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Kazuhiko Masada

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Billed height
  
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Trained by
  
Tatsumi Fujinami

Name
  
Kazuhiko Masada

Debut
  
October 5, 1996

Billed weight
  
87 kg (192 lb)


Born
  
May 23, 1975 (age 48) Fukui Prefecture, Japan (
1975-05-23
)

Ring name(s)
  
Enigma Kazuhiko Masada Kazuhiko Shoda Majari Masacaras Mazada Kaz Masada Pentagon Viper

Kazuhiko Masada (正田 和彦, Masada Kazuhiko) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Mazada (written in all capitals). He is one of the founding members of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai along with Nosawa Rongai and Kikuzawa.

Contents

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Shoda Otoshi (Fisherman driver)
  • Swinging reverse STO
  • Signature moves
  • Bridging German suplex
  • Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
  • Hurricanrana
  • Legsweep DDT
  • Shoda Destroy (Inverted front flip piledriver, as a reverse piledriver counter)
  • Spinning heel kick
  • Suicide dive
  • Entrance themes
  • "Torero" by Chayanne (Tokyo Gurentai; ?-present)
  • Championships and accomplishments

  • All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • AJPW Junior Tag League (2006) - with Nosawa Rongai
  • Apache Army
  • WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai
  • Dradition Pro Wrestling
  • CAW Central United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Katsushi Takemura
  • Dramatic Dream Team
  • UWA World Trios Championship (2 times) - with Nosawa Rongai and Fujita
  • El Dorado Wrestling
  • UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai
  • International Wrestling Revolution Group
  • IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Nosawa (1) and American Gigolo (1)
  • IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa and Takemura
  • Copa Higher Power (2004) - with Nosawa Rongai, Garuda and Black Tiger III
  • Mobius
  • Apex of Triangle Six–Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai and Takemura
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #277 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006
  • Tokyo Gurentai
  • Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with HUB
  • Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Tokyo World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai
  • Wrestle-1
  • Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship (2 times)
  • References

    Kazuhiko Masada Wikipedia