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Eiji Ezaki
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BornNovember 29, 1968
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Hayabusa
H
Darkside H
Darkside Hayabusa
Superstar Hayabusa
Billed height183 cm (6 ft)
Billed weight102 kg (224 lb)
Trained byTarzan Goto
DebutMay 1993
RetiredOctober 2001

Eiji Ezaki was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa (Falcon/Phoenix), who competed primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts promotion. He gained great popularity for his unique appearance and high risk style.

Career

Eiji Ezaki adopted the Hayabusa gimmick in 1993 after going to Mexico and then returning to Japan to face fellow wrestler Jushin Liger. Throughout his career, he managed to control the fanbase of the promotion FMW. 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 would occasionally alter his character to the "Darkside of Hayabusa" or the maskless "H".

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, although he is able to walk with the help of a cane. Ezaki helped get Mr. Gannosuke's WMF promotion off the ground and agreed to be the face of the promotion until February 2004 when the promotion could no longer afford him to appear.

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 appereance 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.

In wrestling

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  • Finishing and signature moves
  • Nicknames
  • "The Falcon"
  • "The Phoenix"
  • "Fushichou" (Immortal Bird)

Trivia

  • Upon graduating from the FMW dojo, Hayabusa and training partner Mr. Gannosuke were goaded by their trainers to insert fireworks into their rectums and ignite them. The resulting injuries left both wrestlers hospital-bound.
  • Hayabusa appears in the low-budget wrestling movie "Backyard Dogs".
  • Hayabusa is the inventor of the Phoenix Splash (corkscrew 450).

Championships and accomplishments

  • 3-Time FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion
  • 1-Time FMW Independent World Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-Time FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Champion with Masato Tanaka once and Daisuke Ikeda once
  • 2-Time FMW Six Man Street Fight Champion with Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa once and Masato Tanaka & Hisakatsu Oya once
  • Professional Championship Wrestling Federation
  • 1-Time PCWF Florida Heavyweight Champion
  • World Entertainment Wrestling
  • 2-Time WEW World Heavyweight Champion
  • 2-Time WEW Tag Team Champion with Mr. Gannosuke once and Tetsuhiro Kuroda once
  • 2-Time WEW Six Man Tag Team Champion with Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Hisakatsu Oya once and Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Goemon once
  • PWI ranked him # 255 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.


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