Nagata jinja 長田神社
Nagata jinja
Information
Founded	201
Founder(s)	Empress Jingū
Address	Kobe, Nagata-ku Nagata-cho 3-1-1
Phone	078-691-0333
Website	Homepage
Glossary of Shinto

Nagata jinja (長田神社 ^?) is a Shinto shrine in Nagata Ward, Kobe, Japan.^[1] At Nagata, Kotoshironushi-no-Okami is enshrined.^[2]

The shrine is associated with Amaterasu, who is said to have told Empress Jingū that a shrine was wanted at Nagata.^[3]

History[link]

According to Nihon Shoki, Nagata was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century along with Hirota Shrine. In 2001, the shrine celebrated its 1,800 years of history.^[2]

From 1871 through 1946, the Nagata was officially designated one of the kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社^?),^[4] meaning that it stood in the second tier of government supported shrines which were especially venerated by the imperial family.

Nagata is related to Sumiyoshi Taisha and Ikuta Shrine.^{[citation needed]}

Festivals and events[link]

An autumn matsuri in October is a special day (en'nichi) for the kami Kotoshironushi.^[5]

A setsubun observance in February is the Tsuina-shiki Shinji, which engages hopes for safety in the home and averting misfortune.^[6] This Shinto purification ritual is designated as an intangible cultural heritage event.^[2] The elaborate ceremony is a pantomime representation of driving out demons or bad spirits.^[7]

See also[link]

• List of Shinto shrines
• Twenty-Two Shrines
• Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines
• Nagata Maru

Notes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Nagata jinja official website (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°40′17″N 135°08′49″E / 34.67139°N 135.14694°E / 34.67139; 135.14694

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Toru Minegishi (峰岸 透, Minegishi Tōru^?) is a Japanese video game composer, best known for his work on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. He was raised in a very musical family, and developed an interest in video games and their music from an early age. Minegishi did not receive any special education, but he gained experience as a musician during his school and college years. He later applied at Nintendo, where he became a member of the Entertainment Analysis and Development division's sound group. After he had gained experience with projects such as Animal Crossing, he was assigned to create the startup sound for the Nintendo GameCube video game console, and became the main composer for the action-adventure The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Minegishi cites the suite Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky and the works of video game composer Koji Kondo as his biggest influences.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Minegishi grew up in a very musical family; his parents were especially fond of Latin and tango music. He became interested in video games at the age of 10, when he saw a commercial for the action-adventure The Legend of Zelda, and was impressed with the quality of its music and sound effects. As he kept his promise of improving his performance in swimming school, his parents gave him a Family Computer Disk System with The Legend of Zelda as a present. One year later, he listened to Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition for the first time, which is a suite of ten movements based on paintings by Viktor Hartmann. The suite's composition technique, which focused on matching music to visuals, had a big influence on Minegishi, and furthered his interest in video game music. Unlike other composers and professional musicians, he received no special musical education, and took no piano lessons when he was young; instead, Minegishi became interested in music by himself. He was percussionist of a school band in junior high, and later played drums in a band he had formed with his friends at college.^[1]

Career[link]

Minegishi kept pursuing his dream of becoming a video game sound designer and applied at Nintendo. After he had passed a composition examination and a written music test, he obtained a job at the sound group of the Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD) division.^[1][2] Minegishi often listens to music at home to make himself familiar with a variety of musical styles.^[1] He prefers to create melodies in his head, but composes on the keyboard and the guitar as well.^[1] The startup sound for the Nintendo GameCube is one of the musical pieces he had conceived without instruments.^[1] Minegishi cites the development of sound effects for Super Mario Sunshine and the creation of 50 compositions from different musical genres for Animal Crossing as some of his greatest learning experiences.^[1] He considers video game composer Koji Kondo, the manager of the EAD sound group, as big inspiration and a master of video game sound.^[1] Minegishi's first involvement in the Legend of Zelda series was with the composition of three battle themes for Majora's Mask.^[3] Later, he was assigned as the main composer for Twilight Princess.^[2] Several of his compositions for Twilight Princess were arranged for orchestra by Jonne Valtonen, and performed at the concert Symphonic Legends in September 2010.^[4]

