Jinsei Shinzaki
Kensuke Shinzaki (born December 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is better known under the ring names, Jinsei Shinzaki and Hakushi.
| Jinsei Shinzaki | |
|---|---|
 Shinzaki in January 2023 | |
| Birth name | Kensuke Shinzaki |
| Born | December 2, 1966 Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hakushi Jinsei Shinzaki Mongolian Yuga Mr. Nihon Kamikaze |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1][2] |
| Billed weight | 108 kg (238 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Japan (as Hakushi)[1] |
| Trained by | Gran Hamada |
| Debut | November 19, 1992 |
Career
changeHe started in Gran Hamada's Universal Lucha Libre promotion where he competed under the name Mongolian Yuga.
He competed in the World Wrestling Federation in 1995 where he portrayed a Japanese villain named Hakushi (White Messenger). He debuted in a match against a young Matt Hardy which Hakushi won.[3]
He gained victories over Aldo Montoya and 1-2-3 Kid.[3] He embarked on a short feud with Bret Hart and also competed in the 1996 Royal Rumble but was eliminated by Bret's brother, Owen Hart.
During a match against Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, Bradshaw hit Hakushi with a branding iron after Bradshaw defeated him and Hakushi had been so humiliated by the branding that he (kayfabe) left the WWF.[3]
After he left the WWF, he competed in a tag team match at Extreme Championship Wrestling's 1998 ECW Heat Wave with Hayabusa for the ECW World Tag Team Championships against Rob Van Dam and Sabu.[4][3]
Shinzaki owned a restaurant in Japan but his restaurant along with his house were destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and he was forced to live in his car.[5]
Championships
change- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Hayabusa)
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling
- Tohoku Tag Team Championship (three times) (with Último Dragón (one) and Gaina (two))
- Futaritabi Tag Tournament (1994) (with Super Delfin)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #209 of the 500 best singles wrestlers by PWI during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hakushi". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Hakushi bio". WWE. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ↑ "Sabu and Rob Van Dam vs. Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki: Heat Wave 1998 - ECW Tag Team Championship Match". WWE. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ↑ "Luchador japonés necesita ayuda tras el terremoto en esa región". SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
