Kaz Hayashi

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Kazuhiro Hayashi


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Ring name(s)	Kaz Hayashi Shiryu El Gringo The Great Hayashi
Billed height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Billed weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Born	May 18, 1973 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Trained by	Ultimo Dragon
Debut	November 19, 1992

Kazuhiro "Kaz" Hayashi (born May 18, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

1 Early career and WCW
2 All Japan Pro Wrestling
3 Finishing and signature moves
4 Championships and accomplishments
5 External links

[edit] Early career and WCW

For many years he wrestled under a mask as Shiryu (Growing Dragon) in the Japanese independents. After unmasking, Hayashi joined World Championship Wrestling in 1998 and was religated to a jobber and comedy character. He then formed the stable Jung Dragons along with Jamie-San and Yang, primarily feuding with 3 Count. His contract was bought by World Wrestling Entertainment when WCW folded in 2001, however he instead headed back to his native country of Japan to wrestle.

[edit] All Japan Pro Wrestling

After returning to Japan, Hayashi eventually decided to join All Japan Pro Wrestling due to his friendship with Keiji Muto and established himself as one of their top stars, winning the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship and both the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship and the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championship with Satoshi Kojima. In 2006, Hayashi won the 2006 Junior Heavyweight Singles League Championship.