Tom Howard (wrestler)

**Thomas Merrett Howard** (an haife shi a ranar 26 ga watan Disamba, shekara ta 1969) ɗan wasan kokawa ne na Amurka, kuma ɗan wasan kwaikwayo. An fi saninsa da rawar da **Green Beret** ya taka a K-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); background: none; overflow-wrap: break-word;" title="K-1">K-1 da Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX a Japan. A matsayinsa na tsohon mai fafatawa da kuma malami, Howard ya yi aiki ga Ƙungiyar Wrestling ta Duniya (mai fafatawa), Wrestling Championship Wrestling World (mai fafutuka), Pro Wrestling Zero-One (mai faɗakarwa-mai koyarwa), Ƙungiyar Yaki-Arts ta Duniya (mafiyatar), K-1 (mai faɗin - MMA, kickboxing), Cage Rage Rage (mai fazaƙi), IFL (mai fafen), All Japan Pro Wrestler), Pro Wristler Noah (mai fahawara), Inoki Genome Adructor (YORSTler),

A shekara ta 2006, Howard ya yi ritaya daga gasar kuma ya fara aiki a masana'antar nishaɗi (fim, talabijin da kasuwanci). Yana da kyaututtuka da yawa na Amurka da na kasa da kasa a matsayin ɗan wasan kwaikwayo, mai ba da labari, furodusa, mai samar da fasaha, mai tsara aikin, da kuma mai tsara wasan kwaikwayo. Howard kuma shine mai haɗin gwiwar The Fight Pros,  kamfani ne wanda ke ƙwarewa wajen samar da shawarwari, jefawa da samarwa ga masana'antun fina-finai / talabijin da Kasuwanci, da Rebirth Productions, kamfani ne na samarwa wanda ke ƙwararre wajen ƙirƙirar da haɓaka kadarorin talabijin marasa rubutun.

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### Gwagwarmayar ƙwararru
A shekara ta 1993, Tom Howard ya fara horo a karkashin Jesse Hernandez da Bill Anderson a cikin gwagwarmayar gwagwarmaya ta kwararru, lucha libre da puroresu a makarantar horar da gwagwarma ta Hard Knocks. Wasansa na farko ya kasance da Bobby Bradley Jr. a gidan caca na Silver Nugget a watan Oktoban shekara ta 1994. A farkon 1995, Howard ya fara bayyana a gidan talabijin na NWC (National Wrestling Conference) a Las Vegas kuma da sauri ya zama sanannen gwagwarmaya a ƙarƙashin sunan **Zuma'', mai hawan igiyar ruwa daga Zuma Beach, California. Ya ci gaba da yin gwagwarmaya a matsayin "KGB", a karkashin wani jami'in KGB.

A shekara ta 1995, an dauki Howard don yin gwagwarmaya a talabijin a Mexico inda ya zama sanannen gwagwarmayar Asistencia Asesoría y Administración a matsayin **KGB''', ta amfani da wannan gimmick. Howard ya zauna a Birnin Mexico kuma ya bayyana a shirin talabijin na AAA na tsawon shekaru 2. A shekara ta 1996, Howard ya koma Amurka don yin gasa a Bikin Zaman Lafiya na Duniya na Antonio Inoki a Los Angeles. Yayinda yake a Los Angeles, Howard ya ɗauki hutu daga kokawa don horar da Sambo tare da Gokor Chivichyan & Gene Lebell don No Holds Barred competition.

A ƙarshen 1996, Howard da Rick Bassman sun kafa Ultimate Pro Wrestling . Tom ya yi aiki a matsayin babban malami na makarantar, Jami'ar Ultimate kuma ya fara fafatawa a zobe a kai a kai don UPW. Ya tafi karkashin sunansa na ainihi kuma ya karɓi gimmick na mai koyar da Green Berets. Tsoffin ɗaliban Tom sun haɗa da masu kokawa na Wrestling Entertainment kamar John Cena, Victoria, Chris Masters, Aaron Aguilera, Luther Reigns, Sakoda, Heidenreich, Nathan Jones da Sylvester Terkay. A shekara ta 1998, Howard ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar ci gaba tare da Ƙungiyar Wrestling ta Duniya . An raba lokacin Tom a matsayin malami ga UPW kuma a kan hanya yana yin wasanni masu duhu a duk faɗin ƙasar.