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Toru Minegishi at MobyGames
• Toru Minegishi at the Internet Movie Database

Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo in 2006
Background information
Born	(1960-08-13) August 13, 1960 (age 51) Nagoya, Japan
Occupations	Composer, sound designer, sound director, sound programmer
Instruments	Piano, electronic organ, keyboards, synthesizers
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	Shigeru Miyamoto

Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治, Kondō Kōji^?, born August 13, 1960) is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who has been employed at Nintendo since 1984. He is best known for scoring numerous titles in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Koji Kondo was born in Osaka, Japan, on August 13, 1960. He began taking lessons in the electronic organ from the age of five. He improved his skills in the instrument in a cover band that played jazz and rock music.^[1] Kondo studied at the Art Planning Department of Osaka University of Arts,^[2] but was never classically-trained or particularly dedicated to music. However, he gained some experience in composing and arranging pieces, using both the piano and a computer to assist him. During his senior year, Nintendo sent a recruitment message to his university stating that they were interested in hiring people dedicated to composition and sound programming. An LCD and arcade gamer, Kondo successfully applied for the job in 1984 without requiring any demo tapes.^[1]

Career[link]

Kondo was the first person hired by Nintendo for the purpose of creating compositions, and was to play an integral role in making the company's games and music recognizable worldwide. The first games he scored were the arcade games Vs. Golf and Punch-Out!!. Despite creating very little music, he was able to overcome the challenges of sound design. As the Famicom had become highly popular in Japan, Kondo was assigned to compose music for the console's subsequent games at Nintendo's new development team, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD). Kondo also wrote an instruction manual on how to program Japanese popular music into the Famicom using the peripheral Family BASIC. To conclude his first year at Nintendo, he created the music to Devil World alongside Akito Nakatsuka.^[1] In 1985, Nintendo started marketing the Famicom abroad under the name the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) to capitalize on the 1983 video game crash that devastated Atari, Inc.^[1] He composed the music for the hit releases Super Mario Bros. (1985)^[3] and The Legend of Zelda (1986)^[4] which helped the system to sell 60 million copies in total and established some of the most well-known melodies in the video game industry.^[1]

Kondo at the Game Developers Conference 2007

Super Mario Bros., for many years the best-selling video game of all time, was Kondo's first major score. The game's melodies were created with the intention that short segments of music could be endlessly repeated during the same gameplay without causing boredom. Kondo's soundtrack to Super Mario Bros. gained worldwide recognition, and is to this day the most well-known video game score. The main theme is iconic in popular culture and has been featured in over 50 concerts,^[1] been a best-selling ringtone,^[5] and been remixed or sampled by various musicians.^[1] Kondo's work on The Legend of Zelda scores has also become highly recognized. He produced four main pieces of background music for the first installment of the series; the overworld theme has become comparable in popularity with the Super Mario Bros. main theme. Following the success of The Legend of Zelda, he provided the score for two Japanese-exclusive titles, Nazo no Murasame Jō (1986) and Shin Onigashima (1987). He also created the soundtrack to Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987),^[1] which was later rebranded outside of Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2 in 1988.^[6][7]

Kondo returned to the Super Mario series to produce the scores to Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) and the SNES launch title Super Mario World (1990). Koichi Sugiyama directed a jazz arrangement album of Super Mario World's music and oversaw its performance at the first Orchestral Game Music Concert in 1991. After finishing the soundtrack to Super Mario World, Kondo was in charge of the sound programming for Pilotwings, and created the sound effects for Star Fox. In 1995 he composed for the sequel to Super Mario World, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.^[1] Until the Nintendo 64 era, Kondo would usually write all compositions for a game, ending with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the last score he worked alone on.^[8] Since then, he has been collaborating with other staff members at Nintendo EAD, supervising music created by others, as well as providing additional compositions for games such as Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.^[9][10][11]

Concerts[link]

Kondo attended the world-premiere of Play! A Video Game Symphony at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, Illinois in May 2006. His music from the Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda series was performed by a full symphony orchestra. This event drew nearly four thousand attendees. He also attended and performed in a series of three concerts celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series in late 2011.

