, better known by his ringname "brother" Yasshi (stylised as "brother" YASSHI), is 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 o ...

, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and

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. He is currently working for

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. He was an amateur wrestler before becoming a pro wrestler.

Career

Toryumon – Japan

Tsujimoto debuted in

Toryumon Japan operating as and often referred to simply as Dragon Gate (also stylized as Dragongate (ラゴンゲート, Doragongēto)), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of the promotion's wrestlers are ...

as part of the T2P class as Stevie "brother" Tsujimoto. He was ranked second, roughly tied with

Masato Yoshino is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for working in Dragon Gate, where he was known as ''Speed Star''. Dragon Gate's second Grand Slam champion, having been a record six-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, four-time Open t ...

, but far behind

Milano Collection AT , is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . As Milano, Sawafuji adopted the gimmick of an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, reflected in his ring attire. Milano is also known for walkin ...

. Both he and Yoshino would join Milano's faction The Italian Connection, renaming to Yassini and Yossino respectively. Tsujimoto did not like his new name, and after arguing with Milano, settled on "brother Yassini". The Italian Connection began showing a divide, as Milano and Yossino were face oriented, whereas Yassini and fellow ItaCon stablemates Condotti Shuji, Bakery Yagi and Berlinetta Boxer were all heels. Yassini and Shuji would split from the ItaCon when they attacked Milano and Yossino with blue boxes. They renamed to brother Yasshi and Shuji Kondo respectively, and as of 2008 have remained together. Kondo and Yasshi brought

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 Champion and two time KO-D Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Initial ...

and Shogo Takagi (the unmasked Berlinetta Boxer) into their group, and renamed to Hagure Gundam.

Dragon Gate – Aagan Iisou

Veteran Dragon Gate wrestler Masaaki Mochizuki joined Hagure Gundam as the leader. The stable renamed to Aagan Iisou, which means roughly ''Villains all wear the same colors''. They added

Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Career Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004) He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined with ...

into the mix shortly after. Kondo, Yasshi and Sugawara formed a regular three man tag team. Kondo and Mochizuki began to argue over who was the ace of the stable, and Aagan sided with Kondo, kicking Mochi out of the group. All five members of Aagan Iisou – Kondo, Yasshi, Sugawara, Owashi and Takagi – were fired from Dragon Gate on December 31, 2004, for controversial and mostly unexplained reasons.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

After Kondo and Yasshi were fired from Dragon Gate, they surfaced in AJPW as part of DG alumni TARU's stable

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Dragondoor/El Dorado

Yasshi and Kondo reprised their alliance in the short lived Dragondoor promotion, as well as their three-man tag team with Takuya Sugawara. Although Toru Owashi and Shogo Takagi were both in the promotion, a full reunion of Aagan Iisou never happened. In El Dorado, Yasshi split from Kondo for the first time since their early days in the Italian Connection. Yasshi returned to the wrestling and Llave style he used in the early days of his career, and formed a stable of his own called the Nanking Fucking Wrestling Team alongside high school wrestling teammates

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and

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. It did not last long as he made few attempts to expand it, and after losing a match to Kondo in which the loser disbanded his faction, Yasshi reformed his alliance with Kondo. Yasshi retired in February 2009.

Diamond Ring

On December 9, 2012, Yasshi made a special appearance in

Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring. Sasaki is the first of four men ever to hold all three of '' puroresus major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heav ...

's Diamond Ring. On February 11, 2013, he, Taru, Kazunari Murakami, Kengo Nishimura, Kento Miyahara and

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reformed the Voodoo Murders, with Yasshi positioned as the leader of the group.

Return to Dragon Gate

On February 4, 2016, Yasshi returned to Dragon Gate, 11 years after his controversial firing, and reunited with his former Italian Connection stablemate Masato Yoshino. On May 11, Yasshi returned once again and joined Verserk.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) – with

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 ...

**January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (2006, 2007, 2009) **Aquamarine Cup Tag Tournament (2005) – with Shuji Kondo *

NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship The International Lightweight Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<)

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) – with

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** Tag Team of the Year (2006)- with Taru, Suwama, & Shuji Kondo *

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(

) – with Milano Collection A.T. and Yossino (1), and Condotti Shuji and

(1)The UWA Closed in 1995, since then various UWA titles have been used by promotions in Mexico and Japan, this title was promoted by Toryumon Japan at the time TARU won it.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Submission (

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Footnotes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsujimoto, Yasushi 1982 births Japanese male professional wrestlers Living people People from Kyoto Prefecture All Asia Tag Team Champions UWA World Trios Champions 21st-century professional wrestlers UWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions UWA World Light Heavyweight Champions