A ranar 26 ga Yuni, 2001 Howard ya sanya Tony Jones don kama taken Kudancin California. A ranar 22 ga watan Agusta, Howard ya zama Champion na UPW lokacin da aka sake sunan Kudancin California.

Howard ya yi gasa da Shinya Hashimoto">Shinya Hashimoto don Pro Wrestling Zero-One Fighting Athletes PPV - Shingeki I a Japan kuma an sanya hannu kan kwangila tare da kamfanin. A ranar 30 ga watan Agusta - Shingeki II, Tom Howard ya kori Lee Young Gun a Tokyo, Japan. A ranar 8 ga Mayu, 2002 Howard ya kayar da Christopher Daniels don haɗa sunayen UPW da Shoot a Santa Ana, California. Sa'an nan a ranar 7 ga Yuli Howard & Nathan Jones sun ci Steve Corino & Rapid Fire Maldon a Sumo Hall a Japan a kan Zero-One biya-da-gani. A ranar 15 ga watan Disamba, Howard & Matt Ghaffari sun doke Shinya Hashimoto & Naoya Ogawa don lashe gasar NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship a kan Zero One PPV.

A ranar 13 ga Yuli, 2001, Tom Howard da Sean McCully sun ci Yuki Ishikawa da Yoshiaki Fujiwara lokacin da Howard ya yi amfani da No. 42 a kan Fujiwara . A ranar 19 ga Mayu, 2002 Shinya Hashimoto, Naoya Ogawa da Yoshiaki Fujiwara sun ci Tom Howard, The Predator da Steve Corino . A ranar 23 ga watan Mayu, Tom Howard da The Predator sun ci Emblem (Shinjiro Ohtani da Masato Tanaka). A ranar 27 ga Yuni, Tom Howard, The Predator da Nathan Jones sun ci Shinya Hashimoto da Emblem. A ranar 29 ga Yuni, Tom Howard da The Predator sun ci Shinya Hashimoto da Kohei Sato . A ranar 30 ga Yuni, Shinya Hashimoto da Masato Tanaka sun ci The Predatora da Tom Howard . A ranar 28 ga watan Yuli, Tom Howard, The Predator da C. W. Anderson sun ci Shinya Hashimoto, Tatsuhito Takaiwa da Masato Tanaka . A ranar 7/30/02 Tom Howard da The Predator sun ci Shinya Hashimoto da Yoshiaki Fujiwara . A ranar 31 ga watan Yuli, Shinya Hashimoto, Kazuhiko Ogasawara da Ryouji Sai sun ci Tom Howard, The Predator da Samoa Joe . A ranar 2 ga watan Agusta, 2002, Shinya Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Fujiwara da Tatsuhito Takaiwa sun ci The Predator, Tom Howard da C. W. Anderson .

A ranar 2 ga Maris, 2003 Zero-One True Century Creation II, Tom Howard & Samoa Joe sun ci Gary Steele & Steve Corino. A ranar 9 ga watan Maris, Emblem (Shinjiro Ohtani da Masato Tanaka) sun ci Tom Howard / King Adamo don PWF Tag Team Title . A ranar 11 ga Afrilu, 2003 Tom Howard & Steve Corino sun doke Mitsuharu Misawa & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (11:33) lokacin da Howard ya yi amfani da No. 55 a kan Kikuchi. A ranar 13 ga Afrilu, 2003 Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito sun doke Tom Howard & Steve Corino (11:06) lokacin da Akiyama ya yi amfani da Exploder a kan Corino. 22 ga Oktoba Howard ya kayar da Adam Pearce don sake samun lambar yabo ta UPW Heavyweight Championship a Santa Ana, California. A ranar 4 ga Janairu, 2004 a HUSTLE, Mil Máscaras & Dos Caras & Sicodelico Jr. sun ci Howard & Steve Corino & Dusty Rhodes. A ranar 31 ga watan Janairu, Tom Howard ya ci Yarima Nana a Tokyo. A ranar 20 ga Fabrairu, a UPW 5th Anniversary Show, Howard & Christopher Daniels sun ci Scott Hall & Kevin Nash. A ranar 29 ga Fabrairu, Kohei Sato da Hirotaka Yokoi sun ci Tom Howard da Zebra Man. A ranar 9 ga Yuli, Tom Howard ya ci Steve Corino, Jason The Legend da Psycho Simpson a wasan cage. Sa'an nan a ranar 30 ga Oktoba, Howard ya kayar da Oliver John don riƙe taken UPW Heavyweight. A ranar 23 ga Fabrairu, 2005 Howard & The Predator sun ci Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo . A ƙarshe, a ranar 20 ga Yuli, Howard ya ci Matt "Horshu" Weise don riƙe taken UPW Heavyweight.