Musical style and influences[link]

The "Super Mario Bros. theme" reached number one on Billboard Magazine's Hot Ringtones chart in 2009.^{[citation needed]} Kondo cites rock bands Deep Purple and Emerson, Lake & Palmer as major musical influences.^[12] He has also cited as influences the works of the Russian romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, particularly his four piano concertos.^[13]

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Koji Kondo at the Internet Movie Database
• Game | Life Video Games Live 2007 Interview
• Advanced Media Network Video Games Live 2007 Interview
• IGN GDC 2007 Interview
• Interview with Music4Games
• Kelly, Piaras (26 March 2004). ""Inside Nintendo: Koji Kondo". Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20071014070040/http://gamerseurope.com/articles/486. . Accessed 17 February 2006.
• MacDonalad, Mark (3 May 2006). "Koji Kondo Interview, Part 1". 1UP.com. Accessed 17 February 2006.
• Van Zelfden, N. Evan (30 May 2006). "Play! kicks off world tour in Chicago. GameSpot.com. Accessed 17 June 2006.
• The Legend of Zelda: Super Best Collection interview at BerriBlue

Matthew Jason "Matt" Bloom (born November 14, 1972) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand under the ring name Tensai. Between 1997 and 2004, Bloom wrestled for World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment under the ring names Prince Albert, Albert, and A-Train. During his time in the promotion, he became a one time Intercontinental Champion. After leaving WWE, Bloom, adopting the ring name Giant Bernard, began working for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he became a two time IWGP Tag Team Champion, holding the record for both the longest reign and the most title defenses alongside Karl Anderson as Bad Intentions. Bernard and Anderson are also one time GHC Tag Team Champions in Pro Wrestling Noah. He holds notable wins over current WWE Champion CM Punk and 12 time World Champion John Cena.

Early life[link]

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Bloom attended Peabody High School, where he earned three letters in football and basketball, two in track and field, and one in baseball. He went on to attend the University of Pittsburgh, where he played American football as an offensive tackle and an offensive guard.^[6]

Bloom graduated in 1996 with a degree in sign language. After graduating, Bloom briefly played in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers. He then became a schoolteacher, teaching mathematics and English to children with behavioral problems and deaf children at Revere High School^{[clarification needed]}. After rewarding his three aptest students with a trip to a professional wrestling event, Bloom, who had aspired to wrestle professionally as a child, met wrestler and wrestling trainer Killer Kowalski and expressed an interest in learning how to wrestle. Kowalski invited Bloom to attend his school, and Bloom opted to leave teaching and train as a wrestler.^[7][5][6]

Professional wrestling career[link]

Early career (1997–1999)[link]

Bloom wrestled his first match in 1997, facing Tim McNeany. He briefly wrestled as Baldo, a gimmick given to him by referee Freddy Sparta that saw him wear a fur rug to the ring.^[5][6]

After being introduced to talent scout Tom Prichard by George Steele, Bloom was hired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). After receiving supplementary training from Dory Funk, Jr., Bloom was assigned to the Power Pro Wrestling (PPW) developmental territory in Memphis, Tennessee, where he wrestled as Baldo. While wrestling in PPW, Bloom won both the PPW Young Guns Championship and the PPW Heavyweight Championship, and engaged in a feud with Memphis mainstay Jerry Lawler.^[5][6][8]

World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (1999–2004)[link]

Bloom debuted on WWF television on the April 11, 1999 episode of Sunday Night Heat, saving Droz from a beating at the hands of Big Bossman. Bloom was dubbed Prince Albert, the personal tattooist of Droz, and together they formed a short-lived trio called "The Pierced Pals" with Key.^[3] Droz and Albert continued to team together until Droz was paralyzed in October 1999, at which point Albert became the protege of the Big Bossman. The duo separated following the debut of Bull Buchanan, who formed a tag team with the Big Bossman.^[7][6][8]

