Yuji Okabayashi

Yuji Okabayashi
Okabayashi in 2019
Born (1982-10-31) October 31, 1982 (age 41)[1]
Nankoku, Kōchi[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Gregory Okabayashi[3]
Shining Tiger Big Buddy[4]
Yuji Okabayashi
Billed height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1][2]
Billed weight120 kg (265 lb)[1]
Trained byBig Japan Pro Wrestling dojo[4]
DebutJune 27, 2008[1][2]

Yuji Okabayashi (岡林 裕二, Okabayashi Yūji, born October 31, 1982)[1] is a Japanese semi-retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, but is on an indefinite absence. Known as "The Golem", he has been working in BJW since his debut in June 2008, and is best known as part of a tag team with Daisuke Sekimoto, with whom he has held the BJW Tag Team Championship, All Japan Pro Wrestling's (AJPW) World Tag Team and All Asia Tag Team Championships and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT)'s KO-D Tag Team Championship. As a singles wrestler, he is notably a four-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion.

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  3. ^ Byers, Ryan (January 12, 2010). "Into the Indies 01.12.10: Romeo vs. Juliet". 411Mania. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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