"The Dragonmaster" redirects here. For other uses, see Dragonmaster.
"Mr. Sakurada" redirects here. For other Misters Sakurada, see Sakurada.
Japanese professional wrestler (1948–2020)
Kazuo Sakurada 桜田一男
Sakurada (as Kendo Nagasaki) choking Dusty Rhodes during a match, 1982
Born
September 26, 1948 (1948-09-26) Abashiri, Hokkaido, Allied-occupied Japan
Died
January 12, 2020 (2020-01-13) (aged 71) Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Black Ninja[1]
Chan Chung[2]
The Dragon Master[1]
Kendo Nagasaki[1]
Mr. Sakurada[3]
Kazuo Sakurada[1]
Rambo Sakurada[4]
Dream Machine[5]
Great Kendo[6]
White Ninja
Billed height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Billed weight
119 kg (262 lb)
Debut
June 21, 1971
Retired
July 7, 2000[7]
Kazuo Sakurada (Japanese: 桜田 一男, Sakurada Kazuo, September 26, 1948 – January 12, 2020), better known as Mr. Sakurada, The Dragonmaster, and as the Japanese version of Kendo Nagasaki (ケンドー・ナガサキ), was a Japanese professional wrestler. He was best known for his work in Stampede Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, and World Championship Wrestling. Sakurada was also highly regarded by Bret Hart as one of his most significant trainers alongside Katsui Adachi or Mr. Hito, with whom he taught extensively in Hart Dungeon.[8]
^ abcdOliver, Greg (January 12, 2020). "Wrestling world mourns Kendo Nagasaki, LA Parka". Slam Sports. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^Ocampo, Ernesto (January 12, 2020). "A los 71 años falleció Kazuo Sakurada "Kendo Nagasaki"". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^"Kazuo Sakurada >> Maches >> Mr. Sakurada". CageMatch. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
KazuoSakurada (Japanese: 桜田 一男, SakuradaKazuo, September 26, 1948 – January 12, 2020), better known as Mr. Sakurada, The Dragonmaster, and as the Japanese...
imagery with the face-painted version portrayed by KazuoSakurada. The success of both Thornley and Sakurada has spawned an assortment of other wrestlers with...
singer Junko Sakurada (桜田 淳子, born 1958), Japanese singer and actress Kazuki Sakurada (櫻田 和樹, born 1982), Japanese footballer KazuoSakurada (桜田 一男, 1948–2020)...
KazuoSakurada (桜田 一男, 1948–2020), known as Mr. Sakurada, retired Japanese professional wrestler Kazuo Sato (disambiguation), multiple people Kazuo Shii...
professional wrestling. Stu Hart Mr. Hito, head trainer after Stu Hart KazuoSakurada Abdullah the Butcher Allen Coage Al Oeming Archie Gouldie Ben Bassarab...
Machine, a Calaway Park amusement park ride Dream Machine, a ring name of KazuoSakurada Dream Machine, a now defunct retail chain of fun centers filled with...
referee was knocked out and subsequent interference by Mr. Hito and KazuoSakurada on Khan's behalf was fought off by his son Mike and Ray Stevens. Graham's...
White Ninja may refer to: KazuoSakurada (1948–2020), Japanese professional wrestler who used the ring name "White Ninja" Keiji Mutoh (born 1962), Japanese...
experience with Japanese combatants and real-life trainers Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada. Hart also had high-impact matches against Tom Billington, who was better...
Keenan Jason Ray Nope Kid Lykos Kamikaze Jun Kasai Junya Matsunaga KazuoSakurada Kintaro Kanemura Koji Doi Kuuga Mad Man Pondo Masada Masato Inaba Mike...
teasing a turn on his nWo teammates, double-crossed Kensuke Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki, sealing away the Muta name and formally joining nWo Japan as himself...
Dragonmaster or Dragon master may refer to: KazuoSakurada (born 1948), who wrestled as "The Dragonmaster" Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Master (comics) fictional...
and the Tag Team Championship seven times. Yamakawa was trained by KazuoSakurada and made his professional wrestling debut for Network of Wrestling (NOW)...
to wrestling in 1995, co-founding Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) with KazuoSakurada where it was a style based on deathmatches and King's Road style. He...
Mr. X Red Onigumo HERO! Billed height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Billed weight 80 kg (176 lb) Trained by KazuoSakurada Yoshihiro Tajiri Debut April 11, 1997...
American Samoan professional wrestler who used the ring name "Black Ninja" KazuoSakurada, (1948–2020), Japanese professional wrestler who used the ring name...
74, French football director, President of Ligue corse de football. KazuoSakurada, 71, Japanese rikishi, professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, CWF...
January 4 – Junko Hirotani, musician and singer (b. 1956) January 11 – KazuoSakurada, professional wrestler (b. 1948) January 15 – Kotaro Suzumura, economist...
Global Information