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|name=Koji Kanemoto
|name=Koji Kanemoto
|image=Koji-Kanemoto.jpg
|realName=Koji Kanemoto
|realName=Koji Kanemoto
|nicknames=
|nicknames="The Junior Star"
|nameHistory=Tiger Mask III (debut - 1994), Koji Kanemoto (1994 - )
|nameHistory=Koji Kanemoto (debut -), King Lee (1993), Tiger Mask III (1993 - 1994)
|family=
|family=Hikaru Kanemoto (former wife)
|maestro=[[Masanobu Kurisu]], [[New Japan Dojo]]
|maestro=[[Hiroshi Hase]], [[Kensuke Sasaki]], [[Masanobu Kurisu]]
|birthdate=[[October 31]], [[1966]]
|birthdate=[[October 31]], [[1966]] - Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|obituarydate=
|debut=[[November 7]], [[1990]] vs. [[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
|debut=[[November 7]], [[1990]] vs. [[Michiyoshi Ohara]]
|lostmaskto=[[Jushin Liger]] in July [[1994]]  
|lostmaskto=[[Jushin Liger]] - [[January 4]], [[1994]] - Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo
|height=5'11" (1.80m)
|height=180 cms/5'11"
|weight=198 lbs (90kg)
|weight=90 kg/198 lbs
|obituarydate=
|signatureMoves=Koji clutch, [[Dragon Suplex]], [[Moonsault Press]], [[Tiger Suplex]], [[Falcon Arrow]]
|signatureMoves=[[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/[[El Puma Inoue|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]]
|titles=[[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] (5), [[IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship]] (3) (w/ [[Minoru Tanaka]], w/ [[Jushin Liger]], w/ [[Wataru Inoue]]), [[UWA Junior Light Heavyweight Championship]], [[UWA Welterweight Championship]], [[Best of the Super Juniors 1998]] (defeating [[Dr. Wagner Jr.]], [[Best of the Super Juniors 2002]] (defeating [[Minoru Tanaka]])
|}}
|}}


== 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==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto Wikipedia]
[http://www.puroresufan.com/roster/kanemoto.php PuroresuFan]
[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=505 Cagematch]


== Luchas de apuestas record ==
== Luchas de apuestas record ==
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{{aline|??/??/??|mask|[[Jushin Liger]]|Tiger Mask III (Koji Kanemoto)|?, Japan}}
{{aline|[[1994|94]]/[[January 4|01/04]]|mask|[[Jushin Liger]]|'''Tiger Mask III'''|Tokyo Dome - Bunkyo, Tokyo}}
{{aend|}}
{{aend}}
 
== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|name=King Lee Kanemoto.jpg|caption=as King Lee}}
{{Gallery|name=T m 3.jpg|caption=as Tiger Mask III}}
{{Gallery|name=Tiger Mask III.jpg|caption=As Tiger Mask III}}
{{Gallery|name=Koji Kanemoto.jpg|caption=}}
{{Gallery|name=Kanemoto-Samurai.jpg|caption=w/[[El Samurai]]}}


[[Category:Foreign wrestlers]]
[[Category:Foreign wrestlers]]
[[Category:Japanese wrestlers]]
[[Category:Japanese wrestlers]]
[[Category:NJPW wrestlers]]
[[Category:Former AAA/PAP wrestlers]]

Revision as of 17:30, 15 June 2019

Koji Kanemoto
Koji Kanemoto
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
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

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 Apuesta Winner(s) Loser(s) Arena and/or Place
94/01/04 mask Jushin Liger Tiger Mask III Tokyo Dome - Bunkyo, Tokyo


Gallery

as King Lee
as Tiger Mask III
As Tiger Mask III
Koji Kanemoto.jpg