Shinjiro Otani
- January 8, 2024
- Professional Wrestler
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Shinjiro Otani |
| Occupation | Professional Wrestler |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 21, 1972(1972-07-21) |
| Age | 52 |
| Country | Japan |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Shinjiro Otani Biography
| Name | Shinjiro Otani |
| Birthday | Jul 21 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Shinjiro Otani is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on July 21, 1972 in Japan.
Idolizing Kengo Kimura as a little child, and after graduating from high school, Otani moved out from his parents house after being heavily criticized by them for choosing a professional wrestling career, he left with 60.000 yen in his pocket. He went to Tokyo to start training in Animal Hamaguchi’s gym. Otani’s life was hard at the beginning, since he was homeless and his money only paid for a small tatami-like dwelling for 24,000 yen. However, thanks to Hamaguchi, Otani found himself working in a liquor store, where he gained a lot of money that paid his debts, and got him a better place to live, and at the same time he was training for his upcoming debut. He debuted in June 25, 1992 against Hiroyoshi Yamamoto. Like every young lion, he lost almost all of his matches, picking up victories over fellow young lions, such as future tag team partner Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Tokimitsu Ishizawa and Yuji Nagata. By 1995, he was already in the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship picture, and also aiding New Japan against UWF-i alongside Nagata, Ishizawa, Takaiwa, Koji Kanemoto, Black Cat and Takashi Iizuka. A little bit later, Otani became the first WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, defeating Wild Pegasus in a tournament final to be crowned champion on March 20, 1996. This was the start of his push as a legitimate junior heavyweight contender. Over the years, Otani earned the J-Crown and was also part of the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with Tatsuhito Takaiwa in 1999, having legendary feuds with Jyushin Thunder Liger, El Samurai, his own partner Kanemoto, Minoru Tanaka and many others. Also around that time, he started associating himself with Shinya Hashimoto, his future business partner.
In 2000, New Japan booker Riki Choshu, eager to push his protégé Kensuke Sasaki above everyone else, downgraded the junior heavyweight members to mere jobbers for the heavyweights. Otani protested and was sent abroad to bulk up. Returning in 2001 as a full-fledged heavyweight, Otani challenged Sasaki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but failed.
Shinjiro Otani Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Professional Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Shinjiro Otani is one of the richest Professional Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shinjiro Otani 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Shinjiro Otani (大谷晋二郎 , Otani Shinjiro, born July 21, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted to Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). Otani is also the acting President of the company.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Shinjiro Otani height 5 ft 11 in Sofiane weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Shinjiro Otani Dating?
According to our records, Shinjiro Otani is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Shinjiro Otani’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Sofiane Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shinjiro Otani celebrates birthday on July 21 of every year.