Masao Orihara

Masao Orihara
Masao Orihara
Born	June 16, 1969 (age 55); Oura, Gunma
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dragon the Great; Gekko; Iga; Masao Orihara; Sasuke the Great; Secret Sasuke
Billed height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Billed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Billed from	Oura, Gunma
Trained by	Giant Baba; Genichiro Tenryu; AJPW Dojo
Debut	February 22, 1990

Masao Orihara (折原昌夫, Orihara Masao)^[1] (born June 16, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his tenure with various Japanese promotions such as Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Wrestle Association R, Battlarts and Dramatic Dream Team.

Professional wrestling career

Orihara was trained in the All Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo under Genichiro Tenryu's tutelage. When Tenryu left for Super World of Sports, Orihara and others followed him to the new promotion. In 1992, Orihara was sent to Mexico, where he learnt the high-flying lucha libre style and wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as Iga, a masked ninja character. Upon his return to SWS, now named Wrestle Association R, Masao showed his new style and competed in memorable cruiserweight bouts with Ultimo Dragon, with whom he formed a long friendship. After the WAR demise, Orihara landed in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he became Sasuke the Great, a The Great Sasuke copycat. Orihara formed a tag team with Takeshi Ono (who competed as Masked Tiger) and feuded with Sasuke and Tiger Mask. Alongside their work in Michinoku Pro, Orihara and Ono became a mainstay team on Battlarts. In 1999, Orihara competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team.

Currently, Orihara is a part of Satoru Sayama's Real Japan Pro Wrestling and Tenryu Project.

GWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masked Mystery
GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dick Togo and Ryan Upin (1), Amigo Suzuki and Ryan Upin (1)