Fumiyuki Hashimoto
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, known by his stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

 Kagetora (stylized as KAGETORA), is a Japanese
Japanese people
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 professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...

. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan
Japan
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 and has wrestled in the United States
United States
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 for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is a professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers Disco Machine, Excalibur, Joey Ryan, Scott Lost, Super Dragon, and Top Gun Talwar...

. He has wrestled many famous wrestlers including Jinsei Shinzaki
Jinsei Shinzaki
Kensuke Shinzaki is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki and Hakushi...

.

Mini Crazy MAX

Hashimoto was part of Mini Crazy MAX as SUWAcito early in his career with Takuya Sugi
Takuya Sugi
Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit; he uses many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and El Blazer...

 (Mini CIMA) and Masaki Okimoto
Masaki Okimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...

 (Small Dandy Fuji). They were little version of the Japanese wrestlers CIMA
Nobuhiko Oshima
, better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA...

, Suwa
Takahiro Suwa
, better known by his ring name Suwa , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling Noah.-Toryumon and Dragon Gate:...

 and Don Fujii
Don Fujii
, is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, best known by his ring name Don Fujii. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions and a former Open the Twin Gate Champion with Masaaki Mochizuki. He was previously in the Crazy MAX and Blood Generation stables.-Biography:He was...

.

Michinoku Pro Wrestling

Hashimoto started competing in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 2005 under the new name of Kagetora. In the promotion, he started a faction called STONED. The STONED faction also competed in El Dorado Wrestling
El Dorado Wrestling
El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...

, but the STONED members eventually turned on Kagetora. Takuya Sugawara
Takuya Sugawara
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal...

 became the new leader of STONED but changed the name of the faction to the Hell Demons
Hell Demons
Hell Demons was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion El Dorado Wrestling, formed in 2006. It was founded by Takuya Sugawara...

. Kagetora won the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights...

 on March 19, 2006 but vacated the championship after the match so it could be decided in a tournament. In 2007, Kagetora and Rasse
Masaki Okimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...

 beat Shu and Kei Sato for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
The Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The current champions are Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma who defeated Kesen Numajiro & Kinya Oyanagi for the belts on November 15, 2009....

 and during their title reign they won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship
Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship
The OPW Tag Team Championship is the top Tag Team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001.-Title history:...

, becoming dual champions.

El Dorado Wrestling

In El Dorado, Kagetora became a member of the Animal Planets faction. He challenged Kota Ibushi for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match. He started teaming with Ibushi and they won the UWA World Tag Team Championship
UWA World Tag Team Championship
The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....

, but they later vacated the titles.

Dragon Gate

On December 19, 2008, KAGETORA debuted in Dragon Gate after it was announced that El Dorado would be closing, intruding after the opening match. He openly declared war on Dragon Gate, attacking m.c. KZ and criticizing fellow former El Dorado wrestler Naoki Tanisaki for abandoning the company months prior. He stated that he himself had abandoned Dragon Gate in 2004, but was now back to wreak havoc.

However, Toryumon veteran K-ness
Makoto Saito (wrestler)
Makoto Saito, better known by his stage name K-ness is a Japanese professional wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Early years:...

 reminded him that it was Dragon Gate who had abandoned KAGETORA and the rest of Toryumon X, not the other way around. K-ness did state that he was happy for Toryumon X wrestlers such as El Blazer
Takuya Sugi
Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit; he uses many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and El Blazer...

 and Shinjitsu Nohashi for returning, but not KAGETORA, and he dismissed him and referred to him by his dojo boy name, "Hashimoto-kun". This led to the announcement of KAGETORA first two Dragon Gate matches, against m.c.KZ and then K-ness. He then joined up with the Real Hazard stable.

He fought in the one-night Battle of Tokyo Tournament on January 25, 2009, where he beat K-ness in the opening round, and then would go on to win the tournament, beating Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, mainly performing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one half of the Open the Twin Gate Champions...

 in the finals. The victory earned him an Open the Brave Gate title shot against Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...

 a few weeks later, but he failed to win it. Keni'chiro Arai
Keni'chiro Arai
Keni'chiro "AraKen" Arai is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Biography:Keni'chiro Arai, also known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since. He participated in FMW before joining Toryumon...

 started verbally abusing him for the loss, which continued right up until March 1. On that day, he had had enough: When YAMATO
Masato Onodera
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known by his ring name Yamato , who competes for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA.-Dragon Gate:...

