11 Facts About Kenichiro Arai

Kenichiro Arai is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time with the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.

Kenichiro Arai, known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since.

Kenichiro Arai debuted as a heel, but turned face within the year and remained so for over a decade.

Kenichiro Arai is known for his love of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, and for his very hard head.

Kenichiro Arai ended up being pinned, bringing the stable to an end, and he and the others were given a graduation ceremony.

On January 18,2009, Kenichiro Arai shocked everyone when he joined the heel group Real Hazard, turning heel for the first time since 1998.

Kenichiro Arai adopted a violent fight style and re-introduced the alcoholic aspect of his character, carrying large amounts of alcohol bottles to the ring, which he used in his matches.

Since joining Real Hazard, Kenichiro Arai's career has been relatively uneventful.

Kenichiro Arai has won matches on a semi-regular basis, usually via a low blow followed by a flash pinfall, but he has not been in title contention.

In January 2010, during Real Hazard's disagreement on whether to fight clean matches or continue to cheat, Kenichiro Arai continued to team with the "cheat" side but didn't take a strong position on the issue.

Since the formation of the Deep Drunkers, Kenichiro Arai has been mostly absent from cards and losing matches in short order when he does appear.