Hiro Matsuda - Pro Wrestler Profile

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Hiro Matsuda, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘) was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on July 22, 1937.

He died on November 27, 1999 at the age of 62.

Hiro Matsuda was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 as part of the Legacy wing, in the NJPW Greatest 18 Club in 1990 and in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018 as part of the Colleague/Territory Division wing.

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Yasuhiro Kojima (小島 泰弘)
Ring Names
  • Hiro Matsuda ( December 6, 1961 - December 26, 1990)
  • Kojima Saito ( January 1, 1957 - December 5, 1961)
Born July 22, 1937
Died November 27, 1999 (aged 62)
Nationality Nationality: JapanJapan
Birth Place Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Billed From
  • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 6 ft 1 in (186 cm)
Weight
  • 231 lbs (105 kg)
Nicknames The Master of the Japanese Sleeper

Career History

Roles
  • Wrestler ( January 1, 1957 - December 26, 1990)
  • Manager ( February 27, 1989 - May 25, 1989)
Companies / Promotions
Promotionfromto
Promotion World Championship WrestlingWCW February 27, 1989 May 25, 1989
Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight November 17, 1978 August 1, 1984
Promotion National Wrestling AllianceNWA August 22, 1961 December 28, 1982
Promotion All Japan Pro WrestlingAJPW April 1, 1973 July 28, 1976
Face / Heel Turns
Alignmentfromto
Heel October 25, 1987 December 26, 1990
Face January 1, 1957 October 24, 1987
Images
Nov 1978
Nov 1978
Jan 1957
Jan 1957

Finishers
  • Japanese Sleeper - Sleeper Hold ( January 1, 1957 - December 26, 1990)
Theme Songs
  • Theme Song "Passion" by Tim Weisberg - Single ( November 17, 1978 - August 1, 1984)

Titles & Accomplishments

Hall of Fame
  • WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2018, Legacy
  • NJPW Greatest 18 Club - Year 1990, Individual
  • Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - Year 2018, Colleague/Territory Division
Titles Won

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

  • 1 NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (with Masa Saito)

Championship Wrestling from Florida

  • 4 NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)
  • 2 NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
  • 5 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida Version) (4 with Duke Keomuka, 1 with Dick Steinborn)
  • 4 NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 with Mr. Wrestling, 1 with Bob Orton, 2 with The Missouri Mauler)

Georgia Championship Wrestling

  • 1 NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship

Japan Wrestling Association

  • 1 All Asia Tag Team Championship (with Michiaki Yoshimura)

Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling

  • 1 NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Heavyweight Championship

NWA Mid-America

  • 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America Version) (with Kanji Inoki)
Other Accomplishments
  • Tokyo Sports Service Award (1999)

Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
  • Yamazaki Corporation - Barry Windham, Butch Reed, Michael Hayes, Ric Flair, Kendall Windham ( February 27, 1989 - May 25, 1989)
  • Duke Keomuka & Hiro Matsuda - Duke Keomuka ( April 9, 1963 - May 2, 1972)
  • Hiro Matsuda & The Missouri Mauler - The Missouri Mauler ( January 20, 1968 - August 26, 1969)
Wrestlers managed Barry Windham, Butch Reed, Michael Hayes, Ric Flair

Hiro Matsuda Game Appearances

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