Name	Great Sasuke
Names	The Great SasukeMasa MichinokuNinja SasukeSASUKEBlack NinjaSasuke The Ram
Height
Weight
Birth date	July 18, 1969
Birth place	Morioka, Iwate Prefecture
Trainer	Kotetsu YamamotoGran Hamada
Debut	March 1, 1990

, (born July 18, 1969 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture

2009 arrest

On February 19, 2009, Sasuke was arrested for assault after kicking a 36-year old man and grabbing him by the shirt collar. Sasuke was reported to be angry because his picture was being taken with a cellphone camera. The incident happened on a JR Joban Line train at Minamisenju Station. However, all charges were dropped and was released from jail on February 21, after serving 40 hours in jail, after Sasuke apologized to the man. The man who took Sasuke's photograph was said to not have known who he was and thought he was just some crazy person wearing a mask in public.

References

External links

Biography at Gerweck.net

Category:1969 births Category:Japanese athlete-politicians Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Professional wrestling executives Category:Living people Category:People from Morioka

Name	Jun Kasai
Names	Jun KasaiApe The Man
Height
Weight
Birth date	September 09, 1974
Birth place	Obihiro, Hokkaido
Billed	Hiladelhia, America
Debut	August 23, 1998
Name	Kasai, Jun
Alternative names	Ape The Man
Short description	Professional wrestler
Date of birth	September 9, 1974
Place of birth	Obihiro, Hokkaido

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese wrestlers

Name	Último Guerrero
Names	Cóndor Dorado El Flanagan
Birth date	March 01, 1972
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Name	Ultimo Guerrero
Date of birth	March 1, 1972
Place of birth	Gómez Palacio, Durango

Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican professional wrestlers Category:People from Durango

Name	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Names	Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Birth date	September 23, 1976
Height
Weight
Trainer	All Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo
Debut	July 6, 1996 w/ Masao Inoue vs. Satoru Asako & Kentaro Shiga

Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信 Kanemaru Yoshinobu) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah. Kanemaru holds the records for the most reigns for both of Noah's Jr. Heavyweight titles.

Career

Kanemaru debuted in 1996 for All Japan Pro Wrestling, in the last years of owner Giant Baba's regime, which had isolated the promotion from outsider wrestlers at the expense of the younger, lighter-weight talent. His first high-profile match in 1997 saw him team with New Japan Pro Wrestling's Koji Kanemoto (Tiger Mask III) to battle freelancer Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask, and his disciple, Michinoku Pro Wrestling's Tiger Mask IV. (As Mitsuharu Misawa, who once portrayed Tiger Mask II, was now a heavyweight and fully focused on the AJPW Triple Crown, Kanemaru had to substitute for him in this interpromotional bout.)

Despite Baba's death in 1999, Kanemaru rarely had further opportunities to go into other promotions. It was only in 2000, after Misawa broke with AJPW to create Noah that his experience began widening. In a brief promotional alliance with FMW, Kanemaru was able to win his first championship, the WEW tag team title, with heavyweight Masao Inoue.

In 2001, Kanemaru underwent a transformation. His simple Bermuda shorts and boots were changed for tights and shinguards, and he began executing more high-risk maneuvers proper for a junior heavyweight. This paid off well for Kanemaru, as he plowed through a field of unlikely but talented competitors to win a tournament for the first-ever GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. He would go on to win the title twice more, including a win over NJPW's long time junior ace, Jushin Liger. In tag teams his experience widened as well, teaming with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, and with Takashi Sugiura to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. His win of the NJPW title served as a catalyst for the creation of the equivalent Noah title.

In 2008, Kanemaru showed a serious shift in his attitude after the "SugiKane" team of himself and Takashi Sugiura went their separate ways after Sugiura moved to the heavyweight division. Kanemaru began using heel tactics in his matches. And in the summer convinced Kotaro Suzuki to betray his friend & tag team partner Ricky Marvin and attacked the reigning Jr. Heavyweights champions KENTA and Taiji Ishimori. The new team would defeat the champions for their titles two weeks later after Kanemaru pinned KENTA after using his "Touch-Out" brainbuster.

Long overlooked in AJPW, Kanemaru has steadily built himself as one of the top junior heavyweight fighters in Japan for the foreseeable future.

On October 31st 2009, he defeated Jushin Liger in the finals of the Junior Heavyweight League to win the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship for a fifth time.

On 28 March 2010,he retained his title against Taiji Ishimori , on 25 April 2010 he beat Delirious and on his third defense on 10 July he kept his title after a victory on Naomichi Marufuji.

