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2 [[caption-width-right:350:New Stage Battle Wrestling]]
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4 [[caption-width-right:350:Dramatic & Dynamic]]
5-->''"Masashi Aoyagi of the Skinheads group was the only pushed wrestler who didn't sign a new contract for this year and he instead is forming his own promotion called Martial Arts Pro Wrestling with its debut show on 2/18..."''
6-->-- Dave Meltzer
7
8-->''"Former New Japan wrestler Masashi Aoyagi (Skinheads) formed his own promotion called Shinkakutogi Pro Wrestling, or NSBW (New Stage Battle as Wrestling)."''
9-->-- Dave Meltzer again
10
11!!As a whole for both Seishin Kaikan and New Stage Battle Pro Wrestling:
12* FactionMotto: "Dramatic and Dynamic".
13* LetsGetDangerous: Averted, everyone that fought against the Shooto guys got their asses kicked in seconds.
14* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Almost everyone.
15* ShortLivedBigImpact: Sort of, it was one of the major things that cast doubt in the claim that "pro wrestling is the strongest fighting discipline" that NJPW was fond of claiming.
16
17[[foldercontrol]]
18
19[[folder:Seishin Kaikan members]]
20!!!Masashi Aoyagi
21* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Was the president of the Seishin Kaikan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} organization.
22* CoolTeacher: Trained Akitoshi Saito, Shigekazu Tajiri, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, and U.M.A..
23* GameBreakingInjury: Retired on May 9, 2015 in a motorcycle accident, a severe leg injury with multiple fractures, which forced him to end his career as a wrestler.
24* IKnowKarate: Trained in Kyokushin before founding Seishin Kaikan and his wrestling career. He actually started out as a Shitō-ryū practitioner after he dropped out of high school and also participated in a Seidokaikan tournament.
25* PowerTrio: With his trainees Akitoshi Saito and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga as Seishin Keikan.
26* RedBaron: "Tamashī no Shūgeki-te" ("The Soul Kicker"), "Kanchō no Seishinkaikan" ("The Director of Seishinkaikan")
27* StartMyOwn: Founded Seishin Kaikan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} and Shin Kakutō Puroresu (New Stage Battle Wrestling).
28* StoutStrength: A bit pudgy.
29
30!!!Mitsuhiro Matsunaga
31* AlliterativeName
32* TheApprentice: To Masashi Aoyagi and Yukio Mizutani.
33* CoolTeacher: Trained Sanshiro Takagi. He also a UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} teacher.
34* GarbageWrestling: A veteran of Wrestling/{{FMW}} since its beginnings, as well as W*ING and Big Japan and was mostly known this type of wrestling.
35* GuestFighter: Also appeared in Battlarts.
36* HiddenDepths: Owns a steakhouse in Tokyo called "Mr. Danger's Steakhouse". He also breeds tropical fish as a hobby and is an avid arm-wrestler.
37* IKnowKarate: A Seishin Keikan and Kansui-Ryu pratitioner and once worked for the World Karate Association. He also trained in SumoWrestling in high school.
38* RedBaron: "Mr Danger".
39* UrExample: He is renowned for participating in the first-ever deathmatch in Japanese wrestling history on December 10, 1989 and is also credited for participating in a Piranha Deathmatch against Kendo Nagasaki (Kazuo Sakurada) on August 19, 1996, which has been considered to be the most popular and greatest deathmatch in Japanese wrestling history by wrestling journalists and many sports websites and Matsunaga has received critical acclaim for his performance.
40
41!!!Akitoshi Saito
42* TheApprentice: To Masashi Aoyagi and Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara.
43* IKnowKarate: A student of Masashi Aoyagi in Seishin Kaikan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} before his wrestling career. He was originally a Kyokushin practitioner.
44* RedBaron: "{{Shinigami}}" ("Reaper"), "Wild Cat Heart".
45* StoutStrength: He mixed his karate skills with power moves and is a hefty dude.
46* TearsOfRemorse: Was Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa's final opponent and the one who gave him the suplex that ended his life. He openly bawled at his tribute show during the 10-bell salute.
47
48!!!Kenichi Sakakibara
49* TheApprentice: To Masashi Aoyagi.
50* GuestFighter: Showed up in Battlarts for a Special Vale Tudo match against Manabu Hara.
51* IKnowKarate: A Seishin Keikan practitioner.
52* {{Jobber}}
53* UnknownCharacter: For some reason he is listed on English sites as "Mr Kitamura".
54
55!!!Shigekazu Tajiri
56* EightiesHair: Quite close to a mullet.
