Line #9 Wrestling/RikiChoshu


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2	[[caption-width-right:252:The Revolution Warrior.]]
3	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 Wrestling/GiantBaba'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.
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5	!! "Revolution Tropes":
6	* TenMinuteRetirement: Retired once in 1998, he started wrestling again two years later.
7	* AffectionateParody: Has been parodied in Japanese entertainment, namely through a comedian who performs as Choshu look-alike "Koriki Choshu".
8	* TheApprentice: To Wrestling/AntonioInoki and Masa Saito.
9	* ArchEnemy:
10	** Wrestling/GenichiroTenryu
11	** Had real life confrontations with Wrestling/AkiraMaeda, Wrestling/KojiKitao, Osamu Nishimura, the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation staff and other shoot wrestlers. In fact, Choshu is known as an anti-shoot-style militant.
12	* BullyingADragon: Learned it the hard way when he went to United States to train with Wrestling/KarlGotch and tried to [[TooDumbToLive shoot on him]]. The German-Belgian wrestler swiftly reversed the lock and held it in a neck crack until he heard his vertebrae crack. After that, it's said that Choshu [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere got the first plane to Japan and didn't return]].
13	* TheChessmaster: Was once the main booker for NJPW.
14	* CoolTeacher: Trained Daisaku Shimoda, Hiroshi Hase, Kensuke Sasaki, Kuniyoshi Wada, Masahiko Kochi, Raijin Yaguchi and WALTER.
15	* 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 because he lost often.
16	* FinishingMove: Sasori-gatame (Scorpion Hold) and Riki Lariat.
17	* {{Hypocrite}}: He had heat with Wrestling/WataruSakata in HUSTLE because Sakata was a shoot-style guy and Choshu hates them. Then Choshu introduced his own partner, and it was Yoshiaki Fujiwara, another shoot-style wrestler.
18	* [[IKnowKarate I Know Amateur Wrestling]]: A former Olympic wrestler. He also had some training in UsefulNotes/{{Judo}} in elementary school.
19	* OddFriendship: With Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara, the fact he teamed with him in a PWFG show is weird enough given his attitude to shoot wrestling in general.
20	* OnlySaneMan: In HUSTLE. He downright asks Generalissimo Takada if it's all because he has read too much manga, which shortly after makes Shinya Hashimoto mention that ''he'' is an avid manga reader himself.
21	* PowerStable: New Wolves and Ishin Gundan.
22	* RedBaron: "Kakumei Senshi" ("Revolution Soldier").
23	* RingOldies: 66 years old and still wrestling.
24	* SadistTeacher: Has a reputation of being one for the NJPW Dojo.
25	* StartMyOwn: Founded Japan Pro-Wrestling (JPW), World Japan Pro Wrestling (WJ), and Riki Pro. He also promotes an occasional series of events called "LOCK UP".

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