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Tetsuo Sekigawa (関川 哲夫, Sekigawa Tetsuo, February 5, 1951 – June 23, 2017) was a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his work under the ring name Mr. Pogo (ミスター・ポーゴ, Misutā Pōgo). He helped popularize hardcore wrestling in the 1990s with "death matches" in promotions such as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, W*ING and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Mr. Pogo | |
Mr. Pogo in 2011 | |
Born | February 5, 1951 Isesaki, Gunma, Japan |
Died | June 23, 2017 (aged 66) Saitama, Japan |
Ring name(s) | The Great Pogo The Great Seki Judo Lee Mr. Pogo Mr. Sekigawa Mr. Togo Ninja The Ninja Warrior Pogo Daio Tetsuo Pogo |
Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Billed weight | 129 kg (284 lb) |
Trained by | Joo Sekigawa |
Debut | March 20, 1972 |
Retired | 2016 |
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- Central States Wrestling
- Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling
- FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Hisakatsu Ooya (1), The Gladiator (1), and Yukihiro Kanemura (1)
- FMW Tag Team Tournament (1991) - with The Gladiator
- Japan Indie Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)[3]
- NWA Tri-State
- NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Stampede Wrestling
- Western States Sports
- World Wrestling Council
- Wrestling International New Generations
- W*ING Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Crash the Terminator