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Genichiro Shimada

AKA: Genichiro Tenryu
Birthday: 1950-02-02
Birthplace: Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan


Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.

Filmography

AWA Super Clash
Character: Genichiro Tenryu
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Character: Genichiro Tenryu
WWE WrestleMania VII
Character: Genichiro Tenryu

NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
Character: Genichiro Tenryu



CSW International Bash
Character: Himself
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Character: Genichiro Tenryu

WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
Character: Genichiro Tenryu
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Character: Genichiro Tenryu

Hustle Aid 2007
Character: “Monster General” Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Character: Genichiro Tenryu