Genba Hirayanagi
| Tsutomu Hirayanagi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 9, 1980 Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Genba Hirayanagi Tsutomu Hirayanagi |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Trained by |
Akira Taue Pro Wrestling Noah dojo |
| Debut | August 15, 2005 |
| Retired | September 10, 2016 |
Tsutomu Hirayanagi (平柳 努 Hirayanagi Tsutomu?, born March 9, 1980), better known by his ring name Genba Hirayanagi (平柳玄藩 Hirayanagi Genba?), is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Pro Wrestling Noah.
Hirayanagi was a competitor in amateur wrestling in high school. In June 2004 he entered the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo where, under the mentorship of Akira Taue, he was trained as a professional wrestler. Wrestling under his birth name, his first match was in a 13-man Battle royal won by Muhammad Yone on 15 August 2005. Three days later, he made his official debut in a singles match against Kishin Kawabata. As is normal for inexperienced competitors in puroresu, virtually all of Hirayanagi's early matches were losses. On March 21, 2006 Hirayanagi competed in a match against SUWA for Pro Wrestling SEM during which he suffered a triple-fracture of the jaw. It wasn't until the following October that he was able to return to the ring in a time-limit draw with Shuhei Taniguchi.
The summer of 2007 saw Hirayanagi venture to the United Kingdom to perform in 6 matches on the British independent circuit. His UK debut came in July 20 loss to Noah compatriot Shuhei Taniguchi for 3 Count Wrestling. 8 days later, the two teamed up to challenge the 4 Front Wrestling Tag Team Champions Mark Sloan and Wade Fitzgerald. In IPW:UK's Debut In Sittingbourne show he was defeated by James Tighe, which was followed by a loss to veteran Johnny Kidd on a Premier Promotions card before concluding his tour by teaming with Dan Head to gain victory over Mark Haskins and Harry Mills.
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