57* TheApprentice: To Masashi Aoyagi.
58* IKnowKarate: A student of Masashi Aoyagi in Seishin Kaikan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} before his wrestling career.
59* {{Jobber}}
60
61!!!Tetsuo Yamatomi
62* TheApprentice: To Masashi Aoyagi.
63* IKnowKarate: A Seishin Keikan practitioner.
64* {{Jobber}}
65[[/folder]]
66
67[[folder:Affiliated wrestlers & staff]]
68!!!Toyonari Fujita
69* {{Acrofatic}}: During his prime, in which he could do standing moonsaults and the like while being quite stout. During his 2012 return he'd lost quite a bit of weight.
70* TheApprentice: To Mr. Pogo and Super Delfín.
71* TheBrute: He was big, he was mean, and except for a very short stint in an age-based stable was a heel for his entire Wrestling/DragonGate run.
72* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He has a background in powerlifting and is a power based wrestler.
73* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Went from the first non Toryumon or Wrestling/DragonGate trueborn to hold the Dream Gate Title, to a part time performer, to... just quietly not getting booked anymore.
74** TheBusCameBack: He went back for a few months in the fall of 2012, long enough to briefly hold the Triangle Gate belts even.
75* CoolMask: With quite a few of his gimmicks.
76* TheDragonslayer: His gimmick as Toryu.
77* HiddenDepths: Has a background in artistic gymnastics which explains his acrofatness.
78* TheIdiotFromOsaka: From Kishiwada, Osaka.
79* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Akihabara Mask, Big Boss MA-G-MA, Dragon Winger, Enryu Murasaki, Kaiju Tritos, Kaiju Zagarau, Kaiju Zeta Mandora, Magnitude Akihabara, Magnitude Kishiwada (his current gimmick), Magnitude Tokyo, Maruo-kun, Monster Zeta Mandora, Shienryu, Tank Man , Toryu, Turbo Muscle, and Violence Revenger. His real name is Toyonari Fujita.
80* [[IKnowKarate I Know Shoot Wrestling]]: Trained briefly at the Super Tiger Gym and possibly had a MMA match in Shooto ("possibly" because some sources say his place it was ''Yuji'' Fujita, not Toyonari Fujita).
81* {{Kaiju}}: As Monster Zeta Mandora.
82* PintSizedPowerhouse: Very much like other Wrestling/DragonGate wrestlers Fujii or Cyber Kong, Kishiwada is fairly small compared to the long tradition of Japanese heavyweights (and it can be argued that after his weight loss he is not a heavyweight anymore), but has an insane amount of strength and is able to do easily elevated powerbombs and drivers.
83* RedBaron: "Osaka de Ichiban Tsuyo Otoko" ("The Strongest Man in Osaka").
84* UnstoppableForceMeetsImmovableObject: Magnitude's match against Cyber Kong in Wrestling/DragonGate. Magnitude won.
85* WorldsStrongestMan: He is billed as the strongest man in Osaka.
86
87!!!Tomokazu/Yuichi Fukaya
88* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling
89* {{Jobber}}: Had only one fight in Shooto against Kenji Kawaguchi, which he lost.
90* StartMyOwn: Founded Daiwa Entertainment Pro Wrestling.
91
92!!!Takashi Hara
93* IKnowKarate: And amateur wrestling.
94* UnknownCharacter
95
96!!!Katsumi Hirano
97* EightiesHair: Close to a mullet.
98* TheApprentice: To Masahiko Takasugi, Ryuma Go, and Apollo Sugawara.
99* CanonImmigrant: Came from Ryuma Go's promotions Pioneer Senshi and Oriental Pro.
100* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Katsumi Hirano, Mr. Gannosuke #3, Mr. Iwanonosuke, Mr. Iwanosuke, The Madness, and The Scalper.
101* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}
102* {{Jobber}}
103
104!!!Hiroshi Itakura
105* TheApprentice: To Masahiko Takasugi, Ryuma Go, and Apollo Sugawara.
106* CanonImmigrant: Came from Ryuma Go's promotions Pioneer Senshi and Oriental Pro.
107* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]
108* {{Jobber}}
109
110!!!Yoshiro Ito
111* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]
112* {{Jobber}}
113* LeotardOfPower: An amateur wrestling one.
114* ShoutOut: Has wrestled as Rikio Ito, after Wrestling/RikiChoshu.
115* SuplexFinisher: Used a lot of suplexes for his offense.
116* StoutStrength: Was 264 lbs in his prime and was a powerhouse wrestler.
