WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Gran Hamada Real Name: Hireaki Hamada Birthday: November 27, 1950 Hometown: Maebashi, Gunma, Japan Marital Status: Height & Weight: 5' 6" - 202 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1971 Previous Names: El Gran Hamada Little Hamada Finishing Move: Hama-Chan Cutter Favorite Moves: Hurricanrana Swinging DDT Jumping Backdrop Notable Feuds:
UWA (Mexico) World Middleweight title defeating Rene Guajardo (May 2, 1976); UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Cesar Valentino (February 4, 1979); UWA (Mexico) World Light Heavyweight title defeating Rey Mendoza (November 4, 1979); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Timothy Flowers (November 6, 1981); UWA (Mexico) World Middleweight title defeating Centurion Negro (February 14, 1982); WWF Light Heavyweight title defeating Perro Aguayo (April 21, 1982); UWA (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Riki Choshu defeating Baby Face & Canek (August 1, 1982); UWA (Mexico) World Middleweight title defeating Luis Arizona (May 22, 1983); WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating Perro Aguayo (April 17, 1984); NWA World Middleweight title defeating Grand Cochise (November 18, 1984); UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Cobarde II (March 4, 1986); UWA (Mexico) World Light Heavyweight title defeating Zandokan (July ??, 1989); WWF Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Perro Aguayo Awarded (January 7, 1991); UWA (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Perro Aguayo defeating Brazo de Plata & Brazo de Oro (June 13, 1991); UWA (Mexico) World Tag Team titles w/Kendo defeating Brazo de Plata & Brazo de Oro for vacant titles (January 19, 1992); UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Great Sasuke defeating Villano IV & Bulldog KT for vacant titles (November 20, 1992); UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Black Power II [Tournament] (December 13, 1992); UWF (Japan) Super Middleweight title defeating Villano IV (June 4, 1993); UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Engendro (September 22, 1993); WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Villano IV (December 17, 1993); UWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Kouji Kanamoto (September 22, 1995); UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Convict I for vacant title (July 30, 1998); APEX of Triangle Six Man Tag Team titles w/Tiger Mask & Great Sasuke defeating Takeshi Ono, KAW KAW & Masao Orihara (April 14, 2001); BJW (Japan) Heavyweight title defeating Mens Teioh (August 1, 2004);
Gran Hamada has extensive international experience, having toured the U.S., Europe and Mexico.. Gran Hamada is still built like a brick, even at the age of 49.. Gran Hamada can still pull off lightning fast huracanranas and Swinging DDTs.. Gran Hamada has two daughters Ayako and Xochitl who are both pro wrestlers.. October 14, 2002 - AJPW: Gran Hamada def. Kazushi Miyamoto.. October 27, 2002 - AJPW: Masa Fuchi & Gran Hamada defeated Shigeo Okumura & Kazushi Miyamoto.. Gran Hamada is the father of female wrestler Ayako Hamada..