| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1964-07-30)July 30, 1964 (age 61)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Masanori Yoshida Exciting Yoshida |
| Billed height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Retired | 2010 |
Katsunori Yoshida (吉田勝則,Yoshida Katsunori) better known by hisring nameExciting Yoshida (エキサイティング吉田,Ekisaitingu Yoshida), is aJapaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the JapanesepromotionDDT Pro-Wrestling.[3][4]
Yoshida made hisprofessional wrestling debut atSPWF Fierce Fighting First Team WINNER'S, an event promoted bySocial Pro Wrestling Federation on November 25, 1994, where he teamed up with Devil Hopper to defeat Dangerous Uchida and another unknown opponent.[5] He made an appearance inBig Japan Pro Wrestling at ahouse show promoted on December 29, 1995, where he fell short toYosuke Kobayashi.[6]
Yoshida's fame came from his tenure withDDT Pro-Wrestling. AtDDT Document DDT on January 16, 2001, he competed in a25-man battle royal also involvingGentaro,Mikami,Shark Tsuchiya,Nosawa Rongai,Tanomusaku Toba and others.[7]
Yoshida is known to have competed in various of the promotion's signature events such asDDT Judgement. He made his first appearance at the first event under the branch,Judgement 1 where he teamed up with Hiroshi Shimada and Judeisuto to defeat Mitsuo Maeda, Kaminari and Miracle Power.[8] AtJudgement 3 on March 20, 1999, he teamed up withKamen Shooter Super Rider in a losing effort toSuper Uchuu Power, Phantom Funakoshi and Tsunehito Naito as a result of asix-man tag team match.[9] AtJudgement 4 on March 30, 2000, he teamed up withMitsunobu Kikuzawa and Sanshiro Takagi to pick up a victory overMasao Orihara,Poison Sawada Black and Masahiko Orihara.[10] AtJudgement 5 on March 28, 2001, Yoshida defeatedSanshiro Takagi to win theKO-D Openweight Championship.[11] AtJudgement 8 on March 20, 2004, he teamed up withSanshiro Takagi andKamen Shooter Super Rider to defeatShoichi Ichimiya, Mr. Blue, Gargantua, Iron Chef, Shigeo Kato, Chotaro Kamoi, Fuchichu Crow, Nagase Kancho, Naoshi Sano andUchuu Power A in a10-on-3 HandicapCaptain's FallElimination match.[12] AtDDT 10th Anniversary: Judgement 2007 on March 11, he won a5 Minute + α Minute Limitless Battle Royal for theIronman Heavymetalweight Championship also involving Fushicho Karasu,Kikutaro, Naoshi Sano, Taneichi Kacho andYuki Miyazaki.[13]