Tom "Green Beret" Howard ya kuma fito a cikin wasannin bidiyo da yawa a Amurka da Japan kamar Fire Pro Wrestling, King of Coliseum da King of Colaseum 1 & 2.

### Kickboxing da mixed martial arts
A shekara ta 2003, Tom Howard ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar yaki ta shekaru 2 tare da kickboxing na Japan da kuma inganta fasahar yaƙi, K-1.

Lokacin da aka tambaye shi game da yin canji daga Jafananci Puroresu (Pro Wrestling) zuwa K1 MMA da Kickboxing an nakalto Howard a cikin Maxfighting.com kamar yadda ya ce: "Jawa cikin wannan wasan da ya gabata, ina wasa wasan da ya kama tun lokacin da na fara. Falsafarina shine horar da ni mafi wuya, yin iyawa da kuma zama farin ciki da sakamakon nan nan zan ji rauni kuma yaƙi da kowa da suke yi a gaban ni a kowane lokaci. Shin Shin Shin Shin yaƙi da yawa suna yin hakan ba don yin hakan ba ne don yin amfani da shi kamar mutumin nan gaba da yawa da yawa da wannan aikin da yawa don yin haka ba tare da shi ba za su ba za su yi amfani da shi ba.

Ya fara buga wasan K1 MMA a kan Kristof Midoux na Faransa a ranar Sabuwar Shekara a K-1 PREMIUM 2003 Dynamite!! . Daga nan sai ya yi yaƙi da zakaran Mongolian Wrestling Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee (wanda aka fi sani da "Blue Wolf") a K-1 MMA ROMANEX a watan Mayu na shekara ta 2004. Wannan gwagwarmayar ta kasance mai tsanani sosai tare da Howard ya durƙusa a kai kuma ya fuskanci jimlar sau 46. Bayan wannan gwagwarmayar ne K1 ta canza dokokin MMA don yin durƙusa a kan abokin hamayyar da ke ƙasa ba bisa ka'ida ba. A cikin yakin K1 MMA na gaba, Howard ya yi yaƙi da dan wasan kickboxer na Amurka da K1 US Champion Carter Williams a Hawaii a Rumble on the Rock 6. Wannan gwagwarmayar ta ƙare lokacin da Williams ya jefa fushin punches a ƙasa wanda ya haifar da yankewa wanda ya buƙaci Howard ya sami jimlar sutura 36. A watan Yunin 2005, Howard ya yi yaƙi a Hiroshima, Japan a kan K1 Grand Prixs show a ƙarƙashin ka'idojin kickboxing a kan 7' 2", 400 lb. Koriya ta Kudu Choi Hong-man. Wannan yaƙin ya nuna a cikin K1's Best Knockouts yayin da Choi ya kama Howard tare da gwiwa zuwa Shugaban wanda ya haifar da 6" yankan goshinsa kuma ya buga shi a tsakiyar zobe. A watan Agustan shekara ta 2006, kungiyar Antonio Inoki ta Tokyo Sabres ta dauki Tom Howard don yin yaƙi a cikin Ƙungiyar Yaki ta Duniya. Yaƙin farko da ya yi tare da ci gaba ya zo ne a ranar 6 ga Satumba, 2006 a kan Krzysztof Soszynski. A watan Fabrairun 2007, Howard ya fafata a gasar zakarun Cage Rage a Wembley Arena a London, Ingila da mai fafatawa da Wolfslaire Tom Blackledge . Wannan gwagwarmayar ta ƙare da sauri lokacin da Howard ya tsere daga yunkurin takaddama kuma ya juya zuwa wani kai da Blackledge ya haifar da 5" yanke wanda ya kawo karshen gwagwarmaya kuma ya buƙaci 8 staples don rufewa. A watan Disamba na shekara ta 2007, Howard ya yi yaƙi da Eric "Butterbean" Esch a babban taron Gasar Cage ta Duniya a Jasper, Alabama.

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