(born May 23, 1975) is a

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professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Mazada (written in

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). He is one of the founding members of the renowned

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Tokyo Gurentai is a professional wrestling stable, currently made up of Fujita, Kikuzawa, Mazada, and Nosawa Rongai. The group was formed in 2000 by Kikuzawa, Mazada and Nosawa and has since appeared for Japan's four biggest promotions; All Japan Pro Wrest ...

along with

Nosawa Rongai , better known by his ring names Nosawa and , (born December 17, 1976) is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions. Career Early career (19952004) Nos ...

and Kikuzawa.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai *Dradition Pro Wrestling **CAW Central United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with

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) - with Nosawa Rongai and

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*El Dorado Wrestling **

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(1) and American Gigolo (1) **

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( 1 time) - with Nosawa and Takemura **

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**PWI ranked him #277 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the

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in 2006 *

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(3 times) – with HUB (1) and Fujita (1),

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(1 time) **

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(1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masada, Kazuhiko 1975 births Japanese male professional wrestlers Living people Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers UWA World Trios Champions UWA World Tag Team Champions Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Champions WEW World Tag Team Champions