On September 2, 2010 in Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment defeat José Vargas Jr., to win the XWE Cruiserweight Championship for first time. On December 5, 2010, Kanemaru lost the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship to Kotaro Suzuki, ending his reign at 400 days, the longest in the title's history.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

:*Deep Impact (Diving DDT) :* Split-legged moonsault :*Touch–Out (Twisting brainbuster)

Signature moves

:*Frog splash :*Guillotine leg drop onto an opponent who is hanging on a guardrail :*Rope hung DDT :*Running delayed low–angle running dropkick to an opponent in the tree of woe position :*Seated chinlock :*Tilt–a–whirl DDT

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*Asunaro Cup (2000) :*January 3rd Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1999)

New Japan Pro Wrestling

:*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

Pro Wrestling Noah

:*GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times) :*GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Takashi Sugiura (2)

World Entertainment Wrestling

:*WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masao Inoue

Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment

:*XWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current)

References

Sources

Green Destiny's Yoshinobu Kanemaru entry

Category:1976 births Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Living people

Name	Chris Benoit
Names	Chris BenoitPegasus Kid
Billed	Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaAtlanta, Georgia
Trainer	Stu Hart and a two-time world champion: a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and one-time World Heavyweight Champion (tied for third longest reign in history), with both reigns represented by the Big Gold Belt. Benoit is one of three men to have held the Big Gold Belt in both WCW and WWE, alongside Bill Goldberg and Booker T.
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Finishing moves

*Bridging dragon suplex – 1992–1998; used as a regular move from 1998–2007

Crippler Crossface (Arm trap crossface)

Diving headbutt

*Kneeling belly to belly piledriver, sometimes from the second rope – 1989–1994; used as a regular move thereafter

Sharpshooter – 1998–2007

*Wild Bomb (High speed release powerbomb), sometimes from the top rope – 1994–2002; rarely used as a regular move thereafter

Signature moves

Back body drop

*Figure four leglock

*Forearm smash

*Headbutt

*Lariat

*Multiple suplex variations

*Belly to back

**Gutwrench

*Hat Trick (Triple rolling Germans) – with Dave Taylor

Extreme Championship Wrestling

ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dean Malenko

New Japan Pro Wrestling

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Super J Cup (1994)

Top/Best of the Super Juniors (1993, 1995)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Feud of the Year (2004)vs. Triple H

PWI Match of the Year (2004)vs. Shawn Michaels and Triple H at WrestleMania XX

PWI Wrestler of the Year (2004)

PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2004

PWI ranked him #69 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003

Stampede Wrestling

Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Ben Bassarab (1), Keith Hart (1), Lance Idol (1), and Biff Wellington (1)

Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

Universal Wrestling Association

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)¹

World Championship Wrestling

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dean Malenko (1) and Perry Saturn (1)

WCW World Television Championship (3 times)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment

World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kurt Angle

WWE United States Championship (3 times)

WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (4 times)

WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Chris Jericho (1) and Edge (2)

*Royal Rumble (2004)

*Twelfth Triple Crown Champion

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

*5 Star Match (1994) vs. Great Sasuke at Super J Cup

*Best Brawler (2004)

*Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Triple H and Shawn Michaels

*Best Technical Wrestler (1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004)

*Most Underrated (1998)

*Most Outstanding Wrestler (2000, 2004)

*Match of the Year (2002) with Kurt Angle vs. Edge and Rey Mysterio

*Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1997, 2000)

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2003)²

¹Benoit's reign with the championship isn't officially recognized by World Wrestling Entertainment. No reign prior to December 1997 is recognized by the promotion.

²Benoit underwent a special recall election in 2008 due to the double murder-suicide of his wife and son. The recall was supported by a majority of 53.6% of voters, but was below the 60% threshold necessary to remove him.

Notes

References

SLAM! Wrestling — Chris Benoit

The Sun — Over the Top Rope: Why TNA appalls Chris Benoit

Metro — 60 Seconds: Chris Benoit by Andrew Williams

Wrestling Digest: Technically Speaking, wrestler and sports entertainer Chris Benoit

External links

Chris Benoit on OWW

WrestleView.com — Chris Benoit FAQ

The Fifth Estate: Fight To The Death

Review of Ring of Hell at Letters On Pages

Category:1967 births Category:2007 deaths Category:Canadian expatriate professional wrestling people in the United States Category:Canadian football offensive linemen Category:Canadian immigrants to the United States Category:Canadian murderers Category:Canadian murderers of children Category:Canadian professional wrestlers Category:Canadian Roman Catholics Category:Familicides Category:Franco-Albertan people Category:Murder–suicides Category:Parents who killed their children Category:People from Edmonton Category:Professional wrestlers who committed suicide Category:Sportspeople from Alberta Category:Suicides by hanging in Georgia (U.S. state)

Names	Último Dragón In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. He is credited with popularizing the "Asai Moonsault".
Name	Ultimo Dragon
Date of birth	December 12, 1966
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Category:1966 births Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Nagoya Category:Professional wrestling coaches and trainers Category:Professional wrestling trainers Category:Professional wrestling executives

Names	Sanshiro Takagi
Height
Weight
Birth date	January 13, 1970
Birth place	Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Billed	Freedom Hill, Nagoya, Japan
Trainer	Mitsuhiro Matsunaga
Debut	February 16, 1995

is a Japanese professional wrestler. Takagi plays a parody of Stone Cold Steve Austin of World Wrestling Federation fame.

