Naomichi Marufuji
| Naomichi Marufuji | |
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Marufuji in August 2016
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| Born |
September 26, 1979 Kōnosu, Saitama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Naomichi Marufuji |
| Billed height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (200 lb) |
| Trained by | All Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo Mitsuharu Misawa |
| Debut | August 28, 1998 |
Naomichi Marufuji (丸藤正道 Marufuji Naomichi?) (born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Ring of Honor. Marufuji is a former three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the only man to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese promotions. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of Vice President of Pro Wrestling Noah, and has retained the position since, being reappointed in September 2011.
Marufuji pursued amateur wrestling and basketball during his high school days before joining All Japan Pro Wrestling, and trained in Satoru Sayama's Super Tiger Gym. His debut match came on August 28, 1998 against Yoshinobu Kanemaru. For the first two years of his career, under Giant Baba and Mitsuharu Misawa's isolationist policy, he was a jobber; one of the few rare interpromotional matches he worked was in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1999, a lucha libre six-man tag match, gave him a chance to shine. After the Noah secession, he joined the upstart promotion and became an integral part of its Junior Heavyweight division, impressing many with his high-flying style and charisma. He would go on to form a successful tag team with KENTA, as well as win the 2004 Super J-Cup. On March 5, 2006, Marufuji pinned former Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and former GHC Heavyweight Champion Akira Taue.
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