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620:. At the time, Otani had not yet agreed to join the promotion, and in 2019, he said that this premature announcement was what led to him leaving New Japan, the promotion he had loved since his childhood, so suddenly. Hashimoto would meet with Otani and apologise for using his name without permission upon his return to Japan, but said that he had only done so because Otani was the main person he wished to see compete in Zero1, and that Otani was free to stay with New Japan if he wished. Otani, convinced by Hashimoto's words and concerned about Hashimoto feeling alone after his firing from New Japan, agreed to join Zero1 as one of the founders. Otani would relay his decision to New Japan officials soon after, who accepted his decision; he was also told by then head-booker 3506: 3497: 1190: 814: 3481: 268:'s dojo, where he would travel and introduce himself to Hamaguchi. Hamaguchi accepted Otani into his dojo where he began his training, in addition to feeding him and getting Otani a part-time job in a local liquor store, which allowed him to pay for better living quarters. Hamaguchi bought Otani to the NJPW dojo in February 1992 and he enrolled soon after, training in the same class as 666:. As a result of winning, Otani was presented with the Fire Sword for the first time, an accessory that would go on to be commonly associated with his ring entrance. Otani and Ishikawa would vacate their championships in October 2001, after Ishikawa's departure from the promotion. Otani would instead form a new tag team with 530:
in July. In 2000, both Otani and Takaiwa took part in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, with both men winning their blocks and reaching the final, where, on June 9, Takaiwa defeated Otani to win the 2000 Best of the Super Juniors. Later in the month after just under a year as champions, Otani
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to be returned to them; in the aftermath, Otani relinquished all belts except for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, returning all other titles to their respective promotions and effectively dissolving the J-Crown. Otani would continue to solely defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
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Back in Zero1, Otani looked to win his third successive Fire Festival tournament and again made it to the final, though, this time, he was defeated by AJPW representative Satoshi Kojima. Otani would get his revenge over in AJPW on September 6, when he defeated Kojima in the semi-final of the vacant
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On December 24, 2007, it was announced by Zero-One Max's parent company, First On Stage, that Otani would solely take over from Yoshiyuki Nakamura as president of Zero-One Max, taking office on January 23, 2008, as Nakamura became the new director of First On Stage. After taking over as president,
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into the turnbuckles. Otani was transported to hospital, where he awoke, however, he was unable to move his limbs; he was diagnosed with a cervical spinal injury. It was later announced he would undergo surgery on April 13, which was successful, after which Otani was moved to another hospital to
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tied with Masato Tanaka for the most tournament wins at three; Otani progressed to the final, where he defeated Tanaka to become the first ever four-time winner of the tournament. Otani would try and once again capture the World Heavyweight Championship in November, but fell to champion
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and Yoshihito Sasaki after Hidaka last eliminated Kuroda for the win. Upon Hashimoto's departure from Zero1 in late 2004, after which he retained the rights to the Zero1 name, Otani would take over Hashimoto's role as owner of the promotion in 2005 and re-introduced it in
2298:"Nattie on Twitter: "I'm keeping Shinjiro Otani in my prayers. A revolutionary talent, an innovator of springboards. I remember when he came to Calgary to train with our coach Tokyo Joe so he could move up to a heavier weight class. So dedicated and so disciplined."" 1045:). Beginning in September 2015, Otani downgraded himself back to the junior heavyweight division, proclaiming that the division had "lost its way" and "needed more heart". On September 23, he reformed his junior heavyweight team with Tatsuhito Takaiwa and defeated 890:
Otani further expanded the promotion's working deal with NJPW, which led to an inter-promotional feud between the two beginning in 2008. As a result of this, Otani would enter his first G1 Climax in August 2008, where he earned 7 points, though a defeat against
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would be awarded to the winner. Otani and Imanari defeated the Kubota Brothers (Yasu and Hide) in the final to win the tournament and the titles. In August 2021 he entered what would be his last Fire Festival, reaching the final where he fell to
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in the semi-final of the inaugural J-Crown Champion tournament meant that he relinquished the UWA World Junior Lightweight Championship. Almost a year later on August 10, 1997, he would capture the J-Crown for himself, defeating
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to join a professional wrestling dojo. Otani's dream was strongly opposed by his parents, which resulted in him running away from home in January 1992 at the age of 19, leaving for Tokyo with only between „50,000-„60,000 of
240:. At one point during his childhood, he snuck into a hotel in a bid to try and meet Antonio Inoki; initially stopped by security, they allowed him in upon Inoki's instruction, who signed Otani's "闘魂" (fighting spirit) 3539: 934:. Despite entering to a mixed reaction as an outsider, Otani's performance would prompt a loud reaction from the audience, who, by the end, were cheering for Otani, even though he was narrowly defeated by Nakamura. 6732: 423:
