우에다 가쓰지

Katsuji Ueda
우에다 가쓰지
태어난1945년 12월 15일
일본.
죽은2017년 4월 20일(2017-04-20일)(71세)
일본.
프로레슬링 경력
링명우에다 가쓰지
청구 높이177cm(5피트 10인치)[1]
청구 중량96 kg (212파운드)[1]
트레이닝 대상자오니타 아츠시
FMW 도조
데뷔1990년 1월 7일
은퇴한2016

우에다 가쓰지(上田 가쓰지, 1945년 12월 15일 ~ 2017년 4월 20일)는 일본의 킥복싱 선수, 무술가, 프로레슬러이다.그는 FMW 경력 동안 주로 격투기에 이용되었고 프로모션의 월드 라이트 헤비급 챔피언십에서 세 번 우승했다.오니타 아츠시의 경호원이기도 했다.

프로레슬링 경력

프런티어 무술 레슬링

세계 라이트 헤비급 챔피언(1990~1992년)

무술과 킥복싱의 훈련과 기술을 갖춘 우에다 가쓰지는 프로레슬링이 무술보다 낫다는 것을 증명하기 위해 프로모션을 만들어 레슬링 선수와 [2]무술가 사이에 많은 싸움을 벌였다.우에다 선수의 FMW 첫 프로레슬링 경기는 1990년 1월 7일, 배틀 레지스탕스 토너먼트에서 행해져,[3] 첫 라운드에서 마츠나가 미쓰히로 선수에게 패했다.당초 악당이었던 우에다는 7월 16일, FMW가 "다른 스타일의 싸움"이라고 부른 격투기 시합에서 톱스타 오니타 아츠시와의 쇼에 헤드라인을 장식했다.시오도메에서 열린 서머 스펙터클에서 우에다는 포고, 리키 후지 등과 팀을 이뤄 김현한, 이각수, 삼보 아사코의 [4][5]팀을 물리쳤다.그는 8월 [6]25일 타잔 고토에 대승을 거뒀다.9월 25일, 우에다 선수는 더 슈터, 리키 후지, 지미 백런드를 꺾고 비어 있는 AWA 월드 라이트 헤비급 챔피언십 [7]토너먼트에서 우승했다.이것은 백운드와 불화가 시작되었고, 백운드는 1주년 기념 [8]쇼에서 엇갈린 싸움으로 끝이 났다.우에다 선수는 팬이 되어 FMW팀의 오니타 아츠시와 힘을 합쳤다.

On August 31, 1991, Ueda knocked out Mark Starr to win his second FMW World Light Heavyweight Championship.[9] The following month, Ueda lost a mixed style fight to former WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Grigory Verichev via knockout at 2nd Anniversary Show.[10] Ueda would then enter the World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament with Calypso Jim for the newly created WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship, in which their team scored only three points.[11] Ueda successfully defended his World Light Heavyweight Championship against The Shooter on February 8, 1992.[12] On March 23, Ueda lost the title to Dr. Luther.[13] Ueda regained the title by defeating Luther for his third WWA World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight Championship on September 7.[14] This would be the last match of the title as it would be retired in 1993.[15] Ueda would lose a different style fight to Loc Matrere at 3rd Anniversary Show.[16]

Different style fights (1993–1995)

Ueda became a major fixture on FMW's mid-card and he was usually utilized for different style fights against various professional wrestlers, kickboxers and martial artists but FMW began phasing away the martial arts style in 1993 and mainly focused on the deathmatch wrestling style and Ueda was restricted to mainly different style fights in the mid-card.[2] At 4th Anniversary Show, Ueda teamed with Tarzan Goto and The Great Punk against Team Canada's Big Titan, Ricky Fuji and The Gladiator in a captain's fall losing captain leaves town no rope barbed wire tornado street fight deathmatch.[17] At Summer Spectacular, Ueda got a knockout win over former boxing heavyweight champion and former WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion Leon Spinks in a different style fight.[18] At Year End Spectacular, the kickboxer Ueda teamed with former judoka Grigory Verichev and former sambo fighter Sambo Asako against the team of Big Titan, Ricky Fuji and The Gladiator in a street fight.[19]

Ueda continued to perform in the mid-card, usually getting wins over lower and lesser-known talent. He knocked out Katsutoshi Niiyama in a different style fight at 5th Anniversary Show on May 5, 1994.[20] He continued to perform in FMW's mid-card for the next one year. His last major different style fight took place at the 6th Anniversary Show on May 5, 1995, in which he knocked out Tetsuhiro Kuroda.[21] His last match was a loss to Katsutoshi Niiyama on June 27.[22]

Independent circuit (1998–2016)

Katsuji Ueda retired from active competition after quitting FMW and competed occasionally. He returned to wrestling after three years on January 18, 1998 by losing to George Takano for a Tokyo Pro Wrestling show.[23] He would then work for Atsushi Onita's promoted shows between 1998 and 2002. On November 23, 2004, Ueda appeared for a Pro Wrestling Zero-One event, where he teamed with Koji Ishinnki to defeat Rikiya Fudo and Shinsuke Z Yamagasa in a tag team match.[24] On March 14, 2016, Ueda defeated The Shooter in a mixed martial arts match at an Atsushi Onita–promoted show. He then competed in two matches for Cho Sento Puroresu FMW.[25]

Death

Ueda died from a heart attack on April 20, 2017. He was 71 years old.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "Katsuji Ueda Profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ^ a b "FMW History". FMW Wrestling. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  3. ^ "FMW Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament results". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  4. ^ "Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling Results: 1989~1995" (in German). Puro Love. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  5. ^ "FMW Summer Spectacular In Shiodome". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  6. ^ "FMW results - August 25, 1990". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  7. ^ "FMW results - September 25, 1990". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  8. ^ "FMW 1st Anniversary Show results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  9. ^ "FMW results - August 31, 1991". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  10. ^ "Fall Spectacular 1991 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  11. ^ "World Strongest Tag Team Tournament". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  12. ^ "FMW results - February 8, 1992". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  13. ^ "FMW results - March 23, 1992". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  14. ^ "FMW results - September 7, 1992". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  15. ^ "American Wrestling Association World Light Heavyweight Title History". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  16. ^ "Fall Spectacular 1992 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  17. ^ Ryan Mancuso (May 5, 1993). "FMW at Kawasaki Stadium, 5/5/96". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  18. ^ "Summer Spectacular 1993 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  19. ^ "Year End Spectacular 1993 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  20. ^ "FMW 5th Anniversary Show results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  21. ^ "FMW 6th Anniversary Show results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  22. ^ "FMW results - June 27, 1995". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  23. ^ "TPW results - January 18, 1998". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  24. ^ "Pro-Wrestling ZERO-ONE - "ENORMOUS 2004"". Puro Love. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  25. ^ "FMW Presents Ray Aid results". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-18.