Oklafan.com v5 Beta > Bios

Home
Bios

Bios

Haru Sonada

Nickname: Dragon Ninja

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 243 lbs.

From: Kobayashi, Miyazaki, Japan

Birthday: Sep 16th

Pro Debut: Jan 15, 1975

Aliases: Chung Lee, Kazuharu Sonada, Professor Sonada, Magic Dragon, Golden Dragon, Super Dragon

Feds Worked For: MSW, NWA, NWA-West, TSW, WCCW, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling (Canada), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (WA/OR), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: Rolling Sleeper

Signature Moves: Sliding Kick

Career Highlights: -AJPW All-Asian Tag Team Champion (w/ The Great Kabuki)
-NWA-West Tag Team Champion (w/ Mitsu Ishikawa)
-WWC Tag Team Champion (w/ Mitsu Ishikawa)

Affiliates: Hugo Savinovich, Mitsu Ishikawa

Other Facts: -Uncle of pro wrestler Yukari Ishikura
-As Magic Dragon, he wore a mask and was billed from Macau. He was unmasked after losing a match to Kuniyaki Kobashi on June 8, 1985
-Trained as a wrestler, but actually made his debut as a referee in 1974 when one of the regular AJPW referees was sick and they needed a replacement.
-Trained several Japanese pro wrestlers, including Akira Taue and Kenta Kobashi, who are considered 2 of the "4 Pillars of Japanese Wrestling"
-Portrayed The Great Kabuki in Georgia and other small shows when the original Kabuki (Akihisa Mera) became so popular his manager Gary Hart began to double book him. Mera was working for WCCW at the time and WCCW Fritz Von Erich would not allow Mera to take bookings outside of WCCW. Sonada had the same body type and mannerisms so he took the gimmick elsewhere.
-Passed away on November 28, 1987 at the age of 31. He and his bride were on a plane flying to South Africa where Sonada was booked by Tiger Jeet Singh on a wrestling show, but the plane crashed. Ironically, the pair were also on their honeymoon.