Yoshinari Ogawa
| Yoshinari Ogawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1966 Toride, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Yoshinari Ogawa |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Trained by | AJPW Dojo Genichiro Tenryu Giant Baba Kazuharu Sonoda |
| Debut | September 3, 1985 |
Yoshinari Ogawa (小川良成; Ogawa Yoshinari) (born November 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins.
Career
Yoshinari Ogawa debuted in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1985, working on the undercard, until joining Genichiro Tenryu's group Revolution, which helped him elevate higher on the card. He remained in the group until it disbanded in 1990 upon Tenryu's abrupt departure from AJPW.
After Tenryu left, Ogawa became one of the top stars in AJPW's junior heavyweight division in the 1990s, winning the junior heavyweight championship three times. He also reigned as tag team champion with his mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa. Ogawa left AJPW for Misawa's newly started Pro Wrestling Noah in 2000, where he continued his tag team with Misawa. On April 4, 2002 he scored a huge upset, beating Jun Akiyama very quickly to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion.
In wrestling
- Finishing nature moves
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mitsuharu Misawa
- World Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mitsuharu Misawa
- January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (1991, 1995)[1]
- GHC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Zack Sabre, Jr.[2]
- GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mitsuharu Misawa
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (1992) with Masanobu Fuchi vs. Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi on July 5
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi, and Jun Akiyama on July 2
- 5 Star Match (1999) with Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama on October 23
References
- ^ http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/alljap/ajtourn.htm
- ^ "Great Voyage 2013 in Tokyo vol.2～田上明引退記念大会～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-12-07.