The Mad Dogs
| The Mad Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Tatsutoshi Goto Michiyoshi Ohara |
| Name(s) | The Mad Dogs Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara |
| Billed heights | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)- Goto[1] 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)- Ohara[2] |
| Combined billed weight | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
The Mad Dogs were a
History
Heisei Ishingun (1994-1999)
The Mad Dogs began teaming as early as 1994 as both Goto and Ohara were members of
In early 1995, The Mad Dogs began competing in
In 1997, The Mad Dogs began to move up the card with Ohara entering the
In 1998, the team remained the midcard as they were left off the 1998 Super Grade Tag League and did not challenge for any titles; they did enter the 1998 G1 Climax but were eliminated in the first round, with Ohara losing to Kensuke Sasaki and Goto losing to
Team 2000 and break up (1999-2001)
In 1999, Heisei Ishingun broke up but the Mad Dogs continued to team. On June 27, The Dogs received their first shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Shiro Koshinaka and Kensuke Sasaki. In their first attempt, Goto and Ohara would emerge victorious after Goto pinned Koshinaka, winning the gold.[10] Two months later at the Jingu Climax on August 28, The Mad Dogs lost the titles to Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi. In September, Goto and Ohara entered the 1999 G1 Tag League where they finished in 8th place with 6 points.[11]
On February 4, 2000, The Dogs earned a rematch for the IWGP Tag Titles but lost.
Reunion and Second Breakup (2003-2008)
In early 2003, The Mad Dogs reunited when Ohara returned to New Japan, the two formed a new stable: The Crazy Dogs with
After Goto left New Japan, the Mad Dogs would team up a few more times. Once in 2006 for UWAI Station and twice in 2008 in
Championships and accomplishments
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- One Night Tag Team Tournament (1996) – Ohara (w/ Akira Nogami)
- Wrestle Association R
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shiro Koshinaka
References
- ^ "Tatsutoshi Goto « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net.
- ^ "Michiyoshi Ohara « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". cagematch.net.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ a b "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Results". puroresufan.com.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ^ "Results". puroresufan.com.
- ^ "Results". puroresufan.com.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ^ "Results". puroresufan.com.
- ^ "Results". puroresufan.com.