In March 2000, Bloom, now commonly known as Albert, was recruited by Trish Stratus to form a tag team with Test. The tag team, known as T & A, competed in the tag team division throughout 2000, feuding with rival tag teams such as the Dudley Boyz and the Acolytes. In December 2000, the team separated after Bloom attacked Test under the orders of Stephanie McMahon Helmsley.^[5][6]

In April 2001, Albert formed a stable known as X-Factor with Justin Credible and X-Pac.^[8] On June 28, 2001 in New York City, New York, Bloom defeated Kane (with help from Diamond Dallas Page) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. He lost the WWF Intercontinental Championship to Alliance member Lance Storm on July 23, 2001 in Buffalo, New York after several interferences.^[8] In July 2001, Credible left X-Factor and joined The Alliance. Albert and X-Pac continued to team until November 2001, when X-Pac was injured.^[7][6][8]

In late 2001, Albert adopted the nickname "The Hip Hop Hippo" and began teaming with Scotty 2 Hotty.^[8] Upon the introduction of the Brand Extension, both Bloom and Hotty were assigned to the SmackDown! brand.^[8] They disbanded on April 4, 2002 when Albert attacked Scotty after the duo failed to defeat Billy and Chuck for the WWF Tag Team Championship.^[8]

Subsequently, he spent much of his time on Velocity until December 2002, when he joined forces with Paul Heyman and The Big Show, and was renamed A-Train at Heyman's suggestion. A-Train and Big Show lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania XIX, after which A-Train would continue his feud with The Undertaker, culminating in a match at SummerSlam. He then wrestled Chris Benoit at No Mercy, and at Survivor Series, he joined Brock Lesnar's team in a ten-man Survivor Series match.^[8] He competed in the 2004 Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by the eventual winner, Benoit. When Benoit decided to compete against Triple H for the World Championship on the Raw brand, General Manager Paul Heyman held a SmackDown! style Royal Rumble where the winner would meet Lesnar for the WWE Championship at No Way Out. He was eliminated by Eddie Guerrero, who went on to win the match. Bloom was traded to the Raw brand on March 22nd, 2004, making his official Raw debut June 7th.^[8] Two weeks later, he suffered a torn rotator cuff. Before returning from injury, he was released from his WWE contract on November 1, 2004.^[9]

Bloom holds the distinction of wrestling in both the first match on Jakked (against Ken Shamrock) and the last (against Hugh Morrus). While working for the company he was known for having a hair-covered torso, back, and chest, and fans would often chant "Shave Your Back!" at Bloom during his matches.^[10]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2005-2006)[link]

In March 2005, Bloom began wrestling for the Japanese All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion, adopting the ring name Giant Bernard, a reference to fellow gaijin Brute Bernard. He went on to join the Voodoo Murders stable alongside fellow WWE alumni Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli. On October 18, 2005, Bloom unsuccessfully challenged Satoshi Kojima for the Triple Crown Championship.^[7][8]

New Japan Pro Wrestling[link]

Various feuds (2006–2009)[link]

In January 2006, Bloom left AJPW and joined the rival New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. In April 2006, he defeated Yuji Nagata in the finals of the 2006 New Japan Cup. As a result of his victory, Bloom received a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He unsuccessfully challenged IWGP Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar on May 3, 2006 in Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka.^[7]

In July 2006, following the vacation of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship by Lesnar, Bloom entered a tournament for the title, losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi in the tournament final. In August 2006, Bloom took part in the 2006 G1 Climax tournament, losing to Hiroyoshi Tenzan in the semi-finals.

On March 11, 2007 in Nagoya, Bloom and Travis Tomko defeated Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Ōmori to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship.^[7] At the February 17, 2008 New Japan show, they lost the IWGP Tag Titles to Togi Makabe and Toru Yano. Following Tomko's departure for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on a full-time basis, Bernard began teaming with former World Championship Wrestling wrestler Rick Fuller in another powerhouse tag team. On September 5, 2008, Bernard and Fuller betrayed Shinsuke Nakamura and Hirooki Goto to align themselves with Togi Makabe's Great Bash Heel stable.

In addition to wrestling for NJPW, Bloom also wrestled for their affiliate Wrestle Land - as Rusher Road - a member of the Roads stable, until the brand's closure.

