Naomichi Marufuji

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Data
Ring name Naomichi Marufuji
Additions to names Junior Genius
height 175 cm
Fighting weight 84 kg
birth September 26, 1979
Fukiage , Japan
Trained by AJPW Dojo
Mitsuharu Misawa
debut August 28, 1998

Naomichi Marufuji ( Japanese 丸 藤 正道 , Marufuji Naomichi ; born September 26, 1979 in Fukiage , Kitaadachi-gun (now: Kōnosu ), Saitama Prefecture ) is a Japanese wrestler . He currently appears regularly at Pro Wrestling NOAH . One of his greatest successes to date was receiving the GHC Heavyweight Championship .

After the death of NOAH founder and president Mitsuharu Misawa in July 2009, Marufuji became vice president of Pro Wrestling NOAH .

Career

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Marufuji trained at the AJPW Dojo (the wrestling school of All Japan Pro Wrestling ) under Mitsuharu Misawa . On August 28, 1998, Marufuji made his debut at All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).

Pro wrestling NOAH / Independent

After the death of Shōhei Baba (the founder of AJPW) in January 1999, there was a dispute between some wrestlers and Baba's widow, Motoko Baba, in May 2000. This publicly criticized some wrestlers and expressed their distrust of wrestlers who held positions in management. In June 2000, Marufuji and 24 other wrestlers left All Japan Pro Wrestling and, under the "leadership" of Mitsuharu Misawa , founded their own promotion: Pro Wrestling NOAH .

At Pro Wrestling NOAH, Marufuji joined the Stable WAVE (consisting of Mitsuharu Misawa , Yoshinari Ogawa , Daisuke Ikeda , Takuma Sano and Kotaro Suzuki ). Together with Tamon Honda , Marufuji won the WEW Tag Team Championship on October 22, 2000 . With WAVE Marufuji denied a feud against the stable burning .

On December 9, 2001 , Marufuji won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship . He gave the title to Makoto Hashi on April 7, 2002 . In this match, Marufuji injured his knee and took a break. He returned on January 10, 2003.

In July 2003, Marufuji formed a tag team with KENTA . With KENTA he won the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on July 16, 2003 . On October 16, 2004 , Marufuji won the GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship from Jun Akiyama . He gave the title to Mohammed Yone on March 5, 2005 . After 690 days, Marufuji and KENTA gave up the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to Takashi Sugiura and Yoshinobu Kanemaru on June 5, 2005 . On June 18, 2005 , Marufuji won the GHC Tag Team Championship with Minoru Suzuki . On June 19, 2005 Marufuji appeared in Germany at Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). In December 2005 he appeared on Ring of Honor (ROH). He performed several times at ROH until 2008.

On September 9, 2006 , Marufuji won the GHC Heavyweight Championship from Jun Akiyama . He gave the title to Mitsuharu Misawa in December 2006 .

In March 2008, Marufuji took part in the 16 Carat Gold Tournament at Westside Xtreme Wrestling. On September 28, 2008 he won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship from Ryuji Hijikata at All Japan Pro Wrestling . He gave the title to Kaz Hayashi on February 6, 2009 . In March 2009, Marufuji injured himself and took a break.

In December 2009 , Marufuji won the Super J Cup 2009 at New Japan Pro Wrestling . By winning the tournament he became the main challenger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title . He won the title on January 4, 2010 from Tiger Mask , making him the first wrestler to win all three important Junior Heavyweight Championships. Marufuji gave the title to Prince Devitt on June 19, 2010 . On December 24, 2010 , Marufuji won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Atsushi Aoki . In April 2011, Marufuji injured his back and the title was declared vacant . Marufuji returned in November 2011.

In April 2012, the BRAVE stable was formed (consisting of Marufuji, Takeshi Morishima , Takashi Sugiura , Mohammed Yone , Taiji Ishimori and Ricky Marvin ). Marufuji won the Global Tag League 2012 with Mohammed Yone and the GHC Tag Team Championship for the second time with Takashi Sugiura, which is his third reign with this title.

successes

title

  • 1 × AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 1 × GHC Heavyweight Champion
  • 1 × GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion
  • 3 × GHC Tag Team Champion 1 × with Minoru Suzuki and 2 × Takashi Sugiura
  • 2 × GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion 1 × each with KENTA and Atsushi Aoki
  • 1 × GHC Hardcore Openweight Champion
  • 1 × WEW Tag Team Champion with Tamon Honda

Awards

  • Wrestling Observer
    • Tag Team Of The Year (2003 & 2004) with KENTA
  • Tokyo Sports Awards
    • Rookie Of The Year (1999)
    • Best Tag Team Prize (2003)
    • Performance Award (2006)

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personal data
SURNAME Marufuji, Naomichi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Junior Genius (suffix)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH September 26, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Fukiage , Kitaadachi-gun (today: Kōnosu ), Saitama Prefecture