Captain New Japan

Captain New Japan
Captain New Japan on March 20, 2016
Born (1982-03-27) 27 March 1982
Sapporo, Hokkaido
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bone Soldier
Captain New Japan
Captain Taiwan
Hideo Saito
Mitsuhide Hirasawa
Billed height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Billed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Trained byTakashi Iizuka
Debut28 January 2006
Retired5 January 2017

Mitsuhide Hirasawa (平澤 光秀, Hirasawa Mitsuhide, born 27 March 1982) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He worked under a mask and is better known by his ring name Captain New Japan (キャプテン・ニュージャパン, Kyaputen Nyū Japan). He was known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known by his former ring name Hideo Saito (ヒデオ・サイトー, Saito Hideo).

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
    • As Captain New Japan / Hideo Saito
    • As Mitsuhide Hirasawa
  • Signature moves
  • Entrance themes
    • "Spread Wing-Beat" by Yonosuke Kitamura[1]
    • "Departed Spirits" by Yonosuke Kitamura[2]
    • "Where Are You From?" by Yonosuke Kitamura[1]

Championships

  • World Wrestling Council
    • WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
    • WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Biography". RMLabel. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. "新日本・携帯サイトの"着うた"で、アンダーソンの新入場曲! ベンジャミンの入場曲を絶賛配信中!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. "Caribbean Heavyweight Title (Puerto Rico) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  4. "Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title (WWC)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-01-05.

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