Yuji Yasuraoka

Yuji Yasuraoka
Born (1971-01-28) January 28, 1971[1]
Yuchiyo, Chiba[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Yuji Yasuraoka
Billed height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Billed weight 91 kg (201 lb)[1]
Trained by Genichiro Tenryu
SWS Dojo[1]
Debut January 5, 1992[1]
Retired June 20, 1999[1]

Yuji Yasuraoka (安良岡裕二 Yasuraoka Yuji) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in WAR.

Career

Yasuraoka debuted for Super World of Sports (SWS) in January 1992, but the promotion closed down a few months later. He joined WAR, but also appeared in New Japan Pro Wrestling, Kitao Dojo, Wrestle Dream Factory, and World Championship Wrestling. On June 20, 1999, Yasuraoka announced he was retiring after seven years in the ring, forcing him and his partner, Tomohiro Ishii, to vacate the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. His last match was held nine days later, losing to Masaaki Mochizuki.

Retirement

A motorcycle enthusiast before entering pro wrestling, Yasuraoka became a motorcycle mechanic after ending his wrestling career.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References


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