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Gorgeous Matsuno

Yukihide Matsuno (松野行秀, Matsuno Yukihide) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Gorgeous Matsuno (ゴージャス松野, Gōjasu Matsuno), working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).[5]

Gorgeous Matsuno
Born (1961-04-18) April 18, 1961 (age 63)[1]
Fukushima, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Matsuno Collection A.T.
Mecha Matsuno
Gorgeous Matsuno[2]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[3]
Billed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Trained byDDT Dojo
Debut2002[4]

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2001–present)

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Matsuno is a comedy wrestler and sticks up to a gimmick of an old man taking wrestling to a funny extent.[6] Unlike other wrestlers, he made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the late age of 39, however, his first documented match was back at the IWA Japan 8th Anniversary Show on October 10, 2002 where he teamed up with Yuji Kito and Tiger Jeet Singh to face Tatsukuni Asano, Ryo Miyake and The Great Kabuki in a six-man tag team match.[7] He is known for tenures with various promotions such as Dragon Gate where he worked in a cross-over event with DDT, the Dragon Gate/DDT Dramatic Dream Gate Returns from May 6, 2012, in which he teamed with Rich Swann and Ryo Jimmy Saito in a losing effort to Don Fujii, Antonio Honda and Danshoku Dino.[8] Matsuno participated in the Futaritabi Tag Tournament 2019 of Michinoku Pro Wrestling where he teamed up with Jinsei Shinzaki, falling short to Yapper Man I and Yapper Man II in the semi-finals on October 14, 2019.[9]

Dramatic Dream Team (2003–present)

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At DDT 8th Anniversary: Judgement 9 on March 27, 2005, Matsuno teamed up with Danshoku Dino and Muscle Sakai to defeat Akeomi Nitta, Giant and Jun Inomata in a Six-man tag team match.[10] Matsuno is a former O-40 Champion, title which he won at Who's Gonna Top? 2019 on September 29, 2019 after defeating Sanshiro Takagi.[11] He eventually lost it 406 days later at DDT TV Show! #11 from November 8, 2020 to Toru Owashi.[12] Matsuno also won the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship alongside Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu at God Bless DDT 2014 on November 30 after defeating T2Hii (Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi).[13] Matsuno is a former multiple time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion. He competed in a falls count anywhere four-way tag team match to promote the protection of the elderly people from the Coronavirus in which he teamed up with Gabai Ji-chan to defeat Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata, Chris Brookes and Mike Bailey, and Shinya Aoki and Makoto Oishi on March 30, 2020.[14] He also works in singles matches as a sole wrestler, of these matches being at DDT TV Show! #12 on November 14, 2020, where he fell short to Danshoku Dino.[15]

Personal life

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On November 3, 2008, Matsuno collapsed in the toilet of a bar in Fukushima, found unconscious by his partner, Junko. Matsuno was rushed to hospital and deemed to have had a cardiac arrest, in addition to suffering from acute liver failure; the cause of which was deemed to be Matsuno, who was medically diagnosed with depression, mixing alcohol with his anti-depressant medication. Matsuno was given CPR and a tracheotomy to save his life, and was able to eventually make a full recovery and return to professional wrestling three years later in 2011 at DDT's Max Bump event in Korakuen Hall.[16][17][18]

Matsuno was a collateral victim of the East Japan Earthquake and he stated that his home was briefly affected by the natural disaster back in 2011.[19]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Gorgeous Matsuno/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Puroresu Central. "Gorgeous Matsuno Profile". puroresucentral.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Gorgeous Matsuno-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling. "Profiles/ゴージャス松野 GORGEOUS MATSUNO". ddtpro.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Gorgeous Matsuno • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Pratt, Emily (March 14, 2020). "10 'Old Man Wrestlers' Over 45 Who Still Kick Ass". deadlockpw.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "I.W.a. Japan Pro-Wrestling 8th Anniversary Edition". amazon.com. October 21, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "DDT & Dragon Gate "Dramatic Dream Gate Returns" 06.05.2012/Open the Dragon". openthedragongate.com. May 6, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Dark angel (October 29, 2019). "Michinoku Pro: "Futari Tabi Tag Tournament" Yapper Man win". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Extreme Party (February 6, 2020). "DDT "Judgment9" 3.27クラブハイツ大会". extremeparty.heteml.net (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  11. ^ Dark angel (October 9, 2019). "DDT: «Who's Gonna Top? 2019 »HARASHIMA extreme champion". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  12. ^ Iversen, Stuart (November 10, 2020). "DDT TV Show Episode 11 (8/11/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Voices of Wrestling Staff (December 18, 2014). "DRAMATIC DREAM TEAM (DDT) "GOD BLESS DDT" (NOVEMBER 30) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  14. ^ Dark angel (April 13, 2020). "DDT: "Protect the Elderly from the New Coronavirus!" Fight in the clinic". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  15. ^ Iversen, Stuart (November 10, 2020). "DDT TV Show Episode 12 (14/11/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "ゴージャス松野、一時心肺停止から奇跡の回復". ブラックアイ2. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-12.
  17. ^ "【あの人は今こうしている】芸能マスコミの人気者だった松野行秀さん". 日刊ゲンダイ-ゲンダイネット. 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  18. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=63069
  19. ^ EBENE MAGAZINE - GM (February 13, 2021). "Ebene Magazine – Gorgeous Matsuno " I feel like I was shaken by the Great East Japan Earthquake " I also posted a photo of furniture scattering / Daily Sports online". ebene-magazine.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  20. ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  21. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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