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|name=Riki Choshu (長州力)|image=Choshu.jpg
|name=Riki Choshu (長州力)|image=Choshu.jpg
|realName=Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese Name), Kwak Kwang-ung (Korean Name)
|realName=Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese Name), Kwak Kwang-ung (Korean Name)
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|nameHistory=Kwak Kwang-ung (1972 Summer Olympics), Mitsuo Yoshida (pro debut - 1977), Riki Choshu (1977 - )
|nameHistory=Kwak Kwang-ung (1972 Summer Olympics), Mitsuo Yoshida (pro debut - 1977), Riki Choshu (1977 - )
|family=
|family=
|maestro=[[Masa Saito]]
|maestro=[[Saito|Masa Saito]]
|birthdate=[[December 3]], [[1951]] - [[South Korea]]
|birthdate=[[December 3]], [[1951]] - [[South Korea]]
|debut=[[August 8]], [[1974]] vs. [[El Greco]]
|debut=[[August 8]], [[1974]] vs. [[El Greco]]
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|obituarydate=
|signatureMoves=[[Scorpion Deathlock|Sasori-Gatame]], [[Lariat|Rikilariato]], [[Backdrop|Saito Suplex]], [[Running Powerslam]]
|signatureMoves=[[Scorpion Deathlock|Sasori-Gatame]], [[Lariat|Rikilariato]], [[Backdrop|Saito Suplex]], [[Running Powerslam]]
|titles=[[NWF/NWA North American Tag Team championship]] (w/ [[Seiji Sakaguchi]]), [[UWA World Heavyweight Championship]], [[UWA World Tag Team Championship]] (w/ [[Gran Hamada]]), [[WWF International Heavyweight Championship]], [[NWA International Tag Team Championship]] (w/ [[Yoshiaki Yatsu]]), [[PWF Heavyweight Championship]], [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] (3) (w/ [[Masa Saito]], w/ [[Takashi Iizuka]], w/ [[Kensuke Sasaki]]), [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] (3),[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Japan Greatest18ClubChampionship], [[WMG Tag Team Championship]] (w/ [[Genichiro Tenryu]])
|titles=NWA International Tag Team Championship (w/Yoshiaki Yatsu), PWF World Heavyweight Championship, WMG Tag Team Championship (w/Genichiro Tenryu), Greatest 18 Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3), IWGP Tag Team Championship (3) (1 w/[[Saito|Masa Saito]], 1 w/[[Takashi Iizuka]] & 1 w/[[Kensuke Sasaki]]), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (w/[[Seiji Sakaguchi]]), WWF International Heavyweight Championship, [[UWA World Heavyweight Championship]], [[UWA World Tag Team Championship]] (w/[[Gran Hamada]])
|}}
|}}
{{WONHOF}}
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== Gallery ==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Choshu Wikipedia]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Choshu Wikipedia]
[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/r/riki-chosyu.html Obsessed With Wrestling]
[http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/r/riki-chosyu.html Obsessed With Wrestling]
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[[Category: Japanese wrestlers]]
[[Category: Japanese wrestlers]]
[[Category:Former LLI/UWA wrestlers]]
[[Category:Former LLI/UWA wrestlers]]
[[Category:NJPW wrestlers]]

Latest revision as of 22:10, 26 July 2024

Riki Choshu (長州力)
Riki Choshu (長州力)
Name Riki Choshu (長州力)
Real name Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese Name), Kwak Kwang-ung (Korean Name)
Nicknames Kaumei Senshi (translated: Revolution Warrior)
Name history Kwak Kwang-ung (1972 Summer Olympics), Mitsuo Yoshida (pro debut - 1977), Riki Choshu (1977 - )
Family
Maestro(s) Masa Saito
Birth date, location December 3, 1951 - South Korea
Obituary date
Debut, location August 8, 1974 vs. El Greco
Lost mask to
Height 6'0"/183 cm
Weight 254 lbs/115 kg
Signature moves Sasori-Gatame, Rikilariato, Saito Suplex, Running Powerslam
Titles: NWA International Tag Team Championship (w/Yoshiaki Yatsu), PWF World Heavyweight Championship, WMG Tag Team Championship (w/Genichiro Tenryu), Greatest 18 Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3), IWGP Tag Team Championship (3) (1 w/Masa Saito, 1 w/Takashi Iizuka & 1 w/Kensuke Sasaki), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (w/Seiji Sakaguchi), WWF International Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Tag Team Championship (w/Gran Hamada)
Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

Gallery

Choshu-uwaheavy.jpg

Sources

Wikipedia Obsessed With Wrestling