Bad Intentions (2009–2012)[link]

In 2009, after betraying Togi Makabe, Bernard and the rest of GBH left the stable to join Shinsuke Nakamura and form the new stable known as CHAOS. Bernard formed the tag team Bad Intentions with CHAOS partner Karl Anderson and together the two of them went on to win the 2009 G1 Climax Tag League, defeating Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) in the finals of the tournament on November 1. They went on to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, but their match with the defending champions Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) ended in a double countout.^[11] In April 2010 both Bernard and Anderson left CHAOS, when the stable turned on them.^[12]

Through New Japan's working agreement with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Bloom did his first tour of Mexico in May 2010 under the ring name Gigante Bernard. He managed to win six successive Two-out-of-Three Falls Tag Team matches in two straight falls, before losing his final match of the tour on June 11 via disqualification.^[13] Upon his return to Japan, Bernard and Anderson defeated the teams of Blue Justice Army (Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue) and No Limit (Tetsuya Naitō and Yujiro Takahashi) in a three-way elimination match on June 19 to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship.^[14] Bad Intentions made their first successful defense of the IWGP Tag Team Championship on July 19, defeating the Blue Justice Army and No Limit in a three-way "Dogfight".^[15] In late October Bad Intentions entered the 2010 G1 Climax Tag League, where, after three wins and two losses, they finished second in their block. This put them in the semi-finals where, on November 7, they were defeated by eventual winners Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue.^[16][17] On January 4, 2011 at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, Bad Intentions successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a three–way match against Beer Money, Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man).^[18][19] On May 3, Bad Intentions defeated No Limit to make their seventh successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense, tying the record for most defenses, set by Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono.^[20]

Bad Intentions made their record breaking eight successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense on June 18 against Pro Wrestling Noah's Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama, and in the process also became the new GHC Tag Team Champions.^[21] After the main event of the show, Bernard challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but Tanahashi would only accept the challenge if Bad Intentions could beat him in a match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, alongside the mean he just defeated - Hirooki Goto.^[22] On July 3 Bernard and Anderson successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Tanahashi and Goto.^[23] By winning, Bernard earned an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Tanahashi on July 18, but failed.^[24]

On July 23, Bad Intentions made an appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, making their first successful defense of the GHC Tag Team Championship against the team of Takeshi Morishima and Yutaka Yoshie.^[25] On September 9, Bad Intentions became the longest reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions, breaking the previous record of 446 days set by Tenzan and Chono in 2003. Bad Intentions made their second GHC Tag Team Championship defense on October 31, defeating Go Shiozaki and Shuhei Taniguchi at a Pro Wrestling Noah event.^[26] During New Japan's 2011 G1 Climax Tag League, Bad Intentions suffered their first tag team loss in a year, when they were defeated by the Complete Players (Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi),^[27] but still managed to win their four other matches and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.^[28] On November 6, after defeating the Billion Powers (Hirooki Goto and Hiroshi Tanahashi) in the semifinals, Bad Intentions was defeated in the final of the 2011 G1 Climax by the Suzukigun (Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer).^[29] On November 12, Bad Intentions made their tenth successful IWGP Tag Team Championship defense against Archer and Suzuki.^[30]

On January 4, 2012 at Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome, Bad Intentions lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima), ending their record-setting reign at 564 days.^[31] They followed suit with their other title on January 22, losing the GHC Tag Team Championship to Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama.^[32]

Bloom, as Lord Tensai, making his WWE redebut on Raw.

