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Umanosuke Ueda | |
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Birth name | Hiroshi Ueda |
Born | 20 June 1940 Yatomi, Aichi, Japan |
Died | 21 December 2011[1] | (aged 71)
Cause of death | Respiratory failure |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Umanosuke Ueda Mr. Ito Great Ito Tengu |
Billed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Billed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
Debut | 1961 |
Retired | 1998 |
Hiroshi Ueda (上田 裕司, Ueda Hiroshi, 20 June 1940 – 21 December 2011) was a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Umanosuke Ueda (上田 馬之助, Ueda Umanosuke).[2] During his wrestling career, Ueda primarily stood out for wrestling with bleached blonde hair, a practice which was rare in his day but later became more common. His ring name was inspired by samurai warrior and Shinsengumi member Umanosuke Ueda.