Fumiyuki Hashimoto

Fumiyuki Hashimoto (橋本 史之) (born April 21, 1982), known by his ring name Kagetora (formerly stylized in all capitals), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate.

He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

He has wrestled many famous wrestlers including Jinsei Shinzaki.

Hashimoto was part of Mini Crazy MAX as SUWAcito early in his career with Takuya Sugi (Mini Cima) and Masaki Okimoto (Small Dandy Fuji).

They were little version of the Japanese wrestlers Cima, Suwa and Don Fujii.

He stated that he himself had abandoned Dragon Gate in 2004, but was now back to wreak Havoc.

However, Toryumon veteran K-ness reminded him that it was Dragon Gate who had abandoned KAGETORA and the rest of Toryumon X, not the other way around.

K-ness did state that he was happy for Toryumon X wrestlers such as El Blazer and Shinjitsu Nohashi for returning, but not KAGETORA, and he dismissed him and referred to him by his dojo boy name, "Hashimoto-kun".

This led to the announcement of KAGETORA first two Dragon Gate matches, against m.c.KZ and then K-ness.

He then joined up with the Real Hazard stable.

Hashimoto started competing in Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 2005 under the new name of Kagetora, based in Uesugi Kagetora.

He initially wore a menpō mask during his matches, but he dropped it.

After a tag team tenure with Shanao, Kagetora turned on him and became a heel.

He joined Gamma's faction STONED, and after Gamma departed from Michinoku Pro, Kagetora became the leader of the stable.

He won the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship on March 19, 2006 but vacated the championship after the match so it could be decided in a tournament.

He turned face again after he was kicked from STONED in El Dorado Wrestling.

In 2007, Kagetora and Rasse beat Shu and Kei Sato for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship and during their title reign they won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship, becoming dual champions.

After Kagetora became the leader of STONED, the stable started appearing as well in Dragondoor, where they clashed with dominant stable Aagan Iisou, led by Shuji Kondo.

As the promotion closed after a few events, Kagetora moved his independent ventures to Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he found himself teaming up with a member of Aagan Iisou, Takuya Sugawara, who had been recruited for STONED by Gamma.

When Dragondoor was reopened as El Dorado Wrestling, Kagetora started wrestling regularly there under the modified name of KAGETORA, in all caps.

Under his command, STONED started a feud against Aagan Iisou over which would recruit Sugawara, as the latter was now a simultaneous member of both factions and there were friction between all three parties.

Ultimately, Sugawara chose STONED, but he and The Brahman Brothers turned on KAGETORA and expelled him, renaming the group as HELL DEMONS.

Afterwards, KAGETORA allied ironically with another ex-member of Aagan Iisou, Toru Owashi, as part of the latter's Animal Planets faction.

He challenged Kota Ibushi for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship, but lost the match.

He started teaming with Ibushi and they won the UWA World Tag Team Championship, but they later vacated the titles.

On December 19, 2008, KAGETORA debuted in Dragon Gate after it was announced that El Dorado would be closing, intruding after the opening match.

He openly declared war on Dragon Gate, attacking m.c. KZ and criticizing fellow former El Dorado wrestler Naoki Tanisaki for abandoning the company months prior.

He fought in the one-night Battle of Tokyo Tournament on January 25, 2009, where he beat K-ness in the opening round, and then would go on to win the tournament, beating Akira Tozawa in the finals.

The victory earned him an Open the Brave Gate title shot against Masato Yoshino a few weeks later, but he failed to win it.

Kenichiro Arai started verbally abusing him for the loss, which continued right up until March 1.

On that day, he had had enough: When YAMATO & Cyber Kong were defending their Open the Twin Gate Championship against Susumu Yokosuka & Gamma, he interfered and cost his stablemates the titles.

He then left Real Hazard and joined Yokosuka, Gamma, and the returning Cima in their WARRIORS-5 stable.

On April 15, he captured his first title in Dragon Gate, winning the Open the Triangle Gate titles with Cima & Gamma.

In August, he made another attempt on the Brave Gate by participating in a tournament for the vacant title, and though he made it to the finals, he lost to Naoki Tanisaki.

When Susumu Yokosuka left WARRIORS-5 for Real Hazard on December 3, he began to distance himself from the remainder of the unit over the next few weeks, and then went missing.

When he went missing, a new Dr. Muscle appeared in Real Hazard.

When Dragon Kid left KAMIKAZE for WARRIORS-5 on January 11, 2010, he broke his silence the next day, posting a blog where he questioned why Kid was allowed into the stable, and he hinted at crashing the January 15th show, since he had no match scheduled for that day.

He didn't show up, but the day after, he revealed himself to be the one under the Dr. Muscle mask, and re-joined Real Hazard.

However, he openly stated his distrust of everyone in the stable, except for Takuya Sugawara, and he very quickly began to regret joining them.

Then, on February 7, he oddly went to Akira Tozawa for advice, asking him if he made the right decision in rejoining Real Hazard, or if he should have stayed in the WARRIORS-5 stable.