Ryota Hama
| Ryota Hama | |
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Hama (on the left) vs. Akebono in 2010
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| Born |
November 21, 1979 Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Sushi Captain All Japan Ryota Hama S1 Mask |
| Billed height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 205 kg (452 lb) |
| Trained by |
Kaz Hayashi Kohei Suwama |
| Debut | November 3, 2008 |
Ryota Hama (浜亮太, Hama Ryōta?) is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler.
Hama joined sumo in July 1995, and he fought for the Hakkaku stable run by former yokozuna Hokutoumi. His shikona was Hokutoarashi and he reached a highest rank of makushita 6 in November 2001. Injury-prone, he fell greatly in rank and announced his retirement in May 2008. His career record was 235 wins to 169 losses, with 114 absences due to injury.
After retiring from sumo, Hama became a professional wrestler. Hama debuted in professional wrestling on November 3, 2008 losing to former Sumo champion Akebono.
On September 23, 2009, Hama and Akebono, known collectively as SMOP (Super Megaton Ohzumo Powers), won the All Asia Tag Team Championship, defeating Minoru Suzuki and Nosawa Rongai. With Akebono as his partner, Hama participated in the 2009 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing 5th out of 9 teams with four victories and four defeats.
While still holding the All Asia Tag Team Championship, Hama won the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, defeating champion Satoshi Kojima on March 21, 2010. Hama holds the record for fastest superstar to attain the Triple Crown title, winning the title 503 days after his debut.
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