Eiji Ezaki
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| Eiji Ezaki Image:Flag of Japan.svg | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Hayabusa H Darkside H Darkside Hayabusa Superstar Hayabusa |
| Billed height | 183 cm (6 ft) |
| Billed weight | 102 kg (224 lb) |
| Born | November 29 1968 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Trained by | Tarzan Goto |
| Debut | May 5, 1991 |
| Retired | October 2001 |
Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa (Falcon/Phoenix), who competed primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts promotion.
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[edit] Career
Eiji Ezaki adopted the Hayabusa gimmick in 1993 after going to Mexico and then returning to Japan to face fellow wrestler Jushin Liger. Hayabusa has wrestled very dangerous matches, involving barbed wire and explosives. After one "Exploding Cage" match, he was rushed to the hospital due to severe burns. Hayabusa's rivals included Mr. Gannosuke, The Gladiator, and Onita himself, while he would frequently team with Jinsei Shinzaki. Ezaki occasionally altered his character to the "Darkside of Hayabusa" or the maskless "H".
Hayabusa wrestled one match in ECW at Heatwave '98. He and Jinsei Shinzaki challenged and lost to Rob Van Dam and Sabu for the ECW Tag Team Titles.
In October 2001, Hayabusa suffered an injury during a match against Mammoth Sasaki while attempting a springboard moonsault. His foot caught the ropes and he landed on his head, paralyzing him. The injury also provoked a very high fever and Hayabusa required surgery. Hayabusa was considered the heart and soul of FMW, and after his departure, FMW slowly folded.
In the meantime, Ezaki has been pursuing a career as a singer and usually appears in a wheelchair.
Hayabusa recently appeared backstage at a few WWE events where he met old friends such as Sabu, Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio. He also had the opportunity to take photographs with Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and Triple H.Template:Http://fmwwrestling.us/Hayabusa2.html
Hayabusa recently attended the PWU (Pro Wrestling Unplugged) FAHRENHEIT: 3RD DEGREE event on August 19, 2006 at the New Alhambra (formerly known as ECW Arena). This was his first appearance in the USA since 2000. (Last time being at E3 in LA, helping promote Tokyo Pop and FMW DVDS by having a 6 man tag match) He also did a shoot interview video with RF Video.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Falcon Arrow (Sitout suplex slam)
- Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° splash) - Innovated
- H Thunder (Scoop side piledriver)
- H Edge (Modified sambo suplex)
- Firebird Splash (450° splash)
- Stardust Press (Shooting star press)
- Springboard somersault senton followed by a springboard moonsault
- Full nelson suplex
- Springboard moonsault
- Leg hook brainbuster
- Nicknames
- "The Falcon"
- "The Phoenix"
- "Fushichou" (Phoenix)
- "The Flying Assassin"
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jinsei Shinzaki
- FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Masato Tanaka (1) and Daisuke Ikeda (1)
- FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FMW/WEW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Tetsuhiro Kuroda & GOEMON (1), Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa (1) and Masato Tanaka & Hisakatsu Oya (1)
- World Entertainment Wrestling
- WEW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WEW Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Mr. Gannosuke (1) and Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1)
- PWI ranked him # 255 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
[edit] Other media
- Hayabusa appears in the low-budget wrestling movie "Backyard Dogs" and in "Mask de 41" as the "Red Falcon". He also appears as Eiji Ezaki in "Baion".
- Hayabusa also appeared in the music video "Life Is...~another story~" by J-Pop artist Ken Hirai.it:Eiji Ezaki
ja:ハヤブサ (プロレスラー)
