Career
During his career he was recognized as a talented tag team wrestler despite his small size for a heavyweight, and today he is recognized as a trainer in both professional and amateur wrestling. Hamaguchi debuted in 1969 in the old International Wrestling Enterprise. He was a regular mid-carder although his teams with Mighty Inoue and Rusher Kimura were main event.
He also made forays into North American wrestling in the late 1970s, winning titles in Puerto Rico"s World Wrestling Council and Canada"s Stampede Wrestling.
In 1981, when IWE collapsed, Hamaguchi teamed with Kimura and Isamu Teranishi in an "invasion" angle in New Japan Pro Wrestling. When the angle was dropped, Hamaguchi joined Riki Choshu in forming the original Ishin Gundan rebel stable.
In 1984 Ishin Gundan left NJPW and formed Japan Promotion, which eventually became a mere stable of All Japan Pro Wrestling. AJPW promoted Giant Baba ordered Choshu to replace Hamaguchi, who was rather small-sized, with rookie Yoshiaki Yatsu in order to feud with Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu in the upper card.
Hamaguchi thus reformed his team with Inoue in the lower card.
After Japan Pro Wrestling broke up and Choshu and others went back to NJPW in 1987, Hamaguchi chose to retire. Hamaguchi competed sporadically until settling in Tenryu"s WAR in 1993. Hamaguchi retired in 1995, after his team lost the title, to dedicate full-time to his dojo, today recognized as one of the premier independent wrestling schools in Japan.
Signature moves
Airplane spin into a Samoan drop
All Japan Pro Wrestling
All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mighty Inoue (1) and Isamu Teranishi (1)
International Pro Wrestling
International Water Association World Tag Team Championship (International Pro Wrestling) (4 times) – with Great Kusatsu (2) and Mighty Inoue (2)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Greatest Wrestlers (Class of 2010)
Tokyo Sports
Effort Award (1981)
Fighting Spirit Award (1980)
Outstanding Performance Award (1977)
Service Award (1987)
Special Award (1997)
Wrestle And Romance/Wrestle Association R
WAR World Six-Manitoba Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Genichiro Tenryu & Koki Kitahara
World Wrestling Council
WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gordon Nelson
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr.