Riki Chōshū nickname(s):
Riki Choshu
Riki Chōshū date of birth:
December 3, 1951
How old is Riki Chōshū?
73
Where was Riki Chōshū born?
Seoul, South Korea
Riki Chōshū body shape:
Large
What color are Riki Chōshū's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Riki Chōshū's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Riki Chōshū's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Riki Chōshū nationality?
Japanese
Short Biography
Mitsuo Yoshida (吉田 光雄 Yoshida Mitsuo, Hangul: 곽광웅 , hanja: 郭光雄 , Kwak Gwang-ung, born December 3, 1951), better known by his ring name Riki Choshu (長州 力 Chōshū Riki), is a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) as a wrestler and a booker. He is considered one of the most influential wrestlers in Japan in the 1980s and 1990s and known as the first wrestler to popularize the Sasori-Gatame, better known in English as the Scorpion Deathlock or Sharpshooter. After Choshu left NJPW in 2002, he formed Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (WJ). In October 2005, he returned to New Japan as a site foreman, a booker, and a part-time wrestler.