117
118!!!Jun Kikuwada
119* BoxingBattler: At first he exclusively worked in Different Styles Matches as a boxer. He later learned how to wrestle properly and ironically had a Different Styles Match in PWFG as a wrestler against another boxer.
120* [[IKnowKarate I Know Boxing]]: He also has trained in amateur wrestling.
121* {{Jobber}}: Had two fights against Yuki Nakai, both which he lost. He also was in a few different styles matches in which he lost most of them.
122* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His surname is also spelled as Kikawada.
123
124!!!Masahiko Kochi
125* TheApprentice: To Katsuji Adachi, Wrestling/RikiChoshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu.
126* GarbageWrestling: Became a regular wrestler for Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
127* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]
128* {{Jobber}}
129* RedBaron: "Troubleshooter".
130
131!!!Yukinori Matsui
132* CombatReferee: Has worked for Oriental Pro Wrestling, New Stage Battle Wrestling, WAR, Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling, Osaka Pro Wrestling, and Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam.
133* StartMyOwn: Promoted his own wrestling shows for a while called Bikkuri Puroresu (Surprise Pro Wrestling).
134* StoutStrength: Subverted, he is known to be stout, but has never demonstrated his strength and is known to be quite gentle.
135
136!!!Hiroshi Osumi
137* AnimalMotifs / SharkMan: As Shinjuku Shark.
138* TheApprentice: To Yoshiaki Yatsu.
139* BoxingBattler: Fought with boxing gloves on.
140* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Hiroshi Osumi, SAMA #3, Shinjuku "Rocky" Same, Shinjuku Same, and Shinjuku Shark.
141* [[IKnowKarate I Know Boxing]]: A former pro boxer.
142
143!!!Shingo Shigeta
144* AlliterativeName
145* TheApprentice: To Hidetaka Aso and Animal Hamaguchi.
146* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: At Animal Hamaguchi's Dojo and later trained in Submission Arts Wrestling.
147* LeotardOfPower: An amateur wrestling one.
148* {{Jobber}}: Had only one fight in Shooto against a debuting Enson Inoue and lost.
149
150!!!Hideo Takayama
151* AffectionateParody: His gimmick as Willie Takayama was one to karateka Willie Williams.
152* CanonImmigrant: Originally from W*ING.
153* CoolMask: When wrestling as Yaiba.
154* GarbageWrestling: Has wrestled for W*ING and Wrestling/{{FMW}}.
155* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as BADBOY Hido, Hido, Hido Takayama, Hideo Takayama, Willie Takayama, and Yaiba.
156* IKnowKarate: As well as SumoWrestling.
157* RagsToRiches: Was homeless after a failed business before he turned to pro wrestling.
158* RedBaron: "Bad Boy".
159* WrestlingFamily: His wife is Wrestling/{{FMW}} joshi wrestler Megumi Kudo.
160
161!!!Ichiro Yaguchi
162* TheApprentice: To Animal Hamaguchi, Isamu Teranishi, Katsuji Adachi, Wrestling/RikiChoshu, and Yoshiaki Yatsu.
163* CoolTeacher: Works as a music teacher at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo
164* GeniusBruiser: Has a degree from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Jazz Composition.
165* HiddenDepths: Is also a musician, author and actor. He has composed music for Japanese Platform/PlayStation games and appeared twice at the Fuji Rock Festival in Yuzawa.
166* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Black Yaguchi, Crypt Keeper, Ichiro Yaguchi, Jesus Yaguchi, Mayogun #1, Monster Leather, Mr. Gannosuke #2, Mr. Gennosuke, Mr. Imunosuke, Mr. Rocknosuke, Professor Yaguchi, and Raijin Yaguchi.
167* IKnowKarate: A Shintaido practitioner, he also trained in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}, UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}}, amateur wrestling, UsefulNotes/{{Aikido}} and he even trained UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling at the Pro Wrestling Fujiwara-Gumi Dojo but never debuted there.
168* RedBaron: "Rock'n'Roll Crusader", "Shijō Saikyō no Myūjishan" ("History's Strongest Musician"), "Ainodendōshi" ("Missionary of Love").
169
170!!!Keisuke Yamada
171* AnimalMotifs: A buffalo.
172* AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Was once the president of IWA Japan.
173* CoolMask: As Black Buffalo until he got unmasked.
174* CoolTeacher: Trained Sachie Nishibori.
175* DramaticUnmask: When he lost a "mask vs. mask" match to Tigers Mask.
176* GarbageWrestling: Most notably in IWA Japan.
177* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Black Buffalo, Black Búfalo, Black Vampire Buffalo, Buffalo, Inaba no Buffalo, Keisuke Yamada, Mōgyūma, Mōgyūma Aratame Tawara Tōda, Orix Buffalo, Rojo del Sol, Tawara Tōda, and Zombie.
178* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}
179* MaskedLuchador: As Black Buffalo until he got unmasked.
180* RedBaron: "Tactical Violence".
181* ShoutOut: His gimmick as Black Buffalo was inspired by Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes baseball team.
182* VitriolicBestBuds: With Tigers Mask in Osaka Pro Wrestling. Tigers Mask unmasked Yamada and yet they are also two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions. Also both of their chracters were inspired by national baseball teams.
183
184!!!Yukimasa Yokota
185* AlliterativeName
186* GoodOldFisticuffs: Didn't seem to know much grappling, his main weapons were body punches, kicks and knees.
187* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/MuayThai
188[[/folder]]
189
190[[folder:Other wrestlers and figures]]
191!!!Keita Fukuada
192* BoxingBattler
193* GuestFighter: Was a boxer brought in for mixed styles matches.
194* [[IKnowKarate I Know Boxing]]
195
196!!!Hiromichi Fuyuki
197* TheApprentice: To Isao Yoshihara and Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu.
198* TheChessmaster: Was the last head booker of Wrestling/{{FMW}} before it closed down. He was also for a time FMW Commissioner.
199* CoolTeacher: Trained Gedo.
200* GuestFighter: From Wrestle Association R.
201* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as either Hiromichi (real name), Kodo (most known ring name), Ricky (after Riki Choshu) or Samson (not sure) Fuyuki.
202* PosthumousCredit: Is perhaps the only wrestler to participate in a match posthumously, as before his death he planned to come out of retirement and had been scheduled to face Wrestling/ShinyaHashimoto in a barbed wire deathmatch, and the planned match indeed went ahead. After a ceremony in Kawasaki stadium honouring Fuyuki, Hashimoto clutched an urn containing Fuyuki's ashes and flung himself into the barbed wire, giving Fuyuki a final victory.
203* PowerStable: Team No Respect.
204* PowerTrio: With Jado and Gedo as Fuyuki-Gun. Also with Apollo Sugawara and Masahiko Takasugi (aka Ultra Seven) as "Wakate Sanbagarasu" ("Young Three Wings").
205* RedBaron: "Macho Body".
206* StartMyOwn: Founded World Entertainment Wrestling.
207* TagTeam: With Toshiaki Kawada as Footloose.
208
209!!!Gedo
210-->''"WWE has characters, and it's not that big a deal. You need characters that people can understand and like, but that's not as important as skill. Characters are different in the United States than they are in Japan. Skill and fighting spirit are most important, much more than character, in Japan. Ultimately, my most important thing is my partner, Jado. I choose to stay with my partner."''
211
212%%* Beard Of Evil
213* BadassesWearBandanas: It even covers his eyes.
214%%* Bald Of Evil
215* TheChessmaster: Is a co-head booker of NJPW with Jado and were named "Bookers of the Year" by the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter for four consecutive years.
216* CoolMask: As Masked CTU-G.
217* GuestFighter: At the time, from Wrestle Association R.
218* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Gedo, Black Eyed Man, Black Wolf, Bulldog K.T., Crush, CTU KISS-GESS, Keiji Takayama (his real name), Masked CTU-G.
219* TheMentor: To Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada.
220* PowerStable: Team No Respect.
221* PowerTrio: With Jado and Hiromichi Fuyuki in WAR and Wrestling/{{FMW}}
222* RedBaron: "Super Fly", "Complete Fighter", "Raintaker", "The Wrestling/DustyRhodes Of Japan".
223* ThoseTwoGuys: With Jado, [[HeterosexualLifePartner for almost all of his career]].
224
225!!!Jado
226-->''"Two of them were Jado and Gedo, who I'd met while they were making pennies working in Mexico. They'd follow [[Wrestling/UltimoDragon Dragon]]'s path and gone to Mexico after being told they were too small for New Japan. They were also tremendous performers and were major contributors to the strengthening WAR junior division."''
227-->-- Wrestling/ChrisJericho, in his autobiography; A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex.
228
229* AlternateCompanyEquivalent / SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: As Captain Noah to Captain New Japan.
230%%* Bald Of Evil
231* TheChessmaster: Is a co-head booker of NJPW with Gedo and were named "Bookers of the Year" by the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter for four consecutive years. He is also the current booker of Wrestling/ProWrestlingNoah.
