Gamma in November 2016
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Born |
Iwaki, Fukushima |
May 16, 1973
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Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Gamma Gamma Daiou Kishiwada King Viewtiful Joe |
Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Billed weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
Trained by | Super Delfin |
Debut | April 23, 1996 |
Yoshito Sugamoto (菅本儀人 Sugamoto Yoshito?, born May 16, 1973 in Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gamma (ガンマ Ganma?). He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion.
Yoshito Sugamoto began his career in Michinoku Pro when he entered their dojo, where he often wrestled in dark matches. He then left for Osaka Pro, where he gained top heel status. When he left that promotion, he toured the Japanese independent circuit, appearing briefly in dragondoor and in the STONED stable in El Dorado.
He eventually turned up in Dragon Gate on March 19, 2006, being brought in by his friend Magnitude Kishiwada to take over his position in Blood Generation while he recuperated from a severe shoulder injury. He and stable head CIMA took an instant dislike to each other, however, and he was soon kicked out of the faction. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, and Naoki Tanisaki followed him, causing Blood Generation to split in two, with them on one side and CIMA, Don Fujii and Shingo Takagi on the other. On April 23, 2006, he and Doi beat CIMA and Fujii in a tag match to earn full rights to the Blood Generation name, but they immediately renounced it, instead forming the Muscle Outlaw'z faction. Though Naruki Doi was seen as the leader, Gamma was considered a co-leader or even the real leader. The split also marked the beginning of a long feud he would have with CIMA.