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Naomichi Marufuji
Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi; born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, wrestling executive, and restaurateur. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where is the vice-president of CyberFight, the parent company of Noah (a role he has held since 2020). Known as the Genius of the Ark (方舟の天才, Hakobune no Tensai), Marufuji is the current[when?] GHC National Champion in his first reign and former four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first of two men to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions (Minoru Tanaka is the other). Marufuji is widely referred to as one of the most influential professional wrestlers of the modern era, inspiring many international and national wrestlers such as Seth Rollins, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, and others; his notes as an influential wrestler have garnered him the nickname "The Mastermind Behind Modern Wrestling".
Marufuji made his wrestling debut in 1998 as part of All Japan Pro Wrestling and its dojo; after the 2000 Exodus, he joined his only surviving trainer and mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa, to join Pro Wrestling Noah, a promotion he has worked for consistently since its founding. He, along with Takashi Sugiura, are the only two members of the Noah roster who have remained in the company since its founding. After a successful run as a junior heavyweight wrestler in his early Noah run, he advanced to the heavyweight division, quickly winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship in an upset win against Jun Akiyama. He lost the title of Misawa later on, yet stayed as both as heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestler. In 2026, he won the GHC National Championship, becoming the first and only wrestler to win every single title in both the heavyweight and junior heavyweight divisions in Pro Wrestling Noah.
Naomichi Marufuji was born the youngest of four siblings on September 26, 1979. Originally, his name was supposed to be Masao or Masamichi, but was changed to Naomichi (正道; "the right path"). His brothers include Kimiyasu (b. 1972) and twins Hirotaka and Fumitaka (b. 1973). Hirotaka Marufuji later became an animator and was part of the team behind Genesis of Aquarion and the Macross series. His eldest brother, Kimiyasu, was an avid wrestling fan, and showed Marufuji wrestling magazines when he was younger (Marufuji's favorite wrestlers that he saw in the magazines were the Road Warriors). He became a fan of New Japan's Three Musketeers as he got older, yet also idolized Mitsuharu Misawa.
As he had aspired to become a full-time professional wrestler after graduating high school, he enlisted into his junior high school's amateur wrestling program whilst also doing basketball. One of the senior members of that program, Ryuji Hijikata, later also became a professional wrestler. He first received post-curricular martial arts training at Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym near Higashi-Ōmiya Station in Saitama.
Mitsuharu Misawa gave Marufuji an opportunity to train at the All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo via phone, which he accepted. After a week of training, Marufuji was accepted as a full-time rookie wrestler. He became part of the class also consisting of Kentaro Shiga, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takeshi Morishima and Makoto Hashi. For the first two years of his career, under Giant Baba and Mitsuharu Misawa's isolationist policy, he was a jobber. His debut match came on August 28, 1998, against Kanemaru. One of the few rare interpromotional matches he worked was in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1999, a lucha libre six-man tag match, gave him a chance to shine.
After the Noah secession, he joined the upstart promotion and became an integral part of its Junior Heavyweight division, impressing many with his high-flying style and charisma. He would go on to form a successful tag team with KENTA and win the 2004 Super J-Cup. In early and mid-2005, Marufuji toured through Germany and Austria, competing for Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Rings of Europe. Along with Minoru Suzuki, they were the first talent delegation that was sent over that began the Noah/European Talent Trade Partnership. On March 5, 2006, Marufuji pinned former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and former GHC Heavyweight Champion Akira Taue.
On September 9, 2006, Naomichi defeated Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the Budokan Hall, utilizing the Perfect Inside Cradle. In doing so, he became the first wrestler to win all five GHC titles in Noah and became the lightest GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time. A little over a month later, Marufuji's successfully defended the title against his tag team partner Kenta on October 29, 2006. The match received critical acclaim, and Tokyo Sports named the match the 2006 Match of the Year. On December 10, 2006, Marufuji lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Mitsuharu Misawa in his third defense.
On July 5, 2009, Marufuji was appointed to the position of Noah's vice president alongside Kenta Kobashi by Noah's current President, Akira Taue, in the wake of Misawa's death.
