Onryo (wrestler)

Onryo
Born May 27
Ota, Gunma, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Calgary Wolf
Onryo
Wolf Ozawa
Billed height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Trained by Wrestle Dream Factory
Debut March 31, 1995

Ryo Matsuri (祭遼, Matsuri Ryō)[1][2] is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Onryo (怨霊, Onryō). As Onryo, Matsui portrays the character of a ghost wrestler, who was killed after winning a cursed championship. He is best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. He is the founder of 666 promotion.

Professional wrestling career

Matsuri started his career as Wolf Ozawa in the Tokai University backyard wrestling promotion, where he was eventually discovered by Mens Teioh and invited to train in the Wrestle Dream Factory. He eventually joined Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW) and adopted the gimmick of Onryo (怨霊, Onryō), a dead wrestler who was turned into a ghost after winning a cursed championship. The character is heavily based on the Japanese folklore ghosts of the same name. After becoming Onryo, Matsui started to use pale facepaint and shabby clothes that released ashes with each movement. As a ghost wrestler, elements of his gimmick included the ability to turn invisible to his opponents and disappear at will. Onryo gained popularity and began appearing in promotions like Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi and Wrestle Association R before eventually signing with FMW. He participated in the 2000 Super J-Cup, eliminating Curry Man before being eliminated himself by Cima.

In 2003, Onryo founded 666 along with The Crazy SKB. Along with his participations in 666, he found his niche in Big Japan Pro Wrestling teaming with (and occasionally facing) MEN's Teioh in cruiserweight matches.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Onryo profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  2. ↑ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
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