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Kazuo Sakurada

Index Kazuo Sakurada

(born September 26, 1948), better known as Mr. [1]

74 relations: All Japan Pro Wrestling, AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Billy Jack Haynes, Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be, Bret Hart, Buzz Sawyer, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Clash of the Champions, Colonel DeBeers, Continental Championship Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, Dick Slater, Dory Funk Jr., Earl Patrick Freeman, Edmonton, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, Gary Hart, Hart Dungeon, Heel (professional wrestling), Hercules Ayala, Japan, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, Japanese people, Jerry Lawler, Jim Neidhart, Jimmy Hart, Keiji Mutoh, Keith Hart (wrestler), Kendo Nagasaki, Kengo Kimura, Kim Duk, Knockout, Leo Burke, Manager (professional wrestling), Mike Rotunda, Mixed martial arts, Mr. Hito, Mr. Pogo, National Wrestling Alliance, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, NWA Florida Tag Team Championship, NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, Peter Thornley, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling attacks, Samurai, Seiji Sakaguchi, ..., Shinai, Shoot (professional wrestling), Stage name, Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship, Stampede Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship, Sting (wrestler), Stu Hart, Super World of Sports, Terry Funk, The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling), The J-Tex Corporation, Tokyo, United Kingdom, United States Wrestling Association, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, Von Erich family, WCWA World Tag Team Championship, World Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, World Tag League (NJPW), World Wrestling Council, WWC World Tag Team Championship, Zane Frazier. Expand index (24 more) »

All Japan Pro Wrestling

(AJPW / AJP) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972.

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AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship

The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major professional wrestling title in the Continental Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995.

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Billy Jack Haynes

William Albert Haynes III (born July 10, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Billy Jack Haynes.

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Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be also known as The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be is a best selling DVD documentary film released as part of a three-DVD set on November 15, 2005, by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

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Bret Hart

Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957), better known by the ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, retired amateur wrestler, writer and actor.

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Buzz Sawyer

Bruce Alan Woyan (June 14, 1959 – February 7, 1992) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buzz Sawyer.

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Championship Wrestling from Florida

Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa, Florida wrestling office existing from 1961, when Eddie Graham first bought into the promotion, until 1987, when it closed down.

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Clash of the Champions

The Clash of the Champions is a series of professional wrestling television specials that were aired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Colonel DeBeers

Edward Wiskoski (born January 10, 1945) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Continental Championship Wrestling

Continental Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Dothan, Alabama from 1985 until 1989, owned by Ron Fuller.

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Continental Wrestling Association

Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett.

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Dick Slater

Richard Van Slater (born May 19, 1951), better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, is a retired American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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Dory Funk Jr.

Dorrance Earnest "Dory" Funk Jr. (born February 3, 1941) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer.

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Earl Patrick Freeman

Earl Patrick Freeman (August 23, 1932 – December 28, 1989) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Paddy Ryan, who competed in North American and international promotions during the 1950s and 60s.

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling

Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on July 28, 1989, by Atsushi Onita as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW).

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Gary Hart

Gary Warren Hart (born Gary Warren Hartpence; November 28, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.

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Hart Dungeon

The Hart Dungeon or Hart Family Dungeon, otherwise known simply as The Dungeon, was the gym and wrestling school located in the basement of the Hart mansion.

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Heel (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a rudo in lucha libre) is a wrestler who portrays a villain or a "bad guy" and acts as an antagonist.

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Hercules Ayala

Ruben Cruz (born July 14, 1950) is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hercules Ayala.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance

Nihon Puroresu Kyōkai (日本プロレス協会, Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance or Japan Wrestling Association) was the first professional wrestling promotion to be based in Japan.

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Japanese people

are a nation and an ethnic group that is native to Japan and makes up 98.5% of the total population of that country.

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Jerry Lawler

Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American professional wrestler and color commentator signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the company's legends program.

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Jim Neidhart

James Henry Neidhart (born February 8, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bret Hart as The Hart Foundation.

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Jimmy Hart

James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1943) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal.

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Keiji Mutoh

is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).

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Keith Hart (wrestler)

Keith William Hart (born August 21, 1951) is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler and firefighter.

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Kendo Nagasaki

Kendo Nagasaki is a professional wrestling stage name, used as a gimmick of that of a Japanese Samurai warrior with a mysterious past and even supernatural powers of hypnosis.

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Kengo Kimura

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known under the ring name and for his many years working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in Japan.

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Kim Duk

or Kim Duk (김 덕/金 徳) is a semi-retired Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler, better known under his ring name.

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Knockout

A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo, and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.

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Leo Burke

Leonce Cormier (born June 29, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler.

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Manager (professional wrestling)

In professional wrestling, a manager is a supporting character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers) for a variety of reasons.

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Mike Rotunda

Lawrence Michael Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler.

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Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from other combat sports and martial arts.

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Mr. Hito

(April 25, 1942 – April 21, 2010), better known as Mr.

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Mr. Pogo

was a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his work under the ring name.

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National Wrestling Alliance

The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is an American professional wrestling organization.

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling

, operating as, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo.

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NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship

The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida, USA and is now the major title in NWA Florida Wrestling Alliance.

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NWA Florida Tag Team Championship

The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida Underground Wrestling.

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NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship

The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in its member promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, which promoted shows in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington.

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Pacific Northwest Wrestling

Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Peter Thornley

Peter William Thornley (born 19 October 1941) is a retired English professional wrestler who was best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki.

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Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling (often shortened to pro wrestling or simply wrestling) is a form of sports entertainment which combines athletics with theatrical performance.

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Professional wrestling attacks

Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Seiji Sakaguchi

is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and judoka, Sakaguchi holds a 7th dan red and white belt in Judo.

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Shinai

is a weapon used for practice and competition in kendo representing a Japanese sword.

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Shoot (professional wrestling)

A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event.

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Stage name

A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers, such as actors, comedians, singers and musicians.

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Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship

The Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling.

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Stampede Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling was a Canadian professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship

The Stampede International Tag Team Championship was the main tag-team title in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling.

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Sting (wrestler)

Steve Borden (born March 20, 1959), better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, author and former bodybuilder.

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Stu Hart

Stewart Edward Hart, (May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian football player, amateur wrestler, sailor, professional wrestler, wrestling booker, promoter, coach and trainer.

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Super World of Sports

Super World of Sports, more commonly known as SWS, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1990 to 1992.

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Terry Funk

Terrence Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and actor.

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The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)

The Four Horsemen was a professional wrestling stable in Jim Crockett Promotions (Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling) and later World Championship Wrestling.

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The J-Tex Corporation

The J-Tex Corporation, also known as Gary Hart International, was a heel professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling.

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Tokyo

, officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and has been the capital since 1869.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States Wrestling Association

The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship

The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship formed in 1988, which consisted of the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship from World Class Championship Wrestling and the AWA World Heavyweight Championship from the American Wrestling Association.

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Von Erich family

The Von Erich family is a professional wrestling family.

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WCWA World Tag Team Championship

The WCWA World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Class Championship Wrestling.

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World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion, historically based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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World Class Championship Wrestling

World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.

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World Tag League (NJPW)

The World Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax.

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World Wrestling Council

The World Wrestling Council (WWC) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Puerto Rico.

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WWC World Tag Team Championship

The WWC World Tag Team Championship is the tag team title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council.

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Zane Frazier

Zane Troy Frazier (born July 16, 1966) is an American former karateka, kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuo_Sakurada

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