| Koji Kanemoto |
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| Name |
Koji Kanemoto |
| Real name |
Koji Kanemoto |
| Nicknames |
"The Junior Star" |
| Name history |
Koji Kanemoto (debut -), King Lee (1993), Tiger Mask III (1993 - 1994) |
| Family |
Hikaru Kanemoto (former wife) |
| Maestro(s) |
Hiroshi Hase, Kensuke Sasaki, Masanobu Kurisu |
| Birth date, location |
October 31, 1966 - Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| Obituary date |
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| Debut, location |
November 7, 1990 vs. Michiyoshi Ohara |
| Lost mask to |
Jushin Liger - January 4, 1994 - Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo |
| Height |
180 cms/5'11" |
| Weight |
90 kg/198 lbs |
| Signature moves |
Koji clutch, Dragon Suplex, Moonsault Press, Tiger Suplex, Falcon Arrow |
| Titles: |
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (5), IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (4) (1 w/Minoru Tanaka, 1 w/ Jushin Liger, 1 w/Wataru Inoue and 1 w/El Samurai), UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Welterweight Championship, GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (w/Tiger Mask IV), NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championships w/Minoru Tanaka |
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Lucha Connection
In 1993 he wrestled as King Lee while in UWA and CMLL until he went back to Japan. He incarnated the third version of Tiger Mask in New Japan Pro Wrestling. In 1994 he made had a stint with AAA as Tiger Mask. On May 24, 2015, Kanemoto went back to his Tiger Mask persona (in despite of his mask loss), in the Lucha World Cup representibg AJPW, alongside Kenzo Suzuki and Masamune. They were defeated in the first round by the MexLegends (Blue Demon Jr., Dr. Wagner Jr. and Solar).
Sources
Wikipedia
PuroresuFan
Cagematch
Luchas de apuestas record
| Date
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Apuesta
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Winner(s)
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Loser(s)
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Arena and/or Place
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| 94/01/04
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mask
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Jushin Liger
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Tiger Mask III
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Tokyo Dome - Bunkyo, Tokyo
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