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Genichiro Shimada

Genichiro Shimada

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 02, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated May 02, 2024
Entry Date May 02, 2024
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Biography

Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style pro ... fessional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.

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Filmography

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

as Genichiro Tenryu

WWE WrestleMania VII

WWE WrestleMania VII

1991

as Genichiro Tenryu

AWA Super Clash

AWA Super Clash

1985

as Genichiro Tenryu

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