Jumbo Tsuruta

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Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • NWA International Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (9 times) – Giant Baba (6), Genichiro Tenryu (2), and Yoshiaki Yatsu (1)
  • NWA United National Championship (5 times)
  • PWF World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • PWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Tiger Mask II (1) and Yoshiaki Yatsu (1)
  • Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – Yoshiaki Yatsu (5), The Great Kabuki (1), and Akira Taue (1)
  • Champion Carnival (1980, 1991)
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1978, 1980) – with Giant Baba
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1984, 1986) – with Genichiro Tenryu
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League (1987) – with Yoshiaki Yatsu
  • January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1984)[2]
  • Champion Carnival Distinguished Service Award (1977, 1979)[3][4]
  • Champion Carnival Technical Award (1978)[5]
  • Champion Carnival Technique Award (1976)[6]
  • Champion Carnival Fighting Spirit Award (1975, 1982)[7][8]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Distinguished Award (1977) - with Giant Baba
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Outstanding Performance Award (1982) - with Giant Baba[9]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Technical Award (1983) - with Genichiro Tenryu[10]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Distinguished Service Medal Award (1985) - with Genichiro Tenryu[11]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Outstanding Performance Award (1988) - with Yoshiaki Yatsu[12]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Special Award (1989)[13]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Skill Award (1990) - with Akira Taue[14]
  • World's Strongest Tag Determination League Fighting Spirit Award (1991) - with Akira Taue[15]
• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA United National Championship (1 time)
• NWA Detroit
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – with Giant Baba
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #28 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #10 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Giant Baba in 2003[16]
  • PWI ranked him #14 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Genichiro Tenryu in 2003[16]
  • PWI ranked him #31 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Yoshiaki Yatsu in 2003[16]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2015[17]
• Tokyo Sports
  • Wrestler of the Year (1983, 1984, 1991)[18][19]
  • Technique Award (1974, 1986, 1988)[18][20]
  • Outstanding Performance Award (1975, 1976, 1981)[20]
  • Service Award (1999)[19]
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)[21]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1978, 1980, 1982) with Giant Baba[18][20]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1983, 1985) with Genichiro Tenryu[18]
  • Tag Team of the Year (1989) with Yoshiaki Yatsu[18]
  • Match of the Year (1976) vs. Rusher Kimura on March 28, 1976[20]
  • Match of the Year (1977) vs. Mil Máscaras on August 25, 1977[20]
  • Match of the Year (1978) vs. Harley Race on January 20, 1978[20]
  • Match of the Year (1980) with Giant Baba vs. Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk on December 11, 1980[18]
  • Match of the Year (1985) vs. Riki Choshu on November 4, 1985[18]
  • Match of the Year (1987) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on August 31, 1987[18]
  • Match of the Year (1989) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on June 5, 1989[18]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Feud of the Year (1990, 1991) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa
  • Wrestler of the Year (1991)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

Theme



Tiger Mask II vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (March 9th, 1988)



Triple Crown Title: Jumbo Tsuruta (c) vs Genichiro Tenryu - June 05, 1989



Ric Flair vs Jumbo Tsuruta




Jumbo Tsuruta vs Harley Race AJPW Sumo Hall Show (1982)



1976 06 11 Terry Funk c vs Jumbo Tsuruta NWA Heavyweight Title 2 of 3 Falls Spliced Intro



Nick Bockwinkel vs Jumbo Tsuruta ジャンボ鶴田 (03/24/1984)




Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Jumbo Tsuruta (April 2nd, 1992)

 

[Barry Poppins]

Top 5 all-time Japanese wrestler. Enough said about the gawd Jumbo.

 

[Alexa]

Jumbo was also part of a major event in AJPW's history. He was the first person to tap out to a Submission AJPW's history when Misawa locked in a Arm-Trap Standing Crossface on him during a tag match, which saw Kawada and Misawa defend their belts against the team of Jumbo and Taue. Also, just a dumb fact the name Jumbo came from a fan contest.

 

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