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Junzo Yoshinosato
Junzo Hasegawa (長谷川 淳三, Hasegawa Junzō) (September 27, 1928 to January 19, 1999) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling promoter, better known by the ring name Junzo Yoshinosato (or simply Yoshinosato / Yoshino Sato). He is best known for his involvement with the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
Hasegawa was an all-around athlete from a young age. He pursued a career as a sumo wrestler, joining the Nishonoseki stable under Tamanoumi Daitarō with the help of Kamikaze Shoichi. He made his debut in the January 1944 tournament under the shikona "Hasegawa". He later changed his shikona to "Junzo Kamiwaka", and reached the top division in the January 1950 tournament. In the January 1952 tournament he changed his shikona once again, this time to "Yoshinosato". Despite his relatively small stature, he distinguished himself as a skilled wrestler who employed an underhand throw. He, Kotogahama, and Wakanohana Kanji I were known as the "Three Musketeers of Nishonoseki."
Despite reaching the maegashira rank, Hasegawa became disillusioned with his performance in the rankings and with the internal conflicts in his stable. He did not compete in the September 1954 tournament, and subsequently retired with a career record of 39 wins and 51 losses in the makuuchi division.
On September 10, 1954, Yoshinosato visited his senior from the Nishonoseki stable, Rikidōzan, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium and asked to join Rikidōzan's Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. He fought his debut match on the same day against Teizo Watanabe - considered the fastest debut in the history of Japanese professional wrestling.
On October 23, 1956, Yoshinosato competed in a tournament at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium to establish the inaugural Japanese Light Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Isao Yoshihara (later the president of International Wrestling Enterprise) in the finals. He later vacated the title upon moving into the junior heavyweight division.
Yoshinosato trained Kintarō Ōki, who debuted in 1959.
In 1960, Yoshinosato and Rikidōzan won the All Japan Tag Team Championship. In August 1960, Yoshinosato was awarded the Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship.
In 1961, Yoshinosato went on an excursion to the United States alongside Giant Baba and Mammoth Suzuki. He performed as a heel, wearing short tights, kneepads, and wooden clogs, and became notorious in the Tennessee area under the ring name "Devil Sato", a gimmick later used by protegé Akihisa Mera. He repeatedly engaged in illegal attacks in the so-called "Tagosaku style", which became a tradition for Japanese heels in the United States. While in Tennessee, he teamed with Taro Sakuro (Filipino wrestler Rey Urbano) to win the Mid-American United States Tag Team Championship; Urbano later adopted the gimmick The Great Kabooki, which was later used with the correct spelling Kabuki, by Mera.
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Junzo Hasegawa (長谷川 淳三, Hasegawa Junzō) (September 27, 1928 to January 19, 1999) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling promoter, better known by the ring name Junzo Yoshinosato (or simply Yoshinosato / Yoshino Sato). He is best known for his involvement with the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
Hasegawa was an all-around athlete from a young age. He pursued a career as a sumo wrestler, joining the Nishonoseki stable under Tamanoumi Daitarō with the help of Kamikaze Shoichi. He made his debut in the January 1944 tournament under the shikona "Hasegawa". He later changed his shikona to "Junzo Kamiwaka", and reached the top division in the January 1950 tournament. In the January 1952 tournament he changed his shikona once again, this time to "Yoshinosato". Despite his relatively small stature, he distinguished himself as a skilled wrestler who employed an underhand throw. He, Kotogahama, and Wakanohana Kanji I were known as the "Three Musketeers of Nishonoseki."
Despite reaching the maegashira rank, Hasegawa became disillusioned with his performance in the rankings and with the internal conflicts in his stable. He did not compete in the September 1954 tournament, and subsequently retired with a career record of 39 wins and 51 losses in the makuuchi division.
On September 10, 1954, Yoshinosato visited his senior from the Nishonoseki stable, Rikidōzan, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium and asked to join Rikidōzan's Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. He fought his debut match on the same day against Teizo Watanabe - considered the fastest debut in the history of Japanese professional wrestling.
On October 23, 1956, Yoshinosato competed in a tournament at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium to establish the inaugural Japanese Light Heavyweight Champion. He defeated Isao Yoshihara (later the president of International Wrestling Enterprise) in the finals. He later vacated the title upon moving into the junior heavyweight division.
Yoshinosato trained Kintarō Ōki, who debuted in 1959.
In 1960, Yoshinosato and Rikidōzan won the All Japan Tag Team Championship. In August 1960, Yoshinosato was awarded the Japanese Junior Heavyweight Championship.
In 1961, Yoshinosato went on an excursion to the United States alongside Giant Baba and Mammoth Suzuki. He performed as a heel, wearing short tights, kneepads, and wooden clogs, and became notorious in the Tennessee area under the ring name "Devil Sato", a gimmick later used by protegé Akihisa Mera. He repeatedly engaged in illegal attacks in the so-called "Tagosaku style", which became a tradition for Japanese heels in the United States. While in Tennessee, he teamed with Taro Sakuro (Filipino wrestler Rey Urbano) to win the Mid-American United States Tag Team Championship; Urbano later adopted the gimmick The Great Kabooki, which was later used with the correct spelling Kabuki, by Mera.
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