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Naomichi Marufuji
Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道, Marufuji Naomichi; born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, wrestling executive, and restaurateur. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where is the vice-president of CyberFight, the parent company of Noah (a role he has held since 2020). Known as the Genius of the Ark (方舟の天才, Hakobune no Tensai), Marufuji is the current[when?] GHC National Champion in his first reign and former four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first of two men to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions (Minoru Tanaka is the other). Marufuji is widely referred to as one of the most influential professional wrestlers of the modern era, inspiring many international and national wrestlers such as Seth Rollins, Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, and others; his notes as an influential wrestler have garnered him the nickname "The Mastermind Behind Modern Wrestling".
Marufuji made his wrestling debut in 1998 as part of All Japan Pro Wrestling and its dojo; after the 2000 Exodus, he joined his only surviving trainer and mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa, to join Pro Wrestling Noah, a promotion he has worked for consistently since its founding. He, along with Takashi Sugiura, are the only two members of the Noah roster who have remained in the company since its founding. After a successful run as a junior heavyweight wrestler in his early Noah run, he advanced to the heavyweight division, quickly winning the GHC Heavyweight Championship in an upset win against Jun Akiyama. He lost the title of Misawa later on, yet stayed as both as heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestler. In 2026, he won the GHC National Championship, becoming the first and only wrestler to win every single title in both the heavyweight and junior heavyweight divisions in Pro Wrestling Noah.
Naomichi Marufuji was born the youngest of four siblings on September 26, 1979. Originally, his name was supposed to be Masao or Masamichi, but was changed to Naomichi (正道; "the right path"). His brothers include Kimiyasu (b. 1972) and twins Hirotaka and Fumitaka (b. 1973). Hirotaka Marufuji later became an animator and was part of the team behind Genesis of Aquarion and the Macross series. His eldest brother, Kimiyasu, was an avid wrestling fan, and showed Marufuji wrestling magazines when he was younger (Marufuji's favorite wrestlers that he saw in the magazines were the Road Warriors). He became a fan of New Japan's Three Musketeers as he got older, yet also idolized Mitsuharu Misawa.
As he had aspired to become a full-time professional wrestler after graduating high school, he enlisted into his junior high school's amateur wrestling program whilst also doing basketball. One of the senior members of that program, Ryuji Hijikata, later also became a professional wrestler. He first received post-curricular martial arts training at Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym near Higashi-Ōmiya Station in Saitama.
Mitsuharu Misawa gave Marufuji an opportunity to train at the All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo via phone, which he accepted. After a week of training, Marufuji was accepted as a full-time rookie wrestler. He became part of the class also consisting of Kentaro Shiga, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takeshi Morishima and Makoto Hashi. For the first two years of his career, under Giant Baba and Mitsuharu Misawa's isolationist policy, he was a jobber. His debut match came on August 28, 1998, against Kanemaru. One of the few rare interpromotional matches he worked was in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1999, a lucha libre six-man tag match, gave him a chance to shine.
After the Noah secession, he joined the upstart promotion and became an integral part of its Junior Heavyweight division, impressing many with his high-flying style and charisma. He would go on to form a successful tag team with KENTA and win the 2004 Super J-Cup. In early and mid-2005, Marufuji toured through Germany and Austria, competing for Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Rings of Europe. Along with Minoru Suzuki, they were the first talent delegation that was sent over that began the Noah/European Talent Trade Partnership. On March 5, 2006, Marufuji pinned former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and former GHC Heavyweight Champion Akira Taue.
On September 9, 2006, Naomichi defeated Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship at the Budokan Hall, utilizing the Perfect Inside Cradle. In doing so, he became the first wrestler to win all five GHC titles in Noah and became the lightest GHC Heavyweight Champion of all time. A little over a month later, Marufuji's successfully defended the title against his tag team partner Kenta on October 29, 2006. The match received critical acclaim, and Tokyo Sports named the match the 2006 Match of the Year. On December 10, 2006, Marufuji lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Mitsuharu Misawa in his third defense.
On July 5, 2009, Marufuji was appointed to the position of Noah's vice president alongside Kenta Kobashi by Noah's current President, Akira Taue, in the wake of Misawa's death.
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