Gran Naniwa

Gran Naniwa
Gran Naniwa
Birth name	Yoshikuni Kimura
Born	February 15, 1977; Ibaraki Prefecture
Died	October 6, 2010 (aged 33)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Gran Naniwa; The Claw
Billed height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Billed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Trained by	Great Sasuke
Debut	June 2, 1993
Retired	October 3, 2009

Yoshikuni Kimura (木村吉公, Kimura Yoshikuni)^[1] (February 15, 1977 – October 6, 2010)^[2] was a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gran Naniwa (愚乱・浪花, Guran Naniwa). Naniwa was known for his comedic gimmick, in which he performed mannerisms of crabs.^[3] This was also reflected upon in the design of his wrestling mask.

Professional wrestling career

Naniwa debuted professionally in 1993 in Michinoku Pro Wrestling as a face. He participated in the 1995 Super J-Cup, managing to get to the quarterfinals, but he was later eliminated by eventual winner Jyushin Thunder Liger.^[2] In the late 1990s, Naniwa competed in the United States for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). He wrestled Gran Hamada in January 1998 at the ECW House Party event.^[3] After this, Naniwa took a brief hiatus for a few years but made his return in 2006, again under his Gran Naniwa ring name, competing in a match for New Japan Pro-Wrestling's now defunct WRESTLE LAND "brand".

Death

Kimura died on October 6, 2010, due to a heart attack at the age of 33.

Championships and accomplishments

Michinoku Pro Wrestling

Central American Middleweight Championship (1 time)

References

^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
^ ^a ^b 選手名鑑 (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Caldwell, James (2010-11-21). "Japan News: Japanese pro wrestler Gran Naniwa dies at age 33, briefly wrestled for ECW in 1990s". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

External links

Cagematch profile (in German)

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[Puro-1] "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-11-26.

[njpw-2] 選手名鑑 (in Japanese). New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.

[torch-3] Caldwell, James (2010-11-21). "Japan News: Japanese pro wrestler Gran Naniwa dies at age 33, briefly wrestled for ECW in 1990s". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-11-21.

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