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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:300:Enter The Bukō Dōjō]] |
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| 4 | [[caption-width-right:300:IKnowKarate]] |
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| 6 | ->''"It looks like there will be cooperation between the new Kitao promotion which opens 1/21 and WAR. Wrestling/KojiKitao, who heads the group, used to wrestle for SWS, which preceded WAR, before being fired after a non-match with Earthquake Wrestling/JohnTenta which nearly got totally out of hand and resulted in Kitao grabbing the house mic and telling everyone that pro wrestling was fake. Koki Kitahara of WAR will oppose Kitao in the first main event. Supposedly Kitao's group will work a shoot-style. The plan seems to be to build up for a Tenryu vs. Kitao match in June at Budokan Hall. Kitao's last pro wrestling match, in 1992, was against Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada at Budokan Hall and sold out weeks in advance doing a monster gate. WAR wrestler Ishinriki will wrestle Michigan indie Wrestling/AlSnow in the semifinal on the first Kitao show. Pete Tazello (Tazmaniac), James Magnum (Minneapolis) and J.R. Carson (Minneapolis) will work against rookies from the Kitao dojo and Rico Fredrico vs. Wellington Wilkens Jr. opens the show."'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''Dave Meltzer''' |
| 8 | |
| 9 | !!As a whole |
| 10 | * CutTheSafetyRope: Not an actual example of this trope, but the promotion used a ropeless wrestling ring from 1995 onwards. |
| 11 | * FusionDance: At the end of its short life, its dojo merged into Wrestling/UltimoDragon's Wrestling/{{Toryumon}} Gym. |
| 12 | * IKnowKarate: The promotion has some ties to Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}}, with most of the trainees being practitioners and also used their logo to mark it as an affiliate. Kitao’s actual style was Kokusai Kukendo Karate, a rather obscure style with additional techniques from Chinese Kempo, and even UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}. |
| 13 | * TheRemnant: What the dojo trainees became when they joined Toryumon. |
| 14 | * SpinOff: It was sort of a offshoot brand of Wrestling Association R as they mostly featured other WAR wrestlers and sent the dojo's trainees to their shows. |
| 15 | * ThunderDrum: This promotion led by a man nicknamed "Thunderstorm" used a drum in the place of a bell. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Kitao Dojo trainees]] |
| 20 | !!!Noriaki Kawabata |
| 21 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 22 | * CanonImmigrant: Another Kitao Dojo trainee that went to Toryumon and Wrestling/DragonGate. |
| 23 | * FolkMusic: After adopting the name of BATA-yan, he started wearing a kimono and singing Japanese traditional music to the ring. |
| 24 | * IKnowKarate: Another Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. His gimmick, however, was more based in MMA and submissions. |
| 25 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: A metal pan. |
| 26 | * StartMyOwn: Founded [=DragonDoor=], also known as d2p, and its sequel El Dorado. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | !!!Akio Kobayashi |
| 29 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 30 | * IKnowKarate: Another Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | !!!Keiichi Kono |
| 33 | * AlliterativeName |
| 34 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 35 | * ButtMonkey: In Wrestling/DragonGate. Not to the extent of Raimu Mishima or Wrestling/AkiraTozawa's early days, but he spent a good portion of his career trying to convince people to team with him or let him join their stables, only for them to turn on him at the last second. |
| 36 | * CanonImmigrant: Went to Wrestling/{{Toryumon}} after Kitao Dojo closed. |
| 37 | * TheDogBitesBack: In Wrestling/DragonGate he spent enough time being slapped around and mistreated that he eventually snapped, changed his name to Chocoflake K-ICHI and joined M2K. |
| 38 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: His final Wrestling/{{Toryumon}} appearance was a squash loss in 0:49 to CIMA. |
