iPedia Free Information Center

Information about Shinjiro Ohtani

Shinjirō Ōhtani
Statistics
Ring name(s)Mr. Otani (Europe)
Shinjirō Ōtani
Billed height5 ft 11 in (181 cm)
Billed weight236 lbs (107 kg)
BornJuly 21 1972 (1972--) (age 35)
Yamaguchi
ResidesHouston, Texas
Trained byAnimal Hamaguchi
DebutJune 25, 1992 |


Shinjirō Ōtani (大谷晋二郎, born 21 July 1972 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese professional wrestler.

Career

Ōtani was the first WCW Cruiserweight Champion, defeating The Pegasus Kid in a tournament final to be crowned champion on March 20, 1996. This was the start of his push as a legitimate junior heavyweight contender. Over the years, Ōtani earned the J-Crown and was also part of the first IWGP junior tag team champions with Tatsuhito Takaiwa.

In 2000, New Japan booker Riki Chōshū, eager to push his protege Kensuke Sasaki above everyone else, downgraded the junior heavyweight members to mere jobbers for the heavyweights. Ōtani protested and was sent abroad to bulk up. Returning in 2001 as a full-fledged heavyweight, Ōtani challenged Sasaki for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, but failed. He then joined Shinya Hashimoto in creating their own promotion, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, where he became one of the top stars after Hashimoto's departure in 2004 and subsequent death. In ZERO-ONE he formed a tag team with Masato Tanaka called Emblem; Team Emblem (as they were later known) would appear in the US promotion Ultimate Pro Wrestling, and include Keiji Sakoda but they later split.

On January 22, 2006, Ōtani defeated Steve Corino for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.[1]

Wrestling facts

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Spiral Bomb (Spinning sitout powerbomb)
  • King Cobra Clutch (Bridging cobra clutch)
  • Cobra clutch with body scissors
  • Dragon suplex pin
  • Springboard missile dropkick
  • Kneebar
  • Springboard DDT
  • Springboard spinning heel kick
  • Springboard plancha
  • Rolling sole butt
  • Facewash
  • Managers
  • Sonny Onoo

Championships and accomplishments

*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Tatsuhito Takaiwa
*WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1 time) (First)'
*J-Crown winner in 1997
*AWA World Heavyweight Championship (|1 time)
*NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Yuki Ishikawa (1), Masato Tanaka (2) and Takao Omori (1)
*Fire Festival winner in 2001
*Fire Festival winner in 2002
*Fire Festival winner in 2005
  • Premier Wrestling Federation
*PWF Universal Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masato Tanaka
*UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)
*WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tatsuhito Takaiwa
*PWI ranked him # 125 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
*PWI also ranked him # 42 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Tatsuhito Takaiwa in 2003.
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
*Tag Team of the Year award in 1998 - with Tatsuhito Takaiwa
*Best Technical Wrestler award in 1999

References

1. ^ Brady, Hicks. "2006: The year in wrestling", PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts, Kappa Publications, p. 17. 2007 Edition. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. (English) 
July 21 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events


..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975

Year 1972 (MCMLXXII
..... Click the link for more information.
Yamaguchi (山口, "mountain entrance/gateway") is the 15th most common Japanese surname. It can refer to:

Real People

  • Adam Yamaguchi American television correspondent and producer at Current TV

..... Click the link for more information.
City of Houston

Flag
Seal
Nickname: Space City
Location in the state of Texas
Coordinates:
Country United States of America
State
..... Click the link for more information.
June 25 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, Franks defeat Burgundians.
  • 841 - Battle of Fontenay.

..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1960s  1970s  1980s  - 1990s -  2000s  2010s  2020s
1989 1990 1991 - 1992 - 1993 1994 1995

Year 1992 (MCMXCII
..... Click the link for more information.
July 21 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events


..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975

Year 1972 (MCMLXXII
..... Click the link for more information.

..... Click the link for more information.
Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism.
If you are prevented from editing this page, and you wish to make a change, please discuss changes on the talk page, request unprotection, log in, or .
..... Click the link for more information.
Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is the athletic performance, management, and marketing of a form of entertainment that is based on simulated elements of catch wrestling, mock combat and theatre.
..... Click the link for more information.
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs.
..... Click the link for more information.
Christopher Michael Benoit (IPA: [bə'nwɑ]) (May 21 1967 – June 24 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and World
..... Click the link for more information.
March 20 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.
..... Click the link for more information.
19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1960s  1970s  1980s  - 1990s -  2000s  2010s  2020s
1993 1994 1995 - 1996 - 1997 1998 1999

Year 1996 (MCMXCVI
..... Click the link for more information.
IWGP (International Wrestling Grand Prix) Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight wrestlers.
..... Click the link for more information.
Tatsuhito Takaiwa (高岩竜一) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Takaiwa is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan, and Zero-One, as well as making special appearances in All Japan and NOAH.
..... Click the link for more information.
Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木健介 Sasaki Kensuke) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office.
..... Click the link for more information.
21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
1998 1999 2000 - 2001 - 2002 2003 2004

2001 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder Antonio Inoki defeating Masa Saito in the finals of the annual IWGP
..... Click the link for more information.
Shinya Hashimoto (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the late 1980s and dominated the promotion
..... Click the link for more information.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX, formerly known as Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. It was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance until late 2004. The promotion's name seems to refer to the year it was created.
..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2001 2002 2003 - 2004 - 2005 2006 2007

2004 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.
Tag Team was a Miami bass duo of DC the Brain Supreme (Cecil Glenn) and Steve Roll'n (Steve Gibson) from Florida, USA, best known for their 1993 hit "Whoomp! (There It Is)".
..... Click the link for more information.
Masato Tanaka (born in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States.
..... Click the link for more information.
Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
..... Click the link for more information.
Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) is a Professional wrestling promotion owned and operated by Rick Bassman. It has often been used as a training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment.
..... Click the link for more information.
Ryan Sakoda (born December 31, 1974) is a Japanese American professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment and current work for UPW as a part-time trainer for the wrestlers, as well as working in the independents as Ryan Sakoda.
..... Click the link for more information.
January 22 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.

..... Click the link for more information.
20th century - 21st century - 22nd century
1970s  1980s  1990s  - 2000s -  2010s  2020s  2030s
2003 2004 2005 - 2006 - 2007 2008 2009

2006 by topic:
News by month
Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun
..... Click the link for more information.


This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia.org - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of the wikipedia encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.
Herod_Archelaus


page counter