16 Facts About Shuji Kondo

1.

Shuji Kondo worked as the vice president, booker and trainer for Wrestle-1 until its closure in 2020.

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Shuji Kondo would turn heel and join the Italian Connection, changing his name to Condotti Shuji, after the shopping district.

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Mochizuki would later be kicked out of the stable after he and Shuji Kondo feuded over who was leader, and Takuya Sugawara was added to the group.

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Shuji Kondo was built up as the heel ace of the Dragondoor promotion.

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All five members of Aagan Iisou were on the roster, but Shuji Kondo only aligned himself with YASSHI and Sugawara.

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Shuji Kondo soon joined AJPW, where he and long-time associate "brother" Yasshi would ally themselves with Taru's Voodoo Murders stable and even hold the All-Asia Tag Team Titles for a short time.

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Shuji Kondo became the World Junior Heavyweight Champion having won the title from junior ace Taka Michinoku.

8.

On March 4,2013, Shuji Kondo joined Suwama and Joe Doering as a member of the stable, Last Revolution.

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In June 2013, Shuji Kondo announced his resignation from All Japan in the aftermath of Nobuo Shiraishi taking over as the president and Keiji Mutoh leaving the promotion.

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On January 25,2018, Shuji Kondo returned to AJPW as a Wrestle-1 representative for an eight-man tag team match.

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Shuji Kondo is one of the main players in dragondoor's successor, El Dorado.

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Unlike in dragondoor, Shuji Kondo was set up to be the face ace of the promotion.

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Shuji Kondo started a faction called Sukiyaki, named after his famous love of meat dishes.

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On July 10,2013, Shuji Kondo was announced as part of Keiji Mutoh's new Wrestle-1 promotion.

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On October 9,2015, Shuji Kondo broke off his partnership with Hayashi and formed a new stable with Masayuki Kono and rookies Hiroki Murase and Shotaro Ashino.

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On March 27,2017, it was announced that Shuji Kondo would become Wrestle-1's new executive vice president on April 1, serving under new president Kaz Hayashi.