Hajime Ohara | |
---|---|
Ohara as the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion
|
|
Birth name | Hajime Ohara |
Born |
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa |
July 24, 1984
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Dark Dragon Hajime Ohara Maybach Suwa Jr. Ohara Rey Ohara |
Billed height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
Billed weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
Trained by |
Jorge Rivera Último Dragón |
Debut | May 16, 2004 |
Hajime Ohara (大原 甫 Ōhara Hajime?, ring name: 大原はじめ, born July 24, 1984) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Ohara worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico for several years as part of his training, mixing the lucha libre style of Mexico with the Japanese Puroresu style of wrestling. In Japan, Ohara is best known for his work in the Hustle, Smash and Wrestling New Classic (WNC) promotions. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is currently in his first reign as the GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, while also being a former two-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
Hajime Ohara trained for his professional wrestling debut under Último Dragón and Jorge Rivera, better known as Skayde. Through his connections with Dragón and Rivera, Ohara started out his career working in Mexico, first for Toryumon Mexico and soon after for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). During his years in Mexico, Ohara also fought several mixed martial arts fights, obtaining a record of eleven wins and three losses.