| Ryuji Ito | |
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Ito in November 2015
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| Born | (1976-04-08) April 8, 1976 (age 48)[1] Takizawa, Iwate, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dragon Show Ryuji Ito Ruko-Chan |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | BJW Dojo[2] |
| Debut | April 29, 1999[1] |
Ryuji Ito (伊東 竜二, Itō Ryūji) (born April 8, 1976)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler currently competing in Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the Deathmatch division.
Ito, whose gimmick is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat icon Liu Kang, has been known for competing in many deathmatches over the span of his career, including a Cage match variation which saw him defeat Kintaro Kanemura. Ito participated in a "Lightube Lightsaber match" in which he fought and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi.
In 2008, Ito competed at IWA East Coast's Masters of Pain, where he lost to Thumbtack Jack in the finals after defeating Drake Younger and Danny Havoc.[3] He also wrestled in Chikara at The Global Gauntlet the same year.[4]
Ito has accumulated several championships over his career while working for both Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team. He has also feuded with both Shadow WX and Men's Teioh over his titles.
Ito appears as himself in the video game Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood,[5] and also appears as himself alongside Daisuke Sekimoto, Abdullah Kobayashi, Takashi Sasaki and Jaki Numazawa in the 2006 movie Dirty Sanchez: The Movie. Ito and the other wrestlers perform wrestling moves on the three main cast members.[6]
Ito has been married to female referee Lee Nikkan since 2000.
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