Kinta Tomoaka
Encyclopedia
Kinta Tamaoka is a Japanese professional wrestling
referee and occasional wrestler, best known for working for Dragon Gate
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system as a wrestler, but dropped out of the dojo for unknown reasons. He then became a referee.
In May 2006, he joined heel unit Muscle Outlaw'z
to act as their own personal referee. He used fast counts and allowed rule breaking to give them an advantage. He also would simply refuse to count for MO'z opponents, and occasionally go so far as to attack them. A particular trick of his was to throw "protein" in the opponents' faces.
Come September 2007, Kinta's relationship with the MO'z began to disintegrate after he cost the MO'z several matches with misaimed protein attacks. He was challenged to a banishment match by Gamma on September 22. The MO'z surprisingly aided Kinta against Gamma, causing Gamma's brief departure from the federation. However, Gamma returned to Dragon Gate
and MO'z a month later, and Kinta was mobbed and kicked out of the unit upon doing so.
After his exile from MO'z, Kinta briefly had an active schedule as a wrestler, but he stopped wrestling abruptly and returned to refereeing. As of May 2008, his profile was placed under the regular referee section on the Official Dragon Gate website http://www.gaora.co.jp/dragongate/data/prfl/tamaoka.html. He continues to referee, but no longer plays a role or shows a distinct personality.
On March 20, 2009, Kinta won the Open the Owarai Gate Title from "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa. The title match was actually between Stalker and Masaaki Mochizuki
, but Kinta won more fan support than either of them, so he became champion. He then vacated the title immediately afterwards since he wasn't a full-time wrestler.
On April 5, 2011, Dragon Gate announced that they had fired Kinta when it was learned that the night before he had been arrested for public drug use in a Kobe area restroom. The drug in question has been identified for now as simply a stimulant. The company had initially announced that he had been in violation of his contract when they announced his firing and the real reason had not been revealed until April 22 when the story received some mainstream press. As of that date, he was still in police custody. http://iheartdg.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1303468264&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
referee and occasional wrestler, best known for working 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,...
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Biography
Kinta joined the ToryumonDragon 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,...
system as a wrestler, but dropped out of the dojo for unknown reasons. He then became a referee.
In May 2006, he joined heel unit Muscle Outlaw'z
Muscle Outlaw'z
Muscle Outlaw'z, or MO'z for short, were a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed on April 23, 2006. It was founded by former Blood Generation members Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Naoki Tanisaki, and Gamma, intending to compete with CIMA's faction...
to act as their own personal referee. He used fast counts and allowed rule breaking to give them an advantage. He also would simply refuse to count for MO'z opponents, and occasionally go so far as to attack them. A particular trick of his was to throw "protein" in the opponents' faces.
Come September 2007, Kinta's relationship with the MO'z began to disintegrate after he cost the MO'z several matches with misaimed protein attacks. He was challenged to a banishment match by Gamma on September 22. The MO'z surprisingly aided Kinta against Gamma, causing Gamma's brief departure from the federation. However, Gamma returned to 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,...
and MO'z a month later, and Kinta was mobbed and kicked out of the unit upon doing so.
After his exile from MO'z, Kinta briefly had an active schedule as a wrestler, but he stopped wrestling abruptly and returned to refereeing. As of May 2008, his profile was placed under the regular referee section on the Official Dragon Gate website http://www.gaora.co.jp/dragongate/data/prfl/tamaoka.html. He continues to referee, but no longer plays a role or shows a distinct personality.
On March 20, 2009, Kinta won the Open the Owarai Gate Title from "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa. The title match was actually between Stalker and 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...
, but Kinta won more fan support than either of them, so he became champion. He then vacated the title immediately afterwards since he wasn't a full-time wrestler.
On April 5, 2011, Dragon Gate announced that they had fired Kinta when it was learned that the night before he had been arrested for public drug use in a Kobe area restroom. The drug in question has been identified for now as simply a stimulant. The company had initially announced that he had been in violation of his contract when they announced his firing and the real reason had not been revealed until April 22 when the story received some mainstream press. As of that date, he was still in police custody. http://iheartdg.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1303468264&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Belly to back inverted mat slam
- BrainbusterBrainbusterA 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...
- Frog splash
Championships and accomplishments
- Dragon GateDragon Gateis 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 Owarai Gate ChampionshipDragon Gate Open the Owarai Gate ChampionshipThe Open the Owarai Gate Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. The word owarai in the title's name is the Japanese word for comedy....
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