He is known in DDT and around the micro-indy scene for his hilarious promos and natural charisma as well as his extensive use of comedy in his matches.

Career

Sanshiro Takagi was trained by Goro Tsurumi and started at his International Pro Wrestling revival promotion, IWA Kakuto Shijuku. Soon, however, Takagi broke off, seeing that IWAKS's limited exposure would only limit him to be an independent wrestler, in 1997 he formed DDT (Dramatic Dream Team), which not only would promote in Tokyo (as opposed to Tsurumi's Chigasaki, Kanagawa base), but also be based on the entertainment wrestling kingpin of the day, World Wrestling Entertainment. Since then Takagi's show has acquired a cult following as a good version of American-style entertainment wrestling. Takagi has also made appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling, but prefers to remain his own man and his own promoter.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

:*Dangerous Dragon Sleeper Takagi (Inverted facelock camel clutch) :*Final Answer (Electric chair facebuster) :*Lariat :*Sanshiro Stunner (Lifting DDT) :*Sanshiro Stunner '00 (Lifting double underhook DDT) :*Stone Cold Stunner (Sitout three–quarter facelock jawbreaker, usually preceded with a kick to the opponent's midsection) :*Sunflower bomb (Electric chair twisted into a sitout powerbomb) :*Worldwide Sanshiro Stunner (Fireman's carry stunner)

Managers

:*Kayako Takagi

Championships and accomplishments

Dramatic Dream Team

:*DDT KO-D Openweight Championship (5 times) :*DDT KO-D Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Tomohiko Hashimoto (1) and Ryuji Ito (1) :*DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time) :*DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (7 times) :*DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team Championship (2 times)

Personal life

His wife is Kayako Takagi, who actually helped him out backstage and on-screen in DDT storylines in 2004.

References

Sanshiro Takagi at the DDT fan site

Official Dramatic Dream Team site in Japanese

Category:1975 births Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Nagoya

Name	Mil Máscaras
Names	Mil Máscaras (A Thousand Masks / Man of a Thousand Masks)
Height
Weight
Birth date	July 15, 1942
Birth place	San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Trainer	Diablo Velasco
Debut	April 1965

Aaron Rodríguez Arellano (born in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico on July 15, 1942), best known as Mil Máscaras (A Thousand Masks), is a semi-retired Mexican professional wrestler and actor, who has starred in several films with fellow luchadores.

Professional wrestling career

, in 2009.]] Mil Máscaras made his professional wrestling debut in April 1965 in Guadalajara. Máscaras became popular in Mexico for being one of the best conditioned luchadores in the heavyweight division, which was dominated by foreigners at the time. It was also his size which permitted him to wrestle in the US and Japan under the heavyweight division. Máscaras was one of the first masked luchadores outside of Mexico to play a non-heel role. He rarely resorted to rule breaking, instead relying on his repertoire of moves and counter-moves. Máscaras was also one of the first wrestlers to introduce the high-flying moves of lucha libre, such as the plancha and tope suicida, to Japanese fans. This brought him international fame as one of the first high-flyers, something he was not considered in Mexico where he fell under the mat-power category.

A year after his wrestling debut, Mil Máscaras starred in his first film, a self-titled picture. As with many luchadores, his character is that of a superhero. He has since starred in several films spanning five decades, the best known is Las Momias de Guanajuato (a reference to the actual mummies of Guanajuato).

Máscaras made his international wrestling debut in 1968 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, getting involved in great rivalries against the likes of Ernie Ladd, John Tolos, Black Gordman, and Goliath. In Mexico City, he unmasked El Halcon in a triangular tournament that included Alfonso Dantés in the 1970s.

Máscaras performed for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) during the '70s. In his Japanese debut on February 19, 1971, he defeated Kantaro Hoshino in Tokyo. It was during this time that he had his best known international feud with American masked wrestler The Destroyer. During the '70s, Máscaras also had feuds with Mexican wrestlers such as TNT, El Canek, El Halcon, and Angel Blanco. These feuds took place mostly in Mexico and the US, and were broadcast on Spanish language stations in the U.S. Mascaras was also the heavyweight champion of the IWA wrestling promotion, which was founded by Eddie Einhorn, and still holds the title to this day.

Mil Máscaras appeared in World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now called WWE). He performed at Madison Square Garden several times after a ban on masked wrestlers was lifted for him, making him the first masked wrestler in the Garden, he defeated the Spoiler (who was not permitted to wear his mask). During this time, he feuded with "Superstar" Billy Graham over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship.

Mascaras also wrestled in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where his most notable match was a match with Cactus Jack at on February 6, 1990 in the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas.

On September 10, 1991, at the age of 49, Máscaras won his final title, the WWA (Mexico) World Heavyweight Championship. He held the title until 1994 and assumed a state of semi-retirement after his final reign.

