Genichiro Tenryu
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 2, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Genichiro Tenryu
Biography
Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.
Known For

I'm Standing on a Million Lives
2020

WWE WrestleMania VII
1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993

The Curtain Rises
2015

AWA Super Clash
1985

NOAH: Destiny 2005
2005

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005
2005

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989

NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
2010

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1995

NJPW Nexess
2004

NJPW Battle Formation '96
1996

NJPW Final Dome
1999



