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Riki Choshu (長州力)

Name	Riki Choshu (長州力)
Real name	Mitsuo Yoshida (Japanese Name), Kwak Kwang-ung (Korean Name)
Nicknames	Kaumei Senshi (translated: Revolution Warrior)
Name history	Kwak Kwang-ung (1972 Summer Olympics), Mitsuo Yoshida (pro debut - 1977), Riki Choshu (1977 - )
Family
Maestro(s)	Masa Saito
Birth date, location	December 3, 1951 - South Korea
Obituary date
Debut, location	August 8, 1974 vs. El Greco
Lost mask to
Height	6'0"/183 cm
Weight	254 lbs/115 kg
Signature moves	Sasori-Gatame, Rikilariato, Saito Suplex, Running Powerslam
Titles:	NWA International Tag Team Championship (w/Yoshiaki Yatsu), PWF World Heavyweight Championship, WMG Tag Team Championship (w/Genichiro Tenryu), Greatest 18 Championship, IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3), IWGP Tag Team Championship (3) (1 w/Masa Saito, 1 w/Takashi Iizuka & 1 w/Kensuke Sasaki), NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (w/Seiji Sakaguchi), WWF International Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Heavyweight Championship, UWA World Tag Team Championship (w/Gran Hamada)

Wrestling Observer Hall Of Fame Member

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 ==Sources==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riki_Choshu Wikipedia]
 [http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/r/riki-chosyu.html Obsessed With Wrestling]