Máscaras' first American pay-per-view appearance was competing in WWF's 1997 Royal Rumble match. He eliminated himself, diving off the top rope out of the ring onto Pierroth, Jr., whom he himself had just eliminated. Such a move is common in lucha libre but it is technically a mistake in the Royal Rumble as it leads to elimination.

On December 5, 2002, Mascaras defeated Manny Fernandez at the inaugural show for Legacy Wrestling Enterprises in Fort Worth, TX.

Film career

Máscaras also achieved fame outside of the ring, starring in a series of seventeen luchador action films from 1966 through 1990 (he also has appeared in several other films made more recently). His first starring role was in the self-titled film "Mil Máscaras" which was shot in black and white and gave Máscaras a comic book style origin story. According to the film, an infant Máscaras was found clutching his dead mother's arms in a war-torn area of Europe during World War II. A group of scientists adopts Máscaras as a boy, and subjects him to an intensive regimen of physical and mental training as he matures. When Máscaras reaches adulthood, he has developed into a super-human, achieving both mental and physical perfection. The scientists then send him out into the world to help downtrodden people everywhere, to fight criminals and to right wrongs.

In 1970, Máscaras starred alongside Blue Demon and El Santo in Las Momias de Guanajuato (The Mummies of Guanajuato). Las Momias de Guanajuato became the highest grossing Mexican luchador film of all time, pitting the three masked luchadores against a group of reanimated mummies. Mascaras also starred as a member of a squadron of masked superheroes known as "Los Campeones Justicieros" (The Champions of Justice). Membership in the Champions included such legendary Mexican wrestling figures as Blue Demon, Tinieblas, El Rayo de Jalisco, El Médico Asesino, El Fantasma Blanco, and Superzan.

In 2007 Máscaras starred in Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as Mil Mascaras: Resurrection), the first lucha film featuring any of the so-called "Big Three" stars of the genre (Máscaras, Blue Demon, Santo) to be produced in English. The film screened at festivals around the world garnering awards and award nominations along with positive critical reviews.

The film Mil Máscaras: Héroe, which is a hybrid of live action sequences and Japanese manga-style animation, is currently in production.

Criticism

Multiple wrestlers have publicly complained of Mascaras' unwillingness to sell moves and put opponents over. One of the most vocal critics is Mick Foley who, in his book , complained about Máscaras' refusal to sell moves in their match. In his book, A Lion's Tale, Chris Jericho describes the stories of Máscaras' large ego and states that, if anything, "The tales were toning it down." In a 2007 shoot interview, "Superstar" Billy Graham confirmed that during his series of matches with Mascaras, Mascaras was unwilling to sell properly.

Legacy

Máscaras is arguably the best known masked luchador in the world, as are legends El Santo and Blue Demon. His barrel-chested physique, colorful attire and flamboyant personality, made him an instant hit in the ring as well as on the silver screen. Living up to his name, Máscaras is known for entering the ring wearing a different mask, which he removes to reveal his familiar mask. In Japan, he throws the mask he takes off to the audience, something he does not do in Mexico. Máscaras' technical efficiency, combined with his luchador-style aerial maneuvers, made him very popular with wrestling fans around the world. In 1975, Máscaras was voted "The Most Popular Wrestler of the Year" by the US magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask, has described Máscaras' impact on Japanese professional wrestling, "If it weren't for Mil Mascaras, there would be no Jushin Liger, no Último Dragón or the Great Sasuke today,". Mascaras' success in the US also paved the way for other luchadores such as Rey Mysterio, Jr., who has become one of the most popular luchadores in US wrestling. Now well into his 60s, Máscaras continues to perform sporadically. In 2001, he was inducted into the Southern California Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame.

In 2006, Máscaras was honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club, a fraternal organization of both retired and active wrestlers. The Destroyer, one of Máscaras legendary rivals, presented him with an award at the event. The Destroyer also commented on Máscaras' wrestling style, "He was the best competitor that I ever wrestled. He never gave you anything -- it's true -- but I didn't give him anything either. You talk about a shoot or a half-shoot, and that's the kind of match that it was."

Personal life

Mascaras has never been unmasked in the ring, and like most masked luchadores, he goes to great lengths to conceal his true appearance and personal life. Máscaras has two brothers who wrestled, Dos Caras and El Sicodélico. He has two sons and two daughters with his first wife, who died in 1975, and two daughters with his second wife, whom he married in 1995. His nephew appears on WWE Smackdown as Alberto Del Rio.

Mascaras is an avid golfer and plays in many charity golf tournaments around the world, including annually at the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament

Filmography

;1966

Mil Máscaras (first appearance and origin of Mil Máscaras)—the only B&W; film in the series

Los Canallas (The Scoundrels)—in color

;1968

Las Vampiras (The Vampire Girls) (co-starring John Carradine)

Enigma de Muerte (Enigma of Death) (co-starring John Carradine)

;1970

Los Campeones Justicieros (The Champions of Justice) (co-starring Blue Demon, Tinieblas, El Médico Asesino, and La Sombra Vengadora)

Las Momias de Guanajuato (The Mummies of Guanajuato) (co-starring Santo and Blue Demon)

;1972

El Robo de las Momias de Guanajuato (The Theft of the Mummies of Guanajuato) (co-starring The Blue Angel and El Rayo De Jalisco)

Vuelven los Campeones Justicieros (The Champions of Justice Return) (co-starring Blue Demon, El Fantasma Blanco, El Rayo de Jalisco, and El Avispón Escarlata)

Una Rosa Sobre el Ring (A Rose in The Ring) (co-starring Crox Alvarado as "The Black Mask")

;1973

Leyendas Macabras de la Colonia (Macabre Legends of The Colony) (co-starring Tinieblas and El Fantasma Blanco)

Los Vampiros de Coyoacán (The Vampires of Coyoacán) (co-starring Superzan)

Las Momias de San Ángel (The Mummies of San Ángel) (co-starring Tinieblas and El Fantasma Blanco)

El Poder Negro (Black Power) (co-starring Sergio Oliva)

;1977

Misterio en las Bermudas (Mystery in Bermuda) (co-starring Santo and Blue Demon)

;1983

El Hijo de Santo en la Frontera Sin Ley (Son of Santo in The Lawless Frontier)

;1988

La Verdad de la Lucha (The Truth About Wrestling)

;1990

La Llave Mortal (The Deadly Wrestling Hold)

;2007

Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (also known as "Mil Mascaras: Resurrection")

;2007

Academy of Doom (formerly called "Wrestling Women vs. the Brainiac")

;2008/2009

Mil Máscaras: Héroe (Mil Máscaras, Hero) (live-action/animation hybrid)

;2010 (scheduled release)

Mil Mascaras: Aztec Revenge (sequel to Aztec Mummy)

In wrestling

Finishing moves

*Cross chop - Innovated

Diving crossbody

Signature moves

*Bearhug

*Monkey flip

*Slingshot crossbody

*Suicide dive

*Surfboard

Championships and accomplishments

Alianza Latinoamericana de Lucha Libre

:*ALLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*PWF United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Cauliflower Alley Club

:*Other inductee (2006)

Commission de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.

:*Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

International Wrestling Association (Georgia)

:*IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Big Time Wrestling – World Class Wrestling Association

:*NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jose Lothario :*NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jose Lothario :*WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jeff Jarrett

NWA Hollywood Wrestling

:*NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (3 times) :*NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Alfonso Dantés (1) and Ray Mendoza (1)

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum

*(Class of 2010)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

:*PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1975) :*PWI ranked him # 94 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. :*PWI ranked him # 128 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993.

World Wrestling Association (Los Angeles)

:*WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Association (Mexico)

:*WWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

:*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

National Wrestling Alliance

:*NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

Lucha de Apuesta record

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References

;General sources - Championship Information ;General sources - Career ;Specific

External links

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Profile

Official "Mil Mascaras Vs the Astecm Mummy Page

PopMatters Review of Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy

Santoandfriends.com

Profile at InternationalHero

Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican film actors Category:Mexican professional wrestlers Category:People from San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

:''For the professional wrestler, see M-Dogg 20.

Playername	Matt Cross
Fullname	Matthew Cross
Dateofbirth	April 28, 1981
Countryofbirth	Australia
Height
Weight
Position
Club1	Penrith Panthers
Year1start	2005
Year1end	2007
Appearances1	33
Tries1	6
Goals1	0
Fieldgoals1	0
Points1	24
Club2	Gold Coast Titans
Year2start	2008
Appearances2	3
Tries2	0
Goals2	0
Fieldgoals2	0
Points2	0
Club3	Melbourne Storm
Year3start	2009
Appearances3	14
Tries3	3
Goals3	0
Fieldgoals3	0
Points3	12
Club4	Manly Sea Eagles
Year4start	2010
Year4end	present
Appearances4	16
Tries4	3
Goals4	0
Fieldgoals4	0
Points4	4
Updated	3 October 2010
Source	NRL Stats, Herald Sun

Matt Cross (born 28 April 1981) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers & Gold Coast Titans. He plays as a prop or in the second-row. He is the brother of Ben Cross.

Cross spent the 2009 NRL season with the Melbourne Storm after the Titans agreed to an early release. He then joined the Manly Sea Eagles in 2010 where he played 16 games and scored 3 tries for his new club.

References

External links

Gold Coast Titans profile

NRL profile

Category:1981 births Category:Australian rugby league players Category:Penrith Panthers players Category:Gold Coast Titans players Category:Melbourne Storm players Category:Living people

Names	Kuniaki KobayashiKid Koby
Height
Weight
Birth date	January 11, 1956
Birth place	Komoro, Nagano
Debut	February 1, 1973
Retired	April 21, 2000

Kuniaki Kobayashi(小林邦昭) is a retired Japanese Junior Heavyweight professional wrestler. He wrestled numerous acclaimed matches against the first two Tiger Masks: Satoru Sayama and Mitsuharu Misawa.

Career

New Japan Pro Wrestling (1973-1980)

Kuniaki Kobayashi debuted in New Japan Pro Wrestling in February 1973, against Masanobu Kurisu, at the young age of 17. Kobayashi stayed on the undercard, until he was sent abroad to North America in 1980.

North American Excursion (1980-1982)

Upon entering North America in 1980, Kobayashi's first stop was in Mexico, where he stayed until moving to the United States, in Los Angeles, where he wrestled under the name Kid Koby.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (1982-1984)

Upon returning to New Japan in October 1982, Kobayashi was involved in a feud with Tiger Mask. Because of his anti-heroic actions, he became regarded as the "Tiger Hunter." He also allied with Riki Choshu, Masa Saito, and Killer Khan to form Ishin Gundan. In September 1984, Ishin Gundan left NJPW to form Japan Pro Wresling.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (1984-1987)

Japan Pro Wrestling had a working agreement with All Japan Pro Wrestling. While there, Kobayashi feuded with Tiger Mask II, and he held the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship and the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (1987-2000)

Upon returning to New Japan in 1987, Kobayashi won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in August, before losing the title to Hiroshi Hase in December. In April 1989, he served as the first opponent of Jushin Liger (Keiichi Yamada's first match under the Liger persona).

In 1990, he moved up to the heavyweight division. In 1992, he joined Shiro Koshinaka in forming Heisei Ishingun.

Between 1992 and 1993, Kobayashi had two surgeries to combat colorectal cancer. In 1999, he had surgery to combat liver cancer, which caused a giant scar under his chest. This and the treatments to combat the cancer caused him to no longer continue his in-ring career.

In April 2000, Kobayashi wrestled his final match as an active wrestler, losing to Jushin Liger. He received flowers from Satoru Sayama and a message from Mitsuharu Misawa.

Retirement

Upon his retirement, Kobayashi has remained involved in puroresu, currently as caretaker of the New Japan Dojo. He occasionally wrestles in legends matches.

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Hollywood Wrestling

:*NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

New Japan Pro Wrestling

:*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

:*5 Star Match (1985) vs. Tiger Mask II on March 9 :*Match of the Year (1985) vs. Tiger Mask II on June 12

External links

Category:Living people Category:Cancer survivors Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:1956 births Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Name	Jushin Liger
Names	Keiichi Yamada better known as and later, is a Japanese professional wrestler who primarily works for New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Losses	1
Ko-wins	0
Ko-losses	0
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Sub-losses	1
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Dq-wins	0

See also

Jushin Liger (anime) - The 1989 anime series that started it all.

- The 1995 OVT tokusatsu movie.

References

External sources

View from the Rising Sun - Jushin "Thunder" Liger

Official profile at NJPW.co.jp

Sherdog MMA record with photos

Internet Wrestling Database profile and match listing

Category:1964 births Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Hiroshima

Name	Dynamite Kid
Names	(The) Dynamite Kid
Height
Weight
Birth date	December 05, 1958
Birth place	Golborne, Lancashire, England
Resides	Manchester, England
Billed from	Manchester, England Liverpool, England
Trainer	Ted BetleyJack FallonBilly RileyJohn Foley Stu Hart
Debut	December 24, 1975
Retired	December 6, 1991October 10, 1996 (final match)
Website	DynamiteKid.com

Thomas Billington (born December 5, 1958), best known by the ring name Dynamite Kid, is a retired English professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation, Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid- to late-1980s. With his cousin Davey Boy Smith, Billington became best known for being half of the tag team the British Bulldogs. He has had notable feuds with Tiger Mask in Japan and Bret "Hitman" Hart in Canada. He was born in Golborne, Lancashire.

Early life

Academics were not a priority to Tom, but he was drawn to the sport programme at his comprehensive school; his adherence to it, particularly wrestling and gymnastics, helped him develop a relatively small but powerful and agile shape. In addition, he had also received training in boxing during his formative years, which helped instill toughness in him before his career. His father, the brother of Davey Boy Smith's mother, was a miner and itinerant labourer who often took young Thomas to see wrestling matches in Wigan, then as now well-known for its wrestling tradition. It was during a home visit that the younger Billington met and caught the attention of Ted Betley, who had been running a pro-wrestling school in his home; it was here that Billington began his training, as a way of avoiding the back breaking work of the coal mines.

Professional wrestling career

Early years (1975–1984)

His first shot in the pro ranks was working for Max Crabtree, as he debuted in 1975. During his early days, he won the British Lightweight title on April 23, 1977 and the Welterweight title on January 25, 1978. He was also instrumental in starting the career of then-Judo star Chris Adams while still competing in Britain,was scouted and moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1978.

Dynamite made a big impact in his matches for Stampede Wrestling with the increasingly popular Bruce Hart, and helped train Bret Hart. Despite differences between them due to comments Dynamite Kid made about Stu Hart in his autobiography, Bret still regards him as "pound-for-pound, the greatest wrestler who ever lived". Dynamite Kid began taking steroids during a tour through Germany when Big Daddy Ritter, aka the Junkyard Dog introduced Billington to the anabolic steroid Dianabol. Billington was also introduced to speed during his stay in Canada by Jake Roberts.

