Background
Shibuya was born in Utah and raised in California with his four brothers.
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Kenji Shibuya
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He attended Belmont High School in Los Los Angeles
Career
In 1952, promoter First Rate (at Lloyd's) Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World World War World War II He wrestled in the United States and Canada"s Stampede Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling. Shibuya credited Verne Gagne for first making him popular as a villain in 1955.
In 1957, they held the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
Cauliflower Alley Club
Honoree (1993)
Central States Wrestling
NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) - with Mr. Moto
NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (4 times) - with Mitsu Arakawa (1), Sweet Daddy Siki (1), Don Leo Jonathan (1), and John Quinn (1)
NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time)
NWA Hollywood Wrestling
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Masa Saito (3), Goliath (1), Killer Kowalski (1)
NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (5 times)
NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) (1 time) - with Mitsu Arakawa
NWA San Francisco
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times) - with Masa Saito (2) and Great Mephisto (1)
NWA Western States Sports
NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
World Class Championship Wrestling
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Duke Keomuka
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mitsu Arakawa.
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Born
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Died
March 3, 2010 (aged 88) -
Nationality
United States