1. Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Wrestle Association "R" during the 1980s and 1990s.
16 Facts About Shiro Koshinaka
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In 1983, Shiro Koshinaka defeated Mitsuharu Misawa to win the Lou Thesz Cup, his first tournament.
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Shiro Koshinaka lost the title to Takada on May 19,1986, but regained the title exactly four months later on September 19,1986.
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When he returned that fall, Shiro Koshinaka slowly rebounded, but the rebound was big when he won the first Top of the Super Juniors league in 1988, defeating Hiroshi Hase, the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion at the time, in the finals on February 7,1988, earning him a title shot against Hase on March 19,1988, but lost.
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Shiro Koshinaka tried again to wrest the Junior Heavyweight title from Hase on May 8,1988, but failed again.
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Finally, on June 24,1988, the third time was the charm, as Shiro Koshinaka finally won his third and final IWGP Junior Heavyweight title from Owen Hart.
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Shiro Koshinaka would hold on to the title, before losing the title to Hase on March 16,1989.
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In January 1995, Shiro Koshinaka teamed up with The Mad Dogs to defeat Fuyuki, Jado, and Gedo to win the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, before losing the titles to Tenryu, Kitahara, and Animal Hamaguchi months later in June 1995.
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Shiro Koshinaka took part in a tournament for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship that was vacated by Kenta Kobashi; he defeated Johnny Smith in the first round, but lost to Toshiaki Kawada in the semi-finals.
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In January 2003, Shiro Koshinaka's contract was not renewed by NJPW officials.
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Since January 2003, Shiro Koshinaka has been a freelancer, wrestling for various promotions through Japan, both major and independent.
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On January 4,2016, Shiro Koshinaka made a surprise return to NJPW by taking part in the New Japan Rumble on the Wrestle Kingdom 10 pre-show.
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Shiro Koshinaka was the second to last man eliminated from the match by the eventual winner, Jado.
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In 2008, Shiro Koshinaka made his debut in Hustle, defeating Genichiro Tenryu and breaking his winning streak.
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Shiro Koshinaka would start teaming up with Tenryu in order to help him to recover his motivation, and they joined the babyface faction Hustle Army shortly after.
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Shiro Koshinaka formed a tag team with KG, acting as her mentor.