After doing big business in Canada, Dynamite was booked on his first tour of Japan, working for International Pro Wrestling from July 19–25, 1979. Stu Hart and Stampede Wrestling switched their business relationship from IPW to New Japan Pro Wrestling shortly after Dynamite's first tour, and he wrestled for New Japan from January 4, 1980 to August 2, 1984. Perhaps the most memorable matches that came out of Dynamite's run in New Japan were from his now legendary feud against Tiger Mask; Tiger Mask's debut was against Dynamite, in which Tiger Mask shocked the wrestling world by gaining the victory over Dynamite. The two would compete against one another several more times in a feud that is often credited as putting Junior Heavyweight wrestling on the map, as well as setting the standard for future generations. Both the NWA and WWF Junior Heavyweight titles were vacated after Tiger Mask was injured by Dynamite Kid in a tag match on April 1, 1983. Dynamite and Kuniaki Kobayashi competed for the vacant titles, but no winner was decided. On April 21, 1983, Dynamite and Tiger Mask met for the vacant WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship, but no winner was decided after the match ended up as a draw three consecutive times.

On February 7, 1984, Billington captured the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship by winning a tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling; although it was a WWF Title, it was primarily defended in Japan. He defeated Davey Boy Smith earlier in the tournament, and would go on to defeat The Cobra in the finals.

World Wrestling Federation (1984–1988)

Dynamite Kid made his WWF television debut on August 29, 1984, where he and Bret Hart defeated Iron Mike Sharpe and Troy Alexander in a match eventually shown on September 15, 1984 on the Maple Leaf Garden broadcast. Billington would end up teaming with Davey Boy Smith as the British Bulldogs, while Bret would team with Jim Neidhart as The Hart Foundation, and it led to matches between the two teams that usually ended in No-Contests. On April 7, 1986, accompanied by Captain Lou Albano and Ozzy Osbourne, they won the WWF World tag team title from Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake at WrestleMania II. Dynamite Kid was injured in December 1986 in a tag match in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada against Don Muraco and Bob Orton and several wrestlers including Roddy Piper, Junkyard Dog and Billy Jack Haynes would substitute for him when tag title defenses were made. While recovering in the hospital from back surgery, Billington would later recount that Bret Hart showed up and stated that Vince McMahon had sent him to get Dynamite's tag belt; Billington refused. Shortly after checking himself out of the hospital (against doctors' orders), Billington met with McMahon, who requested that the Bulldogs drop the tag titles to the team of Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik; Billington refused, saying that he would only drop the belts to The Hart Foundation. By Foley's account, Billington manhandled him so badly in the ring that he couldn't eat solid food for a time, and tore a ligament in Foley's jaw with his trademark Hook Clothesline. the swandive headbutt and the Snap suplex. TNA wrestler Jay Lethal often uses Dynamite's swandive headbutt, which Mike Tenay refers to as the "Diving Dynamite Headbutt", in tribute to him.

The playable character in the Mat Mania/Mania Challenge/Exciting Hour arcade games of the mid '80s is named Dynamite Tommy, frequently presumed to be modeled after Billington.

Disability

Billington is disabled and confined to a wheelchair due to his years of drug abuse and the high-impact style of wrestling he engaged in. Harley Race, the inventor of the diving headbutt has stated that he regrets ever inventing the move, due to the fact it appears to cause spinal problems, and may have contributed to Billington's disability.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

Diving Dynamite Swan dive headbutt

Kneeling belly to belly piledriver, sometimes from the top rope sometimes from the top rope

*Multiple suplex variations

**German

**Gutwrench

**High lifting belly to back

*Snap

Stampede Wrestling

:*Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (5 times) :*Stampede International Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Sekigawa (1), Loch Ness Monster (1), Kasavudo (1), and Duke Myers (1), Davey Boy Smith (2) :*Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*Stampede World Mid-Heavyweight Championship (4 times) :*Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

World Wrestling Federation

:*WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Davey Boy Smith

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

:*5 Star Match (1983) vs. Tiger Mask on 23 April :*Best Flying Wrestler (1984) :*Best Technical Wrestler (1984) - tied with Masa Saito :*Best Wrestling Maneuver (1984) Power clean dropkick :*Match of the Year (1982) vs. Tiger Mask on 5 August, Tokyo, Japan :*Most Underrated (1983) :*Tag Team of The Year (1985) - with Davey Boy Smith :*Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

References

Notes

SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: The Dynamite Kid

Professional Wrestling Museum - Spotlight on the Dynamite Kid

SLAM! Wrestling - The Dynamite Kid Speaks! by John Molinaro

Kayfabe Memories - Pure Dynamite Tom Billington

View from the Rising Sun by Masanori Horie

External links

Profile: Dynamite Kid

Dynamite Kid at Online World of Wrestling

Category:1958 births Category:English professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:People from Golborne Category:Stampede Wrestling Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling

