| Ryuji Ito | |
|---|---|
 Ito in November 2015 | |
| Born | April 8, 1976[1] Takizawa, Iwate, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dragon Show Ryuji Ito Ruko-Chan |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | BJW Dojo[2] |
| Debut | April 29, 1999[1] |
Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二, Itō Ryūji) (born April 8, 1976)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler currently competing in Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the Deathmatch division.
Career[edit]
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1999–present)[edit]
Ito, whose gimmick is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat icon Liu Kang, has been known for competing in many deathmatches over the span of his career, including a Cage match variation which saw him defeat Kintaro Kanemura. Ito participated in a "Lightube Lightsaber match" in which he fought and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi.
In 2008, Ito competed at IWA East Coast's Masters of Pain, where he lost to Thumbtack Jack in the finals after defeating Drake Younger and Danny Havoc.[3] He also wrestled in Chikara at The Global Gauntlet the same year.[4]
Ito has accumulated several championships over his career while working for both Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team. He has also feuded with both Shadow WX and Men's Teioh over his titles.
Other media[edit]
Ito appears as himself in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood,[5] and also appears as himself alongside Daisuke Sekimoto, Abdullah Kobayashi, Takashi Sasaki and Jaki Numazawa in the 2006 movie Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Ito and the other wrestlers perform wrestling moves on the three main cast members.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Ito has been married to female referee Lee Nikkan since 2000.
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
- BJW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Badboy Hido (1) and Abdullah Kobayashi (1)
- WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisaku Shimoda
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Kankuro Hoshino and Shinya Ishikawa (1), Daisuke Sekimoto and Jaki Numazawa (1), Abdullah Kobayashi and Jaki Numazawa (1), Jake Numazawa and Yuko Miyamoto (1), and Takashi Sasaki and Yuko Miyamoto (1)
- Hayabusa Cup (2002)
- Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor (2013)
- Triangle of Ultraviolence: Messengers of Death (2011)[7]
- Dramatic Dream Team
- Japan Indie Awards
- Best Bout Award (2009) vs. Jun Kasai on November 20[citation needed]
- Best Bout Award (2016) vs. Kankuro Hoshino on July 24[8]
- Tokyo Sports
- Match of the Year Award (2009) vs. Jun Kasai on November 20[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "所属選手一覧 伊東 竜二". Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ WrestlingZone.ru : Ryuji Ito (in Russian)
- ^ IWA East Coast "Masters of Pain" Results vom 29.11.2008 mit Thumbtack Jack MOONSAULT.de (in German)
- ^ Online World of Wrestling : Chikara Pro Wrestling
- ^ "Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood Character Spotlight". Gamespot.
- ^ "Ryuji Ito - Movies". Cagematch. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Messengers Of Death Tournament". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ 「年越しプロレス2016～年忘れ！五団体シャッフル・タッグトーナメント～」. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. December 31, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞 (in Japanese). 24 May 2023.
