Ryuji Ito
| Ryuji Ito | |
|---|---|
 Daisuke Sekimoto, Tohru Ohwashi, and Ito (right) | |
| Ring name(s) | Ryuji Ito |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Born |
April 8, 1976 Iwate, Japan |
| Trained by | BJW Dojo[1] |
| Debut | April 29, 1999[2] |
Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二 Itō Ryūji) (born April 8, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently competing in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He is well known for his death match style of wrestling.
Career
Ito, whose gimmick is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat icon Liu Kang, has been known for competing in many deathmatches over the span of his career, including a Cage match variation which saw him defeat Kintaro Kanemura. Ito is perhaps most famous for participating in an infamous "Lightube Lightsaber match" in which he fought and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi. The match has since become a hit video among hardcore wrestling fans on the website YouTube.
In 2008, Ito competed at IWA East Coast's Masters of Pain, where he lost to Thumbtack Jack in the finals after defeating Drake Younger and Danny Havoc.[3] He also wrestled in Chikara at The Global Gauntlet the same year.[4]
In addition to his gruesome matches, Ito has accumulated several championships over his career while working for both Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team and has also feuded with both Shadow WX and Men's Teioh over his titles, making him a main eventer within both promotions.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Argentine Coaster (Backbreaker rack dropped into a sitout facebuster)
- Dragon Splash (High–angle frog splash, sometimes onto light tubes)
- Signature moves
- 450° splash
- Axe Kick, sometime with light tubes on the opponent's back
- Dragon Kick (Shining wizard)
- Moonsault
- Lariat
- Multiple suplex variations
- Dragon
- German
- Half nelson
- Northern lights
- Rope hung Boston crab
- Roundhouse kick, sometimes with light tubes on the opponent's face
- Scissors kick, sometimes with light tubes on the opponent's neck or back
- Sitout scoop slam piledriver
- Spear
- "The Death Match Dragon"[5]
Championships and accomplishments
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- BJW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with BADBOY Hido
- WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisaku Shimoda
- Triangle of Ultraviolence (2011)
- DDT KO-D Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Sanshiro Takagi
References
- ↑ WrestlingZone.ru : Ryuji Ito (Russian)
- ↑ PUROLOVE.com : Ryuji Ito (German)
- ↑ IWA East Coast "Masters of Pain" Results vom 29.11.2008 mit Thumbtack Jack MOONSAULT.de (German)
- ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Chikara Pro Wrestling
- ↑ CAGEMATCH : Ryuji Ito (German)
External links
- Big Japan Wrestling Fans: Ryuji Ito
- Ryuji Ito at purolove.com
- Ryuji Ito at cagematch.net
- Ryuji Ito at wrestlingzone.ru