Name	José Luis Rodríguez
Names	Dos Caras
Height
Weight
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Mask || dos caras || la pantera || unknown || 1985 ||	"EncyDosCaras"/>
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Hair || dos caras || scorpio || ecatepec, morelos || ||	"EncyDosCaras"/>
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Mask || dos caras || yamato || naucalpan, mexico state || || |triangle match with el canek	"EncyDosCaras"/>
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Name	Dos Caras
Date of birth	February 21, 1951
Place of birth	San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:Mexican professional wrestlers Category:Mexican film actors

Name	Dick Togo
Names	Dick TogoGantetsuKintaro InfernoSATOFrancis TogoFrancesco TogoEl Tigre de TokyoPrince TogoDickmotoDick Sato
Height
Weight
Birth date	August 17, 1969
Birth place	Odate City
Billed	Odate City
Trainer	Gran Hamada
Debut	June 5, 1991

(born August 17, 1969 in Odate City) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, .

Sato has performed for numerous Japanese promotions as well as American promotions such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Ring of Honor. While in Michinoku Pro he formed a stable called Kaientai DX with Taka Michinoku, Funaki, Men's Teioh and Shiryu.

He was briefly a member of the bWo in Extreme Championship Wrestling. Throughout his career, Togo has been a part of several stables in the Japanese independent circuit: the original "Kaientai" in Michinoku Pro Wrestling with Taka, Shiryu, and; "LOV (Legion of Violence)" in Osaka Pro Wrestling, with Black Buffalo and Daioh Quallt (Masaru Seno), the "Far East Connection" with Gedo, Jado, Masao Orihara, and Ikuto Hidaka as a freelancer stable; and now the "Super Crew", with Hayate, Tsubo Genjin, Nobutaka Moribe and Osamu Inoue.

In wrestling

Finishing moves

:*Diving senton

Signature moves

:*Brainbuster :*Crossface :*Diving front flip cutter :*Double underhook facebuster :*Reverse STO :*Slingshot somersault senton :*Standing moonsault :*Tornado DDT

With Italian Four Horsemen; as Francisco Togo

:*Italian Impact (Diving clothesline / Electric chair drop combination) :*Italian Driver (Double Inverted brainbuster)

With Yasuura No; as Rushi Togo

:*Chinese Impact (Diving clothesline / Electric chair drop combination)

Managers

:*Yamaguchi-san

Championships and accomplishments

100%Lucha

:*100 % Lucha Champ of Champions (Desafío Mundial / Global Challenge), Argentina (1 time) 2 Fights (2 victorys) First fight - Victory against "Hip Hop Man" (Daniel Garcilaso) Second fight - Victory against "Vicente Viloni" (Adrian Fernandez)

1 Fights (1 defeat) First fight - Defeat against "Vicente Viloni" (Adrian Fernandez)

Dramatic Dream Team

:*DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time) :*DDT KO-D Openweight Championship (2 times) :*DDT KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Nobutaka Moribe (1) and Antonio Honda (1) PIZA Michinoku (1)

El Dorado Wrestling

:*TREASURE HUNTERS Tag Team Tournament (2006) - with Shuji Kondo :*UWA World Trios Championship (1 time, current) with PIZA Michinoku and Antonio Honda

Michinoku Pro Wrestling

:*British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*Tohoku Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Great Sasuke :*UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gedo

New Japan Pro Wrestling

:*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with TAKA Michinoku

Osaka Pro Wrestling

:*Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship (1 time current)

Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX

:*AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) :*NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ikuto Hidaka

Universal Lucha Libre

:*UWF Super Welterweight Championship (1 time)

World Entertainment Wrestling

:*WEW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kintaro Kanemura and Masao Orihara

References

Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:People from Akita Prefecture

Name	Atsushi Aoki
Names	Atsushi Aoki
Height	He later began training under Jun Akiyama in the Pro Wrestling Noah Dojo in May, 2005. A month later Aoki undertook a "learning excursion" to Europe where he wrestled for such promotions as Real Quality Wrestling and in the United Kingdom and westside Xtreme Wrestling in Germany for the two months the excursion lasted. On September 3, 2007 Aoki teamed up with Ippei Ota for a match at a Asistencia Asesoría y Administración / Pro Wrestling Noah co-promoted show called TripleSEM. The team wrestled in the third match of the night and lost to AAA representatives Real Fuerza Aerea (Laredo Kid and Super Fly) in 08:15. In November, 2007 Aoki took part in NOAH's Mauritius Cup tournament, earing 8 points in total by defeating Ippei Ota, Tsutomu Hirayanagi and Akihiko Ito while wrestling to a draw against Shuhei Taniguchi and Taiji Ishimori. Despite not losing a single match in the tournament Shuhei Taniguchi managed to score 9 points to take the Mauritius Cup.
Name	Aoki, Atsushi
Date of birth	September 25, 1977
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan

Category:1977 births Category:Japanese professional wrestlers Category:Living people