 & Cyber Kong
Cyber Kong
Takashi Yoshida is a Japanese wrestler better known by his ring name, Cyber Kong. He currently wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Biography:...

 were defending their Open the Twin Gate Championship
Dragon Gate Open the Twin Gate Championship
The Open the Twin Gate Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. Dragon Gate had used the WAR IJ Tag Team Championship since 2006, until 2007 when Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino introduced the new Twin Gate after winning the Summer Adventure Tag League...

 against Susumu Yokosuka & Gamma, he interfered and cost his stablemates the titles. He then left Real Hazard and joined Yokosuka, Gamma, and the returning CIMA
Nobuhiko Oshima
, better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA...

 in their WARRIORS-5 stable.

On April 15, he captured his first title in Dragon Gate, winning the Open the Triangle Gate titles with CIMA & Gamma. In August, he made another attempt on the Brave Gate by participating in a tournament for the vacant title, and though he made it to the finals, he lost to Naoki Tanisaki
Naoki Tanisaki
Naoki Tanisaki is a Japanese wrestler currently competing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate :...

.

When Susumu Yokosuka left WARRIORS-5 for Real Hazard on December 3, he began to distance himself from the remainder of the unit over the next few weeks, and then went missing. When he went missing, a new Dr. Muscle appeared in Real Hazard. When Dragon Kid left KAMIKAZE for WARRIORS-5 on January 11, 2010, he broke his silence the next day, posting a blog where he questioned why Kid was allowed into the stable, and he hinted at crashing the January 15th show, since he had no match scheduled for that day. He didn't show up, but the day after, he revealed himself to be the one under the Dr. Muscle mask, and re-joined Real Hazard.

However, he openly stated his distrust of everyone in the stable, except for Takuya Sugawara, and he very quickly began to regret joining them. Then, on February 7, he oddly went to Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, mainly performing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one half of the Open the Twin Gate Champions...

 for advice, asking him if he made the right decision in rejoining Real Hazard, or if he should have stayed in the WARRIORS-5 stable. Tozawa simply replied that it was his path, so he had to find his own answer. Things got worse for KAGETORA three days later, when he accidentally cost Sugawara a shot at becoming the next challenger for the Open the Dream Gate Title. This set up a match for the following day between himself and stablemate Kzy (the former m.c.KZ), where the loser would be kicked out of Real Hazard. He also sought advice from Tozawa again, wondering if his upcoming trip to Germany would go wrong just like how leaving WARRIORS-5 and joining Real Hazard went wrong, but they both couldn't come up with an answer.

The next day, Kzy defeated him, expelling him from Real Hazard. Yasushi Kanda and Keni'chiro Arai started to attack him afterwards, but Tozawa came to his rescue. He tried to console KAGETORA, but KAGETORA told him he wanted to be alone and ran off. After the main event match concluded, CIMA called him out. He came to the ring and apologized for deserting WARRIORS-5, and then tried to get some advice from him, prompting Tozawa to come back out and attempt to assert his newfound role as KAGETORA's mentor. As a result, a match was made for February 27, with CIMA, Gamma & Dragon Kid of Warriors-5 facing Tozawa, YAMATO & Shingo Takagi of KAMIKAZE, and the winning team would get KAGETORA. During the match, KAGETORA was hit by an errant cane attack from Gamma, and took the cane away from Gamma when he attempted to cheat again. The finish of the match occurred when KAGETORA accidentally hit Gamma with his cane, leading to Tozawa pinning Gamma for KAMIKAZE's win. KAGETORA thus joined KAMIKAZE, promising his new stablemates that he would do his best. On May 13, 2011, Takagi disbanded KAMIKAZE, after which KAGETORA followed him and YAMATO to Masaaki Mochizuki
Masaaki Mochizuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable...

's new stable, Junction Three. On December 1, KAGETORA and Susumu Yokosuka failed to capture the Open the Twin Gate Championship in a match against the Blood Warriors team of Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk
BxB Hulk
, better known by his ring name BxB Hulk , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one half of the Open the Twin Gate Champions, and Dragon Gate USA.-Professional wrestling career:...

 and as a result were forced to change their ring names to Jimi KAGETORA and Jimi Susumu, respectively.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • As KAGETORA
  • Genkonitteki / All or Nothing (Spinning fireman's carry dropped into a reverse piledriver)
  • Ikkitousen (Spinning fireman's carry dropped into a sitout side powerslam)

  • As SUWAcito
  • FFF (Lifting double underhook facebuster) — adopted from SUWA
    Takahiro Suwa
    , better known by his ring name Suwa , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, formerly of Pro Wrestling Noah.-Toryumon and Dragon Gate:...

