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Shinjiro Ohtani


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Title History

  • UWA (Mexico) World Welterweight title defeating Norio Honaga (December 13, 1994);
  • WCW World Cruiserweight title defeating Wild Pegasus [Tournament] (March 20, 1996);
  • UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating Kazushi Sakuraba for vacant title (June 17, 1996);
  • NWA World Welterweight title defeating Negro Casas (August 3, 1996);
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • NWA World Welterweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • WWF World Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • UWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • NWA World Junior Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • WWA (Mexico) World Junior Light Heavyweight title defeating El Samurai (August 10, 1997);
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Koji Kanemoto & Dr. Wagner Jr. [Tournament] (August 8, 1998);
  • WAR (Japan) International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Nariaki Mochizuki & Masao Orihara (December 11, 1998);
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Tatsuhito Takaiwa defeating Jushin Liger & Great Sasuke (July 13, 1999);
  • NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Yuuki Ishikawa defeating Mike Rapada & Steve Corino (July 12, 2001);
  • NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating Tom Howard & Samoa Joe for vacant titles (January 6, 2002);
  • PWF (Premier Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (November 10, 2002);
  • NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka defeating C.W Anderson & Steve Corino (August 31, 2003);
  • NWA (Zero One Max) Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Takao Ohmori defeating Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Shinya Hashimoto (August 31, 2004);
  • AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Steve Corino (January 22, 2006);

Career Highlights

New Japan Pro Wrestling:

  • Shinjiro has held the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Title and the J*CROWN..
  • Shinjiro has also competed in the Super J Cup 1st stage and 2nd stage..
  • Shinjiro was a part of the young punk stable with Koji Kanemoto..
  • 1998: Shinjiro Ohtani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title League..
  • 1994: Shinjiro Ohtani & Wild Pegasus won the Super Grade Jr. Tag League 1994..
  • December 27, 1995 – WCW Starrcade: Shinjiro Ohtani (NJ) defeated Eddie Guerrero (WCW)..
  • August 13, 2000: Shinjiro Ohtani left Japan for an excursion to Britain and Canada..
  • ~~~While on tour, Shinjiro Ohtani bulked up so that he could enter the Heavyweight division on his return..
  • February 18, 2001 – NJPW: Kensuke Sasaki defeated Shinjiro Ohtani..
  • Shinjiro Ohtani quit New Japan to join Shinya Hashimoto’s ZERO-ONE promotion..

ZERO ONE Japan:

  • August 30, 2001: Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Atushi Onita by Disqualification..
  • 2001 – Zero One: Shinjiro Ohtani won the Fire Festival 2001..
  • January 2002: Shinjiro Ohtani formed a tag team with Masato Tanaka which was named Emblem later in the year..
  • March 2, 2002 – Zero One: Naoya Ogawa defeated Shinjiro Ohtani..
  • 2002 – Zero One: Shinjiro Ohtani won the Fire Festival 2002..
  • August 1, 2003: Satoshi Kojima beat Shinjiro Otani to win Zero-One’s annual Fire Festival tournament..
  • September 6, 2003: Toshiaki Kawada won the Triple Crown at Budokan Hall, beating Shinjiro Otani in the four-man tournament finals..
  • ~~~Shinjiro Otani beat Satoshi Kojima and Toshiaki Kawada beat The Gladiator (Mike Awesome) in first round matches..
  • January 4, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-1: The Predator & Kevin Randleman defeated Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka..
  • March 7, 2004 – Z1 Hustle-2: Shinjiro Otani & Satoshi Kojima defeated Dusty Rhodes & Dusty Rhodes Jr..
  • June 9 2005–Real Japan: Shinjiro Otani defeated Super Tiger (Satoru Sayama)..
  • November 16, 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani & Tadao Yasuda defeated Takao Omori & Kamikaze..
  • November 17 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani/Tatsuhito Takaiwa/Tadao Yasuda b Kensuke Sasaki/Omori/Katsuhiko Nakajima..
  • November 18 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Takao Omori/Minoru Fujita/Ikuto Hidaka beat Shinjiro Otani/Masato Tanaka/Sonjay Dutt..
  • November 23 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita defeated Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka..
  • November 26 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani/Masato Tanaka/Tatsuhito Takaiwa b Kohei Sato/Rikiya Fudo/Yoshihito Sasaki..
  • November 27 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka defeated Kohei Sato & Kamikaze..
  • December 2 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Takao Omori & Kamikaze defeated Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa..
  • December 3 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani defeated Tengu Kaiser (Kamikaze)..
  • December 4 2005–Zero-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Otani & Masato Tanaka defeated Takao Omori & Kamikaze..
  • December 25, 2005–Hustle: Jaguar Y & Dokron Z & Tadao Yasuda defeated Erica & Margaret & Shinjiro Ohtani..
  • January 22, 2006–ZERO-ONE MAX: Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Steve Corino to win the AWA World Heavyweight title!!!
  • March 5, 2006–HUSTLE: Razor Ramon HG & Tajiri & Shinjiro Ohtani defeated The Monster PTA & An Jo & Kohei Sato..
  • April 1, 2006–Zero-ONE MAX: Takao Omori defeated Shinjiro Ohtani to win the AWA World Heavyweight title!
  • May 10, 2007–Zero-ONE MAX: Takao Omori defeated Shinjiro Ohtani to retain the AWA Heavyweight title..

 

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Trained By

Animal Hamaguchi

Debut

June 25, 1992

Birthday

July 21, 1972

Hometown

Yamaguchi, Japan

Gender

Height

6'1"

Weight

209 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Sprial Bomb

Favorite Move(s)

Dragon Suplex
Springboard DDT
Springboard Missle Dropkick
Springboard Spinning Heel Kick
Springboard Plancha
Cobra Hold
Rolling Solebutt (spin kick)
Facewash

Notable Feuds

Jushin Liger
Ultimo Dragon

Status