(born April 26, 1976) is a Japanese retired
professional wrestler
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. He has worked extensely in
Toryumon Japan and
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
, where he is a former Tohoku Tag Team champion along with
Kesen Numajiro
is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer, better known for his ring name . He has had a long career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he currently wrestles, being a three-time Tohoku Tag Team champion and a one-time Tohoku Junior Heavyweigh ...
.
Career
Toryumon (2000–2003)
Oyanagi trained in the Último Dragón Gym and graduated in the 6th Toryumon school class term, debuting in
Toryumon Mexico Toryumon or Tōryūmon may refer to:
*Toryumon (Último Dragón)
is a professional wrestling promotion that operated in Japan until 2004 and in Mexico, where it's called Toryumon Mexico. The promotion is owned and operated by Yoshihiro Asai, who ...
at the same year. Going under the name of Nitohei Oyanagi (''nitohei'' meaning ''recruit'') and the
gimmick of a
Japanese holdout
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soldier
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Etymology
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, he was a comedy wrestler who
salute
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d in every movement and often performed military routines on the ring, to his opponents's chagrin. Even although he was a low-carder, he was sent with class ace
Milano Collection A.T. and
Yasushi Tsujimoto
, better known by his ringname "brother" Yasshi (stylised as "brother" YASSHI), is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently working for Pro Wres ...
to the
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion event
Verano de Escándalo
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, where they faced Los Barrio Boys (
Alan
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,
Billy Boy
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It has ...
and Decnis) in a no contest. In 2001, Oyanagi and his class were sent to Japan for the Toryumon 2000 Project, where they showed their "llave" Mexican grappling style. He
feuded with
Taru and traded wins with him, eventually reverting to his true name and adopting the gimmick of a
cram student who brought a textbook with him to the ring and studied during holds. Taru also brought his mini version wrestler, Tarucito, to counter Oyanagi's antics, while Kinya teamed up with
Takamichi Iwasa. Oyanagi also feuded with
Pescatore Yagi, beating him twice. In 2003, he suffered an injury and had to stay away from the rings, time in which he retired from Toryumon and wrestling altogether to spend time with his family, working as a land and house investigator.
Dragondoor and El Dorado Wrestling (2005–2008)
In 2005, Oyanagi came from retirement for Dragondoor, appearing in backstage
vignettes
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where he wore a businessman suit and talked about economy, eventually switching to a ragged suit to symbolize the promotion's future when sponsor
Livedoor
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retired his help. After Dragondoor folded up and became El Dorado Wrestling, Oyanagi finally returned to in-ring action, wrestling this time as a ''
Densha Otoko
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''-inspired
otaku
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character who used
anime
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merchandising
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in his matches. He also went as Billy Oyanagi, a parody of
Billy Blanks
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Early life and education
Blanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He began his study of t ...
. However, after his old enemy Taru gave him a beatdown and advised him to take wrestling seriously, Oyanagi dropped his comedy characters and announced that he was going to go "
strong-style". He adopted plain black tights and wrestling shoes, in the tradition of old-fashioned wrestlers like
Antonio Inoki
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and
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
is a Japanese Professional Wrestler and trainer. He is famous for his long career in wrestling, having worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (ZERO-ONE), and the two incarnations of shoot style promotion Universal Wrest ...
, and became a mat wrestling technician, capitalizing on his grappling skills and flexibility to overwhelm his opponents and counter any movement. Now as a serious menace, he allied with
Toru Owashi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Championship, KO-D Openweight Champion and two time KO-D Tag Team Championship, KO-D Ta ...
's faction Animal Planets and went against the
heel
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Structure
To distribute the compressive for ...
Hell Demons, having also and on/off alliance with
Kagetora. When El Dorado folded in 2008, he joined its next incarnation, Secret Base, as a regular member, but officially signing up with
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
.
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (2008–2016)
Oyanagi, now and ever under his technician persona, debuted in Michinoku Pro forming a tag team with
Kesen Numajiro
is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer, better known for his ring name . He has had a long career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he currently wrestles, being a three-time Tohoku Tag Team champion and a one-time Tohoku Junior Heavyweigh ...
and capturing shockingly the
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
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There have been a total of 33 reigns shared between 25 different teams consisting of 33 indivi ...
from Kowloon (
Kei and Shu Sato). Their success was short-lived, as they were eliminated from the ''Michinoku Tag League 2009'' by another team of Kowloon (
Hayato Fujita
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and
Rasse) and ended losing the title in two months to stable members
Maguro Ooma and
Takeshi Minamino
, (born December 24, 1985) better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He wrestles in Michinoku Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career Toryumon (2002-2004)
Yamamoto made his pro wrestling ...
. Oyanagi and Numajiro kept teaming up for a time against the heel stable, but it was Oyanagi alone who gained a title shot for the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship against Rui Higuaji. He kept wrestling in low profile matches through 2010 and 2011, excluding a better performance along with
Jinsei Shinzaki
Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎 健介 ''Shinzaki Kensuke'', born December 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive, better known by his ring name, Jinsei Shinzaki (新崎 人生 ''Shinzaki Jinsei''). He is curre ...
in the ''Michinoku Tag Tournament 2012'', where they eliminated
Yapper Man #1 and
Yapper Man #2 before falling to Minamino and
Manjimaru. His break came in 2014, wrestling Hayato Fujita to a draw during the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament and challenging Brahman Shu for the title shortly after. He would get also a great victory by submitting
The Great Sasuke
, born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name . Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly l ...
in Oyanagi's anniversary event. On May 3, 2016, Kinya announced his retirement match on November 3, which took place against
Jinsei Shinzaki
Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎 健介 ''Shinzaki Kensuke'', born December 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive, better known by his ring name, Jinsei Shinzaki (新崎 人生 ''Shinzaki Jinsei''). He is curre ...
with a loss to Oyanagi.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
:*
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
There have been a total of 33 reigns shared between 25 different teams consisting of 33 indivi ...
(
1 time) – with
Kesen Numajiro
is a Japanese professional wrestler and singer, better known for his ring name . He has had a long career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he currently wrestles, being a three-time Tohoku Tag Team champion and a one-time Tohoku Junior Heavyweigh ...
:*Secret Base Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2011) – with
Jun Ogawauchi &
Ken45º
References
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1976 births
Japanese male professional wrestlers
Living people
20th-century professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
Tohoku Tag Team Champions
Aomori High School alumni