Genichiro Shimada
Also Known As: Genichiro Tenryu, Tenryu, Hustle General
Biography: Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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Birthday: February 02, 1950
Age: 75 years old
Gender: Male
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AWA Super Clash
Overview: AWA Super Clash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first Super Clash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). It was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year. The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985, only a few months after WrestleMania, which was promoted by rival WWE promotion. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. Super Clash – Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to compete with WWE's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-25
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WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Overview: WAR concludes the Warfare '97 tour, headlined by a three on two handicap match.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-06
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WWE WrestleMania VII
Overview: Hulk Hogan plays by new rules as he tries to liberate the WWE Championship from the clutches of the traitorous Sgt. Slaughter. The WWE isn't big enough for two of the most intense superstars in history as The Ultimate Warrior and "The Macho King" Randy Savage collide in a Retirement match. The Hart Foundation defend the WWE World Tag Team Championship against the unruly Nasty Boys. The Big Boss Man battles Mr. Perfect for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Plus The Rockers, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, The Legion of Doom, Earthquake, The Texas Tornado and more!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-24
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NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Overview: The eighth and final night of the tournament took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 15, 2010.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2010-08-15
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WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Overview: A combined WWF, AJPW and NJPW supershow: April 13th, 1990 from the Tokyo Dome.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-13
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AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Overview: The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-28
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Overview: Wrestling Dontaku 1993 was the first Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on May 3, 1993, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Dome.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-03
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
Overview: The third Wrestling Dontaku was held on May 3, 1995, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Dome. The event featured eleven matches, two of which were contested for championships. For the third year in a row, wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) took part in the event.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-03
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NJPW Nexess
Overview: NJPW presents a wrestling pay-per-view event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokoy, Japan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-03
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NJPW Battle Zone Space II
Overview: NJPW presents the 12th night of the Tag Team Wrestling Scramble, Battle Zone Space II.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-23
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NOAH: Destiny 2005
Overview: Destiny was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling NOAH. The event took place on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-18
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NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Overview: Pro Wrestling NOAH caps off a thrilling year with their final Budokan event of 2005.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-05
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NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Overview: Clash of the Champions V took place on February 15, 1989 at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. There were 5,000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.6 rating on TBS. This show was warm up show for the Chi-Town Rumble PPV only 5 days later.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-15
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CSW International Bash
Overview: NWA Central States Wrestling presents an all-star card!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-02
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WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Overview: Kevin Von Erich tangles with NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Harley Race with the 'Ten Pounds of Gold' up for grabs!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-17
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NJPW Battle Formation '96
Overview: NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-29
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WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
Overview: Wrestle Association-R's Ryogoku Crush Night features stars from multiple promotions across the globe in a night of action-packed professional wrestling.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-12-13
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WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Overview: Royal Rumble (1993) was the sixth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 24, 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event was a Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which two wrestlers started the match in the ring; every two minutes, another wrestler joined. In total, thirty wrestlers competed to eliminate their competitors by throwing them over the top rope of the wrestling ring onto the arena floor. Bret Hart defends the WWF Championship against Razor Ramon. Shawn Michaels defends the Intercontinental Championship against former tag team partner Marty Jannetty.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-24
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NJPW Final Dome
Overview: NJPW closes out the final Tokyo Dome show of the 20th Century with a loaded card featuring the promotion's top stars.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-11
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Hustle Aid 2007
Overview: Hustle was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. Hustle can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of professional wrestling in Japan. HUSTLE AID is one of the main annual shows put on by the promotion. This years event was held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-06-17
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NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Overview: NJPW's Hyper Battle Tour continues.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-23
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The Curtain Rises
Overview: Saori is a high school student at a provincial city. She is a member of playgroup at her school. Yoshioka begins to work at the same high school as a new teacher. Yoshioka performed in plays when she was in college back in Tokyo. Saori, Yukko, Garuru, Nakanishi, Akemi decides to compete in a play competition. Their goal is to make it through the regional competions, but Teacher Yoshioka tells them their aiming low and that they should think about the national competition.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2015-02-28
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SWS WrestleFest
Overview: Super World of Sports presents WrestleFest in TokyoDome on March 30, 1991.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-30
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