Riki Choshu

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Riki Choshu (長州力)
Riki Choshu (長州力)
Name Riki Choshu (長州力)
Real name Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese Name), Kwak Kwang-ung (Korean Name)
Nicknames Kaumei Senshi (translated: Revolution Warrior)
Name history Kwak Kwang-ung (1972 Summer Olympics), Mitsuo Yoshida (pro debut - 1977), Riki Choshu (1977 - )
Family
Maestro(s) Masa Saito
Birth date, location December 3, 1951 - South Korea
Obituary date
Debut, location August 8, 1974 vs. El Greco
Lost mask to
Height 6'0"/183 cm
Weight 254 lbs/115 kg
Signature moves Sasori-Gatame, Rikilariato, Saito Suplex, Running Powerslam
Titles: NWA International Tag Team Championship (w/Yoshiaki Yatsu), PWF World Heavyweight Championship, WMG Tag Team Championship (w/Genichiro Tenryu), Greatest 18 Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3), IWGP Tag Team Championship (3) (1 w/Masa Saito, 1 w/Takashi Iizuka & 1 w/Kensuke Sasaki), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (w/Seiji Sakaguchi), WWF International Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Tag Team Championship (w/Gran Hamada)
Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Sources

Wikipedia Obsessed With Wrestling