Yoshinari Ogawa

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Yoshinari Ogawa (小川良成; Ogawa Yoshinari) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Contents 1 Career 2 Profile 2.1 Finishing and signature moves 3 Championships and accomplishments 3.1 Pro Wrestling NOAH 3.2 All Japan Pro Wrestling 3.3 Tournament victories 4 References

Career

Ogawa was of the top stars in All Japan Pro Wrestling's junior heavyweight division in the 1990s, winning the junior heavyweight championship three times. He also reigned as tag team champion with his mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa. Ogawa left AJPW for Misawa's newly started Pro Wrestling NOAH in 2000, where he continued his tag team with Misawa. On April 4, 2002 he scored a huge upset, beating Jun Akiyama very quickly to become the GHC Heavyweight Champion.

Profile

• Height: 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
• Weight: 89 kg (198 lb)
• Born: November 2, 1966
• Town of birth: Toride, Ibaraki, Japan
• Debut: September 3, 1985

Finishing and signature moves

• Backdrop hold (Bridging leg hook belly to back suplex)
• Inside cradle

Championships and accomplishments

Pro Wrestling NOAH

• 1-Time GHC Heavyweight Championship
• 2-Time GHC Tag Team Champion with Mitsuharu Misawa

All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 1-Time AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion with Mitsuharu Misawa
• 3-Time AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time All Asia Tag Team Champion with Mitsuharu Misawa

Tournament victories

• AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship tournament 1998

References

• Profile at Green Destiny