Masayuki Naruse

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Masayuki Naruse (成瀬 昌由, Naruse Masayuki^?) is a Japanese professional wrestler and Professional Mixed Martial Artist.

Contents 1 Career 2 In wrestling 3 Championships and accomplishments 3.1 Mixed Martial Arts 4 References 5 Links

[edit] Career

Naruse debuted in Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 where he was displayed as a scrappy junior heavyweight willing to take on opponents twice his size. He and other RINGS wrestlers made the transition to mixed martial arts with the promotion in the late 1990s. He was RINGS first ever Light-Heavyweight champion.^[1]

In 2002, with RINGS' collapse, he moved to New Japan Pro Wrestling, it was a well timed move as owner Antonio Inoki was giving former MMA fighters immediate pushes & he was immediately placed into a feud with Minoru Tanaka, who used to work for BattlARTS, RINGS' rival promotion. Within 4 months of his debut, Naruse captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from his rival Tanaka. He left New Japan in 2004 to go back to competing in MMA.

[edit] In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Crazy Cyclone (Spinning back fist)

• Signature moves
  • Belly to back suplex
  • Capture Suplex
  • Double heel hook
  • Dragon sleeper
  • Dragon suplex
  • Fujiwara Armbar

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mitsuya Nagai

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

[edit] Mixed Martial Arts

• RINGS: Light-Heavyweight Champion

[edit] References

[edit] Links

• Sherdog MMA Record
• RINGS fight History

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