Katsuji Ueda | |
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Born | December 15, 1945 Japan |
Died | 20 April 2017 Japan | (aged 71)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Katsuji Ueda |
Billed height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Atsushi Onita FMW Dojo |
Debut | January 7, 1990 |
Retired | 2016 |
Katsuji Ueda (上田 勝次, Ueda Katsuji, December 15, 1945–April 20, 2017) was a Japanese kickboxer, martial artist and professional wrestler, best known for his time with Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) between 1990 and 1995. He was usually utilized in martial arts fights during his FMW career and won the promotion's World Light Heavyweight Championship three times. He was also a bodyguard for Atsushi Onita.