| 39 | * HiddenDepths: He works in the food industry now since retiring from wrestling and owns several restaurants and pubs. He actually had a restaurant before wrestling but closed it after the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. |
| 40 | * IKnowKarate: Another Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 41 | * NonIndicativeName: His ring name in Toryumon, Chocoball KOBE, was likely inspired from Chocoball Mukai, but he didn't sport the same gimmick (or any in particular). |
| 42 | * RedBaron: "Brown Scalawag". |
| 43 | * SixthRangerTraitor: Was TARU's assistant in Crazy MAX for a months until he betrayed them and turned face. Not very surprising, as KOBE was part of the Kitao Dojo team which was squashed by Crazy MAX when they recruited TARU. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | !!!Toshikazu Mineno |
| 46 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 47 | * IKnowKarate: A Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 48 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 49 | |
| 50 | !!!Wrestling/MasaakiMochizuki |
| 51 | |
| 52 | !!!Takashi Okamura |
| 53 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 54 | * AuthorityEqualsAssKicking: Took over Kitao Dojo when Wrestling/KojiKitao retired. He later became President of Wrestling/DragonGate. |
| 55 | * BadBoss: Towards Stalker Ichikawa. Despite Okamura already being the Wrestling/DragonGate chairman, he used to don his karategi and squash Stalker in opening matches for fun. |
| 56 | * CanonImmigrant: Went to Wrestling/{{Toryumon}} after Kitao Dojo closed. |
| 57 | * GuestFighter: Appeared at a PWFG show, though for some reason English sites erroneously list him as Bruiser Okamoto. |
| 58 | * IKnowKarate: A Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 59 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mostly. |
| 60 | * RedBaron: Apparently, he got "Devilman" as a nickname while training in the Kitao Dojo, and nowadays is often called "Devilman President". He even used to sport his hair like the manga's protagonist as a ShoutOut. |
| 61 | * StartMyOwn: Founded Wrestling/DragonGate when Wrestling/UltimoDragon left Wrestling/{{Toryumon}} for WWE and taking all the trademarks he owned with him. |
| 62 | * {{Yakuza}}: He has some of their mannerisms when he's suited up and conducting business. This is likely a subtle reference to his martial background, as Shidokan has a reputation to be the yakuza's favourite martial arts gym franchise in Japan. |
| 63 | |
| 64 | !!!Ryushiro Suzuki |
| 65 | * EightiesHair: Close to a mullet. |
| 66 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/KojiKitao. |
| 67 | * IKnowKarate: A Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 68 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 69 | * UnknownCharacter: Is listed as only listed as Suzuki in some sites and as ??? in others. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | !!![[Wrestling/{{TARU}} Yoshikazu Taru]] |
| 72 | [[/folder]] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[folder:Gaijins]] |
| 75 | !!!James Beard |
| 76 | * {{Autobiography}}: "The Third Man: My Life And Times Inside The Ring And Out". |
| 77 | * CombatReferee: Was the ganjin referee of SWS, WAR, and Kitao Dojo. He also worked for WCCW, USWA, GWF, NOW (Japan), NWA, Big Japan, CWF, etc. |
| 78 | * EverythingIsBigInTexas: A Texan. |
| 79 | * HeAlsoDid: Worked as a behind the scenes as a television writer, creative consultant, booker, talent agent and promoter. |
| 80 | |
| 81 | !!!Richard Byrne |
| 82 | * EightiesHair: A mullet. |
| 83 | * TheApprentice: To Walter "Killer" Kowalski. |
| 84 | * CoolTeacher: Owned Byrne's Tang Soo Do UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} Studio, which was also where Walter "Killer" Kowalski's wrestling school was. |
| 85 | * GuestFighter: From the United States Wrestling Federation. |
| 86 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know Tang Soo Do]]: A 9th degree black belt and was a training partner of Creator/ChuckNorris. |
| 87 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 88 | * RedBaron: "Superstar". |
| 89 | * StartMyOwn: Founded the short lived Superstar Pro Wrestling. |
| 90 | |
| 91 | !!!JR Carson |
| 92 | * TheApprentice: To Eddie Sharkey. |
| 93 | * CoolTeacher: Is the owner of "JR's Powerhouse Gym" in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. |
