Shuji Kondo

Shuji Kondo
Kondo in 2010
Born (1978-01-21) January 21, 1978 (age 46)
Fuji, Shizuoka
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Shuji Kondo
Condotti Shuji
Dotti Shuji
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Trained byÚltimo Dragón
Skayde
DebutMay 18, 2001

Shuji Kondo (近藤修司, Kondō Shūji, born January 21, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby. After starting his career in Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he became one of the promotion's top junior heavyweights, winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship three times and the All Asia Tag Team Championship once. Upon leaving AJPW in 2013, Kondo joined Wrestle-1, where he became half of the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. Kondo also worked as the vice president, booker and trainer for Wrestle-1 until its closure in 2020.[1][2] He now works as a freelancer in promotions like Pro Wrestling Basara and DragonGate.

  1. ^ W-1がプロレスラー養成学校設立. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  2. ^ Meltzer, Dave (April 3, 2017). "April 3, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Massive Wrestlemania weekend preview, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 39. ISSN 1083-9593.