History Wrestling / RikiChoshu

As usual, you can find the basics at [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Choshu The Other Wiki]].

** Had real life confrontations with Wrestling/AkiraMaeda, Wrestling/KojiKitao, the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation staff and other shoot wrestlers. In fact, Choshu is known as an anti-shoot-style militant.

* CripplingOverspecialization: According to Fumihiko Niikura, Choshu's wrestling was unstoppable when they sparred for real in the gym, being the Olympian he is, but he was not so good in groundwork and didn't like to work on that aspect.

[[caption-width-right:252:The revolution warrior.]]
Riki Choshu (born Kwak Gwang-ung, later Mitsuo Yoshida, December 3, 1951)) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese zainichi {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, famous for his work in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and other promotions. He started as an amateur wrestler, even reaching the 1972 Summer Olympics, but ended up joining NJPW after being scouted by Wrestling/AntonioInoki himself. He was initially a part of the company's babyface army, but being constantly OvershadowedByAwesome in most fields by Wrestling/TatsumiFujinami led him to revolt against the system and create a rogue faction named Kakumeigun. The rivalry between Choshu and Fujinami was so successful that the former decided to leave the promotion with his army, form a new symbolic company named Japan Wrestling Association and allying with Giant Baba's Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling. Having helped AJPW to reach prime time, Choshu and company returned to NJPW in a position of power, which didn't avoid them to clash against another rogue faction led by Wrestling/AkiraMaeda which had taken their place in their absence. Choshu would thrive despite all the odds and became the booker of NJPW, which he kept until his second departure in 2002. After trying luck with more companies, Fighting World of Japan and Riki Pro, and taking part on Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE, he returned to New Japan once for all and resumed his position, which he keeps today.

* UrExample: Innovated the Sasori-gatame, better known as [[Wrestling/BretHart the Sharpshooter]] and/or [[Wrestling/{{Sting}} Scorpion Deathlock]].

!!! "Revolution Tropes":

Riki Choshu (b. Kwak Gwang-ung, later Mitsuo Yoshida, in 1963) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese zainichi {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, famous for his work in Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and other promotions. He started as an amateur wrestler, even reaching the 1972 Summer Olympics, but ended up joining NJPW after being scouted by Wrestling/AntonioInoki himself. He was initially a part of the company's babyface army, but being constantly OvershadowedByAwesome in most fields by Wrestling/TatsumiFujinami led him to revolt against the system and create a rogue faction named Kakumeigun. The rivalry between Choshu and Fujinami was so successful that the former decided to leave the promotion with his army, form a new symbolic company named Japan Wrestling Association and allying with Giant Baba's Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling. Having helped AJPW to reach prime time, Choshu and company returned to NJPW in a position of power, which didn't avoid them to clash against another rogue faction led by Wrestling/AkiraMaeda which had taken their place in their absence. Choshu would thrive despite all the odds and became the booker of NJPW, which he kept until his second departure in 2002. After trying luck with more companies, Fighting World of Japan and Riki Pro, and taking part on Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE, he returned to New Japan once for all and resumed his position, which he keeps today.

** Genichiro Tenryu

* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: A former Olympic wrestler.