Misplaced Pages

Kaz Hayashi
Hayashi in April 2023
Birth name	Kazuhiro Hayashi (林 和広, Hayashi Kazuhiro)
Born	(1973-05-18) May 18, 1973 (age 51) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	El Gringo The Great Hayashi Kaz Hayashi Miguel Hayashi Jr. Shiryu
Billed height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Trained by	Gran Hamada Último Dragón
Debut	November 19, 1992
Retired	July 1, 2024

Kazuhiro Hayashi (林 和広, Hayashi Kazuhiro, born May 18, 1973), best known by the ring name Kaz Hayashi (カズ・ハヤシ, Kazu Hayashi), is a Japanese business executive and retired professional wrestler who last competed in Gleat and serves as the company's chief technical officer (CTO). He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the promotion, he also served as the head booker for the company's junior heavyweight division. After leaving AJPW in 2013, Hayashi competed for Wrestle-1, where he also worked as a trainer. In April 2017, Hayashi took over as the new president of Wrestle-1, remaining in the position until the promotion's closure in 2020; he was also the promotion's final champion of the Wrestle-1 Championship.

Hayashi retired from in-ring competition in July 2024, and since then has maintained his role as Gleat's chief technical officer.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1992–1997)

Hayashi, under a mask as Shiryu (獅龍, Growing Dragon) debuted in 1992 in Universal Lucha Libre promotion in a tag team match, with Terry Boy losing to Mongolian Yuga (also debuting) and Buffalo Chohi. For much of his early career, Hayashi wrestled in Universal's successor promotion, Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Michinoku Pro/MPW). As Shiryu, he was part of the memorable rudo group, Kaientai Deluxe, which waged war with Michinoku Pro's Sekigun for many years, producing some classic matches. In June 1997, he left Michinoku Pro for the Mexican Promo Azteca promotion, before joining World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the United States in October of that year.

World Championship Wrestling (1997–2001)

After unmasking, Hayashi joined WCW in 1998. Early on, he was relegated to a jobber and comedy character. He would be taken under the management of Sonny Onoo and even come to inherit Glacier's ceremonial armor and light show for a time. In late 1999, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara began booking WCW programs and Hayashi was paired with La Parka. During interviews, the two would speak in their native languages which would be humorously dubbed over by charismatic English speakers, calling him names such as "The Kaz Master" and "Kazanova". This ended shortly when La Parka became upset and tossed the microphone down as Ferrera was speaking.

In mid-2000, Hayashi formed the stable The Jung Dragons along with Jamie-San and Yang. Primarily feuding with 3 Count, the Jung Dragons consisted of high-flying cruiserweight talent and gained considerable popularity until the group's demise the following year. During this time, he became friends with Keiji Mutoh, who was appearing in his final run with the promotion under his Great Muta guise.

World Wrestling Federation (2001–2002)

Hayashi's contract was bought by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) following their purchase of WCW in early 2001. He was first sent to WWF's developmental territory the Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) before being moved to the main roster. Hayashi made his WWF main roster debut during the Invasion storyline as a member of The Alliance faction but only made one appearance before returning to HWA and ultimately heading back to Japan.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2002–2013, 2021–present)

After returning to Japan, Hayashi eventually decided to join All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) due to his friendship with Keiji Mutoh and established himself as one of their top stars, winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship and both the World Tag Team Championship and the All Asia Tag Team Championship with Satoshi Kojima. In 2006, Hayashi won the AJPW Junior League tournament.

Now under the name Miguel Hayashi Jr., Hayashi, PEPE Michinoku, and El NOSAWA Mendoza formed a team during the AJPW Champion Carnival called Mexico Amigos. Nobutaka Araya joined the team after six-man Action between Mexico Amigos and Araya/Fuchi/Hirai at the Carnival's final show.

After multiple bouts against Minoru Suzuki, Nosawa offered Suzuki an invitation into Mexico Amigos, which he declined. This resulted in the group changing multiple assets. Their name was changed to Mexico Amigos Black, the previous worn Mexican Flag attire became Black and Gold attire, and Nobutaka Araya was kicked out of the group. The groups is currently in a heated rivalry with Mazada's Samurai New Japan group, Minoru Suzuki, and Voodoo Murders.