232* CoolMask: As Captain NOAH and Masked CTU-J.
233* GuestFighter: At the time, from Wrestle Association R.
234* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Jado, Boat People Joe, Captain NOAH, Coolie SZ, CTU KISS-JISS, Masked CTU-J, Punish, and Shoji Akiyoshi (his real name).
235* PluckyComicRelief: As Captain Noah.
236* PowerStable: Team No Respect.
237* PowerTrio: With Gedo and Hiromichi Fuyuki in WAR and Wrestling/{{FMW}}
238* RedBaron: "Wrestling Master", "Crash" as Coolie SZ, and for some reason "Stan".
239* ThoseTwoGuys: With Gedo, [[HeterosexualLifePartner for almost all of his career]].
240
241!!!Eric Kirk
242* GuestFighter
243* RedBaron: "The {{Bouncer}}".
244* UnknownCharacter: There is not much information known about him, besides that he was a gaijin.
245
246!!!Kuniaki Kobayashi
247* AffectionateNickname: Is called "Sanpei-chan" by his friends.
248* AlliterativeName
249* AlmightyJanitor: The caretaker of the NJPW Dojo, which basically means he is a glorified janitor.
250* BigEater: Was noted to be one by his peers.
251* CombatCommentator: Sometimes fills this role in NJPW shows.
252* CoolOldGuy: To the New Japan guys nowadays.
253* {{Determinator}}: Survived colorectal and liver cancer, leaving him with a large scar under his chest.
254* EmbarrassingNickname: Was called "Not So Strong Kobayashi" during his early career to avoid confusion with Strong Kobayashi.
255* GameBreakingInjury: His fight with cancer forced him into retirement in 2000.
256* GuestFighter: From Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling. He also did an exhibition match with Wrestling/SatoruSayama in Shooto.
257* HeroicBuild: A fan of Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham and does UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}}.
258* PintSizedPowerhouse: A junior heavyweight wrestler for all of his career.
259* RedBaron: "Tiger Hunter".
260* TheRival: Known for his feuds with Wrestling/SatoruSayama as Tiger Mask and Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa as Tiger Mask and Tiger Mask II respectively.
261* VitriolicBestBuds: In real life with Wrestling/SatoruSayama.
262
263!!!Antonina Mautaura
264* ActionGirl
265* BoxingBattler: Wore kickboxing gloves for her matches.
266* GuestFighter
267* IKnowKarate: As well as UsefulNotes/{{Kickboxing}}.
268* {{Jobber}}
269
270!!![[Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke Masa Michinoku/The Great Sasuke]]
271
272!!!Monkey Magic Wakita/Super Delfín
273* TheApprentice: To Wally Yamaguchi, Apollo Sugawara, Atsushi Onita, Gran Hamada, and has also trained at the NJPW Dojo.
274* BigBad: Of Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling.
275* CoolMask
276* CoolTeacher: Has trained Gamma, Gran Naniwa, HUB and Yohei Nakajima.
277* GuestFighter: From Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling.
278* HeroicDolphin: Subverted. He is an evil example.
279* HiddenDepths: Collects uniforms of professional baseball teams and action figures
280* IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Hiroto Wakita (his real name), Momotaro, Monkey Magic Wakita, Super Delfin, and Super Dolphin.
281* [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Sambo}}: Trained in it before his pro wrestling career.
282* MaskedLuchador: One of the most famous lucharesu wrestlers ever.
283* PowerStable: Delfin Army.
284* RedBaron: "Kansai no Eiyū" ("Hero of Kansai"), "Senor Perfect".
285* StartMyOwn: Founded Osaka Pro Wrestling, Okinawa Pro Wrestling, and Kaisen Puroresu.
286* SuperDrowningSkills: Ironically, despite his gimmick, in real life he can't swim.
287* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: He developed the Osaka Rinkai Uppercut move while training with Takehiro Murahama in 1997 in order to make his return to the ring.
288
289!!!Takanobu Suzuki
290* BoxingBattler
291* GuestFighter: Was a boxer brought in for mixed styles matches.
292* [[IKnowKarate I Know Boxing]]: A professional boxer.
293
294!!!Hanbay Terauchi
295* CombatCommentator: He has been a regular commentator for promotions like Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling, Battlarts, etc.
296* NonActionGuy
297
298!!!Takashi Tsukuda
299* AlliterativeName
300* BoxingBattler
301* GuestFighter: Was a boxer brought in for mixed styles matches.
302* [[IKnowKarate I Know Boxing]]: A former IBF Japanese welterweight boxing champion.

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