By 1996, Otani had firmly established himself as a serious contender for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, and unsuccessfully challenged Jushin Thunder Liger for the title in the main event of a card in
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in the final to become a two-time Fire Festival winner, retaining the Fire Sword for another year. After ten months and five successful defences as champions, Otani and Tanaka dropped their titles to
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After a largely lacklustre summer of 2000, Otani was sent on excursion by New Japan officials in August, with the intention of him gaining weight and returning as a heavyweight. Otani toured with
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After taking over Zero1, he would establish a working partnership with Dream Stage Entertainment, which led to Otani making regular appearances in DSE's comedy wrestling promotion,
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as one of the founders of Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). Following the departure of Hashimoto in 2004, Otani was pushed as one of the promotions top stars, becoming a six time
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in a highly acclaimed bout to win the tournament, giving Otani his first taste of success in the company. His strong performances throughout 1994 earned him his first
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As 2004 progressed, Otani began to be pushed as one of Zero1's top stars, starting in April when he was narrowly defeated by former partner and then-current
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dwelling for „24,000, located next to a public toilet and without a futon to sleep on. At the time, the only wrestling school Otani knew of was
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handled his training, and Otani would go on to become a frequent tag team partner for the young Hashimoto during his early career in Zero1.
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as Pro-Wrestling Zero-One Max. In August 2005, Otani would enter the fifth annual Fire Festival, again reaching the final where he defeated
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in Korakuen Hall on October 20. By this time, the two had established themselves as one of the best tag teams in Japan, and were invited by
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tournament in the summer, Otani turned his attention to the emerging junior tag team division in New Japan; with the introduction of the
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in 2016, he again began occasionally competing in the heavyweight division. He held the title until June 2017, when he dropped it to
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tag tournament, dubbing themselves "Kazan" (火汱, volcano). The two reached the final on December 19, where they defeated
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to win the titles, the team's fourth tag team title overall and their first in 15 years. On October 11 Otani defeated
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In November 2000, during Otani's time spent overseas, it was announced by longtime associate and former ace of NJPW
164:(NJPW) dojo, Otani is best known for his longtime association with Zero1, a promotion he founded in 2001 along with 477:. After his third successful defence against Wild Pegasus in November, the World Wrestling Federation ordered its 5979: 3485: 1622:
The championship was won in Tokyo, Japan as part of an interpromotional card between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and
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Otani competed on the inaugural Zero1 card on March 2, 2001, remaining a heavyweight and beginning his feud with
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money to his name. After being homeless for a brief period of time, Otani finally found a place to stay, a small
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for the Super Grade Junior Heavyweight Tag League. The two would reach the semi-finals on October 18, beating
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in the finals to become the first ever holders of the belts. On December 11, Takaiwa and Otani travelled to
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in NJPW for one night only in October 2011, where they were defeated by the reunited Okami Gundan team of
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Otani won the first championship of his career on December 13, 1994, beating Norio Honaga to win the
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prevented him from advancing past the first stage. On February 27, 2009, at a Zero-One Max event in
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during high school, and upon graduation, he planned to move almost 600 miles from Yamaguchi to
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until February 1998, when he dropped the title to Jushin Thunder Liger. After an unsuccessful
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and Tokimitsu Ishizawa to book their place in the final, where they defeated Black Tiger and
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where Otani was victorious in singles action. Back in Zero-One Max, Otani defeated
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matches against each other throughout the summer, as Otani formed an alliance with
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in January 2003, the highlight of their run being a memorable if unsuccessful
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finishing move. Otani returned to New Japan on January 4, 2001, teaming with
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as his assistant, which led to the two developing a long-lasting friendship.
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for Zero1's World Heavyweight Championship at Zero1's anniversary event in
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and Takaiwa lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships to the
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was enough to see them through to the final, where they were defeated by
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tournament that summer and performed much better, defeating the likes of
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at a WAR's Super Revolution event. He would once again enter the renamed
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In late 2009, Otani formed a new partnership with former sumo wrestler
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opportunity on October 30, however, he was unable to overcome champion
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Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
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that the door was always open for a potential return in the future.
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Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions
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PWF Universal Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masato Tanaka
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and was a big pro wrestling fan during his youth, specifically
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begin further treatment and rehabilitation for his injuries.
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WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
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AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
1021:, in the main event of Tenzan's 20th anniversary event in 551:(ASW) in the United Kingdom and spent time training under 6075: 5857: 5680: 3332:(in Spanish). January 8, 1994. pp. 2–28. issue 2176. 3093:"ZERO1 Fire Festival 2019 - Tag 2 « Events Database" 2877:"ZERO1 Fire Festival 2010 - Tag 7 « Events Database" 1072:. After three successful defenses, he lost the titles to 436:; he held the title until May 2, when he was defeated by 293:
Otani made his in-ring debut on June 25, 1992, losing to
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Super Grade Junior Heavyweight Tag League (1994) – with
400:, one of the top stars of New Japan in a singles match. 2777:"ZERO1 Yasukuni Shrine Festival « Events Database" 2627:"NJPW Toukon Souzou New Chapter « Events Database" 2090:"NJPW Hyper Battle 1996 - Tag 9 « Events Database" 2065:"NJPW Hyper Battle 1996 - Tag 7 « Events Database" 990:, the son of Otani's since deceased longtime associate 324:. The two met for the first time on May 25, 1993, in a 1330:
One Night Eight Man Tag Team Tournament (1994) – with
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International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
428:
on March 17. Just days later on March 20, he defeated
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Hustle King Hashimoto Memorial Six-Man Tag Tournament
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International Lightweight Tag Team Champions (Zero1)
5316: 3068:"RJPW Legend Of The Gold VII « Events Database" 1965:"Titles « Keiji Muto « Wrestlers Database" 1184: 884: 718:
on December 6. The two would also briefly tour with
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NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship
1181:Otani married his wife Eriko on February 16, 2014. 418: 6743:Zero1 International Lightweight Tag Team Champions 1394:of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with 1193:Otani performing his signature corner facewash on 309:. Early in his career, Otani became known for his 7847:British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Champions 1156:On April 10, 2022, Otani was booked to challenge 698:in late 2002. Four wins and a solitary defeat to 646:. The two would also team up in Zero1, defeating 7788: 2346: 2344: 1700: 1698: 1696: 1694: 1692: 1690: 1688: 1047:NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Champions 214: 3373:"Independent Wrestling Results – November 2002" 3343: 3341: 3339: 2477:"NOAH Great Voyage 2003 « Events Database" 1305:WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship 1275:UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship 841:. Otani and his Zero-One Max team of Kamikaze, 145: 7882:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions (Zero1) 926:, Otani received his first opportunity at the 753: 488:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships 139: 7528: 7487:Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) 7045: 6997:Kubota Brothers (Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota) 6726: 6561: 6380: 6164: 5953: 5661: 5302: 4770: 4181: 3861: 3540: 3516: 3140: 3138: 2924: 2922: 2377:"ZERO-ONE Vast Energy « Events Database" 2341: 1685: 1641: 1639: 1421:International Junior Heavyweight Championship 1242:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 193:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 7857:UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champions 3336: 746:tournament, though he was later defeated by 658:. In September, Otani entered the inaugural 3307:"Super Grade Junior Heavyweight Tag League" 3252:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 2852:"ZERO1 Wrestler's 9 « Events Database" 288: 7822:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions 7535: 7521: 7052: 7038: 6733: 6719: 6568: 6554: 6387: 6373: 6181:International Junior Heavyweight Champions 6171: 6157: 5960: 5946: 5668: 5654: 5309: 5295: 4777: 4763: 4188: 4174: 3868: 3854: 3547: 3533: 3504: 3495: 3135: 3004: 3002: 3000: 2919: 1636: 1431:NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship 1146:NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship 1108:on January 4, 2020, taking part in one of 1070:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championships 967:NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship 652:NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship 27: 16:Japanese professional wrestler (born 1972) 7887:Zero1 Intercontinental Tag Team Champions 7542: 3011:10/11Zero ïŒ‘ă€Ž Change the World ă€ćŸŒæ„œćœ’ć€§äŒš è©Šćˆç”æžœ 2115:"NJPW Skydiving J « Events Database" 1474:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship 1383:of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the " 1136:. In December, Otani allied himself with 898:, he defeated former NJPW dojo classmate 543:Division change and departure (2000–2001) 450:UWA World Junior Lightweight Championship 219: 7842:21st-century male professional wrestlers 7837:20th-century male professional wrestlers 1344:Yuke's Cup Tag Tournament (2008) – with 1188: 953:to win the tournament. A month later in 812: 760:NWA United National Heavyweight Champion 607: 7062:NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champions 5844:Shane Helms/The Hurricane/Gregory Helms 3321: 3226: 2997: 411:in a double title match on April 16 in 7789: 6578:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions 4787:NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions 448:). On June 17, he captured the vacant 7516: 7033: 6714: 6549: 6368: 6152: 5941: 5649: 5290: 4758: 4169: 3849: 3805: 3528: 3515: 3229:"ć€§è°·æ™‹äșŒéƒŽèż‘æłć ±ć‘Šă€ZERO1】プロレă‚čăƒȘング ă‚Œăƒ­ăƒŻăƒłă‹ă‚‰ăźăŠçŸ„ă‚‰ă›" 1001:Otani would unite with former rivals 918:on March 29. On October 12, 2009, at 781:, as Otani's team of himself, Omori, 773:after he was betrayed by former ally 744:Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship 356:(WAR) on January 16, 1994, losing to 7802:Japanese male professional wrestlers 5865: 5824:Lieutenant Loco/Chavo Guerrero (Jr.) 1598:Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards 1232:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 386:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 177:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 156:and the current acting president of 3806: 3233:プロレă‚čăƒȘングZERO1(プロレă‚čăƒȘăƒłă‚°ăƒ»ă‚Œăƒ­ăƒŻăƒł) ć…ŹćŒăƒ›ăƒŒăƒ ăƒšăƒŒă‚ž 2902:"ZERO1 Must « Events Database" 1790:"NJPW Explosion Tour 1993 - Tag 11" 1715:"NJPW Masters Of Wrestling - Tag 7" 1664: 1285:UWA World Welterweight Championship 1265:NWA World Welterweight Championship 1080:Later career and injury (2016–2022) 986:. This event also saw the debut of 405:UWA World Welterweight Championship 284:New Japan Pro Wrestling (1992–2001) 13: 3613:Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibozu 1765:"NJPW Explosion Tour 1993 - Tag 3" 1315:WWF Light Heavyweight Championship 949:and Otani's former Emblem partner 875:AWA World Heavyweight Championship 603:Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2001–present) 392:and lost by referee's decision at 201:Intercontinental Tag Team Champion 94:1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 14: 7908: 7877:Zero1 World Heavyweight Champions 7817:IWGP Junior Heavyweight champions 6397:Zero1 World Heavyweight Champions 3468: 1185:Championships and accomplishments 1112:'s retirement matches, where he, 969:. In August 2010, he entered the 885:Championship pursuits (2007–2015) 494:, with the two of them defeating 171:Starting his career in NJPW as a 7852:UWA World Welterweight Champions 7832:NWA World Welterweight Champions 5319:NWA World Welterweight Champions 4198:IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team 3607:Choden Senshi Battle Ranger and 3479: 3445:【ăƒȘă‚ąăƒ«ă‚žăƒŁăƒ‘ăƒłă€‘çŽ‹è€…ăƒ»èˆčæœšăŒćˆé˜ČèĄ›ă«ć€±æ•— æ·±ćˆ»ăȘ肋éȘšèČ ć‚·ăźćœ±éŸż 3268:"ć€§è°·ăŒç”ć©šæŠ«éœČ柎 æ—„æœŹćˆ€ă§ă‚±ăƒŒă‚­ć…„ćˆ€ – 東äșŹă‚čăƒăƒŒăƒ„æ–°èžç€Ÿ" 1176: 930:in over nine years, challenging 419:Championship success (1996–2000) 7872:WWF Light Heavyweight Champions 7827:WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champions 4538:(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 3989:Kendo Kashin/Tokimitsu Ishizawa 3436: 3414: 3386: 3365: 3299: 3285: 3274:(in Japanese). 17 February 2014 3260: 3220: 3206: 3188: 3163: 3110: 3085: 3060: 3031: 2972: 2947: 2894: 2869: 2844: 2819: 2794: 2769: 2744: 2719: 2694: 2669: 2644: 2619: 2594: 2569: 2544: 2519: 2494: 2469: 2444: 2419: 2394: 2369: 2316: 2290: 2272: 2254: 2236: 2218: 2200: 2182: 2157: 2132: 2107: 2082: 2057: 2032: 2007: 1982: 1957: 1932: 1907: 1882: 1857: 1704:東邊ć‡ș版『KAMINOGE』vol.85 pp.122-145 571:stable, to convincingly defeat 1832: 1807: 1782: 1757: 1732: 1707: 1484:World Heavyweight Championship 1295:WCW Cruiserweight Championship 1102:World Heavyweight Championship 1025:. He would later reunite with 479:Light Heavyweight Championship 207:and a four-time winner of the 1: 4660:Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team 1672:"Profile at Puroresu Central" 1630: 928:IWGP Heavyweight Championship 922:'s 25th anniversary event in 817:Otani (background) cheers on 810:to win his third tournament. 585:IWGP Heavyweight Championship 559:, where he developed his new 215:Professional wrestling career 67:Professional wrestling career 7812:People from Yamaguchi (city) 3491:Shinjiro Otani's profile at 2208:"WAR « Events Database" 1624:World Championship Wrestling 1363:Premier Wrestling Federation 1357:Fighting Spirit Award (2002) 7: 4720:Intergalactic Jet Setters ( 3502:Internet Wrestling Database 3375:. Online World of Wrestling 1815:"WAR Super Revolution 1994" 754:Main event push (2004–2007) 650:and Mike Rapada to win the 152:is a Japanese semi-retired 146: 10: 7913: 5754:Juventud Guerrera/Juventud 4645:Los Ingobernables de JapĂłn 1591:) – with Tatsuhito Takaiwa 904:World Heavyweight Champion 567:as a member of Muto's new 434:WCW Cruiserweight Champion 205:World Heavyweight Champion 7555: 7444: 7282: 7069: 7010: 6838: 6750: 6659: 6585: 6506: 6440: 6404: 6313: 6229: 6188: 6074: 5978: 5856: 5792: 5706: 5693: 5613: 5547: 5491: 5428: 5397: 5378: 5352: 5326: 5249: 5198: 5132: 5085: 4973: 4927: 4896: 4835: 4794: 4677: 4428: 4248: 4210: 4129: 4063: 4015:Minoru Tanaka/Heat/Minoru 4002: 3936: 3890: 3814: 3801: 3697: 3644: 3562: 3522: 3517:Links to related articles 3454:(in Japanese). 