The Bodyguard (wrestler)

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Bodyguard
Birth name	Noboru Kurakawa (倉川 昇, Kurakawa Noboru)
Born	(1968-06-30) June 30, 1968 (age 56) Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	(The) Bodyguard Kurofuku Macho Samurai
Billed height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Billed weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Trained by	Osaka Pro Wrestling
Debut	January 24, 2009[1]

Noboru Kurakawa (倉川 昇, Kurakawa Noboru, born June 30, 1968) is a Japanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Bodyguard (ザ・ボディガー, Za Bodigā). He is currently a freelancer, working most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion with longtime partner Zeus as "The Big Guns". Kurakawa is also a former two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion with Zeus, and a former IWF Heavyweight Champion.