was a Japanese

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 or ...

, better known by the

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. He joined Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance in August 1967. He trained under

Karl Istaz Charles Istaz (August 3, 1924 – July 28, 2007) was a Belgian-born German-American professional wrestler and trainer, best known by his ring name Karl Gotch. In Japan, Gotch was known as the "God of Wrestling" due to his influence in shaping the ...

, and debuted in 1971. After becoming one of the original

All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion. Many wrestlers had left with Baba, ...

wrestlers, he won the All Asia Tag Team Championship with

Akihisa Mera , better known as , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is famous as the first to blow Asian mist in his opponents' faces. Professional wrestling career Mera was born on September 8, 1948 in Nobeoka, Japan. He started wrestling in 19 ...

in October 1976. He retired in 1977. All Japan Pro Wrestling held a ceremony in his honor during an event on 16 October 2004 in

Iida, Nagano is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , Iida had an estimated population of 101,536, and a population density of 154 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Iida is an , a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a mod ...

Championships and accomplishments

** All Asia Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with

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( 3 times) – with Hito Tojo (1), Waldo Von Erich (1), Les Roberts (1)

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Japanese male professional wrestlers 1947 births 2004 deaths People from Ebetsu, Hokkaido All Asia Tag Team Champions NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Champions 20th-century professional wrestlers {{Japan-prowrestling-bio-stub