Kazunari Murakami

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kazunari Murakami
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1973(1973-11-29)
Age	51
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Kazunari Murakami Biography

Kazunari Murakami is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on November 29, 1973 in Japan.

Murakami began his career fighting for the Lumax Cup: Tournament of J ’95 on October 13, 1995 where he lost his first fight to Akihiro Gono by knockout. A few months later, on March 30, 1996, Murakami fought at the Lumax Cup: Tournament of J ’96. He fared better, defeating Isamu Osugi by submission and avenging his loss to Gono by decision, but lost to Masanori Suda by submission. In late 1996, Murakami then began fighting for Extreme Fighting where he defeated Bart Vale At EF3: Extreme Fighting 3 on October 18, 1996 by TKO. A few months later, at EF4: Extreme Fighting 4 on March 28, 1997, Murakami lost to future UFC Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith by KO.

On October 11, 1997, Murakami made history by joining the newly formed PRIDE Fighting Championships and won in the company’s first fight by defeating John Dixson at PRIDE 1. He returned to PRIDE three years later at PRIDE 10 on August 27, 2000, where he lost to Masaaki Satake by TKO. He returned to fighting two years later at UFO: Legend in a losing effort to Wallid Ismail by TKO. He last fight was at Jungle Fight 1 on September 13, 2003, where he defeated Lee Young Gun by verbal submission ending his MMA career at 5-5.

Kazunari Murakami Net Worth

Kazunari Murakami is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kazunari Murakami 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kazunari Murakami (村上 一成 , Murakami Kazunari, ring name: 村上 和成) (born November 29, 1973) is a Japanese professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently working as a freelancer, though on hiatus due to knee surgery. Murakami is best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) during the late 1990s and early 2000s, where he primarily competed as a member of the villainous Makai Club stable. Aside from pro wrestling, Murakami was also part of the first fight in PRIDE history, defeating John Dixson by submission in 1997.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kazunari Murakami height 6 ft 1 in Ed weight 100 kg (220 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kazunari Murakami Dating?

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After leaving NJPW in the fall of 2004, Murakami subsequently competed for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX (ZERO1-MAX) and Big Mouth LOUD, of which he was a founding member. Murakami has also made sporadic appearances in Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Chō Sentō Puroresu FMW (FMW).

Facts & Trivia

Ed Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kazunari Murakami celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

After Big Mouth Loud folded, Murakami went freelance and began working for Pro Wrestling Zero1 in the summer of 2006. Murakami took part in ZERO1’s 2006 Fire Festival tournament, making it to the semi finals before losing to Shinjiro Otani. He also debuted for Pro Wrestling NOAH, taking part in a tournament for the GHC Tag Team Championship alongside Shinjiro Otani. They reached the semi- finals before losing to eventual winners Takeshi Morishima and Muhammad Yone. Murakami was also pinned by Mitsuharu Misawa in their only singles match in October. In the first match of the 2007 Fire Festival, Murakami suffered a severe brain injury against Shinjiro Otani, which forced him to leave professional wrestling effective immediately to undergo brain surgery.