Yoshinari Ogawa

Acting

Biography

Yoshinari Ogawa is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah. He has earned the nickname of "Rat Boy" from the English-speaking Puroresu fanbase due to his sneaky, clever in-ring tactics and baiting his opponents into quick pins, as well as the disheveled, greasy appearance he cultivated during the late-90's.

Born: November 2, 1966

Place of Birth: Toride, Ibaraki, Japan

Known For

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NOAH: Destiny 2005

Destiny was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling NOAH. The event took place on July 18, 2005 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

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Pro Wrestling NOAH

Pro Wrestling promotion based in Japan formed from the AJPW's Four Pillars. Featuring a roster of stars, legends and rising stars

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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

The third night of Wrestle Kingdom 16 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling NOAH that took place on January 8, 2022, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Keiji Muto & Kaito Kiyomiya.

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CyberFight Festival 2022

CyberFight Festival 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW), and Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro). It took place on June 12, 2022, in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena and aired live on CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe where it featured English commentary.

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NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～

Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on February 21, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. The event was themed around the final matches of Keiji Muto, who was defeated by NJPW's Tetsuya Naito in the semi-main event, and by Masahiro Chono in the main event match. After the main event, Chono announced his own retirement. The event also featured the retirement match of Nosawa Rongai, who teamed with Mazada in a losing effort against Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and Gedo).

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CyberFight Festival 2021

CyberFight Festival 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, and Ganbare Pro-Wrestling. It took place in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena and aired live on Wrestle Universe. The card comprised fifteen matches, with the first three being part of the Starting Battle pre-show. In the triple main event, Miyu Yamashita battled Yuka Sakazaki for the Princess of Princess Championship, Harashima fought Jun Akiyama for the KO-D Openweight Championship, and Naomichi Marufuji took on Keiji Mutoh for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. Other prominent matches saw The37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Yuki Ueno) fight Kaito Kiyomiya and Yoshiki Inamura, a DDT team led by Sanshiro Takagi matched against the NOAH stable Kongo led by Kenoh in a 12-man tag team match, and Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba) battled Danshoku Dino and Super Sasadango Machine.

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NOAH: The New Year 2024

NOAH The New Year 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH. It took place on Janaury 2, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Ariake Arena.

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NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 25th Anniversary Show

Korakuen Hall played host to Pro Wrestling NOAH’s event on September 17th. It was a celebration of it being 25 years since Naomichi Marufuji’s debut. In the main event, Marufuji went one-on-one with IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay.

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NOAH: Departure 2004

Departure was a major professional wrestling event produced by Pro Wrestling Noah. The event took place on July 10, 2004 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and marked Noah's first ever show in the arena. The main event was marketed as the culmination of the long running feud between former allies and tag team partners Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, then held by Kobashi. Beginning on Noah's very first show in 2000 and having spanned over four years since then, it marked the first time Akiyama and Kobashi had faced off in singles competition since August 6, 2000 where Akiyama won by referee stoppage.