, better known by his

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

s Nosawa and , (born December 17, 1976) is a Japanese

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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 ...

, best known for his appearances in

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and various independent promotions.

Career

Early career (19952004)

Nosawa spent most of his early career training and wrestling in

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, most notably with

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(CMLL). He also spent much of his early career competing on the

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independent scene, Nosawa has competed for American promotions such as

Ring of Honor Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. The promotion was founded by Rob Feinstein on February 23, 2002, and was operated by Cary Silkin from 2004 until 2011, when the promotion was so ...

(ROH),

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(PWG), and

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(XPW). Along with

Mitsunobu Kikuzawa (born November 17, 1976), better known as his wrestling persona and formerly , is a freelance Japanese professional wrestler. Though best known for wrestling under a mask, he also regularly works unmasked under the ring name Kikuzawa (stylized ...

Kazuhiko Masada (born May 23, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Mazada (written in all capitals). He is one of the founding members of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai along with Nosawa Rongai and Kikuzawa. Championsh ...

Minoru Fujita (born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. He is known for working at Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. He is the current Super Asia Champion in his first reign. Career Fujita started in Big Japan Pro Wres ...

and

Katsushi Takemura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Takemura (written in all capitals). Having worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling for most of his career, he was an occasional member of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai ...

, Nosawa created the group "

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 ...

". In 2004, he would adapt the "Nosawa Rongai" or "Nosawa Out of the Question"

as a play off to a comment made by

Kaz Hayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the promotion, he also served as the head booker for the company's junior heavyweigh ...

, who had replied "Nosawa is out of the question" when he was asked about whether he was going to allow Kazushige to challenge for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship. By doing this, Nosawa forced a title match against Hayashi, and although he lost, he would decide to keep the name for the rest of his career.

Juggalo Championship Wrestling

JCW Heavyweight Champion (20032007)

On March 16, 2003, at a

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(JCW) event, Nosawa defeated "Ritchie Boy" Breyer Wellington to win the

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. Later that year, he was featured on ''JCW Vol. 3'' in a match where he again defeated Wellington. In July 2004, Nosawa lost the championship to

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at the

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. In 2007, he took part in the Pro Wrestling Unplugged/Juggalo Championship Wrestling cross promotional event "Cuffed & Caged: Last Man Standing". Nosawa was featured in the main event War Games match as a member of Team JCW.

SlamTV! (2007)

In 2007, Nosawa went on tour with JCW to film the

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show

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, where he was one of the main heroes of the program. However, he started off his SlamTV! tour with a string of losses, going 0–5 in his first five matches. After receiving a letter from his storyline mentor

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, saying that Muta was coming to JCW to check up on his pupil, Nosawa stepped up his game and began a winning streak. At "East Side Wars", The Great Muta teamed with Nosawa to help him defeat the team of Mad Man Pondo and Necro Butcher. By the following week however, The Great Muta had left. Despite this, Nosawa continued his winning streak into episode 14, where he faced and defeated Ron Zombie. During the match,

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came to the ring and assaulted Nosawa. On the next episode, Nosawa interfered in Credible's match by spitting

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into his eyes. At Bloodymania, Nosawa and The Great Muta teamed up again to defeat Justin Credible and

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Juggalo World Order (20072008)

On October 6, 2007,

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, Scott Hall, and

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formed the Juggalo World Order (JWO) at ''Evansville Invasion''. At that year's ''Hallowicked After Party'', on October 31,

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was introduced as a member of the group. After the main event of the night,

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Nosawa ripped off his referee shirt to reveal that he, too, was a member of the JWO. Nosawa appeared in a few matches with the JWO, before returning to Japan.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (20032004)

Nosawa would first gain national U.S. exposure by making appearances for

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(TNA). He debuted at the 2003 Super X Cup, losing in the first round to Juventud Guerrera; he then reappeared as captain of Team Japan in the 2004 World X Cup, where he ended up placing last by the end of the tournament. Nosawa would go on to make sporadic appearances on the early episodes of

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, usually teaming up with fellow Japanese rookie

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. The duo even challenged for the

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at TNA's second Anniversary show in June 2004, but ultimately came up short against America's Most Wanted. The duo's last in-ring appearance for the company would be at Victory Road '04, where both Nosawa and Miyamoto competed in the X-Division Gauntlet match, which was won by

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All Japan Pro Wrestling (20052008)

Nosawa would originally find little success after arriving in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in the mid-2000s, losing as many matches as he won. On March 20, 2005, he received an opportunity at the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, but would lose to defending champion

