Katsumi Usuda
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Katsumi Usuda | |
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Born | Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan | March 17, 1970
Professional wrestling career | |
Billed height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Trained by | Yoshiaki Fujiwara |
Debut | October 29, 1993 |
Retired | October 28, 2015 |
Katsumi Usuda (臼田勝美, Usuda Katsumi, born March 17, 1970) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. Debuting for Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG) in 1993, he is best known for his work in Battlarts, where he was a 2 time Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion
Usuda is also known for his appearances in
Career
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (1993–1995)
A student of Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Usuda debuted in Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi at the age of 23, going to a 30 minute time limit draw with Carl Greco.[1] He took part in the 1994 Challenge Cup, where he was beaten by Shoichi Funaki in the final.[2] After 2 years and limited success in PWFG, Usuda and the rest of the roster all followed Yuki Ishikawa in an exodus on November 19, 1995, after Ishikawa discovered that the sponsors of Fujiwara Gumi planned to massively restructure the roster and change the landscape of the entire promotion.
Battlarts
The entirety of the PWFG roster (bar Fujiwara himself) jumped to
Freelance (2001–2015)
Zero-One (2002–2003)
Usuda initially jumped to
WJ (2003–2004)
In October 2003, Usuda jumped to
Fu-Ten and Big Mouth Loud (2005–2015)
Usuda was one of a number of shoot-style wrestlers who joined the newborn Big Mouth Loud in 2005, working a number of matches for the short-lived promotion. He would later join and finally settle in old rival Daisuke Ikeda's Fu-Ten promotion, beating Kota Ibushi on the debut show.[16] Usuda main evented the second and third shows, losing to Ikeda in tag team action twice with Kazunari Murakami and Yuki Ishikawa as his respective partners.[17][18] Usuda continued to make sporadic appearances until October 2015 when he announced his retirement from wrestling. In his last match, Usuda lost to arguably his biggest rival Minoru Tanaka in a Fujiwara-Gumi Rules Match.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
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References
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- ^ "Battlarts « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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- ^ "Battlarts/ARSION « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Battlarts « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "NJPW Best Of The Super Junior VII - Tag 17 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Battlarts « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Battlarts « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "WJ MAGMA03 Burning Autumn 2003 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Fu-Ten BATI-BATI « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Fu-Ten BATI-BATI 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Fu-Ten BATI-BATI 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Alexander Otsuka Produce 20 Agatori ~ Alexander Otsuka 20th Anniversary & Otoko Sakari 10th Anniver ... « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 19 May 2019.