Hiromichi Fuyuki | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | May 11, 1960
Died | March 19, 2003 Yokohama, Japan | (aged 42)
Cause of death | Intestinal cancer |
Spouse(s) |
Kaoru Fuyuki (m. 1986) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kodo Fuyuki Ricky Fuyuki Samson Fuyuki Hiromichi Fuyuki Masamichi Fuyuki |
Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 109 kg (240 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Isao Yoshihara |
Debut | May 4, 1980 |
Retired | April 14, 2002 |
Hiromichi Fuyuki (冬木 弘道, Fuyuki Hiromichi) (May 11, 1960 – March 19, 2003) was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter better known by his ring name Kodo Fuyuki (冬木 弘道, Fuyuki Kōdō) best known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and other Japanese and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s as the leader of 6-man tag team Fuyuki-Gun with Gedo and Jado.
He is also known as a mainstay of FMW where he was the arch rival of the company's top star Hayabusa and a founding member of the stable Team No Respect included Kintaro Kanemura, Hideki Hosaka, Masao Orihara, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Mr. Gannosuke, Koji Nakagawa, Horace Boulder, Super Leather, Hido, Gedo and Jado.