Yoshinari Ogawa
Real name: Yoshinari Ogawa
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 200 lbs.
Date of birth: November 2, 1966
Hometown: Toride, Japan
Pro debut: September 3, 1985
Trained by: All Japan, Genichiro Tenryu, Giant Baba, Kazuharu Sonoda
Finishing move: Bridging Belly to Back Suplex
Biography
– On September 10, 1995, Ogawa defeated Dan Kroffat to win the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 12, 1996, Ogawa defeated Rex King to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 2, 1996, Ogawa defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 23, 1996, Ogawa defeated Satoru Asako to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 15, 1997, Ogawa defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi to win the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On July 19, 1998, Ogawa defeated Satoru Asako in the final of a tournament to win the vacant AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On January 15, 1999, Ogawa defeated Masahito Kakihara to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 9, 1999, Ogawa defeated Kentaro Shiga to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On August 25, 1999, Ogawa & Mitsuharu Misawa defeated NO FEAR (Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama) to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles and the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Titles. They vacated the All Asia Titles immediately
– On January 22, 2000, Ogawa defeated Tsuyoshi Kikuchi to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– On February 17, 2000, Ogawa defeated Daisuke Ikeda to retain the AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title
– In the summer of 2000, Ogawa (amongst many other AJPW wrestlers) quit the promotion to form Pro Wrestling NOAH
– On November 30, 2001, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Scorpio & Vader to win the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On April 7, 2002, Ogawa defeated Jun Akiyama to win the GHC Heavyweight Title
– On May 26, 2002, Ogawa defeated Akira Taue to retain the GHC Heavyweight Title
– On July 26, 2002, Ogawa defeated Takeshi Rikio to retain the GHC Heavyweight Title
– On January 10, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On March 6, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Daisuke Ikeda & Mohammed Yone to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On April 25, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On June 11, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Bart Blaxson & Nigel McGuinness to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On July 10, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On September 10, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Dark Agents (Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On October 24, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Akira Taue & Takuma Sano to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On December 4, 2004, Ogawa & Misawa defeated Donovan Morgan & Michael Modest to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– Following Ogawa & Misawa’s loss of the GHC Tag Team Titles, Ogawa remained an active part of the NOAH roster, but would not hold another championship for almost a decade
– On December 7, 2013, Ogawa & Zack Sabre Jr defeated Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 8, 2014, Ogawa & Sabre defeated Cho Kibou-gun (Hajime Ohara & Kenou) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 12, 2014, Ogawa & Sabre defeated BRAVE (Atsushi Kotoge & Taiji Ishimori) to regain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, having lost them less than a month prior
– On May 3, 2014, Ogawa & Sabre defeated Little Galaxy (Hiro Tonai & Shiori & Asahi) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– Ogawa competed on the first NJPW Lion’s Gate Project, defeating Jay White
– Ogawa returned for the second NJPW Lion’s Gate show, defeating David Finlay
– On March 11, 2018, Ogawa & Minoru Tanaka defeated XX (Hi69 & Taiji Ishimori) to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 24, 2019, Ogawa & Kotaro Suzuki defeated Back Breakers (Hitoshi Kumano & Hajime Ohara) to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 10, Ogawa & Suzuki defeated Tadasuke & HAYATA to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 29, Ogawa & Suzuki defeated Minoru Tanaka & Hi69 to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 13, Ogawa & Suzuki defeated RATEL’S (HAYATA & YO-HEY) to win the NOAH Global Junior Tag League
– On August 18, Ogawa & Suzuki defeated Minoru Tanaka & Hi69 to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On September 23, Ogawa & Suzuki defeated Sugiura-gun (NOSAWA Rongai & Hajime Ohara) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 3, Ogawa & Suzuki fought RATELS’s (Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke) to a double countout to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 4, 2020, Ogawa defeated HAYATA to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 29, Ogawa defeated Daisuke Harada to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title
– On May 10, Stinger (Ogawa & HAYATA) defeated RATEL’s (YO-HEY & Tadasuke) to win the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On July 19, Stinger defeated Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On August 30, Stinger defeated FULL THROTTLE (Hajime Ohara & Atsushi Kotoge) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On October 11, Stinger lost the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles to Momo No Seishun Tag (Daisuke Harada & Atsushi Kotoge), only to regain them on November 22
– On December 6, Stinger defeated Salvahe de Oriente & Kotaro Suzuki to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 16, 2021, Stinger defeated Kongo (Nio & Hao) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 12, Stinger defeated Kotaro Suzuki & Ikuto Hidaka to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 21, Stinger defeated Daisuke Harada & Junta Miyawaki to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 29, Stinger defeated NOSAWA Rongai & Ikuto Hidaka to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, Stinger defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japon (NOSAWA Rongai & Eita) to regain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, having lost them in May to Daisuke Harada & Hajime Ohara
– On January 4, 2022, Stinger defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japon (Kotaro Suzuki & YO-HEY) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestle Kingdom 16 Yokohama, Ogawa & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr)
– Shortly thereafter, Stinger were forced to vacate the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles after Ogawa was ruled out for an extended period through illness
– On April 29, Stinger (Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway) defeated Atsushi Kotoge & YO-HEY to regain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On May 21, Stinger fought Stinger (Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susumu) to a no-contest to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On June 7, Stinger (Ogawa, Yuya Susumu & Seiki Yoshioka) defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japon (NOSAWA Rongai, Kotaro Suzuki & Eita) to win the Dragaon Gate Open The Triangle Gate Titles, but would lose them to Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge & YO-HEY a day later
– On September 3, Stinger (Ogawa & Chris Ridgeway) defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japon (Kotaro Suzuki & Eita) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On January 1, 2023, Ogawa & Eita defeated Kzy & YO-HEY to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 12, Ogawa & Eita defeated Junta Miyawaki & Alejandro to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On March 19, Ogawa & Eita defeated Chris Ridgeway & HAYATA to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