| 94 | * GuestFighter: From Pro Wrestling America. |
| 95 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 96 | * RedBaron: "The Punisher", "The Body Double". |
| 97 | * TagTeam: With James Magnum as Punisher Sledge, and Carson as Punisher Hammer of The Punishers. |
| 98 | |
| 99 | !!!Scott D'Amore |
| 100 | * {{Acrofatic}}: A hefty dude that at his heaviest, could pull off moonsaults. |
| 101 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AlSnow, Denny Kass, Doug Chevalier and Mickey Doyle. |
| 102 | * TheChessmaster: Is a booker for Wrestling/{{TNA}}. |
| 103 | * CoolTeacher: Owns the Can-Am Wrestling School and trained guys like Alex Shelley, Billy Roc, Bobo Brown, Brad Martin, Brute Issei, Buddy Austin, Cat Power, Chris Sabin, Christy Hemme, CJ Otis, Cliff [=McDonald=], Conrad Kennedy III, Covey Christ, DeAngelo Williams, Dickie Bronson, Dyson Price, Eric Young, Isis, Jason Temple, Joe Doering, John E. Bravo, Johnny Devine, Jon Bolen, Larry Destiny, Matt Duval, Max Boyer, Mike Legacy, N8 Mattson, Petey Williams, Phil Atlas, Wrestling/{{Rhyno}}, Rosemary, SUSHI, Tony Smallz, Tyson Dux, Vinnie [=DaVinci=], etc. |
| 104 | * DirtyCoward: In Wrestling/{{TNA}}. |
| 105 | * ForeignWrestlingHeel: Always down playing Americans and claiming Canadians were superior athletes. |
| 106 | * FatBastard: He loves his Canadian Bacon that's for sure. Heck, it's even his RedBaron. |
| 107 | * ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat: Few people remember him as a pro wrestler. Not only is he an accomplished wrestler on his own merit, he can do the [[{{Acrofatic}} Canadian Destroyer]]. |
| 108 | * GuestFighter: From Border City Wrestling. |
| 109 | * HiddenDepths: He is an owner of the Shots & Slices restaurant in Tecumseh, Ontario, a sports bar called "Stars of the Game" in LaSalle, Ontario, and the bar South Detroit in Windsor, Ontario. Also, his family owns D'Amore Construction in Windsor, Ontario. |
| 110 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: A hockey stick, attached to a Canadian flag. He briefly used a [[GolfClubbing golf club]] early in his career. |
| 111 | * PutOnABus: In Wrestling/{{TNA}}, after Team Canada's breakup. Prior to that, was out a good 3 months via moonsault from Lance Hoyt. |
| 112 | * RedBaron: "Canadian Bacon", "The Guidance Counselor", "Coach". |
| 113 | * SmugSnake: One of the biggest examples as he was Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Wrestling/BobbyHeenan and like this all the time especially whenever Team Canada is there to protect him or he did something illegal and didn't get caught. When he's all alone however and there's no one to protect him, his attitude quickly changes and he's begging for mercy. Faces like Wrestling/AJStyles and [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] ignored his pleas as they pummeled him. |
| 114 | * StartMyOwn: Founded Border City Wrestling and co-founded Maximum Pro Wrestling with Jason A. Brown and Rob Etcheverria. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | !!!Doug Fisher |
| 117 | %%* GuestFighter: An American freelancer. |
| 118 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 119 | |
| 120 | !!![[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Lion Do]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | !!!James/Jamie Magnum |
| 123 | %%* TheApprentice: To Eddie Sharkey. |
| 124 | * TheBrute: Used his strength to push around and beat up smaller opponents. |
| 125 | * GuestFighter: From Pro Wrestling America. |
| 126 | %%* {{Jobber}} |
| 127 | %%* RedBaron: "The Hater". |
| 128 | %%* TagTeam: With JR Carson as Punisher Hammer, and Magnum as Punisher Sledge of The Punishers. |
| 129 | |
| 130 | !!!Wrestling/AlSnow |
| 131 | |
| 132 | !!![[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Pete Taziello]] |
| 133 | [[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Others]] |
| 136 | !!!Nobutaka Araya |
| 137 | %%* TheAlcoholic: Its in his RedBaron. |
| 138 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu, Ultraseven, El Gran Apache, El Texano, Miguel Perez and Silver King. |
| 139 | %%* GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 140 | * IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as A-Chan, Araya Tsubo 8, Black A Ra Ya, Golden Cup #4, El Grand Arayada, El Hijo de Araya da Segundo, Johnny Dunn, Nobutaka Araya, Nobutaro, Nobuyoshi Araya (his real name), and Ultraseven #2. |
