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 April 2011. | |
| 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 change
He 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.
Other websites change
- Hakushi's profile on WWE.com
- Kensuke Shinzaki on IMDb
- Michinoku Pro Wrestling profile
