| 词条 | Mitsu Arakawa | ||||||||
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| name = Mitsu Arakawa | birth_name = Mack Mitsukazu Arakawa[1] | image = | image_size = | names = Mitsu Arakawa[2] | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}[2] | weight = {{convert|242|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[2] | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|05|23}}[1] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|04|27|1927|05|23}}[2][1] | birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States[2] | death_cause = Heart failure[2] | death_place = Concord, California, United States[1] | billed = Japan[1] | trainer = The Great Yamato | debut = 1953[2] | retired = 1976[2] | spouse = Patti Arakawa (his death)[14] | children = 3[14] |}} Mack Mitsukazu Arakawa[1] (May 23, 1927 – April 17, 1997) was an American professional wrestler.[2][3] He is best known for his appearances with the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based NWA Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club/American Wrestling Association. Early lifeArakawa was born in Hawaii in 1927. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1945. Professional wrestling careerArakawa was trained to wrestle by The Great Yamato. He made his professional wrestling debut in 1953. Wrestling as a heel throughout his career, Arakawa was billed as being a Japanese citizen who had survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and bore a grudge against the United States as a result. He spent the early years of his career wrestling throughout the Midwest United States. In 1957, Arakawa debuted in the NWA Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club (later renamed the American Wrestling Association), where he was billed as Kinji Shibuya's cousin. In August 1957, he and Shibuya defeated The Kalmikoffs to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version). They lost the championship to Joe Brunetti and Guy Brunetti in November 1957.[4] In December 1967, Arakawa and Dr. Moto defeated Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. They held the championship for over a year before losing to The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser in December 1968.[5][6] In 1959, Arakawa joined the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association (WWA). In October 1966, he defeated Dick the Bruiser to win the WWA World Heavyweight Championship. He lost the championship to Wilbur Snyder in September 1967.[7] Arakawa toured Australia in 1965, 1966 and 1970, winning the IWA World Heavyweight Championship during his first tour. In the mid-1960s, he performed in Canada with Shibuya, with the duo winning the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship in 1963. In the late 1960s, Arakawa and Toru Tanaka began wrestling for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) as "The Rising Suns". In June 1969, The Rising Suns were crowned the inaugural WWWF International Tag Team Champions (they were billed as having won a tournament that never took place). They lost the championship to Tony Marino and Victor Rivera in December 1969.[8][9][10] In 1973, Arakawa appeared in The Wrestling Queen, a documentary on rookie professional wrestler Vivian Vachon. Arakawa retired in 1976.[2] Personal lifeArakawa was married to Patti, with whom he had two sons, David and Michael, and a daughter, Teresa.[11] DeathArakawa died of heart failure on April 24, 1997.[3] FilmographyFilm
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/nov-19-1958-salt-in-verne-gagne-s-eye/301565561/|author=Welter, Ben|title=Nov. 19, 1958: Salt in Verne Gagne's eye|work=Star Tribune|date=May 17, 2015|access-date=5 June 2016}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3036|title=Mitsu Arakawa|work=Cagematch.net|access-date=2 June 2016}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://crestleaf.com/p/50baa8fc651a69e4d4c85052/mitsukazu-m-arakawa|title=Mitsukazu M. Arakawa|work=Crestleaf.com|access-date=2 June 2016}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyiSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA317|date=1 January 2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4|pages=317}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|author1=Mark Rosen|author2=Jim Bruton|title=Mark Rosen's Book of Minnesota Sports Lists: A Compilation of Bests, Worsts, and Head-Scratchers from the Worlds of Baseball, Football, Hockey, Basketball, Fishing, Curling, and More|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-U81AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA180|date=15 March 2014|publisher=MVP Books|isbn=978-0-7603-4580-1|pages=180}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite book|author=Kristian Pope|title=Tuff Stuff Professional Wrestling Field Guide: Legend and Lore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jcRlZN7dIP0C&pg=PA29|date=14 August 2005|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=1-4402-2810-8|pages=29}} 7. ^1 {{cite book|author=Tim Hornbaker|title=National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=npQBhSTtvCsC&pg=PT263|year=2007|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55490-274-3|pages=263}} 8. ^1 {{cite book|author=Brian Solomon|title=WWE Legends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WrFWKBBQzAAC&pg=PA239|date=15 June 2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4516-0450-4|pages=239}} 9. ^1 {{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9XjGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA216|date=1 June 2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1024-8|pages=216}} 10. ^{{cite book|author=Tim Hornbaker|title=Capitol Revolution: The Rise of the McMahon Wrestling Empire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c0MlBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT208|date=1 March 2015|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-689-1|pages=208}} 11. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=143066432|title=Mitsu Arakawa|publisher=Digital First Media|work=Contra Costa Times|access-date=3 June 2016|date=May 23, 2010}} External links
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