1. Shigeo Okumura is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and is billed as Okumura.
23 Facts About Shigeo Okumura
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Shigeo Okumura performs for Major League Wrestling, where he is a two-time and current MLW World Tag Team Champion with Satoshi Kojima.
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Shigeo Okumura began his professional wrestling career in 1994, making his debut on December 31,1994, working for the Japanese promotion Tokyo Pro Wrestling.
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Shigeo Okumura worked under both his birth name and as "Shigeo Okumura" during his time in TPW.
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In 1996 TPW Closed and Shigeo Okumura became a freelance wrestler, working for a variety of companies on the Japanese independent circuit as well as a few one-shot appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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At some point between 1996 and 1999 Shigeo Okumura won the CCW Heavyweight Championship and the CAWF Tag Team Championship, teaming with Nobutaka Araya.
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In late 1999 Shigeo Okumura began working for Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling, teaming with Atsushi Onita and Mitsunobu Kikuzawa in a tournament to crown the first ever Barbed-wire Streetfight Six-man Tag Team Title.
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When Mitsuharu Misawa left AJPW to form Pro Wrestling NOAH along with a large group of AJPW wrestlers Shigeo Okumura was given a full-time contract with AJPW to fill the void left by the exodus.
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In 2002 Okumura participated in the "Giant Baba Cup", competing in block A Okumura accumulated 14 points but was defeated by Mitsuya Naga in the Block final.
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In mid-2004 Shigeo Okumura traveled to Mexico on a "learning trip", to improve his in-ring skills by being exposed to other wrestling styles than the Japanese style.
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On December 5,2004, Shigeo Okumura participated in a four-man, Lucha de Apuesta steel cage match where the last man in the cage would have his hair shaved off as a result.
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Shigeo Okumura teamed with Nakamura and Tanahashi, as well as worked as their guide and contact outside the ring.
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On May 12,2006, Shigeo Okumura participated in CMLL's International Gran Prix, teaming with other foreign wrestlers to take on a team of eight Mexican wrestlers.
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Shigeo Okumura was the 12th man eliminated, pinned by eventual winner Ultimo Guerrero.
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On June 18,2006, Shigeo Okumura participated in a multi-man Steel Cage Lucha de Apuesta match, putting his hair on the line against Rey Bucanero, Universo 2000, Negro Casas, Tarzan Boy, Maximo, Heavy Metal, and El Terrible.
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Shigeo Okumura was the second wrestler eliminated, pinned by Rey Bucanero.
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In mid-2009 Shigeo Okumura was teamed up with a couple of Japanese wrestlers on a learning trip; this time he teamed with No Limit to form an "Anti-Mexico" faction called La Ola Amarilla.
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Shigeo Okumura escaped the cage as the fourth man and watched as Naito defeated Toscano to win the match.
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Shigeo Okumura teamed with Liger, Yujiro, and Naito to defeat the team of Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis, Black Warrior and Hector Garza, representing Mexico in one of the main events of CMLL's 76th Anniversary Show.
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Yujiro and Shigeo Okumura defeated Toscano and Rouge in the first round of the tournament, they were victorious against Hector Garza and Angel de Plata, before defeating Mistico and Angel de Oro in the finals to win the 2009 Gran Alternativa.
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On July 12,2011, Shigeo Okumura defeated El Gallo for CMLL's Guadalajara branch's Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Shigeo Okumura went on to lose the title to El Sagrado on July 11,2012.
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In January 2015, Shigeo Okumura returned to Japan to take part in the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, during which he unsuccessfully challenged Angel de Oro for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship.