Kazuhiko Masada

"Mazada" redirects here. For the village in Russia, see Mazada, Republic of Dagestan.

Kazuhiko Masada (正田 和彦, Masada Kazuhiko)^[1][2] (born May 23, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Mazada (written in all capitals). He is one of the founding members of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai along with Nosawa Rongai and Kikuzawa.

Kazuhiko Masada
Mazada in 2019.
Born	(1975-05-23) May 23, 1975 (age 48)^[1] Mikuni, Fukui, Japan^[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Enigma Kazuhiko Masada Kazuhiko Shoda Majari Masacaras Mazada Kaz Masada Pentagón Viper
Billed height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[1]
Billed weight	87 kg (192 lb)^[1]
Trained by	Tatsumi Fujinami Minoru Suzuki
Debut	November 15, 1995^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • AJPW Junior Tag League (2006) - with Nosawa Rongai
• Apache Army
  • WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai
• Dradition Pro Wrestling
  • CAW Central United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Katsushi Takemura
• Dramatic Dream Team
  • UWA World Trios Championship (2 times) - with Nosawa Rongai and Fujita
• El Dorado Wrestling
  • UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai^[1]
• International Wrestling Revolution Group
  • IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Nosawa (1) and American Gigolo (1)^[1]
  • IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa and Takemura^[1]
  • Copa Higher Power (2004) - with Nosawa Rongai, Garuda and Black Tiger III
• Mobius
  • Apex of Triangle Six–Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai and Takemura
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #277 of the best 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006^[3]
• Tokyo Gurentai
  • Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with HUB (1) and Fujita (1),^[4][5] Dick Togo (1)
  • Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[6]
  • Tokyo World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Nosawa Rongai
• Wrestle-1
  • Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship (2 times)^[7][8]

References

1. "Mazada". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-06-07.
2. "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
3. . Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
4. "【東京愚連隊自主興行】東京ICタッグ初代王者決定戦、藤波参戦". Battle News (in Japanese). 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
5. 【試合結果】9･27 東京愚連隊興行新宿Face大会 【東京世界ヘビー級】望月成晃vsNosawa論外 【東京インターコンチネンタルタッグ】ディック東郷＆獅龍vsMazada＆Fujita. Battle News (in Japanese). 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
6. "東京愚連隊興行12.11後楽園大会 マスカラス＆テリーと船木が合体し、論外＆藤原＆カズと対戦". Battle News (in Japanese). 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
7. "「WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2016 SHINING WINTER」12.9東京・後楽園ホール大会". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). December 9, 2016. from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
8. "「WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 TRIUMPH」5.4東京・後楽園ホール大会". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). May 4, 2017. from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2017.