NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Genichiro Tenryu

Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Gen'ichirō), real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Gen'ichirō, born February 2, 1950), is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his sumo fighting name or "shikona". is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Katsuyama (勝山市; -shi) is a city located in Fukui, Japan. ... Fukui Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region on HonshÅ« island, Japan. ... Dory Funk, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Career

As a sumo wrestler Tenryu was ranked as a sekitori for 27 tournaments, 16 of them in the top makuuchi division. His highest rank was Maegashira 1. He retired from sumo in September 1976 at the early age of 26 after a dispute with the Japan Sumo Association over his transfer to a newly created training stable. A sekitori is a sumo wrestler or rikishi who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo. ... The Makuuchi, or Makunouchi, is the top division in professional Sumo wrestling in Japan. ... The Makuuchi, or Makunouchi, is the top division in professional Sumo wrestling in Japan. ... The Japan Sumo Association (æ—¥æœ¬ç›¸æ’²å”ä¼š or Nihon Sumo Kyokai) is the body who operate and control professional sumo wrestling in Japan. ... Heya - The organization a sumo wrestler belongs to. ...

Scouted by Giant Baba, the All Japan Pro Wrestling owner, Tenryu was sent to the Amarillo territory to get trained by Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, and made his debut there. After returning to Japan, he stayed in the undercard until about 1982 when he began to get a slight push in that year's Champion's Carnival tournament. In 1983, following a brief stint in Jim Crockett Promotions, his push began in earnest when Jumbo Tsuruta pursued the NWA International heavyweight title, now the main title in the Triple Crown. Shohei Baba (Baba ShÅhei, 1938â€“1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (å…¨æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Dory Funk, Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Established in 1973, the Champions Carnival is All Japan Pro Wrestlings annual heavyweight singles tournament, designed to determine who is the strongest wrestler in the promotion. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... Tomomi Tsuruta (March 25, 1951 - May 13, 2000), better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career. ... The AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship (ä¸‰å† ãƒ˜ãƒ“ãƒ¼ç´šçŽ‹åº§, Sankan HÄ“bikyÅ« ÅŒza) is the top singles title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

1984 saw Tenryu winning the NWA United National title, now also part of the Triple Crown, as well as the NWA International tag team title with Tsuruta. Their combination was called "Kakuryu" (鶴 = kaku = tsuru (the "tsuru" in Tsuruta) + 龍 = ryū in Tenryū). The team feuded with Riki Chōshū and Yoshiaki Yatsu, who were the leaders in an "invasion" angle by the Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, an All Japan satellite made up of former New Japan Pro Wrestling talent. Mitsuo Yoshida(å‰ç”°å…‰é›„), better known by his stage name Riki Choshu(é•·å·žåŠ›), is a Korean Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a wrestler and a booker. ... Yoshiaki Yatsu (è°·æ´¥å˜‰ç« Yatsu Yoshiaki) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Nihon Puroresu KyÅkai (æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹å”ä¼š, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan[ese] Wrestling Association) was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (æ–°æ—¥æœ¬ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ...

In 1987, following the departure of the Japan Pro talent, Kakuryu broke up after losing the tag team titles to the Road Warriors, which led to Tenryu forming his own stable, "Revolution", with former International Pro Wrestling wrestlers Ashura Hara and Hiromichi Fuyuki, as well as All Japan rookies Toshiaki Kawada and Yoshinari Ogawa. Tenryu and Hara feuded with Tsuruta and his new partner Yatsu over the PWF (Pacific Wrestling Federation) tag team titles and later with their replacement, the Double Cup tag team titles (a combination of the PWF and International tag belts). Hara was kicked out of the promotion in late 1988, and Tenryu replaced him with Stan Hansen, with whom he held the Double Cup as well. This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... International Pro-Wrestling (å›½éš›ãƒ—ãƒãƒ¬ã‚¹èˆˆè¡Œ;, Kokusai Puroresu Kogyo, International Wrestling Enterprise) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1967 to 1981. ... Toshiaki Kawada (å·ç”°åˆ©æ˜Ž; Kawada Toshiaki) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Yoshinari Ogawa is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. // Career Ogawa was of the top stars in All Japan Pro Wrestlings junior heavyweight division in the 1990s, winning the junior heavyweight championship three times. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

1989 was Tenryu's banner year. Tsuruta became the first Triple Crown champion on April 18 of that year, and just two days later Tenryu became his first challenger. The Tsuruta-Tenryu series that ensued set the standard for all Triple Crown matches and feuds to follow. When Tenryu won the belts on June 5, the match was so spectacular it was deemed Match of the Year by major Japanese publications. The same year saw him finally pin his mentor Baba, albeit in a tag match - but still a major success for a Japanese wrestler. Only Mitsuharu Misawa would follow him to that. In addition, Tenryu was chosen to be one-third of the NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champions with the Road Warriors after the Road Warriors turned heel against their former co-holder of the title, Dusty Rhodes. However, Tenryu's increasing commitments to All Japan meant less time to wrestle in the United States, and this resulted in the six man championship being vacated and temporarily being abandoned until 1991, when it was temporarily resurrected as a World Championship Wrestling championship. Mitsuharu Misawa ) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981. ... This article is about the professional wrestling team, for otheruses see Road warrior The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael Hawk Hegstrand and Joseph Animal Laurinaitis, though other members were added later. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. ...

