 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 5 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring names |
|
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Trained by | Taka Michinoku |
| Debut | December 13, 2001 |
Psycho is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler.[2] His real name has not been officially documented, a tradition in Mexican Lucha Libre where masked wrestler's real names often are not a matter of public record. He made his debut in 2001 and has worked as the second incarnation ofMarines Mask (マリーンズマスク（2代目）,Marīnzu Masuku (Nidaime)) and asGabai-jichan (がばいじいちゃん,Gabaijiichan), but achieved most success asPsycho (stylized in all capital letters). He has wrestled mainly inKaientai Dojo andAll Japan Pro Wrestling, and currently works as a freelance wrestler.
Psycho debuted inKaientai Dojo in 2002. Initially atweener, his gimmick was that of aderanged wrestler characterized for wearing trashy clothes, sporting a shabbymohawk haircut and talking in an incomprehensible babble. Receiving a significant push from the start, Psycho formed a steady intergender tag team with Ofune and got into afeud with another female wrestler,Apple Miyuki, whom Psycho continually harassed in multiple ways during their matches. Still, Psycho didn't challenge for a title or a tournament until 2003, when he and Ryota Chikuzen took part in a tournament for theUWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, but being eliminated in the second round byMinoru Fujita and Teppei Ishizaka. From this point onwards, Psycho would challenge for theUWA World Middleweight Championship against Yasu Urano andSuper-X, failing at both attempts.
In 2005, Psycho appeared in multiple major promotions as a K-Dojo representative. The first of these wasDragon Gate, where he participated in theOpen the Brave Gate Championship tournament, but despite he eliminatedNaoki Tanizaki in the first round, he was beaten byYossino at the second. He next appeared along with trainerTaka Michinoku inPro Wrestling Noah'sDiffer Cup 5, losing toIkuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita in the first round, and then inPro Wrestling Zero1, in whoseTenkaichi Tournament he took part as well, scoring wins overAlex Shelley and Osamu Namiguchi. Finally, he worked as well forAll Japan Pro Wrestling, teaming up with Michinoku again to compete unsuccessfully in a tournament for theAll Asia Tag Team Championship. He remained in AJPW for a time, forming a tag team with comedy wrestlerKikutaro and becoming an unofficial member of Taka's factionRO&D. Psycho's last apparition was anAJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship shot against Taka, which he lost. Also, Psycho appeared inHustle asFlying Vampire #16, a minor member of the Takada Monster Army.
Back in Kaientai Dojo, Psycho won finally the UWA World Middleweight Championship from Boso Boy Raito. While reigning as champion, he competed too in theStrongest-K league, beatingMakoto Oishi and having a strong match againstKengo Mashimo, as well as theStrongest-K Tag League 2007 with Kunio Toshima, getting little success. He eventually lost his championship in a fatal four way against Boso Boy Raito, Yasu Urano and eventual winnerShiori Asahi. He went unnoticed again for the next years, becoming a member of the low-profiled faction Gekirin and gaining a losing effort toKota Ibushi for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship. Psycho would appear, however, inChikara'sRey de Voladores 2008 fatal four way, going againstLince Dorado,Helios andTJ Cannon. Also, at the end of the year Psycho and fellow Gekirin member Saburo Inematsu gained briefly theWEW Tag Team Championship. In 2009, Psycho won again the UWA Middleweight title fromQuiet Storm, retaining it for months before dropping it toShinobu.
With the closure of Gekirin, however, Psycho announced he was leaving behind his character. He changed his gimmick and became the second incarnation of Marines Mask, aChiba Lotte Marines-themed parody ofOsaka Pro Wrestling memberTigers Mask. Marines Mask II had his debut on January 11, 2010, teaming up with Kota Ibushi to beat Daigoro Kashiwa and Tigers Mask himself. The character followed with a strong beginning, defeatingGentaro for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship and turning into an important babyface of Kaientai Dojo. He lost his championship to Tigers Mask in September, but he and Tigers formed a friendship and teamed up once to challenge for the Strongest-K Tag Team Championship against Kengo Mashimo and Hiroki. In 2011, Marines Mask II appeared inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling, losing toKazuhiro Tamura in theRoad To The Super Junior 2 Days Tournament. Marines then became a member of stable Silence, in which he gained a partner named Giant Marines (played byShuji Ishikawa) and the Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship with Daigoro Kashiwa and Kaji Tomato. In 2012, Marines Mask II terminated his contract with Kaientai Dojo, appearing onwards as an independent wrestler.
In 2012, after recovering his Psycho character for special occasions, Marines Mask II changed to a new gimmick,Gabai-jichan. Under this gimmick, he wore a bearded mask and carried awalking cane, simulating to be anelderly wrestler who fell down with the smallest hit, and relegated himself to comedy matches. Gabai-jichan worked for a wide array of promotions, among themDDT Pro-Wrestling,Osaka Pro Wrestling,Pro Wrestling Zero1,Wrestle-1,Kyushu Pro-Wrestling andFreedoms. In 2015, he wrestled briefly as Marines Mask II for Kaientai Dojo again.