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. On July 26, he lost a "Banishment" match to his old friend Mazada, and was forced to leave All Japan. Soon after that, he would reappear as a masked wrestler named Space Lone Wolf (Keiji Mutoh's old alter-ego), finding more success than his previous character. However, by December, Space Lone Wolf would be unmasked and revealed as being Nosawa. In 2006, Nosawa would begin again wrestling with his old friend Mazada again, and for parts of the year would also team with Brute Issei and Akira. Towards the end of 2006, Nosawa and Mazada began to team up with

Minoru Suzuki (born June 17, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as a freelancer. In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as twice hol ...

to form "Minoru Gundan", which landed Nosawa a more prominent role in the promotion. He and Suzuki would go on to wrestle in the

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, but unfortunately the team would come in last place. In 2007, Nosawa promoted several comedy wrestling shows, making fun of

Antonio Inoki Muhammad Hussain Inoki (born ; February 20, 1943 – October 1, 2022) was a Japanese professional wrestler, martial artist, politician, and promoter of professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. He was best known by the ring name , a homag ...

's Inoki Genome Federation and using both talent from All Japan, as well as freelancers. During the

Champion Carnival The is a professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). The tournament is also known by the nickname and is sometimes abbreviated to CC. Created by AJPW founder Giant Baba, the tournament has been held annually since ...

, Nosawa switched his name to El Nosawa Mendoza and formed a new stable called "Los Mexico Amigos", with Pepe Michinoku (Taka Michinoku) and Miguel Hayashi, Jr (

). Nobutaka Araya then joined the team as El Hijo del Araya Segundo after the Carnival's final show. Along with changing their names, the group wore the official colors of the Mexican Flag (Red/Green/White). After multiple bouts against

, Nosawa offered Suzuki an invitation into Mexico Amigos, to which he declined. This resulted in the group changing multiple assets. Their name was changed to Mexico Amigos Black, the previous worn Mexican Flag attire became black and gold attire, and Araya was kicked out of the group. Later in the year, Mexico Amigos teamed with "Ray Suzuki" to defeat the team of Ryuji Hijikata, Kikutaro, T28 and Ryuji Yamaguchi. After the match, Ray Suzuki revealed himself as Minoru Suzuki. Suzuki stated that starting the next year Mendoza would throw his Amigos tights away and return to the Nosawa Rongai ring name, Suzuki then kidnapped Nosawa to start his "early training". This was followed by Pepe and Miguel announcing they would return to Mexico, while Kaz Hayashi and Taka Michinoku were announced as returning to All Japan come the new year. After one last "Viva Mexico", Los Mexico Amigos disbanded.

Tokyo Gurentai and other promotions (2007present)

Since disbanding from Mexico Amigos, Nosawa has rejoined teaming with Mazada and Takemura as the "Tokyo Gurentai". Nosawa, Mazada, and Takemura later align themselves with Minoru Suzuki and

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, and dubbed their new group GURENTAI. Nosawa won a game of

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for the group's leadership role, but Suzuki immediately shot down the idea of Nosawa as the leader. Nosawa would later return to

(AJPW) and was defeated by Rene Dupree in his return match. Outside of AJPW, Nosawa performed for companies under the

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(GPWA) banner up until the alliance's demise, sometimes alongside his mentor

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. On February 20, 2011, Nosawa was arrested on charges of stealing a taxi and driving it without having a driving license. Two days later Nosawa announced that he was taking an indefinite break from professional wrestling. Nosawa returned from his break on June 25 at a Minoru Suzuki promoted charity event, losing to Suzuki in the main event. Since September 2013, Tokyo Gurentai, Nosawa included, has worked regularly for

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. Since April 2015, Nosawa joined the newly resurrected

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, as the leader of Monster-gun, which evolved into W*ING Monster-gun, when

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joined the group. On August 27, 2017, Nosawa, as Black Tiger VII, teamed with Taka Michinoku to defeat

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and

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for the AJPW

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. They lost the title to

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and

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on September 30. Nosawa is currently working as the head booker for

Pro Wrestling Noah (stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...

