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Great Kabuki

Great Kabuki

Nickname: Mystery of the Orient

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 240 lbs

From: Singapore, Japan

Birthday: Sep 8th

Pro Debut: October 31, 1964

Aliases: Akihisha Takachiho, Professor Takachiho, Takachiho, Yoshina Sato, Hito Togo, Rising Sun # 1, Mr. Sato, Hito Tojo, Yoshino Sato, Takuchiho, Mr. Hito, Mr. Kiyomoto, Mr. Sato, Devil Sato, Akahisha Mera

Feds Worked For: MSW, NWA-West, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, WWF, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre (Mexico), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/KY/TN), Dotonbori Pro Wrestling (Japan), Dradition Pro-Wrestling (Japan), Dramatic Dream Team (Japan), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (Japan), Fuyuki Army Promotion (Japan), Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (Japan), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), IWA Japan (Japan), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Japanese Women Pro-Wrestling Project (Japan), Kyushu Pro Wrestling (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), Osaka Pro Wrestling (Japan), Pro Wrestling FREEDOMS (Japan), Pro Wrestling KAGEKI (Japan), Pro Wrestling Land's End (Japan), Pro Wrestling NOAH (Japan), Social Pro Wrestling Federation (Japan), Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (Japan), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), STYLE-E Pro Wrestling (Japan), Super Pro Wrestling (NY/PA), Super World Sports (Japan), Tenryu Project (Japan), Tokyo Gurentai (Japan), Tokyo Pro Wrestling (Japan), Toryumon Japan (Japan), Union of Professional Wrestling Force International (Japan), World Championship Wrestling (Australia), World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (Japan), Wrestle Association-R (Japan), WRESTLE-1 (Japan)

Finisher: Thrust Kick

Signature Moves: Nerve Hold, Spraying Mist, Uppercut, Fist Drop, Oriental Claw

 

Career Highlights: AJPW/JWA All Asia Tag Team Champion (w/ Samson Kutsuwada)
-AJPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Jumbo Tsuruta)
-JWA United National Champion
-MSW Louisiana Champion
-NWA American Champion
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Pak Song, Karl Kox, and Rufus R. Jones)
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Mitsu Arakawa)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Mr. Saito)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Mr. Saito)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA Mid-America Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion (2x)
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Chang Chung)
-NWA (Toronto) Television Champion
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Ricky Romero and Mr. Sato)
-NWF Tag Team Champions (w/ Mitsu Arakawa)
-WCCW All-Asian Champion
-WCCW All-Asian Tag team champion (w/ Magic Dragon)
-WCCW World Television Champion
-WCW Austra-Asian Tag Team Champion (w/ Hiro Tojo)

Affiliates: Daikokubo Benkei, Mr. Saito, Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Samson Kutsuwada, Mitsu Arakawa, Shiro Koshinaka, Genichiro Tenryu, Kengo Kimura, Takashi Ishikawa, Magic Dragon, Masanobu Fuchi, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Rusher Kimura, Gary Hart, Hiroshi Wajima, Akitoshi Saito, Masashi Aoyagi, Kazuo Sakurada, Mighty Inoue, Shin'ichi Nakano, Akio Sato, John Tenta, Mitsuharu Misawa, Akira Taue, Pak Song, Karl Kox, The Great Muta, Percival Pringle III, Tim Brooks, J. J. Dillon, Michael Hayes, Arman Hussein, Sunshine, Tojo Yamamoto, Chang Chung, Ricky Romero, Hiro Tojo, Skandar Akbar, Rising Sun

Notable Feuds: Motoshi Okuma, Great Kojika, Genichiro Tenryu, Haruka Eigen, Kodo Fuyuki, Goro Tsurumi, Jimmy Valiant, Toshiaki Kawada, Ashura Hara, Masio Koma, Mitsu Hirai, Rusher Kimura, Takashi Ishikawa, Kotetsu Yamamoto, Masayuki Fujii, Mike Graham, Jerry Brisco, Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Abdullah the Butcher, Kerry Von Erich, Steve Keirn, Kazuo Sakurada, Kantaro Hoshino, The Fabulous Freebirds, Ushinosuke Hayashi, Yoshiaki Yatsu, Kevin Von Erich, Masanobu Fuchi, Tiger Jeet Singh, Bob Brown, Rufus R. Jones, Kim Duk, Hiroshi Hase, Bugsy McGraw, Keiji Muto, Jack Brisco, Umanosuke Ueda, Gantetsu Matsuoka, AKIRA, Masahiro Chono, Mitsuharu Misawa, Al Madril, Shigeo Okumura, Dick Murdoch, Masao Ito, Takashi Iizuka, Osamu Kido, Stan Hansen, Munenori Higo, Dusty Rhodes, Shin'ichi Nakano, Mark Lewin, Mil Máscaras, David Von Erich, Kintaro Oki, Bruiser Brody, Matti Suzuki, Katsuji Adachi, Hiro Saito, Masao Orihara, Animal Hamaguchi, Chris Adams, Scott Casey

