Yoshinari Ogawa was born on November 2,1966 and is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah.
12 Facts About Yoshinari Ogawa
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Yoshinari Ogawa earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" from the English-speaking Puroresu fanbase due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins, as well as the dishevelled, greasy appearance he cultivated during the late-1990s.
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Yoshinari Ogawa debuted in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1985, working on the undercard, until joining Genichiro Tenryu's group Revolution, which helped him elevate higher on the card.
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Yoshinari Ogawa remained in the group until it disbanded in 1990 upon Tenryu's abrupt departure from AJPW.
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Yoshinari Ogawa reigned as tag team champion with his mentor, Mitsuharu Misawa.
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Yoshinari Ogawa left AJPW for Misawa's newly formed Pro Wrestling Noah in 2000, where he continued his tag team with Misawa, even winning the GHC Tag Team Championship becoming the second ever champions by defeating the team of Scorpio and Vader, holding the titles for nine days before losing the titles to Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama.
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Yoshinari Ogawa held the title for 153 days, defending his championship twice against Akira Taue and Takeshi Rikio, before ultimately losing it to Takayama on September 7,2002.
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Yoshinari Ogawa became a mainstay in the junior heavyweight division forming a partnership with Zack Sabre Jr.
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Yoshinari Ogawa finished fifth in the block of seven with six points and victories over Desperado, Hitoshi Kumano, and Sho Tanaka.
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Yoshinari Ogawa took part in the qualifying for the 2016 Super J-Cup defeating Hitoshi Kumano in his first qualifier but losing to Taiji Ishimori in the final of his qualifying region.
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In 2019, Yoshinari Ogawa won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Kotaro Suzuki and formed a stable named Stinger later joined by Atsushi Kotoge and Chris Ridgeway.
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On January 4,2020, Yoshinari Ogawa defeated Hayata to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career, thereby completing his win of NOAH's four major GHC titles and becoming the fourth man to do so after Naomichi Marufuji, KENTA and Takashi Sugiura.