Hustle (professional wrestling)
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| Acronym | HUSTLE |
| Established | 2004 |
| Style | Sports Entertainment |
| Location | Japan |
| Founder(s) | Nobuhiko Takada |
| Owner(s) | Dream Stage Entertainment |
Hustle is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada and produced by Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE). HUSTLE can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of pro-wrestling in Japan. Booked primarily by Nobuhiko Takada and Yuji Shimada, the promotion’s basic premise pits the babyface HUSTLE faction, “defending the industry”, against General Takada’s heel Monster Faction, whose mission is to destroy the sport. Unlike traditional puroresu, the company deemphasizes realism and athleticism, and instead relies on melodrama and caricatures. The group also maintains a close affiliation with mixed martial arts promoters PRIDE Fighting Championships, which was also owned by DSE.
Fans in the U.S. consider HUSTLE to be an answer to Takada's original wrestling style, the serious shoot style, having lost its popularity in Japan as a result of the UWFI vs. NJPW feud and the rise of PRIDE and K-1.
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[edit] Roster
[edit] Hustle Army
- "Captain Hustle" Naoya Ogawa
- “Hustle Achichi" Shinjiro Ohtani
- New-Ling
- Madama Devil (Devil Masami) (parody of Madama Butterfly and Dewi Sukarno)
- Erica (Aja Kong)
- Kaz Hayashi
- Kintaro Kanemura
- Margaret (Amazing Kong)
- Masato Tanaka
- "Hustle I" Taichi Ishikari
- Tajiri
- Tetsuhiro Kuroda
- Hirotaka Yokoi
[edit] Monster Army
- “Generalissimo” Takada (Nobuhiko Takada)
- "Monster K" Toshiaki Kawada
- "Monster General" Genichiro Tenryu
- An Jo (Yoji Anjo)
- Arisin Z (Ayako Hamada)
- Blanca X
- Demon Spider
- Giant Silva
- Giant Vabo (Hiroshi Nagao) (from volleyball, vabōru, and Giant Baba)
- Kenzo Suzuki
- Jaguar Y (Jaguar Yokota)
- Monster C (Steve Corino)
- Monster J (Sonjay Dutt)
- Sodom & Gomora
- Private Shimada (Yuji Shimada)
- "Monster K'" Kohei Satoh
- The Neo Devil Pierrot 1 & 2
- Flying Vampire 16 & 23 & 25 & 28
- Kyo Itako
- Kidata-Low
- Fu-Jin & Rai-Jin
- The Esperanza (Nobuhiko Takada)
[edit] Sakata Army
- Wataru Sakata
- Ryoji Sai
- Mark Coleman
- Yuko Aoki (manager)
[edit] Hustle Kamen
- Hustle Kamen Blue
- Huslte Kamen Green
- Hustle Kamen Red
- Hustle Kamen Pink
- Hustle Kamen Yellow
- Hustle Kamen Kin & Gin
[edit] Freelance
- Riki Chōshū
- Tadao Yasuda
- Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon)
- RG
- Seiichi Kusama
- Kei Sasahara
[edit] Championships
- Hustle Hardcore Hero Championship — Tadao Yasuda
- Hustle Super Tag Team Championship — Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon)
[edit] External links
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