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Mr. Pogo | |
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Born | Isesaki, Gunma, Japan | February 5, 1951
Died | June 23, 2017 Saitama, Japan | (aged 66)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Great Pogo The Great Seki Judo Lee Mr. Pogo Mr. Sekigawa Mr. Togo Ninja The Ninja Warrior Pogo Daio Tetsuo Pogo |
Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Billed weight | 129 kg (284 lb) |
Trained by | Joo Sekigawa |
Debut | March 20, 1972 |
Retired | 2016 |
Tetsuo Sekigawa (関川 哲夫, Sekigawa Tetsuo, February 5, 1951 – June 23, 2017) was a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his work under the ring name Mr. Pogo (ミスター・ポーゴ, Misutā Pōgo). He helped popularize hardcore wrestling in the 1990s with "death matches" in promotions such as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, W*ING and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.