Genichiro Shimada

Genichiro Shimada

出生 : 1950-02-02, Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

略歴

Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.

プロフィール写真

Genichiro Shimada
Genichiro Shimada

参加作品

NJPW G1 Climax 25 - Finals
G1 Climax Finals: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship: KUSHIDA (c) vs. Ricochet IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship: Young Bucks (c) vs. ReDragon Bullet Club vs. Chaos & The Kingdom ...And More
幕が上がる
地方都市の県立富士ケ丘高等学校2年生の高橋さおりは、部長を務める演劇部最後の1年を迎えようとしていた。それぞれに個性豊かな部員たちと共に年に1度の大会、地区大会突破を目標に稽古に励む中、元学生演劇の女王だという吉岡先生が赴任してくる。吉岡の指導の下、全国大会出場を目指し彼女たちの演劇に打ちこむ日々が始まる。<劇作家・平田オリザが2012年に発表した小説を、人気アイドルグループ「ももいろクローバーZ」主演で映画化した青春ドラマ。地方都市の高校弱小演劇部の女子生徒たちが、元学生演劇の女王だった新任教師の赴任をきっかけに全国大会を目指し奮闘するさまを描く。メガホンを取るのは、『踊る大捜査線』の本広克行監督。演劇部を指導する新任教師に黒木華がふんするほか、ムロツヨシと志賀廣太郎ら多彩な俳優陣が共演。>
Hustle Aid 2007
“Monster General” Genichiro Tenryu
Hustle was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion managed by Nobuhiko Takada. Hustle can be described as an industry experiment to market the sports entertainment style of professional wrestling in Japan. HUSTLE AID is one of the main annual shows put on by the promotion. This years event was held in the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
Pro Wrestling NOAH caps off a thrilling year with their final Budokan event of 2005.
NOAH: Destiny 2005
Destiny was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling NOAH. The event took place on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Nexess
NJPW presents a wrestling pay-per-view event from the Tokyo Dome in Tokoy, Japan.
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
The Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular took place on January 28, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan and was a joint promotion between All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event was themed around memorializing AJPW's founder Shohei "Giant" Baba, who had died in 1999. It was the second Giant Baba Memorial event and was subsequently followed by the Giant Baba Memorial Cup and the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament a year later. Ten professional wrestling matches were held on the event's card, including one that featured AJPW and NJPW champions.
NJPW Final Dome
NJPW closes out the final Tokyo Dome show of the 20th Century with a loaded card featuring the promotion's top stars.
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
Genichiro Tenryu
WAR concludes the Warfare '97 tour, headlined by a three on two handicap match.
WAR Ryogoku Crush Night
Genichiro Tenryu
Wrestle Association-R's Ryogoku Crush Night features stars from multiple promotions across the globe in a night of action-packed professional wrestling.
NJPW Battle Formation '96
NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
The third Wrestling Dontaku was held on May 3, 1995, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Dome. The event featured eleven matches, two of which were contested for championships. For the third year in a row, wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) took part in the event.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
Wrestling Dontaku 1993 was the first Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on May 3, 1993, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Dome.
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
Genichiro Tenryu
NJPW's Hyper Battle Tour continues.
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Genichiro Tenryu
Royal Rumble (1993) was the sixth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 24, 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. The main event was a Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which two wrestlers started the match in the ring; every two minutes, another wrestler joined. In total, thirty wrestlers competed to eliminate their competitors by throwing them over the top rope of the wrestling ring onto the arena floor. Bret Hart defends the WWF Championship against Razor Ramon. Shawn Michaels defends the Intercontinental Championship against former tag team partner Marty Jannetty.
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
NJPW presents the 12th night of the Tag Team Wrestling Scramble, Battle Zone Space II.
WWE WrestleMania VII
Genichiro Tenryu
WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation . It took place on March 24, 1991 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat Sgt. Slaughter for the WWE Championship as part of a controversial storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer during the United States' involvement in the Gulf War. Significant events in the undercard included The Undertaker's WrestleMania debut and the beginning of his renowned winning streak, as well as the final match of the original Hart Foundation, after which Bret "Hitman" Hart became primarily a singles wrestler.
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
A combined WWF, AJPW and NJPW supershow: April 13th, 1990 from the Tokyo Dome.
WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
Genichiro Tenryu
Clash of the Champions V took place on February 15, 1989 at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. There were 5,000 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.6 rating on TBS. This show was warm up show for the Chi-Town Rumble PPV only 5 days later.
CSW International Bash
Himself
NWA Central States Wrestling presents an all-star card!
AWA: SuperClash '85
Genichiro Tenryu
SuperClash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first SuperClash professional wrestling supercard event promoted by the American Wrestling Association (AWA). It was billed as AWA's flagship supercard, their biggest event of the year. The event was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois on September 28, 1985, only a few months after WrestleMania, which was promoted by the rival World Wrestling Federation (WWF) promotion. The show drew a paid attendance of 20,347, although it was announced as 25,000. SuperClash – Night of Champions was one of the co-promotional efforts by the AWA, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to compete with the WWF's increasing national presence and popularity. The jointly promoted venture was known as Pro Wrestling USA.
WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)
Genichiro Tenryu
Kevin Von Erich tangles with NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Harley Race with the 'Ten Pounds of Gold' up for grabs!