1. Tokimitsu Ishizawa, better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin, is a Japanese professional wrestler.
11 Facts About Kendo Kashin
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Kendo Kashin is perhaps best known for his time in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he was a two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a one time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the 1999 Best of the Super Juniors.
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Kendo Kashin is known for his forays into mixed martial arts, most notably for Pride Fighting Championship, where he defeated Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter Ryan Gracie at PRIDE 15.
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Kendo Kashin returned to New Japan as Kashin in May 1997 at the Osaka Dome, facing his mentor, Kazuo Yamazaki.
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Kendo Kashin lost his match with Ryan Gracie by TKO in little more than two minutes.
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That same month he returned to New Japan as Kendo Kashin and won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title for the second time by defeating Masayuki Naruse.
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Kendo Kashin won the World Tag Team Championship with Yuji Nagata.
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In March 2014, Kendo Kashin returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling, announcing his participation in the 2014 Champion Carnival.
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Kendo Kashin faced 2 Cold Scorpio for the WPW title in a losing effort at Cheltenham Town Hall on February 18,2018, at SuperClash.
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On 14 August 2019, it was announced that Kendo Kashin has joined the WWE Performance Centre as a coach.
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On July 19,2020, Kendo Kashin returned to the ring in Japan and appeared for Pro Wrestling Noah for their 'In the Spotlight' series.