
Riki Choshu
Born: December 3rd, 1951 in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan
Billed Height: 6'0"
Billed Weight: 265 lbs
Trainers: Antonio Inoki, Masa Saito & Karl Gotch
Debut: August 8th, 1974 vs. El Greco at NJPW Summer Fight Series 1974 Night 24
Nickname: Kakumei Senshi
Promotions Worked (At least 50 matches): New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Fighting of World Japan Pro-Wrestling (WJ)
Retirement: June 26th, 2019 with Shiro Koshinaka and Tomohiro Ishii vs. Keiji Mutoh, Tatsumi Fujinami, and Togi Makabe at Riki Choshu Produce Power Hall 2019 - New Journey Begins
Accolades
Championships and Tournament Victories
New Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)
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3-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion
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3-time IWGP Tag Team Champion
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With Kensuke Sasaki (1), Masa Saito (1), and Takayuki Iizuka (1)
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1-time NWA North American Tag Team Champion
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With Seiji Sakaguchi​
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1-time WWF International Heavyweight Champion
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1-time Greatest 18 Champion
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1-time G1 Climax Winner (1996)
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1-time Super Grade Tag League (Now World Tag League) Winner (1992)
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With Shinya Hashimoto​
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1-time Six Man Tag Team Cup League Winner (1988)
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With Antonio Inoki and Kantaro Hoshino​​​
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1-time World Cup League Winner (1989)
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Other Promotions
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1-time PWF World Heavyweight Champion
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1-time NWA International Tag Team Champion
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​With Yoshiaki Yatsu
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1-time UWA World Heavyweight Champion
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1-time UWA World Tag Team Champion
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Gran Hamada​
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1-time WMG Tag Team Champion
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With Genichiro Tenryu​
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1-time WMG Tag Team Title Tournament Winner (2003)
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With Genichiro Tenryu​
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Notable Trainees (Debut Year)​
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Kensuke Sasaki (1986)
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Hiroshi Hase (1986)
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Tatsuhito Takaiwa (1992)
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Tomohiro Ishii (1996)
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Togi Makabe (1997)
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Daisaku Shimoda (1998)
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Katsuhiko Nakajima (2004)
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Akebono (2005)
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Manabu Soya (2007)