , page 426 and Conclusion chapter part X ...
**
O-40 Championship (
1 time)
**
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (
18 times
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* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
Film, television and entertainment
* ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short s ...
)
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuno, Gorgeous
1961 births
Living people
Japanese male professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions