Eiji Ezaki
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Hayabusa H Darkside H Darkside Hayabusa Superstar Hayabusa
Billed height	183 cm (6 ft)
Billed weight	102 kg (224 lb)
Born	November 29, 1968 (1968-11-29) (age 38) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Trained by	Tarzan Goto
Debut	May 5, 1991
Retired	October 2001

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Career

Eiji Ezaki adopted the Hayabusa gimmick in 1993 after going to Mexico and then returning to Japan to face fellow wrestler Jushin Liger. Hayabusa has wrestled very dangerous matches, involving barbed wire and explosives. After one "Exploding Cage" match, he was rushed to the hospital due to severe burns. Hayabusa's rivals included Mr. Gannosuke, The Gladiator, and Onita himself, while he would frequently team with Jinsei Shinzaki. Ezaki occasionally altered his character to the "Darkside of Hayabusa" or the maskless "H". Keiichi Yamada (山田恵一 Yamada Keiichi) (born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー - Jūshin Raigā) and later, Jushin Thunder Liger (獣神サンダーライガー - Jūshin Sandā Raigā) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... A bloodied Kane inside a current style WWE cage. ... A bloodied Kane inside a current style WWE cage. ... Michael Lee Alfonso (January 24, 1965 – February 17, 2007) better known by his ring name Mike Awesome, was an American professional wrestler best known in America for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Entertainment and also in Japan for his work with Frontier... Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎 健介 Shinzaki Kensuke, born December 2, 1966 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki (新崎 人生 Shinzaki Jinsei) and Hakushi. ...

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In October 2001, Hayabusa suffered an injury during a match against Mammoth Sasaki while attempting a springboard moonsault. His foot caught the ropes and he landed on his head, paralyzing him. The injury also provoked a very high fever and Hayabusa required surgery. Hayabusa was considered the heart and soul of FMW, and after his departure, FMW slowly folded. Shawn Michaels performing a Moonsault on Chris Jericho. ... Paralysed redirects here. ... Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, better known by its initials FMW, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1989 by Atsushi ÅŒnita (often spelled Ohnita). ...

In the meantime, Ezaki has been pursuing a career as a singer and usually appears in a wheelchair.

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Hayabusa recently attended the PWU (Pro Wrestling Unplugged) FAHRENHEIT: 3RD DEGREE event on August 19, 2006 at the New Alhambra (formerly known as ECW Arena). This was his first appearance in the USA since 2000. (Last time being at E3 in LA, helping promote Tokyo Pop and FMW DVDS by having a 6 man tag match) He also did a shoot interview video with RF Video.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• Falcon Arrow (Sitout suplex slam)
• Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° splash) - Innovated
• H Thunder (Scoop side piledriver)
• H Edge (Modified sambo suplex)
• Firebird Splash (450° splash)
• Stardust Press (Shooting star press)
• Springboard somersault senton followed by a springboard moonsault
• Full nelson suplex
• Springboard moonsault
• Leg hook brainbuster

• Nicknames

• "The Falcon"
• "The Phoenix"
• "Fushichou" (Immortal Bird)
• "The Flying Assassin"

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Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 1-Time AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Champion with Jinsei Shinzaki

• Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling

• 3-Time FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time FMW Independent World Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champion with Masato Tanaka once and Daisuke Ikeda once
• 2-Time FMW Six Man Street Fight Champion with Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa once and Masato Tanaka & Hisakatsu Oya once

• World Entertainment Wrestling

• 2-Time WEW World Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time WEW Tag Team Champion with Mr. Gannosuke once and Tetsuhiro Kuroda once
• 2-Time WEW Six Man Tag Team Champion with Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya once and Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Goemon

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 255 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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Other media

• Hayabusa appears in the low-budget wrestling movie "Backyard Dogs" and in "Mask de 41" as the "Red Falcon". He also appears as Eiji Ezaki in "Baion".