Masayuki Naruse
- January 10, 2024
- Professional Wrestler
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Masayuki Naruse |
| Occupation | Professional Wrestler |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 15, 1973(1973-03-15) |
| Age | 51 |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth City | Suginami-ku |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Masayuki Naruse Biography
| Name | Masayuki Naruse |
| Birthday | Mar 15 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Home Town | Suginami-ku |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Masayuki Naruse is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on March 15, 1973 in Suginami-ku, Japan. Masayuki Naruse (Japanese: Cheng Lai Chang You , Hepburn: Naruse Masayuki) (born 15 March 1973) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist competing in the light heavyweight division.
In 2001, with RINGS close to falling apart, he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling. It was a good move since the owner Antonio Inoki was giving former MMA fighters instant pushes and the latter was soon thrown into a squabble with Minoru Tanaka who was a former employee with BattlARTS, RINGS’ rival promotion. Within four weeks of making his debut Naruse won his first IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from his opponent Tanaka.
After wrestling for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Naruse decided to go back to competing in MMA. On December 31, 2003, he defeated Jan Nortje by rear- naked choke at K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!!. He then defeated Tony Williams via armbar at Jungle Fight 3 in Brazil.
Naruse paired with Mitsuya Nagai to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship on July 26, 2004 against Genichiro Tenryu and Masanobu Fuchi. They defended the belt three times before losing to Barry Buchanan and Rico Constantino on February 2, 2005.
Then he turned things around when he was an eight-man participant in the Light Heavyweight title tournament in 1997, defeating Lee Hasdell, Wataru Sakata and Chris Haseman en route to becoming the first RINGS Light Heavyweight Champion. Then, he went 3-6 over the next nine bouts before RINGS ended in 2002.
Masayuki Naruse Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Professional Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Masayuki Naruse is one of the richest Professional Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Masayuki Naruse 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Naruse was introduced to the Fighting Network RINGS in 1992 when he was touted as a tough junior heavyweight. Some of the wrestlers Naruse wrestled during the organisation’s puroresus days were Heavyweight wrestler Yoshihisa Yamomoto and the kickboxer Nobuaki Kakuta UFC 10 participant Dieseul Berto, Volk Han, MMA veteran Satoshi Honma and future tag teammate Mitsuya Nagai.
Naruse as well as others RINGS wrestlers also made the move to mixed martial art with the promotion in.
He fought for NJPW from 2001 to 2006, defending his Junior Heavyweight title against Shinya Makabe and El Samurai before losing his belt to Tokimitsu Ishizawa, later Kendo Kashin. His next chance at the title was as one of 11 competitors in a Battle Royal on October 13, 2003 which as won by Jado.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 90 kg |
Masayuki Naruse height 5 ft 8 in Masayuki weight 90 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Masayuki Naruse Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Masayuki Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Masayuki Naruse celebrates birthday on March 15 of every year.