Other Facts: -Began wrestling in Japan Wrestling Association as Akihisha Takachiho. Adopted The Great Kabuki gimmick in WCCW in the early 1980's.
-When The Great Muta debuted in the US, it was reported that The Great Kabuki was his father
-Was one of the first wrestlers to spray mist from his mouth
-Had a pre-match ritual of showing his skills with the nunchucks that intimidated most opponents.
-Former member of Revolution
-Former member of Heisei Ishingun
-Former member of the Japanese Connection
-Owns a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. He is now semi-retired and works behind the scenes for New Japan Pro Wrestling
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2020

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Spotlight in History

  • 1973 Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan def. The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 1985 Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 2003 El Sufamilico def. Ichiban [1st] for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 Damon Windsor def. Havoc for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 2008 Miss Sheila def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
  • 2014 Sam Stackhouse def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion

Week of Sun 04-28 to Sat: 05-04

  • 04-28 1954 Red Berry def. Whitey Whittler for the TSW Tri-State Champion
  • 04-28 1976 Ted DiBiase & Dick Murdoch def. Buck Robley & Bob Slaughter for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 04-28 1980 Kevin Von Erich def. Toru Tanaka for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-28 1989 The Simpson Brothers (Steve Simpson & Shaun Simpson) def. Beauty & The Beast (Terrance M. Garvin & The Beast [2nd]) for the WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion
  • 04-28 2000 Heather Savage def. Jenna Love for the OPW Oklahoma Womens Champion
  • 04-28 2002 Summer Rain became the OCW Oklahoma Womens Champion
  • 04-28 2007 Eric Rose def. Jersey Devil for the UWF06 Light Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-28 2007 Joe Herell became the UWF06 Violent Division Champion
  • 04-28 2017 Brandon Groom def. Sam Stackhouse for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-28 2018 Dusty Gold def. Wesley Crane for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-29 2006 AWOL def. Michael York for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-29 2006 Natural Born Sinners (Appolyon & El Lotus) def. Pretty Young Things (Cade Sydal & Mitch Carter) for the ACW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-29 2006 Rexx Reed def. Carnage for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-29 2006 Carnage def. Rexx Reed for the ACW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-29 2007 Aaron Neil def. Tyler Bateman for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-29 2007 Brad Michaels def. Ryan Davidson for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-29 2007 Bad Boy & Outlaw became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 04-29 2011 The Unknown & Johnny USA def. Michael H & Mr. Big for the NCW Tag Team Champions
  • 04-29 2011 Mr. Big became the NCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-29 2012 Sam Stackhouse def. Prophet for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-29 2012 Rage Logan became the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-29 2012 Nemesis (Damien Morte & Damon Windsor) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 04-29 2017 Aaron Anders became the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
  • 04-30 1954 Frenchy Roy became the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-30 1955 Ricki Starr became the TSW Oklahoma Champion
  • 04-30 2004 Shadow of Death def. Terry Montana for the TPW Hardcore Champion
  • 04-30 2011 Ryan Reed def. Rolling Thunder for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-30 2011 Ray Martinez def. Ryan Reed for the UWE United States Champion
  • 04-30 2016 Ray Martinez became the SRPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 04-30 2022 Clayton Bloodstone def. Ky-Ote for the NCWO Choctaw Nation Champion
  • 04-30 2023 El Gallardo/El Vaquero def. Cappuccino Jones for the BPW Lion Heart Champion
  • 04-30 2023 Heavyweight Grappling (Dan Webber & Morrison) def. Subject To Death (Cade Fite & Leo Fox) for the BPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
  • 05-01 1981 Super Destroyer def. Jim Garvin for the MSW Louisiana Champion
  • 05-01 2016 Skylar Slice def. Nikki Knight for the MSWA Ladies Champion
  • 05-01 2021 Fuel def. Derek James for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-02 1964 Mike Clancy & Al Lovelock def. Karol Krauser & Stan Pulaski for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 05-02 1969 Johnny Valentine def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-02 1977 Stan Hansen def. Dick Murdoch for the TSW North American Champion
  • 05-02 1984 Krusher Khrushchev became the MSW Television Champion
  • 05-02 1984 The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) def. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 05-02 2009 Ozzy Hendrix def. Shank for the SWCW Luchadore Champion
  • 05-02 2015 Gail Kim became the IWR Diamonds Champion
  • 05-02 2015 Kareem Sadat became the BCW Independent Hardcore Champion
  • 05-02 2021 Drake Gallows def. Blade [2nd] for the AIWF National Champion
  • 05-03 1973 Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan def. The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 05-03 1985 Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
  • 05-03 2003 El Sufamilico def. Ichiban [1st] for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-03 2008 Damon Windsor def. Havoc for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-03 2008 Miss Sheila def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
  • 05-03 2014 Sam Stackhouse def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
  • 05-04 1953 Mike Clancy def. Karl Von Poppenheim for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-04 1968 Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar became the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
  • 05-04 1969 Jerry Miller & Jim Osborne def. Danny Little Bear & Frank Dalton for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
  • 05-04 1973 Blackjack Mulligan def. Jose Lothario for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-04 1986 Kerry Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Steve Simpson def. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) for the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
  • 05-04 1986 The Von Erichs (Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich) became the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
  • 05-04 1987 The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) became the WCCW World Tag Team Champion
  • 05-04 2003 Ichiban [1st]/Rocco Valentino def. El Sufamilico for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
  • 05-04 2013 Tim Rockwell def. Daemon Storm for the UWE United States Champion
05-03
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