Fumiyuki Hashimoto
| Fumiyuki Hashimoto | |
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KAGETORA in 2009
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| Born |
April 21, 1982 Tokyo, Japan |
| Residence | Niigata, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Kagetora SUWAcito Monster Kamen Black Como Leopardo Yellow Devil Spider Jimmy Kagetora |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Trained by |
Skayde Último Dragón |
| Debut | May 11, 2002 |
Fumiyuki Hashimoto (橋本 史之 Hashimoto Fumiyuki?), known by his stage name Kagetora (stylized as KAGETORA), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. He has wrestled many famous wrestlers including Jinsei Shinzaki.
Hashimoto was part of Mini Crazy MAX as SUWAcito early in his career with Takuya Sugi (Mini CIMA) and Masaki Okimoto (Small Dandy Fuji). They were little version of the Japanese wrestlers CIMA, Suwa and Don Fujii.
Hashimoto started competing in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 2005 under the new name of Kagetora, based in Uesugi Kagetora. He initially wore a menpō mask during his matches, but he dropped it. After a tag team tenure with Shanao, Kagetora turned on him and started a heel faction called STONED. The STONED faction also competed in El Dorado Wrestling, but the STONED members eventually turned on Kagetora. Takuya Sugawara became the new leader of STONED but changed the name of the faction to the Hell Demons. Kagetora won the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship on March 19, 2006 but vacated the championship after the match so it could be decided in a tournament. In 2007, Kagetora and Rasse beat Shu and Kei Sato for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship and during their title reign they won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship, becoming dual champions.
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