Los Perros del Mal de Japón

In December 2020,

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aligned himself with Rongai and his mystery partner, who later revealed to be

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. Over the following months, the trio continued their rivalry with

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, while also being joined by

Yo-Hey , better known by his ring name Yo-Hey (stylised in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Fujita started his career in Dragon Gate (DG) under the ring name Ryoma (stylised in ...

in May 2021 following the disbandment of Full Trottle. The following month, Dragon Gate wrestler

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, who had previously worked in Mexican wrestling promotions and met Rongai in 2017, was revealed to be the newest member of the group. On June 27, at Muta The World, the stable's name was revealed to be dubbed Los Perros del Mal de Japón, as a tribute to the Mexican stable

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after Eita, Rongai and Yo-Hey won against Stinger (Yoshinari Ogawa,

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and

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). A brawl began between the two stables with Suzuki and

coming to help them, outnumbering and overwhelming Stinger. Rongai later revealed that relatives of

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, the founders of the Los Perros del Mal, had granted him permission to use the stable's name. At Grand Square 2021 In Osaka, Eita and Rongai defeated

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and

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to win the

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Personal life

Marijuana arrest

On May 23, 2012, Nosawa and former girlfriend

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were arrested at the

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upon their return from Mexico to Japan under suspicion of trying to smuggle 75 grams of

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, hidden inside paintings of the two, into the country. On July 9, Mexico-based Japanese wrestler

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held a press conference and confessed to planting the drugs on Shirai and Nosawa. According to Sugi, Masahiro Hayashi, who worked as a liaison between AAA and Japan and who had a personal grudge with Nosawa, had promised him a contract extension with AAA in exchange for the deed.

Championships and accomplishments

(

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) – with

(1) and

(1) **

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(

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) – with

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( 1 time) – with Mazada * Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW **

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( 1 time) – with Black Tiger V,

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and Tiger Mask III Tigre en Mascarado *

**CMLL Japan Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sasuke the Great **

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(

) * Dragon Gate **

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(

) – with

and

* Dramatic Dream Team/DDT Pro-Wrestling **

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( 1 time) **

KO-D Openweight Championship The is a professional wrestling world openweight championship and the top singles accomplishment in the Japanese promotion CyberFight currently defended in the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand division. It is one of CyberFight's top major world tit ...

( 1 time) **

KO-D Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in 2001. In its early days, DDT occasionally referred to the title as the . It is currently the only tag te ...

( 1 time) – with

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(

) – with

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and Mazada *El Dorado Wrestling **

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( 1 time) – with Mazada *

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( 1 time) – with

Masada Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dea ...

IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship The IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (''Campeon Intercontinental Trios de IWRG'' in Spanish) is a ''Trios'' (six-man) tag team Championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revol ...

( 1 time) – with Masada and Takemura **

Copa Higher Power The ''Copa Higher Power'' (Spanish for "Cup of Higher Power") is an annual tournament promoted by the Mexican ''lucha libre'' professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group International Wrestling Revolution Group (Gru ...

(2004) – with Masada, Garuda and Black Tiger III *

( 1 time) *Mobius **Apex of Triangle Six–Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mazada and Takemura (1) and

Daisuke Sekimoto (born February 9, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division. He is also known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He is a three-time BJW World Strong Heavyw ...

and Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1) *

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling 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 Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...

** Road to the Super Jr.2Days Tournament (2012) *

( 1 time) – with

** Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Tokyo World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mazada *

( 3 times) – with

Kazma Sakamoto Kazma Parmar Sakamoto (born 1 October 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career working for Kaientai Dojo in Japan, where he became a one-time Strongest-K Champion and a three-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champi ...

and Koji Doi (1),

Jun Kasai (born September 9, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler, primarily competing for Pro Wrestling Freedoms. Dubbed the for his violent and often self-harmful style of hardcore wrestling, Kasai is considered a breakthrough talent in Japanese ...

and

Shuji Kondo is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby. After starting his career in Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became one of the promotion's top junior heavyweig ...

(1), and Ganseki Tanaka and

Manabu Soya is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. He previously lived in Canada training at the Can-Am Wrestling School under Scott D'Amore, working regularly for the Maximum Pro Wrestling promotion. He is c ...

(1) *

Xtreme Latin American Wrestling Xtreme Latin American Wrestling (XLAW or X-LAW) is a lucha libre professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico, founded in 2001 by wrestling journalist Ernesto Ocampo. The promotion is credited to be the first Hardcore wrestling company in ...

**X-LAW International Championship (1 time) *Other titles **Americas World Mixed Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

**Arena Azteca Budokan Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Guerrero State Welterweight Championship (1 time)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Notes

References

External links

Profile on All Japan's Official Site NOSAWA's Old Blog NOSAWA's Current Official Blog Tokyo Gurentai Official Site
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