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Kim Duk

Title History

 

  • NWA (Tri State) United States Tag Team titles w/Stan Kowalski defeating El Gran Tapio & Alex Perez (September ??, 1973);
  • NWA (All Japan) International Tag Team titles w/Kintaro Ohki defeating Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba (October 28, 1976);
  • NWA (All Japan) International Tag Team titles w/Kintaro Ohki defeating Jumbo Tsuruta & Giant Baba (November 7, 1977);
  • NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Yasu Fuji defeating Buzz Tyler & Bob Brown (March 3, 1983);
  • WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Invader I (September 8, 1990);
  • WWC (World Wrestling Council) Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating El Bronco (February 7, 1991);
  • UWA (Mexico) World Heavyweight title (as Yamato) defeating Canek (March 14, 1994);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • February 7, 1948: Kim Duk was born in Tokyo, Japan..
  • Kim Duk trained under the legendary Karl Gotch and Kintaro Oki..
  • August 30, 1968: Katsuhisa Shibata (who later became a NJPW referee) defeated Masanori Toguchi (professional debut) in Tokyo..
  • May 1971 – IWA: Mr. Fuji & Tiger Jeet Sigh defeated Mark Lewin & King Curtis Iaukea to win the IWA Tag Team titles..
  • 1980s: Tiger Chung Lee had a stint in the World Wrestling Federation jobbing to popular wrestlers on Television every week..
  • Tiger Chung Lee also known as Kim Duk has a part in the indy film Mountain Mafia..

 

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Trained By

Karl Gotch
Kintaro Oki

Debut

August 30, 1968

Birthday

February 7, 1948

Hometown

Tokyo, Japan

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Notable Feuds

Jumno Tsuruta

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