At AJPW's "Fan Appreciation Day" show, The Mexico Amigos teamed with Ray Suzuki and defeated Ryuji Hijikata, Kikutaro, T28 and Ryuji Yamaguchi. After the match, Ray Suzuki revealed himself as Minoru Suzuki and stated that starting next year he would throw his Amigos tights away and return to NOSAWA Rongai, then kidnapped him to start early training. This led to Pepe and Miguel stating they would return to Mexico, but Kaz and Taka would return come the new year. After one last "Viva Mexico", the Mexico Amigos disbanded.

On February 6, 2009, Hayashi defeated Naomichi Marufuji to win the World Junior Heavyweight Championship for a second time. During Hayashi's 23-month reign, he successfully defended the title a record–breaking seventeen times. He would lose the title to Minoru on January 2, 2011.

In June 2013, Hayashi announced his resignation from All Japan in the aftermath of Nobuo Shiraishi taking over as the president and Keiji Mutoh leaving the promotion. Hayashi's final match for the promotion took place on June 30 and saw him and his longtime tag team partner Shuji Kondo, who was also leaving All Japan, unsuccessfully challenge Burning (Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki) for the All Asia Tag Team Championship.

Beginning in 2021, following the collapse of Wrestle-1 and in conjunction with his GLEAT appearances, Hayashi began appearing in All Japan sporadically, with a six-man tag team match on October 31 in which he, Koji Iwamoto and Jun Saito lost to Suwama, Shotaro Ashino and Dan Tamura. On May 12, 2024, he challenged titleholder Rising Hayato for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated.

Wrestle-1 (2013–2020)

On July 10, 2013, Hayashi was announced as part of Keiji Mutoh's new Wrestle-1 promotion. During the promotion's inaugural event on September 8, Hayashi teamed with Shuji Kondo in a tag team match, where they were defeated by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling team of Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi. As part of a working relationship between Wrestle-1 and American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Hayashi and Kondo earned a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Desperado (Kazma Sakamoto and Masayuki Kono) on February 15, 2014. On March 2 at Kaisen: Outbreak, Hayashi and Kondo unsuccessfully challenged The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) for the TNA World Tag Team Championship in a three-way match, which also included The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E), who went on to win the match and become the new champions. On September 22, Hayashi entered the Wrestle-1 Championship tournament, but was defeated in his first round match by Kondo. On October 12, Hayashi worked TNA's Bound for Glory event in Tokyo, unsuccessfully challenging Samoa Joe for the TNA X Division Championship in a three-way match, which also included Low Ki. In November, Hayashi and Kondo took part in the First Tag League Greatest tournament, set to determine the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions, where they finished second in their block with a record of three wins and one loss, advancing to the semifinals. On November 30, Hayashi and Kondo first defeated Kai and Ryota Hama in the semifinals and then Akira and Manabu Soya in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. After seven successful title defenses, they lost the title to Soya and Jun Kasai on July 12, 2015. On October 9, Kondo broke off his partnership with Hayashi. On January 31, 2016, Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka and Tajiri won the vacant UWA World Trios Championship. They lost the title to Andy Wu, Daiki Inaba and Seiki Yoshioka in their fifth defense on July 29. On September 18, Hayashi and Kotaro Suzuki won the vacant Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship. They lost the title to Koji Doi and Kumagoro on March 20, 2017.

On March 27, 2017, it was announced that Hayashi would become Wrestle-1's new president on April 1 with Shuji Kondo as his vice president. Wrestle-1 ran its final event on April 1, 2020.

Gleat (2020–2024)

In August 2020, it was announced that Hayashi was joining Gleat as the promotion's Chief Technical Officer. On December 30, 2023, Hayashi announced that he will retire on the promotion's third anniversary show on July 1, 2024. On March 13, 2024, Hayashi won what was his final championship, the G-Infinity Championship with Cima, defeating Seiki Yoshioka and T-Hawk in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. He lost the titles on July 1, 2024 to Tetsuya Izuchi and Kaito Ishida in his retirement bout.

