Kushida (wrestler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kushida (wrestler)

Japanese professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 12-May-1983

Place of Birth: Ōta-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: mixed martial artist, professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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About Kushida (wrestler)

  • Yujiro Kushida (?? ???, Kushida Yujiro, born May 12, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist better known simply as Kushida (stylised in all capital letters).
  • He is currently signed to WWE performing on the NXT brand.
  • He is best known for his nine year tenure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (with Time Splitters teammate Alex Shelley).
  • He was the winner of the 2015 and 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments, the 2016 Super J-Cup, and the 2017 Pro Wrestling World Cup, a tournament co-promoted by NJPW with What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro).
  • Kushida previously made appearances for NJPW's American partner Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Television Champion.
  • Kushida began training for a mixed martial arts (MMA) career at Nobuhiko Takada's Takada Dojo while in junior high school.
  • He made his professional MMA debut in 2003 for the ZST promotion, winning the following year's ZST Genesis Lightweight Tournament.
  • In 2005, he retired from MMA, ending his career with an undefeated record.

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