| 141 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling: A former sumotori. |
| 142 | %%* {{Jobber}} |
| 143 | * RedBaron: "Shōnan Suikoden" ("The Drunkard of Shonan"), "Heisei no Namakizu Otoko" ("Heisei's Injured Man"). |
| 144 | |
| 145 | !!!Daikokubō Benkei |
| 146 | * CoolMask: As the original Arashi. |
| 147 | * DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Kazumi Kotani. |
| 148 | * GarbageWrestling: Later joined Big Japan Pro Wrestling. |
| 149 | * GuestFighter: From Tokyo Pro Wrestling. |
| 150 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling: Was a former national champion, he also trained in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} before his sumo career. |
| 151 | * StoutStrength: A big dude at over 300ibs. |
| 152 | |
| 153 | !!!Choden Senshi Battle Ranger |
| 154 | * TheApprentice: To Atsushi Onita & Tarzan Goto. |
| 155 | * CombatReferee: Started as one in Wrestling/{{FMW}}. |
| 156 | * CoolMask: As Choden Senshi Battle Ranger, Choden Senshi Battle Ranger Z, Kamikaze Ninja and Ultra Tiger. |
| 157 | * {{Expy}}: Of Tiger Mask as Ultra Tiger. |
| 158 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling/{{FMW}}. |
| 159 | * IHaveManyNames: Has wrestled as Choden Senshi Battle Ranger, Choden Senshi Battle Ranger Z, Kamikaze Ninja, Policema~n, Ultra Tiger, and Yukihide Ueno (his real name). |
| 160 | * IKnowKarate: As well as UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and amateur wrestling. |
| 161 | * RedBaron: "Akaki Senshi" ("Red Warrior"). |
| 162 | * StartMyOwn: Co-founded Super Battle Pro-Wrestling FMW with Yoshiyuki Yamachika, Flying Kid Ichihara, and Hideki Takahashi |
| 163 | |
| 164 | !!!Fav |
| 165 | * UnknownCharacter: There is no information on who this guy is. |
| 166 | |
| 167 | !!!Masakazu Fukuda |
| 168 | * TheApprentice: To Masayoshi Motegi and Shinichi Nakano. |
| 169 | * DownerEnding: On April 14, 2000, Fukuda suffered a fatal head injury during a match with Wrestling/KatsuyoriShibata in the Young Lion Cup Tournament after taking a flying elbow drop. He was rushed to the hospital but died five days later on April 19 due to a brain hemorrhage; he was 27 years old. The rest of the tournament was dedicated to Fukuda's memory and was honored with a ten-bell salute and a tribute show in September of that year. |
| 170 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 171 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling: As well as amateur wrestling. |
| 172 | * PowerStable: Fighting Club G-EGGS. |
| 173 | |
| 174 | !!!Nobukazu Hirai |
| 175 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu. |
| 176 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 177 | * PutOnABus: On May 29, 2011, Hirai was involved in a backstage fight with TARU, which led to Hirai suffering a stroke after competing in a match. He would eventually undergo successful surgery and is looking to eventually return to wrestling. |
| 178 | * WrestlingFamily: Is the son of Mitsu Hirai. |
| 179 | |
| 180 | !!!Su-Il Hwang |
| 181 | * GuestFighter: From the Japanese branch of the International Taekwondo Federation. |
| 182 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Taekwondo}}: A 6th dan black belt. In 1992 he was the light-weight Sparring World Champion during the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships. At the next World Championships (1994) he obtained a bronze medal in the middle-weight division. In 2000 he was the middle-weight champion at the 1st Asian ITF Championships. In 2010 at the ITF World Veteran Championships, he won gold in both sparring (under 64kg) and patterns (6th Dan class). |
| 183 | * InkSuitActor: Served as the motion capture model for the character Hwoarang (an alternative spelling of Hwarang) in the video game Characters/Tekken3. |
| 184 | * UsefulNotes/KoreansInJapan: Is a Japanese citizen of Korean ancestry. |
| 185 | |
| 186 | !!!Kōji Ishinriki |
| 187 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu. |
| 188 | * DoNotCallMePaul: His real names is Koji Ihashi. |
| 189 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 190 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling: A former sumotori under the names Koji Wakakotetsu and Koji Ishinriki. |
