Puroresu Central

Birthdate: February 2nd, 1950
Debut: November 13th, 1976
Background: Sumo Wrestling
Alliances: None
Ring Attire: Black trunks
Nickname: "Hustle General" (in Hustle)
Card Position: Upper Mid-Card
Major Puroresu Titles Held: All Japan Triple Crown, AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship, AJPW World Tag Team Championship, NWA International Tag Team Championship, IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, IWGP World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, and the J-1 Heavyweight Championship

Pictures:
- Tenryu with a chop
- Tenryu in Hustle

Signature Moves:
- 53 Year Old
- Diving Elbow Drop
- Guh Punch
- Powerbomb
- Spider German Suplex
- Texas Cloverleaf

Rarely Used Moves:
- Frankensteiner
- Tope Suicida

World Japan History:
When World Japan first opened, Tenryu was one of the main attractions. He started with a three match series against Choshu, which he won two of the three matches. He took part in the World Strongest Tournament, but fell in the first round to Takao Omori. On August 21st, he would win the WMG Tag Team Championship with Choshu when they defeated Shiro Koshinaka and Jinsei Shinzaki. The titles would be abandoned however when World Japan began to crumble and Tenryu was no longer used by the promotion.

2005 Recap:
No longer a young pup, Tenryu used his freelancer status to wrestle less and pick his moments. In 2005, Tenryu wrestled in All Japan and NOAH, although he had more big matches in NOAH. Besides teaming against Kobashi, he had singles matches against Ogawa (a win) and Misawa (a loss). With his interaction with Kobashi, it is expected that sometime soon he will face off one on one against him in 2006.

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