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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| Hiroshi Hase |
| Real Name: |
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| Birthday: |
May 5, 1961 |
| Hometown: |
Koyabe, Toyama, Japan |
| Marital Status: |
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| Height & Weight: |
6'1" - 233lbs |
| Trained by: |
The Hart Family |
| Debut: |
February 28, 1986 vs. Miguel Perez Jr |
| Previous Names: |
"Northern Lights" |
| Finishing Move: |
Giant swing |
| Favorite Moves: |
Northern lights suplex
Reverse STF
Uranage (Golden Arm Bomber) |
| Notable Feuds: |
Owen Hart
Jushin 'Thunder' Liger
El Samurai
Kensuki Sasaki
Mitsuharu Misawa
Yuji Nagata |
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Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Fumhiro Niikura defeating Owen Hart & Ben Bassarab (October 3, 1986);
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kuniaki Kobayashi (December 27, 1987);
IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating Shiro Koshinaka (March 16, 1989);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kensuke Sasaki defeating Masahiro Chono & Kenji Mutoh (November 1, 1990);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kensuke Sasaki defeating Hiro Saito & Super Strong Machine (March 6, 1991);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kenji Mutoh defeating Scott Norton & Rick Steiner for vacant titles (November 5, 1991);
WCW International World Heavyweight title defeating Rick Rude (March 16, 1994);
IWGP Tag Team titles w/Kenji Mutoh defeating Power Warrior (aka Kensuke Sasaki) & Hawk (November 25, 1994);
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In The Beginning:
1984: Hiroshi Hase represented Japan at the Los Angeles Olympic Games at Greco-Roman wrestling placing 9th..
Hiroshi Hase began his pro career wrestling in Calgary, teaming with Fumihiro Niikura under masks as the Viet Cong Express..
New Japan Pro Wrestling:
December 1987: Hiroshi Hase debuts in Japan defeating Kuniaki Kobayashi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title..
Hiroshi Hase was assistant booker to Riki Chosyu in New Japan Pro Wrestling for a while..
July 1995: Hiroshi Hase became a member of the government, being elected into the Upper House..
January 4, 1996: Hiroshi Hase defeated by Kensuki Sasaki in Hase's 'retirement' match..
All Japan Pro Wrestling:
Hiroshi Hase shocked the wrestling world when he returned to wrestling, but with All Japan Pro Wrestling!
August 26, 1997: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Kenta Kobashi..
May 1, 1998: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Jun Akiyama..
May 9, 1999: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Toshiaki Kawada..
August 30, 1999: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Vader..
September 4, 1999: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Akira Taue..
January 9, 2000: Hiroshi Hase was defeated by Mitsuharu Misawa...
June, 2000: Hiroshi Hase was re-elected..
New Japan Pro Wrestling:
March 7, 2001: Hiroshi Hase returned to New Japan Pro Wrestling..
Hiroshi Hase joined former tag team partner, Keiji Muto, in his Bad Ass Translate Trading faction..
June 6, 2001 - New Japan's PPV: Hiroshi Hase wrestled a 40 minute exhibition mat wrestling against Keiji Muto..
October 8, 2001 - Tokyo Dome: Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama defeated Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Muto..
Semi-Retirement:
Hiroshi Hase is a member of the Japanese diet, their version of the Senate, & still wrestles on occasion..
Hiroshi Hase is known as one of the least selfish wrestlers in history of the industry..
October 27, 2002 - AJPW PPV: Satoshi Kojima defeated Hiroshi Hase with a lariat..
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