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Great Kosuke
  • World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Satoshi Kojima
  • AJPW Junior League (2006)
  • AJPW Junior Tag League (2011) – with KAI
  • AJPW Junior Tag League (2012) – with Shuji Kondo
  • World's Strongest Junior Tag League (2002) - with Jimmy Yang
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2003) – with Satoshi Kojima
  • Giant Baba Six Man Cup (2002) - with Keiji Mutoh & George Hines
  • January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (2004, 2008)
• Gleat
  • G-Infinity Championship (1 time) – with Cima
• Kaientai Dojo
  • Strongest-K Championship (1 time)
• Michinoku Pro Wrestling
  • Central American Middleweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #55 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006
• Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
  • NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Leonardo Spanky
• Tokyo Gurentai
  • Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dick Togo
  • Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Tokyo Sports
  • Technique Award (2010)
• Wrestle-1
  • UWA World Trios Championship (3 times) – with Minoru Tanaka and Tajiri (1), Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo (1), and Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo (1)
  • Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Shuji Kondo (2) and Kotaro Suzuki (1)
  • Tag League Greatest (2014) – with Shuji Kondo
  • Wrestle-1 Championship (1 time, final)

References

1. ^ "Kaz Hayashi profile". OWOW. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
2. ^ カズ・ハヤシ. Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
3. Ｗ－１がプロレスラー養成学校設立. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
4. "THE ALLIANCE". Universe of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
5. Meltzer, Dave (2011-01-02). "Complete Sunday update: Legendary feud, ratings, long time champ drops title today, Reaction to UFC". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
6. 武藤新団体に船木が合流へ. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2013-06-17. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
7. "2013 プロレスLove in 両国～an abiding belief～". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
8. "武藤敬司が新団体『Wrestle-1』を旗揚げ". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
9. "武藤が新団体「Wrestle-1」設立". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
10. "武藤新団体は「Wrestle-1」". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2013-07-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
11. "武藤新団体「Wrestle-1」旗揚げ戦". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2013-09-08. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
12. "【Wrestle-1】TNA三大タイトル挑戦者決定戦". Battle News (in Japanese). 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
13. "Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「開戦～Outbreak～」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-03-02. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
14. "Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 初代王者決定トーナメント". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-09-22. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
15. McNeish, Greg (2014-10-12). "TNA Bound for Glory PPV Results - 10/12/14 (From Tokyo, Japan)". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2014-10-13.
16. "「First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～」公式戦全日程終了！11月30日（日）東京・後楽園ホール（18時試合開始）大会での決勝トーナメント組み合わせ決定のお知らせ". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
17. ^ "Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ～初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦～". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-11-30. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
18. "Wrestle-1 Tour 2015 Symbol". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2015-07-12. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
19. "W-1 10.9後楽園大会 ファン感謝デー／W武藤vs.征矢＆スギちゃんのF-1初代王者決定戦、new Wild order vs.JacketsのUWA6人タッグ王座決定戦". Battle News (in Japanese). 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
20. ^ "「Wrestle-1 Tour 2016 Sunrise」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
21. "「Wrestle-1 Tour 2016 Symbol」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2016-07-29. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
22. ^ "「Wrestle-1 Tour 2016 3rd Anniversary」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2016-09-18. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
23. "「Wrestle-1 Tour 2017 Trans Magic」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2017-03-20. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
24. カズ・ハヤシがＷ‐１社長就任 武藤は会長職に. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2017-03-27. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
25. Lambert, Jeremy (August 20, 2020). "Former Pro Wrestling NOAH Owner Announces New Promotion GLEAT". Fightful Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
26. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2015-04-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
27. "All Japan Pro-Wrestling – "New Year Shining Series 2008"". PUROLOVE.com (in German). January 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
28. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2006". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
29. "「Wrestle-1 Tour 2017 Triumph」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2017-05-06.