| 191 | * RedBaron: "Heisei no Ushiwakamaru" ("Young Bull of Heisei") |
| 192 | * WrestlingFamily: Is the husband of LLPW wrestler Utako Hozumi. He also has a brother who was a ring announcer. |
| 193 | |
| 194 | !!!Jun Kikuchi |
| 195 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu. |
| 196 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 197 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 198 | |
| 199 | !!!Kōji Kimura |
| 200 | * AlliterativeName |
| 201 | * TheApprentice: To Yoshiji Soeno. |
| 202 | * GuestFighter: From the Shidokan organisation. |
| 203 | * IKnowKarate: A Shidokan UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} trainee. |
| 204 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 205 | |
| 206 | !!!Masanobu Kurisu |
| 207 | * TheApprentice: Was a tsukibito to Wrestling/AntonioInoki. |
| 208 | %%* ChairmanOfTheBrawl: |
| 209 | * CoolTeacher: Once had his own wrestling school and has trained Hiroaki Moriya, Kikutaro, Koji Kanemoto, Kurokage, Shigeo Okumura, Takafumi Ito, and SUSHI. |
| 210 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 211 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: In Kokushikan University. |
| 212 | * RedBaron: "Isu Daiō" ("Chair King"). |
| 213 | |
| 214 | !!!Kazuhiko/Shunme Matsuzaki |
| 215 | * TheApprentice: To Ultraseven. |
| 216 | * GarbageWrestling: Debuted for Wrestling International New Generations and regularly works for Big Japan Pro Wrestling. |
| 217 | * GuestFighter: Was a freelancer. |
| 218 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 219 | * RedBaron: "Shizukanaru Bancho" ("The Quiet Leader"). |
| 220 | * StartMyOwn: Co-founded Independent Wrestling Union with Kishin Kawabata. |
| 221 | |
| 222 | !!!Osamu Tachihikari |
| 223 | -->''"Okay, this was a tough one. Osamu Kawahara, the former sumo Tachihikari: Pride GP contestant, shoot-style wrestler and 0-4 mixed martial artist whose career lasted a grand total of 433 seconds. The man fought El Canek in a real fight. And lost. Badly. This was a little tough because, well, he rarely ever successfully did anything offensively. Thus he's kind of a sumo-MMA pastiche based on his previous career."'' |
| 224 | -->-- A profile of Tachikari from a VideoGame/FireProWrestling user [=CarlCX=] from https://steamcommunity.com |
| 225 | |
| 226 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu. |
| 227 | * DoNotCallMePaul: His real name is Osamu Kawahara. |
| 228 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. He also represented Social Pro Wrestling Federation in his MMA fights and also appeared at a Seikendo event. |
| 229 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] SumoWrestling: A former sumotori. |
| 230 | * {{Jobber}}: He has a MMA record of 4 losses. |
| 231 | * StoutStrength: As a former sumo wrestler this was a given. |
| 232 | |
| 233 | !!!Hiroyuki Wakasa |
| 234 | * TheApprentice: To Mas Oyama, Yoshiji Soeno, Ryuji Murakami, Kenji Midori, and Kenji Kurosaki. |
| 235 | * CoolTeacher: Is Kyokushin instructor now. |
| 236 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Was born into poverty, had an abusive father who had a mistress then later ended up in prison, moved in with different family members frequently, his mom died from overworking, etc. It was watching boxing champion Tsuyoshi Hamada that kept him going. |
| 237 | * GuestFighter: From the Shidokan organisation. |
| 238 | * IKnowKarate: A Kyokushin black belt, though he also briefly trained in Shidokan. He also had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}. |
| 239 | * {{Jobber}} |
| 240 | * NeverBeHurtAgain: Took up UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} and later UsefulNotes/{{Karate}} since he was bullied for being poor. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !!!Yuji Yasuraoka |
| 243 | * EightiesHair: A mullet. |
| 244 | * AlliterativeName |
| 245 | * TheApprentice: To Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu. |
| 246 | * BadassBiker: A motorcycle enthusiast. |
| 247 | * GuestFighter: From Wrestling Association R. |
| 248 | * HiddenDepths: Works as a bicycle mechanic now. |
| 249 | * [[IKnowKarate I Know]] UsefulNotes/{{Judo}}: A former judoka. |
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