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Masato Onodera (小野寺 正人, Onodera Masato, born September 10, 1981), better known by the ring name Yamato (stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to Dragongate, where he is the current and record six-time Open the Dream Gate Champion.
Harold Watanabe (January 6, 1927 – February 19, 1992) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tojo Yamamoto. Early life. Watanabe was born in Hawaii in 1927 to a Japanese father and an American mother. He served in the United States Marine Corps and worked as a judo instructor. [2] Professional wrestling career.
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Masato Onodera (小野寺 正人, Onodera Masato, born September 10, 1981 in Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name YAMATO (stylized in all capital letters), who works for Dragon Gate, where he is a former six-time Open The Triangle Gate Champion, a former record-breaking five-times Open The Dream Gate Champion, a ten-times Open The Twin Gate Champion, a five-time Open The Triangle Gate Champion, and the winner 2007 NEX-1 Tournament, 2009 Summer Adventure Tag League and the 2016 King of Gate. YAMATO also worked on Dragon Gate's American branch Dragon Gate USA, where he is a former Open the Freedom Gate Champion.
YAMATO is the only wrestler to hold the Open The Dream Gate Championship for a record five times, with his fourth reign being the second longest in the title history. He has also won the Dragon Gate's premier tournament, the King of Gate and Dragon Gate's premiere tag team tournament, Summer Adventure Tag League. YAMATO has main evented Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival five times of which he main evented two consecutive years.
Dragon Gate (2006–present)Dragon Gate USA (2009–2012)On January 21, 2022, YAMATO tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Japan.
•Finishing moves
•Doujime Sleeper (Rear naked choke)
•Frankensteiner of the Almighty (Hurricanrana into a pin)
•Gallaria (Inverted facelock lifted and dropped into a sitout scoop slam piledriver)
•Ragnarok (Inverted facelock lifted and dropped into a sitout side powerslam)
•Signature moves
•Dragon Gate
•Open The Dream Gate Championship (5 times)
•Open The Triangle Gate Championship (6 times) – with Gamma and Shingo Takagi (1), Yasushi Kanda and Gamma (1), Gamma and Masato Yoshino (1), BxB Hulk and Cyber Kong (1), BxB Hulk and Kzy (1) and Dragon Kid and Punch Tominaga (1)
•Open The Twin Gate Championship (10 times) – with Cyber Kong (2), Shingo Takagi (3) and Naruki Doi (2), BxB Hulk (2) and KAI (1)
•Summer Adventure Tag League (2009) - with Shingo Takagi
•NEX-1 Tournament (2007)
YAMATO. Age: 42 years. Promotion: Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling. Active Roles: Singles Wrestler, Tag Team Wrestler. Personal Data. Birthplace: Ichinoseki, Iwate, Japan. Gender: male. Height: 5' 8" (172 cm) Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg) Background in sports: Mixed Martial Arts, Baseball.
Masato Onodera , better known by the ring name Yamato, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to Dragongate, where he is the current and record six-time Open the Dream Gate Champion.
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Nov 17, 2022 · Major League Wrestling and DRAGONGATE are proud to announce YAMATO vs. Alex Hammerstone for the World Heavyweight Championship at at MLW Blood & Thunder on Saturday, January 7 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. 🎟 Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office.