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Birth name
  
Robert Kinji Shibuya

Retired
  
1976

Role
  
Professional wrestler


Name
  
Kinji Shibuya

Debut
  
1952

Movies
  
Hammett

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Ring name(s)
  
Kinji ShibuyaKenji ShibuyaSato Keomuka

Died
  
May 3, 2010, Hayward, California, United States

Spouse
  
Janet Shibuya (m. 1940–2010)

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Robert "Kinji" Shibuya (May 16, 1921 – May 3, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and actor.

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Professional wrestling career

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In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World War II. He wrestled in the United States and Canada's Stampede Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling. Shibuya credited Verne Gagne for first making him popular as a villain in 1955.

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Shibuya was the frequent tag team partner of Mitsu Arakawa, who was billed as his cousin. In 1957, they held the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

Personal life

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Shibuya was born in Utah and raised in California with his four brothers. He attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles. He played football for the Los Angeles City football team, and he also played football at the University of Hawaii. After college, Shibuya played semi-professionally for the Honolulu Polar Bears and Honolulu Warriors.

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Shibuya was featured on a "This is Your Life" segment on the television show Canvas Cavity and appeared on the show several times in the 1970s and 1980s. After retiring from wrestling, he also had small acting roles on shows such as Kung Fu and Mr. T and Tina. He also appeared in the films Days of a Bawdy Ballad and Hammett.

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He was married for 59 years and had two children. Shibuya died on May 3, 2010, of natural causes. He was cremated, and his funeral service was held at a Buddhist temple.

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Honoree (1993)
  • Central States Wrestling
  • NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) - with Mr. Moto
  • NWA All-Star Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (4 times) - with Mitsu Arakawa (1), Sweet Daddy Siki (1), Don Leo Jonathan (1), and John Quinn (1)
  • NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
  • NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Masa Saito (3), Goliath (1), Killer Kowalski (1)
  • NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (5 times)
  • NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) (1 time) - with Mitsu Arakawa
  • NWA San Francisco
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (5 times) - with Masa Saito (2), Great Mephisto (1), Great Sasaki (1), and Mitsu Arakawa (1)
  • NWA Western States Sports
  • NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
  • World Class Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Duke Keomuka
  • Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mitsu Arakawa
  • References

    Kinji Shibuya Wikipedia


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