Umanosuke Ueda
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| Umanosuke Ueda | |
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Yatomi, Aichi, Japan | |
| Died | 21 December 2011 (aged 71)[1] |
| Cause of death | Respiratory failure |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Umanosuke Ueda Mr. Ito Great Ito Tengu |
| Billed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Debut | 1961 |
| Retired | 1998 |
Hiroshi Ueda (上田 裕司, Ueda Hiroshi, 20 June 1940 – 21 December 2011) was a
professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Umanosuke Ueda (上田 馬之助, Ueda Umanosuke).[2] During his wrestling career, Ueda primarily stood out for wrestling with bleached blonde hair, a practice which was rare in his day but later became more common. His ring name was inspired by samurai warrior and Shinsengumi
member Umanosuke Ueda.
Professional wrestling career
After debuting in the old
gaikokujin heel, Tiger Jeet Singh. The two men were the first team to win tag team titles in both New Japan Pro-Wrestling (the NWA North American Tag Team Championship) and All Japan Pro Wrestling
(the NWA International Tag Team Championship).
Takaaki Watanabe has based his "Evil" persona on Ueda.[citation needed
]
He later went on to appear as a henchman in the Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle up until the end of the show in the late '80s and also appeared in the movie Burst City.
In 1996, he was in a car accident, which left him paralyzed and eventually forced him to retire two years later.
Ueda died on December 21, 2011, from respiratory failure; he was 71 years old.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Kintarō Ōki (1) and Tiger Jeet Singh (1)
- International Wrestling Enterprise
- Mid-South Sports
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chati Yokouchi
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tiger Jeet Singh[3]
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (1 time) - with Tiger Jeet Singh
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chati Yokouchi[4][5]
- NWA Mid-America
- NWA Tri-State
- Tokyo Sports
- Popularity Award (1978)
- Western States Sports
- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chati Yokouchi
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time) - with Chati Yokouchi
- World Wrestling Organization
- WWO Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
References
- ^ "訃報：上田馬之助さん 71歳＝元プロレスラー - 毎日jp(毎日新聞)". Mainichi.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ISBN 9781553663058. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Asia Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
- Umanosuke Ueda at PuroresuCentral.com
- Umanosuke Ueda's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- Umanosuke Ueda at IMDb
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