2016-09-10 3049:(in Japanese). 2017-02-04 3020:(in Japanese). 2015-10-11 1649:Pro Wrestling Illustrated 1374:Pro Wrestling Illustrated 982:, where he would lose to 873:on January 22 to win the 793:defeated Tanaka, Sakata, 728:GHC Tag Team Championship 694:(AJPW) to compete in its 595:found his new promotion, 569:Bad Ass Translate Trading 484:Best of the Super Juniors 362:Best of the Super Juniors 140: 124: 106: 98: 90: 72: 65: 38: 26: 21: 3444: 3039: 3010: 1533:Real Japan Pro Wrestling 1086:Real Japan Pro Wrestling 941:, prior to the upcoming 432:to become the inaugural 326:Top of the Super Juniors 289:Early career (1992–1996) 247:Otani was successful in 102:97 kg (214 lb) 6803:Motor City Machine Guns 4397:Motor City Machine Guns 3878:IWGP Junior Heavyweight 3426:www.puroresumission.com 3309:. Pro Wrestling History 1604:Best Technical Wrestler 1579:Wrestle Association "R" 1226:New Japan Pro-Wrestling 1106:New Japan Pro Wrestling 835:New Japan Pro Wrestling 692:All Japan Pro Wrestling 234:New Japan Pro Wrestling 162:New Japan Pro Wrestling 1614:with Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1453:(1), Kamikaze (1) and 1198: 1041:(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and 914:before dropping it to 822: 821:during a Hustle event. 597:Pro Wrestling Zero-One 220:Early life (1972–1992) 7897:Fire Festival winners 5969:WWF Light Heavyweight 5524:Jyushin Thunder Liger 4477:Jyushin Thunder Liger 4377:Jyushin Thunder Liger 4303:Jyushin Thunder Liger 4285:Jyushin Thunder Liger 4269:Jyushin Thunder Liger 3923:Jyushin Thunder Liger 3725:and Satoshi Kajiwara) 3628:and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo 1390:PWI also ranked him # 1192: 1076:on February 3, 2017. 816: 714:in the main event at 696:Real World Tag League 608:Formation (2000–2004) 504:Wrestle Association R 354:Wrestle Association-R 154:professional wrestler 150:, born July 21, 1972) 7254:Osamu Namiguchi and 6061:Jushin Thunder Liger 4732:Bullet Club War Dogs 4240:Jushin Thunder Liger 3737:Joker (Gamerasu and 3599:Jushin Thunder Liger 3488:at Wikimedia Commons 3330:Box y Lucha Magazine 3293:"Hustle Tournaments" 1610:Tag Team of the Year 1110:Jushin Thunder Liger 577:Jushin Thunder Liger 524:Wrestling World 1999 522:and Dr Wagner Jr at 506:where they defeated 328:tournament match in 322:Jushin Thunder Liger 59:Yamaguchi Prefecture 6889:Shawn Guinness and 4853:Baron Michele Leone 3399:Pro Wrestling Zero1 3394:"9月23æ—„ćŸŒæ„œćœ’ăƒ›ăƒŒăƒ«ć€§äŒšè©Šćˆç”æžœ" 3046:Pro Wrestling Zero1 3017:Pro Wrestling Zero1 1569:(1993) – tied with 1558:Best Tag Team Award 1539:Legend Championship 1405:Pro Wrestling Zero1 1090:Legend Championship 1066:Zero1 International 535:(Koji Kanemoto and 297:at a house show in 158:Pro Wrestling Zero1 7493:and Tsugutaka Sato 7477:Tomohiko Hashimoto 7454:and Tsugutaka Sato 7248:Charles Evans and 7233:Yoshihiro Takayama 7000:Billy Ken Kid and 6895:Billy Ken Kid and 5724:Rey Misterio (Jr.) 4638:Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4591:Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4298:Yoshinobu Kanemaru 3723:Katsuhiko Nakajima 3328:"1994 Especial!". 