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Great Kabuki

[Great Kabuki GALLERY]

Title History

  • NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television title (as Takachiho) defeating Great Goliath (December 9, 1970);
  • NWF (Cleveland/Buffalo) World Tag Team titles (as Yoshino Sato) w/Mitsu Arakawa defeating Dominic DeNucci & Tony Parisi [Tournament] (January 19, 1972);
  • NWA (JWA) United National Heavyweight title (as Takachiho) defeating Johnny Valentine (March 8, 1973);
  • NWA Austra Asian Tag Team titles (as Hito Tojo) w/Hiro Tojo defeating Spiros Arion & Mark Lewin (October 19, 1973);
  • AJPW (All Japan) All Asia Tag Team titles (as Takachiho) w/Samson Kutsuwada defeating Ted & Jerry Oates (October 21, 1976);
  • NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles (as Mr. Sato) w/Mr. Saito defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (????, 1978);
  • NWA Florida Tag Team titles (as Mr. Sato) w/Mr. Saito defeating Steve Keirn & Mike Graham (????, 1978);
  • NWA Florida Tag Team titles (as Mr. Sato) w/Mr. Saito defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (March ??, 1978);
  • NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team titles (as Mr. Sato) w/Mr. Saito defeating Jim Garvin & Killer Karl Kox (January ??, 1979);
  • NWA Western States Tag Team titles (as Takachiho) w/Ricky Romero defeating Mr. Pogo & Mr. Sato (April ??, 1979);
  • NWA Central States Tag Team titles (as Takachiho) w/Pak Song defeating Dick Murdoch & Bob Brown (April 17, 1980);
  • NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Killer Karl Kox defeating Pat O` Connor & Bob Brown (June 21, 1980);
  • NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Chang Chung defeating David & Kevin Von Erich (????, 1981);
  • NWA (World Class) American Heavyweight title defeating Kerry Von Erich (September 25, 1981);
  • Mid South Louisiana Heavyweight title defeating Bob Roop (October ??, 1981);
  • WCCW (World Class) Television title defeating Al Madril (January 3, 1983);
  • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title defeating ??????? (January 14, 1983);
  • NWA Mid Atlantic Television title defeating Jos LeDuc (May 23, 1983);
  • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles title won a tournament (July ??, 1985);
  • CWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating Paul Diamond [Tournament] (November ??, 1986);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Jumbo Tsuruta defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (July 19, 1990);

Career Highlights

  • The Great Kabuki formed a tag team with the Great Muta known as the “Rising Suns”..
  • Royal Rumble 1994: The Great Kabuki participated in the Royal Rumble match, entering at #22, eliminated by Lex Luger..
  • ~~~Earlier on the show, Kabuki was one of ten interfering wrestlers that helped put the Undertaker inside a casket..
  • 1998: The Great Kabuki retired from wrestling..

    Brad Dykens wrote: Like many foreign wrestlers working in the USA, the Great Kabuki had many managers over the year, including: Skandor Akbar, Killer Tim Brooks, James J. Dillon, Gary Hart, Michael Hayes, Armand Hussein, Percy Pringle III, Sunshine, Tojo Yamamoto..

 

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Debut

1964

Birthday

September 8, 1948

Hometown

Originally Nobeoka, Japan
Singapore (The melting pot of sin)

Gender

Male

Height

5'10"

Weight

240 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Thrust Kick

Favorite Move(s)

Nerve Hold

Notable Feuds

Chris Adams

Status

Living