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, better known as , is a Japanese retired
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. He is famous as the first to blow
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in his opponents' faces.


Professional wrestling career

Mera was born on September 8, 1948 in
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, Japan. He started wrestling in 1964 at the age of 16 for the
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. He left Japan to compete in the
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in the 1970s. From there he wrestled all over the world, including
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, several territories of the National Wrestling Alliance including
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, Mid-South, Continental Wrestling Association and
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under the name ''Akihisa Takachihō''. He also used the name ''Yoshino Sato'' (with authorization from his mentor the original Yoshinosato, former sumotori Junzo Hasegawa, who lead JWA during its dying days), which was later shortened to ''Mr. Sato'' (not to be confused with Akio Sato, who later used the moniker in other American territories). Mera adopted the Great Kabuki persona in World Class in 1981. The character was created by Gary Hart, based on an old gimmick used by
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wrestler Rey Urbano, a former partner of Hasegawa's in the U.S. Kabuki kept his hair in a mop cut which kept his facial features mostly hidden; he also painted his face. Hart explained that his face was scarred in a bed of hot coals during a match with
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in
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. He was most often a heel and was managed by most of the top heel managers of the 1970s and early 1980s. When he was a
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, he was very unpredictable and could turn at any time, making him somewhat of an anti-hero, or tweener. Kabuki had a pre-match ritual of showing his skills with the
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that intimidated most opponents. In WCCW, he joined H & H Limited while managed by Arman Hussein and Gary Hart and tagged with masked wrestler Magic Dragon while building on his singles work. After an injury in 1983, he joined
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's Devastation Inc. In the early 1980s, the Kabuki character would sometimes be portrayed by wrestler
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, who had been Mera's teammate Magic Dragon in the WCCW. These were mainly appearances for
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,
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, and
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, as well as appearances in Japan from 1981-84. Sonoda's Kabuki would never appear alongside Gary Hart. Gary Hart did not want Mera or himself to work elsewhere due to their characters' drawing power, but he would allow Sonoda to play the role as deal to promoters who wanted Kabuki for their shows. These appearances continued until Sonoda's death in 1987. Kabuki was the first wrestler to blow
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into his opponents' faces. When
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debuted in Jim Crockett Promotions as The Great Muta in March 1989, Mutoh was billed by manager Gary Hart as Kabuki's son due to the similarities in style and the use of Asian mist. In reality, they are not related. Some of Kabuki's major feuds were against
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,
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, Chris Adams, Genichiro Tenryu,
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, and the
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. Kabuki's battles against Adams were billed as ''the battle of the superkicks'', as ring announcer
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often asked which kick was better: Adams' superkick or Kabuki's thrust kick. In July 1990, Kabuki won the
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with
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, but within days, he joined Tenryu in creating the
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promotion. In 1992, he joined
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, until leaving in 1996. From there he went on to be one of the co-founders of IWA Japan. In the
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, Kabuki participated in the
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, from which he was eliminated by
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. He also helped take out
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in the previous match of the night. Kabuki retired in 1998. He had a series of retirement matches. On July 20, he would main event at the Tokyo Korakuen Hall in IWA Japan by teaming up with Kendo Nagasaki to wrestle Keisuke Yamada and
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; his last bout in the independent circuit. On August 8 he teamed up with The Great Muta to defeat Michiyoshi Ohara and
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for
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, one of the major Japanese circuits. ( Giant Baba would not let him retire in
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due to his jump to SWS.) September 7 was the grand finale for Kabuki, as he teamed up with Terry Funk and Doug Gilbert to defeat Freddy Kruger,
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, and Metalface - symbolically his last match involving
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wrestlers. The Great Kabuki has since made several in ring appearances for Genichiro Tenryu's promotion Tenryu Project. The last American wrestler he ever worked in the ring with was One Man Kru two weeks in a row for Niigata Pro and FTO in November 2012. Mera appeared in a band's music video "The Emeralds" under his Great Kabuki gimmick. On January 4, 2015, Kabuki made a special appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, taking part in the
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on the pre-show of
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. He was quickly disqualified upon entering the ring due to using the Asian Mist. Kabuki returned a year later, taking part in the
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pre-show New Japan Rumble, where he was once again disqualified for using the mist. Wrestled at a
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show on December 22, 2017, teaming with his Heisei Ishingun teammates
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and
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to defeat
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,
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and Masao Inoue. Kabuki wrestled his final match on September 30, 2018 at 70 at a show that was independently produced by
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in Osaka, Japan, teaming with Giant Small Baba, Small Antonio Inoki, and Teruko Kagawa to defeat the team of HIRO Dai Circus Yasuda, Mitsukuni Daiso, Waka Shoyo, and Yamaishi Meijin in an 8-person tag team match.


Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) – with Tomotsugu Kutsuwada **
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* Central States Wrestling **
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( 2 time) – with
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** NWA Television Championship ( 1 time) * Mid-South Wrestling Association **
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( 2 time) – with Ricky Romero (1) and Mr. Sato (1)


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