• 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer. Kojima...
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  • Japanese voice actor Hiro Ozawa (小澤 寛, born 1998), Japanese footballer Hiro Peralta (born 1994), is a Filipino actor Hiro Matsuda (小島 泰弘, born 1937), a...
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  • Muraco (Don Muraco), the Great Malenko (Larry Simon), Johnny Valentine, Hiro Matsuda, Bob Orton Sr. and later Bob Orton Jr., Joe Scarpa (later known as Chief...
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  • Globar to Earth. 3 "The Gargoyle Vine-A Space Plant" Koichi Takemoto Hiro Matsuda Shu Abe 25 October 1967 (25 October 1967) Under Emperor Guillotine's...
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  • Bradley was also one of the last wrestlers to receive training from Hiro Matsuda, who was visiting the Malenko's school in order to train Osamu Nishimura...
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  • Order 9066. In the 1950s, Keomuka formed a very successful tag team with Hiro Matsuda. Keomuka was also a top wrestler in the 1950s and the 1960s while competing...
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    NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dennis Hall (1), Hiro Matsuda (1), and Bob Orton Jr. (1) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida...
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    shortly thereafter. The Windhams and Flair were given a new manager, Hiro Matsuda, and a new stable name, "Yamasaki Corporation". On the March 18, 1989...
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  • leaving the company because she owned the rights to it. In 1990, wrestler Hiro Matsuda, who had feuded with her father in the 1960s, picked Smith to tour for...
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    Wrestling from Florida Championships Personnel Eddie Graham Mike Graham Duke Keomuka Hiro Matsuda Dusty Rhodes Gordon Solie Home base Tampa Sportatorium...
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  • Costello and Roy Heffernan) Don Curtis and Mark Lewin Duke Keomuka and Hiro Matsuda Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy Abe Jacobs and Don Curtis Chris Tolos...
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  • States Air Force for three years. Fernandez was trained to wrestle by Hiro Matsuda. He started wrestling in 1979, mainly performing in Florida and Texas...
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    and is a son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr. Orton trained with Hiro Matsuda, after dropping out of college, and at the age of 22, Orton made his...
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    future wrestling legend best known as Hulk Hogan, whom they introduced to Hiro Matsuda for training. Brisco was raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma, with five siblings...
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  • Windham dropped the Horsemen name. Hiro Matsuda was hired as their new manager. For a short stint in JCP in 1987, Matsuda was managed by Dillon and considered...
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    walked into the Championship Wrestling From Florida office where he met Hiro Matsuda, who had previously trained Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff...
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    Japan version of the North American Tag Team Championship, teaming with Hiro Matsuda to win the belts on April 5. Wrestling in the United States again in...
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  • following summer, he won the belt for a third time. He lost the belt to Hiro Matsuda but then regained it in a rematch in late 1968. Returning to the Carolinas...
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  • match. Reed gained momentum in the match with the help of his manager Hiro Matsuda. Reed applied a Chinlock and began using dirty tactics. Sting tossed...
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  • Luger and allowed Barry and Kendall to win the match, thus joining Hiro Matsuda's group Yamazaki Corporation. On May 7 edition of World Championship Wrestling...
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    height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) Billed weight 287 lb (130 kg) Billed from Miami, Florida Trained by Hiro Matsuda Debut October 2, 1984 Retired May 19, 2010...
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    driver Natsumi Maki, known by ring name Natsupoi, professional wrestler Hiro Matsuda, professional wrestler Yūta Mochizuki, actor Akinori Ogata, racing driver...
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    region. Impressed by Hogan's physical stature, the Brisco brothers asked Hiro Matsuda—the man who trained wrestlers working for Championship Wrestling from...
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    he eventually dropped the title to longtime rival Hiro Matsuda. Six months later, he defeated Matsuda to regain the title. He held the belt for several...
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    (CWA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Trained by his father, Duke Keomuka, Hiro Matsuda, and the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo, Pat Tanaka debuted in 1984 for...
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    Brandon, Florida, U.S. Trained by Bob Backlund Jack Brisco Eddie Graham Hiro Matsuda Debut 1976 Retired 2000 American football player American football career...
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    summers months from 1975–1977 Blair started training to be a wrestler with Hiro Matsuda in Florida. Blair debuted in 1977 with Eddie Graham's CWF where he worked...
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    Football League, appearing in 13 regular season games. After training under Hiro Matsuda and Bob Orton, Solis made his professional wrestling debut on February...
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    Wrestling from Florida Championships Personnel Eddie Graham Mike Graham Duke Keomuka Hiro Matsuda Dusty Rhodes Gordon Solie Home base Tampa Sportatorium...
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    professional wrestler. There, he was trained by Jack Brisco, Bob Roop, Hiro Matsuda, and Bill Watts. Slater also became good friends with Dick Murdoch around...
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