Tenryu's most high-profile North American match was for the World Wrestling Federation in 1991 at WrestleMania VII, where he teamed with Koji Kitao to defeat Demolition. He also appeared in both the 1993 Royal Rumble and 1994 Royal Rumble; in the latter he made it to the final five but was eliminated by eventual co-winners Lex Luger and Bret Hart. An angle had he and The Great Kabuki hired as mercenaries by Yokozuna's manager, Mr. Fuji, to attack Luger and prevent him from winning. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Demolition was a professional wrestling tag team in the late 80s / early 90s World Wrestling Federation made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). ... Royal Rumble 1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Promotional poster of Royal Rumble 1994 Royal Rumble 1994 was the seventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958), is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and American football player better known by his wrestling ring name, Lex Luger. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable number of slang, in-references and jargon. ... Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 â€“ October 22, 2000) was a Samoan-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Yokozuna. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1990, Tenryu left All Japan to form SWS. After its collapse in 1992, Tenryu, aided by Masatomo Takei (brother of his wife Makiyo) formed WAR. WAR became his base from where he would take on top wrestlers from other promotions, such as Atsushi Onita, Nobuhiko Takada, The Great Muta, Shinya Hashimoto, and Masahiro Chono, all of whom he defeated. He also traded victories with Tatsumi Fujinami and Antonio Inoki, thus becoming the only Japanese wrestler to defeat both Inoki and Baba by pinfall. Super World of Sports, more commonly known as SWS, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1990 to 1992. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Wrestling And Romance, and later Wrestle Association R, was a professional wrestling promotion founded and run by Genichiro Tenryu as the successor to Super World of Sports, and which lasted from 1992 to 2000. ... Atsushi Onita is a Japanese professional wrestler and a wrestling legend, who is best known for his work in FMW. He set a new record for the most stitches needed as a result of a wrestling match when he needed 111 stitches after a very violent match. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:é«™ç”°å»¶å½¦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. ... Keiji Mutoh , born December 23, 1962), also called the Great Muta, is a Japanese professional wrestler who gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Shinya Hashimoto (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Masahiro ChÅno (è¶é‡Žæ£æ´‹ ChÅno Masahiro) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Tatsumi Fujinami (Fujinami Tatsumi, è—¤æ³¢è¾°å·³) is a Japanese professional wrestler who is famous for his gimmick as The Dragon. He is the one who is credited for inventing the Dragon Sleeper and the Dragon Suplex. ... Antonio Inoki (ã‚¢ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ‹ã‚ªçŒªæœ¨), real name Kanji Inoki (çŒªæœ¨å¯›è‡³ Inoki Kanji, born February 20, 1943) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ...

In 1998, as WAR went into decline, Tenryu began an earnest comeback, this time in New Japan. He first allied with Shiro Koshinaka, and they won the IWGP tag team belts from Team Wolf, Masa Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. In December 1999, Tenryu made history as the first native to win the top two distinctions of professional wrestling in Japan (All Japan's Triple Crown and New Japan's IWGP heavyweight title) by beating Muta for the IWGP. (The first man to win both titles was Big Van Vader, an American.) Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association R during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Hiroyoshi Tenzan is an accomplished Japanese Heavyweight wrestler. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... For the football player of the same name see Leon White (football player) also for The Star Wars Villan see Darth Vader. ...

In 2000, following the near-collapse of All Japan due to the Pro Wrestling NOAH split, Tenryu closed WAR and rejoined All Japan, eager to test his mettle against the remaining ace, his former disciple Kawada. Tenryu beat Kawada in the subsequent tournament for the vacant Triple Crown, winning the belts for a second time. In his second stay in All Japan, he would capture the belts a third time and also the Double Cup with former WAR-UWFI feud rival Yoji Anjo. Pro Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000. ... Union of Wrestling Forces International, better known as UWF International or simply UWFi, was a stiff-style|shoot-style professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1991 to 1996. ...

In 2003, he joined World Japan for a few matches, but as it declined rapidly, he switched back and forth aimlessly between New Japan and All Japan. Fighting World of Japan Pro-Wrestling, frequently shortened to World Japan or WJ, and also known as Riki Pro, is a professional wrestling promotion formed in Japan in 2003. ...

In 2005, he entered NOAH himself, and with impending feuds with Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and other wrestlers he knew from his first All Japan stint, as well as new faces he's never met in the ring before, such as Jun Akiyama, Tenryu is sure to make a spectacular third comeback. Kenta Kobashi ) is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Jun Akiyama (ç§‹å±±æº– Akiyama Jun) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH. // In junior high school Akiyama practised swimming and in senior high school he did freestyle amateur wrestling and judo. ...

Tenryu has been apart of the HUSTLE lately and was apart of the Main heel group led by “Generalissimo” Takada. During this time, he teamed with Kawada mainly. But at HUSTLE Aid 2007, Tenryu was defeated by Razor Ramon HG and joined the main face group led by "Captain Hustle" Naoya Ogawa.

In wrestling

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Championships and accomplishments

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