Masanobu Kurisu

Masanobu Kurisu is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and trainer.
==Career==
Masanobu Kurisu is one of Japanese wrestling's colorful characters. A wrestlers known for his chair swinging antics and a trainer of up and coming stars at the Kurisu Dojo.
Kurisu was initially trained in Los Angeles but was relocated back to the Japan when the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo opened. After making his debut Kurisu hung around the lower reaches of the card before leaving Japan.
Kurisu toured the USA, having his only title success by winning the Polynesian Pacific Tag Team titles with fellow Japanese tourist, Hiro Sasaki. He also toured Mexico for the UWA often teaming with Strong Kobayashi.
On his return to Japan he adopted his new image of "the chairman" and he joined The Blond Outlaws as an associate member. Kurisu would leave New Japan in the early 90s to join Pro Wrestling WAR and would later move on to form his own promotion/dojo, Team Kurisu.
Kurisu still makes public appearances in Japan.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**Chairshot
**Piledriver
**Flying Knee
**Lariat
**Kurisu Special
*Teams and stables
** Hiro Sasaki
**Supporting member of the Blond Outlaws
*Entrance Music
**The Nail Will Burn" NJPW Music
*Nicknames
**"The Chairman"
*Trainees
**Akira Raijin
**Kikutaro
**Koji Kanemoto
**Momoe Nakanishi
**Shigeo Okumura
==Championships and accomplishments==
*National Wrestling Alliance
**NWA Polynesia
***NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Title (1 time) with Hiro Sasaki
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
Category:Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling alumni
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Category:1972 debuts
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Category:Male wrestlers
Category:Wrestle Association-R alumni
Category:New Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Universal Wrestling Association alumni
Category:IWA Japan alumni
Category:Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi alumni
Category:Tokyo Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:Onita Pro alumni
Category:Pro Wrestling ZERO1 alumni
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Category:Big Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
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