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Genichiro Tenryu
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Film & TV
Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling…
Known for
- Tenryu Genichiro Retirement 10th Anniversary Event — Genichiro Tenryu2025
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives — Game Master (voice)2020
- The Curtain Rises2015
- NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final) — Genichiro Tenryu2010
- Hustle Aid 2007 — “Monster General” Genichiro Tenryu2007
- NOAH: Destiny 20052005
- NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 20052005
- NJPW Nexess2004
- AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 20022002
- AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 94
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Katsuyama
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Student of
- Terry Funk
- Sport
- sumo
- Country for sport
- Japan
- Image
- GenichiroTenryu2008.png
- Height
- 189
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- name in native language
- 天龍源一郎
- date of birth
- 1950-02-02
- name in kana
- てんりゅう げんいちろう
- head coach
- Dory Funk Jr.
- start of work period
- 1976-11-13
- Commons category
- Genichiro Tenryu
- end of work period
- 2015-00-00
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