External links

• Wrestle-1 profile
• Biography

Links to related articles

v t e All Asia Tag Team Champions 1950s–1960s King Kong Czaya and Tiger Joginder Singh Dan Miller and Frank Valois Rikidōzan and Toyonobori Luther Lindsay and Ricky Waldo Buddy Austin and Mike Sharpe Toyonobori and Michiaki Yoshimura Caripus Hurricane and Gene Kiniski Giant Baba and Toyonobori The Destroyer and Billy Red Lyons Joe Carrolo and Killer Karl Kox Hiro Matsuda and Michiaki Yoshimura Eddie Graham and Killer Karl Kox Giant Baba and Michiaki Yoshimura Kintarō Ōki and Michiaki Yoshimura Antonio Inoki and Michiaki Yoshimura Klondike Bill and Skull Murphy Antonio Inoki and Kintarō Ōki 1970s Seiji Sakaguchi and Michiaki Yoshimura Great Kojika and Gentetsu Matsuoka Great Kojika and Motoshi Okuma Jerry and Ted Oates Samson Kutsuwada and Akihisa Takachiho Animal Hamaguchi and Mighty Inoue 1980s David Von Erich and Kevin Von Erich Takashi Ishikawa and Akio Sato Ashura Hara and Mighty Inoue Ashura Hara and Takashi Ishikawa Animal Hamaguchi and Isamu Teranishi Norio Honaga and Isamu Teranishi Mighty Inoue and Takashi Ishikawa Ashura Hara and Super Strong Machine Footloose (Samson Fuyuki and Toshiaki Kawada) Shinichi Nakano and Shunji Takano Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat 1990s Kenta Kobashi and Tiger Mask II Shinichi Nagano and Akira Taue Johnny Ace and Kenta Kobashi British Bruisers (Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith) Billy Black and Joel Deaton Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Kenta Kobashi The Eagle and The Patriot Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori Wolf Hawkfield and Johnny Smith Tamon Honda and Jun Izumida Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki No Fear (Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama) Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa Tamon Honda and Masao Inoue 2000s Masahito Kakihara and Mitsuya Nagai Arashi and Koki Kitahara Arashi and Nobutaka Araya Kohei Sato and Hirotaka Yokoi Kintaro Kanemura and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Mr. Gannosuke and Tetsuhiro Kuroda The Great Kosuke and Shiryu Masanobu Fuchi and Genichiro Tenryu Mitsuya Nagai and Masayuki Naruse RO&D (Buchanan and Rico Constantino) Shuji Kondo and "brother" Yasshi Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki Minoru Suzuki and Nosawa Rongai S.M.O.P. (Akebono and Ryota Hama) 2010s Voodoo Murders (TARU and Big Daddy Voodoo) Manabu Soya and Seiya Sanada Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka Hikaru Sato and Hiroshi Yamato Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki Jun Akiyama and Yoshinobu Kanemaru Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie) Xceed (Kotaro Suzuki and Kento Miyahara) Mitsuya Nagai and Takeshi Minamino Último Dragón and Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yankii Nichokenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto) Evolution (Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato) Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi Black Tiger VII and Taka Michinoku Nextream (Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi) Jun Akiyama and Yuji Nagata Sweeper (Jake Lee and Koji Iwamoto) Ryuichi Kawakami and Kazumi Kikuta 2020s Purple Haze (Zeus and Izanagi) StrongHearts (El Lindaman and T-Hawk) Total Eclipse (Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori) Voodoo Murders (Minoru and Toshizo) Evolution (Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato) Tajiri and Yoshitatsu Gungnir of Anarchy (Masao Hanahata and Yusuke Kodama) Masao Inoue and Takao Omori Kendo Kashin and Nosawa Rongai Atsushi Onita and Yoshitatsu Burning (Jun Akiyama and Kotaro Suzuki) Eruption (Hideki Okatani and Yukio Sakaguchi) Atsushi Onita and Toy Kojima Musashi and Seiki Yoshioka ELPIDA (Yuma Anzai and Rising Hayato) (current) Other recognized champions Champions recognized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda v t e Junior League/Junior Hyper League/Jr. Battle of Glory winners Chavo Guerrero (1983) Yoshinari Ogawa (1998) Carl Contini (2003) Kaz Hayashi (2006) Chris Sabin (2007) Kai (2008, 2011) Shuji Kondo (2009, 2018) Jimmy Yang (2010) Hiroshi Yamato (2012) Kotaro Suzuki (2014, 2015) Atsushi Aoki (2016) Koji Iwamoto (2017, 2019) Francesco Akira (2021) Atsuki Aoyagi (2022) Dan Tamura (2023) v t e Junior Tag League/Junior Hyper Tag League/Jr. Tag Battle of Glory winners 1984: Gran Hamada and Mighty Inoue 2002: Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang 2006: Mazada and Nosawa Rongai 2008: Katsuhiko Nakajima and Ryuji Hijikata 2009: Minoru and Toshizo 2010: Bushi and Super Crazy 2011: Kaz Hayashi and Kai 2012: Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo 2013: Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki 2014: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2015: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2016: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato 2017: Atsushi Maruyama and Masashi Takeda 2018: Yoshihiro Tajiri and Koji Iwamoto 2019: Hikaru Sato and Yusuke Okada 2020: Evolution (Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato) 2021: Total Eclipse (Hokuto Omori and Yusuke Kodama) 2023: Kaito Ishida and Kotaro Suzuki Category v t e G-Infinity Champions Bulk Orchestra (Kazma Sakamoto and Ryuichi Kawakami) Bulk Orchestra (Check Shimatani and Hayato Tamura) Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) Coelacanths (Cima and Kaz Hayashi) Black Generation International (Kaito Ishida and Tetsuya Izuchi) The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel) (current) Other recognized champions Interim #StrongHearts (Shigehiro Irie and T-Hawk) v t e Strongest-K Champions Hi69 Kaz Hayashi Taka Michinoku Joe Kengo Mashimo Yuji Hino Kazma Daisuke Sekimoto Taishi Takizawa Saburo Inematsu Miyawaki Tank Nagai Kaji Tomato Isami Kodaka Shu Asakawa Ayato Yoshida v t e World Junior Heavyweight Champions 1980s Hiro Saito Kuniaki Kobayashi Masanobu Fuchi Joe Malenko Mighty Inoue Shinichi Nakano Mitsuo Momota 1990s Dan Kroffat Yoshinari Ogawa Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Maunakea Mossman 2000s Kendo Kashin Kaz Hayashi Taka Michinoku Shuji Kondo Katsuhiko Nakajima Silver King Ryuji Hijikata Naomichi Marufuji 2010s Minoru Kai Kenny Omega Hiroshi Yamato Yoshinobu Kanemaru Último Dragón Atsushi Aoki Kotaro Suzuki Hikaru Sato Soma Takao Keisuke Ishii Tajiri Koji Iwamoto 2020s Susumu Yokosuka Cima Francesco Akira Sugi Izanagi Super Crazy Tiger Mask Atsuki Aoyagi Naruki Doi (current) El Lindaman Dan Tamura Rising Hayato v t e AJPW World Tag Team Champions 1980s Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu) Fuchin Gyorai (Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy) Ryuugenhou (Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara) Ryukanhou (Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu) 1990s Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams) Jumbo Tsuruta and The Great Kabuki Stan Hansen and Danny Spivey Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi Stan Hansen and Gary Albright Super Generation Army (Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama) Steve Williams and Johnny Ace G.E.T. (Kenta Kobashi and Johnny Ace) T.O.P. (Steve Williams and Gary Albright) Burning (Jun Akiyama and Kenta Kobashi) Johnny Ace and Bart Gunn No Fear (Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama) Untouchables‎ (Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa) Taiyō Kea and Johnny Smith 2000s Vader and Steve Williams Genichiro Tenryu and Yoji Anjo BATT (Keiji Muto and Taiyō Kea) KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) Kojikaz (Satoshi Kojima and Kaz Hayashi) Keiji Muto and Arashi Kendo Kashin and Yuji Nagata Roughly Obsess and Destroy (Jamal and Taiyō Kea) Toshiaki Kawada and Taiyō Kea Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima and Taru) Keiji Muto and Joe Doering Gurentai (Taiyō Kea and Minoru Suzuki) 2010s Keiji Muto and Masakatsu Funaki Partisan Forces (Taiyō Kea and Akebono) Voodoo Murders (Joe Doering and Kono) The Great Muta and Kenso The Black Family (Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz) Get Wild (Takao Omori and Manabu Soya) Joe Doering and Seiya Sanada Burning (Jun Akiyama and Go Shiozaki) Evolution (Suwama and Joe Doering) Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori) Akebono and Yutaka Yoshie Xceed (Go Shiozaki and Kento Miyahara) The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard) Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi) Kai and Kengo Mashimo Nextream (Naoya Nomura and Jake Lee) Violent Giants/Evolution (Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa) Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu Sweeper (Dylan James and Ryoji Sai) Zeus and Ryoji Sai 2020s Nextream (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) Runaway Suplex (Shotaro Ashino and Suwama) Twin Towers (Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato) Gungnir of Anarchy (Ryuki Honda and Shotaro Ashino) Voodoo Murders (Kono and Suwama) Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura Yuma Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya) Zen Nisshin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) (current) Hideki Suzuki and Suwama v t e World's Strongest Tag Determination League 1977: Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk 1978: Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta 1979: Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk 1980: Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta 1981: Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody 1982: Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk 1983: Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen 1984: Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu 1985: Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase 1986: Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu 1987: Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu) 1988: Fuchin Gyorai (Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy 1989: Ryugenhou (Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu) 1990: Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams) 1991: Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams) 1992: Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada 1993: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi 1994: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi 1995: Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi 1996: The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) 1997: The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue) 1998: Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama 1999: Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama 2000: Steve Williams and Mike Rotunda 2001: BATT (Keiji Muto and Taiyō Kea) 2002: Taiyō Kea and Satoshi Kojima 2003: Kojikaz (Satoshi Kojima and Kaz Hayashi) 2004: RO&D (Jamal and Taiyō Kea) 2005: Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) 2006: Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) 2007: Keiji Muto and Joe Doering 2008: Tencozy (Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan) 2009: Keiji Muto and Masakatsu Funaki 2010: Kenso and Kono 2011: Kai and Seiya Sanada 2012: Get Wild (Takao Omori and Manabu Soya) 2013: Evolution (Suwama and Joe Doering) 2014: Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori) 2015: Suwama and Kento Miyahara 2016: Get Wild (Takao Omori and Manabu Soya) 2017: Violent Giants (Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa) 2018: Joe Doering and Dylan James 2019: Violent Giants (Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa) 2020: Nextream (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) 2021: Nextream (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi) 2022: Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura 2023: Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori 2024: Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) v t e UWA World Trios Champions 1980s Los Fantásticos (Black Man, Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee) Los Misioneros de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, El Signo and El Texano) Los Brazos (El Brazo, Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) Los Villanos (Villano I, Villano IV and Villano V) El Triángulo de la Muerte (Kahoz, Rambo and Zandokan) 1990s The Hawaiian Beasts (Fatu, Great Kokina and The Samoan Savage) Los Misioneros de la Muerte (Black Power II, Negro Navarro and El Signo) El Engendro, Shu El Guerrero and Scorpio Jr. Los Misioneros de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, Rocky Santana and El Signo) Shu El Guerrero, Scorpio Jr. and Villano V 2000s Crazy-Max (Cima, Suwa and Big Fuji) M2K (Darkness Dragon, Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki) Dragon Kid, Magnum Tokyo and Ryo Saito M2K (Darkness Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki and Susumu Mochizuki) Italian Connection (Milano Collection A. T., Yossino and "brother" Yasshi) Do Fixer (Genki Horiguchi, Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka) Shin M2K (Kenichiro Arai, Dragon Kid and Masaaki Mochizuki) Italian Connection (Milano Collection A. T., Condotti Shuji and Yossino) Hagure Gundam/Aagan Iisou (Toru Owashi, Condotti Shuji and Yassini) Kenichiro Arai, Dragon Kid and Second Doi Gedo, Jado and Katsushi Takemura Los Salseros Japoneses (Takayasu Fukuda, Pineapple Hanai and Takeshi Minamino) Hell's Demons (Takuya Sugawara, Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei) Nobutaka Araya, Toru Owashi and Takuya Sugawara The Italian Four Horsemen (Francesco Togo, Piza Michinoku and Antonio Honda) Belt Hunter×Hunter (Danshoku Dino, Hikaru Sato and Masa Takanashi) 2010s Tokyo Gurentai (Fujita, Mazada and Nosawa Rongai) Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Takoyakida Ebessan (III), Kanjyuro Matsuyama and Kuishinbo Kamen Hikaru Sato, Keisuke Ishii and Yoshihiko Great Kojika, Mr. #6 and Riho Shit Heart♥Foundation (Hikaru Sato, Michael Nakazawa and Tomomitsu Matsunaga) Disaster-Box (Harashima, Toru Owashi and Yukihiro Abe) Jackets (Jiro Kuroshio, Seiki Yoshioka and Yasufumi Nakanoue) Real Desperado (Kazma Sakamoto, Koji Doi and Nosawa Rongai) Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka and Tajiri