Japanese professional wrestler
Kazuhiko Ogasawara Ogasawara in December 2010
Born (1959-12-12 ) December 12, 1959 (age 65) [ 1] Shizuoka , Japan Ring name(s) The Great Sensei OgasawaraKazuhiko Ogasawara Zebraman Billed height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[ 2] Billed weight 88 kg (194 lb) Debut 2002
Kazuhiko Ogasawara (小笠原和彦 , Ogasawara Kazuhiko ) is a Japanese professional wrestler and karateka best known for his tenure in the Japanese promotions Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Pro Wrestling Freedoms .[ 3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2006–present)
Ogasawara is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene . On the tenth night of All Japan Pro Wrestling 's Excite Series 2003 from February 23, he teamed up with Masato Tanaka , Ryoji Sai and Shinjiro Otani in a losing effort against Arashi , Kendo Kashin , Nobutaka Araya and Satoshi Kojima as a result of an eight-man tag team match .[ 4] Ogasawara often competed as a guest in various women's promotions. At NEO Be Happy Again ~ 10th Anniversary , an event promoted on January 6, 2008, by NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling , he fought in a 30-person battle royal won by Mima Shimoda and also involving notable opponents such as Aoi Kizuki , Arisa Nakajima , Choun Shiryu , Azumi Hyuga , Yoshiko Tamura and many others.[ 5] At Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #275 ~ Ice Ribbon March , an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on March 21, 2011, Ogasawara teamed up with Chii Tomiya in a losing effort against Jun Kasai and Miyako Matsumoto as a result of a hardcore rules match .[ 6] At Makoto Debut 15th Anniversary Show , an independent show produced by Makoto on November 1, 2021, Ogasawara competed in a battle royal won by Mizuki and also involving Emi Sakura , Hagane Shinnou , Haruka Kato , Masahiro Takanashi , Minoru Tanaka , Yuu Yamagata and others.[ 7]
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2002–2009)
Ogasawara made his professional wrestling debut at ZERO-ONE Truth Century Creation 2002 on March 2, where he defeated Ryoji Sai by referee's decision.[ 8] He continued to mark appearances at the "Century Creation" events, competing at the 2003 edition from March 2, where he teamed up with Naohiro Hoshikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki in a losing effort against Kaz Hayashi , Kendo Kashin and Ryuji Hijikata .[ 9]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2005–2015)
Ogasawara made sporadic appearances in DDT Pro-Wrestling , mainly focusing on the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship , title which he has won on six separate occasions. At Koichiro Kimura Memorial Show , a cross-over event held by DDT, Pro Wrestling Freedoms and Apache Pro-Wrestling Army on December 8, 2014, he competed in a battle royal won by Kintaro Kanemura and also involving Mitsunobu Kikuzawa , Poison Sawada Julie , Ricky Fuji , Naoshi Sano, Daisaku Shimoda and many others.[ 10] At DDT/Shuten Doji Produce What Are Cherry Blossoms Without Sake on July 22, 2015, he teamed up with Emi Sakura and Masa Tanakashi to defeat The Brahman Brothers (Brahman Kei & Brahman Shu ) and Gorgeous Matsuno .[ 11]
Ganbare Pro-Wrestling (2013–2015)
Ogasawara also worked for Ganbare Pro-Wrestling while the promotion was still under the patronage of DDT. He made his first appearance at DDT Ganbare Pro-Wrestling "Ganpuro Houseshow 2" on May 9, 2013, where he teamed up with Osamu Namiguchi to defeat Batten Blabla and Ken Ohka .[ 12]
Championships and accomplishments
References
^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kazuhiko Ogasawara • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kazuhiko Ogasawara/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Kazuhiko Ogasawara Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Quebrada. "AJPW All Japan vs. ZERO-ONE All-Out War DVD 2/23/03 Tokyo Nippon Budokan" . quebrada.net . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Quebrada. "NEO Be Happy Again ~ 10th Anniversary~ DVD 1/6/08 Tokyo Korakuen Hall" . quebrada.net . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Ice Ribbon (March 21, 2011). ◆2011年03月21日 開始時間 12時00分~ / 開場時刻 11時30分 アイスリボンマーチ2011 . iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Dark Angel (November 14, 2021). "Makoto Produces: "Makoto Debut 15th Anniversary" " . superluchas.com . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Quebrada. "SKY PerfecTV! LIVE SPECIAL ZERO-ONE Shinseiki Sonzo '02 3/2/02 Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan" . quebrada.net . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Campbell, Mike (September 27, 2004). "Puroresu Love: Zero-One – Truth Century Creation 2003" . 411mania.com . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ "Koichiro Kimura Memorial Show results for December 8, 2014" . keepingthespiritalive.com . Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 22, 2015). "DDT ProWrestling" 酒呑童子主催興行~酒なくてなんのこの世の桜かな~ . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
^ Ganbare Pro-Wrestling (May 9, 2013). "DDT ProWrestling" 【ガンプロ5・10リポート②】6・2新木場で大家vs浪口 . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 7, 2023 .
Individual champions
Collective champions (teams, groups)