Ganba
From:
Tokyo, Japan.
Record:
16-7
Finisher:
Ishokenmei/Ganba Kani.
Affiliation:
None.
Style:
Japanese Strong Style
Championships:
AWL World Title x2/AWL Anarchy Title x1/AWL World Tag Team x1.
The quintessential Japanese hero of the squared circle. Ganba (who takes his ring name from the ubiquitous
Japanese expression “ganbatte” or “Do your best”) is the personification of the
world famous Japanese work ethic. Deciding
at a young age that he wanted to be a professional wrestler, Ganba dove into
everything to do with the sport. He not
only studied tape of every wrestling match he could get his hands on, he made a
point of learning every mainstream fighting style he could.
When
he finally came of age, he left home and went to any Japanese pro wrestling
dojo that would take him. Modeling his
style on Japanese legends Antonio Inoki and the Original Tiger Mask, Ganba’s
wrestling style seamlessly blends high impact power wrestling and the high
speed junior heavyweight style.
When
he first came to the AWL, Ganba came into immediate conflict with those
wrestlers who had NO sense of style or technique, first with Wolf and then with
Wonder Kid. In fact, it was Ganba (after
winning that year’s New Year’s Tournament) that ended Wonder Kid’s first and so
far longest title reign. This sparked a
rivalry that continues to this day.
But
Ganba would meet his greatest enemy in an unexpected place: A parking lot miles
away from the AWL Arena. That is where “Wild
Card” Bubba Reese, enraged with jealousy at being leapfrogged by Ganba in the
AWL Best 4, would ambush Ganba mere hours before a scheduled title match with
then World Champion Matt Classic.
Injuries from that attack put Ganba on the shelf for half a season and
he has never fully recovered. Ganba and
Reese have been out for each other’s blood ever since.
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