2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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Kinji Shibuya
Name: - Kinji Shibuya
Born: - May 16, 1921
From: - Utah, USA
Debut: - 1952
Retired: - 1976
Died: - May 3, 2010
Toured Australia: - 1970
Born in Utah to Japanese parents. Began wrestling in 1952 as a face, but soon realised that anti-Japanese sentiment after WWII could be beneficial to success and became a heel. Teamed off and on throughout his career with his "cousin" Mitsu Arakawa. Toured USA and Canada, but based himself around the San Francisco area. Was a top star in San Francisco and Los Angeles, winning the SF version of the US title 3 times, and the LA-based Americas Tag title 5 times. Toured Australia in 1970, teaming with Mitsu Arakawa, winning the IWA World Tag titles in January before losing them to Dominic de Nucci and Bobo Brazil in February.
Retired in 1976, taking on some TV and movie roles, including the TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine.
Titles held: - (SF) US Hwt (3), Americas Hwt, Central States Hwt, Pacific Coast Hwt, (Amarillo) North American Hwt, (Aust) IWA World Tag (w/ Mitsu Arakawa), (SF) NWA World Tag (3, w/ Masa Saito [2], w/ Great Mephisto), (Minn) NWA World Tag (w/ Mitsu Arakawa), Americas Tag (5, w/ Masa Saito [3], w/ Goliath, w/ Killer Kowalski)Southern Tag (2, w/ Mr Moto), Canadian Tag (4, w/ Mitsu Arakawa, w/ Sweet Daddy Siki, w/ Don Leo Jonathan, w/ John Quinn), Texas Tag (w/ Duke Keomuka)