Genichiro Tenryu

Known for ActingBorn 1950-02-02 (age 76)Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎, Shimada Gen'ichirō), better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎, Tenryū Gen'ichirō) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his shikona. He had two stints with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he spent the majority of his career while also promoting Super World of Sports (SWS), Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Tenryu Project. At the time of his retirement, professional wrestling journalist and historian Dave Meltzer wrote that "one could make a strong case [that Tenryu was] between the fourth and sixth biggest native star" in the history of Japanese professional wrestling. He is a 5 times professional wrestling world champion.Read more

Movies & web series

NOAH: Destiny 2005

WCCW Star Wars (June 1983)

NOAH: 3rd Great Voyage 2005

AWA Super Clash

WWE WrestleMania VII

I'm Standing on a Million Lives

The Curtain Rises

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre

Tenryu Genichiro Retirement 10th Anniversary Event

NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)

Hustle Aid 2007

NJPW Nexess

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

NJPW Final Dome

WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6

NJPW Battle Formation '96

WAR Ryogoku Crush Night

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

SWS WrestleFest

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

CSW International Bash

Clash of the Champions