Andy Wu, Daiki Inaba and Seiki Yoshioka Jun Kasai, Nosawa Rongai and Shuji Kondo New Era (Daiki Inaba, Kohei Fujimura and Yusuke Kodama) Kaz Hayashi, Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo New Era (Andy Wu, Koji Doi and Kumagoro) Kaz Hayashi, Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo Jay Freddie, Jiro Kuroshio and Kumagoro Ganseki Tanaka, Manabu Soya and Nosawa Rongai New Era (Jiro Kuroshio, Koji Doi and Kumagoro) Enfants Terribles (Seigo Tachibana, Shotaro Ashino and Yusuke Kodama) New Era (Koji Doi, Kumagoro and Takanori Ito) Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura, Isami Kodaka and Ryuichi Sekine) Takato Nakano, Takumi Tsukamoto and Yasu Urano Sparky (Ryota Nakatsu, Naoki Tanizaki and Akiyori Takizawa) 2020s Viva México Cabrones (Billy Ken Kid, Masamune and Tsubasa) Andy Wu, Hub and Ultimate Spider Jr. Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka, Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura) Aagan Iisou (Shuji Kondo, Takuya Sugawara and Toru Owashi) (current) v t e Wrestle-1 Alumni Andy Wu Cima Daiki Inaba El Lindaman Jiro Kuroshio Jun Kasai Kaz Hayashi Keiji Muto/The Great Muta Manabu Soya Masayuki Kono Mazada René Duprée Ryoji Sai Ryuki Honda Seiki Yoshioka Shotaro Ashino Shuji Kondo Takanori Ito Yusuke Kodama Championships Singles Wrestle-1 Championship Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship Wrestle-1 Result Championship Tag team Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship F-1 Tag Team Championship UWA World Trios Championship Tournaments Wrestle-1 Grand Prix Wrestle-1 Tag League Events 2014 Bound for Glory Kaisen: Outbreak Partnerships All Japan Pro Wrestling All Star Wrestling Dragon Gate Hoodslam House of Glory Pro Wrestling Land's End Oriental Wrestling Entertainment Reality of Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Wrestling New Classic Category v t e Wrestle-1 Champions Masayuki Kono Keiji Muto Kai Hideki Suzuki Manabu Soya Yuji Hino Daiki Inaba Shotaro Ashino T-Hawk Katsuhiko Nakajima Kaz Hayashi v t e Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) TriggeR (Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo) Real Desperado (Kazma Sakamoto and Yuji Hino) Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) Kaz Hayashi and Kotaro Suzuki New Era (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) Masayuki Kono and Takanori Ito new Wild order (Manabu Soya and Akira) Enfant Terribles (Kuma Arashi and Shotaro Ashino) Jiro Kuroshio and Masato Tanaka Shuji Kondo and Koji Doi Masayuki Kono and Alejandro Shuji Kondo and Seigo Tachibana Enfant Terribles (Shotaro Ashino and Yusuke Kodama) Daiki Inaba and Koji Doi v t e Sugiura-gun Members Dick Togo Kazma Sakamoto Hajime Ohara Seiki Yoshioka Kaz Hayashi Nosawa Rongai Kazunari Murakami Daisuke Nakamura Kenta Takashi Sugiura Hideki Suzuki Kazushi Sakuraba El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Kazuyuki Fujita René Duprée Kendo Kashin Timothy Thatcher Saxon Huxley Associates Masahiro Chono Yoshiaki Fujiwara Toru Yano Satoshi Kojima Sub-groups Sugiura-gun International TakaKoji v t e Zero1 International Lightweight Tag Team Champions 2000s Ikuto Hidaka and Dick Togo Low Ki and Leonardo Spanky Tomohiro Ishii and Tatsuhito Takaiwa Kaz Hayashi and Leonardo Spanky Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) Minoru Fujita and Takuya Sugawara Ikuto Hidaka and Munenori Sawa 2010s Takuya Sugawara and Kaijin Habu Otoko Ikuto Hidaka and Takafumi Ito Takuya Sugawara and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi Jimmyz (Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora) Takuya Sugawara and Mineo Fujita Shawn Guinness and Frank David Billy Ken Kid and Tigers Mask Takuya Sugawara and "brother" Yasshi Shuji Kondo and Seiki Yoshioka Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa Dangan Yankees (Ikuto Hidaka and Fujita Hayato) Isami Kodaka and Takumi Tsukamoto Cavalry (Ryuichi Sekine and Ryota Nakatsu) Junior Saints (Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka) Ikuto Hidaka and Takuya Sugawara Masamune and Sugi Fuminori Abe and Ikuto Hidaka Kubota Brothers (Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota) Billy Ken Kid and Hub 2020s Sugi and Raicho

• 1973 births
• Professional wrestlers from Tokyo
• Japanese male professional wrestlers
• Living people
• Japanese professional wrestling trainers
• Professional wrestling executives
• All Asia Tag Team Champions
• World Junior Heavyweight Champions (AJPW)
• World Tag Team Champions (AJPW)
• UWA World Trios Champions
• Wrestle-1 Champions
• Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions
• Strongest-K Champions
• G-Infinity Champions
• International Lightweight Tag Team Champions (Zero1)
• World's Strongest Tag Determination League winners