Return to WWE (2012)[link]

On March 17, 2012, it was reported that Bloom had re-signed with WWE.^[33] Bloom publicly denied the signing;^[34] however, on the March 19 episode of Raw, he appeared in a video promo under the new ring name Lord Tensai.^[35][36] On the March 26 episode of Raw, another video of Tensai aired. WWE's official website revealed the translation of one of the sentences to say "Lord Tensai will strike." and another "Lord Tensai approaches. Beware!"^[37]

On the April 2, 2012 episode of Raw, Lord Tensai debuted as a heel and defeated Alex Riley as a result of the referee stopping the match. While the match commentary did make reference to him being a returning WWE Superstar, there were no specific references made to any of Bloom's former personas. WWE's website later acknowledged that he had previously appeared as A-Train before leaving to compete in Japan where he embraced the Japanese culture.^[38] On the next week's episode of Raw, Tensai defeated Yoshi Tatsu in a similar fashion. During the match, the crowd could be heard chanting "Albert", though the announcers made no reference to his Albert persona specifically; this trend continues. On the following episode of Raw, Tensai was revealed by John Laurinaitis as John Cena's mystery opponent for an Extreme Rules match. Tensai defeated Cena in this match after interference from David Otunga followed by a green mist attack. The next week, he followed up on his victory by defeating R-Truth. On the May 7 episode of Raw, Tensai defeated WWE Champion CM Punk in a handicap match, teaming with Punk's Over the Limit opponent Daniel Bryan.^[39] On the May 21 episode of Raw, the "Lord" portion of his ring name, as well as the extravagant garments and skull helmet worn during his entrance (for that episode only), were dropped and he was billed simply as Tensai.

Personal life[link]

Bloom married Farah Louise on September 3, 2005.^[40] The couple had a daughter in early 2012. At one point, Bloom had twenty-eight body piercings, the first of which he received at the age of fourteen.^[5]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • As Lord Tensai / Tensai
    • Chokebomb pin^[41][42]
    • Clawhold STO^[42]
  • As Giant Bernard
    • Bernard Bomb (Elevated sitout powerbomb)^[43]
    • Bernard Driver (Reverse piledriver)^[8][44]
  • As A-Train
    • Derailer (Chokebomb pin)^[8][40]
    • Train Wreck (Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack drop)^[40]
  • As Prince Albert / Albert
    • Baldo Bomb (Chokebomb pin)^[8][40]

• Signature moves
  • Bicycle kick^[40]
  • Body avalanche^[42]
  • Corner slingshot splash^[45]
  • Decapitator (Catapult hangman)^[40]
  • Delayed double underhook suplex^[46]
  • Fireman's carry neckbreaker^[40]
  • Giant swing^[40]
  • Pumphandle slam^[46]
  • Running senton^[42][46]
  • Running splash^[40]
  • Swinging side slam^[46]
  • Throat thrust^[42]

• With Karl Anderson
  • Giant Gun Stun (Flapjack (Bernard) / Cutter (Anderson) combination)^[30]
  • Magic Killer (Aided snap swinging neckbreaker)^[47]

• With Travis Tomko
  • Magic Killer (Aided snap swinging neckbreaker)^[47]

Bloom, as Lord Tensai, making his way to the ring.

• Managers
  • Trish Stratus^[48]
  • Bruno Lauer^[49]
  • Sakamoto^[48][50]

• Entrance themes
  • "What 'Chu Lookin' At?" by Uncle Kracker (2001; used while a part of X-Factor)
  • "Shrine" by Jim Johnston^[51] (April 2, 2012–present)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Impact Zone Wrestling
  • IZW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]

• Elite Xtreme Wrestling
  • EXW Tag Team Championship (1 time)^1[52]

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Travis Tomko (1)^[8] and Karl Anderson (1)^[14]
  • G1 Climax Tag League (2007) – with Travis Tomko^[53]
  • G1 Climax Tag League (2009) – with Karl Anderson^[53]
  • New Japan Cup (2006)^[53]

• Power Pro Wrestling
  • PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[8]
  • PPW Young Guns Championship (1 time)^[8]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked #53 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008^[8][53]

• Pro Wrestling Noah
  • GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Karl Anderson^[21]

• World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[54]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Tag Team of the Year (2011)^[55] – with Karl Anderson

¹After winning the championship, Bernard held the title by himself.

See also[link]

Professional wrestling portal

• List of select Jewish professional wrestlers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Matt Bloom at the Internet Movie Database
• New Japan Pro Wrestling profile
• Grapple List: Giant Bernard Profile
• Matt Bloom on Twitter
• WWE Profile Lord Tensai