Ryuma Go

Hiroshi Yagi (馬場 正平, Yagi Hiroshi) (March 23, 1956-October 18, 2009)[2] was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Wrestle Association-R and the National Wrestling Alliance. He won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship defeating Tatsumi Fujinami in 1979.[3]

Ryuma Go
Birth nameHiroshi Yagi (馬場 正平, Yagi Hiroshi)
Born (1956-03-23) March 23, 1956
Tokyo, Japan
DiedOctober 18, 2009(2009-10-18) (aged 53)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ryuma Go
Hiroshi Yagi
Mister Go
The Super Ninja
Ninja Go
Mr. Zinn[1]
Billed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight108 kg (238 lb)
Trained byIWE Dojo
DebutSeptember 9, 1972

Career

Ryuma Go began his wrestling training in 1971 at age 15. A year later, he made his professional wrestling debut on September 9, 1972 for International Wrestling Enterprise. Also in 1972 both New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling started where he would work for both companies for years. In 1974, Go made his debut in North America where he worked in Canada for Stampede Wresting in Calgary and NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver under his real name.[4] In 1978, he made his debut in the United States working for NWA Hollywood where he won the NWA Americas tag team titles with Black Gordman.

On October 2, 1979, Go won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship defeating Tatsumi Fujinami in Osaka, two days later he dropped the title back to Fujinami in Tokyo for New Japan.[3]

In 1979, he returned to both Calgary and Vancouver. Then in 1980, Go wrestled his last match for International Wrestling Enterprise as the company folded in 1981 where Go became a full time worked for New Japan. UWFi was formed in 1984 by Akira Maeda, Yoshiaki Fujiwara and other New Japan defectors where Go would team with Rusher Kimura. Later that same year, Go work in Mexico and work full time for All Japan.

Go would return to the States in 1986 working for American Wrestling Association (AWA) as the Super Ninja. In 1987, he worked for UWF Mid-South as feduing with Steve Cox. Later that year in the AWA he changed his name to Mister Go teaming with Shunji Takano as the Super Ninja. In 1988 he left AWA and returned to Japan.

In 1989, Go started his Pioneer Senshi, the first independent Japanese promotion.[2] In the 1990s he worked for Oriental Pro Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling, and Wrestle Association-R. Later in his career he worked for more independent Japanese promotions until his retirement in 2000.

In 2006, he returned to wrestle for DDT Pro Wrestling and other Japanese promotions. He wrestled his last match on September 3, 2009.[5]

Personal life

On October 18, 2009 Go died he was 53.[6] He suffered a wrist injury while bicycling which got infected and died from blood poisoning.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Ryuma Go". CAGEMATCH.
  2. "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. "WWF Junior Heavyweight Title". www.wrestling-titles.com.
  4. "Matches per Promotion and Year". CAGEMATCH.
  5. Mackenroth, Izzac (5 March 2022). "RYUMA GO'S LAST MATCH EVER + MORE". PURO IN THE ROUGH.
  6. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  7. "Ryuma Go (1956-2009) - wrestlingscout". sites.google.com.
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