Yuji Okabayashi
| Yuji Okabayashi | |
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Okabayashi in January 2011
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| Born |
October 31, 1982 Nankoku, Kōchi |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gregory Okabayashi Shining Tiger Big Buddy Yuji Okabayashi |
| Billed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
| Trained by | Big Japan Pro Wrestling dojo |
| Debut | June 27, 2008 |
Yuji Okabayashi (岡林 裕二 Okabayashi Yūji?, born October 31, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has worked for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) since his debut in June 2008. He is best known as part of a tag team with Daisuke Sekimoto, with whom he has held the BJW Tag Team Championship, All Japan Pro Wrestling's (AJPW) World Tag Team and All Asia Tag Team Championships and DDT Pro-Wrestling's KO-D Tag Team Championship. As a singles wrestler, he is a former BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion.
Okabayashi is a former member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and had a sports background in judo and weightlifting, when he joined Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in 2008 for a new career in professional wrestling. He made his debut for the promotion against Katsumasa Inoue on June 27, 2008. Okabayashi joined the promotion's non-deathmatch division, Strong BJ, eventually becoming one of its cornerstones alongside the likes of Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihito Sasaki. Four months after his debut, Okabayashi made his American debut, when he, along with several other BJW wrestlers, took part in the Global Gauntlet events held by the Chikara promotion.
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