Yasuhiro Kojima

Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22, 1937 - November 27, 1999) was a Japanese professional wrestler. Kojima was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Keiji Mutoh and many other wrestlers. He was better known as Hiro Matsuda, an identity he adopted while competing in the southern United States., inspired by earlier wrestlers Sorakichi Matsuda and Matty Matsuda. As a trainer, Matsuda was famous for being very stiff with his trainees to toughen them up and teach them to respect the business.
==Wrestling facts==
*Tag teams and stables
**Ishin Gundan
**Yamasaki Corporation
*Manager
**Homer O'Dell
*Wrestlers managed
**Barry Windham (WCW) (1989)
**Butch Reed (WCW) (1989)
**Kendall Windham (WCW) (1989)
**Michael Hayes (WCW) (1989)
**Ric Flair (WCW) (1989)
*Wrestlers trained
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Japanese Wrestling Association
**All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Michiaki Yoshimura
*National Wrestling Alliance
**Championship Wrestling from Florida
***NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
***NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Missouri Mauler (2), Tim Woods (1), and Bob Orton (1)
***NWA Florida World Tag Team Championship (4 times) with Duke Keomuka (3) and Dick Steinborn (1)
**Georgia Championship Wrestling
***NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**Jim Crockett Promotions
***NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
**NWA Mid-America
***NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) with Kanji Inoki
**NWA Tri-State
***NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) with Don Kent
***NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
*New Japan Pro Wrestling
**NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Masa Saito
*World Wrestling Entertainment
**WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)
==External links==
* Yasuhiro Kojima profile at CAGEMATCH.net
* Profile
Category:Japanese wrestlers
Category:Managers and valets
Category:Wrestling executives
Category:Wrestlers who have died
Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni
Category:Georgia Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:Stampede Wrestling alumni
Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:1999 deaths
Category:1957 debuts
Category:1937 births
Category:1988 retirements
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:Japan Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni
Category:Professional wrestling trainers
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Inductee
Category:All Asia Tag Team Champions