Kirinowaka Tarō
Kirinowaka Tarō | |
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霧の若 太郎 | |
Personal information | |
Born |
Masayuki Okamoto September 18, 1983[1] Chōyō, Kumamoto[1] |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Michinoku |
Record | 310-291-0 |
Debut | March 1999 |
Highest rank | Jūryō 4 (September 2009) |
Retired | May 2011 |
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012. |
Masayuki Okamoto (岡本 将之 Okamoto Masayuki, born 18 September 1983) is a former sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler from Chōyō, Kumamoto, Japan.[1] In sumo, he used the shikona Kirinowaka Tarō (霧の若 太郎 Kirinowaka Tarō), while in professional wrestling he is known by the ring name Shogun Okamoto (将軍岡本 Shōgun Okamoto).
Career
He made his professional debut in March 1999, but never reached the top division. The highest rank he achieved was jūryō 4. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal.[2] In January 2012 he became a professional wrestler with a ring name of Shogun Okamoto and joined the Inoki Genome Federation. In February 2012 he won his first match, defeating Bob Sapp. In October 2013 he formed a tag team with another former sumo wrestler, Wakakirin. He left IGF in March 2016 and went freelance.[1] In July he joined Akebono and Ryota Hama's tag team "SMOP", as part of which he won his first title, the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, in February 2017.[3]
His parents' home was destroyed in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, although none of his relatives were injured.
Career record
Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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1999 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #32
6–1 |
East Jonidan #95
2–5 |
West Jonidan #119
3–4 |
East Jonidan #135
6–1 |
2000 | East Jonidan #54
2–5 |
West Jonidan #79
5–2 |
West Jonidan #34
3–4 |
East Jonidan #53
4–3 |
East Jonidan #33
3–4 |
East Jonidan #52
5–2 |
2001 | East Jonidan #12
5–2 |
East Sandanme #77
6–1 |
East Sandanme #21
3–4 |
East Sandanme #35
4–3 |
West Sandanme #20
4–3 |
East Sandanme #9
3–4 |
2002 | East Sandanme #22
4–3 |
East Sandanme #11
3–4 |
West Sandanme #28
4–3 |
East Sandanme #13
5–2 |
West Makushita #51
2–5 |
East Sandanme #12
5–2 |
2003 | East Makushita #50
2–5 |
East Sandanme #13
3–4 |
East Sandanme #26
5–2 |
West Sandanme #2
4–3 |
West Makushita #51
3–4 |
West Sandanme #4
4–3 |
2004 | West Makushita #50
3–4 |
West Makushita #57
6–1 |
West Makushita #26
4–3 |
West Makushita #22
4–3 |
East Makushita #18
2–5 |
West Makushita #31
4–3 |
2005 | West Makushita #25
4–3 |
West Makushita #20
4–3 |
West Makushita #14
2–5 |
West Makushita #25
3–4 |
West Makushita #32
4–3 |
West Makushita #25
5–2 |
2006 | East Makushita #15
5–2 |
West Makushita #6
5–2 |
East Makushita #3
4–3 |
East Makushita #2
3–4 |
West Makushita #5
2–5 |
East Makushita #17
3–4 |
2007 | East Makushita #23
4–3 |
East Makushita #18
5–2 |
West Makushita #11
6–1 |
East Makushita #4
3–4 |
West Makushita #7
4–3 |
West Makushita #4
5–2 |
2008 | East Jūryō #13
7–8 |
West Jūryō #13
8–7 |
East Jūryō #12
8–7 |
West Jūryō #8
6–9 |
East Jūryō #13
3–12 |
East Makushita #6
5–2 |
2009 | East Makushita #2
5–2 |
West Jūryō #14
8–7 |
East Jūryō #12
9–6 |
West Jūryō #8
8–7 |
West Jūryō #4
5–10 |
East Jūryō #10
8–7 |
2010 | West Jūryō #8
6–9 |
East Jūryō #12
7–8 |
East Jūryō #13
2–13 |
East Makushita #14
2–5 |
West Makushita #27
4–3 |
East Makushita #23
4–3 |
2011 | East Makushita #19
3–4 |
East Makushita #28
Tournament Cancelled –– |
East Makushita #28
Retired – |
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Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) |
Championships and accomplishments
Professional wrestling
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue[5]
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 将軍岡本. Inoki Genome Federation (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "Match-fixing wrestlers forced to retire". Times Live. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- 1 2 曙&岡本タッグ王座奪取 SMOP増殖計画. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
- ↑ "Kirinowaka Tarō Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ ★BJW認定横浜ショッピングストリート6人タッグ王座★. Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-07-30.