Ryuji Yamakawa

Ryuji Yamakawa
Yamakawa in Feb 2018
Birth nameSeiji Yamakawa
Born (1970-04-02) April 2, 1970 (age 54)[1]
Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mr. Big Japan
Ryuji Yamakawa
Seiji Yamakawa
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Billed weight198 lb (90 kg)[1]
Billed fromKawakami, Hokkaido, Japan[3]
Trained byKazuo Sakurada
BJW Dojo[3]
DebutOctober 25, 1994[1]
RetiredJuly 15, 2012[3]

Seiji Yamakawa (山川 征二, Yamakawa Seiji, born 2 April 1970) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ryuji Yamakawa (山川 竜司, Yamakawa Ryūji). He is best known for his time with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), where he spent the majority of his career between 1995 and 2012 as a deathmatch wrestler. He was one of the top wrestlers and an over main eventer of the company, winning the Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship two times and the Tag Team Championship seven times.

  1. ^ a b c Ken Suzuki. "山川 竜司<引退>". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. ^ "Ryuji Yamakawa's Biography". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Ryuji Yamakawa Profile". Cagematch. Retrieved 2017-12-11.