Shinya Hashimoto

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shinya Hashimoto
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jul 3, 1965(1965-07-03)
Age	59
Date Of Death	2005-07-11
Birthplace	Toki
Country	Japan
Birth City	Gifu Prefecture
Horoscope	Cancer

Shinya Hashimoto Biography

Shinya Hashimoto is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on July 3, 1965 in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He is among the few wrestlers who been crowned champions in the AJPW Triple Crown, IWGP Heavyweight in addition to the NWA World Heavyweight Championships.

At the beginning of his career, He wrestled Early in his career he wrestled Keiji Mutoh..

Hashimoto grew up in Toki City in Gifu, and began training in judo and karate in his late teens. His training helped him in his transition to professional wrestling, as he joined the NJPW Dojo in April 1984. He made his debut for NJPW in September 1984 at the age of 19, wrestling against Tatsutoshi Goto. Hashimoto worked on becoming a skilled wrestler over the next few years, travelling whenever necessary to gain more seasoning, such as over in the United States (Continental Wrestling Association), Canada (Stampede Wrestling), and Puerto Rico (World Wrestling Council).

Upon Hashimoto’s return to New Japan in July 1988, he started to climb his way up the NJPW ladder. By this time, he introduced a martial artist gimmick based on his own background, which he represented by wearing a hachimaki during his ring entrances and utilizing a wrestling style based on shoot kicks, karate strikes and submission holds. In April 1989, he took part in the IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament at New Japan’s first show in the Tokyo Dome, Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome he defeated Riki Choshu and Victor Zangiev, before losing to Big Van Vader in the finals. In September 1989, Hashimoto teamed with Masa Saito to win his first gold, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, beating Choshu and Takayuki Iizuka. The two held the belts until the next year, losing in April 1990 to two other up-and-comers: Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh.

He had three kids that included Daichi Hashimoto who is a professional wrestler.

Shinya Hashimoto Net Worth

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

He began his fighting with judo and training before making his debut in the sport of wrestling in 1984.

The most famous of his achievements was his stint as a wrestler in New Japan Pro Wrestling, in which he was a three-time heavyweight champion, and Tag team champ three times.

Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也 , Hashimoto Shin’ya, July 3, 1965 – July 11, 2005) was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the “Three Musketeers” that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Shinya Hashimoto height 6 ft 0 in Shinya weight 135 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Shinya Hashimoto Dating?

According to our records, Shinya Hashimoto married to Kazumi Hashimoto. As of December 1, 2023, Shinya Hashimoto’s is not dating anyone.

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A few months after losing the gold, Hashimoto teamed up with Junji Hirata in July 1995 to face and defeat Scott Norton and Mike Enos to win the vacated IWGP Tag Team Championship, making Hashimoto a two-time champion in both divisions. Soon, Hashimoto enjoyed another lengthy championship run, as he and Hirata remained the champions for almost another year. Hashimoto also became a double champion, as he defeated Nobuhiko Takada to regain the IWGP Heavyweight Title on April 29, 1996. Hashimoto and Hirata lost the tag title in June 1996, when they fell to Takashi Iizuka and Kazuo Yamazaki. Hashimoto soldiered on to focus solely on the singles gold, as he worked on another lengthy run. In 1997, he was presented with a new championship belt (the second-generation IWGP Heavyweight Championship). On August 31, 1997, Hashimoto lost the title to Kensuke Sasaki, after reigning as champion for a record-breaking 489 days (the record has since been broken by Kazuchika Okada in 2017). Hashimoto continued to work for NJPW for the next few years, earning another great honor by winning the G1 Climax in 1998.

Facts & Trivia

Shinya Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Shinya Hashimoto celebrates birthday on July 3 of every year.

Hashimoto registered the Pro Wrestling Zero-One name on November 13, 2000, after being fired from New Japan Pro Wrestling, and the promotion had its first show on March 2, 2001. Hashimoto challenged Steve Corino for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in October 2001. The match ended in controversy, leading to the belt being vacated. In December 2001, Hashimoto faced off against Corino and Gary Steele in a Triple Threat Match, winning the vacated NWA World Heavyweight Title. Hashimoto’s NWA World Title reign would come to an end in March 2002 through duplicitous means, as a crooked referee gave a fast count, allowing Dan Severn to win the title. Hashimoto then went back to concentrating on Zero-One, where he was an active competitor. In October 2002, Hashimoto teamed with his old rival, Naoya Ogawa, to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag-Team Title (which were usually defended in Zero-One) from John Heidenreich and Nathan Jones. The two defended the championship for the next few months, before falling to Matt Ghaffari and Tom Howard in December

2002. The two teams feuded on and off over the next few months, even as Hashimoto looked to another organization for a major accomplishment.