Masanobu Fuchi

Masanobu Fuchi (January 14, 1954) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is also a director and the co-head booker. Fuchi holds the record for the longest AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship reign and has competed exclusively in All Japan Pro Wrestling, until becoming a freelancer in 2009, but has since officially resigned with the company in 2013 as a director and wrestler, making him the only man that wrestled for the promotion longer than anyone in the current roster.
==Career==
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**Bridging back drop
**STF
**Enzuigiri
**Facelock
**Inside cradle
*Teams and stables
**Holy Demon Army
**Tsuruta-gun
*Entrance themes
**"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins (1986–present)
*Wrestlers trained
**Ryuji Hijikata
**Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
==Championships and accomplishments==
*All Japan Pro Wrestling
**AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Genichiro Tenryu (1) and Atsushi Onita (1)
**AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
*Continental Wrestling Association
**AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Mr. Onita (2)
**CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Mr. Onita (1)
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him #323 of the 500 best singles wrestler during the PWI Years in 2003.
*Tokyo Sports
**Effort Prize (1976, 1983)
*Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
**5 Star Match (1989) with Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Genichiro Tenryu, Toshiaki Kawada & Samson Fuyuki on January 28
**5 Star Match (1990) with Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi on October 19
**5 Star Match (1991) with Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada and Kenta Kobashi on April 20
**5 Star Match (1992) with Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue vs. Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada & Kenta Kobashi on May 22
**5 Star Match (1992) with Yoshinari Ogawa vs. Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi on July 5
**5 Star Match (1994) with Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue vs. Kenta Kobashi, Mitsuharu Misawa & Giant Baba on February 13
==External links==
* Profile at CAGEMATCH.net
* Profile
Category:Japanese wrestlers
Category:1954 births
Category:1974 debuts
Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling current roster
Category:Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni
Category:Continental Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Diamond Ring alumni
Category:Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling alumni
Category:International Wrestling Enterprise alumni
Category:Japan Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Jim Crockett Promotions alumni
Category:Maple Leaf Wrestling alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Pro Wrestling NOAH alumni
Category:Pro Wrestling ZERO1 alumni
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
Category:Bookers
Category:Living people
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:All Asia Tag Team Champions