12 Facts About Shoichi Arai

Shoichi Arai was a Japanese professional wrestling promoter.

Shoichi Arai became FMW's ring announcer, and was well known for his high-pitched voice during countdowns of various death-matches.

Shoichi Arai became Chief Executive Officer of FMW, after Atsushi Onita retired in April 1995.

Shoichi Arai left the commentary booth, and immediately rushed to the ring.

FMW was three million dollars in debt, and Shoichi Arai owed the yakuza another million dollars.

Shoichi Arai went into hiding from the yakuza, and planned to write a book about his experience of running FMW.

Shoichi Arai released a statement, where he criticized Atsushi Onita for his ego and excessive womanizing.

Shoichi Arai's book intended to generate enough money to pay back the yakuza.

In conversations with Hayabusa, Shoichi Arai brought up plans to kill himself, because his life insurance would pay off his debt to the yakuza.

On May 16,2002, an early morning jogger found Shoichi Arai hanging by his necktie in Tokyo's Mizumoto Park.

Shoichi Arai's suicide resulted in a life insurance payment to his ex-wife and child.

The Shoichi Arai family continued paying his debt to the yakuza for years, until his ex-wife's father paid the remaining balance.