On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Riki Choshu, 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.
Mitsuo Yoshida (吉田 光雄) (born Kwak Gwang-ung (곽광웅)) was born in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan on December 3, 1951, and he is currently 72 years old.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Mitsuo Yoshida (吉田 光雄) (born Kwak Gwang-ung (곽광웅))
- Ring Names
- Riki Choshu ( April 22, 1977 - Present)
- Mitsuo Yoshida ( August 8, 1974 - April 21, 1977)
- Born December 3, 1951 (age 72)
- Nationality
Japan
- Birth Place Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan
- Billed From
- Tokuyama, Japan ( August 8, 1974 - June 26, 2019)
- Height 6 ft 0 in (184 cm)
- Weight
- 265 lbs (120 kg)
- Nicknames Kakumei Senshi (Fighter of Revolution)
JapanCareer History
- Roles
- Part Time Wrestler ( September 27, 2010 - June 26, 2019)
- Promoter ( January 5, 1998 - June 26, 2019)
- Wrestler ( January 4, 2001 - September 26, 2010)
- Part Time Wrestler ( July 30, 2000 - January 3, 2001)
- Wrestler ( August 8, 1974 - January 4, 1998)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion INDY September 27, 2010 June 26, 2019 Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
October 9, 2005 September 26, 2010 Promotion NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
June 1, 1987 April 5, 2002 Promotion AJPWDecember 12, 1984 February 5, 1987 Promotion NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
August 8, 1974 September 1, 1984 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face June 1, 1987 June 26, 2019 Heel October 8, 1982 May 31, 1987 Tweener March 4, 1977 October 7, 1982 Heel January 14, 1975 March 3, 1977 Tweener August 8, 1974 January 13, 1975 - Images
Jan 2017Jan 2010Jan 1997Dec 1984Aug 1974
NJPW
AJPW
- Finishers
- Lariat ( August 8, 1974 - June 26, 2019)
- Sasori-gatame - Sharpshooter ( August 8, 1974 - June 26, 2019)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Power Hall" by Susumu Hirasawara - Single ( August 8, 1974 - June 26, 2019)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 NWA International Tag Team Championship (with Yoshiaki Yatsu)
- 1 PWF World Heavyweight Championship
Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 WMG Tag Team Championship (with Genichiro Tenryu)
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 Greatest 18 Championship
- 3 IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 with Masa Saito, 1 with Takashi Iizuka, 1 with Kensuke Sasaki)
- 1 NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) (with Seiji Sakaguchi)
- 1 WWF International Heavyweight Championship
Universal Wrestling Association
- 1 UWA World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 UWA World Tag Team Championship (with Gran Hamada)
- Other Accomplishments
- 30° in PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
- International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame (class of 2022)
- NJPW G1 Climax Winner (1996)
- NJPW Super Grade Tag League Winner (1992) (with Shinya Hashimoto)
- NJPW Six Man Tag Team Cup League Winner (1988) (with Antonio Inoki and Kantaro Hoshino)
- NJPW World Cup Tournament Winner (1989)
- Tokyo Sports Distinguished Service Award (1983)
- Tokyo Sports Effort Award (1977)
- 4 Tokyo Sports Fighting Sport Award (1979, 1986, 1988, 1989)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1983 with Tatsumi Fujinami on April 3)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1984 with Antonio Inoki on August 2)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1985 with Jumbo Tsuruta on November 4)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1993 with Genichiro Tenryu on January 4)
- Tokyo Sports Service Award (1997)
- Tokyo Sports Technique Award (1981)
- WON Best Booker Award (1992)
- WON Promoter of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997)
- WON Wrestler of the Year (1987)
- WON Hall of Fame (class of 1996)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- LEGEND - Jushin Thunder Liger, Masahiro Chono, Shiro Koshinaka, Super Strong Machine / Junji Hirata, AKIRA ( September 1, 2007 - October 26, 2009)
- Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki - Kensuke Sasaki ( May 4, 1990 - December 7, 2003)
- Riki Choshu & Genichiro Tenryu - Genichiro Tenryu ( March 1, 2003 - September 24, 2003)
- Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka - Takashi Iizuka ( July 13, 1989 - August 14, 1995)
- Riki Choshu & Masa Saito - Masa Saito / Mr. Saito ( May 24, 1988 - August 26, 1989)
- Takeshi Puroresu Gandan - Gedo, Jado, Vader, Super Delfin ( June 1, 1987 - December 27, 1987)
- Ishin Gundan / New Wolves - Animal Hamaguchi, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Masa Saito / Mr. Saito, Isamu Teranishi, Killer Khan, Tiger Toguchi, Yoshiaki Yatsu ( January 1, 1983 - February 5, 1987)
