Kinji Shibuya
American professional wrestler (1921–2010)
Robert "Kinji" Shibuya (May 16, 1921 – May 3, 2010) was an American professional wrestler and actor.
Early life, family and education
Shibuya was born in Utah. He and his four brothers were raised in California. He attended Belmont High School in Los Angeles.
He attended college at Los Angeles City College and University of Hawaiʻi, playing football at both
Career
After college, Shibuya played semi-professional football for the Honolulu Polar Bears and Honolulu Warriors. He performed sumo and jiu-jitsu as well. In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling.
He was originally given a gimmick of a Japanese heel, leveraging anti-Japanese sentiment stemming from World War II. He wrestled in the US and Canada's Stampede Wrestling and All-Star Wrestling. Shibuya credited Verne Gagne for first making him popular as a villain in 1955.
Shibuya was a frequent tag team partner of Mitsu Arakawa, who was billed as his cousin.
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