  • John Woo (Running high-impact front dropkick, knocking the opponent back several feet) — adopted from SUWA

  • Signature moves
  • Brainbuster
    Brainbuster
    A brainbuster is a professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock, hooks his/her pants, and lifts him/her up as if he/she was executing a vertical suplex. The wrestler then falls onto his/her back so that the opponent lands on his/her head while remaining...

  • Cutter
    Cutter (professional wrestling)
    In professional wrestling, a cutter is a common term that refers to the three-quarter facelock bulldog maneuver. The move is also described as an inverted neckbreaker, though it is not one, it only bears an inverted style to it...

    , as a counter to a pop-up
  • Diving elbow drop
  • Dropkick
    Dropkick
    A dropkick is an attacking maneuver in professional wrestling. It is defined as an attack where the wrestler jumps up and kicks the opponent with the soles of both feet; this sees the wrestler twist as he or she jumps so that when the feet connect with the opponent one foot is raised higher than...

  • Enzuigiri
  • Frankensteiner
  • Gutwrench driver
  • Hangetsu (Arm wrench punt kick)
  • Kagenui (Cradle)
  • Leaping lariat
  • Slap
  • Slingshot into a DDT
    DDT (professional wrestling)
    In professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler has the opponent in a front facelock, and falls down or backwards to drive the opponent's head into the mat...

  • Suplex powerslam, sometimes from the top rope

  • Nickname
    Nickname
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    s
  • "Echigo No Tora"

  • Theme music
    Music in professional wrestling
    Music in professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes. The most common uses of music in professional wrestling is that of the entrance theme, a song or piece of instrumental music which plays as a performer approaches the ring...

    • "STRIKE STILL ROUNDER" performed by YO-HEI

Championships and accomplishments

  • El Dorado Wrestling
    El Dorado Wrestling
    El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...

    • UWA World Tag Team Championship
      UWA World Tag Team Championship
      The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995....

       (1 time) - with Kota Ibushi
  • Michinoku Pro Wrestling
    Michinoku Pro Wrestling
    Michinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by The Great Sasuke in 1993. Michinoku Pro was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather in Morioka, Iwate...

    • Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
      Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
      The Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights...

       (1 time)
    • Tohoku Tag Team Championship
      Tohoku Tag Team Championship
      The Tohoku Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling.The current champions are Takeshi Minamino & Maguro Ooma who defeated Kesen Numajiro & Kinya Oyanagi for the belts on November 15, 2009....

       (1 time) - with Rasse
      Masaki Okimoto
      is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...

    • Iron Man Tournament (2005)
    • Futaritabi Tag Team League (2005) - with Shanao
      Takuya Sugi
      Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit; he uses many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and El Blazer...

    • Futaritabi Tag Team League (2007) - with Rasse
      Masaki Okimoto
      is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...

  • Osaka Pro Wrestling
    Osaka Pro Wrestling
    Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin.-Current champions:-External links:**...

    • Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship
      Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship
      The OPW Tag Team Championship is the top Tag Team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001.-Title history:...

       (1 time) - with Rasse
      Masaki Okimoto
      is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue...

  • Toryumon X
    • Yamaha Cup Tag Tournament (2004) - with Mini CIMA
      Takuya Sugi
      Takuya Sugi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Shizuoka. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit; he uses many aliases, most commonly Yoshitsune and El Blazer...

  • Dragon Gate
    Dragon Gate
    is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...

    • Dragon Gate Open the Triangle Gate Championship
      Dragon Gate Open the Triangle Gate Championship
      The Open the Triangle Gate Championship is a professional wrestling trios title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. It was created on November 7, 2004 when The Italian Connection faction of Milano Collection AT, Anthony W. Mori & YOSSINO defeated Aagan Iisou's Shuji Kondo, Takuya Sugawara &...

      (1 time) - with CIMA & Gamma
    • Battle of Tokyo Tournament (2009)

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