1674:. Puroresu Central 1567:Rookie of the Year 1199: 1158:Pro Wrestling Noah 984:Yoshihiro Takayama 902:to become the new 823: 724:Pro Wrestling Noah 587:on February 16 in 549:All Star Wrestling 514:to win the vacant 346:Tokimitsu Ishizawa 295:Hiroyoshi Yamamoto 224:Otani was born in 173:junior heavyweight 7867:J-Crown champions 7784: 7783: 7778: 7777: 7510: 7509: 7500:and Naka Shunma) 7237:Stepbrother Tag ( 7166:Yoshiaki Fujiwara 7027: 7026: 6924:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 6850:Kaijin Habu Otoko 6780:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 6708: 6707: 6543: 6542: 6362: 6361: 6252:Masaaki Mochizuki 6211:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 6146: 6145: 5935: 5934: 5931: 5930: 5852: 5851: 5643: 5642: 5284: 5283: 4883:Ivan the Terrible 4752: 4751: 4486:Forever Hooligans 4222:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 4163: 4162: 4071:Naomichi Marufuji 4010:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 3994:Juventud Guerrera 3908:Kuniaki Kobayashi 3843: 3842: 3839: 3838: 3809: 3744:Hattoshite Good ( 3703:(2010–2015, 3662:Masaaki Mochizuki 3650:(2006–2007) 3636:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 3609:Masaaki Mochizuki 3568:(1996–2000) 3484:Media related to 2284:www.cagematch.net 2266:www.cagematch.net 2248:www.cagematch.net 2230:www.cagematch.net 2212:www.cagematch.net 2194:www.cagematch.net 1627: 1615: 1469:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1396:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1299:1 time, inaugural 1250:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1166:Ryogoku Kokugikan 1140:for the upcoming 1114:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1035:Wrestle Kingdom 7 994:. Both Otani and 980:Ryogoku Kokugikan 947:Masaaki Mochizuki 932:Shinsuke Nakamura 924:Ryogoku Kokugikan 892:Hiroshi Tanahashi 849:were defeated by 636:Kazunari Murakami 589:Ryogoku Kokugikan 561:King Cobra Clutch 508:Masaaki Mochizuki 492:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 394:Ryogoku Kokugikan 342:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 270:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 249:amateur wrestling 185:Tatsuhito Takaiwa 132: 131: 7904: 7770:: Tsugutaka Sato 7754:Daisuke Sekimoto 7655:Daisuke Sekimoto 7550: 7546: 7537: 7530: 7523: 7514: 7513: 7471:Yumehito Imanari 7345:Daisuke Sekimoto 7333:Dangan Yankees ( 7319:Daisuke Sekimoto 7219:Manabu Nakanishi 7162:Shinya Hashimoto 7129:Shinya Hashimoto 7063: 7054: 7047: 7040: 7031: 7030: 6944:Takumi Tsukamoto 6928:Dangan Yankees ( 6906:"brother" Yasshi 6865:Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 6857:and Takafumi Ito 6744: 6735: 6728: 6721: 6712: 6711: 6608:Jonathan Gresham 6598:Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 6579: 6570: 6563: 6556: 6547: 6546: 6483:Masakatsu Funaki 6458:Daisuke Sekimoto 6398: 6389: 6382: 6375: 6366: 6365: 6262:Jonathan Gresham 6182: 6173: 6166: 6159: 6150: 6149: 6081: 6046:The Great Sasuke 5993: 5962: 5955: 5948: 5939: 5938: 5863: 5862: 5704: 5703: 5700: 5670: 5663: 5656: 5647: 5646: 5560:Susumu Mochizuki 5519:The Great Sasuke 5483:Águila Solitaria 5459:Chamaco Valaguez 5320: 5311: 5304: 5297: 5288: 5287: 5190:Mike Quackenbush 5098:The Great Sasuke 5093:Masayoshi Motegi 4807:Marshall Esteppe 4788: 4779: 4772: 4765: 4756: 4755: 4459:No Remorse Corps 4294:Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 4236:The Great Sasuke 4204: 4199: 4190: 4183: 4176: 4167: 4166: 4101:Hiromu Takahashi 3979:The Great Sasuke 3884: 3879: 3870: 3863: 3856: 3847: 3846: 3807: 3803: 3802: 3706: 3651: 3569: 3549: 3542: 3535: 3526: 3525: 3513: 3512: 3508: 3499: 3483: 3463: 3462: 3460: 3459: 3440: 3434: 3433: 3428:. 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Yamaguchi City
Yamaguchi Prefecture
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Animal Hamaguchi
Hiroshi Hase
Kensuke Sasaki
professional wrestler
Pro Wrestling Zero1
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Shinya Hashimoto
junior heavyweight
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
J-Crown
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
twice
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Shinya Hashimoto
Intercontinental Tag Team Champion
World Heavyweight Champion
Fire Festival
Yamaguchi
Antonio Inoki
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Kengo Kimura
hachimaki
amateur wrestling
Tokyo
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