Katsumi Usuda is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.
10 Facts About Katsumi Usuda
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Katsumi Usuda took part in the 1994 Challenge Cup, where he was beaten by Shoichi Funaki in the final.
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The entirety of the PWFG roster jumped to Battlarts, including Katsumi Usuda, who was pushed as a top star in the junior heavyweight division and primarily feuded with Minoru Tanaka, with the two trading victories back and forth early in the promotions life.
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In 1998, Katsumi Usuda won his first championship, beating Minoru Fujita for the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship.
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Katsumi Usuda initially jumped to Pro Wrestling Zero-One but saw limited success, usually competing on the losing end of tag team matches.
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In October 2003, Katsumi Usuda jumped to Riki Choshu's new Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling, beating Jose Maximo in his debut.
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Katsumi Usuda remained with WJ until it closed its doors in mid-2004.
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Katsumi Usuda was one of a number of shoot-style wrestlers who joined the newborn Big Mouth Loud in 2005, working a number of matches for the short-lived promotion.
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Katsumi Usuda main evented the second and third shows, losing to Ikeda in tag team action twice with Kazunari Murakami and Yuki Ishikawa as his respective partners.
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Katsumi Usuda continued to make sporadic appearances until October 2015 when he announced his retirement from wrestling.