(1937-07-22)July 22, 1937 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Empire of Japan
Died
November 27, 1999(1999-11-27) (aged 62) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death
Colon cancer
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Ernesto Kojima Hiro Matsuda
Billed height
6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight
231 lb (105 kg)
Trained by
Diablo Velasco[1] Rikidōzan Karl Gotch
Debut
1957
Retired
1990
Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘, Kojima Yasuhiro) (July 22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name Hiro Matsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, Hiro Matsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.
^Madigan, Dan (2007). "Dorada de lucha libre: Las Leyendas, las peleas, los fósforos del resentimiento (the golden age of lucha libre: the legends, the feuds, the grudge matches): Diablo Velasco". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 203–205. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
22, 1937 – November 27, 1999), best known by his ring name HiroMatsuda (ヒロ・マツダ, HiroMatsuda), was a Japanese professional wrestler and trainer. Kojima...
Muraco (Don Muraco), the Great Malenko (Larry Simon), Johnny Valentine, HiroMatsuda, Bob Orton Sr. and later Bob Orton Jr., Joe Scarpa (later known as Chief...
shortly thereafter. The Windhams and Flair were given a new manager, HiroMatsuda, and a new stable name, "Yamasaki Corporation". On the March 18, 1989...
future wrestling legend best known as Hulk Hogan, whom they introduced to HiroMatsuda for training. Brisco was raised in Blackwell, Oklahoma, with five siblings...
Order 9066. In the 1950s, Keomuka formed a very successful tag team with HiroMatsuda. Keomuka was also a top wrestler in the 1950s and the 1960s while competing...
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NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dennis Hall (1), HiroMatsuda (1), and Bob Orton Jr. (1) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida...
he eventually dropped the title to longtime rival HiroMatsuda. Six months later, he defeated Matsuda to regain the title. He held the belt for several...
Japan version of the North American Tag Team Championship, teaming with HiroMatsuda to win the belts on April 5. Wrestling in the United States again in...
Football League, appearing in 13 regular season games. After training under HiroMatsuda and Bob Orton, Solis made his professional wrestling debut on February...
(CWA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Trained by his father, Duke Keomuka, HiroMatsuda, and the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo, Pat Tanaka debuted in 1984 for...
walked into the Championship Wrestling From Florida office where he met HiroMatsuda, who had previously trained Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff...
driver Natsumi Maki, known by ring name Natsupoi, professional wrestler HiroMatsuda, professional wrestler Yūta Mochizuki, actor Akinori Ogata, racing driver...
Costello and Roy Heffernan) Don Curtis and Mark Lewin Duke Keomuka and HiroMatsuda Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy Abe Jacobs and Don Curtis Chris Tolos...
region. Impressed by Hogan's physical stature, the Brisco brothers asked HiroMatsuda—the man who trained wrestlers working for Championship Wrestling from...
more traditional structure with its own roster of contracted wrestlers. HiroMatsuda, who was active in the United States, was appointed as booker and "ace"...
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His mother was Cuban and his father was Spanish. Sierra was trained by HiroMatsuda in Tampa, Florida. Sierra has worked for Puerto Rico's World Wrestling...
International Wrestling Enterprise. They challenged Antonio Inoki and HiroMatsuda for the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice but lost by disqualification...
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