Ryuji Ito

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Ryuji Ito

Ito in November 2015
Born (1976-04-08) April 8, 1976
Iwate, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dragon Show
Ryuji Ito
Billed height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Trained by BJW Dojo[1]
Debut April 29, 1999[2]

Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二 Itō Ryūji) (born April 8, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently competing in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He is well known for his death match style of wrestling.

Career

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1999-present)

Ito, whose gimmick is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat icon Liu Kang, has been known for competing in many deathmatches over the span of his career, including a Cage match variation which saw him defeat Kintaro Kanemura. Ito is perhaps most famous for participating in an infamous "Lightube Lightsaber match" in which he fought and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi. The match has since become a hit video among hardcore wrestling fans on the website YouTube.

In 2008, Ito competed at IWA East Coast's Masters of Pain, where he lost to Thumbtack Jack in the finals after defeating Drake Younger and Danny Havoc.[3] He also wrestled in Chikara at The Global Gauntlet the same year.[4]

In addition to his gruesome matches, Ito has accumulated several championships over his career while working for both Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team and has also feuded with both Shadow WX and Men's Teioh over his titles, making him a main eventer within both promotions.

In wrestling

Ito in a steel cage deathmatch with 200 fluorescent light tubes (with Yuko Miyamoto) at BJW 15th Anniversary Show on May 4, 2010.[5]
Ito performing the Dragon Splash.
  • "The Death Match Dragon"[6]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Triangle of Ultraviolence (2011)

References

  1. ↑ WrestlingZone.ru : Ryuji Ito (Russian)
  2. ↑ PUROLOVE.com : Ryuji Ito (German)
  3. ↑ IWA East Coast "Masters of Pain" Results vom 29.11.2008 mit Thumbtack Jack MOONSAULT.de (German)
  4. ↑ Online World of Wrestling : Chikara Pro Wrestling
  5. ↑ CAGEMATCH : BJW 15th Anniversary Show ~Death & Crazy That's The Way Of The BJ-World~ (German)
  6. ↑ CAGEMATCH : Ryuji Ito (German)
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