NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gran Hamada

Gran Hamada (real name Hiroaki Hamada) is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre. He has also had stints with the World Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maebashi (å‰æ©‹å¸‚ Maebashi-shi) is the capital city of Gunma in Japan. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ... One of Lucha Libres biggest attractions, El Hijo del Santo. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New 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. ... Universal Lucha Libre (Universal Pro-Wrestling until 1991; FederaciÃ³n Universal de Lucha Libre afterwards) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1990 to 1995. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling organization. ... ECW logo from 1994-2001. ...

Career

He was one of the first dojo trainees at New Japan Pro Wrestling, being known as Little Hamada in the beginning. Sent to Mexico's Universal Wrestling Association because of his lack of size, he found a lot of success there - so much that Mexican fans and promoters began calling him Gran Hamada (Great Hamada) and the name stuck. He also competed in Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre, which added El (The) to the front of his name: El Gran Hamada. New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... The Logo of CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) is a lucha libre promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara and Puebla. ...

In 1984 he became a member of the initial roster of the original Japanese UWF, but found that his flamboyantly acrobatic style clashed with the martial arts-inspired style and focus on realism of the UWF, and soon left for All Japan Pro Wrestling. He eventually broke off from AJPW to form his own promotion in 1990: Universal Lucha Libre. However, wrestlers began to leave the ULL in 1993, and in 1995 Hamada closed the promotion to join Michinoku Pro, which had been formed by former ULL wrestlers. The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New 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. ... A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that performs regular shows involving professional wrestling for monetary gain. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Universal Lucha Libre (Universal Pro-Wrestling until 1991; FederaciÃ³n Universal de Lucha Libre afterwards) was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1990 to 1995. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001 he began competing for All Japan again, this time as a free agent. He briefly was part of the "Love Machines" stable under a mask as "Mini Love Machine" with "Super Love Machine" (Junji Hirata of New Japan, reprising his old role as "Super Strong Machine") and "Love Machine Storm" (Arashi, whose stage name literally means "storm"). They used Morning Musume's "Love Machine" song as their entrance theme. A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. ... Morning Musume Morning Musume (ãƒ¢ãƒ¼ãƒ‹ãƒ³ã‚°å¨˜ã€‚) is an ultra-commercialized all-girl J-Pop group from Japan that constantly changes its members. ...

His daughters Xochitl and Ayako, who are half-Mexican, are also professional wrestlers.

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